Realizing

(by Andie)

A/N: Yeah, soo… I suddenly got inspired to write a RyuujixTaiga (I call it Ryuuga XD) fanfic. And, for some reason, this came to mind. ^^ So, I hope you like it :D

Ryuuji's POV:

"Taiga, come on, get up. I made breakfast," I called, entering the door to Taiga's apartment. I waited a few seconds and yelled, "Taiga?" After a couple seconds, I still heard no reply, so I went into her room. "Taiga?"

She was lying on her bed, still sleeping- her hair was slightly tangled and it looked as though she had kicked the covers off as she was sleeping. I stood there staring, and the strangest thought came across my mind. I didn't know what brought it on, but every minute after I thought it, the more truthful it became.

She was adorable.

Up until that point, I was completely unaware. I'd thought I liked Minorin, or maybe even Ami, while the truth was staring me directly in the face- Taiga was the one I liked. She was, after all, the one person I spent most of my time with. I walked with her to school, I studied with her, I even made her meals.

But she liked Kitamura, and she probably wouldn't give me a second thought.

"Ryuuji?" I heard Taiga mumble. She was awake. Or at least, I thought she was; I couldn't tell, for she was faced toward the opposite wall.

"Ryuuji… I… I like you," she mumbled. I stood there in shock. Could she hear my thoughts or something? I walked over to the other side of the bed to see if she was awake or not. Little to my surprise, she was sleeping. Of course- she'd never confess to someone if she was awake. That wasn't something she'd do. She must've been dreaming.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes. She started sitting up and rubbed her eyes, and then noticed me. "Ryuuji?"

I didn't say anything for a second or two, and then said, "Ah, I… I came to wake you up. It's almost time for school."

"What? Why didn't you wake me earlier? I need to eat!" She scrambled out of bed and yelled at me to get out so she could get dressed. As I headed out the door, I said, "Hurry up."

"Come on, just go! I can't hurry up if you're still in here!" She started to push me. I looked back at her, and she was looking down and blushing.

"Okay, okay," I said, rushing out, and she closed the door. I smiled.

Getting her was going to be quite some challenge.

A/N: So yeah, that's it ^^; I'm thinking of making it into a sort of series. Like, with chapters. Should I? XD