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["Love advice"]

It was Monday morning and you were making your way towards school, chatting along with your friends. Well, more like being lost in thought while they talked about gossip and many other things that weren't of your interest at all.

Once you arrived at the entrance of the school, you headed to the lockers as the others waved goodbye, walking to their respective classes.

Afterwards, you proceeded to pick up the books you would need later on and closed the locker once you were done. Not paying attention to your surroundings and just wanting the day to finish, you walked through the hallways towards class.

That was until you heard some students murmuring things and exchanging glances as if something relevant enough was happening. With an eyebrow raised, you took a quick look around in search of the source of attention.

Then, your gaze was locked on her.

A short girl with orange-gold hair stood in the middle of the crowd, shooting glances at a boy. He, on the other hand, was way taller than her and had dark blue hair.

You wondered if they were fighting, which would be of no surprise since the female's reputation... Let's say it wasn't the best one of all.

Aisaka Taiga aka Palmton Tiger, due to her height and personality, had her arms crossed and a pissed off look all over her face.

Not wanting to deal with any pointless stuff, you knew it was better to stay away from trouble. However, even knowing this, your body didn't move and you couldn't stop staring at the scene, specially at her.

Of course you had already heard countless rumors about her and encountered her a few times, but it was the first time you actually payed close attention to the girl. Also, she didn't seem to you as tough and intimidating as they described her.

The boy's voice startled you.

"Okay okay, I'm sorry. I won't tell anyone about that letter" he said.

She 'tch-ed' in response and her brows furrowed.

"You baka! Were you spying on my things?!" She spat in annoyance and it looked like she was about to pounce on him, like a predator would.

"What? No! You just dropped it earlier and when I was about to give it back to you, the envelope accidentally opened and the paper fell down" he explained in a detailed manner.

Seconds later the bell rang, indicating that class had already began, so you took a last glance at them and noticed that everyone (except the ones arguing) started leaving. There was no way you wanted to face your angry teacher once again, so you decided to leave as well.

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(Taiga's POV)

I was furious. Annoyed. Angered. Infuriated. Mad. Pissed off...

How dare that idiot of Ryuuji made fun of me by stealing private stuff?! And worst of all, he was now making up lame excuses.

I wasn't in the mood for this so I slowly raised my fist, ready to punch him right on the face, but before I did that he spoke again.

"No wait! Oh, I know. How about I help you out?" He suggested as he raised his hands in defense position.

"And how do you plan on helping me?!" I remarked the word you, almost accusingly. Ryuuji just pointed at the letter my left hand was holding and then I came to realization.

A light blush spread on my cheeks and I thought of the idea for a moment.

"F-Fine! But you better not disappoint me, got it?" I said in a threatening way.

The next thing he did was whisper something in my ear and my eyes involuntarily widened.

(End Taiga's POV)

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You were currently sitting on your asigned desk, staring at the board in front of you a bit tired. After letting out a long sigh, your eyelids became heavier and in order to prevent yourself from dozing off, you glanced at the clock.

Fortunately, it was almost break time, and knowing that in about ten minutes you would be eating lunch at the rooftop with your friends kind of relieved you.

The ten minutes passed rather slowly, but when the bell rang you were one of the first ones to stand up, organizing your things and opening your bag to take your lunch out.

You cursed under your breath after realizing you had forgotten to take your lunch with you since you were in a hurry that morning. Hopefully, your friends would be kind enough to offer you a bit of their food.

Heading out the class, you suddenly stopped before almost bumping into someone. The person was shorter than you so you didn't notice her at first, but when you did, you involuntarily gulped.

"Sorry, I almost bumped into you. I didn't notice you--" you quickly regretted your words. "I mean, I'm not implying you're hard to notice, I just..." You sighed, knowing that if you continued you'd mess up even more. "I'm so sorry" you ended up apologizing again and bowing slightly.

When you noticed that she remained silent you raised an eyebrow, expecting her to hit you or at least tell you off. Slowly looking up to her, your eyes widened slightly at the sight.

The Palmton Tiger was holding a large bento and whereas her frown indicated that your comment had annoyed her a bit, her cheeks were dusted on an unusual light pink.

You were speechless. Was the tough and dangerous Aisaka Taiga really blushing? Were you imagining things?

"I'm just going to ignore what you just said" she cleared her throat and then averted her gaze as a hint of embarrassment. "Uh... Do you want to eat lunch with me?" She asked out of the blue.

"Okay, sure" you simply replied, not being able to find the right words.

She seemed relived upon hearing your answer but quickly managed to hide it with her usual confident, yet sorta harsh tone.

"It's not like I wanted to hang out with you alone, I'm just being nice" she tried to justify herself.

You found this kind of cute so you let out a soft giggle/chuckle. "Is that so?"

This resulted in being effective as her blush deepened and her brow slightly twitched. "What are you laughing about? *Sigh* Anyway, let's go" she grabbed you by the arm and started walking, almost dragging you along with her.

"Fine fine. Geez, don't pull--"

You were interrupted by her soft voice. "My bento is big so consider yourself lucky. We're sharing lunch" she added facing the opposite way.

It ended up sounding more like an statement, so you had no choice. Besides, eating lunch with her didn't sound bad and you found her quite an interesting person, to be honest.

Little did you know, while you were being dragged around by her, the Aisaka was secretly smiling to herself and mentally thanking the blue haired boy for his help and advice.

'Even that Baka can sometimes be helpful' Taiga thought as she discreetly glanced at the beautiful girl by her side.

She would make you fall in love with her in no time. That, I am sure of.

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Maybe part 2? Maybe not.