Ryuuji walked towards the side of the road which had more cover, as there was only one way forward. Because it was an aimless escape, Ryuuji and Taiga had no idea where they would end up at. The route crossed over the river that was completely black at night to the neighboring town, but it was completely dark at the other end of the bridge. From the other side of the white curtain, two rows of street lamps illuminated the pavement on the bridge, their light looking abnormally dull. Ryuuji felt his heart beating wildly.Įvery breath that takes in air under zero degrees hurts the cells in a person's respiratory organs. If something like this could be solved so easily, then the world would probably change color, and everything would have a new beginning. I want to ask, I want to say - I only want to do that. To hear Taiga tell me how she really feels, and for myself to tell her about how I really see her. And then he wanted to tell Taiga all about the complicated and overflowing feelings he had for her. It'd be enough if he were able to confirm Taiga's feelings. "We'll go over to the neighboring town to take a bus there, we'll surely get caught if we continue to stay here, and we won't get far if we take the train." It'll be enough as long as Ryuuji chose to get the answer to his question. "We'll be crossing the bridge soon, be careful." Their mothers would probably chase after them in the car wouldn't they? Which was why they ran into the small alleyways that cars couldn't drive through, weaving through the housing district aimlessly. Even though they didn't know the true face of the enemy standing in front of Taiga, but it was certain that Taiga wanted to run away with Ryuuji before she was taken away. Ryuuji wanted to run away with Taiga, and Taiga wanted to run away with Ryuuji as well. In that single moment, all this hand wanted, and all that wanted this hand, was Taiga's hand.
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Ryuuji adjusted his grip on Taiga's hand, not hiding the fact that his palm was full of sweat. On the other hand, Taiga's mother wanted to take her away from Ryuuji's side, also becoming an obstacle. Yasuko's selfish protective tendencies blocked Ryuuji's way, making him feel that his existence would lose all meaning if he was unable to call out for Yasuko. The two of them incessantly breathed out huge clouds of white mist as they panted, all their effort concentrated on running away from that place. The two of them didn't use umbrellas to shield themselves from the snow as they blindly stumbled through the snowing darkness, trying to get as far away as possible from their respective mothers.
Their entwined hands were already inseparable. Ryuuji pulled on the hand that he was holding as Taiga finally managed to stand up again in the soft snow, the two of them then continuing their escape. A strong beam of light shot out from Taiga's round eyes for a moment there. Taiga suddenly lost her balance, to which Ryuuji responded by swiftly grabbing her hand to steady her. His mother - Yasuko slumped to the ground, her face deathly pale. No, the damage caused by his words was far greater than any stick could have inflicted on his mother. If the other party was really a spider, snake or a policeman, then he might have the choice of choosing the 'battle' command, but the problem was that the person blocking his way was his mother, so he couldn't exactly beat her with a stick (and he didn't have a stick handy in the first place). Just like a person who hates spiders running into a huge spider web, like a person who hates snakes stepping on one, like a criminal running straight into a policeman, Ryuuji turned and ran. The text is from Baka-tsuki.Ī solution? Of course he didn't have one. This is Chapter 1 from Volume 10 of the Toradora! Light Novel series.