Toradora Light Novel Vol 10

Takasu Ryuuji has learned the hard way that appearances can be deceiving. For despite his inwardly sweet personality, his unintentionally sharp gaze and aggressive features give him the air of a delinquent thug, putting his chances at making new friends, let alone a girlfriend, next to zero. Its Ryuujis first day of his second year of high school and it seems as if things are looking up. He gets to sit in between his only friend, Yuusaku, and more importantly, the girl hes secretly crushing on, Kushieda Minori. But just when he thinks the stars are aligned in his favour, he unwittingly crosses the most feared girl in school, Aisaka