Author's note: Not beta'd. Any errors in spelling or grammar are solely my bad. Pre- "You Wanna Go...On A Date"

Bonnie shut the front door and turned away rubbing her clothed arms as if she was cold. Tears were prickling in her eyes. She glanced around her living room and started towards the coffee table. She grabbed her empty glass and Kai's empty can of ginger ale. She sniffled and headed towards the kitchen. She placed the glass in the sink and tossed the can in the trash can. She placed her hands on a nearby counter and let her head droop. She rubbed a hand over her face and let out a shuddery breath. The night had been going so well.

She and Kai had been having one of their semi-regular movie nights, when the last movie they decided on ended. She had stared numbly at the Netflix menu screen signaling the end of the short film. Kai had said, "Well? What did you think?"

Bonnie turned to face the smiling coven leader. His smile faltered at her expression.

"No?" Kai asked, "Not even the least bit amusing?"

Bonnie pressed her lips and settled further under his arm that was draped around her shoulder.

"Well, it sure was…" Bonnie started.

Kai started to smile again and Bonnie nibbled her lip, "Something?"

Kai frowned, "Something?"

Bonnie leaned forward, grabbed the now empty bowl of popcorn, stood, and said, "Mhm."

"So are we talking a good something," Kai stood following her to the kitchen, "or a bad something?"

Bonnie placed the popcorn bowl in the sink and turned to look at Kai, "There were laser raptors."

Kai nodded.

"Thor and Hitler were also in that same movie," Bonnie continued.

"Well, yeah…" Kai said.

"All I can honestly say is that it was something," Bonnie replied.

"A short something," she said, "that you made me watch with my own two eyes."

Kai furrowed his brows, "You didn't like it, did you?"

Bonnie sighed, "I appreciated its humor, but I won't be watching it again."

Kai shifted jaw and nodded his head, "Tough crowd for Kung Fury."

"Maybe we should've watched Knights of Badassdom," he said wistfully.

Bonnie gave a little laugh and said, "Yeah, sure."

Kai nodded again, looking deep in thought. He then headed towards the door where his shoes were situated. As he was slipping on a boot, he glanced at Bonnie. She was looking back into the living room towards a window. He licked his lips and tried to decide if now was the time to ask Bonnie out was. Like on an official date. They had been hanging out more and more often over the past several months. Kai had been persistent in trying to get the Bennett witch to spend time with him. The longer they had been hanging out, the closer they were getting.

If you had asked Kai months ago if he thought Bonnie would allow him to ever casually put his arm around her or to hug her, he would've laughed. However, after a few unsuccessful attempts, she was now allowing those things. The first time Bonnie had let him to drape his arm around her shoulders, they had been laughing while watching This Is The End. He had put his arm around her shoulder and slightly pulled her close to him while laughing into her hair. It had been one of the few times he had the fortune of enjoying the sweet scent of her shampoo. He had also gotten the chance to feel her laughing into his chest and clutching him with each wave of laughter. After that night, Kai occasionally would sneak his arm around her and she didn't stiffen or glare at him like she used to.

Bonnie had even initiated the first real hug they shared. That particular night, Kai had just shown up with a backpack full of candy, wine, and movies that he said he had never see and they just needed to watch. The coven leader had strode into her apartment after she opened the door while saying, "So I know you wanted me to bring some of those chocolate covered raisins, but hear me out-"

After closing the door, Bonnie had thrown her arms around Kai's neck and hugged him. He grunted in surprise and wrapped his arms around her. After a moment, Bonnie loosened her grip and pulled away to scowl at him.

"I wanted to get one final hug from you before I destroy you for not bringing my Raisinettes," Bonnie said.

Kai, relishing the grip Bonnie had on him, gave her a cocky smile, "There is no need for you to crime of passion me, Bennett."

Bonnie pulled out of his arms, crossed her arms, and raised her eyebrows in question. He slipped a strap of his backpack off his shoulder and pulled it in front of him. He unzipped one of the pockets and pulled out a small box.

"Since you love chocolate so much, especially when it's covering something else," Kai spoke again.

Kai gestured, waving the box, "Well, not like broccoli, but like fruits. Oh! And-"

As Kai was talking, Bonnie snatched the box out of his hands, and threw up a barrier spell that formed a four foot bubble all around her. Since Kai had been close, he was knocked slightly backwards and stumbled. He gaped at the witch and asked, "What was that?"

Bonnie ignored him and used her nails to break through the tape holding the lid to the box. Kai walked quickly forward. He had planned on quickly snatching the box from her and finishing his story but he bounced off an invisible wall.

Kai laughed in disbelief and pressed his hand against the barrier, "Seriously?"

Bonnie had pulled the lid off.

"You couldn't wait for me to finish talking?" Kai asked as he siphoned the magical barrier.

"Oh my god!"

Kai looked up at Bonnie's face. She was beaming down at the box and he felt his own smile widen.

Bonnie clutched the box to her chest and asked, "Chocolate covered strawberries AND cherries?"

Kai shrugged and nodded, still smiling. The squealing noise Bonnie had made was deafening but satisfying. That night Kai got his second hug from the remarkable, beautiful witch.

Kai managed to slip on his other boot while thinking back on the closeness he shared with Bonnie. He straightened up and turned to face the green-eyed woman. Kai cleared his throat and she looked at him and smiled softly. She took a few steps towards him and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"The mix of movies tonight was…interesting," Bonnie said.

Kai chuckled and looked over her head, "Listen, I don't care what you say, but Lilo and Stitch and Kung Fury were excellent pairings."

Bonnie snorted, "Really now?"

Kai gave her a flabbergasted look, "Um, yeah!"

"Stitch and Kung Fury are both in unknown places trying to save said unknown worlds," he continued.

"I'm pretty sure that's not what Lilo and Stitch was about exactly…" Bonnie said trailing off.

Kai waved his hand, "I chose these movies because of their similar causes to saving worlds that weren't necessarily their own. Similar themes."

Bonnie frowned, "But Kung Fury was in the same world, for the most part. I mean he went into the past to save his wor-"

Kai waved his hand, "Semantics."

"Semantics," Bonnie said dully.

"Semantics," he repeated.

The Bennett witch bit her lip to keep from laughing and rubbed her tired eyes, "Okay, Kai."

Kai nodded at her, "Anyway…"

Bonnie took another step forward. Kai did a quick nervous glance around the entrance and living room.

"I was wondering if you wanted to get dinner and maybe see a movie soon-" Kai said.

Bonnie replied, "Yeah, sure! There's this place I heard about from Caroline-"

"Like on a date?" Kai continued looking back at her.

Bonnie's tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth. She worked her tongue loose and tried to imagine her favorite foods to produce saliva.

Kai's smile wavered as he took in the stunned look on her face, "I mean I like you. A lot. And I think you may like me?"

Bonnie continued to work her tongue and thought about chocolate, praying for more saliva to present itself so she could speak. When she didn't respond, Kai continued speaking.

"I just mean that maybe, if you like me and this isn't uncomfortable for you…"

Kai paused and gave a nervous laugh, "I mean it's probably gonna be uncomfortable because, ya know, the crossbow on my part and the stabbiness on both our parts-"

Bonnie's mouth had finally moistened enough for speech, "I can't," she replied briskly.

Kai hesitated, "Oh? Uh, okay."

He jammed his hands into his pockets then turned stiffly towards the front door, grasped the door knob, and turned it. As he stepped out of the apartment he said, "Well, good night, Bon," then closed the door behind him.

Kai was standing outside of the closed door of Bonnie's apartment. He was frustrated. He had been standing there for what seemed like a decade before he turned to knock on the door. He laid his right hand against the door and then leaned his forehead against his hand. Bonnie had been increasingly close and affectionate with him. She had shared things that even she said few people knew. However, the few times Kai had leaned in for a kiss, Bonnie had halted him. The first time, Bonnie had slipped from his arms then ran her hands through her hair saying to let her know when he made it back to the hotel safe. Kai was a patient man. Usually. But Bonnie Bennett had gotten under his skin. In many ways she showed that she was interested in him. She would often cuddle against him or wrap her arms around him and laugh into his chest or neck. However, kissing and handholding seemed to be no-gos for her.

She was driving him crazy. If she wanted to only be friends he'd take it, but if she wanted to try to be more he'd pounce on that opportunity. The problem was he didn't know what she wanted. As Kai thought through the attempts he made to try to get Bonnie to talk about how she felt regarding their friendship or how she felt about him, he felt his exasperation grow.

Kai lifted his head from his hand and slid his hand down and away from the door. He straightened and knocked.

Bonnie had let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, stepped towards her front door, and secured the security chain. She had her hand on the bolt lock when there was knocking at the door. Bonnie's hand hesitated then she reached and removed the security chain.

When Bonnie opened the door, she saw Kai clutching the top of the door frame. When she glanced down from his toned arms and to his unfairly handsome face. He was frowning and she felt her stomach sink. Kai rarely frowned genuinely. He would occasionally sulk in an exaggerated manner for humor but this…This was not one of those. His furrowed eyebrows accompanied the downward turn of his mouth. Bonnie felt herself start to frown too then quickly pulled her face into a small smile.

"Did you forget something?" she asked, crossing her arms and cocking her hip.

"What does 'I can't' mean?" Kai asked immediately.

Bonnie found her mouth start to get dry once again, "Kai-"

He pressed his lips together, "You like hanging out with me, right?"

Bonnie eyed him warily and said, "I wouldn't be hanging out with you if I didn't like to."

Kai nodded, looked away, and then back at Bonnie.

"So, you don't feel forced to spend time with me?" Kai asked.

It was Bonnie's turn to frown. She replied perplexed, "Huh? Forced? No, what is-"

"So," Kai tried again, "what did you mean by 'I can't'?"

Bonnie shifted her weight from one foot to the other and looked away from him. That was the question, wasn't it? Her response was a knee-jerk reaction and she wasn't quite sure where it came from. Why couldn't she go on a date with Kai? She wasn't uncomfortable with him anymore. Well, at least not in the fear-for-her-life sort of way. She knew she felt something beyond friendship for him. That realization had come to her weeks ago and she had spent that time trying to squelch those feelings. Those feelings that were at odds with her reservations about the Gemini coven leader. Bonnie had boxed up both those thoughts and feelings and locked them away without analyzing them too closely. Now he was, essentially, asking her to open that box and make sense of its contents. Bonnie looked into Kai's eyes then quickly away from his intense gaze. She wiped her sweating hands onto her jeans.

"I don't know," Bonnie finally responded and peeked at Kai's face.

She saw a range of emotions cross his face before he fixed his face to neutral.

Kai pushed off the door frame and said numbly, "You don't know?"

Bonnie licked her lips and started, "It's not something-"

She paused. She had been about to say that it wasn't something she had thought about; however, that wasn't exactly true, was it? Kai continued to stare at her, waiting for an answer. When she didn't continue speaking, Kai sighed and said, "Alright. Let's try another question."

"Do you have feelings for me?" he asked.

Bonnie felt an irrational flash of irritation. What was this? 20 questions? she thought. She crossed her arms again and clenched her jaw.

"I have lots of feeling about you, Kai," she said rigidly.

Kai raised his eyebrows.

"For instance, I'm feeling very annoyed that you think you can grill me-"

"Grill you?" Kai said bemused tone, "I'm not-"

He stopped, shook his head, and gave a short humorless laugh, "Nice. Deflecting then putting me on the defensive. Nice, Bon Bon."

Bonnie pressed her lips into a thin line and remained silent.

Kai leaned forward with his hands braced on the sides of the door frame. He stared at the Bennett witch intently then asked, "Is there a reason why you're being so defensive?"

"I'm not being defensive. I just-" she started, "You know what? I'm not doing this."

"What? Not talking about how you feel about me or about why you're suddenly defensive?" Kai teased.

When Bonnie glowered at him, Kai huffed and pushed away from the door frame.

"Bonnie, will you just talk to me?" he asked.

"Kai," she stated, "I said I'm not doing this."

Kai searched her unsmiling face. He closed his eyes and took several deep breaths, willing himself to not get angry no matter how infuriatingly icy Bonnie seemed to be behaving. Kai opened his eyes and searched her face again. She raised her eyebrows at him, as if asking if he was done wasting her time.

"If you don't have feelings for me say so," Kai said.

"It's not that-" Bonnie said weakly.

"If you like me then say you like me, Bonnie!" he said in frustration.

Bonnie flinched and said, "I can't-"

"Right. Of course, you can't" Kai interjected.

Bonnie frowned, "I meant that-"

Kai interrupted her again saying, "I don't think I can- we probably shouldn't spend time together for a while."

Bonnie felt her stomach drop. He didn't want to see her for a while? How long was awhile? She thought.

"Good night, Bonnie," he said then turned away from her apartment.

Bonnie felt like her body was frozen as she watched him turn the corner towards her apartment building elevator. Once she completely registered what had just happened, she quickly walked after him in bare feet. She caught him as he stood in front of the elevator.

"Kai!" she called out. She saw his shoulders tense but he didn't turn around.

Bonnie stood a couple feet behind him unsure of what to say. She watched as the elevator slowly got closer to her floor. She licked her lips and asked uncertainly, "Maybe we can talk this weekend about all of this? Like Friday, we could grab coffee or something…"

The elevator dinged and the doors slid open. Kai stepped into the cab and turned to press the button to go to the lobby. When he meet Bonnie's eyes, he said evenly, "I can't."

Bonnie felt her throat tighten and looked away as the doors slid shut.

The night been going so well, Bonnie thought again. She pushed away from the kitchen counter. If you like me, then say you like me, Bonnie! She heard Kai's voice again in her head. She got in the shower trying to wash away the bad memories of the night's events. As she stood in the shower, she insisted to herself that the only water on her face was due to the steady stream from the shower head and not from her traitorous eyes.

Kai had been clenching his jaw since he got onto the elevator in Bonnie's apartment building. Now he was back at his hotel room lying in the dark on his bed. He kept shifting his jaw to relieve some of the ache in it and the resulting headache. Kai wasn't sure exactly how that had gone so poorly so quickly. Maybe he shouldn't have pushed and just left at the first good night. Part of him felt that he let his frustration get the best of him and he was too aggressive in his attempt to figure out what was going on between him and Bonnie. Another part of him wondered why she couldn't just tell him outright how she felt about him. Bonnie wasn't one to coddle him. She was often brutally honest with him, so she wasn't trying to spare his feelings. Kai frowned. Why had she gotten so agitated when he asked about her feelings? She had eventually revealed that it wasn't that she didn't have feelings for him but she also didn't say she did.

Kai sighed and tried to relax his body in an attempt to sleep. He had decided to check out of the hotel in the morning and head back to Portland. He wasn't expected back for a few days but he decided that he would spend time focusing on coven business instead of solving the puzzle that was Bonnie Bennett for a while. God knows the Gemini council was more than a little suspicious about the 'coven business' in Virginia that he insisted only he needed to handle. It wasn't a complete lie. The best lies held some truth to them. He was dealing with coven business, of sorts. Mostly wrangling his siblings to take their places among the Gemini witches which he was slowly but surely making progress towards. As Kai started falling asleep, the image of Bonnie's hurt expression as the elevator doors closed drifted into view. His eyes popped open, he groaned, and rolled over to lie face down on the bed. It was going to be a long night.