Rogue stared at the blinding headlights coming towards him and squinted his eyes.

It was late November and freezing.

He held his thumb out at the passing car hoping maybe it would take him to the next town. If there was one thing he hated, it was getting stuck in the middle of nowhere. And on top of that, he couldn't feel his fingers.

...

Yukino cursed herself for being late again. She was let getting to the wedding, and late getting home. "Damnit." She cursed herself for what seemed like the thousandth time since she'd gotten in the car.

Somewhere around 45 minutes out of town she saw someone dressed in all black walking on the side of the road. How she saw them was still not certain.

She slowed her car and idled it beside them. She rolled down the window, "Hey!" she yelled. "Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

Rogue was getting pissed off at the fact that even though someone had stopped, they weren't offering him a ride. He glared into the darkness in front of him. "If you're not going to give me a ride, then just leave me alone. Its not like I have a choice." He mumbled.

Yukino glared at him. "You can't walk on the side of the road in all black clothes."

"Yeah? Says who?" He said distastefully.

"Its the law!" She snapped.

Rogue turned toward her and slammed his hand down on the roof of her car. "I said leave!" He yelled.

Yukino felt a cold rush of wind blow in on her. She shivered. "Get in the car then. I'm not leaving someone out in the cold." She huffed and unlocked the doors.

Rogue glared at her. Why in the hell was her hair so light? He wondered. He opened the passenger door and climbed in.

"That's what I thought." She closed the window and began driving again.

About ten minutes of driving in complete silence, Yukino decided she couldn't take it. She looked over at him and noticed he had his arm folded tight and was shivering. "Do you want me to turn the heater up?" She asked.

"I'm fine." He insisted.

"You're shivering." She stated and turned the heat up. She made sure the vents in front of him were open and pointing at him, glancing back and forth between it and the road. No one was out driving this late except her so she figured it would be okay to look away from the road for a few seconds.

Rogue hated that she was being nice to him. But isn't that what he wanted? To be cared for?

He decided right then that he liked her.

Yukino smiled at the town came into sight, meaning she was only a few blocks away from her house. "Do you have anywhere to stay tonight?"

Rogue didn't want to answer her. He didn't want her pity. He just wanted to be left alone.

"Yes." He said as casually as he could.

"You're lying." Yukino said without even a seconds hesitation.

"Wha-" Rogue looked at her with wide eyes. "No I'm not."

Yukino sighed internally. "Alright then where are you staying?"

Rogue glared at the dashboard in silence.

"You're staying at my place then. Just..."

"What?"

"You're not going to kidnap me in my sleep right?" She asked almost embarrassed.

"If I was going to kidnap you, I would have already done it." He said venomously.

Yukino was hardly comforted by his answer, but decided he was telling the truth. She pulled into her driveway and turned off the car. "Its a one bedroom apartment kind of thing so you're sleeping on the couch." She said as she climber out of the car, locking it when he opened is door.

Rogue followed her and rubbed his hands together as he walked inside.

Yukino shivered as she locked the door. She turned on the light and looked up at Rogue. He was wearing a black, oversized hoodie with his hood up and ripped black jeans.

On first glance he might look menacing but when she looked into his eyes, he looked almost scared.

Yukino walked past him to get a blanket and some pillows for him to use. She pulled a gray blanket off her bed and a pillow. She walked back into the living room where Rogue was still standing in the same place she had left him.

She set the blanket on one end of the couch and the pillow at the other and fluffed it. "Its not much but it should do." She placed her hands on her hips and grimaced, looking at him.

Rogue barley took note of what she was doing, staring blankly at the couch. "Thanks." He mumbled.

Yukino stepped away from the couch and was about to walk down the hall to her bedroom. "Oh hey!" She stopped and turned on her heels. "I haven't gotten your name yet."

Rogue couldn't help but smile despite his best efforts at keeping a straight expression. "Rogue." He said as he turned off the light and sat down on the couch.

"Rogue..." Yukino whispered as she walked down the hall to her bedroom.

Rogue watched her until the door closed.