Natalie's heart began to beat uncontrollably as her breath quickened. Her emotions seemed to run wildly through her, clouding all her thoughts.
"Are you alright?" Hiei asked over the music, feeling her breath speeding up as it touched his face.
"Natalie?" Kurama looked at her with a concerned look on his face.
"I just need some air!" Natalie said quickly as she ran passed the two of them.
She ran to the door and stood in the cool air as she tried to regain her normal breathing. Whats wrong with me? She asked herself if I fall for them I'll just end up smashing my heart. That's…That's how it always goes. I'm not in love, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not! I'll just end up wrecking a perfectly good friend ship. That or it will just be way too awkward for one of them. Natalie sighed. Even if I do end up falling for one of them... it wouldn't last. I'd be going back to America soon… Natalie leaned against the building as she looked up at the sky.

"What'd we do?" Hiei asked out loud as him and Kurama walked to the door.
"I'm not sure." Kurama replied.
Both of them had realized the other had given Natalie a kiss on the opposite cheek and were feeling a bit awkward about it.
"Hiei…" Kurama trailed off.
"…What?" Hiei asked, stopping in front of the door.
"…Why did you kiss Natalie?" He asked as he looked at his friend.
Hiei looked at Kurama for a moment, "Why did you?"
At that moment, both boys realized they had the same feelings for Natalie. They looked away from each other, an awkward feeling washing over them.
At that moment Natalie opened the door and saw them both. That split moment seemed to last for hours.

"Why don't we go get some ice cream?" Kurama said, breaking the silence.
Natalie smiled, "That sounds good."
Hiei secretly steamed; we just established how we both feel about Natalie, is he trying to win her affection now? He shook the thought from his mind, no, we may have the same feelings for her, but he wouldn't do something that underhanded.

The three of them walked until they came across a small ice cream shop. Hiei noticed a guy across the street open a door for a girl, the girl smiled and gave the guy a kiss on the cheek. Do human girls really want guys to open doors for them? He figured it was worth a shot.
Unaware Kurama was reaching for the door Hiei grabbed the handle and pulled the door open for Natalie, accidentally hitting Kurama in the face without realizing it. Natalie smiled at Hiei, "Thanks." She was unaware the door had hit Kurama in the face.
Did Hiei…Kurama quickly brushed the thought from his mind before it could finish, Hiei would never do something like that.

When the three of them entered the building they saw Yusuke and Kuwabara with Natalie's sister Sandra. Both boys looked like they were annoyed to no end.

"Natalie!" Sandra cried as she walked over to her little sister.
"Dear god no…" Natalie muttered.
"Kurama! Over here!" Yusuke waved when he realized it was Kurama with Natalie.
"Hey, the midget came too." Kuwabara added when he saw Hiei.
Hiei shot a death glare at Kuwabara as he stayed next to Natalie while Kurama walked over to the two boys.

"Help us!" Yusuke hissed when Kurama was in earshot, "This crazy girl won't leave us alone! She's already got me in hot water with Keiko."
"Ironically," Kurama said, "She's Natalie's sister."
"Who's Natalie?" asked Yusuke, looking over Kurama's shoulder.
Yusuke saw Sandra starting to flirt with Hiei as she hung on Natalie, who looked like she was considering if anyone would notice her killing the blonde girl hanging around her neck.

"Here," Kuwabara said, handing Kurama a root beer float, "That crazy girl made me order her this then when I tried to give it to her she said something about 'carbs' and wouldn't take it."

"Oh, um, thank you?" Kurama said, a bit unsure.
Yusuke looked at Kurama, then at Natalie, then back to Kurama, "When did you get a girlfriend?"

Kurama spit some of the root beer back into the glass as he blushed like mad, "Sh-she's not my…" Kurama trailed off as he stared at Natalie.

"Will you get off of me?" Natalie growled at Sandra.

"Aw, what's the matter Natty?" Sandra asked, "Are you guys on a date?"

Natalie and Hiei blushed. "What do you care?" Natalie barked.

"Well if he's not taken…" Sandra said as she draped her arms around Hiei.

A look of disgust crossed Hiei's face as he pushed her away. "I don't know where you got the idea I liked you," Hiei said, "but I don't."

"You have horrible taste in men Natalie." Sandra said as she glared at Hiei.

"Like you should talk," Natalie snapped, "you go through more guys than you do pads."

Hiei blinked, Natalie's insult going over his head. Sandra gasped and slapped the back of her hand across Natalie's face, "You bitch!"

Natalie clutched her fist as she looked at her sister, "Stupid whore!" At that point, Natalie slammed her fist into her sister's face, sending her straight to the floor.

"Natalie!" Kurama shouted as he ran over to her, grabbing one arm as Hiei grabbed the other.

"Let me go!" Natalie barked.

"Calm down." Hiei said trying to restrain her.

Natalie jerked her arms away from the boys and stared at her sister, "…Say anything like that again and I'll wipe the floor with your head you ho."

Natalie was shaking with rage now. Her mind seemed to blank as she turned and ran out of the ice cream shop.

"Natalie!" Hiei and Kurama shouted as they began to chase her.

When the boys got outside, they saw Natalie on the ground in the street, paralyzed with fear. She had tripped as she was crossing the street and now her eyes widened as the headlights of a semi truck came closer and closer. Hiei and Kurama froze for a moment; there worst fear about to come true.

The semi's horn echoed as the sound of screeching tires screamed through the night air.