Summary: is it skepticism or fear towards something unpredictable? Is there a chance of experiencing something new and completely loving it? That is what they will both discover.

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R&R plz! Author's note at the end

I Don't Know – Bowling for Soup

"Can I say you…"

"Shuichi!!" she cried "Don't eat all the cake! Don't be a meanie~ leave me at least a tiny bite!!" she begged while she was going after him around the living room, someone's laughter reaching her ears

"You don't know when to give up, do you?" the voice said in a teasing tone

Everyone and everything that was in the room with Hikaru disappeared, leaving only the dish with the piece of cake to fall on her hands "cake!!" she smiled

"…"

"oh my God and it's SO delicious!!!" she said, finally trying the cake

"This girl…" he sighted "She's so unpredictable!" he said and burst out in laughter

"hm?" Hikaru heard the laughter and fixed her gaze towards the tailed man she was already used to see in her dreams "Oh it's you! Oh God you must try this cake! It's absolutely delicious!" she ran up to him and offered him a bite "It has chocolate, and strawberries, and and the base, the muffin is really soft! And it has a bit of liqueur too! I just love it!" she told him, really excited about the yummy cake

"I don't like sweets" he told her with a smile

"ow bummer! How can you not like sweets! They're amazing! They make your mood rise and well…we all have earned a sudden uplift in our moods!!" her smile wide

"The only thing I earned in life was death" he said coldly, making Hikaru's smile vanish

"You're so gloomy all the time…" she said putting down her cake "Why..."

"…"

"Why is it that cake doesn't make you happy?!" she scowled

He could've fallen anime like to her silly comment, but decided to keep his cool and tried to figure out this girl, but he couldn't "everything falls apart…even the people who never frown eventually break down" he looked at her, serious " I think that's your case little girl"

"My name is Hikaru! Not little girl!" she told him with a pout on her face

He just remained silent, surprised by her actions (and expressions XD)

"What is yours?" she asked with a tender smile

"Youko" he answered simply

"well, Youko, nice to meet you" she stretched a hand at him

"Hikaru huh?" he said with indifference while looking at her hand

"Yup! And from now on you and I will be friends" she said overconfident

"Are you sure you want to trust me?"

"That's what friends do, they trust each other and are always there in good and bad!" she smiled

"Hikaru…I'll try to remember that name"

"Oh I'm sure you won't forget it!" she said with a finger pointing straight at his forehead "cause if you do…then I will make you eat tons of sweets!"

Youko laughed out loud and nodded "very well, it's fair"

Youko's image slowly faded from her sight, leaving her with a wide smile "so Youko? I like him better when he smiles" she told herself before slowly awakening from her slumber

Hikaru had been dreaming with Youko for the past months, she was already used to his presence and she wasn't bothered at all, actually she was feeling really happy although she didn't know his story or why was he in her dreams she felt pleased that, at least, now she could call him by his name

"It was quite a nice dream" she thought and started moving, feeling something holding her waist "hm? Am I tangled or something?" She opened her eyes slowly only to find Kurama's face a few centimeters from hers "I…forgot he stayed here the night" she blushed due to the closeness between them "He looks really peaceful when sleeping" she smiled "Perhaps I should enjoy this a little longer" she smiled shyly and snuggled in his chest

About an hour passed and Kurama moved a little, starting to wake up "I sure slept deep, I wonder what time it is already" he wondered and looked down at Hikaru who was still snuggled on his chest "Hikaru, are you awake?" he whispered really low in case she were still asleep

A little movement

"Hik- -" his sentence was cut short by Hikaru's sudden move, which made their faces be no more than a couple of centimeters away from each other

Both turned red as cherries and instantly moved, Hikaru jumped to the other side of the couch just like a cat would do if you stepped on his tail while Kurama just crawled as he could to the opposite side

"…"

"…"

No, the silence didn't last long. They started laughing at each other, but it was the kind of laughter that makes one think 'Is this funny? Or am I just laughing to look stupid enough for him/her not to care about my actions' anyway they grew silent after a minute or so unwilling to look at each other.

While their silent eternity took place Kurama was wondering why was it about Hikaru that made him feel so strong, yet so weak. He couldn't quite grasp why did she make him feel such peace inside, she made him feel complete, all that he was feeling couldn't be put in words.

Hikaru on the other hand was just blushing trying to figure out what to do, but every time she tried to look at Kurama he was trying just the same thing and they just kept avoiding each other

"I-I think I should be leaving" Kurama finally spoke, truth be told he didn't wanted to leave but he wasn't sure about these feelings he had "I need to get away from her until I figure out what this is…" he thought with an unknown sadness

Hikaru nodded, but the truth is that she didn't want him to leave "I'll go get your shirt, I left it on the drying machine last night" with that she made her way to the laundry room and shortly after she returned with his shirt

"Thanks for letting me stay here, Hikaru" he said "I guess I'll be seeing you soon" he forced a smile and turned to leave

"Shuichi wait!" Hikaru said, or more like it slipped her tongue

"Yes?" He turned, a distant look in his eyes

"N-no…nothing" she forced a smile too "I'll be seeing you on Monday then…"

"very well…goodbye then" he bowed and then left

"Yes…goodbye…" she barely whispered and closed the door slowly

Kurama wasn't feeling very well, it was still pretty early and he didn't want to go home so instead he decided to take a walk. He wasn't feeling like talking at the moment, he was too drowned with his thoughts, wondering what those strange feelings were; he didn't like to admit it but he was feeling so uncertain and at some point so weak towards these things that his uneasiness was awakening some fear deep within him.

"Ku-ra-ma!" said out loud a familiar voice

"great …company" he sighted and turned to greet Botan who was approaching him "Good morning Botan, what are you doing around here" he tried to talk and act like his usual self, hiding his worries from Botan

"Koenma sama gave me the whole weekend free! So I thought I would come and do some shopping, you know update my wardrobe, how 'bout you?" she said in her usual cheerful tone

"Just went out for a walk, I don't really have anything to do right now"

"Is that so? I would love to have some company!" she said, somewhat suggesting

Kurama couldn't refuse "I guess I could do that" he forced a smile "perhaps some of Botan's good mood could get into me" he thought, still he wasn't as concerned about his mood as he was for Hikaru and his strange feelings

"I was about to buy a sweet on that bakery" she pointed out "Hikaru told me that the apple sweets there were excellent" she grinned

"Yes, I've heard that from her as well…she loves sweets" he said absentmindedly, the mention of Hikaru's name not really helping his worries

"Are you ok Kurama" Botan smiled and waved a hand in front of his face "You seem to be worried" she said, as they both sat on a table inside the bakery

"I'm fine Botan, just thinking about some things" he answered, asking the waitress for a citrus cinnamon tea

"Isn't that Hikaru's favorite?" Botan asked with an 'innocent' smile

Kurama hadn't even noticed he ordered Hikaru's favorite "Is it? I didn't know that" he smiled, trying to stay cool

"So tell me Kurama, did you ask her out for a date?" she winked, eating her apple sweet

"What?!" he almost choked on the hot tea

Botan giggled and smiled at him "come on, it could be fun! It'd be like…an afternoon between friends!" she said

"What if she says no?" He asked, completely falling for Botan's trick

"So you DO want a date with her!" she laughed

"I can't believe I just fell for Botan's trick…" he sighted and drank his tea in silence

"Trust me, she won't say no" she said as she ate her sweet

"How are you so sure?" he asked

"Well I just- -Oh look! Isn't that Hikaru?" she interrupted herself, her short attention span somewhat disturbing for Kurama

"Botan don't- -" he couldn't even finish when Botan had already called Hikaru who, just like Kurama, thought it'd be a good idea to grab some fresh air

"Did I hear my name just now?" Hikaru thought and looked around, searching for a familiar face

"Hikaru, Hikaru here!!" yelled an anxious Botan, waving and jumping to be noticed

"What am I going to do now…"thought Kurama in defeat "I'll just act as nothing happened" he lied to himself, and tried to act naturally

"Hello there Botan, how have you been" Hikaru smiled, greeting Botan

"I've been doing great! I wanted to do some shopping and here I am!" Botan smiled "And on my way I found Kurama here" she pointed

Hikaru still had the idea that Kurama and Botan had something going on but decided it'd be best not to even think about it "Hi again Shuichi" she forced a smile, still feeling a little uneasy

"Hi again" he smiled

" 'Again' ?" Botan questioned

"We saw earlier this morning Botan" Kurama smiled

"Oh I see" she looked at them suspiciously "So Hikaru, do you have anything to do right now?"

"Well… not really Botan, why do you ask?"

"How 'bout we do some shopping?" Botan smiled "We even had a guy to carry our bags "She giggles "What do you say?"

"Well shopping sounds really fun to me!" she said genuinely excited "Although exploiting Shuichi is not something I would like to do" she laughed and glanced at him from the corner of her eye

"Then we have a plan!" cheered Botan "Let's go Kurama! Today we'll be doing some shopping"

"I guess I have no choice" he thought with a sweat drop "Let's go then"

With a plan in mind the all left to the mall, Kurama still troubled with his feelings while Botan and Hikaru kept buying things, going from store to store while Kurama waited outside, his features bored and distant.

"I wonder what's going on with him…" Hikaru thought, glancing at him every now and them "Could it be that he is troubled now because of me?"

"…If I start believing in someone?"

Author's Notes: Unfortunately this chappie was a disappointment to me ;__; nothing really happens...I promise next ones will be better! ___ it's jut that i've had SO MANY things to do at the uni I barely have time to write! I'm doing my best to keep you guys updated on Wednesdays just as I promised abd although it is uphill with all the stuff from the uni i'm managing "quite well" XD be patient with me please. As always thanks SO SO much to my readers and reviewers!! =D that's what lightens my mood these days! I love hearing from you all! Today I have some spare time (like....a couple of extra minutes actually XDu) so I finally answer to your reviews! :D

Kaori Minamino: first of all a reply to your reviews since you are my most loyal reviewer and reader =D I think you were the first review I ever got ;__; -huuuuugs- thank you so much for being there! I appreciate it! -ives cookie- :D :heart: . About the story, well, things are still a little sad but i'll make sure to make them 'make up' for everything XD i'll compensate all the sadness~!

Daeth101 Foxversion: You are also another loyal reviewer and reader, thank you so much! XD I'm glad you think Hikaru is cute, and well... yeah Kurama is a bit slow (perhaps that really off character) but if I made him tell her his feeling all at once the poor girl would be too overwhelmed and probably faitn or somethign like that XD i'll delay it a little more! Thanks for having patience on me and my non-reply" days X/Du i'v been really busy i swear -gives hug and cookie as well- :D :heart: thank you so much for staying there.

Masgb: XD your last comment made me laugh!! Actually while I was writting the "hot..." part I too dazzled for a sec, I agree with you the fox boy really IS the perfect man (perhaps along with Edward from Twilight X/Du) Thank you for the reviews! I know these chappies have been a little sad but they will make up soon and it'll be back to being love everywhere XD -huuuuug and gives cookie- :D 3 thanks for reading!

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