Chapter 8

Senna dug through the closet she shared with her sister, grumbling slightly.

"What time is it?" She asked, not even turning to see if anyone was in the room.

"5:15." Mikan's voice answered from where he stood in the open door. "You've asked every five minutes. Are you taking medicine or what?"

"She's got a hot date tonight." Suika interjected from the bed.

"It's not a date!" Senna exclaimed. "We're just going to grab a bite to eat."

"That's why you're panicking over what to wear." Suika grinned, knowing her sister all too well.

Senna stood up and turned to face her sister. "I just want to look nice. I'm not sure where we're going yet."

"If it's a date, then I'll have to have a talk with him before you can go." Mikan said mater-of-factly.

"Mikan-kun…leave your sister alone." Ichigo's exasperated voice called from somewhere downstairs.

Senna playfully shoved her brother out into the hall and closed the door.

"Say…Sui-chan…how about this?" She asked, retrieving black jeans and a purple kimono-type top with small silver lined flowers.

"I say you should ask before borrowing my top." Suika replied, crossing her arms. She had no intention of making this easy for her sister.

"Nee-chan!" Senna sighed. She glanced at the clock on her wall and prayed Hatori didn't stop by early.

"It would look good on you." Suika admitted. "But, perhaps too good. We do want that baka meushi to keep his hands to himself after all."

"Nee-chan!" Senna repeated. She blushed even brighter. "Can I borrow the top?"

"Hai…and my black boots. They'd go better then any shoes you own."

"Arigato, Nee-chan!" Senna exclaimed, hugging her sister before digging out the boots.

After a quick change of clothes, Senna sat before the mirror in her room, trying to decide how to do her hair.

"Just wear it down." Suika suggested.

Senna glanced at her long hair. "Too big a chance of hair disaster…it's pretty windy outside."

"You're hopeless." Suika sighed as she stood and crossed the room, taking her sister's brush in her hand. After a few moments of brushing she braided the long silver hair before her.

"But…" Senna began.

"I'm not done yet, Shi-baka." Suika snapped. She tied off the long braid, and began to wind it into a bun on the back of Senna's head. Grabbing a pair of decorative chopsticks she secured the bun. A few loose strands had fallen and framed Senna's face. "Now I'm done."

Senna looked in the mirror for a moment before jumping up and hugging her sister. "Thanks a ton, Nee-chan!"

"Enough of the mush." Suika grumbled. "Go on downstairs. It's almost 6:00, and I'm sure Moo-boy will be arriving any second."

Senna nodded, grabbing her purse she started for the door. She stopped and turned when she heard Suika whistle to get her attention. Suika tossed something, and Senna barely caught it. Looking at the small tube in her hands, she blushed.

"Flavored lip gloss?"

"Just in case." Suika grinned, and Senna was sure she saw horns.

"Senna! Haru and Hatori are here!" Ichigo's voice drifted up the stairs. Senna shoved the lip gloss into her purse and bolted down the stairs. 'Suika's being awfully nice…she must be planning something.' She decided quietly before emerging in the living room.

"You look nice…" Haru stated with a small smile.

"You two ready?" Hatori asked, assuming he'd have to drive.

"If it's alright, Hatori-san, I think we'd like to walk." Senna admitted.

"Fine. You two have fun." Hatori gave a small wave.

"10:00, ok?" Ichigo said more then asked. "Shouka'd bite me and give me rabies if you two were out any later."

Both nodded and headed for the door.

Suika waited until she heard the door close, before changing quickly herself. "You two coming?" She called to her older brother and little sister.

Neither replied, but entered the hallway from their rooms. The three nodded silently. Surely Senna didn't think they'd let her off that easily.

"What about Ichigo?" Ume asked.

"I think I heard her leave as well." Mikan admitted.

With that, they were off, heading downstairs and out the door. They did not follow Senna and Haru, but instead headed for the Sohma household.

Senna smiled as she sat across from Haru in a small booth at a nearby diner. She sipped quietly on her soda as the two talked. The discussion had come around to anime, and Senna was surprised to learn that Haru watched Inu-Yasha.

"I cosplayed as him once." She admitted with a laugh, poking at her salad. "Suika dressed up as Sesshoumaru."

Haru laughed as Senna took a bite. With out warning, he took a napkin and reached across the table, whipping a little dressing off her mouth. Senna blushed.

"Haru-kun…I'm really glad you asked me out…"

"I'm really glad you said yes."

Kyo mumbled a string of curses as he went to answer the door. He blinked in surprise when he saw Suika standing there. She'd talked Ume and Mikan into waiting for her by the road.

"What do you want?" He asked.

"I was on my way to torment Shi-baka and Moo-boy, and I thought you might want to come."

Kyo shrugged. "Tohru and that Kuso Nezumi are gone. Could be fun. Ok, I'm in." He grabbed his shoes and started to follow her out.

"Where are you going, Kyokyo?" Shigure asked, sticking his head out of his study. Ayame's head quickly followed.

"Out." Kyo replied, suppressing the urge to deck his older cousin.

"Sounds fun." Both decided before following as well.

Once the small group made their way to the road, they found Mikan and Ume had picked someone up.

"Momiji?" Kyo asked, looking at his cousin.

"Can I come?" The blonde boy whined.

"Come on, or we'll lose them." Suika stated as the group headed for where she was sure she'd find her sister.

Having finished their dinner, Senna and Haru decided to share a large piece of cake. Senna had been trying to work her nerves up all night, and had finally managed to. Standing slightly in the booth, she leaned forward. The two were about to kiss when fate changed its mind.

"How cute."

"Suika?" Senna asked, flopping back into her seat.

"Mind if we join you?" Kyo asked. Not waiting for an answer, he sat down next to Senna, allowing Suika to sit next to Haru.

"Actually…" Haru began but was cut off.

"This is a great place." Suika commented.

"Yeah, and they serve the best hamburgers." Kyo added, taking a bite of his burger as he spoke.

"What do you two want?" Haru asked. Senna could tell from his tone he was on his way to black.

"Just some dinner." Kyo replied.

"So you had to come here and ruin our date." Haru glared at Kyo, anger knot growing by the second.

"Ha! So it was a date!" Mikan exclaimed, giving away his position in a nearby booth with Shigure and Ayame.

"We could've told you that." Momiji grinned from where he sat with Ume.

A quick glance around the small diner proved that Senna and Haru knew literally everyone there.

"Hatori-san?" Senna asked, unable to believe that he and Ichigo were there too.

"Yuki? Tohru?" Haru looked at the two who sat at a nearby booth.

"Completely coincidental!" Yuki, Tohru, Ichigo and Hatori exclaimed in unison.

"They…um…serve good coffee." Ichigo added with a smile. Yuki and Tohru blushed, ignoring the gazes of the others.

Haru stood, climbing out of the booth. Once Senna also stood, he moved to where she'd been sitting and made a move to clock Kyo a good one. Senna grabbed his arm, pulling him toward the door.

"Pay our bill." She called to no one in particular. "I'll pay you back tomorrow."

She'd dragged him a good two blocks before letting go of his arm. It was now that she noticed he was still mumbling profanities, and was still Black Haru. She raised her hand to slap him, and snap him out of it, but he caught her wrist, leaning forward he kissed her. It was different the before. Then she had just kissed his cheek. This kiss seemed a little firmer. A little more worthy of the lip gloss she'd put on when Haru wasn't looking. He pulled back, releasing her arm.

"Strawberry…I like…" he smirked.

"Still black?" She asked. His grin told her everything. She reached over and pinched him, the small jolt of pain returning him to normal.

"I'm sorry about that…" He said, looking away nervously.

Senna smiled. Black Haru was a pretty good kiss…but curiosity begged her to find out about White Haru. Leaning up slightly, she kissed him.

"Don't be sorry." She said, taking his hand. "Let's just enjoy the rest of our date."

"But what if the others…" Haru began.

"I'm sure Hatori-san and Ichigo-chan will get after them and send them all home." Senna did her best to assure him.

"Hey…I know this arcade…wanna go?"

She smiled. "Sure."

He took her hand and they walked down the street towards a small arcade. She smiled as she glanced over at him, happy that she'd agreed to come tonight.

AN: Well…feel free to shoot me…this chapter sat on my comp almost finished for…I don't know how long…sorry guys. But the end is in sight! For me, at least…don't worry…we've got a few more chapters to go. I promise I'll update sooner. Actually, I'm off to start on Ch. 9 now…so have faith. Until next time, ja ne, Minna-san!