a/n: I keep switching from Kurama to Suiichi, so I made a rule for me to follow. The narator calls him Kurama and Sakura calls him Suiichi for now.

"I can't believe this, I am going on a date with some ningen girl!" said Hiei

Kurama sighed. It had been quite a task to get Hiei to agree to his terms. The solution involved alot of "sweet snow" and a promise to never interupt Hiei when he was fighting with Kuwabara. It had been an even greater task to convince Hiei to wear jeans, because Kurama assumed it wouldn't have been proper for him to wear a leather jacket and a kantana.

"well, if Koenma has been well informed those girls may not be human" said Kurama

"hn, I don't see why it has to be me" said Hiei

"hey, It dosen't have to be you..but it is. We got off lucky that Sakura invited Kai" said Kurama

"what would you have done if she hadn't?" asked Hiei

"well, for starters..you would be in the bushes outside of Kai's house instead of in my mercedes right now" said Kurama

"hn" said Hiei

"we have to protect them for the next couple of nights until we find those bounty hunters" said Kurama

"hn, I still don't see why it has to be me" said Hiei

"because Yusuke is on a date with Kieko and I don't want Kuwabara in my car" said Kurama

"so how long is this hell going to last?" asked Hiei

"we have to find away to keep them safe until dawn, since the bounty hunters cant work in the day" said Kurama

"dawn? and how do you plan to manage that?" asked Hiei

"I don't know yet, but here's the diner she works at" said Kurama

"did you find out any information when you took her diary?" asked Hiei

"no, I took it just so I could have a reason to come back" said Kurama

"so you didn't search it for anything that could be useful to us?" asked Hiei

"no, it is her private diary and that would be wrong" said Kurama

"your honesty disgusts me" said Hiei

Kurama parked the car and convinced Hiei to step out of it with him. They hadn't even touched the door before Sakura and Kai came out. They were both dressed casually in jeans. Kurama opened the back door for the girls, and got into the driver's side as Hiei slid into the passenger's seat.

"so where are we going?" asked Sakura

"movies" said Kurama

"oh, what movie are we seeing?" asked Kai

"whatever movie you want to see" said Kurama

"I heard that a horror movie marathon is playing in one of the theaters" said Kai

"but that dosen't let out until...like seven in the morning" said Sakura

"so, my parents are out of town for christmas break...and didn't you say yours were too?" asked Kai

"umm yeah I did say that" said Sakura

"alright then, I guess it's settled" said Kurama

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They settled into the dark theater and found four seats. Kurama sat on the far left with Sakura beside him, next to her was Kai and the Hiei.

An hour into the first movie and Sakura had dug her nails firmly into her palm. She was sweating and on the verge of chewing her lips away to keep from screaming. When the main charecter was attacked Sakura couldn't help but bury her head into Kurama's shoulder.

Kai however was quite the opposite, she was on the edge of her seat and loving every minute of the movie. Her eyes had even started to water from staring at the screen without blinking.

"I need to leave...sorry...don't worry..I'll walk home" whispered Sakura as she walked into the aisle.

Kurama nodded at Hiei, which Hiei understood meant to stay with Kai until the movies ended. Kurama walked out of the theater after Sakura. He found her outside adjusting the heel of her sneakers.

"hey, I said I'd walk..you can stay and enjoy the movie" said Sakura

"I'd feel better if I drove you home" said Kurama

"that's okay...I walk home all the time" said Sakura

"I thought you had a car?" asked Kurama

"I do ...but..." started Sakura

"come on, I'm driving you home and I won't take no for an answer." said Kurama

Sakura climbed into the passenger side of his car. Kurama started the engine and drove into the dimly lit street.

"what's your address?" asked Kurama

"oh, just drop me off at the diner..my car is parked there and I don't want to leave it overnight" said Sakura

"why did you bring it if you where going on a date?" asked Kurama

"well, I don't know..why do you care?" asked Sakura

"it's just that I get the faintest feeling that you reaaly want to cut this date short" said Kurama

"no, it's just that ... I already ruined the movie for you, so where else can we go?" asked Sakura

"why don't we go get something to eat...or maybe we could go to that new bar, or I could just park the car and we can sit in the dark" said Kurama

"are those my only choices?" asked Sakura

"yes" said Kurama

"than the last one, I don't like public places..I'm not a people person" said Sakura

"but you work in a diner" said Kurama

"yes, I like to pretend I'm a people person" said Sakura

"okay than we'll sit in the dark" said Kurama proceeding to park in what looked like an empty lot

The sky was bright and full of stars. The wind whisteled softky outside the doors and the moon was big and full.

"so I take it..you don't like horror movies" said Kurama

"no I don't" said Sakura distantly

"..."

"umm what don't you like?" asked Sakura

"awkward silences and small talk" said Kurama

"lol" said Sakura half laughing

"lol?" asked Kurama

"umm yeah..laugh out loud" said Sakura

"oh" said Kurama

As Kurama formed the word, Sakura instantly imagined his lips on hers. They were so nice and inviting. She even closed her eyes and imagined what it would feel like.

"what are you doing?" asked Kurama

"umm ..huh" said Sakura snapping out of her trance.

"I asked you what you were doing...your eyes were closed and you had this wierd look on your face" said Kurama

"it dosnent matter..so you live with your parents right?" asked Sakura

"yeah, don't you?" asked Kurama

"yes, but tell me about your family" said Sakura

"well...umm I live with my mother my step-father and my step-brother" said Kurama

"oh you have step family huh?" asked Sakura

"yes, why ...do you?" asked Kurama

"yeah, I do... step-father, I don't like him very much..he beats my mom..and convinced her to kick me out" said Sakura

"oh I'm sorry..." started Kurama

"yeah, I don't know why I'm tellin you this...but I've been homeless for a couple of years now, since I was thirteen" said Sakura

"yeah, I know" said Kurama

"what! I knew it..you read my diary!" said Sakura

"no, but I could tell...you had so much stuff in that car and you looked almost scared when you saw me at the gas station ..plus all those hours that you put in at the diner, I found the whole thing kind of obvious" said Kurama

"don't tell anyone" said Sakura with tears welling up in her eyes.

"I won't" said Kurama wiping the tear just as it fell.

They spent the night talking about Sakura's past, about her step-father and her mother and about her real father who abandoned her as a baby. They conversed until the sun rose in the sky.

"hey, you better take me to the diner..I got to get to the Y so I can shower and get to work on time." said Sakura

Kurama drove as Sakura directed him toward another secluded parking lot at whicj Sakura's car sat. Kurama walked her to the car and even opened the door for her. Sakura got in and rolled down the window to say goodbye. It was at this point that Kurama put his hands under her chin and kissed her. Sakura closed her eyes and they kissed for what seemed like decades, but when Kurama pulled away she wondered if it had ever happened at all.