"Y'know, if you don't want to watch the movie we can watch something else." I say as I put a bag of popcorn in the microwave and set the timer.

Yukinoshita and I have been dating for a couple of weeks now. And today we decided to spend our time watching a movie at her place.

I had planned to watch this new horror movie that came out by myself, but when I told Yukinoshita about it, she insisted we watch it together.

"Don't try to use me as an excuse to chicken out Hikigaya-kun." She said sitting on her couch slightly looking behind her to where I was.

"Um, no. We both know you don't do well with the whole 'horror' genre." I said as the microwave began to beep indicating the popcorn was done.

"I know nothing of the sort. In fact, I'm quite excited to watch…" She turned around, focusing on the Blu-ray case that was resting on the coffee table in front of her. "'The Evil That Lurks'…" She said as she placed her hand on her chin as if pondering what exactly she had just read out loud.

"That so…" Was all I managed to say as I was too occupied inspecting this popped bag of popcorn.

Unbelievable! Every freaking kernel popped! What kind of sorcery is this?! Oi, Yukinoshita, what kind of microwave do you have here? This must be what it's like to have hefty amounts of money at your disposal. Buying top of the line microwaves that pop every damn kernel. What a world you live in Yukinoshita. Truly, I am jealous.

Hold on.

Now that we are going out, I can probably use this whenever. Hell, I might just borrow it! That's ok, right Yukinoshita? Your beloved boyfriend can barrow your kitchen appliances, right? Man, who knew dating Yukinoshita could have such perks!

"Hikigaya-kun, you have a rather creepy look on your face right now." Yukinoshita said as she glared her focus back towards me.

I tried to hide my creepy smile as best I could and made my way to her with the popcorn. I guess I should wait a bit before I start asking to borrow her microwave.

"Well, are you ready?" I asked as I sat to the right of her.

"Of course."

Oh? Quite a smug look we got.

I leaned forward and pressed play on the remote and the movie began.

"If it gets to be too much for you, just let me know and I ca-"

"Hikigaya-kun, sshh. I don't want to miss an important part of the story." She said, now completely absorbed in the movie.

The movie started just fine, Yukinoshita even seemed to be enjoy it. That is, until it actually began to get, well…scary. It was full of jump scares, creepy ambient noises and scenes throughout the beginning half of the film.

Even I was getting nervous. So on that note, I peeked over to Yukinoshita at my right.

She currently had her knees curled up to her chest as she wrapped her arms around them, semi-hiding her face at the same time.

Holy crap she looks terrified. Damn. At what point did she get that scared? I should've noticed earlier.

Just as I was about to reach over to attempt to comfort her, the TV made a loud screech that grabbed my attention.

Damn you jump scares! I swear I heard myself let out a girly squeal!

No. That wasn't me.

I hurriedly turned to Yukinoshita again and this time she had her face completely buried into her knees. Tightly hugging herself as if she was holding on for dear life.

I was about to call out to her but stopped, as I heard her start to mumble something.

"Stupid, dumb, horrible, thoughtless, Hachiman…"

Hey now, that last one isn't supposed to be an insult.

Ah, crap.

Luckily, I was ready for this situation. I leaned over to the left side of the couch, where I had placed my bag down and took out my laptop.

I propped it open, turning on the brightness all the way up, and opened the internet browser and reloaded the page I had left it on.

Yukinoshita was still in her fetal position until she heard me turn off the TV. She peeked over to me, with a teary-eyed and confused look.

I couldn't help but smile. Even your scared face is cute Yukinoshita. Of course I wouldn't dare say that to her right now.

I began to play the video that was done loading on my computer. She quickly looked over to see what it was. The moment it began and she noticed the content of the video Yukinoshita began to relax. Her shoulders dropped down, she loosened the hold around her knees and the tears on the corners of her eyes went away.

It was a twenty-minute compilation of cats doing funny and amusing things. Even the music in the background was comical.

After it ended we were silent for only a few seconds before Yukinoshita spoke up.

"Why?..."

"Why, what?" I said as I turned to her. She wasn't looking at me. She just kept her gaze at the laptop screen.

"Why did you stop the movie? I was perfectly fine you know."

Is-is, she pouting? Holy crap she is! Stop it Yukinohshita! I won't be able to stop myself from attacking you!

"I-It's not like I did it for you, you know. I just thought the movie was getting boring…" What the hell was that? Isshiki Iroha, are you possessing my body right now? You little sneak.

I was too embarrassed to look at Yukinoshita but I could sense the annoyed look she was giving me right now.

I let out a sigh.

"Alright, alright… I saw how scared you were, so I decided it wasn't worth watching the rest if you weren't even enjoying it in the slightest." I said now facing her.

She sighed.

What is this a competition?

"I guess I didn't do a very good job at hiding my emotions, huh?" She said shyly looking away.

"I prefer it that way."

My comment surprised her as she quickly looked back at me. She stared at me as if wanting me to explain, so I did.

"Well, I mean, I like to know what you're thinking and feeling…just by looking at you…sometimes…y'know." Smooth Hachiman. How is it possible you've been single up till now?

Although, I must have said something right, because she began to giggle.

"Yes. I suppose, that kind of relationship would be nice." She said. A soft smile across her lips.

"Y-yeah." I really need to stop stuttering around her.

Yukinoshita snapped me out of my thoughts as I noticed her scooting over closer to me and eventually resting her head on my shoulder.

"Thank you for the cat video…and thank you for noticing my bluff."

"Of course." I said softly. It felt like my heart was going to pop out of my chest. Forget about Isshiki Iroha. Yukinoshita Yukino was the ultimate sneak.

"Now, let's watch more cat videos!" She said sounding happier.

So we spent the rest of our day watching cat videos. Yukinoshita never left my side.

I suppose, sometimes, things can go better, than expected.

A/N: Hello, everyone! First of all, I just want to say thank you for all your support! I wrote the first story planning to leave it as a one shot. It was an idea I had and wanted to share with you all. After your encouraging words I decided to make this a series. It will be short stories about Hachiman's and Yukino's relationship. I hope you continue to show your support and please let me know what you think. I'm always open for any ideas you might have as well for this series. So again, thank you, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter/story.