A/N: Hey all! Wow I'm just kickin out chapters like crazy right now! Lol. I hope everyone doesn't hate me! Please, you must leave a review now and tell me what you think of the evilness I have created...or well, I plan to create it. MWAHAHAHA! Also, I decided to bring in a wonderful little character. I hope everyone finds her as adorable as Blue does. Enjoy!

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For the next few days, Blue and Hige rarely spoke to one another. That's not to say that Hige hadn't made an attempt to patch things up with Blue. Afterall, they were still living together, so why bother not getting along. Blue, however, was just highly moody, walking around with her brows furrowed and her lips pinched most of the day. In fact, the first time her and Hige had spoken since the night she found out about him and Christie was when Hige suggested she step out for some fresh air.

"You know," he said, leaning over the back of the couch that Blue had taken refuge on. "You should probably go for a walk. It's a nice day and some fresh air just might cheer you up." Blue simply rolled her eyes and continued flipping channels on the tv. "I mean, grab a cup of coffee and go to the park. A lot of people still bring their dogs, even in the winter. Or maybe go to the pet store. A new cat would be nice."

"Fine," sighed Blue. "If you insist on getting me out and about, I'll go." Blue walked over to the door and slipped on her dark boots over her leggings. "Happy?" She put her hands on her hips.

"Yep." Hige smiled and gave her a thumbs up. "Behave yourself." Blue rolled her eyes and stepped outside, feeling the cold air smash against her face. Sure, winter was nice enough. Just cold. She looked up at the greyish-purple sky. The clouds seemed to be saturated with moisture. If the temperature stayed the same, it would probably snow soon.

Blue walked down the stairs, suddenly feeling tons better than she had in a long time. She stopped by a small coffee and hot chocolate kart and bought a large, steaming chai tea, sipping it as she walked to the park that was about half a mile from where she lived. Once she turned the corner, she looked at the empty park. The benches were barren, as was the playing equipment. It was depressing since she had longed to watch the little kids play their games or watch people play frisbee with their dogs. Simply watching everyone be happy seemed to always make her bad moods melt away. Blue sighed and turned around, unfortunately not noticing the person behind her.

"Oh, crap, I'm sorry," she said, slightly embarrassed as she collided with a tall figure, dropping her half full cup of tea on the sidewalk.

"That's alright. It didn't spill on me, whatever it was, so I'm fine. Sorry about your drink though."

Blue looked up at the man she had bumped into and suddenly felt her stomach drop down to her toes and her face grow as warm as the summer sun. Now she felt extremely embarrassed. It was just her luck to bump into a really good looking guy at this point and time.

"Oh, that? It's not a big deal, really," Blue replied hastily, picking up her now empty cup. "I'm not really that big a fan of chai tea anyway. It was the next best thing to peach."

"Hm...peach, huh? I've never tried it." He shrugged his broad shoulders and gave off an aura of extreme carlessness towards whatever the world might think. "My aunt collects all sorts of tea flavors. I guess it's a hobby of hers. Anyway, I end up trying most of them."

"Oh, I don't drink much tea. Just peach and mint flavors," Blue tucked her hands into her pockets, tugging at the fabric inside them. It was so hard not to notice his golden eyes, or his awesome build. Just the thought of it made her blush. "I-I'm Blue by the way." She stuck out her hand to shake his. "Sorry I bumped into you."

The man just smirked slightly and shook Blue's hand. "I'm Tsume. And like I said, it's no big deal. But if you don't mind, I have to get going."

"Oh, ok." Blue felt her heart sink like a massive stone had been tied to it and has been thrown into the ocean, her heart along with it.

"By the way," Tsume added. "Do you come to the park often?"

"Well, in the summer, yeah. But this is the first time I've been her in the winter."

"You should come more often. I work at the book store right there and I usually walk this way everyday." Tsume tilted his head towards the small book shop near an old shoe store. "I get my lunch break around twelve or so. That's where I'll be if you want to chat sometime. See ya." He waved to Blue slightly as he walked away, leaving her standing shocked and blushing apple red.

Maybe I'm mistaken, but did I just get hit on by a majorly hott, muscular and charismatic guy that would have never laid eyes on me had I been in high school still? Blue shook her head and decided that it was time to go home. A little too much adventure for the day. Far too much.

I mean, even if he was interested, I can't just date him. Hige would hate that, maybe, not to mention I'd be doing the same thing I'm pissed at him for doing. Blue sighed and looked at her surroundings. She had arrived at the pet shop, a litter of kittens playing in a basket in the window.

"How adorable!" she crouched down to the glass to get a better look at the kittens. A small black one with beautiful blue eyes pawed at the window and mewed silently. Blue felt her as if her chest would burst from happiness. She stood up and walked into the store and looked at the kittens. As she picked up the little black kitten, it mewed happily. Blue held the kitten close to her chest and felt it purr with happiness and she walked up to the counter.

"Um, how much is this cat?" she asked the bored looking salesman behind the counter. He snapped to attention and looked at the black ball of fur in Blue's arms.

"You want that one?" he asked. "That one's the runt."

"He doesn't seem so small."

"She," corrected the clerk. "All the kittens from that litter were girls."

"Oh. Well, still, how much is she?" Blue asked, a determined look in her eyes.

"She'll probably have a good home with you. I can tell you're a cat person. The others in her litter are $100, but you can have her for $50." Blue pulled her wallet out of her jacket pocket and pulled out two twenties and a ten, handing them over to the clerk. "And I'll let you have a collar for her. Go pick one out over there." He pointed to the wall stocked with various animal things and Blue picked out a black collar with silver studs.

"You gotta look tough since you're so tiny," she said lovingly to the kitten. "I won't have the other cats bullying you ever, you hear me?" The kitten mewed and purred.

"What are you going to name her?" asked the clerk. "I need to fill out the papers and you need to sign them."

"Oh. Um...Hitomi sounds good. You have such pretty blue eyes, the name suits you perfectly." The clerk scribbled away on the paper and gave Blue the pen. She signed, the clerk gave her the second copy and she waved good-bye as she left.

"Wow, Hige is really going be surprised." Blue felt her spirits lift. A new school, a new cat, and maybe, in the near future, a new boyfriend.