A/N: Man this chapter was fun to write. I hope everyone enjoys it. So the story should start picking up the pace REALLY soon. hint hint I also have a new fanfiction up. It's a Naruto one, so everyone should check it out. I've never written with Naruto characters before, so please review too if you read it.

Hm, much less stress this weekend, it has been awesome. I think I'll only be able to update either in the very beginning or the very end of the week, but I will try to always have a chapter done so I can post it for everyone. I'm so glad everyone's been enjoying my stories so far. :)

Carefully Blue traced the area around her eye with her royal blue eyeliner, trying not to make any mistakes. The reflection, confident and poised, in the bathroom mirror could have never been the real Blue, who was anxious and irritated. It was just her luck that she couldn't get out of the stupid double-date that Christie had set up. Blue could only pray that the guy Christie brought along and hoped to hook her up with was at least nice, good conversation, and half-decent to be around.

"Hey, Blue, are you almost ready?" Hige poked his head into the bathroom. "It's almost six."

Hige's entire appearance seemed to have changed. Of course his hair was still a mess, but they had found out long ago that there was no taming it with a brush, comb, straightener, or scissors. His clothes, however, were a lot nicer than usual. For once his pants, which were currently khaki, had no sign of wear and his shirt actually had a collar. He looked very preppy to Blue, and it was slightly aggrivating on its own.

"I'm almost done," Blue sighed, dabbing some cover-up on her chin. Blue hadn't dressed in anything out of the ordinary, but she was usually a very appearance-conscious dresser in the first place. Her shirt was spaghetti strapped, but fabric cascaded from the top of her shoulders, around the top of her bust, and back to the other shoulder, so the thin spaghetti straps could only be seen in the back. The fabric was a glittery royal blue that flowed quite nicely when she walked. Even when added to simple, black dress pants Blue looked elegant without even trying.

"Well, if it's any consolation, you look heavenly without the make-up."

Blue surpressed a huff at Hige's comment. The nerve of him, complimenting her like that! If he thought half of what he said, there was no reason for them to be split up and him dating Christie. The mere thought of spending most of the night with that annoying parrot was enough to cause her to slam her hand against the sink in frustration.

"Okay, well, let's go." Blue took in a few deep breaths, reminding herself that it would not be very good to lose control. Fortunately, Hige seemed to be oblivious to her reaction and Blue said a quick prayer of thanks for that. On their way out the door Blue pat Hitomi on the head. "Be a good girl." Hige coughed, obviously still pissed that the kitten had found him a worthy candidate for her next snack.

Blue and Hige walked through the door of the small resturaunt that Christie had planned for them to meet at. It was a nice little place, and Blue hoped that the food was just as good as the atmosphere.

"Hige!" Christie practically pounced on Hige with excitement and Blue mentally subtracted ten points from atmosphere. "And Blue! I'm so glad both of you could come!" Blue simply smiled weakly, but it was more like a wince really. "This is the guy I wanted you to meet, Blue!"

"Tsume?"

"Blue?"

Easy enough to say, Blue and Tsume simply stared at each other with surprise and Blue thought she saw a flash of irritation rush across Christie's face. "Oh, you know each other?"

"Yeah, I bumped into her the other day in the park," Tsume stated simply, avoiding the fact that it was actually Blue who did the bumping into.

"Aw, that just takes the fun out of it!" Christie whined. "I wanted it to be fun, Hige!" She entwined her fingers with Hige's and Blue thought she saw that spiteful glint in Christie's eye, but it was only there for a second. Was she just imagining things?

Hige sighed with a shrug. "Well, just because they've met before doesn't mean it's going to be any less fun. Hey, it might even be more exciting since they don't have to get to know each other as much."

"You're such a genius, Hige!"

Blue felt her blood boil at Christie's irritating simpering. This was just another stupid excuse for Christie to show off in front of Blue! Of course she couldn't prove it, but the whole thing was irritating anyway.

"Are you okay, Blue?" Tsume asked. Blue nodded, but it was obvious she was furious. "We can go sit down if you want."

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea," Blue replied with a sigh, making a mental note that if she ever came down with a fatal disease, to go stab Christie's eyes out before she died. "I'm feeling a little tired." She followed Tsume back to their table, sitting down across from him and resisting the urge to bang her head on the table.

"Christie gets on your nerves, doesn't she?"

Blue looked up at Tsume with surprise. "I thought you were friends with her?"

"I am," he said quickly. "Well, sort of. Our parents knew each other, so when I got sent to private schools, I got sent with her."

"Well, to be frank she drives me insane, hanging all over Hige like that."

"You like him?"

Blue flushed. "Of course not! I mean, we dated, but the break up was mutual." She lied. It was a really big lie too. Saying that her and Hige's break up was mutual was like saying the moon really was made of cheese and it came with complimentary crackers! "But it's just rude of her to act like that, even if I didn't have a...history with him."

"Yeah, I get it. I'm glad it was you who came though."

"Really?" Blue felt her heart race rapidly as Tsume nodded. Christie and Hige then decided to sit down and ruin the moment. Hige slid in the booth next to Blue and Christie took her seat next to Tsume, neither of them paying much attention to the new arrivers.

The night seemed to go by fast with Tsume there for Blue to converse with. Before she knew it, their food had arrived, and it seemed to her that things always got more interesting when ravioli was being served.

"Which ravioli did you get?" Tsume asked Blue.

"I ordered the cheese one. Why?"

"They gave me beef and I don't eat red meat," Tsume replied, his cheeks slightly pink. "I was wondering if you wanted to trade, unless you don't want to."

"No, it's fine," Blue said with a smile. "My friends and I used to do that all the time if our orders got messed up." Blue pushed her plate closer to Tsume's and Tsume pushed his towards hers, their hands bumping slightly. It was when Blue picked up her fork that she noticed her hand was still in Tsume's and her face soon became very pink.

"Um, Tsume, if you're holding my hand, how are you going to eat your ravioli?"

"I'm left handed."

At the mention of holding hands Hige glanced at Blue as if he were slightly irritated. For a second she considered letting go of Tsume's hand, putting her own free hand to her side, and remaining silent for a majority of the night, but her voice of reason got the better of her. Ha, if he can let Christie smother him, what's wrong with me holding hands with Tsume? I mean, he broke up with me.

The rest of the night seemed to run very smoothly. Blue and Tsume had very lively conversation and Christie squealed over Hige, oblivious to the annoyance he was trying to hide. Or maybe Blue only noticed because she'd been around Hige so much. But it wasn't until the four of them were outside that Hige's annoyance was noticable to everyone. Blue and Tsume hadn't dropped one anothers hand since the entree was served.

"So, I think that was more enjoyable than I anticipated," said Tsume calmly, but a slight smile was plastered on his face.

"I would have to agree with you there," Blue replied, beaming. "Are you working tomorrow?"

"No. Are you busy?" Blue shook her head. "Good. We should go to the park."

"Sounds like fun to me. What time?"

"Is one good for you?"

"Yeah. I'll meet you at the swings then?" Blue suggested.

"Sounds good to me."

"Hey, Blue, it's getting late," Hige said, clearly annoyed.

"You should probably go," said Tsume. "Hige looks irritated and it is late."

"Yeah," Blue nodded. "Good night." But instead of replying, Tsume leaned in and kissed Blue gently on the lips as if it was perfectly normal for them. Blue almost pulled away, but decided against it and returned the kiss briefly, waving good-bye when they separated, her and Hige walking in one direct, Tsume and Christie in another. She felt a slight pang of regret for what she just did, simply because she knew that, although he wouldn't come out and admit it, Hige was really pissed off.