For a while Kuronotsurugi thought she had indeed taken it the wrong way, but was relieved when she finally spoke, her voice casual and her answer one that seemed completely normal. He'd even tossed around in his mind the thought that she might even reject his offer, and thinking that had almost made him panic a little. He would have felt completely terrible if she'd declined dinner flat out, but thankfully she didn't, and instead she accepted. He sighs softly in relief, a smile replacing the nervous look on his face, though his cheeks still retained some of it's red color. He'd not failed to notice that Hikari's own cheeks were slightly pink, and for any who might have seen this exchange might have thought they were both innocent preteens nervously asking their crushes out on their first date.<br/><br/>He was surprised when she turned and offered to come over to her place and have her cook dinner, instead of them going out somewhere else. That would be a much better option really, then he wouldn't have to deal with anybody bothering him or risk being seen by anyone who knew him personally. But on the other side...he'd be going to...her house. Risk it with interaction of others...or be alone with Hikari at her house? It should have been an obvious answer, but Kuro wasn't like other guys. He was definitely one to over think things when it came to these sorts of situations. And he vividly remembered how good her food had been on their mission, even though it had been something simple and easy to make. Just the thought of a full meal...well, that was enough to make his mind for him.<br/><br/>"I, uh, well if you don't mind...that'd be okay." He replies, smiling a little at her, nervously scratching his cheek with his forefinger. He noticed that there were still some snowflakes fluttering down from the sky around them from when he'd done his jutsu, and then Hikari had added her flare. He liked what she'd done, and in the back of his mind, despite himself, he was already thinking of a way that he could make the jutsu so it was a collaboration between them, somehow mixing his original jutsu and making it so her snow somehow became involved. He might even take it a step further and somehow add some wind style into it. If one looked closely enough in to his eyes, it would almost be like seeing a machine at work, wheels turning and turning as he worked things out.<br/><br/>At the forefront though he was completely focused on the moment at hand. "What would you make...?" He asks, simply out of curiosity. He wasn't a that picky of an eater, though there were things that he preferred over others. While waiting for an answer, he did like before he was shot up in the air by Hikari, laying out on his back and floating on the water, but this time keeps his eyes open, looking over at her as he waited for an answer.<br/><br/>He couldn't help but think that things were starting to feel too natural like this. Why wasn't he just shooting up a wall like he always did with others. He knew, deep down, that he couldn't open up too much to anyone, or else he'd end up connected to someone...and that would only be a hindrance and a pain for later on down the road. And yet, he couldn't help it...He WANTED to open up to her, to let her see him as he truly was. For her to get to know him, for him to get to know her. The darkness inside of him, he wanted Hikari to see it, to understand...and hopefully not run away once he opened up and revealed that darker side of himself. He wondered...just how she would react when she knew who and what he was...