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A Wish in England	By : Blanche_Conrad Category: +S to Z > XXXholic Views: 1804 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own xxxHolic, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Disclaimer: Neither Doumeki nor Watanuki or any of xxxHolic are of my creation. That honor belongs entirely to CLAMP. I'm just rearranging some of the pieces to my liking.
A/N: I won't be using honorifics. If anyone seems a little OOC let me know please. This is my first fanfic (and will 99% likely be my only xxxHolic fanfic), so constructive criticism will be appreciated.

Doumeki tried not to glare at Yuuko when he addressed her. "What is all this about? You could have just told me we had a job to do and I would have done it, but now Watanuki is stuck in that place because you didn't tell us anything."
"Don't get your fur in a ruffle, Doumeki. He'll be ok." Yuuko drawled as she took a drag of her pipe. "Besides, he wouldn't be stuck there if he hadn't had to take YOUR place. Did you really think Watanuki would make you go hungry? He may have been upset, but he cares about you enough to have gone looking for you. I highly doubt he would have let you starve."
"Whatever." Doumeki thought about his next words before speaking them, "So are you going to help us, or are we on our own for this?"
"I can give you some advice about the creature. You still won't be able to see it, so you'll need Watanuki to direct you. I recommend not using him as bait though. If the creature takes off with him, you'll never see him again. Now go to bed, Doumeki. You have to get up early again don't you?"
Doumeki trudged up the stairs, unable to discern if his body or his heart felt heavier.

Watanuki blinked and patted the area around him, looking for his glasses. He smiled when he realized he was covered by several very bushy, silky-soft tails. With a sigh he put his glasses on and got up from the bed. The pipe fox raised its head to watch him before stretching and leaping into the air, shrinking back to its regular size.
"Well let's go see what we can find out, huh?"
The pipe fox cooed at him and dove into his shirt. Watanuki decided to walk back to the dining hall, since he remembered the way and didn't want to get lost trying to go anywhere else.

Doumeki woke up feeling cold and depressed, not that his sadness showed on his always impassive face. While he showered and dressed, he entertained the idea of skipping the tournament to save Watanuki. He decided not to, because he planned on winning again today; and when he saw Watanuki afterwards then he would exchange the handkerchief for the kiss he had wanted yesterday.
He went down the stairs only to find that Yuuko and Himawari had already left, but they had also left behind some fresh muffins and fresh squeezed orange juice. Doumeki drank a glass of orange juice before he left the cabin and forced himself to nibble on a muffin on his way to the archery range. He would have finished it in 3 bites or less if Watanuki had made it. As it was, the only reason he even ate a muffin was because food meant energy; and he'd need that energy later.

Watanuki was surprised to see the princess sitting in the large dining hall without any company. "Good morning...er, I think." He scratched the back of his neck nervously.
"Yes, good morning. I hope you slept well. Um, is your pet still in the room?"
"My pet...? Oh, the fox. No, he's inside my shirt." At the girl's puzzled look, he fished the pipe fox out and showed it to her.
"This is the same creature that accompanied you last night?" She inquired as she held a hand out tentatively.
"Yeah, he's actually a spirit of some kind. Um, I'm hungry... Is there anything to eat?"
"Well, yes, but you shouldn't eat anything here. That's why you had to take your friend's place. He ate our food and so is bound to our realm unless another takes his place here. Although, if you were to leave, he would immediately be summoned back."
Watanuki digested this new tidbit of information in silence. He pondered how everything had gotten so messed up that this had turned out the way it did. If he hadn't lost his temper and taken off into the forest then Doumeki wouldn't have tried to find him. If Doumeki hadn't tried to find him he wouldn't have ended up here by himself. If Watanuki hadn't told him to cook his own food because he was mad at him...maybe Doumeki wouldn't have eaten the food here.
Watanuki's shoulders slumped and a strangled cry escaped his lips as the realization that this was likely completely his fault crashed down on him. Yuuko would have granted the fey's wish before they left, one way or another. The way it had happened thus far was the sole influence of his own lousy temper. Watanuki tried not to cry, but the pipe fox sensed his distress and slithered up his arm until it was hovering in front of his face. It licked away the lone tear that slid down his cheek and draped itself around his neck like a small scarf.
"Come, let me teach you more about our predicament." The princess said at just the right time to distract him from his despair.

Doumeki exercised every drop of discipline and control he had in order to be patient and do his best to win this round of eliminations as well. It was difficult to concentrate knowing Watanuki was a prisoner of that horrid woman because of him. He should know better than to eat food that he didn't know where it had come from.
Deep breath, hold it...slow release. The arrow sped towards the target and punched straight into the center with a resounding THWUMP!
"Please enjoy some refreshments while we tally today's scores." The announcer's voice drifted out over the system.
Doumeki ate half of a sandwich while he waited impatiently for the results to start being announced. As soon as they announced the lowest score he rushed to the announcing booth. "Can you please just tell me my score? There is a family emergency back home, and I need to call my mom to check on things."
The scoring assistant blinked at him before looking to the announcer for direction. The announcer nodded and continued listing the scores. "You won again today Mr. Doumeki."
"Thank you," Doumeki called over his shoulder as he sprinted for the forest once again.

So that...thing just takes people from your court and the other court? It eats them?" Watanuki questioned the princess.
"Yes, see our dining hall and sleeping quarters are the only thing underground. Our businesses and everything else are outside, just in a different realm than the one you live in."
"I see, you don't need to explain further. My boss has already taught me how weird things can be." Watanuki gave a small chuckle.
Suddenly the pipe fox perked up and floated down to the ground so it could shift to its larger form. It bounded out of the small library and down the hall.
"Hey! Wait, come back!" Watanuki chased after it, the princess following both of them at a more sedate pace.
Watanuki couldn't stop his feet when the pipe fox shifted again and went sailing through the last few feet of air to wrap itself around Doumeki's wrist. Watanuki crashed into Doumeki and was not surprised that the taller boy didn't so much as step back to keep his balance.
Watanuki went rigid as Doumeki wrapped his arms around Watanuki in a protective hug. He shivered when Doumeki's breath blew into his ear as he whispered, "Are you okay, Watanuki?"
"You said my name," was all Watanuki could say. Doumeki was running his hands up and down Watanuki's ribs. After some amount of this awkward interaction, Watanuki snapped into action and extricated himself from Doumeki's embrace. "I'm fine, Doumeki. How did the eliminations go today?"
"I won," Doumeki replied as he reached into his uniform and pulled out Watanuki's handkerchief. "So, can I exchange your token for a gift?"
Watanuki was unnerved by the fact that Doumeki said all that with an even tone and expression, as usual. Shouldn't he show some kind of...something?! Anything? "How do I know you really won and you're not just lying to me so you can get what you want?" Watanuki thought he must have imagined the look of hurt that crossed Doumeki's face for a split second.
"Fine. Let's go get rid of that thing so we can go back to the cabin." Doumeki walked down the tunnel without so much as a backward glance, leaving Watanuki to scramble after him.

Doumeki wished that, just once, something could be easy. It had taken a lot for him for him to speak so openly to Watanuki just now, and in turn he had been accused of lying. He decided that he would stay in the fey realm tonight, regardless of whether they eliminated the thing terrorizing the courts.

Watanuki listened attentively as he and Doumeki crept through the strange forest. He heard a whooshing noise above him. He looked up and spied a very, very large hawk-looking bird through the canopy of foliage. It must have easily been 30 times his size. Deciding that he was going to call the shots this time, Watanuki rushed out into the clearing ahead. He started shouting and waving his arms to attract the giant bird's attention. He knew Doumeki couldn't see it, so their best bet for getting rid of it with one try was to let himself get captured by it. He knew Doumeki wouldn't miss.
His heart skipped a beat when the bird swooped down at him and easily snatched him from the ground. He pointed up at the belly of the bird and yelled, "Aim here, Doumeki!"
In mere seconds he felt a wayward current of air rush past him and caught a glimpse of a blindingly white arrow as it embedded itself in the chest of the bird. Watanuki smiled in their triumph, but it was short lived. He realized that he was falling. The dying bird was no longer holding him as it fell, and he was falling too. He screamed.

Doumeki couldn't breath as he watched Watanuki go charging into the open space, enticing the bird to prey upon him. Yuuko's warning rang in his ears, If the creature takes off with him, you'll never see him again. Doumeki forced his mind blank as he focused and aimed his bow at the spot where Watanuki was pointing. He saw the splash of crimson as the spirit arrow hit its target. He watched, feeling helpless, as the bird released Watanuki convulsively and he plummeted toward the ground.
Doumeki didn't even realize he had moved until he was already standing under Watanuki's falling form. He braced himself for the impact as he stretched his arms out before him in an almost pleading gesture. His heart finally started beating again when Watanuki landed in his harms and knocked him to the ground.
His relief at having caught him was momentary tough. He realized Watanuki wasn't moving or speaking and he sat up to inspect him. His nightmares from that first afternoon spent in England haunted him as he gazed upon Watanuki's pale features. His heart thudded in his ears, drowning out all the other sound around him as he turned his eyes to Watanuki's chest. His sigh of relief brought his senses back to normal when he saw that Watanuki's chest was rising and falling in a rhythmic pattern.

Reviews are welcome and I hope to post the next chapter soon.
Regards,
Blanche
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