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Fandom:xxxHolic
Pairing: Watanuki x Doumeki
Rating: PG
Notes: I do not claim these characters, they belong to CLAMP! This chapter takes place during Volume 4. I am sorry for it being so short!

Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
Prologue

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Valentine’s Day. One of Watanuki’s least favorite days of the year; along with Christmas, Halloween, and even his own birthday. Why? Well each holiday always reminded him that he was alone, and that he was a lonely person. (Halloween was actually because more spirits were out that night). But since he was now with Doumeki, he had new reasons for hating Christmas and Valentine’s Day. It was jealousy. Why the hell did that guy get all of the Valentine’s chocolate and all those packages around Christmas? Why was the expressionless boy just so damn popular?

Sure, Doumeki was good looking (very good looking, he had to admit) and athletic. In fact, Doumeki was the best in archery club. His fan girls were always cheering him on at meets, and Himawari had always convinced him to go along with her. After all, they were friends, right? At least that is what Himawari had always said, even though he denied it every time.

Watanuki on the other hand never got Valentine’s chocolate, and Himawari was out with a cold that day. This meant that the only possible girl to give him chocolate on one of his most hated days would not be giving him any. And Doumeki, well Doumeki wouldn’t give him chocolate; though Watanuki was sure that if he gave Doumeki chocolate on Valentine’s Day that he might give Watanuki something on White Day. And that made Watanuki even more angry.

“I’m not a girl,” he growled in a low tone. He was angry, wishing he had known that Himawari wasn’t going to be there that day before he had heated up the chocolate in the Fondant Au Chocolat he had made the night before at Yuuko’s. The Home Ec. Teacher had even let him borrow the kitchen to get ready.

He sighed, taking a seat in an empty chair at a nearby table. Well, all of the chairs had been empty since school had just let out, and he was alone in the Home Ec. Room. Watanuki stood back up again, and was yelling about how Himawari should get well soon, and how horrible it was that she was sick on Valentine’s Day.

“You are so loud.”

Watanuki jumped, turning around to see Mr. Popular standing in the window. He felt himself turning red with anger and balling his right hand into a fist.

“What the HELL are you doing here?”

“I could ask you the same thing.”

And then Doumeki had fork in hand and was eating the chocolate he hat meant for Himawari.

“Jerk!” That wasn’t for you! Spit it out! Don’t you think you received enough chocolate today?” Doumeki picked up the Styrofoam cut that was sitting next to the plate of cake, and was now gulping it down.
Soon after they were walking home, Watanuki still grumbling about how Doumeki had eaten the chocolate not meant for him. He was also eyeing the bag that said ‘Piffle’ on it containing all the chocolate that Mr. Popular had received that day.

“How did YOU get so many chocolates?”

“Didn’t you get any?”

“APPARENTLY I’M NOT POPULAR ENOUGH TO GET ANY CHOCOLATE!” Watanuki cried in irritation.

“I’ve finally found what I was looking for.”

A girl, a very cute girl at that, wearing a fur-lined jacket was now actually reaching into Doumeki and pulling out the chocolate Watanuki had made. Doumeki made an odd face, just before collapsing, right on top of Watanuki.

“Doumeki? Hey! Doumeki! What’s with you?!”

He looked up at the girl who was starting to cry. She was having trouble speaking, but he was sure that she was saying something about wanting to give her chocolate. And then she… flew away? What the hell?

“Girl’s don’t fly. That means she’s…”

“Not human,” came a voice behind him.

Watanuki jumped up, letting go of Doumeki, his head hitting the ground rather hard.

“Yuuko-san!”

“His soul was taken.”

“What?”

“That means if we don’t get it back before the day is over, he’ll stay like that forever.”

“Don’t tell me, it’s my fault. Right?”

Yuuko explained to him that it was because Watanuki could see these things that it was his fault, and it was up to him to get Doumeki back to normal.

“And how am I supposed to do that?”

“It’s going to cost you,” Yuuko said, an evil gleam in her eyes.”

“I thought so.”

Then Watanuki was yelling and flailing about; yelling things that he did not really mean, but was saying only because he was scared. Well that, and because Yuuko did not know that he and Doumeki were, well, together and all.

“Well then! That will be more that you owe me!” Yuuko exclaimed just as Mokona appeared, flying on what seemed to be a giant bird. A giant bird?

“It’s huge!”

“Well hurry up! Remember, if you don’t get that back before the end of the day, Doumeki will stay like that forever.”

Once Watanuki was far enough that he was sure no one would hear him, he said, “There’s no way I’m going to let MY Shizuka stay like that.”

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Both twins wanted Doumeki, all the girls wanted Doumeki. Yes, he was jealous, but he sure as hell was not going to admit that to anyone, especially not Doumeki. He was depressed. So depressed that after the whole ordeal was over, he had told the older twin that she should talk to Doumeki. How he had wanted to cling to Doumeki’s arm like the younger twin had done when they were in the theater, and the older twin wanted to as well. He didn’t care about the whole words being binding thing. It was most likely true, considering Yuuko was never wrong, but he was much too depressed.

Then she said it, “I’m in love with you.”

Watanuki’s heart sank, but he put on a phony smile anyway, his gaze turning to Doumeki. The expressionless boy was now bowing his head to say, “I’m sorry,” and it was as if he were saying that he was in love with someone else. His jaw dropped as Doumeki continued, “I cannot accept.”

“I thought it might be like that, but I’m glad I was able to say it.”

The girl was all smiles, and when she walked away, she had said “thank you” to Watanuki, but his mind was still on the last few things she had said. Telling Doumeki she was in love with him and that she was glad she had told him, even if he had not accepted. She was definitely brave. That made him wonder; did he love Doumeki? And if he did, would be brave enough to tell Doumeki?