Alegria

It's been ten years of unanswered questions when Watanuki left him. Yet he's determined to find him, even if it kills him.

Pairing

DoumekiXWatanuki

AN

Now I know what you are saying...Another one? Yes well, let's just say that I had a lot on my mind during the weekend.

Chapter 1

A figure trembled in the small corner of the closet. The dark that surrounded him made him feel secure yet smaller at the same time. His pale hands were wrapped around his long legs as he tried to hide himself as much as possible. Azure blue eyes stared at the line of light that came out from the crack of the door, while he tried to keep himself from breathing so hard.

He didn't want to get noticed, he didn't want the people outside to discover that he was hiding in the closet. He didn't want them to know that he was actually listening to the conversation that they were having.

"I can't do it…give up my baby boy…its impossible"

"You must! It's to save the family from poverty"

"All you care about is money! Never your only child!"

"I do care for him! If he was to be with that family, he wouldn't be living like how we are! Think about it!"

The boy started to panic; his legs were falling asleep on him. He didn't want to stretch his legs as of yet. Just a few more minutes, he could deal with his legs falling asleep on him.

"Please! Don't make me do this"

The boy could hear sobbing on the other side of the door. He felt his eyes starting to tickle on their own. He hated to hear someone crying, it made him feel helpless. He shifted slowly to get himself into a more comfortable spot while he leaned onto the door to listen more closely at the conversation.

"Sweetheart…Listen to me…I know it's hard but we must…The gentleman is going to arrive soon, anxious to know what our answer will be and we don't want to be rude, He's a noble's son and he wants ours…please my love, let our son live in a better life."

The sobbing quieted down for a bit and the boy could hear a small fragile sigh from someone's lips. A loud knock at the door on the other side startled the boy that he accidently bumped his head against the wall behind him, yet he was glad that the knock masked the noise.

Footsteps walked over the floor until it paused. The cry of the rusted hinges made the boy realize that the front door was opened. He tried to lay himself down in the small space in the closet so that he could see through the crack of the closet door.

With his bright blue eyes he could see two pairs of the finest tailored shoes. One was smaller than the other, meaning that one of them was a child.

"Ah..Haruka-sama…nice to see you again…"

"Likewise my friend…how is your family?"

"Hanging on…"

The boy could see that the two pair of shoes was walking into the house. A pair of women shoes were lightly wrapped around the foot of the wooden chair, not moving a inch away to get up to greet them.

"On to business, what is your answer?"

"Doumeki, do not be rude! I raised you better"

The boy in the closet trembled at the booming voice. It sounded like it was an older man, a mean sounding one that might have evil eyes. But the other that spoke before was soft yet uninterested at the same time, it drew the boy closer.

"Not to worry Haruka-sama, it's fine"

"So do you have your answer, my friend?"

"Yes…you may take my son with you…"

The wooden chair scratched against the floor and the woman's shoes quickly walked away from the other pairs of feet. One of them sighed as they went over to sit at the chair.

"Your wife doesn't seem happy about the decision"

"No…but she'll come around…She knows what's best for him"

Loud clicks of heels ran down into the room while the sobbing continued again.

"Watanuki isn't in his room!"

"He can't be that far…"

"I'll help you look for him with the carriage"

All three pairs of feet left out of the front door while the boy let out his breath. Yet he paused when he noticed that there was still one pair of shoes left, meaning someone was still there. Small footsteps walked over to where the little boy was, making him sit up and push himself against the wall in the corner, hopefully he would go away. But as he feared, the door handle started to open. The boy closed his eyes and he prayed that he wouldn't be noticed.

Light overtook his eye lids and he squinted tightly to block it away. He placed a hand up to cover his eyes from the harsh glare as he slowly opened his eyes to the light. There was a tall shadow in front of him, blocking some of the lights.

"They're gone…you can come out now…"

The boy looked up at the voice and he met up with two amber eyes staring back at him with mild amusement and curiosity. A hand was placed in front of him and he couldn't help but stare at the offered hand.

"As stupid as it sounds, you should come out of the closet" The blue eyed boy looked up to see a smile smirk on his face, probable snickering at his lame inside joke. The boy looked hesitantly to the hand before he went to grab it and he was hauled up with a force that he almost stumbled into the other boy. Almost…

"You must be Watanuki…you're prettier close up"

The said boy puffed out his cheeks as they turned red in embarrassment. Using his two small hands, Watanuki pulled away from the boy, but he wouldn't let go of his hand. He had his fingers intertwine with his and it made the raven blush even more.

"Can you please let go of my hand"

"No…I like my hand in yours, they're so soft"

Watanuki stared blankly at the boy in front of him, before he tried to tug his hand away from him. Doumeki was having the time of his life, even though it didn't show much on his face.

"Let go of me!"

"No"

"Let go"

"No"

"I said let -" Watanuki blushed ten folds when Doumeki leaned in and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. The boy brought his other hand over his lips, where he felt the tickling sensation. He stared at the boy in disbelief while the other was smirking with satisfaction.

"That kept you quiet…"

Watanuki brought his hand into a fist as he felt a vein burst on the side of his head. He growled as he brought his fist up against Doumeki's cheek, yet didn't even graze it. His other hand was held tightly by the older boy while his smirk was still on his face.

"Feisty…I can't wait for you to be my wife"

"Say what now!?"

Doumeki sighed as he let go of Watanuki's hand and he brought a finger up to block his ear canal. For a boy, he sure was a high squealing voice when he's angry.

"Who said that I was going to be your wife? I don't even know who you are! Let go of me you arrogant pervert!"

Watanuki tried to pull his arm away from the boy but with the tight grip on his hand, he wasn't sure if he could. The boy was too strong for his age… The blue eyed boy squealed when he was pulled into a forced hug by Doumeki, his face only centimetres away from his as he tried to make his blush die down. The older boy gave him a small smile before he wrapped an arm around Watanuki's small waist.

"See...You're perfect in my arms…not too big…not to small…just right"

Watanuki pouted when he watched Doumeki take his finger out of his ear and he placed his hand over his cheek. The small boy couldn't help but lean into the warm skin that was Doumeki's hand. That's until he felt a hand that shouldn't be where it should be in the first place.

"Just right…"

"Argh! You big pervert!"

When the adults came back, they were slightly confused on why Watanuki looked so angry, sitting in the chair glaring at Doumeki, while the said boy was grinning like a fox while he rubbed a sore red spot on his cheek.

That was ten years ago…

A sigh passed out from pink lips, creating a small cloud of smoke into the cold night air. Azure blue eyes stared at the yellow lights of passing cars as he waited to cross the street to where he wanted to go. The crisp wind played with the ends of his long silken raven hair and the end of his white trench coat. He placed his hands into his pocket as he leaned onto the lamp post, watching the city life run past through his eyes.

He almost regretted making the decision that he made those few years back. No, not the decision to marry him, but the decision to leave him. He wanted to stay with him, to be basked in mountains of flowers and cards that had so many declaration of love. It pained his heart to see the look on his face when he told him that he had to leave. It was for his own good, he never meant to hurt him. His family disappeared because of him; he didn't want that to happen to his love.

The walk sign glowed brightly thru the night sky, Kimihiro Watanuki stood up from his position as he walked across the familiar road to his home, his new home.

The night felt colder around him as he pulled his coat closer around his naked neck. His home slowly came to view when he started to pick up the pace. When he glanced onto his wrist watch, he cursed when he saw that he was going to be late.

He made thru the small white gate of the house, a small looking cottage that was in between two large buildings. The front lawn was well kept, with a few scattered leaves around and a few garden gnomes. Watanuki quickly ran up the stairs to the veranda and was about to open the door, but someone beaten him to it.

"You're late…"

Watanuki winced at the cold voice but he tried to hide with a sheepish smile. The woman that held the door open was taller than he was by a few inches. Her cold eyes stared at him with an intense gaze that he was afraid that she would try to freeze him. She was sickly pale and lanky to be a healthy weight but she stood tall with her hand tightly around the door knob.

"I'm sorry Yuko-san but my boss wanted me to stay an extra hour after work" Watanuki placed his hands together, his head bowed down in apology. The woman stared at him for a while before she turned around and walked into the house without a second glance. Watanuki sighed as he brought his head up and he let his arms hang loose on the side. He frowned as he slowly entered the house, not before looking up to the new moon that shone bright amber yellow.

If you love me…you'll come and find me…

This is my first XXXHolic fanfic and I say that I did pretty darn good for a first! What do you think?