DISCLAIMER: I do not own any part of Ouran High School Host Club or xXxHolic. They belong to Bisco Hatori and CLAMP, respectively.


Chapter 1 Quadruple

He had expected witches to be old and decrepit. This witch was young, and so supple that she could wear scanty outfits. She sat upon a large divan, smoking a lengthy pipe. The customer tried to sit on his opposite sofa comfortably. It was tough due to the ribbons of smoke surrounding them. The nicotine exhaust acted like a partition between witch and client. White tendrils in the air shrouded the sitting room, saturating oxygen with the aroma of rosewood.

"Can't you split her into six equal shares?"

"Ah, ah," replied the witch with a wag of her finger. "Six is an unlucky number and too much trouble for me. Pick a smaller total."

"But what's the point if she can't be shared by everyone?!"

"Couldn't you and your 'family' share this woman as a single person?"

The customer fell silent.

After some moments, the witch sighed.

"I am only granting what is within my power." She paused to drag from her long pipe. "And what's more, if I were to proceed in granting your original wish, the price your 'family' has to pay would be even greater."

He warily considered this foreboding notion.

"Fine; if you can't do six then how about four?"

The witch's crimson eyes flashed at the new proposition. "Hmph, another unlucky number. Though, since this is within my scope of expertise, I will commence to fulfill your request!"

Her pipe was laid to rest on a nearby tray. She then clapped her hands for her aide.

"Watanuki! Bring me a piece of paper from the storage room."

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With some grumbling and mumbling, the aide named Watanuki promptly returned with the piece of paper. The customer could not help but overhear the young man mutter something about 'slave drivers' and their 'selfish whims'. The witch began folding the sheet once Watanuki was gone. She folded widthwise, once, twice, three times, and stopped at four. Her customer was in awe of her nimble fingers.

Next, the witch reached into the dip of her dress. It was a bit nerve-racking to watch her hand rummage between the globes of her ample bosom, but the anxiety ceased as she pulled out what she was looking for: a gilded pair of scissors. In her left hand, she held the folded piece of paper; while in her right, she held the shears. Before she could cut anything, she set down the items on the table in front of her.

The witch looked solemnly at the client. She gave fair warning.

"I'll have you know that in order for this to work everything must start over from the beginning. From the time you and your friends met Fujioka Haruhi."

Nostrils flared; someone swallowed.

"Once I initiate this wish, all of your prior memories of Haruhi will disappear. This goes for the entire Host club," she warned. "Mind, anything you have lost will be replaced by the four entities that take her place."

She then picked up the folded paper and the scissors. The blades were poised to cut when she concluded,

"Are you sure this is what you desire?"

The customer nodded.

"Will you be prepared for the price that, not only you, but also your friends have to pay?"

"Yes," he said quietly.

"Can all of you tolerate the hardships as well as the joys that this wish entails?"

"I-I claim them all," he said aloud.

Silently, Yuko complied and began to cut. The gilded scissors cut out a head, a left arm, a right arm, a right leg and a left leg. When she finished, the folded piece of paper was a compact paper doll. The witch incanted her spell:

"Divide bravery, peace, honesty, and love. What was once single, become quartered."

The paper doll was unfolded; it became four girls holding hands.

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OMAKE (Just in case this first chapter blows, but people still want to be entertained.)

"Do you want this thing?" asked Yuuko. "The spell is done."

She held the string of paper dolls by a thumb and forefinger.

"You mean it's not important anymore?!" exclaimed the client.


Author: This is the first chapter. Hopefully it didn't blow too much. Yuuko and Watanuki will be making guest star appearances later on, but this is strictly Host-bu.