Spirits, whether Man wishes to believe or not, are just as real as any human in this world. Each with a name, each with a power, existing alongside humanity. Eerie events, spooky goings on, bumps in the night. All real. For there is no such thing as accidents, mistakes or coincidence. Only fate and the inevitable. Man and spirits, side by side, regardless of whether they can be seen or not.

Hinata wishes he couldn't see them. Sure it's not like every spirit out there is malevolent. He's had some rather positive experiences with several ghosts and other benign beings. Some are just lonely, other lost. On a couple of occasions it's been himself lost and a spirit helping. All very much likeable entities. Some were just an inconvenience, neither likeable or horrible. Just there. In the way. And others, like every creature he's encountered this week, are a total nightmare.

Either way, he's tired of them all.

He's tired of constantly waking up in the middle of the night as one spirit ram shackles his room whilst another scratched at his door. He's tired of constantly having to run away from demons trying to eat him or possess him. And he's extremely tired and pissed off with this one little gremlin that clutched onto his leg for dear life. An ugly little thing that thought it was utterly hilarious to trip him up. So often in fact that his volleyball captain thought it wise to send him home early for everyone's safety.

Hinata knows not all spirits are dangerous. Not all of them want to kill him or eat him or drive him insane. He knows all of that. But he's sick of them. All of them. This has been all he's known for his whole life and all he wants is out. He just wishes he could be like everyone else.

He just wishes he could be normal.

An itching sensation tingled in his feet as they started to move on their own in the opposite direction of home. To say he panicked would be an understatement. After all legs aren't meant to have a mind of their own. A mind Hinata seemed to have no control over. Onward they went, leading him to a traditional building he swore wasn't there five minutes ago. He's sure he'd recognise such a place, all wood and crescent moon motifs, next to the row of concrete stores. A place that gave him the heebie-jeebies. The male grabbed hold of a nearby lamp post, desperate not to get any closer. Only his legs won and closer he got. Until he tripped on his shoe lace made undone by his pesky company. He grabbed a hold of the fence marking the boundary and any sense of apprehension went. Much like the gremlin that dissipated into thin air, leaving his leg free. In the midst of his confusion he doesn't feel the strange sense of safety he's never felt before, just the strong overwhelming urge to enter. So he does.

The door slid open as he approached before sliding back home once he was safely in the hallway. A cold chill ran slowly down his spine and in an attempt of a distraction he changed his old trainers for the house slippers waiting in front of him. Another door stood before him and by instinct he stepped forward. But his panic from before took hold of the reigns. He had no idea what this place was or why he was there. He doesn't even know if it's safe. He just entered without a care in the world. He turned back to leave, to walk out and forget about this entire thing. Only the door's gone. In it's place a blank wall.

No door.

No escape.

To say Hinata panicked would be an understatement.

This is it. This is how I die. I get lured into some creepy looking place and I'm gonna get eaten. Mum's always telling Natsu to stay away from strange places and people and what do I do? Wander into a place that wasn't even here five minutes ago as if it's home. If I get eaten I hope I give them indiges-

A smooth clear voice broke Hinata out of his panicked state, somehow calming him instantly.

"There's no sense in fighting what has already been destined. Come through, boy who can see the unseen. I can grant you your wish. For a price."

AN: I love TsukiHina too much, I love xxxHolic too much, so why not combine the two. Also the idea of Tsukki in Yuuko's clothes pleases me somewhat