A/N: I better finish this drabble set before I go on vacation.. or else you readers have to wait a week before an update D; ~SEi
Disclaimer: I do not own xxxHOLiC. CLAMP does.

- - - - - - - - - - - Ch4. The Wish

Walk walk. Walk walk. Ring! Ring! Ring! Open. Walk walk. Close. Ring! Ring! Ring! Walk walk. Walk walk.

"Oh, there you are, Mokona," said Watanuki, when he noticed the dark creature lying on the sofa near the ringing telephone. He walked over to him. "Mokona?"

Mokona's was sleeping on his stomach and when Watanuki rolled him over, Watanuki saw that the creature was still sleeping. And snoring. And drooling. The telephone's ringing was quieter now than before but Watanuki wondered, How come Mokona didn't wake up from the telephone's loud ringing from before?

"Hey, look at this."

Watanuki turned his head to look at what Doumeki was mentioning about - in this case, holding. A chips bag. Doumeki handed it to the seer, who read the words on the bag aloud. "Not able to sleep and want a midnight snack? Then Sleeping Chips is right for you!" He stared at it for a second before sighing. "I should really tell Mokona to stop eating the things he finds randomly..."

Ring! Ring! Ring!

"Oh. Right." Watanuki gestured to Doumeki to sit down and watch Mokona in case he awoke, and picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

There was a heavy sigh from the other line. "Finally!"

Watanuki chuckled and sat down beside Doumeki, who had Mokona sleeping on his lap. "Sorry, did you wait long? The telephone is a bit far from where I usually am."

"That's not it... but it's okay."

"So I assume you've called to tell me your wish?"

"...Yeah."

"Well, I've got all day."

"Okay, um... are you on speaker phone or anything?"

"Hm?" Speaker.. phone? Watanuki glanced at Doumeki, who shot a 'What?' back at him. "...Not that I know of...?"

"Okay. 'Cause it's a bit embarrassing..."

"What is?"

"Oh, uh, my wish..."

Watanuki smiled. "Not at all. Wishes are wishes. There's no such thing as embarrassing wishes or stupid wishes because they're still wishes that we strongly hope for no matter what other people think."

"I-I see..."

"..."

"A-Are you a real wish-granter? 'Cause I'll feel stupid if I tell you this and you're just a fake."

"I can assure you I'm not a fake."

"Really? Then can you show your face through the phone? Or make my dog turn into a cat? Or or-"

"Yousuke-kun. I'm not a fairy or a witch," he stated. "I'm just a regular human being... only with unusual powers..."

"I-Is that so.."

"Yes. So just believe in me and your wish will be more likely to come true."

"O-Okay."

"..."

"...Then, I'll tell you."

Watanuki put one leg over the other as he waited. They were starting to fall asleep from just sitting.

"Uh... well... um.."

"..."

"Okay, uh.. s-so I've got this dog.. Oh, you already know her. I didn't really lie about that wish I told you before. I really do want- 'Cause she's gonna die soon- And I don't want that- And-"

"Yousuke-kun, it's okay. Just take your time."

"I-I..." Watanuki heard him inhale and then exhale away from the phone. "Okay."

The seer smiled, and looked down at Mokona sleeping soundly.

"My dog, KK, has this incurable disease, and she's going to die. I know this since most incurable diseased patients have a death date. But I don't know when KK is going to die since we never noticed it until she started throwing up. I don't even know if it is a disease or not! The vet said that the 'disease' is rare or something though it sounded more like he had never seen anything like it and the cause is unknown and untreatable and and I can't help but worry day after day if she's going to die tomorrow or the day after or a week later or or-"

"So your wish is?"

"I... I don't want KK to die."

Watanuki smiled sadly. "...You're lucky, Yousuke-kun. I can't bring the dead to life but I.. I suppose I can prevent their deaths..."

"Th-That means-!"

"Yes. But I have a favor to ask first."

"What is it? I'll do whatever I can so that KK will live!" He sounded like a desperate little boy who was willing to do anything to get candy.

"I need you to bring KK here to my store. Tomorrow is good, since it's a Saturday. I have to see what her 'disease' is," he said. Though I think I can figure out what it is now...

"But I..."

"What's wrong?"

"I can't. My mom said we shouldn't let KK out of the house just in case it's contagious or something."

"Is that so..." Watanuki glanced at Doumeki, who was stretching Mokona's cheeks apart and watching the drool go up and down from his mouth. "Then I'll send someone over to check if it's contagious or not and bring KK here."

"Alright...Um, can I come too?"

"We'll have to see about that."

"Um.. okay..?"

"Then, if you don't mind, would you please tell me your address?" Watanuki heard a laugh. "What's so funny?"

"I-It's just that, you know my name but you don't know where I live?"

Watanuki frowned. "Yousuke-kun, I'm not that pyschic or anything."

"Then how'd you know my name?"

"I just have very strong hearing."

Yousuke's silence sounded confused. But then, he told Watanuki his address and after saying that he needed to go, he said his goodbyes, thank you very much's, and hung up. Watanuki put the phone back onto it's holder too and leaned back into the sofa.

"... He trusts you too much."

Watanuki was already surprised that Doumeki hadn't spoken a single word during the call, but he was more surprised that Doumeki was actually listening to what was being said (though you can count that as eavesdropping, maybe?) "That's what people tend to do when they're desperate and impatient. But anyway.. you heard everything?"

"... Maybe."

Watanuki smirked. "So you know where you're going tomorrow?"

"..." Doumeki had his poker face on.

I feel like I make the fic a bit longer than I was trying to make it... But anyway, hope you enjoyed.
P.S. Did you know Ch1-4 was only one day? Lol.