Watching the Sky
Chapter 7
Thunder
Disclaimer – I do not own, I do not own, I do not own.
Summary - With time, Watanuki became use to his new job. But soon, a spell of monotony falls over his life, the only thing changing is the time around him. That is, in the spring of his life, there is a new occurrence to look into.
Pairing – Yuuwaku (Yuuko/Watanuki)
Author's Ramblings – Okay, I know it's been a long time (too long), but I really will make it up! I'm going to pound out some chapters now, since the summer has started. I'm going to a couple of camps and summer classes so I will have no internet to update the stories with…. And so I will see if I can update this Friday. And when it seems like this story hits a block again, it means I'm away. And at that time I'll probably update on Saturdays.
Shout Outs –
Roonren – Nah, sorry I made such a big fuss.
GreenFairyHime – Awww, I have French too, and I have no idea what I'm doing in the class. I just know I'm passing! You have my sympathies and thanks for being a faithful reader.
Yuuko's Angel – Twist…? Err, I fail to understand what I'm doing is not cliché. And thank you for putting me on alert.
Jinnai – Thanks for the comment. Personally, I just like writing pairings, that are rare, but yeah, not enough Yuuwaku in the world. You can never have enough.
Kiki Momitichi – Kiki! You don't have to feel so sad over it. And you always review, so that makes me happy. And uh… Wow! I can't argue your third reason. (The boom-chika-boom is part of a song.)
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They opened the door…. Only to see nothing.
"Why isn't there anyone here to stop us?" Watanuki asked, as they quickly began taking out the cameras in the vincinity.
In the midst of Domeki shooting down the cameras and Yuuko checking the map, she said, "The only things with an actual mind are probably the guards outside. They probably put them there to make the building look authentic, other than that, it's only the research team." Finding the right way, she pointed to the left. "That way."
"What is with this building anyway?" Watanuki stared at their surroundings. The whole place was bare. The ground, ceiling, and walls were all a dull, tiled gray. "There is no way you can collect data like this, the only cameras were in front of the entrrANce- HOLY SHIT!" Just as he started talking, a large gray tile fell from the ceiling, almost giving him a concussion.
One after another, they began to fall, leaving a heavy amount of rubble in it's wake. Getting hit by one could easily split one's head. "I thought they were trying to let people live!" Watanuki yelled, as he dodged the falling tiles.
"They don't want information on the weak, do they?" Yuuko answered back, her smooth motions easily evading the falling objects.
"This is part of the test then?" Domeki ashed, taking long strides to avoid them.
"Yes, pay attention now, a turns coming up." Up ahead was another fork, one path going forward and the other to the right.
"Stick to the wall now." Yuuko commanded. They immediately lined up at the right wall, only breaking the path to dodge another tile.
As the tile came down at a faster rate, the three sped up as well. Focusing on their first goal, their heart beat sped up, their breath quickened, all to adjust to the new atmosphere.
Five meters.
Three meters.
The first checkpoint came up fast. The monotony of the surroundings were only broken by the lone entrace of another hallway.
Two meters.
One meter.
One more step….
Crash! A whole wall came down on the forward path.
"Now!" With a yell, they threw themselves to the right, onto the new path, barely avoiding the other wall that came down on the right path. The corridor was dark, but there were no falling tiles on this one. Regaining their breath, they paused to rest.
They were safe, for now.
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"So what do we do now? I doubt that they are going to give us any time to rest." Sitting against the wall, he looked at Yuuko expectantly for an answer.
"We should just follow the path." Domeki said calmly. "There's no need to stress out about this."
Watanuki practically growled at him, but Yuuko interupted before he could say anything. "They're going to let us rest." The two boys looked at her with interest. "They're going to see how well we took the first test, and see how long we need to rest and recooperate."
"I see, so we can have as much rest as we want." Watanuki concluded, ad Domeki nodded to his conclusion.
"Yes, they are now going to observe our habits, while we rest. Let me tell you though, this is first and last time they are going to let us rest. After this, they are going to be pushing us to see how far we can go. Stay on guard." As she said this, there was an ominous gloom that settled in the air. It was natural, for there were others watching there every move and could control the whole area.
Calm down Watanuki, He rested his eyes, while thinking to himself. An unseen force controlling the whole area, and watching our every move? You have experience in this situation, you've got nothing to worry about. And with that said, he let his unknowingly tense muscles relax.
"So, how are your love lives going?" But then again, there were other awkward situations that were just as bad.
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"Yuuko-san…." Watanuki spoke softly, as a strange, hot, sensation seemed to well inside of him. "What kind of question is that?" He finished off.
"Is that question appropriate right now?" Domeki asked, showing his confusion with a barely raised eyebrow.
"Well, the people are collecting data on us, right? Then I suggest we should take longer than normal to recover. If they're listening, than they don't know if we're bluffing or not with this conversation. We did make it this far, rather easily." Yuuko explained, not quite satisfying the curiosity of her audience.
"What?" She said to the silent Watanuki and Domeki. "We have to fill the silence somehow, unless one of you has a suggstion." From their silence, they did not, and so she continued on. "Then how about we play a game of-"
"Okay, okay, let's talk then." Watanuki did not want to spend his time in the pitch black corridor, playing word games, or any other type of game Yuuko had in mind. They would have to talk instead.
"Then let me repeat that question again: how are your love lives?" Yuuko said, happy that she won so easily.
Surprisingly, Domeki was the first to answer. "I'm concentrating more on school, than finding love. If I want to ever support a family, than I have to do well. Then I can look for a person to spend my life with."
"That's very mature of you, Domeki. As for me, I don't particularly have anything now. I do have some, well, prospects that I am interested in, but in the end, it's nothing to talk about." Haven spoke, Yuuko looked at Watanuki. "Watanuki, aren't you going to say something. Here is Domeki and I pouring our souls out for you to hear, but you're not sharing anything. Aren't you being cold?" Yuuko, just on kept looking at him.
Seeing no escape, Watanuki said something. "The person I have affection for, is not showing any signs of wanting a relationship. Whether she is nervous, or is not interested in me, I don't know. For now, all I can do is watch her." He said calmly, trying not to let any emotion escape his voice.
Hearing the sour one to his voice, Yuuko couldn't help but tease him. "I think we've hit a sore spot. Care to explain what's going on in your head?"
"All I'm saying is that I have a girl that I like, but I don't know if she likes me back." Watanuki tried to evade Yuuko's persistant questioning.
"But if you show affection for her, then she has to respond." Yuuko said, trying to drive a clear answer out of Watanuki.
She must be thinking that it can't be any other person, but Himawari. But that wasn't true, he had realized long ago that the one for him, was not Himawari. The person he imagined came in quite a different shape, one that was her complete opposite, but just as mysterious. Not like I'm going to admit anything. "I can't tell if she's is returning the feelings. That's why I'm staying neutral." He intoned.
"I see, so you're in denial then." All Watanuki did was turn his head away. "If you want, I can stop pursuing this particular subject?" Yuuko said, amused on how the conversation went.
Watanuki sighed, dejected at his pride being poked at, but happy that she stopped prying for answers.
While this conversation went on, the silent member of their group, listened to the conversation with interest. There was no need for him to join in, but that didn't mean it wasn't any less important. He had noticed a slight change in Watanuki. His new actions, became prone to Domeki, who watched him intently. It was a strange new face for Watanuki to wear, and new facts revealed themselves to Domeki. They were quite different from his initial impression of him. But whether his theories were wrong or right, Watanuki had changed.
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"I guess we're ready to move on." After what seemed like centuries of resting and waiting, the team of three got ready to leave.
"We can still relax. Let's walk for part of this journey. We don't have to rush yet." Yuuko suggested as they traveled down the hallway.
Their footsteps echoed softly through the long hallway. Despite the relaxed demeanors, they were all alert in case of an attack. If looking in any direction, a person might as well as been blind. Movement of a brighter object, was all the three could follow.
All of a sudden Domeki crouches over, as if in pain. Yuuko and Watanuki stopped.
"Domeki, as you all right?" Yuuko asked. They could not se his face, for he had been walking in front of the two.
"Yeah, there's just a staircase here." Domeki carefully pulled himself up from the sudden dip in the hall. He took a step back.
"Stairs?" Watanuki said curiously. He slid his foot over the floor, searching for any abnormilties. Moving his leg forward, he had noticed that there was no floor where there should have been. They glanced at each other, through the darkness. "Should we go down?"
"We have no choice." Domeki stated sullenly.
Gulping, Watanuki took the first step. Yuuko and Domeki soon followed.
Each step seemed to take centuries, as the darkness slowed them down. They had to put a hand on the wall for balance and looking in front was as informative as looking into a black hole. There was no way to tell when the stairs would stop. Step after step, the went down, only to have Watanuki suddenly disappear from sight.
"Watanuki!" Yuuko said with a hint of distress. Domeki's eyes widened in shock.
A low groan was heard. "I'm still alive." Sticking out his arm, it was revealed that there was a passageway in the wall. Looking more closely, they discovered the wall in a disarray of openings. Corridors of many kinds were cut out of the side of the stair, walls.
"We're suppose to go straight." Yuuko said and they continued their trek downward.
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The journey became more rugged, as the random holes in the walls did not help with the fact hat they needed those walls to balance. As they went farther, there vision became more use to the dark. Things seemed to be brighter, it was almost if…. They were near a light.
"Is that what I think it is?" Watanuki said. He was staring ahead, wondering if the glow of light in front of him was an illusion.
"I think it is." Domeki said, allowing a small smile to grace his features. It was such a long time, since the last time they were exposed to the light. The bleakness of the hall had been draining away at the two boys.
The two picked up the pace, unconsciously. Both wanted to be in the light again.
"Wait." Yuuko hissed, but it was too late.
"Huh?" That was all that came out of Watanuki's mouth, before he emitted a soft strangled cry. Falling to the floor on his knees, he clutched his left arm. A small gasp from Domeki confirmed that he was also hit.
Rays of blue came from the soft glow of light, in which they thought to be a godsend. In reality, it was nothing of the sort, as projectiles flew at them. They crouched down lower to get out of the line of fire, nursing their wounds at the same time. The floor began to thrum, in a steady tone, as the floor vibrated beneath them. Mechanical clicks and hisses reached their ears, already adding to the many problems they were experiencing.
Then it stopped.
The sounds disappeared, in its wake was silence. The glow of light was also gone. No trace of it was left except for the afterburn colors left on their pupils. They were left on the ground in silence and darkness.
There was a flash.
It made them venerable, for they were not prepared. Watanuki felt around on the ground for the wall, at least he could cover on side of his body. From the sounds of it, Domeki was also shuffling around on his left.
Then even the shuffling form Domeki's side stopped. And Watanuki stopped too, not knowing what to do. But that was chosen for him. A sudden hand intruded into his space, pushing him to the ground. He slid, reaching an incline and sliding down a dark passage way that was in the wall.
The darkness of the new passageway allowed him one last watery glance into the hall of light. He had to quickly shut his eyes though, his eyes were still sensitive.
And as he slid down into the unknown, Watanuki's eyes burned of the image of Yuuko, standing tall, and proud, surrounded by light.
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Mmmkay, well, let's see, I don't really have anything to say. Oh wait! I think I might need another beta to help me with this fic. If you're intersted, please PM me, or send an e-mail! Meowz!
(I'll try to distract myself with this.)
I'm sure you know that the xxxHOLiC section is filled with Donut pairing, so why don't you support the Yuuwaku pairing, or some other pairing? Grandly support the pairing you ship! And spread the love of Yuuwaku!
If you want to read more Yuuwaku, go to my account, Green Fairy Hime, or kiseki gurl, Joxter-The-Mighty and many others. And there is the new C2 Histuzen that is a Yuuwaku C2.
(I am officially distracted.)
I hope you tune in for the next installment!
Please Review! (Or support/read/be open minded about Yuuwaku. And the fact that some people are not, makes me sad. This fic is not getting as much hits as I had hoped it would. Meow.)
