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"Uwahhh!! I can't believe it's already March 14th! Well, it's definitely going to be a long day. I mean, Yuuko-san already started hinting something about White frosting vanilla cake."

"Hn…she wants you to cook something for her?"

"Of course! I had to cook something for her for Valentines…and now I have to cook something for her for White Day…but wait…SHE'S SUPPOSED TO GIVE ME SOMETHING! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!! WHAT THE HELL?? DID SHE TRICK ME?"

"She might have…but then again, she is one for traditions. She might end up giving you something."

"Hm…maybe…you know, she might! She did give me a new mixer that day. I used it to…make…cake…for her…damn."

"And in the end, she managed to trick you into cooking something for her. I wonder how you fell for that."

There was a slight pause before they stopped at the nearest cherry blossom tree.

"Shut up."

"Do you think she will give you a cocktail mixer?"

"Holy god, I hope not."

As Watanuki placed the lunch on the grass, he noticed the girl with curly pigtails running towards them.

"Watanuki-kun! Doumeki-kun!"

Watanuki smiled brightly at the girl.

"Ah, Himawari-chan!"

She waved at both of them.

"Happy White Day!"

Watanuki stood up, stopping Himawari from sitting down. He grabbed a white bag that was near his school bag.

"Perfect timing. I have something to tell you."

"Oh? What is it?"

"It's…well…kind of private. Can you follow me for a minute?"

She was confused, but still had a smile on her face.

"Uh…yeah, sure."

As Watanuki and Himawari walked up to another cherry blossom tree farther down the hill, Doumeki noticed a girl that was going in his direction. She had really long, braided pigtails and thick, plastic-framed glasses. He figured it was one of the girls that confessed to him a month ago.

"Ah, Doumeki…before you turn me down. I just wanted to say…thank you."

He was officially confused.

"…What?"

She giggled for a moment before she explained herself.

"There was this boy that I liked…Hiro…he didn't notice me at all. He was quite popular…and…well…look at me. I knew I didn't stand a chance, so I stopped trying to get close to him. And then…I saw you. It was one of your Archery practices, and…I couldn't help but think how amazing you were. Then I found out how popular you were with the other girls, and…to tell you the truth, I was really disappointed. However, that didn't stop me from liking you, so I vowed that on Valentine's day, I would give you chocolates. I knew you didn't care for me. I mean…you don't even know me. However, I just wanted to be confident enough to give a boy some chocolates."

Doumeki just stared at her. He didn't know what to say. Of all the times that girls confessed to him, all of them end up crying. However, she was the first girl to ever say anything like this.

"One month later…the boy that I liked for so long…he finally talked to me. Hiro really surprised me, because he ended up saying that he liked me. He gave me a White Day present, even though I didn't give him any chocolates. It was funny, because he decided that you were his rival, and he thought that if he confessed to me first, Hiro would have beaten you."

She looked up at him, a bright smile planted on her face.

"It's funny how it turned out, right? The popular Soccer player falling for the geekiest seamstress, all because of you."

It was strange how things turned out.

"So…thank you, Doumeki-kun."

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"I said, who are you?"

Doumeki was getting pissed. The smirk that was playing on Watanuki's face made him want to punch the hell out of him. He knew something was wrong with the boy, and he knew for a fact that it wasn't Watanuki that he was trying to converse. He walked towards the boy, grabbing him by the shirt as he pulled him up. This didn't cause fear in his darkened eyes. If anything, it was sheer amusement.

"You might want to calm down, Doumeki-kun."

He turned around, the soft, feminine voice catching his attention. She was on the opposite side of the gate. She was wearing her usual, glamorous kimonos. She just stood there, serious and unwavering.

"Yuuko…"

"Ah…the Dimension Witch, herself! How are things?"

Doumeki glared at the spirit possessing Watanuki. He looked back at Yuuko, ready to speak his mind.

"Is there any way to help Watanuki?"

She finally cracked a flirtatious smile.

"Why, Doumeki…you live at a shrine. I'd expect you to know the answer already."

"This gate…it expels malicious spirits. Could this help him?"

"No…the spirit is intertwined with Watanuki's spirit. If anything, this gate wouldn't tell the difference, and it would kill Watanuki."

Doumeki tightened his grip on Watanuki's shirt. He looked at the grinning boy, then back at Yuuko.

"My father…he is away for the week. I can't do a Purification ritual by myself."

"Well…you already have the power of purification. All you need is some…assistance."

Doumeki raised an eyebrow.

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"OH, MY GOD! DOUMEKI-KUN, WHAT HAPPENED TO WATANUKI-KUN??"

"I'm going to need your help…all of you. I know that all of the Shrine Maidens only work here, but…if he doesn't get any help…"

Ten young girls looked at Doumeki, then looked at Watanuki, who was tied down with rope. He was placed in the middle of the room. All of the candles were on each corner of the room.

"…bad things will happen if he's not purified."

The maidens just stared at Watanuki, who grinned mischievously at them.

"Hello, ladies…"

One of the girls looked at Doumeki, and with a confident expression, went to him.

"What should we do?"

The rest of the girls looked at her, then looked at Doumeki. They were afraid, they admitted that much. However, they were willing to help someone in need.

Doumeki looked at them, grateful for their help. He knew for a fact that shrine maiden these days only work at the shrine, such as festivals, or knowing your good fortune. But in this case, they are the only ones at the shrine. His father had gone to a different shrine for the week for some ceremony that they were performing. He took everyone that was needed and left, leaving Doumeki and the shrine maidens to hold down the fort.

Doumeki gave a seal for each girl. Not only for protection, but to create a barrier around Watanuki. He gave out a piece of paper to the girls, telling them that is a chant to get rid of the spirit. While they were getting ready, Doumeki walked up to Watanuki's body.

"You still haven't answered my question. Who are you?"

The unknown spirit just grinned at him. He scoffed, like Doumeki was an idiot.

"Like I would tell you. I know importance of names. If I tell you my name, you would have complete power over me."

"Alright…then what are you?"

Watanuki lowered his head.

"I'm a demon, of course. Not a lot of spirits can do what I do. If anything, they would try to force something down, and then eat them. In this boy, Watanuki's, case…he has such rare blood, you can't help but try eat him. To all spirits…he is one delightful feast…a delicacy."

Doumeki stared, soaking in the information.

"So…in your case, you couldn't help but take possession over him."

"Exactly. And I must say…taking over this boy's body is worth it."

Doumeki turned around, trying to calm his anger down. He didn't know why this spirit was riling him up. He was usually calm and collected. But that wide grin, those black eyes…

"You know…Watanuki Kimihiro should have listened to that Oden fox."

Doumeki quickly turned around.

"What…?"

"…Ahahaha…it was so easy! All I did was get him when he was asleep. It was a bit difficult, considering he had a few seals around the room. If he had a little more, he would have been safe. You know…I was planning on possessing him earlier…when he was getting kicked out of his home. He was an open target. However, I didn't expect him to stay at a shrine, so I had to plan it all out all over again. Oh, man…he should have listened to the Oden fox…"

"What did you plan to do with Watanuki?"

The spirit looked up at him, his grin never leaving his face.

"I was planning on killing him. First, I would have eaten his soul, then borrow his body for a while…and once I was done with him, bring his body deep into the water. Well, it wouldn't have kill me, considering I'm already a spirit."

Doumeki looked behind him, noticing that the shrine maidens were pale, shaking, and ready to cry. He wouldn't blame them. This was their first purification ritual that they had ever performed…that they had ever witnessed, for that matter. Doumeki sighed, and looked back at the spirit.

"I'm positive that you won't be able to do that. Once we get you out of Watanuki's body, he will be alive…and you would be gone."

"Are you sure about that? I must warn you…if you purify me, you will end up killing the boy."

Doumeki stared at him, his words piquing his attention.

"Remember what happened when Watanuki tried to pass Yuuko's gate? He fell back. Now…just think about this. Those seals that you have displayed, and Yuuko's gate…they're both the same. My spirit and Watanuki's spirit are intertwined. If you try to purify me, it won't tell the difference."

Doumeki just stood there, paralyzed.

"This ritual will kill Watanuki."