HITSUZEN

AUTHOR: fantasylover12001

RATING: T/PG-13

DISCLAIMER: I don't own xxxHolic, Tsubasa or any related characters. That honor goes to CLAMP.

PAIRING: Domeki/Watanuki, past Clow/Yuko.

AUTHOR NOTES: Thank you all reviewed the last part! The encouragement was great. As promised, here is a faster update. Well…it's shorter then the last update anyway.

CHAPTER 5: ANCHOR

If there was one word that Domeki could come up with to describe Watanuki Kimihiro it was confusing. The boy was the oddest creature he had ever encountered before in his life. One moment he was smiling blissfully, the next moment he could be hissing like a cat. If Domeki hadn't seen him change before in the locker rooms he would swear the boy was a woman with the way his moods switched practically every minute.

Normally Domeki hated people who drove him crazy with their mood swings. This was probably why he didn't like females all that much now that he thought about it, but on Watanuki the mood swings were rather cute. He knew that was a strange thing to think but after so long he just accepted the fact that he found everything Watanuki did fascinating.

But right now the boy was really driving his patience; considering how much he had, that was saying something. On the day of his last tournament (exactly one week ago) the boy had disappeared. Though he tried to hide it well, Domeki became rather worried when he didn't show up at the temple for hours. Finally at around midnight Watanuki trudged in, looking like a drowned rat because it had started pouring outside, mumbled an apology to his two worried hosts and then practically ran to his guest room. He'd been in a sour mood ever since.

Though sour mood was probably putting it nicely; he never talked anymore, he made food for Domeki without complaint (even when the boy deliberately asked for something extremely difficult just to get a rise out of him), and he stared out the window during class with a frown on his face according to Himawari. Even more cause for concern was the fact that he had started to snap at everyone, even Himawari. Yesterday during P.E. he had practically tried to start a fight over a minor incident; he might have succeeded if Domeki hadn't have pulled him away from the other (very confused) boy.

It didn't take a genius to see that something was bugging Watanuki. Something big. He wasn't positive, but he had a feeling it had something to do with Yuko. He hadn't been going to the store ever since that day; Domeki didn't buy his excuse that she had given him time off until the mystery of the creature was solved. He became even more suspicious when this morning, his mother had asked Watanuki if Yuko had said anything to him about the creature and a dark look had come over the boy's face and he said shortly, "No."

Normally he would just let the idiot sort things out on his own, but it was becoming obvious that he was avoiding the issue, just like he avoided all complicated issues. Rather then find this cute, he found that it was starting to piss him off. Domeki frowned as he looked at the subject of his thoughts who was sitting next to him during lunch.

"What are you looking at!" Watanuki snapped.

Domeki shrugged and went back to his bento. He ignored the scowl he received and thought 'If he doesn't deal with whatever is going on in one week, I'm going to knock some sense into him.'

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A few days later he and Watanuki were walking home, the other boy was pointedly ignoring him and Domeki found his irritation starting to grow to new heights. They entered the shrine slowly and started making their way to the Domeki's home when Watanuki suddenly stopped and stared up ahead. Domeki frowned at the smaller boy and followed his gaze to the front of his home where Yuko was now standing.

The woman looked the same as always, dressed in one of her elaborate outfits, but she was unusually serious-looking. Domeki glanced back at Watanuki and frowned in confusion when he saw how tense the other was. 'What the hell is up with these two?' he wondered and tried nudging Watanuki forward but the other boy refused to budge.

Yuko solved the problem and started walking towards them instead. Watanuki tensed up even more beside him as she got closer. Sensing that the other was about to run, Domeki placed a hand on his arm. He didn't know what was wrong between the two of them, but he knew if Watanuki ran, the problem would never get solved. The boy glared at him but stayed put.

When Yuko stood directly in front of them she nodded at Domeki and then looked at Watanuki. "We need to talk."

"I've got nothing to say to you," he said, looking away from her.

Yuko smiled, though it looked a little sad to Domeki, "Somehow I doubt that, but regardless, we HAVE to talk."

"I already know I'm in danger," Watanuki snapped. "I'm staying with the jerk like you told me too and the pipe fox spirit hasn't left my side, so I fail to see what else we have to talk about."

Yuko sighed, "Watanuki-kun, you're being stubborn."

"Gee," he said, voice dripping with sarcasm. "I wonder where I get it from, MOTHER." Domeki started at that and thanks to his surprise Watanuki was able to yank his arm away and run off.

He watched the boy disappear around the corner and turned to Yuko. "Did he just call you mother?"

"Yes, he did," Yuko said quietly.

"Why?"

"Because I am."

Domeki stared at her. "Last time I checked Watanuki's parents were dead."

Yuko shook her head. "Those were his adoptive parents, whom Clow and I chose to take care of him."

Domeki decided not to ask who Clow was. "No wonder he's been pissed off lately."

"Go after him," she said, nodding in the direction her son had run off too. "It's too dangerous for him to be alone right now."

"More dangerous for me, you mean," he muttered. "He's probably going to bite my head off if I try talking to him now."

Yuko smirked, "When has that ever stopped you?"

Feeling a bit of relief at seeing the normal face on the woman he nodded and headed off in the direction that Watanuki had taken off in.

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After about a half hour of searching, Domeki finally found Watanuki in the park near his shrine. The boy had found a secluded space under a tree by the lake and was staring out at the water.

"So, is that why you've been such a head case lately?" he greeted Watanuki as he sat down next to him.

"Go away," Watanuki muttered.

Domeki ignored him and the boy scowled at him. "Why do you never listen to me? I said go away!"

"I don't listen to you because you're an idiot," Domeki said bluntly. It was true too in his opinion. Just because he had feelings for the boy didn't mean he didn't see the other's obvious faults.

"Argh!" Watanuki yelled, and got to his knees. "You don't know anything about this! Yet, you're acting like you do! Leave me alone!"

"Yuko-san's your mother. Obviously you just found out. What more do I need to know?" he said. "I'm not leaving you alone either. When you're like this you get stupid ideas or into stupid situations."

"She's NOT MY MOTHER!" Watanuki yelled and threw a fist at him. Domeki dodged it in surprise and then found himself dodging another punch. "Mothers don't give their children up for adoption! They don't make their children buy them booze or make them work in some wacky store! They don't send them off into dangerous situations! They don't LIE to their children about who they are!" Finally getting tired of dodging punches Domeki grabbed the boy's arms to hold him in place and Watanuki finally stilled.

Domeki was slightly startled; he'd never seen Watanuki like this, it was starting to freak him out a bit. He glanced down at the now subdued Watanuki and frowned. "Look, I don't know why Yuko-san didn't tell you she was your mother, that's something you'll have to ask her about. But I do know that you're going to have to accept it eventually."

"I don't want too," Watanuki muttered sullenly.

"Yes, well, we all have to do things we don't want to sometimes," he said, cringing internally at the fact that he was starting to sound like his own mother. He blinked in surprise when Watanuki suddenly bent his head against his chest and wound his arms around his waist.

"You're not going to make me go back there now are you?" Watanuki asked, his voice muffled against Domeki's chest.

"No. Too much work," he said in understanding and brought his arms around Watanuki who shifted closer to him. The two sat there under the tree for quite awhile, how long Domeki wasn't sure and to be honest, he really didn't care. For now, all that mattered was the boy in his arms.

TO BE CONTINUED…

AUTHOR NOTES: ;bangs head on wall; Domeki POV is so damn hard to write! Mostly because due to his expressions you can't tell what the boy is thinking so I have know way of knowing how he thinks, other then protect Watanuki (oh come on, you know that's what he's thinking half the time, not just because Yuko asks him too either). Well, I did my best. Here is the one fluff chapter before all hell breaks loose. Hopefully will be shorter updates in the future but can't say for sure, depends on my professors…