Title: Hard
hitsuzen100's Weekly Challenge #5: Loneliness
Date Written: 5/23/06
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Doumeki/Watanuki
Word Count: 100
Spoilers: None
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: xxxHolic is not mine.
Author Notes: Part 2 of 3.
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It was hard.

The loneliness, that is.

Sure, it was hard with more spirits around, and with no one to bitch at but the woman who loved to dock his pay.

But the hardest part was coming home to an empty apartment, with no Shizuka lounging around and eating his food. No friend to discuss the strange things he encountered day after day.

And no lover to greet him with his soft, faint smile and a gentle kiss.

Now, all there was waiting were letters saying how much he was missed and a tear-streaked picture frame.

It was hard.
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