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Chapter 6

Doumeki was about to leave the house to follow Watanuki, only to be stopped by Yuuko who stood in front of him with a blue umbrella in one hand.

"Here, take this." the umbrella was placed into Doumeki's hands, as a small smile settled on the older woman's face.

"It'sgoing to rain today. It is strange though. Watanuki always seem to have good luck or bad luck on rainy days."

There was a pause before Yuuko stood aside allowing Doumeki to pass through.

"Perhaps Doumeki-san, you can make today a lucky day..."

Without a word, Doumeki nodded thanks to the long haired woman and quickly left the house to go after the spectacled boy. Yuuko's face was blank. Although she felt that Doumeki was indeed a good person, even she did not know what the future held in store for those young men.

"Mommy?"

Yuuko turned her head to see three young children hiding behind the door frame, looking slightly worried. The voice that caught her attention was Moro's, which then followed by Maru's question.

"Is Kimi-kun going to be okay?"

Yuuko gave a warn smile, placing her hands on the two girl's heads.

"I'm sure he will be..."

"Did Doumeki-san make Watanuki cry?" Mokona asked, sounding suspicious of this new arrival.

"I'm not entirely sure. However, I do believe that Doumeki, might be able to make our Watanuki smile again..."

When Doumeki found Watanuki, he was sitting on a park bench with his knees to his chest and his head tucked into his arms. A memory flashed by in Doumeki's mind.

It was middle school, and the lessons were finished for the day. The rain came down heavily and everyone else had already gone home. He had forgotten his own umbrella so he was walking around the corridors of the school, waiting for the rain to stop. When he had reached the entrance, he saw a small boy sitting by the door. The small boy seemed to had been beaten up, probably by one of the older kids at the school - maybe to take away his umbrella? That would explain why the boy was still there. Walking towards the bruised child, the most beautiful set of blue eyes stare at him. He had asked the smaller boy if he was okay. The blue eyed child shook his head, tears forming with out a single word being said. With a sudden urge he sat down next to the other child, holding the teary-eyed boy in his arms. He could still remember the 'floaty' feeling in his heart when the other boy hugged back in return, not wanting to let go...

Watanuki looked so lonely right now. Doumeki just wanted to hold him again, just like in his memory of that moment. But he had to resist this want of his, choosing to take smaller steps so that Watanuki wouldn't run away from him again.

A gentle breeze blew by, the sky started to turn grey. Doumeki took his steps towards the bench, watching Watanuki's undisturbed state. As the tall man sat down, he made sure that there was a small distance between the two adults. There was silence for a long time. Doumeki didn't mind. He would wait for as long as Watanuki needed before feeling ready to talk or to just say anything.

"It's going to rain soon..." Watanuki's head lifted from his arms, looking straight ahead whilst Doumeki continued to look in Watanuki's direction. Watanuki eventually untucked his legs, letting his feet touch the ground and leaning backwards onto the bench. Blue eyes looked up into the sky with such a apathetic look. A raindrop hit him in the face, followed by another and another... before long a series of droplets crashed down onto the two.

"You should go home Doumeki-san..."

When these words were said, the rain had stopped hitting the young man even though the sounds of rain could still be heard. Turning his head, he saw Doumeki holding up an umbrella which was able to shelter the pair.

"I'm not leaving you alone."

Watanuki's eyes widened. He thought that he should yell at the other boy to just go away and just run back to his own apartment. However, remembering what had happened when he did yell at Doumeki, the kiss and the feelings that came with it refreshed in his mind. The emotion of guilt tightened his chest, just thinking of how he betrayed Himawari. Also, Watanuki feared this the most... he feel as if he might be falling for Doumeki.

"I deserve to be alone..."

"No one deserves to be alone."

"I do. I'm a terrible person."

"Why say that?"

Watanuki did not know if he should say what was in his mind to someone he had just met, although Watanuki felt something familiar about the man. He couldn't quite put his finger on it. It was like he was missing something from the past, around the time of his parents... no. he didn't want to think of that. Even though the memories were obscured between his parents death and meeting with Yuuko, he felt that he didn't want to know what it was yet.

"Watanuki?"

"I always end up being alone. But no matter how many times it has happened or how much it hurts to have another part of your heart ripped out, I hate being alone. I would do anything not to be alone." once the words started to roll off his tongue, Watanuki couldn't stop.

"Look at what I've done. Himawari was always so sweet and so kind to me, even when she was dying...s-she worried about me. I wanted to stay faithful to her, just to show that I wouldn't need anyone again. I thought that all the love she had given would be enough, just enough to keep me living."

Tears had begun again, Doumeki felt a part of himself hurting to see Watanuki in this much pain.

"The months passed by, I felt more and more alone. I tried to embrace every single memory I had shared with her but it started to hurt so much. Every time I though of a happy memory, I felt like my heart would break... then when I thought about moving on, I just couldn't let go. I felt like she was the only thing keeping me alive...even if she was dead. So, every now and then I would go visit Yuuko and the kids. It was nice to be with them. But then I get scared sometimes, that they would somehow leave too." Watanuki felt tired, emotionally and physically, causing him to lean onto Doumeki's shoulder for support.

"Then I met you."

Watanuki stopped talking, feeling the warmth from Doumeki's arm against his own. He wanted to fall asleep, not wanting to say anymore since it felt as if he had already given too much away.

"What happened when you met me?" Doumeki wanted to know more about Watanuki's feelings, so that he would know more about Watanuki and so that he could maybe help him.

Watanuki whispered ever so quietly, just loud enough for Doumeki to hear.

"I can't tell you."

"Why?"

"Because we've already made a connection. It's too dangerous."

Doumeki's eyes showed concern, although the blue eyes were still looking away from the amber eyes.

"The more I tell, the more it will hurt when you leave."

"I won't ever leave, not if I can help it."

"Idiot, don't say things you don't mean."

"Okay then, want do you want me to do to show you that I'm telling the truth?"

Watanuki pause in thought. A memory of the boy he use to know before even starting middle school, when they held hands to walk to school or to go to the park to play. Without thinking it over, Watanuki said "Hold my hand."

Doumeki looked surprised at this request, whilst at the same time Watanuki was mentally kicking himself for what he had regretfully said. Before Watanuki could say anything, he felt a warm hand over his own cold hand. Even though Watanuki was considering telling Doumeki that he didn't mean everything he had just said, this feeling from holding the other man's hand felt quite pleasant.

"You're freezing." Watanuki raised his head, making eye contact with the other man who was currently speaking. "We better go and get you warmed up before you catch another cold.."

As the taller man stood, Watanuki stood with him.

"Well. Do you want to go to my place or yours... or do you want to go back to Yuuko's?"

The spectacled man felt overwhelmed for a moment. He should go back to his own home or at least back to Yuuko's to apologize for leaving her suddenly. But for some unexplained reason, he wanted to go where Doumeki was going.

"Yours..."

"Well then, lets go." Doumeki began to walk with Watanuki, hands still held together as Doumeki continued to talk. "I don't want to catch a cold because of a fool making me sit in the rain."

"Who are you calling a fool?...idiot."

Watanuki said the last part softly, with a small smile on his face.

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