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'My hand…. It feels so warm,' he thought through the fog. Watanuki opened his eyes barely a fraction and sighed. He tried to bring his right hand to rub his eyes when he found he couldn't move it. He opened his eyes further and saw that his hand was in a much larger hand. Doumeki's was sitting next to Watanuki, cross-legged, while his hand held up his drooped head. His other hand held Watanuki's in a steel like grip, that almost seemed afraid to let him go.
Watanuki studied the older boy for a bit; it seemed like the Archer had gotten little to no sleep, he also seemed thinner than Watanuki remembered.
Suddenly a thought struck him. Why was Doumeki sleeping next to him? More importantly, Why was he holding his hand?! He shot up, startling the archer, who sprang to his feet.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE!" Watanuki screeched and Doumeki covered his ears to save his eardrums. The pale boy gazed around him for a moment, "This is not my house," he mumbled.
Doumeki uncovered his ears and sat down with a very small sigh, "What do you remember?"
Watanuki sat back for a moment and he felt something bump into his chest. He looked down and saw a silver pendant in the shape of a moon, dangling from his neck. He clutched it in his hands, "Where-?"
"Don't take it off," Doumeki insisted.
Watanuki glanced at him and returned back to the necklace, "How did I-?" Suddenly he was flooded with memories so quickly it took his breath away. His kidnapping, the worry over Doumeki, his fear, his death. His DEATH?
"Did I die?" He whispered. When he received no answer he looked up at Doumeki the older boy refused to meet his eye. "D-Doumeki," he asked timidly.
The archer sighed, "Yes, for a short time but the necklace keeps you alive. If you take it off…" he looked up at the paler boy. He slowly, gently reached for the pale hand and took it in his; he squeezed it and waited patiently for a reaction from the other boy.
Watanuki stared at their enjoined hands, his eyes unreadable. "Doumeki I…."he almost seemed lost. "I don't know, I just…." He looked down again.
Doumeki gently took Watanuki's chin in his hand and lifted it, forcing him to look into his eyes. They stared at each other for a moment before Doumeki sighed, "Please…. I…. I just need a chance… just one chance," Doumeki whispered, "Let me show you how I feel."
Watanuki paused and thought of everything, everything Doumeki had ever done for him. How he had protected him, was always there for him. Even when Watanuki was being stubborn and unreasonable or loud.
"Alright," he whispered.
"Please I just need one chance at least think….. Did you just say alright?" Doumeki looked genuinely shocked.
Watanuki smiled and full out laughed at his face, "Yes I did," he said very amused.
Doumeki's face quirked into a small smile. He was practically jumping for joy on the inside. He was so happy he leaned forward and kissed Watanuki's forehead. The paler boy turned a bright shade of scarlet and blustered. Doumeki found it extremely cute and made a mental to make the younger boy blush more often.
"So what do you want to do?" Watanuki asked suddenly.
Doumeki looked at him, his face returning to impassive, "What?"
Watanuki cocked his hands on his hips, "Look, if we're going to do this we do it right. First date, you pay ok," he stated.
Doumeki cracked a smile, "If I pay, does that mean you're the girl?"
"What?! No, I'm not the girl! Y-You are," Watanuki spluttered. Doumeki smiled at the normalcy of it all. "Doumeki?" Watanuki's voice brought him out of his thoughts, "Thank you, for… you know… saving me," he mumbled as if it was very hard for him to get out.
Doumeki nodded, "You're welcome."
"Ah, Watanuki you're awake," Yuko's voice rang.
"Watanuki's awake! Watanuki's awake," Maro and Moro chanted.
Mokona jumped onto Watanuki's face, "You are an idiot," He screeched. Watanuki flailed and rolled, trying to get the little black puff ball off of his face.
Doumeki's lips quirked, he finally believed everything would be alright.
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Or not
They both sat awkwardly, across from each other in the little, quiet restaurant.,Watanuki pushing his salad from one side of the bowl to the other, while Doumeki sat stiffly, munching on his potatoes with an angry scowl.
"Would you like some more water," The waiter asked kindly. Doumeki turned to him and the poor kid shrank away. "Uh…. I will…. Come back later," he laughed nervously and sprinted from the table.
"That wasn't very nice," Watanuki said.
Doumeki turned his scowl onto his date, who frowned back. He let go of his fork, which clanked into the bowl, "Ok, look you need to stop," Watanuki stated angrily.
Doumeki looked taken aback at his date's forceful tone but recovered quickly, "What," he snarled moodily.
"Well, firstly, that frown. It has to go," Watanuki stated, "Secondly, stop scaring the waiter. Thirdly you and I both need to relax," he said, his voice and face lightening until he smiled. "This is a first date, but since we already know each other, it's going to be kind of hard to find things to talk about," he said knowingly. Doumeki forced himself to calm and relax his scowl until his face was totally impassive, as it usually was. "Okay that's a start. Now… um… what happened at school while I was gone," he asked enthusiastically.
"Nothing," was the monotone response.
Watanuki said nothing and stared at his date, seeming to wait for something. When Doumeki said nothing further Watanuki deflated with a sigh and let his head drop. They both stayed in silence for a moment before Watanuki bounced up with a clap, "Okay! Now listen closely, You have to engage in a conversation. It takes two people," he held up two fingers for emphasis, "Two people to have a conversation."
"Unless you talk to yourself," Doumeki mumbled.
"I don't talk to myself," Watanuki yelled.
"I wasn't saying you do," Doumeki said with a small smile, "But there is that one kid, in our class, who does."
Watanuki leaned closer, "Really? Who?"
"Takashi Mihoto in the front row. People can see him whispering to himself, a lot."
Watanuki sat back, "He's haunted by spirits," he said.
Doumeki suddenly felt guilty, "Oh."
Watanuki smiled, "But that's ok, Takashi is one of those kids who doesn't care about what others think about him," he said in a tone that made something in Doumeki squirm.
"You're going to have a lot of homework to make up though, Mr. Kanshi was in a really bad mood last week," Doumeki said, quickly changing the subject.
"Oh no! Man!" Watanuki sighed.
"Yeah but I copied notes for you so you can do the homework."
"Thanks," Watanuki said softly. They stared at each other for a moment before they started talking again.
Their conversations were random, and really about nothing in particular, Watanuki talking animatedly, Doumeki listening to him with a small smile, only adding things when it was necessary. Finally though the timid waiter brought them their bill with shaking hands and, as promised, Doumeki paid.
They left together and walked into the night. Doumeki's hand brushed against Watanuki's and the paler boy blushed. He looked away and he hooked their hands. A warm spark shot up Doumeki's hand and he felt totally happy. He squeezed the paler hand tightly and didn't let go of it until they reached Watanuki's apartment. They both stood outside awkwardly.
Finally ignoring his instincts and awkward teen feelings, Watanuki pecked Doumeki's lips and shouted goodnight before disappearing into the complex.
Doumeki was frozen to the spot, He stared at the closed door for a few seconds until the biggest smile that ever graced his face spread across his cheeks. He pumped into the air with a loud "YES!"
With a small uncomfortable cough He quickly schooled his face and looked around to see if anyone saw. No one was around and he found it hard to suppress the smile. He walked away from Watanuki's home and towards his own.
Yeah, it was a good day.
Aw I liked this chapter a lot. I hope you did to!
