Watching the Sky

Chapter 5

Storm

Disclaimer – Meow, I don't own these things.

Summary – With time, Watanuki became use to his new job. But soon, a spell of monotony falls over his life, the only thing changing is the time around him. That is, in the spring of his life, there is a new occurrence to look into.

Pairing – Yuuwaku (Yuuko/Watanuki)

Author's Ramblings – ATTENTION ALL! (Okay, that was a bit embarresing. How do I spell that?) Well, I'm looking for another beta, someone who can help edit and like help me sort through any problems in my fic. So if anyone would be so willing to help me, then I would be very grateful. Unfortunately, I can think of no benefits of this job, except that you can read the chapter's of this fic before they are released (O.o Yeah, that's not even a benefit in my eyes.) So, just PM me, e-mail me, or leave me a review to tell me if you are willing to help me. It would be great to leave an e-mail, and/aim (if you have it) too. And probably, I'll just pick one or two people, so please don't feel offended if I send a message back to you, saying that I have enough people. But please! If you're not going to help me, just don't say anything.

Shout Outs – (Wow, I'm getting a lot more reviews! Yeah, I know I'm sad.)

Joxter-The-Mighty – Thanks for you very official sounding answer O.o Not that it's a bad thing, but I have a tendency to act childish and stupid in the face of someone I don't know. Meow…

NoshMono – Thanks, I was a bit concerned on how to change Watanuki's perspective on Himawari. So I chose the most natural and simple thing I could think of, and thanks for your review on my oneshot.

RedPBass – I'm glad we have another person that can appreciate Yuuwaku fics! T.T And I know my chappies are kind of short….

GreenFairyHime – Errr, personal crisis? That definitely is an interesting way to put it. I'm not sure if this will fufill your requirements for a "personal crisis" but I did I best. Meow, and you always review….. Thank you…

Silver windflame – Meow, I'm glad that not all donut fans will skip this fic…. It has made me even more happy to know that you are still following this fic.

Kiki Momitichi – Yes, I guess they do make me all happy!

Encyser – I haven't been getting alerts either. Jealousy, huh… I didn't really think about that. But I don't think that all romance-y stuff needs the another, competitive, person, to rival that person's affection. (Although that would be awesome, if I could write something like that…. Or have I already? Err, no, that's not foreshadowing.)

Yuuko's Angel – Thank you for reviewing! And I'm glad you like the (Wacky) Watanuki.

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"Rain, rain, go away, come again another day….." Watanuki had crossed the line of insanity many times in his life, but none were as serious as this. For once, there was another thing to be grateful in the way the shop was built. It was good that ordinary people could not see beyond it's white walls, for here was Watanuki passed out on the front lawn, singing that strange tune in the middle of summer vacation. He had finally snapped.

But no large men in white coats came to take him away, for there was always one person that did not want him to go away.

"Watanuki! Come in here! I have something for you to do!" Ah yes, even if the slave wanted to leave, he could not without the permission of the master, or killing himself. Both options did not look pleasing to Watanuki.

"I'm coming, Yuuko-san." He grumbled, picking himself off the grass.

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"Yes, Yuuko-san?" Watanuki came into the meeting room, to find Yuuko and Doumeki sitting at a table together. "Wait, Doumeki's here!" He exclaimed.

"Yes," Yuuko said calmly.

"But…. That means, that we have to do some type of chore for you…." Watanuki lacked the words to describe what he was feeling at the moment.

"Well, while you were gone, a customer came and gave us a job." She stated softly. Watanuki stiffened, Another job?

"NO WAY!" Watanuki exclaimed. "MIGHT, I mention how many times I've almost died in one of these! FOR EXAMPLE, I almost suffocated from people's desires, almost got killed by a malevolent spirit in many different situations, a large bunny with a hammer, game pieces, wooden dolls, a soul that could take a person's heart, almost got crushed by a falling ceiling, and WORST OF ALL, I HAD TO WORK WITH DOUMEKI THE WHOLE TIME!" Watanuki yelled in frustration, panting after finishing his speech.

"You complain too much." Yuuko stated plainly. Watanuki froze at heartless comment.

"Continuing on," Yuuko started to get serious, "We have to take this job. They are offering a large reward, and pay equal to what the job is."

"IS THAT ALL YOU CARE ABOUT!" Watanuki yelled out, revived from the horrendous comment.

"Listen to me, if you don't want to die." Watanuki froze again. Yuuko continued on. "I took this job, because apparently it had to do with me. There is a new gang that is forming in the mafia world. There expertise focus on that of information, they gather information on other's and sell it to the people that need them. And because they make contact with another group, they find out why they need that information. Thus, this creates a big chain, where they can collect information on anyone."

"But isn't that downright stupid? I mean, why would they trust one another, and wouldn't the police shut this group down? This type of place is to easily shut down, I'm surprised that someone could think of such a childish idea in the world." Watanuki said. It really was a bad idea, selling information is dangerous, especially if that group showed no alliance to anyone.

"Well, that would be true, if those people were human. The group we have is made up of entirely of those who can see spirits and have any sort of inhuman powers."

"Huh?"

"Think about it, Watanuki. What were you like, when no one understood you, and couldn't see these forms that you could? Lonely, sad, depressed? These type of people are easily manipulated, plus they are sensitive to spirits, which make them easy to control. I suspect that many others are in opposing gangs, because they want a place to belong, not to be a killer. With a promise of being with their own kind, many people flock to this new gang." Yuuko said with a smile.

I am not easily manipulated…. Watanuki grumbled in his head. "But you can't openly advertise this, so how do they do it?"

"But you can Watanuki. I mean, if some people can see it, and others can't, isn't it the perfect opportunity to recruit others?" Yuuko looked pointedly at him.

"I still don't understand. In theory, this is a very good idea, but life doesn't work that way. What does being able to see spirits have to do with being in the mafia?" Watanuki asked again, closing his eyes, wondering how such a gang could work.

"Because…all the top heads of the group are dead." Yuuko said the most important detail to knowing how it worked.

"HUH?"

"The idea of organizing information and selling to others is impossible in the mafia world. But because sprits are running the organization, it's more likely for them to succeed. They can't die again, it's impossible to kill the head of the group, and I suspect that they are killing many other people to have them come as the undead. The only reason that they still have power is because it's impossible to kill this group. They can regroup over and over again." Yuuko explained, it was now obvious why this client wanted them to do this job. There would be no other people, other than them, that could destroy this group.

Watanuki scowled, and asked "Then how does this client know about the mafia group?"

"That's because he is also dead. Many of those that are dead are not satisfied. They still travel the human plains. He brough his case to me, as his wish before he went to lands beyond." Yuuko became less serious and smiled. "And, before he passes on, he can give us a payment!"

"Gah…." Watanuki really didn't like the sound of this.

"We're leaving tomorrow, better prepare!" Yuuko said to both Watanuki, and the almost forgotten Doumeki.

"Yuuko-san, how are we getting in?" Watanuki asked.

"Easy, we give them what they want." Yuuko tossed a scroll each, to the two of them.

Watanuki and Doumeki opened their scrolls, to see a large list of people. Watanuki looked confused, so Doumeki was the one to speak first. "This is the list of people they want information on, our names are on here." He concluded.

"Really?" Watanuki glanced quickly at the sheet. It was true, their names were on the list.

"Exactly, they have several headquarters, and we're going to sneak into the most obvious one. This one is almost given publicly to the other gangs. They give it out, because there is nothing important in there except their research team. The people that enter will be subjected to many trials and security measures, in which the team will collect data from. Some people are intentionally let go, so that the information can be put to actual use. There is high chance of survival. While we are there, we will take out the research team, and take all the data. It's quite simple." Yuuko finished.

Breaking into a highly dangerous security field, is not my idea of simple. Besides, we might not even survive the security measures they put up. Watanuki thought irritably. Just another chance to die, how nice.

"You are dismissed." Yuuko said to the two of them.

Doumeki left the shop, while Watanuki stayed in the room seething. "Do you need something, Watanuki?" Yuuko asked at the still-in-the-room boy.

"Yah, "Watanuki finished dryly. "To survive this, can I take some things from your storage?" Watanuki finally looked at Yuuko.

"Sure, take whatever you want." Yuuko looked amused. She could just imagine the large amounts of things Watanuki may take to the job.

"Then please excuse me, Yuuko-san." He bowed silently and left the room to the storage area.

May I shouldn't tell him that Doumeki's reward is his cooking for a month. Yuuko thought to herself, as she watched Watanuki's back leave the room.

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Cough. Cough. "Damn, how many times do I have to clean this place?" Watanuki stepped through the throngs of items in the storage room. Despite the many times he had cleaned it, it always seemed to get dusty in a matter of seconds.

Looking at the shelves, he tried to figure out where to start looking. It was no easy task, throughout what could be centuries, she had piled up roomfuls of items. Not only was the room filthy, it was silent, and Watanuki kept talking to himself to relieve the silence. "Where am I going to start?" He shuffled around the room, glancing at the items. Sighing, he realized that there was not particular order except perhaps the age of the items. Unfortunately, he would have to look at all them.

Putting his hand on his chin, he thought about the best way to look for something he needed. "Well, for one thing, I don't think I'll need anything that's old. It's probably too old, useless, or too strong for me to use if it had survived for so long." Watanuki walked up to some of the shelves and deemed which were the older ones.

He started at the more recent ones. "By random then?" There were still a multitude of items to look through.

Reaching in at random, he pulled something out from the back of a shelf. He immediately blanched, Watanuki had pulled out a pink, magic, wand that Yuuko had showed him on his first days working here. He began to regain his articulating sense, saying "We are on an important mission. It does not call for anything cute, or neon colored. Anything containing a color that is hit-me-I-am-right-here would not be useful. Remember that Watanuki." And he instantly placed the wand back, looking for items of darker colors.

The task was much easier now. For some reason, most items were a very striking color. Working through the shelves, he found some useful items that may come in handy for the trip.

Click. "This will do."

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Yuuko stared at the bright moon looking down at her.

What do you need?

Watanuki had left a little while ago, but she had been on the porch for hours already.

Are you the Time Witch?

She brought a small dish to her lips, taking in the bitter, burning, substance.

Yes, I suppose I am. If you know that name, I think you are no ordinary lost soul.

Tipping her head back, she let every drop fall into her mouth.

I am no lost soul

Putting the dish back, she poured her self another one.

Then can you explain who you are?

And another one.

I am simply misguided.

And another one.

What do you need from me?

And another one.

I want my final wish to be fulfilled no matter what the cost.

And another. Each one she raised, as if it to offer it to the moon.

I hope you are ready to sacrifice yourself for it.

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Whew, another chapter done. I feel like this one is so stupid, because it just sets up for another plotline. Not only that, it's going to have a job that Watanuki and Doumeki have to do. I have to say, that its cliché, very overused. At least this time, it won't be a set-up for mad, passionate, sex between the two. (No matter how many donut fans would love that.)

So hopefully, this time it won't be too cliché, boring, and any other negative adjectives. Plus I've noticed that I have at least one flashback in everyone of my chapters. If you could please review and tell me if that is annoying, please do. I tried a different approach for a flashback, although it's not as detailed as I would hope it could be. Tell me what you think of that too.

(Here it is….)

I'm sure you know that the xxxHOLiC section is filled with Donut pairing, so why don't you support the Yuuwaku pairing, or some other pairing? Grandly support the pairing you ship! And spread the love of Yuuwaku!

If you want to read more Yuuwaku, go to my account, Green Fairy Hime, or kiseki gurl, Joxter-The-Mighty and many others. And there is the new C2 Histuzen that is a Yuuwaku C2.

(There we go…..)

Oh and sorry I bashed donut fans right now, I'm going to do a little bit more of that in the future, sooooo, it may be problematic, and I hope I will not be over-run by the donut community for my bashings. BUT I'm doing some donut-ish stuff (I think) in the future.

Please Review! (Or at least read/support Yuuwaku.)

THE SAME NOTICE AS ABOVE (Yeah, it's the same one as the Author's Ramblings.) I'm currently looking for a beta, if someone would like to help me edit and discuss the problems iwith my fic, I would be very grateful and happy. If you are interested in helping this write, than PM me, e-mail me, or leave a review to say you are interested. It would be great to leave your e-mail and/or aim (if you have it) too. I'l probably only have one or two people, (if I get that many) people to help me. So don't get offended if I send you a message saying I can't send the fic to you. (And any slackers, just trying to piss me off or steal my story, shove off.)