Hello D.C. here,

I just came back from Bribie Island yesterday, so that was a long drive and very tiring,

Oh my brain is mush right now, stupid insomnia, so I can't say how good this chapters going to be...

Guess we'll all find won't we? –D.C.

Watanuki was sitting on the porch drinking sake laced tea as he watched Maru and Moro play in the garden, a brush of sensation passed through him and he paused, then sipped the last dregs of his tea looking longingly at his cup and at the half-full pot before standing.

"Maru, Moro clear this up we've got two customers coming" he said pushing his glasses up his nose before headed inside as the girls complied.

Hugue and Abel stood outside the walled house; the trees poking over the edge of the garden wall spoke of a lush garden, other than that they don't know what to expect.

"I guess we see if someone's home, eh?" Abel stated walking forward to open the wrought-iron gate through which only a small courtyard was visible, Hugue nodded and followed Abel through the gate.

They stopped in front of the double door and rang the bell, suddenly the doors burst open and they were assaulted be two squeeing young girls,

"Master Watanuki! Master Watanuki! Customers!" they crowed happily, Hugue flinched at the particular octave the pink-haired girl hit.

"Uh? May we ask your names, ladies?" Abel asked squatting down to the girl's level.

"I am Maru and that's Moro, Mr. Nightlord sir!" one of the girls said eagerly, stunning the hell of out of Abel, he noticed Hugue look at him funny out of the corner of his eyes.

"Huh? Doesn't that mean flashing and streaking?" Abel and Hugue deadpanned,

"Follow us! Follow us!' they giggled as they dragging the two men down the hall, on the way Hugue noticed four paintings on the walls as they past.

The first was of two young women; a short brown-haired girl in a kimono laughing and dancing happily with a taller black-haired girl who had a small bird on her shoulder.

The second was of a seductive typically Asian woman seated on a chaise lounge and with a tall, long black-haired, bespectacled and distinctly scholarly man leaning over the lounge as if to kiss her but still managing to look serious at the same time.

The third was of two young men; the taller of the two by an inch if that, was a very serious and stoic-looking in archers' gear and a bow slung over one muscled shoulder, it was the other boy pictured that court his attention; he was exactly as the file had described, the tall, lithe, graceful-looking, black-haired young man with one blue eye and one honey-amber eye, what was most odd was the amber eye was the exact same colour as the taller boys eyes.

The next picture was different to the others; it was of the seductive woman and the bi-coloured eyed boy, but the poses were far more formal then the last three paintings.

In this the woman was sitting stiffly in a chair with the bi-eyed boy standing straight and loyally behind the chair, with his hands on her shoulders, but Hugue could tell by the light hand the woman had upon the boy's and the knowing look in her eyes that when she wanted something she always got it.
Made him feel like he had protected the boy in the painting from her... which was ridiculous it was just a painting, but there you go.

Suddenly he realised that they had stopped before a decorated paper sliding door.

"You may enter, Master Watanuki is expecting you" the girls said cheerfully, bowing and opening the sliding door.

Abel and Hugue exchanged a glance before entering the room beyond.

Watanuki was sitting at a small table spread with the accoutrements for tea when Hugue and Abel entered.

Introducing himself he encouraged them to sit.

"Hello, my name is Watanuki Kimihiro, I am the current store keeper, and you are?" The boy from the painting said.

Hugue sat down in one of the pro-offered chairs while Abel told Watanuki their names and why they were there; if Hugue wasn't so preoccupied with his thoughts he'd have said to Abel that Watanuki obviously already knew their names, but held his tongue, Abel wasn't stupid just oblivious and being polite would help them find out what the hell was going on anyway.

"So... regardless of how you found out about my shop, I think it best to explain what I do here" Watanuki started "Now this shop that you have stumbled into; it and I exist to grant wishes, not all wishes but certain ones" he again paused "And of those wishes that I do grant I expect a price equal to the wish and the trouble I would have to go to to grant it" Watanuki finished.

"So what are your wishes?" Watanuki said knowingly as he leaned forward in his chair.

This is as good a place as any to end it. –D.C.