Indiscriminate Happenings
Fandom: xxxHoLiC
Characters/Pairing: Doumeki, Haruka/Watanuki
Prompt:2:6- Hold on
Rating: T
Chapter Genre: Romance/Angst
Summery: Haruka-san, you sneaky bastard...
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Watanuki didn't know why he so guilty. After all, it wasn't his fault that Doumeki had gotten hurt while he was on the way to Yuuko's shop to pick him up, and he certainly wasn't the one who had been behind the wheel of the car that had crashed into the taller boy. He supposed that it was because Doumeki was coming to pick him up, to keep him safe, that he felt the way that he did. He also thought that that was the reason he had yet to leave the older boys side since they had arrived at the hospital, clutching at one unusually pale hand, desperately trying to hold back his tears and tell himself that there was only something in his eyes.

He knew he had dozed off when he opened his eyes and was no longer at the hospital, but at the front of the shop. Haruka smiled up at him from his place on the porch, pipe in one hand, smoke curling up into the night sky, and a somewhat knowing glint in his eyes. One large hand beckoned him closer, gesturing to the spot beside him.

"Come Watanuki-kun, take a seat." Watanuki gave a strained smile and obeyed, letting out a shaky sigh when he was settled. Haruka's own grin dimmed and the hand that was still in the air moved around the boys shoulders. "Are you all right?"

"No," Watanuki answered quietly, hunching over and leaning into the dead mans half-embrace. "I'm not."

"Has something happened to Shizuka?" Bi-chromatic eyes stared up at the man, taking in his understanding eyes. Tears swam in his eyes, blurring the world that he saw. He sniffed silently and nodded, allowing himself to be pulled closer to Haruka, resting his head on one broad shoulder. They sat still and mute, neither speaking as Watanuki attempted to pull in his emotions and calm himself down.

"There was a car," he mumbled, close enough to the man to be heard clear enough by him. His voice trembled slightly, and he paused again, taking a series of deep breaths to stop it. "There was a car, and they didn't see him crossing the street. He's in the hospital right now."

Haruka's fingers tightened around his shoulder, arm taking a stronger hold around his body. He touched his forehead to the top of Watanuki's head and brought his other arm about in a full embrace, pulling the young man so he was almost sitting in his lap.

"Don't worry. Shizuka is a strong person and he can make it through. I bet the doctors have already said he's stabilized and ready to leave in a few days, right?" Watanuki jerked, his breath catching in his throat, but Haruka didn't release him. "I'm not worried about Shizuka, though it does sadden me to hear such news. At the moment, I think that you need to hold on, for both of your sakes."

"Hold on to what?" Haruka's smile returned as he finally freed the boy, leaning down to press a soft, chaste kiss on one pale cheek. Watanuki turned red, his eyes wide and somewhat uncomprehending.

"Wha...?"

"Don't worry Kimihiro-kun, Shizuka is stronger than you might think." Haruka waved and the next moment he opened his eyes to the subdued white of the hospital room, all the lights turned off and Doumeki sitting up in his bed, watching him intently. Watanuki jerked back, sore back protesting to the sudden movement. The blush that he'd left the dream with remained on his cheeks, and he brought up his arm to touch his fingertips to the heated flesh. Doumeki's eyes narrowed, still staring at him.

"What did my grandfather do?"
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Well, I thought that that was a good place to leave off. And I couldn't resist throwing in a little Haruka/Watanuki, because I love a lot of obscure pairings and I read something with a little of this in it and I love it. Only a little though, Dou/Wata is still number one in my heart. But hey, if Doumeki's grandfather wants a little of what Doumeki has, then who am I to say no? And you know the characters dictate the writer.... sometimes... :D