Indiscriminate Happenings
Fandom: xxxHoLiC
Characters/Pairing: Watanuki, Doumeki
Prompt:3:1- Castle
Rating: K
Chapter Genre: Humour
Summery:That would teach Kimihiro to think before taking strange men into his home.
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Once upon a time, there was a small farm that was struggling to make a living in times of drought and famine. To compensate for the loss of money from their crops, the family that owned the farm sold their only child to a witch that lived in a large, elaborate traditional castle. Too young to clearly remember anything about his parents, the child grew older living in the palace and never leaving its confines, cooking and cleaning for the witch as she tended to the many customers that visited her home. His only companions were the two girls, Maru and Moro, a small black creature called Mokona, and the witch herself, Yuuko. There were times when they disagreed, but for the majority of their years together, they co-existed harmoniously. The boy, Kimihiro, lived as happily as he could in what he called 'a life of servitude.'

However, on the boys sixteenth year, a man the same age as he happened by the gates of the castle, a bow and quiver of arrows slung over his shoulder and a deep wound in his side. The witch had left earlier that day for a trip to Hokkaido, claiming she needed to visit a cherished customer, so with only his own skills to call on, Kimihiro ran to the boy when he collapsed and dragged him past the gates. For the remainder of the day he tended to the others wounds, cleaning them with care and preparing a bowl of healthy, easily stomached soup, then waited for the stranger to awaken. When he finally opened his eyes, the newcomer silently accepted the offered soup, drinking from the lip of the bowl. When he finished, he stared at Kimihiro with piercing golden eyes before commenting in a smooth, stoic voice.

"Too salty."

That would teach Kimihiro to think before taking strange men into his home.
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… I was going for the fairytale format, but I've never written one before, so I can't know how well it's done... Until you all tell me that is. ;) I really hope you're all enjoying these, and I do want to know what you have to say!! Input is cherished and loved by writers (okay, so I'm a review whore, but I like to know what my readers are thinking about these!!)! I love you all anyways, just so you know. :D