Indiscriminate Happenings
Fandom: xxxHoLiC
Characters/Pairing: Doumeki/Watanuki, Haruka
Prompt:4:4- Ring
Rating: K+
Chapter Genre: Romance
Summery: Who would've thought?
I

Haruka would never forget the night that Shizuka proposed to Kimihiro. He had been waiting for the seer, eager to hear about the interactions of his two favorite companions, ready to offer any advice he could. Leisurely smoking his pipe he leaned back against the giant Sakura tree in the dream-scape and closed his eyes. When he reopened them Kimihiro was standing a few feet away, his eyes still closed, appearing calm and unburdened, his face glowing. He was happy.

"Haruka-san, did you propose to your wife?" Kimihiro asked softly, tilting his head up briefly and allowing the slow breeze to caress his face before turning bi-coloured eyes to the older man. Haruka, having an inkling already of what had happened and why the brunette was looking as he was. Puffing out a series of smoke rings he grinned, watching Kimihiro amble closer and sit down in front of him.

"It was arranged by our parents. Neither of us wanted it; she enjoyed the company of her own and I was much the same. However, we were friends and the marriage worked out to both of our inclinations. We both saw other people without our parents knowledge and were happier for it. At least two children were required and that was the most we had intercourse. We slept in separate rooms as well, though our parents were discomforted by it they rarely complained. They lived in ignorance until they died and our children grew up oblivious." Kimihiro watching him intently, knees pulled up to his chest and his arms crossed over them. Haruka smiled and reached over pat him on the head. "So let's see the ring."

Kimihiro smiled shyly, ducking his head so that only his eyes and up were visible, extending his left hand and showing off the simple band around his ring finger. Haruka grabbed the slender hand, pushing up the desired finger to appreciate his grandsons taste. It was silver with three small sapphires embedded in a staggered line, the light from the lanterns making it glint and shine.

"It's beautiful," Haruka complimented, gingerly passing his thumb over the shining metal. "Congratulations and welcome to the family."

Kimihiro was, for the first time since his parents left him, truly and completely happy.
II
Nyah, I made Haruka and his wife homosexual... Well, we all knew that Shizuka took after his grandfather but I guess that he gets a little from his grandmother too. :D