Indiscriminate Happenings

Indiscriminate Happenings
Fandom: xxxHoLiC
Characters/Pairing: Doumeki/Watanuki, Kurogane/Fai, Kohane, Soel, Larg, Yuuko, Mugetsu
Prompt:8:9- Leaving
Rating: T
Chapter Genre: Romance/Humour
Summary: Continuation of Voyage; Sometimes the best way to go is out the door.
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Kimihiro sighed, collapsing back onto his bolted down bed, stretching out his legs and arms and closing his eyes. The wooden flooring of the ship creaked under the weight of his appointed bodyguard (Yuuko claimed his talents were too precious to lose), and the mattress creaking as the larger body sat down beside him. Mugetsu, curled around the older pirate's arm, slid quickly from one man to the other, wrapping part of its body around Kimihiro's neck and lovingly nuzzling the small mans cheek, tongue poking out to occasionally lick the pale skin.

"Mugetsu," he protested sleepily, chuckling softly at the tickle of the Pipe Fox's fur on his bare skin and the repetitive wet swipe on his cheeks and chin. "Come on now, let me sleep, would you?"

Doumeki silently observed the exchange, waiting until the two of them settled into a comfortable sleeping position before speaking.

"Yuuko wants to see you."

Kimihiro's lips pursed and his eyes shut tighter, eyebrows furrowing slightly. He turned onto his side, back facing Doumeki, accidentally dislodging Mugetsu from its location on his chest. Doumeki paused for another minute then, spying a small section of pale back showing, slipped his hand under the smaller pirates shirt, leaning close to whisper in his ear.

"Right now." He felt the shudder that rolled through Kimihiro's body and smirked, consciously breathing against the sensitive skin and gently rubbing his nose against Watanuki's temple. His fingers, calloused and hardened from the use of his bow, lightly massaged the tense muscles along the spine, slowly working them out. Eventually Watanuki relaxed into his ministrations, breath evening out in sleep. Doumeki paused, blinked, and sighed, removing his hand and picking the smaller man up, waking him in the transfer, carrying him to the Captains cabin despite his mild protestations. Yuuko grinned when they entered the room, Doumeki sitting on the cushion laid out for him and Watanuki remaining in his arms the way he'd been carried in. The smaller man huffed and pouted, crossing his arms and looking away. His head snapped back when he caught the sight of a small brown haired girl sitting beside Yuuko in his peripheral vision.

"Kohane-chan?" He yelped, one hand fisting in Doumeki's shirt to hold himself steady as he leaned forward, eyes wide. The small girl smiled, waving in her mutedly cheerful way. "What are you doing here?"

"Yuuko-san agreed to allow me to remain on the ship for the time being," the girl said, folding her hands once more in her lap. "My current status hasn't quite changed yet."

"Well that means we can pick up the cooking lessons where we left of, right?" Kimihiro stated with a grin, sliding off Doumeki's lap and onto the other cushion. Kohane continued to smile, nodding her accordance. Before further conversation could be made (Yuuko lounged on a pile of pillows beside Kohane, a smirk on her lips and a cup of sake in her hand), a sound from outside drew their attention. A second later the door flew open, admitting entrance to a laughing blonde foreigner and a snarling Japanese man, the blonde evading the taller mans swinging sword.

"You bastard, get your skinny ass back here!" The darker man, upon seeing the amount of people present, hastily re-sheathed his sword before continuing on his chase.

"Fai-san? Kurogane-san? What are you doing here?" Kimihiro wondered, frowning and glancing at Yuuko, daring to hope for a coherent response. His only answer was a disheartening shrug from the scantily clad captain.

Fai swept over, readjusting the overly large blue feathered hat that sat on his head (chosen solely for Kurogane's aggravation), and pulled the younger man into a friendly hug.

"Hyuu~! Yuuko-chan invited us!" He grinned, gracefully standing once more and turning to his fuming companion, grabbing on muscled arm and tugging him over so they could sit. Doumeki watched all of the exchanges silently, eyes narrowing at the physical contact initiated by the blonde stranger. Kurogane caught his gaze and stared back, both intent on the other and searching for anything that could betray them. Before long and after both failed to pick out any ill-intent Kurogane was forced to glance away due to Fai's insistent poking. Kimihiro chuckled, tapping Doumeki's shoulder and rolling his eyes.

"So you were having a staring contest with Kurogane-san," he muttered, returning his eyes to the spectacle Fai and Kurogane were making of themselves. "So like the two of you. But you don't have to worry; Kurogane is one of the most loyal people you'll find in any part of the world. The same as you."

Was that a compliment?

Before further prompting could ensue the door, once more, slammed open and two nearly identical creatures bounced in, followed by Maru and Moro. Yuuko shot up from her relaxed pose, eyes sparkling and arms held out wide.

"Larg! Soel! I've missed you two~!" she wailed, cuddling the two bunny like creatures to her chest. Kurogane grumbled sourly and Fai giggled at his face, tapping his cheek and planting a kiss in his lips when he turned to snap. Doumeki blinked at them, sorely tempted to raise an eyebrow of inquiry but deciding against it, turning his attention instead back to his own other, drawing him possessively close. Kimihiro shot him and annoyed look but otherwise ignored him in favour of retrieving enough sake to fill all of the booze hounds in the room, affectionately covering the slumbering Kohane with his jacket. Doumeki gently picked her up, careful not to disturb her sleep, and carried her back to his and Watanuki's shared quarters, tucking her into the unused bed.

He returned to Yuuko's cabin just in time to her Kimihiro's loud exclamation of, 'I'm leaving!' and catch the smaller man as he stormed out, moodily rubbing his eyes. Tired blue eyes stared up at him, a pout planted firmly on his lips.

"This is all your fault," he murmured, nearly collapsing into Doumeki's arms, cuddling closer to him and yawning into the dark fabric of his shirt. "You woke me up."

Doumeki's apology was a kiss and an offer to carry him to bed. Oddly enough, Kimihiro accepted both without fuss.
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Well, another continuation. :) I say 'I rather like it' too much, don't I? -.- Well, it's fairly true. I hope all of you like them too!! Ugh, I spent all of my weekend reading Hetalia (the actual comic) and reading Spain/Romano fics... -guilty- And browsing on Deviantart.... By the way, there are still roughly four spots open, if anyone is still wanting to request a prompt... :3 Ugh, I had to clean my mom's portion of the school as well as my own... It was horrible. -.- Though I did finish watching Phantom of the Opera and read a little more Hetalia. :D Oh France, you pervert. D You grabbed Russia's nipples and lived; it's an amazing feat for any person/nation/boss/creature.

By the way, Stalin no longer died of a heartattack; Russia gave him a look after working for two years on a canal and then heard it was useless. That's what killed Stalin (Hetalia DOES help you learn history~!)