Indiscriminate Happenings
Fandom: xxxHoLiC
Characters/Pairing: Doumeki/Watanuki
Prompt:9:10- Commit
Rating: T
Chapter Genre: Romance/Angst
Summary: Sequel to 'Last Good-Bye' and 'Eternity.' The promise of a life time commitment is an enormous thing; especially when one is unfamiliar with terms such as love and affection.
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The war was over and everyone left alive was going home, with their side coming out the victors. Since the arrival of the Bio-weapon the number of those remaining uninjured or alive had risen significantly and the commanders had proudly announced that the death toll of their army had the lowest in history. All the while the man motioned excitedly and behind him stood Watanuki, eyes downcast and posture rigid. Doumeki, from his seat three rows back, noticed the small, nearly invisible trembles that quivered through the thin body and the unusually pallor of his skin that accentuated the dark purple smudges beneath both eyes. If soldiers and their families thought the war had taken from them, then they couldn't see the strain it had put on their countries greatest weapon. But Doumeki saw; he saw the scars from stray bullets, saw the pain in the dark blue eyes that the boy didn't know how to express.

No, he had an inkling, somewhere inside of him, but the chip inside his brain wouldn't allow it.

But no one else saw the humanity hidden away beneath the deadly exterior, because no one else bothered themselves to look hard enough.

Hours of intense observation later (the time passed without Doumeki's knowledge) they arrived home, their plane landing and they filed off the aircraft. Before the commanders, who departed last, could whisk Watanuki away Doumeki moved in, grabbing the smaller teenagers wrist and pulling him into a secluded area away from prying eyes. The other let out a few quiet protests, continuing until he caught sight of who it was and his mouth closed with a gentle click. Once Doumeki was sure they were sufficiently hidden he turned and crossed his arms, staring again at the pale face. Soon enough Watanuki began to twitch and fidget, biting his lip and shifting from foot to foot.

"What?" he snapped finally, dark eyes narrowing into a glare. Doumeki almost smirked at the rare display of passion that was slowly becoming more and more common. "You were doing that the entire trip back too."

"Doing what?" Doumeki shot back in an attempt to coax more emotion out of him. Watanuki's glare intensified, the strange glow that usually came out in battles lighting up, blue becoming eerie in the shadowed nook.

"Staring," he grumbled, his anger seeming to drain from him, tense muscles forcibly relaxing and the shine dying down. Doumeki frowned, annoyed at the regression. "It's uncomfortable."

"Why?" he prodded, stepping closer. Watanuki swallowed and inched back, colour rising in his cheeks. Doumeki persisted until they were nearly touching, Watanuki's back against the wall and his arms trapping the other, hands flattened against the ridged brick.

"B-because it does!"

"Because you aren't used to it," Doumeki concluded, whispering softly into Watanuki's ear, feeling the thin shoulders tense and small trembles shiver down his body. "You don't know how to handle affection and loyalty."

He let his head fall, forehead nestled against the pallid neck, breathing in the scent of laundry detergent and gunpowder.

"I commit myself to you," Doumeki whispered, arms moving down the wall until they found Watanuki's waist and wrapped around it, pressing them completely against one another. "Right here and right now, I'm saying that I will never leave your side. Not if I can help it."

Watanuki stood still, eyes wide and unseeing. His brain attempted to process what his ears were hearing, to make sense of the words, but it seemed unable to. Like they were spoken in a foreign language. Only Watanuki knew he would have had better luck deciphering them if they were.

"Wh-what?" he stuttered, hands fisting the stiff, starchy fabric of Doumeki's uniform. "I-I..."

"I'm yours."

He sealed his promise with a kiss.
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Okay, I wanted to finish this tonight, so I whipped this up after I started it earlier today. XD I hope it's satisfactory...? Well, enjoy~! And the last chapter, Never Again, was dedicated to TheLadyPendragon, for her wonderful suggestion. 3 I'm glad you liked it~! By the way, to those who are unaware, Yuuko officially runs the universe. It's true. :D 3