Indiscriminate Happenings
Fandom: xxxHoLiC
Characters/Pairing: Doumeki/Watanuki, Yuuko
Prompt:10:10- Garden
Rating: K
Chapter Genre: Romance
Summary: A single being can play god only as long as their mentality can sustain the strain.
I

Doumeki effortlessly mapped his path to the secluded area that he had visited frequently in the past year. Brushing a vine of crawling ivy he pushed past the creaking gate, barely sparing a glance at the garden that seemed as though it would bloom for eternity. He kept his determined stride as he followed the winding route, beaten into the ground by his own feet, until he reached the solitary Sakura tree that bloomed in the middle, its thick trunk supporting its grasping branches as they futilely attempted to grasp the sky. Cradled in the place where the wood split, eyes closed and absolutely relaxed, supported at Doumeki's eye level. He gently brushed aside a lock of black hair, fingertips barely skimming against the pale skin.

"Watanuki." It was whispered, nearly inaudible, and witnessed only by the plant life around them. The man remained still, vines seeming to melt into his skin, cementing him and trapping him in the same sleep that had engulfed him for the past year.

"Doumeki-kun." He turned at the call, meeting the dark red eyes of the woman responsible, his own narrowing into the same dangerous glare that graced his face every time they met. "Fancy seeing you here."

"Yuuko," he murmured, tone low and a frown on his lips. He could hear the teasing nature of her voice, though there was the seriousness that never seemed to really leave, an undercurrent in her statement. "How is it?"

She smiled slowly, tilting her head back, long black hair slipping down her back, half done in an elaborate coif. "A little more pushing and he may be ready to wake."

Doumeki, his hand still lingering on Watanuki's cheek, brushed his fingers down to rest on the thin shoulder, resting their foreheads together as the constant ache he had been feeling made itself known, harsher than usual and accompanied by the crushing hope that refused to leave as well.

"How much?" He demanded, without sounding like he was, trying to force his body to relax like Watanuki's and not wonder, for the umpteenth time, just what situations he was caught in, what he was orchestrating, and what he was forced to suffer through, day after day. The weight of every alternate world crushing his shoulders.

"Just enough," Yuuko murmured, disappearing behind the tree and exiting the botany completely, leaving him alone with his thoughts and the one they revolved around.

Doumeki stayed there until the sun began to set, dying the sky pastel pinks, reds, oranges, and purples. His mood, while sullen from the scenario's and situations he imagined (for lack of anything better to do), relaxed considerably and he allowed himself to lean closer to Watanuki's body, arms engulfing the thin form and holding him as gently as the tracheophyte embracing him. When he spoke it was in whispers, unable to bring himself to break the peace surrounding them, pleading Watanuki quietly to return to their own world and leave the others to their own devices.

It was night when he pulled back, fatigue pulling at his body and mind, the mental exhaustion threatening to overtake him faster than the physical. He brushed a tender kiss across the still lips, speaking softly against them.

"I love you."

Perhaps tomorrow Watanuki would wake up, on the anniversary of his quietus.
II
Well, it's after 12:30, and I'm tired. I have review tomorrow first block, choir the second, the rest of a booklet that I didn't finish due third, and Misery (Math) last. Choir and the fact that it's a short day is the only thing inspiring me not to skip. -.- There might be a bonus chapter going further with this one tomorrow. Not sure yet. This was inspired by the song 'The Garden of Everything.' Go listen to it. :D *hinthint*

...T-this is the last offical chapter of Indiscriminate Happenings... T.T There are only the requests left... (by the way, I'm really busy tomorrow, so if I don't update, I'm soooo sorry!!!!!!!) This... is kind of breaking my heart. *sob*