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05 – Empty.

Before the spirits, the witch and Watanuki, there had been routine. Get up, dress, sweep, wash, change, eat, go to school, study hard, eat, study some more, practice, home, change, sweep, eat, study, wash, sleep. Life was predictable, stable and safe.

Before Watanuki Kimihiro wandered into his life, he had been just like everyone else. There were no strange parties in parks, or drinking with witches.

He got drunk a lot less.

Before, there was no danger to his life, no one he had to protect. He never got into fights, never hurt from more than the occasional paper cut. He never spent nights away from home, nights waiting in the dirt and the rain.

He had less scars to hide.

He had friends, of a sort. He got on well with his classmates, but he didn't have anyone he felt strongly about. He had nothing he felt strongly about really, unless you counted archery and his parents. But those are everyday things right?

He had a slew of girls spewing confessions, all of which he hastily rejected… still waiting for someone to make his heart feel anything but abject boredom.

There was less heartache.

All this was his life before.

Before Watanuki Kimihiro, his life had been empty.