Something Like Love (xxxHolic)

Chapter 9 - Darkness

"Will you go prepare tea for us, Domeki-kun?" Yuuko asks as Tsukishima takes a seat at the table. Domeki looked at her, puzzled. Her eyes narrowed and she spoke in a low voice. "He was a past customer; that's all. If you prepare the tea quickly, you'll find out the story."

"Okay," Domeki said, walking down the hall to the kitchen. As the entered, Maru and Moro followed after him with Mokona hopping behind them, giving a sideways glance to Yuuko before entering.

She turned around and closed the door, looking at Tsukishima. "Now, then." She said, walking to the chair. "How is she doing?"

"We had a small spat a couple of months ago at the beginning of the school year." Tsukishima sighed, putting a hand under his chin. He looked out the window, blowing air at his hair. "It was a nasty spat. We argued over you and your shop."

Yuuko raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

Tsukishima nodded. "Over the wish that we had and the price we had to pay."

"It was a reasonable price," Yuuko said as Domeki walked in with the tea on a tray. She nodded at him and he walked over placing the hot tea in front of both of them. He stood near the corner, watching the two of them silently. "It's almost like an eye for an eye."

"It wasn't even me that wanted the wish. I just wanted to make her happy, but she's been thinking about it for a long while-"

"Two years?"

"A lot can happen in two years, witch. Anyways, it's consumed her mind and she doesn't think of anything else but revenge on you. She told me about her wish for revenge, but I didn't want to have any part of it. I wasn't aware that Watanuki-kun was going to be the one targeted. I didn't know that he was your student."

"Not my student; he's my servant," Yuuko stated. Tsukishima waved a hand, getting tired of Yuuko's personality.

"Do you want me to summon her?" He asked, standing up and cracking his knuckles. Yuuko nodded, also standing up.

"Outside, if you please."

Domeki quickly put the cups on the tray and walked to the kitchen, placing the cups in the sink. He quickly walked outside and saw Tsukishima holding an ofuda. He held it in a complicated way and held his hands out, closing his eyes and muttering a spell. A magic circle appeared below him and the air started to move around, circling around Tsukishima.

He opened his eyes and frowned. "That's weird," He muttered. "She isn't responding."

"Try again," Yuuko said. "Say that I'm here with you."

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Watanuki stood up after he finished crying. He slowly walked around, trying to avoid spirits. He winced, feeling his jeans brush against the cut on his leg. He knelt down and rolled up his jeans, frowning when seeing a deep cut on his shin.

"Huh, it seems like Kazu-kun is trying to call me~" The voice cheered. "Hey, servant-"

"I am not a servant!" Watanuki shouted, clenching his fist. "I am a student who got pulled into a stupid position!"

"Whatever you say." The voice said, the tone becoming more distinctly like a woman's. "I wonder if I should go to Kazu-kun. I hope he apologizes." Suddenly, a woman wearing a seductive outfit appeared. "Hey, boy; what are you to Yuuko? Why is she trying so hard to save you? Why does it seem like she cares about you?"

Watanuki didn't respond to the woman's appearance. Even though she was wearing a sexy outfit, Watanuki didn't blush. He was focused on the pitch black aura that was surrounding the woman. He covered his mouth as he started to feel queasy.