XxxHolic: Volume 15

by CLAMP, 179 pages

After failing to persuade his cooking student to taste her own food, a dispirited Watanuki dreams of losing Yûko. When he wakes, she is nowhere to be found. He tells himself she has just gone out on an errand, but he can't find Mokona or Maru or Moro, either. Still, he stubbornly carries on watching over the shop and leaving homemade omisubi (sticky rice balls with different fillings) on his student's door in an effort to gain her trust. After two weeks and no word from Yûko, Dômeki takes the initiative and moves into a guest room at the shop so Watanuki won't be alone with his fears...or when the time comes that he'll need his friend the most.

Owy. When Watanuki cries, I cry. He's losing his family all over again...only this time he remembers them--even if the outside world doesn't. I hope Dômeki's ready to throw him a lifeline, because I think he'll need it soon.