Sequel to "Rain"

By: Lara

Embrace

Prologue

As he walked in the rain the only thing that mattered to him was the woman wrapped protectively in his arms. Who knew that when he made to drive her away this morning, they would wind up confessing their feelings to one another. Amon had been with many women before, but being there with Robin snuggled into his chest, he knew that she was different than anyone else he had ever met. He still didn't think that he was right for her, but if she loved him, than what did it matter? If he could have her, he'd take her – screw society and their disapproval. He loved her…if that was enough for her, it should be enough for everyone else.

For a fleeting moment, the thoughts of Touko and her imminent disapproval, flashed through his mind. Quickly he pushed it away. He would not let Touko mess up his relationship with Robin. After all, they had been over for quite some time now. If only Touko would realize that.

Robin looked up and noticed that they were now in a residential area and that they must be nearing Amon's apartment. She wondered how things were going to be when they reached a private and dry place. Would he withdraw again? Or would he kiss her again and slowly begin to make love to her? She hoped that it would be the latter. She had never been with a man and only knew so much when it came down to it, but she was sure that what she had felt in the park with Amon kissing her that she wanted to make love to him.

After a few more minutes of walking through the residential district, the couple arrived at an apartment complex, very similar to Robin's. Amon glanced down at the girl in his arms and caught her gazing up at him. A small smile lit his eyes and was soon returned by Robin's lips quirking upwards into an absolutely adorable grin. Slowly, Amon lowered her legs to the ground so that her lean little body was resting against his from her knees upward. At the feel of her hips cradling his, Amon almost lost all train of thought.

Looking up at his ruggedly handsome face, Robin's smile grew as she craned her own face upwards to lay a small, tentative kiss against his relaxed lips. Without warning, Amon's grip on her waist tightened and he hauled her up so that her feet barely touched the concrete, and proceeded to kiss the very breath from her body. After a highly inappropriate public display, the two withdrew and tried to slow their breathing. Their foreheads were pressed together gently and finally, Amon pulled away enough to grab her hand and entwine their fingers together before pulling her up into the building.

Neither noticed the figure across the street that had stopped mid-stride upon noticing the couple engrossed in one another. She often altered her route to pass this particular apartment building to try to catch a glimpse of a certain resident. Never had she suspected to see what she just had… her roommate and her ex-lover in an obvious lover's embrace. A pang hit Touko's heart, there was a time when she entered the building with that same man, but never had he shown any emotion to her outside of the walls of his own apartment. Now, as she reflected, he didn't even show that much emotion during their moments alone, it was always just pleasure within the bedroom. They hardly ever spoke or spent any time together when they weren't fucking. No matter how hard she tried, she never could get him to talk or even just be with her. How had the little witch managed to capture the man in so little time when Touko herself had failed for years? As a tear coursed down her face, the sad woman gazed up a particular window and then slowly made her way down the street back to her empty apartment.

End Prologue

Okay, so I've been dappling with the idea of a sequel ever since I finished "Rain" and had the first two paragraphs of this done for almost as long. So now, I've decided to go ahead and do it. I think I know where I want to go with this, but don't have anything else written or any definite plans for the story. I do know that there will be lots of "romance" between our two favorite characters and that there will probably be a confrontation between them and Touko. I would really just like to focus on Amon and Robin though and keep the "Eve" and STN-J out of it. I'd really like any advice or suggestions or just comments on this prologue. I'll try to write more in the next week or so, as I have some time off from work. Alright, that's all for now, just let me know what you guys all think!