Shadows

Disclaimer: all usual disclaimers apply. Robyn, Kit and Ché are my own characters.

Part eight of the Robyn series.

Bessie stood next to the bed in the spare room and impatiently waited for the occupant to give her an answer. She had her arms folded and was tapping her foot on the ground. Rolling her eyes she repeated once again, "I said, get up it's time for breakfast. This is your last chance before I make you get up."

Bessie's warning fell on deaf ears and she left the room in a huff.

Once the bedroom door had been closed Kit threw back the blanket and looked around before smiling at his well hidden and fully dressed bed fellow. She smiled back and he lowered his head to kiss her.

"Is she gone?" Robyn whispered when the kiss was over.

Kit looked around again, "not for long. You should go before we get caught."

Robyn nodded and then looked sympathetically at Kit, "she'll hurt you."

"I know but I'm a big strong boy. I'll see you after breakfast." Kit waggled both eyebrows and then kissed Robyn again. He rolled over to let Robyn out from underneath him and she climbed out of the window after leaving the bed to make her escape.

Hearing footsteps in the hall Kit rolled back onto his stomach and buried his joyfully smiling face into his pillow. He heard the door open and the footsteps approach him and then stop next to the bed. Something very cold and hard was dropped onto his bare back and he nearly literally hit the ceiling. He fell out of the open window onto the ground concealing his nakedness behind a bush when he saw his attacker was Bessie. Bessie had a plastic beaker full of ice in her hand and was struggling to contain her laughter at seeing Kit react in such a way to having an ice cube dropped on his back. Had she known he was naked under the blanket she would have used an alternative method of removing him from the bed.

Kit turned sharply when he heard someone wolf whistle him and saw Trixie waving at him. He snarled at her and awkwardly tried to conceal his bottom while keeping what was in front hidden from Bessie's view. Becoming impatient with being stared at from the back and front he pulled off a few branches of bush and covering all his vital parts with them ran through the front door of the house.

Running back into his bedroom he rather unceremoniously pulled Bessie out of the room and slammed the door behind her. Bessie continued laughing and could hear Trixie's laughter over her own. Shaking her head while still laughing she made her way back into the kitchen.

"What was that all about?" The Mayor asked when Bessie walked into the kitchen. He'd been rather startled to see Kit running through the house naked with bits of bush covering him.

Bessie stilled her laughter, "I got him out of bed. I warned him that I'd get him out of bed if he didn't do it himself. I didn't know he would react like that though or that he was naked."

The Mayor shook his head, "I do hope you haven't upset the poor boy too much. He's only been here three weeks and is still adjusting to settling in one place. If anything goes wrong I'm holding you personally responsible."

Bessie was about to retort but was interrupted by the sound of a door opening. Kit could be heard grumbling as he walked down the hallway. Nodding to the Mayor Kit walked out of the house and shut the door firmly behind him. He had his clothes on this time.

Kit stomped over to a nearby wall and sat heavily on it. He was still grumbling when Robyn came to sit beside him. She was smiling and Kit guessed she'd heard or seen what had happened.

Robyn nudged Kit's arm. "I thought you said you were a big strong boy. As far as I knew that didn't involve screaming like a girl." Robyn teased and laughed when Kit looked at her through dangerously narrowed eyes.

A slow, devastating and incredibly mischievous smile crossed Kit's face and without any warning pushed Robyn backwards off the wall onto the soft grass behind. He heard Robyn laugh as she hit the ground and looking behind him smiled the same mischievous smile. Robyn smiled back and was still laughing when Kit pretended to drop himself off the wall but kept catching himself before he fell off. Giving enough time for Robyn to move he pushed himself off the wall and landed on the ground next to her. Before Robyn could escape he rolled himself on top of her and pinned her gently to the ground.

Robyn laughed at her lover's antics and was feeling extremely good being underneath Kit. Their relationship so far had gone no further than kissing and both were as inexperienced as the other but it didn't stop little games like this.

Kit smiled dangerously at Robyn and was about to lower his head to kiss her when he was interrupted by a familiar looking pair of blue boots coming into view. He closed his eyes and shaking his head got up and pulled Robyn up with him. He knew yet again he was in trouble.

Sportacus stood with his arms folded and with a semi stern look on his face directed at the pair. Both looked down under Sportacus' glare and felt a little ashamed.

"I guess I'll see you later," Robyn whispered to Kit and started to walk away.

"Robyn. This includes you. Sit down both of you, we need to talk." Sportacus ordered and both obeyed. "I don't mean to seem overbearing or anything but I think you should play things down a little bit. Before either of you say anything I know you've been sharing a bed with Kit, Robyn, and that Kit has been undressed. You've been dressed I know and I'm glad of that but I don't like it. Without sounding like an old man that doesn't understand you're both walking on very fine territory and I really hope you know what you're doing. I don't want accidents happening or anyone getting hurt. I'm sorry to say this but if things don't change a little bit I'll have to separate or supervise you when you're alone together."

Kit and Robyn both looked up at Sportacus with hurt and surprised expressions.

"I'm sorry guys but that's the way things are." Sportacus continued. "Are we agreed on this?"

Looking at each other and then Sportacus they nodded reluctantly. With all agreed Sportacus nodded to the two indicating they should stand and they did so. Looking like scorned children the lovers walked away.

Sportacus stood on the same spot for some while arguing with himself whether he'd been too harsh or not. He knew it had to be done but the thought made him feel no better. Both were young and inexperienced but it was just as dangerous as them being experienced and he didn't want any unfortunate accidents to occur. Their love was still blossoming and he didn't want to see it harmed by anything so early.

Finally concluding that what he'd done was right he continued his exercises. Little did Sportacus know that he'd have an unexpected visitor that day.