Invisible Problems
"Your Surrounded Kazu!" Shouted Karasuma. "Just give up easy and you wont be harmed." She continued as the team appeared in all the doorways of the room. Kazu panicked. He screamed and the ground beneath him began to crumble. The floor gave way and the witch fell 6 stories.
"Oh great. another one." Sakaki moaned. "How come All the witches try and commit suicide these days?" He started toward the elevator down the hall as Amon called the factory. Robin walked to the hole and looked down in it. The ground cracked again and she started to fall when a hand grabbed hers and pulled her up.
"Watch what your doing Robin." Amon snapped as he headed for the stairs. Karasuma walked past her with a "Be careful Robin." and Robin followed in the back. Karasuma and Robin caught the elevator with Sakaki and Amon used the stairs. They arrived about the same time.
The witch was unconscious in the rubble when they got there. "At least he's not going to fight." Sakaki stated, trying to lighten the mood. No one lightened up. Sakaki sighed and checked the witches pulse.
It was back at the office again. Except it was the next morning. It was another witch. Everyone was getting tired and overworked. A witch everyday.. it was like the witches were ganging up on them..
"Okay guys. Today's witch is know as Kuroon Tashimi. No one knows his power because the people who tried to research him vanished." Amon advised them in the conference room.
"You mean we have to beat him without knowing what he does?!" Sakaki gapped.
"Yes." Amon stood up. "We start now." He headed out. The others were close behind.
They found the witch in a dark alley. Nothing new. As Amon fired his gun and the witch ran, it felt like any other hunt. Robin confronted him as he rounded a corner. She sent fire at him and he jumped forward, dodging it and the fire made a nice line between him and Amon who had been following him. "Robin!" Amon yelled. It was like she meant to do that or something.
"I didn't mean to!" She yelled back. She was too busy glaring at Amon to notice Kuroon run up. She back off as he tried to hit her. Because she dodged, he only got her shoulder. She stumbled back a little.
"Don't drop your guard Robin!" Amon yelled.
"Again! It isn't my fault!" She yelled. Trying to set Kuroon on fire. He kept dodging.
"He he he girly. You can't catch me." he laughed.
"What horrible rhyming." Sakaki had appeared behind her. He shot at the witch. He stumbled.
"No!" he screamed before stumbling toward Robin, who had dodged into a wall. He prepared to attack her when Amon shot 3 more shots into him. Kuroon's eyes went out of focus as he grabbed Robin's face and she felt something passed through her. Like a ... she didn't quite know what it was like. But as soon as she felt it, it went away and Kuroon fell at her feet.
"Robin what were you doing? Why didn't you use your craft?" Amon scolded as Sakaki called the factory. "It's your fault. And I tried! He dodged!" Robin argued back. "My fault?! Robin if you were of any use, you could've hit him!" Amon continued to scold her.
Robin's stomach hurt and she held her head. She started to fall backwards but Sakaki caught her. Karasuma was checking the witch. "You ok Robin?" Sakaki asked as she stood up straight again.
"I.. don't feel so well." she said, walking slowly out of the ally. Sakaki glared at Amon, who glared back. "You think it's my fault!?" He yelled and Sakaki helped Karasuma take the witch out of the ally. Amon kicked a trash can over and followed. Some old lady was screaming at him for knocking over her trash can.
Robin lay in bed that night, tossing and turning. Feeling horrible. Somehow or other, she got to sleep.
The next morning she felt better. She stood up and made her bed, quickly running over to put on her clothes in case Touko came to wake her up. Touko did come in. It was the first weird thing.
"Robin? Are you awake yet? Your going to be late." She looked around the room. "I guess she already left. Robin walked to the door as Touko closed it. "That was strange." she walked out into the living room. Touko was watching a little TV, it wasn't time for her to leave yet.
"I'm going to work now. I'm gonna skip breakfast. I'll see you after work!" Robin called from the doorway. Even though Touko didn't answer her, she headed for work.
At the office, all but Robin were in. "Robin's late. She's never late." Dojima pointed out around lunch.
"I know." Amon was thinking of things he could yell at her about when she came in.. or more.. the appropriate way to come about yelling at her. Maybe he would just out and yell. He could bring it to her lightly and then yell.. no he liked the first one.. it was more like him.
The elevator Binged and opened but no one walked off.
"Hmm?" They all stared at it. When no one showed, they shrugged and went back to doing their own things.
Robin was sooooo late! She ran into the building and to the elevator. She got in and headed up. She could only imagine what Amon was going to say. When it opened on her floor and she walked out, she walked slowly. She was in no hurry to be yelled at. She walked in and everyone stared at her. She kinda blushed. Until they all looked away and she relaxed.
"Sorry I'm late. My.. bike ran out of gas." She walked up. No one answered her. She guessed Amon had rigged it. She went and sat on the couch. About 30 minutes later, she turned on the TV. Sakaki, who had the remote, looked confused and turned it off.
Robin turned. "Hey!" she didn't yell. Robin just doesn't yell. Sakaki just reclined on the couch, taking up her spot and yawning. Robin went to go in the conference room when Miho almost ran her over. "Karasuma.." Robin was beginning to feel left out. She sat down on a bench in the conference room.
At around 5 is when she really thought something was up. Amon stood up and looked around. "Robin is still not here?" He asked his fellows. They all shook their heads. Robin came out.
"I am here. Don't tell me you didn't see me." Robin sounded more like she was asking. No one answered her. She tried talking to them, but it was like she wasn't there. It was closing time when she tried to get to the last person, Michael.
He was sitting at his computer, playing some games. "Michael.." Robin had lost almost all hope of being heard. Karasuma, Sakaki, and Dojima left. Amon was trying to stay longer to catch Robin. He gave up and left too though. Robin was sitting on the floor behind Michael.
"Michael.. Michael.. Michael.." she was on the verge of tears. Why couldn't anyone hear her? Or see her? She stood up, about to leave, though she didn't know where to. Michael's computer went on the blitz. Robin had tripped over the cord. It went out.
"Whoa! What the..?!" Michael hit his computer. Robin stood up after freeing herself from the cords. She took one step when Michael freaked.
"Robin!?" he spun around and looked around. He blinked a few times at the empty space beside him. "Huh?" he looked back at his blank screen. Robin stood there, starting to smile. Her mouth moved but he didn't hear anything.
"Robin?" the Robin on his computer nodded. "I think I'm going nuts.. Is it possible to stay on a computer to much?" This time, the Robin he saw looked like she was thinking and then nodded. Michael gapped. Then he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
"If your really here Robin.. Go to a computer and type something." he opened his eyes to see nothing on his computer screen. He thought he'd just been seeing things when he heard a chair move. He spun around and saw that a chair had been moved out. A writing document had been brought up and the keys on the keyboard began to type. The screen held the words.
My name is Robin Sena and I think I'm going to go nuts if I stay like this.
Michael stared and gapped. His glasses fell down his nose and to the floor. Robin picked them up and replaced them on his face, and closed his mouth. The screen typed again.
Michael.. are you ok?
He nodded but said "I'm not sure..."Michael you gotta help me. But don't tell the others.
"I'll help.. but why not say anything? We'll need all the help we can get.."
The screen stayed the same. The blinking line had no words. Michael got it.
"You don't want Amon to know." Michael looked at a Mirror across the room when she didn't answer. He saw Robin in it, like before on his computer. Her head was down.
"I promise I wont say anything to Amon. Robin.. I suggest you stay away from Mirrors if you want to stay out of view.. or anything that reflects for that matter." Robin turned to the mirror and looked shocked. She nodded.
Michael? Where do I go? How will I keep in contact with you?
Michael thought for a moment."You can stay in the room they gave me here. It has two beds.. I don't know why.. It just does. And you can.. use.. my lap top to send me e-mails while I'm not there, or play video games.." He really didn't want to give up the computer but.. Robin needed it.
"And in case someone reads it... your name is... I'll call you Kay.. Okay?" He added. "I'll say your my secret admirer or something." Robin went back to typing,
Thank you Michael. Your the best.
"Ah.. it's nothin.."He took down the mirror so he could see Robin and led her to his room. "If you get hungry.. I have some food in my mini fridge.. Not much so don't pig out.." Robin nodded.
He saw the bed sheets on the other bed move back. He set down the mirror. He laid down in the other bed and went to sleep. Robin was a little nervous with Michael just behind her, but she got to sleep too.
