Author's note: I do not own Witch Hunter Robin or its characters. This is for the 30 Kisses challenge using list delta. Theme 30: Jello.


The Madness

There were times when Robin did not understand her fellow agents. This was one of them. The group was eating lunch in the building's cafeteria, so Michael could join them, and apparently jello was the dessert of the week. Robin had never actually seen jello before, but the others had assured her it was edible. It had been a long week, and everyone, including Amon, was pretty exhausted. They had put in more overtime in the last week than they had in the last month. At this point all of them had been awake for nearly three days without any rest. The fatigue and exhaustion was affecting everyone.

Robin poked her jello suspisiously with her spork. It was green. Robin wrinkled her nose at the green food. For the most part when food was green, unless it was a vegetable, it was a bad thing.

"You actually eat this stuff?" she asked.

Sakaki shrugged. "Yeah. I mean, it's not the best dessert, but it's not half bad either."

Robin was skeptical about that. She continued to examine the dish carefully. Amon appeared to find watching her do this amusing. Or so she would assume by the almost smile on his face.

"You don't have to eat it, you know," he told her.

"You're really sure it's edible."

Amon actually laughed. "I know of no known cases of people dying from jello."

Robin was not convinced. "You're absolutely sure about that?"

Doujima giggled. "You two are absolutely adorable, you know that?"

Robin carefully scooped a portion of the stuff onto her spork. She wrinkled her nose again before shutting her eyes and sticking the spork in her mouth. It taste like limes, and it wasn't that bad. It was a little slimy though, and it definitely wouldn't be her dessert of choice. But it was edible. Then she opened her eyes and found everyone one at their table staring at her, their expressions highly amused. Then, almost as one they all started laughing. From Doujima's chiming giggles to Karasuma's musical laughter to Sakaki's braying chortles. Even Amon was wearing a real smile.

Her partner's hand slid around her wrist. "I'm sorry, Robin, but the look on your face was priceless."

Clearly, they had all lost their minds. Work and exhaustion had caught up with them all, and sanity no longer lived here if they found her eating jello for the first time so funny. Robin just shook her head, a little smile kissing her lips.

"I think that we all need some sleep."

Amon was still smiling. "You're probably right."