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The Robin Who Stole the Hawk's Eye:

Chapter 3: The Darkness

Robin and Mehawk sat around the fire eating their fruit when Mehawk asked, "So what were you doing out at sea all alone?"

"Relaxing," she laughed, "I got into a fight with this big headed guy so I got in the lifeboat to get away from him. I fell asleep and when I woke up the ship I was tethered to was gone and I got caught in one hell of a storm."

"That was not just any storm you passed through, this island lies at the heart of a typhoon," he explained.

"A typhoon? No wander. What about you? Why are you all alone?'

"I always sail alone," he replied.

"A lone wolf ah?"

"More like a lone hawk," he corrected.

"That is a rather sad thought."

"How so?"

"A hawk all alone seams so sad to me. A hawk should always have a partner. The sky is so big. Without someone to help guide the hawk, he will get lost. A hawk can survive on its own, but it will never be happy that way," Robin explained. Mehawk didn't say a word. Robin could tell by his eyes that she had hit a deep cored, it wasn't her intention to bring up a sad subject, but none the less it was done. His eyes which were more often then not like that of a piercing hawk's, were now more like the eyes of a wounded bird. She knew the feeling well. She didn't know what to say, but she didn't have to.

"You speak as though you know the heart of all wild creatures."

"Not at all, I only know my own heart."

Mehawk took a bite of his food and when he was done chewing, "It is getting late."

"Yeah it is. Now that I've eaten I'm very tired," she laid down.

"I would not suggest sleeping out in the open." Mehawk suggested.

"Why not? I haven't seen any animals," she asked.

"Exactly," he pointed out. It was a good question. Why hadn't Robin seen any animals? "We will both have to sleep in there," Mehawk pointed o the cave.

"Can we both fit in there?"

"It will be a tight fit, but it can be done"

"Why are there no animals? What's killing them?" She asked.

"The darkness. This island used to be inhabited by all kinds of animals and even a thriving village, but the people kept tearing down trees and building new homes and the island grew restless. The people used to live in harmony with the 1,000 year old dragons, but time changed that and the dragon's left. That is when the darkness came and purged the land of all creatures. The dragons still come here to die and so the darkness is fed."

"So how is hiding in a cave going to help us?"

"The darkness can not permeate through this hill, because this hill is the grave of the first dragon born."

"What is it?" she asked

"Exactly that. It is a shadow that engulfs this island just like nightfall. It will be coming out soon," Mehawk replied. The sky was growing darker by the second and the moon was already in the sky.

"Well you won't be getting any complaints from me then." Both Robin and Mehawk crawled into the cave. Both facing each other, Mehawk put his arms around her and she put her arms around him, it was the only way they would both be able to fit. If you have claustrophobia, this cave is your worst nightmare. "Well this is awkward."

"What happened to no complaints?" Mehawk mocked playfully. Robin blushed a little, but then the most blood curtailing scream rose on the night air. It sounded like animals and humans all screaming at once. It chilled thee bone to the core.

"What is that sound!" she had to yell just to be heard, even in these close proximities.

"It is the darkness. Don't worry it will pass." Robin closed what little distance there was between the two of them. She was truly frightened. To comfort her and maybe to comfort himself a little he tightened his grip on her.

Finally the noise passed, "That was the most horrible thing I have ever heard in my life," Robin said her eyes squeezed shut.

"It has passed now, try and get some sleep," Mehawk waited for Robin to fall asleep before he himself drifted off into a dream.


In the next chapter the relationship begins to blossom. Comment please.