Author's note: I do not own Witch Hunter Robin or its characters. This is for the 30 Kisses challenge using list delta. This is set after the anime. Theme 5: Mind's Eye.
Hopscotch
Russia was colder than Amon liked. However, it did make for a very good early stop on his and Robin's trek for a number of reasons. He and Nagira had cobbled together a plan while Robin had recovered from her ordeal in the Factory, and part of that plan involved leaving a very long and complicated trail for their hunters to follow. Russia was ideal for that given both the problems of identifying people bundled up against the cold and the fact that it was a place where it was easy for people to slip through the cracks.
But they wouldn't be staying here long. Just a week or so to lay down a trail along with several different possible paths for any hunters tracking them to follow. Amon didn't actually think that anyone would be tracking them just yet, but it didn't hurt to have things in place when those hunters came. A cold trail was harder to follow than a new one anyway. Amon could put up with the cold for a little while longer.
Laughter, including Robin's, brought him out of his thoughts. Robin stood amidst a group of children. Robin giggled again, her laughter like music. In her hand, he could see a stone, and he realized in stunning clarity that despite the fact that she did not speak their language, she had been invited to join the children's game. The game tended to be the same no matter what the country, and it was clear that Robin knew how to play. She lightly tossed her stone across the grid, and then with her skirt clutched in one hand, she hoped the course to the sound of the children's chant. It might be different than the one used in Japan, but it was still a familiar sound to Amon's ears.
Robin looked very much at home with the children. Even bundled up, Robin was surprisingly agile, and she completed the course with little difficulty, scooping up her stone on the return trip. Robin held up her long skirt, laughing, as she hopped from square to square. She was clearly enjoying herself. Amon didn't think she had had much of a childhood, and the chance to get to see her so free of care and worry was nice considering their current circumstances. Another child stepped forward to take their turn, and the game continued. But halfway through the course, the little girl stumbled, tripping and taking a nasty tumble.
Immediately, Robin was by the child's side, checking her for injuries and soothing her. Amon suddenly had a vision of a pair of dark haired children with Robin's eyes. He blinked in order to clear the vision from his mind's eye. Robin carefully tended to the girl's scrapped knee and pressed a kiss to the bandaid before rising to her feet. She spoke with the girl a little more before waving goodbye. Robin made her way over to Amon.
"Where you waiting long?"
He just shrugged. "No. Ready to go?"
Robin smiled. "Yes. I'm freezing."
The two of them headed back towards the hotel room they were currently sharing, and Amon couldn't entirely fight the smile that tugged at his lips, despite the chill in the air.