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 20: Clock Tower.
Mist On the River
Robin had been excited since they landed. She had been looking forward to this start. Britain was a place that she had always wanted to visit, and now she was finally here. Despite the circumstances that had led to her being here, Robin was more than happy to be getting the chance to see England. And from what Amon had said, this was going to be their new home base for a while. It sounded like they would be staying in England for at least a month and a half.
Even the fact that it was very foggy as they drove into the city of London, and she could barely see anything at the moment didn't dampen her sprits. They had just arrived after all. There would be plenty of time to explore later on. They were going to be in London for at least a week to start with, and Robin had all kinds of things she wanted to do. She wanted to see Big Ben and drive across the London Bridge. She wanted to have fish and chips for lunch and ride on one of those red double-decker buses. And that was just the start of her list.
Amon seemed amused by her enthusiasm. Robin had gotten better at reading him lately. Of course, they had spent the last five months in very close quarters. They both had probably learned things about one another they hadn't known before. It had been interesting to say the least. It did help that neither of them was nearly as tense or as wary as they had been at first. As far as they could tell, so far no one was one their trail yet. Plus, they had apparently put enough distance and false trails between themselves and whoever might be trying to track them that Amon seemed to believe they were fairly secure.
That didn't mean that they could be careless, but it did give them breathing space and time to enjoying themselves that Robin appreciated. She had seen so little of the world for most of her life, and she wasn't going to waste the opportunity she had been given to explore. It was even better since Amon was with her. Amon's very presence made her feel safe and happy. And it had been very interesting to watch as he slowly began to relax somewhat. Okay most people wouldn't call it relaxing, but Robin knew better. The little things like gestures of affection or his sarcastic sense of humor that slipped out on occasion were tip offs. And Robin had to admit there was no one else she would rather be with since she had to be traveling around the global avoiding Solomon agents. Or maybe even if she didn't.
They passed Trafalgar Square, and Robin's train of thought promptly derailed. She was wide eyed as they drove through the rest of London on their way to the hotel. Robin pressed her nose against the glass, trying to make out whatever she could through the fog. There wasn't much that she could really see, but Robin managed to spy a few things, even the famous clock tower. The drive to the hotel seemed far too short to tell the truth. Robin wanted to see more.
Amon escorted her into the hotel with a hotel worker following behind them with their bags. There was tinkling music in the lobby, Amon immediately headed for the desk to check them in even as Robin peered around the room. It certainly wasn't the fanciest hotel in London, but it was very nice. Still, Robin was anxious to drop their stuff off, so they could go explore. It was only eleven o'clock. They had plenty of time to poke around a little today. And they'd just been in France for the past few days, so it wasn't like there was that much of a time difference. There was a display of tourist info and walking maps that she began to investigate, and she didn't realize that Amon was beside her until he spoke.
"They're taking our bags up to our room. Are you hungry?"
Robin nodded, a little surprised. "Yes. We're not going to up to the room?"
Amon kissed her nose. "I know you. Let's go get fish and chips for lunch and look around a little, and then we can unpack."
