A/N: Thanks to all the people who reviewed! Your reviews make me feel warm
and fuzzy, and they make me want to update sooner! So, here I am, updating
again, just a couple of days after I wrote the first chapter. Ok, I just
wanted to point something out before I get back to the story...
Someone reviewed and said that Robin wouldn't go back to the STN-J, but I guess that's not how I think. Yeah, she had Amon with her, but he didn't have a clue what to do after hearing that Robin was the Eve of witches and the witches' hope. I would think that even after hearing all that she found out, she would, at her age, still want to go back to the STN-J where she knows what to expect (or thinks she knows).
I have a question, too, and I'm sorry for babbling on and not getting back to the story. Jeez, I hope people are still reading this...Anyway, my question: I don't think I'm very good at writing action scenes, but there's a scene I started writing that is actually really important. Should I write the scene and put it up here, or should I just skip ahead and fill in the blanks with flashbacks? Tell me WHEN (not IF) you review!! Lol. Well, I'll get back to the story, I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 2 – Hopes and Changes
Amon smiled. A real smile. A sad smile. "Because...I'm the same way."
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Robin looked at him in bewilderment. "What do you mean?"
Amon's smile vanished. "You're full of questions, aren't you?" He looked up at the sky for a moment, just before it began to rain more heavily, sending the few people who had been at the park scampering back to their homes and cars. Amon turned abruptly and began to head back to the car. Robin hesitated, staring at his retreating back for a moment before following him.
Robin sat down in the passenger seat of the car. Amon was sitting stiffly in the driver's seat with his hands on the steering wheel.
Robin watched him for a moment before speaking. "When did we ever get close enough for you to worry about how I feel whenever you're not watching?"
Amon glanced at her. "I've always worried. This is just the first time I've said something about it."
"It's also the first time you've admitted that we have something in common."
Amon turned to face Robin, slightly surprised at her words. A small smile played at the corners of her mouth. Amon met her eyes, solemn as ever. He leaned closer to her, and Robin's smile faded.
Amon raised his hand to her cheek, caressing her jawline with his fingers. Robin felt a blush color her cheeks a light pink as she realized how close Amon was to her.
Their noses were almost touching, and Robin heard her own heartbeat in her ears as Amon closed the last inches between them, brushing his lips against hers in a light kiss. Amon's hand moved from Robin's face to the back of her neck, pulling her into the kiss.
Robin pulled away, avoiding Amon's eyes as she bit her lip nervously.
"Robin?" Amon said awkwardly. "Are you all right?" He paused for a moment. "I shouldn't have done that."
Robin shook her head. "No, it's not that. It's just – you surprised me, that's all." Both of them were silent for a moment. Amon moved away from Robin and started the car. He sat there, with the engine running, watching Robin. "I'm fine," she said, looking at him pointedly.
A frown creased his normally neutral features. "No. You're not."
"I just need some time. I need to think."
Amon began the drive back to the STN-J building. Robin interrupted his stream of thoughts. "Are you going back to the STN-J?"
"Yes."
Robin averted her eyes. "Could you drop me off back at the apartment? Just tell Michael I wasn't feeling well and that I'll talk to him tonight."
Amon nodded reluctantly.
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That night, after the rain had stopped, Robin visited the STN-J building after checking to see that Amon was asleep. Michael stopped working on the computer when Robin came into the office.
"I'm guessing you were feeling fine when Amon dropped you off, huh?"
Robin nodded and sat down. "I wouldn't have come, but I need to talk to you even more now."
"What happened?"
"It's just Amon. He's been actinc strangely ever since the factory collapse, and today, he..." Robin faltered, and Michael scowled worriedly. "He kissed me."
Michael's eyes widened. "Amon kissed you?"
Robin bit her lip, her only answer in her eyes.
Michael watched Robin for a while. "Are you all right?"
Robin stood angrily, frustration on her face. "Of course I'm all right. Why does everyone keep asking me that? I'm fine." She left the office quickly, leaving Michael to brood.
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When Robin got back to the apartment, Amon was still asleep. She didn't go back to her room to go to bed. Instead, she sat in the same place she had been sitting just that morning. Robin held back a sigh as she let her gaze drift out the window to the pitch black sky. As she watched, a few drops of rain fell with small taps on the glass before the downpour began.
Robin sat alone in the window seat, lost in her thoughts. 'What is going on?'
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Ok, I know that chapter was a lot shorter than the first one, but I promise that I'm going to be updating a lot over the weekend (since tomorrow's Friday! YAY!) So...I'm not too secure about this chapter, so please review and tell me what you think. Oooh...tell me what you think about how Michael fits into all this. I'm not quite sure yet. I think he likes her. It makes sense that he would, since he's only a year older than she is. He probably thinks Amon's taking advantage of her. Hey, whoever reads this, I expect some feedback when I ask questions, so PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Someone reviewed and said that Robin wouldn't go back to the STN-J, but I guess that's not how I think. Yeah, she had Amon with her, but he didn't have a clue what to do after hearing that Robin was the Eve of witches and the witches' hope. I would think that even after hearing all that she found out, she would, at her age, still want to go back to the STN-J where she knows what to expect (or thinks she knows).
I have a question, too, and I'm sorry for babbling on and not getting back to the story. Jeez, I hope people are still reading this...Anyway, my question: I don't think I'm very good at writing action scenes, but there's a scene I started writing that is actually really important. Should I write the scene and put it up here, or should I just skip ahead and fill in the blanks with flashbacks? Tell me WHEN (not IF) you review!! Lol. Well, I'll get back to the story, I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 2 – Hopes and Changes
Amon smiled. A real smile. A sad smile. "Because...I'm the same way."
*^*^*^*^*^
Robin looked at him in bewilderment. "What do you mean?"
Amon's smile vanished. "You're full of questions, aren't you?" He looked up at the sky for a moment, just before it began to rain more heavily, sending the few people who had been at the park scampering back to their homes and cars. Amon turned abruptly and began to head back to the car. Robin hesitated, staring at his retreating back for a moment before following him.
Robin sat down in the passenger seat of the car. Amon was sitting stiffly in the driver's seat with his hands on the steering wheel.
Robin watched him for a moment before speaking. "When did we ever get close enough for you to worry about how I feel whenever you're not watching?"
Amon glanced at her. "I've always worried. This is just the first time I've said something about it."
"It's also the first time you've admitted that we have something in common."
Amon turned to face Robin, slightly surprised at her words. A small smile played at the corners of her mouth. Amon met her eyes, solemn as ever. He leaned closer to her, and Robin's smile faded.
Amon raised his hand to her cheek, caressing her jawline with his fingers. Robin felt a blush color her cheeks a light pink as she realized how close Amon was to her.
Their noses were almost touching, and Robin heard her own heartbeat in her ears as Amon closed the last inches between them, brushing his lips against hers in a light kiss. Amon's hand moved from Robin's face to the back of her neck, pulling her into the kiss.
Robin pulled away, avoiding Amon's eyes as she bit her lip nervously.
"Robin?" Amon said awkwardly. "Are you all right?" He paused for a moment. "I shouldn't have done that."
Robin shook her head. "No, it's not that. It's just – you surprised me, that's all." Both of them were silent for a moment. Amon moved away from Robin and started the car. He sat there, with the engine running, watching Robin. "I'm fine," she said, looking at him pointedly.
A frown creased his normally neutral features. "No. You're not."
"I just need some time. I need to think."
Amon began the drive back to the STN-J building. Robin interrupted his stream of thoughts. "Are you going back to the STN-J?"
"Yes."
Robin averted her eyes. "Could you drop me off back at the apartment? Just tell Michael I wasn't feeling well and that I'll talk to him tonight."
Amon nodded reluctantly.
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That night, after the rain had stopped, Robin visited the STN-J building after checking to see that Amon was asleep. Michael stopped working on the computer when Robin came into the office.
"I'm guessing you were feeling fine when Amon dropped you off, huh?"
Robin nodded and sat down. "I wouldn't have come, but I need to talk to you even more now."
"What happened?"
"It's just Amon. He's been actinc strangely ever since the factory collapse, and today, he..." Robin faltered, and Michael scowled worriedly. "He kissed me."
Michael's eyes widened. "Amon kissed you?"
Robin bit her lip, her only answer in her eyes.
Michael watched Robin for a while. "Are you all right?"
Robin stood angrily, frustration on her face. "Of course I'm all right. Why does everyone keep asking me that? I'm fine." She left the office quickly, leaving Michael to brood.
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When Robin got back to the apartment, Amon was still asleep. She didn't go back to her room to go to bed. Instead, she sat in the same place she had been sitting just that morning. Robin held back a sigh as she let her gaze drift out the window to the pitch black sky. As she watched, a few drops of rain fell with small taps on the glass before the downpour began.
Robin sat alone in the window seat, lost in her thoughts. 'What is going on?'
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Ok, I know that chapter was a lot shorter than the first one, but I promise that I'm going to be updating a lot over the weekend (since tomorrow's Friday! YAY!) So...I'm not too secure about this chapter, so please review and tell me what you think. Oooh...tell me what you think about how Michael fits into all this. I'm not quite sure yet. I think he likes her. It makes sense that he would, since he's only a year older than she is. He probably thinks Amon's taking advantage of her. Hey, whoever reads this, I expect some feedback when I ask questions, so PLEASE REVIEW!!!