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Hyde A/N: Hey there. Another chapter. With a lot of Touko, for those of you who would care. Thanx to those of you who have been reading this and reviewing. I feel so special.

Anyone who hasn't, should read Amon and Laundry by Aisling Niamh. It's a good one. It's been getting kinda vague in direction though lately (looks pointedly at Ais).

Okay, here goes.

Amon pulled his car up to the apartment and sat, thinking about what to say. He ran through some ideas in his head.

"Touko, I'm sorry I fell asleep…" No, too direct.

"Touko, I apologize for last night. It was the medicine…" No, can't mention the medicine.

"Touko, I'm sorry about last night. There is an explanation, but I can't divulge it…" No, got to give a reason.

"Touko, I'm sorry. I didn't get any sleep the last few nights…" Hmm. Not bad.

He looked at his watch. If he waited too long, he'd never do it.

He walked up to the door and knocked. And coughed.

Touko opened the door. Or was it Touko? It looked like the witch from Hansel and Gretel. Who hadn't slept in five years.

"Touko?"

"Amon!" She looked about to cry. "Go away. Leave me in my misery."

"Touko, I'm sorry."

"No, you are worse than sorry. I had to suffer the embarrassment of a date who seemed drunk, AND I had to walk ALL the WAY HOME! In my heels! You are PATHETIC, you drunken slob!"

"But, I wasn't…"

"Oh no, you just had one or two. Just one or two. That you remember! After that, 'it was all a blur'! Oh…

"But Touko, I didn't even have one…"

"Oh yeah, that's what you'd like me to believe. Where have you been, over with that Robin girl?"

"She lives here."

"Oh. Yeah. I was so caught up in my misery…but never mind. You've been somewhere you shouldn't have, I know it. Where'd you spend the night?"

"In my car."

"You spent the whole night in your car?"

"I was so drugged…I mean, tired, that I slept the whole time. I don't recall it in that much detail."

"Drugged? Are you taking…something…I don't know about?"

"No, no, nothing like that. Look, Touko, I…"

"No, you look. You have made my life miserable! I thought we were in touch, you know? We were so happy, it was so good. You ruined it, you miserable excuse for a human being! You…" Suddenly, Touko broke down sobbing violently.

She seemed completely unaware when Amon picked her up and carted her effortlessly into the apartment. He dumped her on the couch, where she fell into an exhausted sleep. As he left, Amon taped a note on the door for Robin. (He would have just said something to her, but it seemed more professional to leave a note.)

Robin,

Touko is emotionally unstable and very upset. If she is sleeping DO NOT WAKE HER UP! You…cough…will regret it.

Amon refrained from signing it to appease his mysterious side. (Hyde A/N: Not like she wouldn't figure out from the 'cough' he stuck in there.)

On the way out to his car, Amon saw a cat. He stared at it sullenly in a way that made the cat think it was the most boring and unworthy creature on the planet.

Eureka!

He discovered the Sullen Stare!

Now this, he liked. People were not immune to Sullen Stares. Too bad stares didn't have the range of effects that glares did.

(Hyde A/N: Ah, the Sullen Stare. A sudden inspiration of mine. I have fun with it. Hee hee.)

On the way back to the STN-J, Amon got stuck in traffic. He soon became unstuck, throwing left and right Sullen Stares That Cause All Car Drivers To Move Over Immediately Because They Are Impeding A Hunter.

Back at the STN-J, he was informed upon walking in the door that everyone was closing up shop and heading home for the night. He threw around some Sullen Stares That Cause Immediate And Unquenchable Remorse In All Who Waste Others' Time. Even Robin was slightly effected, and she had had the highest level of immunity at first encounter with the Sullen Glares.

Walking out the door next to Robin, Amon couldn't resist. "Robin!" he whispered.

"What?"

"Expect correspondence when you return home. Take heed of it."

Robin looked at Amon as though he was a particularly slimy species of beetle.

Agh! He thought. The 'You Are Slimy Like A Disgusting Beetle' Look Of Death! Second only to fire! He turned away, resisting the urge to indulge in Self-Disgust and then, when he had himself under control, he countered it with a Sullen Stare That Causes One To Feel Instant And Overpowering Remorse For Thinking People To Be Slimy Beetles.

Robin gave a slight flinch. Then she turned away to her Vespa and Amon to his macho black car.

Well, I hope you liked it. Review even if you didn't. I will take any objective advice.

Star Trek the Original Series KICKS BUTT! (Unfortunately, I haven't found any good Star Trek fics…)

Hyde