As Robin slowly opened her eyes, she found herself in total darkness. Hesitantly walking forward, she desperately searched for any sign of life around her. Suddenly, she caught a spark of light from the corner of her eye. Whirling around, Robin came face to face with Amon, staring at her coldly while flames danced around him. Terrified, Robin tired to get to him, help him, but as if she was frozen where she stood, she couldn't move an inch. The flames rose higher and Amon appeared to be fading slowly away into the fire. Robin's frantic attempts to reach him were failing miserably, and as the heat began to obscure her senses, all she could do was squeeze her eyes shut and deny the truth of what was happening.
* * *
By this time, Sakaki and Karasuma had both returned. They were presently in the conference room going over the evidence they had obtained. Michael and Amon were both at their desks working, but Amon found himself distracted by Robin's unusual behavior. Still asleep, she had started to toss and turn in an increasingly violent manor.
"She must be having a pretty bad nightmare," commented Michael, who had also been disturbed by Robin's actions. "Do you think we should wake her?"
Instead of answering, Amon walked over to Robin. He knelt down beside her and gently tried to shake her awake. "Robin." Frowning, he tried again, but still she didn't wake. Robin then started trashing so violently that Amon had to hold her down.
"Michael," he said, worry tingeing his normally emotionless voice. "Go get Karasuma. Maybe she can figure out what's wrong with her." Michael made no hesitation and ran quickly out of the office.
Amon, still pinning Robin down, was getting increasingly frustrated at her lingering unconsciousness. Once more he shook her in what seemed another hopeless attempt.
"ROBIN!" Suddenly, her eyes snapped open and she shot up from the couch. Caught off guard at finding Amon sitting so close to her, Robin was barely able to stop the collision. She ended up halting less than an inch away from him; her lips less than an inch away from his.
Her bright green eyes even larger than usual, Robin slowly lifted her face to meet Amon's gaze. "Amon," she breathed. She swayed slightly where she sat and Amon instinctively wound his arms around her for support, bringing the two even closer together. Seconds seemed to pass like hours as they stared into one another's eyes; both unable to go on, yet, at the same time, unable to pull back.