Chapter 3 of my Witch Hunter Robin Fanfic, has many of my personal real life fears incorporated into this chapter.
Cursed Blessing
A Witch Hunter Robin Fanfic
By: Akito Yagami
Chapter 3 – Dreams

Robin slowly got out of bed careful not to wake her sleeping guest. She looked down at the black cat that slept at the foot of her bed as she smiled a bit. She didn't normally have guests over but this was different, something drew her to him. She fixed her hair as she did every morning and dusted herself off. She had slept with her clothing on due to the fact that she had come home late and with a guest on top of that. On her way out of the room she grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled a short note and left it by Akito's head so he would see it when he woke up.

Robin looked around a bit as she emerged from her room. Touko had already left for the day, leaving Robin the usual pitcher of coffee. She made her way outside to her Vespa; she put on her helmet as she stopped to think for a moment. Even though she still knew very little about her guest, she felt his pain. She didn't understand everything about him, but it was there. She shook her head a bit and started up the Vespa she was going be late if she procrastinated any longer.

Desperation. Fear. Hopelessness. All of these things became him in a heart beat. He clawed frantically at the consuming darkness all around him, but it did nothing at all. He tried to growl but he had no voice in this place. He tried to struggle against his bindings but the efforts were futile.

"Oh how the mighty Neko-Jin king has fallen..." A familiar voice uttered with a slight chuckle. The darkness slowly subsided for a moment as Akito looked up the person approaching him. His eyes widened in an instant with anger and fear all at once. Before him stood another Neko-Jin but he was different then him, but was so much like him. The Neko-Jin slowly spread its bat-like wings and wrapped them back around himself as he looked down at Akito. He smirked down at Akito helpless in this position; he raised a hand and snapped it causing a shadowy tentacle wrapped around Akito's mouth to vanish.

"N...Nova!" Akito exclaimed hysterically as he looked up at him. "How is it your out?! I'm still myself how is it you exist?!" Nova smirked slightly and ran his hand over Akito's cheek caressing it before slowly raking a claw across it; it drew a small amount of blood that fell effortlessly down into nothingness. Nova watched it with a sadistic glee as his gaze moved back up to Akito's. "Silly silly Akito... You know I've always been here with you... how could I leave you side?" "No this isn't happening; I'm not supposed to be here... when I separate myself... I didn't separate myself! Where is Dream?!" Akito retorted part yelling and part whimpering.

"Dream...?" Nova placed a hand to his lips innocently and released a soft almost feminist giggle. "Ah yes... your good side... let's just say the pain was too great for him... when Tsunami abandoned you... you knew there were consequences, looks like Dreamy is no where in sight..."

Akito hung his head as he began to sob lightly trying to fight back tears that flowed readily down his face. "Just like all the others before her..." Nova spoke down on him. "Whores... sluts... all of them..." Akito growled despite his tears. "Sh... Shut up... just Shut Up! Tsunami isn't like them... she... isn't..." "What's the matter Akito? You don't sound so sure of yourself..." Nova cackled slightly as he brought up one tentacle to force Akito's head up.

"Let's have a look shall we...?" Nova slowly moved his hands in a circular motion. An orb of amethyst began to materialize before him. Akito tried to shake his head to free himself from his bindings only causing them to tighten even tighter around him. An image began to display on the orb, as Nova cackled slightly. A girl, with red hair, blonde bangs. It was Tsunami, he recognized her with out a second thought. The orb continued to display its images. She was walking hand in and hand with Akito, they looked so happy, Akito remembered that moment so well. "Please... no more..." Akito murmured pleadingly at Nova. "But we've just begun my dearest Akito."

"I'll always be by your side... always be by your side... always..." Tsunami's words echoed from the orb as Akito clenched his fists angrily. "She said she would always be by your side... where is now Akito?" Nova smirked and chuckled sadistically. "You don't understand... you don't even know me at all!!!" Akito shouted angrily at him as the tears streamed down his face greedily. Nova leant down and smirked as he slowly licked over his face lapping up his tears. "But my dearest Akito... I am a part of you... I know everything about you... even some things about your self you've tried to pretend didn't exist..." Nova smiled down at him almost sweetly for a moment, but it was apparent he pitied him.

Nova leaned down to his ear and blew into it before he uttered "You feel it don't you... Orochi, it struggles against the chains you've bound on it. You let it out when you were angry... all those dead people... it was just like old times wasn't it" Nova smirked down at him as Akito growled angrily and snarled in Nova's face vainly as he struggled against the shadowy tentacles that bound him. "Even now your anger fuels it dearest Akito, fuels me... soon we'll be free again... like old times" Akito's eyes flared violently a bright shade of Amethyst as he could feel himself slowly loosing his hold.

Robin entered the elevator that took her up to STN-J headquarters. She fixed her hair a bit the best she could, she hadn't really had a lot of time to get ready in the morning seeing as how the events of the previous evening kept her up and she had gotten little sleep. The elevator opened and she stepped out, her mind was still in a daze a mixture of lack of sleep and confusion, she paid little attention to the other member's greetings.

"Boy Robin you look beat!" Yurika said finally said managing to snap Robin out of her daze. She looked up at Yurika and nodded "Yea I didn't get much sleep last night..." "Didn't get much sleep? Did you spend all last night with a guy? Your hair is a mess!" Yurika said teasingly as she poked Robin's cheek. Robin's cheeks instantly flushed as she snapped back in her soft voice "That's... That's none of your Business!..." "Oh so it was a guy!" Yurika giggled almost ecstatic with glee. "How was it Robin? Was it your first time? Are you still sore? It usually does hurt the first time don't worry." "Wh... What!?" Robin's cheeks flushed even a brighter shade of pink as she stood there almost speechless "It's not what you think!" she tried to explain to Yurika "mmhmm I wonder what Amon is going to think of all this!" "I told you! Nothing happened!"

Amon walked up and looked at the pair that conversed, over hearing some of it. He scowled but managed to conceal any hint of jealousy in his voice "Robin Director Takuma wants a word with us..." Robin stood up almost in fear and tried to cover her blush and nodded. "O-Of course!"

Amon remained silent during this time; Robin followed him closely her cheeks slowly returning back to normal as they stood before Director Takuma. "Amon. Robin. Good you're both here, things have changed..."