Author's Note: Wow! You guys really like my fanfic? I feel special now. And just to prove that I'm a nice person, I'm giving you the next chapter. Enjoy and don't forget to review!
Disclaimer: We don't really need this do we? No, we don't. I don't want to be reminded that I don't own Witch Hunter Robin. :'(. Now on with the show!
Chapter 2: Husband and Wife by Compromise
The idea had come as suddenly as... Pretty much everything else in his life. Actually, Nagira had been the one to suggest it. Leave it to Nagira to come up with ridiculous ideas. Yet the more he thought about it, the less ridiculous it sounded. SOLOMON was looking for two separate people, not a couple; let alone a married one. The idea sounded simple enough, but telling Robin personally wasn't gonna be as easy as he thought it would.
"We're getting married?"
That had been her reaction when he first told her. It wasn't at all like he had imagined it. He thought she would come close to having a heart attack. Instead, she seemed excited and her voice had a hint of cheerfulness. Then he realized what she was thinking and he was very tempted to let her continue believing that. But that feeling was gone almost as fast as it came.
"Don't get the wrong idea Robin. We're only doing this to throw SOLOMON off our backs. There will be nothing special about this wedding."
He had said it with the coldest voice, that the room suddenly felt icy cold. When he looked at Robin he felt horrible. He wanted to take back the words he had just said but realized he couldn't. It was too late.
"I see"
Her words were soft and she either refused or couldn't look him in the eye. Instead, she looked at her feet, the wall, anything but him.
"Robin, our relationship is strictly business. I am your watchdog and you are my charge. And remember, I made a promise that I will fulfill if I need to. The first sign and I will not hesitate to hunt you. There can be nothing between us."
Finally, she looked at him. A smile graced her lips. The lips he longed for but would never admit to it.
"Don't worry Amon, I understand."
And with that, she left him to think about whatever it was he thought about. She was oblivious to the inner struggle that was taking place inside him.
He was reprimanding himself again and again. He damned himself over and over. But all that could not reverse the damage that had already been done. He knew he had broken the girls heart. If only he had been done more gentler with the way he said things. But how could he take back those words? He had meant them, hadn't he? He was having a difficulty believing he had himself. The little voice that said he loved her was getting harder to ignore and that scared him.
And so they wed. There was no love; only, as Amon said it, "strictly business." In public, they held hands and did normal couple things (except for kissing). But in private, they were two completely different worlds. One filled with love and trust. The other filled with coldness and sorrow.
Don't you just love Amon's cold attitude? Would you still marry him after that? I don't know about you but I sure as hell would. In a heartbeat. lol. Now, I think you know what to do. Thanks!