Hey everyone…today is a sad, sad week. Vira=sad. Here you'll see:

1) THEY TOOK OFF WHR!!! GAAAHH!!! *stabs the people at CN* whhhy…how am I supposed to write a WHR fic if I can't view the anime to get a feel for anything!? It's too hard!! *sad*

2) Yeah yeah, yadda yadda…I don't own WHR…blah blah blah…but I wish I could steal it from CN!!

*mad* Well anyways, here's a nice update for you guys:

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There are two types of pain a person can experience: the physical…and the emotional. When injured, a recovery always proceeds. But sometimes…sometimes a little pain stays. If disturbed, the wound grows bigger and bigger. This is the simple truth one must learn to face.

Amon put the key inside the lock and twisted it around for a moment. He never enjoyed securing the door to the classroom for the day—he would be opening it again soon enough. Too soon. "We need a janitor who actually does his job." He said in annoyance.

The day went by slowly. He was waiting for the time to go to the hospital. Amon would've done it during the munch period but Kosaka held an emergency meeting during that time for what had happened the previous night. He sighed—Amon needed to talk with her as soon as possible. There were many questions that needed to be answered, and he didn't even know if Robin had regained consciousness yet.

All of the events of yesterday after he found her happened in a blur. Simply put, they waited there until the ambulance arrived and took Robin away. Amon hadn't seen her since. He heard from someone that she was in a stable condition, but he would've liked to see it for himself. Her chair was empty in the classroom today, and several of the students asked him where she was. What could he say? Kosaka told Amon not to mention Robin's incident to the other students for fear that they would pull similar stunts.

"What was she thinking…" Amon asked to himself. "It's not a game. Hunting is the real thing. If you're not careful…you can die. Why do the novices always not understand that?"

"Hey bro." A voice said behind him. Amon turned around to see Nagira standing just around the corner. Amon certainly wasn't expecting this. "I heard…what happened. She was a student of yours, then?"

Amon nodded.

"I see. Well, I'm going to go over to the hospital with Karasuma now. You coming or going home?"

Amon shrugged. "I suppose I'll stop by."

Nagira studied his face. "Did you even know her that well? I was under the impression that, from what I've heard, you seemed to have known her for longer than just a day. Were you two acquaintances previously to the first day?"

Amon glared at him. "No, of course not. I just recognized her as one of my students, that's all."

His brother opened his mouth, as if to say something else, but he closed it a second later and sighed. "…At any rate, we're going to stop by the hospital. If you decide to show up, see you then."

He heard his brother's footsteps echo down in the hallway. "Why did he think I knew the girl?" Amon asked himself. Was there an expression on his face that everyone else could see but him whenever he would glance at Robin? Amon seriously doubted that. He was never one to show his true emotions towards another, whether it was for hatred or friendship…or something else.

"What is it, then?" He asked, again out loud. After standing there in thought for a few moments, he put on his coat and walked outside the building.

~~~***~~~

The hospital wasn't too far away, and so Amon was there in no time. Almost sooner than he had expected. When he walked up to the front desk, the secretary there only gave him a small glance before nodding to the correct room. Amon had been here many, many times before, for a variety of reasons, and so most of the staff could recognize him by face, along with the other STN-J members.

Amon crossed the hallways, only to run into Nagira yet again. He smiled pleasantly.

"Hey, Amon. Guess you decided to come after all? I'm off to see one of my students myself…" Amon nodded indifferently. "Come on, you should come with me…" Amon shook his head. "I think it would be best-"

"-Mr. Nagira…?" A bubbly girl approached him from behind. She was carrying a handkerchief, but smiled weakly anyways despite her saddened face.

Nagira turned around to face her. His eyes narrowed. "Oh…hello, Doujima. Come to see how Sakaki's doing?" His tone had changed drastically…Nagira's voice sounded much stiffer than before. Almost in an annoyed way.

The girl nodded. "Oh, I feel so terrible…I didn't mean to shoot him with that practice gun…it was an accident…I didn't think that he would become seriously hurt or anything…I'm SO sorry, Mr. Nagira…" The handkerchief rose to her eyes.

Nagira nodded solemnly. "It was your first day. Don't worry about it too much. C'mon, let's go see him…" The girl nodded and the two of them entered a room down the hallway. Amon followed out of curiosity.

~~~***~~~

The young man in the room appeared to be sleeping peacefully, but opened his eyes when he heard their footsteps.

"Hello, Sakaki." Nagira said cheerfully. "How are you? Feeling any better since yesterday?"

He sat up and blinked. Then, turning stiffly to the side, he took the glass of water from the tableside and drank it down slowly before answering. "I'm fine. The doctor said I could leave today." His voice lowered. "…I was fine to begin with."

Nagira caught the last sentence. "No you weren't. You had a bruised stomach, which required medical attention. The doctor gave you exactly the rest you needed, Sakaki."

He said nothing to this, save a grumble under his breath. "…At any rate, I can leave today. The nurse just needs to finalize a few things with my condition, so…" Sakaki stopped suddenly and noticed for the first time that Doujima was standing there. He fell silent.

She stepped forward. "Sakaki…I…I'm sorry…I didn't mean to…well…" Her head lowered in shame.

"That's okay, Doujima. It wasn't your fault that you've never handled a gun before." He smiled politely. "And besides, I feel fine. You don't need to worry about me…in fact, I think I can get up now."

Doujima smiled and helped him up. Sakaki stood straight for a moment, and then began to hobble a little to the side. Doujima gave a gasp of surprise and steadied him. "…See, you're NOT okay!" She giggled a little.

Sakaki grumbled slightly. "Yeah…well…I've been sitting in bed all day…I just need to get used to walking again…that's all…"

She giggled some more. "…Whatever you say. Come on, Sakaki. I'll take you home." He nodded and the two of them walked out.

~~~***~~~

Amon ducked out of the room and wandered through the hallways. "Which room is she in again?" He peered casually inside various locations until at last he found Robin on her bed inside one of the rooms. A man in a white lab coat with a clipboard was standing there—presumably the doctor. He was saying something to her but looked up as soon as Amon entered the room. Robin looked a bit surprised to see him. She immediately reddened.

"Ah, you must be one of Robin's instructors at the STN-J facility?"

Amon nodded. "Yes…I am."

"Well then, that'll make things a lot easier." The doctor motioned for him to sit down. "Robin was knocked unconscious for a short period of time due to the overwhelming heat intensity she was experiencing in her body at the time of the fire. That's about all—she also received minor burns, but nothing too bad. Robin's condition has been stable all day after we have been closely monitoring her." He glanced at her. "In fact Robin, you are free to leave at any time you wish, provided you feel up to it." The two men looked at her.

She smiled. "Thank you…I think I will. I need to go back to my grandfather…he needs me…"

The doctor nodded. "That's fine. I'll go get the paperwork, then…" With that, he left the room.

~~~***~~~

Amon turned to glance at Robin when he heard the door shut. She had small circles under her eyes with misplaced hair. But that couldn't be helped, of course. But why was he thinking about that? 'Don't forget she needs to answer a few questions…Robin has some explaining to do.' He thought. Amon walked to the other side of the room and looked out the window for a few moments. Eventually he turned to her. "Robin-"

"-It's okay…" She interrupted. "I already know what you're going to say. And…I'm sorry." Robin bowed as much as she could while lying on the bed. "It was wrong of me to…to interfere…"

Amon stared at her. How exactly was he supposed to respond to that? He wasn't used to apologies—most of his students never bothered giving one if asked. Well, that was all right with him—he didn't care either way and he knew the majority of them didn't really mean it. But this one was different…Amon had been prepared to give her a strict lecture on the dangers of hunting, but now…it left his mind completely.

"You could've been hurt a lot worse. I'm sure you realize this." That was all he could say after thinking for a few minutes.

Robin nodded solemnly. "Yes…I know."

After a few more moments, Amon asked to her simply, "…Why where you there?"

"Well, to be honest…I knew it had to be something big, judging by all the people running. I thought I could help…somehow. I know that sounds silly, but I figured with my power maybe I could at least ask to be of any assistance. The chaos seemed to grow more and more as I approached the bridge. I guess that was when that I realized it was probably a witch. I saw you and Ms. Karasuma hunting a man, and well…I thought my fire could help. I'm sorry." Robin hung her head low and turned red.

Amon sighed a little under his breath. The lecture he had planned had completely gone out the window. "That's fine, Robin…as long as you realize the danger you were in. You must never do that ever again. You are not a full-fledged hunter yet. I'm sure your grandfather will worry for you."

"Yes, you're right of course. I understand." The two thought in silence once more.

He glanced at her—it looked at though she wanted to say something else, but was afraid to. "If you don't speak your mind, then you may never have the chance to. Remember that, Robin. Always."

Her bright green eyes looked at him with surprise and wonder. "Oh! But I-"

"-It's okay. Tell me." He sat down on a chair next to her. "Students shouldn't be afraid of their teachers."

After staring at him for a moment, Robin finally nodded. "Well, it's just that…I remember seeing you and Ms. Karasuma hunt the man from before…and I found it peculiar that you didn't use bullets for him. Instead, I saw some green liquid coming from your gun. Amon, what was that exactly…?"

Amon raised an eyebrow. Well, so much for the secrecy. "You saw that?"

She nodded.

"I see. Well, that's what we use to capture witches, Robin. In a few weeks you'll be introduced to it during training. It protects us from their powers, and without it dangerous witches would be in the streets."

"Oh. I guess I understand now…I was wondering before what the hunters use for protection from their power. Without that substance it seems unethical to send hunters to capture witches without any kind of armor. But Amon, what IS it exactly?"

He looked at her for a few moments. Her eyes…pools of green…looking at him questioningly. They were full of innocence. Would it be best to tell her now? Would it be best to explain the Orbo and the true purpose it had? Amon decided after thinking it over for a moment that the answer was yes. "It's called Orbo. The factory makes it from the east side of town."

"Yes, but what is it made of?"

He sighed. "That's top secret—even I don't really know. Okay, Robin?"

The girl stared at him for a moment, then nodded finally. "I see."

Before he could say anything more, the doctor entered once again. "I'm back with the papers. I'll let your grandfather fill these out at the door, okay?" He frowned. "By the way, where is your grandfather, Robin? Despite our call, he has yet to stop by."

Robin reddened a little. "My grandfather is always busy. Besides…he's too old to drive. He doesn't own a car." Amon raised an eyebrow.

"Ah, I understand…well then, pray tell how are you going to get home? You're in no condition to walk."

Robin's face drooped. "…Oh. I…hadn't really thought…"

"…I'll take her." Amon said suddenly. He wasn't sure why he was so ready to do something charitable, but the girl had no choice, after all.

She stared at him in surprise, and then blushed. "Bu-But that's fine, I don't-"

"-It's okay, Robin." Amon turned to the doctor. "I'll take her." He repeated.

"That's very kind of you. Then it's settled. Goodbye, Robin." The doctor said cheerfully. She nodded in a dazed manner and stood up.

"Th-Thank you." She whispered in his ear as she brushed past him to the door. Something warmed in his heart for an instant, and then immediately resumed its normal course. But it was a moment nonetheless.

"What's happening to me…?" Amon asked to himself. He couldn't explain it. Robin…there was something about her—he was sure of it. She was different from all the other students. But it was strange that he could offer no reason. Amon decided not to think about it anymore, however, and followed her into the hallways of the hospital.

~~~***~~~

This was the first time a female had ridden in his car since his last partner, Amon realized. Even with Touko…they had always met somewhere. He had never really picked her up from a place. Amon glanced at Robin while she was looking out the window. She had the uncanny appearance of a hunter already…as a partner.

'Stop it.' He thought angrily to himself. 'She's a student. Robin isn't a full hunter yet. Just take her home already.'

Waves of memories flooded to him suddenly and unexpectedly.

Kate.

Yes, that was it. Robin reminded him a little of his old hunting partner, Kate.

There were differences, of course. Kate was always a little stuck-up and overly confident with her craft. She and Amon never DID get along. But that was all right with him. Her craft became too much for her eventually, and so…Kate was gone. Now the STN-J was looking for another craft user to replace Amon's old partner…would Robin be the one some day?

'She had much to learn, if that would be the case.' He thought. Regardless, in this moment it felt just like the old times.

His thoughts were interrupted when he noticed Robin was looking at him expectantly from her seat.

Amon started the car.

Review Responses:

isis: Arigato, I will! ^_^

Ariana: YES! We should start some sort of petition or something lol.

Haruya: Ah, she'll get her glasses soon enough, don't you worry…=D

CelestialFire490: Whooooooaa…*runs*

Musiq-Mistress101: Yeah I'm pretty sure that's right…and dammit that took a LOT of research to find out!!

row: Yeah, I think I'm pretty much over it now for the most part, thanks for asking. ^__^

Seed-of-Flame: I KNOW!!! I'm SO upset!! *cries* It's like they do the opposite of what they should be going—keeping all the crappy shows, and taking off all the good ones.

girlofthenight: Yes it's most definitely Amon/Robin. Hehe I wouldn't lie! And I hate coffee, actually I prefer tea more…

girlofthenight (again): Sweet, monkey penguins. ^___^

Seshoumarusgirl123: *blush* Well thank you, but it's simply not true…you should read the REALLY good fics on this site! =D

Rose Shadow: Yes…the evil pink bunnies…*looks at them suspiciously*

Bana: Gaaahhh when is it going to be back OONNN…what's a fanfic writer supposed to do? :(

DarkPyroPlanet: Hehehe, that's a good idea actually…I didn't do that now, but I'll be sure to integrate it somewhere in the story. ^___^ Thanks!

Speaker for Psychopaths: Lol, I'll be sure to do that!

Trekgirl01: Naw, I think cute is fine...just don't say it in front of Amon, lol.

moonlight angel: *blush* Why thank you! I'll be sure to keep updating! ^_^

darkfire19: o_O 'col?' Lol, if you say so…

mE: Will do, thanks for reviewing! ^___^

j.b Raven: Heh heh yeah I sometimes wonder that myself...and it sticks up like that! How does she do it!?

Lara1786: A good speculation! ^_^ Let's see what happens…

ShortPoet: Arigato! Then here's the next chappy for you!

Kagome Of Spring Dances: Yeah I thought it was neat, I wish it would be switched back to the weekdays, though…*sad*

WindSorceress: Okay, I reviewed for your story and I think it's very good indeed! And here's the next chapter for you!

TheUniverseBeyond: Oh that sucks! Yeah I hate it when my internet goes down…I can't check my e-mail! Well I'm glad to hear that everything seems to be well again.

Alrighty, that's that. I'm SO mad!! We need our animes back!!! *sad* Well for now I'll write fanfiction. I guess that's the only way I can cope…*sigh* anyways, R&R!!! Arigato, ja ne!! ^_____^