Raven and Robin

By: Sara Coyote Pope "Hecate"

Chapter 4- The Unexpected Ally

A/N- I AM SOOOOOO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING SOONER! I PROMISE I WILL WORK MY HARDEST TO BELT OUT TWO MORE CHAPTERS AFTER THIS! I was just feeling like none of my stories were really going anywhere, and I was hitting bad writer's block with all of them, but now that I have had…a years' -- ; rest, I should get back on a roll

Gennie Kag's and Sess's Child- I'm very happy u like it. I hope u like the next chapters

Rowan thank u for the encouragement! I'm glad u like it

Jane- glad u like it, sorry if it confuses u, I'll try to make it un-confusing ;). about the silver thing, I have read a couple of vamp. books and seen some movies where the only way to kill them it by silver bullets. these myth stories have been re-written so many times it's hard to tell which is the real one. maybe ur right, maybe I am, who knows?

Secret411 – if it weren't for you, I would have never been motivated back to the story

"Why, there aren't two of us, for we are one in the same," Robin was clutching the sides of her head in fear that they would explode, "she is my shadow, and I am hers. We are both real, and we are both reflections of one another. We are just opposite sides of the same coin," Raven took a quick glance around at the group she was speaking to. Both Raven's then smiled, the first one looked solemn, her smile holding no sincerity. While the second one, looked like a crazed serial killer about to strike its next victim.

"What's the matter?" calm, Raven asked, "It can't be, that you all are afraid of the dark?" the crazed Raven finished.

Without a moment's notice, Amon lunged at the witch only to feel his body connect with the concrete beneath him. He stood up, quickly and whipped his head around to try and find Raven. Unfortunately, he didn't look down. Crazy, maniacal Raven was emerging from Amon's own shadow!

Robin saw the hunter as she was raising herself out of her partner's shadow. But, before she could call out to him, a hand clasped itself over her mouth. The calmer of the two Ravens' was restraining Robin.

"Robin!" Nagira made a run for her, but found that he could not move his legs. Dojima, Kurosawa, and Sakaki found that they too were glued to the sidewalk. Amon turned to the source of the noise, and saw Robin being held back by Raven. In the blink of an eye, psycho Raven's fist hit Amon's cheek, sending him flying.

"We need to discuss an important issue with our fellow witch," calm Raven said. "Don't worry, frightened little lambs, we'll be back," crazy Raven smiled. With that, the three witches began to sink into the ground, into their shadow.

It wasn't until the three had completely disappeared that the shadow spell wore off. However, none of them moved. Everything had happened so fast, they hadn't even unzipped their bag of silver bullets. Amon cursed under his breath and punched the ground. No one wanted to believe it, even though the fact was a clear as daylight, they had failed.

It was as if she was swimming in a world filled with shadows. The only light Robin could see was the strange glow she was emitting, and the light from the hunter. The two Ravens' then molded back into one and just stood there, floating in mid-air her dark hair flowing around her and disappearing into the dark background.

"Why did you come back?" Robin asked without hesitating, "Coming to finish me off for seeing what you were so desperately trying to hide from Solomon?" Raven just looked at Robin thoughtfully and did the most unbelievable thing, she knelt down on one knee (imagine a knight being knighted).

"I have come to try and correct the balance of my karma. To make-up for my past mistakes," Robin just stood there, blinking dumbly, "You were the only person to see me lose control like that, and I am grateful that you did. I believe it was fate that you saw me, and fled instead of telling someone. In a dream I had, I knew that you are the only person who will be able to help me,"

"But, what am I supposed to do?"

"I don't know, and I didn't suspect you to know either…at least, consciously. The way fate works is things just happen that lead to the ultimate event, and the being doesn't know what they did or must do, but they do it,"

Robin was seeing stars, and wished she could drag herself out of this shadow, but decided to help Raven. She was now on the run from Solomon too, and despite her neutral tone, sounded desperate for a helping hand.

"Well, the only thing I can think to do for you now is to provide you a place to sleep and food to eat. And, you are welcome to come work with me at STNJ," Raven smiled so broadly that Robin could have sworn that the entire dark space flickered off.

"See, I knew you'd know what you had to do," Robin just nodded.

"O…kay, but first before we leave, what is this place?"

"Shadows from objects seem to be just light being blocked out, but they are actually doorways to an empty dimension. It is rumored that this place was once occupied by the Devil himself, but he supposedly faded out of reality when science became more trustworthy that mythology. This is usually where I sleep and just sit in. I can command the shadow to show where there are doorways into your world, and I can see where the doorway is before I exit this realm,"

"But, don't you get lonely?" with that Raven paused, and looked up at the non-existent ceiling.

"No….because when I close my eyes and open my ears, I can hear everything," and in the blink of an eye Robin and Raven where standing in the street surrounded by a very surprised STNJ crew. Just as quickly, Robin was yanked behind Amon and Sakaki had his gun to Raven's skull.

"Wait!" Robin yelled, "Its okay, she is not here to hurt me or any of us! She's just here to find penance, forgiveness!"

"How the hell are we supposed to trust her word?" Amon was furious and was advancing like a lion on its prey, all the while Raven just stood there watching everything. "So, tell me! Why the hell should we trust you? You were sent from the STN headquarters!" Amon was shoving her shoulder with his gun angry as to why Robin was defending the person sent to kill her.

"Because," Raven started never breaking eye contact with Amon "as of this very moment I too am on the run from Solomon," Amon just glared at her in disbelief. "Solomon will find out about my willing failure to not kill Robin, and that act of betrayal immediately takes me out of the loop at headquarters," the red rage Amon had seen in his eyes dissipated and he took a step back, and motioned for Sakaki to lower his weapon.

For a moment, Raven and Amon had a connection. For that short minute Amon saw everything in Raven's mind whether it was a conscious decision or not, and he understood.

"Fine," he abruptly turned around, "if you know what you're doing, then I guess everything is in order," Dojima, Miho, Sakaki, and Robin all stared at Amon in disbelief at his mood swing. "Come on everyone, there's no need for us to stay out here any longer, this was never going to be a real job in the first place," Dojima opened her mouth but was silenced "she'll be living with Robin and working for us, and no longer poses as any sort of threat, this is final so I don't want any questions about it tomorrow. Now if you don't mind it's well into the morning and I'd like to get at least three hours of sleep for once," With that strong mark putting an end to any conversation, Amon sulked off, shortly followed by Sakaki, Miho, and Dojima.

Raven smiled and made a soft sound that almost sounded like a chuckle. Robin just looked from the fleeing Amon to Raven, utterly confounded at what just happened between the two of them. The sudden wave of exhaustion finally kicked in, and Robin waved over to Raven.

"Come on, it's time to go home,"