Hey guys sorry this has taken so long and its not even the good edit of the chapter. Unforunitaly my beta reader's computer has crashed and died and she is awaiting repairs if not a new one. So as soon as I get the good edited version of chpt 12 in I will re reupdate chpt 12 for you guys. Thank you thank you thank you though for being so patient and for all your wonderful reviews.

Witch Hunter Robin

Rebuilding from the rubble

Chapter 12

And now for some fun

A fanfic Prospero53223

For a Saturday the mall wasn't that badly packed which made it pretty easy for Robin and Amon to get around and leave in a reasonable time. The funny thing was Amon actually enjoyed shopping with Robin as she dragged him store to store while she looked for Bradley's Christmas gift. It wasn't until they went into one of those goth shops that Robin found the perfect gift.

" You're buying her socks? " Amon asked in disbelief

" Not just any pair of socks, these socks are the same excite ones we got three years ago, hers got ruined in the wash and she stole mine." Amon just shook his head as a smile graced his face, " And let me guess if I ask Bradley she'll tell me yours were the ones that got ruined in the wash."

Robin nodded her head as she payed and thanked the cashier before leaving to go to the fabric store.

" You'll find the patterns over there. " Robin said as she pointed to a part of the store that had a small table and chairs with some books on them and a row of filing cabinets right next to it.

" I'm going to pick out the fabric I need so if you need any help..."

" I'll find you." Amon tpld Robin before she got the chace to finish her sentence.

Robin smiled as she left Amon to the pile of books while she looked around for the fabric she needed.

Amon remembered as he flipped through page after page in the pattern books of when his own mother would take him to the fabric store. He also remembered how much he hated it back then and still did. While Amon flipped through the books he soon noticed a small boy out of the corner of his eye who obviously held the same opinion.

" But mum this is so boring. " He heard the little boy tell his mother.

The young woman turned to her child as she spoke to him, " Well it won't kill you to wait a few minutes more while we wait for your dad."

Amon didn't know what made his head jerk up so quickly, was it the woman's voice? Or was it because the boy dropped to the floor like he used to when he was a child pretending to be killed by boredom? He couldn't see the woman clearly but the boy had honey gold locks and his eyes but green.

The woman though had a shy smile and a soft voice as she chuckled while picking her son up off the floor, " Just like your father."

" Robin?" Amon called out in his daze.

" Yes, I asked if you found something yet?"Amon snapped back to reality when he saw Robin sitting across from him another bag in her hand. She had obviously found what she was looking for.When he turned his head back to the spot where the young mother and her child were they were gone.

" Um, no," Amon paused for a second while he grabbed another book to look through."why are we going to this stupid thing again?" Amon asked as he flipped through his secondpattern book.

" Cause I believe the choices were go to the ball or stand duty." Robin replied in a very unamused tone.

" Ah, " Amon said as he remembered the options at hand. " And why did we agree to go again?"

" Other then the fact of Joe telling me I would break his poor little heart if I didn't go?" Robin asked as the two of them got a good chuckle out of Joe's mock broken hearted face.

" Yeah other then that?" Amon flipped through yet another book while he waited for Robin's response.

" I believe you said and I quote, ' long and boring formalities in a crappy costume and awful music or long boring duty where we would stand four duties in one day? Hmmmm I think I'll stomach the ball.' end quote." Amon really hated it when Robin was right when it came to matters like this but she was as he sighed closinga fourth book not able to find something he could tolerate.

" What is the stupid theme again?" Amon was now starting to get agitated.

" Oh this year its a masquerade" Robin replied with fake enthusiasm when it finally dawned on him how many of these things Robin had actually went to. " So this is what like your thrid ball?"

" No Father Juliano used to drag me, Bradley, and Dave to these things when I was about ten yeah ten the same year Dave came to live with us." Amon nodded his head and finally found a pattern he liked purchased it with the fabric Robin helped him find and left to go back to the base.

When they both got inside the barracks it was only four o'clock so they had a good three hours before they would meet up with everyone. They placed their belongings in their wall lockers, Robin now double locking hers to ensure there safety of the very few belongings she had. Robin made sure to grab a change of cloths before locking everything up seeing how it would be hard to play pool in her pilgrims dress. She also decided to take a shower since Robin didn't know what time they would all leave the bowling ally whichnormallystayed open until two in the morning on the weekends.

Cathy and Leigh had heard Robin open her bathroom door which separated their room from Robin's. Both girls figured now was probably the best time to ask Robin about what they saw earlier in the gym. Cathy knocked on Robin's door before walking in and seeing that Robin had laid out some blue jeans, an olive green, t-shirt and, a brown fleece pull over that looked a few years old and very comfortable neatly on the bed while her sneakers were also neatly placed by the foot of the bed.

" I so love your dress Robin." Leigh said as she too walked into Robin's room, taking a seat in the computer chair.

" You're still going to make the variation of your dress and all for me right for the masq and all right?" Cathy asked meekly.

Robin nodded her head butcould tell the girls were not in there to discuss how she was going to be helping them out with their masq costumes. " Ok you two spill it what do you want?"

" Oh, um," Cathy began to stammer.

" Well ahhh, we, we." Leigh tried to finish Cathy's sentence but couldn't so both girls blurted out their question at the same time. " We were wondering how long you and Amon have been going out?"

Robin started to giggle a little as she shook her head, " What makes you two ask that?"

" We saw you guys kiss in the gym, granted it was a quick kiss well really a peck but um... Please don't fry us Robin?" Both girls spited out at the same time which made Robin really laugh now to see her two friends act so weird.

" I would never fry either one of you, saute you yes but fry no." All three girls were now laughing their moods changing from jumpy to calm.

" But seriously you two," Robin began to say as the girls leaned in closer to hear what she had to say. " Me and Amon do have a thing going between us and all but please keep quiet about it cause its all ready bad enough that SOLOMON gave us such an unwanted reputation and if this got out...''

" We read you loud and clear mon caption." Cathy said as she made a goofy salute.

Robin smiled and turned to get her towel and shower gear. " Good, now both of you get out of here so I can wash before we all go out." Robin said through her laughter as the girls left the same way they came in before Robin took over the bathroom and washed up.

Robin walked down to the bowling ally with the Cathy, Leigh, Ian, Joe, and Amon who had gotten a phone call from Nagira as they all walked together. Joe kept bugging Robin to translate what was being said since Amon decided to talk in his native Japanese to his older brother. " Come on what are they saying? "

" Probably how you're a noisy dumb ass." Ian answered for Robin with Amon giving him a yeah you pretty much guessed that right look.

" Shut up homes." Ian cringed, " Besides I was talking to mi chica."

" Tonda Joe. " Robin answered with a smirk using the only Japanese word Joe knew.

" Absolutely not huh?" Joe asked as he snaked his arm around Robin's shoulder trying to be charming, Amon really didn't see this as a threat since well this was Joe after all he just wanted to see what Robin would do.

" Joe get your arm off of me before I set it a blaze." Joe did as he was told and the whole group laughed including Amon which surprised Nagira even after Amon explained what was going on.

" You're laughing this is one for the history books." Nagira replied in a smart ass tone while he chuckled on the other end of the cell phone.

" Tojikomeru niisan." Amon spat into his cell phone.

" What ever you say otouto, sayounara." Nagira and Amon both hung up at the same time, Robin now falling behind to walk with Amon.

" So what did Nagira have to say?" She whispered so no one else would hear.

" Nothing important." He was lying.

" Amon! " Robin said as she gave him that look of hers with those emerald green eyes he just couldn't say no to.

" The idiot rented my mothers house to some filthy disgusting excuses for human beings and they destroyed the place." Amon gritted through his teeth as Robin gasped. "Amon?"

" He all ready e-mailed me the pictures so don't even start with me right now." Robin laced her small hand around his elbow as they walked the rest of the way surprised about Amon's reaction to his mothers house and all since he seemed to hate what she had become so many years ago.

" I'm sorry Amon." She began to say, " Then again I didn't know you still lived there and all."

" Haven't since I was eight, my mother left it to me in her will and I left Nagira in charge of the property really never wanted anything to do with the place. Iprefer the apartment I have but I don't know for some reason I just can't bring myself to sell the place. " Robin nodded her head as they continued to walk with their friends and classmates finally reaching the bowling ally as they all took their usual spots in the back by the pool tables and dart boards. A few of they guys in the class ordered a round of beer while Amon and Joe grabbed the first pool table that became available, as usual they were the hardest two to beat.

Ian was soon heard with his very familiar cry of " Some body get this mother fucker off the table."

" And here I thought you Brits invented the game homes and you can't even beat me in a simple game of eight ball." Joe laughed even though he knew it was luck seeing how Amon scratched after the shot he called didn't work like he thought it would.

" I'll get him." Evelyn was heard saying when Cathy chimed in a smart ass remark,

" Of course you're going to be able to get him, your a girl he always lose when we get to the table. I know cause I suck and I beat him last time we all hung out." Everyone laughed but it was true Joe had a soft spot for all the ladiesin the class then again he was a board line lecher.

" Cathy, darling, baby, sweet heart..."

" Don't even go there Brooklyn." Cathy cut in before he could even finish one of his classic yet cheesy pick up lines.

It was nine O'clock when the triplets came in deciding to come back to the base a day early since things at home were still the same as they always were and joined in on the fun.

Robin was now at the pool table with Akin the only ball left on the table for her was the eight and the six ballwith the twelve being Akin's. The six totally blocked her while the twelve was too close for comfort, she knew if she got a combo shot she could sink it into the left corner pocket.

" Ok six, eight combo left corner pocket." Robin called as she set up for the shot.

" You won't make it you'll hit the twelve." Akin pointed out.

" No I won't" Robin said as she went to make her shot and sunk the twelve when she shot her combo.Robin though was a gracious loser and shrugged her shoulders as Akin gave her an I told you so smile.

" Should have figured," A snobby voice filled the room, " Loser in life equals a loser in everything else." Stephie had returned.

" Well I think I'm going to call it a night." Steven said as he lefta fullpitcher of beer on the table with the others soon following suit.

Robin was pretty pissed she was hoping to get one night of rest just one that all she wanted was one night of complete and total silence but no Stephie had to come back to the base early too.

" Gee thought you were going to be gone until Tuesday and skip another duty." Robin asked dryly.

" Who says I'll be here that day anyway, besides daddy said I had to come back early since my live in maid put in a compliant about my room." Robin was going to deck her right then and there if Amon hadn't been present placing a hand on Robin's shoulder to calm her down.

" Oh and that picture of your mother ewww was she a nun too? No wonder everything thats ever happened to you in life is bad you should thank me for destroying the picture of that slut." Amonnow had to grabRobin up by the waist and placed a hand over her eyes as she went to lunge at the now laughing Stephie who shejust wanted to set on fire.

" Just go cool off I got this." Robin said nothing and left back to the barracks when she realized she forgot her purse. Turning around to go and retrieve it not expecting to see what she did when she went back in. It was Amon and he was kissing Stephie? At least the angle Stephie had placed Amon's head made it look that way to Robin.

" Oh look who's come back and just in time." Stephie teased as Amon turned around to see Robin standing their.

Robin stormed out after she grabbed purse her eyes now burning with tears as she felt betrayed. Amon ran after her and Stephie stood their with an evil smirk on her face as she had the feeling of a job well done. Stephie turned to order a drink waiting for Amon to return all broken hearted so she could mend it for him. If Stephie had been paying attention to the bar tender and not musing to herself about how cleaver she thought she was, Stephie would have seen the bar tender spit into her drink.

Robin was not only pissed but hurt, Amon could tell just by how fast she was walking. He also knew this was going to be impossible to explain his way out of. Amon knew what ever he was going to say after what Robin thought she just saw, knowing that if he saw the same thing with Robin, Amon would not believe her either. He had to though he had to tell Robin the truth she deserved that much and he knew it would be up to her to believe him or not.

" Robin wait." Robin turned waited for Amon to get close enough and started to hit him. " You are a lying jerk how could you."

Amon had to take a hold of Robin's wrist he didn't blame her for her out burst hell he had half expected her to set him on fire but she didn't. " I don't blame you for thinking that."

" I can't belive you would even..."

" I didn't," Amon cut in, " I didn't kiss her."

" Like hell I just saw you Amon, how could you." The tears in her eyes started to run down her face.

" I wouldn't do that to you Robin you mean to much to me, I love you." The last few words caught Robin off guard, " what?" her voice asked meekly.

" I love you," Amon freed one of his hands and ran it through the wisp of her hair as he cupped the back of her neck. " I have for a long time now its why I swore to protect you it was the only way I could tell you how I felt, the only way I would let myself tell you that is. "

Robin stood there shocked as her facial features softened, Amon still holding her leaned in to kiss Robin softly. Robin kissed him back her kiss though was much deeper andhad more of a sense of needing, of wanting him not to let go to stay right where they were as if the earth stood still.

" Me amore a te anche Amon, me amore a te anche." Robin whispered as he caressed her check before they both headed back to the barracks for the night.