Waking up, the first thing Nagira saw was the clock on his bedside table; the red numbers telling him it was only 7:30AM. Sighing, Nagira rolled over onto his back knowing breakfast wouldn't be ready anyways. Not that he was hungry, his thoughts were on his baby brother that morning. He felt rather numb laying there...how Amon could be like that was beyond him. He never knew his brother to be the playboy type, he was always a good man. Robin...
Sighing again, Nagira rolled out of bed and got dressed. He made his way out of his room and over to Robin's, stopping outside to knock on the door. Upon hearing her voice calling out "Come in." he entered and put on a fake smile for Robin's sake. Afterall, he knew he was able to cheer her up; if he made her sadder he wouldn't have been doing his job.
"Hey little Robin, how 'bout we go out for breakfast this morning? Just the two of us? We can goof off and have a great time here in the Big Apple." Nagira said cheerily.
"Um...I'm not sure, what about Am..."
"Ah, don't worry about that butt head, I'll take care of him." he interrupted, not even wanting to think about Amon. Hell, Robin didn't need his permission for everything anyways, who did he think he was? "Just grab your coat and we'll head out. Who cares, yeah? Let's just have fun! We don't always need to live in fear or by a schedule."
Staring at Nagira for a second, Robin finally shook her head and gave him a small, soft smile. Grabbing her coat and walking towards Nagira, he stuck his arm out and said "After you m'lady." earning him a giggle from Robin and a bit of warmth for his own heart. He shut the door behind him and turned to see Robin waiting for him, her coat draped over her arm. He put his hand on the small of her back and guided her down the hall and towards the stairs, determined to keep her away from the house as long as possible. Why he felt the need...desire...to keep her away wasn't completely clear to him. Maybe he wanted to make Amon mad? Jealous? Worried? Maybe he wanted to hurt him...maybe it was all of the above.
Looking towards James' door on the first floor, Nagira thought it best to let James know that he and Robin wouldn't be joining them for breakfast that morning. He figured James would be in there as he almost always was. Nagira knocked on the door and waited.
"It's open." he heard James say from inside. Nagira opened the door and peaked his head in, seeing James sitting at his desk with glasses perched upon his nose and papers scattered about in front of him. Looking up, James smiled, "Yes Nagira?"
"Robin and I won't be here for breakfast, we'll be out most of the day."
"Ah, okay, thanks for telling me. Where's Amon?" James asked, obviously way out of the loop concerning events going on in his own house.
Shrugging, miffed by the mere thought of Amon, Nagira said "I don't know, I guess the guy is still in bed." "Pftt," Nagira thought to himself, "but I didn't say his own bed..." At this thought, Nagira's face, without his noticing, contorted to form a slightly angry looking expression.
"Is there something wrong, Nagira?" James asked picking up on Nagira's anger.
Shaking his head and waving one hand in the air dismissively, Nagira replaced his former expression with a smile. "Nah, I spaced out for a bit there."
"Oh okay." James said chuckling. "So Amon doesn't know? What should I tell him if he asks about you two?"
Seeing an opportunity to jab Amon again, Nagira replied, "Just tell him we've gone out and not to wait up." He then turned to leave, leaving James to sit at his desk with a confused look on his face. He turned to Robin and, again, put his hand on the small of her back and guided her towards the stairs like she were a child who needed guidance. He couldn't help but act like a father slash brother to her, she was just so small and fragile...
Reaching the front door, he opened the door for Robin and let her out first, both bathed in the warm sunlight of the cool morning; a nice cool breeze gently caressing their faces.
Groaning, Amon sat up in bed and rubbed his head which was throbbing painfully. Looking over at the clock beside his bed, he saw that it was 8:30AM; just in time for breakfast. He swung his legs out over his bed and made his way to the bathroom. He opened the medicine cabinet and grabbed a random bottle of medicine. He read the label and then stuck it back in, grabbing another. Upon reading this label, he found it was exactly what he needed to clear up a headache. He grabbed a paper cup from a dispenser, filled it with water from the sink, and popped the pills in his mouth, downing them with water. He dumped the rest of the water down the sink and threw the cup away, turning to the shower intending to let the cool water help ease the pain in his head.
After he showered and got dressed, he made his way to the dining room. He glanced at Robin's door but thought better of entering or waiting for her and continued on towards the stairs. He walked towards the dining room swinging door, pushed it open and...saw only James and Sarah. Aideen was absent and so was Nagira and Nate who had been rather silent since day one anyways, but Amon wasn't thinking of them...where was Robin?
Looking up from setting a bowl on the table, James caught Amon's glance towards Robin's chair. "Oh, Robin and Nagira aren't here. Nagira said if you asked I was to tell you they went out and 'not to wait up'." He said the last part with a chuckle, apparently thinking it was a joke between brothers. Furrowing his eyebrows together, Amon sat down at the table and directed all of his mental anger at Nagira. He knew what he was up to...
Pulling Robin behind him with bags in both of their hands, Nagira, who had a goofy grin on his face, yelled back to Robin. "Come on Robin, you snooze you lose!"
"What?" Robin asked breathlessly.
Chuckling, Nagira said "Forget it, kid. Hey, what do you want to do next? More shopping?"
"I didn't think you liked to shop so much." Robin teased, to which Nagira made a face.
"Hey, I don't like to shop, I'm doing this for you...I thought girls liked shopping." Nagira half asked, half stated.
"Hm, I've never shopped like this before...I took what I got at the convent." she explained in her soft voice.
"Well see, that won't do for a girl your age. You're 15, right? When do you turn 16?" Nagira asked, realizing he didn't know her birthday.
"Oh, I'm already 16..." Robin replied, just now remembering it herself. Nagira's mouth dropped at this, "Really? Why didn't you say anything, kid?"
"I...forgot." Robin smiled at Nagira.
"You forgot your own birthday?" Nagira asked incredulously.
"Yeah well, I turned 16 not long after I arrived in Japan. I was so busy that I forgot. I'm not used to celebrating it anyways. Father Juliano would give me a gift but that was all." As Robin explained this, a hazy look came over her face as she reminisced about the past.
"Well then, there ya go, 16 years worth of birthday presents!" Nagira exclaimed cheerily.
"Hey!"
"What was that?" Nagira asked, scratching his head.
Turning in the direction of where the call came from, Nagira and Robin saw Nate.
"Hello." Robin said kindly. Nagira just nodded.
"What are you two up to?" Nate asked with a smile on his face.
"Nothing much." Nagira stated simply. He was being rather defensive today...Amon was definitely rubbing off on him.
"Oh, I was actually going to ask Robin if she wanted to hang out when I got home but luckily, I ran into you two here." Nagira's eyes widened at this.
Looking to Nagira to see his reaction, Robin's thoughts settled on Amon...and she suddenly felt a strong desire to make him jealous. Again, Robin wondered where such feelings and thoughts came from. They weren't her..."But love makes you do stupid things sometimes..." she thought to herself...
"Nagira, you wouldn't mind if I went with Nate would you?"
"Huh? You want to go?" Rubbing his chin, Nagira thought on the situation for a minute. "She wants to run off with another guy...hm, that could pose a problem. Robin and Amon just keep drifting further and further apart. But then again, if I come back without little Robin, Amon would have a cow...and he might be forced to take action...hm..."
"Yeah, you two kids go ahead. Don't worry about the bags, I'll take them back. Don't hurry home!" Nagira exclaimed happily, taking the bags from Robin and setting off in the other direction.
Sorry to leave you all in a somewhat dull cliffhanger but I need a break, it's hot as hell in here. -Laughs- I upped the rating to T just in case.
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