.:: Chapter Six ::.

Heartbreak


Robin

This burden, these emotions. They have grown stronger and harder to keep during the days I have been here, caged with him. Just his presence causes me to struggle at hiding these feelings.

It is so strange, yet so unusual, so foreign. I am frightened like I have never been before.

The dreams, they continue to plague me night after night, and they show no signs of stopping. If I could only leave, then perhaps maybe I will be able to hide these emotions, to keep these emotions under better control. I know I will never be rid of them, for they are there to remain forever. And that is my undoing. It will not, cannot be. He will never return these feelings of love to me. And under the situations we constantly find ourselves.... But still I wish....

Is it such a selfish wish? It is so confusing. But I hope that perhaps I will find a solution in time. I pray for it.


Five days have passed since the day Amon and Robin found themselves trapped in the apartment. Five days spent in a struggle to keep their emotions in check. Five brutal yet wonderful days. Fate must have one cruel and strange sense of humour. But Fate can also be kind, or at least, Fate can wake up on the right side of the bed for once.

The morning found Amon and Robin in their beds. For once, Robin woke up first. She sat up and looked around. She found Amon at her side, asleep. She smiled. He looked so wonderful asleep, not that he doesn't when he's awake, but.... He looked peaceful, and it was like seeing a whole different side of him.

Taking one last glace at him, Robin got up and took an outfit from her suitcase. Today she would wear a long black skirt with a plain, long sleeved shirt with a small v-shaped neckline. She headed into the bathroom to change.

She came out and headed towards the kitchenette and went through the coffee cupboard. She decided since she had gotten up earlier, she would celebrate by opening a new can of a different coffee brand. She brewed the coffee and poured a cup for herself.

Amon woke up to find himself alone in the bed. He looked around and found that Robin wasn't there. He sat up quickly. Where was she? He tensed, became alert. When he realized she was in the kitchenette sipping coffee, he relaxed.

"Good morning, Amon," Robin greeted when she noticed that he was awake. He did not respond. Same as usual.

He pulled back the black comforter and got out of the bed and headed into the bathroom to take a shower.

That dream.... It was so real. Amon's thoughts flashed back to the dream he had last night which involved him and a certain little bird. I have to stop having these dreams. If those dreams of his keep coming back, soon he might not be able to look Robin in the eye again. He could build strong walls around his emotions, but lately that didn't seem to be working.

If this keeps going on, I will go insane. Amon didn't know how long his resolve could go on. Michael, Doujima, Sakaki and Karasuma will have hell to pay when he got out.

Amon turned the shower off and stepped out of the tub. That's when he realized it. He didn't bring a change of clothes with him. Shit. He thought. There were two choices: a) wrap a towel around his waist and go outside and grab a pair of clothes, then change b) go back into his pajamas and head out to grab his change of clothes.

Amon hated to wear what he wore before taking his shower. He couldn't explain it, even to himself, but it was one thing he just simply hated. We must simply accept that fact. So he opted for plan A.

He grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist, making sure that it wouldn't fall off. Then he took a breath and stepped out of the bathroom.

Robin looked up at the door when it opened. Good, she thought, I can change now. She grabbed her outfit for the day and then she saw him.

She saw him half naked, revealing more skin than she ever had. She saw the firm muscles on his body, from many, many hours training and hunting witches. She saw what laid under the black clothing he always wore.

Her eyes widened and she blushed. His eyes captured hers once more and to her surprise, she saw emotion in there. She saw amusement. He held her gaze, as if he was daring her to say something. Images flowed in her head. Images of him and her tumbling onto the bed....

Don't go there, Robin scolded herself. Suddenly, Amon broke the gaze and dug into his duffle bag and pulled out an outfit. He turned and headed into the bathroom to change, leaving Robin there standing.

Now I have to wait once more to change.... She thought.

Amon stepped out of the bathroom to find Robin changed already. He headed towards the kitchenette, wordlessly. There, he poured himself a cup of coffee and sipped it slowly, careful not to burn his tongue. His thoughts slowly drifted back to what had happened earlier on. He wondered what Robin had been thinking then. He shrugged it off. It was best not to think about Robin. He wasn't sure how well his control was at this point. It was sad really. The great Amon, once a total, complete, huge, gigantic, frozen ice berg is now starting to melt because of some girl, no, woman came into his life. To him that was the epitome of sad.

He sighed. He headed towards the cupboards and pulled out a cup of Ramen. He poured some boiling water into it and waited five minutes. Then he took a pair of chopsticks and started eating. This was breakfast for him sometimes.

Meanwhile, Robin decided to spend more time with the PS2. Sometimes she preferred its company more than Amon's. After all, the PS2 was less complicated and brought on less trouble than the melting iceberg.


"Do you think they've confessed yet?" Doujima asked, bored. She turned a page of one of her magazines.

"Nah, I still think it will take some more time before they do," Sakaki replied. He yawned. Lately there had been no witches at all to hunt. It was like they all waited for Amon and Robin to come back before they start causing trouble. It was very annoying.

"Michael, are you sure you haven't found any witches yet?" Karasuma asked the young hacker.

"Sorry, not yet. I'm still working on it." Silence once again reigned, punctuated by the occasional yawns from Sakaki.

"That's it," Doujima said, getting up. "I'm leaving. I could be shopping right now." She grabbed her car keys. "Karasuma, do you want to come?"

Karasuma paused for a moment. "I don't see why not," she said, "Michael, contact me if there's any witches."

"Right," Michael said and returned his concentration on hacking into the latest database, his rock music turned on as loud as possible. It was a wonder how he could possibly hear through those. Karasuma shrugged it off. With Doujima, they headed along down to the parking lot, taking Doujima's nice sports car.

"Great, they're gone." Sakaki grinned conspiratorially. Michael swivelled his chair around to face Sakaki. The grin on his face matched Sakaki's.

"Take out the cards, partner. I'm going to beat you this time," Michael said, clearing a spot on the table.

"You wish. No one can beat me. I'm the king at Go Fish." Sakaki shuffled the deck and began dealing.


Time passed slowly. Everything was like every other day spent in this accursed apartment. They were restless. And their restlessness was ever growing.

Amon's strength of will was weakening.

"Amon, will you pass me the salt please? It's right in that cupboard above the sink," Robin asked, while stirring the soup. Amon grabbed the salt and handed it to Robin. There fingers brushed once more. A tingle went up there arms. Robin's heart thumped loudly. But this time, things were different.

Amon was lost. He was lost within her scent, her touch, her skin. Everything all around faded away. All he knew, all he breathed at the moment was her. There was nothing but her. Robin. His conscience faded away and instinct took over, after many days, weeks, months being denied what it wanted.

Amon pushed Robin against the counter, not hear her sharp intake of breath as she fell against the counter. Her eyes widened at the look in Amon's eyes. It was a look of hunger. Of need.

Amon felt a rush in his blood. His heart thumped loudly. Finally the satisfaction of having what he wanted. He would have his heart's desire. He looked into Robin's eyes, expecting to see fear and disgust. What he saw was anything but. He saw surprise, shock, and... want. She wanted this. But.... Something nagged at the back of Amon's neck.

Slowly, he leaned down to capture Robin's lips. Those soft, red lips. He had wanted to taste them for so long. And finally....

There was something wrong with this picture. Something wasn't right. Amon snapped out of his trance. He stopped midway. Robin's eyes showed disappointment, but he did not see it.

With a flash, Amon was back where he was before, chopping lettuce for the salad. The salt was in Robin's hands and Amon looked as if nothing happened.

Robin followed his lead, and turned back to face the stove, stirring it. Amon did not see the single tear make its way down her face.


Oh! How did you guys like this! Tee hee, bit of a cliffhanger, sort of. I know, I know, I'm a bit evil. Don't kill me! LOL.

But anyway, I just had to leave it there. It was such a beautiful ending. You must admit that. Finally a little bit of something going on! Yay!

I would just like to note that tomorrow my dad is taking the computer for an upgrade and I don't know when I'll be getting the computer back, so I don't know when I can post another chapter. Sorry about that. Hopefully I'll get it back tomorrow again. Wish me luck!


Thanks to the following reviewers!

Amon's Angel of Darkness: Haha, that would be a funny bit. But it'd be kind of scary, I mean stuck with Zaizen! I hate Zaizen. He deserves to die.

Sakura-Chan79: Thanks! I do try to keep it nice and fluffy, but not corny. It's hard, cause I tend to make my stories really corny.

Kohana: Well, now that you know what happens.... Now you'll have to wait some more to find out what happens next! Muhahahahaha! Cough, cough.

Sakura Blossom-Cilla-58:P: Wow! You like that game! I can't believe. I hate it! I guess when it comes to video games, you could say I can be a sore loser most of the time. And well in this chappie, Amon ALMOST kissed Robin. Stupid Amon. LOL. Well, I guess I would want the guy I love to kill me, if I had to die, I dunno. It depends on the situation.

NeoTokyo-sailor: Ah! Cute eh? I must say I have to agree with you on that, which is odd since usually I find that the stories I write suck.

Emmastarz: Just wait. I'm getting there. I'm almost there! I'm so close to there that it's boiling hot! In the next few chapters. You'll see. Tee hee. Keep reading! P.S. Glad you love it!