.:: Chapter Ten ::.

Thoughts


Robin

Things, though have certainly grown complicated, are going wonderful.

Amon still is unsure about his powers.... But he has begin to accept, though he might not realize.

I've declared my love.... I was so nervous. My heart was pounding. I have never felt such a feeling, the fear of not being accepted.

There is so much to learn still. Things are still unclear, though the light has finally shown the path. We have not yet begun our journey and I can tell that it will be hard and trying.


The rest of the day passed quickly, all in a blur. Night came and Robin wondered if she would be able to talk to the Eve. She had decided to call the figure in the dream the Eve. It was certainly confusing to talk about her and the Eve, after all the Eve had said they were the same person, yet they were totally different. It was sort of like a split personality.

That night, Robin had already taken a shower, and so had Amon. Robin's hair was damp and she had a towel draped around her shoulder, to prevent her pajamas from getting wet. They sat there on the bed, like they always did, watching a movie.

Robin was dead intent on the movie, since she found it interesting, since it involved witches. Amon, however, was deep in though, planning on what they should do. Despite the situation, he had to take control.

"Robin," he began, breaking Robin's enrapture with the movie, "how do you know if the Eve was correct? What if it was all some odd thing that happened with your powers?" he asked.

Robin thought for a moment. "It's hard to explain. It was as if something clicked when she explained everything. I could sense it." She turned around to face Amon.

"So you are certain?"

She nodded.

"She said you could talk to her whenever you slept, in your dreams."

Robin nodded.

"Talk to her tonight. I want you to find out as much as possible. I don't want to take any chances. It is too much of a big deal to not deal with it."

Robin agreed.

"Amon, this would've happened even if we weren't in this situation."

"We do not know this for sure."

"Yes, but we can't find that out. But what are we going to do. She said that the Adam and the Eve would help reborn the coven and also help the world know about the truth about witches. How will we do that?

"This all has to do with witches and humans.... Karasuma is a witch." Amon frowned when Robin mentioned Karasuma being a witch.

"Amon, despite STN classifying all those in STN who have powers as craft users, there is still no difference between witches and craft users.

"You said we mustn't tell STN-J, but if this involves witches, don't you think that at least Karasuma should know about this?" she asked.

"No. Should any unfortunate situation Karasuma will betray us, then we will be in trouble. It will be better if they should stay in the dark. What they don't know will not harm them."

Robin saw the truth in his words, however she was still not satisfied.

"But if we at least told Michael.... Then he would help us by looking through information, would that not help?" she persisted.

"Are you intent on telling someone?" Amon asked. Robin did not reply. "Like I said, we should not tell anyone, however useful they may be, not until the timing is right."

No one spoke, and you could hear the movie playing in the background.

Finally Robin spoke. "Amon, you must learn how to control your powers."

The simple statement caused the fear to appear in Amon's eyes. Robin's eyes soften. Her voice was gently.

"You don't have to be afraid of your powers. I promised you, I won't let it take over you. I'll use everything I have to make sure. I promise you." Once again, Amon was startled somewhat to hear the determination in her voice.

"I will teach you. Rest assured. We have until Michael and Doujima let us out of here."

Amon let out a small smirk at the mention of Doujima and Michael's names.

"When we get out, first we must settle some debts," he said. Robin shuddered at the sound of his voice. Amon could be so evil at times! "Get some sleep Robin. It's late."

With that, he turned off the tv and the lights and Robin climbed underneath the warm comforter, snuggled next to Amon.


Robin found herself back in the darkness again. And sure enough, like the Eve had promised, she was there.

"You have so many questions you want answers for, do you not?" the Eve said.

Robin nodded.

"I will answer them, to the extent of my abilities. Knowledge is essential for you, and I will not hold back on the truth."

"Truth.... How do I know this is all real and not something going wrong with my powers?" Robin asked.

The Eve smiled. "That is an answer you can find yourself. Just look within yourself. Concentrate. Do my words not vibrate with the purity of truth?"

"Amon's great-great-great grandmother and my great-great-great grandmother knew each other?"

The Eve laughed. "Yes, they did. In fact, they were the closest of friends despite their age differences. When your great grandmother's parents died, it was Amon's great grandmother's family who took her in."

"My grandmother's parent's died? How so?" Robin asked, surprised.

"Her parents were murdered. Your grandmother fled and was welcomed into Isis, Amon's grandmother's, home."

"When will my powers unlock? How will I ever be able to help the coven reborn? How am I to let the truth be known? I cannot just climb onto a roof and start yelling it all around."

The Eve smiled sadly. "That, alas, I do not know. The answer truly lies within you. You must come up with the solution yourself. I'm afraid I cannot help you. I am sorry.

"Wait. I can give you this. Start by gathering the witches. Start by uniting them. Start by stopping their fear. Start by helping them control their powers."

"How do I know who are the witches? They can wander the world, unknown."

"The one you call Michael. He will help."

"But Amon said that we weren't to trust anyone...."

"No, Amon is wise in that, but Michael is different. He will understand. Despite his young age, he will understand and will help. Do not underestimate him. You can trust him.

"He himself has a purpose in this world. There was a reason why he is in his situation, why he is locked up in the STN-J. The purpose has only now started to become clear.

"Everyone's lives are interlinked. They are all connected. You must simply look at each connection.

"I can only offer so much advice, however I will tell you this. Think everything over quickly and sometimes things are unexpected. And be careful. There is so much more I must tell you, however, you must rest. You must get all the rest possible. After you are freed from here, you will need it."

Robin nodded, and like before, the Eve stepped into her and the world faded back.


Zaizen sat in his office, staring out of the window. He saw the sun rise, basking the city in a warm glow, but it all escaped his notice. He was too deep in thought.

It had not escaped his notice that Robin and Amon had decided to have a holiday at the same time. In fact, it seemed strange that Amon was even taking a holiday break. In his many years working at STN-J, Amon had never taken a holiday.

It wasn't the only thing that Zaizen had noticed. In fact, rarely anything escaped his eye, unless he willed it to. And the only thing he willed to turn a blind eye was when it involved Amon.

Zaizen frowned as he thought about Amon. Amon had worked at STN-J for the longest of all the people. He was one of his best hunters, despite the fact that he was a Seed. That was the shame of it all.

When it came to everything, Amon was rational, intent on his task and was never distracted, no matter what. Zaizen could remember a time when it wasn't so.

Lately he had noticed Amon was losing a certain edge when it came to hunting witches. And he had noticed Amon's willingness to turn a blind eye towards Robin's activities. Oh, Amon might not realize it, but Zaizen had realized it and he wasn't all too pleased about it.

That meant Zaizen had to keep an eye on Amon. And Robin too. If Amon's feelings about Robin became too... involved, then Zaizen would have no choice but to arrange a little... accident for the young girl.

Zaizen simply hoped that Amon would stop it with his obsession over Robin, for Amon's own sake.

People often wondered why Zaizen was lenient with Amon. They often assumed it was because Amon was a great hunter. It was that, but that wasn't the main reason.

Zaizen turned around and opened one of the drawers and took out a photo. His eyes soften then hardened. The photo showed a picture of him and a young woman holding a baby. The photo had been taken twenty-five years ago, when his wife was still alive and right before Zaizen had found out she was a witch and that she had had another baby with another man.

The baby was solemn faced. And there was no denying who it was. Though the photo was taken twenty-five years ago, the eyes of the baby resembled so much to those today.

They were Amon's eyes.


Ah! Another chapter done! Oh dear! What on earth have I gotten myself into?! I have

just complicated the story further! (Insert groan) I know it's a bit confusing, but things will be revealed later on, so I'm afraid you'll have to deal with the confusion for a while. Sorry for the slight cliffhanger there.

As to Amon's and Robin's powers, I have totally decided what to do, though I do have some idea, since for Robin I'm going to follow along with the actual show. I'm trying to make this story fit along with the actual anime, but with my story line, thingy.

Oh, by the way, remember how last chapter I asked which pairing you preferred. Well I have chosen my pairings and it will be Sakaki/Doujima and Karasuma/Michael


To those who have reviewed saying only for me to update, I thank you for upping the number of reviews. I'm sorry if your name does not appear on the list following, but it's simply because I have nothing to say except thank you and there are only so many variations of it that I can say it. I hope you understand!

XphycokittieX: I did try to not screw up the personalities, because they are important.

Amon's Angel of the Darkness: Yeah, now that I look back, I realized I kind of messed up a bit there.

Prospero53223: Oh! I know how that can be, with a toddler on your lap. I have a baby brother and he just loves to pound on the computer.

Yuna: Thanks for your vote!

Angel452: No, the fact that there were no witches had nothing to do with the Eve and Adam.

AnimeFreaks13: Nah, you weren't harsh.

Koharu-Soma: Where Amon and Robin are concerned, there are always going to be enough worry between those two.

TVsweetie: Because I can.

Alexandra Dragon Heart: Glad you like it. Actually, the whole Adam thing isn't really new. Besides, it kind of made sense for Amon to be Adam if Robin was Eve.

JadeGoddess: Yes, somewhere around there anyway.

Sakura-Chan79: I like Kira the best. He's so cute!

Seashah: I agree with you.

Vanyaer: Me? Your hero?

Desert Rose: I like your name.

Jijin-Gaia-Minz: Yeah, I might be torturing them slightly... but you don't really see people having all that much luck or something like that. And I'm really glad you like the story. Oh, and I so totally agree with you on the PS2 thing. Amon is such a hot bishie, don't you agree?

Meeko Melodie: Yea, quality is on top of the list. I know what you mean when you're on sugar highs. I happen to be on them quite often.

RenTin: I do try my best to make it interesting, otherwise there would be no readers, no would there?

Daisy-chan Mistress of Evil: Glad you found them funny. I'm not really a comedy writer, I mean, I'm not really good at it. McDonald's eh? I just love their greasy, not 100 real, non-healthy, totally fattening food. Luckily for my health, I don't eat their food often. It must be one of my guilty pleasures.

Sakura Blossom-Cilla-85:P: Maybe... Maybe not.