.:: Chapter Fifteen ::.
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Amon
I am close to leaving this place. But still, I'm dreading it a bit. No longer can I be with Robin without closely guarding my emotions and feelings for her. No longer can I stay with her outside of our jobs.
Speaking of jobs.... Now that I think about it, it's a bit strange that Robin is here with us at STN-J, and not at school like many of the other kids her age. Michael too.
It's strange how much we have changed, caged together like this. It's a bit unnerving at times.
Robin watched her watch tick slowly. She fidgeted slightly. Twenty minutes left. Twenty minutes till they could leave this apartment where she and Amon had spent time together. Twenty minutes till everything had to return back to normal.
With a sigh, Robin glanced around the room. She had straightened and tidied the room as best as she could. She didn't exactly liked being stuck here, but she did enjoy the privacy she had and being able to be alone with Amon.
Their clothes and other items were packed into their suitcases and duffle bags. All they had to do now was wait till the door unlocked.
Robin wondered how that would happen. Would Doujima, Sakaki or Karasuma come and unlock the door themselves and risk having the attention of both Robin and Amon on them? Or would the door unlock itself?
The answer came twenty minutes later, at precisely four o'clock. It was a small but audible click that both she and Amon heard. It was definitely the lock.
She glanced at Amon. He nodded and she got up from her spot on the bed, and opened the door. It felt strange being able to do that, knowing that it had been locked the whole time.
Wordlessly, they lugged their stuff to the elevator, and then outside, where Robin took a deep breath of fresh air. Things were very awkward.
They walked the few blocks to where Amon's car was last parked. Sure enough, it was there, as Michael had promised.
Again, wordlessly, Amon opened the trunk to the car and they put there things into it and climbed into the car.
It was then they finally began to speak.
"Do you think you can handle your powers?" Robin asked, breaking the silence first.
"I have no choice but to."
Silence once more.
"Robin. Whatever I do, I promise I will never betray you. Remember that. I.... I may not be able to always be like I was in the last few weeks, especially when Zaizen is near. Since you have been here... I haven't been fully able to trust Zaizen as I once was able to.
"There are many things that Zaizen is hiding, and I don't trust any of it. And since my powers have awakened...." A thought occurred to him. "Robin, when you're around the orbo, do you feel uncomfortable?" he asked.
Robin looked pensive.
"Yes, but since everyone else wears and uses it, I've gotten used to be around it. There's something unnatural about it. I trust my instincts and I refuse to wear or use it," she replied.
Amon nodded.
Robin turned the key into the lock and opened the door. She peered inside. The lights were on inside. Touko must be home.
"Hello? Touko?" she called out.
"Oh Robin, you're back," Touko stepped into the small hallway and smiled.
"Did you have fun on your vacation?" she asked.
Robin blinked. Then she remembered. Michael had let everyone know that Robin and Amon were on vacation.
"Yes... It was very interesting," she replied.
"Well, why don't you go put your things down and refresh yourself. You must be a bit tired. I'm making dinner," Touko said.
Robin nodded. "Alright."
She headed down to where her room was and left her suitcase there. She would unpack later. Then she head into the bathroom and proceeded to take a bath.
Amon entered his dark apartment. He turned on the lights, which though illuminated the apartment, still gave a dark feeling to it.
Most of the furniture was black, or in dark colours, which suited him just fine. He walked into his living room and dropped his bags on his floor. Then he made his way to the answering machine and pressed the play button.
"Hello? Amon? Um... It's Touko here. There's something we need to talk about.... About Robin... Um, call me back, ok?" Amon pressed the delete button. What does Touko want to talk about, and why Robin? He wondered.
"Amon, when you get back from your vacation, report to me immediately." Zaizen. Damn, he thought, what does he want?
"Hello, would you like to buy - " Deleted. A telemarketer. Amon wondered where the telemarketer had gotten his telephone number. He had paid specifically to keep that number private.
"Amon, it's Nagira. Where the hell are you? Anyway, call me back. There's something I need to talk to you about." Another message deleted.
Amon sighed. It seemed a lot of people wanted to talk to him. Or at least, more than usual. Touko, he could hold off a bit and Nagira too, but Zaizen he would have to report to.
"Yes! Finally we can leave here!" Doujima cried out in relief. She had gone through her magazine ten times already and was about to pull her hair out if she had to play one more game of Go Fish with Sakaki.
"Aw come on, things were just starting to get good," Sakaki said, grinning. He had in front of him, a huge pile of cards. They were all in pairs.
"Amon and Robin are out, people," Michael said, glancing at his watch.
"Do you think they'll come to work tomorrow?" Doujima asked.
"Yeah, I've never known Amon to not miss a day of work. Except for the last three weeks," Sakaki replied.
"I wonder what they'll do to us if we were wrong about them two." Doujima looked worried.
"Nah, I don't think Amon will go for revenge, it's not his type." Michael glanced at his watch again. "Anyway, Amon has to come down to STN-J anyway. I'm pretty sure Zaizen would want him to report to him."
"Yeah," Karasuma looked up from her hand of cards. "Sakaki, do you have an ace?" she asked. Sakaki groaned and handed her an ace.
Grinning, Karasuma turned towards Michael. "Michael, do you have an eight?"
Michael grinned back. "Nope. Go fish."
Karasuma picked up a card. She looked at it and frowned.
Doujima glanced at the three. It seemed that none of them would be leaving soon.
"Karasuma, aren't you leaving?" Doujima asked.
"Not until I win," Karasuma replied. Doujima gave her a weird look. The weeks of boredom must've gotten to the usually sensible Karasuma.
Doujima sighed, tossing her hands up in the air as a form of surrender. "Whatever. You three have fun. But if I have to play one more round of Go Fish, I'm gonna die. I'm leaving now." With that, Doujima turned around and left the building.
Robin stepped out of the bathroom with a towel draped around her shoulders.
"Robin, could you set the table? I'm almost finished cooking," Touko asked. Robin nodded and headed to where the plates and dishes were stored.
As they sat down to eat, Touko took a look at Robin.
"You've changed. There's something about you that is different," Touko said, hesitating a bit. She took in a deep breath. "Look Robin, there is something we need to talk about. It's about Amon."
Robin tensed.
"I can't help but notice that you.... I don't know how to say it. But at night, I can hear you calling out Amon's name. Robin, you're like a little sister to me. I can't help but worry about you sometimes.
"Robin.... Are you really in love with Amon or is it just an infatuation?" Touko asked bluntly.
Robin was slightly shocked. She knew that Touko and Amon had been dating for a while. And during that time, she had felt small pangs of jealousy. And even after they had broken up, Robin had always felt uncomfortable mentioning Amon around Touko. She was afraid that she would invoke Touko's wrath.
Robin didn't know how to answer. She knew what she felt for Amon wasn't a mere infatuation, but....
Touko sighed.
"I don't want to pressure you Robin. And I know answering that question might be a bit awkward for you considering my past with Amon.
"Truth be told though, there wasn't really anything going between us. It wasn't really love, or the love that we had for each other wasn't the right kind of love for a relationship like that.
"And the whole time I had been dating him, it felt wrong. As if there was something wrong about the two of us together, but I couldn't place it.
"I guess that Amon and I were just meant to be friends." Silence.
"Touko, how did you meet Amon?" Robin asked, finally speaking.
Touko blinked. Then she spoke:
"I've known Amon all my life. He was three when I was born. We grew up together. Zaizen, my father brought him to live with us for a while, till Amon was old enough to get his own apartment. Then Amon moved out.
"It's funny how Zaizen brought Amon in like that. It seems like something that Zaizen would never do," Touko paused to take a drink.
"You mean Zaizen is your father?" Robin questioned. "I didn't know that."
Touko laughed. "No, not very many people do. Actually, I think there's only roughly five who know, and you and Amon are among them.
"Zaizen is my father. My mother was his second wife. I think I remember him telling me one time when he had too much brandy that his first wife was the one that he had really loved, but that the marriage and love had only been one-sided.
"I don't see him very often. He's always busy at STN-J. I don't know why, but he had always something against Witches," Touko said bitterly.
"Do you know very much about Amon? He has never talked about his past. All I really know outside of or jobs is that he has a half-brother named Nagira," Robin asked.
Touko thought for a moment.
"Surprisingly, I really don't much about him. I don't think a lot of people know about his past. I think Nagira is one of them that really knows what happened before I was born. And of course Zaizen must know.... After all, it seems so strange, now that I think about it, for him to bring home a total stranger.
"Amon.... I know he lost his parents when he was very little. But as far as who they were, I don't know," Touko admitted.
"I've never known my parents," Robin whispered.
"Did they die when you were little?" Touko asked.
"My mother died giving birth to me. My grandfather said that my father died not long after."
"Well, as sad as it is, it's something that you and I have in common. My mother died giving birth to me too."
Robin looked down at her plate.
"It's not an infatuation," Robin whispered quietly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said."
"It's not an infatuation," Robin said, slightly louder this time.
Touko blinked. The she smiled sadly.
"Oh Robin.... You're so young. I don't blame you. Amon is a very nice person, despite being so cold-hearted at times.
"But Robin.... Be careful ok? I don't want you to be hurt. And.... And I hope things will turn out best for you," Touko said. Then, having said all that she could, she got up and began clearing off the table.
"Sir? Amon is here to see you," the secretary said, opening the door to the office.
Zaizen nodded. "Send him in." The secretary bowed and closed the door behind him.
Zaizen could hear his secretary tell Amon to enter. A couple of seconds later, Amon entered and stood in front of the desk, where Zaizen sat behind.
Zaizen looked at him. There was something different about him, he couldn't place it, but there was something different. He seemed more.... powerful. Zaizen's eyes narrowed.
"Tell me, in all your years at STN-J, you have never taken a break before, so why now?" Zaizen asked. As usual, Amon's face remained unreadable.
It's a shame that he is a Seed, Zaizen thought, he would've made my perfect heir.
Amon did not reply to his question.
"Is it because of a certain... person, Amon? Is it a certain blond-haired girl?" Zaizen continued. Amon did not answer.
Damn him, Zaizen thought, he knows this game too well.
"Amon. You do remember what I told you a while back do you? About emotion interfering? I really hope you remember it.
"I have only your best interests here.... I don't want you to get... hurt. Especially if this hunter becomes a hunted. It would be a shame, right?
"I'll turn my head the other way this time, but the next time.... I hope you remember," Zaizen concluded.
"Yes sir," Amon finally spoke. Without another word, he turned around and left.
A few minutes later, Amon returned to his apartment. He didn't turn on the lights once inside. Instead, within the safety of his apartment, he punched the wall, letting his anger out.
"Damn him, damn him to hell," he muttered.
I am so sorry for the long wait! I keep putting off righting this, despite the fact that I know exactly what I'm going to write. I blame it all on mobRO, that game is encouraging my procrastinating habits.
Anyway, since I haven't updated in a long while, I wrote a slightly longer chapter this time. I hope you guys like!
Oh yeah, last Friday, Amon finally reappeared on the scene! It was sort of disappointing though, since it was like what, one minute max at the end of the episode? By the way, the episode's name I'm talking about is All I Really Ought To Know.
And now I only have 6 more episodes to watch! OMG! I wish there was a second season to this.... Oh well, if there was, I'd probably wouldn't be able to see it since I'm moving back to China this summer. Hopefully I can get this fic finished by then, otherwise there would be one hell of a pause right in the middle, unless during that time I can get my hands on a computer...
And one more thing, I would appreciate it if you guys would read and review my Inuyasha fic, Racing Emotions.....
Thanks to my readers and reviewers!
Samurai Angel: I'm flattered. Thanks for reading this story!
Faeyfayerox11: Lucky you! I think I'm gonna get the box set for my birthday.... If I'm lucky!
Firiel11: Thank you so very much for reading and reviewing! As far as Michael and Karasuma, well I really wanted to pair the STN-J members together, and since Sakaki and Doujima went well together, then that left me with Michael and Karasuma. It's not so bad though, since they do get a long pretty well and I have read pretty good fanfics with those pairings.
Amaranie: Yeah, I do live in Canada. I live in Ontario.
Daisy-Chan Mistress of Evil: LOL, I liked your review. It made me laugh.
Flaming Ice Pendulum: Yes well, I tend to not notice those kind of details, since I'm usually intent on watching the characters and stuff. But humor me and use your imagination a bit.
