Amon's eyes widened as he dropped the cell phone into the next seat as he punched the gas. He had been out, searching for Robin for hours until he received this call.
Doujima looked to him, who was in the next seat with worry. "What's wrong?" She asked.
Amon said nothing as the car grew faster and faster as it raced towards the hospital. He turned sharply with tears welling up on the brim of his eyes. Doujima knew what it was now; they had found Robin.
Miho and Sakaki were in the waiting room awaiting for any news from the doctor. Sakaki was standing against the wall looking out from the window, watching the raindrops slowly make their way down the glass. This was bad… There was a crippling feeling rising up through his stomach making him want to scream. He tried to hold down his emotions. What had happened to her? It couldn't have been the bastard from before… Could it?
Sakaki jumped hearing the hospital's door fly wide open and crash against the wall with haste. He looked up to see the angry Amon, fear and worry in his dark brown eyes.
"Where is she?" Was all he asked with his shaking voice. He turned to see one of the doctor's approaching with a regretful look on his face. "Where's Robin? Is she alright?" He asked without another moment of tense silence.
The doctor looked into his eyes and considered for a moment, hesitant to say what was needed.
Miho stepped forward placing a hand on Amon's arm to pull him back from pulverizing the doctor until he told the news. "What's wrong with Robin?"
"There was extensive bruising on her inner thighs. One of her ribs were broken, we did set it back into place, and she had a mild concussion." He looked away from Amon's eyes.
"What do you mean?" Amon's eyes widened.
"We don't have any solid evidence, sir, so I cannot --."
"JUST TELL ME!" He screamed.
"We believe she was raped… Sir." The doctor said.
Amon clenched his fists. She was raped? Robin? The 17 year old girl that he had loved with all of his heart, she.. She was raped? He looked down letting his hair fall into his face.
"She's in room 423B, if you'd like to visit her." The doctor said quietly walking away with a saddened look upon his face.
Amon nodded on the verge of either breaking someone's neck or breaking down completely. He walked through the corridor, leaving Sakaki, Miho and Doujima behind with their mouths wide open. He was afraid what he'd see in that little girl's eyes. He stopped at the door for a moment and closed his eyes. He clenched his fists, put one hand on the door and walked inside.
There she was -- laying on the bed, her chestnut hair covering most of the bruises along her cheek. Tears feel from his eyes almost immediately after closing the door behind him. He slowly walked over and placed a cool hand on her hot cheek.
Robin slowly opened her eyes, barely able to keep them open. "I-I'm sorry." She whispered.
Amon shook his head. "No, don't be sorry. There is nothing to be sorry about. It wasn't your fault." He bent down and kissed her forehead gently, moving her hair from her face. He looked down into her emerald eyes letting a lingering tear tremble down to the point of his chin. He paused and slid his hand into hers, holding it tightly. He kept hearing what the doctor had said over and over again in his head; like a broken record.
Robin slowly raised her free hand to his cheek. She was weak, yes, but she managed. "Amon?" She whispered with a small, but painful smile.
Amon looked into her eyes. "Robin." His voice cracked slightly. "Who did this to you? Who? Just tell me, nothing will ever happen to you again. Please?" He kissed her fingertips.
Her eyes grew teary. "You wouldn't believe me. He won't stop. He will never stop, until I give in. He won't stop." Tears rushed from her eyes down the side of her face. "I can't stop it. I was frozen. I can't hurt him.." She let her head fall away from the sight of Amon.
"Just tell me.. Please?" He laid beside her wrapping his arms around her waist gently. "It's okay, everything will be okay. I promise." He whispered in her ear.
"You won't believe me." She cried trying to hide her face from him. "It was him!" She cried. "It was him!" She turned and couldn't help but cry into his chest. "I can't take it anymore, Amon. It's like I can't get away from him. He's everywhere. He's in my mind, in my dreams. Please.. I can't.. God hates me; I know he does. I have the curse; the gift -- and that's why he hates me."
Amon swallowed hard, trying with all his might not to cry. He had to be strong now, strong for her. "God doesn't hate you," he hugged her tightly. "He loves you. All of us do." He placed a hand on her cheek softly and lifted her face to look down into her eyes. "I love you, Robin." He said, kissing her forehead.
Robin looked up into his eyes, seeing that he was sincere. How she longed for him to say those words so many times and right now was the time she needed it most. She closed her eyes and leaned against him, hearing his heartbeat rattle through her brain as she laid her head on his chest.
He stayed silent for a few moments watching her slowly fall to sleep. He? Who was--? Oh, shit, he thought. No, it couldn't be. He was at the Factory! How? How the hell did this happen? He closed his eyes, remembering Halloween night and his first failure to Robin. "He won't hurt you anymore, Robin. He will never.. Hurt you again."
Karasuma was standing in the doorway looking upon them with tears in her eyes and holding her shattered and sore heart. She had listened to everything. She wanted to scream; she wanted to cry -- anything. It was just too painful to see Robin in the shape she was. She put her palms to her eyes as Sakaki came up beside her, wrapping his arms around her comfortingly.
Sakaki hugged her tightly. "It's okay, Miho. She'll be okay, now."
