~Author Notes~: Witch Hunter Robin doesn't belong to me, though some of the odder character's in this fic does. I occassional take them from the box set the stage and let the show go on...
Burn

I'll lay down on your bed of coals
offer up my heart and soul
But in return
I want you to burn for me...

The rubble was tumbleing down around her again, here and there she ignited large pieces to keep it from landing over her head, she didn't need to be wounded to the point of not being able to see stright, and in addition to that her glasses had been knocked from her face,where were they, her pale hand sough out the frames as she narrowly missed being hit by a huge chunk of building.

It seemed liked there was no end to it and she heard the cracking and sizziling before she even turned to look, her green eyes were wide in horror as she drew in a breath to scream, she feared it was coming right for her already bits of burning rubble showered down on her, it was like judgement day when fire would rain from the sky and she felt her form bruised under the damage of flaming stones,her fear forgotten she screamed.

A warm hand went over her mouth as she snapped awake and sat stright up. Shivering despite the warmth of the building she was in. Her breathing laboured as she panted.Dark eyes met green and she relaxed as the hand was slowly pulled away.
"You were dreaming again." he said simply as he cast a half glance back to the television in the room, and the pokey ad, the strawberries and the chocolate animated characters running across the screen, he shook his head, so this was what t.v was coming to he mused, he was all the better for rarely watching it.

"How long have I been asleep?" she asked suddenly as she perched her glasses on the end of her nose and tugged the white sheet furthur up her chest and beneath her chin.

"Only about twenty four hours, Robin." he answered."though considering your bruising and scratchs I would wager you would do better with another twenty four hours of rest." the news had returned to the screen and he didn't bother to glance over at her.

She watched as he shifted his position to the end of the bed, and turned up the news,a slight frown on a face normally so passive and emotionless.

"And in other new's today, the search continues to locate a missing woman from Italy, said to have been counted as missing when the building fell earlier this week,the girl, her name being with held is still at large, though we spoke to her grandfather, whom only wants to see his grand-daughter safely returned to him."

"How..." wrapping her blanket around her she joined Amon at the end of the bed. "Could he know?" she breathed as she kneeled behind him watching over his shoulder, he cast her a side glance and shook his head, his dark hair going over his shoulders.

"Currently I will say only this Robin, he's just putting out feelers to see if he can actually locate you if you did survive, this mean's your going to have to stay hidden away until this blows over." he turned off the television after a praticularly Cheerful weathergirl, informed them that the day was going to be both windy and rainy.

Standing he unfolded his form and his hand rested at the small of his back, he too had suffered injuries when that building had fallen and he wasn't about to go to any place for medical treatment, no that would get both him and Robin caught and he needed to see what pieces Solomon had placed on the board this time.

"How's your back,Amon?" her concerned tone reach his ears as he brooded quietly over there next move,by pieces on a chess board he was a knight, and Robin a Bishop or prehaps a Queen, though he felt the urge to protect her as one would the King.

"It is healing, though it does pain me slightly, I don't usually bother to comment on it as there is little to be done for it." he answered as he went to the curtain, he slipped to the left and peeked out when he heard foot fall, it was just the people returning to the room next over.

Robin padded bare foot over to the bathroom,she paused half in and half out. "So Amon, what will we do , are we going to stay here longer or are we going to change locales?" it was a question that needed answering and Robin waited before she disappeared into the bath though she wanted to shower reguardless, she had aches that the soothing hotness of the water would easily take away.

"You are going to stay here, monitor the door Robin if you hear something get to safty, I can not be sure that were not still being hunted tonight." he said as reach for his jacket and pulled it on. "I am going to get us something to eat." his tone low."Pick up a bit of information, then depending on what I find out we will plan out our next move." his eyes were now on her's and she felt a blush tinge her cheek's he was actually treating her like a partner to some extent now, and it made her notice him more then she had before as a person, not just a fixture in her life.

She gave a single nod of her head saying that she fully understood though tossed him a concerned look, when he buckled on his holster and secured his gun in it, he didn't often take that when going on a food run, her cracked the door and peered out into a warm night, where a fine sheen of rain was already falling.

"Amon.."

"Yes Robin?"

"Be careful out there."

There was something in her tone that made him look back to her, she was still bruised her cheek outlined by the purple bruise there, there were angry darker bruises that were fadeing along her arms too, she seemed so fragile at that moment, clad in only a sheet, and her skin. "I will be." he promised offering her a phantom of a smile before he shut and the audiable sound of the door being locked was heard,though she could not detect his foot fall, no Amon was far to silent for that, stealth seemed to come second nature to him.

Turning back to her room she glanced around it, she was alone, she didn't like to be alone, abandoment was still an issue for her,You should have gone with him. said the voice of her conscience, though she knew she'd only be a danger to herself and him in her condition.

She shook away her fears and turned the tub on mostly hot water, to the point she could barely stand it, leaving the bathroom door open to keep an ear out should Amon return,her battered body slid into the warmth of the water,and she felt herself become drowsy.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Amon turned the collar of his jacket up over her neck and ears as he moved a shadow among shadows, he was going to stop off and pick up dinner for both himself and Robin after he spoke to Dirk, Dirk would be able to tell him what he needed to know.

Knocking on the non discript grey door, he waited until he heard foot fall, and the distinct sound of the safty being released from a weapon.
"Who is it?" came a gruff voice.
"Amon." he answered in a low tone.

The door was opened and a huge dark skinned woman with blazeing eyes and the form of a body builder smiled at him and pulled him into an enthusiastic hug. "Dirk will be real glad to see you." she said as she shut the door behind him allowing him to regain his breath and composure.

"Good to see you to Gerdy." he answered as he follwed the towering woman back down the hallway to a sitting room, where a young woman sat, her long black hair piled high with butterfly pins, she was in the middle of dinner, the most noticable thing was the katana that rested sheathed next to her on the couch.

"It has been to long.." she said as she slowly stood and made her way over to where he was, she was lithe agile, dark haired, dark eyed clad in a kimono of old, the bright red and gold material contrased nicely with her pale form. "Amon...why do you spend so much time away from coming to see me?" she pouted for a moment before her arms went around him.

He smiled slightly and hugged her back resting his chin on the top of her head briefly."Because little sister, I have dangerous people out looking for me, and I may have already endangered you by coming here, I know when you went into the Order you gave up your name and became Dirk, but there are still those that remember our mother was a Seed." he said almost bitterly.

"Ah, but I have not shown any of the signs Amon have you?" she asked as she pulled back and waved to her table."Join me for dinner?"

"I can't I have to get back to Robin." he spoke surprisingly before he thought at that moment and saw that he'd given it away when his sister raised an eyebrow.

"A woman?" she seemed shocked."I knew about you and Touko,but who is this Robin?" a ebon eyebrow rose and Amon felt himself blush,he frowned and quickly regained control.

"Its not like that Dirk.." he said in denial of the look.

"It wasn't like that with Touko either, you acted more like a pair of siblings, and your refusal to get close to anyone is obviously the reason...behind that failed relationship." Dirk said calmly.

He was still brooding over the idea of loving Robin, he would have taken care of her reguardless, she was his partner and she was powerful someone needed to make sure she didn't get out of hand and...he paused and sighed."I just need a little bit of information Dirk...then I will get out of here, I don't want you hunted on my and Robin's account." he said quietly.

"I will give you this information.." Dirk said agreeable,"but I want to meet her."

Amon snapped to attention his sister was far more worldly then him, had seen the world more and was capable of being a bad influence on Robin, but then again he needed to know if there was actually a hunt on her or if it was a lure.

"I don't want to talk about Touko.." he said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"She dumped you?"

"I broke it off with her, it was her father's suggestion and I wasn't interested and I am not interested in having a relationship." he was short with her he knew."After having to order her surgery .." he shook his head.

"Yet, your risking your neck for this Robin, Amon, the Stn-J want you to come back, I know that much through my contacts...but Robin if this is Sena, your partner...she still has a price on her head." Dirk answered as she disappeared behind a changing screen only to pop out moments later clad amazingly similar to him.

"Lets go." she said "Well even stop off at Mama's and pick up some home cookin, for your Robin."
"She's not my Robin." Amon said stubbornly.

"Right." countered Dirk as she looked to her partner."Take care of business as normal Gerdy." she said and the large woman nodded.

"You two be careful out there, I got a bad feeling about this." she said and locked up behind the two.

As the siblings faded into the shadows of a street, a man sitting in a grey car in the side alley pulled out, a walky talky to his mouth as the car pulled out, without any lights going the opposite direction of the pair, an ominous silence falling along with the rain.

TBC