The Adventures of FireFox and BlackDog
Episode 10: The Pagoda Restaurant

Robin rested her chin in her hand and stared at the computer screen in front of her. She was trying to ignore the others as they skulked around her in the office. They had been pestering her for hours. And Amon wasn't there to shield her since he had a dentist appointment at 2 o'clock.

"The Pagoda Restaurant. I must know," Dojima had wailed first thing in the afternoon. That's what got it started. Michael and Sakaki had begged her to tell. She had refused. Karasuma had followed her to the bathroom and swore she wouldn't tell anyone else. Robin had shut the door in her face. She figured that it wasn't worth making Amon mad since she spent so much time with him. He could make her life miserable. But she was starting to wonder. Maybe they really could keep a secret. Should she risk it?

"Cummon, you know you want to," Dojima whispered in her ear right at that moment. Robin leaned away from her and gave her the kind of flat stare that always sent her away. Dojima resisted valiantly.

"How's he going to find out? He's not even here," she said.

Robin held the stare while she considered the argument. Dojima was right. Amon wasn't there. But he would find out. She knew he would. Not only did Dojima have a big mouth, but there were security cameras all over the place. She broke the stare and looked away from Dojima.

"There's no way," she said. "He'll find out."

"Not if we talk in the stairwell," Michael piped up. "There aren't any cameras in there. That's what you're worried about, right?"

Robin couldn't help being amazed. How did he know that? That alone entitled him to hear the story. Or maybe she was just looking for an excuse to give in. Dojima had to jump aside as Robin got up from her seat. She glanced around at the others and started towards the stairwell. She still remembered how to open it. She got the door open and ushered the others in before her. They all sat down on the stairs. There were no cameras, just like Michael said.

"We were in Honolulu," she began. She had to wait for the gasps of delight to fade before she continued. "We had some money since that was the first place we stopped and we decided to reward ourselves with a nice dinner. We went to a place near our hotel. The Pagoda Restaurant. We were having a good time. We didn't even mind when our server left her email address stuck on the little cocktail umbrella in Amon's drink, FyodorDaHotmail.But then right after dessert, we got up to leave and everything started happening so fast. Amon must have bumped the table as he got up because the candle in the centerpiece fell over. The flame caught the cheap vodka that someone had spilled earlier on the tablecloth and it spread across the table. Unfortunately, Amon was standing with his back to the table and didn't notice what happened until his pants caught fire. I acted as fast as I could and grabbed my water glass but everyone around had the same idea. Amon got hit with at least six glassfuls of water. It put the fire out, but it was too late to save his pants. He had to walk all the way back to the hotel with the seat of his pants missing and the rest soaking wet. He made me walk behind him so nobody would stare. He spent the first twenty minutes back in the room sitting in an ice bath. It was lucky that we were staying a couple of days because it would have been painful for him to sit on a plane that night."

By then the others were laughing hard enough to die. After a minute, Dojima managed to choke out a few words.

"You… vixen! You… did that… on purpose."

"Did what on purpose?" Robin asked.

"You did it," Karasuma echoed. "You set Amon's pants on fire."

"I didn't. It was an accident. I just told you."

"Yeah, sure," Sakaki teased, still snickering.

"As if you didn't love staring at Mr. Amon's rear end for a few blocks," Michael said.

"But it wasn't me. The candle was already lit when we got there," Robin said, desperately trying to defend herself.

"But you helped it along, didn't you?" Dojima said. "There wasn't any vodka spill, was there?"

"There was wine, I swear. I didn't do anything except throw my water."

At that moment, the door leading back into the office flew open and Amon stood in the doorway.

"What are you all doing in here?" he asked.

The others froze but Robin thought fast.

"I came in here to hide from everyone. I wanted to be alone but they all followed me. So how was the dentist?"

"Fine." Amon answered flatly as usual but he narrowed his eyes at the same time.

The others seemed to unfreeze then. They all got up and slipped past Amon into the office, still smiling. Robin moved slower.

"You were just in time," she said quietly as she passed him. "They were going to make me tell about the Pagoda Restaurant."

Amon's eyes widened. "And you were going to tell?" he asked.

"Of course not," she said with a small smile. "I can keep a secret."

Well, that was episode 10, the last one. The Pagoda Restaurant is fictional. I've been to Honolulu and I didn't see any restaurant by that name. Also, alcohol is flammable which means that it catches fire very easily. If there wasvodka soaked into the tablecloth, then it would have lit up in a split second. If water is thrown on a grease or alcohol fire, it only spreads it. But Amon's pants didn't have any alcohol on them so naturally, the water would put that part of the fire out. Also, congrats again to FyodorD who won my little contest back in episode 5. The brief cameo she had in this episode was part of her prize. Thanks again to all the reviewers. And a special thanks to platedlizard for pointing out my mistake before.

P.S. My first Hellsing crossover is finished. Here's a little teaser.
A week after the defeat of Incognito, another enemy has surfaced and whoever he is, he's trying to put Integra down for good. But lucky for her, there are a couple of drifters passing through town who are in a good position to help. This one has a twist ending you won't want to miss. Check it out!