-Sherwood Forest-

"I think she fancies me you know" Allan said, staring after Djaq as she went over to get her helping of probably-squirrel from Much. It was raining lightly in Sherwood as he and Will sat eating under one of the thick rooted sycamores that made up the body of the forest.

"You what?" Will retorted incredulously, his wooden spoon dropping back to the plate with a slight thud

"I'm serious mate, I really think she's got the hots for me" Allan stretched out, his eyes still focused on Djaq's retreating from.

"In your dreams, maybe." Will snorted, returning to his food.

"What do you mean by that?" Allan asked indignantly, turning his gaze from Djaq to Will.

"Nothing" Will replied, looking down at his dinner.

"No, come on" Allan was facing him in earnest now, all interest in eating lost. Will said nothing, but continued poking at the sludgy food on his plate. "Don't make me hurt you, Will"

"Eh?" Will looked up, slightly alarmed, but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Allan was grinning. He smiled and turned back to his dinner, shaking his head.

"No, seriously, I'm going to have to kill you." Will hardly registered the words as Allan dived at his waist sending him backwards over the large root he'd been sitting on and onto the forest floor. The plate of what probably wasn't chicken went flying through the air, landing a few feet away, the sound muffled by the thick bed of leaves that covered the entire forest. Will tried to scramble to his feet, but Allan still had his arms firmly clamped around his waist.

"Get off, you prat!" Will yelled, trying to sit up.

"Not until you're sorry!" Allan yelled back, trying to restrain a struggling Will.

"I don't even know what I'm supposed to be sorry for." Will replied, frustrated, as he stopped struggling.

"Yeah, well.. Nor am I, actually" Allan said, letting go of Will's waist and sitting up.

"Great" Said Will, pushing himself into a sitting position as well "You knock me flying and you're not actually sure why you did it"

"You were casting aspersions upon my honour" Allan replied grinning again.

"I thought you said you don't know!" Will said, exasperated.

"Exactly," Allan explained "Gives me the upper hand, see, the elements of surprise" and with that he flung a fist full of leaves into Wills face and ran behind the tree.

"Oi!" Will yelled, staggering after him "That's not fair! And you're honour never came into it, chiefly because you have none - Ow!"

The last exclamation was caused by the apple that had just landed on his head. Allan was sat a few branches up in the tree, another apple poised to drop.

"Now that was a low blow" Allan said, pretending to look hurt, "I've got plenty of honour"

"Yeah, stashed away just in case you run out of gold." Will retorted, attempting to climb up the tree after him but being forestalled by another apple "Ow!"

"Why're you being so rude today, Will?" Allan asked cheerfully, tossing a third apple into the air and catching it again.

"Why're you being so aggravating?" Will asked back, trying again to climb the tree and this time managing to get onto the first branch.

"Guess its just in my nature." Allan replied, taking a bite out of the apple, still grinning, "Plus" He added, waving the apple around for effect "I'm quite offended by what you said. I'm a changed man, I'll have you know."

"Loose change, more like" Will muttered, grabbing at Allan's foot.

"Sorry Will, can't hear you" Allan said, swinging his foot out of the way and taking another bite from the apple.

"I said" Will replied, darkly, lifting his eyes to look straight into Allan's "Only an idiot leaves his leg dangling over the edge like that." and with that he leapt at Allan, grabbed his leg and sent the both of them tumbling back on the floor.

"Bloody hell, Will, are you trying to kill me" Allan panted, looking over at Will from where he lay

"What?!" Will spluttered "You're the one that started this. You tackled me to the ground!"

"Yeah, well, you shouldn't have provoked me" Allan replied churlishly. "And you're the one who just pulled me out of a tree!"

"Maybe your stupidity is rubbing off on me." Will grumbled, pushing himself to his feet.

"Probably." Allan was grinning again. He crossed his legs and put his hands behind his head, relaxing into the leaves. Will gave him a look, turned away but had only just started to walk away when Allan called him back "Wait, Will, could you help me up?"

"What?" Will turned back, looking at him incredulously.

"Could you help me up?" Allan repeated, holding his hand out.

"Why?" Asked Will, suspiciously, but stepping towards him nonetheless.

"Why?" Allan echoed "'Cuz I'm sat on the ground and I'd rather not be."

"Why do you need me to help you up?" Will asked again, patiently, not rising to the bait.

"Ah, I got a bad back, y'see" Allan explained, arching it as evidence "I'm getting old."

Will eyed him distrustfully.

"You're not getting old" He said eventually, but he stretched his hand out to pull him up as he did so.

"Thanks" Allan said as Will started to heave on his arm. He was grinning and staying firmly on the floor.

"Allan." Will said, warningly. But as he spoke, Allan gave up all resistance and came flying to his feet. Will over balanced and went stumbling backwards into a tree, Allan landing against him, their faces inches away from each other. Will swallowed thickly.

"I-"

"Will! Allan! Robin's back!" It was Djaq's voice. Allan pushed himself away and took a few steps back.

"Better go." He said.

"Yeah." Will replied. Allan stood looking at him for another few seconds then turned to walk towards the camp, looking back over his shoulder just once.

Author's Note: Yep, this is my first attempt at a non Harry potter fic XD I was dead suppressed to see there was only one Robin Hood fic here. Crazy stuff. I hope someone reads this XD If you do, please review! It means the world to me - Anyone who wants to kill me for not updating my HP fics since July - hold that thought. I'll get round to it eventually. Uni is a killer. Anyway, yeah, Hope you guys liked it!