Disclaimer:I don't own Robin Hood or any of his Merry Men (or Women) either – I am just using them for my own entertainment.

Crocodile Tears

Of course he couldn't tell her to her face. He knows she will never forgive him and he knows that he's a coward of the worst kind, hiding behind a noble cause instead of having the guts to admit that the idea of being with her scares him more than anything.

...More than fighting...

...More than dying...

She crumples the letter and tosses it to the floor, trying to hide her violently shaking hands and wishing to God that she had never met him…

He won't ever get to feel her heartbeat against his again…the delicious warmth of her small body, the feeling of security in knowing that she is his world and he is hers.

…She shudders. No – that's not true. She wants to wish she had never met him, but deep down she knows that she can't just wish away someone who has entwined himself so much into her heart that he's now as much a part of her as she is herself.

…She's probably better off without him… As the thought crosses his mind he feels physically sick and misses her more than ever. With a bitter smile it briefly crosses his mind that he'll have to get used to missing her now. He'll have to get used to missing her because it will never be the same again and nothing will be like it was before.

As much as it would make her life easier to paint herself as the helpless victim of betrayal by a man, she can't. To call herself a victim seems more of a failing on her part than a fault of his. And, of course, all of this is his fault. Blaming him is easier somehow; it makes it easier for her to hate him.

He pictures her as a girl, wild dark hair blowing in the breeze and fiery eyes daring him to contradict her.

She hates his retreating back almost as much as she hates herself for giving away her heart so easily.

He thinks for a brief moment that maybe he should be crying but he can't force any tears out of his dull, half-dead already eyes. Tears would be an insult to her and a lot more self pitying than he's willing to be right now.

…He didn't love her enough…

…It wasn't meant to be…

…She won't let herself cry because he doesn't deserve her tears…

I'm planning a series of one shots with different takes on Robin leaving Marion to go to the Holy Land, this being the first of them

Hope the alternate pov's makes some vague sense, and please review after you've read!