(Set early season 1)
Here's a cute little one-shot between our favorite couple (:
He'd been sitting on her windowsill for the better part of an hour. Watching, waiting for her to return home so he could talk to her. Just talk.
But he really wanted to know if she still loved him.
The hoof beats in the distance put him on guard. Was it her? He slid off the window frame, and closed one of the shutters. Yes- he saw her now, approaching at a steady gallop. He watched as she dismounted and led the horse into the stable, and out of sight.
He stood waiting for about another 5 minutes, before he heard her downstairs, and up the stairs to her bedchamber. He wasn't noticed as she enters the room.
"How was the ride, m'lady?"
She spun around, clearly surprised. "Locksley? What are you doing here?"
Robin moved forward, closer to her. "I need to talk to you."
"What about?"
"I... I wanted to know what's changed between us."
Marian looked at him for a moment without answering. Then she let out a bitter laugh. "What changed? Robin... When we were together, I couldn't imagine living without you. I loved you and you just left."
"You never told me not to go, never told me that you wanted me to stay!"
"It should have been inferred, Robin."
"You screamed that you hated me!"
"I hated... The fact that you were willing to leave me behind you."
"But you gave back your ring!"
"How could I possibly marry someone that could just walk away from everything?"
"I had no choice," Robin blurted out, before thinking. He knew what was coming next.
Marian hesitated for a second. "Everything is a choice. You could have chosen to stay... Stay with me." She moved forward, brushing his face with her soft hand. "Things could have been perfect."