In love with this chapter! I put a whole new spin on the story and completely went off track of where I was origanilly going with this. I hope you enjoy and please give me those reveiws!

Robins POV

Well...this has been an interesting day so far...I told Maria to stay behind the rock until I made sure it was clear...it wasn't clear. I walked out of the moon pool cave and down one of the halls. At first, I didn't hear anything, but then the voices from earlier got louder and they were heading my way. There wasn't anywhere to run besides back to Maria and I couldn't risk them hearing me running back. I just stood there and soon two images arose, Henry and Leo. Henry laughed and proceeded forward.

End of POV

"Robin...you hid here?" Henry asked.

"Does it look like I'm hiding from you? I'm standing here...I waited for you to get here," Robin replied. Henry rolled his eyes and then smiled.

"Isn't it your precious princess's fifteenth birthday today?" Henry asked and Reese laughed at this.

"Maria isn't mine and what does it matter to you?" Robin asked.

"Well, a girls fifteenth birthday is very important Robin," Henry stated.

"How so?" Robin crossed his arms.

"That particular girl becomes a woman...doesn't she?" Henry wandered.

"That's correct, but I do not understand what that has to do with anything."

"Come on Robin, everyone knows you are just dying to be with her...and not in the friendly way. Tonights your chance, after her surprise ball just tell her how you feel and she's all yours."

"You are such a idiot. I don't even know what you are talking about. Maria and I are just friends and-," Henry cut him off.

"And she's naive, I mean if you don't want her, I'll be happy to-."

"If you even get within thirty feet of her...I'll personally kill you!"

"So you admit it? You want to- " Henry stopped and nudged Reese in the arm.

"Ow, what was that?" Rees complained then looked up and smiled. There stood Maria, still in her under dressing. Robin quickly turned around and let out a loud sigh.

"Maria...I told you to stay where you were," Robin said breathlessly.

"I know, but-" Henry cut in.

"This is just priceless! Robin has already scored with the princess. I thought you said that you didn't want to take ANYTHING from her? Did you decide that she wasn't worth it?" Henry babbled. Maria frowned at Robin and Robin shook his head in disbelief.

"What? No! That isn't what happened! I was just teaching Maria how to swim and-"

"What a genius way to get a girl's clothes off...I just might use that one," Henry replied. Maria scoffed and ran back towards the moon pool.

"Why cant you just leave Maria and I alone? Robin snapped.

"You punched me! I thought we were best friends, but apparently that worthless and half clothed girl that just bailed on you is more important to you," Henry replied.

"To be completely honest Henry...yes! Maria is more important to me because I love her!" Robin said as Maria came walking back with all of their stuff in her arms. Robin covered his mouth as he hoped Maria didn't hear what he said...she did. Maria smiled and glared at Henry."Maria...?"

"Are you coming?" Maria asked and Robin sighed in relief, but as he seen Henry move closer towards Maria his heart began racing again and he jumped in front of her.

"Get away from her!" Robin yelled. Henry slowly backed up and smirked.

"You know what? Fine. I'll get to her anyway...its just a matter of time," Henry said then he looked over at Maria. "Sweetheart."

"Don't call me that," Maria demanded.

"Why not darling?" Henry questioned and Robin was just about to blow.

"Robin calm down. He's just trying to get you going. He knows that you have a short temper, just come with me," Maria pushed.

"No! Maria, you don't get it. This scum ball is serious! They'd all do it Maria, when you broke the curse...it was only between the leaders of the different sides, but it didn't change anything between the families or the clans," Robin explained. Maria groaned and turned toward Reese as Robin and Henry continued with their glaring contest.

"Hey Reese! Why are you being so quiet?" Maria asked, snapping Reese out of digging dirt from underneath his nails.

"Hmm...does the princess know my name? Awe, I am so very honored," Reese mocked.

"Yeah, don't flatter yourself. I only know you buffoons names because of Robin telling me Mr. "Are you going to take that from her, Robin?"," Maria snapped before she glared at Henry and pointed. "And Mr. "Have fun with the cockroaches?" Am I correct?" Maria questioned. Henry grinned and looked Maria up and down.

"Stunning and smart? Wow...maybe she isn't as naive as I originally thought, right Reese?" Henry asked. Reese swiftly moved toward Maria and glided his hand down Maria's still exposed arm.

"Yes...and soft," Reese replied. Robin wasn't as dumb as to go after Reese and leave Henry free because Reese was weak...Henry wasn't. So Robin stood still as Maria stared at him in wonder of why he wasn't helping her. Henry realized that Robin wasn't going to do anything about Reese...unless things got a little more intense. Henry nodded toward Reese and that was the cue. Reese violently pushed Maria against the rock wall and moved in on her, but Robin waited. Maria was terrified. What if he had decided to let them have their way with her?

Maria's POV

What on earth was he doing?! Why wasn't he helping me? Henry was just standing there and the oaf just ignores the fact that Reese was closing in on me? I couldn't let him kiss me...I wouldn't let him be my first kiss! I thought about it for a moment and realized that I never told Robin that I've never been kissed. That was it! I hoped that if he knew that he would help...if he didn't then I would know that he had returned to the dark side.

End of POV

Reese had finally got Maria pinned against the wall and he began to slowly lean in to give Robin the chance to jump in before he continued, but still...nothing, until...

"Robin! I've never been kissed!" That was it. Robin pushed Henry to the ground and then quickly tackled Reese. Maria stood speechless and for a moment she was relaxed, until she seen Henry get up. He pulled out his dagger and lunged at her, but luckily she dove out of the way, leaving Henry to fall into the air and his dagger to fly to the side. Maria picked it up and held it out from her. "Stay away from me!" She snapped. Robin shuffled to his feet and placed one foot on Reese's chest to insure he couldn't get up.

"Maria...where did you get that dagger?" Robin asked confusingly.

"Uh...he dropped it," Maria replied motioning toward Henry who was standing a few feet away.

"I see...Maria, go," Robin demanded. Maria's eyes grew sad and her slight grin vanished.

"Go? Go where?" Maria asked.

"You know where...just think about it, go."

"Are you coming?"

"No."

"What? I'm not leaving you here with these psychopaths!"

"Maria, I'll be fine...just go!" Robin snapped. Maria was shocked by Robins sudden mood change towards her.

"Whats wrong with you?! I don't understand why you want to-," Henry cut off Maria's rant.

"Listen lovebirds, I don't have time for this. Robin, get your foot off of Reese and just get out of here!" Henry snapped.

"No, I'm not sitting around and wondering when you are going to attack us again. This is going to end now...one way or another," Robin snapped. Robin moved toward Henry and Maria latched around him.

"Robin stop this! Why does everything have to end with someone needing to die around here?! He's letting us go, lets just go!" Maria cried. Robin squinted his eyes and sighed heavily. Then after a moment of he and Henry staring at each other he pried Maria off of him.

"Maria...I said to go!" Robin yelled. Maria stepped back and her eyes filled with tears, but she wouldn't let them fall.

"I cant...," Maria replied weakly. A few seconds passed with Robin staring at Maria and Henry staring at Robin and Reese trying to catch his breath before...

"If you don't leave now...my mind might change before tonight," Robin replied even though it killed him to say it. That was all that was needed to be said. Maria snatched up her clothes and the two bags and ran out of the cave. Henry laughed and Reese stood up again to face Robin.

"Well...catching the princess will be a lot easier later on without her protector around," Henry said and then in a split second...Robin was out.

Maria's POV

I...I cant believe he would do this to me. Why is it such a crime for me to want to stay with him? He practically tells me he wants to be with me and then go's and uses it against me? I ran...I ran through the forest, aimlessly before I remember that Robin told me to go somewhere. At first I couldn't figure out where he was talking about, until it hit me. Hideaway Hollow, it was our special place and I knew that it was where I was told to go, so I went. I looked to the sky, it had to be around three something and I remembered Robin telling my uncle that we would be home by six...I hope he's okay, but I'm still mad! An hour went by and I was still alone, suddenly there was a knock at the door. It was Robin!

End of POV

"Maria! I'm so sorry for making you leave. It wasn't that hard of a fight, I had them both on the ground in two seconds flat. I guess I wasn't fighting as well because you were just so distracting to me," Robin said flirtatiously. Maria smiled and looked deep into Robins eyes. They were brown and wide and...different. There was something there that wasn't there before. A hunger...a strong hunger. It wasn't his normal desire look...it was much more intense than ever and frankly, it made Maria nervous.

"I'm sorry I'm such a distraction," Maria replied casually. Robin smiled and leaned against the wall.

"No...don't be sorry princess, I like it...a lot," he said as he pushed himself off the wall and toward Maria. Maria backed away from Robin and ironically fell onto the bed.

"Robin, are you okay?" Maria asked.

"Yes...why?" Robin questioned.

"You aren't yourself, you're different," Maria said as she lifted herself up into a sitting position.

"Confident is a better word for it. Not different...just a whole lot more confident," Robin replied as he got down on the bed a crawled to Maria. Maria jumped up from the bed and backed away once again.

"Well stop it! We need to get back to the manor or my uncle will go mad with worry," Maria said. Robin hoped up and quickly made his way to the door and slide the locks over.

"You aren't going anywhere...sweetheart," Robin smiled and made his way back toward Maria.

Oooooo...WHAT? Yeah...TOTALLY NOT EXPECTED! I even have goosbumps! Im kind of scared of whats going on to? I mean what is up with 'Robin'? Is this really going down? Answer? Yes! I'm super excited to publish this and remeber...REVEIW, REVEIW, REVEIW!