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Magpie287: Ah, a new reader! Thanx for the reviews!

Robin-Marian-Fan: Yes, in this fic she's a tad bit on the heavy side. The concept of this story is portray them in a different light. Robin is not quite the hero everyone thinks him to be and Marian is an insecure and awkward ugly duckling.

CalonLan: I've really been enjoying writing it. There is a confrontation coming up... will he get away with it, that's the question…

Strange relationship

Do you love me?

Or am I just another trip in this strange relationship?

You push and pull me

and I'm about to loose my mind

Is this just a waste of time

Breakfast went without a glitch save for the plate of waffles that accidentally ended up on the floor. But Robin wasn't one to cry over spilled milk… and neither was Nemo… With a wiggling tail the dog smelled his way to the food and a few minutes later the kitchen floor was spotless again… Well waffle free anyway, which was probably for the best since the mere thought of eating made Robin feel queasy. Aspirin had done wonders for his headache, but his stomach was still threatening to revolt. He didn't have the heart to tell Marian about this though. She seemed very enthusiastic about the prospect of the two of them sharing a romantic breakfast together. So, instead he put on a cheerful face and played the rôle of the perfect boyfriend.

By the time breakfast was over and done with Robin was totally and utterly exhausted. Marian on the other hand swept around the house collecting bottles and beer cans like a whirlwind of efficiency.

Robin had been planing on joining her in her cleaning spree. Honestly he had, but somewhere along the line he ended up falling asleep on the coach in the living room. He only intended to lie down for a second or two while he was waiting for his stomach to settle. But seconds turned into minutes and minutes to hours…

While Robin was napping Marian kept herself busy restoring the house to its pre-party state. She didn't mind, really. It gave her a perfect excuse to snoop around a little. Nothing tells you as much about a person as the contents of the bathroom cabinet… Marian found more than she bargained for, that's for sure. What surprised her most was the discovery she made in his bedroom. Let's just say there was a thing or two that she was going to have to confront him about later...

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This time it was the sound of the vacuum cleaner that finally brought Robin back from la-la land. He jolted awake with such force that he involuntarily fell off the coach and landed on the floor with a heavy thud. Marian, who was standing only a few feet away, couldn't help but smile at the whole thing. The surprised look on his face was priceless.

"Ouch!," he yelped and rubbed his knee. "Hey, don't laugh at me, I'm in pain here."

"Ha, serves you right for trying to dodge your cleaning duties."

"Aww, why didn't you wake me?" he asked and scrambled to a sitting position.

"Believe me I tried but you were zonked."

"What can I say, I'm sleep deprived and hungover," he shrugged and resumed his position on the couch, motioning for Marian to join him.

Avoiding his outstretched hand she took a seat as far away from him as she could. "Uhm, speaking of your hangover Robin. Did anything happen here last night that I should know about?"

"No, what makes you say that?"

"I had a very interesting phone conversation with my sister a few minutes ago and she told me you got really wasted and did some pretty stupid things after I left." Marian explained.

"Sarah?! How would she know? I thought she left with you…"

"No, she didn't. She was in the middle of a pool game with some of your friends so she decided to stay behind."

"Oh I see… But uhm…your sister isn't exactly the most reliable source, you know that right?!"

"So this thing about you taking you shirt off and allowing some woman to do body shots on your naked chest isn't true then?"

"Uhm…well something like that sort of did happen but it was totally innocent Marian, I swear…"

"Save your breath… I'll take your word for it this time…. I'm well aware of my sister's tendencies to exaggerate… But Robin, there is something else I need to ask you about..," she paused, not sure how to phrase the question. "Have you been with anyone…uhm…I mean sexually, since you and I started dating?"

Robin's eyes widened in surprise. "God, what exactly did that manipulative sister of yours say, Marian? You shouldn't let her wild imaginti- … "

"What she said is not important." Marian assured him and leaned back to pull something out of her pocket. "I just want to hear you explain this for me…," she added and opened her hand revealing a small square piece of foil.

"That thing isn't mine." Robin choked out after a few moments of stunned silence.

She cocked an eyebrow at him and crossed her arms over her chest. "It isn't?! Then I want to know what the hell it was doing in your bedroom, Robin!" she demanded calmly as she placed the empty condom wrapper on the table next to her.