(gulps). i'm sorry. it was my birthday, it IS my birthday, and all weekend i was doing my Duke Of Edinburgh award and my feet KILL! thanks to my reviewers- love ya! xx

"Allan-

Allan A Dale just held up his hand and raked the other through his hair, sighing. Will gently squeezed Djaq's hand, and she breathed deeply to try and gather herself to continue.

"I'm sorry." Djaq didn't know what to do- cup his cheek? Take his rough hand? All thoughts fled and she looked at him bravely.

"I did what I could." Their eyes where meeting, but there was no usual cheeky, warm connection. "I thought it through. I still love-

"-Don't." Allan spoke sharply. "Don't tell me you still love me as a friend. I want you to love me like you love Will. Don't tell me anything else."

"Allan…" Will reached for Allan, but he pushed his hand away. "Listen, mate-

"I'm not your mate." Allan snarled. He looked at Will again, and knew if he did not get out, run, he would probably kill Will. Allan turned and ran, ran as fast as he could into the trees.

Will made to go after him, but Djaq's hand fell to his shoulder.

"Leave him be." Djaq felt like crying- but that was not what she wanted to do. She had done enough crying, and for god's sake, she was not the crying type. Will smiled sadly at her, and she accepted his invitation to fall into his arms. He stroked her hair as she closed her eyes and smelt his scent of wood-dust and mint leaves. She nuzzled her head further into his chest, and felt Will's cloak go around them both.

"He'll get over it." Will whispered into her hair. "He just needs time."

--

Later in the evening, Allan A Dale and the rest of them sat quietly at the fire. In fact, it was silent. Completely silent. Will was quietly talking to Robin in a corner, however, and both looked perfectly serious.

"…So. Can I?" Will asked, patiently, but eagerly waiting for his leader's answer as Robin looked at him thoughtfully.

Robin grinned. "Finally." He rolled his eyes and grinned again. "I knew she'd choose you. But you will have to ask dear John to chaperone you."

Will's face turned to compete shock. "W-What?"

"You heard me."

"Come on, Robin." Will pleaded. "John? He won't even let me- let me…touch her!"

"I believe that's the concept."

"You know what the concept is." Will moaned. "Come on!"

"Djaq better not be harmed."

"Of course she won't. I love her, Robin."

"You know what I mean. A man's desires can take over."

"I don't see you and Marian getting a chaperone." Will pointed out.

Robin grinned. "Fine." He stated. "But you have to tell me where you are going when you go, and you have to come back when I say so. Got it?"

"Thank you Robin!" Will beamed with happiness and he felt dizzy with love. Before leaving, Robin opened his mouth again.

"Oh, and Will?"

Will turned around and shot Robin a questioning look. "Yeah?"

Robin smiled warmly. "Good luck."

--

"When you say courting…" Djaq looked around thoughtfully. "I never thought-

"-Fields of flowers!" Will exclaimed cheerfully. "And honeysuckle!"

Djaq tried not to look at him in disbelief and hurt his feelings, but this was not her thing anymore. "Um…Great."

Will chuckled. "I was joking!" He laughed, pulling her further in. "This is where we are going."

Djaq stared in awe. "Herb picking?" She whispered, looking up. "You don't like it, do you?"

"I like spending time with you." Will blushed and looked down at his feet. "I'm happy when you are."

Djaq smiled and cupped his cheek, and Will in turn looked down into her eyes. She reached forwards and their lips met in a passionate kiss.

--

"Alright?"

Allan turned to see Robin and sighed. "Yeah."

"No you're not." Robin chuckled. He stepped forward and stood besides Allan. "What is it? I can always tell what happens in my Gang."

"That's the thing." Allan mumbled. "As soon as I'm healed, you won't want me 'ere. I'm not part of this gang."

"No." Robin sighed. "No you're not."

"My life's messed up." Allan admitted. "And I hate this, Robin. I want to join again."

Robin looked out into the clearing and breathed in deeply. "I was going to ask." He sighed. "But I don't know…it's weird. We all care about you, but most of us will not admit it. Dj-

He cut off, furious at what he had just said. Allan sighed again.

"She was the only one that would have kept me 'ere." Allan mumbled. "But now- now-

"-Now she's with Will." Robin finished for him.

"Yeah…" Allan gulped- he did not feel of talking about it further, but he knew he had to. "I just- why- why Will?" He sighed heavily. "Will's a – a boy-

"-He's a man." Robin spoke sharply. "A talented, caring, and thoughtful man. A man any woman would love."

"You saying I'm not lovable then?"

"I am merely stating that you are not her type." Robin answered reasonably. He looked back at Allan. "Do you love her?"

"Of course!"

"Really?"

"YES."

"Then let her go."

Allan turned to look at Robin in both bewilderment and shock. "What?" He spluttered.

"She looks so…happy." Robin stated calmly. "So, so happy. Will can take care of her."

"I can too!"

"Allan." Robin laid a gentle hand on the angered man's shoulder. "I'm not saying you wouldn't of. I'm just telling you to let her go and be happy for them."

"Happy?" Allan snorted. "Would you be happy? Did you give up on Marian with Guy?"

"That's different."

"How?"

"Because Guy is an irritable, evil, twisted man. Will is an innocent, harmless man. I would have let Marian be if she was happy." When Allan snorted, Robin rolled his eyes. "I would of!"

"Hmm." Allan looked out into the beautiful sight again and sighed. "Am I ever going to get past this, Robin?"

"I think you will." Robin spoke softly. "I suppose you aren't keen on women now like before then, eh?"

Allan snorted. "Complicated."

"Yes." Robin spoke softly. "Women are to be loved, not understood, Allan. Remember that."

--

Allan sat down next to Will and Djaq and coughed a bit so they could wake up from their usual routine of tsaring into each other's eyes.

"Erm." Allan coughed a bit more and cleared his throat. "I-I'm sorry."

Will and Djaq looked at him in compete shock, and Allan noted how even ther hands slipped away from each other.

"What?" Will asked, baffled. Allan had seemed so keen to murder him, and now he was saying sorry.

"I've- i've been selfish." Allan mumbled, his cheeks flaming pink. "I love you both. You two love each other. You belong with each other, and i don't want to be the one to mess it up."

Djaq shuffled over and hugged Allan gratefully. "Thank you." She whispered into his ear.

Allan smelt her hair, and took it as the last tiem he probbaly would. Her scent of spicy food and lavender soap- and a new added one, wood shavings. Allan smiled sadly into ehr hair and gently, just very gently, kissed it. He didn't know if Djaq had felt it, or if Will had seen, but either of them said anything.

They broke apart, and he looked at his friends and smiled, then made to walk away. Pausing, he turned to look and see Djaq in Will's arms, her face buried into his shirt, his hand tangled in her hair. He looked at Will and smiled cheekily.

"Good luck, mate." Allan announced cheerfully. "Women equal trouble. But if you do anything." He changed from his cheeky tone to serious one. "Anything to her- i'll kill you, bury you up, take you out, stab you, chuck you back in, take you out, sow up the stiches, throw you back in, take you back out and stab you again and leave you TO DIE. Got it?"

Will chuckled and Allan winked before leaving them alone. Djaq kissed the spot on Will's neck and he in turn smiled down at her.

"You ok?"Will asked softly.

"Hmm." Djaq shuffled closer and kissed him passionately. "I'll always be ok with you, Will Scarlett."

Nearly there, folks! Hang on! We'll see some more stages of Will and Djaq's relationships, and someone for Allan coming his way...

i thought the 'burying' quote by Allan was funny as he said it in the first season, but i made mine bigger, and weirder.

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