Chapter 2

The sun glazed down on her beautiful black hair, her piercing blue eyes reflecting the light of the afternoon sun. She would often sit on the bank of The Lake thinking things through, this place was like her second home, she always felt like she could do anything here.

She layed back on the grass and closed her eyes, she relaxed as she felt the sun on her face. The only sound she could hear were the crickets and the birds chirping.

"Right, she cant be that mad, maybe things will be ok…I…I should at least try" . Marian overheard someone speaking, they were on the ravine she guessed, although she wished he could be a little bit quieter, she carried on lying down.

"He said she was ok, maybe I should just go and ask much, Alan will know what to do …"

After hearing her friends names she sat upright, who was that?? She thought she recognized the voice, but no…no it couldn't be, could it?? She looked over to where the voice had come from.

She couldn't blink, her eyes were glued on him, her heart was in her throat, she seemed to loose complete control on all of her limbs. She stood up as her legs turned to jelly. She just didn't know what to do. It was him… Robin had returned. Marian didn't know how she felt, relived…scared…hurt….betrayed…venerable. What did she do??

Robin sat on the boulder, so many thoughts were running through his head. Did he just go and see Marian or did he ask the gang what to do first. He had called much a few days before he returned and he promised he would keep his arrival a secret, so Marian had no idea. But that was what scared him the most, would she even want to see him again?? He just wanted to go and tell her that not a day went past that he didn't think of her, that he still loved her as much as he did the day he left.

He was sitting on the boulder staring at the crystal blue coloured water, when something suddenly, caught his attention. He turned his head and he was sure that his heart skipped a beat. It was her, Marian. All he could do was gaze at her. Her beauty was breathtaking. He noticed how much she had matured since he had left and he recognized from the way Marian was looking at him, that she too was thinking the same thing. Her black hair had grown to just below her shoulders, gently landing in ringlets. Something was different about her, he just couldn't believe how beautiful she was.

He saw the cold expression on her face and decided it was time to explain. He jumped from the boulder and landed near the edge of the ravine. Marian, who suddenly saw this turned her back and began to walk away. She didn't even know where she was going, all she knew was that she had to get away from him. She quickly walked up the hill and into the sheltered part if the path. Everything was going by in a daze, she couldn't even bring herself to look back. Robin raced around the ravine and into the wood liked path. He saw Marian quickly walk away and began to run again to catch up with her.

Walking just behind her he grabbed hold of her arm and span her around to face him. She looked into his bright green eyes, afraid that she would get lost in them. For just one second she felt her heart melting, oh how much she wanted to just jump into his arms and tell him how much she had missed him. But her pride had been crushed to much. Robin didn't know what to say. How could he ever have left her?!

"Marian" He began, "I'm so sorry I just left without telling you, things were complicated but you know I always thought of you!"

Marian was torn between hitting him or kissing him, but both at the time sounded like a good idea, how dare he just leave then come back into her life and think things would ever be the same again. But yet deep down she was so glad he had returned but the hurt and pain she felt was too much. She gazed back into his eyes and laughed, a hurt bitterfull laugh. "Oh thank you, I feel so much better now Robin" Marian spat. Robin loosened his grip on her arm, did she really hate him that much?? He saw her beautiful blue eyes start to fill with tears and did what felt so natural and right to him, he pulled her into his arms and gently sought out her lips with his, for a moment she just forgot about everything but then all the old times came flooding back and that afternoon when she realised he was never returning. She pulled away. But Robin still didn't let go of the crook of her back, "Tell me Marian, tell me that its over and I'll leave you alone" Robin whispered into her ear.

Marian looked down to the ground for a moment and back at his handsome face. "I can't… but I can't bear to look at you in the same way" She slowly replied. And with that she pulled away and carried on walking down the path.

Robin rested the top if his hands in his jean pockets which fitted him perfectly in the right places. "Well this last year is going to be an interesting one" He thought to himself as he watched Marian walk off into the distance…

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