Marian stumbled through the front door trying to get away from the sunshine outside, she flung her bag and jacket onto the sofa along with her shoes that she carried in her hand and the house keys,
She turned into the kitchen and saw Amber sitting behind the breakfast in one of Robin's shirts,
"You are not Robin," Marian stated,
"No, I'm Amber," Amber smiled,
"Right, of course you are, from the night before," Marian said nodding,
"Yea, that's right," Amber laughed,
"And where is Casanova?" Marian said,
"Here I am and thank you so much for referring to me as the biggest flirt in history," Robin grinned,
"No problem, I'm going to go and change," Marian said as she turned,
"Hey…where have you been?" Robin asked, noticing that she was in the clothes she had on yesterday,
"Oh, I stopped at a friend's…damn…my car," Marian cursed,
"Where's your car?" Robin asked, he didn't like the fact that Marian stayed at someone's house,
"Oh, it's still at the club, Teddy said I could go and get it…he is such a sweetie," Marian laughed, remembering bits from last night,
"Teddy?" Robin asked, a man…he didn't like the sound of this,
"Yea, he is totally cute, I've made a gay friend," Marian giggled, but stopped as it hurt her head too much, Robin relaxed as soon as he heard her mention gay,
Just then her phone began to ring,
"Well if it isn't lil' miss Alco pop," Saffiyah said totally deadpan into the phone,
"What? I didn't have that much to drink did I?" Marian groaned, as she made her way upstairs,
"You drank the club out of business," Saffiyah muttered, as she too recovered from her hangover,
"Stop shouting at me," Marian whined,
"Whatever, I gotta go, see you later," Saffiyah laughed hanging up,
"So, did you two have a nice time?" Marian asked trying to make small talk at they sat or stood in the kitchen, this time Marian had on her comfiest jeans and baggy top on with a nice belt around her waist, after having the longest and most relaxing bath in the history of baths,
"Yea, it was good," Amber grinned,
"I bet it was," Marian mumbled,
"Sorry…what was that?"
"Oh I said, I'm glad you did," Marian said putting on a fake smile,
"So have any of you got any plans for today?" Amber asked,
"I'm going to visit my brother's grave," Marian said sipping her coffee,
"I went the day before," Robin said, "So I guess I'm not doing anything,"
"Want to come into town with me?" Amber asked,
"Sure, don't see why not," Robin shrugged,
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"Hey Big brother, long time no see huh?" Marian laughed as she sat in front of his grave, "Why did my life have to become so complicated, if you hadn't gone into that stupid building then you would've been here today and I wouldn't have met Robin, who wouldn't have met Amber,"
Marian rambled on for what seemed like forever before she decided he needed his peace once more,
"I'll see you later," Marian said blowing a kiss to his headstone,
Marian was walking along the high street looking into various shop windows, looking at all of the stuff she couldn't afford, when a shop caught her eye, it was that physic one, the one who told her about her and Robin being soul mates,
"I knew you would come back," the physic said as soon as Marian entered the shop,
"Well you are physic," Marian pointed out,
"Oh, so you believe that now?"
"Maybe,"
"Come, sit,"
"I can't be too long, I have things to do," Marian said,
"Like sunbathing by the pool in your house that used to belong to your dead brother and his best friend who you now live with?"
"How did you know?"
"Well, I am physic," the woman said, choosing to use Marian's earlier words,
"Can we just do this already?" Marian sighed getting fed up,
"Give me your hands,"
Marian gave the physic her hands as she held them and told Marian to close her eyes,
"You have suffered too much heartache in this life, but I feel as if that is about to change…you will find love again…you will believe…but it won't be easy, you will have many obstacles,"
"Well, that's no change," Marian muttered rolling her eyes,
"Oh there is much change, this is the man you will spend the rest of your life with, you will grow old and have children…Robin Locksley is the one you are going to spend the rest of your life with,"
"Don't make me laugh," Marian scoffed,
"Do not laugh at fate…You were drawn together by it…the reason you were taken in a coma was because your body had no soul,"
"What are you talking about?" Marian asked, starting to get totally freaked out,
"Your souls were transported back to the year 1192 in a twist of fate, you and Robin were destined to find each other, whether it be another lifetime of another year,"
"You're talking crazy," Marian said shaking her head,
"You were the love of Robin Hood, Robin Locksley was Robin Hood and you Marian Fitzwater was his Lady Marian,"
The Physic gripped onto Marian's hands tighter,
"Close your eyes," she ordered,
As soon as Marian closed her eyes she started to get flashbacks, of her and Saffiyah in a wooded area, with Robin and Will, only they looked different,
"What year is this?" Saffiyah asked, looking at the man that had just spoke,
"This is the year of our lord, 1192," the man replied with a smirk,
"And who are you?" Mira asked,
"My name is Allan…Allan A Dale," the man said as he puffed out his chest proudly.
"No, you can't be…and it is not the year 1192 it is the year 2008!" Marian cried out frustrated,
"2008…what is this year you speak of?" came forward another one of the gang,
"It's the time we…you and us come from…can you stop pretending now?" Marian cried out again.
Marian looked at another image that flashed through her mind, this time of her and Robin,
"I don't want to go back," Marian said suddenly turning to Robin,
"My love, you have to go," Robin soothed bringing her into a kiss,
"Please, don't make me go," Marian begged,
"We both now you don't belong here," Robin said, trying not to let the tears fall,
"Take care of her for me Saffiyah," Robin said as he held her tighter before letting her go,
"Don't worry I will," Saffiyah smiled sadly as the first of many rain droplets began to fall,
The physic opened her eyes to look at Marian's face that was contorted in hurt and pain as she remembered her past,
"Marian, look at me," Robin said as he subtly led her closer to the portal,
"What is it?" Marian asked, turning to face him so her back was to the portal,
"I love you with all my heart," Robin said, his voice trembling,
"I love you too," Marian smiled,
Robin brought his hands up to her face and kissed her before bringing them back to hold her arms,
"Which is why I have to do this," Robin said tears coming,
"Do what?" Marian said, after a few seconds, her eyes widened in realization, "No, Robin, please don't!" Marian said panicking,
"I have to, please, don't make this harder, I love you so much…forgive me," Robin whispered, kissing her one last time, as he pushed her gently into the portal,
"ROBIN!!" Marian screamed, as she slowly disappeared,
"I love you," Robin shouted back, hoping she could hear him wherever she was,
Marian's eyes flew open and she wrenched her hands from the physics,
"Who the hell are you," Marian asked in horror as she pushed the chair back violently,
"I told you I would show the truth, you are scared, because you remember,"
"No, I'm scared because you are a nutter," Marian said as she literally ran from the shop,
Two hours later and the physic's words were still running through her head as she lay by the pool on one of the sun loungers, with her i-pod in,
As Marian started to hum along to the tune in her ears, she felt a warm hand on her shoulder, which made her jump up and spin round,
"Whoah, sorry I didn't mean to scare you," Robin said holding up his hands,
"Sorry, you didn't, I've just got things on my mind," Marian said, trying to slow down her heart beat,
"You wanna talk about it?" Robin offered,
"Nah, it's ok, I don't want to bother you with my stupid problems…anyway where's Amber?" Marian asked looking over his shoulder,
"I just dropped her off at home…I see you got your car back," Robin smiled,
"Yea," Marian said moving back to sit on the sun lounger
"So, have you got anything else planned for tonight?" Robin asked sitting down on the end of her sun lounger as he couldn't help but check out her toned flat stomach and the way her curves filled out her bikini,
"Nope, I'm gonna stay home and watch a movie," Marian smiled, "What about you?"
"I'm taking Amber out," Robin said,
"Oh right, well you kids have fun," Marian said getting up and going into the house,
Robin looked after her confused,
"Marian, are you ok?" Robin asked following her,
"Yea, I'm fine, why shouldn't I be?" Marian laughed,
"It's just something Amber said," Robin said,
"Oh yea what did she say?" Marian asked suspiciously,
"She just said that she thought you liked me," Robin shrugged,
"She said what…maybe you should tell her to stop analyzing my life and focus on her own," Marian snapped,
"She was only saying," Robin defended,
"Yea, well she shouldn't," Marian said,
"Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you? Is it that time of the month again?" Robin snapped back,
"Ha, sorry to disappoint you darlin'," Marian said letting out a bark of laughter,
Before any of them could carry on this argument, the door bell rang,
"I'll get it," Robin grumbled,
"Whatever,"
"This is for you," Robin said dropping a package in front of Marian,
"Did it say who it was from?" Marian asked looking for a card,
"No, he just gave it me then went," Robin said,
Marian opened up the package to find twelve dozen roses with a single white rose in the middle,
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" Marian asked looking up at Robin,
"What do you mean?"
"Did you do this?" Marian demanded to know,
"No I didn't, why would I send you twelve dozen red roses and a single white rose,
"Did he tell you?" Marian asked, tears in her eyes,
"Did who tell me what?" Robin asked,
"Carter, did he tell you to do this?" Marian shouted,
"Why would Carter tell me to do this?" Robin said noticing how shook up Marian was,
"Whenever I was upset, Carter would send me twelve dozen red roses and in the middle a single white rose," Marian said as she let a tear roll down her cheek,
"Are you suggesting that Carter sent you these from the dead?" Robin scoffed,
"No…" Marian said,
"How do I know you didn't send yourself these, to cheer you up," Robin accused,
"Oh yea, because I'm that sad and lonely," Marian said sarcastically,
"Well I don't know…but I didn't do it," Robin said,
"Whatever, just go and get ready for your date," Marian said bitterly,
"Don't be like this just because I have a date and you are stuck in this house all night, alone, again!" Robin said,
"You are a jerk!" Marian shouted as Robin slammed the living room door shut, "Asshole,"
XxX
"Robin! Your ride for the night is here!" Marian shouted as she opened the door to Amber,
"I haven't got a car," Amber smiled confused,
"Like I said…Robin your ride for the night is here!" Marian shouted again,
"Come on, let's go," Robin said not even glancing at Marian before she slammed the door shut,
"They're welcome to each other anyway," Marian muttered turning on the TV, this was the last late night she had; she may as well make the most of it, especially if she had work the day after tomorrow,
"Why is there no good film on," Marian said chucking down the remote,
XxX
It was well past midnight before Robin came in after dropping Amber off back at home, but he saw the TV light flickering under the door, he gently pushed it open to find Marian asleep on the couch, the roses sitting open on the coffee table, he couldn't help but look at Marian, she looked so peaceful, like an angel, her soft black hair lay around her on the pillow as her chest gently rose and fell in time to her heartbeat,
Robin gently pulled the blanket from over the top of the sofa and laid it over her and he turned the TV off and gently closed the door before making his way upstairs to his bedroom,
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"I'm telling you Saff, Carter was the only one that would send me them and it was just so weird," Marian sighed shaking her head as they sat in Starbucks,
"I know, it does seem weird, and when you showed me the photo, it was exactly the same layout," Saffiyah said nodding her head,
"Where's Will today?" Marian asked,
"Oh, they all went back to work," Saffiyah said,
"Oh god yea, I totally forgot," Marian said shaking her head,
"When do you start work then?" Saffiyah asked,
"I start tomorrow…lucky me," Marian said,
"Surely it won't be that back," Saffiyah laughed,
"It's alright for you," Marian said,
"True, I do have the easiest job there is…not," Saffiyah smiled,
"I'm a secretary you are like the receptionist," Marian sighed,
"Yea, but at least we work in the same place, if we get bored we could always e-mail each other," Saffiyah laughed,
"That is very true," Marian laughed, "You know, I haven't heard from Mira much,"
"I know, I think she's gone to visit her parents in America," Saffiyah said,
"Well, some of us are lucky I guess," Marian laughed as they got up and made their way to town,
XxX
"I ain't bein' funny, but it sounds like you just said you've got a girlfriend," Allan said as they changed into their uniform,
"Yea, I did say that," Robin said,
"I ain't bein' funny, can I have Marian then?" Allan grinned,
"What about Mira?" Robin asked, cutting his eyes suspiciously, if Allan went anywhere near Marian he would regret it.
"She's got engaged ain't she to that Alex dude," Allan said,
"Sorry mate," Will said,
"Sorry for what?" Allan grinned,
"Anyway, how are things with you and Saff?" Allan smiled as Will blushed,
"Amazing, I feel like I've known her forever," Will beamed,
"Aww, true love," Allan laughed,
"Stop taking the piss," Robin laughed as he pulled on the last of his uniform,
"I ain't, I'm just saying," Allan said,
"Alright, Cupid, come on we gotta clean to the fire engine," Robin laughed,
"What the hell is he doing here?" Will asked nodding behind Robin,
Both Robin and Allan turned round to see Gisbourne strutting into the office looking smug with himself,
"You've got to be kiddin' me," Robin growled, following him into John's office,
"What the hell is going on?" Robin asked barging in,
"Robin, I could ask you the same thing," John said slightly shocked at his changed in character,
"He hits Marian and you employ him here?" Robin asked outraged,
"I've been taking anger management classes and no longer feel the need to take out my anger on anyone," Guy said shooting Robin a smirk,
"Oh really, well I haven't so if I see you anywhere near Marian, so help me god," Robin warned,
"Why do you are so much anyway?" Guy sneered,
"She is a friend and I'm looking out for her," Robin bit,
"I see, well don't worry about what I do Locksley," Guy smirked,
"I ain't bein' funny, you can't go in there," Allan's voice floated through,
"Allan…I can and I will," Marian said barging past him as every face in the office turned to look at her,
"Guy…what…what are you doing here?" Marian stuttered,
"I work here now…Marian could I have a word please?" Guy asked,
"Erm…sure," Marian said as he gently led her over to the corner,
"I just wanted to apologize for the way I ever treated you, I'm so sorry, I've been taking anger management classes," Guy explained,
"Oh right…well…erm…good, I'm glad you have your anger under control," Marian nodded not quite knowing what to say,
"I really hope we can become friends," Guy said, there was something in his eyes that Marian saw that made her think that he meant it, he would make her trust him again and make her fall back in love with him, it will only be a matter of time,
"Over time I'm sure we can be," Marian nodded,
"Good, thank you for giving me another chance," Guy said pulling her gently into a hug, as Robin watched, jealousy eating away at him, although he didn't know why,
"What the hell was all that about?" Robin demanded to know as he followed Marian out of the office,
"What do you mean?" Marian asked,
"That thing in the office between you and Gisbourne," Robin said as he gently took her arm and spun her round to face him,
"It was nothing, he was just telling me about how he is changing and if we could still be friends," Marian shrugged,
"And you said yes? After what he did to you?" Robin asked shocked,
"Yes…there is no point living in the past, it's time for me to move on and get on with my life," Marian sighed,
Robin let go as he let her words sink in,
"If that's what you want," Robin said,
"Yes, it is what I want, oh and by the way, Amber called, she said she'll meet you at the house again," Marian said before turning and walking out of the station,
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"He should be here soon," Marian said looking at the clock on the wall,
"It's ok I don't mind waiting," Amber said,
"He's had a pretty hectic day, he was sent out three times I think," Marian said,
"Oh right, so he's going to be quite tired," Amber nodded,
"Yea, probably,"
"Well, we could always stay in," Amber said,
Marian smiled as she gritted her teeth, if he didn't get here soon; she would start stabbing herself with a spoon if she was made to talk to Amber any longer,
As if on cue reading her mind Robin walked through the front door looking tired,
"Want some coffee?" Marian asked as Robin nodded his head in reply,
"Amber, I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm gonna be up to tonight," Robin yawned as he took the coffee gratefully from Marian,
"It's ok, I don't mind staying here the night," Amber smiled,
"I don't think I'd be very good company, I'm just gonna go to bed, I'll ring you tomorrow," Robin said as he saw Amber out of the door,
"She could've stopped you know," Marian said,
"I know, but I actually want my sleep tonight," Robin said,
"Oh gross…too much information," Marian said closing her eyes as she scrunched up her face,
"You look cute when you do that," Robin said before he could stop himself,
Marian stopped and looked into his eyes,
"Pardon?"
"I said you look weird when you do that," Robin said,
"Oh right, I do not!" Marian laughed shaking her head, she must have misheard him,
Robin sighed inwardly with relief, he didn't mean for it to slip out, but he was glad he quickly recovered himself,
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