"So you called it off, before it even began," Saffiyah said nodding slightly,

"God, when you put it like that…my life is so complicated," Marian said putting her head in her hands,

"And do you think it's a good idea to still be living with him?" Stacey asked,

"Well, what can I do, I have nowhere to go…Dean, I can go and stay with Dean?" Marian said as if a light went off in her head,

"Dean…you heard from Dean…where is she?" Saffiyah asked,

"Her and Much moved and I'm going to stay with them," Marian said,

"Marian…where are they staying?" Saffiyah asked cautiously,

"They're in…Australia," Marian muttered,

"Australia?!" Saffiyah yelled in shock,

"That's pretty far away," Stacey said taking the news in better,

"Keep it down, I think I just heard the front door go," Marian hissed as she looked towards the front door,

"What are you doing back so early?" Stacey asked looking from Robin to Allan then to Will,

"Well, there was these three girls at the bar but now I know who my soul mates are, I ain't gonna bother," Robin shrugged,

"Yea, so we had to suffer…I mean Allan had to suffer," Will said correcting himself as Saffiyah shot him a look,

"I ain't bein' funny right, but there is no harm in looking as long as I don't touch," Allan grinned, catching Stacey's eye.

"You remember that A Dale," Robin said as he noticed the look shared between his little sister and best friend,

"Marian has something to tell you," Saffiyah said as she came out of the hushed conversation with Marian, who looked like she was going to lunge for Saffiyah,

"And what would that be?" Will smiled,

"I'm going on holiday, to visit Dean," Marian said, "In Australia,"

"I ain't bein' funny, that's the other side of the world," Allan said stating the obvious,

"Really Allan? Wow, no wonder you passed geography with skills like that," Marian said sarcastically,

"How long are you going for?" Robin asked, finally speaking up,

"I don't know…as soon as I've cleared my head, I guess," Marian shrugged,

"Well…when do you go?" Robin asked again,

"I still have some money from the inheritance from my father's will, so I'm going to book it for tomorrow, I've already spoken to Dean about it," Marian said taking a deep breath,

"Tomorrow? Are you crazy?" Saffiyah cried out,

"Look Saff, I promise I'll call," Marian said turning to her oldest friend, "I promise I'll call all of you,"

"There isn't anything we can do…I hope you come back soon," Will said pulling Marian up into a hug,

"Thanks, I'll miss you all too, so…you all coming to wave me off at the airport?" Marian smiled,

"Of course we are, we wouldn't miss waving you off for the world," Stacey laughed,

"I'm working," Robin said as he left the room and went upstairs.

"I should go and talk to him," Marian sighed as she quietly followed him,

"Robin…" Marian said slowly pushing open his bedroom door, she hadn't been in it since they spent the night together,

"What do you want Marian?" Robin said as he lay on the bed, his hands behind his head,

"I know I should've told you I was going, but I didn't know myself until this afternoon," Marian said,

"Yea you should have told me considering you're meant to be my soul mate," Robin said,

"Come on, you don't really believe that do you?" Marian scoffed,

"Yea, Marian I do, because I feel like you are, I know deep down you feel the same too," Robin spat pointing at her,

"Fine you want the truth…" Marian tested,

"Yes!" Robin cried out,

"I love you with all my heart, but I am so sick and tired of trying to forget my feelings because of other people" Marian sighed,

"Then don't, don't hide your feelings, tell everyone," Robin said, getting up from his bed and standing in the middle of the room,

"You're forgetting that Amber is also your soul mate," Marian cried out,

"And…she said I would make the right choice and I believe I'm making it," Robin said adamantly,

"No you think you are, because I've just told you that I'm going to Australia," Marian yelled,

"That's not it," Robin said shaking his head,

"Yes it is Robin, and I don't know what to do," Marian said,

"Stay…stay here with me," Robin said,

"I can't Robin, face it, wherever we go it's either going to be Gisbourne or Amber around the corner," Marian cried out,

"It doesn't have to be, not if we don't let it,"

"It will always be like that and I'm not willing to live my life looking over my shoulder," Marian said,

"Fine...run away at the first sign of trouble," Robin spat,

"It's not like that," Marian said,

"Yea it is…it's exactly like that, you can't handle the pressure," Robin said,

"I'm sorry Robin," Marian said looking at the floor as she turned to go, her hand on the door knob,

"You know what…I think this is for the best actually," Robin said, "Your rooms still here, that is if you've decided you've abandoned your friends for too long,"

Marian shook her head as she closed the door behind her,

Robin didn't come out of his room all night while Marian and Stacey were downstairs after they sorted out what Marian needed for tomorrow, and were now having a glass of wine,

"He's being stubborn," Stacey said,

"I know, I just don't want him to be angry with me," Marian replied,

"I know, but that's just Robin, he'll realize when you've gone," Stacey reassured her, taking a sip of her wine,

"Somehow I doubt that…I don't even know if I'm coming back," Marian sighed,

"What…I thought it was only a holiday," Stacey said suddenly alarmed at the conversation,

"I know, but the more I think about it, the more it makes sense to just stay there…" Marian explained,

"Please Marian, think about it, think about Robin," Stacey pleaded,

"I've been thinking about Robin since I fell in love with him Stace, but now I have to start thinking about myself," Marian said,

"If you want to move to Australia then, I can't stop you," Stacey sighed,

"Thank you for not stopping me," Marian smiled,

"Just please say you'll think about it,"

"I'll think about it," Marian nodded,

"Thank you," Stacey sighed, as they both drank their wine in comfortable silence,

RMRMRM

"I'm going to miss you all," Marian said trying not to cry as Robin, Allan, Saffiyah, Will and Stacey stood around her,

"We're going to miss you," Saffiyah sighed tears in everyone of the girls eyes,

"I'll ring and send post cards and everything," Marian promised,

"You'd better," Saffiyah laughed,

"Hey…Stacey…take care of him for me," Marian said as they moved further from the boys,

"Don't worry, I promise I will," Stacey nodded as they hugged,

"You lot, I want you to look after my girls for me," Marian laughed addressing the boys,

"There's nothing to worry about, I will," Will smiled as he put an arm round Saffiyah,

"And you Allan," Marian laughed,

"I ain't bein' funny, right, but, I'm working on it," Allan grinned,

"Robin…can I talk to you please?" Marian asked turning her attention to him,

"Sure," Robin said as he followed her over,

"I'm doing this for you, you know," Marian said smiling sadly, this time she couldn't stop the tears,

"I want you to stay…how is this for me?" Robin asked shaking his head,

"If I'm out of the way then you get to think about your decision," Marian sighed lifting a hand and putting it on the side of his face,

"Please Marian, stay…stay with me," Robin said taking hold of her hand on the side of his face,

"Robin, please don't make this any harder," Marian pleaded,

"You're the one making it into a big deal," Robin snapped as he dropped her hand like it was on fire,

"I don't want to go, knowing that there is tension between us,"

"There is no tension between us," Robin replied,

"I hope not," Marian said just as the voice came over the tanoy and announced Marian's flight,

"I guess this is you," Robin said as the rest came over,

"I love you," Marian whispered so he could hear,

"No you don't, or else you wouldn't be going," Robin simply said,

"How can you say that?" Marian asked, hurt etched in her features,

"You're going to be late for your flight," Robin said as he turned and walked out of the airport and out of Marian's life, for the time being,

RMRMRM

"Robbie…that was uncalled for and you know it!" Stacey said as she followed him into the kitchen,

"What…you expected me to be happy for her to be going to the other side of the world?" Robin scoffed,

"Yea, instead you send her off making her feel like shit," Stacey snapped,

"Just like she's making me feel," Robin retaliated,

"Grow up,"

"Ha! How many times have I heard that?" Robin said as he let out a bark of laughter,

"Maybe you should start listening, you should feel like shit saying that to Marian, just as she's about to leave," Stacey argued,

"She left me…alone, so much for supposed to be in love with me," Robin cried out,

"Love makes you do crazy things and if what that physic says then Marian did this for you," Stacey sighed,

"Why does everyone say that, she wasn't doing it for me, I didn't want this…all I wanted was Marian….in my life…in my arms!" Robin shouted as he got up and slammed the front door behind him,

"You know the saying…if it's meant to be, it will come back…or something like that," Stacey said,

RMRMRM

"Do you think he's ok?" Saffiyah asked as she sat on the sofa with Will,

"If I'm honest…no…I don't, but he's going to move on, it always happens with Robin," Will sighed,

"Don't you think Marian is a little bit different though?" Saffiyah asked,

"Yea I do, but I think he's going to treat her like a passing thing," Will said,

"I hope not, I don't know why she went, maybe she thought she was doing the best option," Saffiyah said,

"Well, it's too late now," Will said,

"She'll come back in her own time," Saffiyah nodded,

XxX

"Rob…there's a fire, come on," Allan said as he pulled Robin out of his trance,

"Right, come on then," Robin said springing into action as they climbed into the fire engine and sped off,

"Right, take the water to the east side of the building…Will, Allan, with me," Robin said as he motioned to the other men that they worked with,

"We're going in?" Will asked,

"Yea, what else is there to do?" Robin said,

"Are you sure? I mean with what happened last time?" Will said,

"What can I do? It's my job," Robin said as they got the equipment that they need to be safe in the building,

Robin saw nothing but thick black smoke as he, Allan and Will split up in search for any people that got trapped in the fire, he felt for any objects in front of him, like doors, that's when he heard the cry from his right,

"Hello…is anyone there?" Robin called out through his mask,

"Help me…please, someone," called in a woman's voice,

"Allan…I have someone up here…any progress with you or Will?" Robin asked into his walkie talkie,

"We have two children, Rob, get out of there, the building's going to collapse any minute," Will answered back,

"Where are you?" Robin asked as he gently pulled the woman out of her place,

"We're outside, you really need to get out of there now," Will stated,

Will and Allan could only watch as the building rumbled and collapsed,

"Robin!" Will shouted as he rushed to the building,

"I ain't bein' funny, you can't go in there," Allan said holding him back,

"We have too," Will said urgently,

"Will, we need to wait to make sure it's safe," Allan said,

"I don't give a shit Allan, our friend is trapped!" Will cried out,

Something caught Allan's attention as the black smoke started to clear away and he saw a figure walking to them,

"Robin…" Allan breathed as Robin staggered up to them, the woman in his arms,

"My arm…" Robin groaned as Will took the woman from his arms and have her to the paramedic,

"I ain't bein' funny, we need a paramedic now," Allan called out as two came running,

"No, honest I'm fine, I think it's just a pulled muscle," Robin assured them,

"Rob…you have a piece of wood protruding from you back…I don't think that's a pulled muscle," Allan said,

"You're joking…first glass and now wood?" Robin said, "Can it get any worse?"

"Don't say that…never say that…it always gets worse," Allan warned,

"So…my life is already half way down the shitter," Robin said,

"That's not true…well not completely true," Allan shrugged,

"Can you just get this out of me please?" Robin asked turning to the paramedics,

"Sure, but it will hurt and we need to bandage it up," the paramedic said,

"I've been through worse," Robin said as he clenched his jaw ready for the pain, he tried not to cry out at she pulled it out of him, and bandaged it up,

"Just be careful next time," the woman smiled,

"Why would I? When I can have you patching me up?" Robin grinned as she blushed, her hand still lingering on his muscle,

"Right come on love boy, we need to get back to the station," Will smiled as he managed to drag Robin away from his new love interest,

"At least let me get her number," Robin protested turning back,

"Don't hurt her, just because you're in the re-bound," Will said pushing his gently into the fire engine,

"I am not on the re-bound thanks very much, it's been two weeks already, I'm over it," Robin said laughing it off,

RMRMRM

"So, do you plan on going back?" Dean asked as they sat sunning themselves on the beach,

"Yea…maybe…I don't know," Marian said,

"I think you should or you'll be asking yourself what would've happened if you'd gone back, every single day," Dean said,

"You're right, but I don't want to go back, what if things have changed?" Marian asked,

"Marian…they've bound to changed, nothing has stopped still because you're not there, they have their lives and now you have yours," Dean reasoned,

"I guess I was living in a dream world, where everything would've paused until I got back," Marian admitted,

"And there was your mistake," Dean said, "Come on, Much will be home soon,"

"What's he cooking nice then?" Marian smiled,

"I have no idea, he keeps amazing me with his cooking skills, although one time, I swear he fed me squirrel," Dean laughed,

"Eww, that's gross," Marian giggled scrunching up her face,

"Anyway…have you seen anyone yet?" Dean smirked,

"What…oh…no I haven't and I don't really want to, I came out here for me time," Marian said,

"Good for you girl, and you've already got yourself a tan, adding to your hotness," Dean said playfully,

"Shut up…what about you…Much must be jealous with all these men looking at you like that," Marian giggled gently nudging her,

"I don't care…I only have eyes for Much and he knows it," Dean sighed happily,

"I wish my life was as straight forward as yours and Much's," Marian said stopping all playfulness,

"It can be if you just let it…how long did you pack for?" Dean asked,

"Three weeks, but I don't know if I want to go back," Marian said looking at the floor,

"You're going back, I know it and you know it," Dean stated,

"I guess so…"

"I know so," Dean laughed,

"Jeez, lil' miss bossy, I'll go back then," Marian laughed,

"That's what I want to hear," Dean smiled,

RMRMRMRM

"I…l…I lo…I…love you," Robin sighed finally,

"Oh…I love you too," Amber squealed, "I knew you'd see sense sooner or later,"

"So…do you want to give it another go?" Robin asked, as they finished their meal,

"Of course I would, I've been waiting for this day for so long," Amber giggled,

"Me too," Robin lied,

"Does this mean I'm moving in?" Amber asked,

"I guess it does," Robin said smiling,

"Brilliant,"

"When do you want to move in?" Robin asked…he remembered having this conversation with Marian long ago,

"How about tomorrow?" Amber grinned,

"The sooner the better," Robin said using the same words Marian had used a lifetime ago,

"How about we skip desert here and have it at your place?" Amber suggested as she rubbed his inner thigh,

"Sure, why not," Robin laughed, it's time he got over Marian for good,

XxX

"What's going on Robbie?" Stacey asked as they entered the house,

"Oh…I forgot your sister was here," Amber said distastefully as Stacey shot her a glare,

"Amber and I are back together," Robin said,

"Oh my god, why?" Stacey asked pulling a sour face,

"Stace…I love her, that's it," Robin sighed,

"Yea well, it wasn't long as go since you told Marian you loved her," Stacey spat,

"That was different, that was a life time ago," Robin snapped back,

"Oh yea, and jumping into bed with this tart is the way to go," Stacey yelled,

"Amber is not like that," Robin said,

"How could you do this to Marian, you haven't even thought about it," Stacey cried out,

"She's probably met someone else," Robin countered,

"I've just come of the phone with Saffiyah, Dean called, she said she hasn't met anyone and doesn't intend too," Stacey snapped,

"Just because she hasn't, doesn't me I can't," Robin said,

"This is typical of you Robin Benjamin Locksley," Stace shouted storming upstairs,

"Come on, just forget about it for tonight," Amber purred leading him upstairs and into his bedroom, normally Robin couldn't wait to get to bed…with Marian, but Amber was different, she was the one who wanted taking care of, she never quite satisfied him like Marian did that one time.

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