"Oh, Robin, what have you gotten yourself into now?"

Her voice was soft, and kind, and all to familiar.

I groaned and opened my eyes a crack. And there she was, standing over me like an angel.

"Marian." I whispered, and she smiled.

As she sat down next to me she looked down at my stomach, displeased.

"What?" I was worried. Then I remembered what I had done, and I knew why she was angry.

"Why? Oh why did you do that Robin?"

I sighed, I couldn't lie to her. "I couldn't live without you."

Marian smiled, but it vanished quickly, "Why are you so selfish?" She snapped.

"What?!" I didn't understand what she meant.

"There are people out there who can't live without you! And you just left them!"

I opened my mouth to answer, but I really didn't have anything to say.

Noticing my discomfort Marian smiled again, "I am glad to see you, do not get me wrong. I just wish you would think your actions through. You left your friends, your own people. What are they supposed to do without you?"

"I just, I can't go on, not without you." That was the only thing I could say, the truth.

"Robin, I love you, and sometimes it is so hard, watching you in such pain, but I have to live in hope that you will do what you need to do. And you can't do that up here!"

"Marian, I will go back, and do what is needed, but right now, can we not just have this time together?"

Marian sighed, "Alright, for now, I guess we can spend what little time we have, together."

"I am glad." I smiled, and she smiled to.

"I am glad that you are glad."

There was no more talk, we embraced each other in a hug which turned into a kiss. We only separated for a breath of air, then we continued, our love evident in the air around us.

"Well, now we must wait." Marian sighed after a while.

I looked at her, my eyebrows curved, "For what?"

"For your friends, and mine, to do their part."

"What are they doing?"

"Have a look yourself. Come here. This is how I keep an eye on you." Marian took my hand and guided me to a corner.

The ground beneath my feet was clear, and through it I could see them, everyone.

They were in such a hurry, and on the horse with Much, was, me. They were riding east, to Portsmouth no doubt.

"What are they doing?" I still did not understand what their mission was, why they were riding with such fierce determination.

"Trying to save your life. Show a little gratitude." Marian laughed slightly.

"Why?" I was still rather confused.

"Because they have hope in you. They believe you can make it. And, because they love you. They do not want you to leave. It is very noble of them."

"Wait, hold on, I am selfish because I do not want to live without you. Yet when they are trying to save me they are noble?"

"Yes! Because they did not do something so foolish as to stab themselves..."

I cut into her sentence, "You know why I did that!" But she kept talking

"but instead are taking you to Djaq, to get help." Marian finished.

"So?!"

"You wine like a little boy."

"You have stated that before. And I shall not try to deny it." I tried to hold in the laughter, but soon we were both laughing.

"Well, good because I speak the truth."

I smiled and leaned in to kiss her again when there was a sudden pain in my gut, a wrenching sort of feeling. I keeled over and let out a cry. Marian was by my side right away.

"Robin, Robin whats wrong?"

"I don't know," I was breathing hard.

"It's Djaq!" Marian exclaimed looking through the floor.

"Whats Djaq?" my voice became a little higher pitched as more pain flooded through my system.

"Djaq is trying to help you. She pulled the knife out, and now she is disinfecting the wound."

"How can I feel that here?"

"You are not exactly dead, you are still living on earth except your conscious mind is here."

That was rather confusing and with all the burning it took me a while to actually comprehend what she'd just said.

"So, I am still breathing, back on the ground?" I took deep breaths, and looked up.

Marian nodded, "Yes, any pain your body, well receives there, you feel here."

"Well, that is cheap."

Marian helped me to sit down, "Just relax, it will be gone in a little bit."

I nodded and sat down next to her on a couch. She scooted behind me and I leaned on her chest. Her fingers ran through my hair, and I shut my eyes.

"Now, are you feeling better?"

I nodded again, keeping my eyes shut.

It felt good to just sit, and not have to worry about anything at all, knowing that I had at least this night with my beloved Marian.

ok sorry it took me so long to update, i have too much crap to do! well hope you like it, and please review, i like reviews, a lot.