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legendarymarian (legendarymarian) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2010-02-19 18:57:00

Entry tags:

marian fitzwalter, robin hood

Who: Marian and Robin
What: Reunion of sorts
When: Early Afternoon
Where: The Library
Rating: TBD
Status: Complete

Marian brushed a curl back from her face, the loose bun not really keeping a hold of the curls all that well. She finished soon, that she was a little glad of. She had to come in rather early that morning and as fantastic as this place could be, it had been a little too quiet. Until five minutes ago, of course, when one of the girls who worked there with her realised Marian was leaving in twenty minutes so thought now would be a good time to pile her with the books that had to get put away. At least she didn't have to carry them, these little trolley things really were fantastic. She could get this done in no time, if she could just get to the right aisle.

She only had a couple more to put back, so she stopped next to where they kept the computers to fix the cream blouse she had on, the silk making her grin. Clothes were so easy to get now, and she rather appreciated the money she got from working here that allowed her to buy such nice things. Just as she was about to start pushing the trolley again a rather familiar face caught her attention from the corner of her eye. A grin split across her face as she found it difficult to breathe for a second.

"Robin?" she said quiet enough that it wouldn't bother others here, but loud enough that he wouls hear.

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iamrobinhood
2010-02-19 10:24 pm UTC (link)

Robin stared at what he had been told was called a "computer" in confusion. It all sounded so ridiculous, and he was tempted to stand up, walk outside, and try to find someone who might offer an explanation that made more sense than this. At least, speaking to someone face-to-face would not be quite as absurd as supposedly doing so through a box; and it would be quicker than spelling out words by pressing a letter at a time. But, even if he did ask around, how did he know whom to trust?

It occurred to him that he might be hallucinating. His dreams were never this real, except for the nightmares that made him relive--

No. This was not one of those, so there was no sense considering the horrific memories that constituted his nightmares. Perhaps he was ill? Or, had he been drugged? Did Gisborne poison him somehow?

Regardless of what had caused his current predicament, it seemed real enough, and he could hardly sit around, pressing letters, until the gang either figured out how to heal him, or he died.

That outcome would be ironic, if it came so immediately after his decision to try to resume his life.

Or... there was always the chance that this was real. But how could that be? After what he had witnessed on Crusade, he found it easier to believe in demons and angels masquerading as humans, than he would have done before. But time travel? The End of Days?

He slowly got to his feet, wondering if he should go with this Andrea Rojas when she arrived. She had seemed very helpful on the computer, but he had no way of knowing if he was doing the right thing. If this was a figment of his imagination, was it possible for him to make a wrong choice? If it was real, how could he make a right one?

As he pondered the situation, a voice from nearby made him freeze. It had been so soft, and only a single word-- his name,-- but it sounded so much like her...

Afraid to turn toward it in case he was wrong, he forced himself to do so, nonetheless. When he did, he knew he was dead. Her clothing was odd, but there was no question as to her identity.

This may not have been the afterlife he had envisioned, but it was better than he probably deserved, if she was here. But she surely deserved better than anything he got.

"Marian?" he asked hoarsely. He took a step toward her, but was suddenly overwhelmed by everything that had happened, and fell to his knees.

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legendarymarian
2010-02-20 01:34 am UTC (link)

Her grin only got wider when he looked at her, proving that it really was him. He looked so different to when she last saw him, his clothes not as soft as before. But that didn't matter, he was here. She forgot all about her work, that could wait. If she had to stay later she would stay later. Right now, all she cared about was getting to him. Just as she started to walk to him she saw him fall and she rushed as fast as she could, instantly kneeling in front of him.

"Robin? Robin, what is it?" she asked, her hand coming to his shoulder as the other cupped his cheek. He was scaring her, she had never seen him like this before.

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iamrobinhood
2010-02-20 05:49 pm UTC (link)

He had only half-believed that she would be waiting for him when he passed, his faith having been sorely tested the last several years. But despite his joy at finding that she was here, the manner in which it was occurring had him confused.

She had smiled at first, but now appeared concerned, possibly even bordering on frightened, as she knelt in front of him. His eyes drifted shut as she touched him, never having expected to experience that again; with the sensation, every worry he had temporarily dropped away. However, he could not ignore that something was wrong, was upsetting Marian, and he met her beloved gaze.

His fingers shook as he brushed them lightly over her hair. "You are even more beautiful than I remembered." As he brought his hands to her face, he could not hold back a smile. "I've missed you."

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legendarymarian
2010-02-20 06:07 pm UTC (link)

She stroked his cheek softly, careful not to press too hard with her hand in case the simple ring she had bought to replace the one he gave her hurt him, waiting for some sort of comfort from him. A cheeky remark about their situation or some god awful line about her beauty making him fall to his knees. He'd tried lines like that before. But then his eyes were closing and she got a little more comfortable in front of him, not knowing how this was going to end.

A smile came to her face as he finally touched her, the gentle carresses she had missed whilst being here. Her eyes stayed on his and for a moment she thought she would just fall. But then he was speaking, his hold moving to her face and she let herself melt into the hold.

"I've missed you," she said with a smile before she turned a little more serious. Yes she was glad to be with him again, but there was something else on her mind. "Did you manage to save the King in time? I was just going to stop Guy when I found myself here. Please say he's still alive."

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iamrobinhood
2010-02-20 06:56 pm UTC (link)

His smile disappeared, and he stared at her uncomprehendingly. Had she forgotten? That seemed unlikely, if she remembered what had come immediately before. Absently running his thumbs over her cheekbones, he nodded. "Yes, we saved the King, although Vaizey shot him."

As her words sunk in, his breath left him. I was just going to stop Guy when I found myself here.

This was real. Every bit of it. He did not know why that suddenly made him so certain, but he knew that this was no hallucination, no purgatory. And Marian had no idea what had happened in their own time.

"You were brought here before... before Guy--" He could not finish. How could he tell her that Gisborne had run her through? That she was mere moments from death when she was pulled into this strange world? How could he describe how the heaviness on his soul had far outweighed the burden of her still body as he had laid her in the ground?

As steadily as possible, he got to his feet and held out a hand to help her up. "It's no matter. The important thing is that we are together." He hoped that the smile he gave her was convincing, and did not appear as forced as it was.