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

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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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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-01 12:15 am UTC (link)
"You will not!" she said as she made to reach for the book, putting her wine to the side and pulling it from his reach.

She hadn't failed to notice that he avoided her question, so she slid a little closer, placing a hand on his arm and keeping the arm with the book behind her back.

"Go on. When dd we marry?"

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-01 12:37 am UTC (link)
Robin was grinning, about to try to retrieve the book, when she asked again. The grin faded as he searched for a response that would keep him from having to say anything too painful. He made a desperate stab at talking around it, knowing as he did that she would never go for it.

"Since we have agreed to have a wedding that you remember, it hardly signifies, does it?"

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-01 12:33 pm UTC (link)
"I'm just curious," she said with a shrug. "Must have been not long after the Holy Land."

She didn't know why she was so curious, she just was. But she could see a flicker of something in his eyes, and part of her really wanted to get him smiling again.

"I think I best hide this book," she said as she made to stand.

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-01 02:29 pm UTC (link)
He really did not want to discuss this. But, nor did he want to ruin what had been a nice evening by seeming too reticent.

As Marian went to stand, he took a light hold of her wrist, to stop her. "Wait." He could not look at her when he said this, could not look into her eyes and remember the pain in them as she laid in his arms in Acre. His head bowed, he quietly said, "We got married shortly after you were apparently brought here. It was in the Holy Land."

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-01 02:35 pm UTC (link)
Marian sat again when he stopped her, sitting closer to him than before hand. When he told her when they got married, she frowned slightly at the look on his face. Reaching out, she cupped his cheek to make him look at her.

"Something happened. What happened?"

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-01 03:08 pm UTC (link)
How could he tell her? He had just been thinking that he might not want to learn of his own demise... but maybe this was a chance to change things. Someone on the computer had mentioned that people were occasionally sent back; perhaps, if she were forewarned, it would not have to happen.

Still, despite the glimmer of hope, memories of that hideous day flooded back to him as she forced him to meet her eyes. Trying with only marginal success to suppress his despair, he said, "You died." It was so strange, reliving that moment in his head-- and sitting here with her; his emotions were in a whirl. "Gisborne ran you through. We married as you died."

If he looked at her any longer, he was in danger of crying at the images flashing through his brain. He needed to collect himself, and he could not with that clear blue gaze regarding him. Dropping his chin again, he struggled to regain his composure.

He hoped he had done the right thing.

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-01 03:26 pm UTC (link)
"What?" she asked quietly.

She died by Guy's hand? But that wasn't possible, Guy would never do that to her. He would never hurt her to such a degree, to end in her death. Shaking her head, she muttered 'No' as she kept thinking about it. Then he looked down and she knew he wasn't just saying that. He wasn't joking. At least she managed to marry him before she was taken away from him. Her eyes filling up with tears, she reached forward and wrapped her arms tight around him, pulling him to her.

"I'm sorry."

She was only seconds from death when she was brought here. By Guy...Guy killed her.

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-01 04:45 pm UTC (link)
Each denial that she murmured hurt more than the last. He could never understand why she did not see how wicked Gisborne was, why she had always insisted on giving the benefit of the doubt to the man who had usurped Robin's life and terrorized everyone in his path. Now, to hear her still thinking that the sheriff's right-hand man was incapable of hurting her...

When she grasped him, he grabbed hold of her, clinging to her as if in fear that he would suddenly discover that this was all a bizarre hallucination, that she was still dead and he would wake up, cold and alone once more. He buried his face in her neck, inhaling the warm, flowery scent of her, managing to keep his tears in check, even if the fear had the better of him.

At her apology, he pulled back a bit and stared at her in disbelief. "It's not your fault." Smoothing her hair away from her face, loving the softness of both her tresses and her skin, he shook his head. "I do not know if we can change what happened. But, perhaps, we can. Maybe that's why we were brought here." He was starting to get a hold on his memories again, pushing them back to the corner of his mind where he could ignore them.

"Just promise me; promise that if you get sent back and you remember this, you will stay away from him. Yell for me; I'm not far off, but I do not know you're facing off with him." I get there too late. He had almost taken his own life a few times in the weeks immediately following her passing, the knowledge that he had failed to keep her safe too much to bear. If not for the gang's near-constant attendance, he would have succeeded.

And he would never have found her here.

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-01 05:03 pm UTC (link)
Her hands came to his hair, her fingers stroking there softly as she held him close before thay ran to his back, a comfort for both of them. Brushing back her tears as she felt him pull away, she melted a little into his touch along her hair.

"Maybe. Or maybe we can't and you're here so we can have that second chance anyway."

And to think she kept saying she wanted what she did for a wedding, she wanted to be the one to marry him. How selfish that sounded now. He had married her as she lay dying. He tied himself to her even though he knew they wouldn't get that life together.

"I promise. I promise I will."

She ran her hand along his cheek before pulling his lips to hers, her kiss almost desperate. She was seconds away from being taken from him and he had already lost her. She would not let him lose her, not here and not in the Holy Land if she could prevent it. Wrapping her arms tight around him, she allowed her kisses to become deeper, somehow feeling like she had to prove her promise was true and prove that he would not lose her.

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-01 05:48 pm UTC (link)
"Whatever this is, I am grateful for it."

And then, she was kissing him, his own desperation reflected in the way she pressed her lips against his. Normally, a kiss like this would inflame him; instead, right now, it soothed. Not that Marian ever did not get his thoughts turned in directions that would be sure to earn him a slap if she knew. But, at this moment, it was about a reassurance, a reaffirmation that they were together.

That did not stop him from pulling her across his lap when she held him tighter, needing to hold her as close as possible as their kisses deepened. When he started to want to turn things in a more amorous direction, he moved his head back. This was not the time, much as he wished it were. "I love you," he murmured, framing her face between his palms. "I'm sorry I did not say it more often before, and I will not make that mistake a..." Second time? Third? Trailing off, it occurred to him how many chances he had misspent. He had never told her before he left for the Holy Land. He had not told her after she had regained consciousness in that dank cave. Even after finally admitting it, by accident, he still kept the words in more than allowing himself to be vulnerable to her. "I will not make that mistake again."

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-01 05:55 pm UTC (link)
"So am ."

She felt him pull her slightly and she soon got the message, making it easier for him to pull her onto his lap. Despite the large amount of kisses they had shared she had never felt as if they had been this physically close. Yes, they usually stayed tight against each other but for some reason the position she was in now made her feel as if they were closer than they hadbeen before.

She could not stop the smile when he told her he loved her, letting her own hand rest on his cheek as her thumb softly stroked. At his apology, she brought her fingers to his mouth to stop any more of an apology coming from his lips.

"I knew anyway. I love you too."

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-01 11:55 pm UTC (link)
Her fingers on his lips were too soft, too sweet, her words even sweeter. He gave her one more, quick kiss, and smiled. "I'm still going to say it." Then, before he could do anything stupid-- or before his potential for stupidity was called to her attention,-- he shifted her to the seat beside him, his arm around her so that her head could rest on his shoulder, if she liked.

He needed to laugh about something, and it was probable that Marian did, too. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the book, abandoned and forgotten. He quickly leaned across her and grabbed it, moving it to his side opposite her. "I'll just be saving this for later," he said with a grin.

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-02 12:17 am UTC (link)
"Good. Because I like hearing it."

She smiled as he moved her to sit beside him, taking the chance to curl up beside him whilst it was there. Something told her she was going to like sitting like this with him and probably would do it whenever she could. But then he was grabbing the book and she laughed, trying to get it back.

"No you wont."

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-02 12:41 am UTC (link)
The light teasing, without the overtones of secrecy and being rushed that had marked most of their meetings since his return from Crusade, reminded him of when they were younger. Even though he felt a bit ridiculous behaving in a rather juvenile fashion, Robin could not resist maintaining it, enjoying the playfulness.

"I had forgotten how much I enjoyed reading something before retiring for the night," he said, as if to himself. "This shall do quite nicely."

Hanging onto her in a way that she could get loose if she actually tried, but hoping to keep her away from the book, he opened it with his free hand and held it out to read aloud. "Marian denied his accusation. 'Even if Gisbourne showed an interest in me, I would not have him,' she declared fervently. 'What can I do to make you believe me?' Inspiration struck then, and she reached for the bodice of her gown--"

He pretended that he was distracted by Marian, but in truth, he could not bring himself to read the next bit aloud. Perhaps back at camp, when Djaq was away, and with another name in place of Marian's. But not to her.

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-02 07:57 am UTC (link)
"Don't you dare!"

Then he was reading it. Groaning a little, she struggled a small amount to try and reach for the book but there was no way she was going to manage it. Finally giving in, she leaned against him completely, listening to the passage he had chosen. When he trailed off, she smirked and looked up at him.

"A problem?"

She knew she was probably blushing, but she wouldn't let him win this.

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-02 03:21 pm UTC (link)
He was fully aware that this had suddenly become a contest, and he was torn between the instincts to keep playing along (especially with the blush on her face), and avoid reading this aloud to her. "No, no problem," he answered breezily. "I do not want to ruin the story for myself; I would rather begin at the beginning, when I start it before bed tonight."

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-02 05:36 pm UTC (link)
Marian nearly glared at him at his easy response. So it would seem he was either using a different tactic or he was giving up. Reaching out, she went to try and grab the book from him.

"I do believe I got this book to read so I think I will read it before you," she said with a nod.

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-02 08:45 pm UTC (link)
Having longer arms meant that he had little trouble keeping the book out of her reach, although if this turned into a tussle, he would have to surrender.

Or kiss her again. But surrender was probably the better option, as long as she was still set on their taking things slowly.

Then, he remembered something from their conversation in the library. "Ah, but you said I could read the book you had at home; so, I shall."

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-02 09:32 pm UTC (link)
If she had to resort to violence to get this book back, she will. Now that she had read even the smallest part of that there was no way he was having a chance to. She may read it before returning but he didn't need to know that.

"I meant the history books I have, not that one."

She would get it back eventually. She knew she would.

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-03 12:55 am UTC (link)
"No," he argued with a grin. "You said that I could take the one I was holding, or I could read the one you have at home."

Then, because she just looked so gorgeous when she was irritated, he had to kiss her. And then, he had to kiss her a bit more.

When they were both breathless, he pulled back. He wanted to just start all over again, but instead said, "Tell me about this place. I would ask what's changed, but it might be easier to ask what has not."

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-03 01:14 am UTC (link)
She just went to argue when his lips came to hers. She would never tire of this freedom they had, no more stolen kisses in the forest or hidden away in the market. She was free to be with him without complications. But then it was getting harder to breathe and she had no choice but to pull back as he did too.

"Probably would be quicker telling you what's the same," she said with a laugh.

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-03 03:24 am UTC (link)
Glad to be on easy footing once more, he leaned back, hoping she would cuddle against him again. "So, have you made any friends here?" He hoped she had, that she had not been alone the last few weeks.

Chuckling at a sudden thought, he added, "Have you made an updated Nightwatchman outfit?"

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-03 01:12 pm UTC (link)
"A few. I met a woman called Andrea when I arrived, she helped me. And another called Fred, she introduced me to some things and told me about the library."

She let herself curl up against him again, tempted to reach for her wine but not really wanting to move. Not yet, anyway. Right now she was more than content to cuddle up and feel him near after so long being away from him.

"I have no need for that anymore," she said with a laugh.

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[info]iamrobinhood
2010-03-03 07:11 pm UTC (link)
"I'm glad you found someone to help you," he said, wrapping his arm around her shoulders and holding her close. "I'm glad I found you." It was odd; he was used to being around the rest of the gang nearly all the time. Only rarely was he on his own anymore, and even having only one other person around was strange.

Nice, being that that one other person was Marian... but strange. He kept expecting the gang to walk in the door. Getting used to not knowing anyone-- not his friends, not the people he had grown up around, not familiar faces of people he helped or saw in passing-- was going to be a new experience. Even when he and Much went on Crusade, at least they had known a couple of other local nobles who headed off at the same time.

"A pity," he said, smiling down at the top of her head. "I always rather liked that costume."

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[info]legendarymarian
2010-03-03 07:15 pm UTC (link)
She nodded, happy that she had help that first time and seemed to make a friend in Fred. She seemed nice, and appeared to have similar interests to her own, so that could only mean something goo. Looking up at him, she smiled softly before cuddling up as much as she could without crawling over him again.

"I'm glad too. I'm glad you're here."

If he wasn't here then she didn't know what she would have been able to do. She would have went on, yes, but she still would had been slightly lost with no reason to let herself focus on anything other than work and learning. Now she had him to focus on.

"Oh did you? And why is that?"

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