Stay With Me (Robin + Maria)

Sick Joke

(A/N: thanks for bearing with me with these late updates but uh here you go!)

*Maria's POV*

          One thing was for certain, i was in denial. Hysterical denial that left me in numbing tears until all i could do is sit on my plush bed, looking at the stars engraved in my ever changing ceiling. 

         Robin. Dead.  That's just not something i could even fathom. Not after i was practically dragged off of his limp body and brought back to my room. After that i didn't want to go back to that dreaded room and see his body there, probably covered in a cloth until a mortician could come to pick up his body. There was no way in hell that i would go back there and have the memories flood me again like a tidal wave. After i left that room, i left for good. Robin, my Robin, Who (i hate to admit it) i love. And then i drove him away only to lead him to his impending doom of being shot at my window still trying to win my favor back. Why didn't i just forgive him then and there? Why did i have to be so cruel to him when i know we were probably fighting over something stupid? It's too late to fix any of that. There was no doubt that he was dead now. Not only had i lost my father but now My only love in my short life was dead. Now i know how Juliet felt.

          After a while of silence and heavy breaths, i decided it might be a decent idea to get out of my room and wander the castle. I basically knew every centimeter of this castle and what it held but there was no harm in wandering. I had to get my mind off of this tragedy somehow otherwise i'd drive myself mad. 

           I lightly padded across the hard marble floor with bare feet, not bothering to throw on slippers because i lost all caution and care. I didn't want to go in the dining room, Benjamin would surely be there, the library was off limits too because it was being cleaned. I was left with either the kitchen or the piano room and i wasn't even the slightest bit hungry after what i just witnessed so i settled for the piano room. All was silent, which wasn't unusual. The floor was cold against my feet but at least i felt something besides the numbing pain of heartbreak. Sitting down on the wooden piano bench with a creak, i opened the piano cover and pressed my fingers to the keys gently. I hadn't planned on what i was going to play, i just let the feelings rush through my body and surely enough my fingers started to play an intricately dark and mysterious piece that i didn't even know i knew how to play. I let the emotions wash over me until i heard heavy footfalls behind me. I was going to ignore them until Someone cleared their throat to get my attention, it sounded like an uneasy and painful cough.  "Go away, Uncle." I didn't dare turn around. 

             "That was some beautiful playing, i didn't know you could play..." His words were soft and dragged at the end as he heaved a breath but that wasn't uncle Benjamin's voice. I whirled around in an instant to see Robin standing in the doorway, well more like leaning against the door frame with his usual ribbon tied around his nose like that was supposed to hide his identity. His whole torso was wrapped in gauze like a mummy making it hard for him to move or breathe, and every time he did move even slightly he would seethe in pain, breathing hard through his teeth. 

                "I thought you were dead! Is this some kind of sick joke?!" I was confused but happy all at once as i ran up to him joyfully and hugged him tight until he hissed at me and i loosened my grip. "Sorry." I murmured.

                "Oh, sweetheart, you didn't think i would just die so easily? I'd like to think i have more strength than that." He grinned sarcastically which made me feel a hundred times better. "Was someone worried about me?" He looked down at me, mischievous lurking in his eyes as he held his arm around my waist.

                "Don't flatter yourself, DeNoir."I rolled my eyes and leaned further into him.

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I hope this made you feel a little better than last chapter haha 

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