Stay With Me (Robin + Maria)

Awkward tension

*Maria's POV*

        I didn't want to admit that i liked the kiss... but i wasn't saying it was horrible. I couldn't help but blush every time i thought about it, so all id have to do was not think about him kissing me, or the way he got close to me, or his warmth. 'woah, snap out of it!' I shook myself from my little trance and focused on Robin who was already busy finding a path to follow. Was it really necessary to kiss me though? Yeah, i guess i was being loud, really loud, but still. There were other options to shut me up, none as good as kissing me, but enough options that were effective enough.

        "You're just going to stand there?" He said without turning around from whatever he claimed to be doing. "Probably fantasizing about how good of a kisser i am..." He finished and my eyes went wide. Did he read my mind? No, he was just being a sarcastic fool. I suddenly became very defensive in trying to defend my case of not liking him whatsoever.

        "Eww, in your perverted dreams." I snorted and rolled my eyes though he couldn't see me, I'm pretty sure he knew i rolled my eyes too. "Why would i ever fantasize about kissing you... again?"  I folded my arms forcefully over my chest and watched him dig in the dirt, claiming to be 'looking for tracks' of animals so he could hunt them. But, knowing him, he was looking for a faded route of a carriage to ambush and steal from like he once did to me and my 'maid' (whatever you'd want to call her) when i first moved hear after the news that my father had passed away unexpectedly. I don't know why suddenly I've become so judgmental and cruel, but i guess it was because i was confused about what i felt. Burt, one thing is for sure... I did not have a crush on him.

        Okay, maybe a little... But that wasn't important. 

        "We have to go... now." He added and completely ignored my comments, he probably just thought i was kidding, which partially i was. Where we were going was ultimately unknown to me, and i didn't bother asking because then we'd get into a full on argument on how i questioned his survival instincts and would end up getting left alone in the woods. And have you ever seen a young princess survive by herself in the woods? No, and that's exactly why i didn't argue with him. Besides, i didn't want to dirty my dress more than it already was.  Yeah, i may have been the one to come up with the idea to run away with Robin, but mud? Eww no i definitely didn't sign up for that. Maybe i hadn't thought out my plan so well in the first place... Whoops.

        "What if i don't want to go?" I retorted with a hue of sass in my voice. I didn't really care where we were going in reality, i just didn't feel like walking because my legs were tired. Matter of fact, all of my muscles were tired. Im not exactly an outdoor type of person.

        "Suit yourself, i just thought you'd want to eat..." He began walking and i didn't question him anymore.

*Robin's POV*

        I'm not saying i was a great public speaker, but i can be pretty persuasive when i wanted to be. Although, Maria was a stubborn as a bull, I had leverage on her. Let's just say, black mail is my specialty. For instance, If Maria were to be persistent and insist to stay in one place that i didn't want to be, I could just leave her. I know i t sounded harsh, but when you've lived on your own for so long, you start to do things only because they benefit you, and not worry about others, whether you call them your friend or not. 

        So, in all, Maria walked silently behind me as i tried to head in the right direction of where i wanted to go. She shuffled through the rough terrain and every once in a while, shed ask me to stop to rest. I hadn't noticed how tired she was getting, but maybe that was because i wasn't tired at all. In the end, i was a lot more skilled when it came to finding my way in the woods. She, on the contrary, wasn't used to all the climbing and hiking through grassy areas or cliff tops. I shifted my body weight to one foot after the other as Maria struggled to catch her breath and regain her balance. I didn't really catch on that Maria couldn't handle all this physically endurance and that i'd been pushing her pretty hard, but of course sh'd never admit that this was all hurting her.

        "Go, we should get there before dark." She insisted and started walking aimlessly along her own path. I took the lead and checked up on her every once in a while to make sure she hadn't like passed out a mile back and i didn't notice. Luckily, she hadn't. 

        "You okay back there?" I asked while looking over my shoulder to find her tiredly walking behind me while chewing on her bottom lip in thought. What she was thinking about was beyond me. I mean, shes a girl so she could literally be thinking about anything., right? Knowing her, shes probably thinking about not ruining her shoes. 

        "Fine." She responded quietly. No, something must've been wrong . Maria is definitely not this quiet when she was feeling fine. 

        "What's wrong, Princess?" I barely realized i even called her that, it was out of habit now, i assumed, but she didn't seem bothered by it, nor surprised. I only earned an odd look then a shrug. I stopped in my tracks and turned back to her unexpectedly. She walked right into my chest then looked momentarily into my eyes then back down at her shoes. 

        "Did you really only do it to shut me up?" She inquired, which was quite unanticipated. I wasn't sure what she was talking about at first, but i quickly realized she was referencing to the one thing i was trying to avoid in my thoughts... The kiss.

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