Nottingham Ruins, 2007
3 figures walked in the horizon of the Sun Set. 2 of them were female, and the other male. They walked closer, holding hands and laughing, the gentle night breeze brushed along the girls' dress' and in their hair. One of the girls decided to run away from the other 2, who continued to hold hands and laugh as the girl laughed and stuck poses in front of a large castle.
The first girl had curly brown hair, pulled up into a half-pony tail and held by a purple clip. Her eyes were a light blue and glistened as she laughed and always showed the emotions she was feeling. A black corset-styled dress that reached above her knee in a load of petty-coats and ruffles hugged her hourglass figured body; a pair of black and white checked converse bore her feet, with black and white striped socks reaching to a few centimetres below her dress. Mackayla Hood laughed as she saw her best friends still hold hands.
Joanna Gisborne sighed as she held her best friend's hand. Her black, straight hair was tied into a pony tail, and billowed slightly in the breeze. Honey Brown eyes looked at the floor, before looking up at a smiling Mackayla. A tight white summer dress with a blue ribbon tied around her waist hugged her hourglass figure, and white dance shoes were held in her hand. Joanna looked over at William Jones and laughed at the look on his face.
Will's light brown hair reached his shoulders when it was straight, and when it was curly, it reached his chin. His deep brown eyes looked over at Joanna and then to Mackayla, raising an eyebrow as he saw them giggle at each other. His baggy jeans were held up by a studded belt, and quick-silvers trod on the grass as he walked. A black muscle shirt was half-hid under an un-buttoned white and blue checked shirt.
"Oh hurry up, will you? Nottingham Castle waits!" Mackayla said, laughing as she twirled around and ran straight for the ruins of Nottingham Castle, where her great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, Maid Marian, was 'held captive', and her great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather tried and failed to rescue her a numerous amount of times.
"Oh come on, May! You should really know how to hold your patients! No-one is as active as you!" Joanna said, laughing as she let go of Will's hand and ran after Mackayla, who laughed and headed for the ruins. Soon, Joanna and Will stood next to Mackayla, holding each other's hands as she stared at the broken castle, watching in awe at the beauty of it,
"I wanna get closer!" Mackayla said eagerly before dragging Joanna and Will over a hill. Unfortunately, she lost her footing and fell head over heels, bringing her best friends with her.
Nottingham Forest, 1128
The bodies of Joanna, Mackayla and Will landed in a pile in the middle of Nottingham Forest, an echo surrounding them that could be heard from 2 miles or so away. As Mackayla, Will and Joanna began to feel the pain from the landing, a rustle was heard from a bush nearest to the group, which was a few metres away.
The head of Much from Robin Hood's gang, the Outlaw's, rose from the bush and watched quietly as he saw Mackayla brush her dress from the dirt and twigs, and sort her brown hair from leaves.
"Ouch… that hurt," Mackayla laughed as she rubbed a pain in her right hip. Joanna laughed as she stood, shaking her head free from any dirt and leaves, shaking her dress from leaves and dirt. Will stood and shook like a dog, freeing himself instantly from dirt, leaves and twigs,
"Will, Stop it," Joanna laughed as the dirt flew onto the girls' dresses, making them brush the clothes again. Mackayla twirled a strand of hair between her fore-finger and thumb as she looked around,
"Where are we anyway? Last I saw, we were at the Ruins of Nottingham Castle," Much couldn't take it anymore, he jumped out of the bush, making Mackayla and Joanna scream so loud, the rest of the Outlaw's came along in seconds.
"What? Where's the fire?" Will asked, as he looked at the screaming forms of Mackayla and Joanna, "I mean… well… um…" He stuttered as he saw an almost replica of himself appear.
"Marian? How did you get away from the Castle?" Robin Hood asked as he stepped forward and looked at Mackayla, scrutinising her and her clothing, "And what are you wearing? Too much black, if I say so myself,"
"Um sorry mister, I'm not Marian and I like my clothes thank you very much!" Mackayla said, hugging herself before bending over and pulling her socks up, wiggling her feet in her shoes, "My name's Mackayla Hood,"
The Outlaws looked at each other and laughed. Well, apart from Robin, who was still looking over Mackayla, "'Hood', you say? And, how old are you?"
"Um… 16. So is Joanna and Will," Mackayla said, dragging the attention from her to Joanna and Will as well. Will Scarlett stopped laughing when his name was called and stared at Mackayla
"You called?" He asked, with a smile hanging onto his lips, looking Mackayla up and down, "Aren't you a little cold?"
"Hey, none of that!" Will said, stepping in front of Mackayla slightly, glaring at the Older Will,
"Hey, both of you enough," Mackayla said, as she and Joanna hit Will around the head, rather hard, "And, nope, I'm fine thanks,"
"Okay, If your sure," Will S said as he stopped looking Mackayla up and down, "Why are you here anyway?"
"We had a little accident at our old village, as our parents died in an accident," Mackayla said, thinking on the spot, "I was told I had a relative in Nottingham so we left and we had a fall earlier that must have been when um… Sorry, what's your name?" Mackayla asked Much, as she hadn't got his name yet,
"I'm Much thanks," Much said as he crossed his arms, trying to look threatening but failed,
"Right, that must have been when Much found us and scared us to death," Joanna said for Mackayla, glaring death at Much, who jumped back in fright,
"Whoa, for a second there, you looked like Gisborne," Djaq said as she looked closer to Joanna and Mackayla, "There is a funny resemblance to you and Gisborne and you and Marian," She said, pointing to Joanna then Mackayla,
"Yeah well… We're just here to look for my relative, my Uncle. All I know is that his surname's Hood and he's pretty um.. .what's the word?" Mackayla asked Joanna and Will, searching for the right word to describe Robin as,
"Outlaw-y?" Joanna tried, laughing slightly, "Rebelling?"
"Ah yes, that's the one!" Mackayla said, smirking, then saw Robin's Bow and Arrows, "Hey, do you have an apple?" She asked, her smirk growing wider, as she looked from Much to the Bow and Arrows and back again
"Why? What are you going to do?" Much asked for Robin, as he noticed her smirk, "I don't like the look on your face, Mackayla,"
"Don't worry, as long as you stand perfectly still," Mackayla said as Joanna pushed Much up to a tree, Will put an apple that Little John got them on his head, and Robin gave Mackayla his bow and some arrows,
"You won't hurt him, will you?" Robin asked, concerned for his friend,
"Of course not, don't be silly!" Mackayla said laughing, as she aimed for the apple and let the arrow go, just missing his leg, "Oh sorry! Really I am!" She said as she loaded up another arrow and shot again, missing his foot, "Damn… third time lucky?" She asked as Joanna put her blue ribbon over Mackayla's eyes so she couldn't see.
Much began to get really worried and squeaked a few times as Mackayla raised the bow with the arrow equipped and shot, knocking the arrow from his head perfectly, the arrow through the middle of the fruit. Mackayla took the ribbon from her head, smirking, "Told you I'd get it. Even blind folded,"
"Okay now that's impressive! How long have you been doing that?" Will S asked once Much stopped shaking,
"around 10-13 years," Joanna said for the three of them, as Will was too bust glaring at the floor, muttering, "Oh cheer up Monkey,"
"Nope, not gonna cheer up," Mackayla said as Will turned his back, crossing his arms and pouting,
"So… this relative of yours. HE sounds a lot like Robin," Little John said, ignoring Will's childishness
"Probably is," Mackayla and Joanna said together, ignoring Will like Little John was,
"There's also a problem with our clothes-" Joanna said, as Mackayla finished, like they always did,
"-on our way down here-"
"-we got side-tracked and-"
"-some silly people stole-"
"-our luggage. Do you think-"
"-we could buy some in the village?" Joanna and Mackayla finished together, causing Much, Will S, Djaq and Robin to look at them in awe before realising what they said
"Right well, you can't go up to the Village like that. Maybe you could borrow some of Djaq's clothes for the time being," Robin said, causing Joanna to cough slightly, "Well.. Maybe just Mackayla's clothes..." Mackayla whimpered as Djaq took her hand and dragged her to the camp, which were metres away from them.
Nottingham Village
Mackayla looked down at the rag-like dress she wore and grumbled. Why she couldn't wear a longer dress that day she didn't know. Joanna looked at her and laughed, causing Mackayla to swat her rather hard around the arm, "Shut up before I take away your You-Know-What when we get home," Mackayla whispered, meaning Joanna's CD player and CDs.
"You Wouldn't Dare," Joanna muttered as they stopped outside a clothing shop
"Wouldn't I?" Mackayla replied as she and Djaq went inside and got her some clothes with Joanna
30 minutes later
Djaq forcibly pulled Mackayla out of the Shop, with some help from Joanna, "Red makes me look horrible though! Why couldn't we go with the black?" Mackayla asked as they stopped in front of the boys, who were looking at Mackayla in shock, "What?"
Mackayla was wearing a red bodice-styles dress that reached to her mid-calf. The sleeves weren't too long, but weren't too short either. Her hair was down in it's curly mess, with some red lipstick on her lips. Some passers-by looked at her and whispered 'It's Maid Marian' or something.
A Dark shadow covered Mackayla as the Outlaws glared at who it was, and luckily for Robin, he hid so he couldn't be seen, "Marian, why are you away from the Castle?" a deep voice asked, making her freeze from shock
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Wow… I couldn't believe how long that took me! 3 DAYS!! Wow..
I have this new fascination to Robin Hood, and took it away from Harry Potter for once.
Don't be too mean as this is my first Robin Hood fic, but Reviews to help me out would be nice!