Hello everyone!

Had this story on the brain and so felt the need to post it.

Please review this story as I would love to know what you think of it.

By the way it's not a one-shot fic and there will be many chapters to this story.

Some updates may be short because I don't want to put too much information into one chapter with this story.

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Chapter 1

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Marian stood in the shadows, sheltered by the tall walls around her. She saw the King fall to the ground, having just been hit with an arrow. She then saw Guy approach the scene, his intention obvious. She had to stop him.

"Guy" She called running over to him.

"Stop" She told him. "It's over Guy" She added stopping in front of him.

"Get out of the way" he ordered, indicating with his sword.

"All this time I've been fighting for England. Do you think I'm going to let you kill England?"

"Marian, get out of the way!" He shouted, waving his sword threateningly at her.

"You'll have to kill me first" She told him confidently, looking into his eyes.

"No way" he said shaking his head. "We're going to get out of this. I'm going to do this thing and then I will have power beyond measure and we will be together."

Marian laughed at what he said as she moved a few paces backwards as he approached her with his sword.

"I would rather die than be with you Guy of Gisborne." She told him sternly.

"No" he whispered in shock.

"I'm going to marry Robin Hood" She finally admitted to him. "I love Robin Hood" she added, smiling at her revelation.

"I love Robin Hood" She told him firmly.

Guy looked at her painfully as she spoke the words that he had always dreaded hearing. Without thinking, he lunged forward with his sword, hoping to destroy the words that she had just spoken. She quickly span to avoid the sword making contact with her, although she wasn't quick enough, causing the sword to scrape across her stomach, in an almost horizontal line, making her yell in pain and lose her balance falling onto the floor.

Robin was running along the other side of the wall and had heard a woman's voice, which he knew instantly to be Marians. He continued running as fast as he could and looked around frantically when he finally reached a clearing. It was then that he saw her lying on the sand with Gisborne leaning over her.

"Marian!" He yelled running over to her.

As he ran over to her, he saw Guy tumble backwards and onto the sand beside her with a sword sticking out of his stomach. Robin knelt over Marian as she shuffled slightly away from Gisborne as best as she could. The other gang members went to check on the King.

"The King, where's the King?" She asked frantically.

"He's alright Marian. Marian! He's alright" he told her holding onto her face to calm her down.

He heard Marian gasp and looked down at her large scar on her stomach. Djaq quickly came over and check it.

"How's it looking down there?" Marian asked laughing lightly.

Robin looked over at Djaq for confirmation on whether or not she would be ok.

"The cut is quite long and deep. But if we bandage it up tightly now, I'll be able to stitch it up when we're at the King's campsite."

Robin nodded and began searching for something to wrap Marian up with. He then saw a shadow approach him and looked up to see the King walking over to them.

"How about using the cloth from some of my robes? It's the least I could do after the Lady saved my life."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Robin nodded appreciatively.

Once Marian was bandaged up, Robin helped her to stand and they all turned to look at the dying form of Gisborne.

"Robin, can you help me go to him please?" She asked looking at him gently.

"Why, he almost killed you?"

"Please Robin. This is something I need to do; to let him die in peace." She told him.

Robin nodded and helped her walk over to him and kneel down over him so that she could talk to him better. Robin then walked back towards the gang, giving Marian some privacy.

"Marian" Guy whispered when he felt her stroke his forehead soothingly.

"Yes Guy?"

"I want you to know that I only ever wanted you to love me" he whispered difficultly.

"I know" Marian said sadly.

"I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't mean to…"

"Shush" she said softly. "It's alright, I forgive you."

Guy sighed gratefully at her forgiveness and asked, "Marian, would you do one last thing for me?"

"Anything"

"Would you give me one last kiss? So that I'll always remember what could have been."

Marian smiled sadly, tears beginning to form in her eyes as she answered, "Of course."

At that, she leaned over him and kissed him gently. Robin looked on, feeling a pang of jealousy in the pit of his stomach for a kiss that, he believed, lingered for a moment too long. But at the same time he trusted Marian and knew that she was doing it as part of Gisborne's last moments. Although a part of him could not help but wonder if she did feel something for him and that the kiss was more than an innocent gesture of kindness.

When he saw the kiss end he walked over to Marian and knelt down beside her, putting a comforting arm round her. Robin looked Guy with as much compassion as he could muster, although he knew it wasn't showing too well as he despised him. Guy glared at Robin with jealousy.

"I always knew you still loved him" Guy moaned.

"Guy please" Marian begged.

"You'd better look after her" Guy told Robin threateningly.

"Don't worry, I intend to." Robin said boldly, glaring at Guy. "Unlike you, I do not intend to let any harm come to her."

Guy's breathing was beginning to become more faltered and it was obvious that he would die any moment now.

"I love you Marian," he whispered to her gently, stroking her cheek with his hand.

Marian smiled sadly but could not say the words that he wanted to hear. Instead she covered his hand with her own. Slowly his eyes began to close and his hand fell to the ground as his breathing stopped. Marian tried to hold back her tears so that Robin wouldn't see her cry. Robin could sense that she was upset and so turned her round and wrapped her in a comforting embrace. She wrapped her arms round him and held him close to her, going over in her mind how Guy of Gisborne was no more.

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