I Dreamed a Dream
By Carothepeasant aka OfQuirkyExcellence
A/N: Caro dreams of the day she was outlawed, and of her mother. Song from Les Miserables, lyrics in bold and italics. Flashbacks in plain italics. Muse is a funny thing. This is based on the events of Caro's life. Set after her encounter with Will.

Caro sighed. She was alone again. She had returned to her cave, and she drifted off into a light sleep on her pile of furs.
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
"Caroline White!" Martha sobbed. "What in God's name do you think you're doing?"
Caro looked back apologetically at her adopted mother."I have to leave." She said. "Otherwise you won't be safe."
When hope was high and life worth living
"But I love you, dear, you cannot leave, not like this!"
"I must. It is because I love you that I'm leaving. I'm a danger." Caro said, a single tear trickling down her cheek.
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
"I can stay for only a few moments, mother." Caro said, feeling guilty.
She and Martha went back inside, to collect Caro's things.
She smiled when Louise brought her a doll, which had been her favorite for so many years as a child.
Then I was young and unafraid,
And dreams were made and used and wasted
"I have to go out on my own, mother. You know that. Things aren't so simple anymore. I am changed."
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung no wine untasted
Caro hated the thought of not being able to spend holy days with those she loved, when music would be played, and people would dance and laugh.
But the tigers come at night
But then Vaisey came along
" The sheriff is a fool! Does he want to tax these families to death?"
With their voices soft as thunder
"If you'd like to talk to the sheriff, it'd be in the dungeon, you fool girl!" the guard had said, standing firmly between her and Gisborne.
As they tear your hope apart
Caro shuddered at the thought of what may have happened had she been caught.
"Take her! She's a threat!" said another guard, as he proceeded to try dominating her. She resisted, with help from Louise, and she ran away.
And they turn your dreams to shame
A tear trickled down her cheek as she remembered her mother and father scolding her after things calmed down and she returned to gather her things, what little she had.
And still I dream they'll come to me, and we will live the years together
She took the little handkerchief she'd had since she was a very small child, the only thing of her birthmother's that she had. She took it, and, as she had done so many times before, sobbed into it.
But there are dreams that cannot be
She knew it wasn't likely to happen, but she wished that she could find her real parents, that they would accept her and help her start a new life.
And there are storms we cannot weather
She walked towards the door to their small cottage and sighed, ready to leave the closest thing to a home that she had ever known.
Martha approached her, hugging her and sobbing into her shoulder.
I had a dream my life would be so different from this hell I'm living.
"Goodbye, Caroline." Martha said, weeping.
So different now from what it seemed
"Mum, it's Caro now. Caroline White is dead."
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
~Fin~
A/N: So yeah, it should be like a movie, think of it that way. Many of these events happened at different times. I really liked the ending though. It's based on something Caro says in the For Nottingham RH RPG