Alice strolled through the woods, steering clear of any main roads or pathways. She needed to get to the next village over quickly, but without drawing too much attention per the Dark One's instructions. Everyone seemed so scared of the man, but he had only ever been kind to Alice and she did whatever she could to help him, especially after he sacrificed most of his other self to save her life, and her sanity.
She thought she was at least halfway to the village when an arrow tore through her cloak and pinned part of it to a tree.
"Excuse you! That's a person you're shooting at, you Nutter!" Alice yanked out the arrow to free her cloak and slowly spun around. "Show yourself so I can yell at you properly!"
A crackling of branches and leaves behind her caused Alice to turn around and face her shooter. A brown-hooded figure with a bow in hand stood before her.
"Now listen here. You can't go around shooting strangers in the-" Her breath caught when the figure pulled back the hood to reveal a gorgeous braided blonde. The young woman's blueish-green eyes startled Alice but she fought for her composure. It wasn't terribly hard considering her still-present rage over the arrow. "I-in the woods! Who are you?" The archer's calm face melted away.
"I'm so sorry! I came out here to practice because I thought no one was around! Why aren't you taking a road?" Alice hadn't thought the girl would be this overly apologetic. It was both annoying and cute at the same time, which served to thoroughly unnerve Alice. This caused her to be a bit defensive and, well, rude.
"You should be sorry! I could have been killed! It's also none of your business why I didn't take a main road. Now why haven't you answered MY question yet?" The archer bristled and some steel seemed to have returned to her.
"I just said I was sorry for almost hitting you. There's no reason to be so rude. As for the answer to your question, my name is Robin, Robin Mills." Alice couldn't help but snicker.
"Oh good. For a moment there I thought your name was going to be Robin Hood. Now that would have been amusing." Robin straightened her stance even further.
"Robin Hood was my father, thank you very much." Alice paused before laughing even harder.
"Oh that's rich! Who's your mother? The Wicked Witch?" Robin shifted uncomfortably.
"Actually yes." Now that made Alice's laughter come to a complete halt.
"Wait. You're not kidding? Your parents are actually Robin Hood and the Wicked Witch?"
"Well, Mother prefers to be called Zelena now, but yes." Alice stared at the archer.
"Well, damn."
"I think now would be the time for you to tell me your name." Alice remembered herself.
"Oh right. Alice Jones. Not that delighted to meet you." She stuck out her hand. Robin stared at her in a peculiar way before cautiously shaking it.
"I think most people would be offended by that introduction."
"You did almost hit me with your arrow so I think it's reasonable enough, though I've never been much for reason." Alice winked at Robin and laughed while Robin stood in front of her quite confused by the comment. Alice's laughter ended after a few minutes and left her with a smile on her face. "I think it's time we part ways Ms. Mills. I have a village to get to."
Alice quickly grabbed Robin's hand and swiftly planted a kiss on the archer's knuckles before the girl could pull away. Alice left the archer standing confused in the woods and went on her way with the departing words, "If we meet again, I'll be sure to shoot an arrow in your cloak," drifting in the wind behind her.