This actually is my first fanfiction ever, so please be indulgent. I have been working on it for a while, writing many different version of the same idea, tearing up pages and going nowhere... But now I feel confident enough to bring it out into to world. Hope you will enjoy this first chapter. :)

Disclaimer: I own the ideas not the characters.

It was dark in the woods where the merry men had decided to set camp. Most of the men around the fire were passed out, completely drunk, or chit chatting a tad too loudly, but there were two of them sitting apart from the crowd, staring at each other like death was upon them. The taller and quite frankly bigger man had a very serious look upon his face. He didn't seem to agree with what his leader had just told him, but the other man –the said leader- was dead serious and he was trying to convince his second in command that the idea he had was actually a fairly good idea…

"I have to, Little John," he said glancing toward a little boy curled up on a thin bed of straw and fabric, "his health is getting worse by the minute and I can't bear to let him die. He's all I have left of Marian!" The man was obviously getting really emotional over the wife he had just lost some years prior…

Little John looked at him; of course he knew Robin was right. He also knew that he couldn't stay here with his arms crossed, and so he looked at him his expression getting even more serious –if that actually was possible- and gave the other man a slight nod of agreement. Although he was reluctant to let him go on his own.

"You barely made it alive last time and you actually owe your and your family's life to the Dark One's maid… and you know his castle wasn't guarded, how do you expect surviving her castle? You can't leave your son without a father…" he said calmly.

"And I can't let my son leave me all alone! He's all I have and he's four years old, bloody hell!" the father clearly was unhinged.

Just like that everything was decided; Robin Hood would leave tonight and go through with his plan, even though Little John disagreed. The tall man begged his friend to take at least one man with him, 'just in case' he had said, but Robin had denied any help. He was going on his own. Anyway it was only a three days walk –a day and a half if he was riding-, and hopefully the man had planned on taking his horse.

Little John was still trying to talk his best friend out of doing something so stupid, but the thief wouldn't listen. He was too busy packing up all of his stuff and making sure he had all he needed for the journey.

At the end of the next day he was all ready to go, so he saddled his horse and putted the horse's saddlebag on its back. Before leaving Robin looked towards his little boy, who was sleeping once more, he walked to him and woke him up. The four year old opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at his father, a weak smile upon his face. Robin kissed him on his forehead, whispering to him that he would be back very soon. The boy wrapped his arm around his father's neck, obviously not ready to let him go. In fact, he was terrified of not seeing him return, but the toddler also knew his father was leaving to find something to make him feel better, he also knew it would be an utterly dangerous raid that his father was going on… Tears came to his brown eyes and ran down his cheeks. His father hushed his sobs and wiped away his tears, before squirming out of his boy's arms. The grown man held back tears as he got back on his feet and walked away.

As he walked towards his horse, Robin could hear that his little Roland had started sobbing again. He got on his raven black stallion and looked at his best friend walking his way.

"You take care of him alright? I'll be back as soon as I can…" his voice was trailing off. The tall man looked right into his eyes simply saying "Promise."

Robin nodded gratefully, gave his faithful steed a kick in the flank and started his journey towards the dreadful castle of the Evil Queen.

So? What did you think? I'm eager to get some reviews and stuff. Hope you will want to read more of it and if you want you can even follow me on Tumblr, under the username saskwatche, to get exclusive sneak peek :P