This piece wasn't betaed or Britt-read- and English is: a)no my native language and b)not my strong point! There could be ( and believe me there WOULD be a lot of grammar, spelling and other errors) so consider Yourself warned;)

Disclaimer: I don't own neither the show nor the characters or lyrics. It's strictly fan-made and no-profit.

ATTENTION: It's AU story focused on Guy, if it's not what You like to read just press the back button;)

The young woman sitting in the not very comfortable carriage quieted the whimpering child. The little girl, no older than a few months had clearly enough of uncomfortable journey and loudly announced her anger at world surrounding her. The coachman reluctantly glanced at his passengers. The child didn't stop whining, if not for the fact that he got only a half of the promised sum he would drop off both of them in the middle of Sherwood forest! The long-drawn-out whistle scared horses away. Coachman cursed foully at the sight of men standing on the road aiming their bows at him. As if this day could have been even worse! Hastily he jumped down from the goat and raised his hands up. He wasn't going to risk his life for some young thing and the rowdy brat.

From the side two other men ran up to the carriage and one of them called out.

"Welcome in Sherwood! I am Robin Hood, perhaps you heard about me? Please come out! Much help them! " the door of the carriage opened widely with the aid of Much.

"Please step forward My Lady. You are safe, I promise. " Robin Hood smiled widely at the sight of the young woman cuddling the child "We only want to collect tax due to us for the travel through our forest!"

Ignoring the helping hand the woman come out the carriage. She was clad rather modestly, as befitted for the journey, apart from the simple silver ring she had no ornaments. The child whimpered and the woman carefully corrected her grip warily scrutinising the thugs. Their leader standing opposite her was quite handsome and smiled with contentment, the other two guarded horses, and the vast man, oldest of the group pick up her trunk. So it was the famous Robin Hood gang. She was clearly not impressed.

"I have nothing worthy of the theft" she announced raising her head and watching at the leader with distinct reproof.

Robin smiled charmingly. She was tall and very slim, her entirely common face could never be regarded as beautiful, in particular now with all the dullness that clearly testified to difficulties of the long journey. Only her eyes were extraordinary large with unique purple irises.

"I assure you that you are wrong My Lady, poor people of Nottingham will appreciate your generosity" beautiful or not this woman undoubtedly was a lady, from the tip of her tightly pinned up hair her to the soles of shoes and Robin was well-known from his charming spells to ladies.

"Whether poor people of Nottingham could not do without the need of pillage of my things" she asked tartly seeing as one of the thugs, the younger one, opened her trunk.

"Your bag My Lady" Robin pointed to the travelling sack which she kept at the bottom of the carriage "Much!"

"It is my child's clothes and provisions!" she protested reaching to the pocket of her coat and taking out the little bag with money "Here! That's all as I have!" she tossed it to Robin "Unless you wish to steal also my wedding ring! I was supposed to pay two coins the coachman"

Robin glanced at the standing near coachman who nodded his head confirming it. Sighing heavily, Robin tossed coins to the man.

Much casually looked into the sack, indeed it was full of children's fripperies, he put the hand deeper, papers rustled.

"And where are you travelling My Lady, with the child?" Robin asked interested

" Well Sir, I don't see how it can be any of your business, but since you are asking we are going to see my husband" the woman proudly answered.

Robin smiled, he liked her more and more. He rarely met the young woman who didn't yielded to his charm.

"A husband My Lady, that's most unfortunate." he said, but Allan's warning shout "Soldiers!" interrupted the conversation.

Having bowed one more time Robin Hood and his people disappeared in the forest, and along with them coachman who decided that since he had the money his duty was fulfilled.

Within one moment the young woman and the child were surrounded by a small detachment of armed soldiers leaded by dark-haired man. Dismounting from the dark steed he seemed still powerful, his gloomy face resembled a hailstorm.

"Are you hurt My Lady? Have you suffer in any way? " his word were astonishingly caring while he looked at her and the child searching for injuries.

"No My Lord, we are fine, you arrived just in time " the woman smiled slightly " however thugs managed to frighten my coachman, so I am forced to ask you for help. "

Guy knitted his brows upon hearing it. He wished to go after Hood and his men but he could leave a Lady and her child.

"We will escort you My Lady, you are going to Nottingham?"

"To my husband" the woman twisted the ring on her finger "you may know him My Lord , he is also a knight"

Guy paled at the sight of the familiar piece of silver. He remembered seeing similar plain ring a long time ago on different hand, but that women had been dead for years and that stale piece of silver had been exchanged for a piece of bread in the little shabby harbour long time ago.

"Indeed, and will you give me your husbands name?"

"Of course My Lord, forgive me, I am Lady Anne of Gisborne, and my husband is sir Guy of Gisborne" to say that he was dumbstruck was to say nothing. The momentary shock in a flash gave up its seat to wild fury. He only just survived humiliation after being left at the altar in front of peasants eyes, and now another mockery in front of his soldiers! It was one too many!

"My Lord?" Anne asked seeing as his face distorted into grimace of fury

"I am sir Guy of Gisborne, and you, My Lady have exactly a few moments to explain yourself!" he roared at her furiously.

:) SO?