Well first I would like to say welcome to my Halloween Special, I know there hasn't been a lot of activity from me over the months, but this idea came to me by a reviewer, who's idea I loved, but altered, so enjoy! And Happy Halloween!

Witch Hood

Chapter 1

One Dark Night

Twas a dark and cold night in Sherwood Forest, and the inhabitants of the outlaw camp were rugged up in furs from chin, to boot, even the dark figure that slept on the leaf covered earth, as a bed had not been arranged so that he could sleep off the unusually cold ground. It was then that he opened his eyes, and rose into a sitting position pulling his furs up with him; he looked over the camp observing what he could in the available moonlight.

He saw how peacefully they slept, he wished that he had their kind of slumber, but instead he was plagued by haunting visions of Marian, he still couldn't let her go, and questioned how his new friend, could cast her aside and go for the blonde wench, sister to the man he had killed in the courtyard. He knew she would never trust him let alone accept him, there was nothing he could say that would appease her, even Robin had gotten over the death of the woman he was supposed to have loved, but not her.

So he had killed for the sheriff for years, at least he had principle's, if there was one thing he hated, it was the slaughter of innocent children, even if they had seen something that they shouldn't have. There was no excuse for it, the sheriff had basically told the boys in the barn that they were going to die, but as soon as he turned his back, Guy had leaned in and told them that they weren't going to die, and that he would see to it.

They were scared and probably didn't believe him at all, or maybe they hoped that he was telling the truth, either way Guy had no way of knowing, which is why he revelled in the decision he had made afterwards. It was his Manor after all, and what he did in it was his own business, even if he had freed the children causing the sheriff's plan to be foiled, in a way he enjoyed that to, for he had not a drop of love for the man.

But the looks on the children's faces, the fear he saw in them saddened him, as he watched them scamper off into the night.

In the end he had accepted the fact that Kate hated him, and after it all he just didn't care anymore, his role hadn't changed much since he had joined the outlaws because every time he walked into a town the villagers still fled, they still hated him too. However there was one girl that he had noticed, her piercing green eyes, and golden-honey hair, he often saw her following him around, and in a way he cherished the moments when he would pretend to not notice her as she followed him in the tall grasses.

She wasn't as young as he had first pictured, in fact she looked to be in her early 20's, bold to be sure, following a known murderer, but that didn't seem to bother her, and on one occasion he had even practiced his sword play, slashing a tree with his blade, as he turned, ducked and dodged, from an enemy that couldn't fight back. It was then that he caught himself smiling, in his usual half cocked manner, as he pondered over the more redeeming features of his new job.

He felt the breeze cut through the door of the camp, and as it whipped around his face and danced in his hair, he saw the appeal of the night, and decided to take a walk, so raising silently he soon left the camp, walking to nowhere specific. As he walked, half asleep, he questioned if anyone would notice he was gone, and then he realized if there was going to be someone who noticed he was gone it was going to be Kate.

Sometimes he wished he had killed her instead of her brother, if he had killed her instead, at least he and Robin would have a rivalry for Marian, it was as if he missed it, but then he realized if she was dead, the squirrel would just start chasing after Isabella. The thought of his enemy with his sister was disturbing, it was bad enough he hated his sister, but the thought of that man with her, was even worse.

Pushing those thoughts aside, he continued walking, until the moonlight struck a figure lying in the leaves, he instinctively reached for his sword, only to find that he had left it in the camp, but to find someone this close to the camp was concerning. He realized it could be a downed animal, but his curiosity had been peaked and now he was going to investigate the mysterious figure.

Walking slowly with one foot after the other, he made his way cautiously, that was until he saw that the figure was indeed human, a woman even, so he then rushed to her side and turned her over. He couldn't see any wounds on her and so he scooped her onto his lap and leant against a tree.

"Madam, Madam are you alright?" He asked, as he cradled her head gently in his hand,

She opened her mouth to speak but he heard no words, he wanted to leave to get some water but he didn't want to forget where she was, and he didn't want her to crawl away, so he remained by her side. It was then that she opened her eyes, and he was startled for but a moment.

"Gisborne." She whispered,

Guy smiled when he heard the woman say his name, it was the first time someone wasn't afraid of what he might do to them, maybe his life was taking a turn for the better. After a while he could feel himself growing weary and tired, he tried to keep his eyes open, but they slowly closed, and he soon drifted off into what seemed to be a peaceful sleep, the woman then rose and as if she was the forest itself. She was gone.

I know this has been a very short chapter but I wanted to get you interested, and I hope the mysterious woman has done that, Reviews will help me get the next chapter up on Monday. So Review!