Disclaimer: I don't own Robin Hood! (Unfortunately this does include Jonas and Harry)
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Robin stood there looking at Marian's dead body
"I can't bury her"
Djaq stood next to him "Will and I will see to that Robin"
"Thank you my friend." Robin's final words as he walked away tears glistening in his eyes.
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Two hours after Robin and the rest of the gang had left.
"Will!" exclaimed Djaq
"What is it?"
"She's alive" Djaq answered in disbelief "help me get her inside"
Once inside Bassam's house Djaq cleaned, treated and dressed Marian's wound.
"How is she?" asked Will walking over and wrapping his arm around her.
"Sleeping, as long as she doesn't get an infection she should be okay" Djaq leaning into him.
"You've done your best, that's all you can do Djaq"
"This feels strange, us, me in your arms, strange but good" Djaq said looking up at his face.
"I know, I've wanted to hold you like this since before my dad died" Will confessed
"I've always loved you since I first saw you, but I only admitted it to myself in the barn, I was scared that if I cared about you I would just get hurt again"
"Again?" asked Will shocked
"Will I was betrothed once, before my brother and father were killed." A lone tear slipped down Djaq's cheek as she remembered the painful memory, Will Silently wiped it away. "He seemed nice, he bought me gifts, he was nice to me, and I liked him. Then when the betrothal was finalized he became mean he hit me when he was alone with me, he treated me as a possession not as a human. I told my father and he broke off the betrothal. That's when it happened; my former fiancé became angry he sent Englishmen, deserters to kill me and my father. Hassim, my cousin heard the plan and told my brother and me. Djaq was always a sickly boy. He said he would die for me if he had to, so we swapped places. They died my father and brother died for me that day. That's when I became my brother."
"Shh" said Will holding her to his chest and softly kissed her head "I will never hurt you, I love you too much"
"I know that now and I will never doubt you" she whispered
"Were you remembering that when I pushed you into that room?" Will asked softly, guilt taking over.
Djaq nodded.
Will Continued "I wasn't thinking, I was mad with the Sheriff, I didn't realize it was you, if I had I wouldn't have pushed you"
"I know you wouldn't, I understand that now as I did then you had just lost your father, I know how it feel to see your family killed before your eyes" anger flashed in Djaq's eyes "as soon as Marian recovers enough to go on a ship we will go back to the forest, I promise"
"I know we will, we have to return Marian" Will said smiling.