I DON'T OWN ROBIN HOOD

IF I DID GUY WOULD BE WITH MARIAN

AND ROB WOULD PROBABLY BE WITH SOMEONE ELSE

This is the weirdest idea that ever came to me for a fanfic, but it was strangely interesting. Completely and absolutely un-realistic, very Guy/Marian, rather anti Robin some places. Okay, here goes…

"If you can't love me…then tell me you'll kiss me. Just once. Before you leave, just grant me one, last kiss. Then I can go to the gallows, remembering it. All the pain and fear will disappear, and the taste of your lips, will be with me, when I go" Guy whispered, his mouth inches from Marian's.

Marian's heart sank. Her lips were trembling, her palms were sweaty, her mouth was dry. She looked into the eyes of the man standing before her. The last time she'd see that look of love and desire that she had always caught in his gaze. Just moments from now he was to die. He had grabbed her, just now, on his way to the gallows. 'Tell me' He'd said 'Tell me you don't, and never have, loved me'. She hadn't replied. He'd moved to kiss her.

She didn't want this. The guard pulled the chains on Guy's hand, to lead him out and up to the gallows. She couldn't let this happen. Throwing caution to the winds, she ran up the steps after him, pulled him round to face her, and flung her lips at his.

It was like heaven. It was more than just a kiss now; her tongue had entered his mouth, slowly sliding around his. Once they had started, they couldn't stop. His chained hands slipped around her body and hers around his.

The guard tugged at Guy's chains, pulling him away from Marian, their lips unlocking finally.

"I love you" He whispered.

"I love you too" Marian replied, tears streaming down her face. Guy was taken away up the steps. She ran at light speed from the dungeons and back into the crowd of spectators. She made her way to the seat she was supposed to be occupying, next to her fiancé Robin of Locksley, who was sitting besides to non other than King Richard himself. The prisoners were being hooded. Guy was the last to be hooded, standing at the end of a row of around five other black knights, including Vasey, and his piercing blue eyes met Marian's. He smiled lovingly at her as the hood was pulled over his head. Robin cheered at this point.

The prisoners were stepping onto the stools. Desperately, Marian grabbed an arrow and the bow from beside Robin, without him noticing, and ran to be able to get a better view of the prisoners. People were getting in her way, she was struggling and Guy's noose was being attached…

Finally she reached the rock she had headed for, clambered ontop of it and, just as the leaver was being pulled, Marian aimed Robin's bow, and fired an arrow to cut down the rope that was hanging guy. It succeeded. The drums crowd stopped, and all turned to stare at Marian.

"I can't let this happen!" Marian dared to shout, over the roars of anger from the rest of the crowd. She jumped down from the spot.

"Marian!" She heard a desperate call in Robin's voice. She felt guilt pang in her heart, but made her way through the crowd, away from the voice. Arms were trying to grab her..

Allan had helped Guy down, pulled the hood off him and allowed him to escape through the crowd. He was fighting his way towards Marian, finally reaching her, grabbing her arm and pulling her through the crowd. As they ran, they were followed by guards, but Marian was smiling, laughing, and then they were finally out of the crowd and round a corner and off down the street. They fell into a barn, both laughing now, they heard the guards run away from their hiding place, and now they were free…

"Marian" Guy whispered in her ear, pushing a warm arm around her body "Marian wake up"

"I was dreaming" She groaned, turning over to face him, eyes still shut.

He moved his nose to rest against hers. She giggled.

"What were you dreaming of?" He growled softly

"The day we got together. The day I left Hood for you. The day we became outlaws." Marian breathed, Guy tasting her breath on his lips.

"Open your eyes" He whispered. She flickered them open. The first thing she saw was his bright blue eyes, looking deep into hers. He was giving her the same look he had in the dream, and she giggled at the thought. She kissed him gently.

They broke apart. "Memories now. Just memories. Two weeks since then and now we are man and wife I see no reason to dwell on the past. Only the future" He grinned, sliding his arm down her body, towards her bottom.

"Guy!" She giggled appreciatively. She smacked his hand away playfully. "We need to be dressed, and up, and down to the stables. A Dale wants to see us, straight away"

Guy groaned, and rolled onto his back. "I wish I could spend all day in this bed Marian" He said, closing his eyes again. "I love you"

Xxxx

The stable door creaked open, and Guy and Marian broke apart from their passionate kiss to see who had entered. It was Allan. They blushed, but stayed in each other's arms.

"Can you two put each other down please?" He mocked, a grin infecting his face.

"Allan" Guy smiled welcomingly. His true feelings were etched on his face, for once, and it showed admiration, respect and friendship. Allan a Dale had betrayed him long ago, but now he was risking his own life to help Marian and Guy. He had provided them with a roof over their head (even if it was only a bare bedroom in the servant's quarters), food and protection and cover from the King, who had decided to stay in Nottingham for a while, and the new sheriff, Robin of Locksley.

"Guy, Marian. Look, I'll get straight to the point. The house and all my lands are going to be searched later. I'm not supposed to know about this, but I over heard Robin talking to Richard yesterday. It's clear they don't trust me, and I have to prove my loyalty to them. It's around mid-day, but I thought I'd wake you early to tell you so you'd have time to prepare somewhere to go and time to take your stuff. I'm really sorry about this, but there's no alternative"

"It's fine" Marian smiled, trying to hide worry from her expression. She turned to Guy, bighting her bottom lip. His eyes told her she was not alone in her panic.

"How long will we have to stay away for?" Guy asked.

"It depends how long Robin is watching us. I'll send for you as soon as I know it's safe for you to return. It shouldn't be longer than a week, but I can't be certain. Please, don't return until I send for you." Allan smiled weakly.

"Thank you for everything Allan. There are no words that can express how grateful we are, and we will make ourselves scarce as soon as possible. We would not want to put you in any danger at all" Marian walked to Allan and embraced him, s move to which he responded by blushing grandly. Guy smiled to himself.

"Right, well, you won't be seeing me for a bit, but I hope all goes well for you." Allan smiled as he left the stable.

As soon as he had exited, the pair turned to each other. They both spoke at the same time and then stopped. Guy insisted that Marian talked first, but he was pacing the stable, forming many possible plans in his mind as he listened.

"Guy, we can't get far in a few hours! You know that the whole village is swarming with Robin's men, he's convinced we've stayed in Locksley, but we have to be clever. Where's the last place he'd look for us?" She sat down on a bale of hay and put her head in her hands. Suddenly an idea struck her light lightning. "The forest!" She blurted out "He'll never expect that! Guy, it's perfect! It's close to Allan, and we'll always know what's going on!"

Marian's smile almost suggested excitement to Guy. He very much doubted that Sherwood Forest was the wisest of destinations, but Marian had had her mind made up, and there was no arguing with her when she got into that mood. Besides, they had little time and it was close.

Xxxxx

It was almost midday. Marian was loading the horse with their luggage under the hot sun, high in the sky. Her brow was sweating heavily and her arms were already tired from carrying bags. She had rapped a light scarf around her neck to stop it burning.

Her husband was packing food and weapons for them, and loading them onto his jet-black horse, whose hair colour matched his perfectly. He came striding out of the large manor house, draped in his black leather and patting his dagger in the side of his belt. He mounted his steed, and Marian looked up at him. She had always loved his tall profile, but atop his horse he looked even more powerful and majestic. His eyes flickered in her direction and he caught her look, returning a bashful one.

Marian mounted her horse too. Guy's steed walked over to her mare. He lent over on his horse and kissed her check. She beamed.

Just then there was a sound of hooves coming towards them, from a path leading up to Allan's house. They could hear the royal horn being blown. The King had decided to accompany Robin in his search, had he?

Fear grabbed Marian. We need to go, now! She cried to her husband, as the hooves grew louder. A servant girl ran past the pair and back into the manor house, slamming the door behind her. Guy kicked his heels against his horse and began to ride off into the slight part of forest to the left of the house, Marian following behind him on her own mare. The cover of the trees was still rather far off, and the hooves were so close now…

As the pair gained speed, Marian's hair began to blow more wildly around her shoulders, flowing freely, tangling itself. They were finally nearing the forest edge. She felt for her silk scarf, something to comfort her. It was gone. She glanced back. It was lying in the dirt, at least thirty feet away. There was no way she could turn back to fetch it, the sound of hooves was so near now…

She carried on, after her husband, and they eventually reached the cover of the trees, just as the Sheriff, the King and many guards came into view. The pair pulled their horses reins, dismounted, tied their horses up and sneaked behind a bush to watch the situation.

TBC