Never Underestimate a Gypsy

Chavali is a gypsy but that doesn't make her week, when she meets John Little he finds out what she is a free spirit and just how hard to handle she is…which makes him want her even more. Set after the movie.

Alrighty I am off again writing more lol, SO I watched Robin hood and I fell for the movie immediatly I loved it so I needed a story line it just so happens I always wanted a character to be a gypsy so YAY i get what I wished for oh...(Ugh) I do not own any characters of Robin hood only My OC's Chavali, Rosa and there parents

"Father when we will be stopping, Rosa and I both are starting to get tired."

"Soon Chavali, there is a lake in the woods that we can stay I am sure." My father replied.

I sighed and pat my horse "Just a little further Moon then we will be stopping and I can get you something to eat."

My sister leaned back in her saddle and sighed "What are we going to about supper."

"I am going to go hunting again or I am going to try."

My Mother emerged from the back of the cabin to look at me "I just wish that you would learn to cook just like the woman."

"Momma no one else is going to do it, Babba has to watch the wagon and Ali …well we know what has happened to Ali."

"You know never to bring up Ali right now."

I looked down "I am sorry mother."

Soon we were camped near a small pond with a waterfall "Chavali can you tie the horses up over at the tree away from the water please."

"Yes mother."

I took the two from the wagon and the two that Rosa and I were riding over to the trees. Rosa stayed with Momma. And my father had gone to find some kind of town so that he may trade or buy. I grabbed my bow and arrows "I am going to find a deer or something to hunt."

"I still wish you wouldn't go."

"Well momma it is either that or starve."

I walked into the woods without another word.

In my sightings I finally found what I was looking for a doe that was in perfect shape to be eaten, she was an older deer so she couldn't produce any more and she didn't have any with her, I put an arrow in the bow and drew back on the string 'Okay Chavali just focus on the prize, you are one of the best shots of the wagon train you just have to focus…when your ready and everything is quiet.' I said, right as I was about to shoot the arrow "Hey!"

It was too late for me to draw back and the arrow missed the doe and she took off running into the woods "Shoot."

I turned around and looked at an extremely tall man in front of me, he had brown hair and blue eyes with a beard and mustache "Well now what am I supposed to do? That is the only thing that I had for my family." I said angrily "thanks to you I now have nothing for my family to eat thanks a lot…And who are you anyway."

"I should ask you the same question milady your on our land."

"Our land?"

He smirked "This part of the woods is for Robin Longstride and his Merry men."

I guffawed "How quaint, and which one would you be Robin Longstride or one of his men."

"I would be John Little."

I crossed my arms over my chest and looked up at him 'his last name is Little and he is huge, cute.' I thought "Well then John Little now that you have just ruined my Hunting trip I am going back to my family and break the bad news to them."

I started walking through the woods leaving him behind in the trees. When I came home with nothing my mother and sister were surprised "Chavali what happened."

"I ran into a man in the woods and he scared off my deer, I am so sorry momma."

"Don't worry Chavali…For I have news, I found a small hidden village in the woods and they welcome us to stay here for as long as we wish, as long as we pull our weight we can stay, the village is not to far from here and we are invited to join them." My father came up behind us. "They just ask that we bring medicine from our wagons."

I loaded as much as I could in a basket of medicines and different sorts of things before. My younger sister Rosa was changing into a dress that she bought "Who was the man that you ran into earlier."

"I don't know, and I hope to god I never see him again."

I wrapped her cape around her "Rosa remember what Baba said "Do not speak unless spoken to."

"Yes Sister."

We walked into town and were welcomed by a woman with long blond hair in a dark green dress "Welcome, My name is Marion."

"Hello Marion, My name is Chavali, this is my sister Rosa and my mother and father. We have medicines for you, we are in the gypsy wagon down the road." I said handing the basket to her.

"Yes I was told, and thank you I am forever in your debt." She said "Come let us sit for supper."

We fallowed Marion into a small hut and we sat down "You have such a beautiful name Chavali."

"Thank you."

The door to the hut opened and a man stood in the door he had an oval face and dressed in green "Are these the…"

"Yes, these people are the gypsy family that are staying at the lake. Everyone this is my husband Robin Longstride."

My father shook his hand ":This is my wife Laurel, and my two daughters, Chavali and Rosa."

My mother sister and I stood up and bowed "Yes my friend told me of running into a young gyspy woman in the forest." He looked at me "I am taking a wild guess and saying that it was you."

I sighed "Yes it was me, I was hunting for my family and I for tonight and possibly tomorrow…He surprised me and I missed the deer."

"From what he told me you both had quiet an argument."

"My daughter has quite a fire in her, I do apologize." My father said looking at me with a slight scowl.

"It's fine I am sure he needs some words like that every so often."

I smirked and sat there quietly, my father was already scolding me mentally, Rosa looked at me and whispered "You told me nothing happened."

"I apologize for lying to you but do not under circumstances ever do what I did."

Dinner was quick but my father and Robin did make a pact "You may stay here as long as you would like, having a new family help us will be helpful I am sure."

"We are outside of the town, it is a small walk but you are still hidden."

We sat down to eat for dinner of course the men ate first and the woman ate after, after my father and Robin ate they stepped outside leaving Marion, My mother, sister and I to eat "So where do you come from?" Marion asked us.

"All over our last trip was from France." My mother spoke for all of us while my sister and I ate.

Marion smiled "You must get to see a lot."

"Yes but we do not get to comfortable."

"Of course, well if you would like please stay as long as you like."

"Thank you."

At the end of the night when supper was over my father bid Robin goodnight and he bit my family and I goodnight, as he walked with us the sudden laughter that was familiar "Well if it isn't the gypsy that I saw this morning."

I turned around and glared at the man that I ran into this morning. "Ah Little John, You went to the tavern again I see."

My father looked at him "I do apologize for my daughters behavior, she can be quiet the free spirit."

"I saw that sir, her shot however is what I have a problem with." He said smiling.

I glared at him, "The only reason I missed that doe was because you came up behind me." I pointed at him.

"Chavali, be quiet."

I sighed and looked down "Sorry Baba."

I took my sisters hand and wrapped the cape tight to me "Come on Rosa, lets go home and get some rest."

Rosa nodded her head and walked with me down the road "Are we finally going to stop here sister?"

'I don't know Rosa I hope so."

"Is it because of that really tall man?"

I shot a quick glance at her "No and I never want to here you say anything like that again Rosa."

We walked back to the wagon and I tucked my sister into bed "Sleep well my sister, dream of Hope, Love, and a home."

She nodded and kissed me on the cheek "Good night Chavali."

"Good night Rosa."

She curled up in the corner of the bed and quickly fell asleep, and then I got out of my outfit and into a nightgown and into bed, for once I slept well.

Halfway through the night a sudden banging on the door of the wagon woke me up, My father bolted out of his bed and mamas bed and walked over to the door "Yes?"

"Do you realize where you are right now?"

"No, who are you?"

"Sheriff of Nottingham village you are in the outskirts of Nottingham Village and we do not allow you filthy gypsies in our village."

"We are just traveling and we are going to leave in the morning." My father tried to explain.

The door was opened wider and a man with brown hair that reached his shoulders looked at my sister, mother and I "Well it seems we have a whole family involved in illegal activity

"My father and my family are not doing anything illegal." I said angrily

The sheriff looked at me and smirked "What a beautiful daughter you have too bad that she has a mouth on her."

"Get away from my wagon."

The sheriff grabbed my father and yanked him out of the wagon "Baba!" Rosa cried. Some of the sheriffs men grabbed my mother and yanked her out of the wagon. The sheriff walked over the bed and grabbed my sister and I "And you are coming with me."

"Let go of me!"

"Arrest the Father and mother, this one is mine."

"No let me go, my sister."

"She will be taken care of."

They threw her to my mother and my mother caught her in her arms "Take them away."

The police took my mother father and sister away and the sheriff handled me "Let me go." I said again

A sudden shot of an arrow grazed past me and caught the sheriff in the cape and pinned him against a tree and he turned me loose. "You are in the wrong woods sheriff."