Never Underestimate a Gypsy

Chapter 2

Okay Chapter 2: So I dont know if her name is Marion or marian If it goes back and forth you get the point same diff, oh Interesting fact: Chavali means Daughter in Gypsy :)


I looked at Robin; he made sudden eye contact with me "If you plan on living come here."

I did as he said and ran over to him an hid behind him "Don't ever come here again." He said lowering the bow and Arrow.

"What about my family?"

"We will find a way to get them back soon."

He helped me on his horse and got behind me and rode back to the village where he lived. When the horse came to a stop he helped me off of the horse "Marian!"

The door flew open and Marian looked at me; I was crying she walked over and wrapped her arms around me "What happened?"

The sheriff came and arrested her family."

Marion looked at him "For what?"

"Being a gyspy." I sniffled "My family is hated for being a gypsy and for that he arrested my father, mother and even my little sister."

"Why not you."

"He wanted to take her back to his chamber." Robin said

She sneered "How dare he?"

"She cannot go back to the wagon tonight we will bring it in the morning if it is still there, for now she needs to stay in the village."

"But my fathers wagon is all I have left, not to mention my horses." I said

"Like I said we will get it in the morning, you will stay at the church and it isn't a request it is an order."

I was surprised "You order me like a soldier?"

"If you expect to save your family, then yes."

I flinched but gave in "Fine, I will stay here in the village."

His stern face softened "I am sorry I couldn't help them sooner, I will do my best to help you."

I looked at him "You have already done so much for me by saving me by that man tonight."

He walked with me to the church and knocked on the church door "Fryer?"

The door was thrown open and a fat man in a monks outfit looked at us "Robin of the hood, bit late isn't it?" he said he sounded drunk and I am sure if I got a good whiff I could tell what the brew was.

"Fryer this is Chavali she is a gypsy that was traveling with her family, they were just arrested and she got away, she needs a place to stay for the night until I can bring her wagon into town, will you give her sanctuary?"

The fryer looked at me and got a little too close "Is this the woman that Little John was teasing earlier today?"

I sighed "Yes."

"Of course child come in, you may sleep in the sanctuary for tonight, Little Johns face when he sees you in the morning will be amusing."

I bowed to Robin again and thanked him. I walked into the sanctuary with a large cross and pews lay "Let me go and get you some blankets so that you can rest, make yourself at home."

"Thank you Father."

"Please call me Fryer Tuck."

I nodded as he disappeared, I looked at the cross "Please help me save my mother and father and my little sister." I prayed

The fryer returned with three or four blankets "What may I ask were you drinking when you answered the door?" I asked

"You wouldn't know the brew dear."

"I bet I would my family have been traveling forever and I bet that I know what it is exactly."

"It comes from a beehive."

I smiled "I know that very brew, when my family and I were in France my father learned how to make it. He said that I did the best at brewing the stuff."

"Well then you must share the recipe sometime."

I nodded "Well it has been a long night, I am going to try to get as much sleep as possible. Good night Fryer."

"Goodnight."

The next morning was my morning to get as much practice as I could with my bow and arrow so I got up as early as possible and found the perfect target, a large tree that already had the target cut into it." I drew back on the bow and shot a couple of arrows into the target, they were both a perfect bulls eye "Well if it isn't our young gypsy maiden practicing her aim." The obnoxious voice caused me to shudder and I whipped around "My aim was just fine until you came around."

"You must not get distracted by the likes of me Lass." Little John explained. "Even though a handsome man like myself can be quite the distraction." His friends with him one with red hair and the other with long brown hair laughed I glared "It would be impossible to be distracted by your good looks sir."

"Why is that prey tell?"

"You have none."

The two men with him doubled over laughing I smiled "Besides, My aim is just fine I can do a lot that you men can do and a lot more, I am trained in many weapons that you have never seen before in your life."

"Prove it then." Little john said smiling "I want to see this."

"Fine." I walked over to him and grabbed his sword from his hip, I flung it over my shoulder and threw it and it stuck in the bulls eye in the tree "Any woman when trained correctly can do that."

I rolled my eyes "Go and get it sir, it is your sword after all."

He growled and walked over to the target and tried to get it out but it was lodged into the tree "What?"

I laughed "What is the matter, having a little trouble?"

"No, of course not."

I knew that he was having trouble I took an arrow and drew back on my bow for when he did finally get the sword out of the tree. When he did I shot and pinned him against the tree on the left side then took two more one for the right shoulder and one more for right between the legs, no damage to owner of the sword at all, I walked over to him and looked up at him "How was that?"

I heard the sound of horses walking into the village and I left him against the tree "Wench! Get back here."

"Should have known that she would do that Little John."

I got up to the side of the road to see my wagon…or what was left of it come up "There was only one horse left and the wagon was burned down, some of your cloths still are in tact." Robin said

I looked at my wagon "Well this wagon has been in worse shape." I put a hand on my head "I suppose I will rebuild it…again."

"Again?"

I looked at him as he got off his horse "Yes….This wagon has been taken apart before, lucky for us the base is alright, and the beds, I am actually surprised that some of my things did make it, last time I had nothing."

Marion came up behind us "Oh my god…"

"Funny isn't it? I have to rebuild it again."

"We will help you." Marion said setting her hand on my shoulder.

I touched her hand and smiled weakly "Thank you."

Robin looked around "Yes we will… Where are my men?"

"Oh Little john is pinned to a tree and Will and Allen are trying to help un pin him."

Robin raised an eyebrow "How did he…"

"Lets just say that he made me mad and you never do that."

He smiled "Finally pushed the lady to her limits, I want to see this."

I had him fallow me to where I had Little John pinned, Allen and Will were looking at him "We want to help him but we don't know how to get that arrow out from between his legs it's stuck."

I rolled my eyes "Well he deserved it."

"Wench…" He said again

"Chavali can you help him please."

"Oh alright, alright."

I walked over to the arrow and looked at him "Hold still."

"That won't be problem lass." He said

In one motion I pulled the arrow and it popped out of the target "Alright you can relax."

I watched as he did and the rest of the arrows were removed on each side and he dropped down "Please tell me when you want to battle again, I do enjoy our little rants."

He looked at me "As do I."

Robin looked at us "Well for now let's help her get her father's wagon built back up, she needs our help."

I never expected complete strangers to help me but they did, Marion helped me clean the ash from the bottom and she helped me clean up the cloths that did make it, there was a fence where I could put my horse and one of the boys helped me take care of him. John, Will, and Allen carried wood for the wagon and Robin was starting to put things together, it was a blessing to see them helping me.

They got most of it done when the sun went down that evening "You may stay with me again tonight." The fryer offered me a drink and I took it "thank you Fryer."

I looked at Marion and Robin "Thank you both I will forever be in your debt for helping me, I will make it up to you somehow."

Little John looked down at me "And how do you plan on making it up to everyone of us."

I whipped around and smiled sweetly "Never underestimate the power of a gypsy."