Hi everyone! here's chapter 3, a flashback and POV the "x-x-x-x" ends a POV just so were clear :)

Hope you enjoy R&R! x

Olivia's POV

I had been in the room when it had been said; Skippy's mother had in a way forewarned this trip to London…so why was it I still found it so hard to believe? Watching out of the window in my room, I sat quite still, so many thoughts running through my mind…the thought of leaving the place I called home for several years felt unbearable, and I honestly didn't believe my day could get any worse. As a knock came to the door, I looked up slightly but didn't speak; the last thing I felt like was talking.

I heard the door open and close slowly, but I didn't turn round, waiting for a voice to reveal who had come in but silence continued to stay in the room. Breathing a sigh I continued to look out into the night, wondering what Skippy was doing, it was then I began to wonder how he'd take my sudden departure. Though it wasn't just him who would be affected, I did feel some guilt in not seeing how my siblings were…no doubt Forrest would take it the easiest, his yearning to learn more and more knowledge would make it a once in a lifetime trip for him. But Lyla was more like her sister, who loved going outdoors and enjoyed living in the midst of a beautiful and natural area, where everyone lived closely together.

'You know, I'll do everything in my power to keep you here in Nottingham if it's where you want to stay,' my fathers voice was a soothing one, and I couldn't help but be happy to see him, as he held an arm out gesturing me to come and sit beside him. Allowing him to put his arm around me, I sat and talked to him about it, 'I know I seem selfish, I just love my life here' I admitted sadly, my father understanding completely. 'Would you like to come out for a while?' he suddenly asked, leading me to look at him in confusion, where would he want to take me so late in the evening? Speaking aloud my thoughts, he merely grinned and told me 'it's a surprise; come on you'll like it.' Never doubting my day before I wasn't about to start now, so getting up I let him lead me from my room, and out into the night.

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'It will all work out Marian dear,' Clucky said trying to comfort her friend, Little John sitting on the other side of her, looking thoughtful, 'where's Rodolfo?' he asked, Clucky explaining he had gone to see Lyla, 'hmm he does seem to be spending a lot of time with her…' he said smirking, Maid Marian and Clucky laughing at this, 'looks like we could be in-laws, Marian dear' she laughed, the vixen nodding before standing up and smoothing out her lilac dress, 'well I'm going to go and see the children…' she said leaving the room, Little John and Clucky exchanging looks, when he suddenly gave her a mischievous grin and chased her out of the room, both of them laughing breathlessly, as Clucky said loudly, 'you know this is no way to treat a lady,'

'You're right, well there's no problem there,' he smirked Clucky now turning and jumping on him, almost managing to pin Little John down in the middle of the corridor. 'Lady Cluck, goodness gracious,' came the shocked voices of some of the ladies in waiting she had worked with, 'all part of the self-defence that comes with this job,' she said continuing to laugh as Little John picked her up.

'Behave will you?' she smirked, Little John raising an eyebrow to this

'What did you say?' he replied, beginning to tickle her as he carried her into the bed chamber, 'drop it,' she managed to get out, Little John simply replying easily, 'okay' letting her flop onto the bed. Sitting up looking flustered, she adjusted her hat and sat up, 'oh you're in for it now' she said lunging at her new husband, Little John reaching behind him to lock the door. Meanwhile as Marian went to Forrest's room, she heard the ladies in waiting talking about Clucky's strange and funny display, 'oh Clucky' she remarked giggling to herself, as she went into Forrest's room. 'Hello mother,' he greeted not looking up from the book he was reading, 'hi I know you probably aren't happy, with me and Robin, but we promise you dear that it won't be for too long.'

'Mother…what do you know about love?' he asked out of the blue, Marian looking at him somewhat confused. Her son looked the exact image of Robin, with a handsome appearance, though he had never taken to any of the girls he had met that Marian had noticed. 'In what way?' she asked sitting down on his bed

'How did you know that you were in love?' he asked Marian thinking back to the time and remembering it quite well.

Flashback

The summer was bright and full of life in Nottingham, and Maid Marian had been outside playing badminton with her lady-in-waiting Clucky, who at the time was a bit younger too. 'Oh good shot Clucky,' she grinned hitting the shuttlecock as it came over to her,

'You play very well yourself dear,' she replied breathlessly sitting down as the shuttlecock fell out of the court, 'mercy me, I am so weary now' Clucky said sitting down on the stone bench, 'oh I am going to miss all this' she remarked sadly. 'Don't worry, you'll have me with you the whole time, and with any luck you'll be home within a year.'

'I know, I just love Nottingham so, oh Clucky I just want to see him again' she finished sighing in content with the thought of seeing the fox that had become her childhood friend.

'Well you know that King Richard has nothing against you seeing your friend, he is such a talented and well spoken young man' Clucky remarked. Looking at her friend Maid Marian had wondered how someone that was not much older than her, could be a servant. Beginning to ask this however, Clucky interrupted her standing up, 'looks like that scoundrel, of yours has come to give you the company you desire,' she grinned leaving the grounds, as she saw Robin at the top of the castle walls having climbed them with ease. 'Do be careful,' she said putting a hand to her mouth and watching as Robin slid easily down the vines, 'do not fear Maid Marian, I shall remain safe for you…'

Smiling as he now approached her, the two sat in the shade of a tree talking normally until Marian began to fidget slightly.

'Is something wrong?' Robin asked concerned, Marian looking up into his chocolate eyes,

'There's something I have to tell you,' she began not sure of how to word this, Robin thinking she were about to say she didn't want to see him anymore.

'What is it?' he said dreading the answer

'Soon I'll be going away for a while…to London…'

'Why?' he remarked alarmed, and sitting up now to look at the saddened vixen beside him,

'I have to go there, being royalty means that I have to go away for a while at a young age, that's what Clucky told me anyway…'

'Will you be back?' Robin questioned his voice straining at the thought of being without her.

'Of course I will…I just don't know when.' The next few minutes had trickled by in awkward silence, Robin didn't want to lose his friend, and many thoughts of her not wanting to be with him when she returned worried him. 'Robin?'

'Mm...?' he mumbled in reply coming back into the conversation

'Will you promise me something?'

'Yes, what is it?' he asked looking at her expectantly, Marian clearing her throat before answered, the tears sparkling in her eyes as she responded, 'while I'm gone…please don't forget me.'

Robin looked almost offended at the thought, but settled down again as he kissed her softly on the forehead, not daring to move towards her lips, and it was then he stood up, and took an arrow out, using the tip to carve into the tree. 'What are you doing?' she asked curiously now standing up beside him, to see the engraving "R.B + M.M forever" within a heart, Marian placing her hand across it smiling, as Robin put his hand over hers. 'Never lose sight of what's right, always be there for those who need you' she told him, Robin promising her he would keep to it and that he did.

Present time

'So it was while you were away, you realised that you loved him?'

'I knew before, but when your away from the one you love, it hurts more than imaginable, all those years I feared he had forgotten me, but in all that time we waited for each other. True love always finds a way.' Nodding with a smile, Forrest put his book on the shelf and sat down with Marian looking at her for a moment without speaking. 'Why did you want to ask about it?' Marian finally asked smiling, so as not to pressure him unnecessarily, 'There's someone who is special that is on my mind, and I wanted to know how I knew what my feelings meant.'

'Darling, I don't need to tell you my past for you to see your future, what you feel will become clear to you' Marian explained sweetly, Forrest nodding in some understanding.

'I wonder where your father is? Has he been in?'

'No,' Forrest answered shaking his head, Marian getting up and going to leave when Forrest called her back,

'Yes?'

'Thank you' he told her gratefully, Marian smiling and nodding as she left the door.

Going in to see Lyla, Marian saw Rodolfo with her the two practising to dance, despite being the image of his father and the colour of his mother, Rodolfo was considerably thinner than his parents and as he practised dancing with Lyla, Marian couldn't help but smile, leaving them too it and returning to her room. Surprised to see that Robin wasn't in their room, Marian had been about to go and look for her beloved, when a note caught her eye as it lay on the ruby red quilt on their bed. Picking it up she read the message with a growing smile,

To my dearest Marian,

I shall not be gone long, I wished to show Olivia, our old home in Sherwood Forest, remember I love you my darling.

I'll see you soon my love

Robin Hood x

Settling under the thick quilt that night, Marian began to fall tired but before going to sleep she left a note on her husbands pillow, saying

I love you darling

Maid Marian x

Aww I love romance :), anyway who is on Forrest's mind? will be revealed soon enough, review please as these chapters do take a while x