The night before, Faith Hood has asked Robin Hood if he would teach her how to hunt. He promised. The next morning, Robin woke up before Faith. He thought about a few weeks ago when he was being funny and scared her, but it resulted in her curled up in his lap crying. So, he decided to wake her up a different way.
Robin leaned down to the girl and started to kiss all over her face. She squirmed and pushed at him.
"Dad," she whined. "Ew."
"What?" Robin questioned between kisses. "Am I embarrassing you in front of the Merry Men?"
Faith's cheeks rose in color and she refused to look at him, who was still kissing her. She tried to push him away, but he was quite stronger than her. Robin smiled. He tried not to, but he couldn't help it. Faith was beautiful when she blushed. Robin wiggled his fingers in his side to try and get her to smile. Faith giggled and started wriggling away. No such luck. Robin only pulled her close and tickled her stomach. Faith squealed and laughed.
"Dahahahad! Noho! Let me gohohoho!" Faith ordered.
"Oh, the Merry Men are only watching, my love. They are enjoying every second," Robin lied. Faith was pushing him away. Finally, she pulled the covers up far enough to cover her face. Just when she thought the tickling was over, she felt strong fingers tickle all over her upper torso. The sensation suprised her and got a better reaction. Robin chuckled a bit with his daughter, seeing her hopeless and squirming. He stopped, finally, and Faith pulled the covers down. Seeing no one in the room except them, she smiled and pushed her father.
"What?" he laughed as he was pushed.
"There is no one in this room except for you and I!" exclaimed Faith.
"Oh, do you want me to call in Will?" Robin asked sarcastically.
"NO!" Faith cried, remembering how Will used to grab her and tickle her right on the most sensative part of her body. Her 3rd rib. Will drove Faith insane with laughter when he tickled her.
"Why? Is it because he would do this?" Robin got her right on the third rib on both sides and Faith immediately burst into laughter, trying to gaurd her sensative ribs. Robin Hood tickled her for a while until she was red faced and sweating. That's when he decided to stop.
When Faith caught her breath she jumped on Robin and tickled him in the most sensative spot, his stomach. If someone just poked him there, he would jump back and laugh. Faith quickly tickled Robin's tummy and he screamed with laughter. She was enjoying herself, not caring if anybody heard her father's crazed laughter. Finally, Robin found someway to speak.
"HAHAHAHAHA! WILL! HAHAHAHAHAHA! WILL! WILL!" Robin screamed. Will burst into the room and just sighed when he saw the biggest outlaw on the floor laughing like a child. He put away his staff.
"I thought you said this would not happen again!" Will cried.
"JUST GET HER OHOHOHOFF!" Robin ordered. Will picked the girl up, placed her on the bed, and helped Robin up. Robin had a red face and was panting.
"Thanks... she... was... about to... drive me... insane," Robin panted, eyeing the child. She smiled innocently and Will chuckled.
"Come here," he smiled. Faith obeyed. Will quickly grabbed the girl, sat down, placed her on his lap, and tickled her. Of couse, he tickled her in her most sensative spot. The girl shot her arms to her sides and laughed.
"NOHOHOHOHO! WILL! PLEHEHEHEHEHASE! STOP!" Faith begged. Robin nodded in approval after about five minutes of the torture. Faith then just lay there, in Will's lap, curled into a ball and smiling.
"Faith, you are very ticklish," Will smiled. Faith's smile disappeared.
"I hate you," she said seriously. Robin grabbed her and gently kissed her like he had that morning.
"No you don't," he whispered between kissing her.
"Yehehes I dohoho," she giggled.
"Why are you laughing?" Will asked.
"I'm not," she bit back laughter and pushed her father away.
"Will, go get the Merry Men," Robin smiled. Then he gave Will the don't-really-do-it-just-make-it-look-real look. Will nodded and left. Faith started fighting her father. Robin sat down on the bed and chuckled.
"I love you so much," Robin smiled.
"I love you too," Faith snuggled against her father, completely forgetting about Will's fake task.
THREE HOURS LATER
Robin and Faith ran into the woods and saw some of the King's Deer. He gave Faith the signal to get low. She obeyed and Robin told her to draw her bowstring. Faith did so and aimed for the closest deer. Robin told her to aim strait for the heart. Faith released the arrow and it killed the deer, landing so perfectly into the heart. Robin smiled and ran for the deer. After they carried it back to the cook, they went back into the forest for no apparent reason.
When they got into the village the Sheriff saw the girl's green outfit. He told his men to prepare their swords and he walked to the trees. Faith saw this and looked at Robin. Robin shook his head and mouthed, "Don't move," to the child. She got the message and stood as still as a statue. When the Sheriff reached the trees, he called his men and Faith panicked. Looking at her father, she tried hard not to make a sound. Robin mouthed, "Draw your bow," and drew his own. Faith drew it and pulled back her bowstring.
"Come out," the Sheriff ordered. When she saw Robinreaveal himself she did the same.
"If it is not Robin Hood and- who is this?! Apparently Robin decided to get busy. What is your name, child? Sarah? Kira?" the Sheriff teased.
"Faith. And my father is a better man than you will ever be, you greedy, fat, oaf!" Faith screamed, the Sheriff grew red faced with anger.
"Get them," the Sheriff ordered. The soldiers drew their swords and attacked. Robin and Faith both drew their bows and shot. Some of the arrows narrowly missed the soldiers' heads. Some landed right at their feet. Robin and Faith ran off into the forest. Some stupid soldiers followed them Robin told her to run to the left while he ran to the right. Faith nodded and ran off. Most of the soldiers followed Faith, mainly because she was the slowest. They chased after her and she shot at them. She spooked some off, but the bravest kept running. One time, she tripped and shot an arrow right through the man's heart, when it was aimed to miss. Faith vowed that moment to never kill another man ever again. It was scary to watch your own race fall because of your weapon.
"FAITH!" Robin screamed as loud as he could. He had spooked off all the soldier's that followed him. Robin saw his daughter running as fast as she could through the bushes, but the soldier's somehow kept up. Robin shot at them but missed. They panicked and ran off.
"Dad," Faith hugged him.
"Are you alright?" Robin asked.
"I am fine. Are you?" Faith questioned. Robin nodded and they walked back home.
When Faith went to sleep that night, she was not ready for what she was about to dream.
