Both Robin and Marian were enjoying there nap, about 3 and A Half hours into the nap Robin heard a small knock at the door. Robin slowly got out of bed as not to wake Marian, because being pregnant Robin knows she'll need all the rest she can get. Robin went to the door and opened it only enough to see who it was, it was Richard. Robin nodded quickly and slipped back inside to get dressed.
Once out of his room and in the main council chamber with Richard they could speak at a normal volume.
"So was your trip productive Robin" asked Richard sitting down as he said this, Robin nodded
"Very, we got the Scotts to agree to become part of our Kingdom" replied Robin pride beaming in his voice at his work, but then Robin remembered one thing he had to agree to, to get the Scotts to join.
"But..." started Robin but he was interupted by Richard,
"But, What do you mean, but" asked Richard in an almost concerned voice.
"We just agreed to let them have their own Parliment, but the English King's word is still law there, they just wanted a local legislator that understood their needs" said Robin in a commanding voice that suppriesed Richard, Robin was usualy not this tense about things.
Richard then sighed in releif,
"Sorry Robin I did not mean to question the King but I thought you gave up something serious in order to have them join us" said Richard. Robin forgave him and continued his conversation with the former King,
"So did you get my Message" asked Robin who looked like had just witnessed a murder. Richard nodded his head and put his large lions' paw on Robin's sholder.
"Relax Robin I was able to get to it before the servents" assured both Robin and Richard heard a suppriesed gasp from a few floors up, Robin took off in the direction of the Gasp with Richard close in tail.
When they got to the Hallway of the floor that the Gasp came from they saw Marian looking into a room which was painted an emerald green color with two babie cribs inside.
Robin looked at Richard with a shocked expression on his face, Robin went up to Marian and they both entered the room. Both Robin and Marian were suppriesed at how done it was, it looked as though it had been under construcion for years, when really it had only been under construction for a day or so.
"As soon as I got the Message, I got Clucky and the rest of Marian's old ladies in waiting to help out, almost every Builder,Painter, and Architect here working on the project non stop" said Richard quite humbally, Marian and Robin were in shock so Robin sat Marian down in a rocking chair near one of the cribs.
Robin then got his voice back and started to speak but hushed himself, he just wanted to take in the beauty of the room and his Wife. Robin then proceeded to pull up a stool next to Marian and take her paw in his,
"Marian I just want to say I can't wait to be parents" said Robin, Marian smiled and I'am pretty sure Robin could see some tears welling up in her eyes. The two kissed lightly and just stood there admiring the room.
Robin then told Marian that he had to go talk to little john and that he should be back with in a few hours. Marian understood and let him go she just sat in the Nursery talking with her Uncle Richard.
(In The Castle Courtyard)
Little John was sitting in the shade of a tree just looking into the clouds, it looked as if he was in deep thought. Robin decided to pull a small prank on his old friend, she Robin quietly snuck up behind the tree little john was leaning against and his mouth right next to his ear, Robin then inhaled deeply and then yelled "LITTLE JOHN!".
Little John looked as if he had jumped fifty feet in the air, when he landed he looked around to see who did it and saw the King laughing his royal ass off.
"Gee thanks, some friend you are" said Little John in a serious voice, but it was qucikly followed up by laughter, Little John could not contain himself and he could not stay mad at Robin he was just to lovable. Robin apolagised for waking him up and Little John dissmissed it as he knew it was a joke, so Robin then got to the real reason he was here.
"So Little John a little berdie told me that you are going to ask a certin lady in waiting to marry you" said Robin with a smug look on his features, Little John then blushed and nodded. He and Lady Clucky had been going out for the last few months and Little John was getting ready to pop the question, Little John had decided that he would prepose during the feast that was being held at Nottingham's castle for the recent unifecation of England and Scottland.
"Yeah I'm gonna do it tonight during the feast" replied Little John starting to wring his hands in nervousness, Robin put paw on his sholder.
"Don't be so nervous John you've delt with bigger things than this" encoureged Robin, Little John smiled and a look of confedence crept in his eye's.
"Your right Robin I can do this" said Little John with a abundance of confendence, Robin gave a slight chuckle and patted Little John's back in a friendly manner. The two then headed back into the castle to go and pick out their outfits.
Robin was wearing a pair of white pantaloons and vest with a small blue cape behind him, Marian was wearing a bosom level strapless blue dress with blue jewels in crusted on the bottom.
(With Clucky and Little John)
Both Little John and Lady Cluck decided to wear a more dark green, Clucky wore her usual dress only in a dark green and Little John wore a pair of dark green pantoloons and a green vest.
Both couples were ready for the Banquit and ready to have a fun time.
(2 Hours Later At The Feast)
Nearly two hours later and the Scottish guests were staring to arrive in magnificent Carriges and Beautiful Gowns and other dress wear.
Also invited to the Party was the former King of Scottland and his family, it was about 9:30 when the main feast was served.
It consisted of Roast ham and chicken with Turduckin, a coracopia of fruits and vegtables and baked patatoes, fine Red Wine from Rome and other assorted items. As soon as the food came all of the guests started to dig in.
(1 Hour into the feast)
After one our the stomachs of everyone at the feast were full and were just relaxing and drinking wine to pass the time, it was then that Little John stood up with his wine goblet in hand.
"I would like to make a toast to my lovley girlfriend Lady Cluck" said Little John raising his glass, the rest of the animals followed suite and raised there glasses and then drank. It was then that Little John got down on one knee,
"Clucky I just want you to know that I love ya and I I've been waiting to ask this question for a long time" continued Little John reaching for his back pocket and pulled out a beautiful Diamond Ring,
"Cluckly will you marry me" asked Little John, Clucky put her wings over her beak in shock and she started to cry and she quickly nodded her head yes as she was to happy to speak. Little John slipped the Ring on her 'Ring finger'. Everyone cheered and and toasted the newly engaged couple.
The Feast went on for a couple more hours when Both Robin and Marian said that they were going to retire for the night,everyone bid them goodnight and left them selfs after another hour.
(The Next Morning)
The Sun Rise was beautiful it was peach and a light red color, but the morning for most residents of the castle was anything but beautiful. All of them had massive hangovers, each person felt like there head was in the middle of an earthquake all the time, and it seemed to never end.
But both Robin and Marian knew that they had to get up and get on with their day, that was also the day the Marian swore off Alcohol undtill the cubs were born. So they both got dressed and headed off to there Royal duties, Robin was going to see the King of France in London to sign a long awaited peace treaty, Marian on the other hand would be taking it easy as not to harm the young life inside of her.
(In London With Robin)
Robin had just arrived in London with some Gaurds and other staff members ready to Negosiate,Draft, and Sign a Peace Treaty between The English and French Kingdoms.
Robin then walked into the large Cathedral where the meeting was to take place, when Robin spotted the French King he was suppries to see a Young Teenager sitting there looking as regal as ever in his Royal blue colors. Robin on the other Hand was just wear his white pantools and vest, accompanyed by a red coat and his small crown. Robin sauntered up to the table were the French men were sitting.
"Well its about time you showed up you English dog" said The young French noble Robin ignored him and sat down,
"Before we begin may I ask who you are" asked Robin to the French man hoping to find out about his identity. The Young French man looked shocked and astonished as the King of England did not know who HE was.
"I am Prince Louise of France and I was sent here to sign a Peace Treaty with you English" said the Prince, Robin nodded and got out the Treaty to present it, but Robin was courious about one thing.
"My Prince if I may ask where is the King of France, I would feel much better with his signauture on this Peace Treaty" said Robin in a quite concerned and Fake voice, the Prince looked like he was about to explode in anger at Robin, but he composed himself and sat back down.
The young French Prince then took a breath and spoke,
"He is away on negotiations with his Cousin Emporer Heinrich of the Holy Roman Empire and if you worried my signature is no good he will arrive in a month to sign it as well" said The Prince in a rather calme manner, Robin nodded and they got on with the meeting, it took severale hours of debate and compromises. But in the end both sides gave a little, Enland gave back the Territories of Caen and Rennaes to the French, but the French in return would gave a lump sum of 250,000 Franks to the English as well as lower tariffs on English goods in France.
Either way both sides were happy that they could once again focus on things other than war, and true to his word the French King Philip came and signed the Peace Treaty one month later.
(5 Months later)
Marian was now well into her pregnancy and she was starting to get less and less mobile everyday, but that didn't stop her from receiving visits from Clucky and Little John, as well as Skippy and his oldest sister. Robin on the other hand had Richard do some of his Royal duties so he could spend time with Marian, but that day they recived some bad news from their doctor friend Francis, during one of the meetings Richard Clutched his chest and fell and slumped over the table and from what Francis could tell he had a heart attack and he might not recover and if he does he will not be able to do any hard work.
(In Richard's Room)
He was lying in his bed only in his white night shirt breathing slowly, with Francis at his side checking his pulse and breathing.
"I think he'll be alright, but I am not shure his heart attack has weakened him severly and I do not know if he will make it through the night" said Francis in a monotone voice sound completely defeted, he had joined the medical field to help save people, and now, by his side was the former King of England clinging to life as they knew it.
Francis left Marian and Robin to be with him, Marian bent down and touched herr Uncle's Arm and then started to cry, she was remembering all the times he held her when she was scared or sick, now it was quit the opposit. Robin also felt a little sad although Richard never hunted him in his younger days of rebellion he felt hatrid twords Richard more specificlley the Crown. But now here he was wearing that same Crown that he so despised and before him layed the former King of England his only recent Uncle In-Law and friend, but Robin decided to be strong and not cry for Marian's Sake.
(Half an Hour Later)
About half an hour had passed and Robin sent Marian to bed beacause he didn't want her to stress out over the whole thing so he said he would wake her if anything changed. Robin was about to leave when he heard a faint whisper he turned around to see Richard trying to speak.
Robin then moved towards Richard's bed and sat down on the edge, and listened hard for the Former King bareley had any speaking voice left.
"Robin, Robin come closer" Whispered Richard. Robin leaned inward to hear the Kings words,
"Robin When I am gone I want you to care for Marian, and mean really care for he, comfort her and make sure to cheer her up when she is crying" Robin nodded. Thats when Richard the Former King of England took his final breath and died at the age of 42.
Robin had tears in eyes but he wiped them as he did not want the Gaurds to see their King crying. He quickly exitied the room and to go find the Mortitian and alert him that they would need a coffin to put Richard in.
After Robin talked to the palace staff about Richard's funeral, he snuck back off to bed where Marian lay sleeping.
(The Next Morning)
Marian awoke and saw that Robin was gone from their bed, she had understood that he had been getting up earlier latley. Mainly because as the King he had a lot of early meetings.
So Marian went about her morning routine as usual wondering why everyone looked so gulm and downtrotned, so she decided to go and talk to Robin about it. When Marian reached the thrown room she saw Robin sitting in his throne head in paw looking stressed out, so much so he didn't seem to know she was in the room. She walked up to him and put a paw on his sholder which made him jump slightly,
"Oh Marian, you startled me darling" said Robin putting his paw over his heart.
"Robin may I ask you why everyone looks so glum today" asked Marian with a hint of couriosity in her voice. Robin sighed and looked Marian in the eyes,
"Marian..." he paused and then continued "Richard passed away last night". Marian gasped and clamped a paw over her mouth like a vice, she couldn't belive that her uncle the former King of England was dead. But as she slowly came to the realisation that it had to be true. So she walked up to Robin and barried her head into his chest and cried, they sat there like that, Robin let Marian greive and let it all out.
"r...r..Robin we have to plan a funeral for him" said Marian her voice slightly raspy and shakey from the crying. Robin nodded and then spoke,
"It's already done my dear the funeral will be tomorrow" replied Robin. Hoping to make his wife fell better he told her she should go and take a nap and refresh herself so the day wouldn't seem to gloomy. Marian agreed with him in the fullest and went to bed, Robin sat on his throne and muttered to himeself.
"What A day today has been..."
(A/N So thats the end of chapter 4 for you, I know I haven't updated this story in a while I will try and get more chapters out to you guys as soon as I can. But school and other things is keeping me from doing so, so be pacient. Ta Ta For Now)