Chapter 11 : Into The Dark

Memories surrounded the clearing. Yet it was almost like the memories came alive again recognizing the sweet voice like an angel's...

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Will was frozen in place, as his mysterious enemy slowly and carefully began to face him. The first thing Will noticed was the eyes... Their color shown brightly as the dawn's first beams of light waded in the horizon. The color was similar to hers...

The neutral expression on Will's face quickly changed at the sight of the eyes. He took a step back, traces of fear in ever part of his body.

"Who-who are you!?" Will asked sharply

Marian just chuckled under her turtleneck. Will struggled to regain his posture and was once again calmed, but he knew his defenses have been breached. Marian noticed his quick amusing reaction vanishing. "Why isn't he reacting like Much?" thought Marian. She was sure that seeing and hearing her would pain them greatly but why is Will quick to estinguish her trap. "Perhaps its the turtleneck, he musn't have been able to realize?" Marian wore a playful grin as she gently lowered her turtleneck. As she did she focused her eyes directly at Will's not meaning to miss even a glint of emotion. Yet none came. Will just stood there with a sly smirk.

"You must be quite talented to have now formed into a beautiful lass, though I have no clue where you got information about the girl you are mimicking... Yet that I will intend to find out!"Quick as thought Will jumped high and from the air threw two daggers at Marian.

Marain was quick to dodge his daggers yet had already used up her own. "All empty now are we lad?" Will fired again this time daggers flying only inches above the ground. He ment to strike Marian's legs. Marian frowned but cunningly turned Will's attack to her benefit. Marian jumped just as the daggers flew to her feet. Then just as they were about to pass her she fell again to the ground, taking Will's daggers. Will was not pleased by this at all. "This Lad! I'll take back my daggers even if I have to pry them from his dead body!" Thought Will.

Marian only had three daggers and that limited her moves but she knew why she came to this clearing. She had no grudge against Will nor Much, but if they were part of the Merry Men then he could be aswell and she wanted him to feel fear for if she ever sees him, she will with no hestiation, cut into that place where she once bled. His heart.

Will kept sending his daggers one at a time, each of them either deflected by Marian or downright missed her. "Damn! This lad just can't keep still!" Will muttered in frustration. Marian hopped onto branches, bolted on the ground and hid amongst the greenery. "Pactience, just a little more till he's where I want him" Marian whispered to herself. Marian was on a tree branch crouching and waiting for Will to attack. And he did. A slick black blade shot for her. Marian avoided it's path and it dug deeply to the trunk of the tree behind her. "It's different from the other daggers" Marian thought. She pulled the slick dagger from the tree and fingered it. The dagger was the thinnest one she had ever seen. The tip was at a sharp point, even by just looking at it you can feel the blade's sharp end pricking you. The handle was made of black leather and the blade's color was a silvery black.

" Are you facing me with stolen dagger's now sir?" said Marian.

Will grinned and did a quick bow, "What else are outlaws for madame"

Marian returned the favor and grinned back, she wished that Will would belive she was trully Marian. She missed their conversations back then and she would have done anything to hunt again with him and Much but she guessed that it was too late for regrets now. Marian focused once again at Will and saw that he was exactly where she had planned him.

"Sorry sir but stolen items don't catch my fancy" And with a simple throw of the slick dagger, Will was pinned to the tree behind him. Will grummbled and tried releasing himself from the dagger that pinned the sleeve of his green shirt, only to have his free arm pinned down to the tree aswell. Next followed his feet. His body unable to move.

Marian smirked at her helpless victim, only to shot a death glare. This made Marian even more Pleased.

" You think you've won now lad-" Will started but was interupted by Marian.

"First of all Will, Look closely!" Marian had walked over to Will and leaned close to his face. Eager too enlighten him "Am I really a lad?"

There Marian saw the glint. Will stared at her for a moment before refusing to look her way.

" I don't know how you manage to look like her but she is gone!" Will cried to a couple of bushes to his right. He had no intention whatsoever to face those eyes again. Yet Marian wasn't going to stop.

" By her you mean a girl named Marian Fritszwalter am I right... A girl who is said to have been killed by her family's ally the Locksleys. They stormed in one day and took everything...they could...from her.." Marian stopped, she didn't want to talk about that day anymore.

Will turned to Marian his expression showing saddness. "Go! If I see you again raiding us then I'll be sure to kill you that time!" Will yelled. "Go!" Marian took a handkerceif from one of the many hidden pockets on her sleeves and placed it above Will's mouth. A sweet scent drifted from it and within seconds, Will was unconcious.

"I never hated you..." Marian whispered "You and Much could do nothing to pain me...So I won't pain you, You'll only think you were halucinating and you won't suffer when you awake."

"Goodbye Will..." And in a flash Marian was off to the cathedral to meet Luna and May. "I do hope they didn't meet anyone along the way" Marian thought as visions of outlaws harming Luna and May haunted her mind.

"Oh! Why did I permit them go alone!" Marian cursed herself.

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Luna and May sat quietly on the last row of pews, waiting obediently for Marian to arrive. "Be safe Marian.." Luna whispered to a vivid statue of Mother Mary. Suddenly the doors to the Catheral bursted open and Marian rush in. Upon seeing the twins safe, Marian sighed in relief. "Mother!" May hugged Marian tightly while Luna offered a smile at Marian who in turn grinned. "Im glad you two are safe, did you meet anyone one your way?" asked Marian still alert for any outlaws. "No we got here safely, what about you? What became of the man we encountered? Luna asked curiously. Marian managed a smug smile "I took care of him." was the answer.

Luna nodded satisfied with Marian's reply. "What do we do with the loot?" May lifted the heavy sack full of the stolen goods. "Marian?" Luna eyed Marian, eager for an answer. "Don't worry, there is a reason why I wanted you two to come here." Marian replied.

"Come" She motioned to them to follow her towards the confessional section. "Luna... I feel bad for stealing" May whispered as they stoded in the center path leading straight to the altar, her eyes didn't dare face the large crusifix that hung on the wall. "Its fine May, the lord knows its for the better." reasured Luna.

May turned to Marian, who was down on a crouch by the table where the priests preech. "Marian, what are you doing?" May asked. At the same time Marian found what she had been looking for. Under the wide table, hidden over a fading rug, there was a shallow trap door. Marian pulled upon its handle and it noiselessly opened. May and Luna gasped as Marian revealed a small, sliver key, a wooden whistle and the item that made them gasp, two shimmering wedding rings.

"Were they mo-mother's and father's..?" May asked throatily as a huge lump began to form in her thoat. She was obviously holding in her tears.

"Depends on which mother you are referring to" Marian replied in a low chuckle, yet it was not of humor but at the most sorrow and irony. When May didn't say anything else, Marian embraced her into a hug.

" Yes it was theirs, you should know by now I would never plan on marrying" Marian chuckled softly. Luna remained rooted where she was, the shadows hiding what she held the most important. Her tears.

Marian pulled up from the embrace and felt the hot tears that drenched a part of the fabric by her chest. She noted Luna's intent and with respect did nothing more but hand her a kerchief. Taking special care of not seeing her tearstained face. Marian was about to hand one to May when a shaky voice addressed her.

"Wh-why do you have it?"

Marian twirled around to see Luna, out of the shadows and onto the faint light that an open window gave. Hands firmly on her sides. Clenched tightly in a hand, a crumpled kerchief.

"Y-you never told us in your story of how they died-how you got their rings" Luna muttered as she met Marian's hollow eyes, now full of shame and regret.

"I believe now is the time to tell you the story"

Yet Marian was not a bit excited with the haunting story of what truly had happened on and after that faithful day. For it involved too much blood and too little emotions.

The Dark Moments of Her Life...

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