Hi Guys! Here is chapter 12, I've been trying to for more Marian in, and I most definitely will in the up coming chapters! Hope you guys enjoy!

"Ardwin." A voice said shaking me awake. I opened my eyes slowly to see Allan.

"What is it?" I asked quietly then began to sit up slowly.

"My brother, I can't find him." Allan answered, "I've got a bad feeling 'bout this…" He sighed.

"Did you tell Robin?" I asked grabbing my sword. Allan nodded and left to get his horse. I put my hair back in a quick braid then headed to my horse. We road from the forest and down a path, we soon heard swords clashing to the west, soon we found ourselves at Marian's house, she was in the front of the house dressed at the night-watchman fighting none other than Allan's brother and his friends.

"What is going on here?!" Robin shouted dismounting his horse.

"Thank goodness you're here." Tom said as the rest of us dismounted our horses, "this is Robin Hood and you're in big trouble mate!" Marian said nothing and quickly went to her father, "What are you doing?!"Allan demanded brushing past his brother hitting him on the back of his head. He went over to Sir Edward, "I am so sorry." He apologized.

"These men were robbing my house." Sir Edward said weakly.

"Yes! We were robbing his house!" Tom's brother exclaimed, I held him back by his arm, "we were trying to show the top man what we could do!"

"These people are our friends!" Allan snapped storming over to him.

"Now you tell me...I thought they were-" Tom began.

"You don't think! You can't think!" Allan cut him off and hit him on the side of the head, nothing to hard to hurt them.

"These are your men?" Sir Edward asked looking confused.

"Not for much longer, I promise!" Robin said he walked over to Tom, "apologize for the disturbance, now!" He snapped. Tom trudged over and apologized halfheartedly.

"I knew nothing about this." Robin added, "they will be punished, you have my word."

"I'm so sorry." Allan said.

"Just take them away." Robin snapped. Allan nodded and grabbed his brother pushing him to a horse.

"Come on." I grabbed the other two who were still on the ground in pain. Robin stayed behind and talked with Marian about something. He took Much and went on to stop a passage of money going south.

"What in the world were you thinking?!" Allan snapped pacing as Tom and his friends as they sat near a fire.

"You said I can't think, remember?" Tom mocked him.

"Knock it off." I grumbled from where I was sitting.

"Who put you in charge, huh?" Tom asked glaring at me.

"Hey!" Allan snapped pointing at him, "clean up your act! Robin was not happy!" Tom was quiet from then on. A whistle sounded through the forest, the group looked around, "I got it." I said getting up. I followed the sound of the whistle to find Marian on one of the trails.

"How is your father?" I asked as we walked on a path.

"He is better." Marian nodded, "do you know if Robin intercepted the chest?"

"He hasn't come back yet." I answered, Marian nodded.

"Your father keeps presenting me with gifts." She spoke.

"He is not my father." I shook my head. Marian looked over at me, she cleared her throat, "would you tell Robin to come and find me when he returns."

"I will." I nodded as she walked back to her horse. I walked back to camp as night began to set in. Robin was back and talking to Allan.

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"Please Robin." Allan begged, "he's my brother."

"Last chance." Robin said sternly. Allan nodded and walked over to his brother. I went over to my tent and set my sword down, I pulled the flap down and untied my outer bodice, then changed into my sleeping shirt with my corset underneath. There was a light knock on the wood, I reached up and opened the flap, Allan was standing there.

"Hey." I said softly.

"Hey, I was just checking to see if you were gonna be okay," Allan rubbed the back of his head, "you seemed pretty shook up from your nightmare."

"That's what nightmares do." I answered. Allan nodded, "you know, I could stay...if you want, or-or you know if you think it might help." I glanced down at the ground the back up at him, "sure, thank you." We laid down next to each other and talked for a bit about the events of the day.

"I know he can change." Allan said fiddling with a twig, "I did." I nodded, "it might take some time."

"Well I ain't about to let him down." Allan nodded.

"I'm sure you won't." I said as I closed my eyes falling into dreamless sleep.

"Get up!" I heard Much snap, I opened my eyes as he poked Allan in the side.

"What?" He asked sleepily, Robin and Will came over too.

"Your brother's gone. And he took our stuff, our horses, our weapons!" Much huffed. Allan groaned and got up slowly, "I'll kill him. I'm gonna kill him, bring him back and kill him again." I closed my eyes and reached for my sword, luckily it was still at my side. We got up and dressed in the clothes they had left, I had all of mine, but the boys were missing their good boots, they put on their old ones. Robin lifted up a branch and pulled out a few stores weapons. We quickly made our to the edges of town. We waited in the fields for Will's return he had went to town to learn anything of Allan's brother. He came back awhile later a melancholy look on his face, "they are to hang." He said. I gently grabbed Allan's hand.

"They have lied to us, stole from us, nothing but trouble." Much said shaking his head.

"Let them hang." John said leaning on a tree. We all looked at him.

"I agree." Allan spoke looking up.

"What?" I asked.

"My brother's hand more chances than he deserves." Allan nodded.

"Does he deserve to die?" Robin asked.

"Do we?" Allan shrugged, his eyes were saddened, "if we go to Nottingham, we'll just end up joining them up on the scaffolds."

"They took some of our tags, the sheriff thinks he's got Robin Hoods man." Will said, Robin sighed looking up, "now it's like he's daring us to rescue 'em."

"My brother was never part of this gang was he?" Allan asked looking around, "we trusted him and he let us down. That's it. We'd be fools to walk into a trap for him. Don't disagree with me…" Allan said looking down. No one said anything, Robin went off to talk to Marian if it was indeed a trap.

"Are you really just going to let him die?" I asked Allan as we walked back to camp.

"They've caused enough trouble." Allan grumbled quietly.

"Enough to let them die?!" I asked astonished, Allan kept walking not answering me, I walked quickly and caught his shoulder stopping him, "are you really just going to stand by and let your brother die?"

"You wouldn't understand…you have your father…" He murmured.

"I wouldn't understand?" I asked shocked, "my father is gone. I've lost him too...and you're the one who is just going to let your heart brother die?! How is that fair?!"

"Stop!" Allan snapped, "you don't understand! You never will understand, so just stop!" I closed my mouth and looked at him. He sighed, "sorry...just-just stop…" He said more softly and started to walk again. Robin came back and brought us to where our extra weapons were hidden.

"Yes, but did Marian say it was a trap?" Much asked as Robin opened a hidden hatch.

"She didn't know Much." Robin answered.

"Then we cannot go." Much argued, "we cannot risk our own lived for three, worthless rascals."

"We are going to Nottingham!" Robin said, Will handed us our extra weapons and cloaks, "I'll meet you there."

"Master, surely. Why are we-" Much began but was cut off by Robin, "for family! For Allan's brother. We do not let the sheriff hang our family. No matter how unreliable they may be." He glanced over at him.

"Robin, God bless you my friend." Allan said softly.

"Don't mention it my friend." Robin nodded. We all got ready and went to Nottingham. Sneaking in a girl from the village caught Much, and talked to him, he ran off to a Robin while the rest of us split off into groups. I went with Will, and John and Allan went with D-. We all stood indifferent corners waiting. The sheriff came out trotting down the stairs happily, "all those eager faces, you're all expecting Robin Hood to show up, aren't you?" He asked stepping on top of the hanging stool, "do a few tricks with a bow and arrow? Haha. Well, this is no time for school-boy tricks. This is justice! We have laws. Robin Hood as no respect for the law. Robin Hood flouts the law. We would have us all be criminals. Murdering and stealing, and yet still you wait here expecting him to come and save one of his own. Yes, of course you do, which is why I have brought the hanging up by one hour. Look up there!" He shouted pointing to the scaffolds. My stomach dropped as I saw three bodies there handing in the wind, "no…"

"You're too late Robin Hood, you're too late!" He shouted, "your men are already dead! Oh, I wish you could have seen their faces just before they realized that you weren't coming to rescue them. It was very moving. First, there was disappointment, tinged with confusion. Soon to be replaced with anger, and them tears just before they realized that it was the final fatal drop. Yes very touching." He pretended to be sad, "yes! I wish you could have seen that Hood! Well, thank you very much. Oh! And if anyone of you sees Robin Hood be sure to tell him, yes?" He smiled and whistled as he walked away.

"Robin! Marian!" Much shouted.

I turned away and ran back into the market square with Will, "I need to find Allan." I said looking around.

"You find him, I'll go find Robin and see what the next move is." Will said, I nodded and started to run through the market looking. I found him with Djaq, he looked up at me, his cheeks and eyes red from crying, he got up and ran to me, I opened my arms and hugged him tightly. Sobs shook his body as he cried, "I'm sorry my dear...I'm so so sorry." I whispered. He pulled back a bit and looked at me, tears turned his eyes red, I reached up and whipped his cheeks, he hugged me again sobbing. We went and sat back down as his brothers belongings were brought out.

"Do you want to look?" Djaq asked.

"At what? What is left of a little life?" Allan asked, he pulled out a silver necklace, I looked at it.

"Robins look for that…" Will's voice came from the side. Allan looked up at him. We all ran to where Will was leading us to where Robin was. He had found Lucky George.

"I found them, and they found-" Will started.

"Something you might interested in." Djaq said showing him the necklace. Robin took it quickly, "I have to get this to Marian." He said, "take everything, and this time I mean everything. Ardwin, come with me, your father is there I might need you." I nodded, then looked at Allan who also nodded, I followed Robin, we rode over to Marian's as fast as we could. I could hear my father talking as we climbed the roof near Marian's bedroom window. He slid the necklace over to her.

"I have something to show you." She turned around, they talked them the words reached my ears.

"Marry me." My father said. I looked over at Robin my heart beating loudly in my ears.

"I will marry you, when the king returns…" She said turning to close the window and looked at Robin and I, "sorry." She mouthed to him. Robin looked over at me his eyes sad. A few minutes later my father left the house. Robin started to get up, I grabbed his arm and shook my head, "let me." I jumped down and followed my father. Later on the path once he was away from houses I walked in front of him. He stopped his horse abruptly, "Ardwin...what a strange thing for you to show up just now. I-" I cut him off, "I know, I know that you forced Marian to marry you."

"I wouldn't say 'forced' her." He said.

"Whatever you call it, it wasn't fair!" I snapped.

"Ardwin…" My father sighed, "I don't think you would understand."

"You're right, I do not!"

"Do I not deserve happiness?" He asked. I laughed looking up at the sky, "you do, it's just the way you go about getting it that surprises me. Has the sheriff really gotten that far into your head?"

"You do not understand." My father tightened his jaw.

"Actually I think I am one of the few people who really understands." I turned and walked away.

"You know, now that I am to marry, I could pardon you." He spoke up, I stopped and turned looking at him, "we could be a family again. It's wrong for you to be out here."

"I have family, and today you and the sheriff hanged three of them." I shook my head, "that was wrong." I turned and walked back to the forest. I walked back to the camp, Robin was back Much talking to him.

"Where's Allan?" I asked.

"Sleeping." Will answered. I nodded and sat down near a fire. Robin walked over to us after a moment, "come on wake Allan. I have a promise to keep."

"Where are we going?" Djaq asked. Robin smiled, "a wedding." After a waking Allan we all prepared for Jenny's wedding outside the Locksley village in the forest.

"You may kiss the bride." Robin said, we all clapped as they kissed, the feast was great and people were dancing but I could see the sadness in Robin's eyes. I smiled as I was the bride and groom dancing.

"Maybe that will be us one day." Allan said coming and standing next to me. I smiled and laughed lightly, "if we live that long." Allan nodded and took my hand, "I have a gift to give you." He then proceeded to put a small ring on my right hand on my opposite wedding finger. I looked up at him in surprise, the ring was small and simple silver with to heart intertwining.

"I found it in Lucky George's wagon, and I know it ain't much, but uh. You know I figured I might as well, because if losing my brother has taught me anything it's that, I do not want to lose you, and thing ring is a promise, that I won't." He said. I looked down at the ring then back at him, "no one, has-has done anything like this for me before…" I said smiling, "I love you Allan a Dale."

"And I love you Ardwin." He said before laying a soft kiss on my lips. We pulled apart and rejoined the party our hands not parting.

Well there it is chapter 12! I hope you all liked it, and I was wondering if you guys had any ideas on loving names Ardwin and Allan could call each other? Like Dove for Ardwin or something? If any of you do, I'd love to hear! Am I would just like to say that, I treasure everyone of my readers and followers, and I thank you all very very much!