Previously on 'Of Sheriffs and Sisters':

It was then that I realized that I, Allan A Dale, outlaw and lady's man, was in love. And that thought scared me more than anything else, more than death itself, shaking me to the bone.

What was I going to do?


The next day at the castle…

"Now, Gisbourne, how do you expect me to get information on the king without a prisoner?!" The sheriff could have been heard miles away. Gisbourne cringed as her stood in front of the sheriff's desk.

"My lord, I—"

"No, Gisbourne. We had her. We had her and yet you let her get away," the sheriff was still yelling. "She's with that idiotic brother of hers and we can't get her back. I hope you're happy." Sheriff Vaisey sat own in a huff and glared at his manservant.

"My lord, I do apologize that she got away, but we have more pressing matters to consider," Guy tried to argue calmly. "Prince John and his guest will arrive this afternoon." He sighed inwardly as this news seemed to perk the sheriff up.

"You're right Gizzy," Sir Guy grimaced at his nickname. "Go make sure the preparations are ready." He waved Guy off.

Guy bowed and walked out silently, wishing his job could be easier.

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"How much longer am I going to be confined to this bed?" Lizzy grumbled, gritting her teeth. It had been three days since the gang had rescued her and her silly brother had scarcely let her move.

"When I say you can." Robin answered curtly. She glared at him, thinking of ways to trick him into letting her up.

"I believe it will be Djaq's decision as to when you get up, Lisbeth," Marian intervened, knowing neither sibling would give into the other. She looked at Robin pointedly, rolling her eyes when he smiled brightly at her.

"When will Djaq and Will get back form town?" Lizzy asked, feeling like her brother and sister-in-law were ignoring her.

"In a bit," Robin mumbled. She had been up for hours, asking and begging to be let out of bed and it was starting to get to him.

Lizzy sighed loudly and leaned back against the wall roughly. She started clicking her tongue, completely out of ideas as to what to do.

Robin stared at his sister, annoyed at the sound she was making. E breathed a sigh of relief when he heard voices and the sounds of shoes making their way into the camp.

"Oh Djaq, Thank God," Lizzy cried, throwing her hands up happily when the Saracen walked into the camp. "Or Allah if you prefer." She added, thinking of the healer's culture.

"I can see you wish to get up and around," Djaq commented, smiling at Lizzy's comment. She watched as Lizzy bounced slightly on the bunk, prepared o throw herself out of the bed.

"You have no idea," the young girl replied, glaring at Robin out of the corner of her eye. He just grinned wickedly at her.

"Well, you have my permission to get up and do whatever you please." Djaq told her. She laughed when Lizzy immediately jumped off the bunk, forgetting her state of undress. Will blushed as he saw the girl only had on night clothes.

"Um, Lizzy…" Robin trailed off, looking at Will, who was looking intently at his shoes. "You should, uh, put a few clothes on first." He finished, causing Lizzy to look down at her clothes and gasp. She clutched at the blanket from the bed.

"I'll…go do that," She said, scooting back towards the bunk, not looking at anyone.

"Yeah, we'll just," Will begin, looking over at his wife. He nodded at her before making his way past Lizzy to the kitchen, Robin following behind him after a kiss to Marian's forehead.

"That was embarrassing," Lizzy told the women left behind. They both chuckled softly before nodding at her and following their husbands.

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"Why does Robin always make me work with you two?" Allan whined to Much and Little John.

"Because he thinks it's funny, that's why. Master enjoys torturing me for his own joy," Much rambled. John and Allan both rolled their eyes. "He is so horrible sometimes. And you know he let Will and Djaq work together, which is completely unfair. They probably spent the entire time 'looking for honey'. Stupid euphemisms." He continued, not taking notice to how his companions were giving him annoyed glares. "And to add on to that, he is keeping Lizzy in bed all the time. Poor, poor girl. I always liked her when we were youn—"

"Much, shut up!" Allan cried, grabbing at his own brown locks, prepared to rip his hair out. John just sighed loudly.

Much look incrediously at Allan, stopping his progress back towards the camp. "Well excuse me," He cried, waving his hands in the air. He stomped after the two of them, hands on hips.

"Idiot," Allan mumbled. They reached the camp quickly, Allan and John silent while Much muttered to himself, glaring at the backs of their heads.

The door was open, so they entered heedless of who was inside. Allan immediately made his way toward the back room, with the bunks, stripping his dirty tunic off as he went. When he looked up as he walked in the door way, he stopped dead in his tracks, dazed and surprised at the sight before him.

Lizzy had her back to him, pants and undershirt on. Scars littered the parts of her back that he could see, crossing each other and creating a strange design that he couldn't finish. This was nothing like seeing her swim in the lake. She was glorious and she had no idea what she did to him.

Lizzy grabbed her tunic off the bunk, pulling it over her head and tightening the strings. She turned slowly as she laced it up.

Allan's heart froze as her eyes met his. He watched her mouth open and close a few times, as if she were trying to say something. He felt his control snap as he threw his dirty shirt aside and closed the space in between them.

Lizzy stood frozen as he placed his hands gently on the sides of her head and pulled her lips up to meet his.

The kiss was not rough, but passion sparked around the two, sizzling and popping in the air. As the kiss progress, Lizzy dropped her hands from the strings of her tunic and circled her right hand to Allan's back and her left to the base of his neck. His hands found their way to her hips and hair, holding her body completely against his.

It ended as quickly as it had started, leaving them both flushed and panting. They stared into each other's eyes, refusing to break contact so soon.

Allan raised his hand to her face, stroking her cheek with the pad of his thumb. "Lizzy," He whispered before pulling her close and resting his cheek on her hair, breathing in her scent.

Lizzy's heart beat wildly in her chest. No one had described Allan as a passionate person. Djaq had told her that he was a good man and Marian had described him as loyal. But this, this man in front of her showed more compassion and love to her than anyone had ever dared. Her thoughts trailed to Robin momentarily, wondering how he would react if he saw them like this or found out about what had just taken place. She pushed the thoughts away, choosing to focus on Allan and memorizing his scent as she clinged to him.

They both looked up at the sound of footsteps coming their way and immediately broke apart. Lizzy grabbed his fallen tunic and set it in with the other dirty clothes as he hastily pulled on a new one. They stayed a good many feet away from each other, trying to calm their wild hearts.

Will walked into the back room and stopped. He saw the flush of his friends' cheeks and looked back and forth between the two of them. Something clicked in his brain and his mouth formed a silent 'Oh' before he backed out slowly.

Lizzy and Allan waited to Will was out of sight before both flopping onto separate bunks and staring at each other. Silence surrounded them as they sat there, both waiting for the other to say something.


Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry it took longer for me to post this. I've been so freaking busy with school. My teachers are really enjoying giving us homework. It sucks to be a junior. Ok, back to the story. I hope you guys liked this part because it took so, so, so, so, so long for me to write. I wasn't sure when I wanted Allan and Lizzy to kiss for the first time, so I was having issues decided what would happen. I also realize that the chapter is kind of short, but I've been having some serious writer's block. The other story I'm writing, which isn't posted yet, is like 40 pages long. That story has just had ideas coming out from everywhere, but this one is killing me. I will post as soon as I can though so don't worry.

Now on to my wonderful reviewers:

Genievieve05--I'm glad you liked the history. I like that kind of stuff too. Always make me think the characters are a lot more real. Thanks for the great review. Keep it up!

KatGirlMeow--Much and Allan are hilarious to write together and of course they are also a lot of fun to write because I can do just about anything I want to with them. And Allan is adorable, definitely in a man whorish kind of way. That's why he is my favorite. Thank you so much for the review and keep them coming!

X-uRbAn PiXiE-X--I always pictured that if BBC did ever make Allan fall in love, that he would be out of his mind scared, so that's how I wrote it. Poor man that he is. Although I guess a lot of men could feel that way about being in love. Don't those vitamins suck? My mom has been making me take so many because she doesn't want me to have health problems later in life and I'll tell you, I hate it. Thank you for being such an avid reader and reviewer.

Ok, seriously, as many hits as this story gets, I should be seeing more reviews. So please just take the time, anonymous or not, to review and tell me what you think, even if you hate it. Reviews make me smile. And get your friends to review too!

Thanks loves, IS15