A TALE OF SHERWOOD
Chapter 5
In which not much is said
Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go
through our changes in a similar state of shock. -James Baldwin
Much followed after the giant of a man they called Little John. An odd name considering that Little John was the biggest man Much had ever seen. Even he had to look up at him. And he wasn't only tall- he was wide. Not fat, but burly. He had a huge beard and black eyes that twinkled out from inside it. His voice was big and deep and he had a wicked sense of humor.
Much stepped on a twig and winced. Little John had already taken over as teacher and turned this hike to Gods-know-where into a lesson on how to walk quietly. Much mumbled an apology and tried to concentrate on stepping lightly.
"You'll get the 'ang of it, youngling," rumbled Little John.
"Your not old enough to call me youngling, grandpa," Much joked.
Little John ignored him and began demonstrating how to walk even more silently. It was suprising that a man of his size could walk so silently. Much doubted that even Hilde could- Hilde. How was she? What was happening to her right now? Had she woken up yet? What if-
"Don't worry about your friend. He'll be just fine," said Little John, suprising Much again by, apparently, reading his mind.
"It's just. this is my fault. If I hadn't-"
"Don't. It's not yer fault. Harry told you that," John interrupted. "Duo is a fine teacher. And a better man. Your friend is in good hands so stop worrying about him and worry about yourself!" Much got the distinct impression that Little John was laughing at him- but it was hard to tell through the beard.
AN: I know. I know. This is the King of all extremely short chapters. Its very, very, very short. Don't yell at me for it though. At least its here. I mean, I could have just not written it at all. Then there would be no chapter. Right?
Okay, time for the thankyou's!
Mama-Sama.- I always did wonder about that. Now one of life's greatest mystery's has been solved. Cool. When I get money, or enough of it to spend it on something other than food, I should probably get the whole ff.net special service thing.. Could be useful... But then again, I would spend way too much time on it and never get ANY work done.. Hmmmm...
Psycokitty- Sorry its so short. I will try to do better.. I really will.
Amanda- Thankyou!
DreamWinder- Na.. I thinks its confusing when my favorite characters get mixed up into one. Then I'm never sure how to write or read the person. I love Robin Hood. I love Duo. There's no way I could mix them both up into one, so they are completely different people. Duo is Duo and Robin is Robin. Oh, about my reviewing reviews, they do it a lot on fictionpresss.net- which I love, and I thought it was really cool. So now I'm doing it too.
Silentheaven- Actually, I didn't realize that this was a cliffhanger until people started saying "I hate cliffhangers." Maybe its because I know what's going to happen...
Bunny Girl- I updated! Two chapters in one day! I know it took a while... but I am desperately trying to find a way to finish my foreign language credit without ruining my GPA. I hate Spanish. It's ruining everything. I am BAD at it. Very bad. I spend a lot of time translating my homework to English and then back to Spanish- so my 'everything else' time is shorter.. Blame my Spanish teacher.. She is an evil psycho from the 7th ring of hell...
Lynn Yuy- That was a great review. It almost made me choke to death on my Pepsi. You sound just a tad bit like Wufei, screaming about Injustice and all.. Thank you for saying my story is worth while. I hope it really is.
Thanks to all the reviewers. Keep up the good work (that means you should keep reviewing). Everyone have a very nice day/week/life. Eat good food and sleep well and get all your homework done early so you can sleep or just watch TV or something. May the force be with you all!
Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go
through our changes in a similar state of shock. -James Baldwin
Much followed after the giant of a man they called Little John. An odd name considering that Little John was the biggest man Much had ever seen. Even he had to look up at him. And he wasn't only tall- he was wide. Not fat, but burly. He had a huge beard and black eyes that twinkled out from inside it. His voice was big and deep and he had a wicked sense of humor.
Much stepped on a twig and winced. Little John had already taken over as teacher and turned this hike to Gods-know-where into a lesson on how to walk quietly. Much mumbled an apology and tried to concentrate on stepping lightly.
"You'll get the 'ang of it, youngling," rumbled Little John.
"Your not old enough to call me youngling, grandpa," Much joked.
Little John ignored him and began demonstrating how to walk even more silently. It was suprising that a man of his size could walk so silently. Much doubted that even Hilde could- Hilde. How was she? What was happening to her right now? Had she woken up yet? What if-
"Don't worry about your friend. He'll be just fine," said Little John, suprising Much again by, apparently, reading his mind.
"It's just. this is my fault. If I hadn't-"
"Don't. It's not yer fault. Harry told you that," John interrupted. "Duo is a fine teacher. And a better man. Your friend is in good hands so stop worrying about him and worry about yourself!" Much got the distinct impression that Little John was laughing at him- but it was hard to tell through the beard.
AN: I know. I know. This is the King of all extremely short chapters. Its very, very, very short. Don't yell at me for it though. At least its here. I mean, I could have just not written it at all. Then there would be no chapter. Right?
Okay, time for the thankyou's!
Mama-Sama.- I always did wonder about that. Now one of life's greatest mystery's has been solved. Cool. When I get money, or enough of it to spend it on something other than food, I should probably get the whole ff.net special service thing.. Could be useful... But then again, I would spend way too much time on it and never get ANY work done.. Hmmmm...
Psycokitty- Sorry its so short. I will try to do better.. I really will.
Amanda- Thankyou!
DreamWinder- Na.. I thinks its confusing when my favorite characters get mixed up into one. Then I'm never sure how to write or read the person. I love Robin Hood. I love Duo. There's no way I could mix them both up into one, so they are completely different people. Duo is Duo and Robin is Robin. Oh, about my reviewing reviews, they do it a lot on fictionpresss.net- which I love, and I thought it was really cool. So now I'm doing it too.
Silentheaven- Actually, I didn't realize that this was a cliffhanger until people started saying "I hate cliffhangers." Maybe its because I know what's going to happen...
Bunny Girl- I updated! Two chapters in one day! I know it took a while... but I am desperately trying to find a way to finish my foreign language credit without ruining my GPA. I hate Spanish. It's ruining everything. I am BAD at it. Very bad. I spend a lot of time translating my homework to English and then back to Spanish- so my 'everything else' time is shorter.. Blame my Spanish teacher.. She is an evil psycho from the 7th ring of hell...
Lynn Yuy- That was a great review. It almost made me choke to death on my Pepsi. You sound just a tad bit like Wufei, screaming about Injustice and all.. Thank you for saying my story is worth while. I hope it really is.
Thanks to all the reviewers. Keep up the good work (that means you should keep reviewing). Everyone have a very nice day/week/life. Eat good food and sleep well and get all your homework done early so you can sleep or just watch TV or something. May the force be with you all!