Disclaimer: I own nothing. Except for a pirate hat, three guitars (ones an xmas present that I wasn't supposed to know about.,...... :D) and Cadiana! Don't hurt me... please.... :)
A/N: Thanks to my wonderful, and singular reviewer, Gwenavere LaBeau. You're great!!! And because of that, you get this magazine with all the Johnny Depp pics cut out (sorry about that, bit of an obsession.. ) :)
------------------------------
Cadiana rolled over, and opened her eyes. She was lying near where the rest of Robin's band lay sleeping, but she knew she hadn't initially fallen asleep there. She had cried herself to sleep sitting against the big tree, but someone, Will, she thought, had carried her over here, and laid a blanket over her.
She looked around for him, but it was evident that he wasn't there. She frowned, and ran her hands through her raven hair, combing it out with her fingers.
"Cadiana?" She heard her name from over by the fire. It was Robin's younger brother, Much. "'ave a good sleep?"
Cadiana got up to join him by the fire, where he was making breakfast. "It was all right. I don't s'ppose you've seen Will since you've been up?"
Much shook his head. "I 'magine 'e's off broodin' by himself somewhere."
"Does he do that a lot?" Cadiana questioned, handing Much the spatula for the bacon. He hadn't when she had known him, but that was also before Elena had died.
"'e's been real good 'bout it lately. 'e used to go off all the time. 'e's only just started again."
"Ah." Cadiana said, not sure what to say to the boy now.
"Will's an angry man, Danielle." Robin said, joining them. "I think you'd best be on your guard."
Cadiana smiled a sad smile. "Will won't 'urt me Robin. 'e isn't like that."
"Not intentionally, no." Robin answered. "But sometimes we hurt the people we love by accident. It's hard to say what's going on with Will."
"I know what made 'im the way he is Robin, so don't talk to me as if I don't know anything about Will."
"Don't speak of that." Much said, sounding worried. "Don't ever talk of that whilst Will's around."
"'e needs to 'ear it." Cadiana said, knowing full well that she would probably never bring it up with him. "I think he needs to get over 'is wife's death."
"Nothing's forgotten." Robin told her.
"Nothing is ever forgotten." Cadiana agreed. "But what 'appened to Elena is tearin' Will up inside, and it's not just because she died. It's the fact that 'e 'ad watched, couldn't protect 'er. That's why 'e can't let it go. 'e feels as is 'e's failed 'er."
"If you're all done discussing me, I'd like to 'ave a word with Cady." They all jumped at the familiar sound of Will's voice and looked at him guiltily.
Cadiana got up and followed him a ways into the bush. He looked exhausted, with shadows under his eyes, but Danielle still thought he looked handsome. She had liked him as a girl, but he had never displayed any interest in her, other than a playmate, even as they got older.
"Cady, listen." Will began awkwardly. "About last night. I'm sorry. I snapped and it wasn't fair to you."
"Will Scarlet, are you apologising, by any chance?" Cady asked softly, laying a hand on his cheek.
He wrenched away from her angrily. "Yeah Cady I am. Don't rub it in."
"I wasn't teasing you Midnight." She said, and he turned back to her, slight shock at hearing his childhood nickname. "I was scared."
"Of what?" His tone was more gentle now.
"That you'd blame me for it." She said simply, not mentioning that she was still scared to death of that.
"Dammit." Will cursed, and pulled her into his arms. "Christ, Cady, I wouldn't blame that on you. What could you 'ave done?"
Cadiana curled her fingers into his shirt, laying her head against his chest aware of how muscular he was. She could hear his steady heartbeat She inhaled and could smell the light scent of his sweat, and she liked it. "I don't know. I could 'ave tried to fight." She sniffed, and realized that she had started to cry again.
"And died alongside them. Cady?" He said. "Are you crying?" He looked down at her. "Dammit."
"I'm sorry." She apologised, "I'm not usually like this. I try not to think about it too much."
Will let go of her, and framed her face with his hands. The feel of palms against her cheeks was almost as intoxicating as his scent. He brushed her tears off her cheeks, drying her eyes a bit. Then he pulled her back to him, holding her tight against him. He pressed a comforting kiss onto the top of her head, and held her as she finished crying.
A/N: Please review everyone! Reviews mean a lot to me, and I love to get them!!!
A/N: Thanks to my wonderful, and singular reviewer, Gwenavere LaBeau. You're great!!! And because of that, you get this magazine with all the Johnny Depp pics cut out (sorry about that, bit of an obsession.. ) :)
------------------------------
Cadiana rolled over, and opened her eyes. She was lying near where the rest of Robin's band lay sleeping, but she knew she hadn't initially fallen asleep there. She had cried herself to sleep sitting against the big tree, but someone, Will, she thought, had carried her over here, and laid a blanket over her.
She looked around for him, but it was evident that he wasn't there. She frowned, and ran her hands through her raven hair, combing it out with her fingers.
"Cadiana?" She heard her name from over by the fire. It was Robin's younger brother, Much. "'ave a good sleep?"
Cadiana got up to join him by the fire, where he was making breakfast. "It was all right. I don't s'ppose you've seen Will since you've been up?"
Much shook his head. "I 'magine 'e's off broodin' by himself somewhere."
"Does he do that a lot?" Cadiana questioned, handing Much the spatula for the bacon. He hadn't when she had known him, but that was also before Elena had died.
"'e's been real good 'bout it lately. 'e used to go off all the time. 'e's only just started again."
"Ah." Cadiana said, not sure what to say to the boy now.
"Will's an angry man, Danielle." Robin said, joining them. "I think you'd best be on your guard."
Cadiana smiled a sad smile. "Will won't 'urt me Robin. 'e isn't like that."
"Not intentionally, no." Robin answered. "But sometimes we hurt the people we love by accident. It's hard to say what's going on with Will."
"I know what made 'im the way he is Robin, so don't talk to me as if I don't know anything about Will."
"Don't speak of that." Much said, sounding worried. "Don't ever talk of that whilst Will's around."
"'e needs to 'ear it." Cadiana said, knowing full well that she would probably never bring it up with him. "I think he needs to get over 'is wife's death."
"Nothing's forgotten." Robin told her.
"Nothing is ever forgotten." Cadiana agreed. "But what 'appened to Elena is tearin' Will up inside, and it's not just because she died. It's the fact that 'e 'ad watched, couldn't protect 'er. That's why 'e can't let it go. 'e feels as is 'e's failed 'er."
"If you're all done discussing me, I'd like to 'ave a word with Cady." They all jumped at the familiar sound of Will's voice and looked at him guiltily.
Cadiana got up and followed him a ways into the bush. He looked exhausted, with shadows under his eyes, but Danielle still thought he looked handsome. She had liked him as a girl, but he had never displayed any interest in her, other than a playmate, even as they got older.
"Cady, listen." Will began awkwardly. "About last night. I'm sorry. I snapped and it wasn't fair to you."
"Will Scarlet, are you apologising, by any chance?" Cady asked softly, laying a hand on his cheek.
He wrenched away from her angrily. "Yeah Cady I am. Don't rub it in."
"I wasn't teasing you Midnight." She said, and he turned back to her, slight shock at hearing his childhood nickname. "I was scared."
"Of what?" His tone was more gentle now.
"That you'd blame me for it." She said simply, not mentioning that she was still scared to death of that.
"Dammit." Will cursed, and pulled her into his arms. "Christ, Cady, I wouldn't blame that on you. What could you 'ave done?"
Cadiana curled her fingers into his shirt, laying her head against his chest aware of how muscular he was. She could hear his steady heartbeat She inhaled and could smell the light scent of his sweat, and she liked it. "I don't know. I could 'ave tried to fight." She sniffed, and realized that she had started to cry again.
"And died alongside them. Cady?" He said. "Are you crying?" He looked down at her. "Dammit."
"I'm sorry." She apologised, "I'm not usually like this. I try not to think about it too much."
Will let go of her, and framed her face with his hands. The feel of palms against her cheeks was almost as intoxicating as his scent. He brushed her tears off her cheeks, drying her eyes a bit. Then he pulled her back to him, holding her tight against him. He pressed a comforting kiss onto the top of her head, and held her as she finished crying.
A/N: Please review everyone! Reviews mean a lot to me, and I love to get them!!!