For the 2010 Robin Hood drabblefest
Prompt: Guy/Nightwatchman; trap
Summary: Guy falls into the Nightwatchman's trap
It took Guy a moment to gather his senses. He was lying on the ground, having taken a hard fall while chasing the Nightwatchman. As he struggled to get to his feet, his elbows and knees protesting – and his head throbbing – he realised he was tethered to a tree. The rope that had snagged his ankle was the reason he'd fallen in fact.
The Nightwatchman stepped from behind the tree, gazing coolly at him.
"Now what?" Guy snapped. His sword had flown from his grasp and from his prone position he couldn't reach his dagger.
The Nightwatchman crouched alongside him and ran gentle fingers over the purpling bruise on his forehead. Guy tried to pull away, startled.
The Nightwatchman pulled out a dagger, pressed it beneath Guy's chin. One gloved hand nudged at his shoulder. Following the silent directions of his captor, Guy found himself lying on his back, powerless. The Nightwatchman, blade still pressed to Guy's throat, straddled him, sitting over his hips.
With his free hand the Nightwatchman pulled back his mask. Her mask, Guy realised, as her face was revealed, a little flushed from the exertion.
"Marian."
She smiled grimly. "Yes."
"And now what? Are you going to kill me?"
She leant over, pressed her lips to his, never moving the knife which kept him immobile.
"Well," she said, "what happens next is up to you."