Author's Note: It has been a very long time since I have updated….I have been having a hard time getting inspired as life has gotten very much in the way when it comes to this story. However, I have given it a chance to sit for a while and have gotten a little bit of inspiration back. However, I am still going to leave this story as is because I am not going to be able to update with any kind of regularity.

Disclaimers: Anything you recognize, I don't own…although believe me, I would love nothing more. Also, I make no money from this, it is purely for my own enjoyment and love of the characters. No copyright infringement or harm meant.

Spoilers: None, except that this takes place before Allan was Guy's man so an indeterminate part of season two as everyone is still alive and Allan hasn't betrayed anyone yet.

I could hear someone trying their hardest to be quiet but there was crashing and banging and the sound of it woke me up rather abruptly. My eyes snapped open and I found myself staring up through the trees at the stars in the deep blue of the night sky. I rolled onto my side so I was facing the camp and I saw someone stoking the fire in the kitchen area.

"Will?" I asked softly, startling whoever it was enough to cause them to jump slightly.

The person turned around and I saw Will's bright green eyes shining and sparkling in the light of the fire as he looked over at me and smiled before coming over and sitting on the end of the bed.

"How are you feeling?" he asked softly.

"I'm fine…" I said as quietly as I could, getting up off the bed and throwing a cloak on over my clothes.

"Where are you going?" he asked me, getting up off the end of the bed behind me and doing the same by throwing a cloak over his clothes.

"I need some fresh air," I said barely above a whisper as I hurried away into the woods.

I did not offer for him to follow and I did not hear him but I still knew somehow that he was behind me, following at a distance and watching me as I made my way through the woods as quietly as I could. I finally stopped walking when I came to a little clearing, in which I could look up through the trees and clearly see the moonlight and the stars shining in the sky. I sat down on a log and looked up at the sky, beginning to try and count the stars.

"Are you sure that everything is okay?" he asked, coming up behind me silently and making me jump this time.

I turned and stared at him with wide eyes, the tears clearly shining there as I looked at him. Will came over and sat down beside me on the log, wrapping his arm around my shoulders as I felt the tears fill my eyes and when I blinked, they slid easily down my face.

"Will, he….he…." I couldn't speak, all the poisonous emotions coming to the surface and leaving my body with the tears that continued to slide down my face.

"I know and I hate both Gisbourne and the sheriff. We're going to stop them and I'm going to make Gisbourne pay for what he did to you," he said quietly, pulling me closer to him.

I turned so my face was buried in his shoulder and began to just start sobbing, Will wrapping his arms around me and just sitting quietly beside me as I continued to sob. After a few minutes, what he had said about Gisbourne seemed to soak into my brain and I sniffled, wiping the tears from my cheeks and looking up at him.

"Will, you cannot do anything on your own. Please, for my sake don't do anything rash," I said.

"But he…..he hurt you. It isn't right not to make him pay," he said softly.

"I know that. I'm not saying you can't make him pay. Just…..just don't do it by yourself. Let Robin and the gang help you come up with a plan," I said, feeling my face flush as I saw his eyes staring intently at my face.

Before I could say anything more or had the chance to even think, Will pressed his lips against mine and kissed me. It didn't last but a second and was so feather light that I almost thought I had imagined it until I opened my eyes and saw that Will was blushing just as I'm sure I was. I pulled out of his arms and stood up quickly in embarrassment, running off before Will could say anything, back toward the camp. I stumbled in the dark a few times and felt the branches of some of the trees and bushes scratch my face and arms as I ran but that didn't stop me from continuing to run without looking back. When I got back to the camp, everyone was up and I could hear both Robin and Allan shouting at one another as Djaq stood there between the two of them, shaking her head as well as trying to keep them from killing each other. When I came bursting back into the middle of the camp, Djaq rushed over, forgetting about the two boys and looked at me.

"What happened to you?" she asked, taking my hand and leading me over to sit by the fire.

"I needed fresh air," I said vaguely.

At that moment, Will came running back into the camp breathlessly causing Djaq to look up from where she was trying to clean and tend to my scratches. I hissed in pain as she began to clean some of the deeper scratches on my face and Will came over to sit down next to me. He didn't look at anyone except me, although every member of the gang was giving him questioning looks.

"Don't you ever run off like that again," he said, grabbing my face so I was looking at him.

"I'm…." I trailed off but he had already gotten up and walked away and I felt the tears sting my eyes again as I watched him walking away.

Okay, there is the newest chapter…hopefully this will inspire a bit more but I'm not sure but enjoy anyway and remember to review as they help me become a better writer! :)