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Chapter two: My love, where are you?

The man of the greenwood wore a proud smile on his face as he took the sheriff from the horse and plopped him on the ground. The sheriff opened his eyes and blinked. He realized he was on the ground and quickly stood up brushing himself off.

"Where am I?" asked the sheriff wildly. "What is going on?"

"Well," said Robin, "you are back in Nottingham, and in about five seconds the entire shire will be burned to the ground unless you make an entrance."

Vasey shrugged. "I have always been one for entrances. Gisborne!"

Guards started coming left and right to the source of the shouting, along with the guards came Prince John's own men. They realized what was going on and left before the sheriff decided to kill everyone for disobedience. The guards in Nottingham were all a smiles. They were terrified of the sheriff but at least he was back.

Robin left the sheriff's side and went into Nottingham. If he had stayed a minute longer he would have heard what the sheriff heard.

Vasey was tapping his foot and crossing his arms when the head guard was by his side. "Where is the man in black?"

The guard cocked his head to the side. "What?"

Vasey rolled his black eyes. "Gisborne! Where is he?"

Now the guard was scared. He bit his lip. He looked down at the floor. "He is gone. Sir Guy left Nottingham."

The sheriff was not expecting that kind of answer. His eyes widened with pure shock. "He left? Gisborne left me?"

Meanwhile Robin was wandering through the streets and markets of Nottingham looking for the girl of his dreams. He had saved the day, again, and he wanted his reward. Robin wanted to see her smile when she saw that he was alive.

And he would smile in return to see that Marian was alive. Maybe they would not be together that day, as she had to live in the castle now, but their eyes would speak what their eyes could not say and their hearts longed to shout.

Robin walked past many smiling faces. Each was happy at the prospect of being alive for another day. No one knew what the future held but for that particular day, they were alive and safe.

The villagers knew how to live for the moment.

In this moment Robin still searched for Marian. He considered searching through the castle for her and was about to do so when he bumped into Will. He smiled at Will.

Will Scarlett was saddened by Robin's smile. It was the smile of a man who did not yet know the truth. It was the smile of a man who was living happily in his innocence. Will did not want to break about the man's grin, but he had to do so.

"Where is Marian?" asked Robin. He said it so casually because he did not know the truth, he did not know what really had happened to the girl who had captured his heart.

"Marian," began Will uncertainly, "is not here."

"So she is in the castle?"

Will closed his eyes. I cannot do this! God help me but I cannot do this to him!

"She's gone." The words came out quickly and directly.

Robin tried chuckling. "Come on Will, where is she?" This was just starting to scare him.

"Marian left with Gisborne before you came back." It took all Will had in him to look at Robin directly in the eye when he spoke those words.

Green eyes widened and stared desperately into Will's own black eyes. "What? Why would she do that? Why did she not stay?"

"We thought that Nottingham would be burned to the ground. Gisborne is a black knight. Apparently black knights are able to leave freely. Well black knights and…their families."

"No," moaned his friend grasping at his heart. "She could not. She would not." He started walking away. He could not look at Will; he could not look at the smiling faces of the villagers. He could not look at anyone ever again.

"She did it for you!" Will yelled running after him. "I told her that you wanted her to live, no matter what. If you had not gotten back in time, then Nottingham would be ablaze and she would be dead. Marian knew that you wanted her safe, no matter what."

Robin shook his head. "Do you have any idea where they are?"

Will looked at the ground saying nothing.

"I must save her." Robin's words were strong against his slowly breaking heart. "I need to find her." Tears were threatening to run down his face.

But Will shook his head. "If you run after her, then you will only put her in danger. Robin, this choice that she made saved her, but you have no idea what will happen if you put yourself in the equation again."

"Are you suggesting," asked Robin slowly, "that I just let her stay with Gisborne and do nothing?" He could not believe that Will would suggest something like that.

"No." Will shook his head. "I suggest that you think before you start rushing into anything. You always tell us it is better to think, and to plan before we act."

This is different. Robin wanted to scream at Will. Because this is Marian! He was about to tell this to Will when the thought about the situation again. He slumped against the side of a wall and thought. Maybe, she would be safer with Gisborne than she would ever be with me. Gisborne has wealth, connections, a name for himself, what do I have? I've got bloody Sherwood Forest and 500 pounds on my head.

"We are done for today," said Robin aloud. "Let's go back to the camp."

Will nodded and followed Robin out of Nottingham and out into the forest. They walked in silence. Will wanted to apologize to Robin for his harsh words. He wanted to tell Robin that he was being stupid. If Robin wanted to save Marian, then he should do so. Marriage was not a binding contract if Marian had not felt it so. But for some reason, and he did not know what it was, Will thought it would be best for Robin to wait and watch.

The clouds were darkening as the two set foot in camp. Much was all smiles as he handed Will and Robin bowls of broth. "How is Marian?"

"She is gone." The words came out hard and cold as Robin said them aloud.

Much almost dropped his food. "What?!"

Robin sat down on the grassy floor of the forest and set down the food beside him. "She left Nottingham as…Gisborne's wife."

"Gisborne's wife?" repeated Much with disbelief.

"Who is Gisborne's wife?" asked Djaq. She had just arrived with Little John beside her.

"Marian," said Will.

"This I cannot believe," said Little John after Will had told the entire story to the gang when Robin could not. Robin could not even bring himself listen to Will's account of the story. He turned away from his gang and hid his face in his hands.

Lady Gisborne…Lady Gisborne…my Marian, my sweet, good, kind, beautiful, Marian is now Lady Gisborne. How will I live without her?

"What are we going to do now?" Djaq asked. Her question broke the empty abyss of Robin's mind. He turned back to his gang and stood up.

"We wait, and we watch."

They were in shock.

"We save her!" yelled Little John.

"We need to rescue her master," insisted Much.

"You love her Robin," pointed out Djaq.

Robin kicked at the ground. "What if my love is not enough? What if I was wrong? Maybe you do need money, and position, and security to be really happy. Gisborne will protect her like I never could. Gisborne will make her content."

"This is not like you master," said Much. "You are turning your back on her. You are letting Marian walk away from you forever."

"I know!" Robin screamed. "Much, you do not understand. I love her. All I really want if for her to be safe and happy. But she cannot be safe with me here, and maybe I cannot make her happy. I need to think!"

"We will leave you alone," said Will softly. He led Djaq, Much, and Little John into the forest and gave Robin much needed privacy. In that privacy there was no one to see the brave hero of Nottingham cry. The trees would not speak of the glistening tears in Robin's eyes. The wind would never whisper about the rivers that seemed to flow from Robin's eyes down his cheeks.

All was silent and quiet as Robin cried. Once he had finished he fell asleep on the floor of the forest.

And he dreamed.

In his dream he saw a manor. The manor was rather large and ancient. Robin himself was part of the dream and he was at the doorstep of the manor. He knocked on the door but his hand seemed to go through the door. Robin stepped inside the closed door and surveyed the interior of the manor.

There was a fire blazing at the hearth. But that seemed to be the only source of light in the entire house. Robin could not see any furniture besides the hearth. Then suddenly there were screams coming from another room. Robin ran blindly to the source of the noise.

What he saw almost brought his heart to stop beating in his already terrified chest. On the floor of the room was Marian. There were bruises on her arms and neck. Her hair had streaks of blood in it. Tears were streaming her delicate green eyes. And her stomach was round and large. She was looking up with a horrified expression at Guy!

He was leering down at her with a devilish grin on his face. Suddenly he jumped on top of her and started kissing her passionately. Robin wanted to pull him off of her but when he tried he found that his hands went through Guy's back.

"Guy!" Marian screamed. "Think about the baby. Please get off of me."

"You are mine Marian," whispered Guy into her unwilling ear. "You cannot order me to do anything. I am in command here." He then continued kissing her. When she would try to stop him he would pin her arms down and twist them until she loosened her grip.

"Marian," whispered Robin quietly watching the scene. "My dear Marian."

Then suddenly Robin awoke and found that it was night. His men were sleeping soundly at camp. They had decided to leave him be and let him sleep.

Robin stood up quietly and in the dark of night started running through the forest. It would seem to any onlooker that the man was running blindly through a dark and confusing forest. But Robin, the man of the forest, knew exactly where he was going.

And he did not rest until he came to it. The tree where he had proposed to Marian one month ago was shining down on him in the light of the moon. Robin knelt down in sorrow where he had previously knelt down in happiness. He knew that no one would hear his words on this cold thick night. But that did not stop him from saying them.

"I will find you my love," he whispered. "I will not let my dream become a reality. Oh Marian I am coming. I swear to you I am coming."

soooo as robin whispers his promise into the night are you wondering what actually is going on with the evil guy and the lovely marian?? are you worried at the prospect that robin's dreams of pregnancy and beatings is reality?? well read on and review to find out...as ever i love you all bye