Next chapter I hope you enjoy it, and Saramagician please bear with me, this story is not intended to be a romance.
Chapter 19,
Don't Let What I Have Done Die Here,
Halfway through the night, Allan had turned over noticing that Madison was nowhere to be seen, he soon let out an alarm, "Guys wake up Madison's gone." He called out, as he jumped from his bunk,
"What where could she have gone?" Robin asked, whilst in the process of waking up,
"I'll give you two guesses one: she left because she didn't want to see Gisborne die, or two: She left to turn us in to the sheriff." Allan continued,
"What's that on the ground?" Kate asked, as she walked over to it, and picked it up, "It's her tiara, she must have lost it when she left." she said,
"Gisborne is dead." Tuck said interrupting them, as they talked amongst themselves,
"Are you sure?" John asked,
"He is not breathing and he has no pulse...he is dead." Tuck replied, after he covered Gisborne with a fur blanket,
No one even seemed to show any form of sympathy for the man who had sacrificed his life to help them, but on the inside Robin ached, he had come to like the new Guy that had recently been discovered. But if he was dead than they had to move on, there was no way they could just give up everything to honor his passing like they would one of their own.
As Robin was about to speak again, he was cut off when he heard footsteps outside that were making their way to the camp.
"Wait we have a visitor." Robin said, as they all hid in the shadows, until they could see who it was, Madison had returned so Robin opened the door, which startled her,
"And where have you been then?" Robin asked, but Madison simply displayed anger,
"I could not stand by while you slept waiting for Gisborne to die, I had to do something." She said, as she shoved past them, and over to Gisborne removing the blanket,
"Madison…Guy is dead." Tuck said softly,
"Dead...he is not dead he has gone into a coma." Madison replied, as she set her medicines before her on the bed,
"A coma how can you be sure?" Robin asked slightly puzzled,
"I sat up most of the night sitting with him I was monitoring his condition quite closely, in his comitised state you will not feel a pulse, nor will you see him breathing, but believe me he is." Madison said, as she retrieved a dagger, and cut of the blood-ridden bandage around Guy's sword wound.
"I need some more bandages...will you please help me save his life?" Madison pleaded, as she turned her head to them, her eyes sparkling in the moonlight from unshed tears,
While the other's did what Madison asked, Tuck knelt beside her to aid her if she needed it, "First I need to stop the bleeding." She said aloud, as she took a small glass bottle, and poured some of the powder over the wound, and using his blood she made a paste and covered the wound in it, she did the same to the other side, but was more careful. Using the cloth Much had brought her, she quickly tore it and wrapped the strip tightly around his wound, "The reason the wound will not stop bleeding is because his body is too weak to fight for itself so we need to help it, this powder will stop the bleeding, it acts as a blood clot, which will help repair the damage." She said quickly as she continued to work, "Take this bottle and pour a little into his mouth...only a little because he will not swallow it." She warned, as Tuck cradled Guy's head in his arm, and poured a small quantity of the liquid into his mouth.
After this was done Madison poured an oil from a bottle, into her palm and spread it over her other hand, she then began rubbing it on the exposed area's of Guy's chest, which released a pleasant, yet extremely calming aroma, all over the camp.
"There is nothing more you can do for him." She said kindly, as she continued to rub the ointment all over him, Tuck returned the cap to the bottle, and returned it to Madison, before he rose, and walked back over to his makeshift bed.
The rest of the night was spent rubbing the ointment over Guy, and pouring small amounts of medicine into his mouth, dawn found Madison asleep at the head of the bunk, her legs folded underneath herself, her back leaning on the cool stone wall, and Gisborne's head resting in her lap.
She was awoken when Guy shifted his position, turning his head in her lap, pressing against it as if trying to shape the way her legs were positioned.
Guy lay flat on his back his eyes closed, light began to awaken the setting, but he still remained flat, motionless.
"Guy..." Came a calming woman's voice, "Guy..." The voice called again, which caused Gisborne to open his eyes, and rise into a sitting position.
"Guy..." There was that sincere voice once again,
"Marian?" Guy asked after he looked around, to find that he was in the forest,
"I have been waiting for you Guy." She said as she stepped into his view, from behind a tree, dressed in her finest white silk dress,
"Am I dead?" He asked puzzled,
"No Guy it is not you're time." She replied,
"Then why can I see you?" He asked, puzzled,
"Because I have come to ease you're burden." She said as she walked over to him, and held out her hand, to help him to his feet, he accepted it and she pulled him to his feet, so that he stood directly infront of her.
"Are you here to haunt me further for what I have done to you?" He asked, as he turned his head ashamed to look into her lovely face, as his eyes filled with tears, she placed her hand on his chin, lifting his head so he would look at her.
"What I did Guy was not to hurt you, but to save King Richard, and to save England." She said comfortingly, as she used her other hand to brush away his tears,
"I told you this before Guy, when you discovered I was the Nightwatchman, everything I have done I have done for England." She said kindly,
"But I destroyed you...I destroy everything." He said sadly,
"No Guy you did not destroy me." She replied,
"What do you mean?" Guy asked puzzled,
"You have given me a new way of speaking to you, I can now be with you forever." She said upliftingly,
"How you're dead?" He asked still sad,
"I can speak to the side of you I loved, the side of you I tried to bring out when I was around, but now I can make it show itself always." She said happily,
Madison could not understand what was happening to Guy, she knew what she had done for him had worked, but why was he crying in his sleep? What was he dreaming about? What was haunting him further?
After moments of silence between them, Guy finally could not resist the urge any longer, he loved her, how could he deny himself one last touch, of the woman he loved. In addition, as if Marian had read his thoughts, she slid her arms around him till her hands secured themselves on Guy's back, Guy too did the same until his hands were too secured on her back perhaps more forceful than needs be, because he did not want to lose her a second time.
Finally, he pressed his lips passionately against hers, in a deep, passionate kiss, he had remembered her warm embrace, as her hand slid upward from his back, till it held his head, assuring he did not escape. When they separated, they still held each other loosely, so that they could still feel the touch of each other's bodies.
"I could never marry Guy." She finally said looking deeply into his eyes,
"Why?" He asked,
"Because the love I have for you and Robin was so great, that I could never choose one of you over the other." She said honestly,
"I just want you to know that what you did to me was not you're fault." She continued,
"But I was the one who plunged the sword into you're body." He said convictingly, as he pulled her closer, until her head rested on his chest,
"Yes but my words were equal to the sword, I placed the sword in you're hand." She said metaphorically,
"Ssssshhh." Was the only sound that came from his lips, to comfort her, as he felt her emotions change from happiness to grief, he added to her comfort by stroking her lovely brown hair.
Marian pushed herself from him gently, but only to the point where she could look directly into her eyes, "Guy I must leave soon...but I need you to make me a promise." She said sadly,
"Don't go I want to be with you forever." Guy said as he pulled her closer again,
"And you will be...look to you're good side Guy, because when you do that is where you will find me." She said, as she rested her chin on his left shoulder,
Robin had now awoken and had walked over to Madison, to check on Guy's condition, but he saw that Guy was fine, when he moved his head around on Madison's lap, and shifted the position of his feet slightly.
"How's Gisborne?" He asked,
"He's fine he is going to live...but there is something wrong and I don't know what it is." Madison said,
"What do you mean?" Robin asked,
"A minute ago he was crying and I don't know why." She answered him, equally puzzled herself,
"Guy make me a promise before I leave please." She asked kindly,
"I will do whatever you ask me to Marian." Guy replied, as he kissed her forehead,
"Promise me you will learn to love again Guy." Marian asked,
"Marian I..." Guy began,
"Please Guy for me, just remember that I will always be with you." She pleaded,
"I know that Madison has come back into you're life, and I know that you have feelings for her, don't let it die Guy." Marian warned,
"And Guy promise me, promise me that you will help Robin, and fight for England, don't let what I have done die here, fight for what I have believed in, make the name Guy of Gisborne really mean something, have you're name mean the same as Robin Hood." She said, as she held him tightly,
"I will do what you want me to do Marian." He said as they embraced once again, but this time to never leave each other's grip, Guy could feel Marian fading, the setting was beginning to haze, he looked at her fading figure, and she looked him directly in the eyes.
"I love you Marian." He said, before he held her again, and closed his eyes tightly feeling the setting he was in and Marian fade before him.
"I love you Guy..." Was her last words before she faded, and his vision faded to black once again,
After watching Gisborne's movements for a while, they were surprised when he suddenly fell dead still, with no explanation.
Don't you just love it, Guy lives and Marian has come to see him, because unlike in the last episode of season three Robin was the only one to have been visited by Marian, but now Guy does have someone waiting for him.
