The Outlaw (Outlander Fanfiction With A Twist)

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Diana's P.O.V

"Connor I should go."  I said getting out of his embrace.  He looked at me with one eyebrow raised.

"Meadbh." I said picking up the platter.

"What exactly happened?"  he asked pulling me back from the doorway into his chest.

"She got raped, attacked in the forest today.... She's afraid to stay alone so I'm going to spend the night in her room making sure she's okay."  I said looking out the hole in the stone wall which they called a window.  It was dark and I could hear the rain lashing down onto the ground.

"Oh! Diana!" I could hear Claire's voice say walking through the door with a smile  on her face.  She looked at us and became silent.

"I really have to go.  I'll talk to you in the morning." I said giving him a hug and walking out with Claire.

"Claire there's this girl called Meadbh and she needs help."  I said with scrunched up eyebrows.

"I'll help you.  When we're done i have to talk to you."  She said hurriedly and secretly.  I picked up the pace and led her to Maedbhs room.  We entered and looked at her just staring away entranced by the flames.

"Hey Maedbh."  I said and she looked at me with a smile but then it disappeared when she realised I brought a guest.

"Its the healer.  We want to check the cut you got and for any sign of other injury."  I said even though it was clear that she's not only injured on the outside but scared for life on the inside. 

She simply nodded and we came over to her uncovering the cut she got by which seems a knife. 

"I'll have to stitch that up. Everything else looks fine. The bruises will disappear in a while."  Claire said taking out some alcohol, needle and thread.  She stitched the cut up and looked at Meadbh with sympathy.

"Diana I need to talk to you."  Her facial expression turned serious and I stood up following her out the door and closing it.

"I found a way to get back to our time."  She said excitedly of course I shared the same emotion. Then I thought of Connor and it died down a bit.  I have promised myself I will follow my sister after all blood is thicker than water.

"Its great news!" I said.  I had many chances to leave the castle but the laird would get too suspicious and think I'm a spy gone to give information learnt to the redcoats. I couldn't risk going and getting tracked down and killed or worse dragged back down here where the mad people would decide my faith.

"I was sure you would want to go but then I saw you and that lad." She said slowing down towards the end of the sentences clearly confused.

"He's just a fling."  I lied to get her off my back and she just smiled again.

"Meet me down in the basement tomorrow evening and we will discuss everything."  She said giving me a hug and turning me around walking away to her own room.  I smiled looking at my retreating sister.  I have seen her only once before I went back in time.  I wish I knew her more I wish she knew that I was her sister.  But I dont have enough courage even for that.

"God Dammnit!"  I huffed and slid against the door burying my face in my hands.  I should break it off with Connor.  I have developed so much feelings for him over a short period of time.  When he kissed me it felt great.  But my sister is my sister she's family and now that i found her I won't let go of that so easily.  I'm back in the game.  This time I have to remember to follow the plan. I am so selfish right now. I have to repeat the mantra. Focus on the mission no feelings involved, focus on the mission no feelings involved.

Quickly taking a hold of myself I  went back into Meadbhs room. Her head shot up to look at the intruder. I could see that she was tearing up once more.

"Scooch over."  I said with a gentle and sincere smile lying down beside her and covering us with blankets.

"Apart from Mrs.Fitz you are the only person that was kind towards  me."  She said with her Scottish accent.  I let her put her head on my chest and doze off.

I was not sure about her age but knew that girl wasn't treated the way she should have been treated.

Dancing bears
Painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December.

Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prancing through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully across my memoryyy....

And i began singing a lullaby I once  heard. I cant remember where I heard it though and that always bugged me. I couldn't fall asleep planing my revenge.  Meadbh was a sweet girl that was met with such cruelty.  I have to make them suffer.  I won't kill them because that would be too kind of me to do so.  They will be in pain and live in eternal mysery. 

I looked down at peaceful looking Meadbh.  Her brown hair that looked redish in the sunlight  was all over the place and her freckles clearly visible. She looked so innocent and  familiar .  I didn't know why.

I heard a knock on the door and a very familiar voice of my ex husband to be.

"Can I come in!?"  He shouted from the other side of the room and I wandered what he wanted with Meadbh. He wasn't a two sided bastard was he?

"Come in."  I shouted combing my hand through Meadbhs hair. The door  opened with a creak and in came the man himself.

"Diana?" He asked shocked walking up to the bed.  He looked at sleeping Meadbh and smiled.  The smile disappeared when he looked at the shelf beside the bed with a wooden bowl filled up if bloody water and a bloody cloth floating on top of it.  A concerned look took over his face and he went pale.

"What happened why is there blood??!"  He asked frantically looking at me.  His gray eyes turned a shade darker and his posture was stiff.

"She got attacked and raped.  What are you doing here?"  I asked and he looked at me and back at her.

"Her real name's Ciara and she's my sister."  He stated.  His hands balled up forming a fist and a dark look flashed through his eyes.

"I will kill them!!!  I will kill all of them!!"  He shouted throwing the bloody bowl at the wall. For most he would look completely scary but not for me.  I understand how it worked because I had anger issues myself and if something like that happen to my sister I'd trash everything in my site before I got to the sick men.

"She's okay the healer helped me. "  I said looking down at the sleeping girl.  Surprisingly she didn't even react to such noise but carried on sleeping like a baby.

"I'm going after them. Leave them to me."  I added looking at fuming Connor.

"No way I will not let ye risk it.  Don't even think about it.  I will deal with them."  He almost shouted angrily.  Was it bad that I was getting turned on about how protective he was?  I should stop thinking that way because we are not going to happen.

"Are you ordering me around??!"  I said and he looked at me with regret.

"I love ye and need to keep ye safe.  What if they're stronger than ye.  They're a group of strong men." He said sitting down beside me and pecking me on the lips.

"At least let me help you."  I sighed.

"No." He answered and that's when I nearly lost it.. Nobody will order me around like that.

"Yes i will help you "  I said ignoring what he said.

"I will help you cut off their pumpkin seed sized dicks."  I stated leaning back on the headboard.  We had a stare down for a few minutes and I won. 

"Alright."  He huffed getting off the bed.

"Goodnight."  He said  walking out the door leaving me with a satisfied grin.