The Other Merryweather ~ Robin De Noir [1]

Chapter 12

Rose, Maria and Robin trekked the forest, they didn't speak, but Rose and Robin felt an unspoken something going on, and it was bugging them. Robin stopped and pulled out a pale pink ribbon from his pocket and tied it to a branch, "what was that?", Rose asked "a false trail", Robin added back calmly, "what were you doing with one of my ribbons in your pocket", Rose smiled. Robin said nothing, but Rose could see him blushing.

"It's in a tree, with massive roots twisting around a big dark hollow..", Rose started to explain the hiding place of the pearls and diamond, "I know where that is", Robin interrupted and lent back against a tree. "Suppose for a moment I do decide to help you, and suppose we actually find the pearls and diamond, what then?" he questioned, whilst raising his leg onto a root and leaning against it. "Well we go...", but Robin cut Rose off again, "you know my father is coming after you", 

"it's just a matter of finding them before he finds me", Rose finished. Robin got up, not entirely satisfied with her answer but continued as night was falling fast. The trio continued walking for 20 mins, Maria had gone ahead slightly with Wrolf, leaving Robin and Rose alone. They occasionally made small talk about how far left, but other than that it was awkward silence, till Rose broke the silence, "Robin, why did you decide to help us, you seemed pretty persistent even after we told you about the curse", Robin looked up, his thoughts flowing through his mind. "I guess, when you said it was my choice, no one has said that to me before", Robin confessed. This made Rose think, she hadn't realised how trapped Robin must've felt, having a father like Coeur De Noir, "you reminded me that I had one" Robin finished. 

They looked into each others eyes, for a moment it was just them, but Maria called out "Wrolf! Wrolf!", as of into the pushes, Rose ran up to Maria, as Robin called out, "it's just through the clearing and over the next hill, not far". When Rose turned around though, Robin was not sight, "Robin", she called, confused, "Robin" Maria continued. They girls suddenly turned around when they heard the cry of Wrolf, "oh Wrolf", Maria cried, and carefully made her way forwards. Rose lingured, "where did Robin go?" she thought worriedly, but she soon had to put him aside as Maria had vanished off into the trees, "Maria wait!" she called, before hurrying off to find her.She did not notice Robin then being dragged off with one of the guards, a knife to his neck. 

"Maria wait!", Rose called as she ran after Maria. "Ow", she called as she felt her ankle suddenly start to hurt again, "oh no, not now", she muttered as she continued to catch up with Maria, each step becoming slightly more painful. "Maria there you are", she finally said. "Rose look it's the tree", Maria stated, it was intact the hiding place of the pearls and diamond, but before they could take a step forward, Coeur De Noir stood out from behind the trees, and evil grin written across his face.

"Where are the pearls and diamond!" he demanded whilst dragging the girls along, Maria was screaming as he unfortunately held her in a horrible position so that with each step, her arm felt as if it was going to break. "We don't know!" Rose cried, trying to protect her sister, but it was in vain, Coeur De Noir was pulling her along by her hair, and Rose's ankle was now really starting to hurt. Coeur De Noir fired of gun shot, with the remaining fingers he had from holding Rose's hair, it made Rose scream out, scared that it had hit her, but fortunately it hadn't.

Coeur De Noir continued pulling the girls along, he through Maria to the ground and pointed the gun at her, "tell me where the pearls are or the moon princess gets it!" He yelled, "Maria!" Rose cried out. Another gun shot was heard in the distance, which made Coeur De Noir get impatient, "three, two..." he started, "wait!" Rose cried, "I'll tell..." but was cut off when Robin crashed into her. She looked up at him, "you, how could you..."

"Rose wait", he said to her before going up to his father and put a knife to his throat, "I will not let you hurt them father", he pleaded. Maria got up and ran to Rose with a tear stained face. Rose hugged her tightly. "but the knife down boy!" Coeur De Noir sneered, "Father please, you have to listen to what Rose has to say!" Robin cried, "Traitor! You mean nothing to me now" Coeur De Noir shouted. Rose saw Robin's face scrunch up a bit, she admired him, how he could stand up to his father like that.

Robin shoved his father away, "come on lets go", he called whilst taking Rose's hand and pulling her forward. "I'll know where to find you! Back where it all began". Rose heard Coeur De Noir exclaim from behind, she new this was not over.