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Shot by the arrow [Joseph Joestar x reader]

Summary: Robin Hood, or also known by his real name, Joseph Joestar, was a well known name across all of Nottingham as he stole from the rich and gave to the poor with the help of his group.

On the other side, Y/n was a princess from another town that ran away from her castle after her family announced the arranged marriage between her and the upcoming king of Nottingham, prince John.

After meeting each other after an incident in the forest, Joseph lets Y/n join their group and join them on many journeys to help the ones in need.

But will Y/n manage to escape her fate and live the life she wants or will prince John manage to catch her and marry her and steal her from Joseph?

This work is originally posted on Ao3 on my profile @Tena_HH

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Chapter one, Runaway princess

Once upon a time, there were two towns, Nottingham and Wayfield. The two towns thrived by having plenty of wealth, and had been able to keep their peace for years due to the constant trade of goods from the neighboring towns and most importantly, taxing the poor.

For the townsfolk it was devastating that every time the town guards went to collect the taxes they raised the price which many people couldn't afford so they were imprisoned.

They didn't deserve to live such harsh lives. But they never stopped trying. If they weren't going to sell their things to the town then they were going to rob the town’s storehouses or shops at least, and if that wasn't possible they would try to steal food and money.

That's where our hero comes into the story, Robin Hood. He was the hero who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. He was the last sliver of hope for the people of Nottingham.

He was kind and compassionate. One of the best men of the age, he was admired all across Nottingham and Wayfield. He knew that people were struggling because of taxes while the rich only saw themselves getting richer everyday. So with great courage, he and his group decided that they had to help those in need of his help.

The people of Wayfield unfortunately only heard the stories of the legendary Robin Hood and his Merry Men, but they themselves had a little less known hero who always wore a dark cloak and appeared only at night. And it was none other than princess Y/n herself.

Albeit she couldn't steal as swiftly as the Robin Hood and his Merry Men, she tried to help in other ways. She offered to take any of the poor in her village who needed food and shelter.

She even asked that they not tell anyone about this because she didn't want any problems with the royal family, her family. But it seemed like everyone wanted to talk about her since rumors spread through the whole kingdom soon enough.

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As Y/n snuck back into her room through the window in the early morning hours she took off her cloak and tossed it onto her bed she turned around and was met with a familiar figure. It was her lady-in-waiting, Lady Priscilla.

"Back from your heroic duties, your Royal Highness?" the older lady asked unbothered as she walked to Y/n's closet and started to take out many dresses from it.

Y/n sighed, Lady Priscilla was the only person who knew her secret and while she tried to talk her out of it, Y/n knew she wouldn't stop.

"Yes, and it was quite successful I might say." Y/n said with a proud smile and Lady Priscilla only chuckled, "I still cannot believe to risk your life to help those commoners." she said and Y/n looked at her with confusion.

"But they have nobody! Nottingham has Robin Hood and his Merry Men but who do our people have? Nobody." Y/n said and Lady Priscilla looked at her sadly.

"You've done far more than enough for our citizens, I know, it's just… What will happen when your family finds out? You know what they think of that Robin Hood...". Y/n frowned, "It will be fine Lady Priscilla. I can take care of myself! Besides, my identity is covered." She assured and Lady Priscilla nodded.

She then walked towards Y/n and as she was about to hand her a f/c gown she wrinkled her nose.

"You smell like horse and sweat, Your Royal Highness. Now go take a bath that I've prepared for you and get dressed, you have to look presentable for your trip to Nottingham for the week." she commented as she licked her thumb and wiped off a streak of mud from Y/n's cheek.

Y/n smiled awkwardly at Lady Priscilla and proceeded to take the dress and rush to the bathroom down the hallway and saw the bathtub filled with water. She cleaned herself up and washed her hair and dried it up with a cloth as she got dressed in the f/c dress Lady Priscilla.

She put on some shoes and walked to her room where Lady Priscilla was waiting for her to do her hair and make up. As Y/n sat down the table started to do her hair.

"Are you excited to spend the week in Prince John's palace in Nottingham and watch the jousting tournament my princess?" Lady Priscilla asked the h/c haired young woman as she sighed.

"Am I excited to spend time and watch Prince John win the tournament for the hundredth time? I do not think so." Y/n retorted and Lady Priscilla only laughed, "You know that Nottingham has skilled sportsmen my princess. Besides, he only wants to impress you." the older lady said as she finished styling Y/n's hair.

"Well he can go and impress other maidens across all of England for all I care." Y/n said, which made Lady Priscilla sigh, "Oh, that stubborn mind of yours, my princess..." the lady whispered as she distanced herself to look at Y/n's finished hair and smiled.

"You are good to go, my princess. Your family is waiting for you and your bags have been packed for the trip in the carriage." Lady Priscilla said and Y/n nodded and stood up.

"Yes Ma'am and thank you." she said as she made her way downstairs and was greeted by the royal staff who were carrying her bags outside into her family's carriage.

"Y/n dear! You look absolutely beautiful!" Y/n's mother walked to her and hugged her. "Thank you mother, you too." Y/n smiled as she let go of her mother.

"Your father is probably the most excited one out of all of us." M/n laughed as she walked to the carriage and started to talk to maids. Y/n stood to the side and observed the huge yard of her family's castle where maids and servants were running around.

"Oh! And how could I forget! We're not going to be going by carriage, that will be completely filled with our stuff and we will be traveling right besides with our horses." M/n said to Y/n who smiled.

She will see her trusted stallion! As if she hadn't seen him just this night as she was helping people around the town with him.

And just as M/n finished her sentence loud neighing could be heard from the stables. Y/n turned her head to the side and saw her horse running towards her. He stopped and brought his head to Y/n, wanting her to pet him. She laughed and patted the stallion on his white fur and mane.

"Hello Ruben, ready for the trip to Nottingham?" Y/n asked her hose and he shook his head and neighed, 'Yeah... I don't like it either...' Y/n thought. After a few moments, her father came rushing out of the stable on his horse and her mothers horse ran beside him.

"Ah! F/n dear! Thank you for bringing my horse to me." M/n thanked her husband who only laughed.

"No need for thank you my love, we must start our trip to Nottingham as soon as possible!" F/n exclaimed and Y/n sighed as her and her mother climbed on their horses.

They started to walk out the gates on their horses and the horse led carriage with guards on their horses followed closely. It may seem that Nottingham was far away but it was much closer than it looked.

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Once they arrived in Nottingham, Y/n felt extremely uncomfortable as she watched the state of the town. The people were dirty and there was dust everywhere.

She felt bad for the people here who did nothing, just waiting for something better to come. She hated to leave these people behind in order to follow the orders of someone who doesn't care what happens to them. Y/n wished she could just give it all up, but she knew there is no place for royalty here.

The people watched them with disdain but her parents and guards did not pay them any mind.

"Ah, I missed this place..." F/n said as he looked at the ginormous castle which was extremely well kept, unlike the rest of the huge town. Once they reached the castle, it was only the wide river that separated them from entering.

The guards that were standing on the towers of the castle signaled the guards who were down to to lower the ramp and after a few moments the ramp lowered allowing them inside.

They entered the luscious open court and were greeted by prince John and his father and mother.

"Ah! The L/n's! As people say, sugar comes last." King Arthur laughed as F/n, M/n and Y/n came down their horses and the servants took them out to the stable.

Both parents laughed and hugged each other, "Y/n dear! You have grown so much since I have last seen you! We have missed you greatly, especially John." Queen Eleanor, Prince John's mother, exclaimed as she went to hug Y/n who laughed at the last part of the sentence.

'Of course he did...' she taught as she released the hug and Queen Eleanor walked to her husband and Y/n's parents and they continued to walk down the court.

Prince John walked to Y/n after a few moments of silence and grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it, "Pleasure to see you after all this time my princess." he said as he straightened his posture and fixed his dirty blonde hair.

Y/n vaguely smiled, "Of course my prince." she said dryly and Prince John laughed as they started to walk down the court.

"Ah, I missed our banters so much, you have no idea. I still can't believe almost all of the noblemen and women came here to watch today's jousting tournament." Prince John said and Y/n chuckled, "Me too, John. It is not like it will be you who wins it again." she commented and Prince John smiled.

"What can I say, Y/n? You can't blame me for being the best." John said as he striated to the doors and stopped.

"I wish we could talk more but I only have ten minutes until the tournament starts and I and my horse have to get armored up." he said as he opened the doors which led to the main viewing area of the open field where hers and John's family was sitting with an empty seat for her.

"Do not forget to cheer for me, my princess!" Prince John winked as he once again grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it and before Y/n could say anything he rushed to the other side to get suited up and grab his horse.

Y/n walked onto the wooden viewing area and sat between her mother and father and as she sat she set her elbow onto the arm rest and placed her chin on the palm of her hand and sighed.

She observed the full benches of people who were anxiously waiting for the first day of the tournament to start. King Arthur saw that it was a good moment to stand up and motion for the sea of noblemen and women to quiet down.

"Welcome everyone and welcome to the first day of the tournament!" the king exclaimed, causing the crowd to burst into applause.

After some time the whole hall fell quiet again as the announcer called on the contestants to get ready. "Alright, ladies and gentlemen! Let the match begin!" A loud roar erupted through the crowd as they cheered and clapped. Everyone waited for the competitors to enter the field.

Soon enough a group of men walked out from a tunnel. They wore the same armor with different colored details so the crowd could tell them apart. There were 20 of them and each had a horse by his side.

Then all of a sudden a man walked up with a scroll in his hand and motioned for the knights to stand in one line and wait for him to speak.

"My name is Count Regan and I shall be announcing our 20 contestants!" Regan shouted as he walked up to the line of knights and read the scroll, "The first one is Prince John of Nottingham!" the man shouted and the crowd went wild.

Prince John stepped forward with his horse and took off his helmet revealing his dirty blonde hair and dark blue eyes.

He winked in Y/n's direction as he bowed and put his helmet back off as he went back into the line. The announcer then went to call the other contestants and Y/n thought she would fall asleep by the time of it.

"Let the first match begin with Prince John and the Duke of York!" the announcer shouted and the crowd roared as the rest of the knights walked back into the tunnel with their horses, leaving only Prince Johna and the Duke of York alone. The crowd quieted down as each walked into their line and prepared their lances.

Prince John was clad in armor with dark blue details, the color well associated with his family while the Duke and his horse were clad in armor with dark yellow details.

Both stood opposite each other as the announcer began to count down, "Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

"Go!" The two immediately lunged forward, sending their lances in each other's direction. As they got closer Prince John shoved his lance into the Duke, successfully knocking him off his stallion.

Prince John jumped off his horse and walked to the Duke, "That was an easy win, wouldn't you agree Duke of York?" he laughed as he offered his metal clad hand to the Duke of York who only grunted and accepted the hand as he got up from the ground.

"And Prince John takes the win!" The announcer cheered as Prince John took off his helmet and laughed as he looked at the main viewing area where his family and Y/n and her family were seated. He put his helmet on and went back to his horse as the announcer listed the next contestants.

Y/n sighed as she began to daydream about her nightly adventures with her horse in Wayfield and how she hoped this would all end soon.

As the tournament progressed, it was once again obvious who would take the win.... Prince John.

Now it was time for the last match, Prince John against Prince Richard, and as they walked onto the arena everyone stared at them with anticipation. They both stood in their lanes waiting for the announcer to mark the beginning of the round.

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

"Go!" The announcer roared and the two princes charged their horses towards each other.

Y/n watched as Prince John got closer to Prince Richard and when he was close enough, he suddenly thrust his lance in Prince Richard's chest and the crowd roared at the sight.

Prince Richard gasped and clutched onto his chest as he was knocked off his

horse and onto the ground.

As the cheering died down Prince John dismounted his horse and walked towards Richard, as he kneeled next to Richard he held his hand, "Grate battle, my Prince." he said as he gave him the winning handshake.

He backed off from Richard as everyone clapped in applause. The crowds cheered as they stood up from their seats and Prince John took off his helmet and held it under his arm as he dropped his lance on the ground.

"And the winner of today's tournament is Prince John of Nottingham!" the announcer declared. People clapped and yelled as they chanted his name over and over again.

'Now I see where he gets his big ego…' Y/n concluded as she watched John bathe in his fame until his father stood up and motioned for the crowd to calm and quiet down.

"Now! My dear noblemen and noblewomen! Me and King F/n have a huge announcement to make for all of you!" King Arthur spoke and Y/n looked at him with confusion. 'What important could he be announcing?' she thought.

"Our relationship with the royal family of Wayfield was always strong, going back to our great-grandparents. And on this day, we would like to announce that Princess Y/n would be wed to our dear son Prince John after the last tournament this week to make our bond even stronger!" King Arthur cheered and the crowd went wild with the clapping and cheering.

Y/n's head felt dizzy as she looked at her parents with betrayal in her eyes.

"How long have you been hiding this from me?!" Y/n angrily asked as she clenched her fists tightly. Her father looked at her sadly, "Y/n, my dove please, just listen and hear us out." he begged and Y/n stood up from her chair and as she was to exit the viewing area she was stopped by the guards.

"You cannot leave your chair, Miss." one of the guards said as she tried to run away from them. Y/n turned to hers and John's family with a flabbergasted expression as she was grabbed by one of the guards by her arm and escorted back to her chair.

This must be some sick joke because no way would she ever marry Prince John, a man who is nothing but spoiled and with the help of the Sheriff of Nottingham taxed and ruined the lives of the poor.

Once she was back in her chair she looked at her father and mother with anger evident in her e/c eyes, not speaking a word.

"My child, you know our intentions behind this marriage, it is for the best of you, Prince John and our future." M/n said reassuringly as she tried to comfort her distressed daughter who only stared at the ground.

After a few moments King Arthur went to address the crowd.

"Thank you, my kind friends and fellow countrymen! We will continue to celebrate our victory today in celebration of the engagement between Prince John of Nottingham and Princess Y/n of Wayfield! Let's pray to our Goddess for their happiness in the coming months!" Arthur said, raising his hands high above his head as the crowd continued to cheer.

After a while everyone started getting up and heading off to the great hall where there would be food and drinks waiting for those who wanted more entertainment.

As Y/n walked out the doors she was met with John clad in his formal clothes.

She glared at him and walked past him, but he caught up with her and grabbed her arm, yanking her back so he could look down at her. "Where do you think you're going?" he demanded as he pulled her back and placed a hand on her waist to keep her from moving.

"None of your concern." Y/n snapped as she pulled her arm free and made her way to the great hall where everyone was.

She heard footsteps coming behind her but ignored them. "Why aren't you happy about our marriage Y/n? What more could you want?!" John exclaimed as he caught up to her and grabbed her wrist before they reached the great hall.

"I don't want anything else than my freedom and I want to be able to live my life without you breathing down my neck!" Y/n shouted as she yanked her wrist free. "Please stop being selfish Y/n!" John shouted which made her gasp.

"Me!? Selfish!? The only one selfish here is you John! You're the one who makes the citizens pay unbelievable taxes and they have to starve and live on the streets!" Y/n yelled and John groaned, "I tax the people because without them, there wouldn't be us." John seethed at Y/n who only laughed dryly.

"Don't lie to yourself! It doesn't make a difference because you need more money to survive." Y/n spat as she looked away from him and continued to walk towards the hall.

Once she reached the huge and long table she sat next to her mother and stared at her plate.

Everyone seemed to be talking about different things and she didn't bother listening since the only thing she cared about was finding a way to get out of the castle and escape from John .

When dinner ended and everyone left Y/n was escorted into her room in the tower of the castle by one of the maids.

"Good night your Royal Highness, I will be there for you in the morning to help you get ready for the next tournament." The maid politely smiled at her as she exited the room, closing the door behind her and leaving Y/n alone in her room.

She let her body fall backwards onto her bed and stared at the ceiling as she tried to come up with a plan.

And then it hit her.

She would escape the castle with her horse! Thank God her family decides to go with their horses. She walked to her window and looked down.

"I must be extremely lucky today." she laughed as she saw huge balls of hay stacked onto one another on the wall of the castle.

The horse stable was just next to the hay and as she could see there weren't any guards there. She opened the window and shakily breathed as she took in the height of the tower and balls of hay.

"It's either this or Prince John." and as Y/n said that she jumped out the window and landed deep into the balls of hay, making the horses in the stable look up to see the commotion.

She gasped for air as she felt her heart beat the fastest it ever has. She climbed out of the hay and picked off straws of hay from her hair and dress.

Y/n sighed and walked into the huge horse stall, looking for her trusted horse Ruben. After a few minutes of looking she found the white stallion and rushed to him.

"There he is. Thank god you are here." Y/n softly spoke and rubbed her nose against Rubens cheek. Ruben neighed and nuzzled Y/n's other side causing Y/n to laugh.

But her happiness was shortly caught short as she heard footsteps coming near the stable. She frantically looked around and in panic jumped once again into a ball of hay inside Ruben's stall.

"Cedric, nobody is here! It is probably just the horses." A guard said and the other man laughed, "I know you think that, but maybe someone sneaked in. Maybe Robin Hood and his Merry Men have decided to steal our horses this time." he chuckled.

Y/n listened as the two guards laughed, "We should search this whole stable then." the first guard stated while Y/n held onto herself tightly. If the men search the entire stable they'll definitely find her. Then the second one groaned, "You know what... I'm too tired for that, let them steal the horses. Les horse shit for us to clean. Now let's go and close the main gate." and together they walked away from the stalls.

Y/n released a breath she didn't know she was holding and quickly moved out of the ball of hay and saddled up Ruben and began to dash out of the stalls and into the open court.

Ruben's hooves hitting the stone ground made all the guards jump out of their positions and chase after her to try and catch her.

"WE HAVE A FUGITIVE! CLOSE THE RAMP!" one of the guards shouted signaling for the guards on the tower to start closing the ramp.

Y/n panicked as she held onto Rubens reins and prayed to God that they would make it in time. As Ruben galloped faster and faster she felt tears stream down her face as she knew there was no stopping.

The sound of hoofbeats filled her ears and suddenly all she could focus on was her pounding heartbeat and the cries of the guards.

"ALERT THE MAIN GUARD! CHASE THE PRINCESS! SHE MUST NOT ESCAPE!" was the last thing she heard as she neared the closing ramp and Ruben ran up and jumped and landed on his feet, landing safely.

She turned around with her horse and saw the ramp was lowering and the guards were waiting to start chasing her. She motioned for Ruben to start running down the deep forest and they ran without stopping.

And as they ran through the forest, it became darker and darker, only the moonlight seeping through the leaves helping them see the path. As Y/n looked forward on the path she noticed a shadowy figure running across the path and before she could stop Ruben, they crashed into the figure making them all fall.

Y/n's head spun as she tried to get up and look up. She knew that Prince John's guards were hot on her heels and she had no time to rest.

She weakly got up and Ruben got up from the ground, neighing in dissatisfaction as his coat was now mudded. Y/n looked at her horse apologetically.

'What did we even collide with?' Y/n thought as she looked around herself, trying to locate the figure. Once she did she rushed to it and kneeled down. She moved the cloak from the figure's face which revealed a young man who appeared to be unconscious.

He was absolutely breathtaking to say the least; he had brown hair that was quite messy but suited him.

'Y/n! You have John's guards chasing you! There is no time to gawk!' she scolded herself as she tried to drag the young man into the tall grass behind a huge boulder.

But the problem was she was too weak to even budge him. "Holy shit-" Y/n grunted and looked over at her horse who was calmly grazing the grass. "I am glad you're enjoying yourself fresh grass now Ruben, but help me move this man!" Y/n begged her horse.

Ruben gave a loud nicker but obeyed and slowly walked to the man and bit him by the shirt and helped Y/n drag the young man off the path and behind the boulder.

When she laid him down she sighed and stood up, "Alright Ruben. you need to lay down here." Y/n told her horse who neighed in protest.

"Just do it Ruben!" Y/n snapped at the horse who obeyed as he sat down next to the man's unconscious body and rested his head on the unconscious mans lap.

And just in time she could hear Prince John's guards galloping on their horses and instinctively she grabbed Rubens muzzle to keep him quiet as she crouched down and hid herself from sight.

She waited until the noises of hoofbeats passed and sighed in relief. As she was looking at the path to ensure the guards were gone she heard a grunt coming from beside her. She jumped up and looked at the young man who was waking up.

"Oh God!" Y/n panicked as the man began to wake up.

Ruben took his head off his lap and stood up and went to graze grass in peace, leaving poor Y/n to deal with this.

She held her breath as the man opened his eyes and looked around in daze and confusion which quickly turned to hostility. He pulled up himself and glared at Y/n, "Who are you?" he snarled.

Y/n gulped as she took a step back from the man, "I-Is it truly important?" she said to the young man who only looked at her with confusion.

"You are dressed as a royal, for all I know you could be the daughter of a king or a queen." he said to Y/n who tried to come up with a lie to cover her ass.

"Well uhmm...." she began stuttering. "Yes? Go ahead, spit it out!" he snapped. "I stole all of this! That's why I'm dressed this way, you know, to fit in with the crowd." Y/n said, hoping he would believe her.

The man laughed, "You also stole this horse?" he asked as he motioned to the horse who picked up his head and whinnied at them.

"And does our pretty thief have a name?" the man asked as he put his hands on his hips and Y/n gulped. Should she say her real name? He probably didn't know who she was since she was from another town.

"My name is Y/n. And you are? It is not usual to encounter anybody lurking in the forest this late." Y/n said and the man laughed, "I am Joseph Joestar, but many know me as Robin Hood." he introduced himself. Y/n's eyes widened as she gasped.

Did she just almost kill the Robin Hood?!

She stared at the handsome man as she tried to wrap her head around the realization that the one and only Robin Hood was standing ahead of her.

Joseph laughed as he looked at her, "You look like you need some rest, my dear. If you want, you can rest tonight in our hideout and you can tell me all about your thievery." he said and Y/n's eyes sparkled in glee.

"I... Thank you so much!" she thanked the noble hero and he only chuckled, "No need for thank you-s my dear! I'm Robin Hood after all!" Joseph said with pride in his voice as he walked towards Ruben and smiled and gently patted the top of Ruben's head, causing the horse to huff happily.

"Well, let's head to our hideout, my Merry Me will be thrilled to know there is a new fellow thief." Joseph said as he grabbed Rubens rains and started to walk onto the path and Y/n followed suit.

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"So tell me Y/n, how did you manage to steal all of these things, and why?" Joseph asked as they walked down the dirt path.

Y/n sighed, "In my town people suffer from poverty and I couldn't just stand there, I had to do something. So I decided to steal the horse and this dress so I could sell them later and try to give money to the people in my town." Y/n said and Ruben lifted his head and neighed in surprise.

Y/n gave a look to her horse signaling him to behave so Joseph does not suspect anything.

Joseph nodded his head as his expression sank, "I completely understand my dear.... We have the same problems here. Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham are becoming more and more ruthless with their treatment of the people here and as I have heard, Prince John was to be wed to the Princess of Wayfield. Who in their right mind would want to marry that scum?" Joseph chuckled and Y/n laughed awkwardly.

"Right? That princess seems pretty crazy." Y/n said as she rubbed the nape of her neck and Ruben snorted as if agreeing. Y/n gave a judging look at her stallion who just neighed back innocently.

Joseph nodded his head, "You know, me and my group planned on sneaking in to the tournament to try to steal the money from the treasury but we were on the other side of the town helping people and now that you told me you have been there today I was thinking you would like to help us steal the money back from Prince John" he said and Y/n almost stopped in her tracks.

Was Robin Hood just giving her an opportunity to join his group? A smile crept across Y/n's face as Joseph spoke again, "That is if you agree to be our thief!" he said happily but Y/n couldn't help but feel sad knowing that her family was in that very castle wondering where she fled to.

Y/n forced a smile onto her face, "Yeah I'd love too.. I mean what else could I do anyway?" Y/n said and Joseph cheered, "Splendid my dear! I cannot wait to introduce you to my group! Now hurry along we are near our hideout!" he said as he tugged Rubens rains to fasten his pace up.

After walking through all the bushes and never ending trees, they finally made it to a bit of a clearing where a huge oak tree was in the center.

She looked closer and noticed there was a campfire set up just a few meters ahead of the tree and two men and a teenager sitting by it and talking.

As they heard the rustling which was caused by Y/n, Joseph and Ruben they abruptly stood up and grabbed their weapons.

"STOP!" yelled a blonde man as he held his dagger tightly in his hand as he looked at the distance.

Joseph began to laugh as they walked out onto the clearing, "Caesar! Do not fret for it is just me!" Joseph said as he released Rubens' rains and the horse happily neighed as he walked to the patch of grass that was next to him.

"And who is this woman next to you?" asked the man, "This is my dearest friends, is Y/n! She is a fellow thief who was just being chased by none other than Prince John's guards as she was almost caught stealing from them. " Joseph said, making the tall blonde man nod his head in acknowledgment.

"Really? Well that is quite impressive, I assume the horse is then stolen?" Caesar asked, making Ruben nicker as he grazed the grass. "He indeed is, one of Prince John's horses even." Y/n said with a laugh and all of a sudden the teenager ran to the horse and began patting it.

Ruben neighed in satisfaction as the boy began petting his mane making him neigh happily and rub against the boy's chest causing him to chuckle.

The man who was named Caesar approached Y/n and extended his hand, "Pleasure to meet you, my name is Caesar Zeppeli." he said shortly and Y/n grabbed his hand and shook it, "My name is Y/n and nice to meet you too Caesar." she replied.

Next came another blonde man but he had longer hair and a large scar across the left cheek, leading from his nose to his jaw.

"The name's friar Robert E. O. Speedwagon my lady, but you may call me friar Speedwagon." he bowed politely to Y/n. "A pleasure to meet you friar Speedwagon." she said as she gave him a slight bow as well.

Joseph came next to Y/n and pointed to the dark-skinned teen who was preoccupied with petting Ruben, "That is Smokey, and as you can see he loves horses." Joseph said with amusement in his voice and Smokey gave a sheepish grin as he stood up upon hearing his name being mentioned.

"Hello Miss Y/n!" Smokey smiled as he waved at the h/c haired woman who smiled back and waved back.

Joseph sighed, "Now that the introductions are finally done, we can go to rest and discuss our plans tomorrow morning." he said as he walked to the oak tree and took the bow and arrows that were laid against it.

"Smokey, you can lead Ruben near the tree and tie him to one of the branches so he won't wander off or fall into trouble." Joseph said and Smokey eagerly nodded his head as he grabbed Rubens' rains and led him near the huge oak tree and tied his rains to the lower branch.

They all went to sit by the fireplace and Y/n sighed as she looked around. Was this her new life? Is she truly free from Prince John's clutches? She sure hoped so...

"So... You also steal from Prince John?" Caesar asked Y/n as he began to sharpen his dagger.

Y/n nodded her head, "You could say so, but he isn't my main target, but some other noble men and women who travel through the forest of Wayfield." she said and Caesar nodded his head.

"Glad to know there are more kind hearted people here who steal from those idiots Prince John and Sheriff of Nottingham, Kars." Caesar said and friar Speedwagon shivered at the mention of the Sheriff Kars.

"Tomorrow he will come to the church to collect the gold... I hope he doesn't find the hidden part so we can give it to people at night.'' Friar Speedwagon said with fear in his voice and Caesar, who was next to him, placed a hand on his shoulder and sighed.

"It will be fine, Speedwagon. He is not that smart so he will not be able to find it." he said, trying to reassure him, but it didn't seem to do anything as Friar Speedwagon just continued to worry.

Joseph was sharpening his arrows as he felt something hit his shoulder and as he looked beside him, he saw Y/n's head resting on his shoulder.

"Miss Y/n..." Joseph whispered as he gently nudged her head. Y/n only muttered in response and Joseph chuckled quietly as the young girl fell asleep.

As time passed, Smokey and friar Speedwagon fell asleep too, leaving Joseph and Caesar alone on watch.

Caesar looked at the sleeping maiden and sighed, "... Are you sure we can trust her Joseph? We don't even know what she did in the past to get here and why she decided to steal from Prince John?" he asked and Joseph only stared straight forward as he tried to think of an answer.

"I don't know Caesarino... I just have a hunch that she will be a great addition to our group." Joseph said as he put away the last arrow and Caesar shook his head. "You and your hunches, Joseph" he sighed and Joseph chuckled.

"Have they ever been wrong Caesar?" Joseph laughed and Caesar curled up his eyebrow as he looked at his friend and leader, "You would be surprised at how much trouble we got in in the past because of your hunches." the tall blond man chuckled and Joseph huffed.

"But in the end, everything works out. Trust me, I have a good feeling about this." Joseph said and Caesar nodded his head as they fell into silence once again and the only thing that could be heard was Ruben grazing grass and the campfire crackling quietly.

Joseph looked at Y/n and smiled as he observed her features as her head rested on his arm. 'With that beauty I would have mistaken her for a princess...' Joseph chuckled in his mind as he tore his gaze away from her and looked at the starry night sky above them, shining brighter than ever before.

What awaited Y/n, Joseph and his Merry Men only tomorrow will know...

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