If there was any air in this place, it was still. The silence was
penetrating and the darkness complete. Somewhere in its depths, something
opened its eyes. The sharp pupils widened as they adjusted to the dark, but
as soon as they heavy lids opened there was an abrupt and sharp flash of
light and a sensation of falling, tumbling into color and sound.
Suddenly Legolas found himself painfully sprawled across some great and cool surface, but he had not yet regained full consciousness. He moved his knees to his chest and shivered. He felt so cold. Then like a sudden kick in the stomach he remembered Liz, and where he must be. He sat up and looked frantically around him, taking in the drizzling rain and dripping foliage. He spotted something bright and crumpled on the ground a few feet away and was at her side instantly. He almost couldn't bring himself to check for her breath, but to his surprise and joy she was still alive. He gently removed a piece of fallen hair from her cheek and sighed into her ear. He began to whisper gentle soothings in Elvish, as he covered her trembling body with his own. He painfully remembered the way she had felt the first time he had taken her body, how smooth and warm it had been. And now she was bruised and frozen, a mere shadow of what she had been that night.
His ears pricked suddenly at a voice in the distance- his warrior instincts rushed forward and he leapt to crouch over Liz's body, arrow notched at the area above the rocks. He strained to hear it again. There- it was a girl's voice, much like the sound of Liz's. It was calling her name- it must be one of her people. All of a sudden he heard a noise closer, more familiar. Liz had moaned- she was awake! He scooped her up in his arms and she murmured his name over and over. It made his heart skip and his feet light as he carried her over the rocks and to the edge of the forest, where he had heard her name called. He spotted the caller immediately, a tall human female with long brown hair. She looked more irritated than worried as she once again called Liz's name, this time followed by "Where the FUCK are you, you crazy American?!" Whatever that meant, at least she seemed to be familiar with Liz. He emerged from behind the trees and watched her pretty face widen with shock and surprise, then fear. She opened her mouth to scream, which Legolas was sure would have been just as unpleasant as when Liz had done it. He swiftly covered her mouth with his finger and shook his head.
"Please milady, do not be frightened. I am a friend." She continued to look at him with horror as her gaze dropped to the limp figure of Liz in his arms.
"Oh my god, Liz! What have you done to her you sicko??? Let her go, I swear to god I will kick your ass, god help me if you have hurt her!" Her voice was different now that he could hear her better. She must be from a different part of Liz's world.
"She is hurt, but not by my force. She fell milady, but she is alive and stirring. Can you help her?" He spoke softly to put this frightened girl more at ease, and she seemed to ease from fear and anger to agitation and desperation in a second. She swallowed hard and nodded, then motioned with her hand, something he had seen Liz do before. It meant that she wanted him to follow her, which he did. She move surprisingly fast for a human, only slipping in the wet mud twice. She didn't ask any more questions, just sent worried glances over her shoulder as they hurried up towards some large castle structure on top of the hill.
He looked down at the girl he loved, lying broken in his arms. As if she sensed his glance on her face, she opened her eyes carefully, taking in his concerned face. She smiled weakly and opened her lips as if to say something but could only manage to sigh. He kissed her on the forehead and whispered, "We are seeking help for you melamin." She smiled again and closed her eyes.
The girl leading them had reached the structure and was yelling frantically for help. She yelled for someone to "call an ambulance" and several other humans came forth to calm her, and to see what was taking place. Legolas received many a wary and curious glance as he carried Liz inside and set her down on a soft looking couch. He heard whispering s he took off the shimmery elven cloak and covered her with it. "Look, he must be part of the tour. Wow do they do a good job of makeup! He almost looks like a real elf!"
The girl that had found them came forward and asked again what had happened to her. "She fell from a very great height, as well as suffered from an illness that was incurable." Legolas told them the truth yet they narrowed their eyes and made skeptical faces. "Is this part of the mansion tour?" A very large human man with no hair and shiny spectacles waddled up and asked the towering elf prince. "I do not understand. Mansion? Tour?" The ruddy human searched Legolas' face with his watery brown eyes before laughing and patting him on the back. "Jolly good, jolly good. It's all a show, very well." He grabbed what must have been his family, and they shuffled off still talking excitedly about "What a scare that had been!". Legolas turned to ask the brown haired girl what he had meant, but instead found Liz sitting up rubbing her head.
"What happened? Where am I? Legolas…" Legolas bent to her side and she smiled at me. "I thought it was you. What happened?"
"We have made it to your world melamin. You will be alright now I presume." She shrugged. "I just need a bottle or two of aspirin and a drink. Sleep would be nice too….where's Maria? Have they noticed you get? What am I thinking, we have to get you out of here NOW!" She struggled to her feet but Legolas scooped her up in his arms and set her on the ground as though she was no more than a child. She looked like she wanted to take him in her arms and kiss him, but instead a worried look clouded her pretty face. "Legolas where is Maria? I need to find her…then we have to figure out what to do." Suddenly the brown haired girl emerged from the hallway behind us, and when she spotted Liz standing next to me, she cried out and flung her arms around her. "Oh my goodness, you had me so worried babs! Don't ever do that again!! How do you feel? What happened?" Legolas was not entirely sure what happened next, as the two began speaking to each other in such high pitched and quick tones that sounded much like the chirping of birds. There was much hugging and smoothing of hair, and the next instant Liz was pulling his arm through some dark hallway, rushing to escape the few people left watching. He had barely time to look around at the strange objects and noises about him before he was pulled into a room and the door was latched firmly behind him.
Suddenly Legolas found himself painfully sprawled across some great and cool surface, but he had not yet regained full consciousness. He moved his knees to his chest and shivered. He felt so cold. Then like a sudden kick in the stomach he remembered Liz, and where he must be. He sat up and looked frantically around him, taking in the drizzling rain and dripping foliage. He spotted something bright and crumpled on the ground a few feet away and was at her side instantly. He almost couldn't bring himself to check for her breath, but to his surprise and joy she was still alive. He gently removed a piece of fallen hair from her cheek and sighed into her ear. He began to whisper gentle soothings in Elvish, as he covered her trembling body with his own. He painfully remembered the way she had felt the first time he had taken her body, how smooth and warm it had been. And now she was bruised and frozen, a mere shadow of what she had been that night.
His ears pricked suddenly at a voice in the distance- his warrior instincts rushed forward and he leapt to crouch over Liz's body, arrow notched at the area above the rocks. He strained to hear it again. There- it was a girl's voice, much like the sound of Liz's. It was calling her name- it must be one of her people. All of a sudden he heard a noise closer, more familiar. Liz had moaned- she was awake! He scooped her up in his arms and she murmured his name over and over. It made his heart skip and his feet light as he carried her over the rocks and to the edge of the forest, where he had heard her name called. He spotted the caller immediately, a tall human female with long brown hair. She looked more irritated than worried as she once again called Liz's name, this time followed by "Where the FUCK are you, you crazy American?!" Whatever that meant, at least she seemed to be familiar with Liz. He emerged from behind the trees and watched her pretty face widen with shock and surprise, then fear. She opened her mouth to scream, which Legolas was sure would have been just as unpleasant as when Liz had done it. He swiftly covered her mouth with his finger and shook his head.
"Please milady, do not be frightened. I am a friend." She continued to look at him with horror as her gaze dropped to the limp figure of Liz in his arms.
"Oh my god, Liz! What have you done to her you sicko??? Let her go, I swear to god I will kick your ass, god help me if you have hurt her!" Her voice was different now that he could hear her better. She must be from a different part of Liz's world.
"She is hurt, but not by my force. She fell milady, but she is alive and stirring. Can you help her?" He spoke softly to put this frightened girl more at ease, and she seemed to ease from fear and anger to agitation and desperation in a second. She swallowed hard and nodded, then motioned with her hand, something he had seen Liz do before. It meant that she wanted him to follow her, which he did. She move surprisingly fast for a human, only slipping in the wet mud twice. She didn't ask any more questions, just sent worried glances over her shoulder as they hurried up towards some large castle structure on top of the hill.
He looked down at the girl he loved, lying broken in his arms. As if she sensed his glance on her face, she opened her eyes carefully, taking in his concerned face. She smiled weakly and opened her lips as if to say something but could only manage to sigh. He kissed her on the forehead and whispered, "We are seeking help for you melamin." She smiled again and closed her eyes.
The girl leading them had reached the structure and was yelling frantically for help. She yelled for someone to "call an ambulance" and several other humans came forth to calm her, and to see what was taking place. Legolas received many a wary and curious glance as he carried Liz inside and set her down on a soft looking couch. He heard whispering s he took off the shimmery elven cloak and covered her with it. "Look, he must be part of the tour. Wow do they do a good job of makeup! He almost looks like a real elf!"
The girl that had found them came forward and asked again what had happened to her. "She fell from a very great height, as well as suffered from an illness that was incurable." Legolas told them the truth yet they narrowed their eyes and made skeptical faces. "Is this part of the mansion tour?" A very large human man with no hair and shiny spectacles waddled up and asked the towering elf prince. "I do not understand. Mansion? Tour?" The ruddy human searched Legolas' face with his watery brown eyes before laughing and patting him on the back. "Jolly good, jolly good. It's all a show, very well." He grabbed what must have been his family, and they shuffled off still talking excitedly about "What a scare that had been!". Legolas turned to ask the brown haired girl what he had meant, but instead found Liz sitting up rubbing her head.
"What happened? Where am I? Legolas…" Legolas bent to her side and she smiled at me. "I thought it was you. What happened?"
"We have made it to your world melamin. You will be alright now I presume." She shrugged. "I just need a bottle or two of aspirin and a drink. Sleep would be nice too….where's Maria? Have they noticed you get? What am I thinking, we have to get you out of here NOW!" She struggled to her feet but Legolas scooped her up in his arms and set her on the ground as though she was no more than a child. She looked like she wanted to take him in her arms and kiss him, but instead a worried look clouded her pretty face. "Legolas where is Maria? I need to find her…then we have to figure out what to do." Suddenly the brown haired girl emerged from the hallway behind us, and when she spotted Liz standing next to me, she cried out and flung her arms around her. "Oh my goodness, you had me so worried babs! Don't ever do that again!! How do you feel? What happened?" Legolas was not entirely sure what happened next, as the two began speaking to each other in such high pitched and quick tones that sounded much like the chirping of birds. There was much hugging and smoothing of hair, and the next instant Liz was pulling his arm through some dark hallway, rushing to escape the few people left watching. He had barely time to look around at the strange objects and noises about him before he was pulled into a room and the door was latched firmly behind him.