Authors note
Well here is the revised version of Nolwe! I have decided that I did not like the character Lairel, so I erased her from the story. I also did not like how Nolwe's relationship with Elrond was so I have made a few drastic changes. I guess for the people who actually read my story before you should start reading from chapter 7. Take note that although they are soul mates it does not mean love at first sight any more. Warning I have really changed the story! Anyway Enjoy!!
Disclaimer : I do not own Lord of the Rings Rated PG13 By Teresita
Nolwe
Prologue 'Home for good' were the first words that came to Athena Roberts mind while finding a seat on the train that would take her away from London to the small village of Wilton, located from the southwest. After thinking this though she bit her lip in the memory that it was not really home for her, not since her parents death. Life up until her 21st birthday had been easy for her. She was gifted with intelligence, and although may not claim it herself was quite beautiful in her own special way. She stood just a little over 5'9", was slim, had fine chocolate brown hair which way cut into layers to her mid back, fair complexion, a well placed nose, defined cheek bones, a small mouth with full lips, but the most amazing thing about Athena where her eyes. They were a mixture of ultramarine and violet. Although obviously lucky in the gene pools, her luck with family was entirely different. Her parents were not cruel in any way towards her but on the eve of her 21st birthday which was 3 years ago she came home to find that both of her parents had been murdered by her father's twin sister. At the time her father's twin sister or Aunt Grace had accused her mother of stealing her brother away from her. So after the trial and the burial of her parents her last hope of any family was with her mother's younger sister Alicia. Her Aunt Alicia was only 7 years Athena's senior, and was considered the black sheep of the family. When Alicia had been16 she had run away from home with her boyfriend Peter to in her words "Escape from the prison my parents keep me in." After much persuading from her sister Alicia had come back to the small village, moved into a small flat with Peter and gotten a job as a clerk at the local bank. Peter was 4 years senior to Alicia and had a job as a mechanic at the local service station. Two years later the pair married and bought a small cottage about 10 minutes outside of town. After the death of her parents she moved in with her Aunt Alicia although usually she dropped the 'Aunt' bit simply called her Alicia. By now Alicia and Peter had two children Alec who at the time was 12 and Phoebe was 11. As her thoughts came towards her cousins Athena could not help but let out a small chuckle. They could be a handful when they wanted to be. She could picture Alicia pushing them out the door towards the car so she could be on time to pick her up from the station. Alec was now 15, and Phoebe was now 14, and on a regular basis were mistaken for being twins. Both had golden blond hair, fair skin, pale ultramarine eyes, were tall for their age, and both had above average intelligence. At this last thought Athena sighed as her thoughts changed to the present. She was retuning from university for the last time having just gained her masters degree in international relations with oddly enough, a minor in psychology. Even though there were no jobs in the small town of Wilton that she was qualified for she had received two offers, one from the local library as a librarian, and the other coming from the high school, teaching social science. 'Which would I chose?' she thought. The question of leaving Wilton permanently never crossed her since she had no desire to leave behind the only people to which she could claim relation. With these thoughts swirling in her mind, she felt the train come to a stop outside Wilton train station. Picking up her suitcase she left the train and found a seat on the platform. There she waited for Alicia, Peter and her cousins to come pick her up.
Chapter 1
They never came, instead after patiently waiting half an hour Athena approached a pay phone to call Alicia to see if she had been held up. She received no answer, so she instead called a local taxi company, and the proceeded to wait for the taxi to come for her. On her arrival at Alicia and Peters cottage she was greeted by the police. Dread filled her as she walked towards the door. Seeing Athena the police came to her and asked, "Are you Athena Roberts?" "Yes, why what has happened?" Athena hesitantly asked "I am Officer Grant, I have been asked to take you to the police station." He then went on to explain, "Unfortunately on the way to pick you up at the train station your Aunt and Uncle were in a car accident," hesitatingly he added, "there were no survivors." For Athena the dread was quickly replaced with anguish. Silently she followed the officers to their car, sat down in the back seat as silently tears fell down her face.
On arrival at the station Athena quickly wiped away her tears and followed officer Grant into a small office which contained a lady who appeared to be a social worker and two children who she quickly identified as being her cousins. Sitting into a vacant chair she scooped Alec and Phoebe into a tight hug as they started to cry. "Why?" cried Alec 'Why indeed' thought Athena to herself but to Alec she just held him tighter as she let out a sob of her own.
After letting the three have a few minutes to themselves the social worker cleared her throat and said, "You are aware miss Roberts that Alec and Phoebe Stevens have been left in you care?" "Yes," Athena said out loud while trying to compose herself. Thinking it over she asked, "What do I have to sign before I can take them home?" The social worker then handed her a bundle of papers which she read through and signed. By the time this was all accomplished the children had fallen asleep so after gently waking them up, they got a taxi and returned to the cottage, where Athena went about and put them to bed. After this she tried to rest as well but found that she could not, but then again who could? She went to unpack her suitcase as something to do, and came across a book her friend at university had encouraged her to read. It was called Lord of the Rings and all of her friends had raved about it. She had read the Hobbit as a teenager and loved it so she sat down and began to read. She didn't finish it till 8 o'clock the next morning. After putting the book down she contemplated how good it would be if she could escape the life she knew and could start a new one, but then regretted her thoughts when she remembered her cousins. What would she do with them? She thought of this as she began arrangements for the funeral. Would they stay here in Wilton? This thought was interrupted by Phoebe who had come into the kitchen looking for breakfast. While cooking breakfast Alec came out and sat down at the table with Phoebe. Both of her cousins showed signs of crying and lack of sleep. Athena thought to herself 'what we need is to get away for awhile even if it is for a few days'. So she asked Alec and Phoebe what they thought. Clearing her throat she asked, "How would you guys after the funeral like to go away for a trip after the funeral?" After a moments silence Alec said, "Where would we go?" Athena thought it over before replying, "How about we go camping in the woods that are about 1 and ½ hours walk from here. Your mother and I.." but she stopped as she realised her mistake of bringing up the topic of their parents. Everything and everyone in the room went quiet until Phoebe burst into tears again. At this Athena and Alec rushed over to her trying to comfort her, but before either could reach her she ran out the door, and headed towards the woods that Athena had just mentioned. Alec stood to follow her but Athena held him back saying, "She needs time alone. This is very hard on all of us. If you want anything just come and ask. I have to make a few phone calls." So Athena left the room and continued to make arrangements for the funeral and tried to tie up all the loose ends that had been left by her Aunt and Uncle. Lucky for her from her own parents she had inherited just enough money that would cover all the expenses. With everything organised through her Aunts lawyer, she had nothing to do and was contemplating cleaning the cottage when Alec came in with a worried expression. "What's wrong?" asked Athena, looking at her watch she realised it was just after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, "and where is your sister?" "I don't know," replied Alec, "that's why I came just now, she has not returned since this morning and I am worried about her." Athena had to smile to herself, Alec really cared about his sister. She thought about it and decided that it would be best to go try and find Phoebe "Go grab you jacket, we are going to the woods to see if we can find her. Do you know where in the woods she may be?" Alec was already ahead of her and turned before racing out the door said, "She might be heading for the waterfall," and continued out the door. Athena quickly put her coat on and hurried to catch up to Alec. For awhile neither said nothing but focused there thoughts on recent events and finding Phoebe. After reaching the forest Athena asked Alec how far it was to the waterfall, Alec replied, "If we walk fast maybe ½ hour down the old track." Athena thoughts fell back to the book Lord of the Rings and she was wondering if any of the forests in Middle Earth looked like the one she was currently in. She then thought of the elves and wondered what life would be like if you were immortal. if you didn't get sick. That would be a blessing. Her thoughts dashed away as they came close to a clearing where the sound of water falling could be heard. Looking ahead she could see Phoebe, who had obviously fallen asleep while crying on the edge of the stream before it went over the edge of a small cliff. Alec ran up to her and gently woke her up before sitting down next to her and holding her. Phoebe looked towards Athena for comfort so Athena hugged her cousins and together they cried silently. They stayed this way for awhile till Athena broke away and stood near the edge of the falls. While looking down she didn't hear her cousins approach over the noise of the water. Startled she lost her balance and grabbed both her cousins for balance but before any of them knew what was happening they all tumbled over the side of the water fall. Athena tried to brace herself for the wet impact into the pool below but instead felt the wind go out of her as she landed of soft soil. Dazed she looked up and saw trees but some how they were different. She then promptly fainted.
Well here is the revised version of Nolwe! I have decided that I did not like the character Lairel, so I erased her from the story. I also did not like how Nolwe's relationship with Elrond was so I have made a few drastic changes. I guess for the people who actually read my story before you should start reading from chapter 7. Take note that although they are soul mates it does not mean love at first sight any more. Warning I have really changed the story! Anyway Enjoy!!
Disclaimer : I do not own Lord of the Rings Rated PG13 By Teresita
Nolwe
Prologue 'Home for good' were the first words that came to Athena Roberts mind while finding a seat on the train that would take her away from London to the small village of Wilton, located from the southwest. After thinking this though she bit her lip in the memory that it was not really home for her, not since her parents death. Life up until her 21st birthday had been easy for her. She was gifted with intelligence, and although may not claim it herself was quite beautiful in her own special way. She stood just a little over 5'9", was slim, had fine chocolate brown hair which way cut into layers to her mid back, fair complexion, a well placed nose, defined cheek bones, a small mouth with full lips, but the most amazing thing about Athena where her eyes. They were a mixture of ultramarine and violet. Although obviously lucky in the gene pools, her luck with family was entirely different. Her parents were not cruel in any way towards her but on the eve of her 21st birthday which was 3 years ago she came home to find that both of her parents had been murdered by her father's twin sister. At the time her father's twin sister or Aunt Grace had accused her mother of stealing her brother away from her. So after the trial and the burial of her parents her last hope of any family was with her mother's younger sister Alicia. Her Aunt Alicia was only 7 years Athena's senior, and was considered the black sheep of the family. When Alicia had been16 she had run away from home with her boyfriend Peter to in her words "Escape from the prison my parents keep me in." After much persuading from her sister Alicia had come back to the small village, moved into a small flat with Peter and gotten a job as a clerk at the local bank. Peter was 4 years senior to Alicia and had a job as a mechanic at the local service station. Two years later the pair married and bought a small cottage about 10 minutes outside of town. After the death of her parents she moved in with her Aunt Alicia although usually she dropped the 'Aunt' bit simply called her Alicia. By now Alicia and Peter had two children Alec who at the time was 12 and Phoebe was 11. As her thoughts came towards her cousins Athena could not help but let out a small chuckle. They could be a handful when they wanted to be. She could picture Alicia pushing them out the door towards the car so she could be on time to pick her up from the station. Alec was now 15, and Phoebe was now 14, and on a regular basis were mistaken for being twins. Both had golden blond hair, fair skin, pale ultramarine eyes, were tall for their age, and both had above average intelligence. At this last thought Athena sighed as her thoughts changed to the present. She was retuning from university for the last time having just gained her masters degree in international relations with oddly enough, a minor in psychology. Even though there were no jobs in the small town of Wilton that she was qualified for she had received two offers, one from the local library as a librarian, and the other coming from the high school, teaching social science. 'Which would I chose?' she thought. The question of leaving Wilton permanently never crossed her since she had no desire to leave behind the only people to which she could claim relation. With these thoughts swirling in her mind, she felt the train come to a stop outside Wilton train station. Picking up her suitcase she left the train and found a seat on the platform. There she waited for Alicia, Peter and her cousins to come pick her up.
Chapter 1
They never came, instead after patiently waiting half an hour Athena approached a pay phone to call Alicia to see if she had been held up. She received no answer, so she instead called a local taxi company, and the proceeded to wait for the taxi to come for her. On her arrival at Alicia and Peters cottage she was greeted by the police. Dread filled her as she walked towards the door. Seeing Athena the police came to her and asked, "Are you Athena Roberts?" "Yes, why what has happened?" Athena hesitantly asked "I am Officer Grant, I have been asked to take you to the police station." He then went on to explain, "Unfortunately on the way to pick you up at the train station your Aunt and Uncle were in a car accident," hesitatingly he added, "there were no survivors." For Athena the dread was quickly replaced with anguish. Silently she followed the officers to their car, sat down in the back seat as silently tears fell down her face.
On arrival at the station Athena quickly wiped away her tears and followed officer Grant into a small office which contained a lady who appeared to be a social worker and two children who she quickly identified as being her cousins. Sitting into a vacant chair she scooped Alec and Phoebe into a tight hug as they started to cry. "Why?" cried Alec 'Why indeed' thought Athena to herself but to Alec she just held him tighter as she let out a sob of her own.
After letting the three have a few minutes to themselves the social worker cleared her throat and said, "You are aware miss Roberts that Alec and Phoebe Stevens have been left in you care?" "Yes," Athena said out loud while trying to compose herself. Thinking it over she asked, "What do I have to sign before I can take them home?" The social worker then handed her a bundle of papers which she read through and signed. By the time this was all accomplished the children had fallen asleep so after gently waking them up, they got a taxi and returned to the cottage, where Athena went about and put them to bed. After this she tried to rest as well but found that she could not, but then again who could? She went to unpack her suitcase as something to do, and came across a book her friend at university had encouraged her to read. It was called Lord of the Rings and all of her friends had raved about it. She had read the Hobbit as a teenager and loved it so she sat down and began to read. She didn't finish it till 8 o'clock the next morning. After putting the book down she contemplated how good it would be if she could escape the life she knew and could start a new one, but then regretted her thoughts when she remembered her cousins. What would she do with them? She thought of this as she began arrangements for the funeral. Would they stay here in Wilton? This thought was interrupted by Phoebe who had come into the kitchen looking for breakfast. While cooking breakfast Alec came out and sat down at the table with Phoebe. Both of her cousins showed signs of crying and lack of sleep. Athena thought to herself 'what we need is to get away for awhile even if it is for a few days'. So she asked Alec and Phoebe what they thought. Clearing her throat she asked, "How would you guys after the funeral like to go away for a trip after the funeral?" After a moments silence Alec said, "Where would we go?" Athena thought it over before replying, "How about we go camping in the woods that are about 1 and ½ hours walk from here. Your mother and I.." but she stopped as she realised her mistake of bringing up the topic of their parents. Everything and everyone in the room went quiet until Phoebe burst into tears again. At this Athena and Alec rushed over to her trying to comfort her, but before either could reach her she ran out the door, and headed towards the woods that Athena had just mentioned. Alec stood to follow her but Athena held him back saying, "She needs time alone. This is very hard on all of us. If you want anything just come and ask. I have to make a few phone calls." So Athena left the room and continued to make arrangements for the funeral and tried to tie up all the loose ends that had been left by her Aunt and Uncle. Lucky for her from her own parents she had inherited just enough money that would cover all the expenses. With everything organised through her Aunts lawyer, she had nothing to do and was contemplating cleaning the cottage when Alec came in with a worried expression. "What's wrong?" asked Athena, looking at her watch she realised it was just after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, "and where is your sister?" "I don't know," replied Alec, "that's why I came just now, she has not returned since this morning and I am worried about her." Athena had to smile to herself, Alec really cared about his sister. She thought about it and decided that it would be best to go try and find Phoebe "Go grab you jacket, we are going to the woods to see if we can find her. Do you know where in the woods she may be?" Alec was already ahead of her and turned before racing out the door said, "She might be heading for the waterfall," and continued out the door. Athena quickly put her coat on and hurried to catch up to Alec. For awhile neither said nothing but focused there thoughts on recent events and finding Phoebe. After reaching the forest Athena asked Alec how far it was to the waterfall, Alec replied, "If we walk fast maybe ½ hour down the old track." Athena thoughts fell back to the book Lord of the Rings and she was wondering if any of the forests in Middle Earth looked like the one she was currently in. She then thought of the elves and wondered what life would be like if you were immortal. if you didn't get sick. That would be a blessing. Her thoughts dashed away as they came close to a clearing where the sound of water falling could be heard. Looking ahead she could see Phoebe, who had obviously fallen asleep while crying on the edge of the stream before it went over the edge of a small cliff. Alec ran up to her and gently woke her up before sitting down next to her and holding her. Phoebe looked towards Athena for comfort so Athena hugged her cousins and together they cried silently. They stayed this way for awhile till Athena broke away and stood near the edge of the falls. While looking down she didn't hear her cousins approach over the noise of the water. Startled she lost her balance and grabbed both her cousins for balance but before any of them knew what was happening they all tumbled over the side of the water fall. Athena tried to brace herself for the wet impact into the pool below but instead felt the wind go out of her as she landed of soft soil. Dazed she looked up and saw trees but some how they were different. She then promptly fainted.