Disclaimer: I do not own LOTR. I could never create such a masterpiece.
Author's Notes and Warnings: This story is really just PG. It's not a love story. Well , I mean in a romantic way. Anyway, I am aware this story isn't very good, but as always feedback is nice.^_^ Things in :: :: denote thoughts.
Of Fairy Tales and Arrows
A Lord of the Rings Fanfic
Chapter One
The mountains of PA, USA, present time....
"Elves don't exist dear." Heidi said pointedly, but in a calm, patient tone. She had come out for her annual visit a few days ago and her youngest cousin of 4 years had since latched on to her without letting go.
"They DO too." the blond haired girl insisted stubbornly with a stamp of her foot emphasizing her point.
Heidi let out a tolerant sigh and sat back in her chair hopeless. "Honey, little funny men with pointed ears that go around... helping people magically CAN NOT exist."
"Do too." said the girl narrowing her eyes, trying her best to stand her ground.
"Do NOT."
"Do too."
Do not."
Do too."
"HEIDI!!!!" screeched their grandmother from her downstairs bedroom next door to the living room where the two opposing forces were. "You are arguing with a 4 YEAR OLD! Keep it down!"
Heidi bit her lip as she stared blankly in her grandmother' voice's direction. Her grandmother had not been well lately. She often complained of it, yet refused to go to a doctor, stating "They only make you worse." They needed to clear out so she could rest.
She looked back at the blond haired girl who was standing there with her arms crossed, and a smug expression on her face. She let out a half hearted chuckle realizing how ridiculous the argument must've sounded. Getting up she stretched, then began to head to the staircase that led to her bedroom. But before she started up she hissed out in a low voice," DO NOT."
She seen the girl's mouth tighten then begin to open to start the argument all over again. Heidi let out a laugh of mischief and bolted up the stairs to her room, her cousin hot on her heels.
When the girl had came inside Heidi shut the door just as the child exclaimed, "THEY DO TOO!!!!! I've seen them."
Heidi's bark of laughter was cut short by her second thought of what her cousin just said. This argument had been going on for two days now, ever since she had read The Elves and the Shoemaker to her. ::She said she has seen them?::
"You say you've.... you've seen them?" Worries of her cousin possibly being schizophrenic danced into her thoughts. ::What if she is? My God, that would be horrible for a person her age...::
"Yes..." the girl stated matter of factly, then walked over to the bed and plopped down.
Heidi crossed her arms over her chest, " Where have you seen them?"
Larine looked at her briefly then away placing her hands on her chest. "In the woods outside grandma and grandpa's house. They sometimes come near the edge of the wood. They wonder about us too I think."
"And what... what do these... these elves look like?" Heidi asked walking to the bed, sitting down on it next to the girl hoping she was just making this up.
"They don;t look like they do in stories."
"No?" Heidi raised her eyebrows at this.
"No... they're...",Larine began fidgeting nervously with the bow on her dress, "they're tall, elegant- graceful...", the child's voice suddenly seemed far away and dreamy, "very beautiful... especially at night."
Heidi felt both frightened and enchanted by the Larine's words... she wasn't sure if she should be worried about her or not. "What do you mean, 'especially at night' dear?"
The girl smiled softly as if swept up in a pleasant dream. "They... glow in the moonlight. The moon and the stars makes them glow."
For a fleeting moment Heidi thought she remembered something. A memory of seeing someone like this when she was a child. Of looking out the window and seeing golden and silver human shapes moving to and fro in the woods. Singing- unearthly beautiful singing trailed in to her thoughts. The shapes we're singing... then another memory so very faint... of one of them singing to her in particular.
Strange things were said to happen in those woods. Not really bad things.. just strange. ::What if... what if Larine is telling the truth?:: Quickly, she shook it off with a firm jerking of her head.
"You don't believe me, do you?" Larine accused in a small voice.
Heidi considered the notes and the voices that sand the song that was in that long lost memory floating around in her mind, "It's just hard to believe, Larine. I want to, it's just... You must've been dreaming." ::Yes a dream,that must be it. Just a dream.::
The girl sat up with a stubborn look on her face. "I wasn't... and I'll...", she practically shook with her determination, "I'll prove it to YOU!"
At that, Heidi got the sudden feeling she'd better watch Larine's movements for the next couple days. But she had caught one thing in the statement that puzzelled her. ::Why is she so determined to prove it to me personally?:: "Don't you want to prove it everyone dear?"
"No, just you. They'll... they'll welcome you."
"They?"
"The elves."
"Why me alone?" Heidi asked with a furrowed brow.
"Cause you're like me. You're not like the others." With that, and a strange penetrating glance, Larine jumped off the bed and went downstairs, leaving Heidi perplexed and more worried than ever.
TBC
AAN: Yes, I know for a 4 to 5 year old Larine uses some pretty big words... I'm not good at writing kids. Think of her as a child genius... like Chiriko in Fushigi Yuugi... ah... yeah.... ^^;;;;;
Author's Notes and Warnings: This story is really just PG. It's not a love story. Well , I mean in a romantic way. Anyway, I am aware this story isn't very good, but as always feedback is nice.^_^ Things in :: :: denote thoughts.
Of Fairy Tales and Arrows
A Lord of the Rings Fanfic
Chapter One
The mountains of PA, USA, present time....
"Elves don't exist dear." Heidi said pointedly, but in a calm, patient tone. She had come out for her annual visit a few days ago and her youngest cousin of 4 years had since latched on to her without letting go.
"They DO too." the blond haired girl insisted stubbornly with a stamp of her foot emphasizing her point.
Heidi let out a tolerant sigh and sat back in her chair hopeless. "Honey, little funny men with pointed ears that go around... helping people magically CAN NOT exist."
"Do too." said the girl narrowing her eyes, trying her best to stand her ground.
"Do NOT."
"Do too."
Do not."
Do too."
"HEIDI!!!!" screeched their grandmother from her downstairs bedroom next door to the living room where the two opposing forces were. "You are arguing with a 4 YEAR OLD! Keep it down!"
Heidi bit her lip as she stared blankly in her grandmother' voice's direction. Her grandmother had not been well lately. She often complained of it, yet refused to go to a doctor, stating "They only make you worse." They needed to clear out so she could rest.
She looked back at the blond haired girl who was standing there with her arms crossed, and a smug expression on her face. She let out a half hearted chuckle realizing how ridiculous the argument must've sounded. Getting up she stretched, then began to head to the staircase that led to her bedroom. But before she started up she hissed out in a low voice," DO NOT."
She seen the girl's mouth tighten then begin to open to start the argument all over again. Heidi let out a laugh of mischief and bolted up the stairs to her room, her cousin hot on her heels.
When the girl had came inside Heidi shut the door just as the child exclaimed, "THEY DO TOO!!!!! I've seen them."
Heidi's bark of laughter was cut short by her second thought of what her cousin just said. This argument had been going on for two days now, ever since she had read The Elves and the Shoemaker to her. ::She said she has seen them?::
"You say you've.... you've seen them?" Worries of her cousin possibly being schizophrenic danced into her thoughts. ::What if she is? My God, that would be horrible for a person her age...::
"Yes..." the girl stated matter of factly, then walked over to the bed and plopped down.
Heidi crossed her arms over her chest, " Where have you seen them?"
Larine looked at her briefly then away placing her hands on her chest. "In the woods outside grandma and grandpa's house. They sometimes come near the edge of the wood. They wonder about us too I think."
"And what... what do these... these elves look like?" Heidi asked walking to the bed, sitting down on it next to the girl hoping she was just making this up.
"They don;t look like they do in stories."
"No?" Heidi raised her eyebrows at this.
"No... they're...",Larine began fidgeting nervously with the bow on her dress, "they're tall, elegant- graceful...", the child's voice suddenly seemed far away and dreamy, "very beautiful... especially at night."
Heidi felt both frightened and enchanted by the Larine's words... she wasn't sure if she should be worried about her or not. "What do you mean, 'especially at night' dear?"
The girl smiled softly as if swept up in a pleasant dream. "They... glow in the moonlight. The moon and the stars makes them glow."
For a fleeting moment Heidi thought she remembered something. A memory of seeing someone like this when she was a child. Of looking out the window and seeing golden and silver human shapes moving to and fro in the woods. Singing- unearthly beautiful singing trailed in to her thoughts. The shapes we're singing... then another memory so very faint... of one of them singing to her in particular.
Strange things were said to happen in those woods. Not really bad things.. just strange. ::What if... what if Larine is telling the truth?:: Quickly, she shook it off with a firm jerking of her head.
"You don't believe me, do you?" Larine accused in a small voice.
Heidi considered the notes and the voices that sand the song that was in that long lost memory floating around in her mind, "It's just hard to believe, Larine. I want to, it's just... You must've been dreaming." ::Yes a dream,that must be it. Just a dream.::
The girl sat up with a stubborn look on her face. "I wasn't... and I'll...", she practically shook with her determination, "I'll prove it to YOU!"
At that, Heidi got the sudden feeling she'd better watch Larine's movements for the next couple days. But she had caught one thing in the statement that puzzelled her. ::Why is she so determined to prove it to me personally?:: "Don't you want to prove it everyone dear?"
"No, just you. They'll... they'll welcome you."
"They?"
"The elves."
"Why me alone?" Heidi asked with a furrowed brow.
"Cause you're like me. You're not like the others." With that, and a strange penetrating glance, Larine jumped off the bed and went downstairs, leaving Heidi perplexed and more worried than ever.
TBC
AAN: Yes, I know for a 4 to 5 year old Larine uses some pretty big words... I'm not good at writing kids. Think of her as a child genius... like Chiriko in Fushigi Yuugi... ah... yeah.... ^^;;;;;