Disclaimer: I own none of Tolkien's characters, Middle Earth, elves, or
elvish. I do own my plot and Meleth
A/N my first fanfic that has been posted, so please be nice, but constructive criticism is very welcome.
Chapter 1 The beginning of it all
Meleth hummed a tune as she walked along the path leading back to her home in the village. She lived with her mother and her father in a small village in Gondor. It was so small, it had never been given a name, much less put on a map, so the villagers called it 'Our's'. It was a fitting name, seeing as not many people came to visit or live. When someone did, it was a celebration, with food and wine lasting through the night.
Meleth was a beautiful girl who looked nothing like her parents. She had beautiful long blonde hair that shimmered and almost seemed to glow in the light. Her piercing blue eyes were as clear as the water of the lake outside the village. Meleth was tall, but not unusually tall. She had the grace of an elf, or so everyone told her.
She had read about elves in the books in father's library. They were timeless creatures, beautiful, graceful beings. She wished she could meet one, but immediately dismissed the wish. She knew how unlikely that was, as the village was so small, and didn't want to get her hopes up.
Meleth stopped by the lake to gather the beautiful white roses that grew there. She stopped and looked into the water at the face she knew so well. She drew her hair behind her ears to look at their tips.
"I see you haven't changed into beautiful ears since the last time I looked at you," she muttered.
Her ears, mutilated at the top, were the one thing she hated about herself. She didn't think herself beautiful, but she hated how little children would run up to her and ask her what happened to her ears to make them look like that.
She had asked her parents at a very young age, and they had explained to her the neighbor boy had decided to try to shoot an apple off her head with an arrow and missed, twice, skimming the top of both her ears.
Most people would have been angry with the boy, but she was very good friends with him. He was her best friend, she acted as if he was her brother, and he protected her in a very brotherly fashion.
When she was a little girl, she used to pretend she was an elf, and the reason her ears weren't pointed was the neighbor boy, Mattes. When she got older, her reasonable side pointed out she lived with humans, so she was obviously human.
"MELETH! MELETH! WHERE ARE YOU?"
Meleth jerked out of her memories and looked in the direction of the voice. Mattes was running towards her.
"What is it Mattes? What ever is the matter?"
"I don't know Mel, but Lord Almish sent me to look for you, saying it was urgent."
Lord Almish wasn't really a Lord, but the villagers always appointed a young man head of the village and called him Lord.
"Where is he?"
"Apple orchard."
"Lets go!"
As they ran to the apple orchard, Meleth tried to think of what could be wrong. As far as she knew, she wasn't in trouble. That is, she couldn't think of anything she had done that would get her in trouble.
When they reached Lord Almish on the edge of the orchards, he was very solemn.
"What is wrong Lord Almish?" Meleth asked, panting for breath.
"My, dear, there is something you must see in the South Orchard. Your parents."
Lord Almish did not get the chance to finish his sentence, for Meleth was running off in the direction of the South Orchard at those words.
When she got there, she saw a group of people circled around something. She knew something was wrong because everyone was either crying, or comforting someone who was and trying not to cry themselves.
When the group caught sight of Meleth, they gasped and an eerie quiet fell on the group. They slowly parted to show two bodies.
The bodies of her parents.
A/N ok, there is the first chapter. Hope you liked it. Remember, reviews are my inspiration and they let me know people are reading my story. If I don't get reviews, I don't write the next chapter. Love you guys! (
A/N my first fanfic that has been posted, so please be nice, but constructive criticism is very welcome.
Chapter 1 The beginning of it all
Meleth hummed a tune as she walked along the path leading back to her home in the village. She lived with her mother and her father in a small village in Gondor. It was so small, it had never been given a name, much less put on a map, so the villagers called it 'Our's'. It was a fitting name, seeing as not many people came to visit or live. When someone did, it was a celebration, with food and wine lasting through the night.
Meleth was a beautiful girl who looked nothing like her parents. She had beautiful long blonde hair that shimmered and almost seemed to glow in the light. Her piercing blue eyes were as clear as the water of the lake outside the village. Meleth was tall, but not unusually tall. She had the grace of an elf, or so everyone told her.
She had read about elves in the books in father's library. They were timeless creatures, beautiful, graceful beings. She wished she could meet one, but immediately dismissed the wish. She knew how unlikely that was, as the village was so small, and didn't want to get her hopes up.
Meleth stopped by the lake to gather the beautiful white roses that grew there. She stopped and looked into the water at the face she knew so well. She drew her hair behind her ears to look at their tips.
"I see you haven't changed into beautiful ears since the last time I looked at you," she muttered.
Her ears, mutilated at the top, were the one thing she hated about herself. She didn't think herself beautiful, but she hated how little children would run up to her and ask her what happened to her ears to make them look like that.
She had asked her parents at a very young age, and they had explained to her the neighbor boy had decided to try to shoot an apple off her head with an arrow and missed, twice, skimming the top of both her ears.
Most people would have been angry with the boy, but she was very good friends with him. He was her best friend, she acted as if he was her brother, and he protected her in a very brotherly fashion.
When she was a little girl, she used to pretend she was an elf, and the reason her ears weren't pointed was the neighbor boy, Mattes. When she got older, her reasonable side pointed out she lived with humans, so she was obviously human.
"MELETH! MELETH! WHERE ARE YOU?"
Meleth jerked out of her memories and looked in the direction of the voice. Mattes was running towards her.
"What is it Mattes? What ever is the matter?"
"I don't know Mel, but Lord Almish sent me to look for you, saying it was urgent."
Lord Almish wasn't really a Lord, but the villagers always appointed a young man head of the village and called him Lord.
"Where is he?"
"Apple orchard."
"Lets go!"
As they ran to the apple orchard, Meleth tried to think of what could be wrong. As far as she knew, she wasn't in trouble. That is, she couldn't think of anything she had done that would get her in trouble.
When they reached Lord Almish on the edge of the orchards, he was very solemn.
"What is wrong Lord Almish?" Meleth asked, panting for breath.
"My, dear, there is something you must see in the South Orchard. Your parents."
Lord Almish did not get the chance to finish his sentence, for Meleth was running off in the direction of the South Orchard at those words.
When she got there, she saw a group of people circled around something. She knew something was wrong because everyone was either crying, or comforting someone who was and trying not to cry themselves.
When the group caught sight of Meleth, they gasped and an eerie quiet fell on the group. They slowly parted to show two bodies.
The bodies of her parents.
A/N ok, there is the first chapter. Hope you liked it. Remember, reviews are my inspiration and they let me know people are reading my story. If I don't get reviews, I don't write the next chapter. Love you guys! (