Hi everyone! Sorry it took so long for an update! I've had a really busy week and I have writer's block on all my stories right now so this is sort of a filler chapter. It isn't too well written but I thought y'all deserved an update. Thanks for the 101 reviews! I can't tell you how much it means to me! I always thought that the most reviews I would get would be around 20! I never thought I would even get close to this amount of reviews! Thank you all!
This chapter is dedicated to DinorahR31 whose review almost made me cry (sorry this chapter isn't very good).
Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings.
Chapter 11:
Being blind really sucks. I mean, you are plunged into darkness all the time and the only time you can see is in dreams. It's really horrible. It did give me an advantage however. My other senses were ten times better. I could hear the smallest step, feel the tiniest vibration, taste the individual grains of bread on my tongue and smell the littlest odors. It was like I had been asleep all my life and now I was finally awake.
Still, as I said before, being blind was not fun. People constantly had to escort me places and I was a burden to everyone. I could also tell that people were being cautious around me after my outburst at the King. The one good thing that came from that night's entire experience was that people began to explain things to me. They told me that there was a Dark Lord named Sauron. They told me that he owned at ring that, if he found it, he would use to take over Middle Earth (that's the place I was in). They told me about two small hobbits who were on the way to his land, as we spoke, taking the Ring to the only place it could be destroyed. They told me everything.
I learned about other things too. Legolas taught me. He taught me about the Elves and Ents and Hobbits. He told me legends and sang me songs. He explained about the wonders and horrors of Middle Earth and what lay beyond. He told me of his family and where he grew up. I listened in awe to everything he had to say. If possible, everything he said made me fall in love with him more. I fell in love with his voice, with the way he formed words to make it sound like music. Everything about him was wonderful and I loved it all.
We had been spending more and more time together which is why, on the night where I had the first nightmare, he was the first one to come rushing in. The dream had started off normally but it had soon turned dark and suddenly, Sauron was in my head and I was screaming. Next thing I knew, I was awake again, unable to see. I felt hands gripping my shoulders and heard a soft voice telling me it was alright. After I had calmed down, he made to leave but I, in a moment of impulse, asked him to stay. I knew that the nightmares would go away if he was with me. Just like the first time he had stayed with me, he hesitated but eventually gave in. I could feel his stiffness and slight discomfort as he lay next to me. I tried to make it as easy as I could for him by staying on my side of the bed but I couldn't help but lean into him slightly. I fell asleep quickly and only had pleasant dreams for the rest of the night. When I woke up I was much closer to Legolas than I had been when I fell asleep and his body had relaxed considerably. The next night he stayed with me again and the next and the next.
On the fifth morning, something happened. I had just had a nice dream when I woke up to a bit of movement beside me. I opened my eyes and realized that I was much closer to Legolas than I had been in any of the nights before. My head was resting beside his chest and the movement I had felt was his breathing. I looked up at his peaceful face. He seemed to be asleep. That's when I realized something was different. I looked up at his face. Looked. I could see! I let out a little yelp at the realization and Legolas's eyes snapped open. I just stared at him in awe. He was more handsome than I remembered. He was like a god or an angel. He even seemed to be glowing softly. The odd thing was that I could only see him but that was enough. The rest of the room was dark and blurry but he was clear as day.
"I can see you," I managed to get out.
Love it? Hate it? PLEASE REVIEW! I know it's short and not too well written but I needed her to get her sight back somehow. She will regain more of her sight eventually but for now she just started to get it back. Tell me what you think! More reviews mean more chapters (hopefully better written ones)!
~Liliana
