Disclaimer: I do not own anything from the lord of the rings, tolkien world. Only Victoria, Rialan, Isil and Ithlen.
OMG!!! all of you readers rock!!!!!! i thank you for all those wonderful reviews!!! oh and someone asked what lirimaer means? it means 'lovly one'. and I wanted to apologive to Deortheod. I didn't mean to offend you or anything. But I was not mocking it. Victoria was just being sarcastic when she said she would sing it with the orcs. She was offeding the song 'Kumbaiya'. But if I did offend you or anyone else, then I am sorry.
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Victoria pounded here fists desperately against the thick wall of stone. She softly cried out in anguish. Legolas was leaned against the wall as well, listening to his companions who remained frantically on the other side of the wall.
"I cannot believe this is happening...I can't believe this is happening.." Victoria murmured with wide eyes through the darkness.
"It is already known..We cannot get out.." Legolas whispered under his breath. Victoria turned to him.
"What the hell do you mean we can't get out?! are you trying to tell me that we are going to rot in this smelly old cave forever?!" Victoria nearly shrieked. Legolas sighed again.
"No, there will be another way out..I have traveled much to long with my friend master Gimli, to not already know that.." Legolas said simply. Victoria slumped down on a rock and buried her face into her hands. The elf prince looked at her for a moment before leaning his leaf shaped ear against the cold stone again. His friends were shuffling outside while shouting.
"Isil!" Legolas shouted. He could hear a few cries from the outside.
"Legolas!? are you allright?!" Isil shouted from the other side of the stone wall.
"We are fine! But we must find a way out! Victoria and I will try to find another exit!" Legolas shouted back. He stepped away from the wall of stone when hearing Isil's reluctant reply.
"Come mellonamin..we must find another way out.." Legolas said sitting down on the rock next to her. Victoria was mumbling inaudibly to herself. The elf put a comforting arm around her shoulders.
"Fear not Victoria..We will make it through this.." He said with a light smile. Victoria shrugged his arm off and turned to him.
"And how do you know that?" She asked coldly. Legolas smiled again through the darkness intent on having some hope be seen upon his features.
"Just an off feeling.." He stated. He got to his feet and motioned her to follow. Reluctantly, Victoria got to her feet and while grumbling to herself followed the elf prince.
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The two of them had walked through the rough terrain's of the wondrous cave. Victoria wiped the small bead of sweat from her forehead. Legolas then stopped yet again for rest. His eyebrows were knitted together as his mouth was set in a thin line. Victoria dropped her sack into a heap on the ground.
Giving a sigh she grabbed his arm and sat him down upon a rock.
"Mani naa ta?(What is it?)" Legolas asked turning his head to her. Victoria stubbornly and softly grabbed his chin and turned it back forward.
"You never get this tired..that blow too the head must have been worse then I thought.." She stated more then a question. Drawing her hands up at her sides, she summoned her inner light of the Valar. Green sparkles already formed around her hands, then turned into swirls of green plants.
Legolas watched in awe. Victoria then let the power run free and let the essence of naroom do it's work. It swarmed around Legolas' golden head like a crown of power. The elf took in a shuddered breath as a warm sensation filled his head. He grabbed onto Victoria's arm to stop himself from falling over into a head spinning heap.
As soon as it started, it was gone. Legolas whipped back up into a sitting position. The pain from his head was gone. His blue eyes glazed over for a mere moment.
"Diola lle mellonamin.." Legolas replied fondly. Victoria simply nodded her head and turned away. Legolas then let his keen eyes roam around him. A shudder racked through his entire body.
"What's wrong with you Barbie boy? afraid of the dark?" Victoria asked with a smirk as she shook the small weak feeling out of her hands after using her gifts. Legolas brought his knees to his chest and closed his eyes.
"No..These closed in spaces haunt my heart..I am trapped also within.." Legolas said almost in a whisper. His eyes opened again and an almost scared frown came upon his lips.
"What like a phobia?.." Victoria then asked settling back down onto a rock. Her green eyes wandered to the mountain like caverns above their heads. But sunlight seemed as though, not to exist..only bitter darkness..
"Tis why Elves live out in the woodlands.." Legolas said suddenly. Victoria turned back to him.
"Elves do not find peace in the undergrounds..we live in the joy of living in both the sunlight and the stars.." The elf explained. Victoria studied his fair feature for a moment.
"Yeah well, I am not a particular fan of all this darkness.." Victoria muttered. Legolas then got up. He was not intent on staying on the subject of there talk. No need in scaring the both of them while there at it.
"We should begin on our way again.." Legolas said before turning and jumped lightly upon the large boulders. Victoria cursed to herself something about them dang elves and there light feet. The grounds upon which they walked upon seemed to disagree with her, As though they only grew more treacherous. Caverns upon caverns were around them. It was like an endless bottom pit that seemed to stretch on forever through.
The two walked in silence. It seemed to not only be between them, but uncomfortably in the air. The cold dampness also added to Victoria's crabby mood. After a little while, Legolas dug into his tunic pocket eagerly and held up two wrapped slices of lembas. Throwing one to her, he said
"Do not eat all of your food..knowledge is yet to be found on how long we will remain in here.." Legolas cautioned. Victoria stopped mid chew and stuffed the now very small piece she had left, into her pocket.
"Man, I really wish I had a candy bar...or a hamburger...or a two foot sub..with swiss cheese..and lettuce.." Victoria stopped her hungering thoughts when she realized that she was almost to the point of drooling while almost tumbling down the side of the cliff. Victoria stubbornly pushed down her eager thoughts, intent on not letting them get the best of her.
"I do not want to be in here anymore..I would rather be outside trying to dye all of your hair red again..." Victoria complained and then snorted, upon thinking about what had happened earlier. Legolas couldn't help but grin.
"By the Valar, how in the world, were you able to pull that little prank on us?.. Never in all of my many years has a young woman been able to turn the color of our hair into such a hideous red " Legolas asked shaking his head with a grin. Victoria smirked.
"Like I have said, elves are such suckers." Victoria said but only earned a confused expression from the elf prince. Victoria just waved the comment away. Another silence set in a moment later.
"So, do you have a mate?" Legolas suddenly asked. That question made Victoria's head snap up. She looked at him with an arched eyebrow.
"That's pretty intimate Barbie boy..why so curious?.." Victoria asked with a slight smirk. He just raised his eyebrows.
"I suppose since you are a good friend of mine, that I indeed would like to know.." He replied simply. Victoria shrugged to herself as she jumped over a jagged rock in her path.
"Well, in that case, no I do not.." Victoria said with cold eyes as she looked into the darkness scowling. Legolas watched her for a moment before turning back to the direction they were walking in. He could see anger already loom over her as he brought the sudden topic upon her. He did not desire to start any fresh quarrels.
"What about you?.." Victoria's voice came from out of the silence. Legolas looked out with a sigh as the distance of the cave seemed only to stretch farther away from them.
"No." Legolas said not wanting to continue on such an odd subject though he was the one to bring it up. An uneasiness hazed through the stomach of the elf prince as he made there way past a few stone like pillars. Meanwhile Victoria was cursing rather loudly to herself as the bottom hem of her tunic caught onto a long jagged rock. With a loud rip, a small piece of fabric was no longer connected to her tunic.
"Great! just freakin great!" Victoria said sarcastically to herself before running up ahead to catch with Legolas before he got to far in the mountains of endless boulders and walls. When she finally could see him, Legolas stood at the edge of a cliff his eyes wide.
"What are you gaping at Barbie boy?" Victoria asked and then gasped upon taking in the sight.
Before them at the edge of the cliff seemed to stretch forth for miles was not only more plains of stone, but a river valley. Vast waterfalls fell, a moist mist floating unwavering in the air. The sound of rushing water filled there ears along with the distinct pitter patter of droplets of water. Stepping stones, pebbles water pools and lakes. All of it was there before there observing eyes. All except a mighty sea.
"Well..that's not something you see everyday.." Victoria said rather casually. Legolas just gazed in awe and nodded.
Victoria tiptoes down quietly a small steep hill as if not trying to disturb a ritual. Walking over to a large pool of clear water, Victoria dipped her fingers into the cool liquid. she let a smile pass onto her lips.
"Like a mirror.." She murmured before dropping her pack to the ground and cupping her hands into the fresh water. She could hear Legolas walk quietly and curiously beside her.
Splashing the water to her face, Victoria closed her eyes savoring the cold wave of air as it hit her cooled face. The water itself seem to cleanse her features and skin. Legolas who stood at another pool a few feet away kneeled down and rolled up the sleeves of his tunic. Rubbing the cold refreshing liquid to his warm arms, Legolas smiled softly to himself.
Finally something to bring peace to his troubled mind. Cupping his hands, Legolas bought down a light shower of mist and water down upon his head and hair. Streams of water found there way down his skin.
Victoria then smirked to herself as she suddenly wished that she had a water balloon off hand, to throw at the elf who was kneeled down a few feet away from her. She could hear him sigh peacefully at the tranquility of the surrounding water.
Filling up her canteen, Victoria then rubbed her face dry and sat down upon a cold boulder next to a rushing waterfall and steady rapids. Her green eyes were lost in the depths around her. Water valleys like this did not exist where she came from.
"Not so beautiful anyway.." Victoria murmured to herself. Legolas watched the girl as she sat down and closed her eyes, deep in thought. The mist falling above seemed to swallow her. Approaching timidly, Legolas sat at her feet.
"For a smelly old cave as you put it, this is indeed beautiful is it not?.." Legolas asked turning his face to look upon her. She seemed almost to be sleeping.
"Hmm.." Came a simple reply. She then opened her eyes and looked down at him.
"Sorry.. I feel like I am dozing off.." Victoria apologized rubbing the rest out of her eyes. Legolas laid a hand upon hers.
"No need to be sorry, you are simply tired, that is all..I suppose that you strayed awake during the hours of nightfall making us all red heads?" Legolas asked, his eyes dancing in mirth. Victoria smirked and nodded, unembarrassed.
Legolas gazed at the girl. Being at such peace brought a different aura about her. Victoria was indeed different. For all emotions she had, a different aura seemed to take place and instantly effect those around in her presence. Now, a sense of peace and tranquility loomed about in the damp moist air.
Victoria was busy dozing off when she felt Legolas tap her hand.
"I am sorry, but we must be on our way again.." He said with a frown. He wished not to leave this place quite so early in the hour of there arrival, but he sense the sun was on its way to return to its bed to sleep so that the moon shall awake with the stars, and shine in its infinite glory.
Victoria let out a sigh of defeat and picked up her travel sack. Slinging it around her shoulders, she looked upon the water valley before entering the forest of stone once more. Legolas seemed all the more disappointed that they were leaving.
"The sound of these rushing waters shall forever ring through my ears.." Legolas said to no one in particular.
"You said it, Barbie boy..." Victoria murmured. So, the two if them set out yet again.
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Meanwhile Isil and company paced outside the cave.
"What are we to do Isil?..We can not abandon them to death.." Said one of there companions with a grim expression. Isil turned to him with knitted eyebrows.
"Do you not think, that I know that?!" Isil snapped. He then let out a frustrated breath. Things were not going well. He then turned back to the elf fleet who stood about with worried faces.
"Come, we will search for another wave in.." Isil finally piped up. His companions looked up with hopeful expressions. Gathering there packs, the company set out in search of there two trapped friends.
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Victoria fell down upon her hands and knees breathing hard. Legolas stopped and kneeled down beside her.
"We can go no furthur..you need rest, my friend." Legolas said with a sigh. Victoria looked up at him and opened her mouth to protest. He just placed a slender finger to her lips to silence her.
"Nay..your aura has begun to fade..you need rest. I as well." Legolas confessed and then got to his feet. Gently pulling Victoria to her feet, he removed the travel pack from her heaving shoulders. Victoria collapsed onto a boulder and tried to regain her needed breath.
"The air..it is so thick in this cave.." She gasped. Pulling the piece of lembas from her pocket, Victoria stuffed it into her mouth. Legolas watched the tired girl for a moment before sitting down across from her.
"We shall have to spend the night in here..The both of us require strength for the day ahead. The terrain's grow more difficult." Legolas said looking around them.
Victoria had to hold in a whimper. Staying the night in a dark dangerous cave wasn't exactly her idea of a grand time. Legolas sensed her discomfort and smiled.
"Fear not." The elf prince said in an amused tone. Victoria glared at him and got to her feet.
"Yeah, I'm sure the thought of getting eaten alive by God knows what, certainly will not scare me.." Victoria almost snapped sarcastically. Legolas took no heed to her cold tone.
Victoria got to her rest needing feet and fanned out her cloak. She looked across from her to see Legolas staring at her almost intently.
"Is there something on my face?." Victoria asked with her mouth set in a thin line. Legolas snapped out of his sense of Dejavu.
"I apologize, I was lost within my thoughts.." He murmured. Victoria looked around uneasily again for the thousandth time and finally got to her fidgeting feet. In the little space of room they had, Victoria paced back and forth for what seemed like an eternity..
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Legolas gazed with narrowed eyes at Victoria. She had been pacing back and forth for the past half hour while mumbling incoherent things to herself. Finally not being able to take anymore, Legolas snapped.
"Can you please refrain yourself from doing that?!" Legolas said with an annoyed expression. Victoria did not stop but looked at the elf. She glared.
"Yeah well, I pace when I'm nervous." She grumbled with cold eyes. He heaved a sigh.
"Well, since time is in our hands, I wish to learn more of what's behind that stone exterior of yours.." He said softly. Victoria then did stop to look at the curious prince.
"What do you want to know about me?..." She asked and began to fidget again.
"Oh I don't know..enlighten me.." Legolas said crossing his arms with a smile.
Victoria stood still and sat down upon a rock.
"I have been alone...always.." Victoria began with a heavy hearted sigh. That statement caught Legolas' attention.
"Pray tell.." Legolas urged.
"Even my childhood, I have remained alone.." Victoria murmured and was lost within her dark memories.
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Victoria walked through the hall of her junior high school. Her books were wound tightly into her grasp as she made her way down the corridor. Her green eyes were dim and cold as that of stone. Fellow students roamed the halls around her, buzzing about in there afternoon chatter.
Victoria was going to walk into social studies class when an 9th grader roughly brushed past her and shoved the books from her hands. Her notebooks and papers fell into a heap scattered across the floor. Victoria bent down regardless of the laughing people around her and slowly picked up each paper one by one. The 9th grade boy looked down at her whilst laughing cruelly.
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Victoria sat alone at the dinner table. The kitchen was quiet and dark. Not a single thing stirred. Not even Victoria who sat sadly at the table by herself. She then murmured.
"Happy birthday Victoria..just too bad, no seemed to care to remember it.." She murmured to herself.
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Victoria whimpered as she slumped into a heap on the ground. Another swift motion, and then there was pain... The girl curled up into a ball as she was given yet another kick.
"You have the nerve to curse me out you little Fuc***!!" One of them screamed. Victoria said nothing but lay upon the ground. She only received another kick and then was pulled up by the roots of her long hair.
"You are nothing!! keep your snide ass remarks to yourself! Or else you'll get worse!" The leader of the pack shouted while looking Victoria fiercely in the eyes and then dropped her back down. Victoria rolled over and hugged her arms.
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Legolas looked upon the pure healer with knitted eyebrows.
"I am sorry..I had no idea what so ever that you had suffered so much during your child hood.." Legolas murmured. Victoria only smiled and then smirked.
"Yeah, well it made me the girl I am today..someone who does not give a shit about what people think of me.." Victoria said proudly. Legolas snorted.
"Except for when you wear a dress..'" The elf remarked grinning. Victoria opened her mouth to retort something but then found she could not. Closing her mouth, Victoria thought to herself.
"The damn elf boy knows how to shut me up.." She thought in her head.
"So, what sort of folk is your parents?..or foster parents as you put it.." Legolas asked and then leaned over curiously. Victoria heaved a sigh.
"Well, they adopted me out of pity..I lived at the orphanage for 4 years when I was little..The two dimwits only took me in, because the runners of the place couldn't stand me anymore." Victoria explained glaring unconsciously to herself. Legolas frowned sympathetically.
"So they took me in..big mistake...My mother was nothing but an oaf! All my life the only thing she attempted, was to make me wear pink frilly dresses." Victoria exclaimed and then let out a shuddered breath. Legolas let out a rich musical laugh upon seeing her shudder at the mere mention of frills.
"She always pretended that she cared..but it was a load of Hooey!" Victoria cried through her anger. Legolas was about to speak but Victoria continued on rambling on.
"She would always forget about me!! She would forget to make my dinner! she would send me to elementary with an empty lunch box! The damn woman would forget to pick me up from my fencing lessons!-" Victoria was now yelling and was about to continue had Legolas not suddenly grab her by the shoulders.
"Victoria! calm yourself.." Legolas hushed, his face close to hers. Victoria stared into the depths of his beautiful eyes for a moment, before falling silent. The elf prince smiled warmly and then gently let her go. Victoria sat numbly down on a rock and brought her knees to her chest. The elf sat down beside her.
"So what about you Barbie boy..What happened to your mother?" Victoria asked suddenly. An expression of pain etched upon Legolas' fair features. Victoria then realized the question that flew from her mouth, and clamped a hand over her lips in horror.
"Oh my gosh! I am sooo sorry Legolas." Victoria said. Legolas then smiled at her.
"Nay..you were bound to ask the question.." He said simply. Taking in a deep hesitant breath, he began.
"I loved my Nana very much..as she did both me and my father..She was good ruling queen at my fathers side. She had always been loved by all..until that one day that changed my life forever.." Legolas murmured and then squeezed his eyes shut as he was thrown down the path of nostalgia.
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The queen of Mirkwood slowly opened the door to the young prince' chambers. There he lay..His little form was hidden under a large mass of warm blankets. Strips of glowing golden hair stuck out upon his white feathered pillow. She gently sat down and leaned over to kiss his forehead whilst a lone tear fell from her blue eyes.
That single tear fell upon her son's soft cheek..the queen choked back a sob while kissing the tear away.. gently bringing a slender dainty hand to his face, she let her thumb run over his angelic fair features.
"My little greenleaf...Amin mela lle...(I love you)..Cormamin niuve tenna; ta elea lle au'...(My heart shall weep until it sees thee again).." She murmured while stroking his head of golden locks. The elf child stirred softly in his sleep.
The queen stood up from the bed and gave one last look to her beloved son, before walking out never to return..
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Little Prince Legolas ran down the many corridors of his home. Soft tears fell from his eyes.
"Nana!!??" He called. He called again until coming outside through the familiar double doors. There his father was sitting upon on a stone bench, his face in his hands as he wept. The little elf ran up to his fathers side and lay a head on his head.
"Ada?..why are you weeping?..and where is Nana?.." Legolas asked and then wiped a lone tear from his own face away. The king looked up, pain in his eyes..bitter pain..heartbreaking pain..
His father gently took his son's small hands in his. Pulling the little elf to sit on his knee, he looked into his bright blue eyes.
"My young Legolas..Nana is not coming back.." He whispered. The elf princes eyes grew large and filled with years once more.
"What do you mean Ada?! Where is Nana?.." He asked again.
"Nana left for Valinor....She found peace in Mirkwood no more...The sea called to her.." The king explained, tears rolling down his cheeks. Legolas' eyebrows knitted.
"No! Nana would not desert me! Nana, loves me.." He cried, his bottom lip quivering. The king gently placed his large hands upon his son's quaking shoulders.
"She will forever love you aier (little one)..as will I..Do not despair for we shall both see her in the future when we rejoin her in Valinor.." The father said. The crystalline tears streamed down the prince's cheek. The elf child let out a whimper before breaking down in sobs. The king held his son on his arms while the both of them wept..
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Legolas opened his eyes again, and brought a clenched fist to his chest. Victoria watched him with sad eyes.
"I have not seen my mother since..Both me and my father's heart suffered from heartbreak that day.." Legolas murmured. He then turned to her and actually smiled.
"You know my friend?..I am quite glad we were able to have this conversation..it has been nothing but a burden to keep it locked within my heart.." Legolas said, grateful to have Victoria to talk too. She then smiled.
"No prob Barbie boy.." She said. Victoria then somehow blushed and then looked uneasy.
"Well, I am going to retire..not like a have a nice bed to sleep in, but my cloak with half to do.." She said.
"Would you like my cloak? There is quite a draft in this cave.." Legolas began but Victoria stopped him with a dismissive wave of her hand.
"No, I'm fine.." She whispered before laying down upon her cloak a few feet away. Curling up into a ball, she shut her eyes.
Legolas watched her for a long moment, before turning to observe the wondrous caves around them again.
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Victoria let out an annoyed sigh. She had been trying to sleep for the past hour but there always seemed to be a rock attempting to dig into the skin of her head. Turning over again, she could see Legolas standing away upon a large boulder, looking out into the darkness. The only light was a torch they had sticking in the ground.
"Yeah, I would always recommend sleeping on rocks.." Victoria grumbled sarcastically to herself. She then heard a soft voice.
"Tula Sinome..come here.." Legolas translated. Victoria sat up and brushed a few strands of hair away from her face. The elf prince was sitting down, leaning against a boulder. Getting to her feet, she approached his uneasily.
He motioned her to sit down beside him. She did so, timidly.
"Come, I will sing you to sleep.." He said softly. Victoria almost gasped loudly, but held it in.
"Um..err..I don't think-" She began, but Legolas interrupted her.
"Trust me Victoria..no need to feel discomfort in my presence.." He murmured. Victoria looked at him with knitted eyebrows for a second before reluctantly laying down. Legolas placed a hand over her forehead with a soft smile before gently running his fingers over her eyelids, closing them.
Legolas thought of an old song, his mother used to sing to him. The song had been what his mother had sang to his father.
"Nae saian luume', Cormamin lindua ele lle..." (It has been too long, My heart sings to see thee)
"Oio naa elealla alasse' " (Ever is thy sight a joy)
"Amin merna tess lle A'maelamin.." ( I want to hold you my beloved)
"Nae saian lumme'..." (It has been too long)
"Amin merna miquel lle, Arwenamin.." (I want to kiss you, my lady)
"Manke naa lye omentien?..(Where are we meeting?)
"Nae saian lumme'......" (It has been too long)
Legolas finished his song with his sigh, missing his mother more then ever. He then looked down to see Victoria fast asleep. A soft smile played upon her full lips. The elf grinned.
"Quel kaima..Cormlle naa tanya tel'raa...(sleep well..your heart is that of a lion)..." Legolas murmured. Victoria's head lay upon his arm softly. Legolas gazed down at her for a moment before falling in a peaceful rest.
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Victoria awoke the next morning. Her eyelids felt heavy. Gently brining her hands to her eyes to rub them of the sleep, she opened them to see the high rocky cavern walls above her. She went to stretch her limbs but found she could not.
Looking beside her, she was met with a pair of deep blue eyes. Victoria almost gasped in surprise to see Legolas asleep so close to her. His hands were folded neatly over his chest.
Gently untwisting her arm which was entwined with his, she got to her feet and looked down at him. She could hear in the dense silence, the steady sound of his breathing. She could also see the steady rise and fall of his chest.
Legolas' eyes then slowly blinked awake. He sat up and looked around. Upon seeing Victoria, he smiled.
"Sleep well, my friend?" He asked. Victoria just nodded.
To be continued..
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A/N: sorry, this took so long, and sorry that the chapter is not done.
thanks for all the reviews! im alomost on 600!!
namarie
OMG!!! all of you readers rock!!!!!! i thank you for all those wonderful reviews!!! oh and someone asked what lirimaer means? it means 'lovly one'. and I wanted to apologive to Deortheod. I didn't mean to offend you or anything. But I was not mocking it. Victoria was just being sarcastic when she said she would sing it with the orcs. She was offeding the song 'Kumbaiya'. But if I did offend you or anyone else, then I am sorry.
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Victoria pounded here fists desperately against the thick wall of stone. She softly cried out in anguish. Legolas was leaned against the wall as well, listening to his companions who remained frantically on the other side of the wall.
"I cannot believe this is happening...I can't believe this is happening.." Victoria murmured with wide eyes through the darkness.
"It is already known..We cannot get out.." Legolas whispered under his breath. Victoria turned to him.
"What the hell do you mean we can't get out?! are you trying to tell me that we are going to rot in this smelly old cave forever?!" Victoria nearly shrieked. Legolas sighed again.
"No, there will be another way out..I have traveled much to long with my friend master Gimli, to not already know that.." Legolas said simply. Victoria slumped down on a rock and buried her face into her hands. The elf prince looked at her for a moment before leaning his leaf shaped ear against the cold stone again. His friends were shuffling outside while shouting.
"Isil!" Legolas shouted. He could hear a few cries from the outside.
"Legolas!? are you allright?!" Isil shouted from the other side of the stone wall.
"We are fine! But we must find a way out! Victoria and I will try to find another exit!" Legolas shouted back. He stepped away from the wall of stone when hearing Isil's reluctant reply.
"Come mellonamin..we must find another way out.." Legolas said sitting down on the rock next to her. Victoria was mumbling inaudibly to herself. The elf put a comforting arm around her shoulders.
"Fear not Victoria..We will make it through this.." He said with a light smile. Victoria shrugged his arm off and turned to him.
"And how do you know that?" She asked coldly. Legolas smiled again through the darkness intent on having some hope be seen upon his features.
"Just an off feeling.." He stated. He got to his feet and motioned her to follow. Reluctantly, Victoria got to her feet and while grumbling to herself followed the elf prince.
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The two of them had walked through the rough terrain's of the wondrous cave. Victoria wiped the small bead of sweat from her forehead. Legolas then stopped yet again for rest. His eyebrows were knitted together as his mouth was set in a thin line. Victoria dropped her sack into a heap on the ground.
Giving a sigh she grabbed his arm and sat him down upon a rock.
"Mani naa ta?(What is it?)" Legolas asked turning his head to her. Victoria stubbornly and softly grabbed his chin and turned it back forward.
"You never get this tired..that blow too the head must have been worse then I thought.." She stated more then a question. Drawing her hands up at her sides, she summoned her inner light of the Valar. Green sparkles already formed around her hands, then turned into swirls of green plants.
Legolas watched in awe. Victoria then let the power run free and let the essence of naroom do it's work. It swarmed around Legolas' golden head like a crown of power. The elf took in a shuddered breath as a warm sensation filled his head. He grabbed onto Victoria's arm to stop himself from falling over into a head spinning heap.
As soon as it started, it was gone. Legolas whipped back up into a sitting position. The pain from his head was gone. His blue eyes glazed over for a mere moment.
"Diola lle mellonamin.." Legolas replied fondly. Victoria simply nodded her head and turned away. Legolas then let his keen eyes roam around him. A shudder racked through his entire body.
"What's wrong with you Barbie boy? afraid of the dark?" Victoria asked with a smirk as she shook the small weak feeling out of her hands after using her gifts. Legolas brought his knees to his chest and closed his eyes.
"No..These closed in spaces haunt my heart..I am trapped also within.." Legolas said almost in a whisper. His eyes opened again and an almost scared frown came upon his lips.
"What like a phobia?.." Victoria then asked settling back down onto a rock. Her green eyes wandered to the mountain like caverns above their heads. But sunlight seemed as though, not to exist..only bitter darkness..
"Tis why Elves live out in the woodlands.." Legolas said suddenly. Victoria turned back to him.
"Elves do not find peace in the undergrounds..we live in the joy of living in both the sunlight and the stars.." The elf explained. Victoria studied his fair feature for a moment.
"Yeah well, I am not a particular fan of all this darkness.." Victoria muttered. Legolas then got up. He was not intent on staying on the subject of there talk. No need in scaring the both of them while there at it.
"We should begin on our way again.." Legolas said before turning and jumped lightly upon the large boulders. Victoria cursed to herself something about them dang elves and there light feet. The grounds upon which they walked upon seemed to disagree with her, As though they only grew more treacherous. Caverns upon caverns were around them. It was like an endless bottom pit that seemed to stretch on forever through.
The two walked in silence. It seemed to not only be between them, but uncomfortably in the air. The cold dampness also added to Victoria's crabby mood. After a little while, Legolas dug into his tunic pocket eagerly and held up two wrapped slices of lembas. Throwing one to her, he said
"Do not eat all of your food..knowledge is yet to be found on how long we will remain in here.." Legolas cautioned. Victoria stopped mid chew and stuffed the now very small piece she had left, into her pocket.
"Man, I really wish I had a candy bar...or a hamburger...or a two foot sub..with swiss cheese..and lettuce.." Victoria stopped her hungering thoughts when she realized that she was almost to the point of drooling while almost tumbling down the side of the cliff. Victoria stubbornly pushed down her eager thoughts, intent on not letting them get the best of her.
"I do not want to be in here anymore..I would rather be outside trying to dye all of your hair red again..." Victoria complained and then snorted, upon thinking about what had happened earlier. Legolas couldn't help but grin.
"By the Valar, how in the world, were you able to pull that little prank on us?.. Never in all of my many years has a young woman been able to turn the color of our hair into such a hideous red " Legolas asked shaking his head with a grin. Victoria smirked.
"Like I have said, elves are such suckers." Victoria said but only earned a confused expression from the elf prince. Victoria just waved the comment away. Another silence set in a moment later.
"So, do you have a mate?" Legolas suddenly asked. That question made Victoria's head snap up. She looked at him with an arched eyebrow.
"That's pretty intimate Barbie boy..why so curious?.." Victoria asked with a slight smirk. He just raised his eyebrows.
"I suppose since you are a good friend of mine, that I indeed would like to know.." He replied simply. Victoria shrugged to herself as she jumped over a jagged rock in her path.
"Well, in that case, no I do not.." Victoria said with cold eyes as she looked into the darkness scowling. Legolas watched her for a moment before turning back to the direction they were walking in. He could see anger already loom over her as he brought the sudden topic upon her. He did not desire to start any fresh quarrels.
"What about you?.." Victoria's voice came from out of the silence. Legolas looked out with a sigh as the distance of the cave seemed only to stretch farther away from them.
"No." Legolas said not wanting to continue on such an odd subject though he was the one to bring it up. An uneasiness hazed through the stomach of the elf prince as he made there way past a few stone like pillars. Meanwhile Victoria was cursing rather loudly to herself as the bottom hem of her tunic caught onto a long jagged rock. With a loud rip, a small piece of fabric was no longer connected to her tunic.
"Great! just freakin great!" Victoria said sarcastically to herself before running up ahead to catch with Legolas before he got to far in the mountains of endless boulders and walls. When she finally could see him, Legolas stood at the edge of a cliff his eyes wide.
"What are you gaping at Barbie boy?" Victoria asked and then gasped upon taking in the sight.
Before them at the edge of the cliff seemed to stretch forth for miles was not only more plains of stone, but a river valley. Vast waterfalls fell, a moist mist floating unwavering in the air. The sound of rushing water filled there ears along with the distinct pitter patter of droplets of water. Stepping stones, pebbles water pools and lakes. All of it was there before there observing eyes. All except a mighty sea.
"Well..that's not something you see everyday.." Victoria said rather casually. Legolas just gazed in awe and nodded.
Victoria tiptoes down quietly a small steep hill as if not trying to disturb a ritual. Walking over to a large pool of clear water, Victoria dipped her fingers into the cool liquid. she let a smile pass onto her lips.
"Like a mirror.." She murmured before dropping her pack to the ground and cupping her hands into the fresh water. She could hear Legolas walk quietly and curiously beside her.
Splashing the water to her face, Victoria closed her eyes savoring the cold wave of air as it hit her cooled face. The water itself seem to cleanse her features and skin. Legolas who stood at another pool a few feet away kneeled down and rolled up the sleeves of his tunic. Rubbing the cold refreshing liquid to his warm arms, Legolas smiled softly to himself.
Finally something to bring peace to his troubled mind. Cupping his hands, Legolas bought down a light shower of mist and water down upon his head and hair. Streams of water found there way down his skin.
Victoria then smirked to herself as she suddenly wished that she had a water balloon off hand, to throw at the elf who was kneeled down a few feet away from her. She could hear him sigh peacefully at the tranquility of the surrounding water.
Filling up her canteen, Victoria then rubbed her face dry and sat down upon a cold boulder next to a rushing waterfall and steady rapids. Her green eyes were lost in the depths around her. Water valleys like this did not exist where she came from.
"Not so beautiful anyway.." Victoria murmured to herself. Legolas watched the girl as she sat down and closed her eyes, deep in thought. The mist falling above seemed to swallow her. Approaching timidly, Legolas sat at her feet.
"For a smelly old cave as you put it, this is indeed beautiful is it not?.." Legolas asked turning his face to look upon her. She seemed almost to be sleeping.
"Hmm.." Came a simple reply. She then opened her eyes and looked down at him.
"Sorry.. I feel like I am dozing off.." Victoria apologized rubbing the rest out of her eyes. Legolas laid a hand upon hers.
"No need to be sorry, you are simply tired, that is all..I suppose that you strayed awake during the hours of nightfall making us all red heads?" Legolas asked, his eyes dancing in mirth. Victoria smirked and nodded, unembarrassed.
Legolas gazed at the girl. Being at such peace brought a different aura about her. Victoria was indeed different. For all emotions she had, a different aura seemed to take place and instantly effect those around in her presence. Now, a sense of peace and tranquility loomed about in the damp moist air.
Victoria was busy dozing off when she felt Legolas tap her hand.
"I am sorry, but we must be on our way again.." He said with a frown. He wished not to leave this place quite so early in the hour of there arrival, but he sense the sun was on its way to return to its bed to sleep so that the moon shall awake with the stars, and shine in its infinite glory.
Victoria let out a sigh of defeat and picked up her travel sack. Slinging it around her shoulders, she looked upon the water valley before entering the forest of stone once more. Legolas seemed all the more disappointed that they were leaving.
"The sound of these rushing waters shall forever ring through my ears.." Legolas said to no one in particular.
"You said it, Barbie boy..." Victoria murmured. So, the two if them set out yet again.
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Meanwhile Isil and company paced outside the cave.
"What are we to do Isil?..We can not abandon them to death.." Said one of there companions with a grim expression. Isil turned to him with knitted eyebrows.
"Do you not think, that I know that?!" Isil snapped. He then let out a frustrated breath. Things were not going well. He then turned back to the elf fleet who stood about with worried faces.
"Come, we will search for another wave in.." Isil finally piped up. His companions looked up with hopeful expressions. Gathering there packs, the company set out in search of there two trapped friends.
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Victoria fell down upon her hands and knees breathing hard. Legolas stopped and kneeled down beside her.
"We can go no furthur..you need rest, my friend." Legolas said with a sigh. Victoria looked up at him and opened her mouth to protest. He just placed a slender finger to her lips to silence her.
"Nay..your aura has begun to fade..you need rest. I as well." Legolas confessed and then got to his feet. Gently pulling Victoria to her feet, he removed the travel pack from her heaving shoulders. Victoria collapsed onto a boulder and tried to regain her needed breath.
"The air..it is so thick in this cave.." She gasped. Pulling the piece of lembas from her pocket, Victoria stuffed it into her mouth. Legolas watched the tired girl for a moment before sitting down across from her.
"We shall have to spend the night in here..The both of us require strength for the day ahead. The terrain's grow more difficult." Legolas said looking around them.
Victoria had to hold in a whimper. Staying the night in a dark dangerous cave wasn't exactly her idea of a grand time. Legolas sensed her discomfort and smiled.
"Fear not." The elf prince said in an amused tone. Victoria glared at him and got to her feet.
"Yeah, I'm sure the thought of getting eaten alive by God knows what, certainly will not scare me.." Victoria almost snapped sarcastically. Legolas took no heed to her cold tone.
Victoria got to her rest needing feet and fanned out her cloak. She looked across from her to see Legolas staring at her almost intently.
"Is there something on my face?." Victoria asked with her mouth set in a thin line. Legolas snapped out of his sense of Dejavu.
"I apologize, I was lost within my thoughts.." He murmured. Victoria looked around uneasily again for the thousandth time and finally got to her fidgeting feet. In the little space of room they had, Victoria paced back and forth for what seemed like an eternity..
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Legolas gazed with narrowed eyes at Victoria. She had been pacing back and forth for the past half hour while mumbling incoherent things to herself. Finally not being able to take anymore, Legolas snapped.
"Can you please refrain yourself from doing that?!" Legolas said with an annoyed expression. Victoria did not stop but looked at the elf. She glared.
"Yeah well, I pace when I'm nervous." She grumbled with cold eyes. He heaved a sigh.
"Well, since time is in our hands, I wish to learn more of what's behind that stone exterior of yours.." He said softly. Victoria then did stop to look at the curious prince.
"What do you want to know about me?..." She asked and began to fidget again.
"Oh I don't know..enlighten me.." Legolas said crossing his arms with a smile.
Victoria stood still and sat down upon a rock.
"I have been alone...always.." Victoria began with a heavy hearted sigh. That statement caught Legolas' attention.
"Pray tell.." Legolas urged.
"Even my childhood, I have remained alone.." Victoria murmured and was lost within her dark memories.
~~~~different flashbacks~~~~~
Victoria walked through the hall of her junior high school. Her books were wound tightly into her grasp as she made her way down the corridor. Her green eyes were dim and cold as that of stone. Fellow students roamed the halls around her, buzzing about in there afternoon chatter.
Victoria was going to walk into social studies class when an 9th grader roughly brushed past her and shoved the books from her hands. Her notebooks and papers fell into a heap scattered across the floor. Victoria bent down regardless of the laughing people around her and slowly picked up each paper one by one. The 9th grade boy looked down at her whilst laughing cruelly.
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Victoria sat alone at the dinner table. The kitchen was quiet and dark. Not a single thing stirred. Not even Victoria who sat sadly at the table by herself. She then murmured.
"Happy birthday Victoria..just too bad, no seemed to care to remember it.." She murmured to herself.
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Victoria whimpered as she slumped into a heap on the ground. Another swift motion, and then there was pain... The girl curled up into a ball as she was given yet another kick.
"You have the nerve to curse me out you little Fuc***!!" One of them screamed. Victoria said nothing but lay upon the ground. She only received another kick and then was pulled up by the roots of her long hair.
"You are nothing!! keep your snide ass remarks to yourself! Or else you'll get worse!" The leader of the pack shouted while looking Victoria fiercely in the eyes and then dropped her back down. Victoria rolled over and hugged her arms.
~~~~~end of flashbacks~~~~~
Legolas looked upon the pure healer with knitted eyebrows.
"I am sorry..I had no idea what so ever that you had suffered so much during your child hood.." Legolas murmured. Victoria only smiled and then smirked.
"Yeah, well it made me the girl I am today..someone who does not give a shit about what people think of me.." Victoria said proudly. Legolas snorted.
"Except for when you wear a dress..'" The elf remarked grinning. Victoria opened her mouth to retort something but then found she could not. Closing her mouth, Victoria thought to herself.
"The damn elf boy knows how to shut me up.." She thought in her head.
"So, what sort of folk is your parents?..or foster parents as you put it.." Legolas asked and then leaned over curiously. Victoria heaved a sigh.
"Well, they adopted me out of pity..I lived at the orphanage for 4 years when I was little..The two dimwits only took me in, because the runners of the place couldn't stand me anymore." Victoria explained glaring unconsciously to herself. Legolas frowned sympathetically.
"So they took me in..big mistake...My mother was nothing but an oaf! All my life the only thing she attempted, was to make me wear pink frilly dresses." Victoria exclaimed and then let out a shuddered breath. Legolas let out a rich musical laugh upon seeing her shudder at the mere mention of frills.
"She always pretended that she cared..but it was a load of Hooey!" Victoria cried through her anger. Legolas was about to speak but Victoria continued on rambling on.
"She would always forget about me!! She would forget to make my dinner! she would send me to elementary with an empty lunch box! The damn woman would forget to pick me up from my fencing lessons!-" Victoria was now yelling and was about to continue had Legolas not suddenly grab her by the shoulders.
"Victoria! calm yourself.." Legolas hushed, his face close to hers. Victoria stared into the depths of his beautiful eyes for a moment, before falling silent. The elf prince smiled warmly and then gently let her go. Victoria sat numbly down on a rock and brought her knees to her chest. The elf sat down beside her.
"So what about you Barbie boy..What happened to your mother?" Victoria asked suddenly. An expression of pain etched upon Legolas' fair features. Victoria then realized the question that flew from her mouth, and clamped a hand over her lips in horror.
"Oh my gosh! I am sooo sorry Legolas." Victoria said. Legolas then smiled at her.
"Nay..you were bound to ask the question.." He said simply. Taking in a deep hesitant breath, he began.
"I loved my Nana very much..as she did both me and my father..She was good ruling queen at my fathers side. She had always been loved by all..until that one day that changed my life forever.." Legolas murmured and then squeezed his eyes shut as he was thrown down the path of nostalgia.
~~~~~flashback~~~
The queen of Mirkwood slowly opened the door to the young prince' chambers. There he lay..His little form was hidden under a large mass of warm blankets. Strips of glowing golden hair stuck out upon his white feathered pillow. She gently sat down and leaned over to kiss his forehead whilst a lone tear fell from her blue eyes.
That single tear fell upon her son's soft cheek..the queen choked back a sob while kissing the tear away.. gently bringing a slender dainty hand to his face, she let her thumb run over his angelic fair features.
"My little greenleaf...Amin mela lle...(I love you)..Cormamin niuve tenna; ta elea lle au'...(My heart shall weep until it sees thee again).." She murmured while stroking his head of golden locks. The elf child stirred softly in his sleep.
The queen stood up from the bed and gave one last look to her beloved son, before walking out never to return..
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Little Prince Legolas ran down the many corridors of his home. Soft tears fell from his eyes.
"Nana!!??" He called. He called again until coming outside through the familiar double doors. There his father was sitting upon on a stone bench, his face in his hands as he wept. The little elf ran up to his fathers side and lay a head on his head.
"Ada?..why are you weeping?..and where is Nana?.." Legolas asked and then wiped a lone tear from his own face away. The king looked up, pain in his eyes..bitter pain..heartbreaking pain..
His father gently took his son's small hands in his. Pulling the little elf to sit on his knee, he looked into his bright blue eyes.
"My young Legolas..Nana is not coming back.." He whispered. The elf princes eyes grew large and filled with years once more.
"What do you mean Ada?! Where is Nana?.." He asked again.
"Nana left for Valinor....She found peace in Mirkwood no more...The sea called to her.." The king explained, tears rolling down his cheeks. Legolas' eyebrows knitted.
"No! Nana would not desert me! Nana, loves me.." He cried, his bottom lip quivering. The king gently placed his large hands upon his son's quaking shoulders.
"She will forever love you aier (little one)..as will I..Do not despair for we shall both see her in the future when we rejoin her in Valinor.." The father said. The crystalline tears streamed down the prince's cheek. The elf child let out a whimper before breaking down in sobs. The king held his son on his arms while the both of them wept..
~~~~end of flashback~~~~
Legolas opened his eyes again, and brought a clenched fist to his chest. Victoria watched him with sad eyes.
"I have not seen my mother since..Both me and my father's heart suffered from heartbreak that day.." Legolas murmured. He then turned to her and actually smiled.
"You know my friend?..I am quite glad we were able to have this conversation..it has been nothing but a burden to keep it locked within my heart.." Legolas said, grateful to have Victoria to talk too. She then smiled.
"No prob Barbie boy.." She said. Victoria then somehow blushed and then looked uneasy.
"Well, I am going to retire..not like a have a nice bed to sleep in, but my cloak with half to do.." She said.
"Would you like my cloak? There is quite a draft in this cave.." Legolas began but Victoria stopped him with a dismissive wave of her hand.
"No, I'm fine.." She whispered before laying down upon her cloak a few feet away. Curling up into a ball, she shut her eyes.
Legolas watched her for a long moment, before turning to observe the wondrous caves around them again.
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Victoria let out an annoyed sigh. She had been trying to sleep for the past hour but there always seemed to be a rock attempting to dig into the skin of her head. Turning over again, she could see Legolas standing away upon a large boulder, looking out into the darkness. The only light was a torch they had sticking in the ground.
"Yeah, I would always recommend sleeping on rocks.." Victoria grumbled sarcastically to herself. She then heard a soft voice.
"Tula Sinome..come here.." Legolas translated. Victoria sat up and brushed a few strands of hair away from her face. The elf prince was sitting down, leaning against a boulder. Getting to her feet, she approached his uneasily.
He motioned her to sit down beside him. She did so, timidly.
"Come, I will sing you to sleep.." He said softly. Victoria almost gasped loudly, but held it in.
"Um..err..I don't think-" She began, but Legolas interrupted her.
"Trust me Victoria..no need to feel discomfort in my presence.." He murmured. Victoria looked at him with knitted eyebrows for a second before reluctantly laying down. Legolas placed a hand over her forehead with a soft smile before gently running his fingers over her eyelids, closing them.
Legolas thought of an old song, his mother used to sing to him. The song had been what his mother had sang to his father.
"Nae saian luume', Cormamin lindua ele lle..." (It has been too long, My heart sings to see thee)
"Oio naa elealla alasse' " (Ever is thy sight a joy)
"Amin merna tess lle A'maelamin.." ( I want to hold you my beloved)
"Nae saian lumme'..." (It has been too long)
"Amin merna miquel lle, Arwenamin.." (I want to kiss you, my lady)
"Manke naa lye omentien?..(Where are we meeting?)
"Nae saian lumme'......" (It has been too long)
Legolas finished his song with his sigh, missing his mother more then ever. He then looked down to see Victoria fast asleep. A soft smile played upon her full lips. The elf grinned.
"Quel kaima..Cormlle naa tanya tel'raa...(sleep well..your heart is that of a lion)..." Legolas murmured. Victoria's head lay upon his arm softly. Legolas gazed down at her for a moment before falling in a peaceful rest.
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Victoria awoke the next morning. Her eyelids felt heavy. Gently brining her hands to her eyes to rub them of the sleep, she opened them to see the high rocky cavern walls above her. She went to stretch her limbs but found she could not.
Looking beside her, she was met with a pair of deep blue eyes. Victoria almost gasped in surprise to see Legolas asleep so close to her. His hands were folded neatly over his chest.
Gently untwisting her arm which was entwined with his, she got to her feet and looked down at him. She could hear in the dense silence, the steady sound of his breathing. She could also see the steady rise and fall of his chest.
Legolas' eyes then slowly blinked awake. He sat up and looked around. Upon seeing Victoria, he smiled.
"Sleep well, my friend?" He asked. Victoria just nodded.
To be continued..
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A/N: sorry, this took so long, and sorry that the chapter is not done.
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