Tears In Heaven
Chapter Nine: Dreaming and Bonds
(Author: Alasia)
Boromir sat bolt upright at the sound of his daughter's
screaming. At that instant he knew that the little girl had felt Reighn's
pain, just as he had. He vaulted out of bed and down the hall, ignoring
the fact that he was barefoot and bare chested. He was not the only one
to respond to Rhia's screams as he saw the others tumbling out of their
rooms. He flew through the door and across the room pulling her into his
arms as fast as possible. Rhia held onto him for dear life, the sound of
her sobs breaking her heart in two. He rocked her back and forth for an
eternity before she spoke, "Mommy..."
Her voice trailed off, and Boromir chose that moment to ignore their
audience completely, "Mommy's going to be just fine baby girl."
Rhia whimpered and Boromir struggled to reign in his emotions as the
little girl spoke, "Where is Mommy?"
"Mommy's at home baby," he replied, pulling her closer, "Mommy's at
home waiting for us...."
He didn't trust his voice to go any further, he truly didn't. He had
seen the and felt the horror enter her as the shadow attacked, and Boromir
could only pray that she managed to defeat it somehow, "Can you go back
to sleep?"
Rhia shook her head wildly, "I don't wanna see the scary monsters again
Daddy."
"The monsters won't get you munchkin, I won't let them, and Mommy will
be waiting for you in your dreams," he told her as he tucked her back into
bed.
"Really?"
"Yeah, she told me so herself," Boromir replied, forcing a smile, "She
said ' you make sure Rhia goes to bed so I can visit in her dreams'."
Rhia giggled and hugged Boromir before falling asleep. He sat there
stroking her hair and then rose, exiting the room and closing the door
and running a hand over his face, all remnants of happiness gone. David
stepped forward and the Scot rested and arm on his shoulder, "How bad was
it?"
Boromir sighed, and turned bloodshot eyes to his friend, "If she survives
she'll be in the hospital for ages... The others have gone into hiding..."
David sighed, "Well, at least I know my family is safe, I haven't felt
anything from the bond with Laurel, not even a twinge."
Boromir nodded, "Yes, let's just hope it doesn't get worse."
David nodded solemly and Boromir spoke, "I'm going back into that room
with Rhia, tell Legolas and Jairah about the bond - they should know, explain
the consequences... And pray that Reighn's still alive when we get back."
The red haired man nodded and Boromir went back into the room that
held his daughter.
"What bond?"
David turned his gaze to Jairah, "The Celtic bond... It is our version
of a wedding... A cerimony that binds two souls together, allowing one
to alwaya feel the presence of his or her soul bound."
"That doesn't sound so bad," Aragorn said.
David shook his head, "It's not, but there are consequences - If your
soul bound is injured seriously, like an arrow wound, the other will feel
it and know something is wrong. If the injury is bad enough, one can be
pulled from their body to wherever their soul bound is located and watch
as they are hurt. Most of the time, when that happens the feelings have
physical backlashes on the non-injured party, causing the person to feel
all of the pain and become mentally and physically drained."
"Wow..."
David smirked at Pippin, "Wow is an understatement. Boromir and Reighn's
bond is the strongest ever recorded in history, I've seen it in action.
If she's injured seriously enough, he'll actually recive a physical impact
from it. If she dies - he'll feel it, and it will kill him... They don't
know their bond is that strong - Reighn knows, and that's why she let Boromir
bring Rhia with him, so that he would worry about protecting that little
girl instead of worrying over the bond..."
"I think we should leave as soon as possible."
The Celt nodded grimly, "I agree, I just hope we aren't too late."