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Disclaimer: (I forgot to add this...) ahem... I don't own any of the characters besides Aerin and Lord Vicar; the rest came from Tolkiens' brilliant brain.
Chapter 4: The Truth
Legolas sat there completely perplexed as to why this mortal woman would not accept his love. He had loved many times before but never had it felt like this. This feeling, this burning, had never happened before. He knew he couldn't let her walk away with out knowing the truth. He stood and walked swiftly down the trail.
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Aerin had started out walking, but soon walking turned into jogging, and jogging turned into running, skirts flapping out behind her. From what she was running from she had no idea. "Perhaps I'm running from love." She thought. Then she knew. She stopped abruptly, right in front of a beautiful fountain.
She stood in awe for a moment or so before sitting down on a bench. As she watched the water flow smoothly over the stones she thought over and over "no!! I cannot love him!! Think Aerin!! What did love do to you last time?!?!" "It ripped me up and left me for dead." She whispered. " Exactly!! Men are no good!!" " But he isn't a man!!" she argued "No but he is an elf, and elves are immortal." That hit her hard. " Immortal" she had forgotten that. She then began to cry. All of her pain seemed to leak away with the on slot. Never before did she have so much pain in her heart.
When legolas saved her in the woods, she had been running from a band of orcs that where sent to capture her and bring her back to her father. But the elf had stood between her and death and won. For her. The words echoed inside her head. For her. She had never had any one fight for her. She had always been passed from person to person like and object for sale. Her father, Lord Vicar, had finally gotten his hands on her and was intent on never letting her go. She had become a slave for her father. Many times she would try to escape but he always found her. And when he did he would torture her ruthlessly, but again and again she would try to escape. Only to be found and tortured again.
On day, though, luck was with her. She escaped with none the wiser and knowing that if she didn't start running she would be caught once more. Running deep into the woods she had no idea of were she was or where she was going but she knew one thing she would never go back, and if she did it would be only when she was dead.
She had many sleepless nights trying to find out where the orcs where. When she found no sign of them, she would set off again. Until one day she stumbled across an orc scout. He had chased her into a clearing where a cave was. There seemed to be a man standing at the foot but she did not care. Thinking only of her safety she fled into the bushes where she tripped over a branch and hit her head on a rock.
The rest was fuzzy. She knew that the elf had found her and cared for her. When she had eaten the berries he had road her to the safety of Rivendell, where she had recovered.
She sighed. "So here I am. In Rivendell. Sitting by this wonderful fountain, pondering my emotions over a certain elf." She smiled grimly " oh how life changes!! I know I love him but how can I be sure he loves me the same?" she had asked herself this many times since she had run from him. She closed her eyes and leaned back against her elbows, when a twig snapped. Spinning she found a guilty faced Legolas standing behind her.
"I thought elves where suppose to be silent walkers." She said a hint of amusement in her voice.
"We are." He replied coming over and sitting next to her.
In truth he had planted the twig then stepped on it. He did this after watching her silently for a few moments until the pain he saw in her face was too much. Taking her hand he placed a gentle kiss on the knuckles. Looking in her eyes he saw that they were filled with tears.
"Oh, melamin." He whispered pulling her into his arms. "What troubles your heart so?" he asked holding her tight.
She sniffed pulling away slightly in his arms. "I'm scared." She whispered looking into his blue eyes.
"Of what?" he asked as he brushed through her hair with his fingers.
" Of my past." She replied gazing once more into the fountain. "Of my future, of every thing." Glancing up at him she smiled softly. "But when I'm with you it all seems to melt away."
Griping her chin firmly with his hand, he pulled her face close to his and whispered across her mouth, "I feel the same." Then he kissed her.
This kiss was not like the one they had shared at the entrance. It was heated and deep. Legolas leaned into her pushing past her lips, getting lost in her electrifying taste. Aerin moaned deep in her throat hoping the moment would never end.
Suddenly her memory flooded back. She pulled away and turned gasping to look once more into the water. Oh how she wished she were water, so carefree and smooth, never having any worries at all. Sighing she turned back to Legolas only to find him gone.
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Disclaimer: (I forgot to add this...) ahem... I don't own any of the characters besides Aerin and Lord Vicar; the rest came from Tolkiens' brilliant brain.
Chapter 4: The Truth
Legolas sat there completely perplexed as to why this mortal woman would not accept his love. He had loved many times before but never had it felt like this. This feeling, this burning, had never happened before. He knew he couldn't let her walk away with out knowing the truth. He stood and walked swiftly down the trail.
* * * * * *
Aerin had started out walking, but soon walking turned into jogging, and jogging turned into running, skirts flapping out behind her. From what she was running from she had no idea. "Perhaps I'm running from love." She thought. Then she knew. She stopped abruptly, right in front of a beautiful fountain.
She stood in awe for a moment or so before sitting down on a bench. As she watched the water flow smoothly over the stones she thought over and over "no!! I cannot love him!! Think Aerin!! What did love do to you last time?!?!" "It ripped me up and left me for dead." She whispered. " Exactly!! Men are no good!!" " But he isn't a man!!" she argued "No but he is an elf, and elves are immortal." That hit her hard. " Immortal" she had forgotten that. She then began to cry. All of her pain seemed to leak away with the on slot. Never before did she have so much pain in her heart.
When legolas saved her in the woods, she had been running from a band of orcs that where sent to capture her and bring her back to her father. But the elf had stood between her and death and won. For her. The words echoed inside her head. For her. She had never had any one fight for her. She had always been passed from person to person like and object for sale. Her father, Lord Vicar, had finally gotten his hands on her and was intent on never letting her go. She had become a slave for her father. Many times she would try to escape but he always found her. And when he did he would torture her ruthlessly, but again and again she would try to escape. Only to be found and tortured again.
On day, though, luck was with her. She escaped with none the wiser and knowing that if she didn't start running she would be caught once more. Running deep into the woods she had no idea of were she was or where she was going but she knew one thing she would never go back, and if she did it would be only when she was dead.
She had many sleepless nights trying to find out where the orcs where. When she found no sign of them, she would set off again. Until one day she stumbled across an orc scout. He had chased her into a clearing where a cave was. There seemed to be a man standing at the foot but she did not care. Thinking only of her safety she fled into the bushes where she tripped over a branch and hit her head on a rock.
The rest was fuzzy. She knew that the elf had found her and cared for her. When she had eaten the berries he had road her to the safety of Rivendell, where she had recovered.
She sighed. "So here I am. In Rivendell. Sitting by this wonderful fountain, pondering my emotions over a certain elf." She smiled grimly " oh how life changes!! I know I love him but how can I be sure he loves me the same?" she had asked herself this many times since she had run from him. She closed her eyes and leaned back against her elbows, when a twig snapped. Spinning she found a guilty faced Legolas standing behind her.
"I thought elves where suppose to be silent walkers." She said a hint of amusement in her voice.
"We are." He replied coming over and sitting next to her.
In truth he had planted the twig then stepped on it. He did this after watching her silently for a few moments until the pain he saw in her face was too much. Taking her hand he placed a gentle kiss on the knuckles. Looking in her eyes he saw that they were filled with tears.
"Oh, melamin." He whispered pulling her into his arms. "What troubles your heart so?" he asked holding her tight.
She sniffed pulling away slightly in his arms. "I'm scared." She whispered looking into his blue eyes.
"Of what?" he asked as he brushed through her hair with his fingers.
" Of my past." She replied gazing once more into the fountain. "Of my future, of every thing." Glancing up at him she smiled softly. "But when I'm with you it all seems to melt away."
Griping her chin firmly with his hand, he pulled her face close to his and whispered across her mouth, "I feel the same." Then he kissed her.
This kiss was not like the one they had shared at the entrance. It was heated and deep. Legolas leaned into her pushing past her lips, getting lost in her electrifying taste. Aerin moaned deep in her throat hoping the moment would never end.
Suddenly her memory flooded back. She pulled away and turned gasping to look once more into the water. Oh how she wished she were water, so carefree and smooth, never having any worries at all. Sighing she turned back to Legolas only to find him gone.
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