A/N: Sorry bout the delay. I had tons of homework and a story I wanted to
finish so I got side tracked on this one. So, new chapter have fun!
Chapter Fourteen
I carefully climbed up the tree, why Glorfindel was making me, a Lothlorien elf, do a ropes course was beyond me. In Lorien we use ropes strung through trees as one of the main ways of transportation. Heck, I was *born* in a tree. It was me against Legolas and I was so going to win. I was already at least five feet higher than him.
At the top of the tree a rope had been strung, I grabbed it and started to pull myself, hand over hand as required. About halfway across, when Legolas reached the rope, I looked down. I was fifty feet up in the air and was looking down at students. Plus I was only holding onto the rope with one hand. Wow. In Lorien, we generally ran across the ropes. My palm was getting really slippery and I did the one thing that would have been not so good. I fell.
***
I opened my eyes and moaned, my head was pounding and my arm really, really, REALLY hurt. I was lying on my back in a white room, I knew the men in the white coats were going to come for me, but was it necessary for them to come when I was in school? "Ooookay," I muttered. "Now, where am I?"
"You're in the medical wing, you have a concussion and a broken arm," a friendly voice, Haldir's, said. "You had a very nasty fall."
"How'd you know?" I demanded, struggling up.
"Glorfindel told me, I'm his aid in seventh period," Haldir replied. "I'm surprised that you, a Lorien elf of all people, fell."
"I knew you would be as so kind to say something like that," I muttered.
Haldir laughed and smiled at me. "You know, because you have a concussion means you are excused from a weeks worth of school," he said. "That should make you feel better."
I grinned, being excused from a weeks worth of school means no make up work. "Cool. I wonder if I'll be able to escape from this part of the mad house though," I said thoughtfully.
Haldir chuckled. "Hey, I hate to go but I have a lot of homework that I need to do," he said, getting up. "Sorry."
"It's ok, don't worry 'bout it. Go do your homework, it'll be good for you," I replied, lying back down. Within minutes after Haldir left, I fell asleep.
***
I was sitting at lunch nearly a week later, when some guy, a senior, his name was Brian, came up to me. "Hey Amriell, what are you charging tonight?" he asked casually. Damn, I thought. Is this all they think about?
I turned around slowly, speaking as I turned. "My arm may be broken and I may not be able to punch you but I can still do this," I said and flipped him off when I was facing him. "Sit on it and rotate bastard," I said calmly.
He looked entirely pissed and turned away. "Go Amriell! Go Amriell!" Denera and Carmen chanted in the background.
"You go girl!" Katherine said, patting my back.
"Do you think that was wise?" Arwen whispered in my ear.
I shrugged visibly, obviously confusing Katherine, Denera and Carmen. I wasn't quite sure if it was or wasn't wise. Not that I really cared either.
"We only have two quarter's left as of today!" Legolas said excitedly as he walked up to us.
"That's half a year, half of a very long year," I muttered. "Are you going to stay for the summer?"
"Nope, Father wants me to come home and visit," he replied.
"Oh," I said, downcast. All my friends except Haldir were going home for the summer.
"I'll probably have to visit my brother in the university here. So I can come by every now and again," Legolas told me. "Don't look so upset."
"Are you sure?" I demanded.
"Almost positive," Legolas said and smiled.
"You know we do have a trail ride today after school," Carmen mentioned.
"We do?" I yelped. "Why didn't I know this? Why do I have to miss this?" Broken arms and trail rides don't mix.
"No one told you because you aren't allowed to go to gym for the next month or so," Denera said dryly.
"It's not fair!" I moaned. Gym was a favorite class.
"Would you prefer to break your arm again?" Legolas asked.
"No, not really," I replied and got up. "In that case, I'm going back to my room, if anyone wants to find me, I'll be there." I headed out the door.
***
"I still can't believe that you fell from that rope!" Haldir said laughing. "Lorien elves aren't supposed to fall!"
"You don't need to rub it in," I mumbled, gently kicking his shin. The others were on a trail ride and I was left in the library with Haldir. "I need you to quiz me on these plants for science," I said, handing him a list.
"Okay. Athelas," he said.
"Kingsfoil, a healing plant," I replied.
"Good. Alfirin," he said.
"A golden flower that grew in the fields of Lebennin," I said, inspecting a fingernail.
"Hey," Legolas said, slipping into the seat next to me.
"Your back?" I asked.
"Well I'm here, aren't I?" he asked.
"I guess," I said, inspecting the nails on my other hand.
"You do remember that you have detention today for kicking Adam," Legolas commented.
"Oops," I said and rolled my eyes.
"You forgot," he said.
"You could say that. Bye! Gotta go!" I said and scrambled out of the library.
Chapter Fourteen
I carefully climbed up the tree, why Glorfindel was making me, a Lothlorien elf, do a ropes course was beyond me. In Lorien we use ropes strung through trees as one of the main ways of transportation. Heck, I was *born* in a tree. It was me against Legolas and I was so going to win. I was already at least five feet higher than him.
At the top of the tree a rope had been strung, I grabbed it and started to pull myself, hand over hand as required. About halfway across, when Legolas reached the rope, I looked down. I was fifty feet up in the air and was looking down at students. Plus I was only holding onto the rope with one hand. Wow. In Lorien, we generally ran across the ropes. My palm was getting really slippery and I did the one thing that would have been not so good. I fell.
***
I opened my eyes and moaned, my head was pounding and my arm really, really, REALLY hurt. I was lying on my back in a white room, I knew the men in the white coats were going to come for me, but was it necessary for them to come when I was in school? "Ooookay," I muttered. "Now, where am I?"
"You're in the medical wing, you have a concussion and a broken arm," a friendly voice, Haldir's, said. "You had a very nasty fall."
"How'd you know?" I demanded, struggling up.
"Glorfindel told me, I'm his aid in seventh period," Haldir replied. "I'm surprised that you, a Lorien elf of all people, fell."
"I knew you would be as so kind to say something like that," I muttered.
Haldir laughed and smiled at me. "You know, because you have a concussion means you are excused from a weeks worth of school," he said. "That should make you feel better."
I grinned, being excused from a weeks worth of school means no make up work. "Cool. I wonder if I'll be able to escape from this part of the mad house though," I said thoughtfully.
Haldir chuckled. "Hey, I hate to go but I have a lot of homework that I need to do," he said, getting up. "Sorry."
"It's ok, don't worry 'bout it. Go do your homework, it'll be good for you," I replied, lying back down. Within minutes after Haldir left, I fell asleep.
***
I was sitting at lunch nearly a week later, when some guy, a senior, his name was Brian, came up to me. "Hey Amriell, what are you charging tonight?" he asked casually. Damn, I thought. Is this all they think about?
I turned around slowly, speaking as I turned. "My arm may be broken and I may not be able to punch you but I can still do this," I said and flipped him off when I was facing him. "Sit on it and rotate bastard," I said calmly.
He looked entirely pissed and turned away. "Go Amriell! Go Amriell!" Denera and Carmen chanted in the background.
"You go girl!" Katherine said, patting my back.
"Do you think that was wise?" Arwen whispered in my ear.
I shrugged visibly, obviously confusing Katherine, Denera and Carmen. I wasn't quite sure if it was or wasn't wise. Not that I really cared either.
"We only have two quarter's left as of today!" Legolas said excitedly as he walked up to us.
"That's half a year, half of a very long year," I muttered. "Are you going to stay for the summer?"
"Nope, Father wants me to come home and visit," he replied.
"Oh," I said, downcast. All my friends except Haldir were going home for the summer.
"I'll probably have to visit my brother in the university here. So I can come by every now and again," Legolas told me. "Don't look so upset."
"Are you sure?" I demanded.
"Almost positive," Legolas said and smiled.
"You know we do have a trail ride today after school," Carmen mentioned.
"We do?" I yelped. "Why didn't I know this? Why do I have to miss this?" Broken arms and trail rides don't mix.
"No one told you because you aren't allowed to go to gym for the next month or so," Denera said dryly.
"It's not fair!" I moaned. Gym was a favorite class.
"Would you prefer to break your arm again?" Legolas asked.
"No, not really," I replied and got up. "In that case, I'm going back to my room, if anyone wants to find me, I'll be there." I headed out the door.
***
"I still can't believe that you fell from that rope!" Haldir said laughing. "Lorien elves aren't supposed to fall!"
"You don't need to rub it in," I mumbled, gently kicking his shin. The others were on a trail ride and I was left in the library with Haldir. "I need you to quiz me on these plants for science," I said, handing him a list.
"Okay. Athelas," he said.
"Kingsfoil, a healing plant," I replied.
"Good. Alfirin," he said.
"A golden flower that grew in the fields of Lebennin," I said, inspecting a fingernail.
"Hey," Legolas said, slipping into the seat next to me.
"Your back?" I asked.
"Well I'm here, aren't I?" he asked.
"I guess," I said, inspecting the nails on my other hand.
"You do remember that you have detention today for kicking Adam," Legolas commented.
"Oops," I said and rolled my eyes.
"You forgot," he said.
"You could say that. Bye! Gotta go!" I said and scrambled out of the library.
