Kidnapped
Elmeraith's hands found her matches so she quickly lit one. There she still saw someone in a black cape, but it didn't move this time. Her hands shook as she lit her candle. She could see pretty well now. The dark figure wore a dark hood that went far over its head.
"Elmeraith…" came its voice. It was a very terrifying voice, but too familiar to actually scare Elmeraith. It was the same throaty voice that Elhenin would use for fun. She heard a soft laugh of a woman. "Are you going to dress in dark clothes so we can go already or are you going to stand there?" She was glad to hear Elhenin's voice come from the shape. She exhaled slowly.
"You scared me so badly," she said, putting her hand on her heart. She felt her heart beat rapidly from under her fingers. She quickly walked to her closet. She usually didn't wear black clothes or any dark color at that. Strangely she found a tattered old dark green jacket that came to her heals. She suddenly remembered wearing it a year back, but that time it had looked nice. It would do. It wasn't easy to find dark clothes in a princess's closet anyhow!
"So what's your plan of escape?" Elmeraith asked, swinging the jacket over her shoulders. She slung the hood far over her head as her sister had done.
"We're going over the gate. No one can simply walk through the gates. It's guarded. We're going to climb a tree to get over the fence."
"That's what I always do," shrugged Elmeraith. So the two of them went to Elmeraith's balcony and climbed over the railing. They hung from the balcony and they must have looked strange, hanging there, but it was a bad fall and too far to simply jump from.
"One, two, three, let go," Elhenin whispered. The two of them dropped to the ground and landed on their feet softly. (Note: Trust me, it wasn't hard. I do it all the time at my house when I'm grounded. My neighbors must think I'm a freak cause sometimes they see me. Lol. Nah, j/k. I've only done it once. Back to the story…)
"Come on, follow me," Elhenin hissed a whisper. They ran softly over the grass and climbed the nearest tree. They listened as the guards talked for a moment, making sure they were too far to hear them climb over. They ran quickly into the city and towards the stores.
"I've never been out at night, have you?" Elmeraith asked her sister. Elhenin shrugged. "A few times and it's dangerous. Strange people come out at night," she said as they approached a store. All of the sudden, Elhenin placed her hands on Elmeraith and held her tightly. "They know my voice because I come in here all the time. I'm going to use my throaty voice and you mustn't speak. You must let me talk. I'd rather them think I'm some freak than to know it's me and spread a rumor that the princesses are sneaking off at night." Out from the store spilled music and laughter. It sure didn't look dangerous.
"Alright, I will not talk at all," Elmeraith promised. She was relieved when Elhenin let her grasp loosen and away from her shoulders. They both gave their hoods a tug so that they came down lower over their heads.
They entered the store and a bell jangled from over their head. Everyone seemed to be staring at them and the music had stopped. Elhenin walked slowly to the glass case of jewelry, her boots tapping on the wood floor. There was a silver necklace with five small silver leaves dangling from the chain.
"I'd like to buy that," came a hoarse voice deep in her throat. She jabbed her black-gloved finger at the glass towards the necklace.
"Are you sure you can afford it?" croaked the man, inspecting her ragged black clothes.
"Yes, I know I can," she hissed at him.
He appeared to be a bit dumbstrucken at the sound of her voice. "It's five golden coins. Someone had sold it to me not long ago and its…"
"Just give it to me!" shrieked Elhenin, pulling out five golden coins and dropping them on the counter. They bounced off and rolled on the floor behind the counter. The chubby man quickly retrieved them.
"Yes, sir," he said to Elmeraith. He appeared to be afraid as he handed Elhenin the necklace. She snatched it greedily. "Mine," she whispered over her breath while looking at it. She looked one more time at the man at the counter and gave a sharp hiss. She made sure that when she left she slammed the door with a crash. Still no sound came from the store.
Elmeraith quickly threw off her hood and Elhenin did the same. "Why did you have to act so queer? You acted as if you were going mad!" she announced.
Elhenin bent over Elmeraith, her dark brown hair falling onto Elmeraith's face. Her eyes glinted in the moon. "Maybe I am!" she said giving a laugh. She would joke like that and pretend to be daunting when really she was very polite and meek (except to Eldarion).
"What was I supposed to do? If you're going disguise yourself as a freak, you need to play the part," said Elhenin.
"Oh, all right," Elmeraith agreed, nodding her head a little. "But it even frightened me how you acted."
"Oh, Elmeraith, don't be such a ninny!" Elhenin dropped the necklace in her pocket and as she did, she noticed that her bracelet had fallen somewhere. "Oh no! Where is my bracelet!" (Incase you hadn't noticed, Elhenin liked jewelry and always wore her matching bracelet and necklace her mother had given her)
"It's right there! I see it shimmering on the road," Elmeraith pointed to something glittering on the road. "Thank goodness!" Elhenin said, running back about twenty feet to where her bracelet was. She bent down to pick it up and laughed softly. She would loose just about everything!
As Elmeraith watched her sister get her bracelet, she felt a warm hand slither up to her mouth. She didn't know how the person had snuck up to her without her being aware, but he did. The hand was very strong and solid as it held her mouth tightly. A cold taste touched her mouth and immediately she began going out-cold. Before everything completely went black, she saw that she was being pulled into an alley.
"No!" she wanted to call out, but no sound could come from her opened mouth.
Elhenin turned around. "I can't believe I almost…" she paused.
Elmeraith was nowhere to be seen! Where could she be? Elhenin ran over to where Elmeraith had stood and there was nothing to be seen and her sharp ears could catch no sound of her lost sister. There was no sign of Elmeraith at all! "No," Elhenin muttered, a shiver coming up her spine. "Elmeraith!" she screamed aloud. Her only answer was her own voice, echoing in the cold night. She had to run back home and tell her parents, no matter how deep in trouble she would be in. Hopefully her sister was heading back home and no one would ever know they snuck out.
'I'm in it deep!' she thought.
*gasp* WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
You'll find out…after I find out. *chuckle* I never know what's going to happen in my own stories.
Check back, I don't love torturing you, but I need more Reviews!!! Get your friends to read my stories and read my others and REVIEW!!!!!
I have to keep you reading! Mwaa haa haa.
Till next time you join me for a story.
Lauren
PS- Oh, and I'm sorry if it sounded as if Legolas actually came out of her room in the 5th chapter. He did not pop out from the corner of her door, but the corner around the hall! I changed the 5h chapter a little bit when she sees him so you might want to look at that because it's a little clearer!
Elmeraith's hands found her matches so she quickly lit one. There she still saw someone in a black cape, but it didn't move this time. Her hands shook as she lit her candle. She could see pretty well now. The dark figure wore a dark hood that went far over its head.
"Elmeraith…" came its voice. It was a very terrifying voice, but too familiar to actually scare Elmeraith. It was the same throaty voice that Elhenin would use for fun. She heard a soft laugh of a woman. "Are you going to dress in dark clothes so we can go already or are you going to stand there?" She was glad to hear Elhenin's voice come from the shape. She exhaled slowly.
"You scared me so badly," she said, putting her hand on her heart. She felt her heart beat rapidly from under her fingers. She quickly walked to her closet. She usually didn't wear black clothes or any dark color at that. Strangely she found a tattered old dark green jacket that came to her heals. She suddenly remembered wearing it a year back, but that time it had looked nice. It would do. It wasn't easy to find dark clothes in a princess's closet anyhow!
"So what's your plan of escape?" Elmeraith asked, swinging the jacket over her shoulders. She slung the hood far over her head as her sister had done.
"We're going over the gate. No one can simply walk through the gates. It's guarded. We're going to climb a tree to get over the fence."
"That's what I always do," shrugged Elmeraith. So the two of them went to Elmeraith's balcony and climbed over the railing. They hung from the balcony and they must have looked strange, hanging there, but it was a bad fall and too far to simply jump from.
"One, two, three, let go," Elhenin whispered. The two of them dropped to the ground and landed on their feet softly. (Note: Trust me, it wasn't hard. I do it all the time at my house when I'm grounded. My neighbors must think I'm a freak cause sometimes they see me. Lol. Nah, j/k. I've only done it once. Back to the story…)
"Come on, follow me," Elhenin hissed a whisper. They ran softly over the grass and climbed the nearest tree. They listened as the guards talked for a moment, making sure they were too far to hear them climb over. They ran quickly into the city and towards the stores.
"I've never been out at night, have you?" Elmeraith asked her sister. Elhenin shrugged. "A few times and it's dangerous. Strange people come out at night," she said as they approached a store. All of the sudden, Elhenin placed her hands on Elmeraith and held her tightly. "They know my voice because I come in here all the time. I'm going to use my throaty voice and you mustn't speak. You must let me talk. I'd rather them think I'm some freak than to know it's me and spread a rumor that the princesses are sneaking off at night." Out from the store spilled music and laughter. It sure didn't look dangerous.
"Alright, I will not talk at all," Elmeraith promised. She was relieved when Elhenin let her grasp loosen and away from her shoulders. They both gave their hoods a tug so that they came down lower over their heads.
They entered the store and a bell jangled from over their head. Everyone seemed to be staring at them and the music had stopped. Elhenin walked slowly to the glass case of jewelry, her boots tapping on the wood floor. There was a silver necklace with five small silver leaves dangling from the chain.
"I'd like to buy that," came a hoarse voice deep in her throat. She jabbed her black-gloved finger at the glass towards the necklace.
"Are you sure you can afford it?" croaked the man, inspecting her ragged black clothes.
"Yes, I know I can," she hissed at him.
He appeared to be a bit dumbstrucken at the sound of her voice. "It's five golden coins. Someone had sold it to me not long ago and its…"
"Just give it to me!" shrieked Elhenin, pulling out five golden coins and dropping them on the counter. They bounced off and rolled on the floor behind the counter. The chubby man quickly retrieved them.
"Yes, sir," he said to Elmeraith. He appeared to be afraid as he handed Elhenin the necklace. She snatched it greedily. "Mine," she whispered over her breath while looking at it. She looked one more time at the man at the counter and gave a sharp hiss. She made sure that when she left she slammed the door with a crash. Still no sound came from the store.
Elmeraith quickly threw off her hood and Elhenin did the same. "Why did you have to act so queer? You acted as if you were going mad!" she announced.
Elhenin bent over Elmeraith, her dark brown hair falling onto Elmeraith's face. Her eyes glinted in the moon. "Maybe I am!" she said giving a laugh. She would joke like that and pretend to be daunting when really she was very polite and meek (except to Eldarion).
"What was I supposed to do? If you're going disguise yourself as a freak, you need to play the part," said Elhenin.
"Oh, all right," Elmeraith agreed, nodding her head a little. "But it even frightened me how you acted."
"Oh, Elmeraith, don't be such a ninny!" Elhenin dropped the necklace in her pocket and as she did, she noticed that her bracelet had fallen somewhere. "Oh no! Where is my bracelet!" (Incase you hadn't noticed, Elhenin liked jewelry and always wore her matching bracelet and necklace her mother had given her)
"It's right there! I see it shimmering on the road," Elmeraith pointed to something glittering on the road. "Thank goodness!" Elhenin said, running back about twenty feet to where her bracelet was. She bent down to pick it up and laughed softly. She would loose just about everything!
As Elmeraith watched her sister get her bracelet, she felt a warm hand slither up to her mouth. She didn't know how the person had snuck up to her without her being aware, but he did. The hand was very strong and solid as it held her mouth tightly. A cold taste touched her mouth and immediately she began going out-cold. Before everything completely went black, she saw that she was being pulled into an alley.
"No!" she wanted to call out, but no sound could come from her opened mouth.
Elhenin turned around. "I can't believe I almost…" she paused.
Elmeraith was nowhere to be seen! Where could she be? Elhenin ran over to where Elmeraith had stood and there was nothing to be seen and her sharp ears could catch no sound of her lost sister. There was no sign of Elmeraith at all! "No," Elhenin muttered, a shiver coming up her spine. "Elmeraith!" she screamed aloud. Her only answer was her own voice, echoing in the cold night. She had to run back home and tell her parents, no matter how deep in trouble she would be in. Hopefully her sister was heading back home and no one would ever know they snuck out.
'I'm in it deep!' she thought.
*gasp* WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
You'll find out…after I find out. *chuckle* I never know what's going to happen in my own stories.
Check back, I don't love torturing you, but I need more Reviews!!! Get your friends to read my stories and read my others and REVIEW!!!!!
I have to keep you reading! Mwaa haa haa.
Till next time you join me for a story.
Lauren
PS- Oh, and I'm sorry if it sounded as if Legolas actually came out of her room in the 5th chapter. He did not pop out from the corner of her door, but the corner around the hall! I changed the 5h chapter a little bit when she sees him so you might want to look at that because it's a little clearer!
