LOVE DOES NOT EXIST
Summary: A girl-Zara-escapes from her abusive family and finds a life in Rivendell
A/N: Always R&R =D Have fun!
Elladan
I calmed down a little while after but the elf still held me close to him. It felt strange lying in somebody's arms, being comforted.
"Why are you upset, my lady?"
"I do not know!" I said, trying to sound confident but instead it came out as a whine. I buried my head in the pillow and sighed. I came back up and looked at him,
"You look very much like Elrohir"
"Well I should since I am his twin. My name is Elladan, my lady" He said kissing my palm. I smiled faintly.
"And I am Zara Towers. You were not with your brother when they found me were you?"
"No I was not. I had some business to attend to here. I heard about what happened though, are you ok?"
"I have never felt better" I smiled and realised, that statement was true, I was free for now, free from beatings and free from hell. I was even meeting more people now than I had in the seventeen years of my life. Elladan moved off the bed and stood up,
"It is almost time for dinner, would you like me to send someone down with new clothes and some cleaning products?" I laughed,
"Do I really smell that bad? Of course I would" Elladan turned red and left in quite a hurry. I smiled and lay back, enjoying hearing the rain fall onto the roof and know that I was not in it, but in a nice warm room with candles and a fire. There was a knock on the door a few minutes later and a maid came in carrying a purple dress with a white over coat and some soap and shampoo. I smiled gratefully as she curtseyed and walked quickly out of the room. I climbed out of my bed and swept up the items and took them to the bathroom. I undressed as the bath filled up and climbed into the hot water, inviting every inch of it. At home I usually had a cold bath and I was only allowed to spend five minutes in it. I spent half an hour scrubbing my self, being careful to avoid the cuts and bruises. Finally when the steam started to give me a headache so I pulled the plug and dried myself. I slipped into the light purple dress. I walked back into my room and looked at my reflection in the full-length mirror. I had even only seen my reflection a few times, because mother and father kept mirrors away from my bedroom saying "You will be to vain and spend a whole day in front of the mirror" I shook my head, don't think of them I thought as I pulled the brush through my hair, working out the knots. There was a small knock on the door and the maid came back in,
"Would you like me to work on your hair my lady?" I smiled,
"If you would not mind. I have never tied my hair up before" The maid hid her surprise very well as she came and sat behind me and did my hair up in a long plait. I smiled at my reflection,
"You have done a lovely job, thank you" The maid smiled and departed. I sat down at my desk, staring out the window. The rain had let up and the sun was starting to shine through again. There was a strong knock on the door and Elrohir walked in all dressed up in his red robes.
"Lady Zara? I will be accompanying you to the feast. Would you like to come?" I felt my face turn red at being talked to so formally slash nicely. I smiled and took Elrohir's arm,
"I think I might" I said as we both walked out of my warm room.
A/N: Thanks to Risty for reviewing!!!
Summary: A girl-Zara-escapes from her abusive family and finds a life in Rivendell
A/N: Always R&R =D Have fun!
Elladan
I calmed down a little while after but the elf still held me close to him. It felt strange lying in somebody's arms, being comforted.
"Why are you upset, my lady?"
"I do not know!" I said, trying to sound confident but instead it came out as a whine. I buried my head in the pillow and sighed. I came back up and looked at him,
"You look very much like Elrohir"
"Well I should since I am his twin. My name is Elladan, my lady" He said kissing my palm. I smiled faintly.
"And I am Zara Towers. You were not with your brother when they found me were you?"
"No I was not. I had some business to attend to here. I heard about what happened though, are you ok?"
"I have never felt better" I smiled and realised, that statement was true, I was free for now, free from beatings and free from hell. I was even meeting more people now than I had in the seventeen years of my life. Elladan moved off the bed and stood up,
"It is almost time for dinner, would you like me to send someone down with new clothes and some cleaning products?" I laughed,
"Do I really smell that bad? Of course I would" Elladan turned red and left in quite a hurry. I smiled and lay back, enjoying hearing the rain fall onto the roof and know that I was not in it, but in a nice warm room with candles and a fire. There was a knock on the door a few minutes later and a maid came in carrying a purple dress with a white over coat and some soap and shampoo. I smiled gratefully as she curtseyed and walked quickly out of the room. I climbed out of my bed and swept up the items and took them to the bathroom. I undressed as the bath filled up and climbed into the hot water, inviting every inch of it. At home I usually had a cold bath and I was only allowed to spend five minutes in it. I spent half an hour scrubbing my self, being careful to avoid the cuts and bruises. Finally when the steam started to give me a headache so I pulled the plug and dried myself. I slipped into the light purple dress. I walked back into my room and looked at my reflection in the full-length mirror. I had even only seen my reflection a few times, because mother and father kept mirrors away from my bedroom saying "You will be to vain and spend a whole day in front of the mirror" I shook my head, don't think of them I thought as I pulled the brush through my hair, working out the knots. There was a small knock on the door and the maid came back in,
"Would you like me to work on your hair my lady?" I smiled,
"If you would not mind. I have never tied my hair up before" The maid hid her surprise very well as she came and sat behind me and did my hair up in a long plait. I smiled at my reflection,
"You have done a lovely job, thank you" The maid smiled and departed. I sat down at my desk, staring out the window. The rain had let up and the sun was starting to shine through again. There was a strong knock on the door and Elrohir walked in all dressed up in his red robes.
"Lady Zara? I will be accompanying you to the feast. Would you like to come?" I felt my face turn red at being talked to so formally slash nicely. I smiled and took Elrohir's arm,
"I think I might" I said as we both walked out of my warm room.
A/N: Thanks to Risty for reviewing!!!