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When I got back to the palace Rosemarie had all my stuff packed up.
"Manke nae lle?" she asked whirling around, looking at me with worried eyes.
"Uhh… I uh… I followed the prince and –" she just rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"My, my, my. Do not run off like that again young one." I nodded.
"We going someplace?"
"Yes, I'm taking you home." She must have seen my confusion "you live in Lorien, with your parents, who are patiently waiting for your return."
"Uh, right… what are we waiting for then? Lets off!"
"Go get your horse ready."
"Now we have one small problem. Legolas has my horse."
"He- fine." With that she turned and walked to the stables, I'm guessing. Anyways, I grabbed my things and trudged off after her.
I'm sure we could have made it home sooner if Rose hadn't insisted on stopping every three hours. But we made it, alive and safe. The woods were breathtaking! A vibrant green color all around, with the light filtering through the leaves. Amazing! The natives weren't that bad looking either if I may say so. Well, Rose led me to this one tree. I was too busy checking out a passing elf; I didn't realize she was kneeling down before Galadriel and Celeborn. I was brought out of my trance when I heard a forced cough. My head snapped forward. My mouth dropped at the sight before me. They were most definitely the most beautiful of all elves. Galadriel stood, and walked over to me. I was freaking out too much, I couldn't move! She held out her arms to me, I graciously accepted them.
"My daughter is back." She said softly, stroking my hair. "Come, we must get this mask off you." She took my hand lightly in hers and led me to a grand bathroom. The tub was filled with a yellow tinted liquid. "Do not be afraid of it." After taking off my garments, I dipped my foot in it. It was hot, and felt real good after the long travel. I sunk right in. she handed me a sponge and told me to scrub my whole body clean. "You see, when you were young, we needed to get you away from here. So, with a little help from Gandalf, we created this skin, changed your eyes, and died your hair in order to help conceal that what you really are. Then, we sent you to that other realm. On your 2,900 birthday you were to return here." After a short pause, "Well, I will leave you alone for awhile. Don't forget to scrub every part of your body, and wash out your hair. Rosemarie will help you with the contacts." With that she left, closing the door softly behind her.
I was done shortly after. I walked out the bathroom, and got dressed in a deep purple dress. Rosemarie walked in the room just as I was slipping on my shoes.
"Now that's the Lalandra I remember!" she chuckled walking over to me.
"Lalandra?" she nodded, and motioned me to sit down. "Interesting, much better than Nikki." She took out the contacts and led me over to a floor length mirror in the hall. Whoa, major difference! My hair was as black as a raven's wing. It hung down just to the middle of my back in long, soft curls. My skin was white. I mean white, it actually look kinda nice. And my eyes! Whoa! A magnificent clear lavender. As Rose tugged and pulled at my hair, I could see that my ears had a slight point. "Uh, Marie. What happened to my ears?" laughing, she replied
"Elves tend to have pointed ears dear." The room began to get dim, then completely dark.
When my eyes opened, all I could see was Rosemarie bending over me, fanning me. I got up, jumped out my window, landing safely on the ground.
"Where are you going Lalandra?" Marie screamed from above me.
"Exploring!" I yelled behind my shoulder as I ran deeper into the forest. Several hours past and I was still wandering around, humming softly to myself. Shoot, I hope I'm not lost. I thought, ringing my hands. The sun went from my view, and the land became enveloped by darkness. Darn. If only I was not wearing a dress! Arg! Forget it! I climbed the nearest tree and peered between its leaves. There was a small light in the distance. I slid carefully back down. I let out a sigh of relief noticing that I had not harmed my dress in the least. Slowly I made my way towards the light. I heard a snap behind me, and turned sharply on my heel.
"Lightning!" I cried giving him a hug. I climbed up into the saddle and he trotted in the direction I had been heading. In front of me I noticed a dark cloak. I hurriedly put it on, and covered my face with the huge hood. It wasn't very long before we were standing outside a small ring of… well, the fellowship!
"Groovy" I muttered, getting of Light. Eight heads turned my way. "Hello." I said walking over to them. Boromir stood and unsheathed his sward. I ignored this and looked at each of them in turn.
"Who are you?" B. (Sorry, don't feel like writing out his whole name… though writing this took more time…*shrugs*) I let out a sigh and placed my hands on my hips.
"The name's Lalandra." I replied.
"Lalandra!" Aragorn said leaping to his feet. "It is good to... see you again" he continued regarding me with curiosity. "The lady Galadriel was, upset that you were not home earlier"
"Darn! I knew I missed something important! Oh well. It is good to meet you all. Uh, Boromir, dear, you can put that toy down now." I had to cover my mouth with my hand, to suppress the laugh that was rising in my throat as he looked on at me as if he could kill me. I gave everyone a quick hug, even B. though I didn't really want to. Anyways, when I came to Legolas, I stopped. "Well, I see my horse took good care of you, and Frodo." A look of disgust came over his features.
"I would have done just fine with my own horse."
"How, Lova handasse." I replied
"How dare you insult him!" Gimli shouted rising. I let out a small sigh and turned around to face the hostile dwarf.
"He insulted me first!" I yelled, childishly pointing a finger at Legolas. Out of the corner of my eye I could see all the hobbits giggling, and Aragorn roll his eyes.
"Stop it all of you!" Boromir yelled over me, Legolas and Gimli. We stopped abruptly. I turned around yet again to face my new opponent, when all the sudden my hood was pulled down.
"Who did that?" I asked, trying hard to cover my anger.
"Me" little Pippin replied smiling up at me. "I wanted to see your face…" how cute, he has the most innocent face right now!
"No problemo little dude." I said looking up. Now there's a sight for you. All the guys, save Aragorn had wide eyes, and open mouths. Legolas stepped foreword and rested a hand on my shoulder. His mouth was opening and closing, as if he were going to say something, his eyes were locked onto mine. I swallowed hard. This was too much. I coughed trying to get rid of the lump in my throat. I set my face as hard and grim as possible, looking down at his hand I said "I'm feeling extremely dirty now" then I looked back up, total shock written on his features "I think I'll go take a bath… nice… cold… bath…" I mumbled, withdrawing from his touch. I jumped lightly onto Lightning's back and we took off.
**Manke nae lle? – Where were you?
**Lova handasse - Feebleminded
When I got back to the palace Rosemarie had all my stuff packed up.
"Manke nae lle?" she asked whirling around, looking at me with worried eyes.
"Uhh… I uh… I followed the prince and –" she just rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"My, my, my. Do not run off like that again young one." I nodded.
"We going someplace?"
"Yes, I'm taking you home." She must have seen my confusion "you live in Lorien, with your parents, who are patiently waiting for your return."
"Uh, right… what are we waiting for then? Lets off!"
"Go get your horse ready."
"Now we have one small problem. Legolas has my horse."
"He- fine." With that she turned and walked to the stables, I'm guessing. Anyways, I grabbed my things and trudged off after her.
I'm sure we could have made it home sooner if Rose hadn't insisted on stopping every three hours. But we made it, alive and safe. The woods were breathtaking! A vibrant green color all around, with the light filtering through the leaves. Amazing! The natives weren't that bad looking either if I may say so. Well, Rose led me to this one tree. I was too busy checking out a passing elf; I didn't realize she was kneeling down before Galadriel and Celeborn. I was brought out of my trance when I heard a forced cough. My head snapped forward. My mouth dropped at the sight before me. They were most definitely the most beautiful of all elves. Galadriel stood, and walked over to me. I was freaking out too much, I couldn't move! She held out her arms to me, I graciously accepted them.
"My daughter is back." She said softly, stroking my hair. "Come, we must get this mask off you." She took my hand lightly in hers and led me to a grand bathroom. The tub was filled with a yellow tinted liquid. "Do not be afraid of it." After taking off my garments, I dipped my foot in it. It was hot, and felt real good after the long travel. I sunk right in. she handed me a sponge and told me to scrub my whole body clean. "You see, when you were young, we needed to get you away from here. So, with a little help from Gandalf, we created this skin, changed your eyes, and died your hair in order to help conceal that what you really are. Then, we sent you to that other realm. On your 2,900 birthday you were to return here." After a short pause, "Well, I will leave you alone for awhile. Don't forget to scrub every part of your body, and wash out your hair. Rosemarie will help you with the contacts." With that she left, closing the door softly behind her.
I was done shortly after. I walked out the bathroom, and got dressed in a deep purple dress. Rosemarie walked in the room just as I was slipping on my shoes.
"Now that's the Lalandra I remember!" she chuckled walking over to me.
"Lalandra?" she nodded, and motioned me to sit down. "Interesting, much better than Nikki." She took out the contacts and led me over to a floor length mirror in the hall. Whoa, major difference! My hair was as black as a raven's wing. It hung down just to the middle of my back in long, soft curls. My skin was white. I mean white, it actually look kinda nice. And my eyes! Whoa! A magnificent clear lavender. As Rose tugged and pulled at my hair, I could see that my ears had a slight point. "Uh, Marie. What happened to my ears?" laughing, she replied
"Elves tend to have pointed ears dear." The room began to get dim, then completely dark.
When my eyes opened, all I could see was Rosemarie bending over me, fanning me. I got up, jumped out my window, landing safely on the ground.
"Where are you going Lalandra?" Marie screamed from above me.
"Exploring!" I yelled behind my shoulder as I ran deeper into the forest. Several hours past and I was still wandering around, humming softly to myself. Shoot, I hope I'm not lost. I thought, ringing my hands. The sun went from my view, and the land became enveloped by darkness. Darn. If only I was not wearing a dress! Arg! Forget it! I climbed the nearest tree and peered between its leaves. There was a small light in the distance. I slid carefully back down. I let out a sigh of relief noticing that I had not harmed my dress in the least. Slowly I made my way towards the light. I heard a snap behind me, and turned sharply on my heel.
"Lightning!" I cried giving him a hug. I climbed up into the saddle and he trotted in the direction I had been heading. In front of me I noticed a dark cloak. I hurriedly put it on, and covered my face with the huge hood. It wasn't very long before we were standing outside a small ring of… well, the fellowship!
"Groovy" I muttered, getting of Light. Eight heads turned my way. "Hello." I said walking over to them. Boromir stood and unsheathed his sward. I ignored this and looked at each of them in turn.
"Who are you?" B. (Sorry, don't feel like writing out his whole name… though writing this took more time…*shrugs*) I let out a sigh and placed my hands on my hips.
"The name's Lalandra." I replied.
"Lalandra!" Aragorn said leaping to his feet. "It is good to... see you again" he continued regarding me with curiosity. "The lady Galadriel was, upset that you were not home earlier"
"Darn! I knew I missed something important! Oh well. It is good to meet you all. Uh, Boromir, dear, you can put that toy down now." I had to cover my mouth with my hand, to suppress the laugh that was rising in my throat as he looked on at me as if he could kill me. I gave everyone a quick hug, even B. though I didn't really want to. Anyways, when I came to Legolas, I stopped. "Well, I see my horse took good care of you, and Frodo." A look of disgust came over his features.
"I would have done just fine with my own horse."
"How, Lova handasse." I replied
"How dare you insult him!" Gimli shouted rising. I let out a small sigh and turned around to face the hostile dwarf.
"He insulted me first!" I yelled, childishly pointing a finger at Legolas. Out of the corner of my eye I could see all the hobbits giggling, and Aragorn roll his eyes.
"Stop it all of you!" Boromir yelled over me, Legolas and Gimli. We stopped abruptly. I turned around yet again to face my new opponent, when all the sudden my hood was pulled down.
"Who did that?" I asked, trying hard to cover my anger.
"Me" little Pippin replied smiling up at me. "I wanted to see your face…" how cute, he has the most innocent face right now!
"No problemo little dude." I said looking up. Now there's a sight for you. All the guys, save Aragorn had wide eyes, and open mouths. Legolas stepped foreword and rested a hand on my shoulder. His mouth was opening and closing, as if he were going to say something, his eyes were locked onto mine. I swallowed hard. This was too much. I coughed trying to get rid of the lump in my throat. I set my face as hard and grim as possible, looking down at his hand I said "I'm feeling extremely dirty now" then I looked back up, total shock written on his features "I think I'll go take a bath… nice… cold… bath…" I mumbled, withdrawing from his touch. I jumped lightly onto Lightning's back and we took off.
**Manke nae lle? – Where were you?
**Lova handasse - Feebleminded
