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We searched for hours, but we could not find him. It seems that he had eluded us, and I would have had an easier time believing it since we both had powers, but somehow he managed it. We gave up, and I retired to my bedroom for the night, but I found that he was waiting for me there, and that scared me more than anything in the world.

Why, hello, Celena. I didn't expect to find you here. He said bitterly sarcastic. He looked angry, and he was sweating nervously.

Why is it that we were unable to find you this afternoon, yet here you are, right here in front of me? I said this with purely unadulterated hatred, a fire burning inside me like there never had been before. You realize, do you not, that with one yell I could have eight people at your throat within ten seconds, do you not?

I do, but I have a business proposition to make.

What kind of proposition could you make that I might even consider?

If you leave me alone to go about my business, I will not kill you.

Oh, no you silly Elf. It is I who wants to kill you after what you did to my best friend, and what you tried to do to me. You will be lucky if you are not killed when you are brought to trial. I was annoyed and amused by his proposition at the same time. It was preposterous that he even try to kill me when I could have the rest of the fellowship at my side within seconds.

I was hoping that I would not have to do this, but you left me no choice. Aabrengen was quick, and before I knew what was happening, he had me gagged and was tying me to a chair.

I was in that room for several hours, with him standing guard. I worked at untying my hands, since that had been a skill that my father had taught me before he died. I loosened up the ropes enough to break free easily, but I had to wait until he was close enough for me to knock him unconscious. That would be quite easy, since he came near quite often to make me wish that he hadn't been slicker that me. I sat, waiting, and then my chance came. Silly girl, you didn't think that you could outwit me, did you? I know that I can outwit you, and this just proves i- With that, I reached up my hand and knocked his head into the chair. He fell to the floor, unconscious, and I sprang out of there and went to find Lady Galadriel.

Lady Galadriel, where are you? I have found him, and he is lying unconscious in my room! With that she greeted me, and we rushed to my room. He was still lying in a lump on the floor, just as I had left him. I went to fetch the fellowship, and we carried him to a prison so he could not escape while waiting to be put on trial. With that, I went back to my bedroom and collapsed onto my bed, waiting for day, which was now only a couple of hours away. Luckily, Elves did not need a lot of sleep, so I would not be tired the next day.

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We went into the cell, and we tied his hands behind his back so he could not escape. We led him to the place where he was to be tried, and we seated him and ourselves. The the trial began.

Sir Aabrengen, you have been charged with rape, murder, and physical assault. How do you plead?

I plead not guilty.

Then take your seat and let the trial begin. With this he tried to look calm, but I could see the anxiety in his eyes. I did not want to see him walk free, so I was giving all of the incriminating evidence about him that I could.

Celena, could you tell us, in your own words, exactly what happened? I had a bit of a hard time getting the words out because the memories were still very painful.

I was being ridiculed one day for my individuality. I had been ridiculed many times before, but that day was different. He got the people who were being so painfully cruel to ease up on me, and I invited him over to my house for lunch. I went into my bedroom to change into more comfortable clothes, and as I was changing, he came into the room and pulled off my dress. I only got away when my best friend, whom he raped and killed, came into the kitchen and the noises she was making distracted them. Then I decided it would be a good idea to try to catch him, and he tried to seduce me, and he gave me a glass of wine, which I foolishly drank, forgetting that wine knocks me out every time. It was Legolas Greenleaf who saved me from him this time, having watched us and followed us into the room, as was part of the plan.

And what, pray tell, was this plan?

The plan was that we would all wait in his house, until he came home, the rest of the hidden. Then I would try to get him to get me into the bedroom, and he did, and the moment he tried to make a move on me, the entire fellowship would be against him, although the plan was for Legolas to be in the other room waiting in case he tried to escape. But he instead kicked him out and tried to get him to confess to the lady Galadriel because he did not want me to deal with the agony of a trial, but unfortunately, his attempts were in vain.

I see. And do you object to these accusations, Aabrengen?

No, I do not. All of them are true. He knew that he would be caught, he knew that he would not get away. I had witnesses on my side, and he had nobody, so he just confessed to the whole thing.

Then your sentence is life in the dungeons, however long you last. You will have no special treatment than any of the other prisoners. You will be brought to the cell immediately. With that, he was taken away, and I finally was at peace that he was put away from them.

So, you can finally ease your head and your heart knowing that you will not have to deal with him. the speaker was Legolas.

Yes, dear Legolas, I can now rest my heart and mind.

I wasn't planning on telling you this, but I feel that I need to be honest with you. Do you remember the night that you were writing in your diary?

Yes. What about it? I didn't need to ask. I knew exactly where this was going.

Well, I sort of hard you while you were writing it, since you were saying what you were writing out loud. I wanted to let you know, so I would not be betraying your trust.

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? I TRUSTED YOU, AND I POURED MY HEART OUT TO YOU, BUT WERE YOU HONEST WITH ME? NOT UNTIL TONIGHT, YOU WEREN'T! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD DO SOMETHING THIS CRUEL! I was very angry, and I had to let him know that things like that just weren't cool with me. I didn't want to be pushed around, and I had had enough of people doing such cruel things to me.

I left him alone, storming away in rage. I ran into Aragorn on my way out. He looked at my tear-filled face, and he tried to ask me what was wrong, but I dashed away as quick as I could, but he caught me. He looked into my face, and I told him what had happened. He then said that I needed to talk it over with him. I merely laughed at the very idea.

Talk it over with him, how can I talk to him if I don't even trust him to tell me the truth anymore?

Galadriel has told me that you know what is in people's hearts, so why don't you try looking into your own for once? It hit me just then that I had been so busy trying too read what other people's hearts were telling them that I had failed to see what was truly in my heart. What was in my heart? I had no clue what it was telling me. I could not read my own heart! This scared me, because mine was the only one that I couldn't read. I didn't know what to do, and I was confused as to why I never even tried. I just wanted to be alone to figure myself out, but I hard footsteps coming up behind me, and I turned around to find Legolas walking up to me. Aragorn had left me while I contemplated what was going on inside my own mind, and I immediately wished that he hadn't.

Aragorn said that I would find you here. He looked hurt, but I knew that it could have been a front to hide his true feelings.

What do *you* want? I said this with a hate in my voice that even I did not know was possible.

Can we talk about this?

I have nothing to say to someone I cannot trust. I do not want to let out any secrets, not that you have any trouble finding them out on your own. At that moment I was even more mad, mad at him for listening, and mad at myself for reading things outloud while I wrote. I was just angry right then, which may be why I said what I sis next. That would have been the biggest mistake of my life, had he not understood why I said it. I never thought you would stoop so low as to lie. I thought you were better than that. With that, he just stared at me. I regretted it, band he had a look of hurt in his eyes, a look that I'll never forget.

Okay then. If that's the way you feel, I will leave you alone. I will not bother you again. I only have one favor, and that is if you decide to hear me out, let me know that you have decided. With that, he left, and I was in complete shock at what I had said. I felt cruel and rejecting, as if I had let my old mistrusting heart take over my new, trusting heart. Now my heart was telling me loud and clear that I should go and look for him, and hear him out. But my head was telling me to get away from him, he was trouble. What was I to do now?

A/N: I just had to stop there. That was a kind of long chapter, I know, but I had to get my ideas out. What do you think she'll do? Tell me in a review. I want to know if you like it. Oh, and I want to thank my friend Heather for the name Aabrengen because she came up with it. Thanks, Heather, if you read this. Just remember, I'm desperate for reviews, so I like to leave you hanging sometimes. I just want to let you know that I worked hard on this, so appreciate it. My mom gets pissed off whenever I get online now, so I have to do my work, all of it basically, in classes, since our county has laptops. I'll try to post as often as I can when I get enough reviews, but you have to work with me, so don't ridicule me for short chapters or long periods between postings. Sorry about the long author's note.