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Chapter 8: Trials and Triumphs.



Tara lay on her bed, her face pale and her eyes puffy from crying. She could feel herself growing weak. All she wanted to do now, was die. She laid there for what seemed like hours...When she had heard the noises outside her room she quickly ran and locked the door.

She stared at the ceiling with her deep grey eyes, like her fathers. Her eyes were glazed from crying. She didn't know what to do anymore. Her once stable grounding was now shattered to pieces. She looked over to her vanity...She didn't want to live anymore...She had thought that she'd always be strong...But Legolas had softened her. She sat up and walked to the dresser, her dagger was lying there.

"This'll do." She mumbled. She grabbed her dagger and lifted it. She had many thoughts going through her mind, How much pain will this cause to others beside myself? What will Ada think? Will Legolas miss me once I'm gone? It'll show him what big of a mistake he made.

She could already feel the first few drops of blood slide down one arm. It was going to be a quick way out. She knew it. The pain was unbearable. Tara let out a strangled cry and fell to the floor.

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Aragorn and Legolas were still in the hallway talking when they heard a cry.

"Tara!" Legolas cried and ran to her door trying to open it. "It's locked."

Aragorn was now growing worried, the cry and the door being locked.

Legolas ran and got a lock smith with a key to that certain door. Aragorn shoved Legolas aside, and pushed the door open.

Aragorn advanced into Tara's room, only to find her in a pool of blood by her Vanity.

"Oh god no." Legolas cried as he noticed her lifeless figure.

One of the palace guards came in, "I'll call for the Lord Elrond."

"There's not enough time...She won't make it. TARA! I didn't mean to! Honest! I didn't know what happened! Please don't leave me. Please." Legolas' eyes were teary as he held Tara.

Aragorn stood and watched with tears in his own eyes. Why'd you do this Tara? Don't you know how much we'll miss you if you leave us?

Tara's eyes fluttered open a little. "Legolas?" She whispered.

"I'm here, my princess...I'm here." Legolas looked at her pale face, "I didn't know how much I hurt you. I'm so sorry. Please don't leave. Please."

Tara looked at Legolas' face, "Legolas? I don't want to die."

Legolas smiled, "You won't love, you won't."

Elrond came in with his daughter and son trailing behind, "What happened?"

Arwen saw who Legolas was holding and started to sob. "What'd she do?!"

Aragorn walked over and pulled Arwen into a hug, "She's slit her wrists. Elrond says she'll be OK."

~~~~ Tara could feel the cold nipping at her body, she was so afraid. It wasn't warm anymore, all she could feel was the cold... Everything was blurring, she could faintly hear Legolas, she knew not where he was...But could sense he was close. ~~~~~~

Elrond made everyone leave the room, including Tara's parents. Arwen would not leave without a fight, until Aragorn had to drag her out.

"What's going on here?" Lilly asked as she walked up to the group in the hall.

"Tara tried to kill herself that's what!" Arwen yelled.

"Oh...Pity...Is she going to die?" Lilly asked with a smile.

"Hopefully not." Aragorn replied.

"It's all your fault! ALL YOUR FAULT!" Legolas screeched as he lunged at Lilly, luckily Aragorn held him back.

"I did no such thing." She replied smiling innocently.

"YOU KISSED ME!" Legolas yelled.

"Well you gave in...So it's your own fault." She turned on her heal and left a muttering Legolas behind.

Elrond came back out of Tara's room with blood all over his outfit. "She'll be okay, hopefully...I'm not too sure...So I'd suggest only her parents come in.