A Light Beyond the Sunset
Chapter 1
An adult she-elf carries her young elf-child. There is fire, and a bright light beyond anyone can imagine. There are screams, and shouts, and the adult she-elf is out of sight. The young elf-child runs far, but the light covers her, as she struggles to get away. There are cries for help, and she sees yet another elf-child like her. He calls to her, seeking help. She comes to help, but is parted, as the unseen face of the other elf-child disappears into the darkness of the bright light. She falls and screams.
Vallinoria woke up from her familiar nightmare, sweating, and panting. She got out of her tent to the nearby stream to get a drink and to cool her- self off.
"What a dream." she said to her self, "it is strange that I have been having such dreams so often; they are very much alike."
She sighed and went back to her tent, plopping on to her soft pillow, and closed her eyes.
She woke at dawn, and started to get ready for the rest of her long journey to Hobbiton. She had been invited to her life-long hobbit friend; Lurenia's, wedding shower. Lurenia was to be married to Frodo Baggins, and the wedding shower was to take place later that day. Just a few hours later, Vallinoria finally arrived in Hobbiton. It was a beautiful place; plenty of singing birds and friendly faces, never- ending beautiful green hills, and marvelous fields of crop. Vallinoria never quite stayed in one place; she was more like a loner she- elf, wondering around middle earth with no particular place to stay. She had chestnut brown hair, with a golden shimmer touch, that fell just under her shoulders, and pure blue eyes. She didn't know who her parents where, (or if they were still alive for that matter,) and where she belonged. She was certainly not a princess of royalty, and didn't seem to be just an everyday commoner, but she still couldn't seem to know where she belonged.
She finally came upon the hobbit hole where Lurenia lived. She knocked on the door. A short, slender, light brown hair colored hobbit answered the door. At first, she gave Vallinoria a strange look.
"Lurenia! It's me! Vallinoria, remember?" She said, with excitement.
Lurenia suddenly gave a smile a mile wide, "Vallinoria! Of course I remember!" Lurenia gradually leaned over and spread her arms around her. She backed up, pushed the curls from her hair out of her face and opened the round green door wider, so that Vallinoria could see the entry hall of the fine hobbit hole.
"Please, please, come in! We have much to talk about Vallinoria!" Lurenia pleaded.
"Yes we do." Vallinoria cautioned her self to watch out for the ceiling as she entered.
They sat down on a soft bench in the living room, and Lurenia began to tell her about her plans for the wedding and how glad she was that she could see her again.
"You're appearance has really changed, Lurenia. Your hair has gotten curlier and you have grown taller than I last saw you. But is certainly a good thing" Vallinoria said, with a smile.
"So have you," She chuckled, "You have grown so much.why, the last time I saw you, you were about as tall as I am now!"
Vallinoria giggled, then sighed. "Yes, well it has been a long time."
For a while they sat there talking about what they have been doing with their lives.
"Vallinoria, don't you think that you should settle down soon? You know, maybe find a husband, start a new life?"
Vallinoria shook her head and sighed, "I can't. I just possibly can't. There are too many things in this world that I need to understand." She glared at the ceiling.
"Come now," Lurenia summoned, "It is almost time for the shower!" They went outside, and Vallinoria helped her put up all the decorations and assort all the snacks. Soon the celebration began.
There was music, dancing, and fireworks, and what seemed like over a hundred hobbits there. Vallinoria just sat there for most of the time at one of the tables, watching Lurenia and Frodo dance until Lurenia noticed that Vallinoria wasn't doing anything.
"Get up, and follow me," Lurenia summoned, "there is someone I would like you to meet."
Vallinoria followed Lurenia past the fireworks area and to another table, where there was an elf, who was not doing anything either.
"This is Legolas," She said to Vallinoria, "He is the Prince of Mirkwood, and a very good friend of mine." Then she turned over to Legolas, "This is Vallinoria, the elf that I was telling you about."
Legolas nodded his head, turned to Vallinoria, smiled and said, "Hello there, Vallinoria."
She blushed, and said, "Hello.Legolas." Soon she found herself lost in his eyes; they were a beautiful shade of blue. He had long, blonde hair, and he was very handsome. She finally caught her self staring at him, and quickly looked down, blushing.
Lurenia smiled and said, "well, I think I will go dance with Frodo now, and leave the two of you to get more aquatinted."
This frustrated Vallinoria. She knew just what Lurenia was doing, but at the same time she was glad that she was alone with Legolas. There was something about him that made her want to be with him, but she did not know what it was.
"So.would you like to dance?" Legolas asked, with hopeful eyes that attracted Vallinoria.
Normally, Vallinoria avoided things like this with the opposite sex, but for some odd reason, she found her self give in.
"I'd love to," she said joyfully, while blushing.
He smiled, "Great." and he shyly took her hand and lead her to the dance floor and they started to dance.
As they danced, they started to learn more about each other, and now more than ever, Vallinoria really wanted to be near him, but she was afraid to. Suddenly, Vallinoria felt tired, and Legolas helped her to a table.
"Are you alright? Can I get you anything?" He asked
"No, that's ok," she said panting, "I'm fine, don't worry."
"Well, if you say so." he replied. "Hey, if it is not too much trouble, would you like to take a walk with me?"
Vallinoria couldn't help it. "Sure, I guess."
"Great," he smiled. "Follow me."
He took her hand, and led her to a nice, quiet path, away from everybody else. There was only the light from the moon, and it seemed very romantic to Vallinoria. They stopped over to a bench right under a shady tree, and over by a lake.
"Here we are," He said.
Vallinoria smiled, she tried to get closer to him, but was too shy and scared. Then she let her self get lost in his eyes.
"Vallinoria," He began, "May I ask you something?" this time she felt his eyes lost in hers.
"Sure, anything." She said, moving a little closer to him.
"Vallinoria," he said, still looking into her eyes and grabbing her hands, "Do you believe in love at first sight?"
All of a sudden, Vallinoria looked down, and feared of what he just said. She gasped, "What do you mean?"
Surprised, Legolas quickly looked down and said, "I mean, do you believe in love at first sight? Dear god, it is only a question!"
"I'm sorry." Vallinoria said looking down, "It is just.I don't believe in love."
Legolas' eyes widened. "Oh, come on now, how can someone as beautiful as you say such a thing?"
She blushed, and smiled. No one had ever told her that she was beautiful. Not the way he did.
She looked up, and got lost into his eyes yet again. Legolas stroked her hair, with his eyes looking into hers and brushed his hand down her cheek lightly. Vallinoria now felt safe with him, and sat directly next to him. Resting her head on his shoulder. Then she sat up and said, "You know, maybe we should get back to the shower."
"Oh, don't worry about that, we have only been gone for about a half hour."
"It is not the time that worries me." she said, with fearful eyes, "I sense danger."
Legolas grabbed her hand and said, "Don't be frightened, we can go back now then." He looked at her in the eyes and kissed her forehead. Vallinoria felt so safe, and wanted to stay alone with him now, she did not want to go back. Suddenly, everything got blurry, and soon everything went black. Vallinoria dropped to the ground, very still.
Chapter 1
An adult she-elf carries her young elf-child. There is fire, and a bright light beyond anyone can imagine. There are screams, and shouts, and the adult she-elf is out of sight. The young elf-child runs far, but the light covers her, as she struggles to get away. There are cries for help, and she sees yet another elf-child like her. He calls to her, seeking help. She comes to help, but is parted, as the unseen face of the other elf-child disappears into the darkness of the bright light. She falls and screams.
Vallinoria woke up from her familiar nightmare, sweating, and panting. She got out of her tent to the nearby stream to get a drink and to cool her- self off.
"What a dream." she said to her self, "it is strange that I have been having such dreams so often; they are very much alike."
She sighed and went back to her tent, plopping on to her soft pillow, and closed her eyes.
She woke at dawn, and started to get ready for the rest of her long journey to Hobbiton. She had been invited to her life-long hobbit friend; Lurenia's, wedding shower. Lurenia was to be married to Frodo Baggins, and the wedding shower was to take place later that day. Just a few hours later, Vallinoria finally arrived in Hobbiton. It was a beautiful place; plenty of singing birds and friendly faces, never- ending beautiful green hills, and marvelous fields of crop. Vallinoria never quite stayed in one place; she was more like a loner she- elf, wondering around middle earth with no particular place to stay. She had chestnut brown hair, with a golden shimmer touch, that fell just under her shoulders, and pure blue eyes. She didn't know who her parents where, (or if they were still alive for that matter,) and where she belonged. She was certainly not a princess of royalty, and didn't seem to be just an everyday commoner, but she still couldn't seem to know where she belonged.
She finally came upon the hobbit hole where Lurenia lived. She knocked on the door. A short, slender, light brown hair colored hobbit answered the door. At first, she gave Vallinoria a strange look.
"Lurenia! It's me! Vallinoria, remember?" She said, with excitement.
Lurenia suddenly gave a smile a mile wide, "Vallinoria! Of course I remember!" Lurenia gradually leaned over and spread her arms around her. She backed up, pushed the curls from her hair out of her face and opened the round green door wider, so that Vallinoria could see the entry hall of the fine hobbit hole.
"Please, please, come in! We have much to talk about Vallinoria!" Lurenia pleaded.
"Yes we do." Vallinoria cautioned her self to watch out for the ceiling as she entered.
They sat down on a soft bench in the living room, and Lurenia began to tell her about her plans for the wedding and how glad she was that she could see her again.
"You're appearance has really changed, Lurenia. Your hair has gotten curlier and you have grown taller than I last saw you. But is certainly a good thing" Vallinoria said, with a smile.
"So have you," She chuckled, "You have grown so much.why, the last time I saw you, you were about as tall as I am now!"
Vallinoria giggled, then sighed. "Yes, well it has been a long time."
For a while they sat there talking about what they have been doing with their lives.
"Vallinoria, don't you think that you should settle down soon? You know, maybe find a husband, start a new life?"
Vallinoria shook her head and sighed, "I can't. I just possibly can't. There are too many things in this world that I need to understand." She glared at the ceiling.
"Come now," Lurenia summoned, "It is almost time for the shower!" They went outside, and Vallinoria helped her put up all the decorations and assort all the snacks. Soon the celebration began.
There was music, dancing, and fireworks, and what seemed like over a hundred hobbits there. Vallinoria just sat there for most of the time at one of the tables, watching Lurenia and Frodo dance until Lurenia noticed that Vallinoria wasn't doing anything.
"Get up, and follow me," Lurenia summoned, "there is someone I would like you to meet."
Vallinoria followed Lurenia past the fireworks area and to another table, where there was an elf, who was not doing anything either.
"This is Legolas," She said to Vallinoria, "He is the Prince of Mirkwood, and a very good friend of mine." Then she turned over to Legolas, "This is Vallinoria, the elf that I was telling you about."
Legolas nodded his head, turned to Vallinoria, smiled and said, "Hello there, Vallinoria."
She blushed, and said, "Hello.Legolas." Soon she found herself lost in his eyes; they were a beautiful shade of blue. He had long, blonde hair, and he was very handsome. She finally caught her self staring at him, and quickly looked down, blushing.
Lurenia smiled and said, "well, I think I will go dance with Frodo now, and leave the two of you to get more aquatinted."
This frustrated Vallinoria. She knew just what Lurenia was doing, but at the same time she was glad that she was alone with Legolas. There was something about him that made her want to be with him, but she did not know what it was.
"So.would you like to dance?" Legolas asked, with hopeful eyes that attracted Vallinoria.
Normally, Vallinoria avoided things like this with the opposite sex, but for some odd reason, she found her self give in.
"I'd love to," she said joyfully, while blushing.
He smiled, "Great." and he shyly took her hand and lead her to the dance floor and they started to dance.
As they danced, they started to learn more about each other, and now more than ever, Vallinoria really wanted to be near him, but she was afraid to. Suddenly, Vallinoria felt tired, and Legolas helped her to a table.
"Are you alright? Can I get you anything?" He asked
"No, that's ok," she said panting, "I'm fine, don't worry."
"Well, if you say so." he replied. "Hey, if it is not too much trouble, would you like to take a walk with me?"
Vallinoria couldn't help it. "Sure, I guess."
"Great," he smiled. "Follow me."
He took her hand, and led her to a nice, quiet path, away from everybody else. There was only the light from the moon, and it seemed very romantic to Vallinoria. They stopped over to a bench right under a shady tree, and over by a lake.
"Here we are," He said.
Vallinoria smiled, she tried to get closer to him, but was too shy and scared. Then she let her self get lost in his eyes.
"Vallinoria," He began, "May I ask you something?" this time she felt his eyes lost in hers.
"Sure, anything." She said, moving a little closer to him.
"Vallinoria," he said, still looking into her eyes and grabbing her hands, "Do you believe in love at first sight?"
All of a sudden, Vallinoria looked down, and feared of what he just said. She gasped, "What do you mean?"
Surprised, Legolas quickly looked down and said, "I mean, do you believe in love at first sight? Dear god, it is only a question!"
"I'm sorry." Vallinoria said looking down, "It is just.I don't believe in love."
Legolas' eyes widened. "Oh, come on now, how can someone as beautiful as you say such a thing?"
She blushed, and smiled. No one had ever told her that she was beautiful. Not the way he did.
She looked up, and got lost into his eyes yet again. Legolas stroked her hair, with his eyes looking into hers and brushed his hand down her cheek lightly. Vallinoria now felt safe with him, and sat directly next to him. Resting her head on his shoulder. Then she sat up and said, "You know, maybe we should get back to the shower."
"Oh, don't worry about that, we have only been gone for about a half hour."
"It is not the time that worries me." she said, with fearful eyes, "I sense danger."
Legolas grabbed her hand and said, "Don't be frightened, we can go back now then." He looked at her in the eyes and kissed her forehead. Vallinoria felt so safe, and wanted to stay alone with him now, she did not want to go back. Suddenly, everything got blurry, and soon everything went black. Vallinoria dropped to the ground, very still.