THE DAYSTAR
BY: GABRIELLA THE FAIR
Chapter 21
LIFE AND DEATH
"What was she like, how would you explain her?" With a faraway smile, he looked up to the sky and answered, "She was the Daystar, lighting up the day during our darkest hour, warming the earth with her love." "She is as clear as the moon, as fair as the sun, and as glorious as an army under one banner"
To most she was a loving friend, her fairness lighting up the world, no matter what the weather. To some a companion, and one a lover and dream. Yet, many feared her dignity in her footsteps, power in her stride, and authority in her eyes. This is her story.
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"You cannot die, Legolas, you cannot, I could never live with myself."
"I am not dying, I am here Raquel." he hugged her close, he himself started to feel as though he was going to cry.
"Watch over everyone else for me, especially Pippin, he would never understand."
"Where is she?!" Aragorn burst into the room, but stopped in seeing Legolas and Raquel, "What is wrong Legolas, she is awake!" Pippin came in and ran to Aragorn's side, his breath deep and heavy. Legolas looked up at both of them.
"He has found her, Sauron has found her!" he said, his eyes stung, but he would let himself cry no longer, "He haunted her dreams, finding her and speaking to her, telling her that he would kill her and us. She says that she has failed us." he stopped, looking down at her, an unwanted tear falling down his cheek.
Aragorn stared, his eyes wide and somewhat scared. Pippin's face went white.
"Did she talk to him? Did she speak to him of our quest!?" Legolas shook his head
"She does not speak anymore." he laid her down on the bed, her body limp in his arms, "That is all she told me."
"Lady Raquel.no!" Pippin jumped onto the bed, crawling to her. Legolas reached to stop him, but Aragorn shook his head, "No.no, this can't be happening! He won't kill you, he won't!" Pippin sobbed, taking her hand, "I won't let him.ever."
"Pippin.come here." Aragorn said softly, "She will be fine."
"Fine? Is that all you can say?!" Pippin looked up, wiping his tears, his eyes glinting, "She is being sought out by Sauron, and that's all you can say?!" he stopped and glared at Aragorn, "Lady Raquel is right Strider, you will never understand death!" he kissed her hand softly and stormed out of the room, leaving a very surprised Aragorn and Legolas. They said nothing.
"I will go tell Galadriel about this, she will want to know." Aragorn left, though Legolas spotted the tear forming in his eyes.
"Aragorn! Wait." Legolas got up and walked to the door.
"No, Legolas, they are right, I do not understand death." He stopped and turned to Legolas, a tear rolling down his face. "To me it is just another burden one must carry, that only the merciful may endure." He looked beyond Legolas and to Raquel, "We do have much to learn from her, and the sooner, the better." he again turned and went down the stairs, Legolas reentered the room, thinking on Aragorn's words.
"We do have much to learn, from each other." Legolas whispered to Raquel, bending down and kissing her on the forehead.
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"Where am I?"
"Great, so it is true." Raquel thought to herself, looking around her room. She sighed and leaned back, though she jumped at the sound of a bird outside. Everything came back, the flaming eye, all the words.
"Legolas!" she said, sitting up in her bed as her head throbbed. She looked around frantically, until something caught her eye. It was Legolas sleeping soundly in a chair beside her bed. She sighed.
"I thought I had lost you." she whispered, getting up and crawling to him. Her arms felt stronger than before, and her head had stopped aching so much. She got to the end of the bed and looked at him, face to face. She was silent, feeling his soft breath on her face, smiling weakly.
"So I am not dreaming, you are alive." she got up and stumbled over to a chest lying on the ground by the bed. She opened it and grabbed a blanket, collapsing back on the bed. After a moment to catch her breath, she crawled back to him, wrapping the blanket around him. She stopped and laid her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. She closed her eyes and relaxed. After a few minutes, he stirred, moving his hand. She picked her head up and kissed him quickly on the cheek, crawling back to her pillows.
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"Legolas, wake up, I will stay now."
"I overslept, I am very sorry Aragorn." Legolas opened his eyes and saw Aragorn above him. He jumped up, the blanket falling from his body.
"Where did this come from?" he picked it up, his eyes questioning. Aragorn took it from him. "Well, you obviously got it last night before you fell asleep, look." he pointed to the chest on the ground, its top was still open.
"No Aragorn, I did not get a blanket. I did not even know that the chest held extra blankets." Legolas said, his brows slightly raised. They looked at each other.
"She couldn't have." Aragorn said softly, "Galadriel said it may take her three more days to recover even enough energy to talk. It would have taken much of her strength to do that."
"Well, no one else came into the room, I would have known." Legolas stopped and turned to her, "Now why would she do that?"
"She trusts and loves you Legolas. Be happy, for that is a rare thing coming from Raquel." Aragorn looked to Legolas.
"Thing or gift?" Legolas turned, facing Aragorn, "Aragorn, you say you do not understand death, but you do understand life and its meanings, hold fast to that."
Aragorn smiled sadly, "Thank you Legolas, that was a kind thing to say."
"Then why do you smile so?"
"Because it is something I would expect more of the mouth of Raquel than you. It sounds like the encouragement she would give." Both looked to her, each smiling.
"Maybe it is, I just did not realize I was quoting her."
Aragorn turned and clapped the Elf on the shoulder, "You have a chance of winning her love Legolas, do not let it go to waste." With a nod, he left.
"I thought you said you were going to watch her, Aragorn!"
"If she wakes, I know she will want to see you more than I." he turned and left, leaving behind a bittersweet comment for Legolas to dwell upon.
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"Legolas?"
"Yes, I am here." Raquel opened her eyes and saw him sitting in the chair she had found him in as he slept. She smiled and laughed, jumping into his arms. He released her and looked her over.
"You look better, so much better."
"I feel better, my head does not hurt so."
He nodded, "When you fell, you hit your head."
She felt her head, but stopped and narrowed her eyes, "How would you know? You did not follow me did you?" he hesitated, looking down slightly, "You promised though!" she glared at him and crossed her arms.
"Raquel, let me plead my case!"
"Fine, go ahead, but you still promised!" she set her eyes on him.
"Raquel," he sighed, "I was worried about you. You did not tell me what was going on, and I did not want you to get hurt."
"Well I did, and there was nothing you could do about it." her eyes softened a little, "Also, if I would have told you what was to happen, you would not have let me go." She looked away, "I did not know what would happen, really, I just knew I had to go."
"Were you scared?"
Raquel looked at him, "Yes, I was. I was terrified. I hate not knowing what is going to happen." she sighed softly, "I told myself that if anyone got hurt in the process, I would kill them." she laughed softly, a quiet and comforting sound, "That means I hurt myself and would have to kill myself."
"Or the necklace." Legolas said just as softly.
She looked down at the necklace, "I have decided on a name for it."
"What?"
"Nimnármîr will be it's name, though I will call it Aristotle." she touched Aristotle lightly, running her finger on one of it's many curves, smiling, "You know, when I was a child, Arwen used to get so mad at me."
"Why?" Legolas smiled, hinting the laughter in her voice.
"Because she wanted Aristotle. I would never give it to her, though. Galadriel told me to never let anyone else wear it, and now I understand why." she stopped and smiled fondly, "Sometimes I would take it out and show it to Arwen just to make her mad." Raquel sighed, "She thought it was so beautiful"
"It is though." said Legolas. Raquel turned to him.
"Not when it almost takes your life." The room was silent.
"Raquel, you should go back to sleep and rest. You need to regain your strength, you are still very weak." Legolas brushed a hand across her cheek.
"But I feel fine!" She argued, again, folding her arms across her chest.
"Raquel." he raised his brow slightly, "I am warning you."
"Against what?" she looked up to him with a smug look. He leaned in closer, so his lips were just inches away from her ear.
"Please.?" he whispered. She shifted slightly, he asked again, this time taking one of her hands.
"Legolas, this is not fair!" she smiled.
"All is fair in love and war." he whispered, smiling as he felt her will giving way.
"Fine, you win!" she crawled back to her spot and laid her head back down, "but I will not promise you that I will get any better." she said stubbornly.
He walked over to where she lay and pulled the covers over her, "Do it for me then." he kissed her forehead and walked away, going to the door.
"Wait, Legolas, that is one of Gandalf's sayings, is it not?"
"Yes, but when I was little, he told me of a beautiful maiden who studied his lore, making up her own as she went along."
"And what was her name?"
"I am not sure, he never told me." with a wave, Legolas left, leaving Raquel to wonder.
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hey, so how was it? I think it went pretty well, but nobody cares about wat the author thinks (lol). next chapter- Raquel gets better and tells Legolas a lot. Stay tuned. anywho, thanx elena for reviewn again, I really do luv u! nm2 say here, im flat out of talk, so ill end this fic here. cya, asta luego! have a dandy and peachy day!
*~*~*Gabi*~*~*
"What was she like, how would you explain her?" With a faraway smile, he looked up to the sky and answered, "She was the Daystar, lighting up the day during our darkest hour, warming the earth with her love." "She is as clear as the moon, as fair as the sun, and as glorious as an army under one banner"
To most she was a loving friend, her fairness lighting up the world, no matter what the weather. To some a companion, and one a lover and dream. Yet, many feared her dignity in her footsteps, power in her stride, and authority in her eyes. This is her story.
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"You cannot die, Legolas, you cannot, I could never live with myself."
"I am not dying, I am here Raquel." he hugged her close, he himself started to feel as though he was going to cry.
"Watch over everyone else for me, especially Pippin, he would never understand."
"Where is she?!" Aragorn burst into the room, but stopped in seeing Legolas and Raquel, "What is wrong Legolas, she is awake!" Pippin came in and ran to Aragorn's side, his breath deep and heavy. Legolas looked up at both of them.
"He has found her, Sauron has found her!" he said, his eyes stung, but he would let himself cry no longer, "He haunted her dreams, finding her and speaking to her, telling her that he would kill her and us. She says that she has failed us." he stopped, looking down at her, an unwanted tear falling down his cheek.
Aragorn stared, his eyes wide and somewhat scared. Pippin's face went white.
"Did she talk to him? Did she speak to him of our quest!?" Legolas shook his head
"She does not speak anymore." he laid her down on the bed, her body limp in his arms, "That is all she told me."
"Lady Raquel.no!" Pippin jumped onto the bed, crawling to her. Legolas reached to stop him, but Aragorn shook his head, "No.no, this can't be happening! He won't kill you, he won't!" Pippin sobbed, taking her hand, "I won't let him.ever."
"Pippin.come here." Aragorn said softly, "She will be fine."
"Fine? Is that all you can say?!" Pippin looked up, wiping his tears, his eyes glinting, "She is being sought out by Sauron, and that's all you can say?!" he stopped and glared at Aragorn, "Lady Raquel is right Strider, you will never understand death!" he kissed her hand softly and stormed out of the room, leaving a very surprised Aragorn and Legolas. They said nothing.
"I will go tell Galadriel about this, she will want to know." Aragorn left, though Legolas spotted the tear forming in his eyes.
"Aragorn! Wait." Legolas got up and walked to the door.
"No, Legolas, they are right, I do not understand death." He stopped and turned to Legolas, a tear rolling down his face. "To me it is just another burden one must carry, that only the merciful may endure." He looked beyond Legolas and to Raquel, "We do have much to learn from her, and the sooner, the better." he again turned and went down the stairs, Legolas reentered the room, thinking on Aragorn's words.
"We do have much to learn, from each other." Legolas whispered to Raquel, bending down and kissing her on the forehead.
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"Where am I?"
"Great, so it is true." Raquel thought to herself, looking around her room. She sighed and leaned back, though she jumped at the sound of a bird outside. Everything came back, the flaming eye, all the words.
"Legolas!" she said, sitting up in her bed as her head throbbed. She looked around frantically, until something caught her eye. It was Legolas sleeping soundly in a chair beside her bed. She sighed.
"I thought I had lost you." she whispered, getting up and crawling to him. Her arms felt stronger than before, and her head had stopped aching so much. She got to the end of the bed and looked at him, face to face. She was silent, feeling his soft breath on her face, smiling weakly.
"So I am not dreaming, you are alive." she got up and stumbled over to a chest lying on the ground by the bed. She opened it and grabbed a blanket, collapsing back on the bed. After a moment to catch her breath, she crawled back to him, wrapping the blanket around him. She stopped and laid her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. She closed her eyes and relaxed. After a few minutes, he stirred, moving his hand. She picked her head up and kissed him quickly on the cheek, crawling back to her pillows.
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"Legolas, wake up, I will stay now."
"I overslept, I am very sorry Aragorn." Legolas opened his eyes and saw Aragorn above him. He jumped up, the blanket falling from his body.
"Where did this come from?" he picked it up, his eyes questioning. Aragorn took it from him. "Well, you obviously got it last night before you fell asleep, look." he pointed to the chest on the ground, its top was still open.
"No Aragorn, I did not get a blanket. I did not even know that the chest held extra blankets." Legolas said, his brows slightly raised. They looked at each other.
"She couldn't have." Aragorn said softly, "Galadriel said it may take her three more days to recover even enough energy to talk. It would have taken much of her strength to do that."
"Well, no one else came into the room, I would have known." Legolas stopped and turned to her, "Now why would she do that?"
"She trusts and loves you Legolas. Be happy, for that is a rare thing coming from Raquel." Aragorn looked to Legolas.
"Thing or gift?" Legolas turned, facing Aragorn, "Aragorn, you say you do not understand death, but you do understand life and its meanings, hold fast to that."
Aragorn smiled sadly, "Thank you Legolas, that was a kind thing to say."
"Then why do you smile so?"
"Because it is something I would expect more of the mouth of Raquel than you. It sounds like the encouragement she would give." Both looked to her, each smiling.
"Maybe it is, I just did not realize I was quoting her."
Aragorn turned and clapped the Elf on the shoulder, "You have a chance of winning her love Legolas, do not let it go to waste." With a nod, he left.
"I thought you said you were going to watch her, Aragorn!"
"If she wakes, I know she will want to see you more than I." he turned and left, leaving behind a bittersweet comment for Legolas to dwell upon.
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"Legolas?"
"Yes, I am here." Raquel opened her eyes and saw him sitting in the chair she had found him in as he slept. She smiled and laughed, jumping into his arms. He released her and looked her over.
"You look better, so much better."
"I feel better, my head does not hurt so."
He nodded, "When you fell, you hit your head."
She felt her head, but stopped and narrowed her eyes, "How would you know? You did not follow me did you?" he hesitated, looking down slightly, "You promised though!" she glared at him and crossed her arms.
"Raquel, let me plead my case!"
"Fine, go ahead, but you still promised!" she set her eyes on him.
"Raquel," he sighed, "I was worried about you. You did not tell me what was going on, and I did not want you to get hurt."
"Well I did, and there was nothing you could do about it." her eyes softened a little, "Also, if I would have told you what was to happen, you would not have let me go." She looked away, "I did not know what would happen, really, I just knew I had to go."
"Were you scared?"
Raquel looked at him, "Yes, I was. I was terrified. I hate not knowing what is going to happen." she sighed softly, "I told myself that if anyone got hurt in the process, I would kill them." she laughed softly, a quiet and comforting sound, "That means I hurt myself and would have to kill myself."
"Or the necklace." Legolas said just as softly.
She looked down at the necklace, "I have decided on a name for it."
"What?"
"Nimnármîr will be it's name, though I will call it Aristotle." she touched Aristotle lightly, running her finger on one of it's many curves, smiling, "You know, when I was a child, Arwen used to get so mad at me."
"Why?" Legolas smiled, hinting the laughter in her voice.
"Because she wanted Aristotle. I would never give it to her, though. Galadriel told me to never let anyone else wear it, and now I understand why." she stopped and smiled fondly, "Sometimes I would take it out and show it to Arwen just to make her mad." Raquel sighed, "She thought it was so beautiful"
"It is though." said Legolas. Raquel turned to him.
"Not when it almost takes your life." The room was silent.
"Raquel, you should go back to sleep and rest. You need to regain your strength, you are still very weak." Legolas brushed a hand across her cheek.
"But I feel fine!" She argued, again, folding her arms across her chest.
"Raquel." he raised his brow slightly, "I am warning you."
"Against what?" she looked up to him with a smug look. He leaned in closer, so his lips were just inches away from her ear.
"Please.?" he whispered. She shifted slightly, he asked again, this time taking one of her hands.
"Legolas, this is not fair!" she smiled.
"All is fair in love and war." he whispered, smiling as he felt her will giving way.
"Fine, you win!" she crawled back to her spot and laid her head back down, "but I will not promise you that I will get any better." she said stubbornly.
He walked over to where she lay and pulled the covers over her, "Do it for me then." he kissed her forehead and walked away, going to the door.
"Wait, Legolas, that is one of Gandalf's sayings, is it not?"
"Yes, but when I was little, he told me of a beautiful maiden who studied his lore, making up her own as she went along."
"And what was her name?"
"I am not sure, he never told me." with a wave, Legolas left, leaving Raquel to wonder.
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hey, so how was it? I think it went pretty well, but nobody cares about wat the author thinks (lol). next chapter- Raquel gets better and tells Legolas a lot. Stay tuned. anywho, thanx elena for reviewn again, I really do luv u! nm2 say here, im flat out of talk, so ill end this fic here. cya, asta luego! have a dandy and peachy day!
*~*~*Gabi*~*~*