author: jetty
title: The Missing Girl
Chapter three: Eldanor
And all Ashleigh knew when the light dimmed was that she felt new... And was in someone's arms.
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They both opened their eyes at the same time, drowsy until they recognized the eyes that stared back. Ashleigh jumped up from underneath the elven-prince shouting.
"I told you it wouldn't work-" her mouth dropped open when she realised that these were completely different woods. These were woods of late summer, golden and green... Not still-dried woods from winter. She looked all around for her brother, only to see he was nowhere to be found.
"C-clif?" she asked turning around in circles.
Legolas just lay there on the ground, looking from the trees to the girl, and back again praying for an answer. The only one he recieved was a worried look exchanged between the two of them.
Ashleigh took on a look of complete lunacy. This frightened Legolas terribly.
"Ohhhh... I get it," she said finally, pointing a finger in the air, "I've fainted again and this is all a dream... Yea, that's it." she began laughing hysterically and walked over to where Legolas now sat. She very cheerfully pulled up his sleeve and pinched his bare arm, rather harshly. He yelled out "Ai!" again and rubbed the swelling. When he looked back up to his assaliant, tears were running down her pale cheeks.
"Fuck...I-I never FELT a person in my dream before..." she said helplessly, eyes mysteriously dark. She sobbed loudly and sat down hard on the ground. Legolas moved to comfort her, but she pushed him away.
"Leave me alone PRINCE." she spat out the last word as if she were confronting an enemy. She buried her face in her kneea
"Holy Shit, im insane." She stood up and looked up at the sky. She looked to Legolas just in time to see his wince.
"Please milady, do not use such fowelities. It does not become you." the elf responded, also standing.
This time, for some reason, Ashleigh didn't argue. Maybe it was the peacefullness of her surroundings, singing trees and sugary wind. Or maybe it was because she felt younger... Almost like a child. Well certainly, she still was a child on earth... Only seventeen. But she had no idea of how young she was in this world.
Earth. She thought. Sound-filled stillness everywhere. She missed it. The smell of asphault when it rained... The sound of a car from the inside at one in the morning. The light of the sun shining in through your blinds. You curse it until you don't have it.
"I'm never going back, am I?" she whispered, facing him again. His breath caught in his throat. She looked angelic standing there, the wind in her hair, the sea in her eyes. A single tear had escaped again. it had run quickly and silently down her cheek, mingling with her charcoal hair. He found himself erasing the distance between them in seconds, his hands gracefully plotting themselves on her fragile arms.
"Do not cry Nendili..." he said, reaching up to rub the tear gently from her face. She didn't fight him. The wind, the trees, and his charms slowly were getting to her, and she was very upset to find herself attracted to him. It was like a love-drug. He treated her like a girl. Or as if she were a porceline doll. *a cussing hazardous porceline doll.* she repremended. He slowly pulled her into his chest, allowing her to rest her head upon it. She could hear his heart, and it was steady. Like rain. *Everything is becoming so artistic to me.* she suddenly thought. Before this unexpected adventure, she were more likely to drop dead then to be found bouting poetry or describing the air and the trees. She suddenly found herself dozing off into his arms. His scent (spices and grass if you must know) was wafting into her system like incense. And just like incense, it knocked her out.
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Ashleigh awoke to two people talking. When she opened her eyes, a beautiful woman was talking to Legolas. And Ashleigh... Well she was in Legolas' arms. The woman smiled at Ashleigh and looked back up to Legolas.
"I think your water sprite has awoken." she said, in what Ashleigh assumed to be a teasing voice. Somehow, Ashleigh could tell that Legolas had blushed. He gently set her on the ground next to him. She looked drowsily at him and then back to the woman as she spoke.
"Hallo, my name is Arwen..." she reached out a hand and shook Ashleigh's. Ashleigh, suddenly overwhelmed by her surroundings (they stood outside of what looked to be a great city of trees) said dreamily, "Hello, I'm Ashleigh." she then stopped to see the look upon the woman's face.
"Ah, so you were raised by men then?" she said looking interestedly at Legolas.
"Uhmm... Yea..." she replied, still not quite understanding the situation.
"Of course she was raised by men Arwen, she IS a man." he said wondering what his freind was getting at. This made Ashleigh start laughing quietly... *He just said i was a man. Fuck i act like i'm tweakin or something*
"Are you so sure Legolas?" she said, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yes. Why?" he asked, uncertainty evident in his voice.
Arwen walked over and gently placed one slender finger upon Ashleigh's cheek. She then, grinning matter-of-factly, pushed her dark locks behind her ear. Her now very very very pointy ear. For the second time in that day, Legolas looked at her as if he'd seen a ghost.
"Oh god what now?" she asked as Arwen began laughing, a sound clear like the sound of water into a glass bottle. She walked cheerily over to Legolas and clapped him on the back.
"Care to explain this to me?" Ashleigh asked, still sleepy.
"feel your ears." Legolas said, still awed.
She looked at him suspiciously then put one hand upon her right ear. Her eyes popped out of their sockets.
"What in the holy-" she stopped when she saw his eyes also grow bigger.
"world..." she finished, as if another word had never crossed her mind.
"It looks like we will have to start calling you Nendili permanently." Legolas said, looking at her approvingly.
"Because all elves' names mean something." Arwen finished laughing again.
"WHAT!?!" Nendili screamed.
Legolas reached her just in time to keep her from hitting the ground.
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WooT! yes people i DO know it's been done. But I don't give a crap. I'm inspired. Maybe she IS fainting too much. Ah well, call it jet-lag.
Thanks:
Iden's garden
Fearless Kitty
Chibi-Chingo
and
Nightshade
for R/R!!!
Jetty
title: The Missing Girl
Chapter three: Eldanor
And all Ashleigh knew when the light dimmed was that she felt new... And was in someone's arms.
****************************************************************************************
They both opened their eyes at the same time, drowsy until they recognized the eyes that stared back. Ashleigh jumped up from underneath the elven-prince shouting.
"I told you it wouldn't work-" her mouth dropped open when she realised that these were completely different woods. These were woods of late summer, golden and green... Not still-dried woods from winter. She looked all around for her brother, only to see he was nowhere to be found.
"C-clif?" she asked turning around in circles.
Legolas just lay there on the ground, looking from the trees to the girl, and back again praying for an answer. The only one he recieved was a worried look exchanged between the two of them.
Ashleigh took on a look of complete lunacy. This frightened Legolas terribly.
"Ohhhh... I get it," she said finally, pointing a finger in the air, "I've fainted again and this is all a dream... Yea, that's it." she began laughing hysterically and walked over to where Legolas now sat. She very cheerfully pulled up his sleeve and pinched his bare arm, rather harshly. He yelled out "Ai!" again and rubbed the swelling. When he looked back up to his assaliant, tears were running down her pale cheeks.
"Fuck...I-I never FELT a person in my dream before..." she said helplessly, eyes mysteriously dark. She sobbed loudly and sat down hard on the ground. Legolas moved to comfort her, but she pushed him away.
"Leave me alone PRINCE." she spat out the last word as if she were confronting an enemy. She buried her face in her kneea
"Holy Shit, im insane." She stood up and looked up at the sky. She looked to Legolas just in time to see his wince.
"Please milady, do not use such fowelities. It does not become you." the elf responded, also standing.
This time, for some reason, Ashleigh didn't argue. Maybe it was the peacefullness of her surroundings, singing trees and sugary wind. Or maybe it was because she felt younger... Almost like a child. Well certainly, she still was a child on earth... Only seventeen. But she had no idea of how young she was in this world.
Earth. She thought. Sound-filled stillness everywhere. She missed it. The smell of asphault when it rained... The sound of a car from the inside at one in the morning. The light of the sun shining in through your blinds. You curse it until you don't have it.
"I'm never going back, am I?" she whispered, facing him again. His breath caught in his throat. She looked angelic standing there, the wind in her hair, the sea in her eyes. A single tear had escaped again. it had run quickly and silently down her cheek, mingling with her charcoal hair. He found himself erasing the distance between them in seconds, his hands gracefully plotting themselves on her fragile arms.
"Do not cry Nendili..." he said, reaching up to rub the tear gently from her face. She didn't fight him. The wind, the trees, and his charms slowly were getting to her, and she was very upset to find herself attracted to him. It was like a love-drug. He treated her like a girl. Or as if she were a porceline doll. *a cussing hazardous porceline doll.* she repremended. He slowly pulled her into his chest, allowing her to rest her head upon it. She could hear his heart, and it was steady. Like rain. *Everything is becoming so artistic to me.* she suddenly thought. Before this unexpected adventure, she were more likely to drop dead then to be found bouting poetry or describing the air and the trees. She suddenly found herself dozing off into his arms. His scent (spices and grass if you must know) was wafting into her system like incense. And just like incense, it knocked her out.
******************************************************
Ashleigh awoke to two people talking. When she opened her eyes, a beautiful woman was talking to Legolas. And Ashleigh... Well she was in Legolas' arms. The woman smiled at Ashleigh and looked back up to Legolas.
"I think your water sprite has awoken." she said, in what Ashleigh assumed to be a teasing voice. Somehow, Ashleigh could tell that Legolas had blushed. He gently set her on the ground next to him. She looked drowsily at him and then back to the woman as she spoke.
"Hallo, my name is Arwen..." she reached out a hand and shook Ashleigh's. Ashleigh, suddenly overwhelmed by her surroundings (they stood outside of what looked to be a great city of trees) said dreamily, "Hello, I'm Ashleigh." she then stopped to see the look upon the woman's face.
"Ah, so you were raised by men then?" she said looking interestedly at Legolas.
"Uhmm... Yea..." she replied, still not quite understanding the situation.
"Of course she was raised by men Arwen, she IS a man." he said wondering what his freind was getting at. This made Ashleigh start laughing quietly... *He just said i was a man. Fuck i act like i'm tweakin or something*
"Are you so sure Legolas?" she said, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yes. Why?" he asked, uncertainty evident in his voice.
Arwen walked over and gently placed one slender finger upon Ashleigh's cheek. She then, grinning matter-of-factly, pushed her dark locks behind her ear. Her now very very very pointy ear. For the second time in that day, Legolas looked at her as if he'd seen a ghost.
"Oh god what now?" she asked as Arwen began laughing, a sound clear like the sound of water into a glass bottle. She walked cheerily over to Legolas and clapped him on the back.
"Care to explain this to me?" Ashleigh asked, still sleepy.
"feel your ears." Legolas said, still awed.
She looked at him suspiciously then put one hand upon her right ear. Her eyes popped out of their sockets.
"What in the holy-" she stopped when she saw his eyes also grow bigger.
"world..." she finished, as if another word had never crossed her mind.
"It looks like we will have to start calling you Nendili permanently." Legolas said, looking at her approvingly.
"Because all elves' names mean something." Arwen finished laughing again.
"WHAT!?!" Nendili screamed.
Legolas reached her just in time to keep her from hitting the ground.
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WooT! yes people i DO know it's been done. But I don't give a crap. I'm inspired. Maybe she IS fainting too much. Ah well, call it jet-lag.
Thanks:
Iden's garden
Fearless Kitty
Chibi-Chingo
and
Nightshade
for R/R!!!
Jetty