Disclaimer and notes in the Prologue.
An update already? Whoa!! So soon? Yes! ^_^ *giggles* Anyway, notes!
UberBrain: *cackles* Aims, I love you! Roflmao. *uber hugs!!* I read that comment and I choked on my juice! Lol Lord knows if I could I would do that.. *eyes glaze over* But it's not Lacey's style. Not while she's sober anyway.. *snicker* Besides.. Fanfiction.net took away the NC-17 fic.. *coughs and smiles innocently*
;): Hee, thanks! I hope this is soon enough for you!
BookCrazy77: I hope it would sound normal.. Well, normal as opposed to horrible..lol
Spaztic Lapdancing Pinata: I'm glad you love and like it! But do you.. Uh.. I got nothing. Lol. ;p *random thought* What the Fellowship needed was a Winnebago and a camera crew. Road Rules: Middle Earth! *cackles*
Starbrat: Read on and find out. ^_^
Manx: Whoo! 10 points! *giggles* YAYNESS!!!
Chicorytee: She thinks she knows.. But then she also thinks that Pixi Stixs are the food of the gods. She's wacky.
Sara: If it sounds confusing, it was, in a way, meant to. It's the way Lacey talks at times. Kind of a rambly gotta repeat before understanding type of dialogue. Basically she meant that there is no doubt that Saruman will attack.
The nameless one with no Name: Lol, if you really want to use the line, I suppose you can. I'm glad you found it funny!
KoUsagi: Hey girl! Rofl, Sanity Challenged is the BEST way to be. ^_^ (As for The Elf and the Lacey Suvian, who knows..lol)
Music: Thank you, and I'll sure try!
That's all for today, so yup. Hehe. But anyway, I hope this goes okay. Uber hugs to you all and I hope you enjoy the update!
Oh and for the bored.. Another cover for the fic lol
http://www.marua.com/silence/scribbles/CoMScover.jpg
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Chapter 16A - Thinking Hurts
More walking! Yay. Well, no walking for me. I get to ride Maeglin. Ha ha. So I'm being selfish. The world can kiss my ass. I'm feeling the evil today.
Okay, so I'm just going through highly extended sugar withdrawal. I miss my Pixi Stix..
We'd been heading towards Helm's Deep for a couple of days. It was slow going as there were so many people. Bet they wish they had a plane. Or a bus. Maybe a subway.
Little old me was avoiding all again. I was trailing a bit behind Aragorn, Gimli and Eowyn. So far everything was movie continuity once more. Which means I didn't hate Eowyn or want to kick her in the head.
Not that I would. She could kick my ass easily and I'd like to avoid that.
Thankfully Legolas was busy being super elf so it was even easier to avoid him.
~You don't want to avoid him and you know it.~
I rolled my eyes. I had gone the entire journey without the voice. I had a couple of loops though.. But they seemed to only last about fifteen minutes or so. Not too bad.
What do you want now?
~To talk some sense into you.~
Oh will you just fuck off, Mary?
~Don't you tell me to-- how do you know? I mean, you're insane.~
Get off it already. Only you or Sue would try and throw yourself, or me in this case, at Legolas. Not even I would do that.
The voice changed into Mary's tone with a snort. ~That's what you think. I've seen your mind.~
Bite me.
~You think I'm going to let you get off so easily? You got me KILLED! By MY elf!~
Not yours. Never was. Get over yourself.
~Screw you! I WILL have one of those men, even if I have to use you to do it!~
Like hell you are!
I remembered all my comic book reading days and tried out one of the X-Men's mind blocking tricks. Build a wall and shut it out or something.
~You stupid little bitch! If you thi--~
Mary's voice was abruptly cut off and I grinned. "Thank you Marvel."
"What do you see?" Theoden voice called, interrupting my triumph.
Uh oh.
"Wargs! We are under attack!" Aragorn answered.
"All riders to the head of the column!" Theoden cried out.
The villagers began to panic as everyone started barking out orders. It was semi chaotic around me as I debated what to do.
Do I stay or do I go?
My answer was forced upon me when I saw a woman with her children trying to follow the others. Most were teenagers, but the smallest one, a boy, was lagging behind. With a grimace I rode over and plucked him off the ground and onto the horse with me.
His eyes were wide as he stared at me. I tried to smile, but couldn't make it reach my own eyes. It seemed enough for him though and I ruffled his hair a bit. I could hear the woman telling me to take him ahead.. I debated on just giving her the horse.
When I looked at her to offer, her eyes went hard and she gave me a harsh response to my unasked question.
Suffice to say, I rode ahead with him. Don't argue with a mother with that look in her eyes. EVER. I know that rule oh so well.
I talked to the boy as we rode, his name was Darcyn and he wanted to be like Eomer when he grew up.
I had to bite back the urge to imply he wanted to be a testosterone filled blonde fuckwit.
"Oh really." I said sweetly instead. "You want to ride like him?"
Darcyn nodded his head eagerly. "And I want to fight like him. Orcs are afraid of him I bet."
"Don't be too eager for a fight, kiddo." I gave a sad smile as I remembered how they had armed young boys not much older then him in the movie. "You need to enjoy being a kid first. Then worry about Orc smashing."
I'm not sure how long I chatted with him or how long we rode, but eventually I heard it.
"Helm's Deep! At last! There it is!"
I breathed a welcome sigh of relief.
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Yes, Darcyn was reunited with his mother. I didn't keep him or anything odd like that. What do you take me for, some kind of freak? My name is Lacey, not Mary or Sue.
So I wandered the halls of Helm's Deep to kill time. I had just turned a corner and found myself nearly running into Legolas all too soon it seemed.
"Answer me this." He said, his voice steady and insistent "Does he live?"
Aragorn. Of course. "I.. Can't.."
He took a step forward and I took one back. "Tell me. You know."
Okay, he was seriously wigging me out now. "I'm sorry.. But I can't tell you." I glanced around, wishing there were someone else nearby. Hell, I'd settle for Eomer or even Grima the Unbathed. Anyone just to keep Legolas from staring at me like that.
Legolas looked as if he wanted to strangle me because I wouldn't share. "Why do you do that?"
"Do what?" I slowly inched away.
"You know of things to come and yet you stand there and do nothing." He accused. "Why?"
"It's not my job." I said, not bothering to deny that I knew. "I can't ruin what's going to happen."
"And yet.. You knew Boromir was to die and you did not warn him."
"I thought.. I could save him on my own."
"What makes that so different from now?"
"Because I screwed up!" I exclaimed. "I'm not risking that again! Every time I try to do something I want or feel, something goes wrong." I waved my hand out in front of me in frustration. "Look at this place! Look at where we are! We're in a god damn mousetrap and if I so much as step wrong I could get everyone killed! THAT is why I don't do anything." I lowered my voice. "That's why I avoid all of you. Because I could get you all killed and I don't want that."
"But what of the people that are hurt by you remaining silent?" Legolas asked me, his voice calmer then earlier. "What of them?"
"Fate." I didn't believe myself anymore then he probably did. "It's fate. Things have to play out as they were meant to."
"Do they now. If everything is all in the hands of fate, then why are you here?" Legolas walked by me. "Think about that as you stay in your personal exile."
I turned to snap a retort at his retreating back, but nothing came to mind.
I take that back. Something did.
~See what you did? You pissed him off. Now how the hell am I supposed to--~
I growled as I stormed off, ignoring Mary in my head.
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Well Aragorn came back of course. At least I didn't screw that up. So everyone started prepping for war. I was staring out a window of the keep in a secluded little room as I listened to the sounds of the few soldiers and refugees scrambling around.
I know I had said earlier.. that I was going to hide if I made it this far. But now that I'm here.. I'm pulled in different directions.
~Still avoiding? Go hide. You're useless here. Better yet, just off yourself already. You have my sword. You went back for it in Edoras. So do it and then we'll both be out of here.~
I snarled at Mary and pulled her sword out of my bag. "You'd like that wouldn't you. Oh no, if I die, I bet you somehow stay. You'll just jump into some other poor girl or maybe reform. Fuck that shit." I stabbed the sword into the wall, driving it halfway into a crack. "The only thing I'm going to do with your sword is this."
With it stuck into the wall, I tried to break it. Surprisingly.. It snapped without much difficulty.
~No! You stupid.. Oh you are so going to pay. You hear me?~
Her voice trailed off as the shards of the sword dissolved into nothingness and the hilt became a handful of dust that slipped through my fingers.
"Shitty craftsmanship." I smiled in satisfaction. I amazed myself sometimes. I removed my bag of holding and reached inside it as I sat down at the small table. "Okay, I have Lembas in here.." I tried to think of anything else I kept. "My staff.. Damn it, don't have I have anything useful in here, like a rocket launcher?"
My hand felt something solid in the bag. I frowned and grabbed the questionable object and pulled it out. I let out a groan as I laid it out on the table.
"Oh this is just so Suvian." I snickered.
I started to laugh. It could come in handy if I stayed to fight. If I were allowed to stay. Once I stepped out of this room, if a guard spotted me, I'd be ushered away to the caves.
I walked away from the table and back to the window in thought.
An update already? Whoa!! So soon? Yes! ^_^ *giggles* Anyway, notes!
UberBrain: *cackles* Aims, I love you! Roflmao. *uber hugs!!* I read that comment and I choked on my juice! Lol Lord knows if I could I would do that.. *eyes glaze over* But it's not Lacey's style. Not while she's sober anyway.. *snicker* Besides.. Fanfiction.net took away the NC-17 fic.. *coughs and smiles innocently*
;): Hee, thanks! I hope this is soon enough for you!
BookCrazy77: I hope it would sound normal.. Well, normal as opposed to horrible..lol
Spaztic Lapdancing Pinata: I'm glad you love and like it! But do you.. Uh.. I got nothing. Lol. ;p *random thought* What the Fellowship needed was a Winnebago and a camera crew. Road Rules: Middle Earth! *cackles*
Starbrat: Read on and find out. ^_^
Manx: Whoo! 10 points! *giggles* YAYNESS!!!
Chicorytee: She thinks she knows.. But then she also thinks that Pixi Stixs are the food of the gods. She's wacky.
Sara: If it sounds confusing, it was, in a way, meant to. It's the way Lacey talks at times. Kind of a rambly gotta repeat before understanding type of dialogue. Basically she meant that there is no doubt that Saruman will attack.
The nameless one with no Name: Lol, if you really want to use the line, I suppose you can. I'm glad you found it funny!
KoUsagi: Hey girl! Rofl, Sanity Challenged is the BEST way to be. ^_^ (As for The Elf and the Lacey Suvian, who knows..lol)
Music: Thank you, and I'll sure try!
That's all for today, so yup. Hehe. But anyway, I hope this goes okay. Uber hugs to you all and I hope you enjoy the update!
Oh and for the bored.. Another cover for the fic lol
http://www.marua.com/silence/scribbles/CoMScover.jpg
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Chapter 16A - Thinking Hurts
More walking! Yay. Well, no walking for me. I get to ride Maeglin. Ha ha. So I'm being selfish. The world can kiss my ass. I'm feeling the evil today.
Okay, so I'm just going through highly extended sugar withdrawal. I miss my Pixi Stix..
We'd been heading towards Helm's Deep for a couple of days. It was slow going as there were so many people. Bet they wish they had a plane. Or a bus. Maybe a subway.
Little old me was avoiding all again. I was trailing a bit behind Aragorn, Gimli and Eowyn. So far everything was movie continuity once more. Which means I didn't hate Eowyn or want to kick her in the head.
Not that I would. She could kick my ass easily and I'd like to avoid that.
Thankfully Legolas was busy being super elf so it was even easier to avoid him.
~You don't want to avoid him and you know it.~
I rolled my eyes. I had gone the entire journey without the voice. I had a couple of loops though.. But they seemed to only last about fifteen minutes or so. Not too bad.
What do you want now?
~To talk some sense into you.~
Oh will you just fuck off, Mary?
~Don't you tell me to-- how do you know? I mean, you're insane.~
Get off it already. Only you or Sue would try and throw yourself, or me in this case, at Legolas. Not even I would do that.
The voice changed into Mary's tone with a snort. ~That's what you think. I've seen your mind.~
Bite me.
~You think I'm going to let you get off so easily? You got me KILLED! By MY elf!~
Not yours. Never was. Get over yourself.
~Screw you! I WILL have one of those men, even if I have to use you to do it!~
Like hell you are!
I remembered all my comic book reading days and tried out one of the X-Men's mind blocking tricks. Build a wall and shut it out or something.
~You stupid little bitch! If you thi--~
Mary's voice was abruptly cut off and I grinned. "Thank you Marvel."
"What do you see?" Theoden voice called, interrupting my triumph.
Uh oh.
"Wargs! We are under attack!" Aragorn answered.
"All riders to the head of the column!" Theoden cried out.
The villagers began to panic as everyone started barking out orders. It was semi chaotic around me as I debated what to do.
Do I stay or do I go?
My answer was forced upon me when I saw a woman with her children trying to follow the others. Most were teenagers, but the smallest one, a boy, was lagging behind. With a grimace I rode over and plucked him off the ground and onto the horse with me.
His eyes were wide as he stared at me. I tried to smile, but couldn't make it reach my own eyes. It seemed enough for him though and I ruffled his hair a bit. I could hear the woman telling me to take him ahead.. I debated on just giving her the horse.
When I looked at her to offer, her eyes went hard and she gave me a harsh response to my unasked question.
Suffice to say, I rode ahead with him. Don't argue with a mother with that look in her eyes. EVER. I know that rule oh so well.
I talked to the boy as we rode, his name was Darcyn and he wanted to be like Eomer when he grew up.
I had to bite back the urge to imply he wanted to be a testosterone filled blonde fuckwit.
"Oh really." I said sweetly instead. "You want to ride like him?"
Darcyn nodded his head eagerly. "And I want to fight like him. Orcs are afraid of him I bet."
"Don't be too eager for a fight, kiddo." I gave a sad smile as I remembered how they had armed young boys not much older then him in the movie. "You need to enjoy being a kid first. Then worry about Orc smashing."
I'm not sure how long I chatted with him or how long we rode, but eventually I heard it.
"Helm's Deep! At last! There it is!"
I breathed a welcome sigh of relief.
----------
Yes, Darcyn was reunited with his mother. I didn't keep him or anything odd like that. What do you take me for, some kind of freak? My name is Lacey, not Mary or Sue.
So I wandered the halls of Helm's Deep to kill time. I had just turned a corner and found myself nearly running into Legolas all too soon it seemed.
"Answer me this." He said, his voice steady and insistent "Does he live?"
Aragorn. Of course. "I.. Can't.."
He took a step forward and I took one back. "Tell me. You know."
Okay, he was seriously wigging me out now. "I'm sorry.. But I can't tell you." I glanced around, wishing there were someone else nearby. Hell, I'd settle for Eomer or even Grima the Unbathed. Anyone just to keep Legolas from staring at me like that.
Legolas looked as if he wanted to strangle me because I wouldn't share. "Why do you do that?"
"Do what?" I slowly inched away.
"You know of things to come and yet you stand there and do nothing." He accused. "Why?"
"It's not my job." I said, not bothering to deny that I knew. "I can't ruin what's going to happen."
"And yet.. You knew Boromir was to die and you did not warn him."
"I thought.. I could save him on my own."
"What makes that so different from now?"
"Because I screwed up!" I exclaimed. "I'm not risking that again! Every time I try to do something I want or feel, something goes wrong." I waved my hand out in front of me in frustration. "Look at this place! Look at where we are! We're in a god damn mousetrap and if I so much as step wrong I could get everyone killed! THAT is why I don't do anything." I lowered my voice. "That's why I avoid all of you. Because I could get you all killed and I don't want that."
"But what of the people that are hurt by you remaining silent?" Legolas asked me, his voice calmer then earlier. "What of them?"
"Fate." I didn't believe myself anymore then he probably did. "It's fate. Things have to play out as they were meant to."
"Do they now. If everything is all in the hands of fate, then why are you here?" Legolas walked by me. "Think about that as you stay in your personal exile."
I turned to snap a retort at his retreating back, but nothing came to mind.
I take that back. Something did.
~See what you did? You pissed him off. Now how the hell am I supposed to--~
I growled as I stormed off, ignoring Mary in my head.
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Well Aragorn came back of course. At least I didn't screw that up. So everyone started prepping for war. I was staring out a window of the keep in a secluded little room as I listened to the sounds of the few soldiers and refugees scrambling around.
I know I had said earlier.. that I was going to hide if I made it this far. But now that I'm here.. I'm pulled in different directions.
~Still avoiding? Go hide. You're useless here. Better yet, just off yourself already. You have my sword. You went back for it in Edoras. So do it and then we'll both be out of here.~
I snarled at Mary and pulled her sword out of my bag. "You'd like that wouldn't you. Oh no, if I die, I bet you somehow stay. You'll just jump into some other poor girl or maybe reform. Fuck that shit." I stabbed the sword into the wall, driving it halfway into a crack. "The only thing I'm going to do with your sword is this."
With it stuck into the wall, I tried to break it. Surprisingly.. It snapped without much difficulty.
~No! You stupid.. Oh you are so going to pay. You hear me?~
Her voice trailed off as the shards of the sword dissolved into nothingness and the hilt became a handful of dust that slipped through my fingers.
"Shitty craftsmanship." I smiled in satisfaction. I amazed myself sometimes. I removed my bag of holding and reached inside it as I sat down at the small table. "Okay, I have Lembas in here.." I tried to think of anything else I kept. "My staff.. Damn it, don't have I have anything useful in here, like a rocket launcher?"
My hand felt something solid in the bag. I frowned and grabbed the questionable object and pulled it out. I let out a groan as I laid it out on the table.
"Oh this is just so Suvian." I snickered.
I started to laugh. It could come in handy if I stayed to fight. If I were allowed to stay. Once I stepped out of this room, if a guard spotted me, I'd be ushered away to the caves.
I walked away from the table and back to the window in thought.