Ossu!
I've had this on my computer for awhile...just an Idea I had
Consider this a prologue/teaser
Be forewarned; I'm using simple Elvish so don't expect me to actually get all of this right
Thanks to SilverRay for encouraging me to post this...ehehe, I didn't think I actually was going to...
A horrified scream filled the air, followed by cries of dismay as a sword fell to the ground. The empty sound of steel hitting stone seemed to silence everything else for the woman who had just watched her own daughter die
She awoke, her body sprawled face down upon the ground. Slowly bringing her arms to her sides, and pushed herself upwards onto her knees. She felt stiff, as if she hadn't moved in centuries.
Where was she?
The last thing she could remember....was a battle
A great battle upon the moon!
But...What had happened to everyone? She could dimly remember the shouting, the screams, the sound of cold metal on metal
The blood
She shuttered, that wasn't something she wanted to remember. The girl looked up to observe her surroundings and gasped lightly.
She was in a forest?
Or so she assumed, seeing as how the only forests she had ever seen had in books. But if this was a forest, then did that mean that she was on Chikyuu-sei? How was this possible? She had been on the Moon! She was so sure of that fact, but how could she be sure of anything now? Her memories were so vague...
Sobs lightly shook her body as she cried, her face covered by her hands; How could she remember so little? She felt so lost, so alone....
"Suilad?"
He had seen her from a distance, or what he had assumed to be a woman. But even with his keen vision, he couldn't tell.
Her body was obscured from his view by some sort of light. Or aura as some would call it, making it difficult from him to see anything distinguishable about her. But the light wasn't one of those that made it impossible to look at...Quite oddly, it gave off a warmth, even from this distance
But it wasn't his inability to see the mysterious person that confused him. Oh no, it was the fact that the world that he was in...
His thoughts were cut from him as he heard soft crying from the figure on the ground. His brow creased slightly, now what was he to do? He had never dealt with such a...being before, and certainly not in this type of situation either. By his people's standards, he was still a young child, and inexperienced in dealing with such situations.
After contemplating what he should do for a moment, he finally slowly started to move forward. His footsteps were silent, expected in this world that he was in, but as he neared the form, he realized that even though the figure was distorted by the light, he could still tell that this person...was a woman
(Don't ask me how, he just can...-_-'')
Silently kneeling on the ground beside her, he called out;
"Suilad?" (Hello?)
She gasped in surprise as she tore her hands away from her face to see the intruder...er well, not so much an intruder. More of a interrupter of her crying...Anyways, her eyes widened in shock as she took in the creature before her. And from pure surprise and anxiety on her part, she scurried backwards until her back touched the trunk of a near by tree. Her eyes never leaving him, she used the tree for support pushing herself upwards on to her feet; just in case...(^-^;) But never before had she seen such a being!
He had stood up with her, not at all surprised by her reaction. Perhaps she hadn't understood Sindarin he had spoken.
He tried again in common speech "Are you ok?"
He couldn't believe that he was doing this....
His words barely registered in her mind, but once they did, she remembered. The speech of those on Chikyuu-sei! She still remember how...how...who had tried to teach her? That didn't matter now
"F-fine" she stuttered. As hard as she had tried, she still had a long ways to go in learning this type of language.
He couldn't help but smile slightly, at least now he knew that he could communicate with her. But her voice was filled with doubt, as if she wasn't sure of what she was saying. "Who are you?" he asked
She opened her mouth to respond, but her expression went blank as she realized something.
She couldn't remember WHO she was! If things couldn't get worse...
"I...I don't...know?" she responded her voice shaking as she started leaning heavily against the tree
She didn't know? Then again, what did it matter? He wasn't even sure that this was real! To him, she was only a blur of light...only slightly he could make out different features or and arms or legs as they moved
He sighed as he slowly stepped towards the girl. "I am Legolas Greenleaf" he said, pointing to himself "I am of the Northern Mirkwood elves"
"Elves?" she questioned, testing the foreign word. She had heard of such creatures before, and that most likely explained his appearance.
"Yes, elves" he replied as he held out his hand for her, the small gesture showing that he wanted to help her
She gazed at the hand in front of her. She remembered hearing that elves were suppose to be of good nature. So...she suppose he could trusted.
Ever so slowly she reached out her own hand, and gently placed it in his, and releasing the tree that she had been clinging onto
His eyes widened in surprise from the warmth he felt in the palm of his hand. Never had anything here felt so real! Whenever he had touched anything here, it held no substance or resistance to his touch, because he knew that none of it was real. He looked back up to the figure in front of him, and could almost make out her confused features.
I mean, who wouldn't be confused? Having someone looking at your hand with such curiosity...real interesting...
"Do you know where you are?" he tried, leading her away from the tree that had been supporting her
"No" she responded bluntly, allowing herself to be guided. He was after all from these parts, and could most likely help her.
He shook his head. Was she truly real? And if so, how did she end up here? He had heard of stories of people like her...but that's all they were; stories. Was it possible that she was one of them?
"Would you believe me," he started, releasing her hand and turning to face her "That you are in my dream?"
She gasped as she stepped away from him "Nani?" she breathed as she looked around her. This was all a dream? But how?
Legolas nodded "Are you..." he paused, searching for the right words "a person that walks through dreams?" [1] That's the best he could think of?
She stared at him, and shook her head. Well what he thought was shaking her head. "N-no"
But how had she ended up here? She could remember
Blood
Her own
Staining her dress, as she had taken the sword to herself. To be with...with...who? She could remember no more. But if this was true, then that meant..
"I'm dead" she stated out loud, her hands lightly touching her neck.
Legolas was caught off guard as he stared at her, she was dead? There was a dead person within his dream?! However, in some way that would make sense as to how she came here.
"Something...has...gone wrong" she continued, carefully selecting her words "Strong....magic"
"Perhaps"
"I will be...trapped in your dreams until someone...perhaps Cronus"
"Who?"
She stared at him. He didn't know? No matter. Things must be different here "The king of the Gods"
Legolas retained the blank look, but nodded
"Until they...know what has...happened"
"How long will that be?"
"I do not know"
Why? Why had she killed herself? For the sake of love, that was why! But so young...and now to ensure her daughters future, there was only once choice to make; to end this battle
"You are cruel fates" she whispered as she placed the powerful crystal into the moon wand. Standing proudly with the wand raised over her head, she said the words to defy her great enemy
"Moon Prism Power!" (Ano...I don't think that's the right one...)
"Selenity!" a voice cried as they watched their beloved queen sacrifice herself
"Onegai Ginzuishou, " she prayed as she collapsed onto the ground "Grant my final wish"
Many months had passed for Legolas [2] for he had been to the real world. But as for his dream maiden, perhaps only a few weeks had passed for her.
But in these times, the days seemed far too long, and the nights far too short for his liking, for he had grown used to her visits...even though they were only in dreams.
Legolas couldn't help but smile at the sudden thought of her. Even for someone that had lost their life, she could always keep herself happy. And such things spread easily to him...
*~* Flashback*~*
He watched her from a distance as she happily ran through the woods of the dream forest, chasing the small animals of the dream world. She had been here for a few days now, and already it seemed as if she had grown used to the idea of being trapped in a dream. But these days for him were dreary, as he had been assigned to look after the creature Gollum, the corrupted hobbit that Gandalf the Grey had captured. He must have drifted off to sleep after leaving Gollum...
A small smile touched his lips as she walked up to him, carrying a small rabbit in her arms.
"She's so soft" she claimed as she held the animal out for Legolas to touch.
He shook his head "Alas, but I cannot" he said as he reached out a hand to pet the fur, only to find that his hand went straight through "For I know that this is a dream, and that none of this is real"
"Believe then" she countered
"...You don't understand I-"
"Believe that this is real. Then you can feel what I do"
"But-"
"Convince yourself that this is real. That's the fun in dreams!"
He shook his head "But not all dreams are fun. Some hold the darkness that brings much fear" He could hear the figure in front of him sigh, as she suddenly reached out and took his hand. The touch warm and soft as she brought it upwards.
"Sometimes you need to believe. When you believe in something or someone, then it gives comfort and strength to them." she explained, still holding his hand. "You didn't think I was real at first, right?"
He nodded
"But you can feel me holding your hand, can you not? When you believe, then things can turn out to be much different from what they seem"
He nodded again. Where was she going with this?
"So then believe that this rabbit is real, then you can feel what I do"
The grip on his hand tightened slightly, and he sighed to himself. Well, there was nothing to lose, right? Taking a deep breath, he concentrated- he believed that the rabbit was real...or at least that's what he was trying to convince himself.
She guided his hand towards the small animal in her arms, and gently pushed it into the warm soft fur.
Wait. Fur?
She giggled at the look of amazement upon his face, "See? when you believe, then anything can happen!"
He smiled at her as he ran his hand gently down the back of the rabbit. Suddenly, the rabbit pushed itself away from his touch and out of her arms, landing softly onto the ground before jumping back into the woods.
She laughed as she grabbed his hand once again and pulled him into the woods with her "Come on!" she playfully cried, as she started running after the woodland creature.
He didn't know how, but all the bleakness from watching after Gollum had suddenly disappeared, as he let himself willingly follow the girl. And he couldn't help the small laugh that escaped his lips.
This girl was one of a kind, and a part of him wished that she never had to leave
*~* End Flashback*~*
Her speaking skills had greatly improved, and he swore that every new time that he saw her, the light which surrounded her would lessen each time, making it easier to see her.
"Perhaps" he muttered to himself as he sat against a tree in the forest "This calls for a nap"
He appeared as he always did in the forest. The forest that he had always loved dearly for it was him home. And this mirror image of his home now held something that he had grown to adore.
"My Fair maiden I have returned!" he called as he walked through the woods.
She fell to the ground, her hands clutching her head as painful memories filled it. Flashes of the battle that took place on her home before...before the death of her loved one had taken place, because from then on, that life as she had known it, had ended
"My daughter" a voice called out to her "It is time"
"Hai," she answered as the pain in her head subsided "Wakatta"
From a distance, she heard Legolas's call...and she couldn't help the tears that formed in her eyes. She had loved her stay here...and she had loved learning of this new world, and most of all, she had loved spending time with the elf she had shared this dream world with. If only....
No time for such thoughts, she needed to find him before she was torn from the dream realm. Quickly getting to her feet, she started running in the direction of the voice
"Legolas!"
He smiled as he heard his name being called in return, and turned in the direction that he had heard her.
And from the woods came forth the maiden he had been searching for.
And for the first time since he had met her, he had seen what she truly looked like.
His eyes widened in surprise as she ran up to him, her arms wrapping around his neck, and the sheer speed that she had been running at almost knocking him to the ground. His arms went around her as automatic reaction.
But something was wrong. Her body was shaking slightly against him, as if she was...crying?
"Legolas," she muttered into his shirt "I'm afraid that I must depart from you"
This was something he had not expected to hear
"What?"
"The time has come" she said as she removed her arms from around his neck and taking a step back "My mother calls me back to my world" She hastily wiped the tears from her eyes with her hands and did her bet to smile "I cannot thank you enough, for teaching me such wonderful things of your world"
He was at a loss of words. Yes, he had known that someday she would have to leave...but so suddenly?
"I-I" he stuttered, taking in the sight before him. He closed his eyes for a brief moment to gather his thoughts, them opened them again "So soon?"
She nodded, her golden hair moving with her slow movements
His eyes fell to the ground "So suddenly do I see such beauty that you behold, and now you must leave me"
She blushed, had he just said...?
He looked back up at her, his eyes quickly memorizing every feature that they could. Her golden hair, the small frame of her body, and her eyes. Those beautiful eyes...something that would forever be engraved in his mind. He smiled as he gently took her hand and brought it to his mouth, kissing it softly before releasing it and kissing her forehead.
"I shall miss you, my beautiful dream maiden"
She smiled back at him as she felt herself being pulled from the realm of dreams, a tear sliding down the side of face "My name" she said "is Usagi"
"Usagi" he whispered
"Farewell Legolas, I shall never forget you" she said one final time
"And I you" he replied, watching as she disappeared from his sight
But alas dear reader, they did forget each other, for the fates are cruel in their ways.
Legolas grew, thinking his once dream maiden a foolish fancy, and soon his memory of her was locked away in the back of his mind.
And Usagi's memory of her time there was barred from her as soon as she had left him and the forest that she had loved. And she lived the life as we have known it
But even so, were these two forever meant to be apart?
Ahh, so do you think I should continue this? Only one way for me to know:
Review! -_-''
Oh...but you've got to remember that I'm really busy at school. So it maybe awhile before I actually really get to work on this...
But reviews are always good! ^^v
Bai!
[1] Ano...this concept was taken from the Wheel of Time series. If you've read it, then you know what I mean.
[2] Time plays a big part in most of my fics...so yea, I'm one of those that says that the amount of time that passes through dimensions varies. Meaning that it can be faster, slower, or the same