Chapter Four
"Mr. Greenleaf, do you have a place to stay? Or are you gonna sleep in the woods?"
"Please call me Legolas and I am quite accustomed to sleeping anywhere."
Linetta thought about it. He knew her parents, he knew the language on the bracelet. She needed to know more about him.
"Well.you may stay at my place. As long as you don't point that at me anymore," she said pointing to the bow and arrow in his hands. He looked at it and slipped it back in his quiver.
"That is very kind of you, Milady."
"I don't know why I am, after you threaten me with my life and then kidnap me."
"My greatest apologies about that, Milady."
"Accepted. Come on, I'm hungry."
~~~
"What are those giant.blocks?" Legolas asked looking all around him.
"Houses. They are what people live in here."
"Houses." This world was so awkward. The ground was smooth rock in some places. There were barely any trees or grass.
There was a strange sound behind him. He turned to see a boxy object coming towards him at a high speed. He drew his bow and prepared to shoot.
"Legolas!" a voice behind him shouted. Linetta grabbed his shoulder and pulled him away from the creature as I created a loud pitched scream.
It flew past and did not turn to attack.
"Don't shoot anything! You hear?"
"It was coming at us!"
"You were in the middle of the road!"
"What was it?"
"A car. A common form of transportation. Kinda like a horse, but not living."
"Not living? How does it move?"
Linetta sighed, "It's really complicated," was all she would say.
Legolas wasn't sure what to think of this world. It was bizarre.
Linetta turned onto another smooth, black path that led to one of the houses. She pulled out something golden from her pocket and inserted it into a gold ball. Turning it, it created a door which opened. She went in and held the door for Legolas.
There were many exquisite items all around him. He looked in awe around the room.
"Come. Follow me." Linetta led the way through a passage. He followed, curiosity taking over his thoughts.
~~~
"Here. Eat this. It was noon and Linetta had made sandwiches. The elf was awed at everything around him.
She sat down across from him and watched him examine his. He was very handsome. He was very different from all the other men she had met. Not just because of his curiosity and his reflexes with a bow. His eyes.you could get lost in those eyes. She had never seen eyes like his.
"Milady? Linetta?" Legolas snapped her back to reality. "Are you going to eat?"
She noticed he had not tried his sandwich yet.
"Yes. Sorry I was just thinking." She lifted her sandwich to take a bite and noticed him watching her. "You can eat it. I didn't poison it."
"It is customary to let the lady eat first." She rolled her eyes and took a bite, then watched him do the same. His eyes narrowed as he chewed.
"What do you call this?" he asked after a few bites.
"A sandwich, a grilled cheese sandwich."
~~~
She walked up the stairs and showed him to the guest room.
Opening the door she walked into the room. She took his bow and arrows and stored them in the corner.
"You may sleep here for the night. I will get you some other clothes." He wasn't listening. He was switching the lamp on and off. "Legolas!" He turned and opened his mouth to speak. "It's alright. I will return with some other clothes for you."
As she was walking out of the room, she heard Legolas whisper to himself, "I have never seen such magic."
She turned and went to her adoptive parents' room. Gathering a few pairs of pants and shirts, she returned to the guest room. He was looking at the pictures of her on the dresser.
"How is it you capture moments on parchment?"
Laughing, she set the stack of clothes down. "I'll explain in the morning. You may change into these," she put a t-shirt and shorts on the bed. "Good night."
He smiled and she felt as if she would faint. That smile.
~~~
Linetta laid in the grass and looked up at the stars. They were so bright tonight.
What was she doing? This man almost killed her and now she is letting him stay in her house.
He was amazing. He looked so perfect. She didn't think it was possible for a guy to look so smashing in long blonde hair.
"Hello," said a voice above her.
She snapped out of the dream and sat up. It was Legolas. Her heart was beating rapidly.
"Legolas.you--" she sucked in a breath.
"I am sorry, Lady Linetta." He sat down beside her.
Her heart slowed down. "It's alright." She stole a glance over at him and her heart skipped a beat. The way the moon illuminated him.he looked like an angel.
***
"Do you like to look at the stars?" he asked her.
"Yes, very much."
"So do I. From Mirkwood they are brighter, though."
They laid in silence. Legolas looked over at her. She was asleep. She was so beautiful.
He watched her for awhile then gently picked her up, careful not to wake her and carried her inside.
"Mr. Greenleaf, do you have a place to stay? Or are you gonna sleep in the woods?"
"Please call me Legolas and I am quite accustomed to sleeping anywhere."
Linetta thought about it. He knew her parents, he knew the language on the bracelet. She needed to know more about him.
"Well.you may stay at my place. As long as you don't point that at me anymore," she said pointing to the bow and arrow in his hands. He looked at it and slipped it back in his quiver.
"That is very kind of you, Milady."
"I don't know why I am, after you threaten me with my life and then kidnap me."
"My greatest apologies about that, Milady."
"Accepted. Come on, I'm hungry."
~~~
"What are those giant.blocks?" Legolas asked looking all around him.
"Houses. They are what people live in here."
"Houses." This world was so awkward. The ground was smooth rock in some places. There were barely any trees or grass.
There was a strange sound behind him. He turned to see a boxy object coming towards him at a high speed. He drew his bow and prepared to shoot.
"Legolas!" a voice behind him shouted. Linetta grabbed his shoulder and pulled him away from the creature as I created a loud pitched scream.
It flew past and did not turn to attack.
"Don't shoot anything! You hear?"
"It was coming at us!"
"You were in the middle of the road!"
"What was it?"
"A car. A common form of transportation. Kinda like a horse, but not living."
"Not living? How does it move?"
Linetta sighed, "It's really complicated," was all she would say.
Legolas wasn't sure what to think of this world. It was bizarre.
Linetta turned onto another smooth, black path that led to one of the houses. She pulled out something golden from her pocket and inserted it into a gold ball. Turning it, it created a door which opened. She went in and held the door for Legolas.
There were many exquisite items all around him. He looked in awe around the room.
"Come. Follow me." Linetta led the way through a passage. He followed, curiosity taking over his thoughts.
~~~
"Here. Eat this. It was noon and Linetta had made sandwiches. The elf was awed at everything around him.
She sat down across from him and watched him examine his. He was very handsome. He was very different from all the other men she had met. Not just because of his curiosity and his reflexes with a bow. His eyes.you could get lost in those eyes. She had never seen eyes like his.
"Milady? Linetta?" Legolas snapped her back to reality. "Are you going to eat?"
She noticed he had not tried his sandwich yet.
"Yes. Sorry I was just thinking." She lifted her sandwich to take a bite and noticed him watching her. "You can eat it. I didn't poison it."
"It is customary to let the lady eat first." She rolled her eyes and took a bite, then watched him do the same. His eyes narrowed as he chewed.
"What do you call this?" he asked after a few bites.
"A sandwich, a grilled cheese sandwich."
~~~
She walked up the stairs and showed him to the guest room.
Opening the door she walked into the room. She took his bow and arrows and stored them in the corner.
"You may sleep here for the night. I will get you some other clothes." He wasn't listening. He was switching the lamp on and off. "Legolas!" He turned and opened his mouth to speak. "It's alright. I will return with some other clothes for you."
As she was walking out of the room, she heard Legolas whisper to himself, "I have never seen such magic."
She turned and went to her adoptive parents' room. Gathering a few pairs of pants and shirts, she returned to the guest room. He was looking at the pictures of her on the dresser.
"How is it you capture moments on parchment?"
Laughing, she set the stack of clothes down. "I'll explain in the morning. You may change into these," she put a t-shirt and shorts on the bed. "Good night."
He smiled and she felt as if she would faint. That smile.
~~~
Linetta laid in the grass and looked up at the stars. They were so bright tonight.
What was she doing? This man almost killed her and now she is letting him stay in her house.
He was amazing. He looked so perfect. She didn't think it was possible for a guy to look so smashing in long blonde hair.
"Hello," said a voice above her.
She snapped out of the dream and sat up. It was Legolas. Her heart was beating rapidly.
"Legolas.you--" she sucked in a breath.
"I am sorry, Lady Linetta." He sat down beside her.
Her heart slowed down. "It's alright." She stole a glance over at him and her heart skipped a beat. The way the moon illuminated him.he looked like an angel.
***
"Do you like to look at the stars?" he asked her.
"Yes, very much."
"So do I. From Mirkwood they are brighter, though."
They laid in silence. Legolas looked over at her. She was asleep. She was so beautiful.
He watched her for awhile then gently picked her up, careful not to wake her and carried her inside.