Chapter Five
Linetta woke, the sunlight shining in the curtains. She was inside.in her parents' room. There was a blanket draped over her legs.
She sat up abruptly. Hadn't she fell asleep outside? The events from the day before came floating to her memory.
Throwing the blanket off, she dressed quickly and headed downstairs.
Legolas was standing in the stairway staring at the pictures that lined the wall. He was wearing an elven outfit that was different than what he wore the day before.
He stepped to one side. By doing this he had turned to face her.
"Good morning, Lady Linetta. I trust you slept well?"
"Yes.thank you. Good morning to you also." She found herself relieved that he was unarmed.
She didn't know what to do now. It was so awkward. Searching her brain she politely asked, "Would you care for some breakfast?"
"I would like that very much, Milady."
Linetta walked down the remaining stairs and headed toward the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator and found four eggs and package of bacon. She usually didn't have such a fancy breakfast, but with company.
She turned for a bowl and was startled when she saw Legolas sitting at the table.
"I did not hear you enter." She apologized.
"My fault, Lady Linetta."
***
Legolas watched her work. She seemed to know what she was doing.
"Are you in need of any assistance, Milady?"
"No thank you. It is just about ready."
She worked for a few moments longer then came to the table baring two plates filled with strange food. He waited until she started eating then picked up the redish-brown stick in the same fashion she did and took a bite. It was crunchy and had a salty flavor. It was peculiar, but very tasty. He finished this and looked up to see Linetta working on the yellow colored goop.
"Lady Linetta, why do you live alone? Is this customary in this world?"
She looked up from her plate. "I do not live alone. My adoptive parents.my.fake parents.live here also. But they are away."
"Fake parents? How can one's parents be fake?"
"Well, you seem to know more than I do about my birth parents. These people look after me. They make sure I get everything I need."
"So they are like maids?" he asked trying to understand.
"No not really. They are more like replacements." She turned back to her food and he did the same. But he was soon interrupted. "I guess I should show you around and tell you a little about this planet. After we eat, I will show you around the house."
"I would like that, Milady."
~~~
He followed her across the hall into another room. The room was familiar. It was the one he had brought Linetta to when she fell asleep outside.
"This is your quarters, is it not, Milady?"
"No, it is not," she answered quietly staring out the window. "This is my parents' room. There is nothing you need to know here." She stood there for a moment, almost far off. Then abruptly turned and left the room. It seemed to Legolas that there were bad memories in this room, although he did not know what they were.
~~~
"This is the kitchen where you have been before. I should show you some important appliances so you don't hurt yourself." She walked over and grabbed a shiny, square object that had a long black tail that split into two iron ends. "This is a toaster. You see, if you put this in the wall," she put its tail into two small holes in the wall, "it heats up. Don't put your fingers or anything besides bread---which is this," she held up a small square piece of bread. "'Kay?"
"Why?" Legolas asked, trying to look in the slits.
"You'll burn yourself or blow it up." Legolas looked at her curiously. "It creates a fire inside and cooks the bread. You don't want to burn your fingers, do you?"
"Point taken."
She moved over to a large steel door on the wall. She opened it and turned to him.
"Don't ever open this, put anything in it, or touch any of these dials. Alright? This is like a giant toaster-which is what that was over there--" she pointed to the shiny square object. "but much hotter. Got it?"
He nodded. 'Don't touch either of those two objects,' he thought to himself. 'This world is full of very odd things. Middle Earth is much preferred by me.' His thoughts drifted to Mirkwood.
~~~
It was late that night. Linetta was in her room. She had no idea where Legolas was or what he was doing.
She had grown quite fond of him. He was absolutely gorgeous. She never thought a man that handsome would ever talk to her. Yet there he was, staying in her house.
'I wonder if he likes me,' she asked herself. She looked into the mirror on her wall. 'No of course he doesn't. Why would he? Look at me. I'm ugly. With his looks, he could get himself a beautiful girl friend.he's probably had many.'
She was brushing her hair when a book on her shelf caught her eye. Lord of the Rings. She remembered when she met Legolas he said something about the destruction of a ring. She picked up the book and read the back.
'No,' was all she could think. Then when it sank in, "That creep," she said aloud as she stormed out of the room in search of him.
***
Legolas was in the room Linetta had called "the garage". There was one of the iron beasts that had tried to attack them in there. He snuck in to inspect the creature after the tour when Linetta had returned to her quarters.
Suddenly the door flew open and Linetta, looking outraged and on the verge of tears glancing in the room.
"Good---"
"How could you?!" she screamed, slamming the door behind her.
"Excuse me?"
"You tricked me! I trusted you and you tricked me!"
"I did no such thing, Milady," he replied innocently having no idea what she was going on about.
"Don't 'Milady' me!" she roared. "How do you explain this?" She threw a book in his hands.
Looking down at it, he read 'Lord of the Rings' in common language. Curiously he flipped over the book.
"You dressed up like the character and took up his personality!"
He looked up at her and saw tears streaming down her face. He was so confused. This book was of his journey with the Fellowship.
"This can't be," he mumbled to himself then added aloud. "Where did you get this?"
"So you thought it was out of publish did you? Well it's not. I can't believe you got away with this much. You played the part so well! I must congratulate you for that." She paused to wipe away the tears streaming down her face. "Please leave now and don't come back!"
~~~
Legolas retrieved his quiver and sack and promptly left. He was off, never looking behind. He remembered his way to the wood from the morning before. However, it was much darker now than it was then. Legolas followed his elven eyes and senses and hoped that they would not let him down this time.
***
Linetta collapsed on the couch and cried. She felt so abused, so stupid.
Those last words...Did he mean them? He had acted so well the whole weekend. Could that have been just part of the act?
Before Linetta shut the door behind him, he put a hand on her cheek, "I do not know about your world or understand why I have become such a threat. I do know, however, that I will never forget your beautiful face or the kindness you have shown me. Thank you, Lady Linetta.
His eyes showed no lie. They almost showed love, compassion.
"Why! Why do you give me what I think is the best thing I've ever been given to me then take it away?!" she screamed to no one.
She lay there crying for the next hour and something deep down inside her was telling her to go now, to follow him. She swore she heard someone say aloud: 'Go now before it is too late!'
Drying her tears on the pillow, she shoved her feet in her shoes and put the book in the front pocket of her sweatshirt and began the jog towards the forest.
~~~
Linetta woke, the sunlight shining in the curtains. She was inside.in her parents' room. There was a blanket draped over her legs.
She sat up abruptly. Hadn't she fell asleep outside? The events from the day before came floating to her memory.
Throwing the blanket off, she dressed quickly and headed downstairs.
Legolas was standing in the stairway staring at the pictures that lined the wall. He was wearing an elven outfit that was different than what he wore the day before.
He stepped to one side. By doing this he had turned to face her.
"Good morning, Lady Linetta. I trust you slept well?"
"Yes.thank you. Good morning to you also." She found herself relieved that he was unarmed.
She didn't know what to do now. It was so awkward. Searching her brain she politely asked, "Would you care for some breakfast?"
"I would like that very much, Milady."
Linetta walked down the remaining stairs and headed toward the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator and found four eggs and package of bacon. She usually didn't have such a fancy breakfast, but with company.
She turned for a bowl and was startled when she saw Legolas sitting at the table.
"I did not hear you enter." She apologized.
"My fault, Lady Linetta."
***
Legolas watched her work. She seemed to know what she was doing.
"Are you in need of any assistance, Milady?"
"No thank you. It is just about ready."
She worked for a few moments longer then came to the table baring two plates filled with strange food. He waited until she started eating then picked up the redish-brown stick in the same fashion she did and took a bite. It was crunchy and had a salty flavor. It was peculiar, but very tasty. He finished this and looked up to see Linetta working on the yellow colored goop.
"Lady Linetta, why do you live alone? Is this customary in this world?"
She looked up from her plate. "I do not live alone. My adoptive parents.my.fake parents.live here also. But they are away."
"Fake parents? How can one's parents be fake?"
"Well, you seem to know more than I do about my birth parents. These people look after me. They make sure I get everything I need."
"So they are like maids?" he asked trying to understand.
"No not really. They are more like replacements." She turned back to her food and he did the same. But he was soon interrupted. "I guess I should show you around and tell you a little about this planet. After we eat, I will show you around the house."
"I would like that, Milady."
~~~
He followed her across the hall into another room. The room was familiar. It was the one he had brought Linetta to when she fell asleep outside.
"This is your quarters, is it not, Milady?"
"No, it is not," she answered quietly staring out the window. "This is my parents' room. There is nothing you need to know here." She stood there for a moment, almost far off. Then abruptly turned and left the room. It seemed to Legolas that there were bad memories in this room, although he did not know what they were.
~~~
"This is the kitchen where you have been before. I should show you some important appliances so you don't hurt yourself." She walked over and grabbed a shiny, square object that had a long black tail that split into two iron ends. "This is a toaster. You see, if you put this in the wall," she put its tail into two small holes in the wall, "it heats up. Don't put your fingers or anything besides bread---which is this," she held up a small square piece of bread. "'Kay?"
"Why?" Legolas asked, trying to look in the slits.
"You'll burn yourself or blow it up." Legolas looked at her curiously. "It creates a fire inside and cooks the bread. You don't want to burn your fingers, do you?"
"Point taken."
She moved over to a large steel door on the wall. She opened it and turned to him.
"Don't ever open this, put anything in it, or touch any of these dials. Alright? This is like a giant toaster-which is what that was over there--" she pointed to the shiny square object. "but much hotter. Got it?"
He nodded. 'Don't touch either of those two objects,' he thought to himself. 'This world is full of very odd things. Middle Earth is much preferred by me.' His thoughts drifted to Mirkwood.
~~~
It was late that night. Linetta was in her room. She had no idea where Legolas was or what he was doing.
She had grown quite fond of him. He was absolutely gorgeous. She never thought a man that handsome would ever talk to her. Yet there he was, staying in her house.
'I wonder if he likes me,' she asked herself. She looked into the mirror on her wall. 'No of course he doesn't. Why would he? Look at me. I'm ugly. With his looks, he could get himself a beautiful girl friend.he's probably had many.'
She was brushing her hair when a book on her shelf caught her eye. Lord of the Rings. She remembered when she met Legolas he said something about the destruction of a ring. She picked up the book and read the back.
'No,' was all she could think. Then when it sank in, "That creep," she said aloud as she stormed out of the room in search of him.
***
Legolas was in the room Linetta had called "the garage". There was one of the iron beasts that had tried to attack them in there. He snuck in to inspect the creature after the tour when Linetta had returned to her quarters.
Suddenly the door flew open and Linetta, looking outraged and on the verge of tears glancing in the room.
"Good---"
"How could you?!" she screamed, slamming the door behind her.
"Excuse me?"
"You tricked me! I trusted you and you tricked me!"
"I did no such thing, Milady," he replied innocently having no idea what she was going on about.
"Don't 'Milady' me!" she roared. "How do you explain this?" She threw a book in his hands.
Looking down at it, he read 'Lord of the Rings' in common language. Curiously he flipped over the book.
"You dressed up like the character and took up his personality!"
He looked up at her and saw tears streaming down her face. He was so confused. This book was of his journey with the Fellowship.
"This can't be," he mumbled to himself then added aloud. "Where did you get this?"
"So you thought it was out of publish did you? Well it's not. I can't believe you got away with this much. You played the part so well! I must congratulate you for that." She paused to wipe away the tears streaming down her face. "Please leave now and don't come back!"
~~~
Legolas retrieved his quiver and sack and promptly left. He was off, never looking behind. He remembered his way to the wood from the morning before. However, it was much darker now than it was then. Legolas followed his elven eyes and senses and hoped that they would not let him down this time.
***
Linetta collapsed on the couch and cried. She felt so abused, so stupid.
Those last words...Did he mean them? He had acted so well the whole weekend. Could that have been just part of the act?
Before Linetta shut the door behind him, he put a hand on her cheek, "I do not know about your world or understand why I have become such a threat. I do know, however, that I will never forget your beautiful face or the kindness you have shown me. Thank you, Lady Linetta.
His eyes showed no lie. They almost showed love, compassion.
"Why! Why do you give me what I think is the best thing I've ever been given to me then take it away?!" she screamed to no one.
She lay there crying for the next hour and something deep down inside her was telling her to go now, to follow him. She swore she heard someone say aloud: 'Go now before it is too late!'
Drying her tears on the pillow, she shoved her feet in her shoes and put the book in the front pocket of her sweatshirt and began the jog towards the forest.
~~~