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Chapter 3- Are we there yet?
The forest was darker than I thought. There seemed to be noises everywhere, and eyes seemed to be peeking out of the dark. Before I knew it, Cassidy and I were both clinging to Legolas, who only smiled at us and kept walking. I really wanted to hit that smile by now, but I didn't. He might have been insane, but he was an insane movie star. He could've sued me, my foster parents would abandon me, and Cassidy and me would be living on the streets. So I didn't.
He was a really weird guy. He walked and didn't leave footprints in the soft soil. Cassidy and I were practically elephants compared to him. I could tell that Cassidy also noticed this, since she was staring at his feet.
He had a large bow hanging off a wooden quiver strapped to his back. The quiver was full of thin arrows that looked to me like a Fisher-Price child's toy, cheaply made, except they were real wood and real feathers. The tips were hidden in the bottom, however, and they could very well be deadly. He also had two slots were knife handles were sticking out. I wondered if he ever actually used these weapons, but judging by what I read in "The Hobbit", Mirkwood was probably full of evil creatures and he probably used them regularly.
I mentally slapped myself for thinking that. 'We are not in Mirkwood. We are on a movie set. I'll find the nearest pay phone and get Joe to come pick us up, since Mr. and Mrs. Jameson (our foster parents) probably won't.'
I heard a sound in the distance. It sounded like a slow and approached rumble, accented by ferocious growling. I stopped dead in my tracks and Cassidy let out a small squeak of terror.
"We've got to get out of here. A pack of spiders seem to be heading this way. Come!" Legolas whispered, yet I didn't really hear it. I was still frozen, paralyzed in fear.
Have you ever had a dream where something is happening to you and you can't do anything? You are so scared that your mouth goes dry and you can't scream for help, and your knees lock and you can't move. Your mind goes blank, and you don't know up from down. I felt like that, only 10 times worse. Mostly, I am never scared. Actually, some people might call me brave. But like a lot of other people, I have an incurable arachnophobia. Just mention a small spider and I am frozen.
Legolas wasn't about to have a heart-felt talk with me about my fears and insecurities until I felt like walking. Instead, the wise guy yanks my arm harder that I thought humanly possible, and pulls me along into running along him. I wasn't paralyzed by my arachnophobia anymore, but I definitely wasn't happy. My urge to slap something tall, blond, and blue-eyed was stronger than ever.
Cassidy was running as fast as her little legs would carry her. Unfortunately, that isn't very fast. Legolas eventually picked her up. No way am I going to let some crazie carry my sister by himself. I kept up with him, and we carried my sister together.
I felt like my heart was going to burst out of my ribcage. I mean, it is already scary enough getting lost and having to follow a psychopath through the woods, but now he claims we are being chased by giant spiders, and he is running away, taking me and my little sister to a his "castle". Wow, this'll be one to tell our grandkids. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to imagine something good.
(FLASHBACK)
"Mommy!" I yelled when I saw my mom walking up to me. I ran up and wrapped myself around her knees.
"Hi sweetie! How was school?" she said as she took my hand and led me to the car.
"Mommy it was great! I painted a picture of a bunny for you!" I proudly handed my mom the picture as she put me in my booster seat.
"Wow honey! This is going on the fridge hall of fame! You're an amazing artist!" she smiled and gave me an Eskimo kiss.
(END FLASHBACK)
The rumbling got fainter and fainter, then ceased. Legolas slowed down and stopped. He wasn't sweating. Not a hair was out of place. He breathing was slightly heavier, but that was the only sign that he hadn't just finished a leisurely walk in the park
"Milady, are you alright? We are safe now, they are gone. We are close to the kingdom. Here, sit down." Legolas said as he put me down and helped me sit against a tree. We were at a small clearing, and the night sky was clear overhead. Cassidy was kneeling next to me, silently crying, repressing her fear. I was my little sister's role model, and she did what I did. Likewise, she had a hard shell, just like me.
I scooted over to Cassidy and hugged her. I did my best to soothe her. For his part, "Legolas" sat down next to us and looked embarrassed. Well, he should've been embarrassed, scaring a little girl like that. Doesn't he know that an incident that traumatic can give a child emotional scars? We sat there for a few moments, hoping and praying that we could go home. But for us, we didn't really have a home. I sighed at the thought and pulled away, looking at "Legolas".
"I am fine. Just please, take us to your 'castle' as soon as possible. Cassidy and I are very tired." I said, slowly, and Legolas nodded. He helped us up and walked out of the clearing onto a small path. Cassidy and I followed behind, her holding my hand.
(Legolas P.O.V.)
The girls were tromping behind me, and I wondered if they wanted to be chased by giant spiders again. They had seemed afraid of everything in the forest. Imagine that! Elves afraid of the forest! I did not say this to the girls though, for that would have been incredibly rude.
We were nearing the castle, and I couldn't wait to get home. I had a long day and was very fatigued (at least as fatigued an elf could be). Mother and Father would give the ladies a room and some food, for it was too late in the evening to deal with such matters. We would discuss in the morn what to do about them.
I saw the glisten of the kingdom gates through the trees and beckoned the girls closer. They scurried next to me.
It was touching the way Alexis cared for her little sister. I could tell that her sister looked up to her. My friend Refindel has a little brother, and he never spends time with him. It was the absolute opposite with these two sisters.
"Welcome to my home." I said, just as we stepped out of the forest. Cassidy and Alexis stared opened mouthed at the palace and the kingdom, as if they had never seen anything like it. I was confused, for even though I thought my kingdom wondrous, it would not match the fabled beauty of Imladris or Lothlorien. Of course, if you have been living with dwarves or men for your entire life, Mirkwood would look rather amazing.
Alexis glanced at me, her face blank. Then she did something that just to top off all of my earlier confusion. She reached up and felt the tips of her ears, as if noticing them for the first time. She looked back at the gates, then back at me.
That's when she fainted.
~ Well? Anyways, if you haven't already noticed, we're probably going to be updating on weekends and working on each chapter during the week. Sorry to keep you waiting, but we like to give each chapter individual TLC. R+R!
Chapter 3- Are we there yet?
The forest was darker than I thought. There seemed to be noises everywhere, and eyes seemed to be peeking out of the dark. Before I knew it, Cassidy and I were both clinging to Legolas, who only smiled at us and kept walking. I really wanted to hit that smile by now, but I didn't. He might have been insane, but he was an insane movie star. He could've sued me, my foster parents would abandon me, and Cassidy and me would be living on the streets. So I didn't.
He was a really weird guy. He walked and didn't leave footprints in the soft soil. Cassidy and I were practically elephants compared to him. I could tell that Cassidy also noticed this, since she was staring at his feet.
He had a large bow hanging off a wooden quiver strapped to his back. The quiver was full of thin arrows that looked to me like a Fisher-Price child's toy, cheaply made, except they were real wood and real feathers. The tips were hidden in the bottom, however, and they could very well be deadly. He also had two slots were knife handles were sticking out. I wondered if he ever actually used these weapons, but judging by what I read in "The Hobbit", Mirkwood was probably full of evil creatures and he probably used them regularly.
I mentally slapped myself for thinking that. 'We are not in Mirkwood. We are on a movie set. I'll find the nearest pay phone and get Joe to come pick us up, since Mr. and Mrs. Jameson (our foster parents) probably won't.'
I heard a sound in the distance. It sounded like a slow and approached rumble, accented by ferocious growling. I stopped dead in my tracks and Cassidy let out a small squeak of terror.
"We've got to get out of here. A pack of spiders seem to be heading this way. Come!" Legolas whispered, yet I didn't really hear it. I was still frozen, paralyzed in fear.
Have you ever had a dream where something is happening to you and you can't do anything? You are so scared that your mouth goes dry and you can't scream for help, and your knees lock and you can't move. Your mind goes blank, and you don't know up from down. I felt like that, only 10 times worse. Mostly, I am never scared. Actually, some people might call me brave. But like a lot of other people, I have an incurable arachnophobia. Just mention a small spider and I am frozen.
Legolas wasn't about to have a heart-felt talk with me about my fears and insecurities until I felt like walking. Instead, the wise guy yanks my arm harder that I thought humanly possible, and pulls me along into running along him. I wasn't paralyzed by my arachnophobia anymore, but I definitely wasn't happy. My urge to slap something tall, blond, and blue-eyed was stronger than ever.
Cassidy was running as fast as her little legs would carry her. Unfortunately, that isn't very fast. Legolas eventually picked her up. No way am I going to let some crazie carry my sister by himself. I kept up with him, and we carried my sister together.
I felt like my heart was going to burst out of my ribcage. I mean, it is already scary enough getting lost and having to follow a psychopath through the woods, but now he claims we are being chased by giant spiders, and he is running away, taking me and my little sister to a his "castle". Wow, this'll be one to tell our grandkids. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to imagine something good.
(FLASHBACK)
"Mommy!" I yelled when I saw my mom walking up to me. I ran up and wrapped myself around her knees.
"Hi sweetie! How was school?" she said as she took my hand and led me to the car.
"Mommy it was great! I painted a picture of a bunny for you!" I proudly handed my mom the picture as she put me in my booster seat.
"Wow honey! This is going on the fridge hall of fame! You're an amazing artist!" she smiled and gave me an Eskimo kiss.
(END FLASHBACK)
The rumbling got fainter and fainter, then ceased. Legolas slowed down and stopped. He wasn't sweating. Not a hair was out of place. He breathing was slightly heavier, but that was the only sign that he hadn't just finished a leisurely walk in the park
"Milady, are you alright? We are safe now, they are gone. We are close to the kingdom. Here, sit down." Legolas said as he put me down and helped me sit against a tree. We were at a small clearing, and the night sky was clear overhead. Cassidy was kneeling next to me, silently crying, repressing her fear. I was my little sister's role model, and she did what I did. Likewise, she had a hard shell, just like me.
I scooted over to Cassidy and hugged her. I did my best to soothe her. For his part, "Legolas" sat down next to us and looked embarrassed. Well, he should've been embarrassed, scaring a little girl like that. Doesn't he know that an incident that traumatic can give a child emotional scars? We sat there for a few moments, hoping and praying that we could go home. But for us, we didn't really have a home. I sighed at the thought and pulled away, looking at "Legolas".
"I am fine. Just please, take us to your 'castle' as soon as possible. Cassidy and I are very tired." I said, slowly, and Legolas nodded. He helped us up and walked out of the clearing onto a small path. Cassidy and I followed behind, her holding my hand.
(Legolas P.O.V.)
The girls were tromping behind me, and I wondered if they wanted to be chased by giant spiders again. They had seemed afraid of everything in the forest. Imagine that! Elves afraid of the forest! I did not say this to the girls though, for that would have been incredibly rude.
We were nearing the castle, and I couldn't wait to get home. I had a long day and was very fatigued (at least as fatigued an elf could be). Mother and Father would give the ladies a room and some food, for it was too late in the evening to deal with such matters. We would discuss in the morn what to do about them.
I saw the glisten of the kingdom gates through the trees and beckoned the girls closer. They scurried next to me.
It was touching the way Alexis cared for her little sister. I could tell that her sister looked up to her. My friend Refindel has a little brother, and he never spends time with him. It was the absolute opposite with these two sisters.
"Welcome to my home." I said, just as we stepped out of the forest. Cassidy and Alexis stared opened mouthed at the palace and the kingdom, as if they had never seen anything like it. I was confused, for even though I thought my kingdom wondrous, it would not match the fabled beauty of Imladris or Lothlorien. Of course, if you have been living with dwarves or men for your entire life, Mirkwood would look rather amazing.
Alexis glanced at me, her face blank. Then she did something that just to top off all of my earlier confusion. She reached up and felt the tips of her ears, as if noticing them for the first time. She looked back at the gates, then back at me.
That's when she fainted.
~ Well? Anyways, if you haven't already noticed, we're probably going to be updating on weekends and working on each chapter during the week. Sorry to keep you waiting, but we like to give each chapter individual TLC. R+R!