Disclaimer: I own only Peridot, Kaci, Vertigo, etc. Erianwen Rayne is owned by my best buddy, Rayne Maker.
A/N: To continue a fun-is-all arguement with Rayne Maker, it is I who doesn't deserve you! So ha!
Chapter 11 (but actually 10): Of half the moon, a voice, and evil twins
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Legolas glanced to either side before resuming his stargazing. He was on watch, but trusted his ears to catch anything unusual. On his previous watches, as he looked at the moon, he felt supported, like someone was watching it too on the other side.
But this night he felt like half of something, like the other nightgazer had given up. His anxiousness had taken over, as it had before in times like this. He had a strange feeling in his heart that he couldn't begin to explain.
Boromir came to take over the watch, and though Legolas didn't need sleep (being an elf), he couldn't relax, either.
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Peridot Mist woke up in some sort of a tent, and immeadiately assumed it was night or she had become blind, but it couldn't have been the latter as her eyes soon adjusted. She couldn't move her hands (bound), and her legs were free but ached, as did her head.
Words floated softly throught the gloom that she recognized but struggled to place. She blinked twice as she tried to remember them. 'From-from the "other world"?' flashed through her thoughts more than once.
It was a beautiful voice too.
"May it be, the shadows call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utulie
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie
A promise lives within you know
A promise lives within you now."
In the middle of the song (yes, I know it's not the full one) it clicked in Peridot's mind. 'May It Be! Enya sang that...on the Lord of the...of the Rings movie...' But it was not Enya who was singing now. The voice was even more beautiful.
At the last words Peridot turned around as best she could in surprise. "Eri?"
There Erianwen lay on her back (their hands were bound in front of them), blue eyes shimmering in the gloom. She whispered, "You're awake! Took you long enough." She grinned.
Peridot was jipped by her sudden amnesia as to where they were, but simply said, "You were singing?" Eri shrugged. "I was bored." Peridot nodded. "That was beautiful...that song-it was from my time-"
"Oh, was it?" said Eri, sounding amused. "It just popped into my head. Couldn't quite place it."
Peridot was even more puzzled by the cheerfulness in her best buddy's voice, what with the situation and all. Perhaps her calmer friend knew something she didn't. Erianwen seemed to sense the confusion in her soul and her grin grew wider. Then she yawned and stretched her arms wide, before leaning back with her hands behind her head.
Peridot as usual was a little slow in making the connection, but once she realized Eri's hands were untied, she had to blink quite a few times. "Too much wine last night..." Eri's smile faded. "Last night? Hon, we've been here for three days."
At this Peridot's stomach gave a funny jolt. Three days? Her face went blank.
.................................................'You always were lazy.'.........................................................
~*FLASHBACK*~
Dawn rolled over, half asleep, to face the direction of the voice.
It was Faith, from the 'other world', her hands behind her head. 'Just like Eri...with shorter hair...' "Nuh-uh," Dawn heard herself protest. "Uh-huh! Hon, I've been waiting for three days it seems. Now get up!" She grinned. "Arbor Mist really got to ya, huh?"
~*END FLASHBACK*~
Peridot, or Dawn, whoever she was, remebered that night as one of many that Faith/Erianwen had spent the night, gotten up much earlier and waited for Peridot/Dawn to wake. The Arbor Mist thing was just a joke, but it scared Peridot to realize how close the two worlds were.
Three days...how weird. Now Peridot truly believed Eri to be Faith's reincarnate.
Now she stared at Eri's free hands. The other elf maiden pulled a small jewel fragment from her pocket. "Amythest. Broke off of a necklace and for some reason I kept it. Glad I did." She grinned again. "Here." The jewel shard was surpirsingly sharp, as Peridot found out when she could spread her arms again a few moments later. They still had a few loops of rope on their hands so that, when they put their wrists together, still gave the illusion of being tied.
The two elven maidens talked awhile longer before falling asleep.
In the morning Peridot was blinded when the unusually large tent flap was opened. The human silhouetted by the sun stepped inside. He looked like Boromir's evil twin.
"Why are we here?" were the first words out of Peridot's mouth. She was shocked at how harsh they were, but she didn't blame herself. The man's voice was rough as he spoke. "I think you know. You are, after all, Dew's sister." Eri snorted, and the man looked at her and frowned. "Ah, yes, you I remember. My men told me you were tough to get. You put up quite a fight from what I hear."
Silence. Then Eri's voice, "You're Vertigo. You delivered the message. Am I correct in assuming that Dew is already one of your prisoners, before us?" The man nodded and grinned, revealing that he only had a few teeth missing. "Prisoners? Nay, you are mistaken. You are allowed to leave whenever you wish-" "However to get past the ocean of quicksand is another thing, eh? I heard you talking to some others." "My my, aren't we the clever one? I'm not so sure now whether the treasure was placed in right hands..." "Peridot has every right and every amount of knowledge to keep baka away, Vertigo." "You are spunky, eh? Perhaps we should keep you here." This time Peridot spoke up. "No harm will come to my friend if I still have blood through my veins." Her glare bore into the man's eyes. He turned back to Eri. "You must keep this lass under check, or neither of you will see your people again. I trust you can do that?"
As he said this, he placed a hand on the side of Eri's face, trailing his leathery fingers down to her chin. The elf's blood began to boil, but she did not want to give away her escape so early. Peridot didn't either, so she improvised.
Vertigo suddenly found himself flat on his back, a large bump forming on his head. Both the elves' eyes were widened, wondering what he would do and how that happened, but he just got up and said, "You best watch yerselves. Treasure or not, we need only one of the sisters to reach its mystery." Then he left, rubbing his head.
Eri looked at Peridot. "I didn't do it."
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A/N: Gomen for such a bad ending to what I think was a good chapter. I was trying to focus on the fact that Erianwen could sing like nobody's buisness, and that she was arranging their escape, but I couldn't figure out a place to stop. So I ended it with a hint of Peridot's powers. Just show what happens when you piss off a human-turned-elf. BTW, 'baka' is Japanese for...idiot, stupid, etc. Couldn't think of a better word.
Please, read my new story, 'Be Alright'. Thanks for being the first reveiwer, Laura a.k.a. Kagome, and Rayne Maker, thanks in advance!
Luv ya, BBBITWWW! Next chapter, "Alone". Ja ne then!
A/N: To continue a fun-is-all arguement with Rayne Maker, it is I who doesn't deserve you! So ha!
Chapter 11 (but actually 10): Of half the moon, a voice, and evil twins
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Legolas glanced to either side before resuming his stargazing. He was on watch, but trusted his ears to catch anything unusual. On his previous watches, as he looked at the moon, he felt supported, like someone was watching it too on the other side.
But this night he felt like half of something, like the other nightgazer had given up. His anxiousness had taken over, as it had before in times like this. He had a strange feeling in his heart that he couldn't begin to explain.
Boromir came to take over the watch, and though Legolas didn't need sleep (being an elf), he couldn't relax, either.
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Peridot Mist woke up in some sort of a tent, and immeadiately assumed it was night or she had become blind, but it couldn't have been the latter as her eyes soon adjusted. She couldn't move her hands (bound), and her legs were free but ached, as did her head.
Words floated softly throught the gloom that she recognized but struggled to place. She blinked twice as she tried to remember them. 'From-from the "other world"?' flashed through her thoughts more than once.
It was a beautiful voice too.
"May it be, the shadows call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utulie
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie
A promise lives within you know
A promise lives within you now."
In the middle of the song (yes, I know it's not the full one) it clicked in Peridot's mind. 'May It Be! Enya sang that...on the Lord of the...of the Rings movie...' But it was not Enya who was singing now. The voice was even more beautiful.
At the last words Peridot turned around as best she could in surprise. "Eri?"
There Erianwen lay on her back (their hands were bound in front of them), blue eyes shimmering in the gloom. She whispered, "You're awake! Took you long enough." She grinned.
Peridot was jipped by her sudden amnesia as to where they were, but simply said, "You were singing?" Eri shrugged. "I was bored." Peridot nodded. "That was beautiful...that song-it was from my time-"
"Oh, was it?" said Eri, sounding amused. "It just popped into my head. Couldn't quite place it."
Peridot was even more puzzled by the cheerfulness in her best buddy's voice, what with the situation and all. Perhaps her calmer friend knew something she didn't. Erianwen seemed to sense the confusion in her soul and her grin grew wider. Then she yawned and stretched her arms wide, before leaning back with her hands behind her head.
Peridot as usual was a little slow in making the connection, but once she realized Eri's hands were untied, she had to blink quite a few times. "Too much wine last night..." Eri's smile faded. "Last night? Hon, we've been here for three days."
At this Peridot's stomach gave a funny jolt. Three days? Her face went blank.
.................................................'You always were lazy.'.........................................................
~*FLASHBACK*~
Dawn rolled over, half asleep, to face the direction of the voice.
It was Faith, from the 'other world', her hands behind her head. 'Just like Eri...with shorter hair...' "Nuh-uh," Dawn heard herself protest. "Uh-huh! Hon, I've been waiting for three days it seems. Now get up!" She grinned. "Arbor Mist really got to ya, huh?"
~*END FLASHBACK*~
Peridot, or Dawn, whoever she was, remebered that night as one of many that Faith/Erianwen had spent the night, gotten up much earlier and waited for Peridot/Dawn to wake. The Arbor Mist thing was just a joke, but it scared Peridot to realize how close the two worlds were.
Three days...how weird. Now Peridot truly believed Eri to be Faith's reincarnate.
Now she stared at Eri's free hands. The other elf maiden pulled a small jewel fragment from her pocket. "Amythest. Broke off of a necklace and for some reason I kept it. Glad I did." She grinned again. "Here." The jewel shard was surpirsingly sharp, as Peridot found out when she could spread her arms again a few moments later. They still had a few loops of rope on their hands so that, when they put their wrists together, still gave the illusion of being tied.
The two elven maidens talked awhile longer before falling asleep.
In the morning Peridot was blinded when the unusually large tent flap was opened. The human silhouetted by the sun stepped inside. He looked like Boromir's evil twin.
"Why are we here?" were the first words out of Peridot's mouth. She was shocked at how harsh they were, but she didn't blame herself. The man's voice was rough as he spoke. "I think you know. You are, after all, Dew's sister." Eri snorted, and the man looked at her and frowned. "Ah, yes, you I remember. My men told me you were tough to get. You put up quite a fight from what I hear."
Silence. Then Eri's voice, "You're Vertigo. You delivered the message. Am I correct in assuming that Dew is already one of your prisoners, before us?" The man nodded and grinned, revealing that he only had a few teeth missing. "Prisoners? Nay, you are mistaken. You are allowed to leave whenever you wish-" "However to get past the ocean of quicksand is another thing, eh? I heard you talking to some others." "My my, aren't we the clever one? I'm not so sure now whether the treasure was placed in right hands..." "Peridot has every right and every amount of knowledge to keep baka away, Vertigo." "You are spunky, eh? Perhaps we should keep you here." This time Peridot spoke up. "No harm will come to my friend if I still have blood through my veins." Her glare bore into the man's eyes. He turned back to Eri. "You must keep this lass under check, or neither of you will see your people again. I trust you can do that?"
As he said this, he placed a hand on the side of Eri's face, trailing his leathery fingers down to her chin. The elf's blood began to boil, but she did not want to give away her escape so early. Peridot didn't either, so she improvised.
Vertigo suddenly found himself flat on his back, a large bump forming on his head. Both the elves' eyes were widened, wondering what he would do and how that happened, but he just got up and said, "You best watch yerselves. Treasure or not, we need only one of the sisters to reach its mystery." Then he left, rubbing his head.
Eri looked at Peridot. "I didn't do it."
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A/N: Gomen for such a bad ending to what I think was a good chapter. I was trying to focus on the fact that Erianwen could sing like nobody's buisness, and that she was arranging their escape, but I couldn't figure out a place to stop. So I ended it with a hint of Peridot's powers. Just show what happens when you piss off a human-turned-elf. BTW, 'baka' is Japanese for...idiot, stupid, etc. Couldn't think of a better word.
Please, read my new story, 'Be Alright'. Thanks for being the first reveiwer, Laura a.k.a. Kagome, and Rayne Maker, thanks in advance!
Luv ya, BBBITWWW! Next chapter, "Alone". Ja ne then!