May it Be
By Siren
Hey guys! (Blinks in shock at the number of reviews) You guys are so awesome!!! Anyway, here's the next chapter. Yes, Saruman is not only powerful, but he's cunning as well. And now he's broken Lily's very soul, and has torn both her and Legolas apart. I don't own anyone except Lily and Gideon, and I don't own 'Love is Pain' by Amanda Perez. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LILY.
The young mortal stirred in her sleep. A powerful voice boomed in her mind, sending shivers down her spine.
MORTAL WENCH.
Lily gasped as she was torn from her sleep, and brought to a tower in the middle of nowhere. Dark energy surrounded the place and spilled out of the building in waves. She was dropped in the middle of an empty room, the walls made of jagged stone. A huge throne was at the back of the room, and a platform in the middle. On the platform was a black orb.
Struggling to her feet, she looked around. "Hello?" her voice echoed in the room. She walked over to the platform, her eyes drawn to the orb. Red flames swirled inside of it, and her eyes narrowed. "What the hell...?"
Suddenly the flames disappeared, and she saw Legolas sitting against a tree dejectedly. "Legolas?" The image disappeared and was replaced by an image of her family. They were alive and healthy, smiling. Her mother and father were sitting on the couch, and Tom was on the floor. They were watching a movie together, laughing every so often.
Lily's eyes softened at the sight. "Mommy..." She reached out a hand to touch it, and the image faded, swallowed by darkness.
YOU LOVE YOUR FAMILY.
Lily tensed at the sound of the voice. It was thick and laced with hate.
"Who are you?" she asked. The voice chuckled.
SOMEONE WHO CAN GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING.
"Oh? So you have the new Mercedes?" she asked sarcastically. The voice growled.
DO NOT JEST, MORTAL.
"Oh, I'm not jesting. I hear the new Mercedes are nice. Leather interior, 6-Disc CD player. It's hot," she said with a smirk.
MY PATIENCE GROWS THIN.
"Somehow, I didn't think you were the patient type," she muttered and looked around. Where was the voice coming from?
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
"I don't think you do."
I CAN GIVE YOUR FAMILY BACK TO YOU.
Lily's heart froze. Her breath caught in her throat, and she felt her pulse quicken. "What did you say?"
YOU MISS YOUR FAMILY DEARLY. I CAN GIVE THEM BACK TO YOU.
Lily shook her head. "You don't have the power to do that."
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME. I CAN GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT.
Lily swallowed. "And what do you want?"
ALL I WANT IS WHAT IS MINE. I WANT MY RING.
Lily smiled bitterly and nodded. "You're ring, huh? The ring of power? The one ring to bring the whole world into darkness? Let me think about that...No, not a chance."
YOU AGGRIVATE ME WOMAN. IF I CANNOT DO THIS THE EASY WAY, THAN YOU WILL FORCE ME TO DO IT THE HARD WAY.
Lily lifted an eyebrow. "There was an easy way? Gee, I guess I missed that somewhere between the freaky orb trick and the bogus offer."
DO NOT SPEAK TO ME IN THAT TONE. I OWN YOUR SOUL AT THE MOMENT. YOU ARE MINE.
Lily nodded slowly. "Right. Well, I'm going to wake up now. So, bye!"
MORTAL WENCH!
Lily gasped as she felt something pick her up and throw her across the room. She hit the wall with such force that the air was knocked out of her lungs. Slamming her body onto the ground, she gasped for air, feeling her lungs contract painfully.
Pushing herself up, she spit the blood out of her mouth. "Is that all you've got? Is this the dark and powerful Sauron? You're so weak that you need a piece of jewelry to take over the world? You're nothing! You're wasting my time! You're pathetic!"
BITE YOUR TONGUE, MORTAL WOMAN!
"Piss off!"
DON'T TEMPT ME TO END YOUR LIFE!
"Why should I care? I have nothing to live for anymore! Legolas doesn't love me! My family is dead! Tell me why I should be afraid of you!"
"Because you're giving up the one chance to save me."
Lily's eyes widened as a form stepped into the light. Wide eyes stared up at her innocently. "Don't you love me?"
Lily began to hyperventilate. "Tom?"
She gasped and woke up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Legolas watched Lily from his spot against a tree. She was close to hyperventilating, and she was clutching her chest painfully. He wanted to go to her, but didn't want to frighten her. So he forced himself to look away, and pretended to sleep.
Lily tried to get her breathing under control, but was finding it difficult. She remembered the last time she had a nightmare this bad. Legolas made her promise to go to him the next time she had one. 'No. I can't go to him. Not after what he said to me.' But her breathing continued to worsen, and her chest began to hurt.
Everyone was asleep though. She didn't want to wake them up, especially since she should be able to calm herself down. 'Calm down Lily. It was just a dream.' But despite her efforts, nothing was working. Swallowing her pride and dignity, she got to her feet and walked over to Legolas.
"Legolas," she whispered. His eyes focused, and settled on the form kneeling in front of him. "Lily?" Her hand was still clutching her chest, and he could hear her beginning to wheeze. "What happened?" he asked, sitting up more. Lily swallowed and shook her head. "I had a nightmare, or possibly a vision." Legolas leaned towards her, his eyes flashing with concern.
"Are you alright?" he asked worriedly. Lily shook her head.
"I can't breathe," she choked out, tears springing to her eyes.
Legolas moved to take her into his arms, but Lily pulled back.
"I remember what you said. I don't think I'll ever forget it. The things you said to me yesterday...they hurt me more than anything. I know that you feel nothing for me, that this whole time it was just a game to you. But right now I don't care. Just help me and I'll stay out of your way."
He frowned. "What are you talking about?"
Lily just whimpered and slumped forward. Legolas caught her, and gathered her into his arms. Turning her so that her back was against her, he placed his hand on her stomach.
"Shhh...calm down. I'm here now. Everything's alright. You're safe," he soothed.
Lily quickly calmed in his embrace, and snuggled closer to him. He smoothed the hair away from her face, and couldn't help but frown. 'I know that you feel nothing for me. That this whole time it was just a game to you.' Her words echoed in his mind. What had she been talking about? Of course he felt for her!
'I had a nightmare, or possibly a vision.' His frown deepened. Did she foresee another death? Tucking her head under his chin, he inhaled her scent. "What happened, Lily? Why are you pulling away from me?"
Her breathing was calm now, and he knew she was asleep. Leaning back against the tree, he sighed. He would talk to her about this in the morning. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lily opened her eyes wearily, the light of the sun making her wince. Nightmares haunted her that night, never allowing her any peace. Feeling something warm behind her, she saw the arm wrapped around her waist. Memories of the night before flooded back, and disgust drifted across her face.
She quickly pulled away from the form behind her, and crawled away a bit. Turning around, she saw the elf sleeping peacefully. He had held her all night long...Lily felt her heart grow warm at the thought of it and quickly reminded herself of his cruel words.
'He doesn't love you! He never felt anything for you! You're nothing to him!' she reminded herself. But despite the memory of what he said, she found herself unable to look away from him. No matter how much she loathed it, he had a part of her. He always would. Feeling tears building in her eyes, she quickly blinked them away. 'Why did I have to love someone like him?'
She finally tore her gaze away from the elf, and looked over at Boromir. The man was sleeping on the ground, mumbling every so often. She smiled faintly. She could trust Boromir, she knew that. After she told him what Legolas had said, he took up the role of her older brother and made sure that everyone gave her some space. She saw the looks of disgust that he threw to the elf, and she felt a bit guilty.
She hated this. Even though Legolas had been utterly cruel to her and used her in the worst possible way, she felt guilty. No, guilty wasn't the right word. She felt empty. Hollow. She felt like part of her had died inside. She was mourning the loss of something dear to her. Looking back at Legolas, she felt herself begin to tremble. She missed his touch. His kind words and gentle whispers. She missed feeling loved.
She wanted so badly to just walk over to him and throw herself into his arms. But she couldn't. She refused to be his toy. She watched as Legolas frowned a bit, and reached out. "Aratoamin?" Her breath caught in her throat. 'My champion.' His sweet endearment for her. "More like 'my toy'," she snorted. Sighing, she raked her fingers through her hair. Oh God how she missed him.
She could still feel his gentle caresses. How he was so gentle for her...so careful for her. And now...it was like he was a completely different person. He was so cold to her; so cruel.
~Flashback~
Lily couldn't believe what he was saying to her.
'This can't be happening. This isn't real.'
The person in front of her couldn't possibly be the elf she loved. The way he spoke to her, the things he said...
Grabbing his hand, she looked up at him pleadingly. 'Please don't do this Legolas. Please tell me this is all some joke. Please don't break my heart like this...'
"I love you," she whispered brokenly.
She waited for him to smile softly, and apologize. To explain that this was all a joke and that he loved her too. She waited for him to take her in his arms and hold her gently. Her eyes searched his anxiously. Where was the Legolas she loved?
To her disdain, Legolas chuckled and took his hand back.
"Of course you do little one. And when you die, someone else will too."
He smiled wickedly, turned around, and left. Lily watched him leave, and felt a hollowness settle in her stomach. Her heart broke and her soul wept. "Legolas..."
~End flashback~
Feeling something wet slide down her cheek, she realized she'd started to cry. She shook her head, and buried her face in her hands. Not wanting anyone to see her break down like this, she turned and walked away a bit. Once out of sight, she slid to her knees and began to cry.
Why is love so much pain?
Sitting on the roof staring at the stars
Thinking to myself 'how could I have fell for someone so hard'
When all I was told was lies
Now that I think about it it makes me cry
Gideon walked slowly to his weeping rider. Snorting softly, he made his presence known. Lily looked up, and lifted a hand. Gideon quickly walked over and nuzzled it, offering his own strength and support.
"It hurts so much. Nothing makes any sense," she whimpered.
Kneeling on all fours, Gideon nudged her with his cheek. Lily wrapped her arms around her neck and leaned against him, burying her face in his mane. "The things he said...I just don't understand."
To know someone I gave my heart to
Just tore my heart apart
A love that is endless
Why did this love have to start?
Gideon neighed softly and nuzzled her cheek. Lily just shook her head, unable to comprehend everything. How could things go so wrong in less than two days? Attempting to subdue her cries, Lily took a few deep breaths. "I told him that I loved him, and he just laughed in my face."
Legolas watched from a distance. He heard everything, and was more confused than ever. He didn't know what she was talking about. He had never said anything to her to make her cry. Turning to Gandalf, he walked over to him. "Gandalf, someone is using magic against Lily and I. Someone powerful."
Gandalf stood up and looked in Lily's direction. A shadow had fallen over the girl, and he felt a shiver run down his spine. "When did Lily begin behaving differently?" "Yesterday. She wouldn't let me come near her." The old wizard nodded. "Yes, no one could get near her. A shadow has fallen over her. She is being deceived." Legolas was furious. "By who?" Gandalf frowned. "Saruman."
Feeling the love I have for you
Just rushes through my veins
Why does love have to be so much pain?
"Saruman? Why would he do this? How?" Gandalf turned to the elf, his face grim. "I do not know why. Lily is mortal now and should no longer pose a threat to Sauron. As for how he deceived her? I am not sure. Only Boromir knows what has upset Lily so." Legolas nodded. "Fine then. I will wake him, and I will make him tell me."
"No! Lily needs to feel that she can trust him. Do not force him to break her trust." Legolas's eyes filled with desperation. "Than how can I help her?" Gandalf smiled softly. "That is simple, my dear friend." His eyes twinkled. "Love her." Legolas blinked. "What?" Gandalf looked at Lily sadly. "The girl does not feel loved. She believes you do not love her. Prove to her that she is wrong."
So much pain...
So many nights so many tears I've cried
No one to be by my side
Stuck with misery and pain
You are the one to blame
Cause it hurts you know...
Lily didn't hear his soft footsteps as he walked to her. She only sensed his presence when he was kneeling beside her. Her face still buried in Gideon's mane, she sniffed.
"What do you want? Did you come to taunt me again?"
Legolas cringed at her harsh tone. "I never said any of those things. Saruman did, not me. He used some form of magic." He saw Lily's back tense, and swallowed.
"How dare you. First you make me false promises to get me to sleep with you, than you mock me, and now you try to blame someone else? I saw you! I saw you say each word to me. If you're going to be cruel to someone like that, than at least be man enough to accept responsibility for it!"
Legolas's eyes widened. "I am telling you the truth!" he argued. Turning around, he saw Lily's eyes narrow. "No more games, Legolas. I'm tired of it. You made your feelings for me perfectly clear yesterday."
Legolas was growing frustrated. "How could you think such things? Do you honestly think that I would ever say such things to you?" Lily looked away. "It was you Legolas. Unless you have a twin, it was you."
To know someone I gave my heart to
Just tore my heart apart
A love that is endless
Why did this love have to start?
Legolas grabbed her shoulders roughly and forced her to look at him. "You are precious to me, Lily. You know this. You know I would never say anything like that to you. I am not lying to you when I say that it was Saruman. Please believe me, Lily. I promised I would not break your heart, and to that I hold true."
Lily shook her head. "When I saw your face, and when I heard your voice telling me those things...it hurt so much. I felt so violated and disgusting. I don't know if I can believe you. How do I know that you are telling me the truth?"
Legolas kissed her temple. "Trust me, like you have before. I don't want to lose you to Saruman's lies."
Lily took a deep, shaky breath. "I want to believe you. But I don't want to get hurt again. Please...if this is just a game then tell me. Please don't hurt me again."
Legolas pressed his forehead against her's. "I would never hurt you. I never did. The only game I ever played with you, was the 'who's ears are more sensitive' game."
Lily laughed through her tears. Closing her eyes for a moment, she lifted her hands and put them on his arms. "I believe you." Those three words made Legolas smile softly. Cupping her face, he kissed her forehead and pulled her into a tight embrace. "Aratoamin," he sighed, and inhaled deeply.
Feeling the love I have for you
Just rushes through my veins
Why does love have to be so much pain?
Saruman watched the events in the Plantir, shocked. "Impossible! The bond between them was broken! This cannot be!" Grima looked at the wizard hesitantly. "Perhaps their bond is stronger than you thought." Saruman growled at him than looked back into the orb. Sauron would be angry, he knew that.
SARUMAN!
Yup, he was right.
Lily was ecstatic. Legolas was kissing her, gently yet firmly, murmuring her name every so often. "I love you," she whispered. Legolas stopped his her neck for a moment, and met her eyes. He smiled softly, and bent down until their noses touched. "I love you too, Aratoamin." She grinned, and nipped at his bottom lip, causing him to laugh.
Lily's mother watched from a distance. 'She doesn't know. Lily, forgive us.'
Why does love have to be so much pain?
So much pain (so much pain)
Oh so much pain...
Hey guys! (Blinks in shock at the number of reviews) You guys are so awesome!!! Anyway, here's the next chapter. Yes, Saruman is not only powerful, but he's cunning as well. And now he's broken Lily's very soul, and has torn both her and Legolas apart. I don't own anyone except Lily and Gideon, and I don't own 'Love is Pain' by Amanda Perez. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LILY.
The young mortal stirred in her sleep. A powerful voice boomed in her mind, sending shivers down her spine.
MORTAL WENCH.
Lily gasped as she was torn from her sleep, and brought to a tower in the middle of nowhere. Dark energy surrounded the place and spilled out of the building in waves. She was dropped in the middle of an empty room, the walls made of jagged stone. A huge throne was at the back of the room, and a platform in the middle. On the platform was a black orb.
Struggling to her feet, she looked around. "Hello?" her voice echoed in the room. She walked over to the platform, her eyes drawn to the orb. Red flames swirled inside of it, and her eyes narrowed. "What the hell...?"
Suddenly the flames disappeared, and she saw Legolas sitting against a tree dejectedly. "Legolas?" The image disappeared and was replaced by an image of her family. They were alive and healthy, smiling. Her mother and father were sitting on the couch, and Tom was on the floor. They were watching a movie together, laughing every so often.
Lily's eyes softened at the sight. "Mommy..." She reached out a hand to touch it, and the image faded, swallowed by darkness.
YOU LOVE YOUR FAMILY.
Lily tensed at the sound of the voice. It was thick and laced with hate.
"Who are you?" she asked. The voice chuckled.
SOMEONE WHO CAN GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING.
"Oh? So you have the new Mercedes?" she asked sarcastically. The voice growled.
DO NOT JEST, MORTAL.
"Oh, I'm not jesting. I hear the new Mercedes are nice. Leather interior, 6-Disc CD player. It's hot," she said with a smirk.
MY PATIENCE GROWS THIN.
"Somehow, I didn't think you were the patient type," she muttered and looked around. Where was the voice coming from?
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
"I don't think you do."
I CAN GIVE YOUR FAMILY BACK TO YOU.
Lily's heart froze. Her breath caught in her throat, and she felt her pulse quicken. "What did you say?"
YOU MISS YOUR FAMILY DEARLY. I CAN GIVE THEM BACK TO YOU.
Lily shook her head. "You don't have the power to do that."
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME. I CAN GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT.
Lily swallowed. "And what do you want?"
ALL I WANT IS WHAT IS MINE. I WANT MY RING.
Lily smiled bitterly and nodded. "You're ring, huh? The ring of power? The one ring to bring the whole world into darkness? Let me think about that...No, not a chance."
YOU AGGRIVATE ME WOMAN. IF I CANNOT DO THIS THE EASY WAY, THAN YOU WILL FORCE ME TO DO IT THE HARD WAY.
Lily lifted an eyebrow. "There was an easy way? Gee, I guess I missed that somewhere between the freaky orb trick and the bogus offer."
DO NOT SPEAK TO ME IN THAT TONE. I OWN YOUR SOUL AT THE MOMENT. YOU ARE MINE.
Lily nodded slowly. "Right. Well, I'm going to wake up now. So, bye!"
MORTAL WENCH!
Lily gasped as she felt something pick her up and throw her across the room. She hit the wall with such force that the air was knocked out of her lungs. Slamming her body onto the ground, she gasped for air, feeling her lungs contract painfully.
Pushing herself up, she spit the blood out of her mouth. "Is that all you've got? Is this the dark and powerful Sauron? You're so weak that you need a piece of jewelry to take over the world? You're nothing! You're wasting my time! You're pathetic!"
BITE YOUR TONGUE, MORTAL WOMAN!
"Piss off!"
DON'T TEMPT ME TO END YOUR LIFE!
"Why should I care? I have nothing to live for anymore! Legolas doesn't love me! My family is dead! Tell me why I should be afraid of you!"
"Because you're giving up the one chance to save me."
Lily's eyes widened as a form stepped into the light. Wide eyes stared up at her innocently. "Don't you love me?"
Lily began to hyperventilate. "Tom?"
She gasped and woke up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Legolas watched Lily from his spot against a tree. She was close to hyperventilating, and she was clutching her chest painfully. He wanted to go to her, but didn't want to frighten her. So he forced himself to look away, and pretended to sleep.
Lily tried to get her breathing under control, but was finding it difficult. She remembered the last time she had a nightmare this bad. Legolas made her promise to go to him the next time she had one. 'No. I can't go to him. Not after what he said to me.' But her breathing continued to worsen, and her chest began to hurt.
Everyone was asleep though. She didn't want to wake them up, especially since she should be able to calm herself down. 'Calm down Lily. It was just a dream.' But despite her efforts, nothing was working. Swallowing her pride and dignity, she got to her feet and walked over to Legolas.
"Legolas," she whispered. His eyes focused, and settled on the form kneeling in front of him. "Lily?" Her hand was still clutching her chest, and he could hear her beginning to wheeze. "What happened?" he asked, sitting up more. Lily swallowed and shook her head. "I had a nightmare, or possibly a vision." Legolas leaned towards her, his eyes flashing with concern.
"Are you alright?" he asked worriedly. Lily shook her head.
"I can't breathe," she choked out, tears springing to her eyes.
Legolas moved to take her into his arms, but Lily pulled back.
"I remember what you said. I don't think I'll ever forget it. The things you said to me yesterday...they hurt me more than anything. I know that you feel nothing for me, that this whole time it was just a game to you. But right now I don't care. Just help me and I'll stay out of your way."
He frowned. "What are you talking about?"
Lily just whimpered and slumped forward. Legolas caught her, and gathered her into his arms. Turning her so that her back was against her, he placed his hand on her stomach.
"Shhh...calm down. I'm here now. Everything's alright. You're safe," he soothed.
Lily quickly calmed in his embrace, and snuggled closer to him. He smoothed the hair away from her face, and couldn't help but frown. 'I know that you feel nothing for me. That this whole time it was just a game to you.' Her words echoed in his mind. What had she been talking about? Of course he felt for her!
'I had a nightmare, or possibly a vision.' His frown deepened. Did she foresee another death? Tucking her head under his chin, he inhaled her scent. "What happened, Lily? Why are you pulling away from me?"
Her breathing was calm now, and he knew she was asleep. Leaning back against the tree, he sighed. He would talk to her about this in the morning. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lily opened her eyes wearily, the light of the sun making her wince. Nightmares haunted her that night, never allowing her any peace. Feeling something warm behind her, she saw the arm wrapped around her waist. Memories of the night before flooded back, and disgust drifted across her face.
She quickly pulled away from the form behind her, and crawled away a bit. Turning around, she saw the elf sleeping peacefully. He had held her all night long...Lily felt her heart grow warm at the thought of it and quickly reminded herself of his cruel words.
'He doesn't love you! He never felt anything for you! You're nothing to him!' she reminded herself. But despite the memory of what he said, she found herself unable to look away from him. No matter how much she loathed it, he had a part of her. He always would. Feeling tears building in her eyes, she quickly blinked them away. 'Why did I have to love someone like him?'
She finally tore her gaze away from the elf, and looked over at Boromir. The man was sleeping on the ground, mumbling every so often. She smiled faintly. She could trust Boromir, she knew that. After she told him what Legolas had said, he took up the role of her older brother and made sure that everyone gave her some space. She saw the looks of disgust that he threw to the elf, and she felt a bit guilty.
She hated this. Even though Legolas had been utterly cruel to her and used her in the worst possible way, she felt guilty. No, guilty wasn't the right word. She felt empty. Hollow. She felt like part of her had died inside. She was mourning the loss of something dear to her. Looking back at Legolas, she felt herself begin to tremble. She missed his touch. His kind words and gentle whispers. She missed feeling loved.
She wanted so badly to just walk over to him and throw herself into his arms. But she couldn't. She refused to be his toy. She watched as Legolas frowned a bit, and reached out. "Aratoamin?" Her breath caught in her throat. 'My champion.' His sweet endearment for her. "More like 'my toy'," she snorted. Sighing, she raked her fingers through her hair. Oh God how she missed him.
She could still feel his gentle caresses. How he was so gentle for her...so careful for her. And now...it was like he was a completely different person. He was so cold to her; so cruel.
~Flashback~
Lily couldn't believe what he was saying to her.
'This can't be happening. This isn't real.'
The person in front of her couldn't possibly be the elf she loved. The way he spoke to her, the things he said...
Grabbing his hand, she looked up at him pleadingly. 'Please don't do this Legolas. Please tell me this is all some joke. Please don't break my heart like this...'
"I love you," she whispered brokenly.
She waited for him to smile softly, and apologize. To explain that this was all a joke and that he loved her too. She waited for him to take her in his arms and hold her gently. Her eyes searched his anxiously. Where was the Legolas she loved?
To her disdain, Legolas chuckled and took his hand back.
"Of course you do little one. And when you die, someone else will too."
He smiled wickedly, turned around, and left. Lily watched him leave, and felt a hollowness settle in her stomach. Her heart broke and her soul wept. "Legolas..."
~End flashback~
Feeling something wet slide down her cheek, she realized she'd started to cry. She shook her head, and buried her face in her hands. Not wanting anyone to see her break down like this, she turned and walked away a bit. Once out of sight, she slid to her knees and began to cry.
Why is love so much pain?
Sitting on the roof staring at the stars
Thinking to myself 'how could I have fell for someone so hard'
When all I was told was lies
Now that I think about it it makes me cry
Gideon walked slowly to his weeping rider. Snorting softly, he made his presence known. Lily looked up, and lifted a hand. Gideon quickly walked over and nuzzled it, offering his own strength and support.
"It hurts so much. Nothing makes any sense," she whimpered.
Kneeling on all fours, Gideon nudged her with his cheek. Lily wrapped her arms around her neck and leaned against him, burying her face in his mane. "The things he said...I just don't understand."
To know someone I gave my heart to
Just tore my heart apart
A love that is endless
Why did this love have to start?
Gideon neighed softly and nuzzled her cheek. Lily just shook her head, unable to comprehend everything. How could things go so wrong in less than two days? Attempting to subdue her cries, Lily took a few deep breaths. "I told him that I loved him, and he just laughed in my face."
Legolas watched from a distance. He heard everything, and was more confused than ever. He didn't know what she was talking about. He had never said anything to her to make her cry. Turning to Gandalf, he walked over to him. "Gandalf, someone is using magic against Lily and I. Someone powerful."
Gandalf stood up and looked in Lily's direction. A shadow had fallen over the girl, and he felt a shiver run down his spine. "When did Lily begin behaving differently?" "Yesterday. She wouldn't let me come near her." The old wizard nodded. "Yes, no one could get near her. A shadow has fallen over her. She is being deceived." Legolas was furious. "By who?" Gandalf frowned. "Saruman."
Feeling the love I have for you
Just rushes through my veins
Why does love have to be so much pain?
"Saruman? Why would he do this? How?" Gandalf turned to the elf, his face grim. "I do not know why. Lily is mortal now and should no longer pose a threat to Sauron. As for how he deceived her? I am not sure. Only Boromir knows what has upset Lily so." Legolas nodded. "Fine then. I will wake him, and I will make him tell me."
"No! Lily needs to feel that she can trust him. Do not force him to break her trust." Legolas's eyes filled with desperation. "Than how can I help her?" Gandalf smiled softly. "That is simple, my dear friend." His eyes twinkled. "Love her." Legolas blinked. "What?" Gandalf looked at Lily sadly. "The girl does not feel loved. She believes you do not love her. Prove to her that she is wrong."
So much pain...
So many nights so many tears I've cried
No one to be by my side
Stuck with misery and pain
You are the one to blame
Cause it hurts you know...
Lily didn't hear his soft footsteps as he walked to her. She only sensed his presence when he was kneeling beside her. Her face still buried in Gideon's mane, she sniffed.
"What do you want? Did you come to taunt me again?"
Legolas cringed at her harsh tone. "I never said any of those things. Saruman did, not me. He used some form of magic." He saw Lily's back tense, and swallowed.
"How dare you. First you make me false promises to get me to sleep with you, than you mock me, and now you try to blame someone else? I saw you! I saw you say each word to me. If you're going to be cruel to someone like that, than at least be man enough to accept responsibility for it!"
Legolas's eyes widened. "I am telling you the truth!" he argued. Turning around, he saw Lily's eyes narrow. "No more games, Legolas. I'm tired of it. You made your feelings for me perfectly clear yesterday."
Legolas was growing frustrated. "How could you think such things? Do you honestly think that I would ever say such things to you?" Lily looked away. "It was you Legolas. Unless you have a twin, it was you."
To know someone I gave my heart to
Just tore my heart apart
A love that is endless
Why did this love have to start?
Legolas grabbed her shoulders roughly and forced her to look at him. "You are precious to me, Lily. You know this. You know I would never say anything like that to you. I am not lying to you when I say that it was Saruman. Please believe me, Lily. I promised I would not break your heart, and to that I hold true."
Lily shook her head. "When I saw your face, and when I heard your voice telling me those things...it hurt so much. I felt so violated and disgusting. I don't know if I can believe you. How do I know that you are telling me the truth?"
Legolas kissed her temple. "Trust me, like you have before. I don't want to lose you to Saruman's lies."
Lily took a deep, shaky breath. "I want to believe you. But I don't want to get hurt again. Please...if this is just a game then tell me. Please don't hurt me again."
Legolas pressed his forehead against her's. "I would never hurt you. I never did. The only game I ever played with you, was the 'who's ears are more sensitive' game."
Lily laughed through her tears. Closing her eyes for a moment, she lifted her hands and put them on his arms. "I believe you." Those three words made Legolas smile softly. Cupping her face, he kissed her forehead and pulled her into a tight embrace. "Aratoamin," he sighed, and inhaled deeply.
Feeling the love I have for you
Just rushes through my veins
Why does love have to be so much pain?
Saruman watched the events in the Plantir, shocked. "Impossible! The bond between them was broken! This cannot be!" Grima looked at the wizard hesitantly. "Perhaps their bond is stronger than you thought." Saruman growled at him than looked back into the orb. Sauron would be angry, he knew that.
SARUMAN!
Yup, he was right.
Lily was ecstatic. Legolas was kissing her, gently yet firmly, murmuring her name every so often. "I love you," she whispered. Legolas stopped his her neck for a moment, and met her eyes. He smiled softly, and bent down until their noses touched. "I love you too, Aratoamin." She grinned, and nipped at his bottom lip, causing him to laugh.
Lily's mother watched from a distance. 'She doesn't know. Lily, forgive us.'
Why does love have to be so much pain?
So much pain (so much pain)
Oh so much pain...
