(A/N: Okay, hope all the chapter problems are gone.)
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The Sequel With No Title
This is the Title of This Chapter.
Paullina had been staring quietly at Beleg when the officer spoke.
"Does he live with you Miss?" He asked crisply.
"Yes, sir." She hesitated a moment, dreading to find out what happened. "Um, what is the problem officer?"
"He was found trespassing in Mrs. Anderson's gardens and when accosted wouldn't leave. He has no identification and couldn't tell us his own address. Nor his full name," The officer glanced sidelong at Beleg, "He seems a few cards short of deck Miss, we had to backtrack through the woods to find your house. Now, Mrs. Anderson has agreed to not press any charges if he never steps onto her property again. Can you assure us this?"
Paullina grew more distressed at what she heard and blurted out quickly, "Yes, yes of course. I'm so sorry. He won't wander alone again. Um, he's from out of town and he is a little," Paullina tilted her head to the side and lightly tapped a finger to her temple and coughed then smiled, "It won't happen again, I promise." She darted a glance at Beleg with a 'don't you dare say a word' look. Beleg all this time was standing there rather uncomfortably with his head hanging down slightly, not understanding fully what was going on.
"Be sure it doesn't or you'll be seeing me again." The officer handed Beleg over and bidding them goodnight walked toward the road shaking his head slightly. Paullina quickly pulled Beleg inside and shut the door. She went to the window and saw the police officer at the end of her driveway talking into a phone or a radio. She watched him silently until a police car drove up and he left. She breathed a sigh of relief and pulled the curtains shut.
"I am a what?"
Paullina darted her head to the side, she had almost forgotten the presence of the elf. She raised her eyebrows and gave him a curious look.
He sighed, almost frustrated, "That man said I was a 'few cards short of a deck'. What did he mean? And you, what was it you were implying?"
Paullina started to laugh, "Well, we were saying you were a bit slow."
Beleg got wide eyed, "Slow? I will have you know I am very fleet afoot…why are you laughing like that? I am very serious."
Paullina managed to stifled her laughter, "Sorry, we meant slow as you were kind of dumb." Beleg only stared back blankly, "You know stupid? Not all there in the head?"
Beleg looked aghast, "That I was not in control of my faculties?" Paullina nodded back. "Why?"
"Beleg, calm down. It's just as well, better for them to think you're stupid and harmless. You don't want to go to jail do you?"
"Jail?"
Paullina gasped in frustration and walked out of the room. Beleg stood alone a moment, confused and slightly annoyed. He then sat on the couch and tried to sort out his thoughts.
He'd wandered far into the woods, conveniently forgetting Paullina's instructions, when he'd happened upon a graveled walkway and followed it into a luscious garden. Not so beautiful as those in Rivendell, but it was a welcome sight. He wandered about it all and then settled down on the grass and relaxed. The sun was sinking further down and the light began to fade when a plump matronly woman came striding towards him. She was very rude and ordered him off. He had pleaded to be allowed to enjoy her gardens a while longer, but she did not relent and eventually left, only to return a while later with two 'officers'. Beleg couldn't answer any of the questions to their satisfaction and couldn't understand what was wrong. He eventually gave up and led one of the officers back to Paullina's house.
He sighed tiredly; he realized that he was so ignorant of her world that he was entirely dependant on her to take care of him. He felt quite helpless. But just that moment Paullina came back and looked down at him apologetically.
"I'm sorry Beleg, but having you here is…complicated." She sighed slightly then smiled, "You're probably hungry we haven't eaten since breakfast. Let me put some music on for you and make dinner." He smiled and nodded back. Paullina walked over to a strange black cabinet with a glass door. She fiddled around with the odd black boxes and set a shiny silver disk into a tray. He then heard a soft sound coming from boxes on the walls and floor. It was a flute of some sort and was sad and mellow. Paullina walked off to the kitchen, but he was too engrossed with the music as more and more instruments began to play to notice her departure.
It was the strangest music he'd ever heard, it was beautiful and dark and grim and loud and soft at the same time. He couldn't even begin to imagine what all the instruments were and how many people were playing. He sat enthralled for many minutes completely oblivious to the fact that the sounds weren't coming directly from the musicians.
Paullina had finished making the dinner and the salad and was standing by the entranceway watching Beleg listen to the music. When the last track of the piece finished she used her remote to stop it from playing the rest of the CD.
"Come, dinner's ready." Beleg shook himself out of his daze and sat at the table and waited to be served.
Paullina smiled as she dished out the spaghetti and salad. She grinned slightly before beginning to eat. She could see Beleg looking at her out of the corner of her eye as she ate. Hesitantly, he picked up his fork and took a bite. An interested smile turned up the corners of his mouth and he began to eat in earnest. His smile widened further as he sampled his salad.
After a while of eating in silence Paullina leaned back and took some sips of water.
"Paullina?"
"Yes?"
"I've been wondering about a word you said while we were at the mall earlier today. What does the word 'fuhc' mean?"
Paullina choked and almost spit her water out across the table.
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(A/N: Too long I know, hope I didn't flounder anywhere. Oh, I'm writing these chapters rather quickly so they're not perfect, ha! far from it. So please excuse any flaws you find.)
