"Thank you for your help." Legolas said as he shook each Hobbits' hand.
"Watch the other one." Peregrin said as Legolas came to him. "He may act as though you can trust him, but I'd watch your back just in case."
"Thanks for the warning." Liera said from behind. "We'll keep it in mind."
"I hope that we are wrong, but watch yourself just in case." Meriadoc said to Relaen.
Relaen nodded. "Don't worry about us. We'll see you on the way back." She turned to the other elves. "C'mon guys, we're almost there." She said as she began walking north.
The grassy hills and meadows of the Shire soon turned into tall, dark trees with leaves and branches so thick, the sun could not touch the ground. Ereht led the group, but as he walked, his pace gradually got slower. A chill ran down Liera's spine and she inched closer to Legolas. Legolas kept his eyes and ears alert, in case the Hobbits' suspicions were true. Relaen walked behind the others. As they moved further into the woods, she began doubting Ereht more and thinking that she would much rather be a few miles south in the Hobbit Hole known as Bag End.
Ereht looked at the trees that were surrounding him and sighed. They were getting close and the closer they got, the more he wanted to tell the others of the plan. To tell them to turn around and run as fast as they could. He glanced behind them and looked at each elf. He had become friends with all of them. They trusted him and he trusted them. He couldn't do this anymore.
He turned and faced the elves. "You have to go back. Go now and run as fast as you can." He said, desperation showing in his eyes.
"Why? What is it?" Liera asked, seeing how worried Ereht was.
"I've lied to you. No kingdom is in danger. I am from here and so are my brothers. They want to kill you and I was sent to you to bring you here. Now go before they realize that you were here!" Ereht explained quickly.
"It's to late, Ereht." A voice said from behind them. They all looked south and found a tall elf that looked almost exactly like Ereht. He had pale skin and black eyes. His hair was just above his shoulders and a dark brown.
"Enoettil, let them be." Ereht said, his voice pleading.
Enoettil walked to the closest elf and grabbed her. It was Relaen. He pulled a dagger out and put it teasingly on her neck. "Why would I let them go, brother? You have done your task and if you leave now, I will not kill you for betraying us."
Ereht was shaking. Would his brother really kill her? Kill all of them? "I don't care if you kill me, just leave them alone." He said, trying to steady his voice.
"Do you honestly think that after what that one did to our father that I'd let him go when he was in my grasp?" Enoelttil said, angrily indicating Legolas. "And as far as these two lovely little elves, he seems fond of them and there is nothing quite as fun as a little torture."
Legolas shot a glare at Ereht before returning his attention to the elf that held a knife to his sister's throat. "What do you have against me anyways?" he asked, desperately searching his mind for a plan to get them all out of there, safe.
Enoelttil pushed Relaen out of his way and straight into a tree. As she slumped to the ground, he walked towards Legolas and Liera. "You killed my father many years ago. I've decided that it is time to avenge him."
"He killed father because father killed his mother!" Ereht said, trying to think of something to keep his brother from killing them until someone thought of a plan.
"What are you babbling about now, Ereht?" Enoelttil asked, annoyance in his tone. He focused his attention on Ereht.
"Our father and uncles killed his mother but let him go. He saw the whole thing and vowed revenge, so he killed father." Ereht explained. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Relaen was no longer at the bottom of the tree, now she was in it. He just had to keep his brother's attention long enough to help her get the others away. "If you kill them, then someone from Mirkwood is going to come here to kill you and then we are going to go kill them and the cycle will never end!"
"That is where you are wrong. It will end. It will end when either they kill all of us or we kill all of them. Personally, I'm aiming for the latter." Enoelttil turned back around to face the other elves, but found that only one was still there. Legolas. "What happened? Where did they go?" he demanded, pointing his sword at Legolas in a threatening manner.
Legolas looked around him as if he had no idea what the Dark Elf was commanding. "What are you talking about? I was the only one here to begin with." He said with a slight smirk.
Enoelttil glared at the elf. "You are a fool. They will be caught and killed, just as you will be killed now." He said as he pulled his sword back to stab Legolas. Suddenly, he felt cool steel against his neck.
"I cannot let you kill him, Enoelttil." Ereht said, tightening the dagger on his brother's neck.
"You can't kill me. You couldn't even kill these pathetic White Elves. Besides, if you kill me, then our brothers will kill you." Enoelttil responded, an evil smirk on his face.
"Not if they are already dead." A voice said from the foliage of the trees. Relaen and Liera jumped down, wiping blood from their daggers and swords. "You won't be getting any backup from your other brothers." Liera said, walking towards Legolas.
Enoelttil glared at the two girls, who wore victorious grins on their faces. He put his sword to his side. "I do not give up easily." He said. In a quick, fluid motion, he turned his sword and jabbed it into Ereht's side.
In the same quick motion, Legolas pulled an arrow out and shot it at Enoelttil, who fell the ground, dead. Once this was done, Legolas and Liera ran to Ereht and pulled the sword from his side.
"You guys need to go.before.the others find out." Ereht said with difficulty.
"Don't talk. You need to conserve your strength." Legolas said, examining the wound. "This cannot be healed by simple tools. It needs magic." He said. Both him and Liera turned their eyes to Relaen, who had her back turned on the scene.
She felt their eyes on her and turned around. "What?" she asked, anger in her tone.
"Only Nenya can keep him alive, Re." Liera said. "We have to help him."
"We don't have to do anything." Relaen said coldly. "He brought us here to die, why should we let him live?"
"Because he saved your life and you owe him!" Legolas said.
Relaen tensed at his tone. It wasn't often that Legolas yelled and it wasn't nice when he did. "Fine, but then we leave." She said. She walked over to Ereht and began mumbling. Slowly, the wound began to mend. In about fifteen minutes, his wound was completely healed. Relaen stood and began walking south.
"Where are you going?" Liera demanded.
"I'm going home. I have no reason to stay here any longer." She replied without looking back.
"Ereht cannot walk now. We need to stay here for a while." Legolas yelled to her.
Relaen turned, her face red with anger. "After all of this you still expect him to come home with us? No. He can die here for all I care. I am not waiting for him." She turned back around and began walking, not waiting for a response.
The pain of Relaen's words was evident on Ereht's face. He pushed himself to a tree and leaned against it. "You guys should go. She shouldn't be by herself the whole trip back to Mirkwood. It's to dangerous."
Legolas nodded his agreement. "You kept your brother from killing me, I can't leave you here for your other brothers to kill you. I'll stay here with you until you can travel. Liera, why don't you catch up to Relaen? You two should be fine together."
Liera nodded. "I'll make sure she doesn't get into to much trouble." She said with a wink. She lightly kissed Legolas and ran to catch up with her friend.
Legolas' cheeks reddened slightly. "I'll.uh.build a fire. It's getting kinda cold." He stuttered.
Ereht laughed slightly. His eyes went to the retreating figure of Relaen and his smile disappeared. 'I've messed up worse then I ever have.' he thought to himself as Legolas picked up fallen branches to build a fire. Once Legolas came back, he asked, "Do you think she will ever forgive me?" he asked.
Legolas sighed. "I don't know. She can be pretty stubborn and you hurt her badly. The only way to find out is for you to ask."
Ereht banged his head on the tree. "I was afraid of that." He said. "Can I ask you something, Legolas?" Legolas nodded. "Why were you willing to help me after I led you hear?" he asked.
Legolas sat next to Ereht. "There are a few reasons, actually. One is the fact that you saved my sister. Another is that you kept your brother from killing me. Besides, deep down, I think Re is glad you are alive. She still cares and whatever she cares about, I care about."
Liera and Relaen walked in silence. As the sun went down, Liera mustered up enough courage to break the silence. "How are you doing?" she asked.
Relaen rolled her eyes. 'Is this all that we are going to talk about the entire journey home?' she asked herself. "I am fine." She replied shortly.
"No you're not." Liera mumbled.
Relaen shot her a glare. "Listen, if all you are going to talk about all the way to Mirkwood, then you may as well go back to Legolas and that.that.that kisama no baka, cause I don't want to hear it."
"Fine, I just know that you and him were close and I wanted to make sure that you were alright! Geez.excuse me for being a friend." Liera said, feeling annoyed and hurt.
Relaen sighed. "Look, I'm sorry, it's just.I don't want to think about it right now, ok? I am to pissed to think any rational or decent thoughts about nearly anything right now.I just want to get home." she said, sadness creeping into her voice.
Liera nudged Relaen with her shoulder. "Everything's gonna be alright, y'know." She said.
Relaen smiled slightly. "I know." She said, nudging Liera back.
Liera pretended to be hurt. "Ow! I can't believe you did that! You are so mean!" she yelled while she pretended to cry.
Relaen grinned. "If you are going to cry, I'll give you something to cry about." She said, hitting Liera's arm.
The two girls laughed and continued their journey.
"Watch the other one." Peregrin said as Legolas came to him. "He may act as though you can trust him, but I'd watch your back just in case."
"Thanks for the warning." Liera said from behind. "We'll keep it in mind."
"I hope that we are wrong, but watch yourself just in case." Meriadoc said to Relaen.
Relaen nodded. "Don't worry about us. We'll see you on the way back." She turned to the other elves. "C'mon guys, we're almost there." She said as she began walking north.
The grassy hills and meadows of the Shire soon turned into tall, dark trees with leaves and branches so thick, the sun could not touch the ground. Ereht led the group, but as he walked, his pace gradually got slower. A chill ran down Liera's spine and she inched closer to Legolas. Legolas kept his eyes and ears alert, in case the Hobbits' suspicions were true. Relaen walked behind the others. As they moved further into the woods, she began doubting Ereht more and thinking that she would much rather be a few miles south in the Hobbit Hole known as Bag End.
Ereht looked at the trees that were surrounding him and sighed. They were getting close and the closer they got, the more he wanted to tell the others of the plan. To tell them to turn around and run as fast as they could. He glanced behind them and looked at each elf. He had become friends with all of them. They trusted him and he trusted them. He couldn't do this anymore.
He turned and faced the elves. "You have to go back. Go now and run as fast as you can." He said, desperation showing in his eyes.
"Why? What is it?" Liera asked, seeing how worried Ereht was.
"I've lied to you. No kingdom is in danger. I am from here and so are my brothers. They want to kill you and I was sent to you to bring you here. Now go before they realize that you were here!" Ereht explained quickly.
"It's to late, Ereht." A voice said from behind them. They all looked south and found a tall elf that looked almost exactly like Ereht. He had pale skin and black eyes. His hair was just above his shoulders and a dark brown.
"Enoettil, let them be." Ereht said, his voice pleading.
Enoettil walked to the closest elf and grabbed her. It was Relaen. He pulled a dagger out and put it teasingly on her neck. "Why would I let them go, brother? You have done your task and if you leave now, I will not kill you for betraying us."
Ereht was shaking. Would his brother really kill her? Kill all of them? "I don't care if you kill me, just leave them alone." He said, trying to steady his voice.
"Do you honestly think that after what that one did to our father that I'd let him go when he was in my grasp?" Enoelttil said, angrily indicating Legolas. "And as far as these two lovely little elves, he seems fond of them and there is nothing quite as fun as a little torture."
Legolas shot a glare at Ereht before returning his attention to the elf that held a knife to his sister's throat. "What do you have against me anyways?" he asked, desperately searching his mind for a plan to get them all out of there, safe.
Enoelttil pushed Relaen out of his way and straight into a tree. As she slumped to the ground, he walked towards Legolas and Liera. "You killed my father many years ago. I've decided that it is time to avenge him."
"He killed father because father killed his mother!" Ereht said, trying to think of something to keep his brother from killing them until someone thought of a plan.
"What are you babbling about now, Ereht?" Enoelttil asked, annoyance in his tone. He focused his attention on Ereht.
"Our father and uncles killed his mother but let him go. He saw the whole thing and vowed revenge, so he killed father." Ereht explained. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Relaen was no longer at the bottom of the tree, now she was in it. He just had to keep his brother's attention long enough to help her get the others away. "If you kill them, then someone from Mirkwood is going to come here to kill you and then we are going to go kill them and the cycle will never end!"
"That is where you are wrong. It will end. It will end when either they kill all of us or we kill all of them. Personally, I'm aiming for the latter." Enoelttil turned back around to face the other elves, but found that only one was still there. Legolas. "What happened? Where did they go?" he demanded, pointing his sword at Legolas in a threatening manner.
Legolas looked around him as if he had no idea what the Dark Elf was commanding. "What are you talking about? I was the only one here to begin with." He said with a slight smirk.
Enoelttil glared at the elf. "You are a fool. They will be caught and killed, just as you will be killed now." He said as he pulled his sword back to stab Legolas. Suddenly, he felt cool steel against his neck.
"I cannot let you kill him, Enoelttil." Ereht said, tightening the dagger on his brother's neck.
"You can't kill me. You couldn't even kill these pathetic White Elves. Besides, if you kill me, then our brothers will kill you." Enoelttil responded, an evil smirk on his face.
"Not if they are already dead." A voice said from the foliage of the trees. Relaen and Liera jumped down, wiping blood from their daggers and swords. "You won't be getting any backup from your other brothers." Liera said, walking towards Legolas.
Enoelttil glared at the two girls, who wore victorious grins on their faces. He put his sword to his side. "I do not give up easily." He said. In a quick, fluid motion, he turned his sword and jabbed it into Ereht's side.
In the same quick motion, Legolas pulled an arrow out and shot it at Enoelttil, who fell the ground, dead. Once this was done, Legolas and Liera ran to Ereht and pulled the sword from his side.
"You guys need to go.before.the others find out." Ereht said with difficulty.
"Don't talk. You need to conserve your strength." Legolas said, examining the wound. "This cannot be healed by simple tools. It needs magic." He said. Both him and Liera turned their eyes to Relaen, who had her back turned on the scene.
She felt their eyes on her and turned around. "What?" she asked, anger in her tone.
"Only Nenya can keep him alive, Re." Liera said. "We have to help him."
"We don't have to do anything." Relaen said coldly. "He brought us here to die, why should we let him live?"
"Because he saved your life and you owe him!" Legolas said.
Relaen tensed at his tone. It wasn't often that Legolas yelled and it wasn't nice when he did. "Fine, but then we leave." She said. She walked over to Ereht and began mumbling. Slowly, the wound began to mend. In about fifteen minutes, his wound was completely healed. Relaen stood and began walking south.
"Where are you going?" Liera demanded.
"I'm going home. I have no reason to stay here any longer." She replied without looking back.
"Ereht cannot walk now. We need to stay here for a while." Legolas yelled to her.
Relaen turned, her face red with anger. "After all of this you still expect him to come home with us? No. He can die here for all I care. I am not waiting for him." She turned back around and began walking, not waiting for a response.
The pain of Relaen's words was evident on Ereht's face. He pushed himself to a tree and leaned against it. "You guys should go. She shouldn't be by herself the whole trip back to Mirkwood. It's to dangerous."
Legolas nodded his agreement. "You kept your brother from killing me, I can't leave you here for your other brothers to kill you. I'll stay here with you until you can travel. Liera, why don't you catch up to Relaen? You two should be fine together."
Liera nodded. "I'll make sure she doesn't get into to much trouble." She said with a wink. She lightly kissed Legolas and ran to catch up with her friend.
Legolas' cheeks reddened slightly. "I'll.uh.build a fire. It's getting kinda cold." He stuttered.
Ereht laughed slightly. His eyes went to the retreating figure of Relaen and his smile disappeared. 'I've messed up worse then I ever have.' he thought to himself as Legolas picked up fallen branches to build a fire. Once Legolas came back, he asked, "Do you think she will ever forgive me?" he asked.
Legolas sighed. "I don't know. She can be pretty stubborn and you hurt her badly. The only way to find out is for you to ask."
Ereht banged his head on the tree. "I was afraid of that." He said. "Can I ask you something, Legolas?" Legolas nodded. "Why were you willing to help me after I led you hear?" he asked.
Legolas sat next to Ereht. "There are a few reasons, actually. One is the fact that you saved my sister. Another is that you kept your brother from killing me. Besides, deep down, I think Re is glad you are alive. She still cares and whatever she cares about, I care about."
Liera and Relaen walked in silence. As the sun went down, Liera mustered up enough courage to break the silence. "How are you doing?" she asked.
Relaen rolled her eyes. 'Is this all that we are going to talk about the entire journey home?' she asked herself. "I am fine." She replied shortly.
"No you're not." Liera mumbled.
Relaen shot her a glare. "Listen, if all you are going to talk about all the way to Mirkwood, then you may as well go back to Legolas and that.that.that kisama no baka, cause I don't want to hear it."
"Fine, I just know that you and him were close and I wanted to make sure that you were alright! Geez.excuse me for being a friend." Liera said, feeling annoyed and hurt.
Relaen sighed. "Look, I'm sorry, it's just.I don't want to think about it right now, ok? I am to pissed to think any rational or decent thoughts about nearly anything right now.I just want to get home." she said, sadness creeping into her voice.
Liera nudged Relaen with her shoulder. "Everything's gonna be alright, y'know." She said.
Relaen smiled slightly. "I know." She said, nudging Liera back.
Liera pretended to be hurt. "Ow! I can't believe you did that! You are so mean!" she yelled while she pretended to cry.
Relaen grinned. "If you are going to cry, I'll give you something to cry about." She said, hitting Liera's arm.
The two girls laughed and continued their journey.