Um...wow. Seriously, thank you so much for all the feedback. I'm glad everyone likes it so far.
So I realized I never put the song I was gonna put in the story, so it'll be in this chapter. I hate when I have an idea and then it gets all messed up as I'm writing. But apparently you all liked the chapter, so I guess I can't complain.
Enjoy!
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Legolas didn't turn around. He didn't keep walking either though, and Bryn took that as a sign that maybe he was serious about wanting to talk to her.
"I...I'm sorry. I'm just really tired," she added, feeling a little guilty about her earlier treatment of him.
"Do you mind if I sit with you for a few moments?" Legolas asked quietly, finally turning to face her.
"Sure," she sighed, and sat down.
He sat down next to her, and for a while, neither of them would look at each other, much less speak. Finally, after racking his brain for what he had wanted to say...
"I meant what I said," He didn't even look up at her. His eyes were focused on his hands that were clasped together in his lap. Brianna didn't move, but looked sideways at him. What she saw on his face was enough to make her look at him fully. He looked ashamed, and...frightened? She wasn't sure, but she picked up on the shame right away.
"About what?" He'd said a lot of things to her, and she wasn't sure which one he was talking about. Though she did have a good idea...
"What I said after we escaped Moria. I meant it. I do not wish to see you hurt anymore at my hands or anyone else's. I wish I could take back my harsh words of earlier. Just know you were not the one I was angry with," he told her quietly. After he finished, he looked in her eyes, hoping she would see the sincerity in them. She did, but she also saw something else.
"Who was she?" she queried of him, taking him by surprise. How could she know?
"It matters not," he muttered.
"Well, obviously it does. This girl did some serious damage to you, if I'm not mistaken,"
He paused a moment longer and sighed, "You are not. Shaenyn. She was...a beautiful elf. The sun could not compare to her warmth, nor the moon her glow,"
"And...now she's...what? Gone?"
"No. From Mirkwood, yes. From my head, and this place? No,"
"You loved her," Brianna stated plainly. Her directness threw him a bit, but he didn't show it.
"Yes. Once. Many years ago,"
"So? What happened?"
"She changed,"
"Ah. So she ...?"
"Another took her away. But it was her choice to go,"
"Oh. I never understood women who cheated,"
"Nor do I," he told her honestly. Elves didn't exactly lead monasterial lives, but once they were bound to someone, that was usually their only partner.
"You said she WAS beautiful? What happened? Did she get beat with an ugly stick or something?"
"...an ugly stick?"
Brianna giggled, "Sorry, it's just an expression where I'm from. Did she become unattractive?"
"She's an elf. Her physical form is undeniably beautiful. Her heart, however, has indeed become darker than I remembered,"
"Oh,"
They sat together in silence again, though this time it was more comfortable, until, "Would you sing for me, Brianna?"
She looked at him for a moment, perplexed by the question.
"I really don't think you want me to..."
"Yes, please," he insisted, interupting her protest.
Brianna looked at him for the longest time, trying to figure out what to sing. A slight smile lit her features as she began..
Skies, without stars
or the nights, without you
I watch the world
from a room, without a view
For you left me
with so few memories
that I could close my eyes
and cling to
Just a fading photograph
I sometimes sing to
Legolas sat, fascinated by her voice. Her eyes were closed and he knew she was feeling every emotion through the words. He could feel it radiating off of her.
All the smiles, unexplored
all the words, left unsaid
We've strung our dreams
on an all too slender thread
For you left me
with so few memories
that I could close my eyes
and cling to
Just a half remembered tune
I sometimes sing to
But I've found, what we've lost
Time is all, all the cost
Love was always there
knowing someday I would share
in a life long love affair
with you
Love was always there
knowing someday I would share
in a life long love affair
with you
In a life long love affair...
with you
As she finished, she left her eyes closed. She was afraid to open them, but not quite sure why. When she finally did open them, she found Legolas staring intently at her. She felt like she should look away, so intense was his gaze. But she didn't. His hand slid under hers and gently lifted it to his lips. Brianna felt a shudder rip through her body and she had to close her eyes. Legolas kept his eyes on her as he planted the lightest kiss imaginable on her hand. He felt her tremble and when she closed her eyes, he thought he'd gone too far. He let go and managed to look even more ashamed than before.
"Do I frighten you so?" he whispered, the memory of her trembling burned into his mind.
"wh...What? No! No...it wasn't that," she insisted, as her eyes opened to look into his aqua pools. Without thinking, she reached her hand up to his face and lightly caressed his cheek. He caught it as she ran her delicate fingers down to his jaw. They both stared at each other in a moment that seemed to last an eternity. And as quickly as it came, it was gone. The both dropped their eyes and Legolas let go of her hand.
"I shall leave you to you rest. Goodnight, milady,"
"Goodnight," she responded quietly, watching him walk, ever gracefully, back to the Fellowship. She sat there for a moment, just thinking. Finally, after not being able to get a single thought straight, she decided it was time for sleep.
Brianna opened her eyes to a searing light. She immediately closed them again. Until...
"Brianna? She's awake! Brianna, baby, listen to me. Your dad is on his way, ok? You're gonna be ok. You gotta stay awake for me,"
"Chris?" she murmured, trying to open her eyes again. The light was so painful...but...was she dreaming? Or...
"I'm here, sweetheart. Try and stay awake for me, please. Doc! She's talking!"
"Chris, it hurts," she told him, closing her eyes again to keep the light out of her eyes.
"I know, baby. I know, but you need to open your eyes. Please?"
He sounded so scared. Then, it all came back to her. The wreck, waking up in Middle Earth, Moria, Boromir, Legolas...Legolas...
"I saw him," she whispered hoarsely, "He's beautiful..." Her voice faded.
"No, Bryn. You need to stay awake, you hear me?"
"Sir, you need to leave. We have to take care of her right now,"
"No, please. I'm all she's got right now,"
"Nurse, will you show this gentleman to the waiting room,"
"Brianna, please. Brianna, wake up!"
So I realized I never put the song I was gonna put in the story, so it'll be in this chapter. I hate when I have an idea and then it gets all messed up as I'm writing. But apparently you all liked the chapter, so I guess I can't complain.
Enjoy!
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Legolas didn't turn around. He didn't keep walking either though, and Bryn took that as a sign that maybe he was serious about wanting to talk to her.
"I...I'm sorry. I'm just really tired," she added, feeling a little guilty about her earlier treatment of him.
"Do you mind if I sit with you for a few moments?" Legolas asked quietly, finally turning to face her.
"Sure," she sighed, and sat down.
He sat down next to her, and for a while, neither of them would look at each other, much less speak. Finally, after racking his brain for what he had wanted to say...
"I meant what I said," He didn't even look up at her. His eyes were focused on his hands that were clasped together in his lap. Brianna didn't move, but looked sideways at him. What she saw on his face was enough to make her look at him fully. He looked ashamed, and...frightened? She wasn't sure, but she picked up on the shame right away.
"About what?" He'd said a lot of things to her, and she wasn't sure which one he was talking about. Though she did have a good idea...
"What I said after we escaped Moria. I meant it. I do not wish to see you hurt anymore at my hands or anyone else's. I wish I could take back my harsh words of earlier. Just know you were not the one I was angry with," he told her quietly. After he finished, he looked in her eyes, hoping she would see the sincerity in them. She did, but she also saw something else.
"Who was she?" she queried of him, taking him by surprise. How could she know?
"It matters not," he muttered.
"Well, obviously it does. This girl did some serious damage to you, if I'm not mistaken,"
He paused a moment longer and sighed, "You are not. Shaenyn. She was...a beautiful elf. The sun could not compare to her warmth, nor the moon her glow,"
"And...now she's...what? Gone?"
"No. From Mirkwood, yes. From my head, and this place? No,"
"You loved her," Brianna stated plainly. Her directness threw him a bit, but he didn't show it.
"Yes. Once. Many years ago,"
"So? What happened?"
"She changed,"
"Ah. So she ...?"
"Another took her away. But it was her choice to go,"
"Oh. I never understood women who cheated,"
"Nor do I," he told her honestly. Elves didn't exactly lead monasterial lives, but once they were bound to someone, that was usually their only partner.
"You said she WAS beautiful? What happened? Did she get beat with an ugly stick or something?"
"...an ugly stick?"
Brianna giggled, "Sorry, it's just an expression where I'm from. Did she become unattractive?"
"She's an elf. Her physical form is undeniably beautiful. Her heart, however, has indeed become darker than I remembered,"
"Oh,"
They sat together in silence again, though this time it was more comfortable, until, "Would you sing for me, Brianna?"
She looked at him for a moment, perplexed by the question.
"I really don't think you want me to..."
"Yes, please," he insisted, interupting her protest.
Brianna looked at him for the longest time, trying to figure out what to sing. A slight smile lit her features as she began..
Skies, without stars
or the nights, without you
I watch the world
from a room, without a view
For you left me
with so few memories
that I could close my eyes
and cling to
Just a fading photograph
I sometimes sing to
Legolas sat, fascinated by her voice. Her eyes were closed and he knew she was feeling every emotion through the words. He could feel it radiating off of her.
All the smiles, unexplored
all the words, left unsaid
We've strung our dreams
on an all too slender thread
For you left me
with so few memories
that I could close my eyes
and cling to
Just a half remembered tune
I sometimes sing to
But I've found, what we've lost
Time is all, all the cost
Love was always there
knowing someday I would share
in a life long love affair
with you
Love was always there
knowing someday I would share
in a life long love affair
with you
In a life long love affair...
with you
As she finished, she left her eyes closed. She was afraid to open them, but not quite sure why. When she finally did open them, she found Legolas staring intently at her. She felt like she should look away, so intense was his gaze. But she didn't. His hand slid under hers and gently lifted it to his lips. Brianna felt a shudder rip through her body and she had to close her eyes. Legolas kept his eyes on her as he planted the lightest kiss imaginable on her hand. He felt her tremble and when she closed her eyes, he thought he'd gone too far. He let go and managed to look even more ashamed than before.
"Do I frighten you so?" he whispered, the memory of her trembling burned into his mind.
"wh...What? No! No...it wasn't that," she insisted, as her eyes opened to look into his aqua pools. Without thinking, she reached her hand up to his face and lightly caressed his cheek. He caught it as she ran her delicate fingers down to his jaw. They both stared at each other in a moment that seemed to last an eternity. And as quickly as it came, it was gone. The both dropped their eyes and Legolas let go of her hand.
"I shall leave you to you rest. Goodnight, milady,"
"Goodnight," she responded quietly, watching him walk, ever gracefully, back to the Fellowship. She sat there for a moment, just thinking. Finally, after not being able to get a single thought straight, she decided it was time for sleep.
Brianna opened her eyes to a searing light. She immediately closed them again. Until...
"Brianna? She's awake! Brianna, baby, listen to me. Your dad is on his way, ok? You're gonna be ok. You gotta stay awake for me,"
"Chris?" she murmured, trying to open her eyes again. The light was so painful...but...was she dreaming? Or...
"I'm here, sweetheart. Try and stay awake for me, please. Doc! She's talking!"
"Chris, it hurts," she told him, closing her eyes again to keep the light out of her eyes.
"I know, baby. I know, but you need to open your eyes. Please?"
He sounded so scared. Then, it all came back to her. The wreck, waking up in Middle Earth, Moria, Boromir, Legolas...Legolas...
"I saw him," she whispered hoarsely, "He's beautiful..." Her voice faded.
"No, Bryn. You need to stay awake, you hear me?"
"Sir, you need to leave. We have to take care of her right now,"
"No, please. I'm all she's got right now,"
"Nurse, will you show this gentleman to the waiting room,"
"Brianna, please. Brianna, wake up!"