Elwen-Star Maiden...LoL! I feel the same way sometimes.......Halo and Cassia are about to kill me! But then again......Don't hurt us! We only do what we love! *huggles My Estel baby* Besides, Aragorn doesn't mind the attention do you, Aragorn?
Aragorn: Uh....Actually-
Lina: SEe? He loves the cliffhangers and angst! LoL.
Thanks for reviewing
ThE iNsAnE oNe....Don't kill me! That's the choice! That's a good choice.
Listen to Legolas, Elladan, and Elrohir! They are making sense. You want to know what happens next! *slaps hand over Estel's mouth* Don't listen to Estel. He's delirious.
*backs away slowly* I'm gonna go post now.....lol More soon in Inside the Beast! I am addicted to that story, please! Find your way in it! Come on, you can do it!
marbienl...lol I'm glad you liked the branch thing. It was a sign. LoL.
oh, do I know who you speak w/? You wouldn't by chance be speaking of a certain elf, long blond hair, blue eyes, perfect archer? Nah...never heard of him...JK! LoL Thanks!
Click, you don't like Halen? LoL. True, he does steal a bit of the spotlight, but that's only in the flashbacks. he can't do much more than in that b/c he is dead, croaked, dead as a door nail.....you know, kicked the can...lol.
oh, and south is where I live! Eomer and I must ride south in order to get there..........but somehow, we always get sidetracked....lol
Carrie! don't give up on me! AAH! AND DEFINITELY DON't SICK THE BALROG ON ME! lol Oh, and
High School=Death. LoL.
I posted! Is it soon enough? LoL....I thought not, but I'll try to do better....if you try to do better on your story! I want more of Vandaril soon! LoL.
Oh, and Eomer says that he will forgive you under one condition: That being that you tell him that his hair looks nice and that he is the sexiest Rohirrim ever.
;) lol
Nili.....eep sorry! I'll do better next time! (goh, i've been saying that a lot lately)
HOW DARE YOU THREATEN MY ESTEL!!!!!!
Oh, and Elrond popping in randomly...he's rather creepy when he does that, lol. We should do something about him doing that.
Oh, and Eomer is sooo sweet. He says hello. He wants to type somethign to you, hold on.
Eomer: Hey Nili! Lina and I are nearly south now! We are sooo close!!!!!!
Lina: I'm back now. LoL. He gets excited b/c we rarely get this far south b/c I get so sidetracked by fics. LoL.
Snikdul and the gang couldn't hurt anything...don't tell them I said this, but they are rather pathetic orcs, lol.
HaloGatomon, I actually considered stoppping writing, but I have found that I just can't stop! So, you don't have to hunt me down! LoL!
OH, and vengeance is sweet. LoL.
Zam....you trip me out. LoL. Why the heck would Legolas shoot him?! Goh...and Estel and the gang think I'm bad?! You were the one who voted that I shoot Estel down w/ Legolas! GOOD GRIEF!
Estel: Well I-
Lina and Zam: who asked you?!
Lol...anywayz...
THANKS TO ALL WHO REVIEWED, WeasleyTwinsLover1112, Musicgrl, prepare4trouble, MissUndastood, Freakizimi, Alexadra,and Dujoran!
AND ON w/ THE POST!
DISCLAIMER: Don't own, don't sue. Don't get it? That's your problem, not mine. I've said my disclaimer, that doesn't mean ppl have to understand.
NOTE : This is the prequel to Piercing the Veil, Beneath the Surface, and Bridge of Remembrance.
You don't have to read those to understand this, obviously, because this is a prequel.....it happens before all of that.....so, I hope you enjoy!
ALSO, you guys know this........Estel is Aragorn. Just so you know.....but you already know, I"m guessing, but still, ya know...lol
.
Ch. 4
Estel raced through the woods, breathing heavily. Sheer terror drove him onward, but a nagging little thought in the back of his mind kept questioning him: why bother running?
The young Edan continued to flee until he came to a clearing. Blind fear and adrenaline shoved him to a running halt as his ears picked up the sound of roaring water.
Estel skidded to a halt barely inches from the edge of a large, rushing cliff, overhanging a waterfall.
Time seemed to slow as all of the despair came to him in an onslaught of emotional pain.
Now was his chance....
To end it all.
Estel cast a quick glance behind him. The Orcs would be arriving soon anyway.
Why prolong the obvious fate that was destined for him in the first place?
Why deny his mortality, which was his impending doom as a man?
Why put off the inevitable?
Now, he could end it all.
Estel took a slow, halting step forward.
* * * * * * * * *
(("Wake me up inside
Call my name and save me from the dark...."
-Evanescence))
Legolas sprinted swiftly through the forest, following the young Edan, who looked like he knew where he was fleeing.
As Legolas entered the clearing, he found that the human had no earthly idea as to where they were running to.
He had led them straight to a dead end, a cliff.
And as if that wasn't horrible enough already, as soon as the Prince arrived, he arrived to see the young man take a wavering step towards what looked like suicide.
"WAIT!" Legolas shouted, his words lost to the human.
"TAMP! (Stop!)"
The Edan turned at the Elvish words, his gaze haunted. As his eyes lighted upon the Elf, he shook his head slowly, and disappeared over the edge.
* * * * * * * * *
"Tamp!"
Estel heard the comfort of Elven words over the roar of the waterfall.
He turned dazed eyes on the Elf that stood behind him.
There was no point. The Orcs would be there any moment..........why run any more?
Why run from himself, as well as the foul creatures of Mordor?
With a soft spoken prayer to Iluvatar, he leapt off the cliff and into the watery abyss.
* * * * * * * * *
Legolas had just barely gotten over the shock of seeing the human boy disappear from view into what was most positively his death when suddenly, the Orcs caught up with him.
Their hissing shrieks pierced the air, carrying over the harsh sound of the waterfall.
Legolas quickly drew his daggers, but was soon backed to the edge of the waterfall unconsciously as the foul creatures advanced on him.
The Prince of Mirkwood gasped slightly as his foot skirted the edge of the stone that he stood upon.
The Orcs leered before him, seeing their new 'plaything' in such a tight spot.
A fiery determination sparked within Legolas as he saw their satisfaction.
No......
He would not let them have him. Captivity was not appealing to him.
Then again, neither was falling to his doom into a swirling torrent of watery hell, but that was better than Orcs.
Replacing his knives in their sheaths, he threw a cold stare in the Orcs direction.
Without a word, he too leapt over the edge of the cliff.
The water rushed at him all too swiftly as he fell.
Once he hit the swirling liquid, all he knew was the rising panic that he could not breathe, and the fierce notion that he had to live.
Setting his jaw, he swam fiercely towards the surface, being swept to the side all the way.
The air was jarred from his lungs as he was washed into a boulder jutting out from beneath the shoreline. Pain exploded through Legolas's awareness, causing his already burning lungs to set into a renewed flame.
The impact of hitting the boulder pushed Legolas farther beneath the water.
That was when his fingers brushed something he would never have expected to touch—hair.
The Elven Prince opened his eyes, ignoring the sand and gravel, to see the young Edan from earlier, apparently unconscious.
Using what little strength he had left, Legolas grabbed the scruff of the human's shirt and pushed off the bottom, fighting to get them both back to the surface.
His lungs screamed for air and his own hold on consciousness began to fade...........
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Legolas burst to the surface, gulping in air.
He slowly drug the Edan over to the shoreline, checking weakly for a pulse.
The pulse was still there, though erratic and very faint.
Without second thought, he began lifesaving measures on the human.
* * * * * * * * *
Estel rolled over, coughing up water. His lungs burned as they rid themselves of the liquid that had been starving them of precious oxygen.
Finally, the coughing ceased so that he could open a bleary eye to behold the face of his rescuer.
It was the same Elf that he had seen from the top of the waterfall.
"Wh-who are you?"Estel asked, his voice trembling from cold and shock.
"I am Legolas Thranduillion (Son of Thranduil). And you?"Legolas replied, coughing slightly.
"Estel,"Estel hesitated, then spoke again, "My family and background matter not."
Legolas arched an eyebrow, but did not ask further.
"Why d-did you do that?"Estel questioned softly, his tone betraying his despair.
"I would expect you to be a tad more grateful, considering I just saved your life, Edan*,"Legolas replied, his voice tinged with sarcastic disbelief.
"Can't you see that I-I didn't want your help?"Estel inquired, pain evident in his voice as he avoided the Elf's gaze.
Legolas's eyes widened as he pinned the human beneath his blue gaze. Just what was this human speaking of?
"You were going to die."
Estel's reply was slow in coming, sounding worn and heavily burdened.
"I know............Believe me, I know."
"Life is a gift, young one. One that should not be so carelessly thrown away,"Legolas chided softly. "Return home and enjoy it."
Legolas slowly stood.
"And who are you to lecture me when you have no idea of my cares and troubles?"Estel shot back, then returned his gaze to the dirt and murmured, "And I have no home."
Legolas studied the young human closely for a moment. "Very well then, return to Mirkwood with me. You shall see there that life is to be celebrated, not destroyed."
Estel looked up to see a hand in his face, offering him an aid in standing.
Hesitantly, he took the hand.
Thus, the journey of an Elf and an Edan began........
*************
THIS STORY IS FAR FROM OVER.....THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL COME OUT SOON! (I HOPE)!!
I know this is a bad place to end the chapter, but it was appropriate!
No cliffy this time! Maybe yall don't hate me so much now?
Reviewers: BOO! HISS!
Lina: oKay, maybe next time...LoL. Eomer! Let's roll!
Eomer: *pulls me up onto horse* ROHIRRIM! WE RIDE SOUTH! *sighs softly* AGAIN!
*All ride off*
Review, please! They encourage me to write faster (*wink, wink* lol)
Aragorn: Uh....Actually-
Lina: SEe? He loves the cliffhangers and angst! LoL.
Thanks for reviewing
ThE iNsAnE oNe....Don't kill me! That's the choice! That's a good choice.
Listen to Legolas, Elladan, and Elrohir! They are making sense. You want to know what happens next! *slaps hand over Estel's mouth* Don't listen to Estel. He's delirious.
*backs away slowly* I'm gonna go post now.....lol More soon in Inside the Beast! I am addicted to that story, please! Find your way in it! Come on, you can do it!
marbienl...lol I'm glad you liked the branch thing. It was a sign. LoL.
oh, do I know who you speak w/? You wouldn't by chance be speaking of a certain elf, long blond hair, blue eyes, perfect archer? Nah...never heard of him...JK! LoL Thanks!
Click, you don't like Halen? LoL. True, he does steal a bit of the spotlight, but that's only in the flashbacks. he can't do much more than in that b/c he is dead, croaked, dead as a door nail.....you know, kicked the can...lol.
oh, and south is where I live! Eomer and I must ride south in order to get there..........but somehow, we always get sidetracked....lol
Carrie! don't give up on me! AAH! AND DEFINITELY DON't SICK THE BALROG ON ME! lol Oh, and
High School=Death. LoL.
I posted! Is it soon enough? LoL....I thought not, but I'll try to do better....if you try to do better on your story! I want more of Vandaril soon! LoL.
Oh, and Eomer says that he will forgive you under one condition: That being that you tell him that his hair looks nice and that he is the sexiest Rohirrim ever.
;) lol
Nili.....eep sorry! I'll do better next time! (goh, i've been saying that a lot lately)
HOW DARE YOU THREATEN MY ESTEL!!!!!!
Oh, and Elrond popping in randomly...he's rather creepy when he does that, lol. We should do something about him doing that.
Oh, and Eomer is sooo sweet. He says hello. He wants to type somethign to you, hold on.
Eomer: Hey Nili! Lina and I are nearly south now! We are sooo close!!!!!!
Lina: I'm back now. LoL. He gets excited b/c we rarely get this far south b/c I get so sidetracked by fics. LoL.
Snikdul and the gang couldn't hurt anything...don't tell them I said this, but they are rather pathetic orcs, lol.
HaloGatomon, I actually considered stoppping writing, but I have found that I just can't stop! So, you don't have to hunt me down! LoL!
OH, and vengeance is sweet. LoL.
Zam....you trip me out. LoL. Why the heck would Legolas shoot him?! Goh...and Estel and the gang think I'm bad?! You were the one who voted that I shoot Estel down w/ Legolas! GOOD GRIEF!
Estel: Well I-
Lina and Zam: who asked you?!
Lol...anywayz...
THANKS TO ALL WHO REVIEWED, WeasleyTwinsLover1112, Musicgrl, prepare4trouble, MissUndastood, Freakizimi, Alexadra,and Dujoran!
AND ON w/ THE POST!
DISCLAIMER: Don't own, don't sue. Don't get it? That's your problem, not mine. I've said my disclaimer, that doesn't mean ppl have to understand.
NOTE : This is the prequel to Piercing the Veil, Beneath the Surface, and Bridge of Remembrance.
You don't have to read those to understand this, obviously, because this is a prequel.....it happens before all of that.....so, I hope you enjoy!
ALSO, you guys know this........Estel is Aragorn. Just so you know.....but you already know, I"m guessing, but still, ya know...lol
.
Ch. 4
Estel raced through the woods, breathing heavily. Sheer terror drove him onward, but a nagging little thought in the back of his mind kept questioning him: why bother running?
The young Edan continued to flee until he came to a clearing. Blind fear and adrenaline shoved him to a running halt as his ears picked up the sound of roaring water.
Estel skidded to a halt barely inches from the edge of a large, rushing cliff, overhanging a waterfall.
Time seemed to slow as all of the despair came to him in an onslaught of emotional pain.
Now was his chance....
To end it all.
Estel cast a quick glance behind him. The Orcs would be arriving soon anyway.
Why prolong the obvious fate that was destined for him in the first place?
Why deny his mortality, which was his impending doom as a man?
Why put off the inevitable?
Now, he could end it all.
Estel took a slow, halting step forward.
* * * * * * * * *
(("Wake me up inside
Call my name and save me from the dark...."
-Evanescence))
Legolas sprinted swiftly through the forest, following the young Edan, who looked like he knew where he was fleeing.
As Legolas entered the clearing, he found that the human had no earthly idea as to where they were running to.
He had led them straight to a dead end, a cliff.
And as if that wasn't horrible enough already, as soon as the Prince arrived, he arrived to see the young man take a wavering step towards what looked like suicide.
"WAIT!" Legolas shouted, his words lost to the human.
"TAMP! (Stop!)"
The Edan turned at the Elvish words, his gaze haunted. As his eyes lighted upon the Elf, he shook his head slowly, and disappeared over the edge.
* * * * * * * * *
"Tamp!"
Estel heard the comfort of Elven words over the roar of the waterfall.
He turned dazed eyes on the Elf that stood behind him.
There was no point. The Orcs would be there any moment..........why run any more?
Why run from himself, as well as the foul creatures of Mordor?
With a soft spoken prayer to Iluvatar, he leapt off the cliff and into the watery abyss.
* * * * * * * * *
Legolas had just barely gotten over the shock of seeing the human boy disappear from view into what was most positively his death when suddenly, the Orcs caught up with him.
Their hissing shrieks pierced the air, carrying over the harsh sound of the waterfall.
Legolas quickly drew his daggers, but was soon backed to the edge of the waterfall unconsciously as the foul creatures advanced on him.
The Prince of Mirkwood gasped slightly as his foot skirted the edge of the stone that he stood upon.
The Orcs leered before him, seeing their new 'plaything' in such a tight spot.
A fiery determination sparked within Legolas as he saw their satisfaction.
No......
He would not let them have him. Captivity was not appealing to him.
Then again, neither was falling to his doom into a swirling torrent of watery hell, but that was better than Orcs.
Replacing his knives in their sheaths, he threw a cold stare in the Orcs direction.
Without a word, he too leapt over the edge of the cliff.
The water rushed at him all too swiftly as he fell.
Once he hit the swirling liquid, all he knew was the rising panic that he could not breathe, and the fierce notion that he had to live.
Setting his jaw, he swam fiercely towards the surface, being swept to the side all the way.
The air was jarred from his lungs as he was washed into a boulder jutting out from beneath the shoreline. Pain exploded through Legolas's awareness, causing his already burning lungs to set into a renewed flame.
The impact of hitting the boulder pushed Legolas farther beneath the water.
That was when his fingers brushed something he would never have expected to touch—hair.
The Elven Prince opened his eyes, ignoring the sand and gravel, to see the young Edan from earlier, apparently unconscious.
Using what little strength he had left, Legolas grabbed the scruff of the human's shirt and pushed off the bottom, fighting to get them both back to the surface.
His lungs screamed for air and his own hold on consciousness began to fade...........
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Legolas burst to the surface, gulping in air.
He slowly drug the Edan over to the shoreline, checking weakly for a pulse.
The pulse was still there, though erratic and very faint.
Without second thought, he began lifesaving measures on the human.
* * * * * * * * *
Estel rolled over, coughing up water. His lungs burned as they rid themselves of the liquid that had been starving them of precious oxygen.
Finally, the coughing ceased so that he could open a bleary eye to behold the face of his rescuer.
It was the same Elf that he had seen from the top of the waterfall.
"Wh-who are you?"Estel asked, his voice trembling from cold and shock.
"I am Legolas Thranduillion (Son of Thranduil). And you?"Legolas replied, coughing slightly.
"Estel,"Estel hesitated, then spoke again, "My family and background matter not."
Legolas arched an eyebrow, but did not ask further.
"Why d-did you do that?"Estel questioned softly, his tone betraying his despair.
"I would expect you to be a tad more grateful, considering I just saved your life, Edan*,"Legolas replied, his voice tinged with sarcastic disbelief.
"Can't you see that I-I didn't want your help?"Estel inquired, pain evident in his voice as he avoided the Elf's gaze.
Legolas's eyes widened as he pinned the human beneath his blue gaze. Just what was this human speaking of?
"You were going to die."
Estel's reply was slow in coming, sounding worn and heavily burdened.
"I know............Believe me, I know."
"Life is a gift, young one. One that should not be so carelessly thrown away,"Legolas chided softly. "Return home and enjoy it."
Legolas slowly stood.
"And who are you to lecture me when you have no idea of my cares and troubles?"Estel shot back, then returned his gaze to the dirt and murmured, "And I have no home."
Legolas studied the young human closely for a moment. "Very well then, return to Mirkwood with me. You shall see there that life is to be celebrated, not destroyed."
Estel looked up to see a hand in his face, offering him an aid in standing.
Hesitantly, he took the hand.
Thus, the journey of an Elf and an Edan began........
*************
THIS STORY IS FAR FROM OVER.....THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL COME OUT SOON! (I HOPE)!!
I know this is a bad place to end the chapter, but it was appropriate!
No cliffy this time! Maybe yall don't hate me so much now?
Reviewers: BOO! HISS!
Lina: oKay, maybe next time...LoL. Eomer! Let's roll!
Eomer: *pulls me up onto horse* ROHIRRIM! WE RIDE SOUTH! *sighs softly* AGAIN!
*All ride off*
Review, please! They encourage me to write faster (*wink, wink* lol)
