Author's note: Hey, not gonna make this long and bore you with my pathetic
excuses, because this time it was my fault. I didn't do my summer homework
and left it all until the last week, so I was busy like hell. And now I
have all these accelerated classes and I have a LOT of homework! Ughh, but
anyway, now for the story. I hope you like this chapter. Please let me
know.
Alinne has been lying in the tub for a while now, and decided that keeping a prince waiting wasn't her greatest idea. She slowly got up and stepped one foot out. She could feel the cold air rushing at her leg. She shivered but got out quickly and wrapped the towel around herself. She felt the pain rushing into her arms. She didn't know why it was hurting that bad, and she couldn't feel where the pain was coming from, but she could feel it. She suddenly felt her arms lose all control and fall flat besides her body. Watching in horror she lost her balance and clumsily fell onto the cold floor. As she fell she screamed out, not really meaning it, but just as a reflex. And then she fainted.
About an hour later she woke up in his room. She was laid very comfortably on his bed covered in warm blankets. She tried to sit up, but pain started to rush back into her arms. At that moment, Legolas walked in. "Are you alright?" Legolas had the most concern in his voice than Alinne had ever heard.
"Uhhh, this house is cursed, now we both fainted here." They both laughed, but soon Alinne began to feel pain again. It just wouldn't go away. But then she thought of something that was enough to make her forget the pain. Legolas must have brought her in here....and she wasn't exactly dressed when she fainted..
*Oh, no..this is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me * Alinne could feel her cheeks getting redder by the minute. She noticed that she was wearing a comfortable silk robe underneath the blankets that was a bit too big as well. And suddenly her cheeks got redder. She tried to sit up again, but failed and collapsed back onto the bed.
"Would you like some help?" Legolas was so sincere and he could sense Alinne's embarrassment so he decided not to bring it up. Alinne gladly agreed. She didn't know why pain was filling her, but with Legolas's help she sat up and got out of bed and was seated in front of a mirror in a very comfortable chair.
Alinne looked at herself through this dusty mirror. As she sat there, Legolas grabbed a cloth from a table near by and wiped the dust off the mirror. Now Alinne could really see herself, and with much disappointment, she noticed what she looked like. Her face not only felt but looked tired, her hair was messier than ever before, basically she looked like a mess and she didn't like that at all. She remembered about a bag she brought here weeks ago, and forgot to take back. It was probably still laying in the dining room in the middle of the dusty table, as she left it. She asked Legolas if she could get it, but he told her to hold on for a second. He went to the nearby table and opened one of the drawers in it. Her bag was there and he brought it to her. She weakly reached into the bag and pulled out a small hairbrush. As she tried to brush her hair however, her arm gave out again, and fell flat down to her body again. She accidentally dropped the brush as well and it hit the ground hard. Alinne felt so weak again, so she leaned her head to the side but couldn't get comfortable in anyway, until she felt her head lightly hit someone's shoulder. It was of course Legolas's, he leaned down to pick up the brush, but as soon as he felt her head hit his shoulder he moved down onto his knees, and allowed Alinne's head to rest on his shoulder. It was only about 2 minutes until Alinne got herself together again and picked her head up.
She weakly rose up her arm and brushed her fingers through her hair. She felt a tangle and immediately felt the weird need to brush it out. When she tried to reach for the brush however, Legolas moved it away and quietly asked "May I?"
"Of course" Alinne could use any help right now. Legolas started to brush through her hair. He did it very painlessly and Alinne appreciated that very much. At least 10 minutes passed and Legolas was still brushing her no-longer-knotty hair. Somehow they had gotten into the conversation about Alinne's parents and her life in general. She told him more about her parents, and how they me, and told him as well about her order to get married by the time they come to visit her. "I do not know when that would be though. I thought they would come in a week, but I got a letter saying that they do not know when they will come. I think it is the fact that I do not know how much time I have to pick a husband that is driving me constantly crazy."
"But do you not want a husband?"
"No, I do not like most male elves, I find them all the same, rude, mean, and cruel."
"Well that is not true exactly, do you not like me even then?" Legolas hoped she did not hate him; he would have no chance to be with her if she did not change her mind about men.
"Well, not all are the same I suppose, I mean, you are very different, you are nice, and very kind, but all others that I have met, are not like you, they are just.....they are just..not what I want in a life.."
"Oh, that's right, I just remembered what Nithem told me. You were in love once right? And he left you for another and is that when you began to hate all men?"
Alinne gave a short snort. "Yeah.." She knew the story she told Nithem, and she knew now that Legolas knew it as well.
With that, Legolas knew it was not true, although he doubted it before as well. "Well, then what did happen?"
"Well, there was one once, but I did not love him. I do not even think he loved me either, just liked the way I looked I suppose. And I wanted to leave to another place..but he just...he just did not want to wait...and..and..." Sobs were starting to come out of Alinne, and slow dark tears made their way down her cheek. Legolas's hand froze right where it was, in the middle of brushing her hair, and in complete horror he asked, "You were raped?!"
As if suddenly Alinne realized that she had told him her deepest secret that no one had ever known before, and gathering all her strength, she jumped up and ran out the door and through hallways, suddenly forgetting where to go, and running around aimlessly in the castle trying to find the way out. Soon however, her strength failed her and she collapsed on the ground and began crying. Heavy tears were now dropping like rain on the floor, and she saw Legolas run up to her. He picked her up, and put her as comfortably as he could in his arms, and carefully walked back to his room. He placed her back in his bed and tucked her in. He gave her a small hug to calm her, but as he was about to leave her in peace to sleep, he felt her tug at his sleeve. A barely hearable voice sounded out "No...please do not leave me alone..."
And so he didn't leave her but stayed with her, and watched her, and took care of her as she fell asleep and as she slept. He did not leave her once. It was then that he realized, that he loved her more that anything else, and he would do anything to see this woman in peace and safe, and back to regular life with no troubles. As he watched her sleep, she looked so peaceful, and as if just for one moment she forgot her sorrows, a small smile turned up as a small curve on her lips and as quickly as it came, it passed, and Legolas felt himself almost hypnotized by that smile, and soon after he fell asleep as well. And so they slept together, side by side, until the light of the next day awoke them.
Author's note: All right, what did you think? Did you see it coming? Is this what you thought happened to her Chris? I hope you liked this chapter; it's longer than usual (I think). Well, anyway, please review and tell me what you thought.
Alinne has been lying in the tub for a while now, and decided that keeping a prince waiting wasn't her greatest idea. She slowly got up and stepped one foot out. She could feel the cold air rushing at her leg. She shivered but got out quickly and wrapped the towel around herself. She felt the pain rushing into her arms. She didn't know why it was hurting that bad, and she couldn't feel where the pain was coming from, but she could feel it. She suddenly felt her arms lose all control and fall flat besides her body. Watching in horror she lost her balance and clumsily fell onto the cold floor. As she fell she screamed out, not really meaning it, but just as a reflex. And then she fainted.
About an hour later she woke up in his room. She was laid very comfortably on his bed covered in warm blankets. She tried to sit up, but pain started to rush back into her arms. At that moment, Legolas walked in. "Are you alright?" Legolas had the most concern in his voice than Alinne had ever heard.
"Uhhh, this house is cursed, now we both fainted here." They both laughed, but soon Alinne began to feel pain again. It just wouldn't go away. But then she thought of something that was enough to make her forget the pain. Legolas must have brought her in here....and she wasn't exactly dressed when she fainted..
*Oh, no..this is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me * Alinne could feel her cheeks getting redder by the minute. She noticed that she was wearing a comfortable silk robe underneath the blankets that was a bit too big as well. And suddenly her cheeks got redder. She tried to sit up again, but failed and collapsed back onto the bed.
"Would you like some help?" Legolas was so sincere and he could sense Alinne's embarrassment so he decided not to bring it up. Alinne gladly agreed. She didn't know why pain was filling her, but with Legolas's help she sat up and got out of bed and was seated in front of a mirror in a very comfortable chair.
Alinne looked at herself through this dusty mirror. As she sat there, Legolas grabbed a cloth from a table near by and wiped the dust off the mirror. Now Alinne could really see herself, and with much disappointment, she noticed what she looked like. Her face not only felt but looked tired, her hair was messier than ever before, basically she looked like a mess and she didn't like that at all. She remembered about a bag she brought here weeks ago, and forgot to take back. It was probably still laying in the dining room in the middle of the dusty table, as she left it. She asked Legolas if she could get it, but he told her to hold on for a second. He went to the nearby table and opened one of the drawers in it. Her bag was there and he brought it to her. She weakly reached into the bag and pulled out a small hairbrush. As she tried to brush her hair however, her arm gave out again, and fell flat down to her body again. She accidentally dropped the brush as well and it hit the ground hard. Alinne felt so weak again, so she leaned her head to the side but couldn't get comfortable in anyway, until she felt her head lightly hit someone's shoulder. It was of course Legolas's, he leaned down to pick up the brush, but as soon as he felt her head hit his shoulder he moved down onto his knees, and allowed Alinne's head to rest on his shoulder. It was only about 2 minutes until Alinne got herself together again and picked her head up.
She weakly rose up her arm and brushed her fingers through her hair. She felt a tangle and immediately felt the weird need to brush it out. When she tried to reach for the brush however, Legolas moved it away and quietly asked "May I?"
"Of course" Alinne could use any help right now. Legolas started to brush through her hair. He did it very painlessly and Alinne appreciated that very much. At least 10 minutes passed and Legolas was still brushing her no-longer-knotty hair. Somehow they had gotten into the conversation about Alinne's parents and her life in general. She told him more about her parents, and how they me, and told him as well about her order to get married by the time they come to visit her. "I do not know when that would be though. I thought they would come in a week, but I got a letter saying that they do not know when they will come. I think it is the fact that I do not know how much time I have to pick a husband that is driving me constantly crazy."
"But do you not want a husband?"
"No, I do not like most male elves, I find them all the same, rude, mean, and cruel."
"Well that is not true exactly, do you not like me even then?" Legolas hoped she did not hate him; he would have no chance to be with her if she did not change her mind about men.
"Well, not all are the same I suppose, I mean, you are very different, you are nice, and very kind, but all others that I have met, are not like you, they are just.....they are just..not what I want in a life.."
"Oh, that's right, I just remembered what Nithem told me. You were in love once right? And he left you for another and is that when you began to hate all men?"
Alinne gave a short snort. "Yeah.." She knew the story she told Nithem, and she knew now that Legolas knew it as well.
With that, Legolas knew it was not true, although he doubted it before as well. "Well, then what did happen?"
"Well, there was one once, but I did not love him. I do not even think he loved me either, just liked the way I looked I suppose. And I wanted to leave to another place..but he just...he just did not want to wait...and..and..." Sobs were starting to come out of Alinne, and slow dark tears made their way down her cheek. Legolas's hand froze right where it was, in the middle of brushing her hair, and in complete horror he asked, "You were raped?!"
As if suddenly Alinne realized that she had told him her deepest secret that no one had ever known before, and gathering all her strength, she jumped up and ran out the door and through hallways, suddenly forgetting where to go, and running around aimlessly in the castle trying to find the way out. Soon however, her strength failed her and she collapsed on the ground and began crying. Heavy tears were now dropping like rain on the floor, and she saw Legolas run up to her. He picked her up, and put her as comfortably as he could in his arms, and carefully walked back to his room. He placed her back in his bed and tucked her in. He gave her a small hug to calm her, but as he was about to leave her in peace to sleep, he felt her tug at his sleeve. A barely hearable voice sounded out "No...please do not leave me alone..."
And so he didn't leave her but stayed with her, and watched her, and took care of her as she fell asleep and as she slept. He did not leave her once. It was then that he realized, that he loved her more that anything else, and he would do anything to see this woman in peace and safe, and back to regular life with no troubles. As he watched her sleep, she looked so peaceful, and as if just for one moment she forgot her sorrows, a small smile turned up as a small curve on her lips and as quickly as it came, it passed, and Legolas felt himself almost hypnotized by that smile, and soon after he fell asleep as well. And so they slept together, side by side, until the light of the next day awoke them.
Author's note: All right, what did you think? Did you see it coming? Is this what you thought happened to her Chris? I hope you liked this chapter; it's longer than usual (I think). Well, anyway, please review and tell me what you thought.
