Chapter 2.
Nighttime had fallen in Rivendell. Faith was standing at the window in her room, looking out to the grounds. She sighed, feeling the beauty of it all calling out to her.
Legolas was watching her. Part of her new watch-ment was that she couldn't be left alone at any time of day, because Elrond feared that she would try to run.
"You watch me as though you have never seen a woman before." Faith smiled, and turned to face him.
"I was just wondering how a woman of such toughness can be enthralled by such beauty. Can be saddened by not being able to go out and see it first hand. What were you looking at that saddened you?" he replied.
"The stars." She sighed. "They have always fascinated me. Even at home, where there was no beauty. Where the rivers ran red, from all the suicides taking place in them. Where grown men sat crying, sitting in the streets. Where happiness was found in the bottom of a bottle. Where no one could smile, everyone was afraid to. Where women and children were slaughtered mercilessly. Where your personal demons killed you faster than anything else did. Where life was hard for a great many people. Where dreams were things that crazy people had. Where.. Where love.. Love was dead. People married for money, not love. Those that did marry for love were killed.
"My world is hard, you break before you've taken a step."
Legolas' face was grave.
"How can that much evil fit into one world? Surely, it cannot be that bad!" He said, taking her into his arms as she cried.
"No," Faith agreed as she pulled away. "It's worse!"
Legolas felt uncomfortable in that situation, so he made a decision.
"If you were left alone, would you try to run?" He asked her.
"Run? No, it's too beautiful here. If I were left alone, the furthest I'd go is that waterfall." She replied, gazing wistfully out of the window.
"Come with me." He said, getting up and taking her hand.
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He led her outside into the grounds. There was a kinda park-bench thing, away from all the hustle and bustle of the main grounds.
He sat Faith down, and sat at the other end. "Lay down." She did, and put her head in his lap.
"It's really beautiful out here. How did you find it?" She asked him, looking up.
"I feel a great connection to the earth, forest and rivers. I come out here to watch tings grow." He replied.
"The sky here is much the same as in my world. There's the Big Dipper, the North Star, Orion and his belt, Pi-" She didn't get to finish her sentence. A pair of warm, soft lips were covering hers.
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Legolas pulled away. "I apologise, I shouldn't have done that, I-"
This time, it was him who did not get to finish his sentence. Faith reached up and put a finger to his lips.
He shut up almost immediately.
Slowly, she sat up, and kissed him.
Fireworks were going off behind her eyelids. ~Finally, this is where I was meant to be all along!~ She thought to herself.
Phoebe smiled, an evil smile, and in the darkness, she waited.
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Yo, peeps, how am I doing? I really shouldn't have put 'The 9th Ringwraith up yet, you all know what's going to happen!
Yo, review? Please? Please?
JB
Nighttime had fallen in Rivendell. Faith was standing at the window in her room, looking out to the grounds. She sighed, feeling the beauty of it all calling out to her.
Legolas was watching her. Part of her new watch-ment was that she couldn't be left alone at any time of day, because Elrond feared that she would try to run.
"You watch me as though you have never seen a woman before." Faith smiled, and turned to face him.
"I was just wondering how a woman of such toughness can be enthralled by such beauty. Can be saddened by not being able to go out and see it first hand. What were you looking at that saddened you?" he replied.
"The stars." She sighed. "They have always fascinated me. Even at home, where there was no beauty. Where the rivers ran red, from all the suicides taking place in them. Where grown men sat crying, sitting in the streets. Where happiness was found in the bottom of a bottle. Where no one could smile, everyone was afraid to. Where women and children were slaughtered mercilessly. Where your personal demons killed you faster than anything else did. Where life was hard for a great many people. Where dreams were things that crazy people had. Where.. Where love.. Love was dead. People married for money, not love. Those that did marry for love were killed.
"My world is hard, you break before you've taken a step."
Legolas' face was grave.
"How can that much evil fit into one world? Surely, it cannot be that bad!" He said, taking her into his arms as she cried.
"No," Faith agreed as she pulled away. "It's worse!"
Legolas felt uncomfortable in that situation, so he made a decision.
"If you were left alone, would you try to run?" He asked her.
"Run? No, it's too beautiful here. If I were left alone, the furthest I'd go is that waterfall." She replied, gazing wistfully out of the window.
"Come with me." He said, getting up and taking her hand.
~
He led her outside into the grounds. There was a kinda park-bench thing, away from all the hustle and bustle of the main grounds.
He sat Faith down, and sat at the other end. "Lay down." She did, and put her head in his lap.
"It's really beautiful out here. How did you find it?" She asked him, looking up.
"I feel a great connection to the earth, forest and rivers. I come out here to watch tings grow." He replied.
"The sky here is much the same as in my world. There's the Big Dipper, the North Star, Orion and his belt, Pi-" She didn't get to finish her sentence. A pair of warm, soft lips were covering hers.
~
Legolas pulled away. "I apologise, I shouldn't have done that, I-"
This time, it was him who did not get to finish his sentence. Faith reached up and put a finger to his lips.
He shut up almost immediately.
Slowly, she sat up, and kissed him.
Fireworks were going off behind her eyelids. ~Finally, this is where I was meant to be all along!~ She thought to herself.
Phoebe smiled, an evil smile, and in the darkness, she waited.
~
Yo, peeps, how am I doing? I really shouldn't have put 'The 9th Ringwraith up yet, you all know what's going to happen!
Yo, review? Please? Please?
JB