Disclaimer..Yea, I probably should have put this thing on the first chapter
but....oh well. This story isn't really involved with Lord of the Rings,
however it does take place some thousand years after the war...SO, Im using
the places and stuff from LOTR. Most of these charecters are made from my
imagination, save a few like Thranduil and the people from Lothlorien.
Plus, I own most of the places, 'cept for the ones you find...in LOTR.
SOO...without further ado...here's chapter 2. (rhymed..)
Chapter 2 Toward the dawn, Reagan and Julia fell backwards as the door swung open wide. They both stared up at a burly man with yellow teeth, grinning down upon them. "You must be the Senhul wenches. You're going to be sold today." He grabbed them by the scruff of the neck and carried them down the hall after closing the door so the slaves couldn't get out.
Still with the shackles and ropes tied to their neck, they were shoved into a large room with rows of men standing and looking at them hungrily. The mute boy wasn't here, let alone any boy. It was Julia, Reagan and four other girls who appeared to be around their ages. Then, everything happened so quickly, she barely had a chance to realize what was going on. Reagan and Julia were shoved on a wooden platfrom held together with strong metal bolts but still swayed at the amount of weight being put on it.
"These two sold in pair." After some bickering a man toward the back with a black cloak stood up and threw a red velvet purse filled with what Reagan thought was gold at the auctioneer and took Reagan and Julia's chain. "Quicken your pace." Reagan flashed a glare at the back of his head and sped up. Just outside, a shout sounded from back inside the auction. "STOP THEM!" Julia gasped as the man picked them both up and put them on a large stallion twice as big as the ones they rode in on. Reagan felt him pull up behind her and kick the horse in his ribs.
"What's going on!?" Reagan screamed as they turned toward the woods. "DINA!" He answered back in the Elvish tongue. Her eyes widened at the use of that word. She knew only minimal Elvish but, how this man knew it, made her confused. All the Elves were dying now and hardly anymore still exsist.
Julia turned at the sound of more clods of horse's hooves pounding behind them. When she turned back around, Reagan's arms were closing around her as they both screamed. The horse dived down a tunnel and pulled back as it slid on the fallen gold and red leaves of the forest, down the dark and musty smelling tunnel. Reagan was on the verge of screaming until she felt a hand wrap around her stomach protectivly.
The sloping tunnel leveled and they were walking down a very dimmly lit passage on horseback. "They will not follow us here, but soon, they'll come after you." "Why did you take us?" "Slavery disgusts me...I steal as many as I can and when I feel they are safe from the Parinuilians, I set them free." Julia and Reagan exchanged untrusting glances. No one just steals slaves and sets them free. Neither of them dared to say anything however as they came to an end of the passage.
The sun was high in the sky, shining through the trees when they reached the forest. A growl came from Julia's stomach making a blush appear on her slightly tanned skin. "Tis nothing to be embarrased about..Hunger happens." The man said, pushing the hood off of his head. Reagan narrowed her eyes as she looked at him behind her. His hair reached to his jaw and his face was clean shaven, an unusual trait among most men.
"Is there something about my face that bothers you my lady?" Julia giggled and patted the horses black and grey mane as Reagan cleared her throat after sending him an icy glare. "Nay." She said, sitting up straight. "It is just odd to see a ruffian like you clean shaven."
"I am half Elven. Luckily, that was passed from my father." The man said with pride. Julia made an 'oo' sound that signaled a quarel between Reagan and the theif. "What is the real reason you took us?" Reagan said, pushing her rosy lips together before scooting up so she could not be pressed against him in that close of a way. "Im going to sell you to my king."
Both the girls gasped. "You are a liar! You promised to set us free!!" Julia yelled loudly. The stallion snorted and pounded his hoof on the ground as the half-Elven pulled the reigns in to make the horse turn left. "I lied."
"HELP! SOMEBODY!! HELP US!!" Reagan screamed loudly hoping and praying to God one of the Parinuilians would hear. "HE-" A hand was placed over her mouth as the man pulled her closer. "Anymore outbursts like that, and I will behead you both." He whispered huskily in her ear. Julia whined at his fingers pulling her honey blonde hair. Reagan bit his finger and punched him in the face before flinging Julia and herself off the horse.
Together they ran, their tired legs pounding the ground as they ran. Finally, thinking they had lost him, the girls stopped by the edge of a river bend. Julia collapsed and thrust her hands in the water, bringing them up to her lips to drink. "What are we going to do now?" She asked sitting back on her bottom. Reagan sheilded her green eyes from the sun as she looked out at the mountains before her.
"The Misty Mountains...We shall go East. Perhaps travel upon the remains of Mirkwood. Unless the men have destroyed it by now." Julia looked toward the mountains peeking over the whisp of clouds surrounding them. "But, that will take weeks!" The younger one said standing up to stick her sore feet in the water. "Would you like to go back to Paranuil and be sold to some drunkard? No, I think not. The sun is high and we have well over 8 more hours of daylight. Lets get across this river and make our way East. At sunset. We will sleep." Reagan took her skirt in her hands and started to wade across the river. Julia sat back watching as the water rose to the older ones hips and finally to her waist. It was no use trying not to get the skirt wet anymore. Finally giving up, she swam the rest of the way and motioned for Julia to come across. The current pushed her down the river when she had to swim and since she was weak, she could not make it to the other side. Reagan gasped and dove off after her friend. Julia went under, fighting for air and fighting to get to Reagan. "JULIA!" She screamed, slapping at the water. Everything was silent until her ears caught the sound of a waterfall. "Oh no! JULIA!!" Reagan went under water and looked around, only finding rocks and fish. She gasped for air when she came up and found Julia grasping onto a rock. Quickly, she swam over and took a hold of the back of her dress before fighting to the sand. Julia spit a mouthful of water onto the ground and sat up. They were a few feet from the waterfall and both of them stood up to see how far down it went. "We would have died for sure.." Julia whispered and took a step back away from the edge. "We made it though. And, now we can continue our journey. After we eat." They both nodded and walked into a glade of wildflowers. "We dont know how to kill anything. What are we going to eat?" Reagan looked around for a berry bush not having luck. "I dont know." Pushing her black hair from her face, she directed them toward the mountains, hoping a blackberry bush was waiting for them. "Over there!" Julia pounted and both of them ran to a bush cluttered with blue berries. "What luck!" Reagan said, filling her pockets with the fruit. After their stomachs were filled, they decided to let their clothes dry. They sat on the ground in their undergarments while their clothes were layed out. "What do you suppose that man's name was?" "Probably Lucifer." Reagan quiped, eating one more blueberry. "He did have a charming face though. You have to admit that."
"As charming as a pig...Im going to take a nap. Wake me when the clothes are dry." Reagan rolled over and and fell asleep in the warm sunshine.
~~~ A scream pulled me from my slumber some hours later. Julia was no where to be seen and the sun was setting in the west. "What a day.." I mumbled and ran to the edge of the trees. "Julia?!" She screamed again, sounding like she was in front of me. I ran faster than I had ran getting away from that Man-Elf. "JULIA?!"
"REAGAN!! HELP ME!" I caught sight of her blonde hair yards infront of me. With a growl, I took off running, just to be stopped by that Man-Elf. I screamed loudly and turned to run but he grabbed my waist, pulling me close to him. "Be silent if you know what is good for you!"
"LET ME GO!" "Stay right here! I am going to get your friend. Move and you die." I settled down and watched as he disappeared in the trees. A hoot from an owl above my head caused me to jump in fright. The shadows were casting shapes all around the forest floor. Another scream from Julia made me stand up and run to the noise. When I got to her side, the man was killing an Orc. He jerked the creatures head around until a snap was heard, making my stomach cringe.
"You moved." "I..got scared." I backed into a tree, with Julia at my side, as the man came up to us. "No need to be frightened. Im not going to sell you to my King. I was only playing." He turned around to walk off. "Oh, and my name is not Lucifer. It is Mattox." I blushed as he smiled and walked back to the glade, where his black horse was waiting. "You have freedom. I kept my promise."
"Wait!" I said, before he could take off. "We can not make it on our own. If you could just...take us back to our kingdom." He smiled and raised an eyebrow. "Why? So they can send you back to Paraniul to be sold again? How many times am I going to save you?" Julia slipped her dress up and tied it in the back so it could be secure. "Perhaps we could help you. Free the slaves of the country side you know?" She swallowed her fear and finally spoke to him. I took my dress from her arms and slipped it over my red silk shirt, never taking my eyes off his. "I don't need two helpless girls dragging behind me."
"Please...We have no where else to go." I stepped forward and looked up at him. I wasn't about to beg, but this had both of our lives at stake and I couldn't live with my self knowing my pride took over. "Fine...Only until we get to Mirkwood. Then, you stay with them."
"The Elves? They do not like our kind. They will kill us quicker than you can blink. The Senhul's weren't known for their friendly ways Mattox. Especially to the Elves." "Does anyone like you two?!" He roared, angrily. "I am not sure. We are only 17 and 15. We've been no where to see if they do."
"17 and 15 huh? If I left you anywhere alone, my guilt would eat me alive." I held back a grin. Julia tensed beside me as he swung down off his horse to come face to face with me. "It is your choice. You can come with me, or find a place of your own...But! Any trouble with you, and I will kill you myself." His blue eyes glared down on mine as Julia threw her arms around my waist. In seconds, Mattox helped Julia up so she was ontop of the horse, petting it's mane. Before Mattox helped me up, I turned to him and smiled. "Thank you."
"Tis nothing. You do not owe me anything." With that, he threw me up behind Julia and he climbed up behind me. The horse whinnied and we were off into the night, heading toward the Misty Mountains..
AN- Review if you like. Tell me to continue or whatever. Hope you like it. Also, this story is for my cousin, Christie. We've had many fun hours exchanging stories over AIM! ;D Hope you like it!
Chapter 2 Toward the dawn, Reagan and Julia fell backwards as the door swung open wide. They both stared up at a burly man with yellow teeth, grinning down upon them. "You must be the Senhul wenches. You're going to be sold today." He grabbed them by the scruff of the neck and carried them down the hall after closing the door so the slaves couldn't get out.
Still with the shackles and ropes tied to their neck, they were shoved into a large room with rows of men standing and looking at them hungrily. The mute boy wasn't here, let alone any boy. It was Julia, Reagan and four other girls who appeared to be around their ages. Then, everything happened so quickly, she barely had a chance to realize what was going on. Reagan and Julia were shoved on a wooden platfrom held together with strong metal bolts but still swayed at the amount of weight being put on it.
"These two sold in pair." After some bickering a man toward the back with a black cloak stood up and threw a red velvet purse filled with what Reagan thought was gold at the auctioneer and took Reagan and Julia's chain. "Quicken your pace." Reagan flashed a glare at the back of his head and sped up. Just outside, a shout sounded from back inside the auction. "STOP THEM!" Julia gasped as the man picked them both up and put them on a large stallion twice as big as the ones they rode in on. Reagan felt him pull up behind her and kick the horse in his ribs.
"What's going on!?" Reagan screamed as they turned toward the woods. "DINA!" He answered back in the Elvish tongue. Her eyes widened at the use of that word. She knew only minimal Elvish but, how this man knew it, made her confused. All the Elves were dying now and hardly anymore still exsist.
Julia turned at the sound of more clods of horse's hooves pounding behind them. When she turned back around, Reagan's arms were closing around her as they both screamed. The horse dived down a tunnel and pulled back as it slid on the fallen gold and red leaves of the forest, down the dark and musty smelling tunnel. Reagan was on the verge of screaming until she felt a hand wrap around her stomach protectivly.
The sloping tunnel leveled and they were walking down a very dimmly lit passage on horseback. "They will not follow us here, but soon, they'll come after you." "Why did you take us?" "Slavery disgusts me...I steal as many as I can and when I feel they are safe from the Parinuilians, I set them free." Julia and Reagan exchanged untrusting glances. No one just steals slaves and sets them free. Neither of them dared to say anything however as they came to an end of the passage.
The sun was high in the sky, shining through the trees when they reached the forest. A growl came from Julia's stomach making a blush appear on her slightly tanned skin. "Tis nothing to be embarrased about..Hunger happens." The man said, pushing the hood off of his head. Reagan narrowed her eyes as she looked at him behind her. His hair reached to his jaw and his face was clean shaven, an unusual trait among most men.
"Is there something about my face that bothers you my lady?" Julia giggled and patted the horses black and grey mane as Reagan cleared her throat after sending him an icy glare. "Nay." She said, sitting up straight. "It is just odd to see a ruffian like you clean shaven."
"I am half Elven. Luckily, that was passed from my father." The man said with pride. Julia made an 'oo' sound that signaled a quarel between Reagan and the theif. "What is the real reason you took us?" Reagan said, pushing her rosy lips together before scooting up so she could not be pressed against him in that close of a way. "Im going to sell you to my king."
Both the girls gasped. "You are a liar! You promised to set us free!!" Julia yelled loudly. The stallion snorted and pounded his hoof on the ground as the half-Elven pulled the reigns in to make the horse turn left. "I lied."
"HELP! SOMEBODY!! HELP US!!" Reagan screamed loudly hoping and praying to God one of the Parinuilians would hear. "HE-" A hand was placed over her mouth as the man pulled her closer. "Anymore outbursts like that, and I will behead you both." He whispered huskily in her ear. Julia whined at his fingers pulling her honey blonde hair. Reagan bit his finger and punched him in the face before flinging Julia and herself off the horse.
Together they ran, their tired legs pounding the ground as they ran. Finally, thinking they had lost him, the girls stopped by the edge of a river bend. Julia collapsed and thrust her hands in the water, bringing them up to her lips to drink. "What are we going to do now?" She asked sitting back on her bottom. Reagan sheilded her green eyes from the sun as she looked out at the mountains before her.
"The Misty Mountains...We shall go East. Perhaps travel upon the remains of Mirkwood. Unless the men have destroyed it by now." Julia looked toward the mountains peeking over the whisp of clouds surrounding them. "But, that will take weeks!" The younger one said standing up to stick her sore feet in the water. "Would you like to go back to Paranuil and be sold to some drunkard? No, I think not. The sun is high and we have well over 8 more hours of daylight. Lets get across this river and make our way East. At sunset. We will sleep." Reagan took her skirt in her hands and started to wade across the river. Julia sat back watching as the water rose to the older ones hips and finally to her waist. It was no use trying not to get the skirt wet anymore. Finally giving up, she swam the rest of the way and motioned for Julia to come across. The current pushed her down the river when she had to swim and since she was weak, she could not make it to the other side. Reagan gasped and dove off after her friend. Julia went under, fighting for air and fighting to get to Reagan. "JULIA!" She screamed, slapping at the water. Everything was silent until her ears caught the sound of a waterfall. "Oh no! JULIA!!" Reagan went under water and looked around, only finding rocks and fish. She gasped for air when she came up and found Julia grasping onto a rock. Quickly, she swam over and took a hold of the back of her dress before fighting to the sand. Julia spit a mouthful of water onto the ground and sat up. They were a few feet from the waterfall and both of them stood up to see how far down it went. "We would have died for sure.." Julia whispered and took a step back away from the edge. "We made it though. And, now we can continue our journey. After we eat." They both nodded and walked into a glade of wildflowers. "We dont know how to kill anything. What are we going to eat?" Reagan looked around for a berry bush not having luck. "I dont know." Pushing her black hair from her face, she directed them toward the mountains, hoping a blackberry bush was waiting for them. "Over there!" Julia pounted and both of them ran to a bush cluttered with blue berries. "What luck!" Reagan said, filling her pockets with the fruit. After their stomachs were filled, they decided to let their clothes dry. They sat on the ground in their undergarments while their clothes were layed out. "What do you suppose that man's name was?" "Probably Lucifer." Reagan quiped, eating one more blueberry. "He did have a charming face though. You have to admit that."
"As charming as a pig...Im going to take a nap. Wake me when the clothes are dry." Reagan rolled over and and fell asleep in the warm sunshine.
~~~ A scream pulled me from my slumber some hours later. Julia was no where to be seen and the sun was setting in the west. "What a day.." I mumbled and ran to the edge of the trees. "Julia?!" She screamed again, sounding like she was in front of me. I ran faster than I had ran getting away from that Man-Elf. "JULIA?!"
"REAGAN!! HELP ME!" I caught sight of her blonde hair yards infront of me. With a growl, I took off running, just to be stopped by that Man-Elf. I screamed loudly and turned to run but he grabbed my waist, pulling me close to him. "Be silent if you know what is good for you!"
"LET ME GO!" "Stay right here! I am going to get your friend. Move and you die." I settled down and watched as he disappeared in the trees. A hoot from an owl above my head caused me to jump in fright. The shadows were casting shapes all around the forest floor. Another scream from Julia made me stand up and run to the noise. When I got to her side, the man was killing an Orc. He jerked the creatures head around until a snap was heard, making my stomach cringe.
"You moved." "I..got scared." I backed into a tree, with Julia at my side, as the man came up to us. "No need to be frightened. Im not going to sell you to my King. I was only playing." He turned around to walk off. "Oh, and my name is not Lucifer. It is Mattox." I blushed as he smiled and walked back to the glade, where his black horse was waiting. "You have freedom. I kept my promise."
"Wait!" I said, before he could take off. "We can not make it on our own. If you could just...take us back to our kingdom." He smiled and raised an eyebrow. "Why? So they can send you back to Paraniul to be sold again? How many times am I going to save you?" Julia slipped her dress up and tied it in the back so it could be secure. "Perhaps we could help you. Free the slaves of the country side you know?" She swallowed her fear and finally spoke to him. I took my dress from her arms and slipped it over my red silk shirt, never taking my eyes off his. "I don't need two helpless girls dragging behind me."
"Please...We have no where else to go." I stepped forward and looked up at him. I wasn't about to beg, but this had both of our lives at stake and I couldn't live with my self knowing my pride took over. "Fine...Only until we get to Mirkwood. Then, you stay with them."
"The Elves? They do not like our kind. They will kill us quicker than you can blink. The Senhul's weren't known for their friendly ways Mattox. Especially to the Elves." "Does anyone like you two?!" He roared, angrily. "I am not sure. We are only 17 and 15. We've been no where to see if they do."
"17 and 15 huh? If I left you anywhere alone, my guilt would eat me alive." I held back a grin. Julia tensed beside me as he swung down off his horse to come face to face with me. "It is your choice. You can come with me, or find a place of your own...But! Any trouble with you, and I will kill you myself." His blue eyes glared down on mine as Julia threw her arms around my waist. In seconds, Mattox helped Julia up so she was ontop of the horse, petting it's mane. Before Mattox helped me up, I turned to him and smiled. "Thank you."
"Tis nothing. You do not owe me anything." With that, he threw me up behind Julia and he climbed up behind me. The horse whinnied and we were off into the night, heading toward the Misty Mountains..
AN- Review if you like. Tell me to continue or whatever. Hope you like it. Also, this story is for my cousin, Christie. We've had many fun hours exchanging stories over AIM! ;D Hope you like it!