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. ^.^
Chapter 9
*~*~ Julia's POV*~*~
I felt like I had murdered someone as I threw myself on my bed. The more I replayed the scene of mine and Reagan's argument, the worse I felt. She had no way of knowing it would turn out the way it had.
What plagued my mind the most was how she never showed her thoughts. It seemed like it hurt her greatly to even say it, how could she have went so long with such a proud mind?
After I let the tears fade away, I made my way to the door of my room, telling myself to apologize. I picked up my skirt and bounded down the stairs, stopping when I spotted her sitting on a bench talking to Mattox. He seemed to be truely worried about her.
Although I couldn't see her face, I knew she was smiling the way the Elf was looking at her. She looked toward the door, making me look where she had her eyes. Tillion was walking, gracefully in the castle, a she-Elf to his right and another Elf behind and infront of them.
My heart sank to the pit of my stomach. Something inside me told me I wasn't going to give up on him. When I looked back and Reagan, Mattox was kissing her on her cheek before leaving. I was about to leave, but she looked straight at me. My legs froze to the floor as she slowly made her way toward me, wiping her cheeks off. 'Well, this is it..'
Reagan
"I'm so sorry..." We both said in unison. I looked to the floor, pushing my hair behind my ear. The silence was awkward, until I broke it by saying.
"I told Mattox about Orion." I lowered my head and raised my eyes, to look at her. Her pale lips curled into a smile before she threw her arms around my shoulders. "I am so glad you did that! I didn't mean what I said. I hope Mattox kills Orion! I don't ever want him to hurt you!"
We both laughed through our tears and hugged for another moment. When we seperated, a scrawny Elf hurried into the room and pushed right beside us. "Lets follow him." I whispered, walking behind him a few distance back.
The elf walked into the throne room and bowed to Thranduil as we peeked through the crack of the door. "My Lord, one of our own has been severly injured by an attack on the southern end of the forest. The ones in the attack said it was Orcs. We need to set out for Lothlorien immediatly or we'll have our own war to deal with..." Julia and I shared a worried look and put our ears back against the door.
"Yes...I realize that. Send word to the wardens. We will set out to assist our kin on the dawn of Saturday." I bit my lip, squeezing my eyes shut. Julia took my hand and we ran back to our rooms, shaking from running and being out of breath.
"They leave...in two days. We'll never be able to defend ourselves against Orion and the soldiers are leaving before they can do anything about it!" She ran a hand over her blonde hair and sat on the corner of her bed, smoothing her long skirt out.
I nodded and walked to the balcony, chewing on my bottom lip so hard, a hole was almost chewed into it. 'Mattox....Don't leave me..'
~*~*Mattox*~*~
As soon as King Thranduil sent for me with urgent news, I feared the worst. One though plagued my mind. What if Reagan was right about Orion...Knowing him, he would stop at nothing to get the slave back. I mentally kicked myself for referring Reagan to a slave, but it was true.
She was a slave. Any woman who's kingdom was taken over, is rightfully taken as a slave. It was just a matter of knowledge. But, Reagan and Julia both didn't deserve to be treated like that. He saw it in both of them as they traveled to Paranuil.
The way Julia stood up for herself against that man trigered something in my brain as I spyed them. I knew I would not be able to save them, but somehow...I did.
"Mattox?! Where are you going?" A voice behind me sounded, making me snap my head around to see Tillion standing there. "You were suppose to be here an hour ago..."
"Forgive me friend. I have many things on my mind right now." I shook my head and put my fingers to my temple, rubbing the skin slightly. "Ah, perhaps it could be a She-Elf?" He raised an eyebrow in amusement as I grinned and pushed him away playfully. "Perhaps...Perhaps not."
"Yes, well, could it be a certain woman then? One that you saved?" A bit of a teasing tone was in his voice, but it was mostly the way it sounded as if it physically pained him to talk about it. I tilted my head to the side and followed him to an empty room.
An oak table sat in the middle of the room while sitting chairs were seated around it. The ceiling had vines growing in entricate patterns all the way to the middle of the ceiling. Tillion put a foot up on the hearth and rested his hand on the mantle as he looked at me. I seated myself on the corner of the table. "What are your talking about Tillion?"
"The slave you rescued last week? Has she spoken of a husband?" I blinked in surprise. Was Tillion already asking for her hand in marriage? He barely knew the girl. "No, she has none..."
"Then she lied.." I barely heard him whisper, but my sensitive ears picked up the words. 'She lied? Had he confronted Reagan about it?' With a swift movement, I stood up to reach the door. "She is a liar Mattox. I've seen her kind.
They will eat your heart out until they get what they want..Don't let her consume you. I already see how you've taken it upon yourself to protect her. That woman is as good inside as Sauron was." He moved toward me and stared me in the eyes. "Take my word for it.."
"No..I know her...She is no liar." With that, I jerked open the door and walked hurriedly down the hall to the throne room. "Mattox! Trust me!!" I payed no attention to him as I walked in the room. "Ah, Mattox. I believe I have some bad news..."
He explained the situation to me in detail and I sighed, putting my forehead in my hand. "I will inform the wardens.." Thranduil dismissed me and I stepped out, catching a glimpse of long black hair pass by the corner.
"Reagan!" Her head poked around the corner and she smiled, picking up her dress to climbg the three stairs to where I was. "I have bad news.." I started. She held up her hands with an understanding smile. "I know..Julia and I have heard. We made up too."
She lowered her head and we shared an uncomfortable silence. "Is the war bad?" She asked in a whisper, looking up to me. I smiled and debated on whether telling her the truth or what she wanted to hear. "No. We will win." I looked to the ground as she gave me a skeptical look. Her green eyes pleaded with mine for the truth. "I might not make it back Reagan."
"Dont say that!!" Her voice quivered and she stepped up, standing even closer to me. I wanted nothing more than to take her in my arms, kiss her and comfort her. But, she turned away before I got my chance.
"You can't leave me...Besides Julia and you, I have no one. I dont want to lose anymore people I--..I've grown to ...to care about." I held back a grin. So, I've broken her shell. "You care about me now?"
She dropped her jaw and we laughed for a moment. "Of course. I owe you. Especially since you've saved me quite a few times." We paused in our laughing and stared at each other. She licked her lips as I swallowed. The longing I had for her was more than I could bear. I had to touch her, I had to kiss her, anything! "I have to go.."
'NO!' I wanted to scream and grab her. But, I was motionless. As she walked away, I stood there gazing after her gliding down the hallway. I made a vow to myself, that before we left for war, I had to tell her what I felt about her. I could only pray she felt the same...
~~~~~~~ Short Chapter huh? Well, I was brain dead for a while so sorry for the delay..and thanks for all the reviews! ^.^ Im so happy!! Dont' stop though...SEND MORE! Lots and lots more!!! (ill give ya another cookie!)
Chapter 9
*~*~ Julia's POV*~*~
I felt like I had murdered someone as I threw myself on my bed. The more I replayed the scene of mine and Reagan's argument, the worse I felt. She had no way of knowing it would turn out the way it had.
What plagued my mind the most was how she never showed her thoughts. It seemed like it hurt her greatly to even say it, how could she have went so long with such a proud mind?
After I let the tears fade away, I made my way to the door of my room, telling myself to apologize. I picked up my skirt and bounded down the stairs, stopping when I spotted her sitting on a bench talking to Mattox. He seemed to be truely worried about her.
Although I couldn't see her face, I knew she was smiling the way the Elf was looking at her. She looked toward the door, making me look where she had her eyes. Tillion was walking, gracefully in the castle, a she-Elf to his right and another Elf behind and infront of them.
My heart sank to the pit of my stomach. Something inside me told me I wasn't going to give up on him. When I looked back and Reagan, Mattox was kissing her on her cheek before leaving. I was about to leave, but she looked straight at me. My legs froze to the floor as she slowly made her way toward me, wiping her cheeks off. 'Well, this is it..'
Reagan
"I'm so sorry..." We both said in unison. I looked to the floor, pushing my hair behind my ear. The silence was awkward, until I broke it by saying.
"I told Mattox about Orion." I lowered my head and raised my eyes, to look at her. Her pale lips curled into a smile before she threw her arms around my shoulders. "I am so glad you did that! I didn't mean what I said. I hope Mattox kills Orion! I don't ever want him to hurt you!"
We both laughed through our tears and hugged for another moment. When we seperated, a scrawny Elf hurried into the room and pushed right beside us. "Lets follow him." I whispered, walking behind him a few distance back.
The elf walked into the throne room and bowed to Thranduil as we peeked through the crack of the door. "My Lord, one of our own has been severly injured by an attack on the southern end of the forest. The ones in the attack said it was Orcs. We need to set out for Lothlorien immediatly or we'll have our own war to deal with..." Julia and I shared a worried look and put our ears back against the door.
"Yes...I realize that. Send word to the wardens. We will set out to assist our kin on the dawn of Saturday." I bit my lip, squeezing my eyes shut. Julia took my hand and we ran back to our rooms, shaking from running and being out of breath.
"They leave...in two days. We'll never be able to defend ourselves against Orion and the soldiers are leaving before they can do anything about it!" She ran a hand over her blonde hair and sat on the corner of her bed, smoothing her long skirt out.
I nodded and walked to the balcony, chewing on my bottom lip so hard, a hole was almost chewed into it. 'Mattox....Don't leave me..'
~*~*Mattox*~*~
As soon as King Thranduil sent for me with urgent news, I feared the worst. One though plagued my mind. What if Reagan was right about Orion...Knowing him, he would stop at nothing to get the slave back. I mentally kicked myself for referring Reagan to a slave, but it was true.
She was a slave. Any woman who's kingdom was taken over, is rightfully taken as a slave. It was just a matter of knowledge. But, Reagan and Julia both didn't deserve to be treated like that. He saw it in both of them as they traveled to Paranuil.
The way Julia stood up for herself against that man trigered something in my brain as I spyed them. I knew I would not be able to save them, but somehow...I did.
"Mattox?! Where are you going?" A voice behind me sounded, making me snap my head around to see Tillion standing there. "You were suppose to be here an hour ago..."
"Forgive me friend. I have many things on my mind right now." I shook my head and put my fingers to my temple, rubbing the skin slightly. "Ah, perhaps it could be a She-Elf?" He raised an eyebrow in amusement as I grinned and pushed him away playfully. "Perhaps...Perhaps not."
"Yes, well, could it be a certain woman then? One that you saved?" A bit of a teasing tone was in his voice, but it was mostly the way it sounded as if it physically pained him to talk about it. I tilted my head to the side and followed him to an empty room.
An oak table sat in the middle of the room while sitting chairs were seated around it. The ceiling had vines growing in entricate patterns all the way to the middle of the ceiling. Tillion put a foot up on the hearth and rested his hand on the mantle as he looked at me. I seated myself on the corner of the table. "What are your talking about Tillion?"
"The slave you rescued last week? Has she spoken of a husband?" I blinked in surprise. Was Tillion already asking for her hand in marriage? He barely knew the girl. "No, she has none..."
"Then she lied.." I barely heard him whisper, but my sensitive ears picked up the words. 'She lied? Had he confronted Reagan about it?' With a swift movement, I stood up to reach the door. "She is a liar Mattox. I've seen her kind.
They will eat your heart out until they get what they want..Don't let her consume you. I already see how you've taken it upon yourself to protect her. That woman is as good inside as Sauron was." He moved toward me and stared me in the eyes. "Take my word for it.."
"No..I know her...She is no liar." With that, I jerked open the door and walked hurriedly down the hall to the throne room. "Mattox! Trust me!!" I payed no attention to him as I walked in the room. "Ah, Mattox. I believe I have some bad news..."
He explained the situation to me in detail and I sighed, putting my forehead in my hand. "I will inform the wardens.." Thranduil dismissed me and I stepped out, catching a glimpse of long black hair pass by the corner.
"Reagan!" Her head poked around the corner and she smiled, picking up her dress to climbg the three stairs to where I was. "I have bad news.." I started. She held up her hands with an understanding smile. "I know..Julia and I have heard. We made up too."
She lowered her head and we shared an uncomfortable silence. "Is the war bad?" She asked in a whisper, looking up to me. I smiled and debated on whether telling her the truth or what she wanted to hear. "No. We will win." I looked to the ground as she gave me a skeptical look. Her green eyes pleaded with mine for the truth. "I might not make it back Reagan."
"Dont say that!!" Her voice quivered and she stepped up, standing even closer to me. I wanted nothing more than to take her in my arms, kiss her and comfort her. But, she turned away before I got my chance.
"You can't leave me...Besides Julia and you, I have no one. I dont want to lose anymore people I--..I've grown to ...to care about." I held back a grin. So, I've broken her shell. "You care about me now?"
She dropped her jaw and we laughed for a moment. "Of course. I owe you. Especially since you've saved me quite a few times." We paused in our laughing and stared at each other. She licked her lips as I swallowed. The longing I had for her was more than I could bear. I had to touch her, I had to kiss her, anything! "I have to go.."
'NO!' I wanted to scream and grab her. But, I was motionless. As she walked away, I stood there gazing after her gliding down the hallway. I made a vow to myself, that before we left for war, I had to tell her what I felt about her. I could only pray she felt the same...
~~~~~~~ Short Chapter huh? Well, I was brain dead for a while so sorry for the delay..and thanks for all the reviews! ^.^ Im so happy!! Dont' stop though...SEND MORE! Lots and lots more!!! (ill give ya another cookie!)