Bleed for Me
By Siren
Hey guys! Thank you all for the reviews, I really appreciate it. I'll be updating 'Back Again' soon. I hurt my back, so I'll be bedridden for a little while, doped up on muscle relaxants. (Insert goofy author here.) You want to know a good song? 'Dumb Girls'. I love that song! Anyway, on with the fic! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feeling a bit more refreshed, I open my eyes. It's dark out now. I guess I slept through the afternoon. I always was a heavy sleeper. Stretching out my legs, I try to work the kinks out. Note to self: never sleep on a chair ever again. It's bad for your back. Standing up, I lift my arms above my head and stretch. Ah, that's better. Looking over at the bed I'm surprised to see a pair of pants and a loose, cotton shirt. Either Elrond took pity on me, or he told Legolas and the blonde elf brought me them as a sign of peace. The latter is most likely.
Does this mean that every time I want a pair of pants Legolas has to see me naked? I grin at my next thought. Does that mean that if Legolas wants some jeans or something I have to see him naked? Oh yeah, I'm a pervert. Slipping on the pants, I'm a little disappointed to see that they end at my calf. Damn tallness. I'm 5'8, if you're wondering. Some people think it's a blessing, but it's not exactly great when you want to find a guy taller than you. Thank God for elves!
Slipping the shirt on my head, I see that the hem ends just below my waist. Ah, nice and comfy. Grabbing my boots, I put them on and leave my room. I know Elrond said I could leave my room in a few days, but what he doesn't know can only hurt me. Opening the door, I poke my head into the hallway. So far, I don't see any guards. But just because I can't see them doesn't mean they aren't around. Darn stealthy elves. Stepping into the hallway, I debate which way to go.
Wherever I go, I just hope I don't run into Legolas. God, that would be awkward. What would I say? 'Hey Legolas, enjoy seeing me naked?' Oh well, when in doubt, always go right. I have no idea if that's right, seeing as how I just made that up. Walking through the corridors is no easy task for a human. It's almost pitch black, save for the moonlight and a few torches. My human eyes take a while to adjust to the darkness, and even when they have I can barely see where I'm going. Damn elves and their superior senses.
"The trouble with me is I'm the sum of the parts of something wild..." I sing softly. See, I have a little problem with the dark: I'm scared of it. Being alone in my room at night is fine. Being alone in a castle in another dimension at night scares me. And when I'm scared, I tend to sing. This has annoyed quite a few people. Hearing something, I stop walking. It sounds like running water, possibly a stream. Turning left, I walk out of the corridors and step onto the grass.
There's a fountain in the middle of the small pasture. A statue of a she-elf holding a basin of water stands in the middle, a soft smile engraved onto her face. A bench surrounds the circular fountain, and I kneel on it. Peering into the water, I can barely make out my own face. The moon's reflection is bright in the water, surrounded by millions of stars. It looks like you could touch the stars just by touching the water. The skies were never this clear back home.
Leaning over the edge of the fountain, I try to get a better look. I hear a small 'plop' and see the water ripple. Peering into the water, I curse. My ring fell in. Damn it, just what I need. Growling, I reach into the fountain to try to grasp it. Damn slippery ring! "C'mon," I mutter. I finally grasp the ring, and start to pull my hand out when a voice startles me.
"Drop something in the fountain?"
I let out a yelp, drop the ring again, and tumble off the bench. Growling, I look up to see none other than Legolas. He's trying to suppress a laugh, but is losing. If he laughs, I'm going to shove him into that fountain, I swear. He lets out the first of many laughs, and my eyes narrow. That's it. Standing up, I put my hands on his chest and shove him into the fountain ass-first. There's a splash, followed by a stream of elvish curses. After flipping him off, I turn and walk away. Stupid elf.
I don't care that I was once obsessed with that prince. He's officially on my 'I don't like you' list. That elf knows just when to piss me off. He not only walked in on me naked, but now he made me lose my ring! I really liked that ring! I should really get back at him and shove him into Galadriel's mirror. Not only would he get wet, but also he'd get scolded and probably banished by the Lady of the Wood. Note to self: see why no one is allowed to touch her mirror.
Now I'm officially in a really crappy mood. I trudge back to the corridors and start walking back to my room. Wait a sec. Where's my room again?
"DAMN IT ALL!"
I'M LOST. I cannot believe I even thought of leaving my room at night! Damn it! I'm tired, I lost my favorite ring, I just shoved Legolas into a fountain, and now I'm lost! I want to go home! At least I knew where my room was at home! Balling my fists, I turn and kick the wall. Bad idea. "OUCH! STUPID CEMENT WALL!" My foot hurts like hell! When will this nightmare end? Why do all the Mary Sue's get to have all the fun? Even Lily had more fun than this and I put her through hell and back!
"I HATE MIDDLE EARTH!"
I take a few deep breaths and try to calm myself down. I push open the nearest door and walk inside. An elf is sitting at a desk, and looks up at me in surprise. "Who are you?" he asks. Growling, I cross my arms over my chest. "I'm a Mary-Sue. Now get the hell out before I become perfect in all forms of weaponry and kill you while I remain flawless." Eyes wide, the elf gets up and leaves, probably to get a guard. I slam the door behind him and walk over to the bed.
Crawling into it, I shut my eyes tightly. "When I wake up tomorrow morning I will be in my own bed, safe and sound, with no elves around."
Fat chance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When I open my eyes, I'll be back in my room.
I open my eyes.
"This is ridiculous."
I sit up and get out of the bed. Trudging over to the door, I open it and walk into the corridor. Turning to walk away, I come face to face with Elrond. "Good morning," he greets with a smile. "This place is too friggin' horrible to be good." Yes, I'm in a very bad mood today. I start to walk away, and Elrond follows. "I heard you had quite an adventure last night." I glare at him. "If by an adventure you mean losing my ring, shoving Legolas into a fountain, getting lost and kicking an elf out of his room, than I guess I did."
Elrond chuckles, and I can't help but smile a little. "Why is it that you find all of my misfortunes amusing?" The brunette elf smiles. "Because you, my dear, are amusing to me. As for the elf you 'kicked out' of his room, he is quite angry. What is a 'Mary-Sue'?" I shrug. "A giant cliché. She's gorgeous, perfect in every way. Very boring, in my opinion." Elrond nods, pretending to understand. "Legolas was furious last night, though I'm sure he deserved what you did. Did he walk in on you again?"
"No. He startled me and made me lose my favorite ring." Now that I said that, I feel sort of guilty. He probably didn't mean to do it on purpose. But he always catches me in a bad mood. Though he was nice enough to get me the pants. I suppose I should apologize. "Where is Legolas anyway?" I ask. "In the dining hall, which is where we are going. You haven't eaten since you got here. Besides, we must discuss your situation."
We enter the dining hall, and I only see a few elves. I guess the others ate already. Looking around, I spot Legolas at a table with a few elves. As though he felt my eyes on him, he turned around and looked at me. His face remained emotionless, but I could see the anger in his eyes. Oops. Elrond sits down at a table and I do the same. Various dishes and plates are brought over, and my mouth starts to water. I take a piece of what looks like an apple, and munch on it.
"Now, Lady Siren, please tell me how Legolas came upon you." My eyes widen. Okay, he just said something that could be interpreted into something X-rated. Stifling a giggle, I start to explain. "Well, this may come as a shock to you, but I'm not exactly from Middle Earth. You see, I was with my mom a few days ago. We were looking at our new house, and I went for a walk to check out the woods. A bear chased me, and I ended up falling down a hill or something. When I woke up, I was here. I know I sound insane and a few of my friends would say that I am insane, but I'm not."
Elrond nods, not looking unnerved or shocked at all. "Why aren't you surprised?" I ask. I expected some sort of reaction from this guy! He looks up from his meal. "This is not the first time something like this has happened. A young girl came here a few months ago by the name of Hannah. Her story was similar to your's." I blink. "Where is she now?" Elrond smiles. "She's now living with the hobbits in the Shire, and is currently engaged to Frodo Baggins." I grin and sit back in my chair. "I knew someone was going to snag that hobbit." (Shire Elf: HA! ^_^)
"Indeed. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to." He gets up, and leaves the dining hall. I take another bite of my apple, slowly getting lost in my thoughts. I'm not the first to come here? Well, that's weird. I was sort of hoping to be, you know, special. The first, or something. I was about to take another bite of my apple when something was held in front of my face. I take it, and look at it. It's my ring! Looking up, I see Legolas standing over me, a light smile on his face.
"I thought you might like that back," he says. I grin and nod. "Yeah. I dropped it in that fountain last night." He nods and sits down next to me. "I'm sorry that I shoved you in there. You just pissed me off when you started laughing at me. Plus I was still kinda mad about when you walked in on me while I was naked." He blushes but smiles. "Forgive me, I should have knocked." I shrug and look down at my ring. "I've done stuff like that before. Only I have enough sense to leave and not just stand there."
Legolas blushes crimson and looks at my ring. "I've never seen such a ring before." I hand it to him. "It's a claddagh ring. It's exchanged as either a symbol of friendship or an engagement ring. See," I pointed to the crown, "the heart represents loyalty, the hands represent friendship and the heart represents love." Legolas smiles and hands it back to me. "Was it given to you out of friendship or more?" I slip the ring on my finger and shake my head. "Friendship. I'm definitely not engaged. I did the 'love' thing once and it totally backfired on me."
"Just because you had a bad experience doesn't mean you should give up on love." I lift an eyebrow. "I forgot that you elves were into the whole love thing. Well, I've got news for you. In my world, true love is hard to find if it still exists at all. It's best to quit while you're ahead." Legolas frowns a bit. "You mortals give up on things too easily." I grin teasingly. "Oh and you're perfect?" Legolas grins. "I don't have many faults," he admits braggingly. I stand up, and put my hands on my hips. "Than I'm just gonna have to call you Mary-Bob. I can't stand perfect people. They're so boring."
I start to walk away. "What on Middle Earth is a Mary-Bob? And I'm not boring!" I hold up a hand and pretend to yawn. "You're putting me to sleep, Blondie," I tease. "I'm not boring!" I roll my eyes. "You're more dull than a book on geometry." I turn around to see an indignant Legolas. "I don't know what geometry is, but I assure you that I am not boring." I lift my chin up. "Prove it." He crosses his arms over his chest. "Fine than. Spend a day with me, and you'll see how boring I am."
Bingo.
"Fine. But if I'm not satisfied that you're not boring by the end of the day, than I'm going to tell all of Rivendell that you're dull." Legolas grins and holds out his hand. I shake it and smile. "Deal," he says.
Oh this is gonna be good.
2 Be Continued
By Siren
Hey guys! Thank you all for the reviews, I really appreciate it. I'll be updating 'Back Again' soon. I hurt my back, so I'll be bedridden for a little while, doped up on muscle relaxants. (Insert goofy author here.) You want to know a good song? 'Dumb Girls'. I love that song! Anyway, on with the fic! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feeling a bit more refreshed, I open my eyes. It's dark out now. I guess I slept through the afternoon. I always was a heavy sleeper. Stretching out my legs, I try to work the kinks out. Note to self: never sleep on a chair ever again. It's bad for your back. Standing up, I lift my arms above my head and stretch. Ah, that's better. Looking over at the bed I'm surprised to see a pair of pants and a loose, cotton shirt. Either Elrond took pity on me, or he told Legolas and the blonde elf brought me them as a sign of peace. The latter is most likely.
Does this mean that every time I want a pair of pants Legolas has to see me naked? I grin at my next thought. Does that mean that if Legolas wants some jeans or something I have to see him naked? Oh yeah, I'm a pervert. Slipping on the pants, I'm a little disappointed to see that they end at my calf. Damn tallness. I'm 5'8, if you're wondering. Some people think it's a blessing, but it's not exactly great when you want to find a guy taller than you. Thank God for elves!
Slipping the shirt on my head, I see that the hem ends just below my waist. Ah, nice and comfy. Grabbing my boots, I put them on and leave my room. I know Elrond said I could leave my room in a few days, but what he doesn't know can only hurt me. Opening the door, I poke my head into the hallway. So far, I don't see any guards. But just because I can't see them doesn't mean they aren't around. Darn stealthy elves. Stepping into the hallway, I debate which way to go.
Wherever I go, I just hope I don't run into Legolas. God, that would be awkward. What would I say? 'Hey Legolas, enjoy seeing me naked?' Oh well, when in doubt, always go right. I have no idea if that's right, seeing as how I just made that up. Walking through the corridors is no easy task for a human. It's almost pitch black, save for the moonlight and a few torches. My human eyes take a while to adjust to the darkness, and even when they have I can barely see where I'm going. Damn elves and their superior senses.
"The trouble with me is I'm the sum of the parts of something wild..." I sing softly. See, I have a little problem with the dark: I'm scared of it. Being alone in my room at night is fine. Being alone in a castle in another dimension at night scares me. And when I'm scared, I tend to sing. This has annoyed quite a few people. Hearing something, I stop walking. It sounds like running water, possibly a stream. Turning left, I walk out of the corridors and step onto the grass.
There's a fountain in the middle of the small pasture. A statue of a she-elf holding a basin of water stands in the middle, a soft smile engraved onto her face. A bench surrounds the circular fountain, and I kneel on it. Peering into the water, I can barely make out my own face. The moon's reflection is bright in the water, surrounded by millions of stars. It looks like you could touch the stars just by touching the water. The skies were never this clear back home.
Leaning over the edge of the fountain, I try to get a better look. I hear a small 'plop' and see the water ripple. Peering into the water, I curse. My ring fell in. Damn it, just what I need. Growling, I reach into the fountain to try to grasp it. Damn slippery ring! "C'mon," I mutter. I finally grasp the ring, and start to pull my hand out when a voice startles me.
"Drop something in the fountain?"
I let out a yelp, drop the ring again, and tumble off the bench. Growling, I look up to see none other than Legolas. He's trying to suppress a laugh, but is losing. If he laughs, I'm going to shove him into that fountain, I swear. He lets out the first of many laughs, and my eyes narrow. That's it. Standing up, I put my hands on his chest and shove him into the fountain ass-first. There's a splash, followed by a stream of elvish curses. After flipping him off, I turn and walk away. Stupid elf.
I don't care that I was once obsessed with that prince. He's officially on my 'I don't like you' list. That elf knows just when to piss me off. He not only walked in on me naked, but now he made me lose my ring! I really liked that ring! I should really get back at him and shove him into Galadriel's mirror. Not only would he get wet, but also he'd get scolded and probably banished by the Lady of the Wood. Note to self: see why no one is allowed to touch her mirror.
Now I'm officially in a really crappy mood. I trudge back to the corridors and start walking back to my room. Wait a sec. Where's my room again?
"DAMN IT ALL!"
I'M LOST. I cannot believe I even thought of leaving my room at night! Damn it! I'm tired, I lost my favorite ring, I just shoved Legolas into a fountain, and now I'm lost! I want to go home! At least I knew where my room was at home! Balling my fists, I turn and kick the wall. Bad idea. "OUCH! STUPID CEMENT WALL!" My foot hurts like hell! When will this nightmare end? Why do all the Mary Sue's get to have all the fun? Even Lily had more fun than this and I put her through hell and back!
"I HATE MIDDLE EARTH!"
I take a few deep breaths and try to calm myself down. I push open the nearest door and walk inside. An elf is sitting at a desk, and looks up at me in surprise. "Who are you?" he asks. Growling, I cross my arms over my chest. "I'm a Mary-Sue. Now get the hell out before I become perfect in all forms of weaponry and kill you while I remain flawless." Eyes wide, the elf gets up and leaves, probably to get a guard. I slam the door behind him and walk over to the bed.
Crawling into it, I shut my eyes tightly. "When I wake up tomorrow morning I will be in my own bed, safe and sound, with no elves around."
Fat chance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When I open my eyes, I'll be back in my room.
I open my eyes.
"This is ridiculous."
I sit up and get out of the bed. Trudging over to the door, I open it and walk into the corridor. Turning to walk away, I come face to face with Elrond. "Good morning," he greets with a smile. "This place is too friggin' horrible to be good." Yes, I'm in a very bad mood today. I start to walk away, and Elrond follows. "I heard you had quite an adventure last night." I glare at him. "If by an adventure you mean losing my ring, shoving Legolas into a fountain, getting lost and kicking an elf out of his room, than I guess I did."
Elrond chuckles, and I can't help but smile a little. "Why is it that you find all of my misfortunes amusing?" The brunette elf smiles. "Because you, my dear, are amusing to me. As for the elf you 'kicked out' of his room, he is quite angry. What is a 'Mary-Sue'?" I shrug. "A giant cliché. She's gorgeous, perfect in every way. Very boring, in my opinion." Elrond nods, pretending to understand. "Legolas was furious last night, though I'm sure he deserved what you did. Did he walk in on you again?"
"No. He startled me and made me lose my favorite ring." Now that I said that, I feel sort of guilty. He probably didn't mean to do it on purpose. But he always catches me in a bad mood. Though he was nice enough to get me the pants. I suppose I should apologize. "Where is Legolas anyway?" I ask. "In the dining hall, which is where we are going. You haven't eaten since you got here. Besides, we must discuss your situation."
We enter the dining hall, and I only see a few elves. I guess the others ate already. Looking around, I spot Legolas at a table with a few elves. As though he felt my eyes on him, he turned around and looked at me. His face remained emotionless, but I could see the anger in his eyes. Oops. Elrond sits down at a table and I do the same. Various dishes and plates are brought over, and my mouth starts to water. I take a piece of what looks like an apple, and munch on it.
"Now, Lady Siren, please tell me how Legolas came upon you." My eyes widen. Okay, he just said something that could be interpreted into something X-rated. Stifling a giggle, I start to explain. "Well, this may come as a shock to you, but I'm not exactly from Middle Earth. You see, I was with my mom a few days ago. We were looking at our new house, and I went for a walk to check out the woods. A bear chased me, and I ended up falling down a hill or something. When I woke up, I was here. I know I sound insane and a few of my friends would say that I am insane, but I'm not."
Elrond nods, not looking unnerved or shocked at all. "Why aren't you surprised?" I ask. I expected some sort of reaction from this guy! He looks up from his meal. "This is not the first time something like this has happened. A young girl came here a few months ago by the name of Hannah. Her story was similar to your's." I blink. "Where is she now?" Elrond smiles. "She's now living with the hobbits in the Shire, and is currently engaged to Frodo Baggins." I grin and sit back in my chair. "I knew someone was going to snag that hobbit." (Shire Elf: HA! ^_^)
"Indeed. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to." He gets up, and leaves the dining hall. I take another bite of my apple, slowly getting lost in my thoughts. I'm not the first to come here? Well, that's weird. I was sort of hoping to be, you know, special. The first, or something. I was about to take another bite of my apple when something was held in front of my face. I take it, and look at it. It's my ring! Looking up, I see Legolas standing over me, a light smile on his face.
"I thought you might like that back," he says. I grin and nod. "Yeah. I dropped it in that fountain last night." He nods and sits down next to me. "I'm sorry that I shoved you in there. You just pissed me off when you started laughing at me. Plus I was still kinda mad about when you walked in on me while I was naked." He blushes but smiles. "Forgive me, I should have knocked." I shrug and look down at my ring. "I've done stuff like that before. Only I have enough sense to leave and not just stand there."
Legolas blushes crimson and looks at my ring. "I've never seen such a ring before." I hand it to him. "It's a claddagh ring. It's exchanged as either a symbol of friendship or an engagement ring. See," I pointed to the crown, "the heart represents loyalty, the hands represent friendship and the heart represents love." Legolas smiles and hands it back to me. "Was it given to you out of friendship or more?" I slip the ring on my finger and shake my head. "Friendship. I'm definitely not engaged. I did the 'love' thing once and it totally backfired on me."
"Just because you had a bad experience doesn't mean you should give up on love." I lift an eyebrow. "I forgot that you elves were into the whole love thing. Well, I've got news for you. In my world, true love is hard to find if it still exists at all. It's best to quit while you're ahead." Legolas frowns a bit. "You mortals give up on things too easily." I grin teasingly. "Oh and you're perfect?" Legolas grins. "I don't have many faults," he admits braggingly. I stand up, and put my hands on my hips. "Than I'm just gonna have to call you Mary-Bob. I can't stand perfect people. They're so boring."
I start to walk away. "What on Middle Earth is a Mary-Bob? And I'm not boring!" I hold up a hand and pretend to yawn. "You're putting me to sleep, Blondie," I tease. "I'm not boring!" I roll my eyes. "You're more dull than a book on geometry." I turn around to see an indignant Legolas. "I don't know what geometry is, but I assure you that I am not boring." I lift my chin up. "Prove it." He crosses his arms over his chest. "Fine than. Spend a day with me, and you'll see how boring I am."
Bingo.
"Fine. But if I'm not satisfied that you're not boring by the end of the day, than I'm going to tell all of Rivendell that you're dull." Legolas grins and holds out his hand. I shake it and smile. "Deal," he says.
Oh this is gonna be good.
2 Be Continued