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Mahtaliel and Cenya
Teleute- I know Thranduil doesn't really welcome people with open arms. After all he did throw the dwarfs in the dungeons. However, you also got to take in account this is an AU. Plus he feels a little guilty for keeping her when all she wanted was to find her men. He, of course, will keep an eye out for her until he knows what she's about. Anyway, I know Mirkwood is renamed Eryn Lasgalen, but for this fic it's still Mirkwood until all evil is destroyed. One more thing, Gimli and the other Fellowship members will make an appearance. I thank you for not being rude with stuff I didn't explain.
len
Amy
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LilOne
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princess-alora-greenleaf
Fight_grl- Did I? I'm sorry! I know what you mean about them being sweet. It does get annoying, so I decided to make her tough. Lego will be confused by her, but friendly. No matter though, I have no intension of making her knees buckle when he smiles.
Cassie-bear01
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This chapter is kinda slow. Basically just introducing more characters.
Chapter Two- Introductions
When Faith fell into unconsciousness the soldiers could only watch helplessly as she was caught by the pointed eared 'man' next to her. Glaring at Legolas who, in their opinion was holding their leader a little too closely, they stepped around the dead bodies and towards the two. Legolas, sensing their concern, turned his eyes from Faith's form to the men.
"Worry not. She's just exhausted. With rest she'll be fine. She made quite the fuss over you."
Breathing a sigh of relief simultaneously, they took the time to examine the 'man' before them. A slender body, strong arms, long legs, hair that gleamed in the twilight, and intense blue eyes that shone brightly against his pale flawless skin. He was dressed in greens and browns and was seemingly one with his surroundings. After a few moments of silence a man with pale blonde hair and dark green eyes stepped forward. Upon closer inspection Legolas noted a pad of paper in his hand.
"If you don't mind me asking... Who are you? What are you, and where are we?"
Chuckling sounded amongst the group and Legolas turned his attention to the man who had good naturally slapped the other one on the back. Surprise shot through him as he stared at the man's dark skin.
"Awww Christ. Brad's whipped out the notepad and asked the questions," commented a red headed man. His blue eyes dancing in amusement.
The dark skinned man noticed Legolas staring at him intently and scowled.
"What are you starin' at, dude?" he asked with a raised eyebrow at the open fascination on Legolas' fair face.
The elf continued to gaze at him wide eyed, unperturbed. "I apologize if I appear rude. It is just that I have never seen a man with such dark skin before," he said with amazement.
The men just stared at him blankly until Brad cleared his throat.
"Excuse me, but the questions?"
"Of course."
Legolas stood with Faith secure in his arms.
"Tula. Come. I will explain what I can on the way."
A man with raven hair looked around, his sky blue eyes filled with worry.
"We can't just leave without Kevin," he stated in determination. "No one gets left behind."
"We found him earlier. He was shot with a poison arrow and was taken to the Palace where he will be treated by the Healers."
"Palace?" Blue green eyes widened. "Healers?"
"Keep that up Justin and your eyeballs are gonna pop out."
"Shut up, Ivan!"
"Ummm... Questions?" Brad lifted his notepad in the air as they started down a path.
With the danger passed Legolas took the time to look over the men surrounding him. Like Faith they were dressed in forest shades and for men their movements were quite smooth and quiet, despite the fact a couple of them were limping. For the most part they were unharmed, but a number of them did have a few wounds, though nothing serious. Mostly scraps and cuts caused by thorns in the brush. Their hair was shorter than any he had ever seen and they looked to be well groomed, regardless of their present dirty, disheveled appearance. Their queer weapons were slung across their packs or hung at their waists and the two wounded ones were supported by their comrades.
"I am Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil, king of the elves of Northern Mirkwood."
The dark skinned man paused in his limp and stared at the elf before turning his gaze around at his friends, who had paused as well. While their faces held shock none of them were denying what they had been told.
"Am I the only one freaked here?!"
Legolas stared bemused at the man. "Freaked?"
"It means shocked," the red head clarified.
Next to him the raven haired, blue eyed man lightly patted the dark ones shoulder.
"Think about it, Joe," he stared softly. "Does he look human to you? Shit. Does he *sound* human to you?"
"I'll tell ya one thing," Brad began.
A tall man with golden hair and blue eyes shot him a grin. "Just one?"
"Shove it, Lance! Anyway, I was gonna say that I'm ready to believe just about anything."
Amused at the interaction between the humans, Legolas started off towards the caves, mindful of the woman resting in his arms and keeping his pace moderately slow for the weary humans.
"What about you, Tony?" Joe called. "Would've thought you'd be wiggin' out by now."
A with man brown hair and eyes stepped around a thorn bush before turning to face him.
"I think it's a dream." He looked around and nodded absently, seemingly to himself. "Yep. Just a dream. We're all in the same freaky fantasy."
Justin reached over and grabbed hold of his arm, giving the tanned skin revealed in the cloth by a tear a pinch.
"Oww! What'd ya do that for?!"
"Well... It's not a dream."
Silence fell as the group continued down a forest path. Legolas' curiosity at the stop of their barrage of questions grew and, surprisingly, he couldn't stand the lack of chatter.
"Do you not wish to know more?" His fair voice broke the stillness.
"Of course, dude."
'Freaky? Wiggin'? Dude? Such strange expressions these men have,' Legolas thought to himself as he, once again, openly stared at the one who had spoken.
In the back of his mind he briefly wondered why he hadn't noticed the man's hair before. Out of all of them, he was the only one who's locks was a startling mixture of dark and light. He soon shook his head slightly, as if to ward off his amazement.
"If you wish to know, why do you not ask?" he asked softly.
Normally he wouldn't have been so persistent, but these strangers had piped his interest and curiosity. A hard thing to accomplish in his old age. No matter that he was still considered young for his people.
"It's better to wait for Kevin and General Faith," the man who had earlier comforted the dark skinned man reasoned. "By the way, the name's Shane," he added offhandedly.
Startled by the title given to the woman in his arms, the elf thought back to the whispered conversation between she and the fallen soldier. With a shock he realized that he, too, had called her "General."
"General, you call her. What could one so young have done to warrant such a title?"
Gently the man with hair two colors reached out and tucked a lock of her auburn tresses behind a pierced ear. A piercing which Legolas had yet to notice.
"It's not our place to say," he said softly. Frowning slightly he placed his arm over Brad's shoulder for support. "If she wants you to know, she'll tell ya herself."
Lance fell into pace by Legolas' side and waved his hand in the air dismissively.
"Anyway, we wouldn't want you to answer all our questions, then go back and answer theirs. Which would probably be about the same, might I add."
Chuckling and snickers sounded, confusing the elf, who knew not what was so amusing.
"Sure. Right, Lance," Shane said sarcastically. "You just don't want Fay to kick your ass when she comes too 'cause you did somethin' without her say so."
Lance grinned sheepishly, but nodded his head in agreement.
"Yeah, well... I'm not the only one. Y'all are worried too."
"We are almost there," Legolas intervened before a reply could sound. "In the mean time would you be kind enough to introduce the two I do not yet know the names of?"
"And those would be..." Joe prompted.
"The one with hair the color of fire and the one with two colors."
The humans exchanged semi confused glances at each other.
"Well... I'm Connor, and I'll tell ya... No one's ever told me my hair was like fire."
"Two colors? That's one I never heard before," the man started chuckling. "Name's Alex, by the way."
"It is a pleasure to meet you all," the elf prince nodded his head in acknowledgement and continued his walk.
"That guy is like totally polite," Tony whispered in awe to Justin.
With his superior hearing Legolas heard every word, though it was obvious he wasn't meant to hear, and he hid a grin.
Brad, picking up the conversation, joined in.
"Maybe it's an elf thing."
Before another word was said, or in this case, whispered, Legolas stopped and turned around to see the men's silhouettes, night having finally fallen.
"What gives?" Ivan asked. "Why's we stop?"
"We are at the gates."
He proceeded to walk past another clump of trees and the others followed. The elf grinned as he heard them gasp.
"My holy God in heaven."
Shane gave Lance a light shove, his mouth hanging open in astonishment.
"That's one way to put it."
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Mahtaliel and Cenya
Teleute- I know Thranduil doesn't really welcome people with open arms. After all he did throw the dwarfs in the dungeons. However, you also got to take in account this is an AU. Plus he feels a little guilty for keeping her when all she wanted was to find her men. He, of course, will keep an eye out for her until he knows what she's about. Anyway, I know Mirkwood is renamed Eryn Lasgalen, but for this fic it's still Mirkwood until all evil is destroyed. One more thing, Gimli and the other Fellowship members will make an appearance. I thank you for not being rude with stuff I didn't explain.
len
Amy
xoxo
LilOne
LadyLaura020
eRzuLiE109
princess-alora-greenleaf
Fight_grl- Did I? I'm sorry! I know what you mean about them being sweet. It does get annoying, so I decided to make her tough. Lego will be confused by her, but friendly. No matter though, I have no intension of making her knees buckle when he smiles.
Cassie-bear01
I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
This chapter is kinda slow. Basically just introducing more characters.
Chapter Two- Introductions
When Faith fell into unconsciousness the soldiers could only watch helplessly as she was caught by the pointed eared 'man' next to her. Glaring at Legolas who, in their opinion was holding their leader a little too closely, they stepped around the dead bodies and towards the two. Legolas, sensing their concern, turned his eyes from Faith's form to the men.
"Worry not. She's just exhausted. With rest she'll be fine. She made quite the fuss over you."
Breathing a sigh of relief simultaneously, they took the time to examine the 'man' before them. A slender body, strong arms, long legs, hair that gleamed in the twilight, and intense blue eyes that shone brightly against his pale flawless skin. He was dressed in greens and browns and was seemingly one with his surroundings. After a few moments of silence a man with pale blonde hair and dark green eyes stepped forward. Upon closer inspection Legolas noted a pad of paper in his hand.
"If you don't mind me asking... Who are you? What are you, and where are we?"
Chuckling sounded amongst the group and Legolas turned his attention to the man who had good naturally slapped the other one on the back. Surprise shot through him as he stared at the man's dark skin.
"Awww Christ. Brad's whipped out the notepad and asked the questions," commented a red headed man. His blue eyes dancing in amusement.
The dark skinned man noticed Legolas staring at him intently and scowled.
"What are you starin' at, dude?" he asked with a raised eyebrow at the open fascination on Legolas' fair face.
The elf continued to gaze at him wide eyed, unperturbed. "I apologize if I appear rude. It is just that I have never seen a man with such dark skin before," he said with amazement.
The men just stared at him blankly until Brad cleared his throat.
"Excuse me, but the questions?"
"Of course."
Legolas stood with Faith secure in his arms.
"Tula. Come. I will explain what I can on the way."
A man with raven hair looked around, his sky blue eyes filled with worry.
"We can't just leave without Kevin," he stated in determination. "No one gets left behind."
"We found him earlier. He was shot with a poison arrow and was taken to the Palace where he will be treated by the Healers."
"Palace?" Blue green eyes widened. "Healers?"
"Keep that up Justin and your eyeballs are gonna pop out."
"Shut up, Ivan!"
"Ummm... Questions?" Brad lifted his notepad in the air as they started down a path.
With the danger passed Legolas took the time to look over the men surrounding him. Like Faith they were dressed in forest shades and for men their movements were quite smooth and quiet, despite the fact a couple of them were limping. For the most part they were unharmed, but a number of them did have a few wounds, though nothing serious. Mostly scraps and cuts caused by thorns in the brush. Their hair was shorter than any he had ever seen and they looked to be well groomed, regardless of their present dirty, disheveled appearance. Their queer weapons were slung across their packs or hung at their waists and the two wounded ones were supported by their comrades.
"I am Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil, king of the elves of Northern Mirkwood."
The dark skinned man paused in his limp and stared at the elf before turning his gaze around at his friends, who had paused as well. While their faces held shock none of them were denying what they had been told.
"Am I the only one freaked here?!"
Legolas stared bemused at the man. "Freaked?"
"It means shocked," the red head clarified.
Next to him the raven haired, blue eyed man lightly patted the dark ones shoulder.
"Think about it, Joe," he stared softly. "Does he look human to you? Shit. Does he *sound* human to you?"
"I'll tell ya one thing," Brad began.
A tall man with golden hair and blue eyes shot him a grin. "Just one?"
"Shove it, Lance! Anyway, I was gonna say that I'm ready to believe just about anything."
Amused at the interaction between the humans, Legolas started off towards the caves, mindful of the woman resting in his arms and keeping his pace moderately slow for the weary humans.
"What about you, Tony?" Joe called. "Would've thought you'd be wiggin' out by now."
A with man brown hair and eyes stepped around a thorn bush before turning to face him.
"I think it's a dream." He looked around and nodded absently, seemingly to himself. "Yep. Just a dream. We're all in the same freaky fantasy."
Justin reached over and grabbed hold of his arm, giving the tanned skin revealed in the cloth by a tear a pinch.
"Oww! What'd ya do that for?!"
"Well... It's not a dream."
Silence fell as the group continued down a forest path. Legolas' curiosity at the stop of their barrage of questions grew and, surprisingly, he couldn't stand the lack of chatter.
"Do you not wish to know more?" His fair voice broke the stillness.
"Of course, dude."
'Freaky? Wiggin'? Dude? Such strange expressions these men have,' Legolas thought to himself as he, once again, openly stared at the one who had spoken.
In the back of his mind he briefly wondered why he hadn't noticed the man's hair before. Out of all of them, he was the only one who's locks was a startling mixture of dark and light. He soon shook his head slightly, as if to ward off his amazement.
"If you wish to know, why do you not ask?" he asked softly.
Normally he wouldn't have been so persistent, but these strangers had piped his interest and curiosity. A hard thing to accomplish in his old age. No matter that he was still considered young for his people.
"It's better to wait for Kevin and General Faith," the man who had earlier comforted the dark skinned man reasoned. "By the way, the name's Shane," he added offhandedly.
Startled by the title given to the woman in his arms, the elf thought back to the whispered conversation between she and the fallen soldier. With a shock he realized that he, too, had called her "General."
"General, you call her. What could one so young have done to warrant such a title?"
Gently the man with hair two colors reached out and tucked a lock of her auburn tresses behind a pierced ear. A piercing which Legolas had yet to notice.
"It's not our place to say," he said softly. Frowning slightly he placed his arm over Brad's shoulder for support. "If she wants you to know, she'll tell ya herself."
Lance fell into pace by Legolas' side and waved his hand in the air dismissively.
"Anyway, we wouldn't want you to answer all our questions, then go back and answer theirs. Which would probably be about the same, might I add."
Chuckling and snickers sounded, confusing the elf, who knew not what was so amusing.
"Sure. Right, Lance," Shane said sarcastically. "You just don't want Fay to kick your ass when she comes too 'cause you did somethin' without her say so."
Lance grinned sheepishly, but nodded his head in agreement.
"Yeah, well... I'm not the only one. Y'all are worried too."
"We are almost there," Legolas intervened before a reply could sound. "In the mean time would you be kind enough to introduce the two I do not yet know the names of?"
"And those would be..." Joe prompted.
"The one with hair the color of fire and the one with two colors."
The humans exchanged semi confused glances at each other.
"Well... I'm Connor, and I'll tell ya... No one's ever told me my hair was like fire."
"Two colors? That's one I never heard before," the man started chuckling. "Name's Alex, by the way."
"It is a pleasure to meet you all," the elf prince nodded his head in acknowledgement and continued his walk.
"That guy is like totally polite," Tony whispered in awe to Justin.
With his superior hearing Legolas heard every word, though it was obvious he wasn't meant to hear, and he hid a grin.
Brad, picking up the conversation, joined in.
"Maybe it's an elf thing."
Before another word was said, or in this case, whispered, Legolas stopped and turned around to see the men's silhouettes, night having finally fallen.
"What gives?" Ivan asked. "Why's we stop?"
"We are at the gates."
He proceeded to walk past another clump of trees and the others followed. The elf grinned as he heard them gasp.
"My holy God in heaven."
Shane gave Lance a light shove, his mouth hanging open in astonishment.
"That's one way to put it."
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All done.
Tell me... Did it take me long enough?
Remember to REVIEW and give me comments, ask questions, whatever. Just REVIEW. I need the support.