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It was happening again.
She felt sick from it.
These days, anything set it off; A sound, a smell, even light.
It always happened at the worst possible time. In the past few months she had been having horrible migraines. She was getting dizzy from it. She couldn't just ignore it.
"I have to go," she said. She was at the mall with her best friends for the day.
"What?" said David.
"I have to go."
"We just got here! What is it this time?"
He had her there. She couldn't tell him the truth. She couldn't tell anyone. Aurora struggled to think of an excuse.
"I-I," she stuttered. "I left Bucky inside and he might rip something up. You know that cat. He's always doing something. You guys will just have to see the movie without me. Will you tell Jessi I'm sorry that I had to leave?"
David just sighed. He could sense something wrong, but he could never get her to tell him. He was worried about her, she was one of his best friends. They had at the theater in the mall to see Fellowship of the Ring. They had been planning on seeing it ever since they first heard that they were making movies out of the books.
"Alright, see ya."
He gave her a kiss on the cheek and she was off. She went as fast as she could to get to her car. She was so hurried to get home, away from people, that she didn't notice the car careening towards her out of control until it was too late. She turned around and saw the massive SUV right before it hit her.
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To Aurora, it seemed like she slept for days. When she woke up she found herself in a beautiful, massive forest. When she realized she was no longer in the parking lot, she started to panic. She then looked around and saw how beautiful this place was and she felt a strange sense of protection. Something about it was so enchanting that she couldn't help but feel calm.
'Whoa! This can't be in Chicago!'
Indeed it wasn't. Unknown to her, she had appeared on the boarders of the Elven City of Rivendell. She decided to explore a little and see if it lead to a farm or something. Maybe she could use their phone and call Jessi or David. While she walked she began to hear footsteps behind her, but didn't think much of it.
As she walked her mind wandered to when she was a child. She remembered reading The Lord of the Rings in her makeshift treehouse in her backyard. She would sit for hours completely engulfed in the adventures of Frodo and the Fellowship. Legolas had always been her favorite character. He was brave, cunning, swift and light as a feather. Aurora began to smile to herself at the memory. She even learned the languages of the Elves because it fascinated her so much.
Books were definitely a big part of her life. Reading was one of the ways she could escape. It was her way to transport herself from her life to distant lands, to live someone else's life, to have a vacation from reality.
As she got older her life took a 180-degree turn that changed her whole outlook on life. She hardly slept; she barely ate. Nothing ever interested her anymore. The special feeling she had when she read never came. She could no longer transport herself to the places she held so near. "Senda, nilda nosse. Im Meleth le."
A tear fell down her cheek as she reminisced, but just as she was about to turn down a trail, her way was blocked by five tall, dark-haired and incredibly handsome strangers with arrows pointed at her head.
*Who are you! Why are you here!*
Aurora was trembling so much that she realized that her headache went away until just now. She was caught off-guard when he spoke in Sindarin. Swallowing hard she answered in the same tongue,
*My name is Aurora. I got knocked out and woke up here. I don't know where I am. I didn't know I was trespassing.*
The guards glanced at each other with confused looks.
*You are in Rivendell. Where d-,*
Aurora cut him off in English, "Whoa! Whoa! Wait a second! Did you say Rivendell? What do you think I am, some sort of idiot?!? Yeah, sure, I'm in Rivendell. You guys went all out, pointy ears and all! Look, whatever joke your trying to pull it's not funny. My head is killing me and I don't have time for this. I need to find a phone."
With that said, she pushed one of the guards' aside and tried to walk away. That was really the wrong thing to do because that action caused one of the elves to shoot an arrow at her shoulder that was laced with sleeping powder. The searing pain in her arm was quickly followed by darkness.
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When she woke for a second time, she was in this large room filled with the sweet scent of jasmine. She began to feel drowsy again so she closed her eyes and slipped into a dream.
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She was 7 years old. She was back in Massachusetts, where she grew up. She was sitting in her bedroom playing with her favorite doll. While she was brushing the dolls' hair she heard a soft knock on her door.
"Come in!"
It was her mother, Carrie. She always thought her mother was the most gorgeous woman in the world, and wanted to be just like her.
"Honey, your father and I are leaving now. Aunt Brooke is here and remember; She's in charge while we're away. I love you!"
Aurora got off her bed and went to hug her mother. Tears were welling up in her eyes.
"I don't want you to leave, mommy. What if something happens? I want you to stay her with me."
She suddenly felt a burning in her shoulder. Her whole body went numb while she cried out in pain. She opened her eyes to see an elf sitting beside her. He was putting something on her shoulder.
"This will hurt a little," he said. He applied something warm to the wound.
Well, he wasn't lying. It felt like someone set her whole arm on fire!
"AAAHHH!" Aurora cried out in agony. The pain was almost unbearable.
"I told you it would hurt!" Aurora gave him a mean look as he chuckled.
"I'm Galomir." He said with a smile. He looked to be about 24 years old.
"How old are you? I'm guessing about 24? 25?" He looked at her like she was the craziest person in the world!
"I'm an elf. I am far older than that!"
Now she looked at him like HE was the craziest person in the world!
"What is it with everybody! You're all certifiable! Why is everybody saying that! Then how old are you, GALOMIR!" She was beginning to get very frustrated with everyone here.
"I am 2,031 years old. You obviously do not know where you are, so I will tell you. You are in The House of Elrond. You are in Rivendell in Middle- Earth in the third age. Does that answer your question?"
Aurora didn't know what to think. Was she really in Middle-Earth? The one place she wanted to go to since she was a child? Her question was how, and why? It was all so overwhelming to her, she fainted.
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Galomir was worried by her constantly slipping out of consciousness, so he called for Lord Elrond. When he arrived in the room, he seemed rather panicked.
"Is everything alright, my Lord?" Asked Galomir. Elrond regained his composure and stated, "I have just received startling news from Gandalf, but I will handle it."
Elrond sat at her bedside and started to mix an old Elvish healing serum. When he was done, he took the green liquid and slowly poured it down her throat. Within seconds she was conscious, and extremely energetic.
"You seen to be bountiful with energy, Lady Aurora. Why don't you explore a little?"
That caught Aurora off guard a little.
'OK! 1: Who is this guy! 2: How does he know my name? And 3: I gotta get some fresh air!'
Without further hesitation, Aurora jumped out of bed and ran out to the balcony. She stood there for a minute to regain what little composure she had left and stood there in awe of the cities' beauty. She rested her hands on the railing as the wind blew her hair.
'It's just like I imagined.'
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A few days had passed since she arrived in Rivendell. She really liked it here in Rivendell and the elves were so cool! Most were a little snotty, but she was too ecstatic to care.
While walking around the waterfalls and gardens she went up a flight of stairs when she heard voices. As she got closer she heard words that she remembered well.
"-of Mordor. Middle-Earth stands on the brink of destruction."
'The Council of Elrond!' She whispered. She had to cover her mouth to keep from screaming in pure joy! She got on her hands and knees and began to crawl over to where two hobbits were.
"Ow!" she said, avoiding the glares it earned her from the hobbits.
'Here it goes again! Always at the worst times!'
Here head was throbbing so badly she was getting dizzy. 'What's wrong with me?' She tried not to think about it and instead listen to the conversations.
"-cannot wield it! None of us can. The One Ring answers to Sauron alone, it has no other master!"
"And what would a ranger know of this matter?"
"He is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, Son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance."
In that moment, Aurora could not breathe. It was him, Legolas Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood. He was even more breathtaking that she had imagined. When she was a little girl she would daydream about Legolas marring her and taking her to Mirkwood to be the Queen. Now that she saw him, she had to talk to him later.
As the Fellowship was being formed, she was startled when the two little hobbits stood up and ran to join. She thought she would have expected that! She still couldn't believe this was happening before her eyes.
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After everyone was dismissed, she headed in the direction of Legolas, but was cut off by Elrond.
"How are you feeling?" He asked with a smile.
"Not too well. My shoulder is fine, but.." She trailed off. Elrond looked deep into her eyes.
"What is wrong?"
Why couldn't she tell him? All she had to say was 'My head hurts!' Why was it so hard for her? He probably wouldn't know anything to help, but it wouldn't hurt.
"Aurora?"
She took a deep breath. 'Let him know!" She thought. "Just tell him!'
"It's.my head. For the past two months my head has been hurting so badly that I sometimes throw up. Other times I get so dizzy that I have to lie down. It makes me feel awful and," she sighed. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have bothered you."
She was almost to the point of tears. 'I shouldn't have said anything. Now he's going to say I'm whining like everybody else.'
Elrond just took her in his arms and let her cry. She needed to cry. So much emotion had been kept in her since it happened, she was dying to tell someone, anyone, but it never came out. She felt very safe in Elronds' arms. It was much like hugging her father, before.
"You should rest now. You've had a hard day. Go to the healing chambers and I will see what I can do for you head."
Aurora felt so relieved that he might know something to help. Maybe he could finally get these headaches to go away. She thanked him and said she had one more thing to do before going to bed.
When Elrond was out of site she ran in the direction Legolas took after the Council. Where he went led her into a clearing with targets up against trees. She saw him down there. She dried he eyes before slowly walking down the stairs towards him. He was practicing archery, and was hitting the bulls-eye every time, (not that she was surprised!) She came up behind him and said, "You're very good."
Legolas jumped at the soft sound of her voice and the arrow landed in the middle of the outer ring. Aurora couldn't help but giggle at the site of Legolas missing a shot! He was ready to give her an evil look until he saw the 24-year-old girl. She had short jet-black hair that went to her chin. She was about 5'6", very slender and tan. She had deep blue eyes that Legolas found mesmerizing. One thing was going on his mind at that point. 'Wow.'
"Are you alright? I didn't mean to startle you," she said.
He just stared at her. When he came back to reality he said, "It's quite alright. I was just practicing. Would you like to try?"
Aurora had never used bow and arrow before, but this was a once in a lifetime chance! She took his bow and he handed her an arrow and showed her how to aim by putting his arms around her and guiding her arms. She could have died giddy under his warm embrace. They moved closer to the target. She pulled back the bowstring, she released it and it hit the second to outer ring.
"Looks like I got a while to go," she said with a smirk.
"It just takes practice and patience." Legolas said.
Her knees went weak when he smiled at her, but she soon realized it wasn't from his handsome smile. She collapsed in front of Legolas and passed out.
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When she came to she was in the healing chambers again with Legolas at her bedside this time. He had a wet cloth on her forehead.
"Lord Elrond, she's awake!"
Elrond came quickly over to where she was laying.
"Are you alright? You're in bad shape right now. You should get some rest," Elrond said, going into father mode.
"I'm fine," she stated, a bit dizzy. "Really, I feel much better then I did before, but, what happened?"
Elrond looked at Legolas and walked out of the room.
"I was showing you how to shoot a bow and arrow and afterwards you just passed out. You frightened me. Master Baggins was walking around the target ranges and he panicked when he saw what happened. He helped me bring you here. We were scared that you hurt yourself badly. Lord Elrond said that you head shouldn't give you anymore trouble."
That was a relief to her, but then she thought about something. "What if the pain does come back?"
Legolas thought a moment. "Elvish medicine is very powerful. It shouldn't come back, but if it ever does, the healers here can help you."
Those words were Heaven to Aurora. Legolas looked lovingly into her eyes. He was so taken with this girl and yet he knew nothing about her.
"May I ask your name?" Asked the prince.
"My name is Aurora Thomas," she said, trying not to panic at the site of this handsome elf.
"Aurora. You are as beautiful as dawn." She blushed at his choice of words. "I am Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil. Do you remember where you hail from?"
Uh-oh.
She couldn't say she lives in Chicago, but what would she say. She decided to tell the truth, but leave out a few details.
"I was knocked out and woke up here. I don't remember anything before that. Some guards found me and brought me here."
She couldn't think of anything else to say, besides, she was getting very sleepy. She closed her eyes and slowly started to fall asleep.
"Quel kaima, ôl hên," he said and kissed her on the forehead.
"Thank you, Legolas."
He was shocked to hear her respond, but decided against mentioning it.
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Time went by, and the relationship between the two had grown more over time. Nothing romantic, they were just good friends, much to each other's dismay.
The night before the Fellowship was to set out on their quest, Aragorn and Legolas were practicing their archery. Legolas couldn't stop thinking about his seemingly unrequited love.
"Legolas, my friend, what is it that troubles your mind," Aragorn asked his distracted friend. "You have yet to make a perfect shot, that is very unlike you."
Legolas thought a moment. "It is nothing more than foolish thoughts of infatuation. I met someone, and I cannot get her out of my mind."
Aragorn chuckled at the fact of his elven friend, who never seemed to find the time for anything but responsibility and duty, liking a woman.
"She has stolen your heart?"
"Very much," the elf stated hastily, "She is like no other girl I have ever seen. She appeared on the boarders of Rivendell and has no memory of how she got there. She was shot in her shoulder by a boarder guard. I saw her spying during the Council, but I chose to ignore her. She startled me while practicing afterwards, and I have not stopped thinking of her since. What am I to do? She doesn't feel the same towards me and we are leaving Rivendell tomorrow. I may never see her again."
Aragorn thought for a moment. "Are you sure of her feelings?"
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Meanwhile in Aurora's room, she slept anything but peacefully. Her mind returned to when she was a 7-year-old child. Her dream continued from when she was hugging her mother.
"Sweetie it's alright. No need for tears! Your father and I will be back in 3 days. We're just going to New York to visit your grandmother, and we'll call home every night. Everything's going to be ok, honey."
Aurora hugged her mother harder as if afraid to let go.
"Carrie, we're gonna miss our flight! Hurry up!" Her father announced.
The mother looked at her daughter as only a mother could and it temporarily soothed her child's suffering.
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The next morning she woke up at dawn. Rivendell seemed, if possible, even more beautiful in the morning. Her shoulder had completely healed and looked as good as new thanks to that fiery liquid. When she looked around the room she saw the most breath-taking dress lying at the foot of her bed.
It was a blue that matched her eyes and had a slit on each side a little past her knees. It was a sleeveless, one shouldered dress that had elaborate white beadwork all over the chest and stomach, and then crossed from the hip to the knee all the way down. Attached was a note that read:
Aurora,
Please give me the honor of accepting my gift and wearing this dress while seeing the Fellowship and I off today at noon.
Forever in your memories,
Legolas Greenleaf
Her heart stopped beating.
'How could I have forgotten!' Aurora felt so dumb that she forgot about the whole purpose of the books, to destroy the One Ring. She couldn't stay here in Rivendell. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity. She had to see the story play out before her eyes. She had to go along with them, somehow.
She had a plan. She would follow the men from a safe distance, always remaining a few steps behind. She snuck into the kitchen and stole as much Lembas bread as she could carry and shoved it into her pack. She also brought along a canteen filled with water and the clothes she was wearing upon arriving to Middle-Earth. It was strange, even though her clothes consisted of jeans, a concert T-shirt, sneakers and a hoodie, nobody commented on the strangeness of them.
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At noon, she joined the rest of the city at the front gates wearing the breath-taking dress. The Fellowship was working out the last details of their journey before setting off. When they were almost ready to leave, Legolas and Aurora spoke for what he thought might be the last time.
"I've only just met you, but I love being around you," he spoke whole- heartedly, "If only we had met sooner, maybe we could have gotten to know one another better. I'm going to miss you, and," he paused, wondering if he should say this, "I love you, Aurora."
Aurora could not believe what she was hearing. Could this really be happening? The only person she had truly ever fallen in love with existed only in her mind, and here he was, saying that he loved her. 'He probably doesn't mean it in that way. Dang it!'
"I love you too, Legolas," she said half-heartedly, "but we may never see each other again, or you could be slain in battle. Legolas, Im uume mere an na lemba."
When the prince heard those first words come out of her mouth, he broke out into a huge grin, put it subsided when he saw a shadow of doubt wash over her face. Legolas sighed and kissed her hand softly.
"I do not want you to be left behind either, Aurora, but what can I do. This will be to dangerous for you to come along also because you cannot bear arms of any kind."
Aurora looked down. She was faking being upset about not being able to go because she was going anyway. She hoped she was a better actress than she was in third grade when she. never mind.
They stared into each other's blue eyes and shared a short kiss. None of the withheld passion each other felt was shown, nothing but a short, chaste kiss.
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Just after Legolas and the Fellowship departed. She proceeded back into Rivendell with the others, changed into a riding outfit given to her by Lord Elrond, and as soon as they calmed down, she was off. She used her speed to her advantage, getting out the front gates before anyone noticed she was gone.
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It was happening again.
She felt sick from it.
These days, anything set it off; A sound, a smell, even light.
It always happened at the worst possible time. In the past few months she had been having horrible migraines. She was getting dizzy from it. She couldn't just ignore it.
"I have to go," she said. She was at the mall with her best friends for the day.
"What?" said David.
"I have to go."
"We just got here! What is it this time?"
He had her there. She couldn't tell him the truth. She couldn't tell anyone. Aurora struggled to think of an excuse.
"I-I," she stuttered. "I left Bucky inside and he might rip something up. You know that cat. He's always doing something. You guys will just have to see the movie without me. Will you tell Jessi I'm sorry that I had to leave?"
David just sighed. He could sense something wrong, but he could never get her to tell him. He was worried about her, she was one of his best friends. They had at the theater in the mall to see Fellowship of the Ring. They had been planning on seeing it ever since they first heard that they were making movies out of the books.
"Alright, see ya."
He gave her a kiss on the cheek and she was off. She went as fast as she could to get to her car. She was so hurried to get home, away from people, that she didn't notice the car careening towards her out of control until it was too late. She turned around and saw the massive SUV right before it hit her.
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To Aurora, it seemed like she slept for days. When she woke up she found herself in a beautiful, massive forest. When she realized she was no longer in the parking lot, she started to panic. She then looked around and saw how beautiful this place was and she felt a strange sense of protection. Something about it was so enchanting that she couldn't help but feel calm.
'Whoa! This can't be in Chicago!'
Indeed it wasn't. Unknown to her, she had appeared on the boarders of the Elven City of Rivendell. She decided to explore a little and see if it lead to a farm or something. Maybe she could use their phone and call Jessi or David. While she walked she began to hear footsteps behind her, but didn't think much of it.
As she walked her mind wandered to when she was a child. She remembered reading The Lord of the Rings in her makeshift treehouse in her backyard. She would sit for hours completely engulfed in the adventures of Frodo and the Fellowship. Legolas had always been her favorite character. He was brave, cunning, swift and light as a feather. Aurora began to smile to herself at the memory. She even learned the languages of the Elves because it fascinated her so much.
Books were definitely a big part of her life. Reading was one of the ways she could escape. It was her way to transport herself from her life to distant lands, to live someone else's life, to have a vacation from reality.
As she got older her life took a 180-degree turn that changed her whole outlook on life. She hardly slept; she barely ate. Nothing ever interested her anymore. The special feeling she had when she read never came. She could no longer transport herself to the places she held so near. "Senda, nilda nosse. Im Meleth le."
A tear fell down her cheek as she reminisced, but just as she was about to turn down a trail, her way was blocked by five tall, dark-haired and incredibly handsome strangers with arrows pointed at her head.
*Who are you! Why are you here!*
Aurora was trembling so much that she realized that her headache went away until just now. She was caught off-guard when he spoke in Sindarin. Swallowing hard she answered in the same tongue,
*My name is Aurora. I got knocked out and woke up here. I don't know where I am. I didn't know I was trespassing.*
The guards glanced at each other with confused looks.
*You are in Rivendell. Where d-,*
Aurora cut him off in English, "Whoa! Whoa! Wait a second! Did you say Rivendell? What do you think I am, some sort of idiot?!? Yeah, sure, I'm in Rivendell. You guys went all out, pointy ears and all! Look, whatever joke your trying to pull it's not funny. My head is killing me and I don't have time for this. I need to find a phone."
With that said, she pushed one of the guards' aside and tried to walk away. That was really the wrong thing to do because that action caused one of the elves to shoot an arrow at her shoulder that was laced with sleeping powder. The searing pain in her arm was quickly followed by darkness.
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When she woke for a second time, she was in this large room filled with the sweet scent of jasmine. She began to feel drowsy again so she closed her eyes and slipped into a dream.
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She was 7 years old. She was back in Massachusetts, where she grew up. She was sitting in her bedroom playing with her favorite doll. While she was brushing the dolls' hair she heard a soft knock on her door.
"Come in!"
It was her mother, Carrie. She always thought her mother was the most gorgeous woman in the world, and wanted to be just like her.
"Honey, your father and I are leaving now. Aunt Brooke is here and remember; She's in charge while we're away. I love you!"
Aurora got off her bed and went to hug her mother. Tears were welling up in her eyes.
"I don't want you to leave, mommy. What if something happens? I want you to stay her with me."
She suddenly felt a burning in her shoulder. Her whole body went numb while she cried out in pain. She opened her eyes to see an elf sitting beside her. He was putting something on her shoulder.
"This will hurt a little," he said. He applied something warm to the wound.
Well, he wasn't lying. It felt like someone set her whole arm on fire!
"AAAHHH!" Aurora cried out in agony. The pain was almost unbearable.
"I told you it would hurt!" Aurora gave him a mean look as he chuckled.
"I'm Galomir." He said with a smile. He looked to be about 24 years old.
"How old are you? I'm guessing about 24? 25?" He looked at her like she was the craziest person in the world!
"I'm an elf. I am far older than that!"
Now she looked at him like HE was the craziest person in the world!
"What is it with everybody! You're all certifiable! Why is everybody saying that! Then how old are you, GALOMIR!" She was beginning to get very frustrated with everyone here.
"I am 2,031 years old. You obviously do not know where you are, so I will tell you. You are in The House of Elrond. You are in Rivendell in Middle- Earth in the third age. Does that answer your question?"
Aurora didn't know what to think. Was she really in Middle-Earth? The one place she wanted to go to since she was a child? Her question was how, and why? It was all so overwhelming to her, she fainted.
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Galomir was worried by her constantly slipping out of consciousness, so he called for Lord Elrond. When he arrived in the room, he seemed rather panicked.
"Is everything alright, my Lord?" Asked Galomir. Elrond regained his composure and stated, "I have just received startling news from Gandalf, but I will handle it."
Elrond sat at her bedside and started to mix an old Elvish healing serum. When he was done, he took the green liquid and slowly poured it down her throat. Within seconds she was conscious, and extremely energetic.
"You seen to be bountiful with energy, Lady Aurora. Why don't you explore a little?"
That caught Aurora off guard a little.
'OK! 1: Who is this guy! 2: How does he know my name? And 3: I gotta get some fresh air!'
Without further hesitation, Aurora jumped out of bed and ran out to the balcony. She stood there for a minute to regain what little composure she had left and stood there in awe of the cities' beauty. She rested her hands on the railing as the wind blew her hair.
'It's just like I imagined.'
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A few days had passed since she arrived in Rivendell. She really liked it here in Rivendell and the elves were so cool! Most were a little snotty, but she was too ecstatic to care.
While walking around the waterfalls and gardens she went up a flight of stairs when she heard voices. As she got closer she heard words that she remembered well.
"-of Mordor. Middle-Earth stands on the brink of destruction."
'The Council of Elrond!' She whispered. She had to cover her mouth to keep from screaming in pure joy! She got on her hands and knees and began to crawl over to where two hobbits were.
"Ow!" she said, avoiding the glares it earned her from the hobbits.
'Here it goes again! Always at the worst times!'
Here head was throbbing so badly she was getting dizzy. 'What's wrong with me?' She tried not to think about it and instead listen to the conversations.
"-cannot wield it! None of us can. The One Ring answers to Sauron alone, it has no other master!"
"And what would a ranger know of this matter?"
"He is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, Son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance."
In that moment, Aurora could not breathe. It was him, Legolas Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood. He was even more breathtaking that she had imagined. When she was a little girl she would daydream about Legolas marring her and taking her to Mirkwood to be the Queen. Now that she saw him, she had to talk to him later.
As the Fellowship was being formed, she was startled when the two little hobbits stood up and ran to join. She thought she would have expected that! She still couldn't believe this was happening before her eyes.
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After everyone was dismissed, she headed in the direction of Legolas, but was cut off by Elrond.
"How are you feeling?" He asked with a smile.
"Not too well. My shoulder is fine, but.." She trailed off. Elrond looked deep into her eyes.
"What is wrong?"
Why couldn't she tell him? All she had to say was 'My head hurts!' Why was it so hard for her? He probably wouldn't know anything to help, but it wouldn't hurt.
"Aurora?"
She took a deep breath. 'Let him know!" She thought. "Just tell him!'
"It's.my head. For the past two months my head has been hurting so badly that I sometimes throw up. Other times I get so dizzy that I have to lie down. It makes me feel awful and," she sighed. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have bothered you."
She was almost to the point of tears. 'I shouldn't have said anything. Now he's going to say I'm whining like everybody else.'
Elrond just took her in his arms and let her cry. She needed to cry. So much emotion had been kept in her since it happened, she was dying to tell someone, anyone, but it never came out. She felt very safe in Elronds' arms. It was much like hugging her father, before.
"You should rest now. You've had a hard day. Go to the healing chambers and I will see what I can do for you head."
Aurora felt so relieved that he might know something to help. Maybe he could finally get these headaches to go away. She thanked him and said she had one more thing to do before going to bed.
When Elrond was out of site she ran in the direction Legolas took after the Council. Where he went led her into a clearing with targets up against trees. She saw him down there. She dried he eyes before slowly walking down the stairs towards him. He was practicing archery, and was hitting the bulls-eye every time, (not that she was surprised!) She came up behind him and said, "You're very good."
Legolas jumped at the soft sound of her voice and the arrow landed in the middle of the outer ring. Aurora couldn't help but giggle at the site of Legolas missing a shot! He was ready to give her an evil look until he saw the 24-year-old girl. She had short jet-black hair that went to her chin. She was about 5'6", very slender and tan. She had deep blue eyes that Legolas found mesmerizing. One thing was going on his mind at that point. 'Wow.'
"Are you alright? I didn't mean to startle you," she said.
He just stared at her. When he came back to reality he said, "It's quite alright. I was just practicing. Would you like to try?"
Aurora had never used bow and arrow before, but this was a once in a lifetime chance! She took his bow and he handed her an arrow and showed her how to aim by putting his arms around her and guiding her arms. She could have died giddy under his warm embrace. They moved closer to the target. She pulled back the bowstring, she released it and it hit the second to outer ring.
"Looks like I got a while to go," she said with a smirk.
"It just takes practice and patience." Legolas said.
Her knees went weak when he smiled at her, but she soon realized it wasn't from his handsome smile. She collapsed in front of Legolas and passed out.
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When she came to she was in the healing chambers again with Legolas at her bedside this time. He had a wet cloth on her forehead.
"Lord Elrond, she's awake!"
Elrond came quickly over to where she was laying.
"Are you alright? You're in bad shape right now. You should get some rest," Elrond said, going into father mode.
"I'm fine," she stated, a bit dizzy. "Really, I feel much better then I did before, but, what happened?"
Elrond looked at Legolas and walked out of the room.
"I was showing you how to shoot a bow and arrow and afterwards you just passed out. You frightened me. Master Baggins was walking around the target ranges and he panicked when he saw what happened. He helped me bring you here. We were scared that you hurt yourself badly. Lord Elrond said that you head shouldn't give you anymore trouble."
That was a relief to her, but then she thought about something. "What if the pain does come back?"
Legolas thought a moment. "Elvish medicine is very powerful. It shouldn't come back, but if it ever does, the healers here can help you."
Those words were Heaven to Aurora. Legolas looked lovingly into her eyes. He was so taken with this girl and yet he knew nothing about her.
"May I ask your name?" Asked the prince.
"My name is Aurora Thomas," she said, trying not to panic at the site of this handsome elf.
"Aurora. You are as beautiful as dawn." She blushed at his choice of words. "I am Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil. Do you remember where you hail from?"
Uh-oh.
She couldn't say she lives in Chicago, but what would she say. She decided to tell the truth, but leave out a few details.
"I was knocked out and woke up here. I don't remember anything before that. Some guards found me and brought me here."
She couldn't think of anything else to say, besides, she was getting very sleepy. She closed her eyes and slowly started to fall asleep.
"Quel kaima, ôl hên," he said and kissed her on the forehead.
"Thank you, Legolas."
He was shocked to hear her respond, but decided against mentioning it.
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Time went by, and the relationship between the two had grown more over time. Nothing romantic, they were just good friends, much to each other's dismay.
The night before the Fellowship was to set out on their quest, Aragorn and Legolas were practicing their archery. Legolas couldn't stop thinking about his seemingly unrequited love.
"Legolas, my friend, what is it that troubles your mind," Aragorn asked his distracted friend. "You have yet to make a perfect shot, that is very unlike you."
Legolas thought a moment. "It is nothing more than foolish thoughts of infatuation. I met someone, and I cannot get her out of my mind."
Aragorn chuckled at the fact of his elven friend, who never seemed to find the time for anything but responsibility and duty, liking a woman.
"She has stolen your heart?"
"Very much," the elf stated hastily, "She is like no other girl I have ever seen. She appeared on the boarders of Rivendell and has no memory of how she got there. She was shot in her shoulder by a boarder guard. I saw her spying during the Council, but I chose to ignore her. She startled me while practicing afterwards, and I have not stopped thinking of her since. What am I to do? She doesn't feel the same towards me and we are leaving Rivendell tomorrow. I may never see her again."
Aragorn thought for a moment. "Are you sure of her feelings?"
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Meanwhile in Aurora's room, she slept anything but peacefully. Her mind returned to when she was a 7-year-old child. Her dream continued from when she was hugging her mother.
"Sweetie it's alright. No need for tears! Your father and I will be back in 3 days. We're just going to New York to visit your grandmother, and we'll call home every night. Everything's going to be ok, honey."
Aurora hugged her mother harder as if afraid to let go.
"Carrie, we're gonna miss our flight! Hurry up!" Her father announced.
The mother looked at her daughter as only a mother could and it temporarily soothed her child's suffering.
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The next morning she woke up at dawn. Rivendell seemed, if possible, even more beautiful in the morning. Her shoulder had completely healed and looked as good as new thanks to that fiery liquid. When she looked around the room she saw the most breath-taking dress lying at the foot of her bed.
It was a blue that matched her eyes and had a slit on each side a little past her knees. It was a sleeveless, one shouldered dress that had elaborate white beadwork all over the chest and stomach, and then crossed from the hip to the knee all the way down. Attached was a note that read:
Aurora,
Please give me the honor of accepting my gift and wearing this dress while seeing the Fellowship and I off today at noon.
Forever in your memories,
Legolas Greenleaf
Her heart stopped beating.
'How could I have forgotten!' Aurora felt so dumb that she forgot about the whole purpose of the books, to destroy the One Ring. She couldn't stay here in Rivendell. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity. She had to see the story play out before her eyes. She had to go along with them, somehow.
She had a plan. She would follow the men from a safe distance, always remaining a few steps behind. She snuck into the kitchen and stole as much Lembas bread as she could carry and shoved it into her pack. She also brought along a canteen filled with water and the clothes she was wearing upon arriving to Middle-Earth. It was strange, even though her clothes consisted of jeans, a concert T-shirt, sneakers and a hoodie, nobody commented on the strangeness of them.
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At noon, she joined the rest of the city at the front gates wearing the breath-taking dress. The Fellowship was working out the last details of their journey before setting off. When they were almost ready to leave, Legolas and Aurora spoke for what he thought might be the last time.
"I've only just met you, but I love being around you," he spoke whole- heartedly, "If only we had met sooner, maybe we could have gotten to know one another better. I'm going to miss you, and," he paused, wondering if he should say this, "I love you, Aurora."
Aurora could not believe what she was hearing. Could this really be happening? The only person she had truly ever fallen in love with existed only in her mind, and here he was, saying that he loved her. 'He probably doesn't mean it in that way. Dang it!'
"I love you too, Legolas," she said half-heartedly, "but we may never see each other again, or you could be slain in battle. Legolas, Im uume mere an na lemba."
When the prince heard those first words come out of her mouth, he broke out into a huge grin, put it subsided when he saw a shadow of doubt wash over her face. Legolas sighed and kissed her hand softly.
"I do not want you to be left behind either, Aurora, but what can I do. This will be to dangerous for you to come along also because you cannot bear arms of any kind."
Aurora looked down. She was faking being upset about not being able to go because she was going anyway. She hoped she was a better actress than she was in third grade when she. never mind.
They stared into each other's blue eyes and shared a short kiss. None of the withheld passion each other felt was shown, nothing but a short, chaste kiss.
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Just after Legolas and the Fellowship departed. She proceeded back into Rivendell with the others, changed into a riding outfit given to her by Lord Elrond, and as soon as they calmed down, she was off. She used her speed to her advantage, getting out the front gates before anyone noticed she was gone.
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how much you hate them! C) Cannot post this under the movie section because the movie section does
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