Chapter 7: Hide and Seek, Erin Style
Erin ducked behind a tree and panted, a smile written clearly on her face, then quietly climbed up the tree and waited in the branches. She was full of energy now. As soon as they had gotten to the Elf dwellings she had been fed and slept for the rest of the day, so now she was more than fully awake and energized.
She was at the edge of the forest sitting in one of the trees that was quite a bit taller than the rest and was well hidden. Listening carefully, she could hear footsteps approaching the tree. The footsteps were getting closer. She pouted slightly at the thought that Legolas had found her so easily, but then she smiled again; this was still a lot of fun, even if he did find her so quickly.
She tried to look through the branches of the tree, but the leaves were too thick. 'Why won't the wind blow or something? Then the branches would move a bit and I could see something,' she thought, then she froze. The wind wasn't blowing, AT ALL. She listened to everything around her, trying to catch a sound, ANY sound, but only silence met her.
Erin flattened herself to the branch and held her breath. That thing was near her, she could feel it. As she was hiding she heard more footsteps, very light ones; they were barely audible and sounded like the person was making the noise on purpose.
Erin lowered herself from the branch slightly and looked out of the tree; there was Legolas. She turned and looked in the other direction. There was something there, but it was not the creature that she saw before: it was something uglier, but not quite as creepy. With the direction that the ugly creature was heading in it was likely that it was going to pass directly under the tree she was in, straight towards Legolas. The creature seemed to notice the Elf for the first time and stared at him, a look of pure hatred in its eyes.
Slowly the creature unsheathed a long, ugly sword, if it could even be called that, and began to walk more quietly. Anger boiled up inside of Erin. This foul looking creature was going to hurt her friend. How dare he! She would never allow any harm to come to her friends.
Because of her muteness, she had been trained to defend herself quite nicely. If anything happened to her she could not scream so she had to be able to take care of herself no matter what the situation was; and she would much rather have harm come to herself than to others, at least others that she cared about.
It has been said that people fight more fiercely when defending someone else rather than themselves, but Erin went above and beyond this.
Her eyes narrowed as she stared at the ugly thing, she could feel her mood changing to that of a defensive one. This thing would hurt Legolas over her dead body.
Erin raised herself up into a crouching position on the branch as quietly as she could, her hands gripping it tightly. She waited quietly until the creature was almost under the tree. As it came closer her glare turned into an evil smirk. This thing was going to pay for trying to hurt her friend.
Erin waited patiently as it got closer and closer, thinking that it hadn't been seen and then it was under the tree. Erin bent over so that her head was pointing towards the ground, let go of the branch, and pushed off the with her hind legs, sending herself flying towards it. The thing never saw her coming. In a heartbeat she had it knocked to the ground. The creature let out a guttural cry and pushed her off.
Erin rolled back pushed against the ground with her arms so that she was in a handstand, and put her left leg forward so that her weight was shifted and she landed on her feet. She glared at the thing, a hint of amusement in her eyes. Did it really think that it could defeat her just by trying to push her to the ground?, She jumped at it, her right hand drawn back to punch. The creature saw what she was about to do and jerked away from the blow. Erin smiled. The stupid thing had fallen for it. She thrust her left hand forward, smashing the heel of her hand into the side of its neck.
It stumbled back with the force of her blow. Erin didn't hesitate; she ran forward, jumping up on top of its shoulders and swung her right foot to the left, as though she were kicking a soccer ball. Her foot connected squarely with the side of its head, causing it to snap to the side. Erin pushed off its shoulders and swung her hands behind herself, arcing her back, she tucked her knees into her chest as she flipped away from the creature the straightened her body out just as she was an inch away from the ground, landing directly behind the creature in a crouch. It stumbled around a bit. Erin, still crouched low to the ground, used all of her leg power to push away from the ground and slam her fist into its back. It dropped down to its knees. Erin did a back flip over the creature, then stood and turned to it slowly.
Time seemed to slow down as her eyes met its. They stared at one another for a moment, a look of hatred in its eyes equal to hers. Erin jumped up into the air, turned, and extended her leg out to the side. As she turned, her right leg swung around and slammed into his jaw, effectively breaking its neck.
Legolas ran over just as a sharp crack was heard. He had seen the whole scene from the time she jumped out of the tree on. He hadn't really had time to stop the fight since it happened so quickly, but a thought dawned on him: she had just killed an Orc with her bare hands.
Erin ducked behind a tree and panted, a smile written clearly on her face, then quietly climbed up the tree and waited in the branches. She was full of energy now. As soon as they had gotten to the Elf dwellings she had been fed and slept for the rest of the day, so now she was more than fully awake and energized.
She was at the edge of the forest sitting in one of the trees that was quite a bit taller than the rest and was well hidden. Listening carefully, she could hear footsteps approaching the tree. The footsteps were getting closer. She pouted slightly at the thought that Legolas had found her so easily, but then she smiled again; this was still a lot of fun, even if he did find her so quickly.
She tried to look through the branches of the tree, but the leaves were too thick. 'Why won't the wind blow or something? Then the branches would move a bit and I could see something,' she thought, then she froze. The wind wasn't blowing, AT ALL. She listened to everything around her, trying to catch a sound, ANY sound, but only silence met her.
Erin flattened herself to the branch and held her breath. That thing was near her, she could feel it. As she was hiding she heard more footsteps, very light ones; they were barely audible and sounded like the person was making the noise on purpose.
Erin lowered herself from the branch slightly and looked out of the tree; there was Legolas. She turned and looked in the other direction. There was something there, but it was not the creature that she saw before: it was something uglier, but not quite as creepy. With the direction that the ugly creature was heading in it was likely that it was going to pass directly under the tree she was in, straight towards Legolas. The creature seemed to notice the Elf for the first time and stared at him, a look of pure hatred in its eyes.
Slowly the creature unsheathed a long, ugly sword, if it could even be called that, and began to walk more quietly. Anger boiled up inside of Erin. This foul looking creature was going to hurt her friend. How dare he! She would never allow any harm to come to her friends.
Because of her muteness, she had been trained to defend herself quite nicely. If anything happened to her she could not scream so she had to be able to take care of herself no matter what the situation was; and she would much rather have harm come to herself than to others, at least others that she cared about.
It has been said that people fight more fiercely when defending someone else rather than themselves, but Erin went above and beyond this.
Her eyes narrowed as she stared at the ugly thing, she could feel her mood changing to that of a defensive one. This thing would hurt Legolas over her dead body.
Erin raised herself up into a crouching position on the branch as quietly as she could, her hands gripping it tightly. She waited quietly until the creature was almost under the tree. As it came closer her glare turned into an evil smirk. This thing was going to pay for trying to hurt her friend.
Erin waited patiently as it got closer and closer, thinking that it hadn't been seen and then it was under the tree. Erin bent over so that her head was pointing towards the ground, let go of the branch, and pushed off the with her hind legs, sending herself flying towards it. The thing never saw her coming. In a heartbeat she had it knocked to the ground. The creature let out a guttural cry and pushed her off.
Erin rolled back pushed against the ground with her arms so that she was in a handstand, and put her left leg forward so that her weight was shifted and she landed on her feet. She glared at the thing, a hint of amusement in her eyes. Did it really think that it could defeat her just by trying to push her to the ground?, She jumped at it, her right hand drawn back to punch. The creature saw what she was about to do and jerked away from the blow. Erin smiled. The stupid thing had fallen for it. She thrust her left hand forward, smashing the heel of her hand into the side of its neck.
It stumbled back with the force of her blow. Erin didn't hesitate; she ran forward, jumping up on top of its shoulders and swung her right foot to the left, as though she were kicking a soccer ball. Her foot connected squarely with the side of its head, causing it to snap to the side. Erin pushed off its shoulders and swung her hands behind herself, arcing her back, she tucked her knees into her chest as she flipped away from the creature the straightened her body out just as she was an inch away from the ground, landing directly behind the creature in a crouch. It stumbled around a bit. Erin, still crouched low to the ground, used all of her leg power to push away from the ground and slam her fist into its back. It dropped down to its knees. Erin did a back flip over the creature, then stood and turned to it slowly.
Time seemed to slow down as her eyes met its. They stared at one another for a moment, a look of hatred in its eyes equal to hers. Erin jumped up into the air, turned, and extended her leg out to the side. As she turned, her right leg swung around and slammed into his jaw, effectively breaking its neck.
Legolas ran over just as a sharp crack was heard. He had seen the whole scene from the time she jumped out of the tree on. He hadn't really had time to stop the fight since it happened so quickly, but a thought dawned on him: she had just killed an Orc with her bare hands.