DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN LORD OF THE RINGS.
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::: Thoughts:::
~Elvish~
"Common"
#Japanese#
Translations
If I know the real word in a language, I'll write it in that language inside the symbols. If I don't, I'll just use English inside the symbols.
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Rhiannon- Ree-ann-on
Megami- Meg-om-ee
Setsuki-Set-sook-ee
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Ok, let's set a few things straight here- I, Rhiannon, DO NOT snore! Never have, never will. Megami on the other hand...
Heh heh heh. I think it was the sound of her own hideous snoring that caused her that nightmare. Hee hee hee. I'm so mean. But hey, she was mean 2! She called me awful (
O well, only one way to fix that...
Make Megami sit through 23 hours of Lord of the Rings!!!!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Hee hee hee. K.
Shoutouts (Megami doesn't seem 2 do these, but I like 'em, so worry not! Ok, that was cheesy...)
Foxtrot_Xray: THANX!
Elfie88: WOW! You clapped & EVERYTHING!!! ^^
Madeleine451: I hope it IS funny. I LOVE funny ^^
THANX EVERYONE! REVIEWS R THE GREATEST! (Believe it or not, they're my life support ((((O.o))))) Lol)
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Rhiannon's P.O.V. (Haven't had many of these, eh?)
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Okay, it's official, I HATE Valkeron. Every morning, at the crack of dawn, he wakes us up to let us know that he's leaving. I can never get back to sleep after that because, funny thing, the sun seems to be around from 2 am to 9 pm EVERY day. No matter where you are, you ALWAYS have sun.
It's like the Sun never sets in the West & rises in the East, it just stays in one place ALL day. Then, at night, it just, disappears. Funky, huh? I kinda miss the pink and orange that you get with sunsets though...
Well after Valkeron so RUDELY wakes us up, I can't fall asleep again. This really sucks, because, as I said, the crack of dawn here in Mirkwood is like 2 am, not 3 or 4; which means that I've only just gone to bed a few minutes ago.
I do that ALL the time. My grandmother used to call me her little nightowl. I LOVE staying up late. Everyone is asleep, so everything's blissfully quiet and you have the whole place to yourself...
Yeah, I know that it's strange that I like quietness. I'm kinda one of those split personality people. One moment, I'm hyper, in your face & listening to rock music. (Godsmack, Linkin Park, Metallica, LOVE 'EM!)
The next moment, I'm sitting there, staring into space, not saying a word, & listening to Enya, or Loreena McKennit.
But I don't do that often. So it usually freaks people out when I do.
The next day, Megami and I were just sitting there, bored. I was thinking about school. I'd just flunked a project that was like 20% of my grade. It had left me in shock because I'd never failed a project like that before. So I was thinking about the term paper that I had to do for that same class, and what sort of extra things I could put on it to try and bring up my grade.
I was thinking of making a 3-D model, when Megami interrupted my thoughts. "I'm BOREEEDDDDD..." She whined, and I rolled my eyes. Her and I were technology freaks. We both LOVED the computer. Whenever my parents grounded me from it, I always felt as though I would die.
She was flippin' out not only from the fact that she was in Middle Earth (she's sick of LoTR because I usually talk about it so much), but that Middle Earth has no t.v. as well as no computer. Bad enough we couldn't surf the web, but to miss her favorite Science Fiction Show, Farscape, was a crime in her little world.
Ironic really; I was sick of listening to her drone ON AND ON about Farscape, and she figured that she would blow if I said one more thing about LoTR.
We both had pictures of our obsessions taped up on the inside of our lockers. I thought about that dreamily for a moment. How good it had always felt to just get out of and extremely boring class (usually Science), open up the locker, and see Legolas's smiling face. It had ALWAYS put me at ease...
"Can we do SOMETHING?" She asked, exasperated. I turned around to face her. "And what would Ms. SOMETHING suggest?" I asked, equally as irritated.
"I dunno. Walk around, stretch our legs, get out of this once musty, now spotless cottage." I grinned at her little inside joke. I had been so incredibly bored yesterday, that I had MADE both of us clean this dump from top to bottom.
My parents had somewhat drilled this sense of cleanliness and organization into me. My father was in the military, and I was on my way to being a proud member of the Air Force (I was currently in Civil Air Patrol; which is like scouts, only more military oriented. We get to wear the camaflouge uniforms, called BDU's (battle dress uniforms) and march and salute. It's SOOO cool.).
Often in the mornings, after Valkeron so RUDELY woke me up, I'd go jogging (or walking, rather). It was something I'd always somewhat wanted to do to get in shape for the military, but I'd never been able to get my lazy ass outta bed.
My mother was always a very organized person too. She was the manager of the loan center at a bank. Basically, she was the big cheese of those ^%$# telemarketers who call you right in the middle of dinner.
Every Saturday, I have chores to do around the house. Sweep and mop the kitchen floor, do the dishes (I have to do those twice a day, everyday, anyway, so they don't really count), clean the counters and tables, straighten up the Dining Room and t.v. room, then vacuum them, and vacuum the front hall, stairs, and hall upstairs. It usually took an hour or two, and I hated them, but they were done anyway (or else I lose ALL electronics, even my sacred computer).
I also have to do my own laundry and make my bed. It was funny. As relentless as I was about everything being clean, my room was the only one in the house that was messy. Sometimes I'll pick it up, but usually, it's a damn pigsty.
"Can we PLEASE?" Megami's voice snapped me out of my world. "Huh?" "Let's go for a walk, damnit!" She yelled, and I had to stop the laugh that was threatening to erupt from my throat.
"Ok, sounds good." I pulled on my shiny boots, and we headed out the door. We walked down a small dirt path that filtered into a plaza of sorts. We received a lot of strange looks, mostly because people here in Middle earth had never seen jeans, let alone girls wearing pants.
Man, everyone here was like a clone. The platinum blond hair (half up, half down with small braids on the side), blazing green or blue eyes, soft nature toned robes, a graceful step that left barely a print. Just then, it occurred to me, they were Elves!
My hypothesis was confirmed as I noted their pointed ears. Man, pointy ears were cool. Good thing I didn't say that out loud; Megami woulda burst out laughin'. I'm the fantasy lover of the two of us; she likes Science Fiction. (I already said that, huh? Oh well. Heh heh heh.)
The shops had all sorts of neat things. They reminded me of the items you see on sale at those King Arthur's Fair places. Intricately carved bows, arrows, swords, daggers, medieval gowns, soft slippers, pendants, amulets, boots, and other various things were all up for sale.
I walked through, my mouth hanging open. Megami looked bored, and just yawned. "Can I help you?" Asked a handsome (Wait, what am I saying? They're ALL handsome) elf. I shook my head and smiled. "No, just browsing."
He nodded. "Please let me know if you need anything." I smiled wider. "I will. Thank you."
I had no idea what time it was, because my watch had (for some reason or other) stopped working. Not to mention, the sun STILL didn't move, so I couldn't tell the time from that either.
Megami seemed to read my mind as she asked "Ready?" I nodded. "Yeah, fine."
We walked the short distance back to the lonely cottage. I had just lay my jacket on the couch, when Valkeron BURST through the door. "GLORY!" I hollered. "HAVEN'T YOU HEARD OF KNOCKING!?" He was gasping for breath, and waved aside my comments. "Your presence is required in front of the king, IMMEDIANTLY." He managed to say between breaths.
"And just WHAT," Megami asked. "Is so urgent about the king, that you must break down the door in your attempts to contact us?" She asked. "Well he's the king, and we very well can't send you to meet him looking like THAT." He pointed to the two of us.
I looked down. "Just what is wrong with THIS?" I asked. I had on my zip up black boots, black jeans, a long sleeve grey shirt with a black dragon, two silver thumb rings, twisty silver earrings, a silver snake twisting around a leather cord on my neck, and my blond hair was pulled into a ponytail.
Valkeron gave me a skeptical look. "Oh, surely you don't believe that THAT'S acceptable?" he asked. I scowled, and suddenly, a smirk spread across my face as I had an idea. "Uh oh..." I heard Megami say. She knew that I was planning something.
I picked up my backpack (I'd brought it into the attic with me before we were somehow transported here) and rushed into my room. Reaching inside, I pulled out a can of black hair spray, and a can of red too. Next, I produced black lipstick, black nailpolish, black eyeliner, and black eye shadow.
When I emerged from my room, I was the perfect picture of a goth. (A/N: Goths are SOO cool!!!)
Valkeron's mouth dropped open. "Ready." I smiled wickedly. Megami was sighing and shaking her head. "Aye aye aye..." She muttered. Valkeron blinked some more. Suddenly, he snapped out of his trance-like state. "We'll be late!" He cried.
Grabbing Megami's wrist and mine, he pulled us out the door. "Why does the king want to see us?" Megami yelled. "Don't ask questions!" He snapped, and continued to drag us down the path. I rolled my eyes. My 7'th and 8'th grade math teacher used to say that exact same thing.
Before I knew it, I was standing in front of an enormous castle. Absentmindedly, I brushed a (now black and red) strand of hair behind my ear. The castle was of grey stone and beautiful pointed towers. It was just like something out of a story. It WAS out of a story, I reminded myself grudgingly.
There were guards in light armor by the entrance. Valkeron nodded at them and they uncrossed their swords, leaving an open pathway to the door for us. Valkeron led us through the door and many winding hallways, with only the light of a flickering torch for comfort.
Man, if I thought the Elves in the village were graceful, I should have looked here first. Many of the Elves we passed seemed to glide above the floor rather than walk on it. They all smiled politely, revealing perfect, straight white teeth. A wave of jealousy passed over me as I was reminded of those horrible braces that I'd been forced to endure for a year and a half.
Next thing I knew, we were in a large, airy room with torches lining the walls. They cast an unearthly glow on the walls, and on the faces of the people in the room. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Valkeron bowing before someone. My eyes wandered over to the man sitting in a large, plushy chair.
Like everyone else here, he had golden hair pulled back into the average style. His blue eyes seemed to pierce through everything, and I felt as though he could read my very soul. The small golden crown on his head seemed to scream 'respect'.
Valkeron nudged Megami and me in the side with his elbows. We glanced at each other uncertainly, and, much to our dismay, everyone in the room erupted into laughter. Megami looked bewildered and unsure, while I scowled, folding my arms across me chest defensively.
"Truly, it is as you said, Valkeron!" The king exclaimed. "They must be from another world!" He laughed, holding his stomach. I scowled harder. Usually, when someone laughed at Megami or I, if it was over something really bad, I'd hit them. But if they were laughing at something silly, I'd laugh with them.
At the moment, I did NOT feel like laughing, but I knew I couldn't exactly sock the king (Nice thought though...).
"Step forth Megami and Rhiannon of another Earth!" He exclaimed. I took a small step forward. "Don not be afraid! We won't bite!" He smiled kindly. I took a few more steps until I was directly under his gaze. I could barely see Megami out of the corner of my eye, but I could feel the anxiousness flowing from her in waves.
"Pray tell, how was it that you came to be here?" He asked. Megami looked at me expectantly and I sighed. She hated public speaking, while I was really good at it. "We are not even sure of that, your majesty." I sighed.
The only reason I knew to call him 'your majesty' was because when that movie 'the Princess Diaries' came out, my sister went on the site. She was at the part of the site that talked about how to address nobles, when the computer froze.
She called me in for help, and I was able to read it. Kings and Queens were 'your majesty', princes and princesses were 'your highness', knights were 'sir', a knight's wife is 'lady', and ambassador is 'your Excellency'. If you couldn't remember the titles you just called them sir or ma'am. You also only call them by their formal title once. Afterwards, you just call them sir or ma'am.
There were a whole lot of other things to remember on that site, but I'd never actually go there out of free will. As I said, I was helping my sister, and happened to see it.
"Not sure? How can you be not sure?" The king's question snapped me away from my memories. "Well, in truth, sir," (That's right, I'm remembering my manners. It's not really hard though. I'm used to it, what with CAP and all) "We were in Megami's attic, minding our own business, when the floor boards collapsed, we fell, and found ourselves here."
His pale face frowned in confusion. "Curious..." He mumbled, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "Valkeron found you?" He asked. "I assume that Valkeron found Megami, but we were separated and I did a bit of hopeless wandering before they discovered me."
It was true. For those few weeks, I had been alone in the woods. The only thing that I could think was ::: Thank God for CAP, thank God for CAP.:::
CAP had taught me all sorts of things. From military protocol, search and rescue, survival, courage, yadda yadda yadda. Basically, it was these lessons and the 5" knife that I had (for CAP, ironically) that kept me alive.
Now that I thought of it, Megami had never really asked what I'd done while she was out and about learning magic with Valkeron. I suppose that I didn't look the type to be stuck in the woods for a week or so. I'd found a nice, spotless stream where I was able to wash and drink regularly.
For about the millionth time that day, my steady stream of thoughts was broken by someone's voice. "And what did you do during this period of 'hopeless wandering'?" I looked up, and gasped (I heard Megami mumble "Oh no." again.).
It was Legolas! He was sitting by the King's right hand. I couldn't believe that I hadn't noticed him before! In some way or other, he looked, I dunno, different. True, he still had the shiny blond hair, hawklike blue eyes, pale skin, archer physique, and all those other handsome traits, but yet, SOMETHING was different.
Perhaps it was the fact that he was 3-D? Living? Breathing? I could actually hear his voice, see his lips moving? I suppose I spaced out, because the next thing I knew, Megami had whacked me upside the head.
"Earth to Rhiannon!" She yelled. "Huh, what?" I shook my head, and she sighed. "I shoulda known you'd space when you saw..." She never finished her sentence, because I'd clapped my hand over her mouth. She gave me a dull look, and I let go.
Everyone was staring at us curiously. "Heh heh heh." I grinned sheepishly. "What was the question, again?" I asked.
He stared at me strangely for a moment more, then repeated what he'd said. "Oh!" I exclaimed. "Oh! I mostly hung out in the forest. But when I heard the horse's hooves I..." "Hung out?" He interrupted me. "Yeah. It means, um, just sorta stayed there for a while." "Oh, I see. Please, continue." He motioned, and I cleared my throat. "Right. Well, when I heard the horse on the path, I went to look and found that it was, luckily, Megami here."
I placed my hand on Megami's shoulder and she smiled. "You two are good friends?" Legolas asked. I nodded vigorously. "Since we were 7 or 8 years old." Megami chimed in. "How old are you now?" "15." I answered. He nodded.
"Why! You are no more than children!" The King exclaimed. "Not true!" I declared, and everyone kinda gasped that I had 'defied' the king. "Legally, we'll be adults in 3 years!" Surprisingly, the king began to chuckle. "You are talking of human standards, my dear."
"That's because we are human." Megami said dryly. The King's head kinda whipped up in shock. "But, you look so much like elves, especially you, Rhiannon." I sniggered. "I wish." I mumbled, tying my hair behind my ears to see.
He leaned forward, eyes wide. "By the Valar, you are human!" He whispered in awe. "No kidding." Megami muttered sarcastically, and this time, I whacked her upside the head. "Well, then, if you're human, why is there black all over your face?" The King asked me, ignoring the fact that Megami and I were trying to discreetly step on each other's toes.
"Black? O! The makeup!" I reached into my pocket and pulled out a tissue. Quickly, I wiped everything away. The whole room did that gasping thing again. Man that was getting annoying. "Makeup?" He asked, watching me with the curiosity of a newborn. "Yes, it's just powder or liquid that you apply to your face to color it." I answered. "What of your hair and nails?" He asked. I smirked. "They come off too, though not as easily."
Normally, I didn't wear makeup, but I'd done it just this once to spite Valkeron (who was skulking silently in the corner).
"Fascinating." The King breathed. "Intriguing." Legolas added. I shrugged. "Will there be anything else, sir?" I asked. He shook his head, as though trying to clear away thoughts. "Yes. You two and your companion, Valkeron, will be moving into accommodations of the palace." He said.
"YYYEEEESSS!" Megami threw her fist into the air. I nearly jumped out of my skin. That was SOOOO unlike her! "No more musty cabin! No more squeaking floors! NO MORE CLEANING!" She sang, doing a really pathetic dance in the middle of the floor.
(A/N: Megami/ Fweak 1-hee hee. I told ya I'd get ya back for callin' me awful!!! MWAHAHA! ^^)
I stared at her for a moment, bewildered (as was the rest of the court). Finally, when I noticed that the Elves were making faces, and I remembered their sensitive hearing, I grabbed her shoulders. "MEGAMI! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WILL YA SHUT-UP!?" By now, the Elves had clamped their hands over their ears. I suppose that I did more harm than good...
She stopped and grinned sheepishly. This time, it was I who sighed and shook my head. "Aye aye aye." The King smiled, amused. "Tomorrow evening." He promised us.
Valkeron stepped forward. "Thank you, your majesty, your highness." He bowed to both King Thranduil and Prince Legolas.
They nodded and turned to us. "Goodnight, dear ladies." The king nodded and we did some weird curtsey/bow thing. "Good night Lady Rhiannon." Legolas nodded politely to me. "Lady Megami." He smiled wholeheartedly at her.
She got this goofy look on her face...the same one she gets when she's thinking about Sully from Godsmack or Ben Browder from Farscape. For some ungodly reason, she thinks they're cute...
It occurred to me. She liked him! I KNEW it! I ALWAYS knew it! She would send me these sites with Legolas on them, and when I asked her where SHE of all people found them, she'd say, "Just browsing." And I'd be like :::Surrrrrreee...:::
Well, doesn't it figure? You travel through space and time into another world/dimension, meet your heartthrob, and he likes your best friend-who hates his guts.
Here's a little lesson- Life's NEVER predictable.
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*Yawn
KK. It's Sunday & 2 am. School in 6 and a ½ hours ( So I was FORCED to end here. ( I had wanted to go into detail on the next scene, but I have an idea that's better...
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K, Megami-ur up! Let's see how you deal with this chapter...
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::: Thoughts:::
~Elvish~
"Common"
#Japanese#
Translations
If I know the real word in a language, I'll write it in that language inside the symbols. If I don't, I'll just use English inside the symbols.
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Rhiannon- Ree-ann-on
Megami- Meg-om-ee
Setsuki-Set-sook-ee
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Ok, let's set a few things straight here- I, Rhiannon, DO NOT snore! Never have, never will. Megami on the other hand...
Heh heh heh. I think it was the sound of her own hideous snoring that caused her that nightmare. Hee hee hee. I'm so mean. But hey, she was mean 2! She called me awful (
O well, only one way to fix that...
Make Megami sit through 23 hours of Lord of the Rings!!!!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Hee hee hee. K.
Shoutouts (Megami doesn't seem 2 do these, but I like 'em, so worry not! Ok, that was cheesy...)
Foxtrot_Xray: THANX!
Elfie88: WOW! You clapped & EVERYTHING!!! ^^
Madeleine451: I hope it IS funny. I LOVE funny ^^
THANX EVERYONE! REVIEWS R THE GREATEST! (Believe it or not, they're my life support ((((O.o))))) Lol)
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Rhiannon's P.O.V. (Haven't had many of these, eh?)
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Okay, it's official, I HATE Valkeron. Every morning, at the crack of dawn, he wakes us up to let us know that he's leaving. I can never get back to sleep after that because, funny thing, the sun seems to be around from 2 am to 9 pm EVERY day. No matter where you are, you ALWAYS have sun.
It's like the Sun never sets in the West & rises in the East, it just stays in one place ALL day. Then, at night, it just, disappears. Funky, huh? I kinda miss the pink and orange that you get with sunsets though...
Well after Valkeron so RUDELY wakes us up, I can't fall asleep again. This really sucks, because, as I said, the crack of dawn here in Mirkwood is like 2 am, not 3 or 4; which means that I've only just gone to bed a few minutes ago.
I do that ALL the time. My grandmother used to call me her little nightowl. I LOVE staying up late. Everyone is asleep, so everything's blissfully quiet and you have the whole place to yourself...
Yeah, I know that it's strange that I like quietness. I'm kinda one of those split personality people. One moment, I'm hyper, in your face & listening to rock music. (Godsmack, Linkin Park, Metallica, LOVE 'EM!)
The next moment, I'm sitting there, staring into space, not saying a word, & listening to Enya, or Loreena McKennit.
But I don't do that often. So it usually freaks people out when I do.
The next day, Megami and I were just sitting there, bored. I was thinking about school. I'd just flunked a project that was like 20% of my grade. It had left me in shock because I'd never failed a project like that before. So I was thinking about the term paper that I had to do for that same class, and what sort of extra things I could put on it to try and bring up my grade.
I was thinking of making a 3-D model, when Megami interrupted my thoughts. "I'm BOREEEDDDDD..." She whined, and I rolled my eyes. Her and I were technology freaks. We both LOVED the computer. Whenever my parents grounded me from it, I always felt as though I would die.
She was flippin' out not only from the fact that she was in Middle Earth (she's sick of LoTR because I usually talk about it so much), but that Middle Earth has no t.v. as well as no computer. Bad enough we couldn't surf the web, but to miss her favorite Science Fiction Show, Farscape, was a crime in her little world.
Ironic really; I was sick of listening to her drone ON AND ON about Farscape, and she figured that she would blow if I said one more thing about LoTR.
We both had pictures of our obsessions taped up on the inside of our lockers. I thought about that dreamily for a moment. How good it had always felt to just get out of and extremely boring class (usually Science), open up the locker, and see Legolas's smiling face. It had ALWAYS put me at ease...
"Can we do SOMETHING?" She asked, exasperated. I turned around to face her. "And what would Ms. SOMETHING suggest?" I asked, equally as irritated.
"I dunno. Walk around, stretch our legs, get out of this once musty, now spotless cottage." I grinned at her little inside joke. I had been so incredibly bored yesterday, that I had MADE both of us clean this dump from top to bottom.
My parents had somewhat drilled this sense of cleanliness and organization into me. My father was in the military, and I was on my way to being a proud member of the Air Force (I was currently in Civil Air Patrol; which is like scouts, only more military oriented. We get to wear the camaflouge uniforms, called BDU's (battle dress uniforms) and march and salute. It's SOOO cool.).
Often in the mornings, after Valkeron so RUDELY woke me up, I'd go jogging (or walking, rather). It was something I'd always somewhat wanted to do to get in shape for the military, but I'd never been able to get my lazy ass outta bed.
My mother was always a very organized person too. She was the manager of the loan center at a bank. Basically, she was the big cheese of those ^%$# telemarketers who call you right in the middle of dinner.
Every Saturday, I have chores to do around the house. Sweep and mop the kitchen floor, do the dishes (I have to do those twice a day, everyday, anyway, so they don't really count), clean the counters and tables, straighten up the Dining Room and t.v. room, then vacuum them, and vacuum the front hall, stairs, and hall upstairs. It usually took an hour or two, and I hated them, but they were done anyway (or else I lose ALL electronics, even my sacred computer).
I also have to do my own laundry and make my bed. It was funny. As relentless as I was about everything being clean, my room was the only one in the house that was messy. Sometimes I'll pick it up, but usually, it's a damn pigsty.
"Can we PLEASE?" Megami's voice snapped me out of my world. "Huh?" "Let's go for a walk, damnit!" She yelled, and I had to stop the laugh that was threatening to erupt from my throat.
"Ok, sounds good." I pulled on my shiny boots, and we headed out the door. We walked down a small dirt path that filtered into a plaza of sorts. We received a lot of strange looks, mostly because people here in Middle earth had never seen jeans, let alone girls wearing pants.
Man, everyone here was like a clone. The platinum blond hair (half up, half down with small braids on the side), blazing green or blue eyes, soft nature toned robes, a graceful step that left barely a print. Just then, it occurred to me, they were Elves!
My hypothesis was confirmed as I noted their pointed ears. Man, pointy ears were cool. Good thing I didn't say that out loud; Megami woulda burst out laughin'. I'm the fantasy lover of the two of us; she likes Science Fiction. (I already said that, huh? Oh well. Heh heh heh.)
The shops had all sorts of neat things. They reminded me of the items you see on sale at those King Arthur's Fair places. Intricately carved bows, arrows, swords, daggers, medieval gowns, soft slippers, pendants, amulets, boots, and other various things were all up for sale.
I walked through, my mouth hanging open. Megami looked bored, and just yawned. "Can I help you?" Asked a handsome (Wait, what am I saying? They're ALL handsome) elf. I shook my head and smiled. "No, just browsing."
He nodded. "Please let me know if you need anything." I smiled wider. "I will. Thank you."
I had no idea what time it was, because my watch had (for some reason or other) stopped working. Not to mention, the sun STILL didn't move, so I couldn't tell the time from that either.
Megami seemed to read my mind as she asked "Ready?" I nodded. "Yeah, fine."
We walked the short distance back to the lonely cottage. I had just lay my jacket on the couch, when Valkeron BURST through the door. "GLORY!" I hollered. "HAVEN'T YOU HEARD OF KNOCKING!?" He was gasping for breath, and waved aside my comments. "Your presence is required in front of the king, IMMEDIANTLY." He managed to say between breaths.
"And just WHAT," Megami asked. "Is so urgent about the king, that you must break down the door in your attempts to contact us?" She asked. "Well he's the king, and we very well can't send you to meet him looking like THAT." He pointed to the two of us.
I looked down. "Just what is wrong with THIS?" I asked. I had on my zip up black boots, black jeans, a long sleeve grey shirt with a black dragon, two silver thumb rings, twisty silver earrings, a silver snake twisting around a leather cord on my neck, and my blond hair was pulled into a ponytail.
Valkeron gave me a skeptical look. "Oh, surely you don't believe that THAT'S acceptable?" he asked. I scowled, and suddenly, a smirk spread across my face as I had an idea. "Uh oh..." I heard Megami say. She knew that I was planning something.
I picked up my backpack (I'd brought it into the attic with me before we were somehow transported here) and rushed into my room. Reaching inside, I pulled out a can of black hair spray, and a can of red too. Next, I produced black lipstick, black nailpolish, black eyeliner, and black eye shadow.
When I emerged from my room, I was the perfect picture of a goth. (A/N: Goths are SOO cool!!!)
Valkeron's mouth dropped open. "Ready." I smiled wickedly. Megami was sighing and shaking her head. "Aye aye aye..." She muttered. Valkeron blinked some more. Suddenly, he snapped out of his trance-like state. "We'll be late!" He cried.
Grabbing Megami's wrist and mine, he pulled us out the door. "Why does the king want to see us?" Megami yelled. "Don't ask questions!" He snapped, and continued to drag us down the path. I rolled my eyes. My 7'th and 8'th grade math teacher used to say that exact same thing.
Before I knew it, I was standing in front of an enormous castle. Absentmindedly, I brushed a (now black and red) strand of hair behind my ear. The castle was of grey stone and beautiful pointed towers. It was just like something out of a story. It WAS out of a story, I reminded myself grudgingly.
There were guards in light armor by the entrance. Valkeron nodded at them and they uncrossed their swords, leaving an open pathway to the door for us. Valkeron led us through the door and many winding hallways, with only the light of a flickering torch for comfort.
Man, if I thought the Elves in the village were graceful, I should have looked here first. Many of the Elves we passed seemed to glide above the floor rather than walk on it. They all smiled politely, revealing perfect, straight white teeth. A wave of jealousy passed over me as I was reminded of those horrible braces that I'd been forced to endure for a year and a half.
Next thing I knew, we were in a large, airy room with torches lining the walls. They cast an unearthly glow on the walls, and on the faces of the people in the room. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Valkeron bowing before someone. My eyes wandered over to the man sitting in a large, plushy chair.
Like everyone else here, he had golden hair pulled back into the average style. His blue eyes seemed to pierce through everything, and I felt as though he could read my very soul. The small golden crown on his head seemed to scream 'respect'.
Valkeron nudged Megami and me in the side with his elbows. We glanced at each other uncertainly, and, much to our dismay, everyone in the room erupted into laughter. Megami looked bewildered and unsure, while I scowled, folding my arms across me chest defensively.
"Truly, it is as you said, Valkeron!" The king exclaimed. "They must be from another world!" He laughed, holding his stomach. I scowled harder. Usually, when someone laughed at Megami or I, if it was over something really bad, I'd hit them. But if they were laughing at something silly, I'd laugh with them.
At the moment, I did NOT feel like laughing, but I knew I couldn't exactly sock the king (Nice thought though...).
"Step forth Megami and Rhiannon of another Earth!" He exclaimed. I took a small step forward. "Don not be afraid! We won't bite!" He smiled kindly. I took a few more steps until I was directly under his gaze. I could barely see Megami out of the corner of my eye, but I could feel the anxiousness flowing from her in waves.
"Pray tell, how was it that you came to be here?" He asked. Megami looked at me expectantly and I sighed. She hated public speaking, while I was really good at it. "We are not even sure of that, your majesty." I sighed.
The only reason I knew to call him 'your majesty' was because when that movie 'the Princess Diaries' came out, my sister went on the site. She was at the part of the site that talked about how to address nobles, when the computer froze.
She called me in for help, and I was able to read it. Kings and Queens were 'your majesty', princes and princesses were 'your highness', knights were 'sir', a knight's wife is 'lady', and ambassador is 'your Excellency'. If you couldn't remember the titles you just called them sir or ma'am. You also only call them by their formal title once. Afterwards, you just call them sir or ma'am.
There were a whole lot of other things to remember on that site, but I'd never actually go there out of free will. As I said, I was helping my sister, and happened to see it.
"Not sure? How can you be not sure?" The king's question snapped me away from my memories. "Well, in truth, sir," (That's right, I'm remembering my manners. It's not really hard though. I'm used to it, what with CAP and all) "We were in Megami's attic, minding our own business, when the floor boards collapsed, we fell, and found ourselves here."
His pale face frowned in confusion. "Curious..." He mumbled, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "Valkeron found you?" He asked. "I assume that Valkeron found Megami, but we were separated and I did a bit of hopeless wandering before they discovered me."
It was true. For those few weeks, I had been alone in the woods. The only thing that I could think was ::: Thank God for CAP, thank God for CAP.:::
CAP had taught me all sorts of things. From military protocol, search and rescue, survival, courage, yadda yadda yadda. Basically, it was these lessons and the 5" knife that I had (for CAP, ironically) that kept me alive.
Now that I thought of it, Megami had never really asked what I'd done while she was out and about learning magic with Valkeron. I suppose that I didn't look the type to be stuck in the woods for a week or so. I'd found a nice, spotless stream where I was able to wash and drink regularly.
For about the millionth time that day, my steady stream of thoughts was broken by someone's voice. "And what did you do during this period of 'hopeless wandering'?" I looked up, and gasped (I heard Megami mumble "Oh no." again.).
It was Legolas! He was sitting by the King's right hand. I couldn't believe that I hadn't noticed him before! In some way or other, he looked, I dunno, different. True, he still had the shiny blond hair, hawklike blue eyes, pale skin, archer physique, and all those other handsome traits, but yet, SOMETHING was different.
Perhaps it was the fact that he was 3-D? Living? Breathing? I could actually hear his voice, see his lips moving? I suppose I spaced out, because the next thing I knew, Megami had whacked me upside the head.
"Earth to Rhiannon!" She yelled. "Huh, what?" I shook my head, and she sighed. "I shoulda known you'd space when you saw..." She never finished her sentence, because I'd clapped my hand over her mouth. She gave me a dull look, and I let go.
Everyone was staring at us curiously. "Heh heh heh." I grinned sheepishly. "What was the question, again?" I asked.
He stared at me strangely for a moment more, then repeated what he'd said. "Oh!" I exclaimed. "Oh! I mostly hung out in the forest. But when I heard the horse's hooves I..." "Hung out?" He interrupted me. "Yeah. It means, um, just sorta stayed there for a while." "Oh, I see. Please, continue." He motioned, and I cleared my throat. "Right. Well, when I heard the horse on the path, I went to look and found that it was, luckily, Megami here."
I placed my hand on Megami's shoulder and she smiled. "You two are good friends?" Legolas asked. I nodded vigorously. "Since we were 7 or 8 years old." Megami chimed in. "How old are you now?" "15." I answered. He nodded.
"Why! You are no more than children!" The King exclaimed. "Not true!" I declared, and everyone kinda gasped that I had 'defied' the king. "Legally, we'll be adults in 3 years!" Surprisingly, the king began to chuckle. "You are talking of human standards, my dear."
"That's because we are human." Megami said dryly. The King's head kinda whipped up in shock. "But, you look so much like elves, especially you, Rhiannon." I sniggered. "I wish." I mumbled, tying my hair behind my ears to see.
He leaned forward, eyes wide. "By the Valar, you are human!" He whispered in awe. "No kidding." Megami muttered sarcastically, and this time, I whacked her upside the head. "Well, then, if you're human, why is there black all over your face?" The King asked me, ignoring the fact that Megami and I were trying to discreetly step on each other's toes.
"Black? O! The makeup!" I reached into my pocket and pulled out a tissue. Quickly, I wiped everything away. The whole room did that gasping thing again. Man that was getting annoying. "Makeup?" He asked, watching me with the curiosity of a newborn. "Yes, it's just powder or liquid that you apply to your face to color it." I answered. "What of your hair and nails?" He asked. I smirked. "They come off too, though not as easily."
Normally, I didn't wear makeup, but I'd done it just this once to spite Valkeron (who was skulking silently in the corner).
"Fascinating." The King breathed. "Intriguing." Legolas added. I shrugged. "Will there be anything else, sir?" I asked. He shook his head, as though trying to clear away thoughts. "Yes. You two and your companion, Valkeron, will be moving into accommodations of the palace." He said.
"YYYEEEESSS!" Megami threw her fist into the air. I nearly jumped out of my skin. That was SOOOO unlike her! "No more musty cabin! No more squeaking floors! NO MORE CLEANING!" She sang, doing a really pathetic dance in the middle of the floor.
(A/N: Megami/ Fweak 1-hee hee. I told ya I'd get ya back for callin' me awful!!! MWAHAHA! ^^)
I stared at her for a moment, bewildered (as was the rest of the court). Finally, when I noticed that the Elves were making faces, and I remembered their sensitive hearing, I grabbed her shoulders. "MEGAMI! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WILL YA SHUT-UP!?" By now, the Elves had clamped their hands over their ears. I suppose that I did more harm than good...
She stopped and grinned sheepishly. This time, it was I who sighed and shook my head. "Aye aye aye." The King smiled, amused. "Tomorrow evening." He promised us.
Valkeron stepped forward. "Thank you, your majesty, your highness." He bowed to both King Thranduil and Prince Legolas.
They nodded and turned to us. "Goodnight, dear ladies." The king nodded and we did some weird curtsey/bow thing. "Good night Lady Rhiannon." Legolas nodded politely to me. "Lady Megami." He smiled wholeheartedly at her.
She got this goofy look on her face...the same one she gets when she's thinking about Sully from Godsmack or Ben Browder from Farscape. For some ungodly reason, she thinks they're cute...
It occurred to me. She liked him! I KNEW it! I ALWAYS knew it! She would send me these sites with Legolas on them, and when I asked her where SHE of all people found them, she'd say, "Just browsing." And I'd be like :::Surrrrrreee...:::
Well, doesn't it figure? You travel through space and time into another world/dimension, meet your heartthrob, and he likes your best friend-who hates his guts.
Here's a little lesson- Life's NEVER predictable.
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