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"..." talking
'...' thinking
[...] translations
*Lunarian=Japanese
Tomorrow's Eternity
Chapter 3
Legolas frowned slightly, the human maiden was not answering. "I will ask again," he repeated in Common, "Who are you, and why are you in the woods of Mirkwood?"
'Huh?' Serenity thought ::insert big red question marks:: , 'What type of language is he using? Chikuso! I should have payed more attention to Mercury when she was teaching me about Middle-earth!'
Legolas creased an eyebrow, 'Why is she not replying? Can it be that she is here out of ill will? She certainly doesn't seem so, I feel no shadow in my mind.' (AN: Legolas says that he felt a shadow in his mind a couple of times in the book. Later, we find out that either a: evil was near, or b: something really bad was happening ie: the attack on Lothlorien)
Serenity smiled weakly and stuttered, "K-k-konnichi wa?" Hey! how would you feel if you were being questioned in some strange language with a deadly arrow pointed your way!?! (AN: If my Lego-chan is the one pointing it, I'LL DIE HAPPY!!!! ^^)
Confusion was seen in the Elfin Prince's eyes, 'Why did the maiden not understand what he said? Was she just pretending not to? And I have never heard the type of dialect she speaks.' Slowly, he lowered his bow and put the arrow back into the quiver, 'I guess she poses no threat for now.'
Serenity looked at Legolas, glad that she was no longer the target of a very deadly weapon. Her eyes lowered in relief, only to remind herself of how high up she really was. Swallowing another scream , [who knows what other things it would attract?] she gripped the branch more tightly and squeezed her eyes shut. Yet, despite her best attempts to stop it, a slight whimper escaped from her throat.
'Why is the maiden scared?' Legolas wondered. He'd already put away his weapon. Slowly, he walked over to the tree that Serenity was on, she was so high up that even he, an elf, had to tilt his head back to catch a glimpse of her. (1) "M'Lady, you can come down now, I am not going to hurt you."
Serenity looked down, where she'd heard the voice coming from. That was probably the biggest mistake she'd made thus far this century. "Kami-sama..." (God...) she whimpered, feeling very dizzy all of the sudden. She started to tremble, gripping the branch with such force that her whole hand was rapidly becoming an unhealthy shade of white.
'Is she afraid of heights?' The Mirkwood Prince asked himself, recalling that humans often were. It was a very rare syndrome for elves, since most of them spent their lives among trees as tall as the ones Serenity was on. In fact, there was only one elf ever that had been afraid of heights. Sighing, Legolas climbed up the tree, easily walking on its branches.
Serenity started when she felt the branch sink a bit. Cracking her eyes open a bit, she found out that it was due to the fact that the inhabitant of Middle-earth was standing on the branch right in front of her...wait a minute...standing? She blinked and did a double take; yup, he was standing on the branch all right, without holding onto anything too! 'Oh my...' was all the Moon Princess could think.
Legolas crouched down and offered a hand to the trembling girl, "Come on, now." he said softly, even though he knew she did not understand, (2) "I will not let you fall."
Serenity looked at Legolas's outstretched hands, severly tempted to take them. 'But I'll fall!' a voice inside her head wailed, as she shook her head.
Legolas, seeing Serenity shake her head, gently reached over and pried her hands off from the tree branch, smiling in amusement at her frightened exclaimation of "Eep!". He picked her up princess stlye and cradled her in his arms, jumping down from the tree. The elfin prince winced as the young girl shrieked in fright, hurting his highly sensitive ears.
Landing gracefully on the forest floor, he gently let go of the female. Only then did he notice the crescent moon insigna on her forehead. Also, Legolas noted with interest, she had silver hair too! At first, he had thought that the whitish color was just because of the glare of the sun, but now... What did this mean? As far as he could recall, silver was not a natural hair color for the race of men. In fact, he had never heard of anyone with silver hair in any of the races on Middle-earth. "Ya naa lle? " [who are you?] Legolas asked in a whisper, wishing the maiden could answer.
Serenity, for her part, was looking down at her fet in embarresment, a blush tinting her face. Oh how she wished she could sink into the ground! It was so embaressing to have to be carried down from the tree. Now he knew of her one great fear, and the great impression she'd hoped to give the inhabitants of Middle-earth was ruined. 'Wait a minute...' Serenity suddenly thought, 'What type of race is he? I seem to recall that there are as many as 5 different races!' She looked up at Legolas's face and reached up with her right hand. Gently, she used a slender finger to trace the features on his face, ignoring the startled look she was getting from him.
Legolas's thoughts were in a disarray, never, in all of his years had anyone done something like this. A million questions raced though his head, each clamoring to be answered. And yet, the most peculiar one was this: 'Why do I like it? Why do I accept it?' For, in fact, he did. The young elf prince found himself liking this mysterious maiden's gentle, feather-like touch. It calmed him somehow, making him forget the troubling thoughts that had plagued him earlier.
Serenity traced Legolas's jawline and followed it up to his ear. Her blue eyes widened when she saw it. 'It's pointed!' Quickly, she looked at his hair, a pale, sunshine color, and took into account his height, 'Around six feet.' she estimated. Processing all of this in her mind, the silver-haired Princess locked eyes with the Mirkwood Prince's own. "Yousei..." she breathed out. "Kikoushi wa..." she paused for a second trying to remember the Middle-earthian term for yousei, "elf! Kikoushi wa elf?" [you are an elf] she asked again, this time in a questioning tone. (AN: Because of her accent, she pronounced elf : el fu )
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Notes:
1) Elves are veeeeeeeeerrrryyyyy tall. Legolas is around six feet or so and he's short for an elf!
2) You know, how we talk to animals? It's the soothing sound of the voice that calms them down...have I lost anyone?
Well? how was it!?! REVIEW and let me know and I'll update sooner!!! :)
"..." talking
'...' thinking
[...] translations
*Lunarian=Japanese
Tomorrow's Eternity
Chapter 3
Legolas frowned slightly, the human maiden was not answering. "I will ask again," he repeated in Common, "Who are you, and why are you in the woods of Mirkwood?"
'Huh?' Serenity thought ::insert big red question marks:: , 'What type of language is he using? Chikuso! I should have payed more attention to Mercury when she was teaching me about Middle-earth!'
Legolas creased an eyebrow, 'Why is she not replying? Can it be that she is here out of ill will? She certainly doesn't seem so, I feel no shadow in my mind.' (AN: Legolas says that he felt a shadow in his mind a couple of times in the book. Later, we find out that either a: evil was near, or b: something really bad was happening ie: the attack on Lothlorien)
Serenity smiled weakly and stuttered, "K-k-konnichi wa?" Hey! how would you feel if you were being questioned in some strange language with a deadly arrow pointed your way!?! (AN: If my Lego-chan is the one pointing it, I'LL DIE HAPPY!!!! ^^)
Confusion was seen in the Elfin Prince's eyes, 'Why did the maiden not understand what he said? Was she just pretending not to? And I have never heard the type of dialect she speaks.' Slowly, he lowered his bow and put the arrow back into the quiver, 'I guess she poses no threat for now.'
Serenity looked at Legolas, glad that she was no longer the target of a very deadly weapon. Her eyes lowered in relief, only to remind herself of how high up she really was. Swallowing another scream , [who knows what other things it would attract?] she gripped the branch more tightly and squeezed her eyes shut. Yet, despite her best attempts to stop it, a slight whimper escaped from her throat.
'Why is the maiden scared?' Legolas wondered. He'd already put away his weapon. Slowly, he walked over to the tree that Serenity was on, she was so high up that even he, an elf, had to tilt his head back to catch a glimpse of her. (1) "M'Lady, you can come down now, I am not going to hurt you."
Serenity looked down, where she'd heard the voice coming from. That was probably the biggest mistake she'd made thus far this century. "Kami-sama..." (God...) she whimpered, feeling very dizzy all of the sudden. She started to tremble, gripping the branch with such force that her whole hand was rapidly becoming an unhealthy shade of white.
'Is she afraid of heights?' The Mirkwood Prince asked himself, recalling that humans often were. It was a very rare syndrome for elves, since most of them spent their lives among trees as tall as the ones Serenity was on. In fact, there was only one elf ever that had been afraid of heights. Sighing, Legolas climbed up the tree, easily walking on its branches.
Serenity started when she felt the branch sink a bit. Cracking her eyes open a bit, she found out that it was due to the fact that the inhabitant of Middle-earth was standing on the branch right in front of her...wait a minute...standing? She blinked and did a double take; yup, he was standing on the branch all right, without holding onto anything too! 'Oh my...' was all the Moon Princess could think.
Legolas crouched down and offered a hand to the trembling girl, "Come on, now." he said softly, even though he knew she did not understand, (2) "I will not let you fall."
Serenity looked at Legolas's outstretched hands, severly tempted to take them. 'But I'll fall!' a voice inside her head wailed, as she shook her head.
Legolas, seeing Serenity shake her head, gently reached over and pried her hands off from the tree branch, smiling in amusement at her frightened exclaimation of "Eep!". He picked her up princess stlye and cradled her in his arms, jumping down from the tree. The elfin prince winced as the young girl shrieked in fright, hurting his highly sensitive ears.
Landing gracefully on the forest floor, he gently let go of the female. Only then did he notice the crescent moon insigna on her forehead. Also, Legolas noted with interest, she had silver hair too! At first, he had thought that the whitish color was just because of the glare of the sun, but now... What did this mean? As far as he could recall, silver was not a natural hair color for the race of men. In fact, he had never heard of anyone with silver hair in any of the races on Middle-earth. "Ya naa lle? " [who are you?] Legolas asked in a whisper, wishing the maiden could answer.
Serenity, for her part, was looking down at her fet in embarresment, a blush tinting her face. Oh how she wished she could sink into the ground! It was so embaressing to have to be carried down from the tree. Now he knew of her one great fear, and the great impression she'd hoped to give the inhabitants of Middle-earth was ruined. 'Wait a minute...' Serenity suddenly thought, 'What type of race is he? I seem to recall that there are as many as 5 different races!' She looked up at Legolas's face and reached up with her right hand. Gently, she used a slender finger to trace the features on his face, ignoring the startled look she was getting from him.
Legolas's thoughts were in a disarray, never, in all of his years had anyone done something like this. A million questions raced though his head, each clamoring to be answered. And yet, the most peculiar one was this: 'Why do I like it? Why do I accept it?' For, in fact, he did. The young elf prince found himself liking this mysterious maiden's gentle, feather-like touch. It calmed him somehow, making him forget the troubling thoughts that had plagued him earlier.
Serenity traced Legolas's jawline and followed it up to his ear. Her blue eyes widened when she saw it. 'It's pointed!' Quickly, she looked at his hair, a pale, sunshine color, and took into account his height, 'Around six feet.' she estimated. Processing all of this in her mind, the silver-haired Princess locked eyes with the Mirkwood Prince's own. "Yousei..." she breathed out. "Kikoushi wa..." she paused for a second trying to remember the Middle-earthian term for yousei, "elf! Kikoushi wa elf?" [you are an elf] she asked again, this time in a questioning tone. (AN: Because of her accent, she pronounced elf : el fu )
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Notes:
1) Elves are veeeeeeeeerrrryyyyy tall. Legolas is around six feet or so and he's short for an elf!
2) You know, how we talk to animals? It's the soothing sound of the voice that calms them down...have I lost anyone?
Well? how was it!?! REVIEW and let me know and I'll update sooner!!! :)