~ AN- Hey! I am so sorry that it has taken me so freaking long to update! I
have an excuse, I swear! I've been helping my parents re-do my sister's
room and my own. I've been so busy doing all that, I really haven't gotten
on the computer at all for the past few weeks, so I've found myself without
time to type this chapter. I'm sorry y'all had to wait so long, but since
both rooms are now officially done (besides putting my headboard up) so I
hope to be able to get my chapters up sooner, and then not to mention I
just started my very first year at Highschool and really haven't been up to
writing very much. Again, sorry about taking so long, and sorry for having
to bore y'all with my lame excuses, so on to the chapter (Oh, it's quite
short too, so please forgive me again!)! ~
Disclaimer- Still don't own anything.
Chapter 10
" How close are they?" Amowiel whispered, her voice so quiet that even Legolas had to listen closely to hear her words.
" Very," Legolas spoke again, " and I do not think they have noticed our presence yet, for the lot of them are surrounding our captors,"
" Is that a good or bad thing?" she asked, looking around nervously over her shoulder.
" It is our fortune, but quite a bad thing for the others," he replied, " because if those creatures are as blood thirsty as the time were have already encountered them, it is a very bad thing,"
Still listening to the approaching footsteps and growls, Legolas made a quick plan in mind, not sure if they would be able to pull it through.
" These things," Legolas asked silently, " do you know how far they will chase us? Will they leave these woods?"
" I don't suppose so," Amowiel replied, " I believe that they are just protecting these woods.their home,"
" Once they attack them," Legolas jerked his head over towards their captors and listening to the sounds the things made as they prepared to lunge towards the others, " run. If we are lucky, they will not follow us, but I hardly doubt our luck should hold as thus, so if they forget about them, we run.and try to make it out into the flat lands. I dare not use any more arrows, for I run low as it is and we might need them as of later, so we have no choice but to run,"
" I do not believe I have the speed to out run them," Amowiel spoke, her voice faltering, " and I do not think I would be able to maneuver throughout these woods."
" Do not worry," Legolas told her, " I will not leave you behind, and I would fight and use the last of my arrows to insure your protection and life,"
Amowiel opened her mouth to speak, perhaps to thank him, but just as the sounds started to form on the tip of her tongue, there was a loud growl from within the bushes a few feet away from them.
The four humans quickly jumped to their feet and drew their swords and then suddenly, an entire pack of the creatures jumped from each side of the bushes, surrounding the humans on all sides except the one Legolas and Amowiel were on. The battle erupted between the animals and the four humans, who were out numbered by far.
" Run now!" Legolas hissed in Amowiel's ear and pulled her to her feet.
Without any hesitation, Amowiel heeded Legolas's words and pushed herself forward, despite her hunger and fatigue. Legolas followed behind her, trying to avoid being seen by the things, but with no luck.
The pack of the animals was big, big enough so that when one of them noticed Legolas and Amowiel running away from where they were all ready attacking, it was able to single to some of the others, and about four of the creatures ran into the dark forest, after the Elf and woman.
" They're chasing us! Ran as fast as your feet will carry you!" Legolas shouted to Amowiel, who ran in front of him.
Taking his word for it. Amowiel ran faster. Suddenly, one of the humans back at the camp screamed out in pain. Amowiel stopped running and turned around.
" Legolas!" She cried, " We can't leave the others! They shall die!"
Legolas reached her, and because the four creatures were close behind him, grabbed her arm and pulled her along beside him, causing her to start to run again.
" If we stay, we shall die too!"
She started to protest, but once she heard a loud growl from behind her, she shut her mouth and continued to run as fast as her feet would carry her. Another scream of pain ripped through the air.
Amowiel started to turn her head back, but Legolas pulled at her arm again and cried to her. " Don't look back! Just run!!! We are almost out of the borders of these woods!"
Finally, Legolas squinted through the trees and with much relief, saw that he could now see through to the end of the forest. They had only little ways to run, and their luck was faltering.the creatures were gaining to them.
Latching on to her arm more tightly, Legolas took off to his full speed, pulling Amowiel along. They were so close to freedom.
In one last lunge through the last of the trees, Legolas and Amowiel dove out into the cool night air. They rolled along the ground, and when they finally stopped, Legolas realized, with great relief, that they were out of the woods, and into the flat lands.
The growls of the now angry things started to drift away from them, heading back into the deep forest. Amowiel sat up and stared back into the woods, her face horror filled and shocked.
" They're dead," she whispered, her voice full of emotion.
Legolas sat up and turned to her, full of surprise. Why did she, all of the sudden, care about what had happened to the four humans after they had tried to kill her only hours ago?
" Why do you care?" Legolas asked softly, quite confused, " Did they not try to kill you?"
" I've known them my entire life," she replied, her voice on the verge of cracking, " they have always been around me.ever since I was little, and I let them.I ran away and let them die."
Legolas moved in front to gaze into her face. It was horror struck with tears streaking down her pale cheeks.
" I left them to die," she whispered painfully, and suddenly, a loud sob escaped from between her lips.
She covered her face in her hands and continued to sob. Without really knowing what he was doing, Legolas wrapped his arms around her shaking body and pulled her into his chest.
He tried to find the right words to comfort her, to tell her that it wasn't her fault, but he couldn't think of them. He just held her. And Amowiel continued to sob into his chest.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Ummm..No shout outs this time, but I promise to write them up next time! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Much luv!
~ AN- ok, I know, it took me way too long to get this chapter up, and really, I hate that it took me so log to get it up, but please don't get angry with me. I'm going through one of those periods where I really don't feel like writing anything. I guess some of you fellow authors might have gone through the same thing as I'm going through, so please try to understand.I just don't feel like writing right now.but hopefully soon I'll get back into the swing of things! Have hope! Oh, and I would really appreciate if you guys have any ideas of how you'd like this story to go, to share them with me. I have my own ideas, but I'd love to hear how y'all would like for it to turn out. Thanks! Again, I don't know when the next chapter will be up, but I hope it's soon. Much love to y'all! P.S- please review! ~
Disclaimer- Still don't own anything.
Chapter 10
" How close are they?" Amowiel whispered, her voice so quiet that even Legolas had to listen closely to hear her words.
" Very," Legolas spoke again, " and I do not think they have noticed our presence yet, for the lot of them are surrounding our captors,"
" Is that a good or bad thing?" she asked, looking around nervously over her shoulder.
" It is our fortune, but quite a bad thing for the others," he replied, " because if those creatures are as blood thirsty as the time were have already encountered them, it is a very bad thing,"
Still listening to the approaching footsteps and growls, Legolas made a quick plan in mind, not sure if they would be able to pull it through.
" These things," Legolas asked silently, " do you know how far they will chase us? Will they leave these woods?"
" I don't suppose so," Amowiel replied, " I believe that they are just protecting these woods.their home,"
" Once they attack them," Legolas jerked his head over towards their captors and listening to the sounds the things made as they prepared to lunge towards the others, " run. If we are lucky, they will not follow us, but I hardly doubt our luck should hold as thus, so if they forget about them, we run.and try to make it out into the flat lands. I dare not use any more arrows, for I run low as it is and we might need them as of later, so we have no choice but to run,"
" I do not believe I have the speed to out run them," Amowiel spoke, her voice faltering, " and I do not think I would be able to maneuver throughout these woods."
" Do not worry," Legolas told her, " I will not leave you behind, and I would fight and use the last of my arrows to insure your protection and life,"
Amowiel opened her mouth to speak, perhaps to thank him, but just as the sounds started to form on the tip of her tongue, there was a loud growl from within the bushes a few feet away from them.
The four humans quickly jumped to their feet and drew their swords and then suddenly, an entire pack of the creatures jumped from each side of the bushes, surrounding the humans on all sides except the one Legolas and Amowiel were on. The battle erupted between the animals and the four humans, who were out numbered by far.
" Run now!" Legolas hissed in Amowiel's ear and pulled her to her feet.
Without any hesitation, Amowiel heeded Legolas's words and pushed herself forward, despite her hunger and fatigue. Legolas followed behind her, trying to avoid being seen by the things, but with no luck.
The pack of the animals was big, big enough so that when one of them noticed Legolas and Amowiel running away from where they were all ready attacking, it was able to single to some of the others, and about four of the creatures ran into the dark forest, after the Elf and woman.
" They're chasing us! Ran as fast as your feet will carry you!" Legolas shouted to Amowiel, who ran in front of him.
Taking his word for it. Amowiel ran faster. Suddenly, one of the humans back at the camp screamed out in pain. Amowiel stopped running and turned around.
" Legolas!" She cried, " We can't leave the others! They shall die!"
Legolas reached her, and because the four creatures were close behind him, grabbed her arm and pulled her along beside him, causing her to start to run again.
" If we stay, we shall die too!"
She started to protest, but once she heard a loud growl from behind her, she shut her mouth and continued to run as fast as her feet would carry her. Another scream of pain ripped through the air.
Amowiel started to turn her head back, but Legolas pulled at her arm again and cried to her. " Don't look back! Just run!!! We are almost out of the borders of these woods!"
Finally, Legolas squinted through the trees and with much relief, saw that he could now see through to the end of the forest. They had only little ways to run, and their luck was faltering.the creatures were gaining to them.
Latching on to her arm more tightly, Legolas took off to his full speed, pulling Amowiel along. They were so close to freedom.
In one last lunge through the last of the trees, Legolas and Amowiel dove out into the cool night air. They rolled along the ground, and when they finally stopped, Legolas realized, with great relief, that they were out of the woods, and into the flat lands.
The growls of the now angry things started to drift away from them, heading back into the deep forest. Amowiel sat up and stared back into the woods, her face horror filled and shocked.
" They're dead," she whispered, her voice full of emotion.
Legolas sat up and turned to her, full of surprise. Why did she, all of the sudden, care about what had happened to the four humans after they had tried to kill her only hours ago?
" Why do you care?" Legolas asked softly, quite confused, " Did they not try to kill you?"
" I've known them my entire life," she replied, her voice on the verge of cracking, " they have always been around me.ever since I was little, and I let them.I ran away and let them die."
Legolas moved in front to gaze into her face. It was horror struck with tears streaking down her pale cheeks.
" I left them to die," she whispered painfully, and suddenly, a loud sob escaped from between her lips.
She covered her face in her hands and continued to sob. Without really knowing what he was doing, Legolas wrapped his arms around her shaking body and pulled her into his chest.
He tried to find the right words to comfort her, to tell her that it wasn't her fault, but he couldn't think of them. He just held her. And Amowiel continued to sob into his chest.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Ummm..No shout outs this time, but I promise to write them up next time! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Much luv!
~ AN- ok, I know, it took me way too long to get this chapter up, and really, I hate that it took me so log to get it up, but please don't get angry with me. I'm going through one of those periods where I really don't feel like writing anything. I guess some of you fellow authors might have gone through the same thing as I'm going through, so please try to understand.I just don't feel like writing right now.but hopefully soon I'll get back into the swing of things! Have hope! Oh, and I would really appreciate if you guys have any ideas of how you'd like this story to go, to share them with me. I have my own ideas, but I'd love to hear how y'all would like for it to turn out. Thanks! Again, I don't know when the next chapter will be up, but I hope it's soon. Much love to y'all! P.S- please review! ~