~ AN-Well, I'm done my midterms! Happy much! And since I have Thursday and
today off (the teachers had something to do with the district) I decided to
sit down and write! It's Halloween!!!!! Happy!!!!! Yes, I am going trick or
treating this year, cuz I love free candy and who really gives a damn if
I'm 14? Oh well.FREE CANDY! Anywaz, I'm quite surprised that you all so far
stuck with me, even through the romance stuff, considering I know how most
people feel about romance related to LOTR (unless it's someone who got
together in the trilogy) and in a sense, I feel the same way (but not
totally!) Anyway, for all of you people who are quite disproved of the
romance between Legolas and Amowiel, you might just like what's coming up..
~
Disclaimer- Guess what, I still don't own.
Chapter 12
Legolas drew away from her; trying to let his lips linger upon Amowiel's as long as they could. Finally, he was standing upright again, and peering into Amowiel's beautiful face, watching intently for her reaction. He prayed that he was right, that she felt the same way about him.
Confusion shone in her green eyes, but below the puzzlement, laid joy. Legolas's actions confused her, and yet set her heart racing and her body tingling. Over the past days, her feeling for him had grown greater than they already had been.
" Legolas." she started, not really knowing what she was going to say, but never had a chance to finish anyway. Legolas placed a finger over her lips to silence her.
" Do not speak now, for you will ruin the moment. Let the magic rest between us, for now it is time for sleep. You are still weary and need rest. We shall talk in the morning,"
She wanted to argue, to try to persuade him to talk now, but suddenly she seemed to have fatigue wash over her. Suddenly, the only thing she wanted to do, confused as she might be, was sleep.
" You shall have your way Legolas, We shall talk in the morning," She sighed, " For I am truly tired, and will need rest. But you must promise you will not try to back out of the talk between us that is well overdue to us,"
" That I can promise without doubt of breaking it," he said with a small smile.
Without another word, the two slept, wondering with apprehension of the words that would be said between then tomorrow. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next morning, Amowiel was jolted awake. It was still dark all around her, and at first she thought it must still have been the nighttime, but the she saw Legolas awake, sitting with his back rested against a tree and a small smile upon his lips.
" How long have you been awake?" she asked quietly, pulling herself into a sitting position.
" Since the sun rose," came his curt reply.
" It is morning?" Amowiel asked, quite surprised. It was still as dark in these woods as it had been the previous night.
" It is always dark here. The trees are tall, and block out the sun. When you have lived here your whole, immortal life, you can tell the difference,"
" Oh,"
An unsettled silence settled over them. Each knew what was coming next, but it seemed neither wanted to start the impending conversation.
" I suppose," Legolas started, unsure of what he was going to say, " You would like an explanation of my actions last night,"
" Unless you decided to play with my heart, it is my guess that you have feelings for me, but I may be wrong," Amowiel guessed quietly.
" You guess correctly," Legolas spoke, a small smile on his lips, " I play not with your heart, and what I did was as sudden to you as it was to me,"
" If that is so," Amowiel looked up at him, her eyes shining, " that would mean you care for me, and that the feelings I have been feeling for you so suddenly will not go unrequited,"
It felt as though a weight had been lifted off Legolas's heart. Amowiel felt for him too, and his actions the previous night would not be returned by anger.
" Yes Amowiel," he started, still not entirely sure what words would exit from his mouth, " I care for you, and I think I love you. For a long time, I've kept myself from letting my emotions show, but ever since we met, I've not been able to control the feelings I have for you. In all my long years of life in this world, I have never met anyone, Elf or Human, that I have cared for more than you. You've made me realize that I don't have to hate myself because of what I've done,"
" I'm glad I've made such a big impact on you," she let out a little laugh.
" If we are able to stop this war," he continued, fearing that if he stopped now, he wouldn't continue, " I want you to stay with me. I don't care if we go back to your home or stay in Mirkwood, all I want is to be with you,"
" Even if we do stop the battle," Amowiel spoke softly and sadly, casting her eyes downward, " there will still be hate between our peoples, and that may take a hundred years to mend. Our love would never be accepted, no matter where we were to go. They would try to keep us apart, and I don't know how long love would survive in those conditions,"
Stepping forward, Legolas wrapped his arms around her stomach, causing her to look up into his face. " No matter what obstacles we will have to over come, we will. You're right, they would try to drive us apart, and if we must, we can leave. No matter what people will try to do to us, I'll always stand by you, no matter the cost,"
A smile lit up upon Amowiel's face " You make things sound like they will be easy. I will go wherever you go Legolas, and will not once utter a complaint, for I love you so. But before we plan so far, we must first stop the war. For all that is known to us, we may be killed as traitors as soon as we arrive to the Elven halls. Hope that our peoples will see that war is not the answer, and also pray they will give no heed to our love,"
Legolas cupped her chin and looked down at her. " Near the beginning of our journey, you asked me a question. You asked me if you were just a woman I was sent to assassinate and took hostage instead, or were you something more. I have already told you my feeling, but I feel the need to answer your question outright. You will never believe how glad I am that I did not kill you that night in Gondor, and took you instead. First, you became the first true friend I had had since before the time my mother was killed, and now, you are the only woman I have truly ever loved. To think of what would have happened if I had killed you that night makes me sick. To think I ever wanted to even hurt you makes me feel the same way. So no Amowiel, you are so much more to me than that, and among the many things you are, is my savior. Without you, I would have never seen that I can choose my own path, and that I do not need to kill for my father. You taught me that I can forge my own destiny, and without you I would still be nothing but a cold hearted assassin,"
Without another word, Legolas brought his lips to Amowiel's. This kiss was longer than the one they had shared the previous night, and it was filled with love. Suddenly, Amowiel's body jerked and she uttered a strong gasp. Her body slumped into Legolas's.
Quickly, Legolas pulled away from her, and looked down into her face with confusion, for her beautiful features were filled with immense pain and it looked like she was trying to hold a scream down in her throat.
" What-" Legolas started to ask what was the matter, but then he say what exactly was wrong.
Amowiel was wounded. A thin arrow stuck out of her back, and it was wedged in deep. Blood seeped out of the wound, and it was too dark. Blood only was that dark when an organ had been punctured.
" Amowiel!" Legolas cried, taking her to the ground and laying her down upon her side. Quickly, he scanned the surrounding woods to see who had shot at them, and hit Amowiel.
By now, tears were pouring down Amowiel's pale cheeks. Her face was scrunched up in pain. He had to get the arrow out of her, and right now!
" This will hurt," he whispered soothingly and softly to her, as he broke off the end of the arrow and wrapped his hand around the broken arrow. Suddenly he pulled the arrow with all his might. Amowiel screamed in sudden agony, and her scream caused Legolas to grimace.
With the arrow now out of her, blood began to pour out of her small body, and fear started to creep into Legolas's heart. The wound was too deep, and too much blood was leaking out of her.
" No." he whispered painfully, knowing, but not wanting to believe what was going to happen. No matter what he could try, Legolas was no healer, and Amowiel was losing blood far too quickly. She was going to die.
" Legolas," she whispered painfully, already suspecting and fearing the answer to the question she was going to ask, " am I going to die?"
Legolas could not bring himself to answer. He knew the answer, but would not believe it. She could not die! Not now, not when they had just begun to love each other!
Amowiel did not need him to answer, for his hesitation and face was answer enough for her. She was so scared. She had seen her mother die, and had always wondered from that day if her mother had been scared while she lay dying, and now she knew the answer. Death was terrifying.
Legolas felt tears gathering in the corners of his eyes. How could this be Happening?!
" Do not worry Legolas," she spoke softly. She may be scared, but she had to be strong, because from the look on Legolas's face, he would break if she were to cry and because she loved him, she would not put Legolas through more pain than necessary at her. death. " I will soon be with my mother again. Do not cry for me, for I am not worth it. I know you love me, and I know that my.. Death will cause you pain, but you have to promise that no matter what, you will still try to stop this war. The war between our peoples has already claimed one life, and that is mine. And I know you will carry guilt for me, but don't. You tried to keep your promise to protect me, and I love you so much for it, but it is fate that I must pass on now, and not be able to live out the rest of my life loving you. I want you to remember me always though, and even if you live to see the end of this world, I hope you'll still have a little place in your heart for me," she gasped as sudden pain went through her body, " I love you Legolas," she could feel herself start to slip away and darkness started to take her.
" I love you Amowiel," Legolas chocked out.
A small smile lit up upon Amowiel's face, and she looked up at Legolas with eyes full of love. With the small still upon her lips, Lay Amowiel of Gondor passed out of the world.
Legolas watched as the light in Amowiel's once vibrant green eye faded and died. Unable to peer into her dead eyes, Legolas slowly took his hand and closed them. She was dead.
Tears rolled down his cheeks, leaving wet trails as then drifted down his face. He had kept the tears in, so not to cry in front of Amowiel, but now they slipped freely down his face. He had not cried since his mother had been killed, and now he cried again as yet another woman he loved was cruelly taken from him.
It wasn't fair! How could she be taken from him so quickly?! They had just found that they loved each other, and just as they were planning how to make their love survive, she was killed. IT WASN'T FAIR!
With tear filled eyes, Legolas's gaze rested on the two halves of the arrow that had killed Amowiel. He felt anger swell in him. Who could have killed her?
He picked up the two halves and looked at them closely. With sudden realization, his eyes widened. This arrow was and Elvish one, and not only that, but it was one of the ones specially crafted for only two people. The arrow was one of those given only to the royal children, and the only other person who could have killed Amowiel was Delund.. His brother!
Legolas dropped the arrow and closed his eyes. Of all people, how could his own brother be responsible? Somehow, Delund had found them, and he must have recognized Amowiel. He had been the one who had killed Amowiel.
Legolas's heart sank lower. He had promised Amowiel that he would protect her from Delund, and yet she had been killed by his hand.
Even if it were the last thing Legolas were ever to do, he would stop this war, just as Amowiel had wanted, and then he would confront his brother, who had killed the only woman he had ever truly loved. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* SHOUT OUTS!!!!
Libby- Yeah yeah, Legomances get really old, but if you look at it from my view, the romance in this story adds better conflicts and makes the anguished plot stronger. Think of it this way, if Legolas hadn't fallen in love with Amowiel (but were still friends) she would have been killed, he would have been sad of course, and he would have gone to try to stop the war, and possibly never really changed inside. But throw in the romance, and you create anguish. The woman he loved and had sworn to protect was killed by his brother, and just because she was human. Now Legolas will have an actual REASON to fight to stop this war, to avenge Amowiel, even if it means his own death. Now do you get why I threw in romance? Well, I hope so! It makes it more dramatic! Anywaz, I hope that all made sense to you! Bai bai!
Nirobie- Hey! I'm so glad that at least one of y'all don't mind waiting for updates! LOL! And I'm also glad you seemed (from your review that is) to enjoy the romance. It's such a shame it didn't last very long.
Sdoinky- Hey, I wasn't aware the story had an "R" rating! I thought it was just "PG-13"! Because as a rule, nothing I write is ever below "PG-13". Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter and review again!
Sirithiliel- Hey! Yeah.considering there are maybe three chapters left at the most, so quite possibly I'll be able to update sooner! LOL! Bai bai!
Alida- fruit- Yes! Midterms are over (angels sing from the heavens)! And since these were my first ones, I was kinda stressed out! LOL! I think I figured out why I'm having such a hard time writing this story (besides the whole life takes up way too much time!). I think, subconsciously, I've known for the past few chapters, that it was almost time to kill off Amowiel, and I absolutely hate myself for killing her, so I tried to keep her alive for as long as possible. Make sense? It's way weird, but I find that if you create a character and go far enough in depth of them and use them, they start to grow on you and you start to luv them in a certain way, and I created Amowiel far better than I created man other characters, and I hated myself for killing her and not letting her live with happiness in her life, but it was all for the good of the story. Anyway, I hope that makes sense, and I can't wait to read your next review. Bai bai.
AN- Well, I really can't believe I actually killed her off. I totally hate that I actually did, and almost re-wrote this chapter after writing it and letting Amowiel live, but I told myself it had to be this way. It was totally sad, but it had to be done. There all you people who didn't want Amowiel and Legolas to stay together, they can't now. Anywaz, please review and I hope to get this chapter up really soon, so rock on! Bai bai!!
Disclaimer- Guess what, I still don't own.
Chapter 12
Legolas drew away from her; trying to let his lips linger upon Amowiel's as long as they could. Finally, he was standing upright again, and peering into Amowiel's beautiful face, watching intently for her reaction. He prayed that he was right, that she felt the same way about him.
Confusion shone in her green eyes, but below the puzzlement, laid joy. Legolas's actions confused her, and yet set her heart racing and her body tingling. Over the past days, her feeling for him had grown greater than they already had been.
" Legolas." she started, not really knowing what she was going to say, but never had a chance to finish anyway. Legolas placed a finger over her lips to silence her.
" Do not speak now, for you will ruin the moment. Let the magic rest between us, for now it is time for sleep. You are still weary and need rest. We shall talk in the morning,"
She wanted to argue, to try to persuade him to talk now, but suddenly she seemed to have fatigue wash over her. Suddenly, the only thing she wanted to do, confused as she might be, was sleep.
" You shall have your way Legolas, We shall talk in the morning," She sighed, " For I am truly tired, and will need rest. But you must promise you will not try to back out of the talk between us that is well overdue to us,"
" That I can promise without doubt of breaking it," he said with a small smile.
Without another word, the two slept, wondering with apprehension of the words that would be said between then tomorrow. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next morning, Amowiel was jolted awake. It was still dark all around her, and at first she thought it must still have been the nighttime, but the she saw Legolas awake, sitting with his back rested against a tree and a small smile upon his lips.
" How long have you been awake?" she asked quietly, pulling herself into a sitting position.
" Since the sun rose," came his curt reply.
" It is morning?" Amowiel asked, quite surprised. It was still as dark in these woods as it had been the previous night.
" It is always dark here. The trees are tall, and block out the sun. When you have lived here your whole, immortal life, you can tell the difference,"
" Oh,"
An unsettled silence settled over them. Each knew what was coming next, but it seemed neither wanted to start the impending conversation.
" I suppose," Legolas started, unsure of what he was going to say, " You would like an explanation of my actions last night,"
" Unless you decided to play with my heart, it is my guess that you have feelings for me, but I may be wrong," Amowiel guessed quietly.
" You guess correctly," Legolas spoke, a small smile on his lips, " I play not with your heart, and what I did was as sudden to you as it was to me,"
" If that is so," Amowiel looked up at him, her eyes shining, " that would mean you care for me, and that the feelings I have been feeling for you so suddenly will not go unrequited,"
It felt as though a weight had been lifted off Legolas's heart. Amowiel felt for him too, and his actions the previous night would not be returned by anger.
" Yes Amowiel," he started, still not entirely sure what words would exit from his mouth, " I care for you, and I think I love you. For a long time, I've kept myself from letting my emotions show, but ever since we met, I've not been able to control the feelings I have for you. In all my long years of life in this world, I have never met anyone, Elf or Human, that I have cared for more than you. You've made me realize that I don't have to hate myself because of what I've done,"
" I'm glad I've made such a big impact on you," she let out a little laugh.
" If we are able to stop this war," he continued, fearing that if he stopped now, he wouldn't continue, " I want you to stay with me. I don't care if we go back to your home or stay in Mirkwood, all I want is to be with you,"
" Even if we do stop the battle," Amowiel spoke softly and sadly, casting her eyes downward, " there will still be hate between our peoples, and that may take a hundred years to mend. Our love would never be accepted, no matter where we were to go. They would try to keep us apart, and I don't know how long love would survive in those conditions,"
Stepping forward, Legolas wrapped his arms around her stomach, causing her to look up into his face. " No matter what obstacles we will have to over come, we will. You're right, they would try to drive us apart, and if we must, we can leave. No matter what people will try to do to us, I'll always stand by you, no matter the cost,"
A smile lit up upon Amowiel's face " You make things sound like they will be easy. I will go wherever you go Legolas, and will not once utter a complaint, for I love you so. But before we plan so far, we must first stop the war. For all that is known to us, we may be killed as traitors as soon as we arrive to the Elven halls. Hope that our peoples will see that war is not the answer, and also pray they will give no heed to our love,"
Legolas cupped her chin and looked down at her. " Near the beginning of our journey, you asked me a question. You asked me if you were just a woman I was sent to assassinate and took hostage instead, or were you something more. I have already told you my feeling, but I feel the need to answer your question outright. You will never believe how glad I am that I did not kill you that night in Gondor, and took you instead. First, you became the first true friend I had had since before the time my mother was killed, and now, you are the only woman I have truly ever loved. To think of what would have happened if I had killed you that night makes me sick. To think I ever wanted to even hurt you makes me feel the same way. So no Amowiel, you are so much more to me than that, and among the many things you are, is my savior. Without you, I would have never seen that I can choose my own path, and that I do not need to kill for my father. You taught me that I can forge my own destiny, and without you I would still be nothing but a cold hearted assassin,"
Without another word, Legolas brought his lips to Amowiel's. This kiss was longer than the one they had shared the previous night, and it was filled with love. Suddenly, Amowiel's body jerked and she uttered a strong gasp. Her body slumped into Legolas's.
Quickly, Legolas pulled away from her, and looked down into her face with confusion, for her beautiful features were filled with immense pain and it looked like she was trying to hold a scream down in her throat.
" What-" Legolas started to ask what was the matter, but then he say what exactly was wrong.
Amowiel was wounded. A thin arrow stuck out of her back, and it was wedged in deep. Blood seeped out of the wound, and it was too dark. Blood only was that dark when an organ had been punctured.
" Amowiel!" Legolas cried, taking her to the ground and laying her down upon her side. Quickly, he scanned the surrounding woods to see who had shot at them, and hit Amowiel.
By now, tears were pouring down Amowiel's pale cheeks. Her face was scrunched up in pain. He had to get the arrow out of her, and right now!
" This will hurt," he whispered soothingly and softly to her, as he broke off the end of the arrow and wrapped his hand around the broken arrow. Suddenly he pulled the arrow with all his might. Amowiel screamed in sudden agony, and her scream caused Legolas to grimace.
With the arrow now out of her, blood began to pour out of her small body, and fear started to creep into Legolas's heart. The wound was too deep, and too much blood was leaking out of her.
" No." he whispered painfully, knowing, but not wanting to believe what was going to happen. No matter what he could try, Legolas was no healer, and Amowiel was losing blood far too quickly. She was going to die.
" Legolas," she whispered painfully, already suspecting and fearing the answer to the question she was going to ask, " am I going to die?"
Legolas could not bring himself to answer. He knew the answer, but would not believe it. She could not die! Not now, not when they had just begun to love each other!
Amowiel did not need him to answer, for his hesitation and face was answer enough for her. She was so scared. She had seen her mother die, and had always wondered from that day if her mother had been scared while she lay dying, and now she knew the answer. Death was terrifying.
Legolas felt tears gathering in the corners of his eyes. How could this be Happening?!
" Do not worry Legolas," she spoke softly. She may be scared, but she had to be strong, because from the look on Legolas's face, he would break if she were to cry and because she loved him, she would not put Legolas through more pain than necessary at her. death. " I will soon be with my mother again. Do not cry for me, for I am not worth it. I know you love me, and I know that my.. Death will cause you pain, but you have to promise that no matter what, you will still try to stop this war. The war between our peoples has already claimed one life, and that is mine. And I know you will carry guilt for me, but don't. You tried to keep your promise to protect me, and I love you so much for it, but it is fate that I must pass on now, and not be able to live out the rest of my life loving you. I want you to remember me always though, and even if you live to see the end of this world, I hope you'll still have a little place in your heart for me," she gasped as sudden pain went through her body, " I love you Legolas," she could feel herself start to slip away and darkness started to take her.
" I love you Amowiel," Legolas chocked out.
A small smile lit up upon Amowiel's face, and she looked up at Legolas with eyes full of love. With the small still upon her lips, Lay Amowiel of Gondor passed out of the world.
Legolas watched as the light in Amowiel's once vibrant green eye faded and died. Unable to peer into her dead eyes, Legolas slowly took his hand and closed them. She was dead.
Tears rolled down his cheeks, leaving wet trails as then drifted down his face. He had kept the tears in, so not to cry in front of Amowiel, but now they slipped freely down his face. He had not cried since his mother had been killed, and now he cried again as yet another woman he loved was cruelly taken from him.
It wasn't fair! How could she be taken from him so quickly?! They had just found that they loved each other, and just as they were planning how to make their love survive, she was killed. IT WASN'T FAIR!
With tear filled eyes, Legolas's gaze rested on the two halves of the arrow that had killed Amowiel. He felt anger swell in him. Who could have killed her?
He picked up the two halves and looked at them closely. With sudden realization, his eyes widened. This arrow was and Elvish one, and not only that, but it was one of the ones specially crafted for only two people. The arrow was one of those given only to the royal children, and the only other person who could have killed Amowiel was Delund.. His brother!
Legolas dropped the arrow and closed his eyes. Of all people, how could his own brother be responsible? Somehow, Delund had found them, and he must have recognized Amowiel. He had been the one who had killed Amowiel.
Legolas's heart sank lower. He had promised Amowiel that he would protect her from Delund, and yet she had been killed by his hand.
Even if it were the last thing Legolas were ever to do, he would stop this war, just as Amowiel had wanted, and then he would confront his brother, who had killed the only woman he had ever truly loved. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* SHOUT OUTS!!!!
Libby- Yeah yeah, Legomances get really old, but if you look at it from my view, the romance in this story adds better conflicts and makes the anguished plot stronger. Think of it this way, if Legolas hadn't fallen in love with Amowiel (but were still friends) she would have been killed, he would have been sad of course, and he would have gone to try to stop the war, and possibly never really changed inside. But throw in the romance, and you create anguish. The woman he loved and had sworn to protect was killed by his brother, and just because she was human. Now Legolas will have an actual REASON to fight to stop this war, to avenge Amowiel, even if it means his own death. Now do you get why I threw in romance? Well, I hope so! It makes it more dramatic! Anywaz, I hope that all made sense to you! Bai bai!
Nirobie- Hey! I'm so glad that at least one of y'all don't mind waiting for updates! LOL! And I'm also glad you seemed (from your review that is) to enjoy the romance. It's such a shame it didn't last very long.
Sdoinky- Hey, I wasn't aware the story had an "R" rating! I thought it was just "PG-13"! Because as a rule, nothing I write is ever below "PG-13". Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter and review again!
Sirithiliel- Hey! Yeah.considering there are maybe three chapters left at the most, so quite possibly I'll be able to update sooner! LOL! Bai bai!
Alida- fruit- Yes! Midterms are over (angels sing from the heavens)! And since these were my first ones, I was kinda stressed out! LOL! I think I figured out why I'm having such a hard time writing this story (besides the whole life takes up way too much time!). I think, subconsciously, I've known for the past few chapters, that it was almost time to kill off Amowiel, and I absolutely hate myself for killing her, so I tried to keep her alive for as long as possible. Make sense? It's way weird, but I find that if you create a character and go far enough in depth of them and use them, they start to grow on you and you start to luv them in a certain way, and I created Amowiel far better than I created man other characters, and I hated myself for killing her and not letting her live with happiness in her life, but it was all for the good of the story. Anyway, I hope that makes sense, and I can't wait to read your next review. Bai bai.
AN- Well, I really can't believe I actually killed her off. I totally hate that I actually did, and almost re-wrote this chapter after writing it and letting Amowiel live, but I told myself it had to be this way. It was totally sad, but it had to be done. There all you people who didn't want Amowiel and Legolas to stay together, they can't now. Anywaz, please review and I hope to get this chapter up really soon, so rock on! Bai bai!!