AUTHOR'S NOTE:
I just wanted to let everyone know ahead of time that I am an extremely sappy writer, but I will also have a lot of action in this story. You can flame all you wish to, because I am the type of person that thrives on criticism and I take that stuff and use it to help my story. I do not know if this would be considered a 'mary sue' because I have no idea what that is. So, read it and rate it and continue to look for updates if you like it. I should add a chapter or two a week because I'm out of school for the summer. Enjoy!
"Limbe Sokossi lela," Kika cried frantically as she stood, slipping into her native tongue. Legolas hurried to her aid as she swayed unsteadily.
"What happened? Are you well?" He looked at her, and the concern on his face was obvious.
"Orcs are coming!" she insisted, "climb that tree", she said, gesturing to one nearby.
"Orcs? Why do I need to climb the tree?" He looked into the forest and finally saw the creatures Kika had forewarned him about. "I can fight them down here, not shoot from a tree. That would be impractical".
"No! You must climb the tree!" she said. The conviction in her voice was so strong that Legolas, after only a moment's hesitation, did as she said. Kika began to draw her daggers, but when Legolas saw this, he protested.
"No! I will not allow you to fight while I sit in a tree! If I am to sit up here, you must do the same". Kika saw the willful look on his face and decided that it would be no use to argue. She climbed a tree near the one Legolas was in and pulled an arrow out of her quiver. Legolas already had his out, and sent and arrow flying through the trees into the neck of an orc. Kika followed suit, and soon nine orcs were lying dead. Legolas nimbly leapt down from his tree, and Kika did the same. "How did you know they were coming before they were within sight?" he asked. "And why did you insist on shooting from the tree?"
Now he will shun me as all the others do, she thought. I was hoping I could have one night where I could be normal and have a nice bed to sleep in with a good meal, but that is all ruined now. "I.", she hesitated before continuing, "I have visions of what can happen in the near future. I saw them coming. It is different, worse, than foresight. Foresight shows things that cannot be helped or changed, while I always must decide whether or not to interfere" She bowed her head, ashamed of her abnormality.
"You see what can happen? So you change what you see?" Surprised, Kika looked up to see that he looked curious instead of appalled, as most elves were.
"If I want to..I saw an orc killing you; that is why I told you to climb the tree. Sometimes I see things that I do not need to, or cannot, change." Legolas noticed a deep sadness in her eyes as she said this.
"I am glad that you possess this gift. I owe you my life because of it." He still seemed concerned. "Does it cause you pain? It seemed as if it hurt you".
"Yes, I have a great pain between my eyes just before I see whatever it is that is coming. I have learned to endure it."
"But you are well now? We can wait and rest if you need to." Kika shook her head.
"No, we can continue on; I am fine now." Legolas nodded and led the way, but watched her closely as they trekked through the woods. As they were traveling, Kika thought about what had happened. Every elf who had ever known about her 'gift' (it was more of a nuisance to her than anything) had treated her as if she were deformed. Some actually said flat out that she should stop having visions and try to be like every other elf, as if she could control them! Legolas was different. He was only curious, and worried about her. He did not stay further away from her as they walked, as most elves did. They always seemed afraid that she would explode, but Legolas was just as friendly as ever, commenting on this tree, that bird, and the weather. Kika stopped to pull her cloak out of her pack as the wind began blowing harder.
"We are almost there, so we will be out of this frosty wind soon. The winters are quite harsh here, though not quite as harsh as Caradhas", he said, smiling.
"You have been to Caradhas?", asked Kika, intrigued.
"Yes", said Legolas. "We, the Fellowship, tried going over the mountain before we were forced to go under it." He shuddered at the memory. "I would have much rather continued on the original path, but the others could not stand the cold and snow any longer. They were having to dig their way through. I felt sorry for them then, but then I began feeling sorry for all of us while we were traveling through Moria. Ever since then I have had a much greater appreciation for the sunlight." He turned his face up towards the sunlight that was streaming through the trees. It was Kika, this time that shuddered.
"I cannot imagine being in darkness for as long as it would take to pass under a mountain."
"It definitely was not fun, but when I think about all that was saved because of the result of that journey, it is certainly worth it." Kika was silent for a few moments.
"Were you at Helm's Deep?" Legolas seemed slightly taken aback by this abrupt question, but answered promptly.
"Yes, I was there."
"Did you know Haldir, the captain of the Army of Lothlorien?" Legolas nodded.
"Yes, I met him first in Lothlorien, then he came to Helm's Deep with his army to assist us. We would have been lost without him and his men. His loss was one of the most grievous ones that night, for me in any case. Did you know him?" When Kika was silent he turned to find that she had tears in her eyes. "I am sorry! I have upset you".
"No, I asked you, you are not at fault. Haldir and I were as brother and sister since we were children. The night he died at Helm's Deep, I saw it. It was the worst vision I have ever had. Up until that point, everything I had seen was something I could change if I wished to do so, but I have never felt more helpless than I did that night. I could do nothing, not even tell him to look out for the orc behind him". By this point she was openly crying. "I am sorry, I know it was a long time ago, but you are the first person who was there who would say anything. all his men would tell me was that he was a good captain. I knew that much".
"His death was tragic, but not in vain". He gestured to the trees around them. "He and his men helped save all this. Darkness would have covered it all without their assistance at that battle". He put his arm around Kika to comfort her, and maybe partially to comfort himself, for he, too, now had fresh tears in his eyes, thinking about all the death that happened in that single night. She stiffened at first, then relaxed and sobbed for several minutes. Then she wiped her tears and pulled away from Legolas.
"I am so sorry..my bawling has most likely caused us to miss the noon meal".
"Do not apologize; something as tragic as that is hard to get over. The memory is hard for me, and it is ingrained in my mind forever". Kika sniffed one last time before they continued into the forest. Without warning, she laughed.
"I would wager that you never knew that you would end up escorting an odd overemotional elf with strange visions through the woods today, did you?" Legolas, too, laughed at this.
"No, I did not know that I would be so fortunate".
I just wanted to let everyone know ahead of time that I am an extremely sappy writer, but I will also have a lot of action in this story. You can flame all you wish to, because I am the type of person that thrives on criticism and I take that stuff and use it to help my story. I do not know if this would be considered a 'mary sue' because I have no idea what that is. So, read it and rate it and continue to look for updates if you like it. I should add a chapter or two a week because I'm out of school for the summer. Enjoy!
"Limbe Sokossi lela," Kika cried frantically as she stood, slipping into her native tongue. Legolas hurried to her aid as she swayed unsteadily.
"What happened? Are you well?" He looked at her, and the concern on his face was obvious.
"Orcs are coming!" she insisted, "climb that tree", she said, gesturing to one nearby.
"Orcs? Why do I need to climb the tree?" He looked into the forest and finally saw the creatures Kika had forewarned him about. "I can fight them down here, not shoot from a tree. That would be impractical".
"No! You must climb the tree!" she said. The conviction in her voice was so strong that Legolas, after only a moment's hesitation, did as she said. Kika began to draw her daggers, but when Legolas saw this, he protested.
"No! I will not allow you to fight while I sit in a tree! If I am to sit up here, you must do the same". Kika saw the willful look on his face and decided that it would be no use to argue. She climbed a tree near the one Legolas was in and pulled an arrow out of her quiver. Legolas already had his out, and sent and arrow flying through the trees into the neck of an orc. Kika followed suit, and soon nine orcs were lying dead. Legolas nimbly leapt down from his tree, and Kika did the same. "How did you know they were coming before they were within sight?" he asked. "And why did you insist on shooting from the tree?"
Now he will shun me as all the others do, she thought. I was hoping I could have one night where I could be normal and have a nice bed to sleep in with a good meal, but that is all ruined now. "I.", she hesitated before continuing, "I have visions of what can happen in the near future. I saw them coming. It is different, worse, than foresight. Foresight shows things that cannot be helped or changed, while I always must decide whether or not to interfere" She bowed her head, ashamed of her abnormality.
"You see what can happen? So you change what you see?" Surprised, Kika looked up to see that he looked curious instead of appalled, as most elves were.
"If I want to..I saw an orc killing you; that is why I told you to climb the tree. Sometimes I see things that I do not need to, or cannot, change." Legolas noticed a deep sadness in her eyes as she said this.
"I am glad that you possess this gift. I owe you my life because of it." He still seemed concerned. "Does it cause you pain? It seemed as if it hurt you".
"Yes, I have a great pain between my eyes just before I see whatever it is that is coming. I have learned to endure it."
"But you are well now? We can wait and rest if you need to." Kika shook her head.
"No, we can continue on; I am fine now." Legolas nodded and led the way, but watched her closely as they trekked through the woods. As they were traveling, Kika thought about what had happened. Every elf who had ever known about her 'gift' (it was more of a nuisance to her than anything) had treated her as if she were deformed. Some actually said flat out that she should stop having visions and try to be like every other elf, as if she could control them! Legolas was different. He was only curious, and worried about her. He did not stay further away from her as they walked, as most elves did. They always seemed afraid that she would explode, but Legolas was just as friendly as ever, commenting on this tree, that bird, and the weather. Kika stopped to pull her cloak out of her pack as the wind began blowing harder.
"We are almost there, so we will be out of this frosty wind soon. The winters are quite harsh here, though not quite as harsh as Caradhas", he said, smiling.
"You have been to Caradhas?", asked Kika, intrigued.
"Yes", said Legolas. "We, the Fellowship, tried going over the mountain before we were forced to go under it." He shuddered at the memory. "I would have much rather continued on the original path, but the others could not stand the cold and snow any longer. They were having to dig their way through. I felt sorry for them then, but then I began feeling sorry for all of us while we were traveling through Moria. Ever since then I have had a much greater appreciation for the sunlight." He turned his face up towards the sunlight that was streaming through the trees. It was Kika, this time that shuddered.
"I cannot imagine being in darkness for as long as it would take to pass under a mountain."
"It definitely was not fun, but when I think about all that was saved because of the result of that journey, it is certainly worth it." Kika was silent for a few moments.
"Were you at Helm's Deep?" Legolas seemed slightly taken aback by this abrupt question, but answered promptly.
"Yes, I was there."
"Did you know Haldir, the captain of the Army of Lothlorien?" Legolas nodded.
"Yes, I met him first in Lothlorien, then he came to Helm's Deep with his army to assist us. We would have been lost without him and his men. His loss was one of the most grievous ones that night, for me in any case. Did you know him?" When Kika was silent he turned to find that she had tears in her eyes. "I am sorry! I have upset you".
"No, I asked you, you are not at fault. Haldir and I were as brother and sister since we were children. The night he died at Helm's Deep, I saw it. It was the worst vision I have ever had. Up until that point, everything I had seen was something I could change if I wished to do so, but I have never felt more helpless than I did that night. I could do nothing, not even tell him to look out for the orc behind him". By this point she was openly crying. "I am sorry, I know it was a long time ago, but you are the first person who was there who would say anything. all his men would tell me was that he was a good captain. I knew that much".
"His death was tragic, but not in vain". He gestured to the trees around them. "He and his men helped save all this. Darkness would have covered it all without their assistance at that battle". He put his arm around Kika to comfort her, and maybe partially to comfort himself, for he, too, now had fresh tears in his eyes, thinking about all the death that happened in that single night. She stiffened at first, then relaxed and sobbed for several minutes. Then she wiped her tears and pulled away from Legolas.
"I am so sorry..my bawling has most likely caused us to miss the noon meal".
"Do not apologize; something as tragic as that is hard to get over. The memory is hard for me, and it is ingrained in my mind forever". Kika sniffed one last time before they continued into the forest. Without warning, she laughed.
"I would wager that you never knew that you would end up escorting an odd overemotional elf with strange visions through the woods today, did you?" Legolas, too, laughed at this.
"No, I did not know that I would be so fortunate".
