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Another chapter! In few days I won't be here and I would like to advance this story as much as possible.. I'm full of new ideas and I'm also thinking of writing another fic, but I'm a bit lost.. I mean, there are many things to write about, so.. I'm open to suggestions! Thanks for the reviews!
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I get weak when I look at you
Weak when we touch
I can't speak when I look in your eyes
I get weak when you're next to me
Weak from this love
I can't speak when I look in your eyes
I get weak
Convincing eyes, persuasive lips
The helpless heart just can't resist their power
- I get weak - Belinda Carlisle
"Do you remember?" I heard this voice inside my head. I woke up, opened my eyes.. the moon was still there, but the orange light of the sun rising appeared in the horizon. I was alone, and for a moment, I thought I was becoming crazy. I had asked Legolas to stay with me.. but maybe it had been a dream, he wasn't there. I sat down and took a deep breath. I was ashamed of what I had done. But I needed to hug someone.
Many sailors had started to work around me, and one of them offered a breakfast, and when I nodded, he pointed at the door that led to the cabins. He smiled at his own sarcasm, and I shook my head. He didn't understand my language, so it would be impossible to argue with him.
All my friends were already eating when I came. I avoided Haldir's gaze, and sat next to Gimli, too shy to talk to Legolas. The silence was killing me when, fortunately, Achilles met us. He wasn't wearing the helmet and I could prove what I had thought.. he looked exactly like one of the actors I less liked. I couldn't help smiling, thinking of all the millions of girls from my world who would have killed to be in my place. But it wasn't funny at all.. after the conversation with Haldir, I was more and more afraid of arriving in Troy. Something bad was going to happen and we couldn't fight with it.
"Those are my plans" Achilles said, without greeting us, without saying "good morning". He was direct and impulsive, and it seemed he didn't have too many time to explain. "Nobody knows we're going there, we'll attack by surprise.. as soon as we'll approach the coast, two small boats will part from the main ship, carrying some of us.. you, the strangers, will go on different boats, and once you'll arrive in the beach, you'll pretend that you're visitors in Troy, don't mention a word about us" His menacing look was enough for me. "It won't be easy to reach the palace where my people want to go.. but this is a story apart and it's none of your business. Just go there and try to enter like visitors.. change your clothes.. you look too.. strange.." He checked me with a face.
"And then.. what?" Asked Haldir, interested on the maps that Achilles had put over the table. "When will you attack.. and why?"
"I won't give more information, like you didn't give any information to me.. lets say that we can trust on each other.. and this has to be enough.. time will tell" he folded the papers and hurried towards the door, stopping once, to look back. "Zana.. try to change your dress.. here weather is hot and sunny.. you're wearing winter clothes.." I looked at my dress.. and the only thing I could do was to remove the upper part and stay with the white inside of it.. but it was too.. dared for me.. It was a too light dress.. but it had to work. After all we would have to bear summer temperatures. If I was on 21rst century, I wouldn't have cared.. but those times were different.. I had my doubts about walking with a dangerous dress in the Trojan streets.
We finished breakfast in silence, and then I fixed the dress.. it was easy and soon I was wearing more comfortable clothes. I took my bag and packed all the things I needed. Then, after taking a kind of bath in a cabin, inside a small kind of tube, I got dressed and left the place. One under the sun, I noticed the gazes of people over me.. disapproving gazes.. nobody liked the clothes. But I didn't have more choices.
"Zana" Achilles walked towards me, looking at my appearance with a strange face. "The first small boat will part now.. go with four of my men and one of your friends"
"Only one?" But Achilles was paying attention to another thing by then, and I shrugged. Did I have to choose? It seemed so. Haldir gave me a begging look, to my surprise.. I didn't understand that elf. And, remembering our last conversation, I couldn't help feeling angry. "Legolas" I said, and Haldir shook his head while the other elf smiled.
"Come on, go to the boat!!" Achilles shouted, and while they lifted it and carried us to the sea, using the ropes, we went under, like in an elevator.. and the last thing I saw were the faces of Haldir and Gimli looking at us. Yes, like in that movie I didn't want to remember. Once on the sea, the four sailors started their work and we started our journey to the coast.
"Thanks for choosing me" Said Legolas, whispering.
"I don't know why did I do it.." I murmured, looking in the distance, absent minded.
"This is not very kind for your part.." he complained, joking.
"I'm scared of what we'll find there.. " I noticed his blue eyes on me.
"Don't be. We already survived many situations.." I turned to meet his blue gaze and a flashback came to my head.. I suddenly remembered my first meetings with Gandalf.. in one of them, he said that all people from Middle Earth had died.. and that I would meet two elves, and that maybe they died in a battle.. or maybe they died of ..broken hearts.. how could I forget those words? I closed my eyes, ignoring Legolas questions about my health and about if I felt OK. Gandalf had said that everything was in my hands, in my decisions.. I was able to change everything.. to make Legolas and Haldir live forever, to make my world share world with immortal beings and magicians.. but.. would this be safe? Was any warranty ?What if this end would be worse for both worlds? How could I know it? All my past fears returned and I felt dizzy.. I wondered what would happen if I killed myself.. it sounded stupid, yes.. but maybe.. it was the only way to return to my time.. I looked at Legolas, who was worried.
"I was just thinking, Legolas.. " The four sailors started to speak in their own language and I looked in the distance. Land. My heart started beating so fast.. if Trojan soldiers saw us , it would be the end. To my big surprise, when we were near to the beach, those men got so nervous and looked at Legolas, and again to my great surprise, he seemed to understand his intentions, because he pushed me and we both fell inside the water!The boat disappeared fast, in another direction, and I felt Legolas hand taking mine and leading me to the surface, where I took a deep breath. "Are you crazy? What are you doing?" I shouted, but he covered my mouth with his hand.
"Calm down, don't say anything and just follow my actions.. you'll understand soon" And we swam near to the beach, where my feet touched the sandy bottom, and the small waves moved us softly.
"What?" I whispered, when he looked around him and then placed his eyes on mines. Then and before I could react, he wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed me. All my thoughts were spinning inside my head, and a strange kind of happiness came back to my heart. But soon I realised that Legolas was just trying to save our lives, because near from us, a group of Trojan soldiers were checking the beach. While Legolas went on kissing me, coldly, as I noticed.. I heard their laughs and I understood the elf's intentions.. now we gave a reason to be there, swimming inside the blue water. I relaxed a bit when they left, and this time, Legolas kiss became deeper, but just for some seconds. When he separated, I blushed, and he checked in the distance.
"They're gone".. he murmured, and we went out of the water and walked in the sand. "The soldiers of Achilles knew that the beach would be full of their enemies.. if we hadn't jumped, they would have caught us, and.. well, it's not strange to see a couple ..well.. we had to distract them and it was the only choice.." He explained, as if he was afraid that I would have misunderstood his kiss.
"Where's the boat?" I asked, avoiding the other subject. Legolas sighed.
"The boat is empty, look" He pointed in the distance. "They also jumped on time"
"Well.." I was delighted with the sight of the beach and the blue water.. and the old buildings, like in the Greek empire.. it was like jumping inside a National Geographic documentary, but this time with real rebuild houses.. it was magic.
"They have strange houses.." Legolas commented, and then looked at me with surprised expression. I noticed he avoided my gaze, and then he turned around.
"What?" I asked, but it was obvious. The thing dress I was wearing was completely wet.. and absolutely everything could be seen. "Oh, no.." I murmured, running towards a palm, and hiding behind. "I can't walk like this in the city!"
"I know" Legolas replied, as if I had made a big discovery. "You have to get dry , and at once, Zana.. lay down, I'll go for a walk and check this place" But I felt new fears.. what if something happened while I was alone? But, at the same time, I wasn't able to ask him to stay.. so I chose a place while he disappeared behind some palms. The sun was already high and it was so hot there. I laid down and closed my eyes.
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"It's the end" Achilles murmured when their boat was caught by the Trojan soldiers. Haldir looked around, nervous, trying to find his friends among the prisoners, but they weren't there. Gimli jumped in the sand, angry.
"Don't touch me, strange guys.. what kind of clothes are those ones? You plan to act in a party or something like this? You're half naked, guys!!" He shouted, but they didn't speak his language. SO he shouted even more, as if with that he would be able to make them understand. But the soldiers pushed him and tied his hands with ropes, like they did to Haldir and Achilles.
"They said they will carry us to the palace, to meet their.. well, I think I understood wrongly.. " Achilles translated, and he looked confused.
"What do you mean?" Haldir whispered as they walked among the Trojans. People in the city looked at them with curious gazes.
"Haldir.. this didn't have to happen.. we were supposed to enter inside a big wooden horse.. not like this.." The warrior frowned, and then his face became pale. "This girl.. she's changing things.."
"Who? Zana? Are you crazy?" Haldir laughed, and one of the soldiers gave him a freezing look and said some words. " I suppose he wants me to shut up, right?" He commented, coming back to his usual sarcasm.
They walked for some minutes when they finally reached a huge stone building.. like a kind of castle, but completely different from all what Haldir and Gimli had seen before. The ground was dry, as if it hadn't rained for the last century.. the sky was so blue and there were no clouds.. the stones of the castle were light yellow, and he observed that they didn't have glass on windows.. probably with those temperatures they didn't need them. Haldir was used to the fresh weather of woods, and that sun was killing him. It was also hard for Gimli, who loved mines and caves.
"Ooooh.. Haldir.. I won't survive here.." The dwarf complained, as they entered in the castle, walking under an arc. Achilles froze, looking in the distance. There was a woman there. She had a beautiful face, and a serious gaze. Soon he couldn't stop watching at her. Haldir noticed that the man was completely absent minded.
"Achilles? Are you feeling OK?" He asked, and the man just nodded.
"It seems I had a vision and now she's gone.." he went on looking at a high tower, and Haldir followed his gaze.. but there was nobody there.
"Come on, they're talking to us and I can't understand anything" Achilles listened for a while, and his face showed a big surprise.
"They don't know me.." He murmured, amazed. "They think we arrived from a foreign country, despite of my Greek clothes.. Greeks are their enemies and they will invite us on their castle.. why?" Haldir was shocked too. Strange things were happening, and he wondered how would Zana's mission end. He was starting to be afraid. "Wait.." Achilles walked some steps and talked to a man, dressed also in strange clothes and with an intelligent look. This man checked Haldir and his sight stopped on the elf's ears.. frowning, he walked towards him.
"I also speak your language, stranger.. who are you? Your skin and hair, and eyes.. you're not Greek.. there's only one more person here who looks similar to you.. our race doesn't have blonde hair and blue eyes.. sure you're descendant of gods and goddesses.. " Haldir thought they had captured Legolas, but the was wrong. The other blonde person they were talking about was a woman. "Yes.." The man went on talking. "She's more beautiful than the sun, the moon and stars al together.. but she's now busy.. you'll meet her soon. Now, come with us.. we'll show you your rooms.. also to this.. small man.." Gimli frowned at those words.
"Small man, small man.. at least I don't walk half naked.." They all came inside the palace, built in white marble and with the most exotic shapes. Fresh air came inside and Haldir felt more alive by them. He was led to a big room with a big marble bath. And for the first time since they arrived in Troy, he remembered about Zana.. he wondered how come he hadn't thought about her before.. and he got scared, feeling that the predictions would come true sooner or later.
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I touched the dress, with my eyes still closed. It was almost dry. But I didn't want to stand up.. the sun warmed me so much that I was almost asleep.. all my fears were gone and I just wanted to enjoy that peace. A soft fresh breeze came, and the sun didn't hurt my eyes any more.. maybe the palms were moving with wind and now I was under the shadow. But suddenly I remembered that I hadn't lied under the palms, so when I opened my eyes, fast, I couldn't recognise the person over me, because the strong sun rays blinded me. I had to close my eyes again, and I sat down. Slowly, I recuperated my sight, and I saw two legs wearing white long trousers. He was a man, and he was tall. Wearing a light shirt and a necklace, but his head was exactly in the sun's position, so I had to stand up to meet his gaze. And I froze. I wanted to laugh, run or escape.. anything, so nervous I was.
He asked me something, his voice like Legolas voice. I knew he was his reincarnation. His dark eyes checked me, slowly. His long brown hair was moving with the breeze. He was a bit taller than me.. his skin dark because of sun, and a kind look , in spite of his "alert" face. He repeated the question, but I couldn't understand his language.
"This is too good to be true" I said, and he frowned, and again, spoke in his language, this time with a curious tone. "He's exactly like in the movie.." Yes, he was there, in front of me. First Legolas, and now that version of the same man I always had liked. I smiled, but soon I remembered the story. He became crazy about Helen, he kidnapped her and brought the woman to his country, the enemy. He was completely in love with her.. "So I don't have any chances with you, you're already caught.." he frowned again. In some way, it was funny to act like this. I could say anything I wanted, because he wouldn't understand me. He asked something again, this time an ironical tone in his question. "Yes, it's a shame that you already love another woman, because honestly, I wouldn't mind to stay here,in this century, forever, as long as you would be here with me..god, you look really nice in person, Orlando"
"Orlando?" His nice voice asked again, and a bunch of strange words followed that name. I shrugged again.
"I see I should have learnt the classical languages.. it's a shame.. anyway, if I had to tell to a boy how much I like him.. no, no, I think I would prefer to die, you can't imagine how shy I am!" I laughed, and then sighed. "Yes, I would die if I had to tell you that I would do anything to be with someone like you.." I was exaggerating, and joking.. but deep inside I really felt all what I was saying. He went on checking me, this time with an ironical gaze. And spoke again.
"Orlando?" And he pointed at me. I understood and laughed.
"No!No.. I'm Zana. Za- na!" He nodded, and smiled. Oh, what a smile. Maybe the sun had made me drunk, or maybe I had the effects of the rays, maybe I had laid down too many time in the sand, yes.. because I couldn't stop talking. "You can't imagine how much self control I need , because if it was for me, right now I would jump and kiss you and..well, I'm ashamed of myself, uf, although you can't understand me.." He went on smiling, with a strange look in his eyes, and he crossed his arms over his chest. "because I get weak when I look in your eyes, I would really die if.."
"Zana" He said, and his look became sarcastic, and went on speaking with an ironical smile on his lips. "I've been checking many languages with you before showing that I can perfectly speak your language.. it was nice to see that you're not an enemy for me, and now I can bring you with me to the palace where they will take care of you. " I wanted to die. He had played a trick on me. I blushed so much, more than ever before.
"Please, Earth.swallow me." I murmured, wishing that Legolas would come at once.. and then I realised about everything.. Legolas couldn't come.. because that man was his reincarnation.. but.. then.. what if Legolas showed up now? What would happen? "Please, I want to die.. I'm so .. ashamed, I'm very sorry for all what I've said.." He went on smiling.
"No, it's me the one who has to apologise.. I played with you, and this is not a noble action. But it was too good to be true, never before a woman had talked to me like this.." He stopped for a while, thinking. "Well, maybe one or two" Great, he was an arrogant man. Just what I needed.. uf. He looked at me again, with his dark eyes. "Come with me, we'll go to my home.. there you'll meet my future wife" His eyes bright, with a kind of irony. He wanted to test my reaction, but I already knew about her.
"So.. how is Helen?" I had to say it and.. it was a big mistake. He stopped, all from the sudden, as if I had said something terrible. He left my arm and looked with anger.
"How do you know this?" he spoke slowly.
"Well, you're Paris, right?" he became pale, if it was possible under that dark skin.
"You're a spy.. who sends you?" He took his sword.
"No! I'm .. not.." But he took a small rope and tied my hands. "What are you doing? Let me explain!!" I shouted.
"You won't talk until we'll be in a closed and safe place. You'll go to the prisoner's room"
"What?" He forced me to walk towards the city.
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Legolas heard Zana's shouts and came running to the beach. There was nobody there.
"Zana?" he shouted. Nothing. "Oh, no.." He ran towards the streets, looking for her. He could feel her presence, but it was as if there was an invisible barrier between them.. a strange optical effect.. he could hear her indeed.. but not see her..so he followed her voice to the crowded streets, until they arrived in a big palace. He hid behind a barrel of wine, and saw his friends inside, walking with an old man. "Well, it's about time to finish with this"
Another chapter! In few days I won't be here and I would like to advance this story as much as possible.. I'm full of new ideas and I'm also thinking of writing another fic, but I'm a bit lost.. I mean, there are many things to write about, so.. I'm open to suggestions! Thanks for the reviews!
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I get weak when I look at you
Weak when we touch
I can't speak when I look in your eyes
I get weak when you're next to me
Weak from this love
I can't speak when I look in your eyes
I get weak
Convincing eyes, persuasive lips
The helpless heart just can't resist their power
- I get weak - Belinda Carlisle
"Do you remember?" I heard this voice inside my head. I woke up, opened my eyes.. the moon was still there, but the orange light of the sun rising appeared in the horizon. I was alone, and for a moment, I thought I was becoming crazy. I had asked Legolas to stay with me.. but maybe it had been a dream, he wasn't there. I sat down and took a deep breath. I was ashamed of what I had done. But I needed to hug someone.
Many sailors had started to work around me, and one of them offered a breakfast, and when I nodded, he pointed at the door that led to the cabins. He smiled at his own sarcasm, and I shook my head. He didn't understand my language, so it would be impossible to argue with him.
All my friends were already eating when I came. I avoided Haldir's gaze, and sat next to Gimli, too shy to talk to Legolas. The silence was killing me when, fortunately, Achilles met us. He wasn't wearing the helmet and I could prove what I had thought.. he looked exactly like one of the actors I less liked. I couldn't help smiling, thinking of all the millions of girls from my world who would have killed to be in my place. But it wasn't funny at all.. after the conversation with Haldir, I was more and more afraid of arriving in Troy. Something bad was going to happen and we couldn't fight with it.
"Those are my plans" Achilles said, without greeting us, without saying "good morning". He was direct and impulsive, and it seemed he didn't have too many time to explain. "Nobody knows we're going there, we'll attack by surprise.. as soon as we'll approach the coast, two small boats will part from the main ship, carrying some of us.. you, the strangers, will go on different boats, and once you'll arrive in the beach, you'll pretend that you're visitors in Troy, don't mention a word about us" His menacing look was enough for me. "It won't be easy to reach the palace where my people want to go.. but this is a story apart and it's none of your business. Just go there and try to enter like visitors.. change your clothes.. you look too.. strange.." He checked me with a face.
"And then.. what?" Asked Haldir, interested on the maps that Achilles had put over the table. "When will you attack.. and why?"
"I won't give more information, like you didn't give any information to me.. lets say that we can trust on each other.. and this has to be enough.. time will tell" he folded the papers and hurried towards the door, stopping once, to look back. "Zana.. try to change your dress.. here weather is hot and sunny.. you're wearing winter clothes.." I looked at my dress.. and the only thing I could do was to remove the upper part and stay with the white inside of it.. but it was too.. dared for me.. It was a too light dress.. but it had to work. After all we would have to bear summer temperatures. If I was on 21rst century, I wouldn't have cared.. but those times were different.. I had my doubts about walking with a dangerous dress in the Trojan streets.
We finished breakfast in silence, and then I fixed the dress.. it was easy and soon I was wearing more comfortable clothes. I took my bag and packed all the things I needed. Then, after taking a kind of bath in a cabin, inside a small kind of tube, I got dressed and left the place. One under the sun, I noticed the gazes of people over me.. disapproving gazes.. nobody liked the clothes. But I didn't have more choices.
"Zana" Achilles walked towards me, looking at my appearance with a strange face. "The first small boat will part now.. go with four of my men and one of your friends"
"Only one?" But Achilles was paying attention to another thing by then, and I shrugged. Did I have to choose? It seemed so. Haldir gave me a begging look, to my surprise.. I didn't understand that elf. And, remembering our last conversation, I couldn't help feeling angry. "Legolas" I said, and Haldir shook his head while the other elf smiled.
"Come on, go to the boat!!" Achilles shouted, and while they lifted it and carried us to the sea, using the ropes, we went under, like in an elevator.. and the last thing I saw were the faces of Haldir and Gimli looking at us. Yes, like in that movie I didn't want to remember. Once on the sea, the four sailors started their work and we started our journey to the coast.
"Thanks for choosing me" Said Legolas, whispering.
"I don't know why did I do it.." I murmured, looking in the distance, absent minded.
"This is not very kind for your part.." he complained, joking.
"I'm scared of what we'll find there.. " I noticed his blue eyes on me.
"Don't be. We already survived many situations.." I turned to meet his blue gaze and a flashback came to my head.. I suddenly remembered my first meetings with Gandalf.. in one of them, he said that all people from Middle Earth had died.. and that I would meet two elves, and that maybe they died in a battle.. or maybe they died of ..broken hearts.. how could I forget those words? I closed my eyes, ignoring Legolas questions about my health and about if I felt OK. Gandalf had said that everything was in my hands, in my decisions.. I was able to change everything.. to make Legolas and Haldir live forever, to make my world share world with immortal beings and magicians.. but.. would this be safe? Was any warranty ?What if this end would be worse for both worlds? How could I know it? All my past fears returned and I felt dizzy.. I wondered what would happen if I killed myself.. it sounded stupid, yes.. but maybe.. it was the only way to return to my time.. I looked at Legolas, who was worried.
"I was just thinking, Legolas.. " The four sailors started to speak in their own language and I looked in the distance. Land. My heart started beating so fast.. if Trojan soldiers saw us , it would be the end. To my big surprise, when we were near to the beach, those men got so nervous and looked at Legolas, and again to my great surprise, he seemed to understand his intentions, because he pushed me and we both fell inside the water!The boat disappeared fast, in another direction, and I felt Legolas hand taking mine and leading me to the surface, where I took a deep breath. "Are you crazy? What are you doing?" I shouted, but he covered my mouth with his hand.
"Calm down, don't say anything and just follow my actions.. you'll understand soon" And we swam near to the beach, where my feet touched the sandy bottom, and the small waves moved us softly.
"What?" I whispered, when he looked around him and then placed his eyes on mines. Then and before I could react, he wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed me. All my thoughts were spinning inside my head, and a strange kind of happiness came back to my heart. But soon I realised that Legolas was just trying to save our lives, because near from us, a group of Trojan soldiers were checking the beach. While Legolas went on kissing me, coldly, as I noticed.. I heard their laughs and I understood the elf's intentions.. now we gave a reason to be there, swimming inside the blue water. I relaxed a bit when they left, and this time, Legolas kiss became deeper, but just for some seconds. When he separated, I blushed, and he checked in the distance.
"They're gone".. he murmured, and we went out of the water and walked in the sand. "The soldiers of Achilles knew that the beach would be full of their enemies.. if we hadn't jumped, they would have caught us, and.. well, it's not strange to see a couple ..well.. we had to distract them and it was the only choice.." He explained, as if he was afraid that I would have misunderstood his kiss.
"Where's the boat?" I asked, avoiding the other subject. Legolas sighed.
"The boat is empty, look" He pointed in the distance. "They also jumped on time"
"Well.." I was delighted with the sight of the beach and the blue water.. and the old buildings, like in the Greek empire.. it was like jumping inside a National Geographic documentary, but this time with real rebuild houses.. it was magic.
"They have strange houses.." Legolas commented, and then looked at me with surprised expression. I noticed he avoided my gaze, and then he turned around.
"What?" I asked, but it was obvious. The thing dress I was wearing was completely wet.. and absolutely everything could be seen. "Oh, no.." I murmured, running towards a palm, and hiding behind. "I can't walk like this in the city!"
"I know" Legolas replied, as if I had made a big discovery. "You have to get dry , and at once, Zana.. lay down, I'll go for a walk and check this place" But I felt new fears.. what if something happened while I was alone? But, at the same time, I wasn't able to ask him to stay.. so I chose a place while he disappeared behind some palms. The sun was already high and it was so hot there. I laid down and closed my eyes.
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"It's the end" Achilles murmured when their boat was caught by the Trojan soldiers. Haldir looked around, nervous, trying to find his friends among the prisoners, but they weren't there. Gimli jumped in the sand, angry.
"Don't touch me, strange guys.. what kind of clothes are those ones? You plan to act in a party or something like this? You're half naked, guys!!" He shouted, but they didn't speak his language. SO he shouted even more, as if with that he would be able to make them understand. But the soldiers pushed him and tied his hands with ropes, like they did to Haldir and Achilles.
"They said they will carry us to the palace, to meet their.. well, I think I understood wrongly.. " Achilles translated, and he looked confused.
"What do you mean?" Haldir whispered as they walked among the Trojans. People in the city looked at them with curious gazes.
"Haldir.. this didn't have to happen.. we were supposed to enter inside a big wooden horse.. not like this.." The warrior frowned, and then his face became pale. "This girl.. she's changing things.."
"Who? Zana? Are you crazy?" Haldir laughed, and one of the soldiers gave him a freezing look and said some words. " I suppose he wants me to shut up, right?" He commented, coming back to his usual sarcasm.
They walked for some minutes when they finally reached a huge stone building.. like a kind of castle, but completely different from all what Haldir and Gimli had seen before. The ground was dry, as if it hadn't rained for the last century.. the sky was so blue and there were no clouds.. the stones of the castle were light yellow, and he observed that they didn't have glass on windows.. probably with those temperatures they didn't need them. Haldir was used to the fresh weather of woods, and that sun was killing him. It was also hard for Gimli, who loved mines and caves.
"Ooooh.. Haldir.. I won't survive here.." The dwarf complained, as they entered in the castle, walking under an arc. Achilles froze, looking in the distance. There was a woman there. She had a beautiful face, and a serious gaze. Soon he couldn't stop watching at her. Haldir noticed that the man was completely absent minded.
"Achilles? Are you feeling OK?" He asked, and the man just nodded.
"It seems I had a vision and now she's gone.." he went on looking at a high tower, and Haldir followed his gaze.. but there was nobody there.
"Come on, they're talking to us and I can't understand anything" Achilles listened for a while, and his face showed a big surprise.
"They don't know me.." He murmured, amazed. "They think we arrived from a foreign country, despite of my Greek clothes.. Greeks are their enemies and they will invite us on their castle.. why?" Haldir was shocked too. Strange things were happening, and he wondered how would Zana's mission end. He was starting to be afraid. "Wait.." Achilles walked some steps and talked to a man, dressed also in strange clothes and with an intelligent look. This man checked Haldir and his sight stopped on the elf's ears.. frowning, he walked towards him.
"I also speak your language, stranger.. who are you? Your skin and hair, and eyes.. you're not Greek.. there's only one more person here who looks similar to you.. our race doesn't have blonde hair and blue eyes.. sure you're descendant of gods and goddesses.. " Haldir thought they had captured Legolas, but the was wrong. The other blonde person they were talking about was a woman. "Yes.." The man went on talking. "She's more beautiful than the sun, the moon and stars al together.. but she's now busy.. you'll meet her soon. Now, come with us.. we'll show you your rooms.. also to this.. small man.." Gimli frowned at those words.
"Small man, small man.. at least I don't walk half naked.." They all came inside the palace, built in white marble and with the most exotic shapes. Fresh air came inside and Haldir felt more alive by them. He was led to a big room with a big marble bath. And for the first time since they arrived in Troy, he remembered about Zana.. he wondered how come he hadn't thought about her before.. and he got scared, feeling that the predictions would come true sooner or later.
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I touched the dress, with my eyes still closed. It was almost dry. But I didn't want to stand up.. the sun warmed me so much that I was almost asleep.. all my fears were gone and I just wanted to enjoy that peace. A soft fresh breeze came, and the sun didn't hurt my eyes any more.. maybe the palms were moving with wind and now I was under the shadow. But suddenly I remembered that I hadn't lied under the palms, so when I opened my eyes, fast, I couldn't recognise the person over me, because the strong sun rays blinded me. I had to close my eyes again, and I sat down. Slowly, I recuperated my sight, and I saw two legs wearing white long trousers. He was a man, and he was tall. Wearing a light shirt and a necklace, but his head was exactly in the sun's position, so I had to stand up to meet his gaze. And I froze. I wanted to laugh, run or escape.. anything, so nervous I was.
He asked me something, his voice like Legolas voice. I knew he was his reincarnation. His dark eyes checked me, slowly. His long brown hair was moving with the breeze. He was a bit taller than me.. his skin dark because of sun, and a kind look , in spite of his "alert" face. He repeated the question, but I couldn't understand his language.
"This is too good to be true" I said, and he frowned, and again, spoke in his language, this time with a curious tone. "He's exactly like in the movie.." Yes, he was there, in front of me. First Legolas, and now that version of the same man I always had liked. I smiled, but soon I remembered the story. He became crazy about Helen, he kidnapped her and brought the woman to his country, the enemy. He was completely in love with her.. "So I don't have any chances with you, you're already caught.." he frowned again. In some way, it was funny to act like this. I could say anything I wanted, because he wouldn't understand me. He asked something again, this time an ironical tone in his question. "Yes, it's a shame that you already love another woman, because honestly, I wouldn't mind to stay here,in this century, forever, as long as you would be here with me..god, you look really nice in person, Orlando"
"Orlando?" His nice voice asked again, and a bunch of strange words followed that name. I shrugged again.
"I see I should have learnt the classical languages.. it's a shame.. anyway, if I had to tell to a boy how much I like him.. no, no, I think I would prefer to die, you can't imagine how shy I am!" I laughed, and then sighed. "Yes, I would die if I had to tell you that I would do anything to be with someone like you.." I was exaggerating, and joking.. but deep inside I really felt all what I was saying. He went on checking me, this time with an ironical gaze. And spoke again.
"Orlando?" And he pointed at me. I understood and laughed.
"No!No.. I'm Zana. Za- na!" He nodded, and smiled. Oh, what a smile. Maybe the sun had made me drunk, or maybe I had the effects of the rays, maybe I had laid down too many time in the sand, yes.. because I couldn't stop talking. "You can't imagine how much self control I need , because if it was for me, right now I would jump and kiss you and..well, I'm ashamed of myself, uf, although you can't understand me.." He went on smiling, with a strange look in his eyes, and he crossed his arms over his chest. "because I get weak when I look in your eyes, I would really die if.."
"Zana" He said, and his look became sarcastic, and went on speaking with an ironical smile on his lips. "I've been checking many languages with you before showing that I can perfectly speak your language.. it was nice to see that you're not an enemy for me, and now I can bring you with me to the palace where they will take care of you. " I wanted to die. He had played a trick on me. I blushed so much, more than ever before.
"Please, Earth.swallow me." I murmured, wishing that Legolas would come at once.. and then I realised about everything.. Legolas couldn't come.. because that man was his reincarnation.. but.. then.. what if Legolas showed up now? What would happen? "Please, I want to die.. I'm so .. ashamed, I'm very sorry for all what I've said.." He went on smiling.
"No, it's me the one who has to apologise.. I played with you, and this is not a noble action. But it was too good to be true, never before a woman had talked to me like this.." He stopped for a while, thinking. "Well, maybe one or two" Great, he was an arrogant man. Just what I needed.. uf. He looked at me again, with his dark eyes. "Come with me, we'll go to my home.. there you'll meet my future wife" His eyes bright, with a kind of irony. He wanted to test my reaction, but I already knew about her.
"So.. how is Helen?" I had to say it and.. it was a big mistake. He stopped, all from the sudden, as if I had said something terrible. He left my arm and looked with anger.
"How do you know this?" he spoke slowly.
"Well, you're Paris, right?" he became pale, if it was possible under that dark skin.
"You're a spy.. who sends you?" He took his sword.
"No! I'm .. not.." But he took a small rope and tied my hands. "What are you doing? Let me explain!!" I shouted.
"You won't talk until we'll be in a closed and safe place. You'll go to the prisoner's room"
"What?" He forced me to walk towards the city.
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Legolas heard Zana's shouts and came running to the beach. There was nobody there.
"Zana?" he shouted. Nothing. "Oh, no.." He ran towards the streets, looking for her. He could feel her presence, but it was as if there was an invisible barrier between them.. a strange optical effect.. he could hear her indeed.. but not see her..so he followed her voice to the crowded streets, until they arrived in a big palace. He hid behind a barrel of wine, and saw his friends inside, walking with an old man. "Well, it's about time to finish with this"