** Disclaimer: I only own Zana ************* ************** *************
Tomorrow I'll write the last chapter before leaving, but don't think I won't return! : ) On 4th January my plane lands and I'll go on with this fic. My Christmas holidays begin on Wednesday, I'll be flying all day, first to Frankfurt, then to Slovenia.. in the case that I wasn't able to write the chapter tomorrow, I wish you happy Christmas, have a very good time and I hope that all what you wish for New Year will come true! Greetings!
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It's funny how I find myself
In love with you
If I could buy my reasoning
I'd pay to lose
One half won't do
I've asked myself
How much do you
Commit yourself?
Oh, I'd tell myself
What good do you do
Convince myself
Oh, It's my life
Don't you forget
Oh, It's my life
It never ends (It never ends...)
It's my life - No doubt
"I got it" The old man murmured, and Gimli, sitting at the same table as him, opened his eyes.
"What did you get, Gandalf?" He was too drunk to think clearly. After he had found the magician in the halls, and they had gone to the dinning room together, the dwarf hadn't stopped drinking.
"I warned you not to call me by my real name" Gandalf stared at him coldly. "Someone could hear us.. and I'm already sorry for telling you the secrets of this story.. you know too many things.." The dwarf frowned.
"Are you saying that I can't keep a secret?" Gimli's voice sounded horrible under the effects of alcohol. He stood up ,walking in zigzag, smiling, Gandalf sighed.
"I wish you'll recuperate soon.. you're the only one who has his heart safe.. the only objective one.. all my hope is a drunk dwarf.." His blue eyes watched at the small dwarf sadly.
"Yeeeep" Gimli fell on the ground, completely asleep.
"Priam, I didn't hear you coming" The magician greeted the king, who was walking fast towards him.
"My son left with Helen" Gandalf tried not to show his emotions.
"Really?" Murmured, and the king nodded.
"The war is over. We already signed the peace with Greece" Gandalf smiled and looked at the ceiling while the king left again.
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We entered the palace in silence. For the past minutes, Haldir didn't say a word, and I was too shocked to be able to speak. The halls were dark, and silent. He walked by my side, and when we turned in the next corner, he took my arm.
"I don't think it's safe, Zana" He whispered, his mouth close to my ear.
"What's wrong?" I checked his blue eyes. He heard something.
"Your room belongs to Paris, right? " I nodded. "They're checking it.. probably looking for some clues.. they will try to find out where is he going to.." I also heard the vocies of soldiers.
"But Legolas.. he's going there!" Haldir smiled.
"He can take care of himself, believe me. Now you must come to my room. Nobody will go there" I didn't have more options, I had to follow him. Still wondering where was Gimli, I found the answer in front of me. Some metres away, Gandalf greeted us with his hand. He was carrying the asleep dwarf.
"Gandalf.." I smiled, running towards him.
"Be quiet, girl." He said, kindly, and left Gimli on the ground. "Finally we're together.."
"No, Legolas is not here.. I feel guilty, I promised him I would be in my room.." I turned around and jumped. Legolas was standing behind me and I hadn't noticed his presence. With a smile, he touched my arm.
"We're finally together, Zana.." I smiled back, and looked at Haldir. He was serious, concerned about something. Catching my gaze, his blue eyes looked sharp. Then , he moved his head to watch at Gandalf.
"This place is not safe for us any more.." Haldir commented. "The war is over, yes.. but there are still lots of things they want to know.. and we must leave before they will try it.." Gandalf nodded.
"Please, listen to me for a second" I asked the magician, who looked inpatient. "What did we get from this century? I mean, when we were with king Arthur many things happened.. Fern died.. then the Tor.."
"What happens with the Tor?" Legolas asked, and I blushed.
"Well, they say they change people, right? Maybe it changed us for this century..but now, what do we have? What did we get?" I looked at all of them, And Gandalf frowned.
"We stopped a war, Zana" His words were sharp.
"Yes, but this is my world! This war had to happen! History is like that, you know? I live in a future where things are like they're because once those things happened!! Who assures me that when I'll return everything will be the same?" I was almost shouting, and I felt Legolas hand in my shoulder.
"Calm down, Zana.." He whispered, but Gandalf interrupted him.
"No, Legolas.. she's right in some way.. and I think it's about time to tell her.." I froze, scared of his words. "But not here.. we all will go to my room. Priam trusts me, he won't look for me there" We followed the magician and entered a huge room, similar to the Paris one. Gimli fell on the bed and went on sleeping, while Haldir locked the door behind him. Gandalf invited us to sit down on the pillows.
"What is waiting for us?" Legolas was as curious as I was. His face was more awake than ever, and I noticed his eyes brightening with a different light. Haldir sat behind us, leaning against a column. He looked distant.
"I can't lie to you.." Gandalf looked at me as he started speaking. "I'm afraid that since the moment the mission began, many little things that happened changed the future of Earth.. but this is why you were sent here, Zana.. no doubt about it.." He took a deep breath, smoking his pipe.
"I want to know what this mission implies for me and how will I find things when I'll come back" I said, sharply, and I heard a cough from Haldir. When I looked at him, I saw sadness in his eyes.. why?
"When you'll come back." Gandalf repeated my words, slowly..
"Yes, what's wrong about it? " My hands were already shaking.
"I thought you wanted to stay in Middle earth forever" Gandalf's eyes brightening with a funny expression. I blushed.
"Yes, but this was before.."
"Before what?" Haldir asked.
"Please, Gandalf, go on telling" I was too nervous to explain anything to Haldir, and he knew perfectly what I was talking about. I noticed it in his smile.. The magician smiled too. If the moment wasn't so serious as it was, I would have said that they were making fun of me.
"So.. when you'll come back.." I noticed Gandalf's words with an ironical tone" maybe some things will be changed.. but you must be calmed.. because they only will affect your personal life.. Earth will be the same. But you must be strong, Zana.."
"Why?" I murmured.
"Maybe your personal situation will be a bit.. different.. maybe you'll be living in a different country, maybe you'll be working or studying in another place.. and maybe people you loved won't be there, and you'll find some strangers around you"
"And why nobody warned me about this..? " I was full of anger.
"Would have been things different, Zana?" Gandalf asked, and waited for my reply. I thought for a moment, and reached a fast conclusion.
"No.." My voice was a whisper, and they kept silence.
"Maybe your life on Earth wasn't the life it was supposed to be.."
"What do you mean?" I frowned, feeling all gazes on me.
"Maybe the life you were living wasn't the life you were supposed to live.. and someone had to fix it.. like things are being fixed in those centuries.."
"So I was living a life that wasn't mine? My parents, my friends.. everything? "
"Not everything, but many things.. yes"
"Then.. why we're not travelling from the primitive ages, century by century?"
"Because not in all centuries you left things without fixing.."
"So my mission is to fix my own life and situations until the future days.. and then live the life I was destined to live" Gandalf nodded, wit a smile.
"Finally we found out the main reason of your journey to Middle Earth " They all looked at me.
"So I met Legolas, Haldir, Gimli and you through all my past lives? I'm destined to meet them wherever I'll go?"
"When a soul is created, and meets its twin souls and partners.. they'll be together forever, Zana" I nodded, slowly. So when I would come back to my world.. no, that was too stupid.. if the actors from movie were the reincarnations.. no, impossible.
"So the war of Troy won't take place.." I changed from subject." And now what? Where are we going?"
"Destiny will tell.. by the moment, you all must sleep. Tomorrow you'll find the gate to the new time, you're destined to it.." Gandalf stood up and invited us to leave his room. "Zana.. don't sleep in Paris room.. and please.." He looked at me. "Remove all this horrible make up you're wearing" I smiled as I left the room in the company of the two elves . Gimli was too drunk to walk. After walking some steps, I remembered that Legolas had appeared all from the sudden.
"How did you manage to avoid the soldiers? I'm sorry that I wasn't in my room.." He smiled.
"Don't worry, I saw them coming and I just left the place before they arrived.
"I'm glad that everything went well. And I imagine that now you understand my ..actions.." Haldir looked at him and they both exchanged a mysterious gaze.
"Of course.. at first I was surprised, but soon I supposed you had a plan" Legolas smiled and then looked at me. "What about you? What happened with Paris? "
"Nothing" I replied too fast, and Haldir gave me a strange look. "Really" why was I giving him explanations? He had also left with Helen!
"And I believe you.." Haldir replied, ironically .
"I also had a plan" Legolas laughed with my reply.
"The truth is that I don't care, as long as we'll leave this horrible century and this horrible place" Haldir murmured, and we three stopped in a corner.
"Is not that horrible" I said, and the two elves stared at me, surprised. "I mean, we met nice people."
"I'm glad that Paris left, he had a bad effect on you.." I looked at Haldir a bit angry.
"What do you mean?" But he didn't reply.
"OK, we must sleep" Legolas interrupted. "Haldir, can we use your room?" Haldir nodded, but I was still angry.
"I won't sleep unless you'll tell me what was wrong with Paris and his possible effects on me.." Legolas sighed, and Haldir kept silence.
"Zana.. I'm sure we both are willing to tell you.. some things.." Said Legolas, looking at Haldir. "But this is not the best moment.. it's too complicated and we can't think clear now.."
"Which things?" I stopped walking. Now I was surprised.
"About the Tor.." Murmured Legolas, and I blushed again. "Come on, lets go" He took my arm and we entered Haldir's room. Like in all rooms, there was a big bed and pillows on the ground.
"You both can sleep in the bed and I'll use the pillows.." I said, half smiling. It was funny to see the reaction on their faces.
"Don't make jokes.. it's too late" Haldir frowned. "And I suppose you don't plan to sleep with all the painting in your face and those ..kind of clothes.."
"I have the bag in my room.." I murmured, realising about that. "I have to go.. come on, nothing bad will happen to me.. I was a guest here, I almost became Paris wife"
"Don't repeat that" Legolas said, sharply.
"I was joking.."
"I'll go with you. Haldir can wait here. " I noticed that Haldir didn't like that idea.. and I remembered old times. I wished that their feelings could come back. We left the room and walked in the darkness. He slowed his steps. I looked at him, surprised.
"What's wrong?" he looked at me with a smile.
"Nothing.. it's only that we don't have a real conversation since a lot of time ago.."
"And you want to keep it here in the halls?" I asked , ironically.
"No, of course.. " We stopped in front of my room's door. "Here" His blue eyes were smiling.
"Haldir will get worried if we're too late.." I murmured.
"He know you still have to take a bath and change your clothes. We have time.."
"No!" I shouted, with a smile, imagining the situation. Me, taking the bath, and Legolas sitting in front of me. He realised about what he said and blushed a bit.
"I know, I mean.." He laughed. "Ok, you take a bath and I wait behind the door and we talk.." We looked at each other for a while.
"Ok." I opened the door and we came in. The place was made a mess, after the soldiers checked it. I walked among the pillows and carpets, and Legolas followed me. "My bag is here" I picked it up from the ground, and looked at him. "Now.. I'll go to take a bath.." I started walking when he took my arm.
"Zana, please, just one minute.." He was watching at me with a different expression again.. like many days ago.. no, that couldn't be possible. "I really need to talk to you.. I don't want to keep more secrets.. if I lost you, or if you lost me.. you wouldn't know the truth.."
"What are you hiding, Legolas?" He moved his hand along my arm, and then saw the ring. A strange bright in his eyes told me that he didn't like seeing it. Was that possible? He was caring again about me?
"Zana.. after being in the Glastonbury Tor.. things changed.."
"Why did things change for everybody, except for me? " I complained, and he smiled.
"Let me speak.. the thing that changed inside me was.. that the Tor voided all the changes that occurred at the Fountain of truth.." I looked at him, nervous. He was talking like Haldir did.. with that mystery about the Tor. "Zana, I think that.. well.."
"Legolas, why are you so shy all from the sudden?" He smiled again.
"Because it seems that things changed even more than before being at the Fountain.." Obviously, it was difficult for him to talk.
"Don't scare me.." I said, and noticed that he was holding my hand.
"Zana." he took a deep breath. "I recuperated not only all my feelings towards you.. but also stronger ones.." I blushed deeply.
"What?" I was shocked, surprised.. and happy.. this meant that the same had happened to Haldir .
"Now I'm decided.. I won't let you go back to Earth.. unless you let me go with you.."
"Legolas, do you know what are you saying?"
"I do" He replied so fast that he scared me. And at the same time, I felt strange. The room was dark, the sounds of the sea could be heard.. he was so close to me.. he was Legolas. Which girl would be calmed alone with him? I tried to think about a possible answer, or comment, but nothing came to my mouth. "Zana.. lets stop the game.. I must know what do you feel.. and if you still have Haldir on mind.." I was staring at him and I didn't realise it.
"Well.. honestly.. well.." He was smiling. .argh, why did he do that to me?
"And..?" He asked, softly.
"In this moment?" What a strange question I had done. He laughed.
"Well, yes , in this moment and at any moment, I suppose.."
"I have to take a bath.." I walked away and closed the bathroom's door behind me. My heart was beating so fast. What had just happened? I removed my clothes and opened a kind of pipe. Water came, cold.. but I needed it.. the night was too hot.. and I was too nervous. Shocked. Things turned back to old times. "It's my life.. and it never ends.." I whispered. Minutes passed, and after washing my face and removing the strange paint from it, I dried and dressed in my Trojan dress... Someone had washed it, it had a smell of flowers.. With my hair still wet, I opened the door. Legolas was still standing there. He looked at me and smiled. "Lets go back.." But he didn't let me walk. I knew what was going to happen. I knew it very well because it had happened more times. And I wasn't stopping him.
"Can I come in?" A voice from outside made me react. Haldir had come. He opened the door and checked us. "Come on, you've spent here a lot of time. It's not safe" When I passed in front of him, he touched my shoulder. "Are you OK? " I nodded, and walked behind them. Still shocked.
Tomorrow I'll write the last chapter before leaving, but don't think I won't return! : ) On 4th January my plane lands and I'll go on with this fic. My Christmas holidays begin on Wednesday, I'll be flying all day, first to Frankfurt, then to Slovenia.. in the case that I wasn't able to write the chapter tomorrow, I wish you happy Christmas, have a very good time and I hope that all what you wish for New Year will come true! Greetings!
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It's funny how I find myself
In love with you
If I could buy my reasoning
I'd pay to lose
One half won't do
I've asked myself
How much do you
Commit yourself?
Oh, I'd tell myself
What good do you do
Convince myself
Oh, It's my life
Don't you forget
Oh, It's my life
It never ends (It never ends...)
It's my life - No doubt
"I got it" The old man murmured, and Gimli, sitting at the same table as him, opened his eyes.
"What did you get, Gandalf?" He was too drunk to think clearly. After he had found the magician in the halls, and they had gone to the dinning room together, the dwarf hadn't stopped drinking.
"I warned you not to call me by my real name" Gandalf stared at him coldly. "Someone could hear us.. and I'm already sorry for telling you the secrets of this story.. you know too many things.." The dwarf frowned.
"Are you saying that I can't keep a secret?" Gimli's voice sounded horrible under the effects of alcohol. He stood up ,walking in zigzag, smiling, Gandalf sighed.
"I wish you'll recuperate soon.. you're the only one who has his heart safe.. the only objective one.. all my hope is a drunk dwarf.." His blue eyes watched at the small dwarf sadly.
"Yeeeep" Gimli fell on the ground, completely asleep.
"Priam, I didn't hear you coming" The magician greeted the king, who was walking fast towards him.
"My son left with Helen" Gandalf tried not to show his emotions.
"Really?" Murmured, and the king nodded.
"The war is over. We already signed the peace with Greece" Gandalf smiled and looked at the ceiling while the king left again.
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We entered the palace in silence. For the past minutes, Haldir didn't say a word, and I was too shocked to be able to speak. The halls were dark, and silent. He walked by my side, and when we turned in the next corner, he took my arm.
"I don't think it's safe, Zana" He whispered, his mouth close to my ear.
"What's wrong?" I checked his blue eyes. He heard something.
"Your room belongs to Paris, right? " I nodded. "They're checking it.. probably looking for some clues.. they will try to find out where is he going to.." I also heard the vocies of soldiers.
"But Legolas.. he's going there!" Haldir smiled.
"He can take care of himself, believe me. Now you must come to my room. Nobody will go there" I didn't have more options, I had to follow him. Still wondering where was Gimli, I found the answer in front of me. Some metres away, Gandalf greeted us with his hand. He was carrying the asleep dwarf.
"Gandalf.." I smiled, running towards him.
"Be quiet, girl." He said, kindly, and left Gimli on the ground. "Finally we're together.."
"No, Legolas is not here.. I feel guilty, I promised him I would be in my room.." I turned around and jumped. Legolas was standing behind me and I hadn't noticed his presence. With a smile, he touched my arm.
"We're finally together, Zana.." I smiled back, and looked at Haldir. He was serious, concerned about something. Catching my gaze, his blue eyes looked sharp. Then , he moved his head to watch at Gandalf.
"This place is not safe for us any more.." Haldir commented. "The war is over, yes.. but there are still lots of things they want to know.. and we must leave before they will try it.." Gandalf nodded.
"Please, listen to me for a second" I asked the magician, who looked inpatient. "What did we get from this century? I mean, when we were with king Arthur many things happened.. Fern died.. then the Tor.."
"What happens with the Tor?" Legolas asked, and I blushed.
"Well, they say they change people, right? Maybe it changed us for this century..but now, what do we have? What did we get?" I looked at all of them, And Gandalf frowned.
"We stopped a war, Zana" His words were sharp.
"Yes, but this is my world! This war had to happen! History is like that, you know? I live in a future where things are like they're because once those things happened!! Who assures me that when I'll return everything will be the same?" I was almost shouting, and I felt Legolas hand in my shoulder.
"Calm down, Zana.." He whispered, but Gandalf interrupted him.
"No, Legolas.. she's right in some way.. and I think it's about time to tell her.." I froze, scared of his words. "But not here.. we all will go to my room. Priam trusts me, he won't look for me there" We followed the magician and entered a huge room, similar to the Paris one. Gimli fell on the bed and went on sleeping, while Haldir locked the door behind him. Gandalf invited us to sit down on the pillows.
"What is waiting for us?" Legolas was as curious as I was. His face was more awake than ever, and I noticed his eyes brightening with a different light. Haldir sat behind us, leaning against a column. He looked distant.
"I can't lie to you.." Gandalf looked at me as he started speaking. "I'm afraid that since the moment the mission began, many little things that happened changed the future of Earth.. but this is why you were sent here, Zana.. no doubt about it.." He took a deep breath, smoking his pipe.
"I want to know what this mission implies for me and how will I find things when I'll come back" I said, sharply, and I heard a cough from Haldir. When I looked at him, I saw sadness in his eyes.. why?
"When you'll come back." Gandalf repeated my words, slowly..
"Yes, what's wrong about it? " My hands were already shaking.
"I thought you wanted to stay in Middle earth forever" Gandalf's eyes brightening with a funny expression. I blushed.
"Yes, but this was before.."
"Before what?" Haldir asked.
"Please, Gandalf, go on telling" I was too nervous to explain anything to Haldir, and he knew perfectly what I was talking about. I noticed it in his smile.. The magician smiled too. If the moment wasn't so serious as it was, I would have said that they were making fun of me.
"So.. when you'll come back.." I noticed Gandalf's words with an ironical tone" maybe some things will be changed.. but you must be calmed.. because they only will affect your personal life.. Earth will be the same. But you must be strong, Zana.."
"Why?" I murmured.
"Maybe your personal situation will be a bit.. different.. maybe you'll be living in a different country, maybe you'll be working or studying in another place.. and maybe people you loved won't be there, and you'll find some strangers around you"
"And why nobody warned me about this..? " I was full of anger.
"Would have been things different, Zana?" Gandalf asked, and waited for my reply. I thought for a moment, and reached a fast conclusion.
"No.." My voice was a whisper, and they kept silence.
"Maybe your life on Earth wasn't the life it was supposed to be.."
"What do you mean?" I frowned, feeling all gazes on me.
"Maybe the life you were living wasn't the life you were supposed to live.. and someone had to fix it.. like things are being fixed in those centuries.."
"So I was living a life that wasn't mine? My parents, my friends.. everything? "
"Not everything, but many things.. yes"
"Then.. why we're not travelling from the primitive ages, century by century?"
"Because not in all centuries you left things without fixing.."
"So my mission is to fix my own life and situations until the future days.. and then live the life I was destined to live" Gandalf nodded, wit a smile.
"Finally we found out the main reason of your journey to Middle Earth " They all looked at me.
"So I met Legolas, Haldir, Gimli and you through all my past lives? I'm destined to meet them wherever I'll go?"
"When a soul is created, and meets its twin souls and partners.. they'll be together forever, Zana" I nodded, slowly. So when I would come back to my world.. no, that was too stupid.. if the actors from movie were the reincarnations.. no, impossible.
"So the war of Troy won't take place.." I changed from subject." And now what? Where are we going?"
"Destiny will tell.. by the moment, you all must sleep. Tomorrow you'll find the gate to the new time, you're destined to it.." Gandalf stood up and invited us to leave his room. "Zana.. don't sleep in Paris room.. and please.." He looked at me. "Remove all this horrible make up you're wearing" I smiled as I left the room in the company of the two elves . Gimli was too drunk to walk. After walking some steps, I remembered that Legolas had appeared all from the sudden.
"How did you manage to avoid the soldiers? I'm sorry that I wasn't in my room.." He smiled.
"Don't worry, I saw them coming and I just left the place before they arrived.
"I'm glad that everything went well. And I imagine that now you understand my ..actions.." Haldir looked at him and they both exchanged a mysterious gaze.
"Of course.. at first I was surprised, but soon I supposed you had a plan" Legolas smiled and then looked at me. "What about you? What happened with Paris? "
"Nothing" I replied too fast, and Haldir gave me a strange look. "Really" why was I giving him explanations? He had also left with Helen!
"And I believe you.." Haldir replied, ironically .
"I also had a plan" Legolas laughed with my reply.
"The truth is that I don't care, as long as we'll leave this horrible century and this horrible place" Haldir murmured, and we three stopped in a corner.
"Is not that horrible" I said, and the two elves stared at me, surprised. "I mean, we met nice people."
"I'm glad that Paris left, he had a bad effect on you.." I looked at Haldir a bit angry.
"What do you mean?" But he didn't reply.
"OK, we must sleep" Legolas interrupted. "Haldir, can we use your room?" Haldir nodded, but I was still angry.
"I won't sleep unless you'll tell me what was wrong with Paris and his possible effects on me.." Legolas sighed, and Haldir kept silence.
"Zana.. I'm sure we both are willing to tell you.. some things.." Said Legolas, looking at Haldir. "But this is not the best moment.. it's too complicated and we can't think clear now.."
"Which things?" I stopped walking. Now I was surprised.
"About the Tor.." Murmured Legolas, and I blushed again. "Come on, lets go" He took my arm and we entered Haldir's room. Like in all rooms, there was a big bed and pillows on the ground.
"You both can sleep in the bed and I'll use the pillows.." I said, half smiling. It was funny to see the reaction on their faces.
"Don't make jokes.. it's too late" Haldir frowned. "And I suppose you don't plan to sleep with all the painting in your face and those ..kind of clothes.."
"I have the bag in my room.." I murmured, realising about that. "I have to go.. come on, nothing bad will happen to me.. I was a guest here, I almost became Paris wife"
"Don't repeat that" Legolas said, sharply.
"I was joking.."
"I'll go with you. Haldir can wait here. " I noticed that Haldir didn't like that idea.. and I remembered old times. I wished that their feelings could come back. We left the room and walked in the darkness. He slowed his steps. I looked at him, surprised.
"What's wrong?" he looked at me with a smile.
"Nothing.. it's only that we don't have a real conversation since a lot of time ago.."
"And you want to keep it here in the halls?" I asked , ironically.
"No, of course.. " We stopped in front of my room's door. "Here" His blue eyes were smiling.
"Haldir will get worried if we're too late.." I murmured.
"He know you still have to take a bath and change your clothes. We have time.."
"No!" I shouted, with a smile, imagining the situation. Me, taking the bath, and Legolas sitting in front of me. He realised about what he said and blushed a bit.
"I know, I mean.." He laughed. "Ok, you take a bath and I wait behind the door and we talk.." We looked at each other for a while.
"Ok." I opened the door and we came in. The place was made a mess, after the soldiers checked it. I walked among the pillows and carpets, and Legolas followed me. "My bag is here" I picked it up from the ground, and looked at him. "Now.. I'll go to take a bath.." I started walking when he took my arm.
"Zana, please, just one minute.." He was watching at me with a different expression again.. like many days ago.. no, that couldn't be possible. "I really need to talk to you.. I don't want to keep more secrets.. if I lost you, or if you lost me.. you wouldn't know the truth.."
"What are you hiding, Legolas?" He moved his hand along my arm, and then saw the ring. A strange bright in his eyes told me that he didn't like seeing it. Was that possible? He was caring again about me?
"Zana.. after being in the Glastonbury Tor.. things changed.."
"Why did things change for everybody, except for me? " I complained, and he smiled.
"Let me speak.. the thing that changed inside me was.. that the Tor voided all the changes that occurred at the Fountain of truth.." I looked at him, nervous. He was talking like Haldir did.. with that mystery about the Tor. "Zana, I think that.. well.."
"Legolas, why are you so shy all from the sudden?" He smiled again.
"Because it seems that things changed even more than before being at the Fountain.." Obviously, it was difficult for him to talk.
"Don't scare me.." I said, and noticed that he was holding my hand.
"Zana." he took a deep breath. "I recuperated not only all my feelings towards you.. but also stronger ones.." I blushed deeply.
"What?" I was shocked, surprised.. and happy.. this meant that the same had happened to Haldir .
"Now I'm decided.. I won't let you go back to Earth.. unless you let me go with you.."
"Legolas, do you know what are you saying?"
"I do" He replied so fast that he scared me. And at the same time, I felt strange. The room was dark, the sounds of the sea could be heard.. he was so close to me.. he was Legolas. Which girl would be calmed alone with him? I tried to think about a possible answer, or comment, but nothing came to my mouth. "Zana.. lets stop the game.. I must know what do you feel.. and if you still have Haldir on mind.." I was staring at him and I didn't realise it.
"Well.. honestly.. well.." He was smiling. .argh, why did he do that to me?
"And..?" He asked, softly.
"In this moment?" What a strange question I had done. He laughed.
"Well, yes , in this moment and at any moment, I suppose.."
"I have to take a bath.." I walked away and closed the bathroom's door behind me. My heart was beating so fast. What had just happened? I removed my clothes and opened a kind of pipe. Water came, cold.. but I needed it.. the night was too hot.. and I was too nervous. Shocked. Things turned back to old times. "It's my life.. and it never ends.." I whispered. Minutes passed, and after washing my face and removing the strange paint from it, I dried and dressed in my Trojan dress... Someone had washed it, it had a smell of flowers.. With my hair still wet, I opened the door. Legolas was still standing there. He looked at me and smiled. "Lets go back.." But he didn't let me walk. I knew what was going to happen. I knew it very well because it had happened more times. And I wasn't stopping him.
"Can I come in?" A voice from outside made me react. Haldir had come. He opened the door and checked us. "Come on, you've spent here a lot of time. It's not safe" When I passed in front of him, he touched my shoulder. "Are you OK? " I nodded, and walked behind them. Still shocked.