Deception

Chapter Five: An Unlikely friend

By: Fairylady

A/N: New Chapter! I never thought that Neela/Green Eyes would become so popular! I think she is like the best character I created! I am now writing a series on her! A two story series. One with her Good and one with her Bad, but I haven't decided if she will turn good at the end of the second one or not. She did turn good at the end of Hunger and Deceit. Oh, the dilemma!

Disclaimer: I own nothing! Well, except Green Eyes/ Neela and the story plot line and Neela's background. (Oh, and If I forget this on any story. Yell at me! I always forget. Get to carried away with the fanfiction!)

Reviews:

Imbefaniel: Most likely did hurt! Here's the update!

Fire Eagle (elfling): Interesting? I say weird! But I'll keep going just to keep going. Gotta beat that energizer bunny some day!

Fiwen2: Oh, I didn't mean to make you cry! Ok, that's a lie, but oh, *grabs a tissue* I know it's a bit late giving it to you, but dry any tears left! I am glad you like my stories! I' m just glad people are reading them!

Stephanie-Lou: Yes, you said that you would review! Bigger than Hunger and Deceit? Oh no! Can't do that! Don't remember what I did for Hunger and Deceit! I am trying to think of what I can do for a surprise ending. Maybe Legolas can suddenly die and B(L)OOM! The End! Sounds great! Yes, the old witch. Ah, you might not like this chapter if you don't like the "old witch." Maybe he can come back all the way! Yes, so much happens to poor Leggy! Yes, I want to watch more of TTT, but I have a new member of the house (a foreign exchange student) and she like steals the TV from me when I try to watch it. *Sighs* At least I have a really nice picture of my desktop of Orli!

THANK YOU REVIEWERS!!!

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Legolas was surrounded by darkness. It almost frighten him, but the glow of his eyes had already done that.

Where am I? he wondered. How did I get here?

"You are in the mist of blackness, Legolas." A familiar voice came from behind.

Legolas gracefully turned towards the voice and grabbed one of his long knives ready to kill the female Green Eyes standing in front of him now.

"Green Eyes," He snarled in disgust. "What have you done to me?! Why am I, too, a Green Eyes?!"

"Please," Neela/Green Eyes spoke softly. "Call me Neela. I, too, did not ask for the curse of the blood of the Green Eyes. We were an ancient race dying out because of our own stupidity. I was abandon in the middle of a forest during a storm by my own mother for reasons I will never know. Two humans found me and raise me as their own. I was born a Green Eyes, but raised as a human."

"Then why were you evil when I first meet you?" Loathing still deep in Legolas's voice, he moved closer to Neela and raised his long knife.

"Will you listen to my story or kill me first?"

"Is your story true?"

"All of it. Not one part is left out."

"Fine. Tell your story, but be quick!" Legolas snapped. It surprised himself, but Neela seemed to understand.

"Already the poison is take over you. I am sorry that I have made you into this. My good side—"

Legolas humped.

"My good side was hidden deep down inside of me after all of those years. It is hard being an immortal. I know what it is like and so do you, but you do not have the endless battle of fighting off a side of you that is evil while trying to be good as well! My changed when Orcs came charging through our village and killing anyone they could. People scattered trying to save themselves, but not one of the Orcs would come near me or try to harm me. They just...ignored me, so I tried to use that as an advantage. I tried to save my family, but no matter what I did, each one of them fell to the ground dying or dead. Seven sibling, my mother and my father! My father lived the longest and told me about my past and who I really was. What I really was. He told me now I would never know what a real home was anymore because everyone was afraid of Green Eyes."

"So you became evil and went after me," Legolas sneered.

"No! I went traveling and meet teamed up with different travelers and traveled with them. One of them I fell in love with, but soon after the times began to change once more I watch each of them die some how. My best friend was killed by an Orc's poisoned arrow. It was hard to see her so weak. But my love was murdered in a village where we thought we were safe and after that I began to change. Not much, I mind you, but I began to feel different. It was the death of my best friend that changed everything. She was the last to go in the group, besides myself. Anger took me and I went in search for the rest of my kin. I found that almost none of them lived anymore. Almost all of them were dead because of hunters so I took it upon myself to change other beings into Green Eyes and make them evil. I didn't spend much time trying to change Elves over. Your race takes too long so I stayed with the humans more and sometimes Dwarves. Soon I grew bored with making humans Green Eyes and went after more Dwarves. After I grew bored with them, I went after Elves. I saw you, alone and trying out that new bow and I knew I could make you mine. Everything was working, you actually were so close to becoming a Green Eyes I could smell the new power growing in you, but your loyalty to your friends won in the end and you bet me. In the end it was my poison that turned you to my side. That turned you evil..."

"So what are you now? Good or bad?"

"I have been given the chance to prove myself worthy of the afterlife spent by those who did good things in life. I have an equal amount of both that my gods cannot choose if I am good or bad. If I am proven good I wish to try again in life and be reborn. It would be good to live in a time not filled with evil. The race of the Green Eyes is almost dead and you are on a trip to destroy the ring of power. By the time I live again...If I live again, you should have already succeed in destroying most of the evils in this world."

"So, what are you trying to be? Good or bad?"

"Good! I am trying to be GOOD! If I am proven bad than I will live forever in the darkness of time reliving the worse moments in my past life and dying over and over in new ways that change every time! I want to be good! I never wanted to be bad but fate was against me. Will you allow me to help you while I try to clear my name?"

"I should let you rot in the deepest fire of the hell you fear the most. I do not even know if I can trust you." Legolas walked closer to Neela and began to circle her. His long knife was held up to her face and with a quick flick of his wrist a deep cut marred Neela cheek, but the Green Eyes just stood there and allow a tear to escape her eye.

"So you do not trust me," Neela whispered sadly and looked at Legolas with tear-filled eyes. "Even so, I will not allow my past evils to take you and change you. I will help you—"

"I don't want your help!" Legolas sneered through clenched teeth. His face close to Neela's and his knife already cutting another deep cut into her other cheek.

"You are already changing. Would you have acted like this if you really were still Legolas Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood, a Woodland Elf? I know a cure for the poison! Let me help you, please."

Legolas looked at Neela in shock. No, he wouldn't have cut her cheeks or snapped at her if he was still the same Legolas. He really was changing for the worse. A bit of the old Legolas suddenly came forth and beat down the poison that caused Neela and his friends harm. "You are right, I am changing. Please...Neela. Help me. I need it and if it helps you to prove to me that you are really good and it helps you to try again in live than help me. Please."

Neela smiled and bowed her head. "When you need me just call my name. Sometimes I will be there, but only you and Aragorn will be able to see me unless you want the others to see me as well."

"Why would Aragorn be able to see you?"

"He sent me free of my prison," Neela explained.

Legolas looked at her in confusion. Not understanding what she meant.

"He is the one who delivered the final blow. He is the one who killed me."

Legolas looked at her in shock, but kept silent because she held up her hand.

"I do not hate him for it. I praise him for it. For so long I wanted to break free of my evil mold and he did it for me. But listen. Only a few will be able to harm me when I am with you. You, Aragorn, Gimli, and other Green Eyes. I will not be able to protect myself most of the time and if I take on another injury that could kill me, I will become nothing. I am asking you to protect me, please."

"I will, but just as long as you try to help me."

"I will." Neela smiled at Legolas and raised her arms in the air. The Blackness began to swift and grow color spots. "It is time to return to the Fellowship. They are worried about you."

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A/N: Here ya go! Chapter five. Wow, Green Eyes/Neela is back. Hope you like the Neela side. Green Eyes was kind of mean! Reviews are ALWAYS NICE!!!

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