Quality Time with Elrond
Written and annihilated by:: Rinnie Turegie
Help with the idea by:: Caladiel Meril W
BeyBlades/Lord of the Rings Cross-over
I wrote this chapter all by myself! Elladan didn't help. She said I had to write my own fic.(refer to chapter 2 for explanation of 'Elladan')
Disclaimer: My idea(well, I had my buddy's help), my plot, my oddness. Not my anime or my book. *looks pityful*
Okay, I admit. It's an AU(Alternate Universe). NO SLASH!!!! How much of a hypocryte do you think I am? I mean really, I didn't write slash before, I hate slash, why would I start writing it now? (gives readers a mystefied Elrond look). Humorfull angst is my specialty. I can make them work hand in hand.
!!!Warnings!!!:: Gets a little violent. And I lull you into a false sense of security. Often. (evil laugh)
"...." = talking '.....' = thinking /blah/ = Elvish ~~~~ = Change of scene
Music I was listening to as I wrote this chapter: Whenever(Japanese) ~ Dark(D.N.Angel)
~Quick notes~
Pyro Raukoya:: Yummy, slushies! Yes, Kai is an Elfie. And there'll be more on his Elvishness in this chapter ^-^.
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Icy:: Hee hee! Here it is! Yay! You think I'm the best!*runs around with 'I'm the best' T-shirt on* Thank you.
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Nettik Girl:: Interesting? You bet, here's the next chapter. I hope that this chapter is even more interesting!
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Kai-Lovr:: Yes! New fic! Wheee! I'm glad you think it' good so far.
Lil' Info for the story::Takes place after Russian Tournament, the BladeBreakers are back in Japan. Voltaire and Boris got out of jail and want revenge, they're back in Japan to get back at Kai. Tala stowed away on the same plane that Kai was on when he left Russia. Now the redhead's in Japan.
In MttL Tala's last name was 'Valkov'. But I changed it in this because it sounds too much like 'Balkov'.
Ages::
Kai Hiwatari:: 16
Tala Ivanov:: 17
Tyson Granger:: 14
Max Tate:: 14
Kenny Shizuka(don't remember his last name):: 13
Boris Balkov:: ancient history
Voltaire Hiwatari:: ancient-er history
((Notice that Rei's not in it. I don't have anything against the Neko- shounen but he wouldn't fit correctly into this story. The LotR people might think he's a demon cuz of his weird, yellow eyes and sharp, fang-like teeth.))
Chapter 3:: More Elves and Little People
Kenny wandered through the dark forest. Twigs snapped and leaves crumpled under his feet as he walked, causing the computer whiz to jump in fear.
"M-Max? Tyson? Hey, guys? Where are you?" Kenny squeaked.
He spun around as he heard something move. Putting on his toughest face, he gulped.
"I...I'm not afraid of you!" Kenny's voice told otherwise."S-show yourself!"
The sound came again, but from above. Kenny looked skyward through the treetops as he back up. His clothes stuck to a cluster of sticky strings. He tried to pull away but only succeeded in getting himself even more entangled.
Before he had time to think, a big, black spider climbed down the webs towards him.
Kenny screamed and struggled with all his might as the creature came close, unsheating a deadly, sharp stinger.
Twisting around in the web, Kenny closed his eyes. He heard a snapping 'twang' followed by the sound of something shapr peircing soft flesh. Fearing the worst, Kenny peeked open an eye. The spider fell dead to the ground with a handcrafted arrow in it's head.
Before Kenny took notice of another's presence, the sticky bonds were sliced from his body. Kenny let out the breathe he had been holding.
"Oh, Thank you! I thought for sure that I was a goner." Kenny peeled a few webs from his arms and hair.
He turned to his savior. A tall, blond haired man stood behind him. Two white handled knives in his slender hands. Seeing the fear in Kenny's eyes, he resheathed them.
"Who are you?" Kenny's voice unsure.
"My name is Legolas, little one. Who and what, may I ask, are you?" Legolas kneeled in front of the boy as he spoke.
"My name's Kenny. I'm a human. Why? What are you?" Kenny saw warmth and kindness in the man's childish blue eyes."Where am I?"
"I am an Elf from the forest realm of Mirkwood, where we are now."Legolas chuckled as he spoke again."Are you sure that you're human? Aren't you a bit short? At first I thought you were a Hobbit."
"A what?" Kenny couldn't believe what he was hearing. The being before him was an...Elf?
"That is of no importance at this moment." Legolas took note of the sadness in the boy's green eyes*."What is wrong? You look like you lost your best friend."
"I did!" Tears came to Kenny's eyes.
"You poor child." Legolas hugged the boy in a brotherly way."Come. I'll take you to my home. We'll get you some proper, clean clothes and some food. And when that's done, I'll help you search for your friend."
"Okay." Kenny sniffed. The Elf picked him up and placed him on his shoulders."Thank you."
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"Umm... Tyson?" Max's eyes were unfocused as he woke up."What happened?"
As his big, blue eyes focused, the first thing he saw was the deadly point of a sharp arrow shoved in his face. Going cross-eyed, he stared down the arrow shaft.
"State your name and your business here!" The man holding the long bow said, his voice beautiful and harsh like the sound of a waterfall.
"My name's Max." Max gulped, he looked up at the archer, blond hair braided at the sides of his head and behind sharp ears fell around his shoulders.
"What is your business in the realm of the Lady of the Golden Wood?" Blue eyes held wisedom as they locked with Max's brighter blue ones.
"I don't know! I'm not even sure what happened!" Max's voice held fear as he focused on the weapon once again."Please don't hurt me!"
The blond man eased up, bringing his bow to his side, he kept the arrow set.
"Are you sure that you are unaware to what happened?" The blond helped Maw to his feet.
"I can't be anymore sure. Who are you?" Max brushed off his pants.
"I am Haldir. Since you are unaware of what has happened, you may as well meet Lady Galadriel. She may be able to assist you." Haldir placed the arrow in his quiver and held his bow in his relaxed hand.
"Thank you. Where am I?" Max followed as Haldir began to walk away."What are you? Your ears are pointy."
"You are in LothLorien. I am an Elf. And you, I will suppose, are of human blood." Haldir answered.
"Uhhh...yeah." Max agreed.
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Tyson's stomach growled as he came too. He heard whispers around him as he woke.
"He's stll alive." "What is he?" "Mum, I'm hungry."
Tyson stood up, rubbing the fog from his eyes. A group of people stood around him. All, but the youngest, stood at Tyson's eye level and they all had curly hair and bare, furry feet.
"Uhh... hi?" Tyson waved sheepishly.
"He talks!" Some gasped. Tyson's stomach begged again, louder.
"Hey, does anyone have any food they could spare?" Tyson scratched the back of his head.
A boy with dark brown hair and dancing, blue eyes, pushed through the crowd. He was followed by two others, they had lighter colored hair and both had mischievious glints in their eyes.
"Hey, my name's Frodo. Are you alright? You've been out cold for a while." Frodo and the others smiled at him.
"Yeah, I'm fine, I'm kinda hungry though. The name's Tyson." Tyson shook Frodo's outstretched hand.
"These are my cousins: Merry and Pippin." Pippin shook his hand and Merry patted him on the back."You're hungry, you say? Well, I'll see if my Uncle Bilbo can't whip something up for you and us. By the way, welcome to the Shire."
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Kai slowly opened his gray eyes. He sat up as his sight focused. Looking around the sunlit room, Kai threw a glance at the lump in the chair near the wall. A thick, dark cloak was wrapped around the curled up teen who slept peacefully. Red hair pulled back into a loose ponytail fell over the back of the chair as Tala rested his head against it.
Late last night, after Elrond, Erestor, and Glorfindel had retreated to their bed chambers, Tala snuck back into his brother's room to be sure that Kai was alright. He had doozed off in the comfortable chair, still wrapped in Glorfindel's cloak, hours before the sun rose.
Kai smiled warmly and gently shook his head in amusement. He looked from Tala to the foot of his bed to see a set of brown leggings and a gray-green tunic properly folded for him.
Looking down at himself, Kai realised that normal clothes were gone and they were replaced with a white, night shirt and white, cotton pants.
He slid off the bed and steadied himself against the bed post, he was still dizzy from the ordeal from the day before. Pulling his shirt over his head, he gently placed it on the bed. He shrugged into the tunic's under shirt followed by the tunic itself. Fingering the hem of the fabric, he remembered what he wore in his dream, if it was even a dream maybe a vision.
"Not possible, these are just like them." Kai whispered before changing into the leggings. Tala was still fast asleep as Kai walked barefoot over the a statue in the corner. The statue was that of an angel, an Elven angel with an outstretched arm reaching out to him. Kai ran his fingers over the fine, chipped detail of the carved woman's face. He was in a trance as if he were remembering something. He looked down at the inscription on the base.
At the base of the statue the words read: /Leave the shadow. Return to the light/ Kai could read it clearly as if it were English or Japanese.
"So...I'm in Imladris. I'm really in Rivendell." Kai smiled and looked in Tala's direction when the redhead shifted in his seat.
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Lord Elrond sat in his study. He had gotten up just hours earlier when a messenger rode in. It was a message from his sons. This time, though, the news was grave and unwanted. The orcs that, Elladan, Elrohir, and Estel had been hunting, attacked the three. Elladan and Elrohir were unscathed when the orcs were killed but his youngest son, Estel, had been wounded. The three were on their way home right now.
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"Morning Kai." Tala stretched as he stood up, the cloak falling to the chair."How do you feel?"
"I'm fine, Tala. You?" Kai ruffled his hair as he scratched his head.
"Oh, I've never felt better. I actually slept last night. If we were at the abbey or the mansion, I would've been up all night." Tala looked at his brother's clothes."Cool, where'd they come from?"
"I think Elrond left them here." Kai pulled on the hem of the tunic.
"He did." Erestor slowly opened the door and walked in, a tray of food in his arms."Here, you're probably hungry. There's enough here for both of you. Tala, there is a change of clothes for you in your room. Lord Elrond wishes to see you when you're finished."
Erestor smiled and left, shutting the door behind him.
"Thank you." Kai called to the Elf.
"Hey, Kai. What's with your eyes, they had been red the other day." Tala looked his brother in the eyes.
"I guess that they don't have color contacts here." Kai said casually and grabbed and apple from the tray.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot that you wear contacts to change your eye color." Tala grabbed one of the two plates and poke around with a fork."Should we really eat this stuff? It could be poison."
"If they wanted us dead, they would've killed us already. Plus, we can trust these people. I just know it." Kai bit into the fruit.
"I guess you're right." Tala popped some of the food into his mouth.
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"Adar!(father)" Elladan had his brother in his arms as he ran through the halls. Elrohir ran at his heels as they sped past Erestor and Lindir.
They found their father in his study, two other boys were talking with the older Elf.
"Elladan!" Elrond ran over to his oldest son."What had I told you about hunting orcs?"
"Not to do it." Elrohir answered for him.
Elrond grabbed Estel from Elladan's arms. He placed his son on the couch and checked over his wounds. There was a wound from a blade in his shoulder and it bled through Estel's tunic, he also had bruises all over. Elrond called for Erestor, the raven haired Elf came in with the tray of herbs.
The two boys stood to the side, speaking in hushed voices.
"Adda(dad). Who are they?" Elrohir asked as he and his twin watched the two. One had bluish-gray hair and the other had bright red. Gray eyes met with Elladan's for a moment and then turned to his friend again.
"Those two, they are Kai and Tala. They were found in the courtyard the other day. The gray eyed one, Kai, was greatly wounded." Erestor answered in the common tongue for the Elf-lord as he tended to his son's wounds.
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"Kai, who are they?" Tala looked at the two dark-haired look-alikes.
"Don't ask me. I only know who Elrond is." Kai cast a glance at the seemingly older twin. His gray eyes locked with brown as the Elf looked in his direction. The Elf turned from him and said something to his dopple- ganger. Kai listened as Erestor answered a question the Elves asked.
"Those two, they are Kai and Tala. They were found in the courtyard the other day. The gray eyed one, Kai, was greatly wounded." Erestor looked at them and waved them over.
"What?" Kai stood beside the raven haired immortal.
"Meet the twins, Elladan and Elrohir. Both lovable and crazy at the same time." Erestor laughed. The twins each raised an eyebrow in sync.
/What are they? They have weird hair colors./ Elrohir asked the older Elf.
/I heard that./ Kai grinned innocently.
/He speaks.../ Elrohir began.
/Elvish?/ Elladan finished.
/But of course./ Kai bowed playfully.
Tala stood confused next to Kai as he stood up.
Elrond pulled a blanket over his youngest child's body. Estel was fast asleep, his wounds tended to.
"You two, I must speak with you both in private. Kai, Tala, Erestor will escort you back to your rooms." Elrond grabbed his twin sons by their ears as they protested.
With a bow, Erestor shoed Kai and Tala out of the room and shut the door behind him.
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"Hey Kai?" they were back in Kai's room, Erestor left to tend to some business and Elrond was busy scolding the twins."What's with your ears?"
Kai made a questioning face, raising an eyebrow and walked over to a mirror. His once rounded ears were sharpened to a point.
"Weird...." Kai pulled on his ears, his reflection did the same. He looked at Tala, who just stared in disbelief."What?"
"Look at your hair!" Tala pointed at the other's head.
"You're craz...." Kai's eyes widened when he looked closely at his hair color. It was turning platnum blond or silvery at the roots."....y"
"You're going gray, Kai." Tala chuckled at his brother.
"Tala, I've always had gray hair. I'm going silver. And you're going copper red." Kai shot a glance at Tala.
"What! Where?" Tala wrenched his hair from the ponytail and pushed Kai out of the way. In the mirror, his reflection's coppery red hair fell around pointy ears."Ack!"
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"So, what does your friend look like?" Legolas had Kenny on his shoulders as he walked through the woods. Kenny was dressed in a small tunic and leggings, the smallest they could find.
"Well, one of them has blond hair and blue eyes. He also has freckles. He's fourteen years old and is very hyper, his name's Max. One of my other friends is Tyson, he has bluish-black hair and brown eyes. He likes to eat, talk, and be the center of attention. Another friend, well he doesn't consider himself a friend, is Kai. He has blue hair and gray bangs and his eyes are red. He's real antisocial and hardly speaks. Other than them, that's it."
"We'll go speak with Lord Elrond in Imladris. He may have some knowledge of your friends where-abouts." Legolas pushed a tree branch out of his path and stepped over the corpse of the spider he had slain earlier. Legolas' white horse followed close, nickering in his master's ear and nuzzling Kenny's hands when the boy reached down to pet him.
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"Lady Galadriel kinda reminds me of my mom." Max followed close behind Haldir. Max was now dressed in a set of tunic and leggings in the colors brown, gray, and green.
"How is that?" Haldir looked down as Max walked along side him. His long strides caused the shorter boy to walk fast.
"Well, she has blond hair, blue eyes, and she seems pretty kind." Max smiled at the thought of his mom."She made me feel safe."
"I am glad that is what you felt about the Lady." Haldir gave the boy a warm, brotherly smile."Do you have any friends that may have come here just like you have?"
"Well, I have a couple friends who I had been with before I came here. There's Tyson, he's fun and he likes food. And there's Kenny, he's kinda shy sometimes and he thinks alot, he's really smart." Max smiled."And then there's Kai. But he wasn't with us when I came here. And he doesn't like people all that much. He's a loner and is really distant from us. I don't think he likes us very much. He thinks we're children."
"Why is that? How old is he?" Haldir questioned.
"He's sixteen I think. But he acts really mature all the time. He's not all that fun." Max felt bad about telling the truth of what he thought of his captain.
"Sometimes, maturity can be a good thing. It may help him in a rough spot." Haldir told.
"Maybe you're right. But, he's probably not here." Max fretted.
"If he is, you'll find him. I'll help as much as I can to find your friends." Haldir looked to the side of the path that they walked on. He heard voices as he walked. Stopping, he halted Max."Shh."
"I'm a prince. My father, Thranduil, is the king of Mirkwood." the voice spoke.
"Wow, you're a prince? Amazing, the others would never believe this." A younger voice piped up.
"Kenny?" Max's eyes lit up as he heard his friend though the trees.
"That's your friend?" Haldir walked forward, looking through the branches. He saw a blond head and a brown haired boy as he walked though the trees and trailed them. Max followed, he made more noise then the Elf had.
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"I'm a prince. My father, Thranduil, is the king of Mirkwood." Legolas hopped over a low branch
"Wow, you're a prince? Amazing, the others would never believe this." Kenny was astonished.
Legolas halted when his Elven hearing picked up the sound of quiet footsteps. Spinning around, he had one hand on one of hiis daggers and the other hand steadied the boy on his shoulders.
"Peace." Haldir raised his hands to the fellow Elf.
"What news do you bring?" Legolas set Kenny to his feet.
"I bring no real news except I have a comrade here who has lost his friends. He seems to know the boy you travel with." Haldir stepped out of the way to let Max run past.
"Kenny! It is you!" Max crushed the younger boy in a hug."I thought that I would never see you again! Is Tyson with you?"
"No, I'm afraid not. But Legolas said he'd help me find you and any one else." Kenny gasped as he was set down."Oww, you can really hug. I think you cracked a rib or two."
"I must leave. Lady Galadriel calls." Haldir said and turned away."Good luck on your search."
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A knock came at the door a little later. Elladan, Elrohir, and Estel walked into the room. Kai and Tala turned to them, questioning looks on their faces.
"How're you feeling?" Kai asked Estel.
"I feel okay! Never been better." Estel smiled.
"Yes you have." Elrohir smirked.
"What happened?" Tala sat in the chair nar the wall, the same one he fallen asleep in.
"Well, we got attacked by orcs and when my brothers killed them all, there was this old man who attacked me. He said his name was Voltage, no Voltair. Ah heck, I don't remeber the guys name." Estel scratched his head as he thought.
Kai and Tala went pale as the shot each other a glance.
"Volltaire?" Kai feared the answer.
"Yeah, that was his name. Voltaire. Well anyway, he attack me while my brothers were killing the orcs. After my brothers took them all out, Elladan turned to-" Estel was cut off by Elladan's hand over his mouth.
"I wanna tell it." Elladan said."I turned around to see the old man beating on my little brother. I whipped out my bow and set an arrow and shot the fool right in the head."
"He's dead?" Tala asked, hoping the shot killed the man who beat his brother.
"Oh yeah. He's as dead as can be." Elrohir smiled."Why? Do you know him?"
"Umm....kinda." Kai smiled weakly.
"Well, speak up. Who is he?" Estel asked.
"He's my well....grandfather." Kai whispered.
"What? The monster who tried to kill my little brother is _your_ grandfather?!" Elladan was horrified.
"Yeah, but the 'monster' part is absolutely correct." Tala growled at the thought of the old man.
"What did he do to you to make you hate him?" Elrohir asked, being the forever curious one."We heard from our father that one of you had been injured when you got here. Did that old man have something to do with it?"
"Yes. He ummm.. beat my brother into an inch of his life. Lord Elrond saved him." Tala ran a hand through his copper-red hair.
"What are you? Human?" Estel asked.
"Yeah, I think." Kai said, recalling the thing with his ears. He and Tala left their hair down to cover the points of their ears.
"How old are you?" Estel asked.
"I'm seventeen. He's sixteen." Tala watched as Estel gaped at them.
"You're only babies! And you can walk?!" Estel was astonished.
"What? We aren't babies! Why? How old are you?" Tala was offended. Kai smirked.
"Oh, I'm around forty." Estel said.
"But, you don't look that old. You look around twenty." It was Tala's turn to be shocked.
"I'm not old! I'm still very young." Estel was offended now.
"What are your names?" Kai asked the older Elves.
"Elladan."
"Elrohir."
"You two have weird names." Kai stated.
"You're Kai, am I correct? Your name is just as odd." Elladan smirked.
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Tyson sat at a table full of food. Bilbo, Pippin, Merry, and Frodo all sat around talking. Tyson couldn't take his eyes off the food.
"Tyson, my boy. Help yourself." Bilbo smiled warmly.
"Yessir!" Tyson immediatly began grabbing food.
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"Lindir, I want you to give Kai and Tala archery lessons. Glorfindel will teach them how to use swords and daggers." Elrond stood infront of the two Elves.
The Balrog slayer had offered to teach the boys how to use the Elven blades as long as he didn't have to teach them archery. The last time he taught someone, it had been Elladan and Elrohir the terrible. Glorfindel had gotten shot once or twice by the twins and since that day, he never wanted to teach archery again.
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Night came, Kai barely slept. He was to busy thinking about his grandfather's death.
'Why do I care? He tried to kill me, so why should I care if he died? Shouldn't I be happy?' Kai was out on his room's balcony, sitting on the rail.'Wait, if Voltaire got here...would that mean? no, Boris couldn't be here... or could he?'
Kai ran a hand through his silvery hair. His hair had somehow completely changed color during the day. The moonlight reflected off his soft locks.
"My life is crazy...." Kai whispered."At least these people don't beat me every day."
"Your grandfather beat you, that's sad." Elrond walked through the balcony door and stood beside Kai.
"What are you doing here?" Kai asked.
"I was walking through the halls after checking on Estel and I heard you talking to yourself." Elrond stood tall next to Kai."Your hair, it's different."
"Yeah. My ears got pointed too." Kai pulled on his ear gently."What's happening to me?"
"I've only heard of this kind of thing once. Human's with Elven souls. That is how you are able to speak Elvish. You are slowly becoming an Elf as you grow older. And being here in Middle Earth is speeding up the process." Elrond stated, looking at the stars.
"What about Tala?"
"The same thing is happening to him. But slower."
"I see. Is it true?" Kai asked."Is it true that Voltaire is dead?"
"Yes. I'm sure that my sons explained." Elrond smiled like a father at Kai."You had best get to bed. It is late and you are still part human."
"Alright. Goodnight." Kai said as Elrond left.'I'm becoming an Elf. Cool."
~~Notes~~
*--Kenny's green eyes?: I just gave him a random color.
BeyBlades/Lord of the Rings Cross-over
I wrote this chapter all by myself! Elladan didn't help. She said I had to write my own fic.(refer to chapter 2 for explanation of 'Elladan')
Disclaimer: My idea(well, I had my buddy's help), my plot, my oddness. Not my anime or my book. *looks pityful*
Okay, I admit. It's an AU(Alternate Universe). NO SLASH!!!! How much of a hypocryte do you think I am? I mean really, I didn't write slash before, I hate slash, why would I start writing it now? (gives readers a mystefied Elrond look). Humorfull angst is my specialty. I can make them work hand in hand.
!!!Warnings!!!:: Gets a little violent. And I lull you into a false sense of security. Often. (evil laugh)
"...." = talking '.....' = thinking /blah/ = Elvish ~~~~ = Change of scene
Music I was listening to as I wrote this chapter: Whenever(Japanese) ~ Dark(D.N.Angel)
~Quick notes~
Pyro Raukoya:: Yummy, slushies! Yes, Kai is an Elfie. And there'll be more on his Elvishness in this chapter ^-^.
~
Icy:: Hee hee! Here it is! Yay! You think I'm the best!*runs around with 'I'm the best' T-shirt on* Thank you.
~
Nettik Girl:: Interesting? You bet, here's the next chapter. I hope that this chapter is even more interesting!
~
Kai-Lovr:: Yes! New fic! Wheee! I'm glad you think it' good so far.
Lil' Info for the story::Takes place after Russian Tournament, the BladeBreakers are back in Japan. Voltaire and Boris got out of jail and want revenge, they're back in Japan to get back at Kai. Tala stowed away on the same plane that Kai was on when he left Russia. Now the redhead's in Japan.
In MttL Tala's last name was 'Valkov'. But I changed it in this because it sounds too much like 'Balkov'.
Ages::
Kai Hiwatari:: 16
Tala Ivanov:: 17
Tyson Granger:: 14
Max Tate:: 14
Kenny Shizuka(don't remember his last name):: 13
Boris Balkov:: ancient history
Voltaire Hiwatari:: ancient-er history
((Notice that Rei's not in it. I don't have anything against the Neko- shounen but he wouldn't fit correctly into this story. The LotR people might think he's a demon cuz of his weird, yellow eyes and sharp, fang-like teeth.))
Chapter 3:: More Elves and Little People
Kenny wandered through the dark forest. Twigs snapped and leaves crumpled under his feet as he walked, causing the computer whiz to jump in fear.
"M-Max? Tyson? Hey, guys? Where are you?" Kenny squeaked.
He spun around as he heard something move. Putting on his toughest face, he gulped.
"I...I'm not afraid of you!" Kenny's voice told otherwise."S-show yourself!"
The sound came again, but from above. Kenny looked skyward through the treetops as he back up. His clothes stuck to a cluster of sticky strings. He tried to pull away but only succeeded in getting himself even more entangled.
Before he had time to think, a big, black spider climbed down the webs towards him.
Kenny screamed and struggled with all his might as the creature came close, unsheating a deadly, sharp stinger.
Twisting around in the web, Kenny closed his eyes. He heard a snapping 'twang' followed by the sound of something shapr peircing soft flesh. Fearing the worst, Kenny peeked open an eye. The spider fell dead to the ground with a handcrafted arrow in it's head.
Before Kenny took notice of another's presence, the sticky bonds were sliced from his body. Kenny let out the breathe he had been holding.
"Oh, Thank you! I thought for sure that I was a goner." Kenny peeled a few webs from his arms and hair.
He turned to his savior. A tall, blond haired man stood behind him. Two white handled knives in his slender hands. Seeing the fear in Kenny's eyes, he resheathed them.
"Who are you?" Kenny's voice unsure.
"My name is Legolas, little one. Who and what, may I ask, are you?" Legolas kneeled in front of the boy as he spoke.
"My name's Kenny. I'm a human. Why? What are you?" Kenny saw warmth and kindness in the man's childish blue eyes."Where am I?"
"I am an Elf from the forest realm of Mirkwood, where we are now."Legolas chuckled as he spoke again."Are you sure that you're human? Aren't you a bit short? At first I thought you were a Hobbit."
"A what?" Kenny couldn't believe what he was hearing. The being before him was an...Elf?
"That is of no importance at this moment." Legolas took note of the sadness in the boy's green eyes*."What is wrong? You look like you lost your best friend."
"I did!" Tears came to Kenny's eyes.
"You poor child." Legolas hugged the boy in a brotherly way."Come. I'll take you to my home. We'll get you some proper, clean clothes and some food. And when that's done, I'll help you search for your friend."
"Okay." Kenny sniffed. The Elf picked him up and placed him on his shoulders."Thank you."
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"Umm... Tyson?" Max's eyes were unfocused as he woke up."What happened?"
As his big, blue eyes focused, the first thing he saw was the deadly point of a sharp arrow shoved in his face. Going cross-eyed, he stared down the arrow shaft.
"State your name and your business here!" The man holding the long bow said, his voice beautiful and harsh like the sound of a waterfall.
"My name's Max." Max gulped, he looked up at the archer, blond hair braided at the sides of his head and behind sharp ears fell around his shoulders.
"What is your business in the realm of the Lady of the Golden Wood?" Blue eyes held wisedom as they locked with Max's brighter blue ones.
"I don't know! I'm not even sure what happened!" Max's voice held fear as he focused on the weapon once again."Please don't hurt me!"
The blond man eased up, bringing his bow to his side, he kept the arrow set.
"Are you sure that you are unaware to what happened?" The blond helped Maw to his feet.
"I can't be anymore sure. Who are you?" Max brushed off his pants.
"I am Haldir. Since you are unaware of what has happened, you may as well meet Lady Galadriel. She may be able to assist you." Haldir placed the arrow in his quiver and held his bow in his relaxed hand.
"Thank you. Where am I?" Max followed as Haldir began to walk away."What are you? Your ears are pointy."
"You are in LothLorien. I am an Elf. And you, I will suppose, are of human blood." Haldir answered.
"Uhhh...yeah." Max agreed.
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Tyson's stomach growled as he came too. He heard whispers around him as he woke.
"He's stll alive." "What is he?" "Mum, I'm hungry."
Tyson stood up, rubbing the fog from his eyes. A group of people stood around him. All, but the youngest, stood at Tyson's eye level and they all had curly hair and bare, furry feet.
"Uhh... hi?" Tyson waved sheepishly.
"He talks!" Some gasped. Tyson's stomach begged again, louder.
"Hey, does anyone have any food they could spare?" Tyson scratched the back of his head.
A boy with dark brown hair and dancing, blue eyes, pushed through the crowd. He was followed by two others, they had lighter colored hair and both had mischievious glints in their eyes.
"Hey, my name's Frodo. Are you alright? You've been out cold for a while." Frodo and the others smiled at him.
"Yeah, I'm fine, I'm kinda hungry though. The name's Tyson." Tyson shook Frodo's outstretched hand.
"These are my cousins: Merry and Pippin." Pippin shook his hand and Merry patted him on the back."You're hungry, you say? Well, I'll see if my Uncle Bilbo can't whip something up for you and us. By the way, welcome to the Shire."
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Kai slowly opened his gray eyes. He sat up as his sight focused. Looking around the sunlit room, Kai threw a glance at the lump in the chair near the wall. A thick, dark cloak was wrapped around the curled up teen who slept peacefully. Red hair pulled back into a loose ponytail fell over the back of the chair as Tala rested his head against it.
Late last night, after Elrond, Erestor, and Glorfindel had retreated to their bed chambers, Tala snuck back into his brother's room to be sure that Kai was alright. He had doozed off in the comfortable chair, still wrapped in Glorfindel's cloak, hours before the sun rose.
Kai smiled warmly and gently shook his head in amusement. He looked from Tala to the foot of his bed to see a set of brown leggings and a gray-green tunic properly folded for him.
Looking down at himself, Kai realised that normal clothes were gone and they were replaced with a white, night shirt and white, cotton pants.
He slid off the bed and steadied himself against the bed post, he was still dizzy from the ordeal from the day before. Pulling his shirt over his head, he gently placed it on the bed. He shrugged into the tunic's under shirt followed by the tunic itself. Fingering the hem of the fabric, he remembered what he wore in his dream, if it was even a dream maybe a vision.
"Not possible, these are just like them." Kai whispered before changing into the leggings. Tala was still fast asleep as Kai walked barefoot over the a statue in the corner. The statue was that of an angel, an Elven angel with an outstretched arm reaching out to him. Kai ran his fingers over the fine, chipped detail of the carved woman's face. He was in a trance as if he were remembering something. He looked down at the inscription on the base.
At the base of the statue the words read: /Leave the shadow. Return to the light/ Kai could read it clearly as if it were English or Japanese.
"So...I'm in Imladris. I'm really in Rivendell." Kai smiled and looked in Tala's direction when the redhead shifted in his seat.
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Lord Elrond sat in his study. He had gotten up just hours earlier when a messenger rode in. It was a message from his sons. This time, though, the news was grave and unwanted. The orcs that, Elladan, Elrohir, and Estel had been hunting, attacked the three. Elladan and Elrohir were unscathed when the orcs were killed but his youngest son, Estel, had been wounded. The three were on their way home right now.
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"Morning Kai." Tala stretched as he stood up, the cloak falling to the chair."How do you feel?"
"I'm fine, Tala. You?" Kai ruffled his hair as he scratched his head.
"Oh, I've never felt better. I actually slept last night. If we were at the abbey or the mansion, I would've been up all night." Tala looked at his brother's clothes."Cool, where'd they come from?"
"I think Elrond left them here." Kai pulled on the hem of the tunic.
"He did." Erestor slowly opened the door and walked in, a tray of food in his arms."Here, you're probably hungry. There's enough here for both of you. Tala, there is a change of clothes for you in your room. Lord Elrond wishes to see you when you're finished."
Erestor smiled and left, shutting the door behind him.
"Thank you." Kai called to the Elf.
"Hey, Kai. What's with your eyes, they had been red the other day." Tala looked his brother in the eyes.
"I guess that they don't have color contacts here." Kai said casually and grabbed and apple from the tray.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot that you wear contacts to change your eye color." Tala grabbed one of the two plates and poke around with a fork."Should we really eat this stuff? It could be poison."
"If they wanted us dead, they would've killed us already. Plus, we can trust these people. I just know it." Kai bit into the fruit.
"I guess you're right." Tala popped some of the food into his mouth.
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"Adar!(father)" Elladan had his brother in his arms as he ran through the halls. Elrohir ran at his heels as they sped past Erestor and Lindir.
They found their father in his study, two other boys were talking with the older Elf.
"Elladan!" Elrond ran over to his oldest son."What had I told you about hunting orcs?"
"Not to do it." Elrohir answered for him.
Elrond grabbed Estel from Elladan's arms. He placed his son on the couch and checked over his wounds. There was a wound from a blade in his shoulder and it bled through Estel's tunic, he also had bruises all over. Elrond called for Erestor, the raven haired Elf came in with the tray of herbs.
The two boys stood to the side, speaking in hushed voices.
"Adda(dad). Who are they?" Elrohir asked as he and his twin watched the two. One had bluish-gray hair and the other had bright red. Gray eyes met with Elladan's for a moment and then turned to his friend again.
"Those two, they are Kai and Tala. They were found in the courtyard the other day. The gray eyed one, Kai, was greatly wounded." Erestor answered in the common tongue for the Elf-lord as he tended to his son's wounds.
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"Kai, who are they?" Tala looked at the two dark-haired look-alikes.
"Don't ask me. I only know who Elrond is." Kai cast a glance at the seemingly older twin. His gray eyes locked with brown as the Elf looked in his direction. The Elf turned from him and said something to his dopple- ganger. Kai listened as Erestor answered a question the Elves asked.
"Those two, they are Kai and Tala. They were found in the courtyard the other day. The gray eyed one, Kai, was greatly wounded." Erestor looked at them and waved them over.
"What?" Kai stood beside the raven haired immortal.
"Meet the twins, Elladan and Elrohir. Both lovable and crazy at the same time." Erestor laughed. The twins each raised an eyebrow in sync.
/What are they? They have weird hair colors./ Elrohir asked the older Elf.
/I heard that./ Kai grinned innocently.
/He speaks.../ Elrohir began.
/Elvish?/ Elladan finished.
/But of course./ Kai bowed playfully.
Tala stood confused next to Kai as he stood up.
Elrond pulled a blanket over his youngest child's body. Estel was fast asleep, his wounds tended to.
"You two, I must speak with you both in private. Kai, Tala, Erestor will escort you back to your rooms." Elrond grabbed his twin sons by their ears as they protested.
With a bow, Erestor shoed Kai and Tala out of the room and shut the door behind him.
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"Hey Kai?" they were back in Kai's room, Erestor left to tend to some business and Elrond was busy scolding the twins."What's with your ears?"
Kai made a questioning face, raising an eyebrow and walked over to a mirror. His once rounded ears were sharpened to a point.
"Weird...." Kai pulled on his ears, his reflection did the same. He looked at Tala, who just stared in disbelief."What?"
"Look at your hair!" Tala pointed at the other's head.
"You're craz...." Kai's eyes widened when he looked closely at his hair color. It was turning platnum blond or silvery at the roots."....y"
"You're going gray, Kai." Tala chuckled at his brother.
"Tala, I've always had gray hair. I'm going silver. And you're going copper red." Kai shot a glance at Tala.
"What! Where?" Tala wrenched his hair from the ponytail and pushed Kai out of the way. In the mirror, his reflection's coppery red hair fell around pointy ears."Ack!"
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"So, what does your friend look like?" Legolas had Kenny on his shoulders as he walked through the woods. Kenny was dressed in a small tunic and leggings, the smallest they could find.
"Well, one of them has blond hair and blue eyes. He also has freckles. He's fourteen years old and is very hyper, his name's Max. One of my other friends is Tyson, he has bluish-black hair and brown eyes. He likes to eat, talk, and be the center of attention. Another friend, well he doesn't consider himself a friend, is Kai. He has blue hair and gray bangs and his eyes are red. He's real antisocial and hardly speaks. Other than them, that's it."
"We'll go speak with Lord Elrond in Imladris. He may have some knowledge of your friends where-abouts." Legolas pushed a tree branch out of his path and stepped over the corpse of the spider he had slain earlier. Legolas' white horse followed close, nickering in his master's ear and nuzzling Kenny's hands when the boy reached down to pet him.
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"Lady Galadriel kinda reminds me of my mom." Max followed close behind Haldir. Max was now dressed in a set of tunic and leggings in the colors brown, gray, and green.
"How is that?" Haldir looked down as Max walked along side him. His long strides caused the shorter boy to walk fast.
"Well, she has blond hair, blue eyes, and she seems pretty kind." Max smiled at the thought of his mom."She made me feel safe."
"I am glad that is what you felt about the Lady." Haldir gave the boy a warm, brotherly smile."Do you have any friends that may have come here just like you have?"
"Well, I have a couple friends who I had been with before I came here. There's Tyson, he's fun and he likes food. And there's Kenny, he's kinda shy sometimes and he thinks alot, he's really smart." Max smiled."And then there's Kai. But he wasn't with us when I came here. And he doesn't like people all that much. He's a loner and is really distant from us. I don't think he likes us very much. He thinks we're children."
"Why is that? How old is he?" Haldir questioned.
"He's sixteen I think. But he acts really mature all the time. He's not all that fun." Max felt bad about telling the truth of what he thought of his captain.
"Sometimes, maturity can be a good thing. It may help him in a rough spot." Haldir told.
"Maybe you're right. But, he's probably not here." Max fretted.
"If he is, you'll find him. I'll help as much as I can to find your friends." Haldir looked to the side of the path that they walked on. He heard voices as he walked. Stopping, he halted Max."Shh."
"I'm a prince. My father, Thranduil, is the king of Mirkwood." the voice spoke.
"Wow, you're a prince? Amazing, the others would never believe this." A younger voice piped up.
"Kenny?" Max's eyes lit up as he heard his friend though the trees.
"That's your friend?" Haldir walked forward, looking through the branches. He saw a blond head and a brown haired boy as he walked though the trees and trailed them. Max followed, he made more noise then the Elf had.
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"I'm a prince. My father, Thranduil, is the king of Mirkwood." Legolas hopped over a low branch
"Wow, you're a prince? Amazing, the others would never believe this." Kenny was astonished.
Legolas halted when his Elven hearing picked up the sound of quiet footsteps. Spinning around, he had one hand on one of hiis daggers and the other hand steadied the boy on his shoulders.
"Peace." Haldir raised his hands to the fellow Elf.
"What news do you bring?" Legolas set Kenny to his feet.
"I bring no real news except I have a comrade here who has lost his friends. He seems to know the boy you travel with." Haldir stepped out of the way to let Max run past.
"Kenny! It is you!" Max crushed the younger boy in a hug."I thought that I would never see you again! Is Tyson with you?"
"No, I'm afraid not. But Legolas said he'd help me find you and any one else." Kenny gasped as he was set down."Oww, you can really hug. I think you cracked a rib or two."
"I must leave. Lady Galadriel calls." Haldir said and turned away."Good luck on your search."
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A knock came at the door a little later. Elladan, Elrohir, and Estel walked into the room. Kai and Tala turned to them, questioning looks on their faces.
"How're you feeling?" Kai asked Estel.
"I feel okay! Never been better." Estel smiled.
"Yes you have." Elrohir smirked.
"What happened?" Tala sat in the chair nar the wall, the same one he fallen asleep in.
"Well, we got attacked by orcs and when my brothers killed them all, there was this old man who attacked me. He said his name was Voltage, no Voltair. Ah heck, I don't remeber the guys name." Estel scratched his head as he thought.
Kai and Tala went pale as the shot each other a glance.
"Volltaire?" Kai feared the answer.
"Yeah, that was his name. Voltaire. Well anyway, he attack me while my brothers were killing the orcs. After my brothers took them all out, Elladan turned to-" Estel was cut off by Elladan's hand over his mouth.
"I wanna tell it." Elladan said."I turned around to see the old man beating on my little brother. I whipped out my bow and set an arrow and shot the fool right in the head."
"He's dead?" Tala asked, hoping the shot killed the man who beat his brother.
"Oh yeah. He's as dead as can be." Elrohir smiled."Why? Do you know him?"
"Umm....kinda." Kai smiled weakly.
"Well, speak up. Who is he?" Estel asked.
"He's my well....grandfather." Kai whispered.
"What? The monster who tried to kill my little brother is _your_ grandfather?!" Elladan was horrified.
"Yeah, but the 'monster' part is absolutely correct." Tala growled at the thought of the old man.
"What did he do to you to make you hate him?" Elrohir asked, being the forever curious one."We heard from our father that one of you had been injured when you got here. Did that old man have something to do with it?"
"Yes. He ummm.. beat my brother into an inch of his life. Lord Elrond saved him." Tala ran a hand through his copper-red hair.
"What are you? Human?" Estel asked.
"Yeah, I think." Kai said, recalling the thing with his ears. He and Tala left their hair down to cover the points of their ears.
"How old are you?" Estel asked.
"I'm seventeen. He's sixteen." Tala watched as Estel gaped at them.
"You're only babies! And you can walk?!" Estel was astonished.
"What? We aren't babies! Why? How old are you?" Tala was offended. Kai smirked.
"Oh, I'm around forty." Estel said.
"But, you don't look that old. You look around twenty." It was Tala's turn to be shocked.
"I'm not old! I'm still very young." Estel was offended now.
"What are your names?" Kai asked the older Elves.
"Elladan."
"Elrohir."
"You two have weird names." Kai stated.
"You're Kai, am I correct? Your name is just as odd." Elladan smirked.
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Tyson sat at a table full of food. Bilbo, Pippin, Merry, and Frodo all sat around talking. Tyson couldn't take his eyes off the food.
"Tyson, my boy. Help yourself." Bilbo smiled warmly.
"Yessir!" Tyson immediatly began grabbing food.
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"Lindir, I want you to give Kai and Tala archery lessons. Glorfindel will teach them how to use swords and daggers." Elrond stood infront of the two Elves.
The Balrog slayer had offered to teach the boys how to use the Elven blades as long as he didn't have to teach them archery. The last time he taught someone, it had been Elladan and Elrohir the terrible. Glorfindel had gotten shot once or twice by the twins and since that day, he never wanted to teach archery again.
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Night came, Kai barely slept. He was to busy thinking about his grandfather's death.
'Why do I care? He tried to kill me, so why should I care if he died? Shouldn't I be happy?' Kai was out on his room's balcony, sitting on the rail.'Wait, if Voltaire got here...would that mean? no, Boris couldn't be here... or could he?'
Kai ran a hand through his silvery hair. His hair had somehow completely changed color during the day. The moonlight reflected off his soft locks.
"My life is crazy...." Kai whispered."At least these people don't beat me every day."
"Your grandfather beat you, that's sad." Elrond walked through the balcony door and stood beside Kai.
"What are you doing here?" Kai asked.
"I was walking through the halls after checking on Estel and I heard you talking to yourself." Elrond stood tall next to Kai."Your hair, it's different."
"Yeah. My ears got pointed too." Kai pulled on his ear gently."What's happening to me?"
"I've only heard of this kind of thing once. Human's with Elven souls. That is how you are able to speak Elvish. You are slowly becoming an Elf as you grow older. And being here in Middle Earth is speeding up the process." Elrond stated, looking at the stars.
"What about Tala?"
"The same thing is happening to him. But slower."
"I see. Is it true?" Kai asked."Is it true that Voltaire is dead?"
"Yes. I'm sure that my sons explained." Elrond smiled like a father at Kai."You had best get to bed. It is late and you are still part human."
"Alright. Goodnight." Kai said as Elrond left.'I'm becoming an Elf. Cool."
~~Notes~~
*--Kenny's green eyes?: I just gave him a random color.
