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Note: **This means they're thinking.
Chapter 3 ~Chasten~
The sunlight blinds you
from seeing my soul.
The moonlight exalts my imperfections.
Wonder in my eyes have vanished
My eyes are wrapped by the endless
rapture of rage.
My mind entertained with fuzzy memories.
If you dare explore my mind, please
be ready to hit a dead end.
When you touch me
your mouth will quench for thirst
and I will give you my tears and blood
and poison you.
Touch my hair, and your hands will corrode.
Try to greet my eyes
and become lost an blind.
Smell my aroma and blood will drip from your nose.
I will ridicule you for being close to me.
To know my mind, body and soul
will take excruciating time.
Maybe it will kill you,
but be successful and
I will come out and play with you.
"Legolas, carry her to a room quickly, a room without a mirror. Aragorn go find the warden." Gandalf eyed Aragorn and Legolas.
"We can use my room, I'll go ahead and cover all the mirrors." Arwen gave Gandalf a nod and left.
Legolas stepped closer to the girl, and bent down to carry her, but she viciously shook her head.
"Aragorn, I think it's best if you carry her and I go for the warden." Legolas felt confused, he had done nothing to her but she refused every bit of help from him.
"May I?" Aragorn questioned.
Charity just stared at him with a blank expression, Aragorn took it as a yes and picked her up. Galadriel looked at Gandalf with uncertainty, but Gandalf just looked away and followed Aragorn.
"Don't worry, you are safe here." Aragorn whispered to the girl.
'I want to go...home? No, I promised I'd never say that to myself...is this place really safe' Charity placed her head onto Aragon's shoulder.
**Flashback**
"It's okay, you're safe here. You can tell me anything, anything said in this room is between you and me."A young woman said looking at a blue-eyed girl. The woman leaned closer to the girl.
"Please tell me how you got these bruises?" The girl looked up to the woman with watery eyes, but no tear fell. The room was painted an eggshell white, the floor was a greyish color, the woman had lots of books. Especially ones on psychology. The room screamed bland.The girl heard a clock ticking, and looked at the time, almost 3:00. She returned her attention on the woman.
"It okay, please tell--"The woman had been cut of by a bell.
The blue-eyed girl got up and picked up her backpack. "Please stay longer." The woman asked, but the blue-eyed girl had no intention to stay.
The door opened and a pair of brown eyes met the blue-eyed girl. The brown eyed girl smiled, a smile was returned by the blue-eyed girl, but was immediately diminished as she realized an older woman was standing behind the brown-eyed girl.
"All right, it's time to go home, I've got cookies in the oven!"The older woman said in a high-pitched voice and smiled at the blue-eyed girl and put her arm around her shoulder. They both walked passed the brown-eyed girl, and out of the school, towards a blue car. The older woman opened the door for the girl and smiled. A slow song was playing on the radio as they drove home, the girl's hands were sweaty as it lay on a leather hand rest. The woman looked at the girl and gave a warm smile as they reached the driveway.
"Better hurry now, don't want the cookies to burn!" The woman said, with another haunting smile.
The girl was confused, why was she acting all nice...had she changed overnight? She cautiously walked up the stairs and closed the door, letting out a small screech. As soon as she turned around she was grabbed by her hair and felt her body being dragged up the stair.
"YOU STUPID SLUT! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU TELL HER!" They had reached the top of the stairs, the woman was standing above the terrified girl.
"Don't play stupid with me, what did you tell the whore ass counselor!" The woman hissed.
"I didn't tell her anything, she just called me to her office, please, please don't hurt me anymore mommy. I'm telling the truth I didn't say anything." The girl grabbed the woman's leg and pleaded.
"LIAR! Don't you even speak that word, you are worthless and don't deserve to have that word come out of your mouth! You are a mistake to me!" She grabbed
the girl's shirt and dragged the screaming girl into a room.
**Flashback**
"Lady Charity, Lady Charity! Are you okay?" Gandalf was almost hit as the girl lifted up her wrist and started to pound her head.
"Lady Charity, no, please it's all right! Please stop, calm down." Gandalf grabbed the girl's wrist and held them, she struggled to get her wrist out of his hands. Charity noticed that she was now sitting on a massive white bed, the room had a sweet scent clinging in the air. She noticed an old man across from her.
"This will probably hurt, so be prepared."The old man said holding her foot.
"Wait, I think we should let her calm down." It was too late, the man grasped the glass impaled in her foot at slowly pulled it out.
Immediately the girl started to thrash her legs around, Aragorn quickly grabbed her legs and tried to hold them still. Charity straightened her back and screamed as loud as she could, but she did not scream from the pain of the glass, she had endured worst pain before. She screamed to let all her anger out from the memory. The scream spilled out to into every corner of the castle and echoed back. The white beautiful sheets beneath her lost their purity as blood started to gush out of her foot. When she stopped screaming, she was taking short breaths.
"It's almost out." Gandalf gave her a reassuring look, still holding her wrists.
Her mouth became arid as she realized how many people were in the room watching her. 'Is it necessary for this many people? Ugh...all staring at me in pity..oh I pity you fool'
"Ah, there we go." The man said holding a piece of glass glistening with blood. He wrapped the glass with a white cloth, he then stood up but was stopped by Legolas.
"Are you absolutely crazy? Gandalf asked to you to pull the glass after she rests! You could have put her in shock!" Legolas said in an angry tone, his face inches away from the old man.
The man kept his composure and turned around and picked up a bag, "Here are the bandages, make sure she gets rest and does not stay on her feet to long." The man then walked out of the room. Everyone in the room was shocked at Legolas's fit. Charity didn't care though, she was thinking of something else.
'Lovely, I'm dirty, I smell... and I'm actually hungry' Charity put her hand on her stomach.
"Ah, I know that look! Don't worry!" Charity was startled as a hobbit jumped up and ran out the room, but came back and beckoned to other hobbits. The room
was silent for awhile, until Gandalf stood up and walked out of the room, everyone followed except for Legolas.
"Gandalf, I think we need an explanation!" Aragorn said picking up his pace, almost stepping on Gandalf's robes.
"All in good time, my friend." Gandalf was heading out of the castle.
"Are you leaving? You only got here!" Aragorn said astonished
"Yes, I need to go to Rivendell and talk to Elrond." Gandalf stopped and whistled.
"You'll be gone for weeks, are you going to leave us with nothing!" Aragorn was getting frustrated, Arwen stood beside him and held him back.
"I told you, now is not the time." A white horse was galloping towards them.
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Legolas looked inside the bag that the warden had left. He pulled out a vial filled with a greenish substance, he sighed and looked at the girl, but her face was turned the other way. She could feel Legolas sit down at the edge of the bed, feeling the weight of the bed shifting towards him. She felt his hands touch her foot, and she quickly withdrew it. Legolas didn't know what to do, he had to think of some way to help her.
"The wounds on your arms take a long time to heal. Would you like me to mend them?" Legolas said, knowing this would get her attention.
'Wounds on my arms?' She questioned herself as she looked at her arm.
'How did he know?' She removed the material off her arm, and examined her scars
She pondered to herself, 'I'd have to admit though, I'm tired of wearing sweaters and arm warmers to hide my faults.'
"Do you yield?" Legolas was trying to look into her eyes, but she made sure her bangs hid her eyes. Charity lifted her arm and moved towards him.
"Just lean back and relax, this shouldn't hurt." Legolas picked up a pillow and placed it behind her. Charity leaned back onto the soft pillow, her arm still in the air. Legolas sat down beside her and opened the vile. He placed his left hand underneath her arm. Charity felt her skin burn at his touch and goose bumps spread through her body . With his right hand he poured the contents of the vile onto her arm, for some reason he was sweating. Her arm went numb as Legolas took his index finger and traced every scab and scar. Legolas looked at the girl, her eyes were closed tightly, she was very uncomfortable. Her hair was knotted, a strand of hair crossed her face and lip.
"May I tend to your hands?" Legolas asked in a shaky voice, Charity nodded not wanting to open her eyes. She braced herself for the pain, expecting the liquid to be like rubbing alcohol, but when the liquid fell onto her open wound it did not sting at all, it was warm and made her skin tingle. Legolas took out a cloth and wiped the blood of her hands, then he wrapped the bandages around her hands. He then got off the bed and tended to her feet. Charity opened her eyes and glanced at Legolas, who opened another vile.
"Lady Charity, may I ask why you would harm yourself?" Legolas was wiping the blood off of her feet, not looking at her.
"To feel." Charity was staring out the window.
"To feel what?" Legolas sounding puzzled.
Charity opened her mouth to respond but was interrupted.
"Ah here we go! We knew you were hungry so we went to the kitchen and got you some food!" The four hobbits barged in with plates filled with food.
"Uh-oh I think we interupted something."The hobbits looked at Legolas
"Uh, no, I was just tending to her wounds. I'm finished now, I'll just go catch up with Aragorn." Legolas fumbled with the leftover bandages and put them back
into the bag. He faced Charity and bowed, then left the room. When Legolas left the room he could hear the hobbits introducing themselves, but their
conversation became faint as he walked farther away from the room.
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"Why must you leave now?" Aragorn asked.
"I need time to gather my thoughts on this situation." Gandalf sighed.
"Can you not leave us with something?!" Gimli exclaimed.
"Please Gandalf, you will be gone for a long time." Arwen laid her hand on Shadowfax.
"If you know something about this girl, please tell us!" Aragorn was getting angry.
"At least leave us with some information." Aragorn looked at Gandalf straight in the eye.
Gandalf was just about to go, but Aragorn stepped in Shadowfax's way. Just then Legolas arrived, a bit confused about what was happening
"Aragorn, you would never understand." Gandalf massaged his temples. There was a moment of silence, time seemed to slow down.
"She was my request, she is my daughter ...my child." He let his head fall.
"Keep her safe, make sure nothing happens to her." With that Gandalf rode away, and left his friends in disbelief.
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