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Chapter 6 ~Cry for me~
"Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon, sodium, aluminium, no wait...magnesium then aluminium...no...damnit!" Charity turned back and walked towards a twig on the ground. 'I can't believe I have to resort to this, to keep me busy!'
Legolas watched Charity walk back and forth, she took a step, as she said every word. Her arms moving at her side. He wasn't sure what she was reciting, he just sat and watched quietly, his feet slightly swing in the air. Aragorn was walking across the courtyard when he saw Legolas sitting on a tree branch, just sitting and watching something. Aragorn walked a little closer and saw Charity, Aragorn made his way towards Legolas and climbed up the tree.
"Legolas, what are you doing?" Aragorn asked climbing up the tree.
"Just sitting." Aragorn wasn't convinced, he made it to the tree branch Legolas was sitting on, he sat down.
"May I ask what's in the bag?" Aragorn eyed the bag next to Legolas.
"Oh, nothing."
"Hmm...Are you going to sit here all day?" Aragorn questioned.
"No, just till I get bored." Aragorn put his hand on Legolas's back.
"Aragorn, what are you doing?"
"You're bored, I"m doing you a favor." With that, Aragorn pushed Legolas off the tree branch.
"K is potassium, Y is Yttrium, Si is sil--" Charity was cut off as she heard a THUD. Looking behind her, she saw Legolas getting up off the ground, and brushing the grass of himself.
"ARAGORN! I can't believe you..." Legolas looked at the tree, but Aragorn was gone. He turned around and found Charity facing him, blankly staring at him. 'Holy crap, the elf is going crazy!'
"Oh, good afternoon Lady Charity...I hope you are having a great day...I...um...I'm here to..." Legolas hated when Charity had the blank expression, he didn't know what she was thinking. He realized he still had the bag in his hand.
"Oh, I'm here to check on your arm." He said.
Charity looked at the ground, and tucked her hair behind her ear, she turned her back on Legolas and sat down. Legolas walked towards Charity, and sat beside her, but not to close to her. Charity pulled her sleeves up and rested her arm onto Legolas's left hand, as his right hand pulled off the bandages.
'What? How can this be? It's been a few days since she cut herself, but the cut's haven't even started to heal! They should've started to close' Legolas gently poked her arm, he could feel her arm flex.
"Sorry, that probably hurt." Legolas wrapped some new bandages around her arm. Legolas noticed something around Charity's neck.
"That's a beautiful necklace, did someone give that to you." Charity was startled at his question, she looked down and felt the necklace with her fingers. She removed it and held it in her hand.
"It probably hurts...cutting yourself with a knife." Legolas quietly said, she didn't respond, she was still staring at the necklace. He felt like he was unwanted so he packed up his things and started to walk away.
"That was only the second time I cut myself with a knife." Legolas stopped walking but didn't turn around.
"Yes it does hurt...especially the first time...but I have no choice, it's my only release. The only pain I can control." Legolas turned his head around and looked at the girl sitting on the ground, clutching her knees.
"How long have you had this habbit?" Legolas walked towards Charity. She could hear his feet crunching the grass beneath him.
"A couple years."
"Well...if this was only your second time...how can you have been doing this for years?" Legolas sat beside Charity.
"The many other times I cut myself, were not with knives." Legolas looked at her with curiosity.
"You only asked if it hurt with a knife, I don't use knives a lot. Only when I"m really upset. Plus I can't carry knives around." Legolas looked a bit shocked.
"So what do you cut yourself with?" Legolas tried to look into her eyes, but she looked away.
"I'd use safety pins, sewing needles. It was hard to draw blood. Sometimes I'd use scissors...If I was at school I'd use my geometry set." Legolas didn't know what some of the objects she explained, but he knew she did often, and with anything sharp. They both sat in silence, Legolas was pondering what she had just said.
"Give me your hand." Charity asked. Legolas was a bit confused but gave her his hand. She put the necklace onto his hand, he felt the cold metal against his skin.
"Lady Charity?"
"I have no desire to keep it, it means nothing to me. Of course if you don't want it just, throw it away." Charity was picking grass out from the ground. Legolas brought his hand in closer, the necklace was actually a locket, but the sides had been melted together. He had no intention of throwing it away, he had a feeling that in some way, the locket meant something to her. Charity watched in the corner of her eye, Legolas putting on the locket and tucking it behind his tunic. Then Legolas turned around and squinted his eyes, he stood up and a smile graced his face.
"Gandalf is back, he brought some guest along too." In the distance Gandalf was riding towards the gates. Elrond and some of his elves followed. Legolas looked throughout the many elves, there he saw his father. Aragorn and Arwen walked down the castle steps, ready to greet them. Soon the hobbits came too.
"Shall we-" Charity walked passed Legolas unexpectedly.
"Never mind then..." Legolas said. They both walked towards the gates, joining the others. They all watched as the gates opened and Gandalf rode in. Elrond and Thranduil followed. Gandalf got off his horse and walked straight to Charity.
"How have you been Lady Charity?" Gandalf smiled.
"I've been fine." Charity pulled her cut arm behind her.
"Father! It's a great surprise that you're here!" Arwen hugged her father.
"Father, it's great that you're here." Legolas smiled at his father.
"Yes, it is son." Thranduil smiled back at him, then he stepped aside to reveal a beautiful elf. All eyes were now on Legolas and this new elf. Her hair was light blonde, long and wavy, her skin was porcelain and perfect. Her eyes were blue, her dress was also blue matching her eyes.
"This is Lady Gwilwileth do you remember her? She insisted to come and see you." Thranduil asked. Legolas looked at her stunned. He definitely remembered her. They had been best friends when there were young.
"Yes, I do remember you." Legolas said transfixed, he took her hand and kissed it. No one noticed Charity walking away.
'Pphh, elf drama' Charity walked back to the tree and started repeating the periodic table again.
"There will be a meeting held tonight." Gandalf said. Everyone nodded. He turned around to speak to Charity, but was surprised she was not behind him. He looked around for her, he saw her walking past a tree, then a frustrated look crossed her face, she walked back.
"I don't remember her being like this." Thranduil said, coming up behind Gandalf.
"I too, do not remember her like this." Gandalf whispered.
***The meeting***
The hobbits scurried into the room, and took their seats. Everyone else was already sitting and whispering to the person next to them. Elrond, Galadriel, and Thranduil entered the room. Gandalf also entered, immediately after he sat down, Gimli started asking questions.
"Since when did you have a daughter! She must be no more that 17 years of age, and for the last 17 years I've never seen you with this girl!"
"Gimli, she's older that you." Gandalf said quietly. There were gasps throughout the room.
"How can that be?" Gimli said surprised.
"She's immortal." Everyone's eyes widened.
"Then who's the mother!" Merry yelled out.
"Please, let me tell you how this started, and then you can ask me questions." Gandalf pleaded, he then sighed.
"It all started before I was sent to middle-earth. I asked The Valar for one more person to come with us to middle-earth. I had a feeling Sauron would learn about us and our powers. All wizards are pretty easy to spot. So I requested a being that Sauron would not expect. But there was great opposition to my request. I came to middle-earth with little hope, as the days passed by my hope got thinner. Soon many years had passed, and I had almost forgotten about my request. Until, I was traveling into Lothlorien and Galadriel approached me with a baby in her hands and two elves. The elves said The Valar had granted my request, here is a being that is unexpected. A female, and someone who is young. It was my duty to train her to fight along my side against Sauron. I claimed her as my own, I named her Telperiën, but you know her as Charity.
For safety, a spell was put upon her. Only Elrond, Thranduil, Galadriel and Celeborn were allowed to set eyes on her. If someone else saw her, the spell was triggered. The moment you lay your eyes off of her, you forget that you ever saw her. She stayed in Lothlorien with Galadriel and trained. Years past and she became very powerful, she was so happy and lively. I thought she would be ready to fight, but the day we rode out of Lothlorien was the last day I ever saw her; two elves approached us, the same elves that gave her to me. The Valar decided she was not ready to fight, and wanted her to be sent back to the Undying Lands. The Valar was afraid if Sauron found out about her, he would do everything in his power to bring her to his side. She may have been powerful, but she was young at mind and could easily be persuaded. If Sauron had her on his side, it would have a devastating effect. So they took her away from me. The Valar did say though, that It would not be the last I see of her, for her home is Middle-earth."
I'm uncertain of what happened after, but I think The Valar sent her to a different age to keep her safe, but something happened to her while she was away from Middle-earth. She has never been this...quiet." Gandalf leaned back into his chair.
"So who's the mother?" Merry asked again.
"There is no mother Merry, her soul was gifted immortality and magic stronger than any elf and human. Her soul was then placed into a body." Gandalf said.
"What powers does she have?"
"She can almost do anything. She can 'borrow' energy from the nature around her, then manipulate it to anything she wants. That took her a long time to master, but some magic comes to her naturally. She has the gift of foresight, like many elves. I'll be re-teaching her spells." Everyone was listening intently.
"So why is she here now?" Aragorn looked at Gandalf.
"As you know, I will be leaving for the Undying Lands. She is here to keep Middle-earth safe, while I'm away. But I have to train her all over again, I'm not sure if I can do that. She must have a clear and peaceful mind, unfortunately she does not have that now."
"Is there anything we can do?" Frodo asked.
This time Galadriel was to answer. "No, these are memories that are haunting her. No magic can help her. All we can do is wait. The only cure for her, is that she face these memories. Eventually these memories will lead her to something, I don't know what it will lead her too.But we are short on time, we set to the Undying lands soon, and also...she clings to life"
"What?" Frodo said exasperated.
"She is immortal, but like elves, she can die of a broken heart. I have seen what she has seen, and these memories are harsh to her, every memory takes a bit of life from her." Galadriel said.
"So we have to sit here and watch her DIE!" Pippin yelled out.
"Unfortunately, yes. Unless she can understand these memories, and control them." Galadriel said with downcast eyes.
"What does she see?"
"There is a child, sometimes there are two children. There is also an older women, that...mistreats one of the children." Galadriel said, her eyes slightly watered. Aragorn could see Gandalf clench his fist.
"So she was abused?" Everyone waited for an answer, but Gandalf did not reply, neither did the three elves. It was silent for some time.
"None of you will say anything about what is being said in this room. Her memory of middle-earth was totally erased.I do plan to tell her about her past, but not everything at once." Gandalf looked at everyone, they nodded.
"So what was she like before?" Merry asked with curiosity.
"She actually reminds me of you Merry, very childish and playful." Gandalf smiled.
**Gandalf's flashback**
"Telperiën!"Gandalf yelled out.
"Where in the world is she!" Gandalf said, a little frustrated.
"I believe she took a walk in the forest." Galadriel said, standing beside Gandalf. Gandalf walked out of the clearing and into the forest, branches lightly brushed his face. He could smell mallorn leaves. The only sounds you could hear were the leaves moving in the wind, and the birds flying above. He silently walked through the woods, his eyes looking for Telperiën, he pushed away bushes with his staff. He looked down and saw new flowers sprouting, the wind picked up and he could hear humming.
'Ah, she's close by' Gandalf walked passed some trees and through some bushes, he looked up and there was Telperiën sitting on a branch. Her eyes were closed, she was humming quietly, a glow started to appear in her hands as she lay them on the tree. Vines grew from the ground and wrapped around the tree.
"Telperiën" Gandalf whispered, he stepped closer to the tree. Telperiën opened her eyes and removed her hand from the tree, the vines quickly withered away.
"It's time to leave Lothlorien." Gandalf smiled at his daughter. Her hair was short, only past her chin, it was always messy with grass or twigs stuck in her hair. She was always in the forest. Telperiën's eyes lit up with excitement, she jumped down from the tree.
"We're really going?" Her eyes were wide open.
"Yes, we are. Galadriel is waiting for us." Gandalf said. Suddenly Telperiën grabbed Gandalf's arm and started to run.
"Telperiën! I'm too old for this!"
"No, you aren't! Tsk tsk, excuses!" Telperiën laughed and looked back at her father. There was a twinkle in her eye, her delightful laughter filled the forest as they ran. As they got closer to the clearing, Telperiën could see Galadriel. Two horse stood nearby. Telperiën picked up the pace, still dragging Gandalf, who chuckled with enjoyment. When they stopped, Telperiën twirled around, leaves falling out of her hair. Gandalf stood catching his breath.
"Well, you finally found her." Galadriel looked at Telperiën with a certain sadness in her eyes.
"These will be your horses." A black horse galloped towards Telperiën, and a brown horse towards Gandalf. Telperiën petted the horse. They both got onto their horses, and said a final good bye. As they rode away, Telperiën picked two leaves off of a tree. She crunched one leaf, then placed the other leaf on top of the pieces. Her hand glowed, she threw her hand up. A butterfly appeared and fluttered away, sparkles trailed off the butterfly. It flew over Gandalf, sparkles fell onto his beard. Telperiën laughed as Gandalf brushed the sparkles off.
"Telperiën slow down." Gandalf said, ahead of them were two elves. They both slowed down.
"What is your purpose?" Gandalf asked the elves, he got off his horse, Telperiën did the same.
"Stay behind me." Gandalf whispered to Telperiën.
"We have a message from The Valar." One of the elves said. Gandalf immediately felt weak.
"The Valar has requested that Lady Telperiën be brought back to the Undying Lands."
"Why must you take her back?" Telperiën stepped closer to Gandalf.
"Are you questioning The Valar's orders?" One of the elves said in a threatening voice. Gandalf shook his head.
"What are they talking about?" Telperiën stepped in front of Gandalf, she could see sadness filling his eyes.
"Father what's wrong?" Telperiën took Gandalf's hand. The two elves walked behind Telperiën, the gently grabbed her shoulders.
"Let go of me!" The two elves did not listen, instead they started pulling her away.
"I demand an explanation, unhand me!"
"Please, let her stay." Gandalf tightened is grip, holding Telperiën's hand. The elves started talking, giving them an explanation, but Telperiën was not listening.
"It is the The Valar's request." Telperiën started to struggle out of their grasp. She kicked the ground and flew forwards, she took her other hand and grasped Gandalf's arm.
"FATHER! FATHER!" She screamed out, kicking and screaming.
"FATHER! Tell them to let me go!!" Tears started streaming down her face, the elves held her at her waist, pulling her away. She still held onto Gandalf's hand.
"FATHER!" She screamed out, tears fell to the ground, Gandalf closed his eyes, he knew he could do nothing. One of the elves covered Telperiën's eyes, she tried her magic, but it would not work against the elves. Her right hand let go of Gandalf's arm, but her left hand was still grasping Gandalf's hand.
"I want to stay with my father! LET GO!" She screamed.
"Father I love you, don't let them take me away." An expression on anger and sadness graced her face. She tightly closed her eyes sobbing. The sun was covered by the clouds, a storm was growing.
"Don't take me away! Please, please!"Telperiën sobbed, her nails digging into Gandalf's hand. The elves would not budge, they only pulled harder.
"NO!!! PLEASE!!! FATHER!!." Her cry could be heard miles away. She shook her head viciously, tears spattering around. She was kicking and flailing. Her grip was tight against Gandalf's hand.
"Sleep" The elf said, his hand covered her eyes, his hand wet from her tears.
"FATHER!" She let out a final cry, she choked out a final sob, her body went limp. Gandalf watched as her eyes rolled back and her head fall, her ebony hair covered her face, tears still dropping to the ground. Her hand loosened, and slowly slipped out of Gandalf's grasp. His face also stained with tears.
**End of flashback**
I'm sorry I left you in despair,
please don't think I don't care.
Oh daughter of mine,
your eyes no longer shine.
I don't know how to cope,
as I see you brood and mope.
I can no longer sleep.
As tears begin to seep.
I can not dream,
I'm haunted by your scream.
Your hair now covering your face,
your wrist covered with white lace.
No tear falls from your covered eyes,
Your hands as cold as ice.
You once had a brilliant soul,
but now your heart is as black as coal.
Will you not let anyone in?
I feel like I've committed a sin.
Guilt runs through my mind,
for you are no longer kind.
I let them abuse you,
I'm sorry, I never knew.
I let them take you away.
I never even got to say,
Good bye.
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PLEASE, R&R!
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Oh, yea. I will still use Charity as her name, I may occasionally use Telepriën, but mainly in the flashbacks. I did mention she was powerful, but hence the word WAS. I'll be showing off her powers soon, but don't expect her to be almighty and powerful and blow up things. lol ^^ alright, I'm off to write the next chapter.
\(^.~)/ *waves goodbye*
Feb 17-I'm getting reviews saying The Valar is a bitch...lol...I never meant to diss The Valar in this chapter! @_@ But, thanks for the reviews anyway! ^^