I turned around. So! They were going to hang out in his room. I was fine
with it! Of course I was! I smoothed down my night gown and stormed off
towards my room.
I was going to have a good night's sleep. I was going to have a better time than them! It was the only way to make myself feel better, but really. Why would a girl with her conscience have more fun than a girl with a hot guy? It made no sense!
I slammed the door behind me and jumped into bed. If he wanted to tell me he didn't like me this way, fine! It made him a real jerk but fine! I grabbed the covers and pulled it over my head.
It took me a while but I finally fell asleep. Thoughts of that old woman driving the car kept floating into my mind. Did she try to kill me on purpose? What was her reaction because apparently, my body wasn't dead lying on the streets of L.A. but here alive and well in Rivendell. I was still alive right? Maybe I was dead and dreaming all of this!
'No, child.'
You know, you aren't much older than I am. You're actually supposed to be the same age as me, if that was how old consciences were.
'You are mistaken. I am not your conscience.'
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what was happening here?! Was I talking to myself in my head? That was what sick people do and I was definitely not sick.
'You are correct. You are not sick. You are merely talking to a sorceress who has dominated your mind.'
I would be sick if I admitted to that!
'No, no, it's all my work.'
I didn't get it. Who was she?
'I am the woman who you thought ran over you with a car.'
No, you see I didn't think it. I saw it.
'You blacked out. You didn't see anything.'
How did she know I blacked out?
'I made you. That's why.'
What was going on?
'Maybe I should explain clearly. I wasn't happy the way you treated the old lady on the street so I thought a trip through a book that is both emotionally and physically challenging would do you some good.'
The old lady? Aren't you the old lady?
'Well, technically yes but I can change forms so I can be a baby the next moment.'
Ok, so I was in a book? What book?
'The Lord of the Rings! I thought for a girl like you, you would have figured it out already.'
What the hell was Lord of the Rings? It must be some nerd, freak book that is also made into a stupid, geeky video game.
'I knew you were a smart girl.'
Well, I was definitely content. I had found the person who brought me here which means she could take me back. Now, take me back!
'I can't.'
What?! She was kidding, right?
'Stop talking to me in third person!'
So you were the one who kept on bugging me about Legolas and everything else?
'Yeah, I was playing your conscience.'
Why would you tell me all this when in the end, you couldn't get me out of here? You brought my hopes up and sent them crashing back down into hell. Thanks for nothing.
'There is a way you can get out of here.'
Oh no, what was it?
'It's actually really simple: Just change your ways.'
Ways? I had ways? I did not have ways! She mad me sound like I was in a retard club.
'No, I mean your attitude. You're not going to end up very high in life if you keep being a bitch.'
Well, you could never end up high in life if you were stuck at the bottom of a hell hole! Could you not act a bit nicer so we could get along? I wanted to get out of here and that was all. Was it so much to ask for? All I had to do was be nice. I could do that.
'It will only count of you really mean it.'
Of course, I would mean it. Why else would I be nice then? This was going to end once and for all.
~*~
It didn't matter whether or not Mueyna came to wake me because the sun did it for here. I hated this room! The thing that comforted me was that I was going to leave soon so it wouldn't matter. I had to be nice.
I sat up smiling. I stretched and yawned, "Today is a beautiful day. I am going to live it to the fullest."
'Stop lying to yourself kid. It's not going to work.'
I dropped my arms in defeat. Damn it! Well, I wasn't going to ask Mueyna to wait on me hand and foot. That was a nice thing to do. I was going to do everything myself. I got out of bed and walked over to the set of drawers next to the door. There had to be something in there for me to change into.
I opened it and there were two piles of neatly folded clothing. I picked up the top one, which was green, and left for the bathroom. I couldn't believe who I saw come out of Prince Legolas' room 7:30 in the morning.
"Good morning," Niphredil greeted me with a bright smile and turned to go down the stairs.
I bit my lip to prevent myself from screaming out at the top of my lungs. That son of a bitch! I thought he said his only intention was to show her a goddamn miffy sword. What was the meaning of this?!
'Now, now, there is no reason to get all offensive.'
Me?! It seemed obvious to me that he was the one.
'Tell me, what is wrong with Niphredil coming out of Legolas' room?'
Everything! Anyone could imagine what they had done overnight. I could!
'Overnight? What makes you think she was in there during the night?'
Well, maybe because she went in there last night and came out early the next morning. Did you see that huge smug smile on her face? Wouldn't anyone be happy when they just woke up lying next to a prince?!
'Could she not have just gone in there this morning?'
That made no sense! I stormed into the bathroom. If he wanted that elf, it was fine with me. What good was he anyway? What was so special about him that none of the guys at school had?
'Um, EVERYTHING!'
Oh, I hated it when she was right. I went through my bath quite.quickly. I slipped into the green gown and stepped out. Look who came out of his bedroom dressed! I turned the opposite way.
"Jocelyn, you are awake early."
"Well, it's all thanks to the sun." I twirled around smiling. "Did you sleep well? I bet you did! How was it?"
"It was pleasant, thank you." Legolas answered, nodding his head.
"Oh, come on. Sex isn't just pleasant, and it was Niphredil! She looked hot when she was wet." I walked up to him in a sense of challenging him.
"What are you talking about?" Legolas looked at me confused.
"Don't play dumb with me! I know what you did last night. You don't have to lie to me. We're friends, you can tell me." I felt like slapping him and myself for saying this.
"Friends?"
"Yes, or in your language: companions." I said each syllable clearly.
"I know what it means. I just don't understand what you're trying to say." He liked me in the eye.
"It's ok that you like Niphredil. It might seem like I'm not happy about it but don't mind me right? My opinion doesn't matter. No one cares. I don't even think---"
"Jocelyn! What are you saying?" Legolas cut me off.
"Legolas, you can't get married. You'll totally, completely ruin everything." I groaned and ran off down the stairs. What was I saying? What was I saying? You stupid naïve girl! What was I thinking? I sounded like I was confessing my love in a..mad way. What had I gotten myself into?
I ran until I reached the clearing I had been to before. Why was I here again? It seemed like every time I was troubled I would end up here. This place was cursed, I tell you. Just when I thought I could straighten everything out and go home, that everything comes crashing down on me. No! I was not going to let something so stupid and pathetic ruin my plans, if I had any.
I started pacing around the glade, thinking about how I was supposed to explain to Legolas what I said. Really, I was so stupid. Big thanks to my big mouth.
'Actually, I thought it was quite alright. I think it was a smart move to tell him how you feel. It might even earn you a little something.'
Oh, I could picture that sly smile on her face. Earn a little something, eh? Could it mean. No, no, no, no. It couldn't be. Impossible.
'Are you so sure?'
Was she so sure what I was thinking about? She shouldn't be so arrogant. Even though she could dominant a person's mind it didn't mean she could read everything the person was thinking. Now this was making me question the truthfulness of that witch's words.
'You're questioning me? I don't think you even have the place to.'
Ah! She was so not getting on my good side! She wanted me to be nice? Try again. Worst that could happen: get stuck here until I get old and saggy.. Damn it, I hated her!
I was going to have a good night's sleep. I was going to have a better time than them! It was the only way to make myself feel better, but really. Why would a girl with her conscience have more fun than a girl with a hot guy? It made no sense!
I slammed the door behind me and jumped into bed. If he wanted to tell me he didn't like me this way, fine! It made him a real jerk but fine! I grabbed the covers and pulled it over my head.
It took me a while but I finally fell asleep. Thoughts of that old woman driving the car kept floating into my mind. Did she try to kill me on purpose? What was her reaction because apparently, my body wasn't dead lying on the streets of L.A. but here alive and well in Rivendell. I was still alive right? Maybe I was dead and dreaming all of this!
'No, child.'
You know, you aren't much older than I am. You're actually supposed to be the same age as me, if that was how old consciences were.
'You are mistaken. I am not your conscience.'
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what was happening here?! Was I talking to myself in my head? That was what sick people do and I was definitely not sick.
'You are correct. You are not sick. You are merely talking to a sorceress who has dominated your mind.'
I would be sick if I admitted to that!
'No, no, it's all my work.'
I didn't get it. Who was she?
'I am the woman who you thought ran over you with a car.'
No, you see I didn't think it. I saw it.
'You blacked out. You didn't see anything.'
How did she know I blacked out?
'I made you. That's why.'
What was going on?
'Maybe I should explain clearly. I wasn't happy the way you treated the old lady on the street so I thought a trip through a book that is both emotionally and physically challenging would do you some good.'
The old lady? Aren't you the old lady?
'Well, technically yes but I can change forms so I can be a baby the next moment.'
Ok, so I was in a book? What book?
'The Lord of the Rings! I thought for a girl like you, you would have figured it out already.'
What the hell was Lord of the Rings? It must be some nerd, freak book that is also made into a stupid, geeky video game.
'I knew you were a smart girl.'
Well, I was definitely content. I had found the person who brought me here which means she could take me back. Now, take me back!
'I can't.'
What?! She was kidding, right?
'Stop talking to me in third person!'
So you were the one who kept on bugging me about Legolas and everything else?
'Yeah, I was playing your conscience.'
Why would you tell me all this when in the end, you couldn't get me out of here? You brought my hopes up and sent them crashing back down into hell. Thanks for nothing.
'There is a way you can get out of here.'
Oh no, what was it?
'It's actually really simple: Just change your ways.'
Ways? I had ways? I did not have ways! She mad me sound like I was in a retard club.
'No, I mean your attitude. You're not going to end up very high in life if you keep being a bitch.'
Well, you could never end up high in life if you were stuck at the bottom of a hell hole! Could you not act a bit nicer so we could get along? I wanted to get out of here and that was all. Was it so much to ask for? All I had to do was be nice. I could do that.
'It will only count of you really mean it.'
Of course, I would mean it. Why else would I be nice then? This was going to end once and for all.
~*~
It didn't matter whether or not Mueyna came to wake me because the sun did it for here. I hated this room! The thing that comforted me was that I was going to leave soon so it wouldn't matter. I had to be nice.
I sat up smiling. I stretched and yawned, "Today is a beautiful day. I am going to live it to the fullest."
'Stop lying to yourself kid. It's not going to work.'
I dropped my arms in defeat. Damn it! Well, I wasn't going to ask Mueyna to wait on me hand and foot. That was a nice thing to do. I was going to do everything myself. I got out of bed and walked over to the set of drawers next to the door. There had to be something in there for me to change into.
I opened it and there were two piles of neatly folded clothing. I picked up the top one, which was green, and left for the bathroom. I couldn't believe who I saw come out of Prince Legolas' room 7:30 in the morning.
"Good morning," Niphredil greeted me with a bright smile and turned to go down the stairs.
I bit my lip to prevent myself from screaming out at the top of my lungs. That son of a bitch! I thought he said his only intention was to show her a goddamn miffy sword. What was the meaning of this?!
'Now, now, there is no reason to get all offensive.'
Me?! It seemed obvious to me that he was the one.
'Tell me, what is wrong with Niphredil coming out of Legolas' room?'
Everything! Anyone could imagine what they had done overnight. I could!
'Overnight? What makes you think she was in there during the night?'
Well, maybe because she went in there last night and came out early the next morning. Did you see that huge smug smile on her face? Wouldn't anyone be happy when they just woke up lying next to a prince?!
'Could she not have just gone in there this morning?'
That made no sense! I stormed into the bathroom. If he wanted that elf, it was fine with me. What good was he anyway? What was so special about him that none of the guys at school had?
'Um, EVERYTHING!'
Oh, I hated it when she was right. I went through my bath quite.quickly. I slipped into the green gown and stepped out. Look who came out of his bedroom dressed! I turned the opposite way.
"Jocelyn, you are awake early."
"Well, it's all thanks to the sun." I twirled around smiling. "Did you sleep well? I bet you did! How was it?"
"It was pleasant, thank you." Legolas answered, nodding his head.
"Oh, come on. Sex isn't just pleasant, and it was Niphredil! She looked hot when she was wet." I walked up to him in a sense of challenging him.
"What are you talking about?" Legolas looked at me confused.
"Don't play dumb with me! I know what you did last night. You don't have to lie to me. We're friends, you can tell me." I felt like slapping him and myself for saying this.
"Friends?"
"Yes, or in your language: companions." I said each syllable clearly.
"I know what it means. I just don't understand what you're trying to say." He liked me in the eye.
"It's ok that you like Niphredil. It might seem like I'm not happy about it but don't mind me right? My opinion doesn't matter. No one cares. I don't even think---"
"Jocelyn! What are you saying?" Legolas cut me off.
"Legolas, you can't get married. You'll totally, completely ruin everything." I groaned and ran off down the stairs. What was I saying? What was I saying? You stupid naïve girl! What was I thinking? I sounded like I was confessing my love in a..mad way. What had I gotten myself into?
I ran until I reached the clearing I had been to before. Why was I here again? It seemed like every time I was troubled I would end up here. This place was cursed, I tell you. Just when I thought I could straighten everything out and go home, that everything comes crashing down on me. No! I was not going to let something so stupid and pathetic ruin my plans, if I had any.
I started pacing around the glade, thinking about how I was supposed to explain to Legolas what I said. Really, I was so stupid. Big thanks to my big mouth.
'Actually, I thought it was quite alright. I think it was a smart move to tell him how you feel. It might even earn you a little something.'
Oh, I could picture that sly smile on her face. Earn a little something, eh? Could it mean. No, no, no, no. It couldn't be. Impossible.
'Are you so sure?'
Was she so sure what I was thinking about? She shouldn't be so arrogant. Even though she could dominant a person's mind it didn't mean she could read everything the person was thinking. Now this was making me question the truthfulness of that witch's words.
'You're questioning me? I don't think you even have the place to.'
Ah! She was so not getting on my good side! She wanted me to be nice? Try again. Worst that could happen: get stuck here until I get old and saggy.. Damn it, I hated her!