Disclaimer: Bah. I don't own LotR.....I wish, but unfortunatly my magic monkey has not come back from my friends place yet. *gutted* Oh well. I met the bugger dog today!!! (the dog that is in the first LotR, uhh....I think when the wraith goes past that farmer guy, who is like *they aint here, they're in the shire* and the dog is barking at the Wraith, and then he like slinks into the house and hides) That was pretty cool! He's a really nice dog! He was doing tricks too! Gah.
OMG I got SEVEN reviews for my first chapter! Wow. I really can't believe that. The most I have got for a first chapter is like..............three or four......0_0 wow! Thanks to EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED!! Sorry im not gonna do comments this chapter, so I can upload it fast for those who complained about having only one chapter
And Yes, I know my stories are short, but im really trying to make them longer, normally I write like two pages! Im up to like four now, and getting more ideas as I go, so hopefully the ones to come will be longer. Oh, and like, I have my big end of year exams, so yea.....LOL..
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And yes I forgot. The speech that has ~"ladidadida"~ is like....a conversation in Elvish. I put it in english to avoid confusing myself and others, but keep in mind, speech like that is an elvish conversation =)
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Eveaniea sat at the edge of the camp, her knees tucked up to her chin, her deep blue eyes carefully tracking the dwarf, who was wandering around the camp, stoking the fire, and cooking them a meal. She felt slightly relieved that the Human male had left, but as an Elf, the Dwarf was an equal threat to her. She brought a hand up to touch her cheek, and winced. She knew there would be a large bruise there if she cared to look into a pool of water, but she couldn't bring herself to do so. She felt filthy, and it was more than she could bring herself to do at this time.
She froze as she heard the noisy sound of the man coming back. He wasn't dirty, like the men who had trapped her, and violated her, but she was still intimidated by his presence. She looked around, wondering if she should make a run for it, but decided against it. At least at the moment, she was being ignored. The thought of being back in the hands of the other men made her shudder, and tightened her arms round her shins. It was then that she saw him emerge into the clearing, and approach her. She jumped, sliding backwards from him warily, but he made no attempt to go after her. He turned, and instead went to the Dwarf, and she sighed in relief, thinking she might at least get a small amount of rest that night, which she badly needed. She was exhausted, but would not let the pair in the camp know that.
It was then that she spotted a third member of the party. She could immediately tell he was an elf, from his long blonde hair, that was held neatly out of his eyes by thin braids, and the graceful, yet powerful way he moved. She eyed him cautiously, and shifted backwards as he approached her, eyeing her with much of the same caution. Despite her nervous backpeddaling, he sat down on the ground across from her, giving her a little space, his face was calm, and his expression friendly.
~"You need not fear me,"~ he said in a gentle voice , ~"I mean you no harm,"~ he reached out a cautious hand to her, but she flinched, and made a motion to move away.
~"Don't touch me,"~ She spat, but seeing the hurt look on the other Elf's face, she couldn't help but feel guilty.
~"Please,"~ she added, unable to keep a slight amount of fear from her voice.
~"Very well,"~ he nodded understandingly, and she saw him retreat his hand. Eveaniea
looked at him in a mixture of shock and surprise.
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Legolas studied the young female elf before him intently. Her darkish brown hair was tangled, and matted, hanging limply over her shoulders, but was, nonetheless, was very long, and slightly wavy.
Her deep, sapphire blue eyes complemented her pale face, but she looked thin, as if she had been deprived of food for awhile. He took in the look of surprise she had given him, frowning. She flinched at this, and he quickly changed his expression.
~"Thank you,"~ he heard her say finally, in a very quiet voice, and he could see her relax a little.
~"You look hungry,"~ he commented, ~"I think Aragorn has readied dinner, would you like something to eat?"~
~"No, I am fine,"~ she muttered, and he caught her looking warily at Aragorn, but he said nothing. Instead he got to his feet, and pulled his bedroll over to where they sat. Frowning as she crawled back, he set it out, and went to his pack, drawing out a small blanket, that looked much like his cloak. He narrowed his eyes when he saw her get to her feet and run from the clearing, disappearing into the surrounding bushes of the forest. Dropping his pack, Legolas cursed softly in elvish, and ran after her before Aragorn or Gimli even noticed the two of them had gone.
As he caught sight of her, Legolas quickened his pace, easily catching up to her. The female, even though she was Elvish, was tired, and hadn't eaten properly, and this made her slow. As he caught up to her, he grabbed her wrist, and pulled her to a halt. He saw her trembling, a frightened look in her eyes and then she started thrashing madly, lashing out at him, trying to escape his grip. Startled, and remembering what she had said when he had extended his hand to her before, he let go of her immediately, and she fell to the ground.
~"I am sorry,"~ he apologized, ~ "I forgot, please forgive me,"~ he said evenly, and she paused in her movements.
~"You look exhausted, come back to the camp, you can sleep in my bed."~ he continued, but she crawled back away from him, frowning.
~"You are just the same as them," she spat, ~"I thought for a moment you might be different, but I was wrong. Leave me alone!"~ she raised her voice, frightened.
~"Hush, I did not mean it like that,"~ Legolas frowned slightly, concerned, ~"I am standing watch tonight, you may sleep in my bed. I will see to it that nothing happens to you in the night."~ he paused,~" here, let me help you up,"~ he offered her his hand once again. For a moment, she watched him, not sure whether to trust him.
~"I promise I won't hurt you,"~ he said sincerely, and then he felt her take his hand, and gently pulled her up, letting go almost immediately, true to his word.
~" I apologise then,"~ She said softly, ~"You must forgive me for not trusting you, but the company I have been with for the last century or so has not been.................trustworthy. They have tricked me in many ways before," she explained, her eyes darkening.
~"I do not expect you to trust me,"~ Legolas said, ~" I saw them hit you before we killed the men. But I would like you to know that I am here as a friend if you ever need it."~
~"I accept your offering of friendship,"~ she whispered, ~"But trust......."~ she stopped.
~"We can work on it, slowly,"~ he supplied, smiling a little.
~" I cannot afford to refuse that,"~ she let herself smile a little, ~" It has been the best choice I have been given in a long time."~
~"Do you mind if I ask for your name?"~ Legolas asked hesitantly, ~"I am Legolas."~
~"I am Eveaniea,"~ she replied.
~"Then Eveaniea, would you like to head back to camp, to rest?"~ he asked.
~"You will not let the human or the Dwarf do anything?"~ She begged.
~"Neither Aragorn or Gimli will harm you in the night. Nor will I let them if they decide to change suddenly,"~ he assured her.
~"Okay,"~ she nodded, ~"I do not know the way back, I am sorry,"~ she said.
~"It is alright, I do not expect you to. Now come, you need rest,"~ He ordered gently, and motioned to where they were going, watching as she nervously walked a little in front of him, then following her. He was sure Aragorn would be happy with the small amount of progress that he had made with the girl, but now he could not help but feel sick at the thought of what she had been through. And while he had not intended to have anything to do with her, to let Aragon take care of her, while he stood his distance, after seeing her, he couldn't bring himself to ignore her anymore.
She had expressed clearly to him that she did not place any trust in men or dwarves, and had accepted him as a friend to her. He shook his head. He would not abuse that friendship, especially since she sounded like, from what she had said, that she wanted to trust him.
It was then that he decided that he would do everything he could to help her. He could see she needed someone to talk to, that she looked lonely. If Arwen, who would have the best chance with her, was not here, then at least until they got to Rivendell, he decided it would not kill him to look out for her.
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Aragorn smiled with relief when he saw from where he was lying, tucked into his bed, that Legolas and the she-elf had returned to the camp. He watched in amazement as she walked willingly beside his friend, and when she slowly lay down on Legolas' bedroll. His astonishment only grew when he saw she allowed the male elf to pull a couple of blankets over her, and he smiled when he realised Gimli was also watching silently, grinning like mad. But Aragorn knew Gimli wouldn't say what the look on his face suggested he wanted to say, at least not until the Elf was far enough away that he couldn't hear him. But for now, Legolas was sitting near the she-elf, giving her space, the human didn't know what else.
It was awhile later that Aragorn felt a gentle foot nudge his side, and he opened his eyes looking up to see Legolas himself standing over him. He saw the concerned look on the Elf's face, and sat up immediately.
"Are you alright Legolas?" he asked, looking his Elven friend over.
"I am okay," he replied, "I was just going to ask you if you wouldn't mind staying away from her for a little while, she just barely trusts me, but she told me she would like to be friends before."
Aragorn smiled, standing up and resting a hand on Legolas' shoulder.
"Then you must have done a good job," Aragorn smiled at his friend, "I told you that you are an easy person to talk to."
"She has seen truly terrible days," the Elf said, shaking his head in disbelief, before looking back up at Aragorn, a slightly angry look on his face, "She ran away when I was preparing a bed for her to sleep in, and she barely lets me help her up from the ground for fear of me taking advantage of her."
"I saw you tucking her into bed before," Aragorn stated, "She must at least trust you a little, you are doing a good job mellon-nin," he finished.
"I have to get on watch," Legolas said, and Aragorn could see the Elf was forcefully keeping his face blank, "I promised her I would make sure nothing happened to her while she slept," he said. The human nodded, and Legolas turned away. As he sat, he looked at Gimli, who was feigning sleep.
"I think that the crazy elf loves the she-elf," he heard Gimli grunt, and he saw Legolas turn ever so slightly from where he was standing, his eyebrow raised, and Aragorn knew he had heard him.
"I suggest, if you would not like to be murdered in your sleep while Legolas is on watch, that you shut your mouth right now," he smiled, settling down to sleep. He heard the Dwarf grunt at the indignity of being told to shut up, and took a quick look at the Elf before he went to sleep, smiling as he saw that his eyes rested on the girl asleep in his bed.
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Hope I didn't let you guys who wanted this chapter down, I really, really hope I didn't, because when I got all your reviews I was flattered to say the least......Gah. Anyway, I hope you all liked this one, hehe.
Oh, and yea, KT, it's not really supposed to be humor........but I LOVE humour and I think maybe I should go on a show like 'Who's line is it anyway' some day, coz im random as. XD. But thanks all the same :D