Laying Lisa down gently, he smoothed her hair from her brow. He softly touched her cheek, whispering her name. When she didn't respond, he turned to Gimli as if he expected him to know what to do.
"What would you look to me for? I am no wizard." Gimli grumbled. Seeing the care and concern on Legolas' face, Gimli's features softened. "She'll be alright Lad. She needs rest. Let her be."
Legolas' eyes burned with anger, remembering how this all happened. He partly blamed himself. I did not keep a close watch. I should have. He thought shamefully. But it wasn't his fault. He couldn't see this however; he was falling so deeply in love with the mortal. He had felt his own heart stop beating the moment he saw the Orc going toward her. If he had lost her, he would not know what to do with himself.
Gimli, having a momentary lapse of self, did something sensitive and left Legolas to be alone with her. He did not wander far, but to a nearby clearing.
Lisa would have been pleased to see another steam. They were at every turn in the forest, like an Irish pub in Philly. They were rare to be so clear, and close where Lisa and Angel hailed from/. In her unconscious state, she dreamt. She never thought people could dream in that sort of state, but she did. She saw herself. She was with her sister. They were in a field, dancing in the flowers. They were both utterly happy, not a care in the world. Suddenly, the sky got darker. The flowers shriveled and died. All life died. Lisa and her sister looked about trying to understand what was happening. Lisa turned to her sister and saw her reach out her hand. That hand started to crack and peel. The rest of her body soon began to do the same.
Under Legolas' scrutiny, Lisa let out a quiet groan. She opened her eyes slowly, to see Legolas' face about three inches from her nose. " Do I have something on my face?"
Legolas smiled, relieved.
" I might need some room to breathe."
" Of course. My apologies." Putting out a hand to help her to a sitting position.
Putting a hand to her forehead and pushing her hair from her face, Lisa looked at him. " What truck hit me?" she could see he was confused. " What happened to me?"
You need not worry about that at the moment. You need rest."
" What I need-"
" Is rest."
" What I need to do is take a damn ath. At least a walk. God." She groaned as she cracked her back. She stood. " Legolas, I'm fine. You did a spectacular job opf protecting me, again."
He smailed. " Where are you going?"
" Legolas.......Dear, I stink,. And since I don't live in a barn, that bothers me. I think I hear water, so I am going to take a bath." With Legolas protesting, she went to find the water source. Expecting to see Gimli somewhere, she was surprised not to. He must have wandered off, she thought. Now I don't have to worry about peeping toms. She had been right. There was a stream, not too far. It wasn't that different from the other one they found. She was again stunned by the site of the sun reflecting off of the clear water. She took off her clothes (not the underwear pervs!!) And mad her way to the water. To her surprise and delight, she saw a waterfall at a break in the stream. She stood under the cascading water. Letting it run down her body she closed her eyes. Unbeknownst to Lisa, a pair of eyes was watching.
Legolas, no matter the amount of guilt he would feel after, could not take his eyes away from the beautiful sight. He neck was extended and her arms graceful as they brushed her hair from her shapely shoulders to hang down her back. Her breasts were not overly large, not were they overly small, and beautiful in shape. Her stomach was smooth and tight. Her hips were slightly rounded, the same as her bottom. Her thighs were slender but muscular. She could have been naked for all the good her white string bikini and matching brassier did. Legolas knew he was invading her privacy, but he could not keep himself from watching this vision. Hearing a throat being cleared, Lisa turned her attention to the trees to one side. Sure enough, there was Gimli, and something she didn't expect, Legolas stood with him. Gimli, experienced at being a shift bastard, ran away. Those little legs can move pretty fast when a woman gets pissed. Legolas stood there like an idiot. He looked like what Angel would have called ' a deer in headlights'. Lisa angry as anything, grabbed her clothes from the side of the stream where she set them down and covered herself in a half assed attempt to hide her near naked body.
Like a five-year -old about to be scolded by his mother, Legolas tentatively walked to the edge of the stream. When Lisa reached him, he looked sheepish.
She pointed a finger at him. " You son of a bitch! How dare you spy on me."
Having some one imply that he would intentionally do such a thing. " I did not do that on purpose! I was merely checking to see if you were alright , since I had not heard anything for some time."
Lisa stood so close to his face, she could feel his breath. She could feel her pulse quicken. That thought he could do that after embarrassing her only infuriated her more.
Throwing her pile of clothes down at her feet the was a defensemen throws his hockey gloves down, she raised her fists, preparing to punch him out. He reacted first, purely on instinct. Before he could even think, he had her wrists in a tight grip. Before she could speak, he pressed his lips against hers. The kiss was soft at first. Shr struggles a bit. When she responded by kissing him back, his kiss became hungrier. Legolas almost roughly pushed her from him, ending the kiss. " This isn't right. I will not take advantage of you in your vulnerable state."
Lisa embarrassed, but warmed by his sensitivity, nodded and walked away to cover herself.
By night fall, Gimli had a roaring fire d up to Legolas,. " Legolas_" she started. " Oh...don't worry. It isn't about that." she explained, seeing that he expected her to yell at him some more. " You never told me what happened before."
" Oh..alright. An Orc was coming towards you, having not been seen by me or Gimli. But before it reached you-"
" What? Legolas don't keep me in suspense."
" It stopped. It-it flew from it's horse. It floated in the air, hanging not of its own accordance. It twirled in the air for a bit, then fell."
" Legolas, what does that have to do with me?"
" It was you. It was you who did it."