...:: Betrayal ::...
"Yes. I think I know this one. Well, I don't love you, Haldir O'
Lorien and I never could nor do I wish to!" Buffy stormed out, leaving
Haldir confused by this. How could she so boldly lie to him and to
herself? "Why does she do this?" Tomorrow he would see her again. It
was talent day and everyone had to prepare something to show off their
talent. Lord Celeborn was all about the teaching of fighting but not
without the other elements as well. He believed that you couldn't
become a great fighter if you did not have a passion to fight for
and talent was supposed to be one of the things in which to fight for.
Everyone sat in front of the big oak tree in which Celeborn often
stood in front of to instruct when they weren't fighting combat.
Haldir noticed Buffy sitting in the front, beside some other guys that
Haldir knew all too well. Since Haldir was already a trained
Galadhrim, he didn't have to present a talent, nor did he have to sit
on the ground. So there, beside the tree, did he stand. Lord Celeborn
made his way alongside his Lady. "Talent shall become your passion!
Lady Galadriel will be the judge and you will show her passion with
beauty, but still the strength of a warrior. If you do not make it, on
the battle field is where your body lies. Good luck to all of you." He
stepped down and stood beside the Galadhrim and Lady Galadriel took
his spot. "Buffy of Rivendell, you're up first." She stepped down and
took a seat on the wooden bench on the other side of the great oak as
Buffy came up to stand in her place.
Buffy stood looking on her fellow trainees with ongoing respect. She
glanced at Haldir, but of course, Lord Celeborn thought she had looked
at him so he nodded. She was going to pay Haldir back dearly with the
song she was about to sing. Fellow classmates sat behind her with a
harp and flute. They would accompany her. "I shall be singing a tune
in which I came up with last night. There is true meaning behind it."
She motioned signals to the two behind her and a slow, melodic melody
sounded ever so solumnly behind her.
"What do you do when you know something is bad for you and you still
can't let go?" Haldir's attention had finally been caught as he
watched the woman he loved up there sing her soul out. "I was naive,
your love was like candy. Artificially sweet, I was deceived by the
wrapping." Haldir knew she sung those words about him, and he was
furious because his business was out in the open now. He could hear
his brothers snickering, talking about him behind his back. He turned
and gave them 'hush' looks. "Got caught in your web and I learned how
to bleed. I was prey in your bed and devoured completely." Those words
especially stung Haldir and he knew exactly why. The bet he had made
had hurt Buffy most of all. Haldir was truly sorry.
"And it hurts my soul because I can't let go. All these walls are
caving in, I can't stop my suffering! I hate to show that I lost
control because I keep going right back to the one thing that I need
to walk away from." Buffy moved her body to the beat, to show emphasis
where it need be. She could see the stricken look marked clearly on
Haldir's face. Good, I hope he hurts deep inside like I do! "I should
have known that I was used for amusement. Couldn't see through the
smoke, it was all an illusion. Now, I've been licking my wounds but
the venom sinks deeper. We both can seduce, but darling, you hold me
prisoner!" As she sung that last line, she looked specifically into
Haldir's eyes making sure he knew that she meant him.
"Oh! I'm about to break, I can't stop this ache! I'm addicted to your
allure, and I'm fiending for a cure! Every step I take leads to one
mistake. I keep going right back to the one thing that I need. Oh! I
can't mend this torn stat I'm in. Getting nothing in return, what did
I do to deserve the pain of this slow burn?" Haldir had to look away.
Her words hurt him now and he felt bad because everything she was
singing he had done to her. He faced it! He used her and hurt her. But
that was the beginning, only the beginning. His brothers were the ones
to confess and Haldir could understand how she felt now. It stood
right before his eyes unravling itself! "And everywhere I turn, I keep
going right back to the one I need to walk away from." More pain came
to his body and a numbness washed over him. His face turned pale. The
beat slowed as did Haldir's heart, but it quickly picked up again to
reach it's peak.
"Every time I try to grasp for air, I am smothered in despair! It's
never over, over, oh!" She held her hands up to the Heavens as if to
say 'help me' to some God. Her face appeared now to be wincing in pain
to emphasize the song. "Seems I'll never wake from this nightmare. I
let out a silent prayer! Let it be over... over... oh!" She dropped to
her knees. "Inside I'm screaming, begging, pleading... no more...."
Again, the beat slowed and Buffy stood up elegantly. "Need to get away
from you. Need to walk away from you. Get away, walk away...." The
music stopped and she opened her eyes. Her fellow classmates stood to
applaud her on a performance well-done.
After the talent showing had been over, Buffy could see Haldir
practicing his bow across the field. One after the other... Repeat.
She knew the song had gotten to him, she could see it clearly in the
way he held himself now. Walking toward him, she quickly imagined
scenerios of what she would say in response to his questioning stare.
"Haldir..." No answer, Haldir just continued to shoot arrows at the
tree across from him a couple of yards. "I'm sorry about what I did
today, but I meant every word." Still no answer. "You hurt me too,
Haldir and now you wish to treat me like this when I hurt you back?
I'm only making it even!" As she spoke those words, he turned around
to face her. "I didn't deliberately hurt you, Buffy. You deliberately
hurt me. Going out of your way to scar my heart. I love you and I've
accepted it now. You don't love me." Buffy stared as Haldir took
everything of his and walked away.
Later that night, Buffy walked aimlessly through the woods and brush.
Thoughts haunting her mind of the events that had taken placed that
day. In the distance, Buffy could see an alter-type-thing shown
clearly by the light of the moon. On the alter was a shrine with a
bowl on top. Buffy looked into the water and watched as it rippled.
IMAGE
A blond elven man, of whom Buffy had never seen before stood beside
Haldir. They were among other elves dressed in amour. "We are proud to
fight alongside men once more!" Haldir's words rang in her ears. Fight
alongside men?
IMAGE
Arrows were shot and swords were clanked as the King's voice rang
through the lands. "Aragorn! Pull your men back to the keep!" A man
with dark hair looked up and there Haldir stood fending off Uruk-hai
with the blade of his sword. "Haldir! To the keep!" Haldir nodded and
motioned/called for his fellow Galadhrim to pull back and head for the
keep. Drawing his sword, he fended off more Uruk-hai as his men
passed. A blade met his abdomen and Buffy watched in horror as he
staggered in pain, holding his wound. Behind him one of the Orc came
up and held an ax above his head. Haldir looked around him but totally
missed the Orc.
BACK
Buffy's grip on the altar hardened. Haldir was going to die? She
couldn't let this happen, but the pool had yet to finish and the
images kept coming.
IMAGE
Buffy stood infront of the river of Lorien and gave a silent prayer.
Then, the blond man she had seen behind Haldir, came up and she
watched as she and the man kissed, his hand upon her shoulder.
BACK
Who was that? Buffy didn't want Haldir to die, nor did she want to be
with that beautiful blond elf she just saw. "I have to stop this now."
"Yes. I think I know this one. Well, I don't love you, Haldir O'
Lorien and I never could nor do I wish to!" Buffy stormed out, leaving
Haldir confused by this. How could she so boldly lie to him and to
herself? "Why does she do this?" Tomorrow he would see her again. It
was talent day and everyone had to prepare something to show off their
talent. Lord Celeborn was all about the teaching of fighting but not
without the other elements as well. He believed that you couldn't
become a great fighter if you did not have a passion to fight for
and talent was supposed to be one of the things in which to fight for.
Everyone sat in front of the big oak tree in which Celeborn often
stood in front of to instruct when they weren't fighting combat.
Haldir noticed Buffy sitting in the front, beside some other guys that
Haldir knew all too well. Since Haldir was already a trained
Galadhrim, he didn't have to present a talent, nor did he have to sit
on the ground. So there, beside the tree, did he stand. Lord Celeborn
made his way alongside his Lady. "Talent shall become your passion!
Lady Galadriel will be the judge and you will show her passion with
beauty, but still the strength of a warrior. If you do not make it, on
the battle field is where your body lies. Good luck to all of you." He
stepped down and stood beside the Galadhrim and Lady Galadriel took
his spot. "Buffy of Rivendell, you're up first." She stepped down and
took a seat on the wooden bench on the other side of the great oak as
Buffy came up to stand in her place.
Buffy stood looking on her fellow trainees with ongoing respect. She
glanced at Haldir, but of course, Lord Celeborn thought she had looked
at him so he nodded. She was going to pay Haldir back dearly with the
song she was about to sing. Fellow classmates sat behind her with a
harp and flute. They would accompany her. "I shall be singing a tune
in which I came up with last night. There is true meaning behind it."
She motioned signals to the two behind her and a slow, melodic melody
sounded ever so solumnly behind her.
"What do you do when you know something is bad for you and you still
can't let go?" Haldir's attention had finally been caught as he
watched the woman he loved up there sing her soul out. "I was naive,
your love was like candy. Artificially sweet, I was deceived by the
wrapping." Haldir knew she sung those words about him, and he was
furious because his business was out in the open now. He could hear
his brothers snickering, talking about him behind his back. He turned
and gave them 'hush' looks. "Got caught in your web and I learned how
to bleed. I was prey in your bed and devoured completely." Those words
especially stung Haldir and he knew exactly why. The bet he had made
had hurt Buffy most of all. Haldir was truly sorry.
"And it hurts my soul because I can't let go. All these walls are
caving in, I can't stop my suffering! I hate to show that I lost
control because I keep going right back to the one thing that I need
to walk away from." Buffy moved her body to the beat, to show emphasis
where it need be. She could see the stricken look marked clearly on
Haldir's face. Good, I hope he hurts deep inside like I do! "I should
have known that I was used for amusement. Couldn't see through the
smoke, it was all an illusion. Now, I've been licking my wounds but
the venom sinks deeper. We both can seduce, but darling, you hold me
prisoner!" As she sung that last line, she looked specifically into
Haldir's eyes making sure he knew that she meant him.
"Oh! I'm about to break, I can't stop this ache! I'm addicted to your
allure, and I'm fiending for a cure! Every step I take leads to one
mistake. I keep going right back to the one thing that I need. Oh! I
can't mend this torn stat I'm in. Getting nothing in return, what did
I do to deserve the pain of this slow burn?" Haldir had to look away.
Her words hurt him now and he felt bad because everything she was
singing he had done to her. He faced it! He used her and hurt her. But
that was the beginning, only the beginning. His brothers were the ones
to confess and Haldir could understand how she felt now. It stood
right before his eyes unravling itself! "And everywhere I turn, I keep
going right back to the one I need to walk away from." More pain came
to his body and a numbness washed over him. His face turned pale. The
beat slowed as did Haldir's heart, but it quickly picked up again to
reach it's peak.
"Every time I try to grasp for air, I am smothered in despair! It's
never over, over, oh!" She held her hands up to the Heavens as if to
say 'help me' to some God. Her face appeared now to be wincing in pain
to emphasize the song. "Seems I'll never wake from this nightmare. I
let out a silent prayer! Let it be over... over... oh!" She dropped to
her knees. "Inside I'm screaming, begging, pleading... no more...."
Again, the beat slowed and Buffy stood up elegantly. "Need to get away
from you. Need to walk away from you. Get away, walk away...." The
music stopped and she opened her eyes. Her fellow classmates stood to
applaud her on a performance well-done.
After the talent showing had been over, Buffy could see Haldir
practicing his bow across the field. One after the other... Repeat.
She knew the song had gotten to him, she could see it clearly in the
way he held himself now. Walking toward him, she quickly imagined
scenerios of what she would say in response to his questioning stare.
"Haldir..." No answer, Haldir just continued to shoot arrows at the
tree across from him a couple of yards. "I'm sorry about what I did
today, but I meant every word." Still no answer. "You hurt me too,
Haldir and now you wish to treat me like this when I hurt you back?
I'm only making it even!" As she spoke those words, he turned around
to face her. "I didn't deliberately hurt you, Buffy. You deliberately
hurt me. Going out of your way to scar my heart. I love you and I've
accepted it now. You don't love me." Buffy stared as Haldir took
everything of his and walked away.
Later that night, Buffy walked aimlessly through the woods and brush.
Thoughts haunting her mind of the events that had taken placed that
day. In the distance, Buffy could see an alter-type-thing shown
clearly by the light of the moon. On the alter was a shrine with a
bowl on top. Buffy looked into the water and watched as it rippled.
IMAGE
A blond elven man, of whom Buffy had never seen before stood beside
Haldir. They were among other elves dressed in amour. "We are proud to
fight alongside men once more!" Haldir's words rang in her ears. Fight
alongside men?
IMAGE
Arrows were shot and swords were clanked as the King's voice rang
through the lands. "Aragorn! Pull your men back to the keep!" A man
with dark hair looked up and there Haldir stood fending off Uruk-hai
with the blade of his sword. "Haldir! To the keep!" Haldir nodded and
motioned/called for his fellow Galadhrim to pull back and head for the
keep. Drawing his sword, he fended off more Uruk-hai as his men
passed. A blade met his abdomen and Buffy watched in horror as he
staggered in pain, holding his wound. Behind him one of the Orc came
up and held an ax above his head. Haldir looked around him but totally
missed the Orc.
BACK
Buffy's grip on the altar hardened. Haldir was going to die? She
couldn't let this happen, but the pool had yet to finish and the
images kept coming.
IMAGE
Buffy stood infront of the river of Lorien and gave a silent prayer.
Then, the blond man she had seen behind Haldir, came up and she
watched as she and the man kissed, his hand upon her shoulder.
BACK
Who was that? Buffy didn't want Haldir to die, nor did she want to be
with that beautiful blond elf she just saw. "I have to stop this now."