...:: Lie To Me ::...
Buffy laughed hard at the two hobbits, Merry and Pippin, who were
dancing on a table in a local tavern in Rohan, singing. Legolas jabbed
Buffy's arm, smiling. Buffy couldn't help but smile back. Legolas was
a genuine, sweet spirit who graced the earth with his presence. She
would be honored to marry such a man. "Tis an absurd song!" Buffy
mused, not really to anyone but Legolas, who stood beside her listened
carefully. Everything she had to say was important to him. Buffy's
eyes fell on Gandalf and Aragorn who were having a very private
conversation on their own. Haldir had ventured to where Theoden and
Eowyn were standing, chatting with them. It was just herself and
Legolas. Merry and Pippin had stopped and their attention fell on
Buffy who was starring at them.
"Aye, do you think you can do better?" Merry took a stab in, laughing
playfully. Pippin smiled and nodded. "Yea!" Legolas laughed, turning
his sight back on the two hobbits. "She can sing.... Her singing is
why we won the battle last night!" Everyone became silent, Merry and
Pippin's face grew long. "Honestly?" Buffy blushed, rubbing her
temples. Haldir's eyes fell on her and he could see that she was
searching for that shell she used to have which was no longer there.
Haldir took a step closer to everyone by the table. "Yes, it's true.
But everyone helped out and did their share." His words were meant to
give comfort to Buffy, but it did little of that if anything. "So you
can sing, Princess?" Pippin was curious. Buffy looked up at everyone,
whose eyes were on her. Aragorn smiled at her, a smile of
encouragement. Gimli, who was also smiling, jolted his axe against the
floor. "Yes, Pippin, I can. But...." Gandalf made a motion with his
staff. "Then take the stage fair Elven of Rivendell! Let us partake on
your gift."
Buffy's eyes searched the room nausiately. She stood on the table
where only moments ago, Pippin and Merry were standing on. "What shall
I sing?" Her voice was shaking. No one had ever asked her to sing
before, it always just came out at the right moments. "Something in
honor of our victory!" Someone shouted from somewhere in the crowd.
Buffy's nerves calmed a little, this wasn't the worst thing to befall
her. The worst thing would have been Haldir dying. "Over and over, I
look into your eyes. You are all I desire. You have captured me."
Buffy sung the words slowly at first, looking around the room. The
words were meant for Haldir, but she starred into Legolas's eyes. "I
want to hold you. I want to be closed to you. I never want to let go."
Haldir knew this ballad was meant for him, but deep down he couldn't
help wonder if she was really singing to Legolas. "I wish this night
would never end.... I need to know.... Could I hold you for a
lifetime? Could I look into your eyes? Could I have this night, to
share this night together? Could I hold you close beside me? Could I
hold you for all time? Could I... could I have this kiss forever?" The
room became silent, raptured in her very being. It was a very intimate
song and everyone felt as if it connected to them in some way. Haldir
felt it strongly! "Over and over I've dreamt of this night, now you're
here by my side. You are next to me. I want to hold you and touch you
and taste you. And make you want no one but me." Her eyes had fell on
Haldir's when she sung those words. "I wish that this kiss could never
end!" Haldir received the mental image of himself with Buffy, kissing,
touching. It was very sensual to him and he felt down inside him that
Buffy really was his forever, even if she were married to Legolas.
"I don't want any night to go by without you by my side. I just want
all of my days spent being next to you, lived for just loving you."
Buffy blew a kiss out to Legolas and stepped down off the table. All
eyes were still on her and Legolas's face turned red as if he had been
called out. She came up to him and wrapped her arms around him,
kissing him. Everyone clapped and hollered things out. Theoden brought
his goblet up in a form of a toast and everyone else raised theirs to
join in. "To Buffy and Legolas! May you spend an eternity with love,
devotion, and an eternal happiness." Everyone slammed goblets together
and took swift drinks. Haldir stood motionless as if nothing and
everything were bothering him all at once. Buffy walked over to him
and motioned with her head to take a walk outside.
"I sang for you, Haldir. Please know that." Haldir walked beside her
in silence and he knew, even without acknowledging her, that she sung
it for him and him alone. "I know." It came out muffled and kind of
nerve racked. "I want you to be there... for my wedding. Please,
Haldir." Haldir shook his head, stopping. "I cannot." Buffy pleaded
with him, her eyes begging. "I cannot, Buffy. I cannot put myself
through all of that anguish. Do you wish me to parish; watching you
marry another man and not me? I would die then and there!" Buffy bowed
her head. "I have already died." Haldir's face changed from
impassiveness to concern. He placed his hands on her shoulders in
comfort. "I have yet to die physically, melamin, but I have
emotionally." Haldir resided. "You had better get back to your fiance,
he must be terribley worried." Buffy's face contorted in pain and it
made Haldir force the tears back. She ran off quickly, bumping into
Aragorn.
"Why the rush?" Buffy apologized profusely. "I didn't mean to!"
Aragorn smiled. "I know." Aragorn held onto Buffy's shoulders, keeping
her in place. "Tell me what is on your mind, Buffy." Aragorn's voice
was patient, soothing. "Nothing is ever simple anymore. I'm constantly
trying to work it out. Who to love or hate. Who to trust. It's just
like... the more I know, the more I get confused." Aragorn smiled,
understanding completely. "I believe that's called growing up." Buffy
gave a weak smile. "I'd like to stop then, okay?" Aragorn laughed a
little, his voice still calm and soothing. "I know the feeling."
Aragorn placed his arm around Buffy's shoulders, guiding her back into
the tavern. "Does it ever get easy?" Aragorn turned to look at her.
"You mean, life?" Buffy nodded, starring at their feet. "Yeah. Does it
ever get easy?" Aragorn rubbed her shoulders, checking out the
mountains of the left of him. "What do you want me to say?" Buffy
looked up at him with urgency. "Lie to me." Aragorn took a moment to
consider this. "Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always
stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their
pointy horns or black hats, and we always defeat them and save the
day. No one ever dies, and everyone lives happily ever after." Buffy
and Aragorn both smiled at each other.
"Liar."
Buffy laughed hard at the two hobbits, Merry and Pippin, who were
dancing on a table in a local tavern in Rohan, singing. Legolas jabbed
Buffy's arm, smiling. Buffy couldn't help but smile back. Legolas was
a genuine, sweet spirit who graced the earth with his presence. She
would be honored to marry such a man. "Tis an absurd song!" Buffy
mused, not really to anyone but Legolas, who stood beside her listened
carefully. Everything she had to say was important to him. Buffy's
eyes fell on Gandalf and Aragorn who were having a very private
conversation on their own. Haldir had ventured to where Theoden and
Eowyn were standing, chatting with them. It was just herself and
Legolas. Merry and Pippin had stopped and their attention fell on
Buffy who was starring at them.
"Aye, do you think you can do better?" Merry took a stab in, laughing
playfully. Pippin smiled and nodded. "Yea!" Legolas laughed, turning
his sight back on the two hobbits. "She can sing.... Her singing is
why we won the battle last night!" Everyone became silent, Merry and
Pippin's face grew long. "Honestly?" Buffy blushed, rubbing her
temples. Haldir's eyes fell on her and he could see that she was
searching for that shell she used to have which was no longer there.
Haldir took a step closer to everyone by the table. "Yes, it's true.
But everyone helped out and did their share." His words were meant to
give comfort to Buffy, but it did little of that if anything. "So you
can sing, Princess?" Pippin was curious. Buffy looked up at everyone,
whose eyes were on her. Aragorn smiled at her, a smile of
encouragement. Gimli, who was also smiling, jolted his axe against the
floor. "Yes, Pippin, I can. But...." Gandalf made a motion with his
staff. "Then take the stage fair Elven of Rivendell! Let us partake on
your gift."
Buffy's eyes searched the room nausiately. She stood on the table
where only moments ago, Pippin and Merry were standing on. "What shall
I sing?" Her voice was shaking. No one had ever asked her to sing
before, it always just came out at the right moments. "Something in
honor of our victory!" Someone shouted from somewhere in the crowd.
Buffy's nerves calmed a little, this wasn't the worst thing to befall
her. The worst thing would have been Haldir dying. "Over and over, I
look into your eyes. You are all I desire. You have captured me."
Buffy sung the words slowly at first, looking around the room. The
words were meant for Haldir, but she starred into Legolas's eyes. "I
want to hold you. I want to be closed to you. I never want to let go."
Haldir knew this ballad was meant for him, but deep down he couldn't
help wonder if she was really singing to Legolas. "I wish this night
would never end.... I need to know.... Could I hold you for a
lifetime? Could I look into your eyes? Could I have this night, to
share this night together? Could I hold you close beside me? Could I
hold you for all time? Could I... could I have this kiss forever?" The
room became silent, raptured in her very being. It was a very intimate
song and everyone felt as if it connected to them in some way. Haldir
felt it strongly! "Over and over I've dreamt of this night, now you're
here by my side. You are next to me. I want to hold you and touch you
and taste you. And make you want no one but me." Her eyes had fell on
Haldir's when she sung those words. "I wish that this kiss could never
end!" Haldir received the mental image of himself with Buffy, kissing,
touching. It was very sensual to him and he felt down inside him that
Buffy really was his forever, even if she were married to Legolas.
"I don't want any night to go by without you by my side. I just want
all of my days spent being next to you, lived for just loving you."
Buffy blew a kiss out to Legolas and stepped down off the table. All
eyes were still on her and Legolas's face turned red as if he had been
called out. She came up to him and wrapped her arms around him,
kissing him. Everyone clapped and hollered things out. Theoden brought
his goblet up in a form of a toast and everyone else raised theirs to
join in. "To Buffy and Legolas! May you spend an eternity with love,
devotion, and an eternal happiness." Everyone slammed goblets together
and took swift drinks. Haldir stood motionless as if nothing and
everything were bothering him all at once. Buffy walked over to him
and motioned with her head to take a walk outside.
"I sang for you, Haldir. Please know that." Haldir walked beside her
in silence and he knew, even without acknowledging her, that she sung
it for him and him alone. "I know." It came out muffled and kind of
nerve racked. "I want you to be there... for my wedding. Please,
Haldir." Haldir shook his head, stopping. "I cannot." Buffy pleaded
with him, her eyes begging. "I cannot, Buffy. I cannot put myself
through all of that anguish. Do you wish me to parish; watching you
marry another man and not me? I would die then and there!" Buffy bowed
her head. "I have already died." Haldir's face changed from
impassiveness to concern. He placed his hands on her shoulders in
comfort. "I have yet to die physically, melamin, but I have
emotionally." Haldir resided. "You had better get back to your fiance,
he must be terribley worried." Buffy's face contorted in pain and it
made Haldir force the tears back. She ran off quickly, bumping into
Aragorn.
"Why the rush?" Buffy apologized profusely. "I didn't mean to!"
Aragorn smiled. "I know." Aragorn held onto Buffy's shoulders, keeping
her in place. "Tell me what is on your mind, Buffy." Aragorn's voice
was patient, soothing. "Nothing is ever simple anymore. I'm constantly
trying to work it out. Who to love or hate. Who to trust. It's just
like... the more I know, the more I get confused." Aragorn smiled,
understanding completely. "I believe that's called growing up." Buffy
gave a weak smile. "I'd like to stop then, okay?" Aragorn laughed a
little, his voice still calm and soothing. "I know the feeling."
Aragorn placed his arm around Buffy's shoulders, guiding her back into
the tavern. "Does it ever get easy?" Aragorn turned to look at her.
"You mean, life?" Buffy nodded, starring at their feet. "Yeah. Does it
ever get easy?" Aragorn rubbed her shoulders, checking out the
mountains of the left of him. "What do you want me to say?" Buffy
looked up at him with urgency. "Lie to me." Aragorn took a moment to
consider this. "Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always
stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their
pointy horns or black hats, and we always defeat them and save the
day. No one ever dies, and everyone lives happily ever after." Buffy
and Aragorn both smiled at each other.
"Liar."