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Rayan Leaves
With an armful of hacked wood Aradel returned and threw it into a pile a ways away from the fire after putting on a log or two. She then replaced the ax and went to sit by Rayan who looked very disgruntled and distant. Just as she was sat down beside him he got up and moved to the opposite side of the blaze, a venomous look upon his face. She looked confused and stared at him for a while trying to read his face but it told nothing. She was very curious but she shrugged it off eventually and started a conversation with Legolas about where they were headed after the journey.
He was going back to Mirkwood and his family and friends. Merry and Pippin piped in, they were going back to the Shire to see their friends and family and eat a lot more because if this quest has taught them anything it's live life to the fullest and that meant having the fullest stomach. Aragorn was of course going to Rivendell to marry Arwen then to Gondor to become it's King. Gimli was going to the mines under Minis Tirith and Helm's Deep. Only Rayan and Aradel stayed silent until someone asked her where she was going and Aragorn asked if she was going to Mirkwood.
With a grunt of anger he shot up and stormed off into the night westward into the forest. Aradel looked quite surprised but not as though it hadn't happened before.
"Hold on I just have to check on something." She excused herself politely and walked calmly after him.
She followed the sounds of his angry footsteps ducking under branches, hopping over logs and pushing her way through the thick forest growth. Finally she caught up to him when he stopped at a clearing a long way from the fire where they had set up camp only hours ago and everything had been OK. It was at the edge of a rocky cliff overlooking the calm blue ocean. He was sitting on a log that sat right in the middle facing seaward and staring furiously out onto the water. She walked up beside him and sat down. He got up and turned his back on her leaning with one hand on a nearby tree using his other hand to rub his eyes irritably.
"What's wrong with you? What did I do? Whatever it is please tell me because I'm completely clueless over here." She pleaded standing up yet again and approaching him cautiously as though he were a dangerous, wild beast.
He remained silent and closed his eyes trying to block out her and everything else around him. "What did Legolas tell you?" Aradel asked, puzzled.
He whipped around and stared her strait in the eye with a malicious glare. "Are you going back to Mirkwood when this whole thing is over? After the ring is destroyed and Middle Earth is safe and free once again."
She was a little bit confused. What did he care if she went back? "No, probably not." She answered uncertainly.
He shut his eyes closed tight in anger again. "Why not? What's wrong with it? Is it not good enough for you or are you just to stuck up to know what's good for you?" He asked venomously.
She stared at him and raised her eyebrows in disbelief. A lot of questions ran through her head. Questions like 'why is he so mad at me?' 'What does he care if I go back to Mirkwood or not?' and one that particularly stood out 'does he think it has something to do with Legolas?' She stood there, dumbfounded for what seemed like an eternity to both of them.
"I just don't think I'd be happy there. I've wandered around for so long and I like it. What do you care whether I go back to Mirkwood or not, anyway?" she finally exclaimed desperate for an answer. "I want the truth. What's going on with you?"
He turned slowly and fixed her with a very dark look, almost murderous. "Fine, you want the truth here it is. I don't love you; in fact I don't even like you. You keep going on about how you're so much older than Legolas so that makes you the crown heir of the Mirkwood realm. You go back I go with you we get married I share the rule, I kill you I rule Mirkwood. And from what I've heard it's very powerful. And with it's army and what I could recruit from the Forbidden Realm we would be invincible." He revealed, an evil, psychotic, grin on his face as he stepped forward and she backed away astonished. "I know what your thinking and no I don't want to rule the world. I'm not that power hungry quite yet, but the night is still young. I just want to rule every Elven City in Middle-Earth that's all. Is that too much to ask? But that is apparently not going to work, seeing as you're not going to Mirkwood and you are the most stubborn person ever."
He was so screwed up she thought that she was actually related to Legolas, and not even distantly. He thought that she was his sister. She nodded in sorrowful understanding. "And I was just an expendable pawn on the proverbial chess board of race domination." He nodded in agreement.
The grin fell from his face and he backed up, making her thankful, as it had been very awkward. "Well now that you know and your not going back to Mirkwood I guess I'll have to leave. Go ahead tell anyone you want I'll be long gone before you get the chance. Don't expect to see me in the morning, I'm leaving tonight as soon as possible."
He turned and walked back towards camp leaving her still in shock. She stood staring at the spot where he had been just seconds before for at least ten minutes before the full effect of what had just transpired sunk in and showed on her face.
Tears welled in her eyes and he limbs became weak. She stumbled back and tripped over the log lying in the middle of the clearing. Regaining her balance she took a seat on the fallen tree put her face in her hands and she put all of her weight onto them. She sat and sat and sat silently a very long while until finally her head began to ache where she had been resting it on her hands.
Then she lifted her head to the sun setting, washing the water with a warm orange glow. It was truly beautiful and she sat watching it until it finally disappeared below the watery horizon. Eye's red the woman sat for hours longer, long after darkness had crept from the depths of the sea and spread across the forest, sweeping over her like the waves upon the sand below the rocky wall before her.
She whipped around as a crack issued from the trees behind her and Legolas emerged from the dark trees. He cast her a sympathetic glance and she turned her back to him trying to hide her reddened eyes. She had never let him see her cry and she wasn't about to start now.
"He told us a little of what happened. Sort of." He sat placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I'm so sorry, I know how much he meant to you."
She shook his hand off and replied softly, "And you know it's not just him, it's what he represented mostly. I really don't expect you to understand. You know what just never mind."
"Try me, you'd be surprised at what I can understand." He sat beside her and looked at her expectantly.
She took a deep breath and continued. "All my life no one has liked me other than my mother which is no great achievement because that's sort of required. Whilst I was wondering middle-earth I met so many people and not one of them liked me, let alone loved me. So one day I meet this guy and he loves me, you can imagine how great that felt. A little confusing but good. And now he doesn't love me he hates me. That makes me think how real everything else I've got is." She told him absent-mindedly looking out to sea. "No one likes me. Everyone hates me and they always will."
"That is not true. I can name tons of people who like you and would do a whole lot for you." He tried to convince her. He apparently did not succeed judging by the cynical look she gave him. "Aragorn, Lord Elrond, Elrohir, Elledan, not to mention Ada just a few."
"Oh, wow. I just met Aragorn like a month ago, and will most likely never see him again after this. Elrond is a grumpy old coot and I never ever have a chance to go see Elledan or Elrohir. And as far as your father goes I don't think he'll want to see me after I ditched you two." The depressed female retorted wittily. "No one I have easy excess to likes me, put it that way."
"I like you. You are the best friend I've ever had and I wouldn't trade that for the world." He tried to comfort her again by putting a hand on her forearms. "I'm just surprised you're not crying, I would be. Wow your twitchy, are you having spasms or something."
She chuckled and shook her head. "No, I don't cry. Or at least I haven't cried in a very, very long time. So instead of crying I twitch, I sit and cover my face while my muscles take the stress instead of my eyes." She shrugged and lowered her eyes to the ground again.
The elf took her chin softly in his warm hands and lifted it to stare her strait in the eyes. "You'll get over it, you'll get over him. If he doesn't love you he's not worth your time. It doesn't matter what he, or anyone else thinks all that matters is that you're happy. It's your decision how your life goes, you are in complete power."
Her lips curled into a smile. The way he put it made the whole situation seem better somehow. Complete power. She definitely liked that, she always did like being in control, though she gave power to those who deserved it when it was their time. She sat for a moment, staring into his eyes thinking.
"You didn't even love him did you?" he asked with a sly smile.
"Of course not, I think everyone knew that." she replied as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"So you'll definatly be OK then?"
"I'm fine, your right I'll get over it, I always do." She informed him.
"You're sure?"
"Yes."
"You're sure?"
"I told you, yes. If you say that one more time I'm afraid I'm going to have to kill you." She warned smirking amusedly.
He shook his golden head doubtfully. "You wouldn't you haven't planned what to do with my body or how to kill me in the first place."
"You need to stop planning everything!" she exclaimed standing up and starting towards the forest. "Do something spontaneous for once in your life!"
She was stopped all of a sudden by a hand on her wrist.
A/N: Well that was interesting. Sort of. Well i've decided to post one chapter every two days so it's not late it's completely on purpose. I wonder why Leoglas is stopping Aradel from leaving? Well not really i've already written it but maybe you are so i'm just humouring you. Well now on to reviewer responses. Nehoo, bye-bye!:D
Arein: Thanks for the heads up about the homophones i'll keep an eye out for that. As for Aradel you can either wait for the ending of this story or read my series which is a prequel series at the moment. It tells there but don't tell anyone who hasn't read it yet. Don't want to ruin the surprise do we now? Glad you think it's interesting. :D
Oscar the Troll: What in gods name is that supposed to mean?
Elven Script: I know, brother's are so annoying. Today i was so beating mine with a really big stick of gum at the mall, it was hilarious. Well as you said enough about brother's 'cause right now he's trying to see what i'm typing and we can't have that now can we? Nehoo, bye-bye!:D
Rayan Leaves
With an armful of hacked wood Aradel returned and threw it into a pile a ways away from the fire after putting on a log or two. She then replaced the ax and went to sit by Rayan who looked very disgruntled and distant. Just as she was sat down beside him he got up and moved to the opposite side of the blaze, a venomous look upon his face. She looked confused and stared at him for a while trying to read his face but it told nothing. She was very curious but she shrugged it off eventually and started a conversation with Legolas about where they were headed after the journey.
He was going back to Mirkwood and his family and friends. Merry and Pippin piped in, they were going back to the Shire to see their friends and family and eat a lot more because if this quest has taught them anything it's live life to the fullest and that meant having the fullest stomach. Aragorn was of course going to Rivendell to marry Arwen then to Gondor to become it's King. Gimli was going to the mines under Minis Tirith and Helm's Deep. Only Rayan and Aradel stayed silent until someone asked her where she was going and Aragorn asked if she was going to Mirkwood.
With a grunt of anger he shot up and stormed off into the night westward into the forest. Aradel looked quite surprised but not as though it hadn't happened before.
"Hold on I just have to check on something." She excused herself politely and walked calmly after him.
She followed the sounds of his angry footsteps ducking under branches, hopping over logs and pushing her way through the thick forest growth. Finally she caught up to him when he stopped at a clearing a long way from the fire where they had set up camp only hours ago and everything had been OK. It was at the edge of a rocky cliff overlooking the calm blue ocean. He was sitting on a log that sat right in the middle facing seaward and staring furiously out onto the water. She walked up beside him and sat down. He got up and turned his back on her leaning with one hand on a nearby tree using his other hand to rub his eyes irritably.
"What's wrong with you? What did I do? Whatever it is please tell me because I'm completely clueless over here." She pleaded standing up yet again and approaching him cautiously as though he were a dangerous, wild beast.
He remained silent and closed his eyes trying to block out her and everything else around him. "What did Legolas tell you?" Aradel asked, puzzled.
He whipped around and stared her strait in the eye with a malicious glare. "Are you going back to Mirkwood when this whole thing is over? After the ring is destroyed and Middle Earth is safe and free once again."
She was a little bit confused. What did he care if she went back? "No, probably not." She answered uncertainly.
He shut his eyes closed tight in anger again. "Why not? What's wrong with it? Is it not good enough for you or are you just to stuck up to know what's good for you?" He asked venomously.
She stared at him and raised her eyebrows in disbelief. A lot of questions ran through her head. Questions like 'why is he so mad at me?' 'What does he care if I go back to Mirkwood or not?' and one that particularly stood out 'does he think it has something to do with Legolas?' She stood there, dumbfounded for what seemed like an eternity to both of them.
"I just don't think I'd be happy there. I've wandered around for so long and I like it. What do you care whether I go back to Mirkwood or not, anyway?" she finally exclaimed desperate for an answer. "I want the truth. What's going on with you?"
He turned slowly and fixed her with a very dark look, almost murderous. "Fine, you want the truth here it is. I don't love you; in fact I don't even like you. You keep going on about how you're so much older than Legolas so that makes you the crown heir of the Mirkwood realm. You go back I go with you we get married I share the rule, I kill you I rule Mirkwood. And from what I've heard it's very powerful. And with it's army and what I could recruit from the Forbidden Realm we would be invincible." He revealed, an evil, psychotic, grin on his face as he stepped forward and she backed away astonished. "I know what your thinking and no I don't want to rule the world. I'm not that power hungry quite yet, but the night is still young. I just want to rule every Elven City in Middle-Earth that's all. Is that too much to ask? But that is apparently not going to work, seeing as you're not going to Mirkwood and you are the most stubborn person ever."
He was so screwed up she thought that she was actually related to Legolas, and not even distantly. He thought that she was his sister. She nodded in sorrowful understanding. "And I was just an expendable pawn on the proverbial chess board of race domination." He nodded in agreement.
The grin fell from his face and he backed up, making her thankful, as it had been very awkward. "Well now that you know and your not going back to Mirkwood I guess I'll have to leave. Go ahead tell anyone you want I'll be long gone before you get the chance. Don't expect to see me in the morning, I'm leaving tonight as soon as possible."
He turned and walked back towards camp leaving her still in shock. She stood staring at the spot where he had been just seconds before for at least ten minutes before the full effect of what had just transpired sunk in and showed on her face.
Tears welled in her eyes and he limbs became weak. She stumbled back and tripped over the log lying in the middle of the clearing. Regaining her balance she took a seat on the fallen tree put her face in her hands and she put all of her weight onto them. She sat and sat and sat silently a very long while until finally her head began to ache where she had been resting it on her hands.
Then she lifted her head to the sun setting, washing the water with a warm orange glow. It was truly beautiful and she sat watching it until it finally disappeared below the watery horizon. Eye's red the woman sat for hours longer, long after darkness had crept from the depths of the sea and spread across the forest, sweeping over her like the waves upon the sand below the rocky wall before her.
She whipped around as a crack issued from the trees behind her and Legolas emerged from the dark trees. He cast her a sympathetic glance and she turned her back to him trying to hide her reddened eyes. She had never let him see her cry and she wasn't about to start now.
"He told us a little of what happened. Sort of." He sat placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I'm so sorry, I know how much he meant to you."
She shook his hand off and replied softly, "And you know it's not just him, it's what he represented mostly. I really don't expect you to understand. You know what just never mind."
"Try me, you'd be surprised at what I can understand." He sat beside her and looked at her expectantly.
She took a deep breath and continued. "All my life no one has liked me other than my mother which is no great achievement because that's sort of required. Whilst I was wondering middle-earth I met so many people and not one of them liked me, let alone loved me. So one day I meet this guy and he loves me, you can imagine how great that felt. A little confusing but good. And now he doesn't love me he hates me. That makes me think how real everything else I've got is." She told him absent-mindedly looking out to sea. "No one likes me. Everyone hates me and they always will."
"That is not true. I can name tons of people who like you and would do a whole lot for you." He tried to convince her. He apparently did not succeed judging by the cynical look she gave him. "Aragorn, Lord Elrond, Elrohir, Elledan, not to mention Ada just a few."
"Oh, wow. I just met Aragorn like a month ago, and will most likely never see him again after this. Elrond is a grumpy old coot and I never ever have a chance to go see Elledan or Elrohir. And as far as your father goes I don't think he'll want to see me after I ditched you two." The depressed female retorted wittily. "No one I have easy excess to likes me, put it that way."
"I like you. You are the best friend I've ever had and I wouldn't trade that for the world." He tried to comfort her again by putting a hand on her forearms. "I'm just surprised you're not crying, I would be. Wow your twitchy, are you having spasms or something."
She chuckled and shook her head. "No, I don't cry. Or at least I haven't cried in a very, very long time. So instead of crying I twitch, I sit and cover my face while my muscles take the stress instead of my eyes." She shrugged and lowered her eyes to the ground again.
The elf took her chin softly in his warm hands and lifted it to stare her strait in the eyes. "You'll get over it, you'll get over him. If he doesn't love you he's not worth your time. It doesn't matter what he, or anyone else thinks all that matters is that you're happy. It's your decision how your life goes, you are in complete power."
Her lips curled into a smile. The way he put it made the whole situation seem better somehow. Complete power. She definitely liked that, she always did like being in control, though she gave power to those who deserved it when it was their time. She sat for a moment, staring into his eyes thinking.
"You didn't even love him did you?" he asked with a sly smile.
"Of course not, I think everyone knew that." she replied as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"So you'll definatly be OK then?"
"I'm fine, your right I'll get over it, I always do." She informed him.
"You're sure?"
"Yes."
"You're sure?"
"I told you, yes. If you say that one more time I'm afraid I'm going to have to kill you." She warned smirking amusedly.
He shook his golden head doubtfully. "You wouldn't you haven't planned what to do with my body or how to kill me in the first place."
"You need to stop planning everything!" she exclaimed standing up and starting towards the forest. "Do something spontaneous for once in your life!"
She was stopped all of a sudden by a hand on her wrist.
A/N: Well that was interesting. Sort of. Well i've decided to post one chapter every two days so it's not late it's completely on purpose. I wonder why Leoglas is stopping Aradel from leaving? Well not really i've already written it but maybe you are so i'm just humouring you. Well now on to reviewer responses. Nehoo, bye-bye!:D
Arein: Thanks for the heads up about the homophones i'll keep an eye out for that. As for Aradel you can either wait for the ending of this story or read my series which is a prequel series at the moment. It tells there but don't tell anyone who hasn't read it yet. Don't want to ruin the surprise do we now? Glad you think it's interesting. :D
Oscar the Troll: What in gods name is that supposed to mean?
Elven Script: I know, brother's are so annoying. Today i was so beating mine with a really big stick of gum at the mall, it was hilarious. Well as you said enough about brother's 'cause right now he's trying to see what i'm typing and we can't have that now can we? Nehoo, bye-bye!:D
