By the Light of the Moon
Disclaimer~ I do not own any of Tolkien's creations. I only own SOME of the storyline and the characters I made up. This takes place during "The Two Towers". Legolas is a sexy elf.I'd love to own him! *smiles*
~I should warn everyone, I changed SOME of the storyline. For example, instead of in the movie how they really only spent a day or two at Edoras, they spend a longer time in my story~
Most of you can probably guess what Mariah is hiding.but in case you haven't, I won't mention it. Hehee * _^
Nikki Staggerwall, I have the answer to your question about Chapter 1 and Legolas fighting in the hall. If you read more carefully, you'll see that Mariah grabs Legolas' arm AFTER he hits the guy in the face. He stopped fighting at that point in the movie. You have to see the movie and refer to it to see the fight scenes sometimes. *_^
Chapter 3 ~ Confessions and Promises
The next morning, Mariah darted from her bedroom and down the hall. She had to be in the sunlight. She glanced behind herself for a quick moment, but ran into someone and fell on her backside. Mariah looked up and saw Aragorn standing there. "I see you have a tendency for running," he said with a smile.
"And I see that YOU have a tendency for finding me." The ranger laughed and helped Mariah stand up. She seemed more relaxed this morning, but something was still hidden. "Where were you headed in such a hurry, my lady?"
"I just want to be outside, so if you'll excuse me," she said with a nod as she ran past him and down the stairs. Aragorn watched her until she had disappeared and then felt a hand on his shoulder. "Mani marte? (What happened?)"
"Nothing Legolas.I'm just worried about our new friend. She seemed upset about something."
"I agree, but she's hiding something." Aragorn looked at his companion and stared. "How do you know that?"
"I can feel it. When I held her arm last night, I felt her tremble and I could feel the dread in her body. Something's wrong."
"Have you spoken to her, Legolas?"
"No, she won't let me. All she does is run."
At that same moment, Mariah ran out the front doors of the palace and onto the terrace. The wind blew her hair all around and she inhaled the fresh scent of Middle Earth. The sun's heat on her pale skin felt warm.like a lukewarm bath. Oh, how she missed lying in her bathtub at home when she was under stress.her chamomile bubble bath and candles all around her. That was a relaxing thought.
Gimli soon walked out and saw Mariah standing quietly, with the wind blowing her hair about. He carefully walked up behind her and tapped her in the back. With a rather loud growl, Mariah turned around and glared at Gimli. He gasped when he got a look at her eyes. They were no longer green, but a bright yellow. "My lady?"
"What?" she asked when she came back from her slight trance.
"Your eyes are yellow!" Mariah gasped and covered her face with her hands as she fell down to her knees. She looked at the dwarf through her fingers and saw the fear in his eyes. "What's going on?"
"Nothing, Master Dwarf.nothing."
"You cannot lie anymore. I have caught you, gold eyes and all. You had better tell me the truth."
"I'm sorry, I can't."
"Then I have no choice.ARA-!"
"Shh," she whispered as she stood up and pushed Gimli against the wall, "Alright.I'll tell you."
"It would help."
"Come with me," Mariah ordered as she led Gimli up to her room and locked the door behind them. She looked at the dwarf and saw his cross his arms. "Master Dwarf, you must promise me something before I tell you."
"Anything, Miss Morgan."
"Okay," she said taking a deep breath, "You must promise that you will not scream and will not attack me, for I will not harm you in any way. I have gained control over myself." Gimli nodded and Mariah turned around to face the wall. She closed her eyes tightly and her body started to shake violently.
"My lady?" Gimli asked as he watched her long hair start to spike out and stiffen. It seemed to grow shorter until it reached her neck and stopped. Gimli then watched her eyes go from rounded into sharp points. When she turned around, he backed up against the wall in shock. Her eyes were yellow like before, and her beautiful nails were long and sharp. He was about to scream, but Mariah ran up to him and knelt before him. "Do not worry, Gimli. As I said, I will not harm you."
"What happened to you?" he asked curiously. Mariah flashed him a smile, revealing sharp, glistening, white teeth. "Someone from my world put a spell on me.turning me into this horrible creature every time moonlight touches my skin," she said as she sat down on the floor and folded her hands in her lap, "I can change when I want to, but if I'm threatened or touch moonlight, I change.regardless of what I want."
"And this is what you've been hiding?"
"Correct, Master Dwarf."
"Then I must inform Aragorn and Legolas-"
"NO! You can't tell them!"
"Why ever not, Miss Morgan?"
"The only reason they've been accepting me is because they think I'm a helpless woman. They wouldn't hurt a woman, but if they knew-"
"I will promise.for now.but you must tell them." Mariah nodded her head and relaxed her body. Gimli watched her hair soften and grow long. Her eyes, ears, nails, and teeth all changed with it and the creature that sat before him was now in her original form. "Remember.you promised, Gimli."
"And I keep it," he replied with a smile.
Disclaimer~ I do not own any of Tolkien's creations. I only own SOME of the storyline and the characters I made up. This takes place during "The Two Towers". Legolas is a sexy elf.I'd love to own him! *smiles*
~I should warn everyone, I changed SOME of the storyline. For example, instead of in the movie how they really only spent a day or two at Edoras, they spend a longer time in my story~
Most of you can probably guess what Mariah is hiding.but in case you haven't, I won't mention it. Hehee * _^
Nikki Staggerwall, I have the answer to your question about Chapter 1 and Legolas fighting in the hall. If you read more carefully, you'll see that Mariah grabs Legolas' arm AFTER he hits the guy in the face. He stopped fighting at that point in the movie. You have to see the movie and refer to it to see the fight scenes sometimes. *_^
Chapter 3 ~ Confessions and Promises
The next morning, Mariah darted from her bedroom and down the hall. She had to be in the sunlight. She glanced behind herself for a quick moment, but ran into someone and fell on her backside. Mariah looked up and saw Aragorn standing there. "I see you have a tendency for running," he said with a smile.
"And I see that YOU have a tendency for finding me." The ranger laughed and helped Mariah stand up. She seemed more relaxed this morning, but something was still hidden. "Where were you headed in such a hurry, my lady?"
"I just want to be outside, so if you'll excuse me," she said with a nod as she ran past him and down the stairs. Aragorn watched her until she had disappeared and then felt a hand on his shoulder. "Mani marte? (What happened?)"
"Nothing Legolas.I'm just worried about our new friend. She seemed upset about something."
"I agree, but she's hiding something." Aragorn looked at his companion and stared. "How do you know that?"
"I can feel it. When I held her arm last night, I felt her tremble and I could feel the dread in her body. Something's wrong."
"Have you spoken to her, Legolas?"
"No, she won't let me. All she does is run."
At that same moment, Mariah ran out the front doors of the palace and onto the terrace. The wind blew her hair all around and she inhaled the fresh scent of Middle Earth. The sun's heat on her pale skin felt warm.like a lukewarm bath. Oh, how she missed lying in her bathtub at home when she was under stress.her chamomile bubble bath and candles all around her. That was a relaxing thought.
Gimli soon walked out and saw Mariah standing quietly, with the wind blowing her hair about. He carefully walked up behind her and tapped her in the back. With a rather loud growl, Mariah turned around and glared at Gimli. He gasped when he got a look at her eyes. They were no longer green, but a bright yellow. "My lady?"
"What?" she asked when she came back from her slight trance.
"Your eyes are yellow!" Mariah gasped and covered her face with her hands as she fell down to her knees. She looked at the dwarf through her fingers and saw the fear in his eyes. "What's going on?"
"Nothing, Master Dwarf.nothing."
"You cannot lie anymore. I have caught you, gold eyes and all. You had better tell me the truth."
"I'm sorry, I can't."
"Then I have no choice.ARA-!"
"Shh," she whispered as she stood up and pushed Gimli against the wall, "Alright.I'll tell you."
"It would help."
"Come with me," Mariah ordered as she led Gimli up to her room and locked the door behind them. She looked at the dwarf and saw his cross his arms. "Master Dwarf, you must promise me something before I tell you."
"Anything, Miss Morgan."
"Okay," she said taking a deep breath, "You must promise that you will not scream and will not attack me, for I will not harm you in any way. I have gained control over myself." Gimli nodded and Mariah turned around to face the wall. She closed her eyes tightly and her body started to shake violently.
"My lady?" Gimli asked as he watched her long hair start to spike out and stiffen. It seemed to grow shorter until it reached her neck and stopped. Gimli then watched her eyes go from rounded into sharp points. When she turned around, he backed up against the wall in shock. Her eyes were yellow like before, and her beautiful nails were long and sharp. He was about to scream, but Mariah ran up to him and knelt before him. "Do not worry, Gimli. As I said, I will not harm you."
"What happened to you?" he asked curiously. Mariah flashed him a smile, revealing sharp, glistening, white teeth. "Someone from my world put a spell on me.turning me into this horrible creature every time moonlight touches my skin," she said as she sat down on the floor and folded her hands in her lap, "I can change when I want to, but if I'm threatened or touch moonlight, I change.regardless of what I want."
"And this is what you've been hiding?"
"Correct, Master Dwarf."
"Then I must inform Aragorn and Legolas-"
"NO! You can't tell them!"
"Why ever not, Miss Morgan?"
"The only reason they've been accepting me is because they think I'm a helpless woman. They wouldn't hurt a woman, but if they knew-"
"I will promise.for now.but you must tell them." Mariah nodded her head and relaxed her body. Gimli watched her hair soften and grow long. Her eyes, ears, nails, and teeth all changed with it and the creature that sat before him was now in her original form. "Remember.you promised, Gimli."
"And I keep it," he replied with a smile.