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*
~Sorry about the LONG delay. School has been so hectic. Please understand that I'm trying to keep this story up, but the time between my new chapters being posted may be longer.depends on how much work I get. Please keep reviewing!
~Some readers told me that I confused them at first to what was wrong with Mariah. I did that purposely to add questions like the stories I read do. Hee.I'm glad you all have been enjoying this.
Chapter 6~ Under Attack
Aragorn awoke at early dawn and stood up, looking at the sleeping people of Rohan. They seemed content, so he glanced back to where he and Legolas had slept. To his surprise, his companion was nowhere to be seen. "Legolas, Manke naa lle? (Where are you?)" he whispered as he continued to search. Soon enough, he saw someone lying where a small forest began. When he reached the person, he saw that two were actually lying there.asleep. It was Legolas, but Mariah was calmly resting on his chest. The ranger couldn't help but smile at the fact that this mortal woman was warming up to them.at least one of them. "You look so peaceful," he said quietly to his friend.
"Shh.she's sleeping," Legolas said as his eyes shot open. Aragorn jumped back in surprise and laughed silently to himself. "How did you get her to get close to you?"
"I don't know, Aragorn. We were having a somewhat romantic moment, but she screamed and ran in here. Since she refused to leave, I decided to stay with her.and she let me."
"Good, but we need to get a move on. We must get to Helm's Deep as quickly as we can, so wake her. I'll take care of the king." Legolas nodded to his friend and watched him until he was out of sight. When he looked down at Mariah, he saw that he was snuggling up closer to him, burying her face in the soft fabric of his tunic. The idea of this woman getting closer to him made him tremble, but it felt good. Legolas gently shook the girl's shoulders and whispered, "Mariah.wake up, Mellonamin (My friend)."
"Five more minutes," she groaned as she continued to bury her face against him.
"Come on, Arwenamin (My lady), wake up. We cannot linger any longer." Mariah groaned again and her eyes began to flutter open. She sighed contently and then realized that she was resting on top of someone. When she looked up, a pair of piercing blue eyes were staring right back. "Legolas?"
"Yes, I'm here," the elf said almost in a whisper as he continued to rub her shoulders. Mariah had no idea what to do anymore. She spent the entire night in an elf's arms.and the Prince of Mirkwood no less. She quickly jumped up and brushed herself off as Legolas stood beside her. "How long will we be traveling today?"
"I'm not sure, Miss Morgan. We will most likely reach Helm's Deep by mid- afternoon."
"Well, I must go see Gimli and Aragorn. Goodbye," Mariah said as she glanced back up at Legolas' eyes and then took her leave.
The day went by slowly as the group traveled closer to Helm's Deep. Afternoon was coming quickly. Aragorn and Eowyn walked closely, pulling the horses and talking at the same time. "Where is she? The woman who gave you that jewel." Aragorn was silent for a few moments and seemed to look back into his memory, recalling his departure from his love.
A few feet in front of them, Legolas, Gimli, and Mariah walked together silently. Mariah could not bear to look at the elf prince, especially after the past night. Being in his arms had comforted her, but it petrified her at the same time. Mariah was also listening in on Aragorn's conversation with the maiden of Rohan.
"My lord?" Eowyn asked again.
"She is sailing to the Undying Lands, with all that is left of her kin," Aragorn replied softly. The calm moment ended and Mariah snapped back to what was happening around her. Legolas' hand was rested on her shoulder and when she looked up at him, there was a look of fear on his face. "I'll be right back." With those words, the elf had run up ahead of the group and onto a hill. Mariah's gaze stayed on Legolas until she felt someone poke her side. "My lady, did ye find yourself someone?"
"Master Dwarf, what on Earth.I mean.Middle Earth are you talking about?"
"That pointy-eared elf princeling," Gimli said with a smile.
"Legolas?"
"Yes."
"Gimli, have you know shame? Legolas is a friend.if that."
"Then why did you eye him like that?" Mariah was about to open her mouth to say something, but shut it out of respect. After all, this wasn't the modern world and she didn't want to lose the only friends that she had. Just then, two guards, Háma and Gamling, rode past the hill where Legolas stood and watched the surroundings. Moments later, the people of Rohan heard growling and screaming, so Aragorn ran to the top of the hill. Legolas had disappeared, but he yelled, "A SCOUT!"
"What is it? What do you see?" Théoden asked as Aragorn came running down the hill.
"Wargs! We are under attack!" Aragorn shouted as loud as he could as the villagers started t panic and shriek in terror, "Get them out of here!"
"All riders to the head of the column!" Théoden yelled. Mariah looked around and saw that Gimli was trying to mount Arod, the white horse she had been riding on earlier. Since he couldn't get up, she gave him an extra boost and he finally made it and managed to get the horse to charge forward. She saw Eowyn and Théoden having a quarrel at the moment. "You must lead the people to Helm's Deep. And make haste!"
"I can fight!" Eowyn yelled back at the king.
"NO! You must do this.for me." She nodded her head and attended the villagers as Aragorn mounted his horse and rode with the rest of the riders. "Make for the lower ground! Stay together," Eowyn continued to shout and then she saw Mariah take out her knives. She ran up to the woman and turned her around. "What are you doing? You must come to Helm's Deep with the rest of us!"
"I'm coming.but I need to take care of something."
"You'll be killed, my lady!"
"I'll never die," she whispered to Eowyn as she gripped the woman's shoulder, "Just go!" Eowyn followed her orders and watched Mariah run to the top of the hill.
When Mariah had almost reached the top, she crouched down on her knees and looked back to make sure that Eowyn had left. She then listened to the growling of the "wargs" as they were called and then morphed into the evil creature that she dreaded to become. Mariah then stood up and reached the top of the hill. Men and orcs were battling and falling like there was no tomorrow. Mariah growled and lifted her arms into the air, twirling the knives in her hands like batons.
Legolas saw Gimli fall off the horse, so he turned around on his horse and shot a warg that was charging at the dwarf. "Argh! That one counts as mine!" Gimli shouted as he hit anther warg with his axe. The creature then fell on him and he let out a loud moan. Mariah watched this happen and howled. Everyone stopped fighting and looked up at the hill. They saw what looked like an animal in a human form, twirling strange weapons. "What is that?" Théoden asked his men.
"I'm not sure," one of them responded as the creature charged down the hill and thrust it's knives into a warg. The warg yelped and fell to the ground as the mysterious creature withdrew its knives from it. Orcs then charged at this creature and everyone else on the side of Rohan.
Mariah was surprised on how well she was fighting these disturbing creatures, thought she was an alarming animal herself. Many wargs were running at her, but she managed to dodge them and stab them between the eyes. She saw Gimli lying underneath the creatures, so she did a front flip over two wargs and landed next to the pile of evil that lay on the dwarf. "Gimli!"
"My lady?" he asked quietly.
"Yes," she said as she lifted the warg off her friend, "It's me."
"You should be with the rest of the people."
"I'm here to help. Just don't tell Legolas or Aragorn." Gimli nodded an understanding as he got up and watched as Mariah did a cartwheel and two back flips, landing back in the middle of the battle. Just then two wargs came running at her from either side. She started to panic, but then stuck out her arms and dug the knives into their heads and ran forward. She held a tight grip on the knives and flipped over, landing in a straddle on their heads as they hit the ground. Mariah then leapt off them and started to run. She soon bumped into Legolas and jumped back when she found an arrow pointed at her face. "Who are you?" the elf asked furiously.
"Um," she began, making her voice deeper, "Just a friend."
"How can I trust you?"
"Just let me help you.LOOK OUT!" Mariah yelled as she dove onto Legolas and his arrow went flying into the air, missing her by only inches. A warg leapt over them and began to chase more of Théoden's men. Legolas looked stunned and then realized that the creature who saved his life was now gone, so he continued to fight more orcs, killing them savagely.
Mariah saw Aragorn jump onto the back of a warg and head butt the orc riding him. Just then, he was thrown from the creature and hung on by his wrist. Mariah leapt onto the warg and threw the orc off, trying to help Aragorn get his wrist untangled from the straps that hung from the animal. Aragorn panicked and Mariah saw the warg running toward the cliff's edge. She continued to try and release his wrist, but no avail. The creature fell off the cliff and Mariah hung onto the rocks, holding Aragorn and the warg. They slowly started to slip and finally fell into the raging river below. "ARAGORN!" she yelled as she watched the animal drag Aragorn toward his doom.
"I've got you!" she heard someone shout as she was pulled back onto the cliff and into the arms of Legolas. She looked up at him and ran as fast as she could to the hill she had entered the battle from. With a loud howl, she took her leave and Legolas' eyes lingered there for a moment before looking back down at the river with Gimli by his side. Théoden strolled up to them and glanced down at the river. There was no sign of Aragorn, so he ordered, "Get the wounded on horses. The wolves of Isengard will return.leave the dead." Legolas looked at him in disbelief. "Come," the king said gently as he placed a hand on Legolas' shoulder. Gimli and Legolas had lost their companion.their friend.their leader.
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*
~Sorry about the LONG delay. School has been so hectic. Please understand that I'm trying to keep this story up, but the time between my new chapters being posted may be longer.depends on how much work I get. Please keep reviewing!
~Some readers told me that I confused them at first to what was wrong with Mariah. I did that purposely to add questions like the stories I read do. Hee.I'm glad you all have been enjoying this.
Chapter 6~ Under Attack
Aragorn awoke at early dawn and stood up, looking at the sleeping people of Rohan. They seemed content, so he glanced back to where he and Legolas had slept. To his surprise, his companion was nowhere to be seen. "Legolas, Manke naa lle? (Where are you?)" he whispered as he continued to search. Soon enough, he saw someone lying where a small forest began. When he reached the person, he saw that two were actually lying there.asleep. It was Legolas, but Mariah was calmly resting on his chest. The ranger couldn't help but smile at the fact that this mortal woman was warming up to them.at least one of them. "You look so peaceful," he said quietly to his friend.
"Shh.she's sleeping," Legolas said as his eyes shot open. Aragorn jumped back in surprise and laughed silently to himself. "How did you get her to get close to you?"
"I don't know, Aragorn. We were having a somewhat romantic moment, but she screamed and ran in here. Since she refused to leave, I decided to stay with her.and she let me."
"Good, but we need to get a move on. We must get to Helm's Deep as quickly as we can, so wake her. I'll take care of the king." Legolas nodded to his friend and watched him until he was out of sight. When he looked down at Mariah, he saw that he was snuggling up closer to him, burying her face in the soft fabric of his tunic. The idea of this woman getting closer to him made him tremble, but it felt good. Legolas gently shook the girl's shoulders and whispered, "Mariah.wake up, Mellonamin (My friend)."
"Five more minutes," she groaned as she continued to bury her face against him.
"Come on, Arwenamin (My lady), wake up. We cannot linger any longer." Mariah groaned again and her eyes began to flutter open. She sighed contently and then realized that she was resting on top of someone. When she looked up, a pair of piercing blue eyes were staring right back. "Legolas?"
"Yes, I'm here," the elf said almost in a whisper as he continued to rub her shoulders. Mariah had no idea what to do anymore. She spent the entire night in an elf's arms.and the Prince of Mirkwood no less. She quickly jumped up and brushed herself off as Legolas stood beside her. "How long will we be traveling today?"
"I'm not sure, Miss Morgan. We will most likely reach Helm's Deep by mid- afternoon."
"Well, I must go see Gimli and Aragorn. Goodbye," Mariah said as she glanced back up at Legolas' eyes and then took her leave.
The day went by slowly as the group traveled closer to Helm's Deep. Afternoon was coming quickly. Aragorn and Eowyn walked closely, pulling the horses and talking at the same time. "Where is she? The woman who gave you that jewel." Aragorn was silent for a few moments and seemed to look back into his memory, recalling his departure from his love.
A few feet in front of them, Legolas, Gimli, and Mariah walked together silently. Mariah could not bear to look at the elf prince, especially after the past night. Being in his arms had comforted her, but it petrified her at the same time. Mariah was also listening in on Aragorn's conversation with the maiden of Rohan.
"My lord?" Eowyn asked again.
"She is sailing to the Undying Lands, with all that is left of her kin," Aragorn replied softly. The calm moment ended and Mariah snapped back to what was happening around her. Legolas' hand was rested on her shoulder and when she looked up at him, there was a look of fear on his face. "I'll be right back." With those words, the elf had run up ahead of the group and onto a hill. Mariah's gaze stayed on Legolas until she felt someone poke her side. "My lady, did ye find yourself someone?"
"Master Dwarf, what on Earth.I mean.Middle Earth are you talking about?"
"That pointy-eared elf princeling," Gimli said with a smile.
"Legolas?"
"Yes."
"Gimli, have you know shame? Legolas is a friend.if that."
"Then why did you eye him like that?" Mariah was about to open her mouth to say something, but shut it out of respect. After all, this wasn't the modern world and she didn't want to lose the only friends that she had. Just then, two guards, Háma and Gamling, rode past the hill where Legolas stood and watched the surroundings. Moments later, the people of Rohan heard growling and screaming, so Aragorn ran to the top of the hill. Legolas had disappeared, but he yelled, "A SCOUT!"
"What is it? What do you see?" Théoden asked as Aragorn came running down the hill.
"Wargs! We are under attack!" Aragorn shouted as loud as he could as the villagers started t panic and shriek in terror, "Get them out of here!"
"All riders to the head of the column!" Théoden yelled. Mariah looked around and saw that Gimli was trying to mount Arod, the white horse she had been riding on earlier. Since he couldn't get up, she gave him an extra boost and he finally made it and managed to get the horse to charge forward. She saw Eowyn and Théoden having a quarrel at the moment. "You must lead the people to Helm's Deep. And make haste!"
"I can fight!" Eowyn yelled back at the king.
"NO! You must do this.for me." She nodded her head and attended the villagers as Aragorn mounted his horse and rode with the rest of the riders. "Make for the lower ground! Stay together," Eowyn continued to shout and then she saw Mariah take out her knives. She ran up to the woman and turned her around. "What are you doing? You must come to Helm's Deep with the rest of us!"
"I'm coming.but I need to take care of something."
"You'll be killed, my lady!"
"I'll never die," she whispered to Eowyn as she gripped the woman's shoulder, "Just go!" Eowyn followed her orders and watched Mariah run to the top of the hill.
When Mariah had almost reached the top, she crouched down on her knees and looked back to make sure that Eowyn had left. She then listened to the growling of the "wargs" as they were called and then morphed into the evil creature that she dreaded to become. Mariah then stood up and reached the top of the hill. Men and orcs were battling and falling like there was no tomorrow. Mariah growled and lifted her arms into the air, twirling the knives in her hands like batons.
Legolas saw Gimli fall off the horse, so he turned around on his horse and shot a warg that was charging at the dwarf. "Argh! That one counts as mine!" Gimli shouted as he hit anther warg with his axe. The creature then fell on him and he let out a loud moan. Mariah watched this happen and howled. Everyone stopped fighting and looked up at the hill. They saw what looked like an animal in a human form, twirling strange weapons. "What is that?" Théoden asked his men.
"I'm not sure," one of them responded as the creature charged down the hill and thrust it's knives into a warg. The warg yelped and fell to the ground as the mysterious creature withdrew its knives from it. Orcs then charged at this creature and everyone else on the side of Rohan.
Mariah was surprised on how well she was fighting these disturbing creatures, thought she was an alarming animal herself. Many wargs were running at her, but she managed to dodge them and stab them between the eyes. She saw Gimli lying underneath the creatures, so she did a front flip over two wargs and landed next to the pile of evil that lay on the dwarf. "Gimli!"
"My lady?" he asked quietly.
"Yes," she said as she lifted the warg off her friend, "It's me."
"You should be with the rest of the people."
"I'm here to help. Just don't tell Legolas or Aragorn." Gimli nodded an understanding as he got up and watched as Mariah did a cartwheel and two back flips, landing back in the middle of the battle. Just then two wargs came running at her from either side. She started to panic, but then stuck out her arms and dug the knives into their heads and ran forward. She held a tight grip on the knives and flipped over, landing in a straddle on their heads as they hit the ground. Mariah then leapt off them and started to run. She soon bumped into Legolas and jumped back when she found an arrow pointed at her face. "Who are you?" the elf asked furiously.
"Um," she began, making her voice deeper, "Just a friend."
"How can I trust you?"
"Just let me help you.LOOK OUT!" Mariah yelled as she dove onto Legolas and his arrow went flying into the air, missing her by only inches. A warg leapt over them and began to chase more of Théoden's men. Legolas looked stunned and then realized that the creature who saved his life was now gone, so he continued to fight more orcs, killing them savagely.
Mariah saw Aragorn jump onto the back of a warg and head butt the orc riding him. Just then, he was thrown from the creature and hung on by his wrist. Mariah leapt onto the warg and threw the orc off, trying to help Aragorn get his wrist untangled from the straps that hung from the animal. Aragorn panicked and Mariah saw the warg running toward the cliff's edge. She continued to try and release his wrist, but no avail. The creature fell off the cliff and Mariah hung onto the rocks, holding Aragorn and the warg. They slowly started to slip and finally fell into the raging river below. "ARAGORN!" she yelled as she watched the animal drag Aragorn toward his doom.
"I've got you!" she heard someone shout as she was pulled back onto the cliff and into the arms of Legolas. She looked up at him and ran as fast as she could to the hill she had entered the battle from. With a loud howl, she took her leave and Legolas' eyes lingered there for a moment before looking back down at the river with Gimli by his side. Théoden strolled up to them and glanced down at the river. There was no sign of Aragorn, so he ordered, "Get the wounded on horses. The wolves of Isengard will return.leave the dead." Legolas looked at him in disbelief. "Come," the king said gently as he placed a hand on Legolas' shoulder. Gimli and Legolas had lost their companion.their friend.their leader.