~Gone~
Part II
Kat's POV
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The first thing I felt was pain.
My aching body was all I felt as I slowly came to my senses. The first thing I heard was birds, and I could smell
a forest just like after the rain.
'Birds? Forest?' I thought through my splitting headache. I opened my eyes to bright sunlight and I moaned as I
managed to get on all fours. I dug my fingers into the dirt as the dizziness hit me full force. I took deep breaths
until it slowly faded.
I finally looked around and breathed easier noticing my sisters were around me. 'No worries there.' I signed with
relief. Looking around, I saw that we were in a clearing surrounded by woods that were scarily dark. I couldn't see
anything, not even light.
I went to each of my sisters, but none of them were hurt, thank God. My attention went back to the woods
surrounding us. I didn't want to go in there just yet. The darkness of the forest didn't look very inviting to me.
My eyes didn't stray from the forest. I felt that something was in there waiting for us to make a move into the dark foliage.
"KAT!"
I jumped, startled by the sound of their voices. They sound very irrated with me, like our mom had when our chores
weren't done before we had any fun. That memory brought unexpected tears to gather and gently fall down my cheeks.
I wiped them away impatiently and thought, 'There was no time for that,'
"Yes, I'm here" I whispered.
"What's wrong sis?" Niki asked, breaking the silence.
"Nothing midget. I'm ok." I said, somewhat distracted. Which was a good thing, 'cause my baby sister stuck her tongue
out at me, and she ran for the treeline. The dark, cool look of the forest was beckoning to her.
"NIKI GET BACK HERE!!"
I saw her out of the corner of my eye, and I had panicked and screamed at her. My sister turned and I saw the hurt in her
brown eyes. My other siblings were just as shocked as I was at my yelling at our baby sister. I don't get mad that often,
so it's shocking when I do.
I sighed. "I'm sorry Niki, I shouldn't have yelled at you. The woods just don't look safe, so wait until we all check it out,
okay? Just wait for us to be with you."
Niki nodded. She never seen her sister looked so stressed before, even after their parents death.
After awhile I slowly started to relax, but I couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. I shivered despite the warm weather.
To keep my mind and hands busy, my sisters and I set up camp.
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High in the trees several figures watched the girls. The rest of them were on the ground waiting for orders....... Giving the
signal the figures on silent feet ran up towards the unsuspecting maidens. The leader of the group stalked towards the one
girl that looked to be the eldest and seemed to be the leader.
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I didn't hear anything, but felt something prick me on the shoulder. I thought it was a bug, so I brushed at it without thinking.
It was a little bit bigger that I thought, and it was heavy and sharp. I gulped and looked at my sisters who were too busy
with getting the camp together to pay any attention to me. I slowly turned around, and there was an arrow being pointed at
my heart by the most gorgeous being I have ever seen. He had silvery blonde hair that was braided away from his face,
showing his pointed ears --
'Wait a minute. Pointed ears?'
I looked up past the arrow, that was now pointing right at my forehead, and into his grey eyes. He was taller than I, and broad
shouldered. He would have been shockingly handsome if he could only lose that scowl on his face. I was shell-shocked, to
say the least, and I had no idea what to say. I didn't dare open my mouth to speak because I knew I would stutter. The one
flaw that I had and hated more than anything (I get this way with any guy that I come across with) was I couldn't talk to a
cute guy to save my life, all but for my dad and several male relatives.
But enough of that. I reached behind me and tapped my nearest sister. "What?" Good Lord, it was Beth.
I hissed over my shoulder, "Beth I would turn around if I were you!"
Oh, she did alright, and screamed, causing panic in the younger sister ranks. I couldn't really talk with that arrow in my face,
let alone calm my baby sisters down. So I glared at the being that was holding me within his sights. Giving a silent command to
the others around him, they lowered their weapons. Over the screams of my sisters I yelled, "ALRIGHT GIRLS THAT'S ENOUGH!"
I looked back at the beings behind us that were flinching and covering their ears. All but the one that held me at
arrow point.
At my yell my sisters stopped screaming and looked at me. Amee and Niki were crying, and Beth was just looking at me,
probably expecting me to grab my sword and whirl around and start kicking some ass. Which definitely wasn't going to
happen any time soon. Taking a deep breath I turned around and asked, "Who and what are you?" But it didn't come
out like that. I tripped over my words, and it came out like this: "Woh dan waht era ouy??"
I clamped my hand down on my mouth, and clenched my teeth. 'Curse my stupid tongue!' I looked up into sympathic
grey eyes. I HATED pity from anyone! I growled at him and then hissed out, "Who and WHAT are you?"
Beth decided to get into the act. "Kat? Why can't you just draw your sword and kick major butt!"
I turned to her, stunned. "In case you haven't noticed, sister dear, we are in fact out-numbered. Do you actually think I
could take on these beings, one on one, do ya?"
She nodded. I could have slapped her on the forehead. Grabbing her arm and pulled her closer to me, I harshly
whispered, "Beth, do you know what they are?" She shook her head. "THEY, are Elves sis. They are known for
their fleet feet, keen eyesight, and excellent hearing. And if I'm not mistaken they can hear every word that we are
speaking right now!"
We both turned to face the elves, that looked innocent enough, but I knew better. I looked at the one that held me
at 'arrow' point. His icy glare pierced through my own brown ones.
"Why are four daughters of men trespassing into the land of the Golden Woods?" His baritone voice sent shivers
through my spine. How could this cold elf have such a deep musical voice? But I had no time to ponder that thought
before a sudden shout erupted from the now irrate elf.
"Ok ok! We, my sisters and I, have no idea how we came to be here."
"You lie. Only the Nine is allowed to step foot in these woods. You are spies!"
I looked at each of my sisters. 'Talk about jumping the gun, just a bit.' I spoke slowly, as if talking to a child,"Look Elf.....
WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW WE GOT HERE!"
We were practically nose to nose, and I wasn't about to back down from this fight! This arrogant Elf was actually snarling
in my face, so I snarled right back at him.
I was then I heard it, a voice in my head, or our heads for that matter for the elf stopped snarling at me and stood up
straight, listening, **Peace, children. I can 'hear' you from here. Now Haldir, bring the children, for they need food and rest.
They have had a horrible ordeal, and they need to be at peace. Bring them, my MarchWarden.**
Grumbling 'Haldir' motioned for us to follow. Grabbing our gear, we followed the Elves. Silently I stared at the back o
f the Elf called Haldir. As I thought before, he was gorgeous with his long blonde hair braided back out of his face.
He would have been simply irresistable if he lost that scowl. A soft laugh echoed in my head. **That he is child,
but under that scowl is an elf wanting to be loved....** The voice broke off and I stopped right in my tracks. I was stunned.
'This voice was playing matchmaker?'
With my sudden stop my sisters crashed into my back, making me stumble right into the back of Haldir. Which
with his flawless reflexes I crashed into his chest instead. Flushing I looked up into his face, to apologize for running into
him, but our eyes met with a more intense look than earlier.
Our attention was broken when I heard my sisters snicking behind me. "Shame shame Kat!" Then Amee, Beth, and Niki
were making kissing noises. I normally ignored them but I could feel the heat rushing up my face and I blushed a deep red.
I growled, "It was an ACCIDENT!" I made a move towards them, when an arm wrapped around my waist and I was hauled
over a broad shoulder and carried. Furious didn't even begin to describe me at that moment! I pounded on Haldir's back
shouting, "Put me down! Dammit, just put me down right now!"
I fought until I was exhausted, or actually I stopped struggling when, Haldir smacked me on the bottom. No, I didn't dare
move. I glared at my sisters who dared walk behind me, smirking. 'Oooohh! They are in a WORLD of hurt when I get
down.' I thought, happily coming up with ways to torture my siblings.
The younger siblings glanced at each other. The look that their sister gave to them was a VERY familar look that meant
they were in for a world of hurt later.
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R/R Please!!!
Part II
Kat's POV
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The first thing I felt was pain.
My aching body was all I felt as I slowly came to my senses. The first thing I heard was birds, and I could smell
a forest just like after the rain.
'Birds? Forest?' I thought through my splitting headache. I opened my eyes to bright sunlight and I moaned as I
managed to get on all fours. I dug my fingers into the dirt as the dizziness hit me full force. I took deep breaths
until it slowly faded.
I finally looked around and breathed easier noticing my sisters were around me. 'No worries there.' I signed with
relief. Looking around, I saw that we were in a clearing surrounded by woods that were scarily dark. I couldn't see
anything, not even light.
I went to each of my sisters, but none of them were hurt, thank God. My attention went back to the woods
surrounding us. I didn't want to go in there just yet. The darkness of the forest didn't look very inviting to me.
My eyes didn't stray from the forest. I felt that something was in there waiting for us to make a move into the dark foliage.
"KAT!"
I jumped, startled by the sound of their voices. They sound very irrated with me, like our mom had when our chores
weren't done before we had any fun. That memory brought unexpected tears to gather and gently fall down my cheeks.
I wiped them away impatiently and thought, 'There was no time for that,'
"Yes, I'm here" I whispered.
"What's wrong sis?" Niki asked, breaking the silence.
"Nothing midget. I'm ok." I said, somewhat distracted. Which was a good thing, 'cause my baby sister stuck her tongue
out at me, and she ran for the treeline. The dark, cool look of the forest was beckoning to her.
"NIKI GET BACK HERE!!"
I saw her out of the corner of my eye, and I had panicked and screamed at her. My sister turned and I saw the hurt in her
brown eyes. My other siblings were just as shocked as I was at my yelling at our baby sister. I don't get mad that often,
so it's shocking when I do.
I sighed. "I'm sorry Niki, I shouldn't have yelled at you. The woods just don't look safe, so wait until we all check it out,
okay? Just wait for us to be with you."
Niki nodded. She never seen her sister looked so stressed before, even after their parents death.
After awhile I slowly started to relax, but I couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. I shivered despite the warm weather.
To keep my mind and hands busy, my sisters and I set up camp.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
High in the trees several figures watched the girls. The rest of them were on the ground waiting for orders....... Giving the
signal the figures on silent feet ran up towards the unsuspecting maidens. The leader of the group stalked towards the one
girl that looked to be the eldest and seemed to be the leader.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I didn't hear anything, but felt something prick me on the shoulder. I thought it was a bug, so I brushed at it without thinking.
It was a little bit bigger that I thought, and it was heavy and sharp. I gulped and looked at my sisters who were too busy
with getting the camp together to pay any attention to me. I slowly turned around, and there was an arrow being pointed at
my heart by the most gorgeous being I have ever seen. He had silvery blonde hair that was braided away from his face,
showing his pointed ears --
'Wait a minute. Pointed ears?'
I looked up past the arrow, that was now pointing right at my forehead, and into his grey eyes. He was taller than I, and broad
shouldered. He would have been shockingly handsome if he could only lose that scowl on his face. I was shell-shocked, to
say the least, and I had no idea what to say. I didn't dare open my mouth to speak because I knew I would stutter. The one
flaw that I had and hated more than anything (I get this way with any guy that I come across with) was I couldn't talk to a
cute guy to save my life, all but for my dad and several male relatives.
But enough of that. I reached behind me and tapped my nearest sister. "What?" Good Lord, it was Beth.
I hissed over my shoulder, "Beth I would turn around if I were you!"
Oh, she did alright, and screamed, causing panic in the younger sister ranks. I couldn't really talk with that arrow in my face,
let alone calm my baby sisters down. So I glared at the being that was holding me within his sights. Giving a silent command to
the others around him, they lowered their weapons. Over the screams of my sisters I yelled, "ALRIGHT GIRLS THAT'S ENOUGH!"
I looked back at the beings behind us that were flinching and covering their ears. All but the one that held me at
arrow point.
At my yell my sisters stopped screaming and looked at me. Amee and Niki were crying, and Beth was just looking at me,
probably expecting me to grab my sword and whirl around and start kicking some ass. Which definitely wasn't going to
happen any time soon. Taking a deep breath I turned around and asked, "Who and what are you?" But it didn't come
out like that. I tripped over my words, and it came out like this: "Woh dan waht era ouy??"
I clamped my hand down on my mouth, and clenched my teeth. 'Curse my stupid tongue!' I looked up into sympathic
grey eyes. I HATED pity from anyone! I growled at him and then hissed out, "Who and WHAT are you?"
Beth decided to get into the act. "Kat? Why can't you just draw your sword and kick major butt!"
I turned to her, stunned. "In case you haven't noticed, sister dear, we are in fact out-numbered. Do you actually think I
could take on these beings, one on one, do ya?"
She nodded. I could have slapped her on the forehead. Grabbing her arm and pulled her closer to me, I harshly
whispered, "Beth, do you know what they are?" She shook her head. "THEY, are Elves sis. They are known for
their fleet feet, keen eyesight, and excellent hearing. And if I'm not mistaken they can hear every word that we are
speaking right now!"
We both turned to face the elves, that looked innocent enough, but I knew better. I looked at the one that held me
at 'arrow' point. His icy glare pierced through my own brown ones.
"Why are four daughters of men trespassing into the land of the Golden Woods?" His baritone voice sent shivers
through my spine. How could this cold elf have such a deep musical voice? But I had no time to ponder that thought
before a sudden shout erupted from the now irrate elf.
"Ok ok! We, my sisters and I, have no idea how we came to be here."
"You lie. Only the Nine is allowed to step foot in these woods. You are spies!"
I looked at each of my sisters. 'Talk about jumping the gun, just a bit.' I spoke slowly, as if talking to a child,"Look Elf.....
WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW WE GOT HERE!"
We were practically nose to nose, and I wasn't about to back down from this fight! This arrogant Elf was actually snarling
in my face, so I snarled right back at him.
I was then I heard it, a voice in my head, or our heads for that matter for the elf stopped snarling at me and stood up
straight, listening, **Peace, children. I can 'hear' you from here. Now Haldir, bring the children, for they need food and rest.
They have had a horrible ordeal, and they need to be at peace. Bring them, my MarchWarden.**
Grumbling 'Haldir' motioned for us to follow. Grabbing our gear, we followed the Elves. Silently I stared at the back o
f the Elf called Haldir. As I thought before, he was gorgeous with his long blonde hair braided back out of his face.
He would have been simply irresistable if he lost that scowl. A soft laugh echoed in my head. **That he is child,
but under that scowl is an elf wanting to be loved....** The voice broke off and I stopped right in my tracks. I was stunned.
'This voice was playing matchmaker?'
With my sudden stop my sisters crashed into my back, making me stumble right into the back of Haldir. Which
with his flawless reflexes I crashed into his chest instead. Flushing I looked up into his face, to apologize for running into
him, but our eyes met with a more intense look than earlier.
Our attention was broken when I heard my sisters snicking behind me. "Shame shame Kat!" Then Amee, Beth, and Niki
were making kissing noises. I normally ignored them but I could feel the heat rushing up my face and I blushed a deep red.
I growled, "It was an ACCIDENT!" I made a move towards them, when an arm wrapped around my waist and I was hauled
over a broad shoulder and carried. Furious didn't even begin to describe me at that moment! I pounded on Haldir's back
shouting, "Put me down! Dammit, just put me down right now!"
I fought until I was exhausted, or actually I stopped struggling when, Haldir smacked me on the bottom. No, I didn't dare
move. I glared at my sisters who dared walk behind me, smirking. 'Oooohh! They are in a WORLD of hurt when I get
down.' I thought, happily coming up with ways to torture my siblings.
The younger siblings glanced at each other. The look that their sister gave to them was a VERY familar look that meant
they were in for a world of hurt later.
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R/R Please!!!