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I've updated. Things have just been really chaotic with band and school
starting soon and stuff, so yeah.
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~*Chapter 4: Dropping in on Rivendell*~
Kenzie sighed and closed the Book. She had been reading through things for an hour. Most of that time was devoted to the page of "The Changer". Kenzie had read that page in an effort to know that demon inside and out.
Strangely enough, the information didn't include a Power of Three spell. That wasn't a bad thing, mind you, just strange. She looked over to her nightstand. A picture of her mother and herself when she was little was propped up and facing her. She sighed. Kenzie wished that her mother was here now, to help guide them. But sadly, the O'Neil sisters lost their mother several years ago at the hands of two demons called "The Seekers". Kenzie looked down at her hands, remembering the satisfaction she had gotten from vanquishing those demons about five months ago; even though she knew that that feeling was wrong in some way or another.
A knock on her door brought her out of her thoughts. With another sigh, Kenzie placed the Book on her night stand and looked to the door.
"Come in," she said.
The door opened and Kennedy and Katlin walked over to the bed, both looking as tired as Kenzie felt.
"What's up?" Kenzie asked as the two sat on her bed.
"We just wanted to say we were sorry." Kennedy stated.
Kenzie looked confused, "Why?"
"Well, our whole 'Sisters-only-night' thing back fired. We feel like it was spoiled for you." Katlin replied.
Kenzie smiled faintly and hugged her two sisters, "No, it wasn't spoiled. I got to spend the night with you two without any demons."
"Not directly anyway." Kennedy mumbled.
Kenzie's smile grew a little brighter, "Well, that's good enough for me."
Katlin smiled too, "Good. That makes me feel better." She stated as she leaned forward and hugged her youngest sister.
"I still can't believe that Brian is hiding something from us." Kennedy stated, crossing her arms.
Kenzie sighed, "I know. But I have a gut feeling that whatever it is will be revealed soon enough."
"Maybe. But until then," Katlin started but was interrupted by a yawn, "I'm going to bed."
Kenzie and Kennedy smiled as their older sister started toward the door.
"Good night!" they called.
Katlin waved a hand carelessly and disappeared into the hallway.
Kennedy looked back over at Kenzie, "Do you think that we'll be able to figure this one out?" she asked.
Kenzie shrugged, "I hope so."
Kennedy sighed and then smiled as she hugged her sister, "I think I'll go to bed too."
"All right, good night." Kenzie replied.
Kennedy stood and headed toward the door, "Dream of the yummy, yummy elf."
Kenzie laughed, "I hope I will."
With that, Kennedy closed the door behind her.
Kenzie sighed and looked down at her hands. She hoped that she was right about Brian. If there was an Innocent's life in danger, they needed to help as soon as possible.
She sighed again and crawled underneath her covers. 'Well, there's no use in thinking about it anymore tonight.' She thought.
Kenzie reached over and flipped off her lamp. Curling into bed, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
~*~*~*~
Kenzie sat up straight in her bed.
Her eyes gazed around the room swiftly, taking in account all of the features that stood in her room. She had heard something. A sound......as if someone was in the room. It was very disturbing to her.
Kenzie slowly crept out of bed, prepared for any demon or thief or whatever that jumped out at her. Reaching her large windows and seeing nothing, Kenzie relaxed and turned back toward her bed.
She jumped when she saw Brian standing behind her.
"What the hell are you thinking?" she asked, slightly unnerved.
Brian didn't say anything; he just looked very upset about something. Her mind automatically thought about what had happened earlier. Was it possible that The Elders reassigned him because of Katlin's premonition?
"Brian, what's wrong?" Kenzie asked cautiously, taking a step closer to him.
He didn't answer, but instead took in a long, shaky breath. Brian suddenly reached out and gripped her wrist, "I'm so sorry about this, Kenzie."
And with that, the room swirled around her and vanished.
***
The next thing Kenzie could remember was falling. It felt that she was falling through a dark abyss and there was no telling when, and how hard, she would hit the bottom.
And as if she had commanded some force some where, she hit bottom.
*Hard.*
Kenzie groaned in pain and rolled over on her side, trying to force her eyes open. Upon sitting her hand down on the ground, she felt leaves crunched underneath her palm. And as she focused her hearing, she could hear water nearby and the rustle of trees around her.
Kenzie sat up and opened her eyes. Brian had orbed her to a forest of some kind. But where, she had no hope of knowing. She sighed in anger as she sat there, rubbing her arm and not wanting to move. She ached all over.
"Damn you Brian!" she yelled to the sky.
If he ever came back, she was going to kick him where the sun didn't shine.
Suddenly, the leaves rustled near by. Kenzie stopped rubbing her aching arm and looked around cautiously.
"So, this is the one that they send to stop me?" a low, growling voice asked.
Kenzie was quickly on her feet and turned around, facing the direction that the voice came from.
Stepping out from behind the nearest tree, the creature smiled sinisterly and growled at her.
His skin was dark and looked as if it were rotting. His teeth were razor sharp and grotesquely yellow. His eyes were hallow in his head and his dark ears were pointed. Kenzie could not believe it, but she could swear that he looked like a........
"Uruk-Hai." she whispered, surprise and confusion in her voice.
"To anyone here, yes. But I only take this form to, how shall I say it, blend in." the creature replied.
"You're The Changer." Kenzie breathed, positioning herself in a fighting stance.
The demon licked his lips and then bowed, "At your service." He growled.
"But, if you are taking the form of a Uruk-Hai, that can only mean that I'm in........" she trailed off.
The creature laughed, "They didn't tell you what you were going to do? Well, now. That is truly a surprise."
Kenzie glared at him, thoughts swarming around in her head. By the way he spoke, she and her sisters had been on the right track earlier.
"Why are you here?" she asked, attempting to hear to his true intentions.
He smiled, "You mean to tell me that you don't even know why you are to destroy me?"
Now Kenzie was getting a little confused and annoyed. But she could sort everything out later, after he was vanquished.
Her hand shot out to unleash her exploding power on him, but the demon was quicker and jumped out at her, grabbing her arm.
He smiled at her and shook his head as she grimaced in pain, "Now, now, now. If you kill me right this moment, you won't learn anything."
He twisted her arm more and Kenzie cried out in pain. The demon then took a long, grisly fingernail down her arm, a trail of red following his nail.
Before Kenzie could think, she was thrown on her back harder than when she landed before. She felt as if every bone in her body was breaking. The demon stood over her and planted a foot on her chest. Kenzie cried out in pain once more as he started to press down on her, cutting off her supply of air.
"I am here for the One. And there is nothing that you can do to stop me." he hissed.
He then raised his hand back, as if to hit her, but suddenly stopped. As Kenzie laid there, trying to push the heavy demon off of her and catch a breath, the faint sound of horses galloping floated to her ear. She turned her head to look down the road, in the same direction that the demon was looking. Her eyes widened at the sight that was coming toward her.
It seemed as if a bright, shining light were floating towards them. Kenzie gasped for breath as her vision became blurry and she lost strength to push away the demon.
Then, emerging from the light, three white and magnificent horses galloped to a stop. On their backs, they carried three men dressed........well, very strangely.
The forward most one was poised with a bow and arrow, aiming directly at the demon standing over Kenzie.
He released the arrow and it struck true, lodging itself in the demon's shoulder. The demon cried out in pain and then growled at the shooter. Then, as quick as lightening, it pushed down on Kenzie one last time and dashed off into the woods.
Kenzie gasped at the pain searing in her chest and from the lack of air that she was receiving. And before she could think about anything else that hurt, everything became black.
~*~*~*~
"We should follow, your highness."
The elf that had shot the arrow watched the fleeting figure with his crystal blue eyes. A wind swept up, pulling back his long, fair blonde hair; pulled up in the elvish style, half up and half down, along with the custom two warrior braids.
"Prince Legolas....."
Legolas lowered his bow as he glared at the retreating figure, "You both will follow. I shall stay here and tend to her."
"But your highness," the guard began to argue.
"Do not protest, just go." Legolas interrupted, glaring sternly at the guard elf.
The elf closed his mouth shut and then galloped away, the other guard elf following.
Legolas let out a frustrated breath as he watched them ride off. After they were out of sight, he dismounted from his horse and made his way over to the fallen maiden.
Legolas' brow furrowed when he knelt down beside her. She was strangely clothed and he noticed for the first time that she was not an elf.
He could have sworn, though, when he first saw her and the creature from afar that she was an elf. Brushing the fact aside, Legolas gently lifted her up, cradling her head in his arm. She had a gash on her forehead, hinting that she had fallen from somewhere high. Maybe she was hiding in a tree from the creature and was found.
Legolas' gaze then went to the long cut on her arm. It was quite deep and red with blood at this point and he knew that he must bandage it quickly to avoid any infection.
Deciding that he should complete this task before any other, he gently laid her back onto the ground and went to his horse. After rummaging around in his pack for a brief moment, he pulled out some bandaging cloth and a small flask.
Legolas returned to her side and poured some of the contents of the flask onto the cut. He then began to wrap the wound carefully. As he did this, his thoughts began to wonder.
Who was she?
Where did she come from?
Why was that creature after her?
What were he and his companions to do with her?
The first three questions, Legolas did not have answers to. The last, however, was decided immediately.
He would take her to Rivendell.
~*~*~*~
Kenzie groaned.
She felt as if she had been hit and buried by a ton of bricks. She placed a hand over her eyes and sighed, wondering if she was dead or just waking up from a really, really, really bad dream. But a sudden touch on her arm caused her to believe that she was still alive, or something along those lines.
Kenzie opened her eyes only to meet the eyes of a man. Her gaze was then, for some reason, drawn to his ears......which were pointed. Okay, scratch the 'man', he was an elf!
"Are you all right?" he asked in a calm and soothing voice.
It sounded similar to a song and flowed as smoothly as water. Kenzie nodded, "Where am I?" she asked.
"In the woods near Rivendell. My party and I came upon you in the clutches of a creature." he replied.
Kenzie's eyes widened, "You were the figure in the light. With the bow and arrow." she stated softly.
He smiled at her, his face lighting up as he did so, "Yes, that was I."
Kenzie could not help but be mesmerized by him. There was something about him, something familiar, that she could not quite put her finger on.
He finished with the bandage on her arm and turned his eyes back toward hers, "If you would please sit up, I could tend to the cut on your forehead."
Kenzie looked at him with confusion for a moment and then reached up toward her hairline. She grimaced when she hit the cut and brought her fingers back down to see blood on them. She frowned as she began to push herself up. The elf took hold of her arm and helped her sit up straight.
Once he was sure that she was all right sitting up, he tore off a piece of cloth that he held in his hand and poured a small amount of liquid from a flask onto it. He then looked back up at her and began to gently dab the cut. Kenzie winced from the sting that soon vanished.
"What is your name?" he asked suddenly.
"Kenzie." she replied softly.
"Kenzie," he repeated, "That is strange."
Kenzie gave him a look of hurt.
He then smiled, "But it is still a beautiful name."
"Quick recovery." she said with a smile.
They then became silent as he continued to tend to her cut. Kenzie studied him with curiosity.
His hair was a very light blonde, straight, and long; stopping below his shoulders. It was pulled back into a half pony tail and the rest lay softly on his shoulders. There were two small braids on each side of his head. His eyes were a very bright crystal blue, almost like her own, and betrayed no emotion to her.
Kenzie bit her lower lip as she smirked. Even though she had no clue what was going to happen to her, or if she was really awake at all, she couldn't help but noticed how incredibly hot he was. Hell, he could pass off as Orlando Bloom if he wanted to.
Kenzie's eyes widened suddenly.
'No, he couldn't be....' she thought.
"Just a little more and you shall be done." he said suddenly, pulling away slightly to pour more of the liquid on the cloth.
"You never said your name." Kenzie told him, watching him carefully.
He looked up at her and then smiled as he looked back down at what he was doing, "Legolas Greenleaf." he replied.
Kenzie's eyes went wider. She had been right.
"No way." she breathed.
"Excuse me?" he asked, looking up at her with confusion on his face.
"You really are......." she started.
"Yes." Legolas replied slowly.
"And we're just outside of Rivendell....."
"Yes."
Kenzie jumped up onto her feet quickly, "Oh shit. That must mean that.....before the council......" she began to ramble.
"Is there something the matter, Lady Kenzie?" Legolas asked.
Kenzie stopped and looked at him, "Why are you traveling to Rivendell, Legolas?" she asked.
Legolas looked at her suspiciously and then relaxed, "I'm to relay a message to Gandalf the Grey and Lord Elrond that Sméagol, or the creature Gollum, has escaped from Mirkwood." he replied.
Kenzie bit her lower lip. She was brought to Middle-Earth, by Brian, before the War of the Ring, to battle a demon that was after 'the One.' Slowly, Kenzie was starting to piece things together, even though they sounded really, really odd.
Suddenly, two other elves raced up on their horses. Once they stopped, they jumped down from the horses and approached Legolas.
"We lost him amongst the trees, your highness." one said.
Legolas sighed, "Very well."
He then bent down and picked up the materials he used to clean Kenzie's wounds, "We shall be on our way."
Kenzie stared at him as he walked toward his horse. 'Oh, great. Is he just going to leave me here?!' she thought.
"Well, what about me?" Kenzie asked.
Legolas grabbed the reins of his horse and walked toward her, "I'm taking you with us of course."
"But your highness, you don't........" one of the other elves began. Legolas soft gaze turned to a glare as he looked at the elf, "And what would you have me do? Leave her here lost in the woods? A beautiful young women running blindly from a creature trying to kill her? I think not."
Kenzie opened her mouth to say something, but then blushed slightly when the realization of what he had said sunk in. She didn't think that elves normally called humans beautiful. When Legolas' gaze returned to her, he smiled, holding out his hand.
She hesitated at first, but then took it and walked toward his horse. With Legolas' help, Kenzie had gotten onto the horse with ease. And with one swift movement, Legolas mounted the horse behind her. The two other elves mounted their rides as well and the company continued down the road toward Rivendell.
~*~*~*~
Kennedy sat at the kitchen table, sipping thoughtfully on her coffee as she read the morning paper.
"Good morning." Katlin said as she entered the kitchen, making her way toward the counter to make herself a cup of coffee.
"Yeah, morning." Kennedy replied, turning the page.
Katlin turned and surveyed the kitchen as she took a drink of her coffee.
"Where's Kenzie?" she asked.
"Don't know. She hasn't been down here since I've gotten up." Kennedy replied.
"That's strange. She's usually up before I am." Katlin stated, biting her lower lip as she thought.
"I'm going to go see if she's still asleep." she said suddenly and then walked out of the kitchen.
"You do that." Kennedy replied, turning the page again.
After a few moments, Katlin returned, a worried expression on her face. "She's not in her room, but her purse and car are still here." she stated, sitting down across from Kennedy.
"Maybe she went for a morning jog or something." Kennedy stated thoughtfully.
Katlin stared at her younger sister and raised an eyebrow.
Kennedy sighed, "Look Katlin, don't worry so much."
"I'm the oldest, that's my job." Katlin replied, shaking her head. The two sisters sat in silence for a moment.
"I wonder if Brian knows anything. Brian!" Katlin called out.
Nothing happened.
Kennedy looked up at Katlin, "Now that's strange. When you call, he's here on the drop of a dime. It usually takes me two yells to get his attention."
Katlin rolled her eyes, "Brian!" she called again.
Still nothing.
"Now I'm worried." Kennedy stated as the two stood.
"Something's wrong. I can feel it." Katlin said.
"Well, what do we do?" Kennedy asked.
"The only thing I can think of is to keep calling for Brian until he shows up. He can't ignore us forever." Katlin replied, walking out of the kitchen toward the sun room.
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Whoa....... That was a very, very long chapter.
Well, one of them is finally in Middle Earth. But what will happen now, you will have to wait till the next chapter!! Mwuhahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
LoL.
Anywho, the next chapter I will try to get done A SAP, but I can't promise anything. Sorry. *hides behind Legolas, hoping that he will save her*
~*Chapter 5: The Quest Unfolds*~
Guess what?? The Two Towers comes out in.....16 DAYS!! *giggles excitedly*
Namaarie,
~*Trista*~
Anyway, thanks to my reviewers!!! I have 15 reviews for this story now because of you guys and I'm just now posting the fourth chapter. That's just really awesome!!!
Daisy Princess, Hello Kitty2, and DRUIDGIRL: My old reviewers!! Yay! Thanks you guys for staying with the story and reviewing. You guys are really awesome. I hope that you will stay with the story!
Oh! And to answer your question DRUIDGIRL: A whitelighter is an angel in a sense. They are immortal, although they *can* be killed by an arrow from a darklighter. Each whitelighter is assigned charges, which are the witches that they protect and guide. Whitelighters work under the command of the Elders. They can orb, talk a weird language, and heal the injured with a touch of their hands; but they can't bring back the dead. I hope that helps!!! :D
Thorn, CiCi, crazyfanfictionfanatic, and Queen-of-Damned: My new reviewers!!! Thanks bunches for checking out my story and reviewing. I also hope that you will continue with the story.
Reviewers are awesome!! And my reviewers' karma points are going up!!! LoL. It means a lot to me that you take the time to read and review my story! You guys are the best!!
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~*Chapter 4: Dropping in on Rivendell*~
Kenzie sighed and closed the Book. She had been reading through things for an hour. Most of that time was devoted to the page of "The Changer". Kenzie had read that page in an effort to know that demon inside and out.
Strangely enough, the information didn't include a Power of Three spell. That wasn't a bad thing, mind you, just strange. She looked over to her nightstand. A picture of her mother and herself when she was little was propped up and facing her. She sighed. Kenzie wished that her mother was here now, to help guide them. But sadly, the O'Neil sisters lost their mother several years ago at the hands of two demons called "The Seekers". Kenzie looked down at her hands, remembering the satisfaction she had gotten from vanquishing those demons about five months ago; even though she knew that that feeling was wrong in some way or another.
A knock on her door brought her out of her thoughts. With another sigh, Kenzie placed the Book on her night stand and looked to the door.
"Come in," she said.
The door opened and Kennedy and Katlin walked over to the bed, both looking as tired as Kenzie felt.
"What's up?" Kenzie asked as the two sat on her bed.
"We just wanted to say we were sorry." Kennedy stated.
Kenzie looked confused, "Why?"
"Well, our whole 'Sisters-only-night' thing back fired. We feel like it was spoiled for you." Katlin replied.
Kenzie smiled faintly and hugged her two sisters, "No, it wasn't spoiled. I got to spend the night with you two without any demons."
"Not directly anyway." Kennedy mumbled.
Kenzie's smile grew a little brighter, "Well, that's good enough for me."
Katlin smiled too, "Good. That makes me feel better." She stated as she leaned forward and hugged her youngest sister.
"I still can't believe that Brian is hiding something from us." Kennedy stated, crossing her arms.
Kenzie sighed, "I know. But I have a gut feeling that whatever it is will be revealed soon enough."
"Maybe. But until then," Katlin started but was interrupted by a yawn, "I'm going to bed."
Kenzie and Kennedy smiled as their older sister started toward the door.
"Good night!" they called.
Katlin waved a hand carelessly and disappeared into the hallway.
Kennedy looked back over at Kenzie, "Do you think that we'll be able to figure this one out?" she asked.
Kenzie shrugged, "I hope so."
Kennedy sighed and then smiled as she hugged her sister, "I think I'll go to bed too."
"All right, good night." Kenzie replied.
Kennedy stood and headed toward the door, "Dream of the yummy, yummy elf."
Kenzie laughed, "I hope I will."
With that, Kennedy closed the door behind her.
Kenzie sighed and looked down at her hands. She hoped that she was right about Brian. If there was an Innocent's life in danger, they needed to help as soon as possible.
She sighed again and crawled underneath her covers. 'Well, there's no use in thinking about it anymore tonight.' She thought.
Kenzie reached over and flipped off her lamp. Curling into bed, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
~*~*~*~
Kenzie sat up straight in her bed.
Her eyes gazed around the room swiftly, taking in account all of the features that stood in her room. She had heard something. A sound......as if someone was in the room. It was very disturbing to her.
Kenzie slowly crept out of bed, prepared for any demon or thief or whatever that jumped out at her. Reaching her large windows and seeing nothing, Kenzie relaxed and turned back toward her bed.
She jumped when she saw Brian standing behind her.
"What the hell are you thinking?" she asked, slightly unnerved.
Brian didn't say anything; he just looked very upset about something. Her mind automatically thought about what had happened earlier. Was it possible that The Elders reassigned him because of Katlin's premonition?
"Brian, what's wrong?" Kenzie asked cautiously, taking a step closer to him.
He didn't answer, but instead took in a long, shaky breath. Brian suddenly reached out and gripped her wrist, "I'm so sorry about this, Kenzie."
And with that, the room swirled around her and vanished.
***
The next thing Kenzie could remember was falling. It felt that she was falling through a dark abyss and there was no telling when, and how hard, she would hit the bottom.
And as if she had commanded some force some where, she hit bottom.
*Hard.*
Kenzie groaned in pain and rolled over on her side, trying to force her eyes open. Upon sitting her hand down on the ground, she felt leaves crunched underneath her palm. And as she focused her hearing, she could hear water nearby and the rustle of trees around her.
Kenzie sat up and opened her eyes. Brian had orbed her to a forest of some kind. But where, she had no hope of knowing. She sighed in anger as she sat there, rubbing her arm and not wanting to move. She ached all over.
"Damn you Brian!" she yelled to the sky.
If he ever came back, she was going to kick him where the sun didn't shine.
Suddenly, the leaves rustled near by. Kenzie stopped rubbing her aching arm and looked around cautiously.
"So, this is the one that they send to stop me?" a low, growling voice asked.
Kenzie was quickly on her feet and turned around, facing the direction that the voice came from.
Stepping out from behind the nearest tree, the creature smiled sinisterly and growled at her.
His skin was dark and looked as if it were rotting. His teeth were razor sharp and grotesquely yellow. His eyes were hallow in his head and his dark ears were pointed. Kenzie could not believe it, but she could swear that he looked like a........
"Uruk-Hai." she whispered, surprise and confusion in her voice.
"To anyone here, yes. But I only take this form to, how shall I say it, blend in." the creature replied.
"You're The Changer." Kenzie breathed, positioning herself in a fighting stance.
The demon licked his lips and then bowed, "At your service." He growled.
"But, if you are taking the form of a Uruk-Hai, that can only mean that I'm in........" she trailed off.
The creature laughed, "They didn't tell you what you were going to do? Well, now. That is truly a surprise."
Kenzie glared at him, thoughts swarming around in her head. By the way he spoke, she and her sisters had been on the right track earlier.
"Why are you here?" she asked, attempting to hear to his true intentions.
He smiled, "You mean to tell me that you don't even know why you are to destroy me?"
Now Kenzie was getting a little confused and annoyed. But she could sort everything out later, after he was vanquished.
Her hand shot out to unleash her exploding power on him, but the demon was quicker and jumped out at her, grabbing her arm.
He smiled at her and shook his head as she grimaced in pain, "Now, now, now. If you kill me right this moment, you won't learn anything."
He twisted her arm more and Kenzie cried out in pain. The demon then took a long, grisly fingernail down her arm, a trail of red following his nail.
Before Kenzie could think, she was thrown on her back harder than when she landed before. She felt as if every bone in her body was breaking. The demon stood over her and planted a foot on her chest. Kenzie cried out in pain once more as he started to press down on her, cutting off her supply of air.
"I am here for the One. And there is nothing that you can do to stop me." he hissed.
He then raised his hand back, as if to hit her, but suddenly stopped. As Kenzie laid there, trying to push the heavy demon off of her and catch a breath, the faint sound of horses galloping floated to her ear. She turned her head to look down the road, in the same direction that the demon was looking. Her eyes widened at the sight that was coming toward her.
It seemed as if a bright, shining light were floating towards them. Kenzie gasped for breath as her vision became blurry and she lost strength to push away the demon.
Then, emerging from the light, three white and magnificent horses galloped to a stop. On their backs, they carried three men dressed........well, very strangely.
The forward most one was poised with a bow and arrow, aiming directly at the demon standing over Kenzie.
He released the arrow and it struck true, lodging itself in the demon's shoulder. The demon cried out in pain and then growled at the shooter. Then, as quick as lightening, it pushed down on Kenzie one last time and dashed off into the woods.
Kenzie gasped at the pain searing in her chest and from the lack of air that she was receiving. And before she could think about anything else that hurt, everything became black.
~*~*~*~
"We should follow, your highness."
The elf that had shot the arrow watched the fleeting figure with his crystal blue eyes. A wind swept up, pulling back his long, fair blonde hair; pulled up in the elvish style, half up and half down, along with the custom two warrior braids.
"Prince Legolas....."
Legolas lowered his bow as he glared at the retreating figure, "You both will follow. I shall stay here and tend to her."
"But your highness," the guard began to argue.
"Do not protest, just go." Legolas interrupted, glaring sternly at the guard elf.
The elf closed his mouth shut and then galloped away, the other guard elf following.
Legolas let out a frustrated breath as he watched them ride off. After they were out of sight, he dismounted from his horse and made his way over to the fallen maiden.
Legolas' brow furrowed when he knelt down beside her. She was strangely clothed and he noticed for the first time that she was not an elf.
He could have sworn, though, when he first saw her and the creature from afar that she was an elf. Brushing the fact aside, Legolas gently lifted her up, cradling her head in his arm. She had a gash on her forehead, hinting that she had fallen from somewhere high. Maybe she was hiding in a tree from the creature and was found.
Legolas' gaze then went to the long cut on her arm. It was quite deep and red with blood at this point and he knew that he must bandage it quickly to avoid any infection.
Deciding that he should complete this task before any other, he gently laid her back onto the ground and went to his horse. After rummaging around in his pack for a brief moment, he pulled out some bandaging cloth and a small flask.
Legolas returned to her side and poured some of the contents of the flask onto the cut. He then began to wrap the wound carefully. As he did this, his thoughts began to wonder.
Who was she?
Where did she come from?
Why was that creature after her?
What were he and his companions to do with her?
The first three questions, Legolas did not have answers to. The last, however, was decided immediately.
He would take her to Rivendell.
~*~*~*~
Kenzie groaned.
She felt as if she had been hit and buried by a ton of bricks. She placed a hand over her eyes and sighed, wondering if she was dead or just waking up from a really, really, really bad dream. But a sudden touch on her arm caused her to believe that she was still alive, or something along those lines.
Kenzie opened her eyes only to meet the eyes of a man. Her gaze was then, for some reason, drawn to his ears......which were pointed. Okay, scratch the 'man', he was an elf!
"Are you all right?" he asked in a calm and soothing voice.
It sounded similar to a song and flowed as smoothly as water. Kenzie nodded, "Where am I?" she asked.
"In the woods near Rivendell. My party and I came upon you in the clutches of a creature." he replied.
Kenzie's eyes widened, "You were the figure in the light. With the bow and arrow." she stated softly.
He smiled at her, his face lighting up as he did so, "Yes, that was I."
Kenzie could not help but be mesmerized by him. There was something about him, something familiar, that she could not quite put her finger on.
He finished with the bandage on her arm and turned his eyes back toward hers, "If you would please sit up, I could tend to the cut on your forehead."
Kenzie looked at him with confusion for a moment and then reached up toward her hairline. She grimaced when she hit the cut and brought her fingers back down to see blood on them. She frowned as she began to push herself up. The elf took hold of her arm and helped her sit up straight.
Once he was sure that she was all right sitting up, he tore off a piece of cloth that he held in his hand and poured a small amount of liquid from a flask onto it. He then looked back up at her and began to gently dab the cut. Kenzie winced from the sting that soon vanished.
"What is your name?" he asked suddenly.
"Kenzie." she replied softly.
"Kenzie," he repeated, "That is strange."
Kenzie gave him a look of hurt.
He then smiled, "But it is still a beautiful name."
"Quick recovery." she said with a smile.
They then became silent as he continued to tend to her cut. Kenzie studied him with curiosity.
His hair was a very light blonde, straight, and long; stopping below his shoulders. It was pulled back into a half pony tail and the rest lay softly on his shoulders. There were two small braids on each side of his head. His eyes were a very bright crystal blue, almost like her own, and betrayed no emotion to her.
Kenzie bit her lower lip as she smirked. Even though she had no clue what was going to happen to her, or if she was really awake at all, she couldn't help but noticed how incredibly hot he was. Hell, he could pass off as Orlando Bloom if he wanted to.
Kenzie's eyes widened suddenly.
'No, he couldn't be....' she thought.
"Just a little more and you shall be done." he said suddenly, pulling away slightly to pour more of the liquid on the cloth.
"You never said your name." Kenzie told him, watching him carefully.
He looked up at her and then smiled as he looked back down at what he was doing, "Legolas Greenleaf." he replied.
Kenzie's eyes went wider. She had been right.
"No way." she breathed.
"Excuse me?" he asked, looking up at her with confusion on his face.
"You really are......." she started.
"Yes." Legolas replied slowly.
"And we're just outside of Rivendell....."
"Yes."
Kenzie jumped up onto her feet quickly, "Oh shit. That must mean that.....before the council......" she began to ramble.
"Is there something the matter, Lady Kenzie?" Legolas asked.
Kenzie stopped and looked at him, "Why are you traveling to Rivendell, Legolas?" she asked.
Legolas looked at her suspiciously and then relaxed, "I'm to relay a message to Gandalf the Grey and Lord Elrond that Sméagol, or the creature Gollum, has escaped from Mirkwood." he replied.
Kenzie bit her lower lip. She was brought to Middle-Earth, by Brian, before the War of the Ring, to battle a demon that was after 'the One.' Slowly, Kenzie was starting to piece things together, even though they sounded really, really odd.
Suddenly, two other elves raced up on their horses. Once they stopped, they jumped down from the horses and approached Legolas.
"We lost him amongst the trees, your highness." one said.
Legolas sighed, "Very well."
He then bent down and picked up the materials he used to clean Kenzie's wounds, "We shall be on our way."
Kenzie stared at him as he walked toward his horse. 'Oh, great. Is he just going to leave me here?!' she thought.
"Well, what about me?" Kenzie asked.
Legolas grabbed the reins of his horse and walked toward her, "I'm taking you with us of course."
"But your highness, you don't........" one of the other elves began. Legolas soft gaze turned to a glare as he looked at the elf, "And what would you have me do? Leave her here lost in the woods? A beautiful young women running blindly from a creature trying to kill her? I think not."
Kenzie opened her mouth to say something, but then blushed slightly when the realization of what he had said sunk in. She didn't think that elves normally called humans beautiful. When Legolas' gaze returned to her, he smiled, holding out his hand.
She hesitated at first, but then took it and walked toward his horse. With Legolas' help, Kenzie had gotten onto the horse with ease. And with one swift movement, Legolas mounted the horse behind her. The two other elves mounted their rides as well and the company continued down the road toward Rivendell.
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Kennedy sat at the kitchen table, sipping thoughtfully on her coffee as she read the morning paper.
"Good morning." Katlin said as she entered the kitchen, making her way toward the counter to make herself a cup of coffee.
"Yeah, morning." Kennedy replied, turning the page.
Katlin turned and surveyed the kitchen as she took a drink of her coffee.
"Where's Kenzie?" she asked.
"Don't know. She hasn't been down here since I've gotten up." Kennedy replied.
"That's strange. She's usually up before I am." Katlin stated, biting her lower lip as she thought.
"I'm going to go see if she's still asleep." she said suddenly and then walked out of the kitchen.
"You do that." Kennedy replied, turning the page again.
After a few moments, Katlin returned, a worried expression on her face. "She's not in her room, but her purse and car are still here." she stated, sitting down across from Kennedy.
"Maybe she went for a morning jog or something." Kennedy stated thoughtfully.
Katlin stared at her younger sister and raised an eyebrow.
Kennedy sighed, "Look Katlin, don't worry so much."
"I'm the oldest, that's my job." Katlin replied, shaking her head. The two sisters sat in silence for a moment.
"I wonder if Brian knows anything. Brian!" Katlin called out.
Nothing happened.
Kennedy looked up at Katlin, "Now that's strange. When you call, he's here on the drop of a dime. It usually takes me two yells to get his attention."
Katlin rolled her eyes, "Brian!" she called again.
Still nothing.
"Now I'm worried." Kennedy stated as the two stood.
"Something's wrong. I can feel it." Katlin said.
"Well, what do we do?" Kennedy asked.
"The only thing I can think of is to keep calling for Brian until he shows up. He can't ignore us forever." Katlin replied, walking out of the kitchen toward the sun room.
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Whoa....... That was a very, very long chapter.
Well, one of them is finally in Middle Earth. But what will happen now, you will have to wait till the next chapter!! Mwuhahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
LoL.
Anywho, the next chapter I will try to get done A SAP, but I can't promise anything. Sorry. *hides behind Legolas, hoping that he will save her*
~*Chapter 5: The Quest Unfolds*~
Guess what?? The Two Towers comes out in.....16 DAYS!! *giggles excitedly*
Namaarie,
~*Trista*~