Ok another chapter for all my readers!
Chapter 6
His Golden Eyes
Legolas had calmed down after his outburst and sat still on the floor hugging his knees.
"Legolas" said Estel calmly and put a hand on his friends shoulder. Legolas didn't look at him but brushed off his hand.
"Nar le mae mellon nin?" asked Estel a hint of worry in his voice
Legolas muttered something into his knees still not looking at Estel
"What?" asked Estel trying to figure out what he said.
"I said," He answered clenching his teeth before yelling "Do I Look Well?!"
This caused Estel to literally fall back in surprise. He sat there looking at Legolas fear in his eyes. He hadn't expected Legolas to react in such a way, it frightened him. His eyes met with Legolas's before he turned away.
"Edhored anim Mellon nin. I don't know what came over me" said Legolas calmly. He expected his friend to say it was ok and to try to comfort him, but Estel just sat there looking at him like he was a ghost.
This broke Legolas's heart even more. His 'best friend' had just abandoned him. He was alone now, with no one to turn to. Tears started to form in his eyes again but he held them back.
Legolas slowly got up and walked to the corner where he sat down in the same position. He stared at the floor thinking; first about escape, but then his mind wandered and he found himself recalling his childhood, one time in particular when…
Flash Back
A 12 year old Legolas walked down the dirt roads of Mirkwood. Suddenly two of his friends ran up to him from behind, one putting his arm over his shoulder and the other boy putting his arm over the other side.
"Hey Legolas" said the boy to his left "we were off to practice our archery. What to come?"
"Ok" said Legolas and they all ran off.
They had spent most of the afternoon shooting at trees and other objects. Legolas wasn't doing well at all.
"You're a terrible archer" Laughed one of the boys getting ready to shoot another arrow. He let it fly and it skimmed the tree he was aiming at and changed its direction. Suddenly they heard something hit the ground and someone cursing in the distance.
"uh oh!" said the two boys and ran off leaving Legolas holding his bow and arrows as a human messenger appeared in front of him…
End Flash Back
Legolas considered them good friends but they abandoned him leaving him for punishment.
Just like Estel he thought with more anger then he wanted.
Estel was too frightened to even notice Legolas get up and move. He finally realized what was happening when he heard a faint crying from the corner.
He looked and saw Legolas. A look of confusion appeared on his face. He kept looking from Legolas to the place he had been sitting before.
Estel went up to his friend deciding to try to talk to him again. "Legolas?" he said softly but his friend didn't move. "The girl's death was not your fault."
Legolas didn't want to answer but found himself doing so anyway. "No" he answered in a half whisper "it is my fault."
"You couldn't have known Legolas, none of us knew."
"No, Estel, I knew, I just…" He paused trying to hold back his tears. "I just didn't remember. If I had remembered none of this would have happened. We wouldn't be here, everyone would have known about Saruman, and we could have stopped him, and saved all the people he has killed."
Estel knew his friend was right, if he had remembered none of this would have happened but he couldn't tell him that. "It's not your fault." He said once again "you couldn't have saved all of them."
"I could have saved her." Said Legolas pointing at the headless figure still chained to the wall.
"Legolas you…" he was cut off when Legolas continued.
"I promised her Estel!" Legolas said looking at his 'friend' who met his gaze. "She shared a cell with me, I promised …. I promised her once I got out I would come back for her, but… but I forgot. I forgot everything!" tears started flowing out of his yellowy-blue eyes again.
"I promised her." He kept telling himself softly looking back at the stone floor.
Estel wanted to say something but he couldn't think of anything to say. He wanted to sit next to him and try to comfort him but he was, for the first time, afraid of how Legolas would react if he did. So he just walked away and sat down in the other corner, it would be something he would regret and be thankful that he did.
The room was spinning. He couldn't see much and his eyes kept closing in pain and exhaustion. Whip after whip came down on his skin, but he felt little pain for his whole body was numb because of blood loss.
He opened his eyes, and the only thing he saw was a blade hanging around one of his torturers belt. Everything turned red and faded and the only thing left was the blade. He reached out to grab it. He felt it in his hands and everything went dark.
"Legolas" someone called through the darkness
"Legolas!" he finally woke up staring at Estel.
"What is it?" he asked rubbing his eyes.
"He's coming" was all he said before leaving. Legolas sat up remembering where he was and heard feet coming down the stairs.
Estel sat all night, or what he figured was night, thinking. He went in and out of a dreamless sleep. He watched Legolas as he squirmed in his sleep.
He tried to think of other things but Legolas kept coming to his mind. He kept seeing his friends face, his golden eyes full of tears. Wait golden that's not right! His thought going back to the memory. Legolas's eyes are blue! Suddenly another memory came to him; it was of the orc who killed the girl getting dragged away. His eyes where green then but… oh no! He looked at Legolas sleeping please let me be wrong!
He was brought from his thoughts when he heard foot steps coming from the stairs and decided it was time to wake Legolas.
"Legolas" he said quietly shaking his friend.
"Legolas!" he said a bit louder this time finally waking him up.
"What is it?" Legolas asked with a sleepy voice, rubbing his eyes.
"He's coming" he said leaving Legolas to fully wake up and went to the cell bars.
"You!" said Saruman in a disgusted voice, looking at the orc that stood in front of him. "I should kill you right now for disobeying me!" he said into the orc's face.
"Then why haven't you?" smiled Olgik.
Saruman just glared at him. What's happening? He asked himself. The orc was reversing back to his elvin form. His eyes were green once again, and his skin was less rough. He never thought this would happen, and to be honest he had no idea what to do. Olgik was one of his best orcs and he didn't want to lose him.
Saruman signaled one of the other orcs over "take Olgik to his old cell" he instructed and the orc obeyed.
"That's not my name" said Olgik as he was being pulled away.
"Oh really" said Saruman turning to him "then what is it?" ha asked in an almost mocking tone.
A look of pain and sadness appeared on Olgik's face and gazed at the floor "I don't remember" he said quietly and Saruman laughed to himself.
"you" Saruman pointed to four orcs near by and they turned to him. "Let's go visit our royal guest shall we." He said with a smirk and went off to the dungeons.
A look of dread crept onto Olgik's face. He knew the elf's fate and he knew he had to do something to stop it from happening, but how. He watched as Saruman and the four orcs walked off and he was soon dragged off to another dungeon.
Nar le mae mellon nin- are you well my friend
Edhored anim Mellon nin- forgive me my friend
YAY!!! 6 CHAPTERS!!!! I'm so proud!!!!
Ok well most of you people got mad because I killed the girl and I'm sorry but i had to its part of the story. And I needed to have someone's death on his hands. And I wasn't about to kill Estel.
Enelya Tasartir- I'm sorry it was sad, and yes it's a good thing that she was smiling. I could have left her alive and then have her tortured more, but that would be mean, and she did want to be killed. She's been tortured for months, I couldn't let her life go on like that, and I couldn't let Legolas talk. Oh and as you can tell I found my notebook it was in the back of my cabinet, Strange pace to find it. And I left a half cliffie here its not as good as my other ones because nothing big has really happened yet, well in this chapter. Ok I talk to much so namarie I'm off to my next reviewer.
Lintered- yes I love giving cliffies because it keeps the reader reading. And im sorry I killed the girl, I have a reason its just that I could have left her alive and then have her tortured more, but that would be mean, and she did want to be killed. She's been tortured for months, I couldn't let her life go on like that, and I couldn't let Legolas talk. And I found my notebook ok it was behind my cabinet or dresser. I'm glad you liked chapter 5 and I hope you like this one two. The story will become more suspenseful in later chapters I promise.
Ok so school started again so it maybe a long time till I update because I have homework and other things. But I'll try to get it done in study hall. I promise I'll have it up ASAP ok.
Namarie don't forget to review! Reviews make me happy!
