Sorry I was gone. Job hunting and school scrap. What can I say? Oh, and there was that TINY little distraction with watching an Orlando Bloom movie that took two and a half hours of my spare time, but I needed inspiration!!!! LOL. Moving on. Here is the next post. Hope it's satisfactory, and I hope I described it well enough, I was having problems. I guess I'll find out if it worked when you review. Enjoy!
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Legolas stood breathing harshly by himself, clutching the towel to keep it shut. He stayed still for a long moment, trying to calm down and consider what he should do. After a lot of thought, though, he realized there was not much he COULD do. There was only one door leading out of the room, and Cerinas would most certainly be waiting. He stepped out of the tub and dried off quickly, then glanced at the discarded pants on the floor. The towel would cover more than they would. He re-wrapped the towel securely around his waist, and, with a sigh, reached for the door handle and stepped out.
Immediately, rough hands were upon him, forcing him to his knees. He had expected that, however, and did not struggle. Instead, he glanced up and found Cerinas across the room, her eyes blazing with anger as she looked at him. "Uanui hen." //Monstrous child.// He muttered under his breath.
Cerinas caught the words, but could not understand them, and this seemed to anger her even more. "If you will not behave yourself, you will have to be forced into obedience until you learn your place here." She said sternly.
Legolas could not help himself. Years of upbringing in which he was the inferior of no one else kicked in, and he found himself speaking before his mind had even registered it. "My place? I am a prince and your senior by many, many years. You are a spoiled human child with an ego three times larger than your mentality. What exactly is my place, Cerinas?" He said boldly, straightening up under the hands on his shoulder and returning her gaze calmly.
Cerinas' expression turned dangerous. "If you must rebel with every word that comes out of your mouth, than you will lose the ability to form those words!!" She cried, and gestured to the men holding the slim elf.
Fingers were clawing at Legolas jaw, pulling it open, and for a moment, he panicked. He bit down on the fingers as they wedged between his teeth and was met with firm strike to the head as he heard the pained scream. For a second, his face was free of their hands, but they quickly returned, except this time his ears were ringing and someone was holding his hair so tightly he thought it might tear, yanking his head back. His jaw was forced widely open, and something cool and metallic was being pushed into his mouth. It fit over his teeth and on the roof of his mouth. Something was tied securely behind his head, and he struggled again as pained lanced through his jaw at the pulling sensation that suddenly came. He barely had time to recover, however, before the hands were back, forcing his jaw open again and this time putting something on his bottom teeth, forcing his tongue down tightly as it clamped down on top of it. Again, there was something tied behind his head, closer to his neck this time, and the pulling sensation. Then, the hands were back on his shoulders.
Dimly, he could hear Cerinas laughing, and he forced himself to look at her. She was giggling uncontrollably, red in the face. "Oh, my dear Prince, that was most entertaining to watch!" She said between gasps. Legolas glared but made no response. He still had no idea what the point was of what had just happened. Cerinas dashed to her dresser and returned with a mirror, holding it up for him. "Open your jaw, elf, and see what we have done, as I know you are confused." She said with a large grin, and reluctantly, Legolas obeyed, opening his mouth to look.
Two metal contraptions completely covered the top and bottom of his mouth. He looked and them, and pushed desperately up with his tongue, hating the feeling of the metal in his mouth, but it would not budge. Legolas saw that slim braided leather straps secured the metal into his mouth from the back.
Cerinas abruptly pulled the mirror away. "But there is more!" She said, and suddenly, grabbed his jaw, which was still open enough for her to force her finger between his teeth. She grabbed small clasp on the top piece, and, moving her fingers out of the way, yanked down and secured it to tiny loop on the bottom, locking his jaw closed.
Legolas wanted, to say something, to curse her, but all that came out was a muffled sound. This provoked more laughter out of Cerinas, and she smiled down at him. "I feel better already." She confided. Legolas' eyes shot daggers of blue fire to his 'owner'.
Legolas was being pulled to his feet, and she came over with a handful of thin chain that's purpose was obviously more for show than to confine someone, as it was wrought of fine silver, though it would do the other to some degree. Legolas eyed it warily. He was unable to struggle as she pulled out a handcuff of the same consistency as the chain and clasped it around his right wrist. She did the same to his left, then pulled a third, much thicker one out, which went around his neck tightly. Through loops the chain ran, going through all three confining manacles and all allowing him only so much movement. As Cerinas stepped away, he looked down to the chain. It was a rather expensive thing for the Turs to have, and he wondered whether her father had given her this as well.
Cerinas looked quite happy, and giggled like a schoolgirl, clapping her hands. "I like it!" She cried with joy. Legolas wished that for just one instant, he had his freedom. That would be all he needed to snap her neck, he thought with satisfaction.
"All right, you can let go of him, but stay close in case I need assistance." Cerinas said to the guards, and Legolas was released. Cerinas looked at him from the corner of her eye. "The next time you disappoint me, it will be you sister that bears the punishment for your actions." She said, raising an eyebrow. "You got it?"
Legolas felt all his anger drain at the mere mention of his sister, remembering what she had looked like when he had seen her last, and Sani's words to him. He nodded wordlessly, since he could not speak, and dropped his gaze.
Cerinas nodded with satisfaction. She nodded to one of the guards, and the door was opened. A small woman scurried in. "See that my elf is prepared to accompany me to dinner." Cerinas said with a wave of her hand.
Legolas looked up slightly, and recognized Sani right away. Immediately, his mind whirled. Was he going to be forced to be made up as before? Cerinas' next words relieved him, however. "Not so much as last time, though. He doesn't need it." Legolas breathed a sigh of relief as Sani nodded and ushered him into the bathroom.
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Sani looked him up and down, and gave a sad shake of her head. "You've only been here an hour, and look at you. You are not off to a good start, Legolas." She said, reaching into the small bag she had with her and pulling out a pair of bright silver pants that caught the light and seemed to shimmer. At least these ones weren't see-through, Legolas thought.
Sani looked at the handcuffs, and up at him. "I'm going to have to help you, or you're going to fall flat on your face. Those things take a little getting used to." She said, pointing to the confining chain. Legolas shook his head, wanting to dress himself and wishing he could speak, but Sani paid him no mind, reaching down and waiting for him to put his foot in. He finally submitted, wanting to be covered. Sani nodded in satisfaction when they were on, the fabric tight around the hips bit loose around his legs. She pulled forth another cord, this one a shade of blue that matched his eyes, and tied it around his waist. The woven ends hung down his right hip.
Sani finished and looked at him again. "I am so glad I don't have to do you as I did last time. I don't know if you could stand it." She admitted, and got a tiny brush and a small case. She reached for his face, but paused as her fingers brushed the cords holding the hateful metal in his mouth. Gently, she coaxed him to bare his teeth and gave a cry of dismay as she saw the contraption. "I wondered why you were so quiet." She murmured, brushing his cheek with her fingers. "I'm sorry. Does it hurt?" Legolas shook his head softly, puling back from her grasp and looking away. "She'll take it out in a couple of days if you do what you are told, I'm sure." Sani said, trying to be reassuring, but the thought of having this in his mouth for two days even made Legolas want to be sick.
Sani went back to what she was doing quickly. "Close your eyes." She said, and Legolas obeyed. He felt something soft brushing the tips of his eyelids, his eyelashes really, and then it ceased. He opened his eyes to see Sani smiling at him a little. "Don't worry." She assured him. "All I did was put a little bit of silver dust in your eyelashes. It's not bad." She said.
Legolas nodded, knowing he had no say in the matter. Sani stepped back, and looked him over. "You're good." She said, and quickly brushed his hair, straightening the tangles out and letting it dry a bit. She finished and picked her stuff up. "Come on. You don't want to keep Mistress Cerinas waiting, she's not very patient." She said, and Legolas followed her back into Cerinas' bedroom.
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Ok, well, that's all for now, folks. More to come, and I'll try not to take so long this time.
Oh, BTW, smilychildpjz, you said something about my being good enough to be a professional writer. I want to thank you profusely and kiss your feet for saying that, as untruthful as it may be. *Big grin and blush* I am 17, and I REALLY want to be a writer. That is my ambition. I have about 6 books I am writing *better than this story I hope!!* that I hope to send to publishers when they are finished, if I ever get the courage. I have actually been published once, but it was a tiny thing, and really doesn't say much, and it may end up being my one and only time. Anyway, the point of this big long spiel was just to say thank you.
Everyone is invited to come to the Tur city and have a Cerinas-beating-up party, refreshments and Leggy included, right after reading this post. :D
To all those who were terrified and scared by what I did to Legolas in chapter 14, I hope this toned down bit helped. Thanks for reading!
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Legolas stood breathing harshly by himself, clutching the towel to keep it shut. He stayed still for a long moment, trying to calm down and consider what he should do. After a lot of thought, though, he realized there was not much he COULD do. There was only one door leading out of the room, and Cerinas would most certainly be waiting. He stepped out of the tub and dried off quickly, then glanced at the discarded pants on the floor. The towel would cover more than they would. He re-wrapped the towel securely around his waist, and, with a sigh, reached for the door handle and stepped out.
Immediately, rough hands were upon him, forcing him to his knees. He had expected that, however, and did not struggle. Instead, he glanced up and found Cerinas across the room, her eyes blazing with anger as she looked at him. "Uanui hen." //Monstrous child.// He muttered under his breath.
Cerinas caught the words, but could not understand them, and this seemed to anger her even more. "If you will not behave yourself, you will have to be forced into obedience until you learn your place here." She said sternly.
Legolas could not help himself. Years of upbringing in which he was the inferior of no one else kicked in, and he found himself speaking before his mind had even registered it. "My place? I am a prince and your senior by many, many years. You are a spoiled human child with an ego three times larger than your mentality. What exactly is my place, Cerinas?" He said boldly, straightening up under the hands on his shoulder and returning her gaze calmly.
Cerinas' expression turned dangerous. "If you must rebel with every word that comes out of your mouth, than you will lose the ability to form those words!!" She cried, and gestured to the men holding the slim elf.
Fingers were clawing at Legolas jaw, pulling it open, and for a moment, he panicked. He bit down on the fingers as they wedged between his teeth and was met with firm strike to the head as he heard the pained scream. For a second, his face was free of their hands, but they quickly returned, except this time his ears were ringing and someone was holding his hair so tightly he thought it might tear, yanking his head back. His jaw was forced widely open, and something cool and metallic was being pushed into his mouth. It fit over his teeth and on the roof of his mouth. Something was tied securely behind his head, and he struggled again as pained lanced through his jaw at the pulling sensation that suddenly came. He barely had time to recover, however, before the hands were back, forcing his jaw open again and this time putting something on his bottom teeth, forcing his tongue down tightly as it clamped down on top of it. Again, there was something tied behind his head, closer to his neck this time, and the pulling sensation. Then, the hands were back on his shoulders.
Dimly, he could hear Cerinas laughing, and he forced himself to look at her. She was giggling uncontrollably, red in the face. "Oh, my dear Prince, that was most entertaining to watch!" She said between gasps. Legolas glared but made no response. He still had no idea what the point was of what had just happened. Cerinas dashed to her dresser and returned with a mirror, holding it up for him. "Open your jaw, elf, and see what we have done, as I know you are confused." She said with a large grin, and reluctantly, Legolas obeyed, opening his mouth to look.
Two metal contraptions completely covered the top and bottom of his mouth. He looked and them, and pushed desperately up with his tongue, hating the feeling of the metal in his mouth, but it would not budge. Legolas saw that slim braided leather straps secured the metal into his mouth from the back.
Cerinas abruptly pulled the mirror away. "But there is more!" She said, and suddenly, grabbed his jaw, which was still open enough for her to force her finger between his teeth. She grabbed small clasp on the top piece, and, moving her fingers out of the way, yanked down and secured it to tiny loop on the bottom, locking his jaw closed.
Legolas wanted, to say something, to curse her, but all that came out was a muffled sound. This provoked more laughter out of Cerinas, and she smiled down at him. "I feel better already." She confided. Legolas' eyes shot daggers of blue fire to his 'owner'.
Legolas was being pulled to his feet, and she came over with a handful of thin chain that's purpose was obviously more for show than to confine someone, as it was wrought of fine silver, though it would do the other to some degree. Legolas eyed it warily. He was unable to struggle as she pulled out a handcuff of the same consistency as the chain and clasped it around his right wrist. She did the same to his left, then pulled a third, much thicker one out, which went around his neck tightly. Through loops the chain ran, going through all three confining manacles and all allowing him only so much movement. As Cerinas stepped away, he looked down to the chain. It was a rather expensive thing for the Turs to have, and he wondered whether her father had given her this as well.
Cerinas looked quite happy, and giggled like a schoolgirl, clapping her hands. "I like it!" She cried with joy. Legolas wished that for just one instant, he had his freedom. That would be all he needed to snap her neck, he thought with satisfaction.
"All right, you can let go of him, but stay close in case I need assistance." Cerinas said to the guards, and Legolas was released. Cerinas looked at him from the corner of her eye. "The next time you disappoint me, it will be you sister that bears the punishment for your actions." She said, raising an eyebrow. "You got it?"
Legolas felt all his anger drain at the mere mention of his sister, remembering what she had looked like when he had seen her last, and Sani's words to him. He nodded wordlessly, since he could not speak, and dropped his gaze.
Cerinas nodded with satisfaction. She nodded to one of the guards, and the door was opened. A small woman scurried in. "See that my elf is prepared to accompany me to dinner." Cerinas said with a wave of her hand.
Legolas looked up slightly, and recognized Sani right away. Immediately, his mind whirled. Was he going to be forced to be made up as before? Cerinas' next words relieved him, however. "Not so much as last time, though. He doesn't need it." Legolas breathed a sigh of relief as Sani nodded and ushered him into the bathroom.
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Sani looked him up and down, and gave a sad shake of her head. "You've only been here an hour, and look at you. You are not off to a good start, Legolas." She said, reaching into the small bag she had with her and pulling out a pair of bright silver pants that caught the light and seemed to shimmer. At least these ones weren't see-through, Legolas thought.
Sani looked at the handcuffs, and up at him. "I'm going to have to help you, or you're going to fall flat on your face. Those things take a little getting used to." She said, pointing to the confining chain. Legolas shook his head, wanting to dress himself and wishing he could speak, but Sani paid him no mind, reaching down and waiting for him to put his foot in. He finally submitted, wanting to be covered. Sani nodded in satisfaction when they were on, the fabric tight around the hips bit loose around his legs. She pulled forth another cord, this one a shade of blue that matched his eyes, and tied it around his waist. The woven ends hung down his right hip.
Sani finished and looked at him again. "I am so glad I don't have to do you as I did last time. I don't know if you could stand it." She admitted, and got a tiny brush and a small case. She reached for his face, but paused as her fingers brushed the cords holding the hateful metal in his mouth. Gently, she coaxed him to bare his teeth and gave a cry of dismay as she saw the contraption. "I wondered why you were so quiet." She murmured, brushing his cheek with her fingers. "I'm sorry. Does it hurt?" Legolas shook his head softly, puling back from her grasp and looking away. "She'll take it out in a couple of days if you do what you are told, I'm sure." Sani said, trying to be reassuring, but the thought of having this in his mouth for two days even made Legolas want to be sick.
Sani went back to what she was doing quickly. "Close your eyes." She said, and Legolas obeyed. He felt something soft brushing the tips of his eyelids, his eyelashes really, and then it ceased. He opened his eyes to see Sani smiling at him a little. "Don't worry." She assured him. "All I did was put a little bit of silver dust in your eyelashes. It's not bad." She said.
Legolas nodded, knowing he had no say in the matter. Sani stepped back, and looked him over. "You're good." She said, and quickly brushed his hair, straightening the tangles out and letting it dry a bit. She finished and picked her stuff up. "Come on. You don't want to keep Mistress Cerinas waiting, she's not very patient." She said, and Legolas followed her back into Cerinas' bedroom.
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Ok, well, that's all for now, folks. More to come, and I'll try not to take so long this time.
Oh, BTW, smilychildpjz, you said something about my being good enough to be a professional writer. I want to thank you profusely and kiss your feet for saying that, as untruthful as it may be. *Big grin and blush* I am 17, and I REALLY want to be a writer. That is my ambition. I have about 6 books I am writing *better than this story I hope!!* that I hope to send to publishers when they are finished, if I ever get the courage. I have actually been published once, but it was a tiny thing, and really doesn't say much, and it may end up being my one and only time. Anyway, the point of this big long spiel was just to say thank you.
Everyone is invited to come to the Tur city and have a Cerinas-beating-up party, refreshments and Leggy included, right after reading this post. :D
To all those who were terrified and scared by what I did to Legolas in chapter 14, I hope this toned down bit helped. Thanks for reading!