This chapter is short. I have decided that instead of making incredibly long chapters and skipping details to get to the point, I'm going to make this one of those slow developing stories. Sorry if these kinds of stories annoy you, and I did not mean to waste your time. Haldir apologizes. I have read a bunch of other stories. I don't think this is like them. Haldir will not become nice over-night, nor is Akira going to be able to magically pick up a bow and arrow and kill an orc army. I got one review, don't know who it was, that says I didn't have much a plot. I'm going to try and work on it, and thank you for bringing it to my attention. And I am asking kindly to wait a few more chapters to give this story a chance.
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He starred at his brother with wide-eyed disbelief. "Of all the rumors and stories you have told me in these past years, this is without a doubt the most implausible, unbelievable, foolish..."
"Orophin, it's true! I swear it! Come with me, I will even show you."
The two brothers glared at one another. Orophin could not believe what Rumil was telling him. He'd always made up stories about Haldir. Mostly just to get under the march wardens skin. But this? The very idea that Haldir would bring a human woman, wounded or no, into their wood was completely preposterous. Especially since it was Rumil spinning the tale. Nonetheless, Orophin was slightly curious. So, against his far better judgment, he followed his brother to the talan where he had insisted the girl was.
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Haldir walked briskly to Akira's room. He did not really know what he would say to the girl. Perhaps apologize for his rash behavior. He shook his head. Though he may have wanted to, the elf had to much pride for such a thing. When he reached the talan, he saw a mass of reddish-brown hair. She appeared to be turned on her side, sleeping. He approached her slowly, not wanting to wake her if indeed she had fallen asleep again. The teenager began to turn in her sleep. The march warden watched with an unwavering expression as her thrashing became more violent, and she began murmuring in her sleep. Not knowing what to do, but knowing he had to do*something*, Haldir kneeled down. He placed his hand on her slightly shaking shoulder. "Akira," he whispered very softly. She did not stir. He said her name again, and shook her a bit to try and wake her. Still, she did nothing. After trying this approach a few more times, he found that nothing was working. "Akira!" he spoke loudly into her ear. The young girl shot up immediately. Thinking that she was still in her nightmare, she began swinging her fists wildly in the air.
Rumil and Orophin made their way to the talan where Akira was supposedly still resting. The two elf's chatted idly as they walked. Orophin was still not convinced that what his brother said was true. But could even Rumil make up such a colorful story about their brother? Suddenly, Rumil stopped talking. His brother watched him, and followed his gaze. Celeborn stood in front of them, a non-to-amused look on his face as he stepped closer to the two elves.
"What do you think you are doing?" he questioned. The two brother's tried quickly to come up with an answer.
"Looking for Haldir," Orophin said quickly. "Looking for you," Rumil answered simultaneously. They glared at one another and turned to speak to Celeborn once again. "Looking for you," answered Orophin. "Looking for Haldir," changed Rumil. This changing of answers went on for a while, until the Lord could stand it no longer. "Which is it?"
Orophin sighed. He could not lie to Celeborn. "I wished to see if the rumor of the young woman was true. Rumil was simply showing me the talan where he believed she was staying."
"I see." Before he could yell at them, and begin interrogating them on where they had heard such a rumor, the sound of a pained and surprised cry, and a loud 'thump' echoing through the tree was heard. The three elves hastily made their way towards the sound. When they reached the talan, Haldir was bending over. The march warden was clutching his noise, muttering what one could only assume were naughty words in elvish as he glared daggers at the girl lying on the mat. "What has happened here?" questioned a slightly perturbed Celeborn.
"She struck me," Haldir answered in his usual calm, but slightly accusing voice.
"He was sitting on my mat!" she cried out in defense. The three of the elves were somewhat confused by the accusation. "He was sitting right there while I was sleeping," Akira elaborated, pointing to the exact place Haldir had been sitting when she had awoken.
The two elves starred at their brother. The thought that Rumil had been right in his previous contemplation about Haldir wanting to keep the girl for himself flickered through his mind. Haldir's eyes widened momentarily at the stares he was getting. "She was having a nightmare," he explained. "I was only trying to wake her."
"Probably trying to smother me," she murmured. They all starred at her blankly. "What? He probably was!" Before Haldir could argue, Celeborn stepped in. "I think we have all had quite enough excitement for one day. It is time for you to take our leave and let Lady Akira get some rest." The lord narrowed his eyes at the elven brothers. "All of you."
The three brother's left the talan quickly. Celeborn turned his attention to the young woman. "Are you all right?"
Akira nodded. "Other then the fact that some freaky dude just tried to kill me..."
"I am sure he really was trying to wake you from a nightmare," he said in defense of his captain. The young girl scoffed a little as she tried to sit up. She noticed Celeborn eyeing her with curiosity. "What does 'freaky dude' mean exactly?" he questioned.
"You know," she told him. "A dude of the freaky nature."
"I am afraid that I still do not understand. Though, perhaps Haldir would know. He is more educated in the common tongue then I."
Common tongue? What in the hell was that guy talking about? No one talked like that anymore. Akira starred at the man as if he was sprouting daffodils from his head. Celeborn smiled a bit to himself. "I am sure you know nothing of Elvish tongue. Coming from this, Seattle as you say, you must not know many elves. And now, to be surrounded by them..." The lord trailed off and waited for Akira to say something. She sat motionless, starring at him in wide-eyed disbelief. Had he just said elves? That was completely impossible. "But...you...elves aren't...you can't be...elves don't exist," she nearly screeched.
Celeborn was surprised by her statement. Of course elves existed. He was sitting right there, wasn't he? The redhead was starring at him, as if waiting for him to say something. Unsure of how to retort to her statement, he replied, "Do too."
Akira opened her mouth to argue, but decided against it. What would it really be saying about her mental state if she had an argument with him? Nothing good at all. Besides, if anyone was crazy in that room, it was him. After all, he was the one who thought he was an elf. No sane person would go around thinking that they were some kind of mythical creature. Even if they did live in trees, and have glowing aura's, and have some kind of strange herbal medicine that helped people. It was purely coincidence. Right?
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I didn't like this chapter, not much happened, except for Haldir getting punched in the nose.
Haldir- Yeah. Thanks for that.
Anyway, I like the next chapter a lot more. I think I shall be posting the next chapter on Tuesday or Wednesday. Please review this chapter. Helpful criticism is accepted, but please no flames.
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He starred at his brother with wide-eyed disbelief. "Of all the rumors and stories you have told me in these past years, this is without a doubt the most implausible, unbelievable, foolish..."
"Orophin, it's true! I swear it! Come with me, I will even show you."
The two brothers glared at one another. Orophin could not believe what Rumil was telling him. He'd always made up stories about Haldir. Mostly just to get under the march wardens skin. But this? The very idea that Haldir would bring a human woman, wounded or no, into their wood was completely preposterous. Especially since it was Rumil spinning the tale. Nonetheless, Orophin was slightly curious. So, against his far better judgment, he followed his brother to the talan where he had insisted the girl was.
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Haldir walked briskly to Akira's room. He did not really know what he would say to the girl. Perhaps apologize for his rash behavior. He shook his head. Though he may have wanted to, the elf had to much pride for such a thing. When he reached the talan, he saw a mass of reddish-brown hair. She appeared to be turned on her side, sleeping. He approached her slowly, not wanting to wake her if indeed she had fallen asleep again. The teenager began to turn in her sleep. The march warden watched with an unwavering expression as her thrashing became more violent, and she began murmuring in her sleep. Not knowing what to do, but knowing he had to do*something*, Haldir kneeled down. He placed his hand on her slightly shaking shoulder. "Akira," he whispered very softly. She did not stir. He said her name again, and shook her a bit to try and wake her. Still, she did nothing. After trying this approach a few more times, he found that nothing was working. "Akira!" he spoke loudly into her ear. The young girl shot up immediately. Thinking that she was still in her nightmare, she began swinging her fists wildly in the air.
Rumil and Orophin made their way to the talan where Akira was supposedly still resting. The two elf's chatted idly as they walked. Orophin was still not convinced that what his brother said was true. But could even Rumil make up such a colorful story about their brother? Suddenly, Rumil stopped talking. His brother watched him, and followed his gaze. Celeborn stood in front of them, a non-to-amused look on his face as he stepped closer to the two elves.
"What do you think you are doing?" he questioned. The two brother's tried quickly to come up with an answer.
"Looking for Haldir," Orophin said quickly. "Looking for you," Rumil answered simultaneously. They glared at one another and turned to speak to Celeborn once again. "Looking for you," answered Orophin. "Looking for Haldir," changed Rumil. This changing of answers went on for a while, until the Lord could stand it no longer. "Which is it?"
Orophin sighed. He could not lie to Celeborn. "I wished to see if the rumor of the young woman was true. Rumil was simply showing me the talan where he believed she was staying."
"I see." Before he could yell at them, and begin interrogating them on where they had heard such a rumor, the sound of a pained and surprised cry, and a loud 'thump' echoing through the tree was heard. The three elves hastily made their way towards the sound. When they reached the talan, Haldir was bending over. The march warden was clutching his noise, muttering what one could only assume were naughty words in elvish as he glared daggers at the girl lying on the mat. "What has happened here?" questioned a slightly perturbed Celeborn.
"She struck me," Haldir answered in his usual calm, but slightly accusing voice.
"He was sitting on my mat!" she cried out in defense. The three of the elves were somewhat confused by the accusation. "He was sitting right there while I was sleeping," Akira elaborated, pointing to the exact place Haldir had been sitting when she had awoken.
The two elves starred at their brother. The thought that Rumil had been right in his previous contemplation about Haldir wanting to keep the girl for himself flickered through his mind. Haldir's eyes widened momentarily at the stares he was getting. "She was having a nightmare," he explained. "I was only trying to wake her."
"Probably trying to smother me," she murmured. They all starred at her blankly. "What? He probably was!" Before Haldir could argue, Celeborn stepped in. "I think we have all had quite enough excitement for one day. It is time for you to take our leave and let Lady Akira get some rest." The lord narrowed his eyes at the elven brothers. "All of you."
The three brother's left the talan quickly. Celeborn turned his attention to the young woman. "Are you all right?"
Akira nodded. "Other then the fact that some freaky dude just tried to kill me..."
"I am sure he really was trying to wake you from a nightmare," he said in defense of his captain. The young girl scoffed a little as she tried to sit up. She noticed Celeborn eyeing her with curiosity. "What does 'freaky dude' mean exactly?" he questioned.
"You know," she told him. "A dude of the freaky nature."
"I am afraid that I still do not understand. Though, perhaps Haldir would know. He is more educated in the common tongue then I."
Common tongue? What in the hell was that guy talking about? No one talked like that anymore. Akira starred at the man as if he was sprouting daffodils from his head. Celeborn smiled a bit to himself. "I am sure you know nothing of Elvish tongue. Coming from this, Seattle as you say, you must not know many elves. And now, to be surrounded by them..." The lord trailed off and waited for Akira to say something. She sat motionless, starring at him in wide-eyed disbelief. Had he just said elves? That was completely impossible. "But...you...elves aren't...you can't be...elves don't exist," she nearly screeched.
Celeborn was surprised by her statement. Of course elves existed. He was sitting right there, wasn't he? The redhead was starring at him, as if waiting for him to say something. Unsure of how to retort to her statement, he replied, "Do too."
Akira opened her mouth to argue, but decided against it. What would it really be saying about her mental state if she had an argument with him? Nothing good at all. Besides, if anyone was crazy in that room, it was him. After all, he was the one who thought he was an elf. No sane person would go around thinking that they were some kind of mythical creature. Even if they did live in trees, and have glowing aura's, and have some kind of strange herbal medicine that helped people. It was purely coincidence. Right?
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I didn't like this chapter, not much happened, except for Haldir getting punched in the nose.
Haldir- Yeah. Thanks for that.
Anyway, I like the next chapter a lot more. I think I shall be posting the next chapter on Tuesday or Wednesday. Please review this chapter. Helpful criticism is accepted, but please no flames.