I got such kind reviews. I'm glad people are liking my story. *in a sing song voice* it has a plot it has a plot...
Haldir- It didn't have a plot before?
It did! I just...wasn't sure of it...yet. But I am now! Read on.
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"Mommy?" asked a cheerful red haired girl.
"Yes baby?"
"Are elves real?" she questioned with wide eyes. "Because Sarah from school told me that Santa Clause wasn't real. And neither were fairies. So, does that mean elves aren't real either?"
The sound of laughter filled the cold hospital room as a mother lifted her young daughter onto her lap. "Do you think elves are real?" she questioned lovingly as she brushed strands of long hair from the girls face.
Akira bit her lip and thought for a moment. She broke into a grin and nodded. Her mother hugged her and brushed a kiss over her forehead. "Never stop believing in magic."
Rain poured onto the windows violently. A twelve-year-old Akira tried desperately not to cry as a fist was again pounded into her stomach. "Damn it girl," her father growled. "Stop crying. Shut up!" Of all the thoughts running through the young girls mind at that moment, the pain as her father hit her, the feelings of loss she felt when her mother was put into the ground, one rang clear in her mind. There was no such thing as fairy-tales, or hero's, or magic. There was no such thing as a happy ending.
Akira woke up breathing heavily. She could feel warm tears rolling down her cheek. As she opened her already stinging eyes, bright lights assaulted her pupils. It took her a few moments to remember where she was. Shaking slightly, the teenager stood herself up. As she wiped the tears from her face, she wondered how long she had been sleeping. There was a plate of lembas and some water sitting next to her mat. The memory of her mother's funeral and her first beating was sill playing in Akira's mind, and seeing the plate of food was making her stomach turn.
The redhead slowly stepped out of the talan and into the hall. She walked straight ahead, sometimes using the tree trunks to help hold her up. There was a dull pounding in her head, but she ignored it. The girl was coming upon an even brighter clearing. There was a man leaning back on a tree. He was sitting with his legs crossed, and appeared deep in thought. Akira quickly recognized him and tried to hide herself. She stayed there, unmoving, watching him as he sat.
"You should be resting," Haldir said in a smooth, mono-tone voice. Her eyes widened and she tried to shrink further behind the tree. Maybe he wasn't talking to her. The march warden noticed that she was trying to hide from him still. He continued to look up into the starry night sky as he spoke again. "Or at least trying to rest."
"Me?" Akira nearly squeaked. The elf stood up and began walking towards her. The teen stood clutching the bark, mentally cursing herself for being surprised when he spoke, and for making her presence known to him.
"There is no one else here," he informed the girl. The redhead noticed how he was now standing right beside her. Freaky. He looked incredibly calm as he watched her turn to him. "Why are you hiding from me?" he questioned. She opened her mouth to tell him that she most certainly was not hiding from him, or reply with some sarcastic remark about his previous attempt to strangle her. Before she could say anything, the march warden took a stepped closer to her. "You have been crying," he said softly. Absently, the elf reached to brush a straying tear off of her cheek. Akira flinched from his touch. She brought her own hand up to quickly wipe away any more tears.
The elf stiffened a bit more, if that were even possible. He seemed distraught about trying to make the comforting gesture. "You should not be wandering around Lothlorien at night."
The young girl shifted her weight. "Who are you, the hall monitor?" she questioned dryly. Looking up into his cold blue eyes she suddenly said, "I shouldn't even be talking to you."
Haldir raised an eyebrow as he closed some more distance between himself and the girl. "And why is that?"
"You're an elf right?" The march warden nodded his head at the obvious comment. "Well elves aren't real. And so since I'm seeing one, I'm probably having a nervous breakdown and going insane. So with me being crazy and you not being real, there is really no logic in you and I having a conversation now is there?"
The march warden starred at her. Not only had Akira made the entire statement in one breath, but she had also made no sense at all. What did she mean he was not real? Of course he was. And as for her being crazy...well, Haldir had not known her for to long but he did know if he could argue with that statement. "I am too real," he said.
"Are not," she informed him. "Elves are just imaginary creatures made up to promote Christmas and really bad chocolate cookies. They don't exist. Just like dwarves, and fairies, and all of that other fairy-tale junk that parent's tell their kids."
The elf suddenly closed the entire distance between them. Akira's field of vision, which had been filled with giant trees and large stone statues, was now blocked by Haldir's chest. It wasn't really that bad of a position, if he hadn't been starring down at her. She caught his gaze for a moment. His blue eyes were cold, emotionless, and beautiful. She quickly looked back down. "If I was not real," Haldir said calmly into her ear, "then not only would you be crazy, but you would also be dead."
The teen looked up at him once more. He still looked and sounded so incredibly calm, even though she was sure being told that he didn't exist must have made him quite angry. "You should go back to your room and take your rest. The Lady wishes to see you early tomorrow." The lady? She was going to ask about who this 'lady' was, but by the emotionless look Haldir was still giving her, Akira decided that it might not be the best idea. She had no desire to talk with this man...elf...figment of her warped imagination any longer then she had to.
"Whatever," she said walking briskly past him. The teenager headed back to her talan.
The elf stood starring at a stone statue of one of the ancient elves as Akira left. When he heard her footsteps begin receding down the hall, he let his eyes stray to the path she had taken. Sighing, he decided to head back to his own talan. He did not know why the Lady had chosen to trouble herself with this girl. Galadriel needed to concentrate on the impending War of the Ring, not deal with some young woman who happened to wander upon the wood.
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The sun was just coming up in Lothlorien. Sun ray's were streaming down the trees, making patterns in the talan. A smile graced Akira's lips as she picked up her large duffle bag. She had not been able to sleep when she had come back to her talan. Her encounter with the march warden had been somewhat confusing. She had done a little exploring of her talan, and found her bag setting in one of the corner's. She settled her headphones onto the back's of her ears and put the volume up as loud as she possibly could.
~*I think I'm breaking out
I'm gonna leave you now
There's nothing for me here it's all the same
And even though I know
That everything might go
Go downhill from here I'm not afraid
Way away away from here I'll be
Way away away so you can see
How it feels to be alone and not believe
How it feels to be alone and not believe
Anything*~
Celeborn and Haldir walked to Akira's talan. The captain had insisted on being at the meeting. The lord had agreed to let him come. A odd melody floated towards their elven ears. A look of curiosity passed their faces as they continued walking. When they appeared in the entry way, Akira was lying on her mat. Her eyes were closed and her head was moving from side to side with some kind of beat. The two elves eyed the strange looking apparel around her ears. The march warden listened intently to the words and sounds coming from them.
~*You can't stop me now
You can't hold me down
You can't keep me here I'm on my way
I made it this far now
I'm not burning out
No matter what you say I'm not afraid
Way away away from here I'll be
Way away away so you can see
How it feel's to be alone and not believe
How it feel's to be alone and not believe
Anything*~
The two exchanged apprehensive looks. They were strange words, and a strange melody as well. Akira appeared to be lost deep within the music. She looked so peaceful. Haldir opened his mouth to announce their presence, but Celeborn put a hand on his shoulder. The lord was curious about this music, and wished to hear more.
~*Letting out the noise inside of me
Every window pane is shattering
Cutting up my words before I speak
This is how it feels to not believe
Letting out the noise inside of me
Every window pane is shattering
Cutting up my words before I speak
This is how it feels to not believe
Way away away from here I'll be
Way away away so you can see
How it feel's to be alone and not believe
How it feel's to be alone and not believe
Anything*~
It seemed that the song was over, so Haldir took the chance to clear his throat. Akira's eyes shot open. The two elven men were looming over her. They were not starring at her however, but the CD player that she held in her hand. She slid her headphones off. "Can I help you with something?" she questioned them. The captain was still admiring the unknown appliance.
"I believe Haldir has informed you that the Lady wishes to speak with you. We are here to take you to her."
Akira laid her CD player on the side of her mat. She stood up quickly and rearranged her t-shirt, which had come up sometime. She noticed Haldir's gaze on her and tried to move behind Celeborn. "Lead the way," she mumbled. The lord nodded and began leading the young woman to his wife. With one last glance at the peculiar object which Akira had been listening to, the march warden followed them both to where the Lady Galadriel was waiting.
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The song is "Way Away" by Yellowcard. I love this song, and the band, and it is meant to be about Akira's father. *twitch* I don't like him. *twitch* And I wrote him. Weirdness...anyway, please read and review. Thank you for coming, and remember to come back and visit for all of your low cost home and office supply needs!
Haldir-...right...
Haldir- It didn't have a plot before?
It did! I just...wasn't sure of it...yet. But I am now! Read on.
~~~
"Mommy?" asked a cheerful red haired girl.
"Yes baby?"
"Are elves real?" she questioned with wide eyes. "Because Sarah from school told me that Santa Clause wasn't real. And neither were fairies. So, does that mean elves aren't real either?"
The sound of laughter filled the cold hospital room as a mother lifted her young daughter onto her lap. "Do you think elves are real?" she questioned lovingly as she brushed strands of long hair from the girls face.
Akira bit her lip and thought for a moment. She broke into a grin and nodded. Her mother hugged her and brushed a kiss over her forehead. "Never stop believing in magic."
Rain poured onto the windows violently. A twelve-year-old Akira tried desperately not to cry as a fist was again pounded into her stomach. "Damn it girl," her father growled. "Stop crying. Shut up!" Of all the thoughts running through the young girls mind at that moment, the pain as her father hit her, the feelings of loss she felt when her mother was put into the ground, one rang clear in her mind. There was no such thing as fairy-tales, or hero's, or magic. There was no such thing as a happy ending.
Akira woke up breathing heavily. She could feel warm tears rolling down her cheek. As she opened her already stinging eyes, bright lights assaulted her pupils. It took her a few moments to remember where she was. Shaking slightly, the teenager stood herself up. As she wiped the tears from her face, she wondered how long she had been sleeping. There was a plate of lembas and some water sitting next to her mat. The memory of her mother's funeral and her first beating was sill playing in Akira's mind, and seeing the plate of food was making her stomach turn.
The redhead slowly stepped out of the talan and into the hall. She walked straight ahead, sometimes using the tree trunks to help hold her up. There was a dull pounding in her head, but she ignored it. The girl was coming upon an even brighter clearing. There was a man leaning back on a tree. He was sitting with his legs crossed, and appeared deep in thought. Akira quickly recognized him and tried to hide herself. She stayed there, unmoving, watching him as he sat.
"You should be resting," Haldir said in a smooth, mono-tone voice. Her eyes widened and she tried to shrink further behind the tree. Maybe he wasn't talking to her. The march warden noticed that she was trying to hide from him still. He continued to look up into the starry night sky as he spoke again. "Or at least trying to rest."
"Me?" Akira nearly squeaked. The elf stood up and began walking towards her. The teen stood clutching the bark, mentally cursing herself for being surprised when he spoke, and for making her presence known to him.
"There is no one else here," he informed the girl. The redhead noticed how he was now standing right beside her. Freaky. He looked incredibly calm as he watched her turn to him. "Why are you hiding from me?" he questioned. She opened her mouth to tell him that she most certainly was not hiding from him, or reply with some sarcastic remark about his previous attempt to strangle her. Before she could say anything, the march warden took a stepped closer to her. "You have been crying," he said softly. Absently, the elf reached to brush a straying tear off of her cheek. Akira flinched from his touch. She brought her own hand up to quickly wipe away any more tears.
The elf stiffened a bit more, if that were even possible. He seemed distraught about trying to make the comforting gesture. "You should not be wandering around Lothlorien at night."
The young girl shifted her weight. "Who are you, the hall monitor?" she questioned dryly. Looking up into his cold blue eyes she suddenly said, "I shouldn't even be talking to you."
Haldir raised an eyebrow as he closed some more distance between himself and the girl. "And why is that?"
"You're an elf right?" The march warden nodded his head at the obvious comment. "Well elves aren't real. And so since I'm seeing one, I'm probably having a nervous breakdown and going insane. So with me being crazy and you not being real, there is really no logic in you and I having a conversation now is there?"
The march warden starred at her. Not only had Akira made the entire statement in one breath, but she had also made no sense at all. What did she mean he was not real? Of course he was. And as for her being crazy...well, Haldir had not known her for to long but he did know if he could argue with that statement. "I am too real," he said.
"Are not," she informed him. "Elves are just imaginary creatures made up to promote Christmas and really bad chocolate cookies. They don't exist. Just like dwarves, and fairies, and all of that other fairy-tale junk that parent's tell their kids."
The elf suddenly closed the entire distance between them. Akira's field of vision, which had been filled with giant trees and large stone statues, was now blocked by Haldir's chest. It wasn't really that bad of a position, if he hadn't been starring down at her. She caught his gaze for a moment. His blue eyes were cold, emotionless, and beautiful. She quickly looked back down. "If I was not real," Haldir said calmly into her ear, "then not only would you be crazy, but you would also be dead."
The teen looked up at him once more. He still looked and sounded so incredibly calm, even though she was sure being told that he didn't exist must have made him quite angry. "You should go back to your room and take your rest. The Lady wishes to see you early tomorrow." The lady? She was going to ask about who this 'lady' was, but by the emotionless look Haldir was still giving her, Akira decided that it might not be the best idea. She had no desire to talk with this man...elf...figment of her warped imagination any longer then she had to.
"Whatever," she said walking briskly past him. The teenager headed back to her talan.
The elf stood starring at a stone statue of one of the ancient elves as Akira left. When he heard her footsteps begin receding down the hall, he let his eyes stray to the path she had taken. Sighing, he decided to head back to his own talan. He did not know why the Lady had chosen to trouble herself with this girl. Galadriel needed to concentrate on the impending War of the Ring, not deal with some young woman who happened to wander upon the wood.
~~~
The sun was just coming up in Lothlorien. Sun ray's were streaming down the trees, making patterns in the talan. A smile graced Akira's lips as she picked up her large duffle bag. She had not been able to sleep when she had come back to her talan. Her encounter with the march warden had been somewhat confusing. She had done a little exploring of her talan, and found her bag setting in one of the corner's. She settled her headphones onto the back's of her ears and put the volume up as loud as she possibly could.
~*I think I'm breaking out
I'm gonna leave you now
There's nothing for me here it's all the same
And even though I know
That everything might go
Go downhill from here I'm not afraid
Way away away from here I'll be
Way away away so you can see
How it feels to be alone and not believe
How it feels to be alone and not believe
Anything*~
Celeborn and Haldir walked to Akira's talan. The captain had insisted on being at the meeting. The lord had agreed to let him come. A odd melody floated towards their elven ears. A look of curiosity passed their faces as they continued walking. When they appeared in the entry way, Akira was lying on her mat. Her eyes were closed and her head was moving from side to side with some kind of beat. The two elves eyed the strange looking apparel around her ears. The march warden listened intently to the words and sounds coming from them.
~*You can't stop me now
You can't hold me down
You can't keep me here I'm on my way
I made it this far now
I'm not burning out
No matter what you say I'm not afraid
Way away away from here I'll be
Way away away so you can see
How it feel's to be alone and not believe
How it feel's to be alone and not believe
Anything*~
The two exchanged apprehensive looks. They were strange words, and a strange melody as well. Akira appeared to be lost deep within the music. She looked so peaceful. Haldir opened his mouth to announce their presence, but Celeborn put a hand on his shoulder. The lord was curious about this music, and wished to hear more.
~*Letting out the noise inside of me
Every window pane is shattering
Cutting up my words before I speak
This is how it feels to not believe
Letting out the noise inside of me
Every window pane is shattering
Cutting up my words before I speak
This is how it feels to not believe
Way away away from here I'll be
Way away away so you can see
How it feel's to be alone and not believe
How it feel's to be alone and not believe
Anything*~
It seemed that the song was over, so Haldir took the chance to clear his throat. Akira's eyes shot open. The two elven men were looming over her. They were not starring at her however, but the CD player that she held in her hand. She slid her headphones off. "Can I help you with something?" she questioned them. The captain was still admiring the unknown appliance.
"I believe Haldir has informed you that the Lady wishes to speak with you. We are here to take you to her."
Akira laid her CD player on the side of her mat. She stood up quickly and rearranged her t-shirt, which had come up sometime. She noticed Haldir's gaze on her and tried to move behind Celeborn. "Lead the way," she mumbled. The lord nodded and began leading the young woman to his wife. With one last glance at the peculiar object which Akira had been listening to, the march warden followed them both to where the Lady Galadriel was waiting.
~~~
The song is "Way Away" by Yellowcard. I love this song, and the band, and it is meant to be about Akira's father. *twitch* I don't like him. *twitch* And I wrote him. Weirdness...anyway, please read and review. Thank you for coming, and remember to come back and visit for all of your low cost home and office supply needs!
Haldir-...right...