Dream a Little Dream
By Siren
Hey guys! Well, my rib and knee are doing a little better. But my lupus is flaring up, so, I'm a little cranky at the moment. My mom says I can start riding and grooming my horse again tomorrow if I'm feeling better. I'm gonna teach my boyfriend how to ride too. Mwahahaha. Anyway, on with the story! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The feeling of someone shaking me lightly brought me out of my dreams. I must say, I'm very thankful for it. While the nightmares were kept at bay for a few hours, they had begun to invade my peaceful sleep towards the end. Stupid nightmares. I open my eyes and find myself staring at an empty space on the bed. Wait a second. Where are Hodoer and Astaider? I look up and find Legolas hovering over me. "Your parents have come back," he whispers. I sit up and look out the window. It's dark out now. "What time is it?" I ask, my body still sluggish with sleep. "Eight o' clock," the elf informs me.
I nod and look around. "Where are the others?" I ask in a hushed voice. "In the other room." I throw back the covers and stand up. I sway slightly and Legolas steadies me. I nod my thanks and walk into the room adjacent to my own. As Legolas said, they're waiting for me. Avarier looks up at me sleepily and smiles. I walk over to him and sit down, resting my head on his shoulder. "Good evening," he whispers and places a soft kiss on the top of my head. "I'm going to have to tell my parents something. I mean, I can't just have three elves and a guy living in my room. They're going to find out eventually." I look over at the elves and see that they look lost.
Letting out a sigh, I stand up and walk over to the door. I have no idea what I'm going to tell my parents. A fear fills me when I grasp the doorknob. What if they think I'm crazy? What if they send me back there? What if---
"Siren?"
I turn to see them looking at me worriedly. Avarier moves to stand up, but Hodoer holds him back. "Are you alright?" Astaider asks. I nod and open the door. "Yeah. I can handle this," I say, mostly to convince myself. I leave and close the door behind me. I walk down the steps, listening to them creak every so often. I can hear my parents talking in the kitchen, and peer inside. My mom is talking to my dad about the school board while holding a cup of coffee in her hands. My dad is nodding and listening, leaning against the counter. Well, here goes nothing.
"Hey mom," I greet, walking in. My parents turn and smile at me. "Hey honey. How was riding?" she asks. I shrug and take a glass from the cabinet. "It was okay. I ran into a few friends at the barn." I fill the glass with water and take a sip of it. I'm silent for a few moments, debating how to continue. "Siren?" I see my dad looking at me worriedly, and I put the cup down. "About these friends I ran into...well..."I hesitate, at a loss. How can I tell them? "Remember last year when I said those things after the accident?" I see my parents' faces pale. "Yes, we remember. How could we forget?" I hear a little bit of coldness in my father's voice. I flinch at the sound of it, but continue.
"Do you...do you still think I was lying?" I cringe at the sound of my voice cracking. My mom looks over at my father, who doesn't take his gaze away from me. "We don't think you lied. We think you were delusional," my dad explains slowly. My eyes look to the door behind him. At the moment I really want to run away and forget all that has happened. But I know I can't. How do I explain this to him? He'll think I'm insane! "Dad...what if I told you I wasn't delusional?" I ask cautiously. My father's eyes narrow and my mom frowns.
"What are you talking about?" she asks. Well, here goes. "Mom, I don't think I was delusional." There. I said it. My mom's mouth drops open in shock and my dad's eyes blaze furiously. "Don't Siren. Don't you dare start this again," he warns. I gulp and suddenly pray I was anywhere but here at the moment. This was a mistake. I never should have said anything.
"Dad I'm not 'starting' anything since the issue was never resolved. Look, we believe in other realms. We believe in heaven and hell, so why not anything else?" I'm treading on thin ice, I know. My mom's eyes blaze angrily. "Don't mock our faith with that Middle Earth bullshit. You admitted it was all a dream a year ago, remember?" I shrug. "You'd be surprised at what you'd say to get out of that place."
My mom's mouth clicks shut and I look away. "It's the stress of the move that's done this. We'll just get her some help," my mom mumbles. "I don't need a shrink," I protest. "Well you obviously need some help!" my mom snaps. We glare at each other for a few minutes before my dad speaks.
"Siren, there is no Middle Earth. There is no Sargon---"
"Sauron."
"Whatever. There's no 'One Ring', no hairy midgets and no elves."
"Hobbits, dad. They're called hobbits."
"I don't give a rat's ass what they're called. They don't exist."
I look up at him, silently pleading him to believe me. To just trust me. "Don't put us through this again, Si. Don't," my dad says softly.
This isn't right. This isn't fair! I look to my mom for help but she refuses to look at me. "Mom, please," I whisper. She looks at me for a second, than turns and walks away. "Go do your homework Si," my dad mumbles and leaves the room. I stand in the kitchen for a few moments, than grab my coat and leave the house.
I slam the door behind me and walk into the woods. It's pitch black and I can't see a thing, but I don't give a damn at the moment. Branches scratch at my skin, and I push them away. "Stupid nature," I growl. I continue stomping forward, silently cursing my stupidity for not bringing a flashlight. How far was it until that little cliff? I lift my foot and put it down, only to have it meet with air. So that's where it is. I grab blindly in the darkness for something to steady myself with, and continue to meet nothing but air. My front foot slip against the damp leaves and flies out from under me.
"Oh fuck."
My other foot flies with it and I my back hits the ground, hard. "Son of a---" I slide forward and off the edge. I let out a small yelp as I fall through the air and hit the ground. "Oof!" I shut my eyes for a few seconds than open them. Not much difference since I can't see a thing. "I really have to learn to stop falling," I mutter and sit up. My clothes are damp and leaves cling to them. "Great. Now I look like some weird hillbilly hick."
"I think it gives you a natural look," comes a teasing voice.
I turn around to see Legolas standing behind me. He looks around appraisingly. "So this is where it all happened," he muses. I nod. "Yup."
"These woods are quite beautiful," he murmurs and nods to himself. I frown when he cringes a little bit. "If only it weren't so noisy." I blink and look at him blankly. "Those metal monsters are loud and hurt my ears," he explains. "Wait, so even after being in loud wars and battles, you think MY world is noisy?" I say incredulously. Legolas smiles sheepishly. "You are one weird elf, you know that?" I tease, unable to hold back a grin. Legolas sits down next to me and helps pick the leaves out of my clothes while enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.
"I heard you conversation with your parents." I snort at that. "If you want to call it a 'conversation'." Letting out a sigh I rest my forehead on my knees. "I've really messed things up," I mutter. "You told the truth which was noble of you. I'm sorry that they didn't believe you." I shrug. "...Perhaps if we talked to your parents----"
"No way."
Legolas looks at me, one elegant eyebrow lifted. "They'd have you arrested and than they'd take you all away and I'd be all-alone again and they'd put me back in that place and---"
I was starting to hyperventilate. "Siren, calm down." He put his hands on my shoulders and knelt in front of me. "We won't talk to your parents and no one is taking us anywhere." He brushes the hair away from my face. "No one is taking YOU anywhere. Amin vesta."
My breathing slowly returns to normal and I nod. Legolas sits back and looks at me. "Where did they put you, mellon-nin? What happened when you left our world?" I take a shuddered breath and look at him. "I woke up in a large healing building. My mom told me that I had been in a coma for a few weeks." I lift the hair away from the side of my face, revealing a small white scar above my brow. "I was hurt. All the wounds that Elrond had healed were back."
Legolas's fingers brush against the scar, his eyes narrowed. "How can this be? Elrond healed you. You did not carry this scar when you left." I shrug. "I don't know why or how it happened. I tried telling my parents that Middle Earth wasn't just a dream. They thought I was crazy. The healers took me away..." I stop talking, my voice wavering. "The place they put me in...I can't talk about it." Legolas studies me, his blue eyes full of concern and remorse.
"I'm so sorry," he says and touches my face. I shake my head, dismissing his apology. "It's not your fault," I tell him. "At least I did some good before being labeled a 'psycho'. I helped get rid of Olos." I see Legolas flinch and look away. "Legolas?" The elf takes a deep breath. "Olos is...back." I blink. "Back as in 'back in Gondor'?" Legolas hesitates. "Back as in he followed us into this world."
I stare at the elf in front of me. "...What did you just say?" Legolas repeats the news and I think my heart stops beating. "How the hell did he follow you? Where is he now? How can this be happening?" I start hyperventilating again and Legolas grabs my shoulders. "Siren, calm down! I won't let anything happen to you, I promise!" I look at him and see concern in his eyes. "As far as I know, he did not end up in the forest that you found us at. He is in a strange world all-alone, and he knows nothing about it." My panicked expression turns grave. "He knows I'm in it." Legolas frowns but doesn't argue. He knows I'm right.
"I ruined Olos's life, remember? I humiliated him and got him thrown out of Gondor. Now he's in my world, and he's not completely defenseless. He's an elf. If he finds out where I live, he'll kill me, and probably my friends too." I heave out a sigh and bury my face in my hands. "We need to figure out where Olos is, and how to get him back to Middle Earth before he does any serious damage." Legolas nods and I put my hand on his shoulder. "Legolas." He looks over at me questioningly.
"If Olos comes after the people I care about, I'll kill him. Elf or not, I'll find a way."
Legolas locks eyes with me, and a silent understanding passes between us. "Avarier and I shall protect you and your family at all cost." I smile slightly and rest my head on his shoulder. "So how did you get to my world anyway?" The elf smiles and chuckles lightly. "It's actually an interesting story. One that I will never forget, that's for certain." I perk up a little and glance up at him. "Okay, now you have to tell me everything." Legolas grins and laughs. "Alright. The morning after you retired with lord Avarier, I was eating breakfast with the hobbits in the dining hall. All of a sudden Avarier comes barging into the room, raving and shouting. I finally got him to calm down enough to explain the reason for his panic." The elf looks at me. "And that reason, of course, was you." I was the reason for panic and chaos? Well, my day is finally looking up!
"Everyone scoured the castle for you. I believe that every inch of the castle and castle grounds were inspected. At the end of the day when we reported that we couldn't find you, Avarier, Astaider and Hodoer started to panic. Aragorn assured us all that you had to be in Gondor somewhere; that you couldn't have just disappeared. It was than that Gandalf approached us, and explained where you had gone. Avarier was furious." Legolas looks over at me sadly. "You mean so much to him and losing you nearly broke his mortal heart." Wait, nearly? "What do you mean 'nearly'?"
"Avarier refused to accept that you had returned to your world. He locked himself in the library for days, looking through old scrolls and manuscripts for a way to find you. Aragorn and I tried to reason with him, to persuade him to give up. But he was stubborn. Gandalf came and proposed that we go to Lothlorien and speak to lady Galadriel of the matter. Her powers are great and can reach very far. So the next day we left.
"Gimli was ecstatic to see the lady Galadriel, and the Lorien elves were happy to see us as well. Avarier and Gandalf spoke to her privately, explaining the situation. Lady Galadriel confirmed that she would try her best to reach you, but she promised nothing. While her powers were great, they were not absolute. That evening she came to us and told us that she had seen you in her mirror. She said you were alive and well, but that you were unhappy." Legolas looks at me grimly. "Now I know why." I look away, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Avarier begged the lady to take him to you, to rescue you from wherever you were. But the lady Galadriel refused, saying that she simply did not have the power to do it. To see into another world was one thing, but to cross it? Even the lady of light did not have that power. Avarier turned to Gandalf for help, but he said he would not. Not unless he absolutely had to. To say that Avarier was furious would be an understatement. He demanded that lady Galadriel open the door to your world. Eventually Haldir had to 'escort' Avarier away." I smirk a bit at that. I love my guy.
"Finally starting to lose hope, Avarier begged lady Galadriel to let him look into the mirror. He wanted to at least see you one last time. She consented and he disappeared with her. A few hours later he came back looking as though he'd seen Sauron himself. He said that he'd seen you, but that you were in some sort of nightmare realm. He said you were crying and half-crazed. Aragorn, Hodoer, Astaider, Avarier and I all decided that we had to help you. We approached Gandalf and lady Galadriel and formed a plan. Yes, the lady could not open the gateway alone. But with the help of all of us, she could.
"So we formed a circle with lady Galadriel in the center. She started chanting and singing and before we knew what was happening, a gateway appeared in a flash of light. We started to go through but Haldir came running into the clearing, shouting that someone had slipped past the borders. And that 'someone' happened to be Olos. Gandalf couldn't move because Galadriel was using him as an energy source, and she could not stop him because she couldn't break the link she had created with the gateway until we were all through. So Olos made it into the portal before she was able to close it."
I blink and stare at him in amazement. "Wow. That could be a really cool episode of Star Trek or something." Legolas frowns. "What?" I shrug. "Never mind. But still...Avarier did all of that for me? He stood up to Galadriel for me?" He smiles and nods. "Yes he did, and I don't doubt that he would do it again. You're a very lucky mortal. I have been alive for nearly three thousand years and I still have not found the love that you have. Don't let him go, Siren." I smile warmly and shake my head. "I'd never even think about it."
We sit in silence for a few more minutes than stand up. Legolas guides me back to the house so that I don't trip and kill myself. I watch him climb in through my bedroom window and I enter through the front door. I take off my coat and toss it in the closet, than walk upstairs and into my room. Legolas and the others watch as I make my way over to Avarier. He's sitting on my bed, looking out the window.
Love took me by the hand
Love took me by surprise
Love led me to you
And love opened up my eyes
I sit down behind him and rest my chin on his shoulder. "Hey," I greet and kiss his cheek. He smiles and cups my cheek with his hand. "Good evening," he replies and places a soft kiss to my mouth. When the kiss ends, I smile warmly and wrap my arms around his neck. "Did I ever thank you for coming to save me?" Avarier shakes his head. "Well, thank you," I say and kiss him soundly.
And I was drifting away
Like a drop in the ocean
And now I realize that
Nothing has been as beautiful
As when I saw heaven's skies
In your eyes
In your eyes
Avarier runs his hands through my hair and kisses my forehead. "You're tired, melamin. Sleep," he commands softly. I lay down and he lies down beside me. I snuggle up to him, burying my face in his chest and inhaling his scent. Maybe this is what heaven is like. Just pure bliss.
And every time I drift away
I lose myself in you
And now I see I can be me
In everything I do
Avarier continues to stroke my hair and place soft kisses on my forehead. The world around me grows fuzzy and I slip off into a peaceful slumber. The first one I've had in almost a year. "I love you," I hear him whisper. I snuggle closer to him and reply in kind.
'Cause I was feeling as small
As a drop in the ocean
And now I realize that
Nothing has been as beautiful
As when I saw heaven's skies
In your eyes
In your eyes
Green eyes stare up at the bedroom window of a two-story house. Slender fingers grasp the hilt of an ornately carved dagger. "Soon you mortal wretch. Your friends can't protect you all the time. And when you're alone," his knuckles turn white as they grasp the dagger, "I'll make you curse the day you were born."
2 Be Continued
A/N- Hey guys! Yes, finally, I finished the chapter! The lyrics belong to 'Ocean' by Michelle Branch. I love that song! I'm also writing a really dark fic called 'Strawberry Gashes'. I just need to type it up, lol.
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By Siren
Hey guys! Well, my rib and knee are doing a little better. But my lupus is flaring up, so, I'm a little cranky at the moment. My mom says I can start riding and grooming my horse again tomorrow if I'm feeling better. I'm gonna teach my boyfriend how to ride too. Mwahahaha. Anyway, on with the story! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The feeling of someone shaking me lightly brought me out of my dreams. I must say, I'm very thankful for it. While the nightmares were kept at bay for a few hours, they had begun to invade my peaceful sleep towards the end. Stupid nightmares. I open my eyes and find myself staring at an empty space on the bed. Wait a second. Where are Hodoer and Astaider? I look up and find Legolas hovering over me. "Your parents have come back," he whispers. I sit up and look out the window. It's dark out now. "What time is it?" I ask, my body still sluggish with sleep. "Eight o' clock," the elf informs me.
I nod and look around. "Where are the others?" I ask in a hushed voice. "In the other room." I throw back the covers and stand up. I sway slightly and Legolas steadies me. I nod my thanks and walk into the room adjacent to my own. As Legolas said, they're waiting for me. Avarier looks up at me sleepily and smiles. I walk over to him and sit down, resting my head on his shoulder. "Good evening," he whispers and places a soft kiss on the top of my head. "I'm going to have to tell my parents something. I mean, I can't just have three elves and a guy living in my room. They're going to find out eventually." I look over at the elves and see that they look lost.
Letting out a sigh, I stand up and walk over to the door. I have no idea what I'm going to tell my parents. A fear fills me when I grasp the doorknob. What if they think I'm crazy? What if they send me back there? What if---
"Siren?"
I turn to see them looking at me worriedly. Avarier moves to stand up, but Hodoer holds him back. "Are you alright?" Astaider asks. I nod and open the door. "Yeah. I can handle this," I say, mostly to convince myself. I leave and close the door behind me. I walk down the steps, listening to them creak every so often. I can hear my parents talking in the kitchen, and peer inside. My mom is talking to my dad about the school board while holding a cup of coffee in her hands. My dad is nodding and listening, leaning against the counter. Well, here goes nothing.
"Hey mom," I greet, walking in. My parents turn and smile at me. "Hey honey. How was riding?" she asks. I shrug and take a glass from the cabinet. "It was okay. I ran into a few friends at the barn." I fill the glass with water and take a sip of it. I'm silent for a few moments, debating how to continue. "Siren?" I see my dad looking at me worriedly, and I put the cup down. "About these friends I ran into...well..."I hesitate, at a loss. How can I tell them? "Remember last year when I said those things after the accident?" I see my parents' faces pale. "Yes, we remember. How could we forget?" I hear a little bit of coldness in my father's voice. I flinch at the sound of it, but continue.
"Do you...do you still think I was lying?" I cringe at the sound of my voice cracking. My mom looks over at my father, who doesn't take his gaze away from me. "We don't think you lied. We think you were delusional," my dad explains slowly. My eyes look to the door behind him. At the moment I really want to run away and forget all that has happened. But I know I can't. How do I explain this to him? He'll think I'm insane! "Dad...what if I told you I wasn't delusional?" I ask cautiously. My father's eyes narrow and my mom frowns.
"What are you talking about?" she asks. Well, here goes. "Mom, I don't think I was delusional." There. I said it. My mom's mouth drops open in shock and my dad's eyes blaze furiously. "Don't Siren. Don't you dare start this again," he warns. I gulp and suddenly pray I was anywhere but here at the moment. This was a mistake. I never should have said anything.
"Dad I'm not 'starting' anything since the issue was never resolved. Look, we believe in other realms. We believe in heaven and hell, so why not anything else?" I'm treading on thin ice, I know. My mom's eyes blaze angrily. "Don't mock our faith with that Middle Earth bullshit. You admitted it was all a dream a year ago, remember?" I shrug. "You'd be surprised at what you'd say to get out of that place."
My mom's mouth clicks shut and I look away. "It's the stress of the move that's done this. We'll just get her some help," my mom mumbles. "I don't need a shrink," I protest. "Well you obviously need some help!" my mom snaps. We glare at each other for a few minutes before my dad speaks.
"Siren, there is no Middle Earth. There is no Sargon---"
"Sauron."
"Whatever. There's no 'One Ring', no hairy midgets and no elves."
"Hobbits, dad. They're called hobbits."
"I don't give a rat's ass what they're called. They don't exist."
I look up at him, silently pleading him to believe me. To just trust me. "Don't put us through this again, Si. Don't," my dad says softly.
This isn't right. This isn't fair! I look to my mom for help but she refuses to look at me. "Mom, please," I whisper. She looks at me for a second, than turns and walks away. "Go do your homework Si," my dad mumbles and leaves the room. I stand in the kitchen for a few moments, than grab my coat and leave the house.
I slam the door behind me and walk into the woods. It's pitch black and I can't see a thing, but I don't give a damn at the moment. Branches scratch at my skin, and I push them away. "Stupid nature," I growl. I continue stomping forward, silently cursing my stupidity for not bringing a flashlight. How far was it until that little cliff? I lift my foot and put it down, only to have it meet with air. So that's where it is. I grab blindly in the darkness for something to steady myself with, and continue to meet nothing but air. My front foot slip against the damp leaves and flies out from under me.
"Oh fuck."
My other foot flies with it and I my back hits the ground, hard. "Son of a---" I slide forward and off the edge. I let out a small yelp as I fall through the air and hit the ground. "Oof!" I shut my eyes for a few seconds than open them. Not much difference since I can't see a thing. "I really have to learn to stop falling," I mutter and sit up. My clothes are damp and leaves cling to them. "Great. Now I look like some weird hillbilly hick."
"I think it gives you a natural look," comes a teasing voice.
I turn around to see Legolas standing behind me. He looks around appraisingly. "So this is where it all happened," he muses. I nod. "Yup."
"These woods are quite beautiful," he murmurs and nods to himself. I frown when he cringes a little bit. "If only it weren't so noisy." I blink and look at him blankly. "Those metal monsters are loud and hurt my ears," he explains. "Wait, so even after being in loud wars and battles, you think MY world is noisy?" I say incredulously. Legolas smiles sheepishly. "You are one weird elf, you know that?" I tease, unable to hold back a grin. Legolas sits down next to me and helps pick the leaves out of my clothes while enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.
"I heard you conversation with your parents." I snort at that. "If you want to call it a 'conversation'." Letting out a sigh I rest my forehead on my knees. "I've really messed things up," I mutter. "You told the truth which was noble of you. I'm sorry that they didn't believe you." I shrug. "...Perhaps if we talked to your parents----"
"No way."
Legolas looks at me, one elegant eyebrow lifted. "They'd have you arrested and than they'd take you all away and I'd be all-alone again and they'd put me back in that place and---"
I was starting to hyperventilate. "Siren, calm down." He put his hands on my shoulders and knelt in front of me. "We won't talk to your parents and no one is taking us anywhere." He brushes the hair away from my face. "No one is taking YOU anywhere. Amin vesta."
My breathing slowly returns to normal and I nod. Legolas sits back and looks at me. "Where did they put you, mellon-nin? What happened when you left our world?" I take a shuddered breath and look at him. "I woke up in a large healing building. My mom told me that I had been in a coma for a few weeks." I lift the hair away from the side of my face, revealing a small white scar above my brow. "I was hurt. All the wounds that Elrond had healed were back."
Legolas's fingers brush against the scar, his eyes narrowed. "How can this be? Elrond healed you. You did not carry this scar when you left." I shrug. "I don't know why or how it happened. I tried telling my parents that Middle Earth wasn't just a dream. They thought I was crazy. The healers took me away..." I stop talking, my voice wavering. "The place they put me in...I can't talk about it." Legolas studies me, his blue eyes full of concern and remorse.
"I'm so sorry," he says and touches my face. I shake my head, dismissing his apology. "It's not your fault," I tell him. "At least I did some good before being labeled a 'psycho'. I helped get rid of Olos." I see Legolas flinch and look away. "Legolas?" The elf takes a deep breath. "Olos is...back." I blink. "Back as in 'back in Gondor'?" Legolas hesitates. "Back as in he followed us into this world."
I stare at the elf in front of me. "...What did you just say?" Legolas repeats the news and I think my heart stops beating. "How the hell did he follow you? Where is he now? How can this be happening?" I start hyperventilating again and Legolas grabs my shoulders. "Siren, calm down! I won't let anything happen to you, I promise!" I look at him and see concern in his eyes. "As far as I know, he did not end up in the forest that you found us at. He is in a strange world all-alone, and he knows nothing about it." My panicked expression turns grave. "He knows I'm in it." Legolas frowns but doesn't argue. He knows I'm right.
"I ruined Olos's life, remember? I humiliated him and got him thrown out of Gondor. Now he's in my world, and he's not completely defenseless. He's an elf. If he finds out where I live, he'll kill me, and probably my friends too." I heave out a sigh and bury my face in my hands. "We need to figure out where Olos is, and how to get him back to Middle Earth before he does any serious damage." Legolas nods and I put my hand on his shoulder. "Legolas." He looks over at me questioningly.
"If Olos comes after the people I care about, I'll kill him. Elf or not, I'll find a way."
Legolas locks eyes with me, and a silent understanding passes between us. "Avarier and I shall protect you and your family at all cost." I smile slightly and rest my head on his shoulder. "So how did you get to my world anyway?" The elf smiles and chuckles lightly. "It's actually an interesting story. One that I will never forget, that's for certain." I perk up a little and glance up at him. "Okay, now you have to tell me everything." Legolas grins and laughs. "Alright. The morning after you retired with lord Avarier, I was eating breakfast with the hobbits in the dining hall. All of a sudden Avarier comes barging into the room, raving and shouting. I finally got him to calm down enough to explain the reason for his panic." The elf looks at me. "And that reason, of course, was you." I was the reason for panic and chaos? Well, my day is finally looking up!
"Everyone scoured the castle for you. I believe that every inch of the castle and castle grounds were inspected. At the end of the day when we reported that we couldn't find you, Avarier, Astaider and Hodoer started to panic. Aragorn assured us all that you had to be in Gondor somewhere; that you couldn't have just disappeared. It was than that Gandalf approached us, and explained where you had gone. Avarier was furious." Legolas looks over at me sadly. "You mean so much to him and losing you nearly broke his mortal heart." Wait, nearly? "What do you mean 'nearly'?"
"Avarier refused to accept that you had returned to your world. He locked himself in the library for days, looking through old scrolls and manuscripts for a way to find you. Aragorn and I tried to reason with him, to persuade him to give up. But he was stubborn. Gandalf came and proposed that we go to Lothlorien and speak to lady Galadriel of the matter. Her powers are great and can reach very far. So the next day we left.
"Gimli was ecstatic to see the lady Galadriel, and the Lorien elves were happy to see us as well. Avarier and Gandalf spoke to her privately, explaining the situation. Lady Galadriel confirmed that she would try her best to reach you, but she promised nothing. While her powers were great, they were not absolute. That evening she came to us and told us that she had seen you in her mirror. She said you were alive and well, but that you were unhappy." Legolas looks at me grimly. "Now I know why." I look away, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Avarier begged the lady to take him to you, to rescue you from wherever you were. But the lady Galadriel refused, saying that she simply did not have the power to do it. To see into another world was one thing, but to cross it? Even the lady of light did not have that power. Avarier turned to Gandalf for help, but he said he would not. Not unless he absolutely had to. To say that Avarier was furious would be an understatement. He demanded that lady Galadriel open the door to your world. Eventually Haldir had to 'escort' Avarier away." I smirk a bit at that. I love my guy.
"Finally starting to lose hope, Avarier begged lady Galadriel to let him look into the mirror. He wanted to at least see you one last time. She consented and he disappeared with her. A few hours later he came back looking as though he'd seen Sauron himself. He said that he'd seen you, but that you were in some sort of nightmare realm. He said you were crying and half-crazed. Aragorn, Hodoer, Astaider, Avarier and I all decided that we had to help you. We approached Gandalf and lady Galadriel and formed a plan. Yes, the lady could not open the gateway alone. But with the help of all of us, she could.
"So we formed a circle with lady Galadriel in the center. She started chanting and singing and before we knew what was happening, a gateway appeared in a flash of light. We started to go through but Haldir came running into the clearing, shouting that someone had slipped past the borders. And that 'someone' happened to be Olos. Gandalf couldn't move because Galadriel was using him as an energy source, and she could not stop him because she couldn't break the link she had created with the gateway until we were all through. So Olos made it into the portal before she was able to close it."
I blink and stare at him in amazement. "Wow. That could be a really cool episode of Star Trek or something." Legolas frowns. "What?" I shrug. "Never mind. But still...Avarier did all of that for me? He stood up to Galadriel for me?" He smiles and nods. "Yes he did, and I don't doubt that he would do it again. You're a very lucky mortal. I have been alive for nearly three thousand years and I still have not found the love that you have. Don't let him go, Siren." I smile warmly and shake my head. "I'd never even think about it."
We sit in silence for a few more minutes than stand up. Legolas guides me back to the house so that I don't trip and kill myself. I watch him climb in through my bedroom window and I enter through the front door. I take off my coat and toss it in the closet, than walk upstairs and into my room. Legolas and the others watch as I make my way over to Avarier. He's sitting on my bed, looking out the window.
Love took me by the hand
Love took me by surprise
Love led me to you
And love opened up my eyes
I sit down behind him and rest my chin on his shoulder. "Hey," I greet and kiss his cheek. He smiles and cups my cheek with his hand. "Good evening," he replies and places a soft kiss to my mouth. When the kiss ends, I smile warmly and wrap my arms around his neck. "Did I ever thank you for coming to save me?" Avarier shakes his head. "Well, thank you," I say and kiss him soundly.
And I was drifting away
Like a drop in the ocean
And now I realize that
Nothing has been as beautiful
As when I saw heaven's skies
In your eyes
In your eyes
Avarier runs his hands through my hair and kisses my forehead. "You're tired, melamin. Sleep," he commands softly. I lay down and he lies down beside me. I snuggle up to him, burying my face in his chest and inhaling his scent. Maybe this is what heaven is like. Just pure bliss.
And every time I drift away
I lose myself in you
And now I see I can be me
In everything I do
Avarier continues to stroke my hair and place soft kisses on my forehead. The world around me grows fuzzy and I slip off into a peaceful slumber. The first one I've had in almost a year. "I love you," I hear him whisper. I snuggle closer to him and reply in kind.
'Cause I was feeling as small
As a drop in the ocean
And now I realize that
Nothing has been as beautiful
As when I saw heaven's skies
In your eyes
In your eyes
Green eyes stare up at the bedroom window of a two-story house. Slender fingers grasp the hilt of an ornately carved dagger. "Soon you mortal wretch. Your friends can't protect you all the time. And when you're alone," his knuckles turn white as they grasp the dagger, "I'll make you curse the day you were born."
2 Be Continued
A/N- Hey guys! Yes, finally, I finished the chapter! The lyrics belong to 'Ocean' by Michelle Branch. I love that song! I'm also writing a really dark fic called 'Strawberry Gashes'. I just need to type it up, lol.
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Me: Legolas?
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Me: Nayeli.
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