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Chapter 3

One Bad Trip

I heard Laura some in shouting that she was home. I didn't really care, I just wanted to stay in my room ,or more specifically my bed, as long as I could. I heard a knock on my door and then was followed my Laura's voice.

"Sam, im coming in. I just wanted to let you know that we are leaving first thing in the morning so you should pack tonight . . . ."her voice trailed off, guessing that I was asleep, which was exactly what I wanted her to think. A tear trailed down my cheek at the thought of leaving my hold and friends forever and never being able to see them again. I m not sure how much time passed when I heard yet another knock on my door. I tried to lay as still as possible when I heard that the door open so that they also would believe that I was asleep. It happened to be Legolas the least person in the world that I wanted to talk to.

"I know you are not asleep, I can sense that you are still, indeed awake." He said moving closer to the bed. "And if you are asleep then I shall have to wake you in the most unpleasant manner," he was now just inches form me when I rolled over and faced him.

"What do you want?" I said my voice as cold and callous as the air around it.

"I just wanted to talk to you that all" he said it sounded sweet but it could not make up for what he did to me. I sat up in the middle of my bed and crossed my legs with my covers still bunched up to and around my waist.

"As you can see Im not in the mood to talk:" I said bitterly, still not over this afternoon. He, unlike Laura, actually could take a hint and he began to leave.

Suddenly the most excruciating pain that I ever felt hit both my temples. I found myself on my knees and both of my hands were on either side of my head. I screamed out it hurt so much. My head felt like it was going to explode from all the built up pressure. I tucked my head into my knees so that I was hunched over and moved my hands up to the crown of my head. I was now pleading for all of it to stop. A voice came inside my head saying 'they know you're here, they know you're here.' and I spoke those words while shaking my head in agony. "They know im here, they know im here." I had just looked up, tears now flowing freely from my eyes, and saw everyone in my room watching me with frantic looks on their faces at what I was saying. Legolas was by my side with a terrified look on his face at what was happening be for him. I was breathing heavily from all the pain and screaming.

"Who knows you're here?" he asked me with a worried expression.

"I don't know" I said, though I was almost unable to get it out for this headache took the energy from me and I fainted but I saw Legolas outstretched arm so I know he caught me. I thought nothing more for darkness surrounded me.

"Is she going to be ok?" Legolas asked.

"Yes she is going to be just fine, she'll have a headache and some dizziness for the next few days, but other then that she'll be right as rain" Laura said smiling to him sweetly.

"What happened?" he asked gently brushing the hair our of Sam's face with his finger tips.

"I think that she is quickly gaining her abilities to rapidly and cannot control them. Her father had the ability to sense danger minutes or even hours before it happens and so he probably passed it on to her. Now her mother was empathic so we have to be very carful around her if she happens to have that as well." she said looking at Sam with a somber face. "But at the moment we must find out who knows she's here and how. Come and tell be the instant she wakes up." she said now looking legolas in the eye. "Stay her and watch over her. Do not feel sadden with anything that is happened because if she is empathic then you could worsen her condition to the point of her fading. I will back to check on you and her later." she said walking out the door, his eyes followed her but the second the door closed he drew his attention back on Sam.

"I never planned on leaving you, melamin" he said softly even though he knew she could not hear him, it made him feel better that he was finally able to speak those words he never thought he could say. He picked up her hand and held it tight, letting her know that he was there for her, and then gently kissed the back of it. He began to softly hum a sad, but yet romantic elvish tune that was very familiar long ago.

Pain . . . . numbness . . . . voices . . . . noise . . . . silence . . . .dizziness . . . . headache . . . .

I wanted to open my eyes but they felt to so heavy. I quit trying to fight the creeping darkness and let myself fall back to a world of dreams. . . . . . . and peace . . . . . .

I woke up to the feeling of someone tightly holding onto my hands. I heard a distant voice calling my name but I was engulfed in darkness. I forced myself to stay conscious, but the more I tried to cling to reality, the more the pain wanted to cling to me. The voice began to come closer and more familiar. Then I realized that it was Legolas who was next to me

"Sam . . . . Sam?" he was called softly. I mustered all my energy to open my eyes. At first my vision was blurry and I couldn't make anything out, but light and dark. When my vision began to return I saw that Legolas was sitting in a chair that someone had moved from my desk and moved it next to my bed. He was gently holding my right hand, and was rubbing his thumb against the inside of my palm. I slowly moved my left hand up to my forehead, trying to stop my head from spinning.

"Sam are you okay?" He asked softly, leaning over the bed so he look into my eyes. I slowly blinked and looked away. I didn't like the feeling that he could look into my soul, reading me, seeing things not meant to be uncovered.

"Yeah, . . Im fine" I lied, still not making eye contact. I wasn't sure if he believed me, personally I didn't think he did, but he didn't linger on the subject and decided to plow on.

"I was so worried about you. I felt lost that I couldn't help you. You cared me." He said, this time catching my eyes and looking deep into them. What I saw in them astounded me. He really was scared for me, scared at what happen, and scared that he was powerless to stop it. This time he was the first one to break eye contact. "Laura asked me to come and tell her when you awoke. I will be right back." and with that, he left the room. I could tell that he really didn't want to leave me alone again, but still was obligated to go. It felt like ages waiting in anticipation for Legolas and Laura to return

"How are you feeling sweetie?" she asked me in that motherly tone of hers, that I often heard when I was sick.

"Okay, I guess." I said in a monotonic voice, getting slightly annoyed at being asked the same questions. Suddenly her eyes darkened, like pools of darkness, and her jaw was set.

"Sam what did you mean when you said 'They know I'm here. They know I'm here.'?" she asked, getting closer and closer to my face with every moment. Her voice was becoming callous and bitter with each word. I slowly wormed away, not at all liking the tone in Laura's voice. This was not like the Laura I know. 'But then again she's lied to me throughout my whole, so she's not the person I thought she was.' But still the way she was talking and the look in her eyes told me that this really wasn't the same person. She was not really asking me for an answer but rather demanding me for an answer.

"I- I don't know" I stammered, beginning to feel small and helpless. My eyes were darting around looking for a way out when they landed on Legolas. He must have seen the fear on my face because he went over and gabbed her shoulders, puling her away from me. He turned her to face him and then looking her in the eyes, he began shaking her. This seemed to snap her out of her trance, and she blinked a few times.

"Whoa . . . What happened?" she asked, rubbing her temples as though she had a migraine. He leaned forward and began whispering something into her ear. I tried to catch what he was saying, but the words were to faint for me to hear. It wasn't until her eyes widened that it really grabbed my interest. Laura looked at him completely aghast, the look on her face asking him if what happened was true. He gave only a slight nod in response to he unspoken question.

"Stay with Sam and watch over her, if they are any where close enough to do you know what, she will need as much protection as possible. We will leave first thing in the morning. I don't know how they found her this fast." Laura said and hurried out of the room muttering. "This is happening much to fast, . . . . much to fast." I looked to Legolas for some kind of answer, but he just gave me a knowing smile.

"You need your rest, you've had a hard day and tomorrow will be just as rough" he said smiling at me warmly. I was to tired to argue with him, so I just let sleep once again surround me.

I awoke to the sounds of birds outside. I started to sit up and rubbed my eyes to I could see my alarm clock. I suddenly noticed a weight on my stomach, that hindered my ability of getting up. I looked down to find that Legolas had in fact fallen asleep on my tummy. He looked so adorable. His head was tucked into one of his arms that was draped across my stomach while the other one was gently holding my hand. He looked so peaceful, like a fallen angle that I hated to wake him up. I decided to lay back down and just try to go back to sleep when I felt him begin to stir.

"Oh, your awake" he said sitting up. He put his hands up over his head, and interlocking his fingers, he stretched.

"Yeah" even though it was more a statement then question, I decided to answer it anyway. "Should we see if any one else is up?" I asked

"Sure," he responded, and with that pulled myself out of bed. I was still to tired to change out of my jeans, besides I would probably get a new set of clothes in Middle Earth anyway. I went to the kitchen and found that Laura had made me my favorite cup of coffee and left it on the counter for me to find.

"Are you ready?" Laura asked. When I nodded, she added "Go and get a few items you truly need, and then we can go" ushering me to the door. It felt awkward to know that I was in my room for the last time. I glanced around for things that I couldn't live without. I went over to my bed and picked up my teddy bear that my parents gave me once for my birthday. I looked over my shoulder, across my room towards my desk. It was filled with picture frames: one that featured me and my parents one Christmas morning, one when I was seventeen with all my friends at the beach, one with me and my old boy friend, and so on. I took all of my pictures out of their frames and put them in my photo album sitting near by. I wanted to keep then nearby so I would never forget them. I then walked back over to my door, and turned out the lights. I took one last longing look at my room, my old life, and then I shut my bed room door and walked down the hall.

"Okay Im ready," I said as I entered the room. Laura took off her necklace and placed it on the hard wood floor. Her pendent on her necklace looked like a bunch of rings interlocking each other. In the center looked like a large ruby, but it seemed as though there was something swirling in the center of it. We made a circle around the pendent, holding hands, entwining our fingers together. I just happened to be squished between Legolas and Laura. Laura began to chant some words in some sort of ancient language. I started to become very nervous, and subconsciously I began squeezing Legolas' hand tightly.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine." I looked over to Legolas and saw him smiling at me. He then leaned down and added in a playful whisper "Can I have the feeling in my hand back?" I immediately loosened my grip. He certainly knew how lighten a situation. We then were suddenly pulled in the ruby on the pendent. I was startled by this sudden feeling that I lost my grip on Laura and was she quickly pulled away from my reach. I then felt like I was falling in to an endless darkness. I kept my grip on Legolas as tight as I could, I was not going to lose him. I then felt myself hit the ground with a loud thud.

Almost simultaneously my whole body began to ache. I tried to push myself up with my arms, but my body felt like dead weight and I let myself fall back on my back. I turned my head to the side to see if I could see Legolas anywhere near me. I saw im a few feet away from me. H was sprawled out and wasn't moving. I mustered all my strength together and began crawling over to him. I rolled him onto his back and saw that he had a deep gash on his forehead that was beginning to bleed. He seemed to be just unconscious due to the fall.

I suddenly felt a sharp pain on either side of my head, and then an inner voice, which was more of a feeling then a voice, that told me that some thing was coming and that we needed to get off the road and hide, now. I didn't want to take any chances or question the "voice." so I grabbed Legolas by the arms and dragged behind the nearest brush. I was so thankful that I had listened to the "voice" because just after I reached the undergrowth I heard heavy foot steps, and they were moving quickly in our direction.

Preview for the next chapter: Now there's no going back

"Legolas?"

"Yes it's me. D- Don't you recognize me?"

"No its not that its just. . . . I cant see you. . . . I cant see anything."