Back Again
By Siren
Thank you for your reviews! Anyway, here's the next chapter. I hope you like it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Legolas awoke to feel someone shaking him gently. His eyes focused, and he saw Lily smiling at him. "We're at the hotel. You can sleep more once I get us a room." He nodded and stretched a bit. His muscles were cramped and sore, and his mind was foggy. All in all, he was one tired elf.
Lily opened his door and helped him as he got out. Wrapping an arm around her waist, she helped him toward the hotel. They walked up to the hotel office and stepped inside. An elderly man looked up at them expectantly. "Yes?"
Lily reached into her coat pocket and took out her wallet. "We need a room," she said and added a silent 'duh'. The man nodded and handed them a key. "You can have room 212. Don't bother me unless there are any problems and don't expect room service."
Lily took the key and forced a smile. "Thanks." She grabbed Legolas's arm and led him away. "That man was awfully rude," he said and glanced back at the office. Lily shrugged. "He's old, decrepit, senile and bitter. It can't be helped." They came to room 212, and Lily unlocked the door. "Don't expect anything fancy, okay?" She pushed the door open and flicked on the light.
She was right. Fancy definitely wasn't the word for the room. More like 'eew'. The carpet was a gross orange, the walls were a mix of green and yellow, and the beds were, well, not too inviting. "Okay, I am seriously considering sleeping in the car and getting my money back."
Legolas sighed and leaned against the wall. "It'll do. We'll only be staying for tonight." Lily looked at him and frowned a bit. "Are you okay? I've never seen you this tired before."
Legolas let his hair down and shook his head. "Crossing from Middle Earth to here was disorienting. I don't know how you did it," he said and sat down on a bed. Lily smiled and sat down on his lap. "Well, I had a certain elf taking care of me when I came here. And when I left, I had a son to take care of."
Legolas smiled tiredly. "That you did." Lily saw him fighting to keep his eyes focused and grinned. She stood up, put a hand on his shoulder and pushed him down. Flicking off the light, she laid down next to him. Resting her head on his shoulder, she wrapped an arm around his waist. "Sleep," she said and closed her eyes.
Legolas smiled and kissed her temple before finally allowing his eyes to cloud over. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ayden cried quietly while the bad man paced back and forth. He held a cell phone in one hand, and clutched a newspaper clipping in the other. Growling, he punched in a number and listened to the phone ring.
Seeing the phone, Ayden felt a bit hopeful. Maybe whomever he was calling could help him! The bad man smiled coldly, making the small child cower further into the shadows.
Lily was trying her best to fend off the frightening images of what her son might be going through. She whimpered in her sleep as an image of her son cowering in the darkness flooded her mind. She saw a large figure looming over her son and almost cried out. 'Get the hell away from my son!'
She wanted so desperately to gather her son into her harms. To hold him tightly and shield him from any and all harm. Just as she was about to catch a glimpse of the kidnapper, a loud ringing woke her up. Her eyes snapped open and she sat up. Her gray eyes adjusted to the darkness and she strained to find the location of the ringing.
Picking up her jacket she reached into her pocket and took out her cell phone. She pressed the 'send' button and held it up to her ear. "Hello?" she said groggily. She heard someone breathing heavily and shuddered.
"Hello Lilith."
Lily's heart froze. She knew that voice. It was the man that had called her earlier. "Who are you?" The voice chuckled, and she felt her panic rise. "My how you've changed. The last time I saw you, you were barely a teenager. Now look at you. You're all grown up with a son of your own. It's touching really."
Her eyes widened and she clutched the phone tightly. How did he know her real name? "Why are you doing this? Where is my son?" She gasped when she heard whimpering in the background. "Ayden?" she whispered. "Your boy's here and alive....for now."
Lily's knuckles were white, and her heart was pounding. "If you hurt him, I swear I'll---"
"You'll what? Until we meet, I own your son. Don't piss me off, Lilith. You wouldn't want history to repeat itself."
Legolas stirred in his sleep, his eyes focusing. He looked to his right and saw Lily sitting up, teetering on the edge of blind fury. She held a black device in one hand and was holding it up to her ear. It looked like the 'phone' she was using before.
"I'm hunting you. And when I find you, I will beat you until there's nothing left. I am going to kill you, you son of a bitch. But whether the death is slow or quick is up to you. But right now, you're looking at the most painful death I can imagine. So just remember, if my son is injured in any way, I will dismember you, limb by limb. And you'll be wide awake."
Legolas's eyes widened at her outburst. He had heard her make threats before, but none of the others were as graphic. Lily heard the man on the other end of the phone growl. "Go to Barnegat. I'll call you once you're there," he said and hung up. Lily growled and pressed the 'send' button again.
She turned on a lamp and pressed a few buttons on her phone. "Number unavailable. Go figure," she muttered. She swung her legs over the bed and stood up. She walked into the bathroom and turned on the light. Legolas followed her, his face grim. "Who was that?"
"That was our son's less than charming kidnapper. We have to go to my hometown, Barnegat. I'm taking a quick shower and than we're leaving." Legolas nodded and watched as Lily quickly discarded her clothes and turned on the shower. Legolas walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"We'll find him, don't worry. And as for the killing part, can I do that?" Lily laughed lightly and leaned against him. "Fine, you can kill him. Can I beat him up though?" Legolas laughed and nodded. "Of course."
He rested his chin on her shoulder and glanced at the shower. "Can I take one too?" Lily grinned and turned around. She yanked his shirt off, and tossed it to the ground. "These pants can get ruined. Your elvish ones shouldn't stand out too much." Legolas grinned as Lily pulled him into the shower. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Two Hours Later (I'll leave that little scene to your imagination.)
Legolas forgot how good it felt to have Lily in his arms. For three years he had been aching to hold her. To taste her lips and smell her skin and hair. At the moment, he was tempted to drift back to sleep. But his son was in danger and they needed to get to him as soon as possible.
He stood up from the bathroom floor and pulled Lily to her feet. "We have to go now. Ayden needs us." Lily nodded and got dressed. She tossed him his shirt and elvish pants. The jeans she had stolen were soaked from the shower. (Suggestive grin) Once they were dressed, Lily grabbed her coat and car keys.
They walked to the car, and got in. Lily started it up, and drove onto the main road. "Barnegat is two hours away from here. Be prepared for a boring drive," she warned. Legolas grinned and kissed her neck. "When is anything involving you boring?" Lily squirmed under his ministrations.
"I have to drive you know," she reminded him. Legolas grinned at nipped at her neck. "I know," he said, and licked the patch of skin he just bit. Lily tried to concentrate on driving, but the elf next to her was making it difficult. "Legolas, I really need to drive."
"Mmhm," Legolas mumbled and kissed her earlobe. Lily sighed at the touch, and closed her eyes. Hearing a horn blare, her eyes snapped open and she slammed on the breaks. "Shit!" she shouted and swerved to avoid a collision.
"Hold on to something!" she yelled. Legolas braced himself as the car slid off the road and into the woods. Lily's heart was racing as she tried to slow the car down. "Stupid cheap ass brakes!"
She tried to turn the wheel, but her palms were sweating and kept slipping. "Legolas!" she screamed as the car slammed into a tree. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Legolas opened his eyes groggily. It was the first time he ever had to open his eyes like that. His head was pounding and he knew his head was bleeding. "Lily?" He looked at the driver's seat, and felt his heart stop. The driver's door was open, and the upper half of her body was hanging out of it.
It looked like she tried to get out, but fainted. Kicking his door open, he stumbled out of the car and made his way to her. "Lily," he whimpered. He undid her seatbelt, and she slid out of her seat. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her away from the car. Once they were about twenty feet away, he leaned against a tree and slid to the ground.
He cradled her in his arms and began the task of searching for wounds. Her face was bruised and bloodied, and he was sure she had a small concussion. He looked at her arms next. They were scraped and bruised but not broken. He lifted her shirt, and held back a gasp. Her torso was bruised and bloodied. A large piece of glass was protruding from her stomach, and he looked over at the car.
The windshield was shattered as well as the driver side window. He gripped the glass and slowly pulled it out of the wound. Fresh blood welled in the cut and spilled over. He cringed at the sight of it, and tore the sleeve of his shirt. He gently pressed it to her wound, and looked at the length of the glass.
The wound was at least a few inches deep and he wasn't sure if the glass had punctured anything vital. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know where any healers were or what herbs to use. He had very little training in healing. He whispered an elvish incantation, which would hopefully slow the bleeding, but it wouldn't heal her completely. Picking her up, he made his way to the main road.
He needed help. Once he was on the road, he saw the headlights of the passing cars. "Help!" he shouted. A few cars passed and he became desperate. He dropped to his knees, and prayed. "Someone help us!"
As though someone heard his prayer, a car pulled over. A man stepped out and looked at them worriedly. "Are you two okay?" Legolas looked up at him gratefully. "Help us," he choked out. The man nodded. "I'll call for some help," he said, and went to call 911. Legolas pressed his forehead against Lily's and held back a cry.
"I'm sorry Lily. I'm so sorry."
2 Be Continued
Thank you for your reviews! Anyway, here's the next chapter. I hope you like it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Legolas awoke to feel someone shaking him gently. His eyes focused, and he saw Lily smiling at him. "We're at the hotel. You can sleep more once I get us a room." He nodded and stretched a bit. His muscles were cramped and sore, and his mind was foggy. All in all, he was one tired elf.
Lily opened his door and helped him as he got out. Wrapping an arm around her waist, she helped him toward the hotel. They walked up to the hotel office and stepped inside. An elderly man looked up at them expectantly. "Yes?"
Lily reached into her coat pocket and took out her wallet. "We need a room," she said and added a silent 'duh'. The man nodded and handed them a key. "You can have room 212. Don't bother me unless there are any problems and don't expect room service."
Lily took the key and forced a smile. "Thanks." She grabbed Legolas's arm and led him away. "That man was awfully rude," he said and glanced back at the office. Lily shrugged. "He's old, decrepit, senile and bitter. It can't be helped." They came to room 212, and Lily unlocked the door. "Don't expect anything fancy, okay?" She pushed the door open and flicked on the light.
She was right. Fancy definitely wasn't the word for the room. More like 'eew'. The carpet was a gross orange, the walls were a mix of green and yellow, and the beds were, well, not too inviting. "Okay, I am seriously considering sleeping in the car and getting my money back."
Legolas sighed and leaned against the wall. "It'll do. We'll only be staying for tonight." Lily looked at him and frowned a bit. "Are you okay? I've never seen you this tired before."
Legolas let his hair down and shook his head. "Crossing from Middle Earth to here was disorienting. I don't know how you did it," he said and sat down on a bed. Lily smiled and sat down on his lap. "Well, I had a certain elf taking care of me when I came here. And when I left, I had a son to take care of."
Legolas smiled tiredly. "That you did." Lily saw him fighting to keep his eyes focused and grinned. She stood up, put a hand on his shoulder and pushed him down. Flicking off the light, she laid down next to him. Resting her head on his shoulder, she wrapped an arm around his waist. "Sleep," she said and closed her eyes.
Legolas smiled and kissed her temple before finally allowing his eyes to cloud over. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ayden cried quietly while the bad man paced back and forth. He held a cell phone in one hand, and clutched a newspaper clipping in the other. Growling, he punched in a number and listened to the phone ring.
Seeing the phone, Ayden felt a bit hopeful. Maybe whomever he was calling could help him! The bad man smiled coldly, making the small child cower further into the shadows.
Lily was trying her best to fend off the frightening images of what her son might be going through. She whimpered in her sleep as an image of her son cowering in the darkness flooded her mind. She saw a large figure looming over her son and almost cried out. 'Get the hell away from my son!'
She wanted so desperately to gather her son into her harms. To hold him tightly and shield him from any and all harm. Just as she was about to catch a glimpse of the kidnapper, a loud ringing woke her up. Her eyes snapped open and she sat up. Her gray eyes adjusted to the darkness and she strained to find the location of the ringing.
Picking up her jacket she reached into her pocket and took out her cell phone. She pressed the 'send' button and held it up to her ear. "Hello?" she said groggily. She heard someone breathing heavily and shuddered.
"Hello Lilith."
Lily's heart froze. She knew that voice. It was the man that had called her earlier. "Who are you?" The voice chuckled, and she felt her panic rise. "My how you've changed. The last time I saw you, you were barely a teenager. Now look at you. You're all grown up with a son of your own. It's touching really."
Her eyes widened and she clutched the phone tightly. How did he know her real name? "Why are you doing this? Where is my son?" She gasped when she heard whimpering in the background. "Ayden?" she whispered. "Your boy's here and alive....for now."
Lily's knuckles were white, and her heart was pounding. "If you hurt him, I swear I'll---"
"You'll what? Until we meet, I own your son. Don't piss me off, Lilith. You wouldn't want history to repeat itself."
Legolas stirred in his sleep, his eyes focusing. He looked to his right and saw Lily sitting up, teetering on the edge of blind fury. She held a black device in one hand and was holding it up to her ear. It looked like the 'phone' she was using before.
"I'm hunting you. And when I find you, I will beat you until there's nothing left. I am going to kill you, you son of a bitch. But whether the death is slow or quick is up to you. But right now, you're looking at the most painful death I can imagine. So just remember, if my son is injured in any way, I will dismember you, limb by limb. And you'll be wide awake."
Legolas's eyes widened at her outburst. He had heard her make threats before, but none of the others were as graphic. Lily heard the man on the other end of the phone growl. "Go to Barnegat. I'll call you once you're there," he said and hung up. Lily growled and pressed the 'send' button again.
She turned on a lamp and pressed a few buttons on her phone. "Number unavailable. Go figure," she muttered. She swung her legs over the bed and stood up. She walked into the bathroom and turned on the light. Legolas followed her, his face grim. "Who was that?"
"That was our son's less than charming kidnapper. We have to go to my hometown, Barnegat. I'm taking a quick shower and than we're leaving." Legolas nodded and watched as Lily quickly discarded her clothes and turned on the shower. Legolas walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"We'll find him, don't worry. And as for the killing part, can I do that?" Lily laughed lightly and leaned against him. "Fine, you can kill him. Can I beat him up though?" Legolas laughed and nodded. "Of course."
He rested his chin on her shoulder and glanced at the shower. "Can I take one too?" Lily grinned and turned around. She yanked his shirt off, and tossed it to the ground. "These pants can get ruined. Your elvish ones shouldn't stand out too much." Legolas grinned as Lily pulled him into the shower. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Two Hours Later (I'll leave that little scene to your imagination.)
Legolas forgot how good it felt to have Lily in his arms. For three years he had been aching to hold her. To taste her lips and smell her skin and hair. At the moment, he was tempted to drift back to sleep. But his son was in danger and they needed to get to him as soon as possible.
He stood up from the bathroom floor and pulled Lily to her feet. "We have to go now. Ayden needs us." Lily nodded and got dressed. She tossed him his shirt and elvish pants. The jeans she had stolen were soaked from the shower. (Suggestive grin) Once they were dressed, Lily grabbed her coat and car keys.
They walked to the car, and got in. Lily started it up, and drove onto the main road. "Barnegat is two hours away from here. Be prepared for a boring drive," she warned. Legolas grinned and kissed her neck. "When is anything involving you boring?" Lily squirmed under his ministrations.
"I have to drive you know," she reminded him. Legolas grinned at nipped at her neck. "I know," he said, and licked the patch of skin he just bit. Lily tried to concentrate on driving, but the elf next to her was making it difficult. "Legolas, I really need to drive."
"Mmhm," Legolas mumbled and kissed her earlobe. Lily sighed at the touch, and closed her eyes. Hearing a horn blare, her eyes snapped open and she slammed on the breaks. "Shit!" she shouted and swerved to avoid a collision.
"Hold on to something!" she yelled. Legolas braced himself as the car slid off the road and into the woods. Lily's heart was racing as she tried to slow the car down. "Stupid cheap ass brakes!"
She tried to turn the wheel, but her palms were sweating and kept slipping. "Legolas!" she screamed as the car slammed into a tree. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Legolas opened his eyes groggily. It was the first time he ever had to open his eyes like that. His head was pounding and he knew his head was bleeding. "Lily?" He looked at the driver's seat, and felt his heart stop. The driver's door was open, and the upper half of her body was hanging out of it.
It looked like she tried to get out, but fainted. Kicking his door open, he stumbled out of the car and made his way to her. "Lily," he whimpered. He undid her seatbelt, and she slid out of her seat. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her away from the car. Once they were about twenty feet away, he leaned against a tree and slid to the ground.
He cradled her in his arms and began the task of searching for wounds. Her face was bruised and bloodied, and he was sure she had a small concussion. He looked at her arms next. They were scraped and bruised but not broken. He lifted her shirt, and held back a gasp. Her torso was bruised and bloodied. A large piece of glass was protruding from her stomach, and he looked over at the car.
The windshield was shattered as well as the driver side window. He gripped the glass and slowly pulled it out of the wound. Fresh blood welled in the cut and spilled over. He cringed at the sight of it, and tore the sleeve of his shirt. He gently pressed it to her wound, and looked at the length of the glass.
The wound was at least a few inches deep and he wasn't sure if the glass had punctured anything vital. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know where any healers were or what herbs to use. He had very little training in healing. He whispered an elvish incantation, which would hopefully slow the bleeding, but it wouldn't heal her completely. Picking her up, he made his way to the main road.
He needed help. Once he was on the road, he saw the headlights of the passing cars. "Help!" he shouted. A few cars passed and he became desperate. He dropped to his knees, and prayed. "Someone help us!"
As though someone heard his prayer, a car pulled over. A man stepped out and looked at them worriedly. "Are you two okay?" Legolas looked up at him gratefully. "Help us," he choked out. The man nodded. "I'll call for some help," he said, and went to call 911. Legolas pressed his forehead against Lily's and held back a cry.
"I'm sorry Lily. I'm so sorry."
2 Be Continued