Back Again
By Siren
OMG, I am so sorry that I haven't updated in so long! I've had some very bad writer's block. Please forgive me! (Hands out cyber cookies to all the nice and loyal reviewers.) Anyway, I know that Lily shouldn't be able to leave the hospital, but you'd be surprised at what parents would endure for their children. And I know she shouldn't be driving either. Legolas might be getting some driving lessons! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lily was exhausted.
They'd been driving for an hour, and they were still a few hours away from Barnegat. Forcing her eyes open, she tried to focus on the task at hand. Driving was becoming difficult, especially with her wound throbbing. Taking one hand away from the steering wheel, she pressed it to her stomach. She winced a bit as fresh pain swept over her. The bandage would need to be changed soon, and she had a feeling that some strong painkillers would be greatly appreciated. Letting out a sigh, she pushed the pain into the back of her mind.
Legolas watched her from the passenger seat. Despite his numerous suggestions that they should stop for the night, she continued pushing herself. He saw her hand pressed against her stomach and knew the bandage needed to be changed. She needed rest if she hoped to recover. Frowning, he took the hand that was pressed against her wound. "The bandage needs to be changed," he said softly. Lily's face remained neutral as she stared at the road. "I can last until we get to Barnegat. You can check it while we're driving."
He frowned and stared at her. "You've been pushing yourself too hard and I've let you do it for long enough. Stop this car." Lily looked at him disbelievingly. "What?" Legolas nodded to the steering wheel. "Stop this car," he repeated. Lily shook her head and tore her gaze away from his. "I can't just stop the car, Legolas," she argued. The elf's eyes narrowed. "You've stopped it before and you will stop it now." She opened her mouth to reply, but he cut her off. "I mean it Lily."
Frowning, she pulled onto the side of the road and stopped the car. Shifting in his seat a bit, he lifted up the hem of her shirt and sighed. The bandage was stained with blood that was beginning to seep through. "I knew it," he muttered to himself. "Where are the bandages?" he asked. Lily blinked and glanced into the back seat of the car. "Um, I don't think I have any." Letting out another sigh, he tore the bottom of his shirt. Lily gaped at him, eyes narrowed. "Hey, that shirt was expensive!" Legolas lifted an eyebrow. "You stole it," he reminded her. Lily rolled her eyes. "That's not the point."
He carefully unwrapped the bloody bandage and tossed it into the back seat. He cleaned the stitched wound the best he could, and wrapped the piece of shirt around her. Making sure that it was snug but not too tight, he nodded. "That should do for now. But proper bandages would be better." Lily glanced down at the material, and shook her head. "I should have known to bring medical supplies. Whenever something goes wrong in my life I end up nearly dying," she quipped.
Legolas looked away. "I was what went wrong in your life." Lily head shot up and she looked at him with wide eyes. "What?" "Ever since you met me you nearly froze to death on a mountain, was stabbed by an Uruk-Hai, tortured by Saruman, tortured by Sauron, gave up the chance to be an Celestial Being, got pregnant, and was forced to raise a child on your own. Yes, I do believe that I was what went wrong in your life."
Lily's eyes softened. "You're wrong. I learned some survival skills, met the steward of Gondor, saved the steward of Gondor, met the future king of Gondor, met Galadriel, saved Haldir, helped Frodo with his quest, hung out with Merry, Pippin and Sam, met a dwarf that actually liked elves, found out about my true background, met a real angel, matured a bit, and so much else."
Smiling gently, she leaned toward his seat and caught his gaze. "And above all else, I fell in love and had a wonderful child. Everything that you mentioned, everything I went through was worth it. It only made me stronger. And if I could do everything over again, I wouldn't change a thing. Because it brought me to you and you saved me in so many ways."
Smiling softly, he traced the hollow of her cheek. "Aratoamin..." He kissed her softly, and pulled back a bit. "You're tired," he whispered. Lily's eyes were closed and she mumbled something. "We should stay here for the night so you can rest." Lily forced her eyes open and shook her head. "We can't. We have to get to Barnegat. Ayden's in danger and we can't waste any time." He kissed her forehead and pulled her onto his lap. "I'm worried about Ayden, but I'm worried about you too. You're hurt, Lily. And no matter how much you loathe it, you must rest. I lost you once, please don't make me lose you again."
Lily's eyes slipped closed. "What about Ayden?" Legolas ran his fingers through her hair. "We'll leave at dawn. According to you, we should be there by early afternoon." Lily sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. "Okay. We'll stop for now," she complied and quickly gave in to the much-needed sleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ayden let out a cry as the bonds slipped from his wrists. He was almost free! Just one more tug and he could escape from this dark place! As he struggled, his thoughts drifted back to his mother. From what the man had said, she was hurt. His heart pounded with anticipation and worry. The rope finally gave in to his struggling and fell to the ground. Ayden held his hands in front of him and inspected the skin.
His wrists were red and raw, but they weren't broken. Standing up, he felt for the wall. Following it, he tried to search for an exit. He knew there was a door around somewhere. If only he could find it...
"Yes!"
His small hand grasped the knob and turned it. He gave the door a small push and it opened. Fresh air hit his face and he grinned. Now all he had to do was find his mom. Breaking into a run, he headed for the street.
"Now where do you think you're going?" a feminine voice cooed.
Two hands wrapped around his waist and picked him up. He struggled against her, desperate to escape. He was so close! The woman holding him smiled.
"I know you weren't trying to escape from your auntie Sarah," she said with a cold grin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lily sighed in her sleep. Images of her son running in the night haunted her. She silently cheered him on, waiting for him with open eyes. In just a few moments she would be holding him in her arms, and they would be safe. Just as he reached her, someone grabbed him and hoisted him up. Lily's eyes narrowed and she squinted in the darkness.
"Now where do you think you're going?"
Lily frowned. She knew that voice from somewhere. The figure holding Ayden captive stepped into the light and she gasped.
"I know you weren't trying to escape from your auntie Sarah."
Lily felt like the wind had been knocked out of her. She stared at the woman in pure shock. Sarah? The same girl that had once been her best friend all those years ago? She felt her heart break at the betrayal. "Sarah, please...why are you doing this?" she whispered brokenly.
She saw a cold, cruel smile tug at Sarah's lips. Looking at the girl she had once trusted with all of her secrets, who she once thought of as a friend, she felt sick. "Oh God..."
Lily's eyes snapped open. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she sat up. "Legolas, wake up." The elf's eyes focused and he looked at her worriedly. "What's wrong?" Lily slid back into the driver's seat and turned the key. "I know who has our son," she said and drove the car back onto the road. "Who?" he asked with wide eyes. Lily gripped the steering wheel tightly.
"Sarah." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sarah carried Ayden back into the house and locked the door behind her. "Let me go!" he shouted in a small voice. Sarah flicked on the kitchen light and sat him down on the table. "You're a mean lady!" Turning around quickly, she slapped him across the face. Ayden cried out, and started to cry. "Quit your whining you little brat," she hissed. Ayden continued to cry, and Sarah sat down.
"As for who I am, let's just say that I'm an old friend of your mom's."
Ayden sniffed and peeked through his hands. "You know my mommy?" Sarah grinned and leaned back in her chair. "Oh your mom and I go way back. Years back, actually." She studied her nails and glared at the child in front of her. "It seems that bitch is doing fine without me. I'm rotting away in this dump and she's off in college, raising a fucking family. Perfect little Lily," she growled.
Standing up, she picked up the chair and threw it across the room. It hit the wall and wood splintered and shattered. "Stupid bitch. I was supposed to be her best friend. But did she ever drop a line? Did she ever ask how I was doing? Of course not! She's busy being 'mommy of the year' and fucking a hippy! Why should she give a shit about me?"
She turned to Ayden, her eyes blazing. "Your 'mommy' doesn't care about anyone but herself! She's not the only person who lost someone they loved! But does your mommy give a shit? No! She's too busy being the perfect little bitch she is!" Ayden cringed at the tone of her voice and cowered away. "I should be the one with a family! I should be the one with all the friends! But no, Lily has to be the center of attention like always! She'll never change!"
Slamming her hands down on the table, she lowered her face so that her eyes were level with his. "She doesn't care about either of us, kid. We've got no one on our side. Well, I have Dom, but that just sucks for you. And soon," she patted his cheek, "Soon Lily will be all alone with no one to turn to." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I can't believe she would do this."
Legolas studied Lily worriedly. She seemed on the brink of hysteria. Her eyes were blurred with tears and her knuckles were turning white. "She was supposed to be my best friend! How could she do this to me?"
"I thought you said that you hadn't talked to her since your family's murder."
"We haven't talked lately. But that's because she abandoned me! But even if we haven't talked in a while, I still don't understand why she would do this. We were best friends, Legolas. I can't imagine her doing this." Legolas frowned. "How do you know it's Sarah?" Lily tapped her head with a finger. "I had a vision. It seems that those people 'up there' are trying to help." Legolas nodded.
Lily stopped the car in front of a sign. 'Welcome to Barnegat' it read. She sighed nervously and nodded to the sign. "We're here." Her phone rang and she picked it up. After pressing 'send' she held it to her ear. "I'm here," she said. "I know. Go down to settler's landing. I'll call you once you're there." The phone clicked as the other person hung up.
"Settler's landing. That's about twenty minutes away," she muttered and put the cell phone down. "What are we going to do once we get there?" Lily kept her eyes on the road in front of her.
"We're going to get our son back." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dom drove behind them, keeping his headlights off. So far she had followed his instructions perfectly. Smiling, he picked up his cell phone and dialed a number. "Hey love. They're coming. Is the brat still alive? Good. I'll see you soon." He hung up and continued following them.
"It won't be long now, bitch."
2 Be Continued
I'm so sorry that it took me so long to update! Writer's block, groundings and horses, oh my! LOL. Anyway, I think this chapter was kind of crappy. What do you think? Review and tell me!
By Siren
OMG, I am so sorry that I haven't updated in so long! I've had some very bad writer's block. Please forgive me! (Hands out cyber cookies to all the nice and loyal reviewers.) Anyway, I know that Lily shouldn't be able to leave the hospital, but you'd be surprised at what parents would endure for their children. And I know she shouldn't be driving either. Legolas might be getting some driving lessons! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lily was exhausted.
They'd been driving for an hour, and they were still a few hours away from Barnegat. Forcing her eyes open, she tried to focus on the task at hand. Driving was becoming difficult, especially with her wound throbbing. Taking one hand away from the steering wheel, she pressed it to her stomach. She winced a bit as fresh pain swept over her. The bandage would need to be changed soon, and she had a feeling that some strong painkillers would be greatly appreciated. Letting out a sigh, she pushed the pain into the back of her mind.
Legolas watched her from the passenger seat. Despite his numerous suggestions that they should stop for the night, she continued pushing herself. He saw her hand pressed against her stomach and knew the bandage needed to be changed. She needed rest if she hoped to recover. Frowning, he took the hand that was pressed against her wound. "The bandage needs to be changed," he said softly. Lily's face remained neutral as she stared at the road. "I can last until we get to Barnegat. You can check it while we're driving."
He frowned and stared at her. "You've been pushing yourself too hard and I've let you do it for long enough. Stop this car." Lily looked at him disbelievingly. "What?" Legolas nodded to the steering wheel. "Stop this car," he repeated. Lily shook her head and tore her gaze away from his. "I can't just stop the car, Legolas," she argued. The elf's eyes narrowed. "You've stopped it before and you will stop it now." She opened her mouth to reply, but he cut her off. "I mean it Lily."
Frowning, she pulled onto the side of the road and stopped the car. Shifting in his seat a bit, he lifted up the hem of her shirt and sighed. The bandage was stained with blood that was beginning to seep through. "I knew it," he muttered to himself. "Where are the bandages?" he asked. Lily blinked and glanced into the back seat of the car. "Um, I don't think I have any." Letting out another sigh, he tore the bottom of his shirt. Lily gaped at him, eyes narrowed. "Hey, that shirt was expensive!" Legolas lifted an eyebrow. "You stole it," he reminded her. Lily rolled her eyes. "That's not the point."
He carefully unwrapped the bloody bandage and tossed it into the back seat. He cleaned the stitched wound the best he could, and wrapped the piece of shirt around her. Making sure that it was snug but not too tight, he nodded. "That should do for now. But proper bandages would be better." Lily glanced down at the material, and shook her head. "I should have known to bring medical supplies. Whenever something goes wrong in my life I end up nearly dying," she quipped.
Legolas looked away. "I was what went wrong in your life." Lily head shot up and she looked at him with wide eyes. "What?" "Ever since you met me you nearly froze to death on a mountain, was stabbed by an Uruk-Hai, tortured by Saruman, tortured by Sauron, gave up the chance to be an Celestial Being, got pregnant, and was forced to raise a child on your own. Yes, I do believe that I was what went wrong in your life."
Lily's eyes softened. "You're wrong. I learned some survival skills, met the steward of Gondor, saved the steward of Gondor, met the future king of Gondor, met Galadriel, saved Haldir, helped Frodo with his quest, hung out with Merry, Pippin and Sam, met a dwarf that actually liked elves, found out about my true background, met a real angel, matured a bit, and so much else."
Smiling gently, she leaned toward his seat and caught his gaze. "And above all else, I fell in love and had a wonderful child. Everything that you mentioned, everything I went through was worth it. It only made me stronger. And if I could do everything over again, I wouldn't change a thing. Because it brought me to you and you saved me in so many ways."
Smiling softly, he traced the hollow of her cheek. "Aratoamin..." He kissed her softly, and pulled back a bit. "You're tired," he whispered. Lily's eyes were closed and she mumbled something. "We should stay here for the night so you can rest." Lily forced her eyes open and shook her head. "We can't. We have to get to Barnegat. Ayden's in danger and we can't waste any time." He kissed her forehead and pulled her onto his lap. "I'm worried about Ayden, but I'm worried about you too. You're hurt, Lily. And no matter how much you loathe it, you must rest. I lost you once, please don't make me lose you again."
Lily's eyes slipped closed. "What about Ayden?" Legolas ran his fingers through her hair. "We'll leave at dawn. According to you, we should be there by early afternoon." Lily sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. "Okay. We'll stop for now," she complied and quickly gave in to the much-needed sleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ayden let out a cry as the bonds slipped from his wrists. He was almost free! Just one more tug and he could escape from this dark place! As he struggled, his thoughts drifted back to his mother. From what the man had said, she was hurt. His heart pounded with anticipation and worry. The rope finally gave in to his struggling and fell to the ground. Ayden held his hands in front of him and inspected the skin.
His wrists were red and raw, but they weren't broken. Standing up, he felt for the wall. Following it, he tried to search for an exit. He knew there was a door around somewhere. If only he could find it...
"Yes!"
His small hand grasped the knob and turned it. He gave the door a small push and it opened. Fresh air hit his face and he grinned. Now all he had to do was find his mom. Breaking into a run, he headed for the street.
"Now where do you think you're going?" a feminine voice cooed.
Two hands wrapped around his waist and picked him up. He struggled against her, desperate to escape. He was so close! The woman holding him smiled.
"I know you weren't trying to escape from your auntie Sarah," she said with a cold grin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lily sighed in her sleep. Images of her son running in the night haunted her. She silently cheered him on, waiting for him with open eyes. In just a few moments she would be holding him in her arms, and they would be safe. Just as he reached her, someone grabbed him and hoisted him up. Lily's eyes narrowed and she squinted in the darkness.
"Now where do you think you're going?"
Lily frowned. She knew that voice from somewhere. The figure holding Ayden captive stepped into the light and she gasped.
"I know you weren't trying to escape from your auntie Sarah."
Lily felt like the wind had been knocked out of her. She stared at the woman in pure shock. Sarah? The same girl that had once been her best friend all those years ago? She felt her heart break at the betrayal. "Sarah, please...why are you doing this?" she whispered brokenly.
She saw a cold, cruel smile tug at Sarah's lips. Looking at the girl she had once trusted with all of her secrets, who she once thought of as a friend, she felt sick. "Oh God..."
Lily's eyes snapped open. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she sat up. "Legolas, wake up." The elf's eyes focused and he looked at her worriedly. "What's wrong?" Lily slid back into the driver's seat and turned the key. "I know who has our son," she said and drove the car back onto the road. "Who?" he asked with wide eyes. Lily gripped the steering wheel tightly.
"Sarah." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sarah carried Ayden back into the house and locked the door behind her. "Let me go!" he shouted in a small voice. Sarah flicked on the kitchen light and sat him down on the table. "You're a mean lady!" Turning around quickly, she slapped him across the face. Ayden cried out, and started to cry. "Quit your whining you little brat," she hissed. Ayden continued to cry, and Sarah sat down.
"As for who I am, let's just say that I'm an old friend of your mom's."
Ayden sniffed and peeked through his hands. "You know my mommy?" Sarah grinned and leaned back in her chair. "Oh your mom and I go way back. Years back, actually." She studied her nails and glared at the child in front of her. "It seems that bitch is doing fine without me. I'm rotting away in this dump and she's off in college, raising a fucking family. Perfect little Lily," she growled.
Standing up, she picked up the chair and threw it across the room. It hit the wall and wood splintered and shattered. "Stupid bitch. I was supposed to be her best friend. But did she ever drop a line? Did she ever ask how I was doing? Of course not! She's busy being 'mommy of the year' and fucking a hippy! Why should she give a shit about me?"
She turned to Ayden, her eyes blazing. "Your 'mommy' doesn't care about anyone but herself! She's not the only person who lost someone they loved! But does your mommy give a shit? No! She's too busy being the perfect little bitch she is!" Ayden cringed at the tone of her voice and cowered away. "I should be the one with a family! I should be the one with all the friends! But no, Lily has to be the center of attention like always! She'll never change!"
Slamming her hands down on the table, she lowered her face so that her eyes were level with his. "She doesn't care about either of us, kid. We've got no one on our side. Well, I have Dom, but that just sucks for you. And soon," she patted his cheek, "Soon Lily will be all alone with no one to turn to." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I can't believe she would do this."
Legolas studied Lily worriedly. She seemed on the brink of hysteria. Her eyes were blurred with tears and her knuckles were turning white. "She was supposed to be my best friend! How could she do this to me?"
"I thought you said that you hadn't talked to her since your family's murder."
"We haven't talked lately. But that's because she abandoned me! But even if we haven't talked in a while, I still don't understand why she would do this. We were best friends, Legolas. I can't imagine her doing this." Legolas frowned. "How do you know it's Sarah?" Lily tapped her head with a finger. "I had a vision. It seems that those people 'up there' are trying to help." Legolas nodded.
Lily stopped the car in front of a sign. 'Welcome to Barnegat' it read. She sighed nervously and nodded to the sign. "We're here." Her phone rang and she picked it up. After pressing 'send' she held it to her ear. "I'm here," she said. "I know. Go down to settler's landing. I'll call you once you're there." The phone clicked as the other person hung up.
"Settler's landing. That's about twenty minutes away," she muttered and put the cell phone down. "What are we going to do once we get there?" Lily kept her eyes on the road in front of her.
"We're going to get our son back." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dom drove behind them, keeping his headlights off. So far she had followed his instructions perfectly. Smiling, he picked up his cell phone and dialed a number. "Hey love. They're coming. Is the brat still alive? Good. I'll see you soon." He hung up and continued following them.
"It won't be long now, bitch."
2 Be Continued
I'm so sorry that it took me so long to update! Writer's block, groundings and horses, oh my! LOL. Anyway, I think this chapter was kind of crappy. What do you think? Review and tell me!