Return to Middle Earth
Kayo
Chapter IV: Blind Game Again
Shawn suddenly realized that he finally understood how it felt to have everyone around you speak another language, and only one crazy person understood you. Though in this case, instead of Chloe being the crazy person, it was Legolas since he didn't know who Shawn was. Though how could he not? Shawn had recovered from his little amnesiac ordeal when he saw Chloe's pink bag (which was somewhere…Shawn didn't know where it was right now). Why wasn't Legolas recognizing him?
After Shawn had hid behind Legolas when the pretty she-Elf showed up (which reminded Shawn of one time when his father said, "Real men don't hide behind men. They hide behind WOmen!" In that case, Legolas was pretty close…); the Elf with the beard had apparently ordered everyone to sit down in his big study to discuss Shawn's fate. Before doing so, a healer, Shawn assumed, came and cleaned up his stitches. Thankfully, he hadn't torn them open, just loosened them enough to be really painful. No one bothered to give him a shirt, the stupid Elves. The she-Elf, apparently Legolas's sister, was sitting across from Shawn, glaring at him. To think he once thought she was an angel. She was one of those girls – Elves – who looked very attractive (like Chloe) but when the time came to get to know them, there became EVIL. Pure spawn of Satan. There was no doubt about that in Shawn's mind.
Of course there was Legolas, sitting next to Shawn in a very velvet-like chair. They were very squishy. Very comfortable. Shawn would have to steal one before he went back home. Next to Legolas was some other Elf, Shawn didn't know who, but he kept smiling and chuckling whenever Legolas's sister would say something to Legolas (Shawn guessed she was making fun of Legolas or somewhere along those lines). Finally, the last person in the room (aside from a guard at the outside of the door) was a very noble looking Elf…okay, so all Elves looked noble, but this one had a crown! And a beard. Well, if Aragorn can pull of stubble, why not the King of Mirkwood? It's all the rage these days. I half expect to stop shaving myself and copy the ways of the ranger…Pfft, that's funny.
Shawn sat relatively quiet during the conference, opposed to how he was yelling in the hallway only moments before. Legolas was doing the most talking, slipping between English and Sindarin without even noticing it. When Thaniel had pointed out that Legolas had spoken the "really odd-sounding" tongue, Legolas denied it at all costs.
Legolas! How can you know a language and yet deny the fact that you're speaking it in front of us all?! Thaniel half-shouted at Legolas.
"I don't know! I don't know any other languages other than Sindarin and the Common Tongue!" Thaniel pointed at him.
There! You did it again!!! I have no idea what you just said, you wool-headed idiot! Thranduil waved for Thaniel to be silent, and for Legolas to close his mouth before he said anything more.
I think everything dwindles down to this young man over here. He seems to understand you, Legolas, and you him. Ask him why he knows you, and perhaps that will jog your memory. Silmaril gave her father a look that said "why don't we beat it out of him" but Legolas asked anyway. It was the first time Shawn had actually been addressed and was anxious to make Legolas remember him.
"Dude! You know me! You were transported to Edison with a bunch of orcs and then Sauron and this other dude named Elidh-Feredir tried to kill you, but then Sauron got sent back to Middle Earth because Jared's an Istari magician man guy, then Megan was kidnapped and we rescued her, after I chopping off Elidh's head, then you learned English (which you're speaking now…). Jared figured out a way to send you home here to save Merry and Pippin. Oh, and you were nearly raped by Nina and Chloe every day." Deep breath for Shawn, mad blushing for Legolas.
I knew it! You were taken hostage and raped, weren't you?!? snickered Thaniel. Legolas tried to ignore him and looked back at Shawn, who was panting from that really long sentence.
"What's a Sauron?" Oh, that drove Shawn over the edge. After I just summarized the whole freakin' time he was there, and he doesn't remember a thing?!? Oh I DON'T THINK SO! Before anyone could react, Shawn had stood up with the chair along with him. He held the chair's legs and put as much force as he could into the blow, aimed at Legolas's head. Legolas was on the ground as the other Elves in the room rushed to take Shawn down or check on Legolas. Thaniel had taken out a knife from his boot, and had pinned the young half-clothed invalid Filipino man on the floor. The guard had also come into the room, pointing a rather long spear at Shawn's neck. Silmaril and Thranduil rolled Legolas onto his back, checking for any head injuries and signs of life. Legolas wasn't physically hurt that bad. He had a black eye (which went quite well with the lovely shade of red from the poison ivy) and another bump on the side of his head. But what Thranduil was concerned about was that Legolas had been knocked unconscious.
Get the healer! And take that human back to his room, and put guards inside and outside! Get to it! He had Legolas in his arms, with Silmaril and the guards hurrying off to fulfill the King's orders. Thaniel and the other guard roughly picked Shawn off the floor by his arms.
"He needed a jolt! A JOLT!" His yells could be heard all down the hallways, even if no one understood. "Ever heard of human rights?! YOU PEOPLE SUCK!"
~*~
Legolas didn't know where he was. It was so cloudy. No, not cloudy; foggy. He felt as if he had been pushed over a cliff a thousand times. And he really had to pee. Why he suddenly thought that, know one would ever know. He looked down at his body, expecting to see himself possibly bloodied from a fall. But what he saw was near startling. First off, he had no body. Second, there was no floor. He could feel his hands and his legs and everything moving, but he couldn't see them. It was freaking him out. Not only that, but he didn't know what he was standing on, or if he was floating. Nothing was making sense. Neither was the pounding in his head.
Somehow, he ordered himself to walk/glide through the abyss that was him foggy mind. There were voices everywhere, maybe even his too. He couldn't tell. They were so distant compared to the one ahead of him. When was there another voice inside his mind? That was odd. It beckoned him to come closer. What else could Legolas do but go forth when he didn't even know where his legs were? The fog started to appear more reddish. Was it blood? Was he dying?
Suddenly, blistering flames were enveloping Legolas. He could feel the sweltering heat all over his body, even though he couldn't see it. The fire, though, was more than apparent. There was no way to block it when his arms were see-through. Yet he kept going forward. He felt himself burning from the inside out. The fog began to dissipate in the flames. Legolas could clearly see what was causing the heat now. An eye. A giant fiery eyeball. What in Arda was a giant eye doing in Legolas's head?
Before Legolas could even blink, he felt himself being flung away from the unblinking eyeball of fire. His body began to reappear, Legolas thanking Elbereth that at least something was going his way. He even realized he was standing on a hard surface. The fog began to stretch itself somehow, becoming objects and more colorful. He was standing on a hard wood floor. The walls were a sparkling pink with several large bookshelves storing hundreds of books. He noticed clothes, very brightly colored clothes, were littered about the floor. A sense of dread overcame him, though Legolas didn't know why. Stuffed animals were piled on the nearby bed, some creatures he had never seen before. Then he saw it. A giant poster of himself. Or was it a mirror? A magical mirror that took an exact copy of Legolas and mounted itself on the wall? It was really disturbing, being in a room surrounded by pictures of yourself.
The door suddenly opened, and a girl with bright pink hair walked in. Her hair was sopping wet, and she was clad in nothing but a yellow towel. Legolas and the girl started at each other for a moment. But only for a moment. In the next, the girl had screamed bloody murder and had nearly dropped her towel. Legolas put his arm in front of his eyes shouting, "I am sorry Chloe! I did not mean to see you like this!" Before Legolas realized he knew who the girl was, his eyes had shot open and were greeted by worried looks by his father and sister.
Shawn. His name is Shawn. And Chloe and Nina and Jared and Megan, everything he said… Legolas glanced around the room, noting that he couldn't see very well out of his left eye. And his whole body was itchy. Where is he? As an afterthought he added, Where am I?
Thranduil forced Legolas to lie back down. Don't worry about that right now. Get some rest. We'll sort this out in the morning. Legolas couldn't refuse when his eyes unnaturally closed and he drifted back into the world of dreams. Silmaril and the King watched Legolas.
He has certainly caused a lot of ruckus since his return. Her father nodded.
That he has, Sil, that he has.
~*~
"This is inhumane!" yelled Shawn as Thaniel knotted the last tie around Shawn's leg. The King ordered that the human not leave the room, and Thaniel felt it necessary to tie him down to the bed. That would keep him down, even if Thranduil had only said something about guards. Thaniel wondered how the human found a way to best Legolas. They were Elves! They should've sensed that the boy would do something. He was thrashing about the bed now, no doubt in excruciating pain from his stitches. Even through the bandages, Thaniel could see that this particular human was quite muscular, but not buff. He looked like he almost had an Elven frame, if not for the lack of pointy ears, and his eyes.
His eyes were the strangest thing Thaniel had ever seen. How did they get all, stretched, it seemed. The Haradrim didn't even look as different from other humans as this one did. Not only that, but he wore his hair relatively short for a man. Okay, so Elves liked long hair, but from the other humans Thaniel had encountered, all their hair was shoulder length or below. But this boy, not only was it pure black, it was only down to his chin. His chin!! Was that normal for humans? Then again, Thaniel hadn't been that far away from Mirkwood.
The boy noticed Thaniel staring at him, and shouted something at him. A threat? Perhaps. Maybe Thaniel could have some fun with this one. It was the least he could do to avenge Legolas to scare the living daylight out of the one who knocked him unconscious. He told the only other guard in the room to stand outside the closed door while he "interrogated" the prisoner.
He sat in a chair across from the bed and just stared at the human for about an hour. Staring and staring and staring. He could see little drops of sweat beading off his forehead. So the little human was scared, eh? Well he very well should be, if Thaniel had any thought in the matter. At first, Thaniel thought he would take his knife out again and hold it at the human's throat or added a couple scars to his body. After deciding that Silmaril would kill him, he vouched for staring at him. But now he was becoming entranced. And the bad thing was, Shawn could tell.
Shawn didn't know what the hell was going on. He just wanted the freaky Elf to stop looking at him. He didn't even shift in his seat! Shawn was getting uncomfortable just looking at him. At least the Elf hadn't cut off his circulation or used rope that dug into his skin. That would've sucked. His stomach was burning, and he was starting to get cold from being bare-chested.
Suddenly, the Elf stood up and walked over to wear Shawn was tied down to the bed. Shawn wished that the school had offered self-defense to guys. He was really really uncomfortable right now. Back away from the prisoner. Do not touch. I should have that branded on myself. "Do not touch unless you are Nina or an incredibly hot girl." Don't want to give any of these Elves any ideas…they're all girls! He felt something touching his cheek and he saw Thaniel feeling his cheek. Oh that was it!!!!
"What the F*** do you think you're doing, you sick freak?!? Don't touch me there! I'm reserved for Nina and Nina alone! When Legolas stops being stupid and remembers who I am, he's so going to skin your F***ing ass and hang it on the wall where…" Shawn was sadly cut off.
Thaniel was kissing him.
On the mouth.
And Shawn was bound hand and foot.
This proves there are no heroes…
…
Or are there?
Thaniel, why are you kissing Shawn? Legolas appeared at the door, bandage around his head, a black eye, pink/red skin, and in his bed clothes. Thaniel had immediately jumped up and was giving a nervous laugh to Legolas.
Heh heh, oh you're awake, Legolas… Legolas walked over to where Shawn was getting over the shock and untied him. Umm…did I mention you look splendid? Legolas let out an exasperated sigh.
"Shawn, are you okay? Shawn?" Thaniel looked over Legolas's shoulder.
Oops, he seems to have fainted. Was that his first kiss? Legolas glared at him.
First from a guy, yes. Thaniel beamed.
Nice! That makes six on record!
Thaniel, as the Prince of Mirkwood, you cannot touch Shawn. Ever.
Touchy…
~*~
Chloe ran out of her room, practically rolled down the stairs, screaming the whole way. Nina jumped up and her tea splashed all over her pants. Which left both the girls screaming madly; one clad in a towel, one ripping off her pants of steaming hot tea. They ran into each other in the middle of the living room and fell to the ground cartoon-style.
"Chloe, why are you screaming?" Nina muttered as she fanned off her thighs. "I freakin' spilt tea all over myself." Chloe bounced up and down on her knees.
"LEGOLAS WAS IN MY ROOM! And," she said with a smirk and a wink, "he saw me in my towel! I just keep scoring with this boy!!!"
Nina felt Chloe's head. Very hot. Well, that had been the reason she had come over. Chloe had gotten sick from being left outside the movie theater when they were kicked out. Nina had come over with some home made soup and to take care of her best friend while Chloe's parents were at work.
"You're still feverish after the shower. You must be hallucinating. Poor thing." She dragged Chloe back towards the stairs and up to her room.
"He was real, I tell you! REAL!!!"
"Ya, sure. And so is the Haldir living in your basement." Chloe pouted at her.
"Hey! That reminds me I have to feed him…"
tbc…
Responses to Reviews:
Lolly: Legolas is adorable when he's confuzzled. ^_^ I have two Legolas posters, and the life-size Legolas of which I kissed on New Years, lol. Lanfeir, ah yes, we shall see her later on. ^_^ Lets just say Lanfeir and Legolas might've had…something…going on! Oh! You love Shawn! HOORAY! I've made an OC that people like! (But ya, Legolas is better!!)
Nina: I would never kill Shawn. Not physically. Mentally, though, he might be unstable for oh let's say, the rest of his life. ^_^ I wonder how people liked that scene…Hahaha, Jared to the rescue. Too bad Jared wants to kick Shawn's ass. But he might as well rescue him while he's at hit. Well, as of now, no one knows where Jared is, but I didn't really want to send Nina and Chloe to Middle Earth. They'll be having enough fun in our world ^_^
Lindiel Eryn: I'm whipping out these chapters! WOO! Lol, well, I've been in a writing mood lately, since I don't have my EVIL English teacher anymore. (She was the spawn of Satan, I swear!) I love when I don't post for a while then I get a random review telling me to update. I dunno, I always update after that, lol.
WeasleyTwinsLover1112: Eek, that sounds like a painful semester indeed. I have Chemistry, Chorus, Public Speaking, and Sci-fi/Fantasy. I love my schedule! ^_^ Legolas remembers, but Shawn kind of passed out before he could realize that Legolas knew his name. Well, no worries, mate, most everything will be cleared up next chapter.
Kitten: ^__^ I love reviews. I love you! I hope Legolas heals quickly. I hate all ugly-eyed Leggy-Lulu. Hahaha, I made Shawn faint. WHAT A GIRL!
Froggy: There will be plenty of Silmaril/Shawn moments, as well as some Thaniel/Shawn moments – only they won't be anything like the before. That was for pure humor and for a subplot. ^_^ Don't get me started on the hotness that is Jack Sparrow.
lolly pop3: If you nag enough, updates come! Or maybe an Elf gets his pointy ears? Every time a nagger nags, an Elf gets his pointy ear..ags…lol.
Das Blume: Rambling? In what sense? @.@ Forgive me, I'm stupid. If you mean that I was rambling throughout the chapter, I just wanted to make it appear longer than it actually was, lol. I do that subconsciously. That, and me and my pops are ramblers. Oh Shawn has a six-pack. And it's a sexy six-pack! I love Shawn, lol.
Okay, so I might've just treaded into deeper waters with that little scene between Thaniel and Shawn. I wonder how ya'll will react to it? ^_^;;; In any case, I doubt I'll be doing another scene like than again. So no worries to those who didn't like it. And to those who did like it (like myself, lol) well…umm…any ideas? Leave some love!