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Authors note Well thank you for reading this far. I must stress on how much I HATE flames, so in short if you do review don't flame! I do, however, not mind helpful advice. That means if you have suggestions you may put them in the reviews, but if you have doubts if they may be flames don't put them in there! Thanks and I hope you enjoy the first chapter! There are 30 in this and then I have a sequel to this with about that same amount and then there will be a other story with a few of the characters of this story in it as well, but that's way off. It depends on how many reviews I'll get for this one! So REVIEW! Thanks!
Now on with the chapter!
Chapter 1 The Bad Beginnings
It was a cold day in Lorien that Haldir, March warden to the city, awoke. There was stillness to the air that alerted Haldir to the idea that something was wrong. Quickly the March warden pulled on his gray boarder uniform and snapped on his long gray cloak. As the elf climbed down the ladders he became uneasier. Something drew near. Finding his two brothers waiting for him he gazed at each for any sign that there may be something wrong.
"Have you noticed the stillness in the woods? It is as if the trees do not dare to breath." Rumil asked worried.
Haldir just nodded," Something...evil draws near to are fare city." The elf growled.
"Do you think the Lord and Lady know?" Orphin asked.
"Of cores they know! How many years have you lived here? Do you really think they would not know?" Haldir asked with his usual air of arrogance.
"Do not be angered, brother. I just asked a simple question." Orphin said.
"We do not have time to worry of it. We have are jobs to do, the boarder needs protecting." Haldir ordered as the three moved to opposite ends of the talon.
Naomie could here her hunters behind her. Her only hope was to get to her uncles safe hold. She had never met her uncle to her memories but her mother instructed the child where to go. The name Lothlorien and directions were the only things on Naomie's mind as she ran from the strange creatures that now were at the hem of her cloak. Clutching the only parcel she had, Naomie willed herself to move faster. She noticed that the gash in her leg had bled so badly that it was leaving a perfect trail. Mentally kicking herself, Naomie tried to think of a way to hide. The only problem was that she was in an open plane with leagues around her flat and bare of any camouflage. Then almost as if by a marical there was a small drop off near her. Quickly she ran away for where she planed to hide and then back making shore that no blood touched the ground as she came to the small indent in the earth. She hoped that the creatures that fallowed her were not the smart. With one last prayer Naomie climbed down into the hole in the earth. She waited as a startling number of her hunters ran by her. Naomie found herself wondering what these creatures were. They were dreadfully ugly and wore rags. They were quite brutal and militaristic. They would not be so terrifying to her if she only knew what they were and if she had not witnessed them eat the flesh of there victims. Shuddering, Naomie lifted herself out of the saving trench and check to see if she could go on.
Haldir stood on top guard. Every sound told Haldir that something was wrong.
"Oy! Something approaches from the north! 'Tis moving fast towards the woods!" Orphin called out.
Haldir already had his sword and bow ready and was half a league away from the talon when Orphin and Rumil had climbed down out of the trees. He rushed through the trees. Soon he had the stranger in his sight. Raising his bow he relished an arrow to stop the intruder. He watched in amazement as the figure dogged the arrow by only a few millimeters and continued to run. This could only mean one thing; it had to be an elf. Haldir cursed himself, he had never missed a target in all his years and as he fitted another arrow he promised that he wouldn't miss again. As Haldir went to rely his arrow his ears picked up another sound. Turning quickly he saw over 50 Uruk-Hai chasing after the figure that had by now fallen down into the soft earth.
"Dammed intruders!" he shouted.
Soon he was not alone in shooting at the Uruk's. Orphin and Rumil along with 30 other guardians were in battle with the Uruk's. The trees seemed to move themselves out of the way to allow the battle to rage. Haldir looked around for the cloaked figure that he had shot at before. He soon found it. The person was gasping something and crawling towards a small cave that had been warn into the side of a hill not too far away.
"Oh no you do not." Haldir growled as he scanned the battle.
His men had made quick work of the Uruk's, there were none still standing the seen disgusted him. Bodies were everywhere.
"Take the Uruk's to the boarders and burn their carcasses. Then return to your posts." Haldir ordered.
"Orphin, Rumil, come with me." He barked to his brothers as he went to stop the one who had started all of this.
Naomie lie on her stomach gritting her teeth. Her leg had given out and there for the small elf was determined to crawl to her uncle, Celeborn. Then a question popped into her head as she tried to get up. 'How will my uncle Celeborn know who I am, if not for this percale?' she wondered giving out a hiss of frustration, she stilled when she herd someone coming.
"Oh great! Two... no three people who will probably kill me! This just can't get any worse!" Naomie grumbled to herself. Well she was not going to go without a fight so all she did was lay and wait.
Haldir neared the body cautiously. He instructed his two brothers to cover him as he reached out for the figure. Rumil and Orphin did as they were told and kept their arrows pointed at the strange figure. Haldir touched the black-cloaked shoulder. At first he wondered why this person would have a silk cloak. It was the middle of winter and well below freezing. Shaking his head he went to pull the thing over. As he pulled he was taken by surprise as the figure rolled over quickly. Haldir stared in amazement at he... girl! that lay beneath him. Then without warning Haldir felt a knee raise and then just pain. He could not believe that this female had just kneed him in his privates. Before anyone could move the stranger then hit Haldir, quite hard, in the nose breaking it instantly. With lightning fast reflexes the girl had hit Haldir once in his jaw, again in his nose, kneed him twice, broken his finger and was trying to get out form under his heavy mass.
Haldir was lived. How dare this stranger! Recovering quickly he delivered an excruciatingly hard blow to the girls face immediately breaking her nose. Then he hit her in the stomach while trying to pin her wrists down. They soon were in a free for all, rolling around in the snow and leaves of the Lorien forest, both equally beating the blood out of the other.
Rumil and Orphin just stood there dumfounded. Neither of them has ever seen there brother lose a fight, but this time although he had delivered some good punches to the girl, he was losing.
"Shoot her!" Haldir yelled as he role don top of her.
"You keep getting in the way." Rumil stated as both brothers just watched the fight, neither planning on shooting a lady.
Finally after about 15 minutes of fight, Haldir managed to get a hold of the struggling girls wrists and pined them above her head. But before he was able to secure her legs Naomie was able to knee him one last good hard time in the crotch. Haldir winced but recovered and held his free hand to Naomie's throat. Rumil and Orphin had never seen their brother in such anger. As Haldir tightened his grip on the elf's neck, shortly cutting off her air supply, Orphin jumped over and tried to pry his brother off of the lady.
"Haldir! You cannot kill... a lady! Not even... this one. She is unarmed!" Orphin breathed in-between gasps. His brother was not moving and he could see the elf underneath them was losing the fight quickly.
"Unarmed? Unarmed?" Haldir raged as he squeezed tighter. Somehow Orphin managed to pull Haldir off but not before Haldir could scrape his nails into the poor girls neck. Orphin pulled his much older brother away from the girl and Rumil went to the trembling Childs side.
"Are you alright Milady?" Rumil asked as he helped her to her feet. She bowed her head quickly to sign that she was and her thanks then surprised all three males by saying... "Thank you, I will be in moment." The jumped out at Haldir for another fight.
Haldir charged forward eager to put this girl in her place. Rumil flew out and caught the mysterious elf by the stomach, which she eminently whimpered and fell while Orphin jumped back and caught Haldir by the chest and pulled him back. The two eyed eachother then both stoped struggling against either brother.
Getting to his feet Haldir growled... "What is your business here?"
"My business is that of my own." Naomie growled
Haldir's eyes blazed as he kneeled over her. He knew this she elf would break under pressure. He was determined to see her cry at the vary least. Rumil gave Orphin a worried look but both brothers did nothing. Haldir stared into the deep silver eyes of the other elf. He could not tell weather or not she was pretty because of all the dirt and blood on her swollen face. It was hose eyes that angered him. This elf was not submitting to him in any way, shape, or form. Haldir put both his hands on her shoulders and dug then deep into her bone. She whimpered but did not submit.
"I will ask you this once more: what is your business in the woods of Lothlorien?" he said above a whisper, his words dripping like poison.
Naomie was determined not to submit to this elf, she had never before submitted to anyone and was certainly not going to start now.
"And again, I give you my answer: that is of my own knowledge." She growled, her voice just as venomous as Haldir's had been.
"Then you shall go no further." He hissed in frustration as he gave her one last squeeze.
"I will go! It is of my own accord! Who are you to delay me?" Naomie yelled from her place against the wall. Haldir froze and turned so quickly that it gave Naomie motion sickness. He was on top of her in record time as he tried his hardest to hit her, catching the fear in her eyes. Haldir was satisfied.
"I am Haldir, March warden of Lothlorien. You will not go anywhere until I know your name and business in my ladies woods. I do not care who you are but I must know." Haldir said simply. Naomie detected the highest air of arrogance in him, this Haldir.
"Fine. My name is Naomie of Avalon and my business is to travel to Lorien to see my uncle." She growled. Haldir was getting tired of this, she was beating around the bush, stalling. "And who, prey tell, is your uncle?" he asked.
"His name is Celeborn of Doriath. Do you know him?" Naomie stated. All three brothers shared questioning looks before Haldir spoke, "Yes, but you are either very brave for lying or merely stupid." He said the arrogance now coming through very clearly.
"I am not lying! You will take me to him NOW." Naomie demanded as she tried to rise, failing sadly and fell back to the ground.
"She is hurt, Haldir. Come Celeborn will know the moment we ask him. Let us just take her to him. Besides she is freezing." Orphin said as he leaned over the now whimpering Naomie.
"Fine." Haldir said. He then surprised them all by taking off his wool cloak and rapped it around her. He then picked her up and began the long journey to the heart of elvendom on middle earth.
REVIEW!!!!!! So what did you think? Well like I said before, NO FLAMES!!! If anyone feels the need to flame me, you may but they will fall on deaf ears and will be used to roast my cousin. Well please remember to be kind! Thanks! Naomie
Authors note Well thank you for reading this far. I must stress on how much I HATE flames, so in short if you do review don't flame! I do, however, not mind helpful advice. That means if you have suggestions you may put them in the reviews, but if you have doubts if they may be flames don't put them in there! Thanks and I hope you enjoy the first chapter! There are 30 in this and then I have a sequel to this with about that same amount and then there will be a other story with a few of the characters of this story in it as well, but that's way off. It depends on how many reviews I'll get for this one! So REVIEW! Thanks!
Now on with the chapter!
Chapter 1 The Bad Beginnings
It was a cold day in Lorien that Haldir, March warden to the city, awoke. There was stillness to the air that alerted Haldir to the idea that something was wrong. Quickly the March warden pulled on his gray boarder uniform and snapped on his long gray cloak. As the elf climbed down the ladders he became uneasier. Something drew near. Finding his two brothers waiting for him he gazed at each for any sign that there may be something wrong.
"Have you noticed the stillness in the woods? It is as if the trees do not dare to breath." Rumil asked worried.
Haldir just nodded," Something...evil draws near to are fare city." The elf growled.
"Do you think the Lord and Lady know?" Orphin asked.
"Of cores they know! How many years have you lived here? Do you really think they would not know?" Haldir asked with his usual air of arrogance.
"Do not be angered, brother. I just asked a simple question." Orphin said.
"We do not have time to worry of it. We have are jobs to do, the boarder needs protecting." Haldir ordered as the three moved to opposite ends of the talon.
Naomie could here her hunters behind her. Her only hope was to get to her uncles safe hold. She had never met her uncle to her memories but her mother instructed the child where to go. The name Lothlorien and directions were the only things on Naomie's mind as she ran from the strange creatures that now were at the hem of her cloak. Clutching the only parcel she had, Naomie willed herself to move faster. She noticed that the gash in her leg had bled so badly that it was leaving a perfect trail. Mentally kicking herself, Naomie tried to think of a way to hide. The only problem was that she was in an open plane with leagues around her flat and bare of any camouflage. Then almost as if by a marical there was a small drop off near her. Quickly she ran away for where she planed to hide and then back making shore that no blood touched the ground as she came to the small indent in the earth. She hoped that the creatures that fallowed her were not the smart. With one last prayer Naomie climbed down into the hole in the earth. She waited as a startling number of her hunters ran by her. Naomie found herself wondering what these creatures were. They were dreadfully ugly and wore rags. They were quite brutal and militaristic. They would not be so terrifying to her if she only knew what they were and if she had not witnessed them eat the flesh of there victims. Shuddering, Naomie lifted herself out of the saving trench and check to see if she could go on.
Haldir stood on top guard. Every sound told Haldir that something was wrong.
"Oy! Something approaches from the north! 'Tis moving fast towards the woods!" Orphin called out.
Haldir already had his sword and bow ready and was half a league away from the talon when Orphin and Rumil had climbed down out of the trees. He rushed through the trees. Soon he had the stranger in his sight. Raising his bow he relished an arrow to stop the intruder. He watched in amazement as the figure dogged the arrow by only a few millimeters and continued to run. This could only mean one thing; it had to be an elf. Haldir cursed himself, he had never missed a target in all his years and as he fitted another arrow he promised that he wouldn't miss again. As Haldir went to rely his arrow his ears picked up another sound. Turning quickly he saw over 50 Uruk-Hai chasing after the figure that had by now fallen down into the soft earth.
"Dammed intruders!" he shouted.
Soon he was not alone in shooting at the Uruk's. Orphin and Rumil along with 30 other guardians were in battle with the Uruk's. The trees seemed to move themselves out of the way to allow the battle to rage. Haldir looked around for the cloaked figure that he had shot at before. He soon found it. The person was gasping something and crawling towards a small cave that had been warn into the side of a hill not too far away.
"Oh no you do not." Haldir growled as he scanned the battle.
His men had made quick work of the Uruk's, there were none still standing the seen disgusted him. Bodies were everywhere.
"Take the Uruk's to the boarders and burn their carcasses. Then return to your posts." Haldir ordered.
"Orphin, Rumil, come with me." He barked to his brothers as he went to stop the one who had started all of this.
Naomie lie on her stomach gritting her teeth. Her leg had given out and there for the small elf was determined to crawl to her uncle, Celeborn. Then a question popped into her head as she tried to get up. 'How will my uncle Celeborn know who I am, if not for this percale?' she wondered giving out a hiss of frustration, she stilled when she herd someone coming.
"Oh great! Two... no three people who will probably kill me! This just can't get any worse!" Naomie grumbled to herself. Well she was not going to go without a fight so all she did was lay and wait.
Haldir neared the body cautiously. He instructed his two brothers to cover him as he reached out for the figure. Rumil and Orphin did as they were told and kept their arrows pointed at the strange figure. Haldir touched the black-cloaked shoulder. At first he wondered why this person would have a silk cloak. It was the middle of winter and well below freezing. Shaking his head he went to pull the thing over. As he pulled he was taken by surprise as the figure rolled over quickly. Haldir stared in amazement at he... girl! that lay beneath him. Then without warning Haldir felt a knee raise and then just pain. He could not believe that this female had just kneed him in his privates. Before anyone could move the stranger then hit Haldir, quite hard, in the nose breaking it instantly. With lightning fast reflexes the girl had hit Haldir once in his jaw, again in his nose, kneed him twice, broken his finger and was trying to get out form under his heavy mass.
Haldir was lived. How dare this stranger! Recovering quickly he delivered an excruciatingly hard blow to the girls face immediately breaking her nose. Then he hit her in the stomach while trying to pin her wrists down. They soon were in a free for all, rolling around in the snow and leaves of the Lorien forest, both equally beating the blood out of the other.
Rumil and Orphin just stood there dumfounded. Neither of them has ever seen there brother lose a fight, but this time although he had delivered some good punches to the girl, he was losing.
"Shoot her!" Haldir yelled as he role don top of her.
"You keep getting in the way." Rumil stated as both brothers just watched the fight, neither planning on shooting a lady.
Finally after about 15 minutes of fight, Haldir managed to get a hold of the struggling girls wrists and pined them above her head. But before he was able to secure her legs Naomie was able to knee him one last good hard time in the crotch. Haldir winced but recovered and held his free hand to Naomie's throat. Rumil and Orphin had never seen their brother in such anger. As Haldir tightened his grip on the elf's neck, shortly cutting off her air supply, Orphin jumped over and tried to pry his brother off of the lady.
"Haldir! You cannot kill... a lady! Not even... this one. She is unarmed!" Orphin breathed in-between gasps. His brother was not moving and he could see the elf underneath them was losing the fight quickly.
"Unarmed? Unarmed?" Haldir raged as he squeezed tighter. Somehow Orphin managed to pull Haldir off but not before Haldir could scrape his nails into the poor girls neck. Orphin pulled his much older brother away from the girl and Rumil went to the trembling Childs side.
"Are you alright Milady?" Rumil asked as he helped her to her feet. She bowed her head quickly to sign that she was and her thanks then surprised all three males by saying... "Thank you, I will be in moment." The jumped out at Haldir for another fight.
Haldir charged forward eager to put this girl in her place. Rumil flew out and caught the mysterious elf by the stomach, which she eminently whimpered and fell while Orphin jumped back and caught Haldir by the chest and pulled him back. The two eyed eachother then both stoped struggling against either brother.
Getting to his feet Haldir growled... "What is your business here?"
"My business is that of my own." Naomie growled
Haldir's eyes blazed as he kneeled over her. He knew this she elf would break under pressure. He was determined to see her cry at the vary least. Rumil gave Orphin a worried look but both brothers did nothing. Haldir stared into the deep silver eyes of the other elf. He could not tell weather or not she was pretty because of all the dirt and blood on her swollen face. It was hose eyes that angered him. This elf was not submitting to him in any way, shape, or form. Haldir put both his hands on her shoulders and dug then deep into her bone. She whimpered but did not submit.
"I will ask you this once more: what is your business in the woods of Lothlorien?" he said above a whisper, his words dripping like poison.
Naomie was determined not to submit to this elf, she had never before submitted to anyone and was certainly not going to start now.
"And again, I give you my answer: that is of my own knowledge." She growled, her voice just as venomous as Haldir's had been.
"Then you shall go no further." He hissed in frustration as he gave her one last squeeze.
"I will go! It is of my own accord! Who are you to delay me?" Naomie yelled from her place against the wall. Haldir froze and turned so quickly that it gave Naomie motion sickness. He was on top of her in record time as he tried his hardest to hit her, catching the fear in her eyes. Haldir was satisfied.
"I am Haldir, March warden of Lothlorien. You will not go anywhere until I know your name and business in my ladies woods. I do not care who you are but I must know." Haldir said simply. Naomie detected the highest air of arrogance in him, this Haldir.
"Fine. My name is Naomie of Avalon and my business is to travel to Lorien to see my uncle." She growled. Haldir was getting tired of this, she was beating around the bush, stalling. "And who, prey tell, is your uncle?" he asked.
"His name is Celeborn of Doriath. Do you know him?" Naomie stated. All three brothers shared questioning looks before Haldir spoke, "Yes, but you are either very brave for lying or merely stupid." He said the arrogance now coming through very clearly.
"I am not lying! You will take me to him NOW." Naomie demanded as she tried to rise, failing sadly and fell back to the ground.
"She is hurt, Haldir. Come Celeborn will know the moment we ask him. Let us just take her to him. Besides she is freezing." Orphin said as he leaned over the now whimpering Naomie.
"Fine." Haldir said. He then surprised them all by taking off his wool cloak and rapped it around her. He then picked her up and began the long journey to the heart of elvendom on middle earth.
REVIEW!!!!!! So what did you think? Well like I said before, NO FLAMES!!! If anyone feels the need to flame me, you may but they will fall on deaf ears and will be used to roast my cousin. Well please remember to be kind! Thanks! Naomie