Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except Maria. I don't own the songs I put in this story. So don't sue.
Authors Note: Thanks to those who reviewed. Your reviews are very much appreciated. I also like to say if you know how to write elvish please help me! I don't know how.
Life Sucks
By: Dreamweaver
Maria awoke to the sound of birds chirping and movement outside. She shifted in the bed she laid in. 'Bed?' She thought. She opened her eyes to find that she was in a room. She pulled herself into a sitting position, wincing with every movement. She looked down and saw that her wounds were tended with good care. She was no longer wearing her shirt and jeans but a nightgown that was too long for her.
She looked around the room. In a corner was a desk and a chair with a pitcher of water and a glass sitting on it. The room had a balcony with a view of the trees. The bed that she was lying in was far too big as well, the bed could fit four of her. There was a dresser with her bag, shoes and her clothes. Maria removed the blanket that was covering her and moved to the edge of the bed. The nightgown risen and she looked at her legs. Just like she thought, her legs were covered in bruises.
She got off the bed and took a step forward only to hit the ground again, her legs not use to the weight. " How long have I've been asleep?" She muttered to herself. She pulled herself up slowly allowing her legs to get use to the weight. After standing still for a little bit, she took small steps letting her legs get use to the movement. When her legs felt less stiff she took bigger steps and longer strides. She walked to a mirror she couldn't see when she was in the bed.
Maria looked at herself, she looked like hell. Her hair was all sticking up and was all tangled. Her jaw was bruised and her bottom lip was a little swollen. There was dried blood on her cheek and forehead from the cut above her eye. If her face looked like this she wondered what the rest of her body looked like. Just when she was examining herself someone walked in. Maria's eyes widened she saw it was a tall, slim, beautiful woman. Maria now felt very small and very ugly. The woman saw Maria and started speaking.
" Oh, you're awake! We didn't think you'd wake up so soon including since you were wounded and unconscious when Arwen found you. My name is Celeste. I've been checking up on you since the healers helped you. In fact you should still be lying in bed, you're still in pain. I can tell by your eyes and the way your clutching your stomach. Can you understand me?" Maria nodded her head. " Good. Since you can tolerate the pain, would you like a bath?" At the mention of a bath Maria nodded her vigorously. " Alright then, follow me."
Celeste led Maria through a set of doors Maria didn't even noticed. Her room was connected to a bathroom. Inside was like a built in tub on the ground, steam coming up from it. " I will leave you here to bathe. I will leave a dress on your bed so you can put that on. I will came back soon to check up on you." Before Maria could thank her Celeste left the room closing the doors behind her. She turned and faced the bath, it called out to her.
Maria peeled off the nightgown and looked at her nude body at a full length mirror. Her stomach was covered in dried blood and the place were she was stabbed was stitched up. Her arm was bruised but the cut was healing and was closed. She turned at looked at her back, she winced at the site. Her back had small scratches and blood. Black and blue covering her back. Maria's body was full of scratches from the branches and bruises from getting her ass kicked.
Maria slowly entered the water. The water wasn't scalding hot but still very warm. Maria placed her whole body in the water and sighed in pleasure. She closed her eyes and let the water consume her body, just let her body relax and let the water soothe the soreness. She dunked her head in the water. She pulled her face out of the water and grabbed the soap from the side. She brought it up to her noise and smelled it, it smelled like vanilla floral. She rubbed the soap softly over her body and face cleansing her body of the blood.
After rinsing her body of the soap she grabbed what looked like shampoo to her. It smelled like green apple, putting a handful into her hand she massaged it into her hair. After rinsing her hair, Maria just sat in the water with her eyes closed enjoying it a little bit more before she had to get up and face the world. After ten minutes she pulled herself out of the water and dried herself with a towel. With another towel she dried her hair of most of the water.
With a towel wrapped around her body Maria walked back into her room to indeed find a dress laid out on her bed. She approached the bed and looked at the dress. The dress had a green bodice, white long sleeves and a flowing white bottom. The dress looked like something Maid Marion would wear in Robin Hood. The dress was beautiful and Maria wouldn't mind wearing it but dresses would sometimes constrict ones movement and they were sometimes uncomfortable. She fingered the dress but decided not to wear it.
She walked to wear her bag was. She dumped out the contents. Maria always carried a spare of clothes, underwear, bra, socks, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant and a comb just in case she would spend the night at the hospital. She also had a glasses case and a contacts case. Maria took out her contacts and put on her glasses. She checked out her first aid kit and made sure everything was there. She found her pointe shoes, tights, and her leotard. Maria grabbed the toothpaste and toothbrush and went back to the bathroom to brush her teeth.
When she came back she changed into her clothes. She put on her underwear and bra, put on some deodorant. She put on her black jeans and put on her black sleeveless shirt. The shirt had G.W.M.A printed on it, standing for girl with major attitude. She put on her socks and slipped into her running shoes. Maria put all her stuff back into her bag except a comb and a hair tie. Her hair still wet, making the job easier, she combed out all the tangles and placed her hair into a high ponytail.
She walked to the clothes that she was wearing the day she was attacked and looked at it. The shirt was torn at the sleeve and at the stomach, all covered in blood. She looked at the jeans, it didn't look bad but it did need a wash. She saw the towel that she place on her stomach, it was drenched in blood, her blood. When she has the chance she'll ask where she could wash her clothes. Placing the towel to the side she grabbed her jeans and emptied out the pockets.
She grabbed her butterfly knife and switched it open. She looked at the blade and remembered how she used it. She shuddered at the thought. She put the blade back and put it in the pockets of the jeans she was wearing. She found two crunched up dollar bills and a couple of hair ties. Maria checked the back pockets and came across a picture. She stared at the picture, she remembered the day she took the picture.
Maria and her parents went out for a picnic by the beach that day. All of them had made a sandcastle and wanted to take a picture with it before it would get destroyed by the rising tide. Her dad set up the camera and went and posed with them. All of them stood behind the castle when the picture was taken, all three of them wearing big goofy smiles.
Her eyes welled up with tears. The doors to her room opened. Maria quickly hid the picture in her pocket. Celeste walked in.
" Hello again. How was the bath." Celeste asked.
" Fine. Thank you." Maria replied.
" How come you didn't put on the dress?" Maria didn't hear a word she said. Her eyes wear too focused on Celeste's ears. Her ears were pointed. Maria didn't know what possessed her but within 3 strides she was up close to Celeste.
Celeste was a little bit startled by the sudden movement and closeness. Maria raised her arm and grabbed one of Celeste's ear and gave a hard tug. "Ahh!" Celeste cried out. Her hand immediately comforting her ear.
Maria's eyes widened. " They're real." She whispered.
" Of course their real. That hurt. Elves ears are very sensitive." Two guards walked in when they heard someone cry out.
" Are you two alright?" One of them asked.
" I'm fine, thank you." Maria didn't answer, she stared at the guards ears.
" Elves? Your all elves?" She asked.
" Yes." Celeste answered.
Maria backed up. " Elves don't exist."
" Of course they do." She replied.
" No, no they don't unless you count Santa's elves."
" Who's Santa?" At the question Maria started to panic a little bit.
" Where am I?"
" You're in the house of Elrond." Celeste told her.
" Who?" She asked, confused.
" Lord Elrond."
" Who's that?"
" Lord Elrond rules Rivendell."
" Rivenwhat?"
" Rivendell."
Maria took on a confused expression. " I've never heard of Rivendell. What state are we in?"
" State?" Celeste asked.
" Milady, you are in Rivendell. You are in Middle Earth." One of the guards told her.
" Middle Earth? I don't know what your high on but there is no such place called Middle Earth. Its just earth, no middle about it."
" My lady, its you who is confused. We should take you to see Lord Elrond."
" I ain't going nowhere with you. I'm outta here."
Before any of them could act, Maria brushed pass them and ran out of the room. She had no idea where she was going but kept on going. She could hear the guards and Celeste calling out for her. She kept running, following the path of the corridor. Just when she thought she got away from them she ended up at a dead end. She could hear them approaching. The only way she could escape was run back the same way she came or go through the door. 'Door!' She thought. Maria turned the knob only to find the door locked.
" Open please." She begged. Maria turned to see them approaching. She had no choice but to kick the door opened. She backed up and kick the door hard. She had to kick the door twice before it busted open. Maria ran into the room only to find it filled with people staring at her. " Oh fu--" She was cut off when the guards and Celeste entered the room.
" Grab her!" The guards cried. The people in the room got out of their seats and tried to grab her but she jumped out of their grasps and ran to the balcony. She turned to see the Celeste, the guards and the people approach her.
Maria looked down and saw that she was about a good 30 to 40 feet high. " My lady, you have nowhere to run. Please come inside so we can talk." Celeste said, holding out her hand.
" Hell no! I ain't going with you freaks, I'm going home. Thanks for taking care of me and all but I need to leave." Maria said to them. She mumbled a quick prayer and prepared to jump off the balcony. Right when she was about to jump an elf called out to her.
" My lady, none of us mean you harm. Please come down and we shall talk." She eyed him warily. The elf stretched out his hand beckoning her to take it. She could see concern in his eyes.
Maria hesitantly reached out her own hand to take the elf's hand when she saw movement out of the corner of eye. She turned and saw it was another elf making his way towards her. She pulled back her hand. " Nice try but I don't think so." With that she jumped off rotating her body. She could hear the cries of Celeste and the other people. Bringing her legs close together her body started to rotate faster as she fell to the ground. She saw the ground coming closer. She positioned her body to land correctly. She landed on one leg, the other leg lifted in the air behind her to balance her body. She had just performed a jete` en tournant (leap while turning).
Maria looked up at them and saw most of them with shocked looks on their face. She smiled at them and ran off. Just as she was turning a corner she ran into something causing her to land flat on her ass. She rubbed her butt as she looked up to see what she hit. She looked above her glasses and saw she hit a man, with a sword in his hands. She crawled back away from him only to hit something else. She turned around and saw feet. She scanned the person from their feet up to their head and saw she hit a very fine looking male elf who also had a weapon in his hands.
Maria scrambled to her feet and looked back and forth at the two unsure what to do. She heard people coming toward them from her left. She turned her head and saw a tall, regal, dark haired elf lead a group of people toward her. " Damn, surrounded." She muttered. The dark haired elf stared at her with amusement in his eyes.
" Are you done running?" He asked her.
Maria looked around seeing no way out. " Yea, pretty much since I have nowhere to escape to." She replied.
" My name is Elrond, Lord of Rivendell. Who may I ask are you?"
" My name is Marianna Lanosa, Lord or Lady of nothing, but people call me Maria. Nice to meet you."
" Lady Marianna--"
" No lady and just Maria is okay." She told him, cutting him off.
" Alright…Maria. You have many questions as to how you got here and why you're here."
" You damn right I do." Some of the people watching were a little startled by the way she answered.
" I can give you a explaination and calm your fears."
" I'm not afraid, not really. Just really confused."
"If you would follow me to my library we can talk there."
" Alright. Lead the way." Elrond turned and walked with Maria trailing. Maria stopped for a second clutching her ribs, taking a sharp intake of breathe.
Elrond stopped and looked at her. " Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Just a little bit of pain, nothing I can't handle. Keep walking." She told him. He nodded his head and walked to the library. Maria was still holding her chest as she followed Elrond. Her head ducked down so she could ignore the stares of the people who watched the scene unfold.
The elf and man Maria ran into was huddled together talking to one another. " Who do you think she is Aragorn?"
" I don't know Legolas but I'm sure Elrond will inform us of her later. Why don't we head to the archery field?"
" Alright." Legolas and Aragorn walked off together. Legolas couldn't help but feel that the girl was going to be something of great importance.
To be continued….
Authors Note: Hope you guys liked that. More Legolas on the way, I assure you. Please review and tell me what you thought. I'll update soon. If you would like to know what ballet moves Maria is performing you can visit this website, http://www.novia.net/~jlw/electric/electric.html
And http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org/Computer/New%20WEbsites/Erica%20Kostrub/ballet_through_the_centuries.htm
Or http://msms.essortment.com/balletdancingh_olh.htm
That's where I get a lot of my ballet stuff from. Review!
Authors Note: Thanks to those who reviewed. Your reviews are very much appreciated. I also like to say if you know how to write elvish please help me! I don't know how.
Life Sucks
By: Dreamweaver
Maria awoke to the sound of birds chirping and movement outside. She shifted in the bed she laid in. 'Bed?' She thought. She opened her eyes to find that she was in a room. She pulled herself into a sitting position, wincing with every movement. She looked down and saw that her wounds were tended with good care. She was no longer wearing her shirt and jeans but a nightgown that was too long for her.
She looked around the room. In a corner was a desk and a chair with a pitcher of water and a glass sitting on it. The room had a balcony with a view of the trees. The bed that she was lying in was far too big as well, the bed could fit four of her. There was a dresser with her bag, shoes and her clothes. Maria removed the blanket that was covering her and moved to the edge of the bed. The nightgown risen and she looked at her legs. Just like she thought, her legs were covered in bruises.
She got off the bed and took a step forward only to hit the ground again, her legs not use to the weight. " How long have I've been asleep?" She muttered to herself. She pulled herself up slowly allowing her legs to get use to the weight. After standing still for a little bit, she took small steps letting her legs get use to the movement. When her legs felt less stiff she took bigger steps and longer strides. She walked to a mirror she couldn't see when she was in the bed.
Maria looked at herself, she looked like hell. Her hair was all sticking up and was all tangled. Her jaw was bruised and her bottom lip was a little swollen. There was dried blood on her cheek and forehead from the cut above her eye. If her face looked like this she wondered what the rest of her body looked like. Just when she was examining herself someone walked in. Maria's eyes widened she saw it was a tall, slim, beautiful woman. Maria now felt very small and very ugly. The woman saw Maria and started speaking.
" Oh, you're awake! We didn't think you'd wake up so soon including since you were wounded and unconscious when Arwen found you. My name is Celeste. I've been checking up on you since the healers helped you. In fact you should still be lying in bed, you're still in pain. I can tell by your eyes and the way your clutching your stomach. Can you understand me?" Maria nodded her head. " Good. Since you can tolerate the pain, would you like a bath?" At the mention of a bath Maria nodded her vigorously. " Alright then, follow me."
Celeste led Maria through a set of doors Maria didn't even noticed. Her room was connected to a bathroom. Inside was like a built in tub on the ground, steam coming up from it. " I will leave you here to bathe. I will leave a dress on your bed so you can put that on. I will came back soon to check up on you." Before Maria could thank her Celeste left the room closing the doors behind her. She turned and faced the bath, it called out to her.
Maria peeled off the nightgown and looked at her nude body at a full length mirror. Her stomach was covered in dried blood and the place were she was stabbed was stitched up. Her arm was bruised but the cut was healing and was closed. She turned at looked at her back, she winced at the site. Her back had small scratches and blood. Black and blue covering her back. Maria's body was full of scratches from the branches and bruises from getting her ass kicked.
Maria slowly entered the water. The water wasn't scalding hot but still very warm. Maria placed her whole body in the water and sighed in pleasure. She closed her eyes and let the water consume her body, just let her body relax and let the water soothe the soreness. She dunked her head in the water. She pulled her face out of the water and grabbed the soap from the side. She brought it up to her noise and smelled it, it smelled like vanilla floral. She rubbed the soap softly over her body and face cleansing her body of the blood.
After rinsing her body of the soap she grabbed what looked like shampoo to her. It smelled like green apple, putting a handful into her hand she massaged it into her hair. After rinsing her hair, Maria just sat in the water with her eyes closed enjoying it a little bit more before she had to get up and face the world. After ten minutes she pulled herself out of the water and dried herself with a towel. With another towel she dried her hair of most of the water.
With a towel wrapped around her body Maria walked back into her room to indeed find a dress laid out on her bed. She approached the bed and looked at the dress. The dress had a green bodice, white long sleeves and a flowing white bottom. The dress looked like something Maid Marion would wear in Robin Hood. The dress was beautiful and Maria wouldn't mind wearing it but dresses would sometimes constrict ones movement and they were sometimes uncomfortable. She fingered the dress but decided not to wear it.
She walked to wear her bag was. She dumped out the contents. Maria always carried a spare of clothes, underwear, bra, socks, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant and a comb just in case she would spend the night at the hospital. She also had a glasses case and a contacts case. Maria took out her contacts and put on her glasses. She checked out her first aid kit and made sure everything was there. She found her pointe shoes, tights, and her leotard. Maria grabbed the toothpaste and toothbrush and went back to the bathroom to brush her teeth.
When she came back she changed into her clothes. She put on her underwear and bra, put on some deodorant. She put on her black jeans and put on her black sleeveless shirt. The shirt had G.W.M.A printed on it, standing for girl with major attitude. She put on her socks and slipped into her running shoes. Maria put all her stuff back into her bag except a comb and a hair tie. Her hair still wet, making the job easier, she combed out all the tangles and placed her hair into a high ponytail.
She walked to the clothes that she was wearing the day she was attacked and looked at it. The shirt was torn at the sleeve and at the stomach, all covered in blood. She looked at the jeans, it didn't look bad but it did need a wash. She saw the towel that she place on her stomach, it was drenched in blood, her blood. When she has the chance she'll ask where she could wash her clothes. Placing the towel to the side she grabbed her jeans and emptied out the pockets.
She grabbed her butterfly knife and switched it open. She looked at the blade and remembered how she used it. She shuddered at the thought. She put the blade back and put it in the pockets of the jeans she was wearing. She found two crunched up dollar bills and a couple of hair ties. Maria checked the back pockets and came across a picture. She stared at the picture, she remembered the day she took the picture.
Maria and her parents went out for a picnic by the beach that day. All of them had made a sandcastle and wanted to take a picture with it before it would get destroyed by the rising tide. Her dad set up the camera and went and posed with them. All of them stood behind the castle when the picture was taken, all three of them wearing big goofy smiles.
Her eyes welled up with tears. The doors to her room opened. Maria quickly hid the picture in her pocket. Celeste walked in.
" Hello again. How was the bath." Celeste asked.
" Fine. Thank you." Maria replied.
" How come you didn't put on the dress?" Maria didn't hear a word she said. Her eyes wear too focused on Celeste's ears. Her ears were pointed. Maria didn't know what possessed her but within 3 strides she was up close to Celeste.
Celeste was a little bit startled by the sudden movement and closeness. Maria raised her arm and grabbed one of Celeste's ear and gave a hard tug. "Ahh!" Celeste cried out. Her hand immediately comforting her ear.
Maria's eyes widened. " They're real." She whispered.
" Of course their real. That hurt. Elves ears are very sensitive." Two guards walked in when they heard someone cry out.
" Are you two alright?" One of them asked.
" I'm fine, thank you." Maria didn't answer, she stared at the guards ears.
" Elves? Your all elves?" She asked.
" Yes." Celeste answered.
Maria backed up. " Elves don't exist."
" Of course they do." She replied.
" No, no they don't unless you count Santa's elves."
" Who's Santa?" At the question Maria started to panic a little bit.
" Where am I?"
" You're in the house of Elrond." Celeste told her.
" Who?" She asked, confused.
" Lord Elrond."
" Who's that?"
" Lord Elrond rules Rivendell."
" Rivenwhat?"
" Rivendell."
Maria took on a confused expression. " I've never heard of Rivendell. What state are we in?"
" State?" Celeste asked.
" Milady, you are in Rivendell. You are in Middle Earth." One of the guards told her.
" Middle Earth? I don't know what your high on but there is no such place called Middle Earth. Its just earth, no middle about it."
" My lady, its you who is confused. We should take you to see Lord Elrond."
" I ain't going nowhere with you. I'm outta here."
Before any of them could act, Maria brushed pass them and ran out of the room. She had no idea where she was going but kept on going. She could hear the guards and Celeste calling out for her. She kept running, following the path of the corridor. Just when she thought she got away from them she ended up at a dead end. She could hear them approaching. The only way she could escape was run back the same way she came or go through the door. 'Door!' She thought. Maria turned the knob only to find the door locked.
" Open please." She begged. Maria turned to see them approaching. She had no choice but to kick the door opened. She backed up and kick the door hard. She had to kick the door twice before it busted open. Maria ran into the room only to find it filled with people staring at her. " Oh fu--" She was cut off when the guards and Celeste entered the room.
" Grab her!" The guards cried. The people in the room got out of their seats and tried to grab her but she jumped out of their grasps and ran to the balcony. She turned to see the Celeste, the guards and the people approach her.
Maria looked down and saw that she was about a good 30 to 40 feet high. " My lady, you have nowhere to run. Please come inside so we can talk." Celeste said, holding out her hand.
" Hell no! I ain't going with you freaks, I'm going home. Thanks for taking care of me and all but I need to leave." Maria said to them. She mumbled a quick prayer and prepared to jump off the balcony. Right when she was about to jump an elf called out to her.
" My lady, none of us mean you harm. Please come down and we shall talk." She eyed him warily. The elf stretched out his hand beckoning her to take it. She could see concern in his eyes.
Maria hesitantly reached out her own hand to take the elf's hand when she saw movement out of the corner of eye. She turned and saw it was another elf making his way towards her. She pulled back her hand. " Nice try but I don't think so." With that she jumped off rotating her body. She could hear the cries of Celeste and the other people. Bringing her legs close together her body started to rotate faster as she fell to the ground. She saw the ground coming closer. She positioned her body to land correctly. She landed on one leg, the other leg lifted in the air behind her to balance her body. She had just performed a jete` en tournant (leap while turning).
Maria looked up at them and saw most of them with shocked looks on their face. She smiled at them and ran off. Just as she was turning a corner she ran into something causing her to land flat on her ass. She rubbed her butt as she looked up to see what she hit. She looked above her glasses and saw she hit a man, with a sword in his hands. She crawled back away from him only to hit something else. She turned around and saw feet. She scanned the person from their feet up to their head and saw she hit a very fine looking male elf who also had a weapon in his hands.
Maria scrambled to her feet and looked back and forth at the two unsure what to do. She heard people coming toward them from her left. She turned her head and saw a tall, regal, dark haired elf lead a group of people toward her. " Damn, surrounded." She muttered. The dark haired elf stared at her with amusement in his eyes.
" Are you done running?" He asked her.
Maria looked around seeing no way out. " Yea, pretty much since I have nowhere to escape to." She replied.
" My name is Elrond, Lord of Rivendell. Who may I ask are you?"
" My name is Marianna Lanosa, Lord or Lady of nothing, but people call me Maria. Nice to meet you."
" Lady Marianna--"
" No lady and just Maria is okay." She told him, cutting him off.
" Alright…Maria. You have many questions as to how you got here and why you're here."
" You damn right I do." Some of the people watching were a little startled by the way she answered.
" I can give you a explaination and calm your fears."
" I'm not afraid, not really. Just really confused."
"If you would follow me to my library we can talk there."
" Alright. Lead the way." Elrond turned and walked with Maria trailing. Maria stopped for a second clutching her ribs, taking a sharp intake of breathe.
Elrond stopped and looked at her. " Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Just a little bit of pain, nothing I can't handle. Keep walking." She told him. He nodded his head and walked to the library. Maria was still holding her chest as she followed Elrond. Her head ducked down so she could ignore the stares of the people who watched the scene unfold.
The elf and man Maria ran into was huddled together talking to one another. " Who do you think she is Aragorn?"
" I don't know Legolas but I'm sure Elrond will inform us of her later. Why don't we head to the archery field?"
" Alright." Legolas and Aragorn walked off together. Legolas couldn't help but feel that the girl was going to be something of great importance.
To be continued….
Authors Note: Hope you guys liked that. More Legolas on the way, I assure you. Please review and tell me what you thought. I'll update soon. If you would like to know what ballet moves Maria is performing you can visit this website, http://www.novia.net/~jlw/electric/electric.html
And http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org/Computer/New%20WEbsites/Erica%20Kostrub/ballet_through_the_centuries.htm
Or http://msms.essortment.com/balletdancingh_olh.htm
That's where I get a lot of my ballet stuff from. Review!