Life Sucks
By: Dreamweaver
Maria shifted in her sleep. Her eyes fluttered open, she moved her gaze and saw that the sun was starting to rise. She closed her eyes and tightened her grip on her pillow. Her head rose up and down. Her eyes shot open. She looked down and saw that her hands weren't around a pillow but around a body. Her eyes shot up to see Legolas sleeping with her. She slowly pulled her hands away from his body, she pulled away to find arms around her waist. She peeled Legolas arms off her body.
Her heart was pounding in her chest she was sure Legolas could hear it. She moved away, not realizing how close to the edge she was she fell off the bed. Maria landed with a thump. She quickly stumbled to her feet to see if he awoke to the noise. His eyes were open but he made no movement. His chest rose and fell, he took steady, deep breaths. She tiptoed up to him. Maria waved her hand in front of his face. Nothing. He slept with his eyes open. ' Freaky' She thought.
She grabbed her clothes and walked into the bathroom. She walked back out after dressing and cleaning herself. Legolas was still asleep on the bed. She made no motion to wake him. Maria brushed her hair and quickly jotted down a note and left with her daggers. Two hours later Legolas eyes came into focus as he woke. He looked around and saw that Maria was gone. Her place on the bed was empty only to be filled by a note. He picked it up and read it aloud. " Good morning Legolas! Hope you had a nice sleep. I don't know how you ended up in my bed and I don't want to know. I went to go eat breakfast and if you go to the kitchens to find I am not there I'll be at the training grounds. When you're ready come meet me! -Maria." He read.
He smiled and walked out of her room and headed to his own chambers. He quickly bathed and changed. Legolas went to the kitchens to grab a quick breakfast. The cook told him that Maria was here but soon left. He headed to the training grounds like her note said. When he got there Maria had her daggers strapped onto her back and had a sword in her hand. The sound on metal clashing filled the air as Maria blocked Aragorn. Out of the corner of her eye, Maria saw Legolas watching them. " So sleeping beauty awakes." She called out, never moving her eyes away from Aragorn.
Aragorn stopped the spar and joined Legolas. " So you decided to come join us. Good." He said. Maria took a drink of water and wiped away the sweat on her brow.
" While you were sleeping Aragorn was showing me how to use a sword." She said.
" She's a quick learner." Aragorn said. She smiled proudly. He turned to Legolas. " Now that you're here you can show her how to use the bow and arrow."
" How come you can't show me Aragorn?" She asked.
" Legolas here is one of the best archers on Middle-Earth. I am but an amateur compared to him." He patted Legolas on the back. Legolas smiled at her and then went to get his bow and arrows. He came back to see Maria taking off the daggers on her back and placing the sword back in her sheath. Aragorn was setting up a target.
" Have you ever used a bow and arrow Maria?" Legolas asked. She nodded her head.
" I have but that was a couple years ago. I learned at camp but since then I haven't bothered learning more." She said. Legolas stood about ten feet away from the target. He smiled at her.
" Watch this." He armed his bow with an arrow, took aim and fired. His arrow hit the bulls eye. He face Maria and smiled. She nodded her head.
" Impressive. But I've seen better." She said.
" Alright. You see that tree a hundred feet away." He pointed.
" Yes." Before she could blink an arrow was sticking out of its bark. She turned to look at Legolas who was smiling smugly. She laughed.
" Alright. Your good, okay? Now can you show me how to do that instead of making your ego bigger?" He shook his head at her and gave her his bow and some arrows. He placed himself right against her back as he gave her instructions.
" Stand straight. Arm the bow with an arrow. Use your finger to steady it. Pull the arrow back with the string. Good. Take aim and fire." She let go of the string and watched the arrow fly. It missed the target and hit the ground next to it. " That's good. Try again." Maria took a breath. Her cheeks started to warm from the close proximity of Legolas. She shook her head to clear her thoughts and focused. She armed the bow. Legolas corrected her position and took her hands in his showing her. With his hands on hers, she pulled back the arrow, took aim and fired. The arrow actually hit the target this time.
She smiled and laughed. Pulling away from Legolas, she did a little dance. " Oh, I did it. Oh, Oh, I did it!" She sang. Aragorn and Legolas smiled at her. For the next two hours Legolas showed her different ways she could fire. They soon went to get lunch. After eating Maria went to go use the bathroom. She noticed blood. " Shit." She muttered. She quickly finished using the bathroom and went to search for Celeste and Arwen.
She looked all over the palace but couldn't find either of them. " Where are you guys?" She asked herself.
" Who are you looking for?" She jumped at the voice and saw Legolas with Aragorn. She approached them and swatted them both on the arm.
" Didn't I tell you to make some noise? Geez." She said.
" Who are you looking for?" Aragorn asked.
" Celeste and Arwen. Have you seen either of them?" She asked.
" They went to go visit Arwen's cousin. They won't be back till the end of the week." Legolas answered.
" What!?!" She screeched. Legolas winced. " I can't wait a week. I need them now!"
" What's wrong?" They asked.
" Nothing you two should worry about."
" How will we know if you don't tell us?" Aragorn asked.
" I'm not telling you. It's embarrassing." She said.
" Come now. Celeste and Arwen aren't here. Let us help." Legolas said. Maria fidgeted on her feet.
" Damn it! This embarrassing. Don't say I didn't warn you." She grabbed them by the shoulders and pulled them into a huddle. In a low voice Maria told them that she had started her period. They quickly pulled away. Aragorn's cheeks were red as were Legolas ears. " Geez, I don't have the plague. Now do you understand why I need them." Aragorn grabbed her hand and walked away with her. Legolas following. " Where are we going?" She asked.
" To see Lord Elrond." He said. She stopped walking.
" No way in hell! He doesn't need to know."
" Legolas and I cannot help you with this…problem. Lord Elrond is a healer, he can help you with this."
She shut her mouth and followed them. They entered the room and saw Elrond talking to Gandalf. " Good afternoon." Elrond told them.
" Good afternoon Elrond, Gandalf. We need your help." Aragorn said.
" Yes, what is yet?"
" Maria has started her monthly bleeding." Maria bowed her head, her face turning bright red. She elbowed Aragorn.
" Say it louder Aragorn. I'm sure some elves missed what you said." She muttered. Elrond approached Maria with a smile.
" Follow me Maria. I have something that can help." She walked backwards out of the room glaring daggers at Aragorn and Legolas.
" See if I ever ask you two for help again." She told them as she walked out. She closed the doors with a bang. Legolas and Aragorn winced.
" Why do I have a feeling that she's going to get revenge on us good?" Aragorn asked.
" Maybe because she will." Gandalf said. Legolas and Aragorn stared at the door.
To be continue….
Authors Note: I have a slight writers block so if you think this chapter sucks I can understand why. Please review. I'll update again soon.
By: Dreamweaver
Maria shifted in her sleep. Her eyes fluttered open, she moved her gaze and saw that the sun was starting to rise. She closed her eyes and tightened her grip on her pillow. Her head rose up and down. Her eyes shot open. She looked down and saw that her hands weren't around a pillow but around a body. Her eyes shot up to see Legolas sleeping with her. She slowly pulled her hands away from his body, she pulled away to find arms around her waist. She peeled Legolas arms off her body.
Her heart was pounding in her chest she was sure Legolas could hear it. She moved away, not realizing how close to the edge she was she fell off the bed. Maria landed with a thump. She quickly stumbled to her feet to see if he awoke to the noise. His eyes were open but he made no movement. His chest rose and fell, he took steady, deep breaths. She tiptoed up to him. Maria waved her hand in front of his face. Nothing. He slept with his eyes open. ' Freaky' She thought.
She grabbed her clothes and walked into the bathroom. She walked back out after dressing and cleaning herself. Legolas was still asleep on the bed. She made no motion to wake him. Maria brushed her hair and quickly jotted down a note and left with her daggers. Two hours later Legolas eyes came into focus as he woke. He looked around and saw that Maria was gone. Her place on the bed was empty only to be filled by a note. He picked it up and read it aloud. " Good morning Legolas! Hope you had a nice sleep. I don't know how you ended up in my bed and I don't want to know. I went to go eat breakfast and if you go to the kitchens to find I am not there I'll be at the training grounds. When you're ready come meet me! -Maria." He read.
He smiled and walked out of her room and headed to his own chambers. He quickly bathed and changed. Legolas went to the kitchens to grab a quick breakfast. The cook told him that Maria was here but soon left. He headed to the training grounds like her note said. When he got there Maria had her daggers strapped onto her back and had a sword in her hand. The sound on metal clashing filled the air as Maria blocked Aragorn. Out of the corner of her eye, Maria saw Legolas watching them. " So sleeping beauty awakes." She called out, never moving her eyes away from Aragorn.
Aragorn stopped the spar and joined Legolas. " So you decided to come join us. Good." He said. Maria took a drink of water and wiped away the sweat on her brow.
" While you were sleeping Aragorn was showing me how to use a sword." She said.
" She's a quick learner." Aragorn said. She smiled proudly. He turned to Legolas. " Now that you're here you can show her how to use the bow and arrow."
" How come you can't show me Aragorn?" She asked.
" Legolas here is one of the best archers on Middle-Earth. I am but an amateur compared to him." He patted Legolas on the back. Legolas smiled at her and then went to get his bow and arrows. He came back to see Maria taking off the daggers on her back and placing the sword back in her sheath. Aragorn was setting up a target.
" Have you ever used a bow and arrow Maria?" Legolas asked. She nodded her head.
" I have but that was a couple years ago. I learned at camp but since then I haven't bothered learning more." She said. Legolas stood about ten feet away from the target. He smiled at her.
" Watch this." He armed his bow with an arrow, took aim and fired. His arrow hit the bulls eye. He face Maria and smiled. She nodded her head.
" Impressive. But I've seen better." She said.
" Alright. You see that tree a hundred feet away." He pointed.
" Yes." Before she could blink an arrow was sticking out of its bark. She turned to look at Legolas who was smiling smugly. She laughed.
" Alright. Your good, okay? Now can you show me how to do that instead of making your ego bigger?" He shook his head at her and gave her his bow and some arrows. He placed himself right against her back as he gave her instructions.
" Stand straight. Arm the bow with an arrow. Use your finger to steady it. Pull the arrow back with the string. Good. Take aim and fire." She let go of the string and watched the arrow fly. It missed the target and hit the ground next to it. " That's good. Try again." Maria took a breath. Her cheeks started to warm from the close proximity of Legolas. She shook her head to clear her thoughts and focused. She armed the bow. Legolas corrected her position and took her hands in his showing her. With his hands on hers, she pulled back the arrow, took aim and fired. The arrow actually hit the target this time.
She smiled and laughed. Pulling away from Legolas, she did a little dance. " Oh, I did it. Oh, Oh, I did it!" She sang. Aragorn and Legolas smiled at her. For the next two hours Legolas showed her different ways she could fire. They soon went to get lunch. After eating Maria went to go use the bathroom. She noticed blood. " Shit." She muttered. She quickly finished using the bathroom and went to search for Celeste and Arwen.
She looked all over the palace but couldn't find either of them. " Where are you guys?" She asked herself.
" Who are you looking for?" She jumped at the voice and saw Legolas with Aragorn. She approached them and swatted them both on the arm.
" Didn't I tell you to make some noise? Geez." She said.
" Who are you looking for?" Aragorn asked.
" Celeste and Arwen. Have you seen either of them?" She asked.
" They went to go visit Arwen's cousin. They won't be back till the end of the week." Legolas answered.
" What!?!" She screeched. Legolas winced. " I can't wait a week. I need them now!"
" What's wrong?" They asked.
" Nothing you two should worry about."
" How will we know if you don't tell us?" Aragorn asked.
" I'm not telling you. It's embarrassing." She said.
" Come now. Celeste and Arwen aren't here. Let us help." Legolas said. Maria fidgeted on her feet.
" Damn it! This embarrassing. Don't say I didn't warn you." She grabbed them by the shoulders and pulled them into a huddle. In a low voice Maria told them that she had started her period. They quickly pulled away. Aragorn's cheeks were red as were Legolas ears. " Geez, I don't have the plague. Now do you understand why I need them." Aragorn grabbed her hand and walked away with her. Legolas following. " Where are we going?" She asked.
" To see Lord Elrond." He said. She stopped walking.
" No way in hell! He doesn't need to know."
" Legolas and I cannot help you with this…problem. Lord Elrond is a healer, he can help you with this."
She shut her mouth and followed them. They entered the room and saw Elrond talking to Gandalf. " Good afternoon." Elrond told them.
" Good afternoon Elrond, Gandalf. We need your help." Aragorn said.
" Yes, what is yet?"
" Maria has started her monthly bleeding." Maria bowed her head, her face turning bright red. She elbowed Aragorn.
" Say it louder Aragorn. I'm sure some elves missed what you said." She muttered. Elrond approached Maria with a smile.
" Follow me Maria. I have something that can help." She walked backwards out of the room glaring daggers at Aragorn and Legolas.
" See if I ever ask you two for help again." She told them as she walked out. She closed the doors with a bang. Legolas and Aragorn winced.
" Why do I have a feeling that she's going to get revenge on us good?" Aragorn asked.
" Maybe because she will." Gandalf said. Legolas and Aragorn stared at the door.
To be continue….
Authors Note: I have a slight writers block so if you think this chapter sucks I can understand why. Please review. I'll update again soon.