Life Sucks
By: Honolulu
After the face off with Boromir, Maria and Boromir started to get along much better and soon became friends. It was December 5th, a week after the face off. When Maria went walking and passed by some of the elves in the hall, they would often smile at her, she knew that she gained some respect from them. Even though things were going smoothly with everyone during the day, most of the nights Maria was plagued with nightmares.
She would often wake up drenched with sweat, lately she's been losing sleep and would tire easily when she would train. To make sure that nobody would worry she started asking Gandalf to make a sedative for her. She would take it twice a week to at least get a day full of rest.
Maria sat straight up in her bed, her forehead beaded with sweat. She had just woken up from another nightmare. She got out of her bed and walked out to her balcony. She sat on the railing, letting the morning breeze cool her down. The sky was still dark, she figured it was about 4:30 in the morning. She had one leg hanging of the side and the other bent in front of her. Her arm resting on her knee. The morning was a bit chilly but she didn't mind, she liked the way it felt on her skin. The breeze picked up, her hair danced in the air.
Some of the elves were starting to rise to prepare stuff for the day. Feeling the need to just do something, Maria grabbed a robe, put it on and ran out of the room. She quickly walked to the music room and found an instrument that looked like a guitar though it was named something else it looked and played just like one. Grabbing it, she quickly went back to her room. She sat at the same position on the balcony. She strummed the strings to make sure they were in tune and she started to sing.
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear
This is my December
This is my snow covered home
This is my December
This is me alone
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all
The things I said
To make you
Feel like that
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all the
Things I said to you
And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
Legolas, Celeste, Arwen and Aragorn entered her room. Maria's eyes were closed so she didn't see them. They didn't want to interrupt her and they all sat down and listened to her words.
This is my December
These are my snow covered dreams
This is me pretending
This is all I need
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all
The things I said
To make you feel like that
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all the things
I said to you
And I give it all away
Just to have
Somewhere to go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear
And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
Maria finished singing. She sighed and looked at sun that was breaking into the sky. " Maria?" She jumped at the voice and turned her head to see four pair of eyes staring at her. Maria grabbed her chest to slow down her fast pacing heart. She stood up and placed the guitar on the table.
" Geez! Don't scare me like that. How long have you been sitting there?" She asked.
" Only for a little bit. We heard you singing so we knew you were awake." Celeste said.
" Oh." They lapsed into a uncomfortable silence. Maria rocked on her heels. " So. Did you want me for something?" Arwen nodded her head.
" Yes actually. Lately you've been spending a lot of time with Aragorn and Legolas, Celeste and I hardly see you. And since you three will be leaving soon I thought all five of us could do something together. Just have some quality time." Arwen said. Maria nodded her head in understanding.
" Okay then. What do you suggest we do?"
" I thought we could go have a picnic near the waterfall that's within in the borders and just have fun." She said.
" Yea okay. That sounds like a plan. So how about I get dress, we go have breakfast, make a lunch and go to the waterfall?" Maria said.
They agreed and left the room so she could get dressed. Doing as she said, they ate breakfast, told Gandalf and Elrond of their plans. Maria quickly ran back to her room. She grabbed her backpack and stuffed some towels inside just in case. She met everyone in the main hall and Aragorn led them to the waterfall. Once they arrived, Arwen laid a blanket on the ground. They all settled on the blanket and talked story with one another. It was around 11:30 when it started to get hot out.
Of course Arwen, Celeste and Legolas didn't feel it but Aragorn and Maria sure could. Maria tried to cool herself down by fanning herself with a leaf but it just wasn't working. " Okay, that's it!" She declared. They all turned to look at her.
" What's wrong Maria?" Legolas asked.
" It's too freakin hot out here! You agree with me Aragorn, I know you do. You're wearing more clothes than I am so you got to be burning up."
" What do you suggest we do?" Aragorn said.
" Hello!?! Isn't it obvious? There's a perfectly good waterfall next to us. We go swimming." She pointed out.
" But we have nothing to swim in." Celeste said.
" For elves, you guys are pretty stupid sometimes. We strip. You guys," She pointed at Legolas and Aragorn, " you can just wear your breeches and you two," She pointed to Celeste and Arwen, " can just wear your undergarments. You do have three layers of clothing on. Its not you guys have something I haven't seen before." She told them. They nodded their head and started to remove their clothing. Maria removed her shoes, socks, t-shirt and pants. All she had on was her black bra and panties. She tossed her stuff to the side and dived in.
She came up for air and sighed in pleasure. She did a couple of strokes enjoying the cool water. The rest of them took awhile to get in the water since they had layers of clothing. Maria was floating on her back when they entered the water. Celeste swam next to her just wearing a simple garment. Maria did some back strokes and then went under. Aragorn was swimming next to Arwen when he was pulled under.
When he reached the surface and spit out the water in his mouth he turned to see Maria laughing at him. He smiled at her and with his hand, he shot out a wave of water her. " Oh!" She exclaimed as the water hit her face. She started to splash him, Celeste, Legolas and Arwen joining in. They were enjoying the time together when Maria suggested a game.
" So this is what we do. Since there is five of us, someone will play as a referee and it'll be two on two. It'll be boy, girl teams. One girl will be on a guys shoulders. When the referee says go, the girls that are on the shoulders will try to push each other off their partner and into the water. Whoever hit's the water first loses. Get it?" She explained to them. They nodded. " I'll be the referee." Arwen and Aragorn chose to be each other's partners. So it was Arwen and Aragorn vs. Celeste and Legolas.
The girls got on Legolas and Aragorn's shoulders. Maria stood in the middle. " Okay, I want a good clean fight. So let's get it on!" She declared. With that Celeste and Arwen started trying to shove each other into the water. Legolas and Celeste ended up winning when Aragorn lost his footing. Then it was Celeste and Aragorn vs. Arwen and Legolas. Arwen and Legolas won. Maria wanted a try at it. She paired up with Aragorn since he already lost twice. " Elves vs. Humans, bring it!" Maria said.
Celeste was teamed up with Legolas. " We're going to win Maria. Its only natural." She told Maria.
" Pfft! I am a expert at this. I've done this longer than you have. Watch me kick your elf ass." Maria retorted. At Arwen's word, they started pushing at each other. Celeste and Maria were holding onto each others shoulders, shoving. Maria quickly pulled back making Celeste lose a bit of grip and her balance. Maria then moved forward and shoved Celeste into the water. " BOO YAH! What'd I tell you? What did I tell you?!?" She said.
Arwen wanted to face Maria but this time Maria paired up with Legolas. Since she was short compared to Legolas, she had a hell of time trying to get on his shoulders. " Legolas," She said.
" Yes?"
" You need to bend down or something."
" Why?"
" Because you're too tall for me to reach your shoulders." She said. Maria almost jumped out of the water when she was suddenly looking at his chest instead of his back. She started to blush when she noticed his nice looking chest. ( AN: Drool….) She quickly looked into his face instead of his chest. He looked at her.
" I'll go under water and swim between your legs. Just place your legs on my shoulders." He told her. She nodded. Legolas took a small breath and went under. Maria could feel the water shift and she looked down to see him in position. She then placed her legs on his shoulders. Legolas came up, she balanced herself when she went into the air. " Arg! You're heavy." He told her. She hit him upside the head. " What was that for?" He asked.
" I'm going to give you a lesson. Lesson #1, never talk about a woman's weight." She said.
" But your not a woman, you're a child." He got hit in the head again.
" Lesson #2, never talk about a woman's age. Hmph! And I was told you were a ladies man. Obviously someone was lying." He tilted his back to look at her.
" And where did you hear this from?" He asked with a smug smile. She smacked her palm against his forehead. " I don't think I deserved that." He said.
She smirked at him. " Oh but you did. Your ego was starting to get big, I had to deflate it." She smiled and looked at Arwen and Aragorn who were smiling at her and Legolas. " What?" She asked them.
" Nothing." They said in unison.
" Whatever. So lets get started. Bring it!" She motioned them with her hands. Arwen and Maria shoved at each other. Once again Maria won. After a while they just stopped and swam around. Maria was swimming in the deep area when she asked Legolas a question. " How deep do you think it is?"
" I'm not sure. Why?" She shrugged her shoulders.
" Just wandering." Legolas swam up to her. He grabbed her arms and placed them around his shoulders. " What are you doing?" She asked.
" We're going to find out how deep it is. Take a big breath." Legolas and Maria went under. It was much deeper than Maria anticipated. At the rate Legolas was swimming they were probably 50 feet under water. Maria was starting to lose her breath. She let go of him and started to swim up. Legolas noticed that she wasn't going to make it. He quickly caught up to her. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him. He could see her confusion.
He brought her face to his. He placed his lips on top of hers. Her eyes widened. Maria didn't open her mouth so Legolas used his tongue to allow him entrance. She granted him it, he gave her some air. Realization hit her and she hoped he couldn't see her blush under water. After he gave her some oxygen they continued swimming to the top. Maria gasped for air when she reached the surface. " Thanks for the much needed air." She told Legolas.
" Your welcome." Maria swam next to Arwen and Celeste. She talked with them a little bit then got out of the water. She noticed that she could climb the waterfall. She kept climbing until she reached the top.
" What are you doing?!?" Celeste yelled at her. Maria looked down and saw them staring at her. She smiled and waved at them. She walked near the drop. She gave them a cheeky smile and jumped. She hit the water, when she broke the surface Arwen gave her a lecture about safety which she tuned out. Soon after they came out of the water and had lunch. Maria placed a towel on the ground, she laid on it enjoying the sun. She turned on her stomach to look at her friends.
Arwen and Aragorn were in each others arms just talking. Celeste was making a crown from nearby flowers and Legolas was leaning against a tree. She watched him. He was still wet but was drying off thanks to the sun. He had a built stomach and strong arms from archery. His skin was fair and smooth. His hair glistened from the sunshine. His hair was wet still and some of the droplets of water ran down his defined chest. His breeches hanging loosely around his hips.
Maria turned away, her body burning but not from the sun. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Unaware of Legolas looking at her. His eyes ran down her body. Though she wasn't tall and attractive looking as the she-elves he had encounters with, Maria made that up with her personality. Even though she agitated him, which was often and on purpose, she was fun to be with. She now laid on her back, taking slow and steady breaths, her eyes closed. She wore little clothing which gave Legolas a lot to look at.
With his keen sight, he could make out the scars on her stomach and the little ones placed all over her body. She wasn't thin like the she-elves but was full and curvy. Her dark hair was sprawled out around her. She had freckles covering her cheeks. She had nice shapely legs due from dancing. Her skin was a nice and natural tan color. Her lips full and her eyes brown. He liked it when she didn't wear her eyeglasses for her eyes came out more.
It was true, she wasn't beautiful but she could do one thing that most elves couldn't do. And that was she could make him happy. " Maria," Arwen called out.
" Hmm?" She said, not bothering to open her eyes.
" I have to tell you something and I hope you don't get mad."
" I'm listening,"
" We're having a feast in a couple days,"
" Why would I get mad about that?" She asked Arwen. Finally opening her eyes and faced Arwen.
" The feast is in your honor since we never introduced you properly and you would have to dress up." Arwen told her. All three of them looked at Maria to see her reaction since they knew that she didn't like dressing up. Maria blinked a little bit. Then it happened.
" WHAT!?!?!?"
To be continued….
Authors Note: Ahh! Finally updated. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Please review! Thank you to all that have kept reading this story and thank you for all the reviews! I'll try to update again soon! Please review!
By: Honolulu
After the face off with Boromir, Maria and Boromir started to get along much better and soon became friends. It was December 5th, a week after the face off. When Maria went walking and passed by some of the elves in the hall, they would often smile at her, she knew that she gained some respect from them. Even though things were going smoothly with everyone during the day, most of the nights Maria was plagued with nightmares.
She would often wake up drenched with sweat, lately she's been losing sleep and would tire easily when she would train. To make sure that nobody would worry she started asking Gandalf to make a sedative for her. She would take it twice a week to at least get a day full of rest.
Maria sat straight up in her bed, her forehead beaded with sweat. She had just woken up from another nightmare. She got out of her bed and walked out to her balcony. She sat on the railing, letting the morning breeze cool her down. The sky was still dark, she figured it was about 4:30 in the morning. She had one leg hanging of the side and the other bent in front of her. Her arm resting on her knee. The morning was a bit chilly but she didn't mind, she liked the way it felt on her skin. The breeze picked up, her hair danced in the air.
Some of the elves were starting to rise to prepare stuff for the day. Feeling the need to just do something, Maria grabbed a robe, put it on and ran out of the room. She quickly walked to the music room and found an instrument that looked like a guitar though it was named something else it looked and played just like one. Grabbing it, she quickly went back to her room. She sat at the same position on the balcony. She strummed the strings to make sure they were in tune and she started to sing.
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear
This is my December
This is my snow covered home
This is my December
This is me alone
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all
The things I said
To make you
Feel like that
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all the
Things I said to you
And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
Legolas, Celeste, Arwen and Aragorn entered her room. Maria's eyes were closed so she didn't see them. They didn't want to interrupt her and they all sat down and listened to her words.
This is my December
These are my snow covered dreams
This is me pretending
This is all I need
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all
The things I said
To make you feel like that
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all the things
I said to you
And I give it all away
Just to have
Somewhere to go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear
And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
Maria finished singing. She sighed and looked at sun that was breaking into the sky. " Maria?" She jumped at the voice and turned her head to see four pair of eyes staring at her. Maria grabbed her chest to slow down her fast pacing heart. She stood up and placed the guitar on the table.
" Geez! Don't scare me like that. How long have you been sitting there?" She asked.
" Only for a little bit. We heard you singing so we knew you were awake." Celeste said.
" Oh." They lapsed into a uncomfortable silence. Maria rocked on her heels. " So. Did you want me for something?" Arwen nodded her head.
" Yes actually. Lately you've been spending a lot of time with Aragorn and Legolas, Celeste and I hardly see you. And since you three will be leaving soon I thought all five of us could do something together. Just have some quality time." Arwen said. Maria nodded her head in understanding.
" Okay then. What do you suggest we do?"
" I thought we could go have a picnic near the waterfall that's within in the borders and just have fun." She said.
" Yea okay. That sounds like a plan. So how about I get dress, we go have breakfast, make a lunch and go to the waterfall?" Maria said.
They agreed and left the room so she could get dressed. Doing as she said, they ate breakfast, told Gandalf and Elrond of their plans. Maria quickly ran back to her room. She grabbed her backpack and stuffed some towels inside just in case. She met everyone in the main hall and Aragorn led them to the waterfall. Once they arrived, Arwen laid a blanket on the ground. They all settled on the blanket and talked story with one another. It was around 11:30 when it started to get hot out.
Of course Arwen, Celeste and Legolas didn't feel it but Aragorn and Maria sure could. Maria tried to cool herself down by fanning herself with a leaf but it just wasn't working. " Okay, that's it!" She declared. They all turned to look at her.
" What's wrong Maria?" Legolas asked.
" It's too freakin hot out here! You agree with me Aragorn, I know you do. You're wearing more clothes than I am so you got to be burning up."
" What do you suggest we do?" Aragorn said.
" Hello!?! Isn't it obvious? There's a perfectly good waterfall next to us. We go swimming." She pointed out.
" But we have nothing to swim in." Celeste said.
" For elves, you guys are pretty stupid sometimes. We strip. You guys," She pointed at Legolas and Aragorn, " you can just wear your breeches and you two," She pointed to Celeste and Arwen, " can just wear your undergarments. You do have three layers of clothing on. Its not you guys have something I haven't seen before." She told them. They nodded their head and started to remove their clothing. Maria removed her shoes, socks, t-shirt and pants. All she had on was her black bra and panties. She tossed her stuff to the side and dived in.
She came up for air and sighed in pleasure. She did a couple of strokes enjoying the cool water. The rest of them took awhile to get in the water since they had layers of clothing. Maria was floating on her back when they entered the water. Celeste swam next to her just wearing a simple garment. Maria did some back strokes and then went under. Aragorn was swimming next to Arwen when he was pulled under.
When he reached the surface and spit out the water in his mouth he turned to see Maria laughing at him. He smiled at her and with his hand, he shot out a wave of water her. " Oh!" She exclaimed as the water hit her face. She started to splash him, Celeste, Legolas and Arwen joining in. They were enjoying the time together when Maria suggested a game.
" So this is what we do. Since there is five of us, someone will play as a referee and it'll be two on two. It'll be boy, girl teams. One girl will be on a guys shoulders. When the referee says go, the girls that are on the shoulders will try to push each other off their partner and into the water. Whoever hit's the water first loses. Get it?" She explained to them. They nodded. " I'll be the referee." Arwen and Aragorn chose to be each other's partners. So it was Arwen and Aragorn vs. Celeste and Legolas.
The girls got on Legolas and Aragorn's shoulders. Maria stood in the middle. " Okay, I want a good clean fight. So let's get it on!" She declared. With that Celeste and Arwen started trying to shove each other into the water. Legolas and Celeste ended up winning when Aragorn lost his footing. Then it was Celeste and Aragorn vs. Arwen and Legolas. Arwen and Legolas won. Maria wanted a try at it. She paired up with Aragorn since he already lost twice. " Elves vs. Humans, bring it!" Maria said.
Celeste was teamed up with Legolas. " We're going to win Maria. Its only natural." She told Maria.
" Pfft! I am a expert at this. I've done this longer than you have. Watch me kick your elf ass." Maria retorted. At Arwen's word, they started pushing at each other. Celeste and Maria were holding onto each others shoulders, shoving. Maria quickly pulled back making Celeste lose a bit of grip and her balance. Maria then moved forward and shoved Celeste into the water. " BOO YAH! What'd I tell you? What did I tell you?!?" She said.
Arwen wanted to face Maria but this time Maria paired up with Legolas. Since she was short compared to Legolas, she had a hell of time trying to get on his shoulders. " Legolas," She said.
" Yes?"
" You need to bend down or something."
" Why?"
" Because you're too tall for me to reach your shoulders." She said. Maria almost jumped out of the water when she was suddenly looking at his chest instead of his back. She started to blush when she noticed his nice looking chest. ( AN: Drool….) She quickly looked into his face instead of his chest. He looked at her.
" I'll go under water and swim between your legs. Just place your legs on my shoulders." He told her. She nodded. Legolas took a small breath and went under. Maria could feel the water shift and she looked down to see him in position. She then placed her legs on his shoulders. Legolas came up, she balanced herself when she went into the air. " Arg! You're heavy." He told her. She hit him upside the head. " What was that for?" He asked.
" I'm going to give you a lesson. Lesson #1, never talk about a woman's weight." She said.
" But your not a woman, you're a child." He got hit in the head again.
" Lesson #2, never talk about a woman's age. Hmph! And I was told you were a ladies man. Obviously someone was lying." He tilted his back to look at her.
" And where did you hear this from?" He asked with a smug smile. She smacked her palm against his forehead. " I don't think I deserved that." He said.
She smirked at him. " Oh but you did. Your ego was starting to get big, I had to deflate it." She smiled and looked at Arwen and Aragorn who were smiling at her and Legolas. " What?" She asked them.
" Nothing." They said in unison.
" Whatever. So lets get started. Bring it!" She motioned them with her hands. Arwen and Maria shoved at each other. Once again Maria won. After a while they just stopped and swam around. Maria was swimming in the deep area when she asked Legolas a question. " How deep do you think it is?"
" I'm not sure. Why?" She shrugged her shoulders.
" Just wandering." Legolas swam up to her. He grabbed her arms and placed them around his shoulders. " What are you doing?" She asked.
" We're going to find out how deep it is. Take a big breath." Legolas and Maria went under. It was much deeper than Maria anticipated. At the rate Legolas was swimming they were probably 50 feet under water. Maria was starting to lose her breath. She let go of him and started to swim up. Legolas noticed that she wasn't going to make it. He quickly caught up to her. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him. He could see her confusion.
He brought her face to his. He placed his lips on top of hers. Her eyes widened. Maria didn't open her mouth so Legolas used his tongue to allow him entrance. She granted him it, he gave her some air. Realization hit her and she hoped he couldn't see her blush under water. After he gave her some oxygen they continued swimming to the top. Maria gasped for air when she reached the surface. " Thanks for the much needed air." She told Legolas.
" Your welcome." Maria swam next to Arwen and Celeste. She talked with them a little bit then got out of the water. She noticed that she could climb the waterfall. She kept climbing until she reached the top.
" What are you doing?!?" Celeste yelled at her. Maria looked down and saw them staring at her. She smiled and waved at them. She walked near the drop. She gave them a cheeky smile and jumped. She hit the water, when she broke the surface Arwen gave her a lecture about safety which she tuned out. Soon after they came out of the water and had lunch. Maria placed a towel on the ground, she laid on it enjoying the sun. She turned on her stomach to look at her friends.
Arwen and Aragorn were in each others arms just talking. Celeste was making a crown from nearby flowers and Legolas was leaning against a tree. She watched him. He was still wet but was drying off thanks to the sun. He had a built stomach and strong arms from archery. His skin was fair and smooth. His hair glistened from the sunshine. His hair was wet still and some of the droplets of water ran down his defined chest. His breeches hanging loosely around his hips.
Maria turned away, her body burning but not from the sun. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Unaware of Legolas looking at her. His eyes ran down her body. Though she wasn't tall and attractive looking as the she-elves he had encounters with, Maria made that up with her personality. Even though she agitated him, which was often and on purpose, she was fun to be with. She now laid on her back, taking slow and steady breaths, her eyes closed. She wore little clothing which gave Legolas a lot to look at.
With his keen sight, he could make out the scars on her stomach and the little ones placed all over her body. She wasn't thin like the she-elves but was full and curvy. Her dark hair was sprawled out around her. She had freckles covering her cheeks. She had nice shapely legs due from dancing. Her skin was a nice and natural tan color. Her lips full and her eyes brown. He liked it when she didn't wear her eyeglasses for her eyes came out more.
It was true, she wasn't beautiful but she could do one thing that most elves couldn't do. And that was she could make him happy. " Maria," Arwen called out.
" Hmm?" She said, not bothering to open her eyes.
" I have to tell you something and I hope you don't get mad."
" I'm listening,"
" We're having a feast in a couple days,"
" Why would I get mad about that?" She asked Arwen. Finally opening her eyes and faced Arwen.
" The feast is in your honor since we never introduced you properly and you would have to dress up." Arwen told her. All three of them looked at Maria to see her reaction since they knew that she didn't like dressing up. Maria blinked a little bit. Then it happened.
" WHAT!?!?!?"
To be continued….
Authors Note: Ahh! Finally updated. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Please review! Thank you to all that have kept reading this story and thank you for all the reviews! I'll try to update again soon! Please review!