Love Among Slavery
Chapter Nine: Killing Him... Then... Stop
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Hotaru was in a dark void, curled up in a ball with streams of tears trailing down her cheeks. Soft sobs and cries sounded underneath her arms. The cold temperature began to take effect on her, striking her delicate skin, causing more pain to her heart.
She could feel her outer shell being carried by Legolas, but her soul could do nothing but cry. Many times she tried to stop crying, but couldn't. Hotaru tried to wake up, but there was a certain force that drove her back to sobs. The pain in her heart was immense, she couldn't control the pain, and the aching that froze her in one place made her pathetic.
Every time she took a breath to try to calm down, the pain in her heart only flowed into her veins and constricted them. Every time she held onto her head to comfort her senses, the pain only pounded in her head with questions.
Why is he doing this? She saved him, right? Why is he acting like this? Why isn't he showing gratitude towards her? Is she that pathetic to trust him? Do all elves act the same way? How would her parents take this? Grandpa? Duo?
"Heero..." the name stopped Legolas in his tracks. He looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms. The way she whispered her king's name from her soft lips drilled a complicated hole in Legolas' spirit.
He pulled her closer to him, not knowing why. Slowly two clear drops of tears made their way down the sides of her face. He slowly bent down and gently wiped the tears away with his thumb.
"Your majesty?" a young female child questioned as she wiped some tears from Hotaru's face. She had deep green eyes, full of curiosity, small pink lips and long auburn hair.
Legolas looked up and saw the little girl smiling at the sleeping form as she said, "She's our angel."
"Mave," came a scolding voice.
"It's true mama," the girl insisted, "She saved us, didn't she?"
Legolas got up suddenly, stopping the conversation. He looked down at the girl in his arms and had to force his upcoming smile to stop. Indeed, the frail girl that was sleeping did look and act like an angel... his angel.
"Come, this way," Legolas stated as his people nodded. He quickly stopped his thoughts about Hotaru and concentrated on the aura of King Heero. With swift movement from everyone behind him, they made their way to Heero's bedchamber slowly.
Hotaru grasped onto her knees firmly, not noticing the scene around her change to the familiar scene of the white marble castle again. With a sniff she felt the temperature change from cold to warm and welcoming.
She gingerly drew her head up and gasped in delight. The sky was painted with morning, with the sun rising and smiling upon the people of this place. The clouds above rolled lazily across the sky. Laughter sounded in the still air, chatter drifted about and the wind blew sweet music to her ears.
Hotaru turned around and saw the main street filled up with children running about to get to school. The citizens were lined up at the market stands, men were traveling to work, and everyone had a smile that glowed with no worries at all. Down at the end of the street was the indigo palace.
She tentatively walked down the street and immediately knew that no one could see her. She ignored the fact until she bumped into someone.
"Sorry," her voice echoed serenely. Her tone of voice clung to the still air.
"It's alright Firefly," he said.
Hotaru gasped. She looked up and saw a young and handsome man smiling down at her. He had long soft blonde hair that could be mistaken for white. His icy blue eyes held hers in its place. He wore a very distinguished suit that clearly told people that he was of a very high status.
"You are?" Hotaru whispered her question.
"Miliardo," the man told her.
"You can see me?" she stumbled among those words.
"Of course," he answered simply.
"But no one else can," she said, more to herself than to him.
"That's because this is a memory," Miliardo told her.
"Than how are you talking to me?" she cried.
"Because I'm a vision, and very much alive," he explained.
"You aren't here to kill me, are you?" she asked carefully.
He let out a laugh, "No. Why would I?"
"I don't know..."
Legolas kicked a soldier in the stomach. The soldier withered and clutched onto his stomach before he dropped unconscious. Hotaru then mumbled something that could not be heard, not even by him. She turned her head inwards, her face touching his chest, created an unwanted feeling that ran up his spine.
"Your majesty?" one of the elders questioned.
"Let's go," Legolas said.
The soft and delicate breathing from Hotaru created a wave of joy through his heart and swam freely through his blood. He didn't even try to ignore the feeling, but embraced it. He couldn't ignore it any longer as he held her more tightly, giving her comfort.
Once they reached a giant door Legolas nodded to two male elves. The elves kicked open the door and everyone ran in. Heero immediately woke up and the first thing he noticed was Hotaru in the clutches of the Elvin King.
The elves swarmed around him as Heero's soldiers came barging in. It did no good because the elves went to work, causing the soldiers to drop unconscious. Heero sat up and glared at Legolas.
"What have you done to her?" Heero said coolly.
"She is of no concern to you," Legolas' regal voice echoed in the chamber.
"If you hurt her, I'll kill you," Heero threatened.
Legolas gave out a small smirk, "No, Heero. Look around you. My people have found justice and they will kill you."
Hotaru froze as she looked at Miliardo. Miliardo nodded as the voice of Legolas sounded in the air, "Heero... my people... kill... you."
Hotaru gasped. That was all she needed to hear as she cried distressed, "I have to wake up!"
Miliardo nodded, he understood her feelings and said, "You'll soon to wake up."
"Now?" Hotaru asked.
"It's up to you," Miliardo said, guiding her and teaching her, "Are you ready to face the elves, Heero, and most of all, Legolas?"
She became lost. She became quiet, thinking about his question. She was afraid of what Legolas would do to her, but did she want him to kill Heero? She bit her lower lip as her heart pounded against her chest in distress. After about two minutes she replied, "Yes... I'm ready to wake up."
Legolas felt the bundle in his arms shake slowly, indicating that she was waking up. He then sent another sleeping spell towards her, but was dissolved away by her strong will. Her will sounded in his body as her lips moved and said, "I won't let you kill Heero."
Those words sank an unbearable pain in Legolas' heart. It hurt him that she was thinking about the man who imprisoned his people and he thought she understood them! Not a thought about him placing a knife to her neck ever occurred in his head.
Heero quickly got up to reach for Hotaru, but got slammed back down onto his bed by an elf. He looked longingly and worriedly towards the violet-eyed girl.
Hotaru's eyes shot open and she immediately pushed Legolas away and was dropped onto the bed. She crawled weakly to Heero and asked him, "You okay?"
"Yes," he replied with joy chorusing through his veins.
Fatigue drew her body down as she told Legolas, "Don't kill anybody. You owe me."
Hotaru then dropped unconscious once more but was held in the arms of Heero. Causing ecstasy to rise in Heero's blood, but caused hurt and jealousy to rise in Legolas' heart, though he did not know why.
Legolas heard the words of Hotaru and told the elves to take over the palace and place Heero in a jail cell. Legolas, himself, had to gently rip Hotaru's unconscious from Heero's protecting clutch. Elves took Heero immediately by Legolas' orders.
"Let her go!" demanded Heero as the elves dragged him to the basement.
Legolas ignored the shouts from Heero. Instead he stared at Hotaru with longing in his eyes, wanting something that he had been forever reaching and searching for, ever since he laid eyes on her... was this... lov-
"Your highness, what are we to do with the young lady?" an elder asked, interrupting his thoughts.
"I'll take her to a room," Legolas answered as he carried the maiden away.
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Silver Author
Chapter Nine: Killing Him... Then... Stop
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Hotaru was in a dark void, curled up in a ball with streams of tears trailing down her cheeks. Soft sobs and cries sounded underneath her arms. The cold temperature began to take effect on her, striking her delicate skin, causing more pain to her heart.
She could feel her outer shell being carried by Legolas, but her soul could do nothing but cry. Many times she tried to stop crying, but couldn't. Hotaru tried to wake up, but there was a certain force that drove her back to sobs. The pain in her heart was immense, she couldn't control the pain, and the aching that froze her in one place made her pathetic.
Every time she took a breath to try to calm down, the pain in her heart only flowed into her veins and constricted them. Every time she held onto her head to comfort her senses, the pain only pounded in her head with questions.
Why is he doing this? She saved him, right? Why is he acting like this? Why isn't he showing gratitude towards her? Is she that pathetic to trust him? Do all elves act the same way? How would her parents take this? Grandpa? Duo?
"Heero..." the name stopped Legolas in his tracks. He looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms. The way she whispered her king's name from her soft lips drilled a complicated hole in Legolas' spirit.
He pulled her closer to him, not knowing why. Slowly two clear drops of tears made their way down the sides of her face. He slowly bent down and gently wiped the tears away with his thumb.
"Your majesty?" a young female child questioned as she wiped some tears from Hotaru's face. She had deep green eyes, full of curiosity, small pink lips and long auburn hair.
Legolas looked up and saw the little girl smiling at the sleeping form as she said, "She's our angel."
"Mave," came a scolding voice.
"It's true mama," the girl insisted, "She saved us, didn't she?"
Legolas got up suddenly, stopping the conversation. He looked down at the girl in his arms and had to force his upcoming smile to stop. Indeed, the frail girl that was sleeping did look and act like an angel... his angel.
"Come, this way," Legolas stated as his people nodded. He quickly stopped his thoughts about Hotaru and concentrated on the aura of King Heero. With swift movement from everyone behind him, they made their way to Heero's bedchamber slowly.
Hotaru grasped onto her knees firmly, not noticing the scene around her change to the familiar scene of the white marble castle again. With a sniff she felt the temperature change from cold to warm and welcoming.
She gingerly drew her head up and gasped in delight. The sky was painted with morning, with the sun rising and smiling upon the people of this place. The clouds above rolled lazily across the sky. Laughter sounded in the still air, chatter drifted about and the wind blew sweet music to her ears.
Hotaru turned around and saw the main street filled up with children running about to get to school. The citizens were lined up at the market stands, men were traveling to work, and everyone had a smile that glowed with no worries at all. Down at the end of the street was the indigo palace.
She tentatively walked down the street and immediately knew that no one could see her. She ignored the fact until she bumped into someone.
"Sorry," her voice echoed serenely. Her tone of voice clung to the still air.
"It's alright Firefly," he said.
Hotaru gasped. She looked up and saw a young and handsome man smiling down at her. He had long soft blonde hair that could be mistaken for white. His icy blue eyes held hers in its place. He wore a very distinguished suit that clearly told people that he was of a very high status.
"You are?" Hotaru whispered her question.
"Miliardo," the man told her.
"You can see me?" she stumbled among those words.
"Of course," he answered simply.
"But no one else can," she said, more to herself than to him.
"That's because this is a memory," Miliardo told her.
"Than how are you talking to me?" she cried.
"Because I'm a vision, and very much alive," he explained.
"You aren't here to kill me, are you?" she asked carefully.
He let out a laugh, "No. Why would I?"
"I don't know..."
Legolas kicked a soldier in the stomach. The soldier withered and clutched onto his stomach before he dropped unconscious. Hotaru then mumbled something that could not be heard, not even by him. She turned her head inwards, her face touching his chest, created an unwanted feeling that ran up his spine.
"Your majesty?" one of the elders questioned.
"Let's go," Legolas said.
The soft and delicate breathing from Hotaru created a wave of joy through his heart and swam freely through his blood. He didn't even try to ignore the feeling, but embraced it. He couldn't ignore it any longer as he held her more tightly, giving her comfort.
Once they reached a giant door Legolas nodded to two male elves. The elves kicked open the door and everyone ran in. Heero immediately woke up and the first thing he noticed was Hotaru in the clutches of the Elvin King.
The elves swarmed around him as Heero's soldiers came barging in. It did no good because the elves went to work, causing the soldiers to drop unconscious. Heero sat up and glared at Legolas.
"What have you done to her?" Heero said coolly.
"She is of no concern to you," Legolas' regal voice echoed in the chamber.
"If you hurt her, I'll kill you," Heero threatened.
Legolas gave out a small smirk, "No, Heero. Look around you. My people have found justice and they will kill you."
Hotaru froze as she looked at Miliardo. Miliardo nodded as the voice of Legolas sounded in the air, "Heero... my people... kill... you."
Hotaru gasped. That was all she needed to hear as she cried distressed, "I have to wake up!"
Miliardo nodded, he understood her feelings and said, "You'll soon to wake up."
"Now?" Hotaru asked.
"It's up to you," Miliardo said, guiding her and teaching her, "Are you ready to face the elves, Heero, and most of all, Legolas?"
She became lost. She became quiet, thinking about his question. She was afraid of what Legolas would do to her, but did she want him to kill Heero? She bit her lower lip as her heart pounded against her chest in distress. After about two minutes she replied, "Yes... I'm ready to wake up."
Legolas felt the bundle in his arms shake slowly, indicating that she was waking up. He then sent another sleeping spell towards her, but was dissolved away by her strong will. Her will sounded in his body as her lips moved and said, "I won't let you kill Heero."
Those words sank an unbearable pain in Legolas' heart. It hurt him that she was thinking about the man who imprisoned his people and he thought she understood them! Not a thought about him placing a knife to her neck ever occurred in his head.
Heero quickly got up to reach for Hotaru, but got slammed back down onto his bed by an elf. He looked longingly and worriedly towards the violet-eyed girl.
Hotaru's eyes shot open and she immediately pushed Legolas away and was dropped onto the bed. She crawled weakly to Heero and asked him, "You okay?"
"Yes," he replied with joy chorusing through his veins.
Fatigue drew her body down as she told Legolas, "Don't kill anybody. You owe me."
Hotaru then dropped unconscious once more but was held in the arms of Heero. Causing ecstasy to rise in Heero's blood, but caused hurt and jealousy to rise in Legolas' heart, though he did not know why.
Legolas heard the words of Hotaru and told the elves to take over the palace and place Heero in a jail cell. Legolas, himself, had to gently rip Hotaru's unconscious from Heero's protecting clutch. Elves took Heero immediately by Legolas' orders.
"Let her go!" demanded Heero as the elves dragged him to the basement.
Legolas ignored the shouts from Heero. Instead he stared at Hotaru with longing in his eyes, wanting something that he had been forever reaching and searching for, ever since he laid eyes on her... was this... lov-
"Your highness, what are we to do with the young lady?" an elder asked, interrupting his thoughts.
"I'll take her to a room," Legolas answered as he carried the maiden away.
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Silver Author