Here is the second chapter. I'm tryin to get post a chapter every friday. but this week unfortunantly, i had a few difficulties. so here it is and i hope u enjoy it.
I have decided to dedicate each chapter to one of my reviewers. This one is dedicated to Eowidith, for being my first reviewer.
It was a late spring afternoon in Mirkwood. Legolas was doing target practice with his bows and arrows. A bull's eye target painted on a wooden board was hanging from the branch of a tree. Legolas was 30 feet away from the target. His bow and arrows were his most prized possessions. He practiced with them 3 hours a day, rain or shine. Legolas seized an arrow from the quiver hanging on his back. He fixed the arrow into the bow. He pulled the bowstring attached with the arrow as far as the bow would allow him; then released the string. The arrow soared through the air and landed right in the middle of the board. Bull's eye! He walked up to the board, removed his arrow, and placed it back into his carrier, and returned to his spot. The bull's eye mark bore many holes from many perfect shots.
Arwen was sitting by a nearby tree reading a book.
"Why must you practice so often? You are already excellent in your shots."
Legolas sent another arrow through the air.
"Practice makes perfect," he said plainly. "Why don't you put that book down and give this a try?"
"Well I suppose I could give it a try. Maybe I will find a hidden talent," Arwen said thoughtfully.
She marked her place in her book and set it down. She stood up and Legolas handed her his bow and arrow. Arwen tried to do exactly as Legolas had done. Instead of hitting the board, the arrow went flying and landed somewhere in the forest. Legolas stared off into the distance, where the arrow flew. He placed a hand in the back of his neck and sighed.
"I guess I won't see that arrow again."
Arwen looked at Legolas apologetically. "Forgive me Legolas, I did not know the proper way to shoot."
"I forgive you. I have other arrows. Do not fear. I will find a way to help you," he answered. He stood thoughtfully for a moment then smiled. Arwen raised an eyebrow at him.
"Why are you smiling?"
Legolas quickly said, "Wait here."
He ran off into the forest. Arwen stood in utter confusion and surprise at Legolas' sudden departure for a moment. Then she walked back over to her tree, picked up her book, and continued reading. Legolas appeared somewhat fifteen minutes later. Arwen looked up from her book. Legolas was not empty handed. In his right hand was a medium sized wooden bow. In left was five, long, grey arrows.
Before she had the chance to question him, he said anxiously," I have figured out how to fix your archery dilemma. My bow and arrow are too advanced for you." He held up the bow and arrows so Arwen could see them clearly. "I used these when my father first introduced me to the ways of the bow and arrow. They are great for beginners. It is light and easy to handle." "…Even for you," he added with a smile. Arwen took the items gratefully. "Go over there," he pointed out. "I want you to aim at the board, but do not shoot," he instructed. She did exactly as she was told. Legolas came over to her and looked her up and down. Then he stared at the board for a few seconds. "Move over to the right a few inches." She moved. Legolas paused then said.
"Excellent. Now, think of nothing else, except the target." Arwen frowned in concentration. Legolas backed away from her. "Now shoot!" She released the bowstring. The arrow soared through the air and hit the board right on the bull's eye! Arwen smiled with delight.
"I made it perfectly!" she exclaimed.
Legolas filled up inside with pride. They took turns shooting arrows for a few hours until Arwen was to weak to pull the bowstring once more. She sat down wearily on the soft green grass.
Rubbing her strained shoulder, she said happily, "That was quite entertaining. Remind me to never complain about you practicing ever again."
Legolas sat down next to her and said, "I am impressed at how well you did for your first time. Never before have I seen so many bull's eyes done by a beginner before. You are almost ready for my bow by now. You did absolutely perfect today!"
Arwen looked into his light blue eyes. They seemed to see right through her. She quickly looked down.
"I would have never done it without you, of course. Thank you for helping me. You are an excellent teacher," she said shyly.
Legolas gazed at her then reached out his hand and gently placed it on her far cheek. She looked up at him. Legolas leaned forward and softly began to kiss her. She returned the kiss. They both wanted this moment to last forever.
Suddenly, running footsteps could be heard. Arwen and Legolas quickly broke from their kiss. Legolas stared hard into the distance as if trying to see clearer. He then jumped to his feet; he ran and quickly snatched his bow and arrows up off the ground. At that moment he remembered Arwen was sitting there puzzled.
"Quick! Get the other bow and arrows." "… And nothing else," he added noticing Arwen's book lying on the floor.
Arwen did as she was told and waited for further instructions. Legolas looked around and found a very large bush. He took hold of Arwen's arm and pulled her behind the bush. He placed and a finger to his lips to show Arwen to be quiet. He then carefully looked behind the bush. Arwen stayed absolutely still and quiet. She could her the running footsteps growing louder every second. Legolas quickly turned back around and faced forward listening very hard. The footsteps passed by then faded. Arwen felt it was safe to talk.
Cautiously and softly she said, "What is going on? Why are we-."
She stopped short. Legolas had clasped his hand over her mouth. He had done it for a reason. More footsteps could be heard. This time it sounded as if there was a group running. They also sounded much heavier than the last footsteps. These too passed by. Legolas quickly looked to see what was running. He then looked at Arwen with darkness. He leaped up onto his feet.
"Hurry, we have to follow them. The first footsteps belonged to an elf. The others belonged to Orcs," he said while pulling Arwen to her feet.
"They seemed to be chasing the elf. We must hurry. No orc can run through Mirkwood, and live to tell the tale!"
They took their bows and arrows, and then dashed after the orcs. Elves are known to be very fast. They soon caught up to the orcs. Arwen was right beside Legolas running after them. She looked at the dark figures called orcs. From the back they were very ugly. They had dull looking armor, black skin, and they growled like hideous beast. They were even uglier in the front. Their mouths were oddly shaped and they had small, black, beady eyes. Long, sharp swords were gripped tightly in their large hands. As Arwen was watching the orcs carefully, one fell suddenly. She looked to see what had caused the orc to fall. There was a great long arrow sticking out of its back. Arwen looked at Legolas. He was preparing to shoot another arrow. He then shot another one down.
"Arwen, listened to me," Legolas said suddenly. "There is a hill we will be approaching. It is not very high but it is very steep. I doubt the elf will want to go up there. I want you to go up that hill and look down. You should see the orcs and elf hit a dead end and if you look carefully you should see me hiding. I want you take down as many orcs as possible."
He stopped talking suddenly. Arwen looked ahead to see why. The hill was only but a few feet away. She ran up it while Legolas followed the orcs around the hill. Legolas was right. It was very steep. Arwen struggled up the hill until she reached the top moments later. She looked down. The orcs and elf were no longer running. The elf was backed up into a wall of trees, with nowhere to go and no weapons. An orc fell. The others seemed to take no notice of the dead orc and continued toward the elf. Arwen looked and found Legolas hiding behind a tree fixing another arrow to his bowstring. Arwen remember she was supposed to be shooting arrows also. She reached for an arrow and attached it to the string of her bow. She aimed then sent an arrow through the air. The arrow hit the orc in the back of the head and it fell. She took down another orc after that. Before anyone could stop him, an orc stabbed the elf in the stomach. He then fell to the floor with a deafening thud. Arwen stood in shock for a moment. Legolas hit that orc in the back with his arrow. He was the last of them. Legolas ran from behind the tree to the elf. Arwen ran down the hill to Legolas and the wounded elf. Before she reached them she already knew what happened by the paleness of Legolas' face.
"He is dead," he announced so softly it was almost a whisper.
Arwen looked down upon the elf. He looked strangely familiar to her. His golden blond hair fell upon his pale cold face. His silver cloak was covered in bright red blood. Tears welled up in Arwen's eyes. She tried to blink them back but they rolled down her cheeks. Legolas wiped the tears off her face with his thumbs and put his arms around her shoulders.
"We have done all that we can," he said with grief in his voice.
More cold tears fell down Arwen's cheeks.
"But it was not enough," she whispered.
Wow! Second chappie done! so wat do think? Review please
Here I am responding to reviews.
Eowidith: Thanks once again for being my first reviewer! I hope that I'll definantly hear from you again.
Whisper of Fear: Okay...first off, thank you for taking the time out to review my story.I don't know wat cannon is. Now, I'm not too mad, because maybe you don't know the concept of this website, The point is for people, like me, who take the characters from theirbook, movie, or watever, and create their own plot. thtz the wat i did. Here's the thing, I'm not clueless about Lord of the rings, bcuz I own all three of the books and read them each twice and I own all of the movies (extended versions also) and seen them at least 60 times. So...I think I mite have a slight idea about Lord of the Rings. By the way, in case you havn't notice I waz joking about Orlando Bloom. He doesn't know me, and i would never want to own anyone. Next time, you want you review for me, or for anyone, give some constructive feedback, not irritating accusations.
Starsmiles: Thanks for reviewing! I didn't really want to make it like the actual lotr story cuz I thought it would be interesting for Legolas and Arwen to get together. but newayz I hope to hear from you again.
Malfoy's gurl: I think you reviewed for me. You reviewed my first Love of War story with all of the grammer errors and stuf. Well, I hope you like this version better. I really want to hear from you again. You seen to be a harry potter fan also. I do have another story comin out. Hermione and Draco together. So look out for tht. adios!
Gionareth: Thtz really cool! my story caught your eye. lol. A lot of ppl are saying this story has potential. I hope it turns out to be a story u like cuz i would love to hear from you! Thanks for reviewing.
mirkwoodprincess: Thanks. Your review waz so short and simple, i almost cried. it waz beautiful! lol. You must love Legolas since he's from mirkwood and ur pen name is mirkwood. I see y ur got into my story. lol. but i hope u like the next chapters coming up.
misslordoftherings: thanks for the review! i hope you enjoyed the 2nd chapter as much as you loved the first chapter. I hope that you review some more. the more the better. bye!