AN: Still on a writing streak! this must be a record. This one is fairly longer than the last, i call that improvement. :D and i say again, if you're bothering to read this, i love you. ;)
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"That movie kicked ass, man," said Eomer matter-of-factly as they were walking out of the theater.
"Yeah, it rocked," Legolas agreed. Eowyn stopped in her tracks. "How could YOU tell Legolas? You were on your cell phone nearly the whole time!"
Boromir consented. "Really man. How many girlfriends do you HAVE?" he half-said, half-laughed.
"I'd have to say at least...10. By the amount of times that stupid ringtone went off," said Eomer, joining in. Eowyn and Boromir laughed harder. "But thats only the GIRLfriends." Eomer winked, and Legolas threw the empty popcorn bag at him.
"Funny, funny. Have your laughs," Legolas said grinning, "But its not my fault if the ladies love me." He added a melodramatic sigh on the end just to top it off.
"Excuse me, not all ladies have such horrible taste," Eowyn argued, still laughing. Legolas gave her a look that clearly said "Oh, really?" but he didn't voice it outloud. Instead he grabbed her and trapped her in a hug. "Oh, you know you love me," he said, releasing her. She laughed, and responded, "Oh, yes, madly in love. I thought it was obvious? Come off it." He pushed her and she pushed him back, and they both laughed.
Boromir and Eomer were clearly entertained. Eowyn and Legolas had been best friends since before anyone could remember, and this type of teasing happened often among them. It was rumoured that Legolas fancied her, but if he did, he had never really let it known. As far as either of them were concerned, their relationship was completley platonic. As far as the rest of the world, however, they were the perfect subject for gossip. As you can imagine, this didn't make Faramir too pleased.
They had all taken Boromir's car over to the cinemas, and they were nearly back in the car when suddenly Legolas's cell rang again. "Oh, Come on!" Eowyn said getting slightly annoyed. "This is getting pathetic!"
Legolas answered it quickly. The others leaned frustratedly on the car and tried to guess what 'mystery girl' was calling this time. "Come on, Legolas. Tell her you'll call her back!" Eomer protested.
It is said that nothing can silence a crowd quicker than silence.
Whoever says that is right.
Legolas' voice was no longer enthusiastic and dripping with sarcasm. It was hushed, and quiet. He spoke quickly, and paced in the parking lot. The others exchanged confused looks. Eowyn was uneased.
They impatiently waited for the call to end, which ended quickly. Legolas turned to Eomer and Eowyn. "What's up?" Eomer asked confused. "That was...that was Uncle Elrond calling from the hospital." The others' expressions went quickly from confusion to worry. "Theoden's had a heart attack."
Eowyn froze. The world was revolving around her but she stood perfectly still. The figures standing before her ceased to be, and in their place were foggy blurs that resembled people. She could hear nothing but the resounding of those words in her head. She felt like she had never felt so cold in her life, yet she barely noticed it. It seemed like she was having as hard a time taking in oxygen as she was taking in what Legolas had just said. As if time had stopped.
"He's..." Eowyn choked. "He's going to be...a-alright isn't he?" She said it as though she didn't want to hear the answer. Eomer walked over to her and held her.
It is said that nothing can silence a person quicker than silence.
Legolas was silent.
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Two weeks had passed since the funeral, but to Eowyn time had not started again. Her soul was still lost in that cold, windy, tear-stained parking lot, and her mind hadn't left that spot. She had lost her uncle, and the closest thing she had ever had to a father. It drove her mad to think that she would never see him again, that he had been dying while she had been having fun with her friends. She rarely slept anymore, it was just too much a risk to dream about Theoden.
It was Eomer who noticed, however, that they had lost more than just a father, they had lost an income.
It was soon evident that Eomer, who had graduated 2 years previously, was now the soul-provider for the "family". He worked day and night, just to keep Eowyn in school and to feed them both---he refused to let her drop out. They had no other family members to help them, and friends could only do so much. They couldn't live on Life insurance forever. No, this is the way things had to be. It would just take some getting used to. But Eowyn never got used to it.
At school, Boromir couldn't help but notice how severely her uncle's death was effecting her. Her beautiful face had lost its glow, and now it was replaced with this unmistakeable dispair. She was always drained, and always tired. Her schoolwork was never finished on time, and she never let her hair down anymore. Instead of bright, flowery colors, she was always wearing dark clothes and twice-worn shirts. It was as if nothing mattered anymore.
Though he never noticed it, the only time Eowyn felt remotely happy was when she was with Boromir. She had always been able to talk to him about stuff, but now it seemed like he was the only one who understood. Boromir had lost his mother, sure, that helped. But it was mainly the fact that he listened to her and talked to her like a normal person. Everyone else just wanted to comfort her and give her words of 'wisdom'. Faramir was always asking her if she was "alright". Eomer was never around. Legolas simply said nothing, because he knew her well enough to know that anything he said would sound like rubbish to her. One time, Arwen tried to give Eowyn a "comforting" hug out-of-the-blue. Eowyn knew she was being nice, but found it hard to restrain the urge to throw her against the wall and tell her to leave her the hell alone. It was like a neverending "one of those days".
School continued for everyone else, like normal. Gimli got off suspension, only to get suspended again a week later for trying to get in a fight with the same elf as before. Everyone found this highly amusing.
Faramir disappeared in the afternoons more and more often, and would strategically come back after Denethor was asleep and Boromir was too tired to care. Eowyn started getting a bit worried about this, but seeing as she didn't like hanging around him that much, it worked out to her benefit.
But Boromir was not so easily thrown off.
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"That movie kicked ass, man," said Eomer matter-of-factly as they were walking out of the theater.
"Yeah, it rocked," Legolas agreed. Eowyn stopped in her tracks. "How could YOU tell Legolas? You were on your cell phone nearly the whole time!"
Boromir consented. "Really man. How many girlfriends do you HAVE?" he half-said, half-laughed.
"I'd have to say at least...10. By the amount of times that stupid ringtone went off," said Eomer, joining in. Eowyn and Boromir laughed harder. "But thats only the GIRLfriends." Eomer winked, and Legolas threw the empty popcorn bag at him.
"Funny, funny. Have your laughs," Legolas said grinning, "But its not my fault if the ladies love me." He added a melodramatic sigh on the end just to top it off.
"Excuse me, not all ladies have such horrible taste," Eowyn argued, still laughing. Legolas gave her a look that clearly said "Oh, really?" but he didn't voice it outloud. Instead he grabbed her and trapped her in a hug. "Oh, you know you love me," he said, releasing her. She laughed, and responded, "Oh, yes, madly in love. I thought it was obvious? Come off it." He pushed her and she pushed him back, and they both laughed.
Boromir and Eomer were clearly entertained. Eowyn and Legolas had been best friends since before anyone could remember, and this type of teasing happened often among them. It was rumoured that Legolas fancied her, but if he did, he had never really let it known. As far as either of them were concerned, their relationship was completley platonic. As far as the rest of the world, however, they were the perfect subject for gossip. As you can imagine, this didn't make Faramir too pleased.
They had all taken Boromir's car over to the cinemas, and they were nearly back in the car when suddenly Legolas's cell rang again. "Oh, Come on!" Eowyn said getting slightly annoyed. "This is getting pathetic!"
Legolas answered it quickly. The others leaned frustratedly on the car and tried to guess what 'mystery girl' was calling this time. "Come on, Legolas. Tell her you'll call her back!" Eomer protested.
It is said that nothing can silence a crowd quicker than silence.
Whoever says that is right.
Legolas' voice was no longer enthusiastic and dripping with sarcasm. It was hushed, and quiet. He spoke quickly, and paced in the parking lot. The others exchanged confused looks. Eowyn was uneased.
They impatiently waited for the call to end, which ended quickly. Legolas turned to Eomer and Eowyn. "What's up?" Eomer asked confused. "That was...that was Uncle Elrond calling from the hospital." The others' expressions went quickly from confusion to worry. "Theoden's had a heart attack."
Eowyn froze. The world was revolving around her but she stood perfectly still. The figures standing before her ceased to be, and in their place were foggy blurs that resembled people. She could hear nothing but the resounding of those words in her head. She felt like she had never felt so cold in her life, yet she barely noticed it. It seemed like she was having as hard a time taking in oxygen as she was taking in what Legolas had just said. As if time had stopped.
"He's..." Eowyn choked. "He's going to be...a-alright isn't he?" She said it as though she didn't want to hear the answer. Eomer walked over to her and held her.
It is said that nothing can silence a person quicker than silence.
Legolas was silent.
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Two weeks had passed since the funeral, but to Eowyn time had not started again. Her soul was still lost in that cold, windy, tear-stained parking lot, and her mind hadn't left that spot. She had lost her uncle, and the closest thing she had ever had to a father. It drove her mad to think that she would never see him again, that he had been dying while she had been having fun with her friends. She rarely slept anymore, it was just too much a risk to dream about Theoden.
It was Eomer who noticed, however, that they had lost more than just a father, they had lost an income.
It was soon evident that Eomer, who had graduated 2 years previously, was now the soul-provider for the "family". He worked day and night, just to keep Eowyn in school and to feed them both---he refused to let her drop out. They had no other family members to help them, and friends could only do so much. They couldn't live on Life insurance forever. No, this is the way things had to be. It would just take some getting used to. But Eowyn never got used to it.
At school, Boromir couldn't help but notice how severely her uncle's death was effecting her. Her beautiful face had lost its glow, and now it was replaced with this unmistakeable dispair. She was always drained, and always tired. Her schoolwork was never finished on time, and she never let her hair down anymore. Instead of bright, flowery colors, she was always wearing dark clothes and twice-worn shirts. It was as if nothing mattered anymore.
Though he never noticed it, the only time Eowyn felt remotely happy was when she was with Boromir. She had always been able to talk to him about stuff, but now it seemed like he was the only one who understood. Boromir had lost his mother, sure, that helped. But it was mainly the fact that he listened to her and talked to her like a normal person. Everyone else just wanted to comfort her and give her words of 'wisdom'. Faramir was always asking her if she was "alright". Eomer was never around. Legolas simply said nothing, because he knew her well enough to know that anything he said would sound like rubbish to her. One time, Arwen tried to give Eowyn a "comforting" hug out-of-the-blue. Eowyn knew she was being nice, but found it hard to restrain the urge to throw her against the wall and tell her to leave her the hell alone. It was like a neverending "one of those days".
School continued for everyone else, like normal. Gimli got off suspension, only to get suspended again a week later for trying to get in a fight with the same elf as before. Everyone found this highly amusing.
Faramir disappeared in the afternoons more and more often, and would strategically come back after Denethor was asleep and Boromir was too tired to care. Eowyn started getting a bit worried about this, but seeing as she didn't like hanging around him that much, it worked out to her benefit.
But Boromir was not so easily thrown off.