In One Day, I Promise (Legolas FanFic)

28. So Much For That

Sooooo, another chapter now, enjoy!

Riz's POV

I glowered at her, why did she need to be so pushy. I angrily shook her arm off my shoulder, and glared at her.

"No, I never had a sister." 

I turned away before I could see her expression, and walked towards my house. I had to conceal the tears starting to well up in my eyes, as it was hard to think about my sister. Looking at my feet, I crashed into Avan, who looked up in shock.

"Whoa, Riz, you alright man?" He asked, concern etched in his eyes. I angrily shook him off, and barged past him.

"Fine." I muttered, not looking back at him. It pained me to do that to my best friend, but I knew I couldn't talk right now. He would go to Renn anyways, he seemed to get on well with her. 

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I sat looking down at my hands, watching as I scrunched up my palms, and unscrunched them again. The wrinkles represented life, and as I watched, they became fewer and fewer until they where all gone when I opened my hands fully.

I know I shouldn't mourn, but thinking of my sister, makes me want to cry. I shouldn't look, but I have to. I got up, and walked over to my cupboard. There was a single hole behind the drawers, and I reached in and drew out a peice of crumpled up paper.

It was the only part of my mother and sister I had left. She hadn't mentioned me very much in her diary, she told me that she didn't want me to die, and that she had to leave me.

I don't know why she left that day, and never returned, with my beautiful little sister. I have her name etched into my bedside table, into my wall, onto my floor, and in hearts on my ceiling. Erynriel. She had fiery red hair, and almost the same eyes as me, only slightly bluer. 

I opened the page, and it was dated.

31st September.

Today, I had to leave my son in Forochel, because an Orc party is raiding the village at this moment, and I wanted to leave something for my son to read when he is older and wiser.

Aurmeathor, my son, be brave. Don't remeber me for what I did, I didn't leave you, I have to keep you safe. I will return to Mirkwood with your sister, and one day, you shall join us. If I die, just so you know, I love you my son.

Your baby sister Erynriel loves you more, I know you have bonded with her, and she will always have a part of you with her.

Be brave.

I felt the tears pouring down my cheeks, and I re-read over and over the diary extract. On the morning after my mother wrote this, the Orc party took her, they kidnapped my sister. I never saw them again. When I returned to Mirkwood, I was told my mother was killed.

My sister never returned. She died that day, in the hands of filthy Orcs. If my mother had not taken my sister away, she may've lived. I slammed my fist down in anger on the table. A tear fell onto my hand, and I whipped it away angrily.

I have my friends, and I found this place after stumbling for days on end. I was giving up, giving up hope. But then Avan's dad found me, and he took me in, and raised my with Avan. We became brothers, and it didn't matter for many years about my sister, or my mum.

I had a family with Avan, his brothers and sisters where my brothers and sisters. But as I grew older, I began to slip away from Avan's parents, and when his mother died, Avan's dad couldn't cope, so me and Avan left, and found houses up here.

I fitted in for so long, but I was never like them. I was an elf, with pale skin, they where human, with tanned skin, toned muscles. Apart from Avan, who was pale, but not as pale as me. I didn't fit in, and they all knew it.

I watched as I saw Leirawalg talking to Renn, they both had fiery red hair. I smiled slightly. They look like my mother and my sister. If only. I watched as they walked together, and I suddenly had a thought. Where did Renn come from? 

I decided to be nosey, and climbed out of my pod. I walked casually along, and looked behind me. No one.

I turned around and jumped a mile. Avan stood in front of me, a small smile on his face. Oh great.

"Hey, Riz, you alright mate?" He said, and I smiled slightly. He tried so hard, and was so kind, much like his family.

"Yeah, I am fine, it's just I am tired." I said, and he nodded, and put his arm around me. 

"Well, lets get you home then, we'll talk in the morning then." I wanted to protest, but it wouldn't do any good. I just sighed, and let Avan guide me home. So much for that then.

A/N

Veeery short, hope you enjoyed tho! There will be a chapter soon about all the characters- about there characteristics and stuff, so look out for it!

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