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| Disclaimer: neither the characters from Lord Of The Rings (LOTR), nor Neon Genesis Evangelion (NGE) are mine. I jus borrowed them from the movie and the tv series respectively. And yes, I borrowed the title for this chapter from the movie 'The Sound Of Music'. Bite me! Though I doubt u ken, over the computer. Hehehe. CHAPTER 3: THE SOUND OF MUSIC The fellowship reached the Enchanted Woods slightly before nightfall. There they entered the realm of the Lady of the Woods sore, exhausted and full of grief. Nevertheless, the grimness of the situation was lightened somewhat by the entry of four new characters into the storyline, namely Shinji Ikari, Touji Suzuhara, Asuka Langly and Rei Ayanami. And although the very presence of the Evangelion pilots was due to a freak accident, the Fellowship was quickly getting accustomed to their new companions. Shinji and Frodo had hit off immediately. It seriously must have had something to do with having a huge responsibility thrust upon them by the entire universe while Fate snickers away in a corner and Lady Luck slides away looking SuSpiCioUsly nonchalant. After all, they both had so much in common, didn't they? Both of them carried the future of the universe on their delicate shoulders, and despite their tender age, both held it personally as a moral obligation to bear that unspeakable burden. Hey, as they say, misery loves company. Initially, Sam found himself extremely jealous of Ikari Junior and subconsciously schemed in his head many interesting ways to get rid of the said threat. Not that Sam was gay. None of them were gay for that matter. All of them were perfectly straight, except of course, Asuka and Ayanami, both of who were deliciously curvy. (Hmmm� come to think of it, Legolas is almost curvy too, although for the life of me I cant tell why. But I digress�) Sam was Frodo's best friend in the world, and it pained him that the title of 'Best Friend' was gradually being taken over by someone else. Nevertheless, being the loving, generous hobbit he was, complete with a heart of pure gold (bless him), he eventually came to terms with the new standing. After all, he always had Marry and Pippin for company, right? Touji, being Touji, had fit right in. friendly and easygoing, though wise beyond his years, he found a friend in both Aragorn and Boromir. However, Aragorn was always slightly distant. It was almost as if his body was physically there (and damn good body it was too), yet his soul was not entirely present. Sometimes a faraway look would come to his eyes, and at times like this, Touji wished he knew him better. Needless to say, Boromir made better company. Daft as a feather as and when they wanted to be, they'd laugh and chatter, quarrel and fight, and then laugh and chatter all over again. Touji's insatiable sense of humor (and comic timing) also put him in league with Marry and Pippin, the pranksters of the hobbits, and together, they unleashed merry hell upon all the others. That is, until Aragorn took them by their collars and threatened to box both their ears. (Gandalf was temporarily unavailable, see.) And although Marry and Pippin gagged in fright, Touji merely raised an eyebrow, which naturally landed him in Gimli's good books. The li'll bugger liked anybody who showed some spunk. All in all, Touji was very comfortable in the Fellowship. Very comfortable indeed. Asuka on the other hand, did not blend in very well at all. After being sexually ignored by all of the guys and harassed by a million and one different species of woodland bugs, she was sullen and sulky. And in a very foul mood. Heck, who wouldn't be?!? But unfortunately for her, that is not the best way to make friends. Poor Asuka. (Author, chuckling in delight: hehehe) Now of all the members of the new coalition, the are only two who still have not had mention here are Legolas and Ayanami. It was amazing, really. Even if you were to line up and carefully inspect every single member of every single life form of every single species of every single ecosystem of every single planet of every single solar system of every single universe of�you get the picture�you would never find two beings so alike. (Except maybe goldfish. Goldfish are perfectly homogeneous.) Not thoroughly emotionless or unfeeling though emotionally detached and distant by nature, these two were the loners of the group. It was unbelievable really. No matter how much the others tried, nobody could break through to them. It was almost like they had an AT Field (quote: personal space, sacred territory of the soul that nobody should invade) so strong that you can actually see it. And that is perfectly fine, except for the fact that it becomes virtually impossible for the individual himself to break out. * ** * * * * Darkness had descended upon the Woods as one by one, the members of the Coalition began to welcome sleep. And safe with the promise of protection by the Lady herself, sleep was indeed a welcome thing. One by one, they drowsed off, lulled to sleep by the songs of the elves. But Sleep did not come for two people. Against all logic, for the night was indeed a warm one, Asuka had insisted on building a campfire. And when Asuka wanted something, she damn well got it. After all, nobody wanted to challenge the Devil herself, did they? DID THEY?!? As the rest of the Coalition settled down for the night, Ayanami was left curled up alone by the fire. As she sits there staring blankly into space, a glassy look crosses her face. Or rather, a glassy look passes through, finds no other suitable campsite and sets up tent there for the night. Suddenly, she tenses and a ragged sigh escapes her lips as her body convulsed violently. Eventually, however, it passed and Ayanami shuddered at the memory. She squeezed her eyes shut and hugged her legs even closer to herself, and for a fleeting moment, looks no more than a child. A frightened, lonely child. And then it was over and the glassy look that had momentarily evacuated to higher grounds returned. * * * * * * * * On the other side of the elfish town/city/suburbs/village (I dunno what to call it. take your pick. Okay, lets just settle for 'residence') On the other side of the elfish residence, Legolas stares out into space. All around him, he could hear his people singing for Gandalf. As he listened, the strain of music entwined itself round him and etched itself in his memory, engulfing his consciousness. Slowly but surely, he could feel the Song overpowering him. Taking over his body. A chill swept through his body, starting from the core of his soul and running like electricity from his heart right down to his fingertips. The Song had entered him. It had entranced his mind and engulfed his spirit. Slowly, it became him. Dream-like, It spread his arms out in prayer and lifted his head to the heavens. It closed his eyes and drew the air into his lungs, ready to burst into chorus. But the notes never came. The Song had overpowered him against his will, and the will of an elf is a force to be reckoned with. In a desperate bid for freedom, his consciousness had burst through the fog that had clouded his brain. Gasping for air at the sheer extremity of his exertions, he flailed wildly for the nearest railing and gripped it tight. After awhile, he looked up. Looked around through unseeing eyes till his vision rested on a pale orange glow, still visible through mists in his head. Fire. That's what he heeded. Fire. And warmth. And the comfort that comes in sitting by a steady red glow. Fire. Drawing himself together with sheer force of will, Legolas took up his trademark poise and made his way towards the flame. * * * * * * * Misato awoke the next morning with a splitting headache and no memory at all of the previous night. "Oooohhh. Headache� Need�alcohol. Not enough beeerrrrr��"she croaked as she reached for a can of YEBITSU (her breakfast) while the cheerful morning jingle played happily in the background. "AAIIIYYIIEEEE!!!! My god this beer is GOOODD!!! OoooOOOOHHH!!! Life simply cannot get any better than this!!!" she squealed happily as she looked around. The realization hit her like a rock. "OOO000oohhhhh" she groaned unhappily and stared glumly at the two empty seats at the table. "I seriously need to get more drunk." * * * * * * * * <LATER THAT DAY, AT NERV HEADQUARTERS> "Well you certainly look a bit tipsy today" Ritsuko remarked teasingly "Shuzzup Ritzzz..Rizzu..ko. I'ma�I'm. Thingie�thingie�heazzake.." "Oh really? Headache or hangover? Or are you just simply dead drunk?" Ritsuko smiled. "Dear, dear, what HAVE we been doing with ourselves?" she shook her head as she stared at her old friend. "Shuzzzzupp." "HEY, looks like SOMEBODY is in a good mood today!" Kaji laughed as he waltzed past the two women. "SHUTTUP KAJI OR I'LL KILL YOU!" Misato screamed, suddenly very sober, and waved a fist threateningly at him. But Kaji merely chuckled and promptly sauntered away. "Ya stupid sonnovva bitch you�"she fumed as Ritsuko yawned. She'd seen their antics long enough to know. After awhile it was so predictable. "So, are you coming to the D&D tonight?" "I dunno. It feels wrong, you know. Us enjoying ourselves while the Children�."Misato trailed off. "Maybe so, but I think we all need a good break. It's been too much. And there'll be lots of beeerrrrr�."she sang tantalizingly. "BEER�." Misato crooned, already in the depths of Alcoholand * * * * * * ** Legolas and Ayanami sat together at the campsite as an uneasy silence reigned. He had never expected to be in her presence, especially not alone. He never even noticed her across the fire until he had warmed himself a good five minutes. continues on next page... (click "next" button) |
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