- Ami, get up! - a woman's voice came from downstairs.
"Now, now..." she thought. She didn't feel like getting up, but she had to go to school, it was her duty anyway. She stretched awkwardly in bed, then got up and started dressing in her school uniform when she heard again...
"Ami, you'll miss the bus, what are you doing there!?
" "I'm going now, don't be angry, Mom, I can never get up on time." It wasn't true; she always said that so as not to upset her mother.
At school, as always, she was bored during classes and had no intention of staying for all of them. After six, she went to town even though she still had two physical education classes.
She was a normal third-grade student, fond of ice cream, discos, and meeting friends. At least that's what she told herself. But in reality, she always dreamed of a different world with powerful dragons, elves, kobolds, and nymphs. Mom always said she was childish and should live in the present. She would get angry and slam doors... or Can you really not even dream anymore?
The world of dreams... hmm... yes, that was her world, it lived in her little heart and woke up at night. Her friend often told her to stop dreaming and start living in the present like her mother. But she couldn't, she didn't want to. She's fine there, she has many friends and people who are kind to her...
"Ami, Ami!! Wait, you're so lost in thought again, I couldn't do that, my head would burst, ha, ha!" The boy ran his hand through his dark hair and stood next to the girl.
"If that's all you wanted to say, then hello..." she replied and closed her eyes for a moment.
"You're not very talkative, are you?" he grumbled.
"Sorry, I have to go..." She didn't have time and he was still poisoning her.
"The guy from PE asked about you, I said you were fired," Neo replied with a smile.
"Thanks, but that wasn't necessary..." Even though he was so kind, she felt no respect for him. "Will you come to school tomorrow, Ami?" he
called when she had walked a little way away from him.
"I don't know... Neo, thank you and I'm sorry..." She didn't see the need, but she wanted to thank him.
"It doesn't matter," he replied, surprised
. "Bye!" "Bye!
" he replied and ran off. "
Do I always have to hurt and then apologize? If I don't feel like living... what am I doing here... it's so boring... so..." she thought as she entered the house.
"Mom, I'm back!" she shouted as always, throwing her briefcase in the corner and sitting on the step to take off her shoes.
"Amy, how was school?" her worried mother replied
. "Everything's okay," she replied without looking her in the eye; she didn't feel like it... was that strange of her?
"What's for dinner?" she quickly changed the subject.
"Russian dumplings, just the way you like them," she replied, taking off her apron and hanging it on a hanger before heading to the bathroom.
"Um, it smells so good." She felt good at home, her refuge from the world.
Dinner was delicious as always. She poured herself some more compote and went to her room.
"I'm going to lie down for a while...
" "Okay." Ami's mother knew something would happen soon and, following her daughter with her eyes, seemed to search for answers to the questions that tormented her.
"Mom is so sweet, and I, and I'm lying to her. If only Dad were here, he would surely know what to do and what... I should probably get away from here. I don't want to hurt anyone anymore, why, what for? It would be best if I wrote her a letter; she certainly wouldn't understand if I started explaining. Or, why, and what for, so she would worry and... she'll do her thing with or without the letter..." She put the paper back in one of the drawers.
"No." I have to go, I know it might sound strange, but I can't stay here…" She quickly pulled her bag from under the bed and, after packing the most important things, threw it out the window.
"Goodbye, Mom, brother, he would understand me, but it's no use, no one will understand me, my soul, or my feelings…" she thought. "
Mom, I'm going out to see a friend, to get my notebook, I don't know when I'll be back, bye!" Yes, this is her only chance, now or never! She threw on my favorite coat, replaced her patent leather shoes with boots, her hair tied in a ponytail, now falling to her waist, and as usual, her too-long bangs had fallen over her eyes… but it doesn't matter.
"Ami, don't come back so late like last time!" her mother replied, even though she knew she wouldn't be back so soon.
"Okay, I'll remember, bye!" she shouted before closing the door behind her.
Quickly, even faster, no one and nothing will find her, what a beautiful feeling it is to be free, Mom...forgive me, I really had to do this... - but why... - She pondered, not looking ahead, nor did she pay attention to the stranger dressed in a black cloak, his hood pulled over his face.
"And you, my lady, where are you going?" he asked dryly, standing in the middle of the park path.
"It's you again, leave me alone, why me, I don't want to, I want to be here, not in another world, do you hear me!" She didn't know why she said that, maybe because she was terrified... hmm... she wanted to... she wasn't afraid of being somewhere else at all, but the fact that this terrifying figure... from her dreams... was standing before her?
"My lady, we know your place isn't here, but in Tara," he muttered.
"But I, I, I..." She knew she couldn't escape him, she'd tried so many times, and yet he always found her....
"And where is this Tara?" She didn't want to say the words.
"Lady...
" "And don't call me lady, I'm Ami!" she snapped, backing away slightly.
"I'm here to show you the real world, this one is unreal, it's a dream," the unknown man replied calmly, pulling down his hood. His black eyes studied the girl, and his raven-black, layered hair fell freely over his forehead.
"Ah! Oh God! He's an elf! But elves are delicate, and he's so powerful and well-built that it almost seemed unreal, or maybe I'm dreaming..." "
What, is this a dream?" "What was he talking about, what a dream?" she thought.
"Yes, this is your dream, but it's time for you to wake up..." he said, and slowly began to fade away.
"And what now? At first it bothers me that it's a dream, and then it disappears, what a guy..." "Maybe that's for the best, at least I know where I stand... I know?"
It's so cool, the colorful chestnut leaves have long since fallen, but the sun's warmth hasn't completely disappeared behind the clouds yet.
"I'll just sit here for a while, and then I have to hide somewhere..." The girl was sitting on a bench with her eyes closed, as if to gaze at the sky. When she slowly opened them, she jumped to her feet.
"Why is it suddenly so dark here? What happened, Mom, where are you?!" "What have I done... Why did I just run away..." she sobbed. "
Lili, wake up, it's time..." these words were spoken by a beautiful woman dressed in a silk dress, her silver hair dancing in the wind.
"Oh, look, what a blessing, our little lady has finally woken up!" some people around her shouted.
"Where am I?" she squinted against the bright light. "What, who are you... elves, goblins, nymphs, what are you?!" She sat on the bed in a silk chemise, covered with white bear fur. "What is this, no, no!" she moaned helplessly. "I'm sure I'll wake up soon and..." she clutched her head, she didn't understand how it was possible... she didn't really believe...
"I want to go home!!!" she screamed.
"Calm down, Lili, my daughter, you've been sleeping for 17 years, your time has come for you..." said the elf Etain, the goddess and fairy wife of Eochaid, the god Mider.
"Hello again, my lady..." said the stranger, who was now standing in the corner and looking at her from under his black hood, dryly and casually.
"What have you done to me, I have become..." she felt her ears and I myself had become an elf. "I have become an elf, look at me, this is no longer me, this is not my body, not me..." she despaired, but deep down, didn't she long for it?
"Ligolas, take my daughter to her chamber, she needs peace now," Etain said to him, raising her head.
"But I don't..." he grimaced at the thought of having to go anywhere with her and help her.
"That was an order, not a request!" Then she stood up and walked over to him. "From today on, you're responsible for my daughter, you hear... you're responsible for her life, and woe to you if anything happens to her..." She slowly walked out of the room with the two dwarves.
"Very well, my lady..." He replied, gritting his teeth, then turned his gaze to her. "That's your true face, now get up and stop crying..." He replied, then gently but firmly grabbed her hand and they left the room.
After a good moment of struggling and finally silence, she slowly replied.
"I don't even know your name..." she grumbled, not looking at him.
"You're brave, no one talks to me, why can't you just be silent too?" he said without turning around.
"Ligolas," he replied after a moment, as his lady's order came to mind. "Pleased to meet you, my lady," he added hastily.
"Me too, but don't call me 'Madam...'" she replied, pulling up her nightgown, which was too long for her.
After a moment of unsettling silence,
"Am I, am I in Tara now?" she asked uncertainly.
He sighed, then replied, slowing his pace.
"Yes... and in your house...
" "I'm dreaming, it's not true, I'm dreaming..." she sobbed with fear. She tried to comprehend it all but couldn't.
"Stop, this is your life now, your world, do you understand?!" he yelled, but after a moment he regained his composure and looked at her from under his fringe.
"I have to stay here, don't I?" She lowered her head and after a moment of thought suddenly growled at him. "But even though I didn't feel comfortable in our... other world, now before I miss... no matter what I do or say, I have no choice but to stay here, right?" "But I don't feel like it..." she thought. "
Lili..." he squeezed his eyes shut. "I'll help you and I won't let anything happen to you, but you have to do something too..." he replied thoughtfully.
"Namely?" she replied.
"You have to trust me, us." As she said this, he saw the terror on the girl's face, and even though she tried not to show her despair, that she couldn't cope, that she didn't understand, that she was afraid and didn't want to be here, even though she had once longed for it so much, now she was terribly afraid of this world. At the mere thought of her being terrified, an almost invisible smile appeared on his face.
"I need some time..." she looked at him and smiled slightly. She didn't want him to feel guilty, she decided to become like she had in her dreams. At least there she was herself, but here?
"No one will force you to do anything..." He realized that even a girl like that, although her personality might seem tough and insensitive, was very fragile and delicate inside. It terrified him that someone might like him. He had always been alone and that was the best solution for him; no one cared about him. He was used to being alone, and now this girl.
"Sorry, but I'm tired..." she muttered.
"We'll be there soon," he replied, a little tired from this conversation.
"This castle or cave of yours is huge, it looks like the center of a tree..." she said, trying to reassure herself.
"Lili, this is our home, and indeed, it is the center of a tree, you're safe there. Tomorrow Kiara will teach you how to wield elven power and martial arts." "Maybe when she learns to wield her own power, she'll understand why she's here," he thought. "
Who is Kiara?" she said, full of apprehension.
"Lili..." He sighed. "Kiara is my sister, and what makes her jealous?
" "What?! "Are you kidding me?!" she hissed, trying to wrench her hand free.
"Okay, okay, I was joking." He smiled ruefully, but didn't let go of his grip.
"We're here, rest up and go to sleep now. I have the room right next door, so if you need anything, I'm at your service. Tomorrow's a hard day for you..." and for me, he thought. "
And what day is tomorrow?" she asked, approaching the door.
"You're amazing," he murmured, leaning against the wall next to the candlestick.
Now, as he stood in the light, his terrifyingly beautiful figure was visible. He was very handsome, but his appearance was very different from the other elves. He rarely smiled, and when he did, he tried to turn away so no one would see. Ligolas was a withdrawn person, he spoke little, and often had to be forced to speak. Despite his black eyes, which sometimes turned golden, she liked him. She didn't know why or how one could like such a person. She thought she could talk to him about everything and that she would receive an honest answer from him.
"Tomorrow is exactly June 28, 2321," he replied slowly .
"What?" She couldn't understand, such a huge time difference, so that other world was really just a dream...
"I'm not joking..." He closed his eyes.
"In that other world, it was April 6, 2002." She pondered for a moment.
And when he remained silent, and no answer came, tears welled up in the girl's eyes. She felt so lonely, longing for someone to talk to, but she didn't have that person.
"You know what, I'd better go to sleep," she replied without looking at him.
"I guess it's for the best..."
He looked at her uncertainly, seeing the tears in her eyes, which she tried to discreetly wipe away, and immediately added,
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