*Disclaimer: A part of the LOTR soundtrack may be put in for emotional
effect. Legolas Greenleaf, other characters of JRR Tolkien and the idea of
Middle Earth don't belong to me but the other characters and ideas do.
Legolas was in the forest, a little ways out on the outskirts of Mirkwood. He was deep in concentration, focusing on the target before him a hundred meters away. He swiftly pulled back the bow and let arrows, one after another, whiz straight to the center. When Legolas took the last of his arrows from the target, his ears picked up the sound of a scream. His eyes narrowed and he began to run towards the sound, fearing for the possibilities of the person in the hands of orcs.
Meanwhile, Arielle was content in walking along the forest path. She gracefully made her way out of the safety bounds of Mirkwood, intent on finding Legolas. Her dark raven hair shone brightly with a tint of blue as the sun shone down on her elegant figure. Her slippers barely made a sound as she went across moss and grass. Her gown rustled on the ground. It was lightweight and satin like, tinted with a light purple that emphasized her sparkling amethyst eyes, framed by thick curly lashes and a heart shaped face with cherry lips uncommon of most of the elf race.
Arielle Tharayeile had lived in Mirkwood all her life. She was the daughter of a courageous noble who fought alongside king Tharanduil, king of Mirkwood in the times of darkness and peril. Her mother had died when Arielle was young. She knew little about her mother; only that her mother was not fully elf but some other race that her father would not say. Her classmates would tease her sometimes of parts of her that is not elven. She tired to ask her father but his eyes would mist and he would turn away from her as she felt a wall cast up between them.
Tharanduil's son Legolas, who's mother also died when he was young, was her best friend ever since they met that fateful day in the prince's private garden. Arielle had climbed the walls to get her ball back, which she accidentally threw over. Legolas was practicing his bow and arrow when he got hit by a ball and fell ungracefully on his bottom. When he opened his eyes, a little girl was standing over him, with her dress torn and dirty from playing, demanding that he give her back her ball. He had held onto it when it hit his head. Legolas wouldn't give it back until she apologized. Instead she became furious and managed to give him another black eye as she grabbed the ball away and walked away from him with a huff. Legolas was surprised that anyone could do that to him, a prince of Mirkwood. As a result, he had curiously followed her and they had been close friends ever since.
Arielle smirked when she remembered the day she met Legolas. Silly Legolas she mused. You cannot hide from me. You may be the best archer but I'm the best hunter around and I can easily find you. She continued to walk, content with her peaceful surroundings. She stopped every now and then to pick flowers and weave them into her long tresses.
She was humming an elven tune when she heard a snap of a twig behind her. Arielle could hear some rustling of leaves as something walked determinedly behind her, gasping every now and then. She held her breath as she quickly climbed up a tree, ignoring the branches tearing on her dress. Arielle squatted motionless, straining for more sounds. All she could see were the leaves of the tree, a vibrant collection of different hues of green. Out of nowhere, the leaves parted and before her, she came face to face with a creature. Arielle screamed in surprise.
She quickly realized that it was only her pet kwikwi Tuppy, a small, brown, stocky animal with a wrinkly head too big for its body (picture a bulldog). Tuppy's tongue was hanging out of his mouth as short four legs dangled excitedly in the air while his fairy wings worked furiously to keep him floating. Her father had found him on one of his hunting expeditions. Tuppy had only been a small creature, alone and nearly starved. Arielle had nursed him until he was fit to return to the woods, but he became so close to the small family, especially Arielle, that Tuppy became a permanent member of the household.
Legolas was in the forest, a little ways out on the outskirts of Mirkwood. He was deep in concentration, focusing on the target before him a hundred meters away. He swiftly pulled back the bow and let arrows, one after another, whiz straight to the center. When Legolas took the last of his arrows from the target, his ears picked up the sound of a scream. His eyes narrowed and he began to run towards the sound, fearing for the possibilities of the person in the hands of orcs.
Meanwhile, Arielle was content in walking along the forest path. She gracefully made her way out of the safety bounds of Mirkwood, intent on finding Legolas. Her dark raven hair shone brightly with a tint of blue as the sun shone down on her elegant figure. Her slippers barely made a sound as she went across moss and grass. Her gown rustled on the ground. It was lightweight and satin like, tinted with a light purple that emphasized her sparkling amethyst eyes, framed by thick curly lashes and a heart shaped face with cherry lips uncommon of most of the elf race.
Arielle Tharayeile had lived in Mirkwood all her life. She was the daughter of a courageous noble who fought alongside king Tharanduil, king of Mirkwood in the times of darkness and peril. Her mother had died when Arielle was young. She knew little about her mother; only that her mother was not fully elf but some other race that her father would not say. Her classmates would tease her sometimes of parts of her that is not elven. She tired to ask her father but his eyes would mist and he would turn away from her as she felt a wall cast up between them.
Tharanduil's son Legolas, who's mother also died when he was young, was her best friend ever since they met that fateful day in the prince's private garden. Arielle had climbed the walls to get her ball back, which she accidentally threw over. Legolas was practicing his bow and arrow when he got hit by a ball and fell ungracefully on his bottom. When he opened his eyes, a little girl was standing over him, with her dress torn and dirty from playing, demanding that he give her back her ball. He had held onto it when it hit his head. Legolas wouldn't give it back until she apologized. Instead she became furious and managed to give him another black eye as she grabbed the ball away and walked away from him with a huff. Legolas was surprised that anyone could do that to him, a prince of Mirkwood. As a result, he had curiously followed her and they had been close friends ever since.
Arielle smirked when she remembered the day she met Legolas. Silly Legolas she mused. You cannot hide from me. You may be the best archer but I'm the best hunter around and I can easily find you. She continued to walk, content with her peaceful surroundings. She stopped every now and then to pick flowers and weave them into her long tresses.
She was humming an elven tune when she heard a snap of a twig behind her. Arielle could hear some rustling of leaves as something walked determinedly behind her, gasping every now and then. She held her breath as she quickly climbed up a tree, ignoring the branches tearing on her dress. Arielle squatted motionless, straining for more sounds. All she could see were the leaves of the tree, a vibrant collection of different hues of green. Out of nowhere, the leaves parted and before her, she came face to face with a creature. Arielle screamed in surprise.
She quickly realized that it was only her pet kwikwi Tuppy, a small, brown, stocky animal with a wrinkly head too big for its body (picture a bulldog). Tuppy's tongue was hanging out of his mouth as short four legs dangled excitedly in the air while his fairy wings worked furiously to keep him floating. Her father had found him on one of his hunting expeditions. Tuppy had only been a small creature, alone and nearly starved. Arielle had nursed him until he was fit to return to the woods, but he became so close to the small family, especially Arielle, that Tuppy became a permanent member of the household.