Note—I put references at the end of each chapter where I used things I've heard before.
Disclaimer- I own only Legna, Leofa, and Bianica
Part One
Legna rose from her handsome, handmade covers to greet the morning sun. The clouds were a sweet, romantic pink. Just the sight of it relaxed her tense shoulders. Her unnatural round, gray colored eyes observed the muggy landscape of Mirkwood. What an incredibly stuffy place it was. Legna took a deep breath of air through her nose, hoping for refreshing, clean air. But not today. All she got was that stuffiness that floated around the atmosphere of Mirkwood.
Today was a special day, you could say. Prince Legolas, son of King Thranduil, was returning from his long absence. He had been off fighting for every life he could save. Stories (exaggerated ones, Legna was sure) had drifted over from Helms Deep, Gondor, Rohan, all the places Legolas visited on his perilous quest all the way to the little village of Mirkwood. The stories (now more like fables) had traveled from Rivendell, through the Mines of Moria, down to Gondor, through Edoras, up to Rohan, lashed through the hazardous Fangorn Forest, through Mirkwood's own scandalous forest (which I might add is crawling with overlarge spiders), all the way to Mirkwood itself. By then, you can just imagine how the tales turned out.
Legna changed from her long, wool sleeping gown to her best dress. Her mother's it used to be. It was a very elegant gown, all red velvet (surely, Legna would be sweating bullets with the humid area) down to the very last stitch. Except the collar. The collar was a rich silver, opposite of what Legna's family was. Not that they were poor, but Legna wasn't some princess that wore only the most refined clothing ever more everyday.Anyways, the dress had pearls stitched at the sleeves. Legna twirled around in the dress. marveling how it flowed gracefully below her, and how the pearls flashed and shined like crystals when the light hit them. Her mother had made the brilliant dress. Legna smiled slightly as she laced up her light shoes and strutted out the door.
"Good morning." Legna's older sister, Leofa said brightly. Leofa had dark, wavy hair, identical to Leofa's hair. She had fair skin, another feature she shared with her sister. But there is one thing Leofa could call her own. She had rose colored eyes, unlike Legna and her father, who had gray eyes.
"Indeed it is." Legna replied.
"Would you like any Lemba's bread? I added in extra honey this morning!" Leofa said, her spectacular rose eyes glinting.
"A small piece would be just fine. I think I'll eat it outside." Legna said drowsily. Leofa handed her a small piece of Lemba's bread. Legna bit into the light brown exterior. She could taste the extra honey easily. It was very sweet and very strong.
It had obviously rained the past night. You could smell it in the air. Legna looked down on a muddy puddle. Her reflection stared back at her. Would prince Legolas ever notice her?
She was just a villager, just a flower in a vast field of blossoms. Someone royalty wouldn't normally acknowledge. Legna sighed and took another bite of the sweet bread.
She sat down on a rock. The rock was an unearthly shape. It was the shape of a bench by nature. It had been there as far back as Legna could remember.
Legna glanced around the area. Nobody was there, so she decided to sing.
"Days have passed, weeks and months
Since royalty had come to visit the monks
He pained many in battle, orcs and uruk-hai
Everyone of them has been fated to die
Oh, the fourth age of our land has begun to glisten
You can hear voices singing if you choose to listen
the merry voices pierce Middle Earth's core
As peace and happiness open their door."
"You have a beautiful and tuneful voice. Why do you not share it?" asked a voice.
Legna whipped around, half expecting it to be prince Legolas, half knowing it wasn't going to be him. It was her father.
"Father, you know I'm much too bashful." Legna said. Her father, son of Marsolp, gazed at her as if reading her mind. He nodded and strolled back into his home.
Leofa came out, fully clothed. She had a beautiful green dress on with a gold collar. Wondrous brown pearls were stitched along the rim. legna had always felt jealous of this dress. Leofa's seemed so much prettier than Legna's dress.
People were already gathering for the junction by the time Legna, Leofa, and Minkey arrived. Legna glanced at Leofa. She was wearing a charming silver necklace in the shape of a diamond. It had a small crystal leaf in the center. Legna didn't recognize the trinket.
"Where did you get that?" Legna asked curiously.
"Where did I get what?" Leofa asked distractingly.
"That necklace you are wearing." Legna said, pointing to the jewel.
"Oh, this" Leofa tucked the necklace into her dress, covering it from view. "Well, I actually got thisoh look! He's here!"
Legna averted her eyes from Leofa to the other direction. Leofa let out a sigh of relief. it was true! The Prince was here! He walked beside his father, taking large, proud strides.
Everyone bowed their heads out of respect. For reason when Legolas got to where Legna was standing, he paused. Was he staring at her? Or was he staring at... Leofa? Either way, he paused for six seconds (yes, Legna counted) before moving on.
Soon after, it was the feast. In all of the clutter, Legna was seperated from her sister.
"Leofa!" Legna couldn't even hear herself calling her sister's name. She saw a sudden flash of roseit must be Leofa! Legna hurried over to Leofa but stopped dead in her tracks. Leofa was talking to Prince Legolas! Legna saw Leofa and Legolas walk out back, hand in hand.
Legna couldn't help it. She followed. They were sitting by the waterfall. The water spit up only a foot into the air, but glistened in the moonlight like a crystal. Discreetly, Legna crept behind a large boulder and crouched down, all the while trying her best not to get her dress dirty.
"It's nice to be away from all of that noise." Legolas said. He had a deep, husky voice Legna had always admired.
"Yes, finally alone." Leofa said. Legna glanced up at them. Blue and rose, both sets of eyes were gazing intently into each other. Legna felt she could drown in those deep pools of blue Legolas had for eyes. Meanwhile, Leofa and Legolas were drawing ever so closer...
"It's heavenly to see you again. You must've been gone for twelve months, probably even more than that!" said Leofa. Her rose colored eyes were glinting in the evening light.
Legolas looked up, observing everything around him. Oh no! Did he sense Legna's presence?
Apparently not.
"It will be dark soon." he said thoughtfully, his brow narrowed.
"The spiders will be coming out soon." Leofa said, shivering slightly. There was a shadow of a smirk on Legolas's fair face.
"You do not enjoy the spiders?" Legolas teased. Leofa looked up at the kind elf slowly, as if thinking hard about what he said.
"Yes, you know that." said Leofa, smiling slightly.
A breeze picked up. It sent an icy chill up and down Legna's spine. She could feel something between Leofa and Legolas.
"Don't worry. I'll protect you." Legolas said smoothly.
The two of them drew closer and closer until
It was a short, but passionate kiss. Legna felt her eyes bug out. Some maniacal feeling erupted rapidly in her brain, setting off a signal. Unfortunately, that signal roamed all the way down to her mouth. Legna stood up abruptly, opened her mouth, and
"Leofa! How could you? Why couldn't you at least tell me? But no! It always has to be difficult with you, Leofa!" She could not take it anymore. She broke down and began to cry. Cry like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams, but will never come true.
Leofa didn't even glance at Legolas as she hurried over to her sobbing sister.
"Legna, Legna, nono don't cry. Shh." Leofa cooed.
"Get away from me you rat! Thats what you are! A rat! And a snake!" Legna exclaimed wildly. She sprinted back to the party, wiping her tear strained face dry.
"No! Legna, don't be this way!" Leofa said, looking a bit angry. She ran after her sister. She turned her sister around. Legna's eyes were glittering with tears.
"You are not being fair!" Leofa said madly.
"Well, life isn't always fair, Leofa!" said Legna, just as enraged. The two of them glared at eachother icily, braething hard through their noses, equally infuriated.
"Listen younger sister, you are making me greatly aggitated. You'll have to accept the fact that Legolas and I will wed in a month and a half" Just as Leofa expected, Legna cut her off.
"You are going to marry him? You and Prince Legolas! The one I loved! The one I, for so long, have dreamed of having a solid, passionate relationship with!" Legna's cheeks glowed red as flames from yelling this so loud. A person or two turned to look, but the rest were too absorbed in their own conversations to notice the quarelling sisters.
"You will not speak that way of my fiancé! You do not ove him! I do. You are much too youthful to love someone with the fiery affection I have for Legolas! He is my one true love, till death do us part! Wherever I go, he will come with me!" Leofa said emotionally. And she didn't just say it emotionally, she said it loud. A bunch of people turned to look at the stromy sisters. And their father happened to be one of them. His usually solemn face was heavy with happiness, his pudgy cheeks seemed to lift to the heavans. He scurried over to his irate daughters.
"Leofa, thats wonderful!" Minkey exclaimed. Leofa looked confused. Sort of like a newborn puppy trying to find it's way around it's new surroundings. Noticing this Minkey continues,
"That you're marrying Legolas!" Legna grinned as her father embraced her.
Leofa smirked. Smirked as if to say..
I always get my way. And deep inside her heart, Legna knew it was true.
Leofa got the prettier dress. Leofa got the larger bed chamber, the covers that were worked on longer. Leofa got anything and everything she wanted.
Leofa got Legolas.
References:
1. "Like a little girl cries in the face of a monster that lives in her dreams." MAroon 5: Harder to Breath
2. "Wherever I go, he will come with me," loosly on General Hospital.
A/N- I have this story entirely posted on another sight, where it is finished. So, how do you like it so far: )