Introduction::

I found Silmarillion at the bookstore today and since I had no money when I got there I couldn't buy it. *damn* I skimmed through the appendices though and found a small glossary of Elven words. I found the word for 'blue' which is Luin and the word for star which is 'gil'. I put the two together and you get Luin-gil., 'blue star' *yea.. grammatically incorrect but I'm not fluent!* and then plot bunnies galore popped up. *laughs* Okay warning, I have absolutely the worst skills in Elven languages. I'm not even sure if Luin and Gil are from the same Elvish branch. Imagine my horror when reviewers start emailing me telling me that one word is Sindarin and the other Quenya. Ahhhh well.. I shall ignore you if that is the case because I'm just winging this.

Later that week... AHHH!!! I just realized that there's a star called Luinil meaning "blue star" AHHH!! Blah... I like my name. I'm keeping it! Luinil will just have to play a part in the story!!

Title: Different Way of Seeing Things

Author: BluWine *dats me*

Rating: I'll step this up and turn this to an R.

Comments and synopsis:

Luin-gil is a she-elf of Mirkwood. She's not exactly the typical kind of elf though. *Read on to find out how different* And there's Legolas the crown prince of Mirkwood. After returning from the War of the Ring, he has seemed to clam up into an arrogant superficial elf, forgetting everything he's learned in his adventures.. until Luin-gil comes to re-teach him a thing or two about what's real and important...

Timeframe: After the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I'm not entirely sure of what happens to the characters after the War given that I'm only a third finished with the Return of the King but everything from the end of the war is erased. After defeating Sauron and Mordor, Legolas returns to the Woodland Realms... And I forget the family structure Legolas has so I'm making that up as well.

//I DON'T own Legolas or any LotR character or plot.//

Chapter one: Return of The Prince

Gimli and Legolas rode on through the darkened forest of Mirkwood. Legolas was ecstatic to finally see his home after such a prolonged period of time. He had walked through the paths with Gimli following and noticed that the darkness seemed to be ebbing away with every moment. Gimli was noticing this as well.

"The forest isn't as gloomy as my father had described it," Gimli commented, his breath coming in gasps as he climbed over dead protruding roots.

"Gloin had passed through these woods at an unfortunate time, mellonaminmy friend," Legolas replied, smiling. "It was when the Shadow was alive and haunting this place. As you can see, my people have come worked hard to rid it of darkness."

"And a wonderful job you've done..." Gimli swore under his breath as another jutting root caused him to trip and fall. "How much longer till we get out of this place?"

"Just a quarter of an hour maybe until you start seeing the light from the other side," Legolas laughed while helping his friend up.  "Then I'll finally see home..."

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"Luin-gil!" King Thranduil shouted through the chambers. He hurried himself through the halls trying to find his servant but seemed to have trouble spotting her. "Luin-gil Elsconth, Mankin naa lle?!" {Where are you?} Finally, the she-elf emerged from one of the rooms, holding a basket of laundry.

"uma, harnamin?" she answered bowing her head in respect. {Yes, my king?}

"Mankin nae lle, hin?" Thranduil roared. {Where have you been, child?}

"I have been changing the sheets of the Royal chambers, harnamin," she answered showing the basket. "Was there anything you needed?"

"Uma! My oldest son is to be arriving any moment and his rooms STILL looks like an orc lives there! Now hurry up and clean it so that my son has a decent place to rest when he appears!" Thranduil ordered. He grasped Luin-gil's free arm and dragged her to Legolas' room. He roughly threw her in and slammed the door behind her.

Luin-gil dropped her basket and examined her arm, seeing the bruises appearing on her skin. She winced at the sight and just sighed. She knew that Thranduil really wasn't this rough a master and that the coming of his son was just agitating him but she was downright exhausted. Being overworked for the last week was taking its toll on her and she had the bruises (she winced at her arm again) to show for it.

She looked about the room and started to clean up wondering when the Prince would be arriving. Luin-gil had only begun working at the Palace a year before and she hadn't had the oppurtunity to meet the Prince. She knew he was older that she was by about four hundred years. Not much really, by Elvish terms, but she just wondered who he was. She looked out the window and saw two creatures coming in from the forest. One was an elf with long blonde hair. The other was a dwarf.

"The prince has arrived..."

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"Legolas!!" Thranduil called from his post by the gates of the castle.

"Atar!" Legolas' eyes lit up in delight. With a sudden burst of happiness, he ran into his father's arms. "Atar! It has been much too long."

"Legolas, utinuamin. Amin naa valina cael lle varna yallume eska," Thranduil greeted. {Legolas, my son. I am happy to finally have you home.} He released his son from his embrace and noticed the dwarf. At first, the king's eyes did a double take, not quite realizing that his son made such acquaintances.

"Atar, this is Gimli..."

"... son of Gloin of the Lonely Mountain," Gimli interrupted regaining the dignity he had lost during the hike.

"Gloin..." Thranduil murmured. "I remember that dwarf. Had a run in some fifty years ago..."

"yes you did," Gimli said indignantly.

"Yes," Thranduil nodded. Legolas stood aside, uncomfortably, not knowing whether his new friend would be accepted into his household but his worry was in vain. "Well, then, I guess I should counter the way I have treated your kin, Gimli, son of Gloin and welcome you into my household until you are rested enough to travel to your homeland." Legolas grinned happily and watched as his father put a hand on Gimli's shoulder to lead him into the house. Thranduil stopped at the door and looked up.

"What is it, father?" Legolas asked looking up as well, then heard his father's voice.

"Luin-gil! Luin-gil, I know you can hear me!" Thranduil called.

"Uma, my king!" A different looking she-elf appeared at Legolas' balcony leaning over the railing to see her caller. "I can hear you!"

"We have a guest! Come serve us at my private dining hall!"

"Uma, harnamin!" The girl disappeared into the curtains and Legolas followed his father into the private dining hall with Gimli in tow.

(Okay this is just a beginning. I'll explain everything soon enough. Don't worry. AND REVIEW PLEASE! BE NICE! It's my first LORT fic.)