Chapter 1
Silmarien gazed about her home in Rivendell. It was a beautiful place. The air was fresh, the streams and waterfalls fell peacefully, and all was at peace. She was an elf maiden who said little around her superiors. Visitors came and went at Rivendell. Elves. men. and even hobbits. She had seen a few dwarfs but she didn't like them too much. They were dirty, greedy and loud. There was a feast going on at the moment in the house of Elrond. She was in the kitchen helping serve fruits and refilling glasses with wine. She came out and served many elves of high superiority. She wanted to stay far out of their way as possible. She put more bast (bread) on the table.
When her job was done, she walked back to the kitchen. She started to walk towards the way to the gardens when she slipped on something wet and fell. She winced as the pain filled her bottom.
"Anirach I tulu nin?" a male voice asked. Do you need my help? Embarrassed, she shook her head but he took her hand and helped her up anyway. She looked at him. It was Legolas! Yes, she knew him. His father was King Thranduil of the Woodland Realm in Mirkwood, making Legolas a prince.
"Legolas!" she smiled. " Anann chen u-gennin." I have not seen you in a long time.
"Yes, it has been awhile Silmarien. I hope you have been well" She stared into his blue eyes. They were so blue, it was amazing.
"Yes, I have been very happy here." Silmarien returned his smile. There was a brief silence. They both were listening to a fountain not too far away.
"Were you heading towards the gardens?" he asked, playing with the collar on his cloak.
"I was, actually. I wanted to walk a little before I slept." "I was heading that way myself, would you care to join me?" he asked playfully.
"I'd love too. I've been lonely all day" she stretched and followed him out into the night. She loved the night. She also absolutely enjoyed Legolas. He always had interesting news and when she saw him, they would sometimes hunt together.
"I've been having dreams" he began. "That greatly disturb me. I sense an evil presence walking the Earth."
" That is odd, I've had dreams of this as well. It seems to come to me in great shadows, seeming to haunt me behind my back. I wake up awake and alert, seeming to be reaching out to protect someone, but there is no one there to protect or fear" she shared worriedly.
"Are you serious?" the surprised elf asked her. She nodded, entwining her fingers together.
"I would assume you were joking and trying to trick me but." he moved closer and put his face close to hers. " I know you are not, for I see it in your eyes, and I have told no other of this"
"Perhaps we are not the only ones who dream of it" Silmarien started to back away a little, startled by his sudden closeness. She went over to a little waterfall and let the water flow through her hands. Legolas came up behind her. He put a hand on her shoulder.
"What else do you see?" he asked softly. She turned around. "I've also been having dreams of you, although I will not share them!" she folded her arms and continued to stare into the water, like a little child.
"Dreams of me? Bad or good?" he started to smile, seeing her obvious discomfort.
She started to mumble something unintelligible. "What?" he asked playfully, trying to see her face. She turned her face each time he tried to look at it. They looked at each other and Legolas started to chase her.
She leapt up into a tree effortlessly, as Legolas jumped up after her. They laughed as the chase went on. She ran to a hidden area by a larger waterfall. Thinking she was hid, she started to smile. Legolas was watching above her, although she did not see him. She started to back up and started to fall backwards, almost into the water, when like a cat, Legolas leapt down and held her by a loop in her dress.
"Tell me Silmarien, or I will throw you in" his eyes gleamed evilly. She squealed. "Oh you wicked elf! I will say nothing!"
Suddenly, the wet rocks became a trouble to Legolas as well, as he soon struggled. The elf gave a cry and they both fell in. She came up sputtering.
" Legolas. I'm going to. Legolas?" she looked around. The mischievous elf prince was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, she was pulled back under. She saw a pair of smiling blue eyes under the water staring back at her. She grabbed for him and he swam out of her reach. They both went up to get some air.
" We are both acting like children!" Legolas laughed, flinging his wet blond hair behind him. Silmarien started to giggle.
"What?" he followed her gaze to his elvish, silken shirt. It was a mess! Somehow he had gotten mud all over it. He didn't want Silmarien seeing his disappointment.
"Not a problem" he shrugged and started to take it off. He threw it in a pile of mud by accident, making it worse. Usually Legolas would have stomped off angry, but when he was with Silmarien, he didn't care. They both laughed.
"And as for you. my elf." he smiled evilly. He swam slowly to her like a shark. She stood there, unfazed.
"Please. You may be an expert archer and warrior, but I can handle you." He kept coming closer. He was in the water up to his eyes. She thought he was so cute. He started to circle her. "Come Legolas. We must stop! We have our duties before we go to OH!" she was pulled under again. Under water he had her by the wrists. She struggled and failed. He pulled her along with him back up to the surface.
"Legolas! Let go you villain!" "You're coming with me" he started to laugh evilly. He pulled her tight around him and swam for a while. She was yelling threats all the way. Finally they came to this medium waterfall. He pushed her into it. Suddenly she was on a small patch of grass behind the waterfall. Legolas soon followed, stepping up, flipping that long, blond hair behind him. His muscles stood out more when wet. She rolled her eyes.
"I can't see why ladies fancy you! You're quite awful! I've known you longer than all them and I could tell them some things!"
"Oh surely you don't mean that." The elf pouted. She glared at him.
"You don't mean all those ladies fancy me do you?" She pounced him. She pinned him down, sitting in top of him.
"I'm going to tell everyone you're a horrible elf! And all the ladies will despise you" They both stopped and smiled.
"I missed you Silmarien" "I missed you as well"
She then realized how close they were. She never thought about it before, but for some reason, she actually noticed his body and how close he got to her. She never really cared or thought about it before. She felt herself wanting to kiss him and get closer. She caught herself and got off of him, trying not to be awkward.
" I thought you were supposed to have been married by now." Silmarien started to squeeze the water out of her hair.
"I'm taking my time. My father wants me to propose to Silfael." Silmarien thought. Silfael? Silfael. then she remembered. Silfael was gorgeous. She had the hearts of all the male elves. Her blond hair seemed to shimmer all around her and her blue eyes seemed to sparkle. She was destined to marry a prince.
"Are you?" she asked. She told herself it didn't matter anyway. "Yes, maybe. I am immortal, I don't feel like rushing at the moment." A cold chill grew inside her. Her blood ran cold. She shivered. Legolas also noticed this. He noticed everything.
"What about you Silmarien? What about Haldir's brother? He fancies you" "I would rather marry an Orc!" she half yelled. Legolas looked sad. Confused to why she was so sad about Legolas getting married, she jumped back through the waterfall. She swam on her own for awhile, then suddenly Legolas was right behind her.
"What troubles you? What did I say?" he swam up beside her. "I'm sorry Legolas. You said nothing. It's just that. I've decided not to marry"
"Why not?" Legolas asked softly, floating on his back. "I have no one to marry. I wish for more. I wish to get out and go on adventures! I love serving Lord Elrond, but. I've been thinking of moving to Lorien. If only for a little while."
"Don't worry. You will go on plenty of adventures." He helped her out of the water.
"And I'LL find you someone" he winked as he went to fetch his poor shirt. They were walking along laughing when Lord Elrond stood, glaring.
"Where have you two been? We'd thought Legolas might have been kidnapped, seeing his shirt. What were you two doing in the water? You missed a meeting Legolas"
Both elves turned sad and looked at him. Elrond couldn't stay mad at them. " Go on inside"
Legolas and Silmarien went off laughing.
Silmarien gazed about her home in Rivendell. It was a beautiful place. The air was fresh, the streams and waterfalls fell peacefully, and all was at peace. She was an elf maiden who said little around her superiors. Visitors came and went at Rivendell. Elves. men. and even hobbits. She had seen a few dwarfs but she didn't like them too much. They were dirty, greedy and loud. There was a feast going on at the moment in the house of Elrond. She was in the kitchen helping serve fruits and refilling glasses with wine. She came out and served many elves of high superiority. She wanted to stay far out of their way as possible. She put more bast (bread) on the table.
When her job was done, she walked back to the kitchen. She started to walk towards the way to the gardens when she slipped on something wet and fell. She winced as the pain filled her bottom.
"Anirach I tulu nin?" a male voice asked. Do you need my help? Embarrassed, she shook her head but he took her hand and helped her up anyway. She looked at him. It was Legolas! Yes, she knew him. His father was King Thranduil of the Woodland Realm in Mirkwood, making Legolas a prince.
"Legolas!" she smiled. " Anann chen u-gennin." I have not seen you in a long time.
"Yes, it has been awhile Silmarien. I hope you have been well" She stared into his blue eyes. They were so blue, it was amazing.
"Yes, I have been very happy here." Silmarien returned his smile. There was a brief silence. They both were listening to a fountain not too far away.
"Were you heading towards the gardens?" he asked, playing with the collar on his cloak.
"I was, actually. I wanted to walk a little before I slept." "I was heading that way myself, would you care to join me?" he asked playfully.
"I'd love too. I've been lonely all day" she stretched and followed him out into the night. She loved the night. She also absolutely enjoyed Legolas. He always had interesting news and when she saw him, they would sometimes hunt together.
"I've been having dreams" he began. "That greatly disturb me. I sense an evil presence walking the Earth."
" That is odd, I've had dreams of this as well. It seems to come to me in great shadows, seeming to haunt me behind my back. I wake up awake and alert, seeming to be reaching out to protect someone, but there is no one there to protect or fear" she shared worriedly.
"Are you serious?" the surprised elf asked her. She nodded, entwining her fingers together.
"I would assume you were joking and trying to trick me but." he moved closer and put his face close to hers. " I know you are not, for I see it in your eyes, and I have told no other of this"
"Perhaps we are not the only ones who dream of it" Silmarien started to back away a little, startled by his sudden closeness. She went over to a little waterfall and let the water flow through her hands. Legolas came up behind her. He put a hand on her shoulder.
"What else do you see?" he asked softly. She turned around. "I've also been having dreams of you, although I will not share them!" she folded her arms and continued to stare into the water, like a little child.
"Dreams of me? Bad or good?" he started to smile, seeing her obvious discomfort.
She started to mumble something unintelligible. "What?" he asked playfully, trying to see her face. She turned her face each time he tried to look at it. They looked at each other and Legolas started to chase her.
She leapt up into a tree effortlessly, as Legolas jumped up after her. They laughed as the chase went on. She ran to a hidden area by a larger waterfall. Thinking she was hid, she started to smile. Legolas was watching above her, although she did not see him. She started to back up and started to fall backwards, almost into the water, when like a cat, Legolas leapt down and held her by a loop in her dress.
"Tell me Silmarien, or I will throw you in" his eyes gleamed evilly. She squealed. "Oh you wicked elf! I will say nothing!"
Suddenly, the wet rocks became a trouble to Legolas as well, as he soon struggled. The elf gave a cry and they both fell in. She came up sputtering.
" Legolas. I'm going to. Legolas?" she looked around. The mischievous elf prince was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, she was pulled back under. She saw a pair of smiling blue eyes under the water staring back at her. She grabbed for him and he swam out of her reach. They both went up to get some air.
" We are both acting like children!" Legolas laughed, flinging his wet blond hair behind him. Silmarien started to giggle.
"What?" he followed her gaze to his elvish, silken shirt. It was a mess! Somehow he had gotten mud all over it. He didn't want Silmarien seeing his disappointment.
"Not a problem" he shrugged and started to take it off. He threw it in a pile of mud by accident, making it worse. Usually Legolas would have stomped off angry, but when he was with Silmarien, he didn't care. They both laughed.
"And as for you. my elf." he smiled evilly. He swam slowly to her like a shark. She stood there, unfazed.
"Please. You may be an expert archer and warrior, but I can handle you." He kept coming closer. He was in the water up to his eyes. She thought he was so cute. He started to circle her. "Come Legolas. We must stop! We have our duties before we go to OH!" she was pulled under again. Under water he had her by the wrists. She struggled and failed. He pulled her along with him back up to the surface.
"Legolas! Let go you villain!" "You're coming with me" he started to laugh evilly. He pulled her tight around him and swam for a while. She was yelling threats all the way. Finally they came to this medium waterfall. He pushed her into it. Suddenly she was on a small patch of grass behind the waterfall. Legolas soon followed, stepping up, flipping that long, blond hair behind him. His muscles stood out more when wet. She rolled her eyes.
"I can't see why ladies fancy you! You're quite awful! I've known you longer than all them and I could tell them some things!"
"Oh surely you don't mean that." The elf pouted. She glared at him.
"You don't mean all those ladies fancy me do you?" She pounced him. She pinned him down, sitting in top of him.
"I'm going to tell everyone you're a horrible elf! And all the ladies will despise you" They both stopped and smiled.
"I missed you Silmarien" "I missed you as well"
She then realized how close they were. She never thought about it before, but for some reason, she actually noticed his body and how close he got to her. She never really cared or thought about it before. She felt herself wanting to kiss him and get closer. She caught herself and got off of him, trying not to be awkward.
" I thought you were supposed to have been married by now." Silmarien started to squeeze the water out of her hair.
"I'm taking my time. My father wants me to propose to Silfael." Silmarien thought. Silfael? Silfael. then she remembered. Silfael was gorgeous. She had the hearts of all the male elves. Her blond hair seemed to shimmer all around her and her blue eyes seemed to sparkle. She was destined to marry a prince.
"Are you?" she asked. She told herself it didn't matter anyway. "Yes, maybe. I am immortal, I don't feel like rushing at the moment." A cold chill grew inside her. Her blood ran cold. She shivered. Legolas also noticed this. He noticed everything.
"What about you Silmarien? What about Haldir's brother? He fancies you" "I would rather marry an Orc!" she half yelled. Legolas looked sad. Confused to why she was so sad about Legolas getting married, she jumped back through the waterfall. She swam on her own for awhile, then suddenly Legolas was right behind her.
"What troubles you? What did I say?" he swam up beside her. "I'm sorry Legolas. You said nothing. It's just that. I've decided not to marry"
"Why not?" Legolas asked softly, floating on his back. "I have no one to marry. I wish for more. I wish to get out and go on adventures! I love serving Lord Elrond, but. I've been thinking of moving to Lorien. If only for a little while."
"Don't worry. You will go on plenty of adventures." He helped her out of the water.
"And I'LL find you someone" he winked as he went to fetch his poor shirt. They were walking along laughing when Lord Elrond stood, glaring.
"Where have you two been? We'd thought Legolas might have been kidnapped, seeing his shirt. What were you two doing in the water? You missed a meeting Legolas"
Both elves turned sad and looked at him. Elrond couldn't stay mad at them. " Go on inside"
Legolas and Silmarien went off laughing.