A/N : This is Alternate Universe. There is no ring, but of course, there is till darkness. Since it is AU, so anything can happen. I can't write more because it would give away the story. I'll explain the AU as we go...
The Route Of Love
Chapter 1
Laughter rang out through the air in the garden inside the palace of Mirkwood.
Her prince, Legolas, along with his lifelong friends, the mischievious twins from Rivendell, Elladan and Elrohir, and their sister, Arwen were conversing and enjoying each other's company.
The Rivendell siblings were there for a long vacation, giving their father, Elrond the Lord of Rivendell, some room to breathe but much to King Thranduil's dismay, to terrorize the inhabitants of Mirkwood.
They have known the Mirkwood's prince, Legolas Greenleaf, for all his life. Even though they were, at average, a few centuries older than the prince, they were the best of friends, with the Rivendell siblings playing protector to the prince.
They even had the luxury of being there when Legolas was born, so they feel like a bunch of elder brothers and sister to the prince, as he was the only child of King Thranduil.
The twins were so smitten with the cute little baby elf that King Thranduil was holding when they first met the baby elf, that they swore to protect the cute little being for all their lives, with all their might.
All they knew about swordmanship, archery and battle skills, they passed it on to Legolas. He even inherited their skills of playing tricks on other elves.
And Arwen, well, she had been there to tend bruises, and wiped his tears when he cried. She was like a mother to him, for his own mother, the Queen of Mirkwood, had died shortly after giving birth to Legolas.
The siblings spent so much time in Mirkwood, that it was like second home to them.
They had watched the Prince grew from a baby elf to the grown elf that he was today, equivalent to 18 years of human age.
As the Prince grew in age, their love for him grew as well. He was family to them as they were to him.
But somewhere in between, the brotherly love for the prince had turned into somethng more for both of the twins. But neither said anything to Legolas.
They knew that Legolas was still too young to be falling in love, they had decided not to act on their impulses.
"That was an accident," Legolas pouted as he was teased by Elladan.
The other three just laughed at his cute little pout.
"Shooting an arrow to Glorfindel's butt is no accident, Las. That was what we called stupidity. With a bad aim," Elrohir said, in midst of his laughter.
"That was an ACCIDENT. It wasn't my fault he moved near my target," Legolas pouted again.
Arwen took pity on the elfling, coughed and shot a small glare to her brothers.
"I'm sorry. It was just so funny," Elladan said, as he could not control his laughter.
"It wasn't that funny," Legolas pouted even more.
"Yes, it was if you saw the look on Glorfindel's face," Elrohir said, tears from laughing visible in his eyes.
"But you were too busy running back to the palace after that, and boy, were you fast," Elladan added in, still laughing.
Legolas blushed remembering how scared he was after he had realized he shot Lord Glorfindel in his behind that morning during archery practice with the twins, so scared that he ran to the palace without even looking back.
Seeing the look on Legolas's face, Arwen said,"Oh, ignore them, baby Leaf. They're just mean jerks."
Legolas rubbed the back of his hands to his face and pretended to sniffle. Arwen shot a murderous glare towards his brothers.
"Oh we're sorry Las. Okay, okay, we'll never speak of this again, okay?" Elladan tried to soothed the elfling that he thought was crying, went over to Legolas and gave him a hug.
"Yes, Las. We're sorry. Don't cry, baby leaf. Shhh..." Elrohir did the same, and went over to hug Legolas.
Arwen raised an eyebrow at Legolas, and he smiled back at her in triumph.
'Old tricks worked the best,' Legolas thought.
He knew the Rivendell sibling pampered him, sometimes even more that his father. His father would punish him if he were to do something wrong or anything bad. But those three, let's just say that with them, he would get away with murder. Always. Anything he wants, he gets.
A servant interuppted their conversation.
"Prince Legolas, the King requested your presence, along with the Lords and Lady of Rivendell in his library," she conveyed the message.
When Legolas acknowledged the message, she bowed and left. The four of them hurriedly to the King's library to see what the King had wanted with them.
When they arrived at the door to the library, Legolas knocked and waited for his father to permit them to enter.
"Enter," a voice called out from inside the room. Legolas turned the knob and entered the library with his friends in tow.
"You requested our presences, Ada?" Legolas asked as he entered.
"Yes, indeed I did. Take a seat, all of you," King Thranduil gestured for them to take a seat.
All of them looked at the King and waited for him to start his announcement.
"Well, actually, this concerns only my son but you are a part of our family too, so I guess there is no harm in letting you know of this joyous news," the King said, with affection clearly showing in his eyes.
Four pair of eyes looked at him, still waiting for the annoucement to end.
"Well, Legolas, my son. I have found you a betroth," the King exclaimed.
No reaction. Four pair of eyes still looking at him, this time dumbfounded.
"What?" Legolas managed to squeked out, voice as small as a mouse.
"You're getting married!" the oblivious King exclaimed again happily.
Legolas jumped from his seat, and stared at his father with a surprised look on his face.
To everyone's surprise, he slapped the back of his hand to his forehead, and fainted to the ground very dramatically.
"LEGOLAS!"
TBC...
Well, how do you like it???
Hmm... this act as introductory chapter, to explain their relationship, among some other things.
Let me know.... so review please...
The Route Of Love
Chapter 1
Laughter rang out through the air in the garden inside the palace of Mirkwood.
Her prince, Legolas, along with his lifelong friends, the mischievious twins from Rivendell, Elladan and Elrohir, and their sister, Arwen were conversing and enjoying each other's company.
The Rivendell siblings were there for a long vacation, giving their father, Elrond the Lord of Rivendell, some room to breathe but much to King Thranduil's dismay, to terrorize the inhabitants of Mirkwood.
They have known the Mirkwood's prince, Legolas Greenleaf, for all his life. Even though they were, at average, a few centuries older than the prince, they were the best of friends, with the Rivendell siblings playing protector to the prince.
They even had the luxury of being there when Legolas was born, so they feel like a bunch of elder brothers and sister to the prince, as he was the only child of King Thranduil.
The twins were so smitten with the cute little baby elf that King Thranduil was holding when they first met the baby elf, that they swore to protect the cute little being for all their lives, with all their might.
All they knew about swordmanship, archery and battle skills, they passed it on to Legolas. He even inherited their skills of playing tricks on other elves.
And Arwen, well, she had been there to tend bruises, and wiped his tears when he cried. She was like a mother to him, for his own mother, the Queen of Mirkwood, had died shortly after giving birth to Legolas.
The siblings spent so much time in Mirkwood, that it was like second home to them.
They had watched the Prince grew from a baby elf to the grown elf that he was today, equivalent to 18 years of human age.
As the Prince grew in age, their love for him grew as well. He was family to them as they were to him.
But somewhere in between, the brotherly love for the prince had turned into somethng more for both of the twins. But neither said anything to Legolas.
They knew that Legolas was still too young to be falling in love, they had decided not to act on their impulses.
"That was an accident," Legolas pouted as he was teased by Elladan.
The other three just laughed at his cute little pout.
"Shooting an arrow to Glorfindel's butt is no accident, Las. That was what we called stupidity. With a bad aim," Elrohir said, in midst of his laughter.
"That was an ACCIDENT. It wasn't my fault he moved near my target," Legolas pouted again.
Arwen took pity on the elfling, coughed and shot a small glare to her brothers.
"I'm sorry. It was just so funny," Elladan said, as he could not control his laughter.
"It wasn't that funny," Legolas pouted even more.
"Yes, it was if you saw the look on Glorfindel's face," Elrohir said, tears from laughing visible in his eyes.
"But you were too busy running back to the palace after that, and boy, were you fast," Elladan added in, still laughing.
Legolas blushed remembering how scared he was after he had realized he shot Lord Glorfindel in his behind that morning during archery practice with the twins, so scared that he ran to the palace without even looking back.
Seeing the look on Legolas's face, Arwen said,"Oh, ignore them, baby Leaf. They're just mean jerks."
Legolas rubbed the back of his hands to his face and pretended to sniffle. Arwen shot a murderous glare towards his brothers.
"Oh we're sorry Las. Okay, okay, we'll never speak of this again, okay?" Elladan tried to soothed the elfling that he thought was crying, went over to Legolas and gave him a hug.
"Yes, Las. We're sorry. Don't cry, baby leaf. Shhh..." Elrohir did the same, and went over to hug Legolas.
Arwen raised an eyebrow at Legolas, and he smiled back at her in triumph.
'Old tricks worked the best,' Legolas thought.
He knew the Rivendell sibling pampered him, sometimes even more that his father. His father would punish him if he were to do something wrong or anything bad. But those three, let's just say that with them, he would get away with murder. Always. Anything he wants, he gets.
A servant interuppted their conversation.
"Prince Legolas, the King requested your presence, along with the Lords and Lady of Rivendell in his library," she conveyed the message.
When Legolas acknowledged the message, she bowed and left. The four of them hurriedly to the King's library to see what the King had wanted with them.
When they arrived at the door to the library, Legolas knocked and waited for his father to permit them to enter.
"Enter," a voice called out from inside the room. Legolas turned the knob and entered the library with his friends in tow.
"You requested our presences, Ada?" Legolas asked as he entered.
"Yes, indeed I did. Take a seat, all of you," King Thranduil gestured for them to take a seat.
All of them looked at the King and waited for him to start his announcement.
"Well, actually, this concerns only my son but you are a part of our family too, so I guess there is no harm in letting you know of this joyous news," the King said, with affection clearly showing in his eyes.
Four pair of eyes looked at him, still waiting for the annoucement to end.
"Well, Legolas, my son. I have found you a betroth," the King exclaimed.
No reaction. Four pair of eyes still looking at him, this time dumbfounded.
"What?" Legolas managed to squeked out, voice as small as a mouse.
"You're getting married!" the oblivious King exclaimed again happily.
Legolas jumped from his seat, and stared at his father with a surprised look on his face.
To everyone's surprise, he slapped the back of his hand to his forehead, and fainted to the ground very dramatically.
"LEGOLAS!"
TBC...
Well, how do you like it???
Hmm... this act as introductory chapter, to explain their relationship, among some other things.
Let me know.... so review please...