Perfect World
Summary: When Legolas goes to Rivendell he sees a hauntingly beautiful elf maiden. He doesn't get the chance to actually meet her, but she stays in his thoughts during the Fellowship and until Aragorn's coronation. What happens then? Read to find out!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of Tolkien's characters, places, etc.
Chapter One
It was a beautiful spring day as Legolas, Prince of Mirkwood, rode through the gates of Imladris, home of Lord Elrond. He was there for the council, to discuss the fate of the One Ring, and to report that the elves of Mirkwood had inadvertently released their prisoner, the creature Gollum.
As he rode into the courtyard, he saw his friend, Aragorn, running through one of the halls to greet him. In a minute, he was off his horse, and walking toward Aragorn. The two clasped hands, and then embraced. By then Arwen had also come to the courtyard. She was Lord Elrond's daughter, and she was very beautiful, with fair skin and dark hair. She and Aragorn were in love, that much was clear; you could see it when she and Aragorn looked at each other. She laughed, a clear tinkling sound quite like a bell, and moved to embrace Legolas.
Legolas hadn't known that Aragorn was going to be here. He should have expected it though, as being Elrond's foster son and the chieftain of the Dunedain were very good reasons for being here.
Legolas lifted his gaze from the lovely Arwen and glanced around the courtyard. Who else was here that he didn't expect to see? It was then he saw her - a hauntingly beautiful elf-maiden, with dark raven hair and the palest skin he had ever seen, with the exception of Arwen. She had piercing green eyes that seemed sad somehow, as if she had seen too many heartbreaking things in her life. He struggled to catch her eye, for he wanted to see if she would recognize him. It would be nice to have someone not know who and what he was.
She finally met his gaze, and she blushed. 'Apparently she knows who I am' thought Legolas. She looked away, and started walking down the hallway again, as if she hadn't seen him or been disturbed in her walk at all. Her cheeks were faintly pink though; he thought it became her.
"Legolas?" Aragorn's voice brought him out of his thoughts, and back to the present.
"I am sorry, my friend, my mind must have wandered. What were we talking about?" Legolas blushed faintly, he did not normally drift into his thoughts like that.
"Let's go into the House, where we can talk more." Aragorn said. He was slightly puzzled, what had caused Legolas to be distracted? 'It is probably nothing' he thought, and decided to ignore it for now. He would bring it up later.
A/N: Most of these chapters will be pretty short until I really get going. Thanks for reading!
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