Esmeralda, the Ear'Quessir.

Author's Note: I decided to go ahead and update again, because next week is going to be rather busy for me. And I don't want to make you guys wait again. Plus, my muse has given me some sort of push to finish this chapter, and maybe the next this weekend! Woo-hoo. Anyway. Reviews are wonderful!!!

Chapter 8: Why should I have to?

Everyone at the council was looking around at eatchother. blushing... thinking the same thought, "What the hell was that?" I found all quite hilarious. Thats where I find myself, leaning against the stone table in the middle of the courtyard. I actually can't breath. I also notice, that Sir Stick-in-thy-ass, is glaring at me for ruining his wonderful debue. Oh well. Too bad.

"Everyone! SETTLE DOWN NOW! We have a very important thing to discuss, and I need help from all of you. So if you would all take your seats given to you, yes, even you two. We will proceed wtih this council. NOW!" shouted Lord Elrond, red in the face from anger. Well, aparently he didn't find it that amusing, or did he see our point behind it all. Damn elf lord. "Now then, let us begin."

I know that I should be paying attention to what all is being said, but, I can't help myself for staring at the bug in Legolas' hair. It's just humongous. Not to mention, hard to imagine being there. He never has any dirt or anything on him, but this huge bug, it was a spider, with REALLY big eyes, that kept blinking over and over again. Now I could do the nice thing and just tell him, or I could shriek and freak out and scare the shit out of the poor elf, but that wouldn't be very nice. Ah, who am I kidding, he's not a poor elf.

"AHIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE! SPIDER!!!" I jumped out of my chiar and ran and jumped on Aragorn's shoulders. The reactions were immediate, all the Mirkwood elves pulled out their bows or swords and stared menacingly around, the dwarves jumped up and stared around. Argaorn started laughing, Elrond's eyebrows desapeared into his hairline, so thats where the twins get that from, Gandalf placed his forehead into his hands, Frodo looked boredly around at the members standing. And then it happened, Legolas caught where my gaze was pointed to, reached his hand up to his hair, and let out a bloodcurling yell! It was worse than mine, all the elves and dwarves alike, covered their ears so they wouldn't bleed. I fell off of Aragorn's shoulder's and started laughing. Man, what a girly boy.

"You, you put him in their didn't you, you vile thing!" Legolas shouted pointing at me with an irrate glare. Oh boy, maybe that wasn't such a good idea.

"What make you think I would do that? Hmmm?"

"Because Elrohir and Elladan must have told you how much I hated spiders, and how my home was infested with them, and many of my fellow comrades have been killed by them, and you took that to your advantage and decided to scare me didn't you? Thats just how cold hearted you are!" Ouch, I think my heart just broke, I wouldn't have done it if I had known all that. Ro and Dan never told me about all this. Oh man, I feel terrible. I think even feel sorry for Legolas.

"First, I hate spiders just as much as you, so I wouldn't have touched one to place it in your hair. And if you think I'm so coldhearted, I'll have you know, that Ro and Dan have not told me anything about your home, so I knew nothing about it other than the name. I'm terribly sorry that I had to bring up such bad memories, but I know that you would have done the same thing to me, if not worse, it you were in the position I was. Now, again, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. I swear. Forgive me?"

"No, you don't deserve it. You're nothing but a pirate who cares nothing for anyone but yourself and what you will gain from a situation at hand." I flinched, and he missed the hurt look flashed across my face. I caught my expresssion and put a blank mask on. He won't see how much he just made me hurt.

"Legolas, that was out of line." Aragorn stood up and strode over to my side, he could always tell when I was hurt. "She has left that which made her comfortable, to help us save your home, along with many others that could fall if Sauron got the the ring back." Maybe I should have payed attention, I didn't even know we'd gotten that far into this. I looked up at Aragorn curiously to see him shake his head slightly. "She didn't mean anything by it, she just has an attention span of that of an elfling." Now that was taking it too far. I jerked away from Aragorn sending him a glare before floping down into my chair.

"I'm not an elfling, I just think that in times such as the ones we are about to face, we won't be able to laugh as much, we should get a chance to do so now, before many things change, for the better of worse." I said still glaring at Aragorn.

"Well maybe you shouldn't do it in such a childish way, have you considered that before? Or do you still just want to annoy people with your antics." Said Legoals sneering down at me.

"I've already appologized to you. I don't need to explain myself to you, nor do I need to talk to you. So leave me alone thank you."

"Well, I suppose I will have to forgive you if you are to join us on this mission, why I don't know." Hold that thought.

"What? When did I agree to that?" I said jumping out of my chair and turning towards Aragorn, "When I agreed to come with you, I thought it was just to Rivendell, and then I could go back home."

"I told you she thought only of herself." Legolas smirked at aragorn like he had one some bet. OH now it was on. He'd see that I wasn't just some selfish elleth that he thought I was. I would show him.

"But I think it's a great idea for me to go, as long as i will be some type of help to you all. When do we leave?' I sent Legolas a smirk, look at him scowling, Aragorn and the others who I suppose will be part of the fellowship ,I don't know their names yet, were all smiling at me. I went to stand beside them just as two hobbits jumped out of their hiding places and ran over to were we were standing. Then another one did. Man, it's like they come out of holes, literally.

"Wonderful, we shall call you the Fellowship of the ring. You will leave around the end of December." Lord Elrond smiled at us all before dismissing the council. I swear I heard his stomach grumble. Can you imagine that. Uh, I think Legolas just heard mine, he sent me a disdainful look and shook his head before leaving. It was time for me to find the kitchens.

Thirty minutes later

"YES! I finally made it! Time to eat!" I headed toward the bowl of apples right as Khelektari ran into the room. I reached for an apple only to have her smack my hand away. "No look here, I've been in a meeting all day and I'm hungry, and there is no way that you're going to stop me from eating that apple You hear?"

"Yes, and I will, it is almost time for dinner and we must get you ready." She jerked me out of the kitchen and ran me back to my room, threw me in the bathtub, and slammed the door. I swear, I've never met anyone that violent before in my life. My goodness. Oh well, time to relax.

"Time to get dressed Lady Esme!" She yanked my out of the bathtub I had sat in for about a minute, and thrust me behind the changing wall, and threw my gown at me. Ouchie, I think she pulled my shoulder out of socket. The dress she chose is amazing. There must be something fancy going on tonight. It was a beautiful purple color with silver embordiary on the skirt, It was off the shoulder with long flowing sleeves. Now, I'm not one to wear fancy dresses, believe me, but this dress was amazingly comfortable as well as beautiful. She threw some purple shoes at me and told me to hurry up. I got to do my hair again YEAH ME! Ahah, ahem..anyway. By the time I finished getting ready there was a knock on the door. Yup, Legolas was my escort again. Oh joy.

"Are you ready or not?"

"Hold on you jerk, I have to let Khelektari finish." I walked around the wall towards the door just to stop in my tracks. I hate to admit it, but Legolas looked Gorgeous. He was wearing a dark purple tunic with black leggings, and he had a silver circlet resting on his brow. His hair was still in it's warrior brads, but they had just been redone. He must have noticed my staring because he raised his eyebrow at me, I just smiled and continued walking towards him. "Lookin good hotstuff." I love torturing people.

"Finally. Took you long enough." he said through a blush. Ahaha...it was so cute!

"Shall we?" We left the room in silence. Well, it's a step up from fighting. "Um, you look good yourself."

"AHAHAHAHAHAHHA! You sounded so nervous!!! AHhAHAA!! But, are you alright? You're actually being nice to me?" I got close up into his face to stare into his eyes, making him blush an even darker shade of red. It was quite hilarious.

"I'm fine thank you, now if we can get going."He stepped around me and continued down the hall, I had to practically run to keep up with him. He finally slowed down once he realized I wasn't keeping pace with him.

We talked qutiely the rest of the way to dinner, and seperated to find our seat once we reached the dinning hall. We actually had a pleasant conversation on the way there, maybe he isn't as bad as I thought he was?

Author's Note: I hope you liked it! Reviews please! I decided to skip the actual talking of the council, cause I would never be able to make that work.