Waterflower63 asked me to update so here is another chapter. This one is kinda a slow one but 10 will be a good one. So I'll try to get 10 up tonight as well.

"Goodbye sweetie. See you Friday!" my mom yells. I begged her to come with us but she had to deal with the divorce stuff sadly. Legolas gets Arod into a gallop and soon my house and mom are out of sight. It saddens me that I won't see her everyday. But I'm glad she trusts me. And Legolas. I have no idea how he convinced her to let me go. She's hard to convince. But she did like him during dinner plus she asked him like a million questions and seemed impressed with each answer. I mean, he is a sweet gentleman. Legolas smiles. I'm pretty sure he heard that. You know, like Galadriel heard Frodo's thoughts. I rest my head on the back of his shoulder as we ride back into the woods. He stops at our clearing, and helps me dismount.

"Why did we stop?" I ask. Legolas just holds my hands and leads me to a rock. I sit down and he sits next to me.

"Remember when we first met?" he asks.

"Like it was yesterday. I was a mess with tears running down my face. And my hair was a mess too cause I ran so fast through the branches," I say, laughing. He smiles and squeezes my hand and whispers, "My first thought when I saw you was that you were the most beautiful being I ever saw. And then my second thought was why is she so sad and how can I help." Electricity shoots through my body as he says that. Then a question pops up in my head.

"How many times have you said I love you to someone?" He looks at me confused. I sigh, "All the guys at school say I love you to every girlfriend they had. It's so not special when they say it to everyone. And you're a good-looking prince, so all the elf chicks must like you." He looks at me and replies, "I have never said those three words to any other girl. I never felt this way before. You are the only girl I have loved, and I will love you forever." I tear up. That's the most wonderful thing anyone has said to me. And I can see the truth and love in his eyes. We lean in and our lips meet, creating the magic spark between us.

We spend some time in our clearing, talking about our visit to my house.

"I'm sorry about the movies last night. I didn't mean to bring back memories," I quietly say.

"It's fine, no need to apologize. It was your first time seeing them, you didn't know," he says, then adds," but the movie people did a good job. The guy who played me almost looked like me." Except he is way hotter than Orlando. Just saying. I lay my head on his shoulder. I feel his pain in his memories. Maybe I shouldn't have brought it up. Legolas puts his arm around me, reassuring that he's okay. He gently kisses me on the head.

For what seems like an hour, we sit with his arm around me and my head on his shoulder. We share thoughts and feelings, without saying a word. We both feel electricity between us. I never thought this love existed, but now I have it, and I'll never lose it.

"Come, we should head home," Legolas says as he stands and helps me up. We walk over to Arod and he helps me mount. I gotta learn how to mount in a dress, cause it's like hard. We ride off, heading towards my summer home. It sounds nice. But also ridiculous! What am I doing? I'm going to live in an elvish palace with elves in Middle Earth! This is crazy. The view of Mirkwood comes into sight, interrupting my thoughts. I don't think I can ever get used to its beauty. Legolas stops at the stables and dismounts. I slide off Arod and we start to walk around.

"This shop is my favorite. I always used to get my bows from here, until I got my favorite one from Galadriel," he says as we stop in front of the shop. It actually looks like a stand with a bunch of weapons hanging around, and I see an elf making a bow in the back. All of the bows are incredibly detailed; vines, leaves and flowers are carved all over them. I found one with a heart in the middle of it, with a space for engraving names in it. It was stunning. The elf notices us and walks up, bowing to Legolas.

"My Prince, what can I do for you today?" Legolas whispers something in his ear and the elf returns to his work.

Alright I can't wait to post chapter 10 but if I don't tonight, I hope y'all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!