The story continuesssssssssss….
Chapter 10.
The next evening…
Legolas sought out Nimoe, for he had something very important to tell her. When he had gone to her room, she was nowhere to be seen, so he proceeded to search the rest of the castle for her.
Meanwhile…
Nimoe had returned to her room after having a bath, her wet hair dripping all over the towel she had wrapped around herself. She wandered over to the balcony to look at the beauty of Mirkwood.
She saw Legolas walking around. He gazed around and stopped under her balcony, unaware of her presence.
She leant over the rail, struggling to obtain a better view. Suddenly she lost her balance and fell over the rail, losing her towel.
Legolas looked up to see Nimoe falling towards him. In one swift movement, he caught her in his arms.
A stunned Legolas stared at a naked Nimoe, his face growing red. After a few minutes he regained his senses and put her down.
"Oh my, how the tables have turned," said Legolas breaking an uncomfortable silence.
An elf walked past and stopped abruptly upon seeing a very revealing Nimoe.
"What are you lookin' at?" asked Nimoe struggling to conceal herself.
Legolas rapped his cloak around her and the elf walked away at a slightly faster pace than before.
A few moments later, Brunéhen appeared from the forest of Mirkwood.
Nimoe sank closer into Legolas and hid under his cloak.
"They are feeding you well Legolas," said Brunéhen pointing at the bulge under Legolas's cloak.
"Hold your tongue, you hüänmeler!" dog lover said Legolas coldly. "Why are you here?"
"I only came to beg for your forgiveness, but I see that you are busy…" He said spying the second pair of feet under his cloak. "You just won Nimoe's hand and you already have someone else!"
"Don't jump to conclusions," said Legolas trying to remain calm.
Meanwhile, under Legolas cloak, Nimoe listened attentively to the conversation between Legolas and Brunéhen. She looked down to see tassels on the front of Legolas's pants.
"Tassels!" she cried as she sank to her knees and started batting it with her hand.
Brunéhen heard the muffled cry and his eyes shot in the direction of Legolas's cloak.
"Let us discover who is under this cloak of yours!"
He walked over to Legolas and reached for the cloak.
Suddenly Thranduil appeared.
"What is this commotion?" asked Thranduil, Legolas pulling his cloak closed even tighter. "Must you always be the cause of my pain Legolas?"
A few awkward minutes went by until another elf came running in.
"My lord! I am sorry to bother you, but there has been an attack on the west side of the kingdom by orcs! You must come quickly!" cried the elf desperately.
Thranduil turned to Brunéhen.
"I wish to talk to you later," he said before leaving with the elf.
"May I enquire to whom the elf-maiden under your cloak is?" asked Brunéhen as he turned to Legolas.
"She's not an elf-maiden," replied Legolas absentmindedly. He suddenly realized what he'd said and 'mentally slapped' himself. "Just leave before my temper flares up again."
Brunéhen remembering their dual together, decided not to provoke Legolas any further and left. While Legolas wasn't looking, he hid himself behind a tree to spy on Legolas and his mystery maiden…
"It's ok, they're gone now," said Legolas opening his cloak.
He looked down to see Nimoe batting around the tassels on the front of his pants. He struggled to contain both laughter and something else… south of the equator.
Nimoe stopped and looked up.
"You're happy to see me then!" she stood up and hugged him, forgetting that she was naked. "Thanks for not telling."
She suddenly remembered she was naked and said, "Can I borrow your cloak?"
Legolas removed his cloak and draped it around Nimoe's shoulders.
"Well… I should really go back to my room and get dressed," started Nimoe. "Wanna escort me back to my room?"
Legolas nodded and together journeyed back to her room.
Behind the tree, Brunéhen stroked a non-existent beard.
'Hmm, interesting,' he thought, suddenly realizing he didn't have a beard and stopped. 'Thranduil would be interested in this…'
Meanwhile…
Legolas and Nimoe reached her room.
"Well… goodnight," said Nimoe kissing Legolas on the cheek before going into her room.
"Good night!" called Legolas after her, feeling the spot where she'd kissed him with her hand.
He stood there savoring the moment before walking back to his room.
'Tis not the right time to reveal my true feelings to her. I don't want to ruin our friendship…'
end of chapta!