Author's Note: I'm still alive everyone!!! and special thanks to ever faithful reviewer Strider's Girl!!! you''re the reason this fic still lives!!
Laer smiled as she and Legolas walked back to the palace hand-in-hand.
I can't believe I'm betrothed to Legolas! Who would've thought? Not me, that's for sure.
Legolas noticed her silence, "is everything okay?"
"Just thinking, that's all."
"Oh. About what?"
"Us," she smiled. Legolas stopped and Laer took a few more steps before stopping, turning to face him.
"You coming?" she asked.
"Of course."
When they arrived at the castle doors, the guards bowed to both of them. They bowed back and proceeded inside. King Thranduil was waiting in the hall, along with Arwen, Elrohir, and Elladan. Laer's eyes grew wide and as she noticed the decorations covering the castle walls.
"What's going on?" she whispered to Legolas.
"Decorations for the engagement feast," he whispered back.
"But how do they..." her eyes narrowed at him playfully, "Legolas Greenleaf, you told them you were gonna propose didn't you?" He only nodded.
"She grinned mischievously, "but how did you know I'd say yes?"
"I hoped," he smiled sweetly.
King Thranduil cleared his throat loudly, bringing the two young lovers back to reality. "Elladan and Elrohir have volunteered to take care of all the preparations for the feast."
The twins smiled menacingly, "Anything for our favorite little sister and our best bud Legolas."
Arwen simply rolled her eyes. "They have also 'decorated' your rooms."
Legolas and Laer looked at each other and ran as fast as they could to their rooms. Legolas was the first to arrive to his room. He opened the door carefully to avoid any traps. Nothing happened. So he grew brave and walked over to his bed and laid down. All of a sudden, green slime poured from the ceiling. Legolas screamed and jumped up from the bed. He ran into the bathroom but upon opening the door, he was met by yet another trap. A huge bucket of syrup was dumped on him making the slime stick all to his body. Sighing in defeat, he made his way back out to the bedroom. It was then that he heard a high pitch scream from Laer's room. He ran to see what the twins had done to her.
There was Laer, trapped in what appeared to be a makeshift spider web. She tried to claw free but only managed to tangle herself in tighter. It took all he could not to laugh.
"Legolas!" she shrieked, "Help me! Please!"
At this he burst out laughing. After a few minutes of his laughing fit, he regained his composure and walked over and cut Laer out of the web using the knife he kept in his boot. It was then that Laer got her first good look at her lover, covered in syrup and slime. Now it was her turn to laugh.
"Aww," Legolas mock cried," I save you from a 'spider web' and I don't even get a you-just-saved-my-life-I-love-you kiss?"
"Of course you do," she smiled, "after you bathe."
"Why not now?" he frowned.
Laer was about to make a smart remark but she found herself wrapped in Legolas' arms. She tried to wiggle out of his grasp, but to no avail, in fact he only squeezed harder.
"Legolas Greenleaf! You are going to get it!" she warned playfully.
"But we both know you love me," He chuckled.
"Loving you has nothing to do with me throttling you as soon as you let me go."
"Maybe I won't let you go then. How's that?"
"Please," she begged, using puppy dog eyes.
"Oh alright," he complied, "but only because you're just so darn cute."
"I love you," she smiled sweetly.
"I love you too."
"But now you're gonna get it!!"
Legolas ran out of the room as fast as he could followed closely by Laer. Two young lovers chasing each other through Mirkwood Palace. Legolas stopped when he noticed someone with dark brown almost black hair ride up to the gates.
Author's Note again: so my 'ever faithful reviewer' i put Aragorn in there... he'll be introduced more and stuff in the next chappie!!
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