Lissenen ar' maska'lalaith tenna lye omentuva
Chapter Twenty five
The next morning Tae was woken by a familiar figure dressed in a clean green robe which brought out his cerulean eyes. It was a nice change from the smelly traveling gear she had seen him in for the last few days, even if she had been instrumental in making them smell.
"Always you waking me up...why...urghh" she moaned, rolling over as yet again Legolas tried to wake her up. This time he resorted to tickling her bare feet, that is, until she kicked out and hoofed him in the crown jewels.
"Elrond...requests...infirmary" he managed to croak as he clutched his elfhood and fought to keep his breakfast down.
Tae sat up slowly and wondered why her friend was in a heap on her floor next to the clothes she had shed in the middle of the night. Not to mention how she had ended up here in the first place. The last thing she remembered of last night was playing with Elladan's hair as he slept. Her eyes widened as realization dawned.
"What did you just say?"
"Go...Elladan"
Tae jumped off the bed heedless of her naked state and began scrabbling furiously for some clothes as she realized she couldn't go tearing around Imladris in nothing but a smile. The Mirkwood prince didn't seem to mind the free show so tightly were his eyes screwed shut waiting for the world to stop spinning. Finding a simple grey dress she quickly donned it and legged it out the door. She rushed past numerous elves along the way that had heard the good news and glanced at her with knowing smile.
Bursting through the door to Elladans temporary chamber she tripped over Erestor's foot and went flying, coming to a rest at Glorfindel's feet.
"By the Valar! I just can't help it Elrond, these maidens keep falling at my feet" sniggered Glorfindel, helping the blushing Tae to her feet.
Tae didn't give the weaponsmaster a second glance as she looked to Elladan. But there was no change in his condition!
She looked to his father who merely smiled and she looked again to the prone form on the bed at the centre of the room. There was definitely a healthier colour in his skin, she took his hand and her heart leapt to find most of his warmth had been restored.
"Is he cured?" she asked hopefully
"He woke this morning. Ada says he muttered something about blueberries and went back to sleep" answered Elrohir.
Tae looked behind her to where the Lord of Imladris stood. She considered him for the first time since she had returned to Rivendell and she lowered her eyes in an unspoken apology as she remembered her last words to him that night in Lothlórien.
Flashback
'Tae.'
'Lord Elrond.'
'How are you feeling my child?' the anxious tone was not absent from their communion, Elrond visibly sagged back in Rivendell when Tae accepted him into her mind.
'What does it matter?' she thought distractedly, pretending abysmally that the whole episode hadn't affected her much.
'Of course it matters, I...we all care an awful lot about you Tae, no matter how short the time we have been acquainted may be. I know what you have just found out. I wish it was me that had told you.'
'Why?'
'...I don't really know. I thought you might take it better from me.'
'Take what?'
'You know of what I speak Tae.'
'What, that I'm upset because I've just found out who my mother really was? That I grew up with a complete lie as a parent. For fucks sake! I get deposited here in this world like I'm some special reject and if that hasn't turned my life upside down enough I next learn that I have the blood of an imaginary fucking being! That my mother WAS an imaginary fucking being and now I live in a LAND of imaginary fucking beings! Excuse me for getting SLIGHTLY unhinged at times.'
'You cannot hide from me that you are hurting, confused and angry!'
'How could you possibly know how I feel, you don't even know me." she hissed.
'I know more than you think.' answered Elrond quietly
'Oh right, did your mother have a thirst for power which saw her leave her people to die whilst she cavorted around with a dark lord? Did your mother betray and nearly destroy your world for her gain and then feel so guilty she transported herself to a different land to set up another life? Was your mothe-?'
'No, but I knew your mother, and she was a good person. Just misguided.'
'Misguided? Jesus Elrond you think the glass is half full don't you! I know now who my mother is and I'm glad I was told, end of. I don't wish to talk about it anymore.'
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Elrond dismissed it with a small nod as her brown eyes once more lifted to him and he took her hand.
"My son is tired, we should not disturb his rest" he said, glancing around the room.
All nodded and left, leaving Tae and Elrohir standing side by side awkwardly.
"Will you stay with him" whispered Elrohir, his eyes never once leaving his brother.
"No"
He looked at her questioningly, his grey eyes startled. Tae held her hands up in defence.
"Hey, this is your place a hell of a lot more than it is mine. You are twins after all" she said with a thoughtfully.
Elrohir took her hand and kissed it and an involuntary shudder ran up her spine.
"Must be in the blood" she explained with a shrug.
"My thanks Tae. I will tell him you want to see him when he wakes, I am sure he wants to sort things out with you" he said quietly with a genuine smile.
Tae smiled suddenly and the room lit up. She winked at Elrohir and left the room silently.
"You kick like a horse, I shall never have children"
"Oh stop your whining Legolas; at least it will keep all those women off your back for a while" she said playing her hand of cards. She was sure to beat the elf to 21 this time.
"You wound me Tae Epsom. I have not slept with half the population of Middle Earth as you so often try to point out" In a huff he threw his cards down.
The card game abandoned Tae chuckled at his melodramatic tone and pose. All was well for the moment; Elladan was on the road to recovery, Elrond had given her some smelly berries to eat every time her stomach caused problems and the sun was shining in blue skies over Imladris.
"If not then why is there a group of your past conquests standing suspiciously over by the roses, they are watching us like hawks?" Tae asked innocently as she lazily stuck her finger in a cream cake and sucked it clean.
Legolas peered through the shrubbery which gave them partial but not total privacy from unwanted eyes. He seemed to consider the elleths for a moment.
"I have definitely never trysted with or even tried to seduce any of those ladies. I cannot help it if they follow me around everywhere" he argued
"I agree love, you are a very sought after elf" she said as she caught one of the females scowling at her.
"We shall just have to announce our engagement, my heart" he said loud enough to draw gasps from his loyal fans.
Tae jabbed him lightly in the arm, not too pleased to be drawn into his little game.
"Let us not wait my princess, bind yourself to me tonight" he called romantically.
"Legolas!" she hissed as he wrapped his arms about her shoulders and pushed her down into the grass. He leant over her as if to kiss her passionately and his flaxen hair fell and shielded their faces from view.
"Just play along" he whispered with a twinkle in his eye
"Oh.Legolas.You.Are.So-" she began, her voice dripping with sarcasm until he placed his hands over her over-sensitive ribs and threatened to tickle.
"-sooo beautiful my prince. I want to loose myself in you" She spoke quickly for fear she would burst out laughing. What a sight they must have made.
Legolas slowly bent down further, by this point both elf and half-elf were shaking with mirth and Tae had to shove her fist in her mouth to stop herself. To outsiders it looked as if the two were heavily engaged in normally nocturnal activities-and enjoying it.
The Mirkwood Prince snuck a glance sideways from his position on top of his friend.
"They are gone it seems"
"Good, now let me up" said Tae wriggling to get the elf off of her.
"Do I have to?"
Tae glared at him as she pushed herself free, and then quickly swept his arms from under him so he fell back to the ground.
"You're such a whore Legolas" she said with a cocky smile.
Little did they know that one of the elves trailing the fair prince was non other than Matarese's younger sister, and she went straight off to spread the scandalous news of the half elf trysting with Legolas.
"I am not" he said sounding quite hurt
"You sooo are! I saw you earlier with Netherine whispering sweet nothings in her ear"
"Ai! You are jealous that is all. Just say the word my dear and I will take you to bed. You need not be shy; we have known each other for a while now"
Tae picked up her forgotten cream cake, idly wondering which way to run.
"Do you want me to lick cream off your naked body?" asked the Mirkwood prince deviously. He must not have seen the look in his friend's eyes.
"You're sick!" she cried, slamming the cake into his face and squashing it around for good measure.
"She-elf!" he screamed in surprise, throwing her down and tickling her mercilessly.
All Tae could see were two burning murderous blue eyes glaring at her from a face full of cream.
"Urghh! Helllllllllp! RAPE!" she shrieked in between giggles.
In total shock at her choice of plea Legolas jumped right off her. His eyes narrowed as he realised her ruse and he took off after her as she scrambled up off the ground and ran for her life in the direction of the main house.
Big thank you to all my reviewers especially Lady Lorethei who has recently started reading this ficlet and has reviewed nearly every chapter!
(Damn PJ for killing ALL the elves in Helm's Deep!)
Oh, I've decided to update in shorter chapters so that the time between updates is shorter. Hope you guys don't mind, any problems just email me and I'll go back to normal. I've got 8 pages pre-written so it's not like the bunnies have deserted me...yet.
PS Due unforeseen circumstances I have not been able to get in touch with Lady Mirwen my beta, so yall will have to bear with me until she gets back from Lorien or wherever she's partying.
"Put Haldir DOWN Mirwen!"
PPS Should I ignore the 'Legolas-Tae' slight love theme? Advise me in a review cos I don't wanna have to hurt the Prince too bad :(