1 Chapter 38
"So, do you know what you're going to call it yet?" said Tracey. 'Finally.' She thought. 'Now is my chance.'
"I haven't really given it much thought. Plus the fact, I don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, do I?" Said Michelle. She didn't want to make any decisions without Legolas. He wasn't the biological father but he would be the child's dad when it was born.
"Well, if it's a girl, do you know what's a really nice name? Tracey. It's really nice." Michelle looked at her best friend and laughed. Tracey was known for being indiscreet, but this was hilarious.
"I actually quite like the name Kathryn for a girl." Said Michelle, she knew she would get a response from this.
"I suppose it's alright." Said Tracey, with a frown. "But, still, you should bear Tracey in mind. It's such a pretty name, and of course, any child of yours will be absolutely gorgeous!"
"Flattery will get you nowhere, Trace."
"And if you call it Tracey," she continued, "You will be ever reminded of your most loving and caring best friend in the whole wide world!"
"You never give up, do you?" said Michelle, whilst laughing. 'She's persistent, I'll give her that.' She thought.
"I try." Said Tracey, with a grin. "So, where, in this ruin of a City, is Legolas. It's very unlike you two to be separated. You haven't had another argument, have you?"
"No, we haven't. Believe it or not, I don't like arguing." Tracey raised an eyebrow.
"Since when?"
"I don't," Michelle said innocently. "Especially not with him."
"And that's only because he always wins."
"Shut up! Anyway, he's there." Said Michelle, pointing at Legolas, who was walking towards the girls. When he reached them, he took Michelle in his arms and kissed her as if he hadn't seen her for weeks.
"Yuck! You two are gross!" said Tracey, whilst pretending to be sick. "Do you mind not doing that in public, please!"
"Get over it!" said Michelle, when he finally let go of her. "You're just jealous that I've got a man and you haven't!"
"Whatever!" Tracey walked away with a dismissive wave and a sickened look on her face. Michelle looked at Legolas, and he had a worried.
"OK, I don't think I'm going to like what you're about to tell me, am I?" she said.
"I've just seen Aragorn. He told we're setting forth to battle again in two days time. This time at the Black Gate."
"What?!" she cried. "But, we've only just got back!" She hadn't been to see everyone yet, she had only just been re-united with her father and now she had to leave again.
"Not you, Michelle. Just me. Aragorn said that you can't go in your condition, and I agree with him. Its not safe."
"But you can't just leave me here!" she said. "And what if you're injured, or worse, killed! I might never see you again!"
"It's a risk I have to, and am willing, to take." He hugged her tightly.
"I couldn't bear it if you died, Legolas! Please, don't go. Stay here with me, where it's safe! Well, safer than Mordor at any rate."
"I can't. I have to go." He hated seeing her like this, knowing he couldn't do anything that would help. "It's my duty to Aragorn and the City. Please understand. It has to be done!"
"I know it does!" she sobbed. "I just wish you weren't the one to do it!"
"If I could stay here with you, Michelle, I would, without any hesitation, but I can't. It just isn't an option."
"I know that as well, but a girl can wish, can't she?"
"I'm so sorry." He said. "We haven't spent any proper time together, yet, and it looks like we wont for a long time still. How I hate this stupid war!"
"It's not your fault. We did meet under awkward circumstances. Going on a quest to destroy an evil ring and going to war isn't exactly the position to be in if you're going to fall in love."
"Well, I'm not spending a minute of my remaining time away from you now. Who knows how long we'll be away, so I'm going to make the most of being with you while I can." She looked up at him and smiled.
"Good."
"So, do you know what you're going to call it yet?" said Tracey. 'Finally.' She thought. 'Now is my chance.'
"I haven't really given it much thought. Plus the fact, I don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, do I?" Said Michelle. She didn't want to make any decisions without Legolas. He wasn't the biological father but he would be the child's dad when it was born.
"Well, if it's a girl, do you know what's a really nice name? Tracey. It's really nice." Michelle looked at her best friend and laughed. Tracey was known for being indiscreet, but this was hilarious.
"I actually quite like the name Kathryn for a girl." Said Michelle, she knew she would get a response from this.
"I suppose it's alright." Said Tracey, with a frown. "But, still, you should bear Tracey in mind. It's such a pretty name, and of course, any child of yours will be absolutely gorgeous!"
"Flattery will get you nowhere, Trace."
"And if you call it Tracey," she continued, "You will be ever reminded of your most loving and caring best friend in the whole wide world!"
"You never give up, do you?" said Michelle, whilst laughing. 'She's persistent, I'll give her that.' She thought.
"I try." Said Tracey, with a grin. "So, where, in this ruin of a City, is Legolas. It's very unlike you two to be separated. You haven't had another argument, have you?"
"No, we haven't. Believe it or not, I don't like arguing." Tracey raised an eyebrow.
"Since when?"
"I don't," Michelle said innocently. "Especially not with him."
"And that's only because he always wins."
"Shut up! Anyway, he's there." Said Michelle, pointing at Legolas, who was walking towards the girls. When he reached them, he took Michelle in his arms and kissed her as if he hadn't seen her for weeks.
"Yuck! You two are gross!" said Tracey, whilst pretending to be sick. "Do you mind not doing that in public, please!"
"Get over it!" said Michelle, when he finally let go of her. "You're just jealous that I've got a man and you haven't!"
"Whatever!" Tracey walked away with a dismissive wave and a sickened look on her face. Michelle looked at Legolas, and he had a worried.
"OK, I don't think I'm going to like what you're about to tell me, am I?" she said.
"I've just seen Aragorn. He told we're setting forth to battle again in two days time. This time at the Black Gate."
"What?!" she cried. "But, we've only just got back!" She hadn't been to see everyone yet, she had only just been re-united with her father and now she had to leave again.
"Not you, Michelle. Just me. Aragorn said that you can't go in your condition, and I agree with him. Its not safe."
"But you can't just leave me here!" she said. "And what if you're injured, or worse, killed! I might never see you again!"
"It's a risk I have to, and am willing, to take." He hugged her tightly.
"I couldn't bear it if you died, Legolas! Please, don't go. Stay here with me, where it's safe! Well, safer than Mordor at any rate."
"I can't. I have to go." He hated seeing her like this, knowing he couldn't do anything that would help. "It's my duty to Aragorn and the City. Please understand. It has to be done!"
"I know it does!" she sobbed. "I just wish you weren't the one to do it!"
"If I could stay here with you, Michelle, I would, without any hesitation, but I can't. It just isn't an option."
"I know that as well, but a girl can wish, can't she?"
"I'm so sorry." He said. "We haven't spent any proper time together, yet, and it looks like we wont for a long time still. How I hate this stupid war!"
"It's not your fault. We did meet under awkward circumstances. Going on a quest to destroy an evil ring and going to war isn't exactly the position to be in if you're going to fall in love."
"Well, I'm not spending a minute of my remaining time away from you now. Who knows how long we'll be away, so I'm going to make the most of being with you while I can." She looked up at him and smiled.
"Good."