1 Chapter 14: After the Bath
While the three of them walked back to Marcie's hut, Marcie wandered what Colby had done with Strider. She soon found out when they walked through the door. He was sitting at the kitchen table talking to her grandma! When her grandma saw Legolas carrying Marcie, she gasped and said, "Oh my goodness! What happened?" As Legolas laid her on the bed, he said, "She fell into the pond with me. She nearly drowned, but I pulled her out." Marcie kind of smiled at his boasting, then quickly stopped when she realized she was still pretending. "Oh yah, I'm a witness! I saw it all!" cried Colby. "Here, take care of her while I go get my clothes," said Legolas with his towel still on, and he walked out the door. Suddenly, Colby said, "Um, hey! Why don't you two go find some herbs for some tea for Marcie. I'll stay and take care of her. You can take your time, we'll be just fine." She gave them a quick smile and then quickly escorted them out of the door. As she slammed it shut, she quickly turned to face Marcie and said, "Marcie, you little faker! I can't believe you did that!" Marcie opened her eyes, looked up at Colby, then got off the bed and laughed. "Marcie, I just have one thing to say to you…BRILLIANT!" Colby said with a laugh. "I know!" cried Marcie. "So, do tell me Colby, what happened with you and Strider?" Colby pulled a chair up to her bed and said, "Well, we got to talking again. I apologized for you know, making fun of him. And he accepted, of course. He really is an interesting guy, and I think I um….love him," Colby said, suddenly turning red. Marcie gasped and said, "Aww, really?! That's great!" Colby was blushing like crazy. "You don't think I'm some sort of cupcake now, do you?" she asked. "Not at all!" exclaimed Marcie. "I think it's great!" Colby looked out the window, then quickly turned back and said, "Oh no! They're all coming back! Quick, sit on the bed!" Marcie jumped just as the door opened, to which all three of them came back into the hut. Legolas was ahead of all of them, his tunic wide open. Marcie had been sitting Indian-style on the bed. When she saw him, she just felt like jumping into his arms!
"Amorfiwiel, you're awake! Are you feeling better?" he asked, sitting next to her on the bed and grasping her hand. "Oh yes, I'm fine my dear Legolas! And I have you to thank! You saved me!" she said. When she said this, she threw her arms around him, pulling him to her. Instantly, he put his arms around her waist. Words could not describe how she felt. It was breathtaking. His body was so warm, she could just about die! And even though she didn't know it, Legolas felt the same way. She couldn't believe she had worked up enough courage to even speak to him. As Marcie pulled back, she stared at him and gently smiled at him. He smiled back. Suddenly, they both drew near again, as if to kiss. Just as their lips were about to touch, Colby suddenly gave a loud, "Uh-UM!" Suddenly realizing that there were other people in the room, they quickly drew apart. Still holding hands, Marcie looked down and said, "Maybe we should take you back now." As she looked up at him, it looked as though he didn't want to leave. Although he didn't show it, he was deeply disappointed. "You're right, my father is probably worried," he said. "I'll go back with you," she said. Suddenly, Legolas had an idea. 'Heheheh, I'll just wait till we're alone,' he thought, grinning to himself, and with that they set out back to the palace.
While the three of them walked back to Marcie's hut, Marcie wandered what Colby had done with Strider. She soon found out when they walked through the door. He was sitting at the kitchen table talking to her grandma! When her grandma saw Legolas carrying Marcie, she gasped and said, "Oh my goodness! What happened?" As Legolas laid her on the bed, he said, "She fell into the pond with me. She nearly drowned, but I pulled her out." Marcie kind of smiled at his boasting, then quickly stopped when she realized she was still pretending. "Oh yah, I'm a witness! I saw it all!" cried Colby. "Here, take care of her while I go get my clothes," said Legolas with his towel still on, and he walked out the door. Suddenly, Colby said, "Um, hey! Why don't you two go find some herbs for some tea for Marcie. I'll stay and take care of her. You can take your time, we'll be just fine." She gave them a quick smile and then quickly escorted them out of the door. As she slammed it shut, she quickly turned to face Marcie and said, "Marcie, you little faker! I can't believe you did that!" Marcie opened her eyes, looked up at Colby, then got off the bed and laughed. "Marcie, I just have one thing to say to you…BRILLIANT!" Colby said with a laugh. "I know!" cried Marcie. "So, do tell me Colby, what happened with you and Strider?" Colby pulled a chair up to her bed and said, "Well, we got to talking again. I apologized for you know, making fun of him. And he accepted, of course. He really is an interesting guy, and I think I um….love him," Colby said, suddenly turning red. Marcie gasped and said, "Aww, really?! That's great!" Colby was blushing like crazy. "You don't think I'm some sort of cupcake now, do you?" she asked. "Not at all!" exclaimed Marcie. "I think it's great!" Colby looked out the window, then quickly turned back and said, "Oh no! They're all coming back! Quick, sit on the bed!" Marcie jumped just as the door opened, to which all three of them came back into the hut. Legolas was ahead of all of them, his tunic wide open. Marcie had been sitting Indian-style on the bed. When she saw him, she just felt like jumping into his arms!
"Amorfiwiel, you're awake! Are you feeling better?" he asked, sitting next to her on the bed and grasping her hand. "Oh yes, I'm fine my dear Legolas! And I have you to thank! You saved me!" she said. When she said this, she threw her arms around him, pulling him to her. Instantly, he put his arms around her waist. Words could not describe how she felt. It was breathtaking. His body was so warm, she could just about die! And even though she didn't know it, Legolas felt the same way. She couldn't believe she had worked up enough courage to even speak to him. As Marcie pulled back, she stared at him and gently smiled at him. He smiled back. Suddenly, they both drew near again, as if to kiss. Just as their lips were about to touch, Colby suddenly gave a loud, "Uh-UM!" Suddenly realizing that there were other people in the room, they quickly drew apart. Still holding hands, Marcie looked down and said, "Maybe we should take you back now." As she looked up at him, it looked as though he didn't want to leave. Although he didn't show it, he was deeply disappointed. "You're right, my father is probably worried," he said. "I'll go back with you," she said. Suddenly, Legolas had an idea. 'Heheheh, I'll just wait till we're alone,' he thought, grinning to himself, and with that they set out back to the palace.