Chapter 4: Return.
"Go Back? Tell me your kidding?" Legolas looked hurt.
"Don't look at me like that." I suddenly felt really bad.
"Why? It's nice here." He shot me a lingering look that was hard to resist. Warm and safe in his strong arms, I was calm knowing that I was safe from Isengard's grasp. Visions of the PalantÃr were far behind me. My keen elven sences were not however.
"Did you hear that too?" I asked softly. Beyond our sanctuary in the Library I heard Gandalf calling all the guests together in the hall.
"I guess that's our cue" Legolas said with disappointment. "We'll meet later?"
"Where?" I asked.
"Don't worry just yet. I'll find you." He flashed me that smile again and I smiled back. We stood and held each other a little longer until Gandalf's voice became louder and more clear.
Slowly we exited the library and Legolas lead the way back into the crowd of hobbits dancing merrily, while dwarves and elves watched. Aragorn found us and pulled Legolas aside.
"Legolas, You're crazy and she's insane!" Aragorn whispered.
"Clearly, so are you," Legolas taunted intelligently."She's the Angel-Elf," he continued.
"I know that! She's like my little sister, little sister with wings...does that make any sense? Any way, my point is there's a fellowship meeting, and we have to go." Aragorn seemed iritated, "What did you mean?"
"When?" Legolas was still smiling.
"When you said I was crazed too, and that Ellienne's the Angel-Elf," now Aragorn seemed confused.
"You do know that she has exceptional hearing?" Legolas never faltered. His smile continued to shine as Aragorn realized that I heard him call me insane, but sometimes insane can be good, especially in battle. The humans taught me that.
The Fellowship moved into the next room, so I stayed close to the wall. I'm not cat, but I was definately curious. Leaning against the wall, I tried my best to not be seen, however the dwarves there for the council wanted to know who I was. As one of them stepped forward he proclaimed, "Methrill!!!" It was then that I rememberd that I had my blade on me. Suddenly I was no longer near the wall but being dragged by a pack of dwarves into the middle of the Hall.
"Where did you get that blade?" A short red nosed dwarf named Shanole said in a gruff tone.
"Why, The Lonely Mountain. I was given this..." I was cut short, by the same angry dwarf.
"You would slay the one we called Angel? Legend tells of a brave being called Ellienne the Angel."
"I am the Angel, Your Grandfather gave me this blade!" In a temper I began to raise my voice. In the corner I could see Aragorn holding Legolas back.
"Know this, Ellienne fights her own battles, especially vocal ones. She'll sing if she has to..."Aragorn whispered to the gorgeous tall elf whose temper matched my own.
"You call yourself an Angel?" The dwarf continued, "You're an elf, a short one at that!"
"Look, who's calling who short here! You want to see angel, fine, here's angel!!!" With that I let my wings out and hovered above the silent crowd for a while. It was Arwen who broke the silence.
"Friends of Rivendell, I give you our entertainer. The mythical Angel-Elf, only angel left in Middle-Earth." As the walked through the crowds they parted, untill she reached me. "You just love stirring." Her bright blue eyes laughed as she continued to announce, "Be at ease while my father adresses you all."
Elrond stood at his table. "People from distant and near lands, tonight we rejoice at the salvation our council will bring. Tomorrow is the dawn of a new era where men, dwarves, hobbits and elves can all excist in tolerance and the knowledge that by fighting together all of Middle-Earth can be free from the dark lord. The Fellowship leaves tomorrow." With that the elven lord sat down again.
Arwen and I stood frozen against the wall. Accross from us Legolas and Aragorn, looked pained. The Music began again, and the hobbits continued to be merry. I left the banquet hall and stood in the passages within Rivendell.
"Told you I'd find you." Legolas placed his hand under my chin and raised my head slowly until our eyes met. I stared into his beautiful blue eyes, taking comfort in their warmth, but knowing it couldn't last long.
"The Fellowship leaves tomorrow?" I remained quiet, wishing he'd say no, that we had more time, wishing.
"I want to show you something." He took my hand and we walked the silent passages with linked arms. Slowly we left the gates of Rivendell. Walking towards the cliffs north of the ford Legolas held me closer and closer, until we were facing each other at the top of the river. He began to speak, "I wish we had more time."
"I was just thinking that, but we have untill tomorrow at least." I remained hopeful, it isn't every day you get to spend the night with the finest elven archers in Middle-Earth.
"We only have until sunrise."
"Sunrise?"
He nodded gravely, "When you wake up I won't be there."
"Then I don't want to wake up, I don't want this to end, I don't w..." I was cut short by a hard and passionate kiss. Slowly the kiss became more tender, as we lay down on the soft grass.
"Go Back? Tell me your kidding?" Legolas looked hurt.
"Don't look at me like that." I suddenly felt really bad.
"Why? It's nice here." He shot me a lingering look that was hard to resist. Warm and safe in his strong arms, I was calm knowing that I was safe from Isengard's grasp. Visions of the PalantÃr were far behind me. My keen elven sences were not however.
"Did you hear that too?" I asked softly. Beyond our sanctuary in the Library I heard Gandalf calling all the guests together in the hall.
"I guess that's our cue" Legolas said with disappointment. "We'll meet later?"
"Where?" I asked.
"Don't worry just yet. I'll find you." He flashed me that smile again and I smiled back. We stood and held each other a little longer until Gandalf's voice became louder and more clear.
Slowly we exited the library and Legolas lead the way back into the crowd of hobbits dancing merrily, while dwarves and elves watched. Aragorn found us and pulled Legolas aside.
"Legolas, You're crazy and she's insane!" Aragorn whispered.
"Clearly, so are you," Legolas taunted intelligently."She's the Angel-Elf," he continued.
"I know that! She's like my little sister, little sister with wings...does that make any sense? Any way, my point is there's a fellowship meeting, and we have to go." Aragorn seemed iritated, "What did you mean?"
"When?" Legolas was still smiling.
"When you said I was crazed too, and that Ellienne's the Angel-Elf," now Aragorn seemed confused.
"You do know that she has exceptional hearing?" Legolas never faltered. His smile continued to shine as Aragorn realized that I heard him call me insane, but sometimes insane can be good, especially in battle. The humans taught me that.
The Fellowship moved into the next room, so I stayed close to the wall. I'm not cat, but I was definately curious. Leaning against the wall, I tried my best to not be seen, however the dwarves there for the council wanted to know who I was. As one of them stepped forward he proclaimed, "Methrill!!!" It was then that I rememberd that I had my blade on me. Suddenly I was no longer near the wall but being dragged by a pack of dwarves into the middle of the Hall.
"Where did you get that blade?" A short red nosed dwarf named Shanole said in a gruff tone.
"Why, The Lonely Mountain. I was given this..." I was cut short, by the same angry dwarf.
"You would slay the one we called Angel? Legend tells of a brave being called Ellienne the Angel."
"I am the Angel, Your Grandfather gave me this blade!" In a temper I began to raise my voice. In the corner I could see Aragorn holding Legolas back.
"Know this, Ellienne fights her own battles, especially vocal ones. She'll sing if she has to..."Aragorn whispered to the gorgeous tall elf whose temper matched my own.
"You call yourself an Angel?" The dwarf continued, "You're an elf, a short one at that!"
"Look, who's calling who short here! You want to see angel, fine, here's angel!!!" With that I let my wings out and hovered above the silent crowd for a while. It was Arwen who broke the silence.
"Friends of Rivendell, I give you our entertainer. The mythical Angel-Elf, only angel left in Middle-Earth." As the walked through the crowds they parted, untill she reached me. "You just love stirring." Her bright blue eyes laughed as she continued to announce, "Be at ease while my father adresses you all."
Elrond stood at his table. "People from distant and near lands, tonight we rejoice at the salvation our council will bring. Tomorrow is the dawn of a new era where men, dwarves, hobbits and elves can all excist in tolerance and the knowledge that by fighting together all of Middle-Earth can be free from the dark lord. The Fellowship leaves tomorrow." With that the elven lord sat down again.
Arwen and I stood frozen against the wall. Accross from us Legolas and Aragorn, looked pained. The Music began again, and the hobbits continued to be merry. I left the banquet hall and stood in the passages within Rivendell.
"Told you I'd find you." Legolas placed his hand under my chin and raised my head slowly until our eyes met. I stared into his beautiful blue eyes, taking comfort in their warmth, but knowing it couldn't last long.
"The Fellowship leaves tomorrow?" I remained quiet, wishing he'd say no, that we had more time, wishing.
"I want to show you something." He took my hand and we walked the silent passages with linked arms. Slowly we left the gates of Rivendell. Walking towards the cliffs north of the ford Legolas held me closer and closer, until we were facing each other at the top of the river. He began to speak, "I wish we had more time."
"I was just thinking that, but we have untill tomorrow at least." I remained hopeful, it isn't every day you get to spend the night with the finest elven archers in Middle-Earth.
"We only have until sunrise."
"Sunrise?"
He nodded gravely, "When you wake up I won't be there."
"Then I don't want to wake up, I don't want this to end, I don't w..." I was cut short by a hard and passionate kiss. Slowly the kiss became more tender, as we lay down on the soft grass.