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now this chapter..well its got romance..its got intense stuff and its got a little bit of humour.. hope you enjoy for all yous that find this intense romance stuff
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"Lady Victoria?.."
Victoria felt the hot rays of sunlight on her heavy eyelids. Gathering up her strength, she opened her tired eyes to see a few curious faces looking back at her. Sitting up, she looked to them, slightly stretching the sleep from her stiff limbs.
"Are you allright?. We had an attack upon the palace yesterday." The dark blond haired elf said with a grim expression. Memories rushed back to Victoria's mind.
The roar of the explosion..The adrenaline of her body sailing through the air..Arminas' anguished cry..Two lovers dying together..
"My lady?.." The elf archer asked again as Victoria raised a trembling hand to her forehead.
"I'm sorry..but I'm a tad stressed out.." Victoria confessed, letting the elf help her to her wobbly legs. He looked down at her worriedly.
The elf archer let her hold onto his arm as he lead her back onto palace grounds. Victoria let a sigh escape her lips as the soft sound of lingering lamenting came to her ears..Songs of grief and sorrow..
The elf beside her was silent, his keen blue eyes watching the sad faces of his woodland kin. There was an obvious hazy cloud at one of the Palace walls from the explosion. Throughout the cloud, you could make out the large opening of the wall.
When they departed from each other, Victoria found herself walking up the flight of stairs that lead to the reck. As she walked up each step, memories flooded once more back into her mind..But these were different..
~~memory~~~
Victoria flipped on the television, the news headlines flashed in her eyes. Terrorist attack on September eleventh of the year 2001. A gasp came up from her throat as they showed it happen..That fateful plane..It hurling into one of the two towers, turning the erect structure into a fiery inferno. Then followed by the other tower. Then the images of tears..tears of those who lost a loved one.
Victoria could remember giving a silent prayer on that day..
~~end of memory~~
At last, she slowly got to the last stair. Silently walking the hazy corridor, Victoria watched as elves ran, in what seemed slow motion past her every now and then.
Finally She came to where they lay..The two elf lovers were laying upon what looked like stretchers. They looked quite beautiful in content. It was as if, they were but simply sleeping. If only it were that.
Victoria recognized King Thranduil standing regal and tall at the feet of there bodies. His eyes were soft full of sympathy as he looked upon the young dead. Legolas stood beside him silently, his head hanging with sadness.
Quietly approaching the royal elf pair, she came up in between them. Legolas looked at her with soft eyes, before smiling gently. She did so in return before gazing down upon the elf lovers. Legolas raised his hand above them, before slowly opening his fist to let a lone red rose fall down on them. It settled itself in the hand of Lindorie. The king did the same, letting a white rose fall into the palm of Arminas's pale hand.
Victoria kneeled down and murmured a silent prayer. She then reached over and softly let her hand run over there eyes, closing there eyelids.
"Arminas, if you could hear me, then I wanted to say that I was sorry I couldn't save your wife and Baby..If I had saved her, you would still be here too.." Victoria murmured softly. Legolas put a hand to her shoulder gently.
"You two were such beautiful lovers..I saw a beauty between you and Lindorie, though it's not in my heart to understand such a thing.." Victoria continued feeling slightly dizzy. Cry, she would not. It certainly was not in her to cry.
Victoria got back to her feet
"Namarie Arminas..Namarie Lindorie..I hope your souls have embraced once again, in the halls of Mandos.." Victoria said and then found she could speak no further. Thranduil softly put a hand to her shoulder and turned her to him.
"Tis a beautiful respectful thing you said..They smile at you now" The king said. He then glanced at his son.
"I will take care of this..you two go on." Thranduil nudged for them to leave. Legolas opened his mouth to protest but his father dismissed them. Legolas then turned to Victoria, who's eyes were downcast to the dusty marble floor.
"I saw them die.." Victoria murmured to him. Legolas snapped his attention in her direction.
"I was there when the bomb hit.."She continued, showing him her clothes, she hid under a large cloak, someone had given her. The elf princes eyes grew large. He knew that somehow besides the family members of those two elves, Victoria was suffering the most grief out of anyone.
"Let us go to luncheon and you shall describe it to me?..perhaps telling me will bring ease to your grieving heart.." Legolas suggested, attempting to lighten her mood.
"Fine..But it better be a big luncheon.." She retorted with high eyebrows. That comment brought a laugh from the elf. She had a strange ability to do that. But he found that he loved that about her..
Putting an arm around her shoulders, he guided her down the corridor stairs.
Thranduil watched his elf son disappear with Victoria down the hall. He could see something that not much would be able to see. He then turned back to the wall which was in ruins. Bright sunlight poured in through the now crevasse like wall.
The king's mouth formed a tight line as he studied the seen below to the ground of the side of the palace was. This was not good..
On the wall of the palace, there was a message written in sinister red words.
The Blood of the elves shall flow through the river running...
The message was written with the blood of an elf. A dead elf guard was sitting, his back against the wall under the message. A long black orc arrow protruded deadly from his chest...
War was getting closer..The king could feel it, as he yelled down orders to have the body be taken away...
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Victoria ran around the corner, Legolas panting beside her.
"Have we lost them?.." Legolas asked in her ear. Victoria let her narrowed eyes trail around the corner. As pair of she-elf twin sisters were sprinting down the corridor rather ungracefully for women of there nobility. There blue eyes looked around through the halls, in pursuit of the prince.
It was 2 weeks since the tragic accident of the death of Arminas and Lindorie. Mirkwood was back in order but took the accident as signs of war. Victoria still hurt inside but knew deep down that they were happy together in Mandos. She had spent most of her times these days with her elf friends. Unfornatly for Legolas, The king had brought some maidens upon him.
"These bimbos have some kind of homing device on you.." Victoria replied sarcastically with a snort as she looked to Legolas whose mouth was set in a thin line. He glanced at her before peering around her over the corner. The twin maidens were indeed looking for him.
"Prince Legolas?" One of them called, with an annoyed shriek. Victoria smirked menacingly to herself as the twins walked past the corner. Swiftly, putting her foot out in there path, the two she-elves fell in heap after yelping in surprise. Legolas grinned at her wickedness before grabbing her hand and running down the hall. Victoria was laughing at her accomplishment.
"Just like old times.." Victoria muttered out loud causing Legolas to laugh.
"Prince Legolas! come back!" The elf prince and Victoria gasped and looked back to see them back on there trail.
"Don't they take a damn hint!? they must have been dropped on there heads quite a few times as babies.." Victoria commented with aligned eyebrows.
As the two of them ran down the corridors, Victoria halted once more at an intersection in the corridors and instructed Legolas to go one way while she went the other. Legolas was reluctant to part, in worry of being found again by the maidens. His father had been pushing the young elf into meeting different women all the time lately on hope that his only son would finally marry. But He was not ready to give up without a fight. He was going to stall having to wed for as long as possible.
Legolas sprinted down the halls. He could feel the maidens were already fresh on his trail. They were like a pack of hounds wanting to catch there meat. He went down some lit hallways until bumping into someone. It just so happened to be Victoria again.
"I hear them..come one, this way.." Legolas whispered looking down the hall where he heard running coming into there direction. He laced Victoria's fingers with hers and lead her down the corridor. As they turned a corner, they came face to face with none other then she-elf twin sisters.
Stars formed in there eyes as there gaze fell upon the prince. Without hesitation he pulled Victoria through another hallway into the opposite direction. He could hear there shouts of protest ring through the halls of the palace.
Seeing there was no way to go, the elf prince pulled a pondering Victoria as she thought about there escape into a linen closet. It was dark, as he pulled the door firmly close behind them. Only did he realize that he had brought the pure healer into a very small closet when he felt Victoria's body pressed up against his.
Victoria seemed to not have noticed this small predicament as her eyes scanned the little slots of the closet door to the corridor outside. Both there eyes illuminated like owls in the darkness.
"I think we may have finally lost-.." Victoria's sentence floated in the air when she did notice who she was basically pressed against. Legolas looked down at her, blowing some strays of his golden hair out of his face. He felt his whole body literally burn. Victoria shifted against him, downcasted her eyes once more to the slots of the door to take a small peak inside. She let her hand glide across Legolas' chest to the small doorknob. She was about to turn it to let herself out of the elf prince's piercing gaze and out of the cramped space when he suddenly caught her hand.
"Hey what the-" Legolas cut her off, by clamping a hand tightly over her mouth. She emitted a soft muffled yelp. She followed his gaze outside the slots of the door to see the two she-elf pass by, there eyes narrowed into slits.
The both of them were silent for a moment as the twins passed by, clearing still looking for poor Legolas. Victoria then felt herself turn back to him. He slowly removed his hand from her mouth but let it unconsciously stray on her cheek. Victoria sucked in a shuddered breath. There it was again..that dizziness.. Why must she feel so strange when so close to this male elf.
Legolas then did let his eyes fall down to her who was staring at him bug eyed. He could not help but smile warmly to her. The she-elves who were in pursuit of him only became a passing thought while he was lost in her green orbs. Even through the darkness, they glowed to him like flashing fire flies.
"What are you smiling about?.." She asked, her voice much of a squeak much to her utter dismay. She tried turning her head away, but Legolas' hands had found themselves clutching her face softly.
"I smile at you.." He said. Legolas then smirked.
"You are afraid of me..." He then murmured, letting his eyes pierce hers gently. He could feel her shudder against him. She hastily shook her head.
"Of course I am not..what ever gave you that idea dude?.." She said, gulping while having an uncomfortably dry throat. Legolas let a small chuckle escape his lips. He found it almost amusing to see her squirm like so. He knew she was not accustomed to being around males so much.
"Just the way, you turn away from me.." He whispered to her, a smile in his voice. She then turned to him stubbornly to not let his have the final say.
"You see..I can look you in the eye Sir Barbie boy.." She retorted emphasizing the word 'Sir'. Legolas did laugh at that and then let his hand caress her cheek. As he expected, she shivered slightly. Her skin was so soft under his fingertips. His expression turned from the joking smile to his serious one.
His eager fingers explored the contours of her face. Across her cheek, over her nose, against her eyelids, tracing her curved ear..Victoria squeezed her eyes shut, lost in his touch. Never had she felt such undeniably warmth.
"What are you doing?...." She asked, her voice barely above a whisper. He stopped for a moment as if just realizing what he had been doing.
"Just exploring you..It gives me a sense of knowing. I see much things when I look into your eyes.." Legolas replied resuming in letting his fingers go across her face. Victoria could not help but smirk. Without hesitation she reached over and touched his ear. Much to her delight, Legolas froze.
"Now..I'm exploring you.." Victoria countered with a snort. Now it was Legolas' turn to squeeze his eyes shut, while her fingertips explored the lobe to the sensitive delicate point.
"And I had thought you said it does not make an elf go all horny.." She muttered with a smirk and another snort. Legolas clearly did not hear her, for his head was going all dizzy. Victoria finally let him come to his senses when she let her hand away from his ear. He seemed to come back to reality.
"Do not do that ever again.." He gasped to her. Victoria raised an eyebrow to him.
"At least, I know your weakness.." She countered. Legolas looked at her.
"I have yet to know yours.." The elf prince murmured with a gentle smile. Victoria's eyes grew dim in the darkness.
"I have no weakness..I am strong.." Victoria said defiantly. Legolas let out a sigh. Sometime there was no getting through to this good friend of his. It was like in that moment, they realized that they were both still standing in the warm closet. Victoria hid her blush trying to look out the slots of the door.
"I think it's safe now.." She muttered to him though while still looking out into the light filled corridor. She then felt her face be turned to his direction. He then pulled her face down to kiss her brow softly. She literally froze in her eye bulging fear. Legolas then clutched her face again and left a lingering kiss slowly to the both of her cheeks. Victoria was beyond lightheadedness at the feel of his silken lips against her skin.
She knew not, that her hand was slowly turning the doorknob of the linen closet. He then looked deeply into her eyes.
"I know not why I say this, but thank you.." He murmured seriously. She looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Thank you for what?.." She asked with questioning eyes.
"For being such a good friend.. I have not the slightest idea what made me suddenly bring it up, but I did.." He said softly. Victoria could feel herself smiling. He then leaned in with that familiar unknown force. He brought her face to his, but as his lips hovered over hers, he did not hear the soft squeak that came from both Victoria and the doorknob as it turned.
Meanwhile coming down the hall was a very mad King Thranduil. His friend had come to visit him from LothLorien with his twin daughters. Much to his annoyance, he had to argue with Legolas to take them on a tour of Mirkwood. But the twins came back hysterical, stating that the prince had run off with a wild woman.
"Wait till I find that pesky elf son of mine" He said to himself with a glare as his friend followed him along with his twin daughters. He was intent on finding that heir of his and give him a good scolding.
Victoria who was about to feel Legolas' lips against her own much to her bewilderment, suddenly turned away when she felt the doorknob slip from her grasp, letting the door fling open. Her and the elf prince who had been against each other were taken by surprise.
"Oh shit.." She muttered before the two of them fell in a heap outside the closet just in time as Thranduil and his guests turned to corner to enter the corridor. The twin she-elves screamed while The king looked ready to have heart attack.
Victoria opened her eyes. Legolas had just as well. She was indeed laying upon his lithe lean body.
"Father! The prince is ravishing that wild woman we told you about!" One of them wailed. Victoria gasped at the accusation and scrambled off Legolas who was trying to get up from the cold floor.
"LEGOLAS GREENLEAF! you had better start explaining!" The king roared, his face turning red. Legolas gulped and looked to Victoria for help.
"First! I hear from my guests that you ran off with lady Victoria..Then! I come to get you and well I have found you. Making love to her in a damn closet no less!" The king shouted. Legolas turned the deepest shade of red ever thought possible.
"I was not!" Legolas cried. The king just tapped his foot impatiently while massaging his forehead.
"Your majesty..we were not doing anything uncalled for in..in.. there.." Victoria said pointing to the closet.
"We were just um..playing a game" Victoria exclaimed trying to make her lie the most convincible as she could. Thranduil let out a sigh of annoyance.
"Legolas, please leave before you feel the bitterness of my wrath. I am too upset with you to speak." Legolas bowed his head in shame before passing by his father. The king leaned over and whispered.
"We shall have a talk later on.." He said to his son and threw his glance to Victoria who was pretending to not exist. He could do nothing but nod, knowing that he was in deep trouble.
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The two came to Victoria's door. He looked at her.
"Well, I am certainly in for a good scolding tonight.." Legolas muttered to her. Victoria smirked.
"Well Legolas good luck..but why don't you find your guy friends and go to Lomen?" Victoria asked starting to open her door. The prince let out an angry sigh.
"Unfortunately for me, they all went out into the woods for the night.." Legolas explained. Victoria looked at the elf for a moment in silence.
"Wanna come in for a little while?.." Victoria asked. Legolas' head snapped up to look in the eye in surprise. She just shrugged simply at him. With a smile he followed her into her chambers and closed the door behind them.
The room was dark, but Legolas with his keen sight was able to light some candles. Victoria walked over to her glass doors and opened them, letting a refreshing breeze caress her skin. The two of them were silent..
Legolas paced the room while she studied the outside. Unconsciously he massaged his head. Headaches was something he never have had. Elves did not get sick. It must be the stress he has been going through. Between the attack on Mirkwood and constant talk of war and then to spending his free time having to abandon his friends because of orders from his father.. it was all too much. Legolas let out a sigh..
"What's wrong?.." She asked turning away from the starlit sky to gaze at the elf. He simply stared at her for a moment. She glowed in the moonlight like a goddess..
"I am simply stressed.." He mumbled, rubbing a sore muscle in his neck. Victoria then walked over to him when struck upon with an idea to comfort her friend. Putting her hands on his shoulders she guided him over to her bed. Pushing down so that he leaned against the feet of the bed, she sat at the edge so that she was behind him.
"Victoria my friend what are you-..." Legolas needn't finish his sentence as he felt his stress suddenly melt away when her hands came down upon his shoulders. Victoria could not help but grin to herself. She had shut him up..
Legolas closed his eyes as waves of relief flowed through his shoulders out through his back and down to his very fingertips. She then leaned over and whispered in his leaf shaped ear.
"How does that feel?" Victoria asked simply. The only response she received was a mumble of inaudible things. Her hands loosened out the knots in his back and shoulders.
"Relax.." She murmured. Legolas unconsciously nodded his head in response and leaned into her massaging hands. Victoria was amazed at the power she felt under his shoulders and back. The lean muscle under the soft skin flexed in relief to her touch.
"You seem to have worked some magic over me.." He murmured. Victoria shook the taint blush from her cheeks and continued to comb out his tensed limbs. She then halted when he suddenly grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips in a tender kiss. Victoria sucked in a breath as he turned her hand over to place gentle incredible kisses along her palm. Whilst he did that, Victoria's timid eyes looked to the silver cord that bound his golden hair into it's usual attire.
With a soft smile Victoria felt it almost a sin, to gently pull the cord from his hair. Like silk, it fell from his hair instantly. The light-touched strands fell upon his shoulders in waves. He seemed to notice that she unbound his hair but took no heed to it.
"Your hair is beautiful..." She murmured softly. Legolas grinned and then turned his head to look at her from the corner of his blue eyes.
"Lle na vanima lirimaer..(you are beautiful lovely one)" He whispered. He watched as a blush formed in her cheeks. Ever since she had really become to know him well, she had learned to blush. Mostly it occurred around him.
Victoria let her fingers run through his silken hair like a comb. Legolas let out a ghost of a frown appear on his lips as a heat poured through his head. The strange part was that it was comfortable.. But as she massaged his shoulders to comfort him, Legolas could feel the heat rising steaming through his blood boiling water. The sudden sense of dizziness filled his being.
"I must go.." Legolas said suddenly, not being able to stand the undying heat anymore. Victoria looked at him curiously.
"What's wrong?.." She asked putting her hands on her hips. Legolas just shook his head, his blond wisps slightly flying over his shoulder.
"I know not.." Was all he said touching her cheek once more before sprinting off out of the room and disappeared down the corridor wanting nothing more then to dive in an ice cold lake to cool down. Victoria watched him leave and then noticed his hair cord was still in her hand. Falling into her pillows, Victoria grumbled to herself.
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A/N: I hope all of you people liked that one. It was a little steamy LOL!! and i would like to thank Megan! You rock megan!
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How is it that I got over 800 reviews!! I would never think that I would get so much!! You people are really generous and wonderful and sweet!!! and I thank each and every one of you!!!
now this chapter..well its got romance..its got intense stuff and its got a little bit of humour.. hope you enjoy for all yous that find this intense romance stuff
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"Lady Victoria?.."
Victoria felt the hot rays of sunlight on her heavy eyelids. Gathering up her strength, she opened her tired eyes to see a few curious faces looking back at her. Sitting up, she looked to them, slightly stretching the sleep from her stiff limbs.
"Are you allright?. We had an attack upon the palace yesterday." The dark blond haired elf said with a grim expression. Memories rushed back to Victoria's mind.
The roar of the explosion..The adrenaline of her body sailing through the air..Arminas' anguished cry..Two lovers dying together..
"My lady?.." The elf archer asked again as Victoria raised a trembling hand to her forehead.
"I'm sorry..but I'm a tad stressed out.." Victoria confessed, letting the elf help her to her wobbly legs. He looked down at her worriedly.
The elf archer let her hold onto his arm as he lead her back onto palace grounds. Victoria let a sigh escape her lips as the soft sound of lingering lamenting came to her ears..Songs of grief and sorrow..
The elf beside her was silent, his keen blue eyes watching the sad faces of his woodland kin. There was an obvious hazy cloud at one of the Palace walls from the explosion. Throughout the cloud, you could make out the large opening of the wall.
When they departed from each other, Victoria found herself walking up the flight of stairs that lead to the reck. As she walked up each step, memories flooded once more back into her mind..But these were different..
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Victoria flipped on the television, the news headlines flashed in her eyes. Terrorist attack on September eleventh of the year 2001. A gasp came up from her throat as they showed it happen..That fateful plane..It hurling into one of the two towers, turning the erect structure into a fiery inferno. Then followed by the other tower. Then the images of tears..tears of those who lost a loved one.
Victoria could remember giving a silent prayer on that day..
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At last, she slowly got to the last stair. Silently walking the hazy corridor, Victoria watched as elves ran, in what seemed slow motion past her every now and then.
Finally She came to where they lay..The two elf lovers were laying upon what looked like stretchers. They looked quite beautiful in content. It was as if, they were but simply sleeping. If only it were that.
Victoria recognized King Thranduil standing regal and tall at the feet of there bodies. His eyes were soft full of sympathy as he looked upon the young dead. Legolas stood beside him silently, his head hanging with sadness.
Quietly approaching the royal elf pair, she came up in between them. Legolas looked at her with soft eyes, before smiling gently. She did so in return before gazing down upon the elf lovers. Legolas raised his hand above them, before slowly opening his fist to let a lone red rose fall down on them. It settled itself in the hand of Lindorie. The king did the same, letting a white rose fall into the palm of Arminas's pale hand.
Victoria kneeled down and murmured a silent prayer. She then reached over and softly let her hand run over there eyes, closing there eyelids.
"Arminas, if you could hear me, then I wanted to say that I was sorry I couldn't save your wife and Baby..If I had saved her, you would still be here too.." Victoria murmured softly. Legolas put a hand to her shoulder gently.
"You two were such beautiful lovers..I saw a beauty between you and Lindorie, though it's not in my heart to understand such a thing.." Victoria continued feeling slightly dizzy. Cry, she would not. It certainly was not in her to cry.
Victoria got back to her feet
"Namarie Arminas..Namarie Lindorie..I hope your souls have embraced once again, in the halls of Mandos.." Victoria said and then found she could speak no further. Thranduil softly put a hand to her shoulder and turned her to him.
"Tis a beautiful respectful thing you said..They smile at you now" The king said. He then glanced at his son.
"I will take care of this..you two go on." Thranduil nudged for them to leave. Legolas opened his mouth to protest but his father dismissed them. Legolas then turned to Victoria, who's eyes were downcast to the dusty marble floor.
"I saw them die.." Victoria murmured to him. Legolas snapped his attention in her direction.
"I was there when the bomb hit.."She continued, showing him her clothes, she hid under a large cloak, someone had given her. The elf princes eyes grew large. He knew that somehow besides the family members of those two elves, Victoria was suffering the most grief out of anyone.
"Let us go to luncheon and you shall describe it to me?..perhaps telling me will bring ease to your grieving heart.." Legolas suggested, attempting to lighten her mood.
"Fine..But it better be a big luncheon.." She retorted with high eyebrows. That comment brought a laugh from the elf. She had a strange ability to do that. But he found that he loved that about her..
Putting an arm around her shoulders, he guided her down the corridor stairs.
Thranduil watched his elf son disappear with Victoria down the hall. He could see something that not much would be able to see. He then turned back to the wall which was in ruins. Bright sunlight poured in through the now crevasse like wall.
The king's mouth formed a tight line as he studied the seen below to the ground of the side of the palace was. This was not good..
On the wall of the palace, there was a message written in sinister red words.
The Blood of the elves shall flow through the river running...
The message was written with the blood of an elf. A dead elf guard was sitting, his back against the wall under the message. A long black orc arrow protruded deadly from his chest...
War was getting closer..The king could feel it, as he yelled down orders to have the body be taken away...
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Victoria ran around the corner, Legolas panting beside her.
"Have we lost them?.." Legolas asked in her ear. Victoria let her narrowed eyes trail around the corner. As pair of she-elf twin sisters were sprinting down the corridor rather ungracefully for women of there nobility. There blue eyes looked around through the halls, in pursuit of the prince.
It was 2 weeks since the tragic accident of the death of Arminas and Lindorie. Mirkwood was back in order but took the accident as signs of war. Victoria still hurt inside but knew deep down that they were happy together in Mandos. She had spent most of her times these days with her elf friends. Unfornatly for Legolas, The king had brought some maidens upon him.
"These bimbos have some kind of homing device on you.." Victoria replied sarcastically with a snort as she looked to Legolas whose mouth was set in a thin line. He glanced at her before peering around her over the corner. The twin maidens were indeed looking for him.
"Prince Legolas?" One of them called, with an annoyed shriek. Victoria smirked menacingly to herself as the twins walked past the corner. Swiftly, putting her foot out in there path, the two she-elves fell in heap after yelping in surprise. Legolas grinned at her wickedness before grabbing her hand and running down the hall. Victoria was laughing at her accomplishment.
"Just like old times.." Victoria muttered out loud causing Legolas to laugh.
"Prince Legolas! come back!" The elf prince and Victoria gasped and looked back to see them back on there trail.
"Don't they take a damn hint!? they must have been dropped on there heads quite a few times as babies.." Victoria commented with aligned eyebrows.
As the two of them ran down the corridors, Victoria halted once more at an intersection in the corridors and instructed Legolas to go one way while she went the other. Legolas was reluctant to part, in worry of being found again by the maidens. His father had been pushing the young elf into meeting different women all the time lately on hope that his only son would finally marry. But He was not ready to give up without a fight. He was going to stall having to wed for as long as possible.
Legolas sprinted down the halls. He could feel the maidens were already fresh on his trail. They were like a pack of hounds wanting to catch there meat. He went down some lit hallways until bumping into someone. It just so happened to be Victoria again.
"I hear them..come one, this way.." Legolas whispered looking down the hall where he heard running coming into there direction. He laced Victoria's fingers with hers and lead her down the corridor. As they turned a corner, they came face to face with none other then she-elf twin sisters.
Stars formed in there eyes as there gaze fell upon the prince. Without hesitation he pulled Victoria through another hallway into the opposite direction. He could hear there shouts of protest ring through the halls of the palace.
Seeing there was no way to go, the elf prince pulled a pondering Victoria as she thought about there escape into a linen closet. It was dark, as he pulled the door firmly close behind them. Only did he realize that he had brought the pure healer into a very small closet when he felt Victoria's body pressed up against his.
Victoria seemed to not have noticed this small predicament as her eyes scanned the little slots of the closet door to the corridor outside. Both there eyes illuminated like owls in the darkness.
"I think we may have finally lost-.." Victoria's sentence floated in the air when she did notice who she was basically pressed against. Legolas looked down at her, blowing some strays of his golden hair out of his face. He felt his whole body literally burn. Victoria shifted against him, downcasted her eyes once more to the slots of the door to take a small peak inside. She let her hand glide across Legolas' chest to the small doorknob. She was about to turn it to let herself out of the elf prince's piercing gaze and out of the cramped space when he suddenly caught her hand.
"Hey what the-" Legolas cut her off, by clamping a hand tightly over her mouth. She emitted a soft muffled yelp. She followed his gaze outside the slots of the door to see the two she-elf pass by, there eyes narrowed into slits.
The both of them were silent for a moment as the twins passed by, clearing still looking for poor Legolas. Victoria then felt herself turn back to him. He slowly removed his hand from her mouth but let it unconsciously stray on her cheek. Victoria sucked in a shuddered breath. There it was again..that dizziness.. Why must she feel so strange when so close to this male elf.
Legolas then did let his eyes fall down to her who was staring at him bug eyed. He could not help but smile warmly to her. The she-elves who were in pursuit of him only became a passing thought while he was lost in her green orbs. Even through the darkness, they glowed to him like flashing fire flies.
"What are you smiling about?.." She asked, her voice much of a squeak much to her utter dismay. She tried turning her head away, but Legolas' hands had found themselves clutching her face softly.
"I smile at you.." He said. Legolas then smirked.
"You are afraid of me..." He then murmured, letting his eyes pierce hers gently. He could feel her shudder against him. She hastily shook her head.
"Of course I am not..what ever gave you that idea dude?.." She said, gulping while having an uncomfortably dry throat. Legolas let a small chuckle escape his lips. He found it almost amusing to see her squirm like so. He knew she was not accustomed to being around males so much.
"Just the way, you turn away from me.." He whispered to her, a smile in his voice. She then turned to him stubbornly to not let his have the final say.
"You see..I can look you in the eye Sir Barbie boy.." She retorted emphasizing the word 'Sir'. Legolas did laugh at that and then let his hand caress her cheek. As he expected, she shivered slightly. Her skin was so soft under his fingertips. His expression turned from the joking smile to his serious one.
His eager fingers explored the contours of her face. Across her cheek, over her nose, against her eyelids, tracing her curved ear..Victoria squeezed her eyes shut, lost in his touch. Never had she felt such undeniably warmth.
"What are you doing?...." She asked, her voice barely above a whisper. He stopped for a moment as if just realizing what he had been doing.
"Just exploring you..It gives me a sense of knowing. I see much things when I look into your eyes.." Legolas replied resuming in letting his fingers go across her face. Victoria could not help but smirk. Without hesitation she reached over and touched his ear. Much to her delight, Legolas froze.
"Now..I'm exploring you.." Victoria countered with a snort. Now it was Legolas' turn to squeeze his eyes shut, while her fingertips explored the lobe to the sensitive delicate point.
"And I had thought you said it does not make an elf go all horny.." She muttered with a smirk and another snort. Legolas clearly did not hear her, for his head was going all dizzy. Victoria finally let him come to his senses when she let her hand away from his ear. He seemed to come back to reality.
"Do not do that ever again.." He gasped to her. Victoria raised an eyebrow to him.
"At least, I know your weakness.." She countered. Legolas looked at her.
"I have yet to know yours.." The elf prince murmured with a gentle smile. Victoria's eyes grew dim in the darkness.
"I have no weakness..I am strong.." Victoria said defiantly. Legolas let out a sigh. Sometime there was no getting through to this good friend of his. It was like in that moment, they realized that they were both still standing in the warm closet. Victoria hid her blush trying to look out the slots of the door.
"I think it's safe now.." She muttered to him though while still looking out into the light filled corridor. She then felt her face be turned to his direction. He then pulled her face down to kiss her brow softly. She literally froze in her eye bulging fear. Legolas then clutched her face again and left a lingering kiss slowly to the both of her cheeks. Victoria was beyond lightheadedness at the feel of his silken lips against her skin.
She knew not, that her hand was slowly turning the doorknob of the linen closet. He then looked deeply into her eyes.
"I know not why I say this, but thank you.." He murmured seriously. She looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Thank you for what?.." She asked with questioning eyes.
"For being such a good friend.. I have not the slightest idea what made me suddenly bring it up, but I did.." He said softly. Victoria could feel herself smiling. He then leaned in with that familiar unknown force. He brought her face to his, but as his lips hovered over hers, he did not hear the soft squeak that came from both Victoria and the doorknob as it turned.
Meanwhile coming down the hall was a very mad King Thranduil. His friend had come to visit him from LothLorien with his twin daughters. Much to his annoyance, he had to argue with Legolas to take them on a tour of Mirkwood. But the twins came back hysterical, stating that the prince had run off with a wild woman.
"Wait till I find that pesky elf son of mine" He said to himself with a glare as his friend followed him along with his twin daughters. He was intent on finding that heir of his and give him a good scolding.
Victoria who was about to feel Legolas' lips against her own much to her bewilderment, suddenly turned away when she felt the doorknob slip from her grasp, letting the door fling open. Her and the elf prince who had been against each other were taken by surprise.
"Oh shit.." She muttered before the two of them fell in a heap outside the closet just in time as Thranduil and his guests turned to corner to enter the corridor. The twin she-elves screamed while The king looked ready to have heart attack.
Victoria opened her eyes. Legolas had just as well. She was indeed laying upon his lithe lean body.
"Father! The prince is ravishing that wild woman we told you about!" One of them wailed. Victoria gasped at the accusation and scrambled off Legolas who was trying to get up from the cold floor.
"LEGOLAS GREENLEAF! you had better start explaining!" The king roared, his face turning red. Legolas gulped and looked to Victoria for help.
"First! I hear from my guests that you ran off with lady Victoria..Then! I come to get you and well I have found you. Making love to her in a damn closet no less!" The king shouted. Legolas turned the deepest shade of red ever thought possible.
"I was not!" Legolas cried. The king just tapped his foot impatiently while massaging his forehead.
"Your majesty..we were not doing anything uncalled for in..in.. there.." Victoria said pointing to the closet.
"We were just um..playing a game" Victoria exclaimed trying to make her lie the most convincible as she could. Thranduil let out a sigh of annoyance.
"Legolas, please leave before you feel the bitterness of my wrath. I am too upset with you to speak." Legolas bowed his head in shame before passing by his father. The king leaned over and whispered.
"We shall have a talk later on.." He said to his son and threw his glance to Victoria who was pretending to not exist. He could do nothing but nod, knowing that he was in deep trouble.
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The two came to Victoria's door. He looked at her.
"Well, I am certainly in for a good scolding tonight.." Legolas muttered to her. Victoria smirked.
"Well Legolas good luck..but why don't you find your guy friends and go to Lomen?" Victoria asked starting to open her door. The prince let out an angry sigh.
"Unfortunately for me, they all went out into the woods for the night.." Legolas explained. Victoria looked at the elf for a moment in silence.
"Wanna come in for a little while?.." Victoria asked. Legolas' head snapped up to look in the eye in surprise. She just shrugged simply at him. With a smile he followed her into her chambers and closed the door behind them.
The room was dark, but Legolas with his keen sight was able to light some candles. Victoria walked over to her glass doors and opened them, letting a refreshing breeze caress her skin. The two of them were silent..
Legolas paced the room while she studied the outside. Unconsciously he massaged his head. Headaches was something he never have had. Elves did not get sick. It must be the stress he has been going through. Between the attack on Mirkwood and constant talk of war and then to spending his free time having to abandon his friends because of orders from his father.. it was all too much. Legolas let out a sigh..
"What's wrong?.." She asked turning away from the starlit sky to gaze at the elf. He simply stared at her for a moment. She glowed in the moonlight like a goddess..
"I am simply stressed.." He mumbled, rubbing a sore muscle in his neck. Victoria then walked over to him when struck upon with an idea to comfort her friend. Putting her hands on his shoulders she guided him over to her bed. Pushing down so that he leaned against the feet of the bed, she sat at the edge so that she was behind him.
"Victoria my friend what are you-..." Legolas needn't finish his sentence as he felt his stress suddenly melt away when her hands came down upon his shoulders. Victoria could not help but grin to herself. She had shut him up..
Legolas closed his eyes as waves of relief flowed through his shoulders out through his back and down to his very fingertips. She then leaned over and whispered in his leaf shaped ear.
"How does that feel?" Victoria asked simply. The only response she received was a mumble of inaudible things. Her hands loosened out the knots in his back and shoulders.
"Relax.." She murmured. Legolas unconsciously nodded his head in response and leaned into her massaging hands. Victoria was amazed at the power she felt under his shoulders and back. The lean muscle under the soft skin flexed in relief to her touch.
"You seem to have worked some magic over me.." He murmured. Victoria shook the taint blush from her cheeks and continued to comb out his tensed limbs. She then halted when he suddenly grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips in a tender kiss. Victoria sucked in a breath as he turned her hand over to place gentle incredible kisses along her palm. Whilst he did that, Victoria's timid eyes looked to the silver cord that bound his golden hair into it's usual attire.
With a soft smile Victoria felt it almost a sin, to gently pull the cord from his hair. Like silk, it fell from his hair instantly. The light-touched strands fell upon his shoulders in waves. He seemed to notice that she unbound his hair but took no heed to it.
"Your hair is beautiful..." She murmured softly. Legolas grinned and then turned his head to look at her from the corner of his blue eyes.
"Lle na vanima lirimaer..(you are beautiful lovely one)" He whispered. He watched as a blush formed in her cheeks. Ever since she had really become to know him well, she had learned to blush. Mostly it occurred around him.
Victoria let her fingers run through his silken hair like a comb. Legolas let out a ghost of a frown appear on his lips as a heat poured through his head. The strange part was that it was comfortable.. But as she massaged his shoulders to comfort him, Legolas could feel the heat rising steaming through his blood boiling water. The sudden sense of dizziness filled his being.
"I must go.." Legolas said suddenly, not being able to stand the undying heat anymore. Victoria looked at him curiously.
"What's wrong?.." She asked putting her hands on her hips. Legolas just shook his head, his blond wisps slightly flying over his shoulder.
"I know not.." Was all he said touching her cheek once more before sprinting off out of the room and disappeared down the corridor wanting nothing more then to dive in an ice cold lake to cool down. Victoria watched him leave and then noticed his hair cord was still in her hand. Falling into her pillows, Victoria grumbled to herself.
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A/N: I hope all of you people liked that one. It was a little steamy LOL!! and i would like to thank Megan! You rock megan!
namaarie!
and why look at that! *does fake gasp* is that what i think it is!? why yes it is!! tis the review button!!! muhahaha