Disclaimer: yah, you've heard it all before. Don't own anyone in this story, 'cept Bekki and Michelle. Budda bing, budda boom. There we go.

Chapter V

This chapters a little saucy, if you have a problem with that, then that's OK... it's just you'll miss some of the plot.

Michelle stared up at Bekki's balcony, where she could see the Prince and her talking. A small smile spread over her lips. She squinted her eyes and thought deeply. Corinath looked away from the party guests to where Michelle was standing and excused himself. Taking a deep breath her strode towards her confidently and stood next to her.

"What are you looking at, my Lady?" He asked. Michelle turned to him and smiled sweetly.

"Your Prince seems to have a taken a liking to Bekki." Michelle pointed out.

"Yes..." Corinath smiled up at the pair dancing on the balcony. "I have not seen the Prince quite this happy for some time. It is most encouraging."

"Why?"
"Were you not listening to the King earlier? Once the Prince has found a suitable companion, he shall inherit the throne." Corinath explained.

"Meaning....?" Corinath rolled his eyes and said;

"He and his Princess shall then rule over Mirkwood."

"So... Bekki wouldn't return to the world she came from?" Michelle smiled gleefully.

"I suppose not. This is good news to you, Elithranel?" Corinath asked.

"Oh yeah! The stupid cow, she's always buggin' me! She stays here, she won't bug me anymore! Plus..." Michelle paused. "... I think Bekki needs a little good news in her life. She's had it pretty hard so far, way to hard for a teenager."

"You feel some compassion from Tararith? But I thought the pair of you did not get on." Corinath raised an eyebrow at Michelle who was fiddling with the lace on her gown.

"We don't... I just feel sorry for her, that's all. I can see her up there, just as well as you can, Corinath. She's in love with your Prince, weather she likes it or not, and I think things are about to get better for her." She smiled up at Bekki, who had leaned in for a kiss. The band in the banquet hall began playing slow music again.

"Would you...." Corinath paused.

"Sure thing." Michelle smiled at him. She linked his arm and walked to the dance floor with him.

***

Upon feeling his lips on hers, a warm rush of something washed over Bekki's entire body, making her shiver slightly. This only made Legolas wrap his arms tighter around her, and kiss her more deeply to keep her warm. Legolas ended the kiss, and a small sound of disapproval uttered from Bekki's lips. He smiled and placed a finger upon them.

"I suggest you sleep. You have had a busy day." He walked into the room, followed by Bekki.

"OK." She yawned behind her hand. Legolas smiled at her as he reached the door. He lent down and kissed her gently, running his hand over her face as he did. As this kiss ended, he looked down at her small frame and smiled, at how complete she was. And that she would soon be all his.

"I shall call for you in the morning, my Princess." He smiled, walking out the door.

"As you wish, my Prince. 'Tis a thousand years 'til then." Bekki smiled quoting a line in from one of her favourite plays. 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare. She leaned on the door as she shut it and sighed contentedly. She couldn't believe it. She actually felt like she was in love. And what surprised her more was that a Prince had taken more interest in her, than in Michelle. But no doubt Michelle would be planning something to split them up. She'd have to be on her guard. She thought walking over to her bed, as the door opened again and her elf-maidens entered.

***

The next morning, Bekki woke, as sunlight was just seeping through the balcony door. She blinked once or twice, to adjust her eyes to the light and brushed her lose hair from out her face. That was when she noticed someone was watching her. Leaning on the bed-foot *Authors note: The raised bit at the end of a bed.... ya know?*. She blinked again and smiled at who it was. Legolas. He was dressed in regal blue robes, which made his blue eyes seem even more intense than they really were.

"Morning." She smiled as he came round and sat on the edge of the bed.

"I trust you slept well?" He asked, smiling back.

"Yeah. I had a really wonderful dream. But I can't tell you, it might not come true if I do." She teased putting a finger up to his lips before he said anything else.

"As you wish. I would have woken you, but you looked so peaceful sleeping, I did not wish to wake you." Legolas admitted, kissing her hand before she took it away.

"It's alright. If you had, I wouldn't have finished my dream." Bekki giggled, sitting up. "So... what do elves do for fun around here?"

"You like horses?" Legolas asked.

"Horses?! You bet!" Bekki squeaked.

"How are you at horse riding?"

"You're lookin' at a pro!"

"Alright then. Horse riding it is. But I best warn you, Orcs and goblins do still roam these forests, so bring your swords." Legolas told her seriously.

"I'll remember. You don't have to worry." Bekki giggled, as Legolas got up.

"I'll go and get Detori, she will know what to dress you in for horse riding. I shall see you in a little while, Tararith." He nodded and left the room. Two minutes later, Detori (Bekki's head hand-elf) and her helpers entered, and began fussing over what she should wear.

***

Out in the court yard, elf grooms were putting bridles on the two horses chosen for Legolas and Bekki. Legolas' own personal favourite was Caranweigh. A blue roan sixteen hand two through bred stallion. And his other favourite Uurime *Authors' note: Uurime (elvish): August*, a fifteen hand six palomino colt. Legolas was watching them as Bekki walked out, following Detori, wearing much the same that Legolas had been wearing that day, just in green, and like her dress the night before, showing bare skin frontward. He smiled when he saw her and walked over. Detori handed Bekki her sword belt and left her to put it on. She walked off to the palace muttering about beds needing to be made, and Elithranel ruining something. Bekki had finished buckling her sword belt on as Legolas stopped in front of her.

"Every inch the rider." He stated. Bekki looked up at him, blushing lightly and smiled.

"Thank you. Detori was going to make me wear a dress, but I don't think dresses are very suitable for horse riding, do you?" She said catching sight of the horses. "We riding them?"

"Yes. Let me introduce you. This is Uurime, he's a good one to rider, as long as you know how to handle him." Legolas said, patting Uurime's neck. "And my own horse, this is Caranweigh. No-one ever rides him except myself and father."

"I think he's lovely." Bekki stated rubbing the stallion's snout. Caranweigh whinnied and butted her in the chest playfully. Bekki giggled.

"He seems to have taken a liking to you. It was a long time before he did that to me." Legolas smiled.

"I guess I have a way with animals, don't I?" Bekki smiled walking round to Uurime. She held onto the saddle and looked at Legolas. "Can you... umm... gimme a leg up?" She asked. Legolas obliged and then got on Caranweigh.

"Now, you remember I told you Orcs and goblins are in the forests of Mirkwood, this means you must not go from my side, don't wander off on your own, for your own safety, alright." He told with a warning voice. Bekki nodded and set off behind Caranweigh at a trot.

***

Michelle stared out the window at the departing riders. Like the night before, a smile spread over her lips and her eyes became small slits. She pulled her gown around her shoulders and turned back to her queen-sized bed, where someone was waking up. She sat down upon the bed and smiled at them.

"Morning Corinath. Sleep well?" She asked, in an unusually chirpy mood.

"Elithranel....?" Corinath stared at her and his eyes widened. He sat up and stared around him. He was still wearing the clothes he had been the night before.

"No, before you start panicking, we didn't. You escorted me back to my room after the party had finished, and were so tired, you just fell asleep, I was kinda freaked out too when I woke up." Michelle flashed a sweet smile at him. "Tell me, why do elves sleep with their eyes open? It's kinda scary."

"Why do you sleep with your eyes shut, Elithranel?" Corinath asked. Michelle made a childish face and got up.

"The Prince and Tararith have gone horse-riding." She said. She'd taken to calling Bekki by her elvish name, she said because it sounded prettier than Bekki.

"Horse-riding? Well, this certainly is and improvement on his mood!" Corinath smiled getting out of bed.

"Why?"

"The Prince has not been horse-riding since he returned from the Fellowship Quest! Having Tararith around seems to have had quite an impact on our Prince. If all goes well, they should be married by the end of the year! Oloorin and Altariel will be most pleased." Corinath told her.

"Who are Oloorin and Altariel?" Michelle curled her top lip as she had trouble saying their names.

"Oloorin, known to most as Gandalf the White, and Altariel, the Lady of the Wood. Galadrial of Lothlorian, the Queen of the Elves. Gandalf will very happy. He has been most worried about Legolas... he noticed the change in moods before anyone else." Corinath replied.

"Ah... well..." Michelle turned to Corinath. "Where does one go if they want somethin' ta eat?" She asked. Corinath rolled his eyes and waked towards the door.

"If you wish, I'll show you." He said. Michelle giggled and linked his arm.

"That's what I REALLY like about elven men, they're all such gentleman." She smiled and walked out the door with him.

***

Four hours past and Legolas took Bekki all over Mirkwood, telling her where the best areas to ride were and where to avoid. The two of them stopped by a river for a break, and also to talk more. Bekki sat down first, on the river bank facing the calm water, then Legolas, after removing the horses bridles. Bekki let out a small sigh which caught Legolas' attention.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Hm....? Oh, nothing. Why do you always thinks there's something wrong?" Bekki replied with a quick smile.

"I don't know. I was concerned, I suppose." Legolas answered facing the water.

"Were you happy to be home? After the quest, I mean." Bekki asked. Legolas looked at her and smiled.

"I wasn't...." He admitted. "I was bored, I wished to be out fighting beasts again, and I greatly miss my friends."

"Even Gimili?"

"Even Gimili, the little dwarf had grown on me greatly when the quest was finished." Legolas laughed at himself.

"Well.... why don't you go and find your friends again?" Bekki suggested.

"I would..." He cast a sly glance at her. "I would, but I would have no-one to go with."

"I'd go!" Bekki exclaimed, surprising the horses and Legolas at the same time. "I'd love to go! It'd be great! I really wanna meet all your friends! Especially all the other elves in Rivendell you told me about! And the hobbits! They sound so sweet!" She giggled when she realised she was acting like a kid in a candy store. "That is..." She regained her composure and stared back the river. "If you don't mind." Legolas turned and smiled at her, turning her head to face him with his hand.

"I think I'd like it if you came with me. You would have to be ready to fight." He warned.

"Always am!" Bekki smiled.

"And to take orders, and maybe go for days without sleep?" Legolas added.

"You're looking at a teenager who has gone for one and a half weeks without sleep!" Bekki replied. *Authors note: This is true... I just couldn't sleep for ages... looked like Hell all the time, but have gone for one and a half weeks without sleep... I DON'T recommend it, K! ^_^*

"You sound like my perfect travelling companion." Legolas told her.

"I hope I not just perfect at that!" She giggled, jumping on Legolas and hugging him. Legolas fell back laughing at rolled over on top of Bekki without realising.

The pairs laughter subsided when Bekki realised Legolas was on top of her. She coughed nervously and blushed as Legolas opened his eyes.

"Umm... Legolas... do you think you could... well... get off?" She asked timidly. Legolas looked down at her, a devious smile spread on his lips. He lent down and pressed his lips against hers, being accepted in a warm kiss. Slowly, he allowed her to sit up from underneath him, so they were both kneeling, but every move she made, his kiss became deeper.

C'mon Beks! Stop this! It's too soon you know it!! Bekki's conscience told her, but her heart, and hormones were saying otherwise. Legolas was now moving his kisses down her neck and on to her exposed collar bone. Finally after slight resistance, Bekki started running her hands up his back and through his hair, as his own hands made their way down her body, following her curves.

But, their pleasure was disturbed by them both hearing a dry twig crack with their keen elvish ears. Bekki looked round in the direction the noise had come from and held her breath. Slowly she said;

"Legolas.... did you he-" But she was cut short by Legolas' hand clasping it's self over her mouth.

"Shh..." He murmured. "Orcs.... quickly, up into the trees." He signalled to the branches above them, and helped Bekki up on to a branch, following her moments later. They crouched up against the branch and watched the group of five Orcs from underneath.

"Hmm..." One said. "Elves have been here..." His voice was hoarse and gurgling, like saliva was stuck in his throat. Bekki gulped quietly, trying to keep the mental image of saliva and mucus stuck in someone's throat out of her head. *Authors' note: *barfs** A smaller Orc approached the first sniffing the ground.

"These are no ordinary Orcs..." Legolas muttered. "We must get away from here..."

"And leave them?! No way! I've taken on four, I can take on five!" Bekki snapped in reply. She unleashed her swords from their scabbards and looked down at the Orcs. The other three had come into view now and were all speaking to each other in low gurgling voices. "Cover me with arrows... OK." She turned to Legolas to sighed.

"Alright... but, you be careful." He warned, staring at her with his intense blue eyes. Bekki smiled cheekily.

"Aren't I always?" She whispered. She kissed him quickly and crawled further along the branch as Legolas loaded his bow with a first arrow. "Ready?" She looked back at him. Legolas nodded, and with that, Bekki dropped from the branch on to the shoulders of the first Orc, ramming one of the swords into it's skull, ignoring the loud crack and the black blood running out of the piercing in it's head down her sword and on to her hand.

Withdrawing that sword, she heard a war cry behind her and turned in time to see one of the smaller Orcs drop dead with three arrows in it's back and one in the back of it's head. She turned again, in time to bring her swords in front of her to block an attack from another Orc with an axe. This one snarled, and pushed it's full bulk and strength down on top of her. But his strength and bulk was no mach for Bekki's agility. She brought her swords away, whilst crawling through a gap in his arm, and while the Orc was still turning to turn, plunged one sword in to the back of it's head and the other some where in it's spinal chord. This Orc fell to the floor, along with another Orc with an arrow in it's head. The final Orc glared at Bekki, with a mean glint in is yellow eyes.

"You dare to defy us, Elf?!" It yelled, charging at her, it's sword raised. Bekki smirked and ran her swords cleanly along it's stomach, and two arrows pierced it's chest. The Orc fell to the floor and Legolas dropped from the tree to retrieve his arrows.

"Not bad, if I do say so my self." Bekki grinned. Legolas smiled at her with an eyebrow raised.

"You're just reckless really, aren't you?" He said.

"Aren't we all some of the time?" Bekki asked innocently. Legolas looked at her shaking his head, when he noticed something she hadn't.

"You're bleeding." He pointed out on her right arm. Bekki looked and saw a small but deep cut on her upper arm, oozing a mixture of elven crimson blood, and black Orc blood.

"I'll be fine." She smiled.

"Maybe we should back to the Palace." Legolas suggested, placing the retrieved arrows in his quiver.

"As you wish, Prince." She bowed mockingly and walked over to Uurime as Legolas put the bridle's back on the horses.

"It is my wish, as a matter of fact." He smiled at her, giving her a leg up. Bekki stuck her tongue out childishly and giggled as Uurime followed by Caranweigh's side back to the Palace.

***

Back in Mirkwood Palace, it was well into the night when the two elves walked into the main hall after putting the horses in their sables. Legolas escorted Bekki to her room and walked in like the night before. Bekki, the second she was in the room, rushed over to the bath room to bathe her new cut.

"I told you." Legolas smiled.

"Don't get cocky with me, Legolas Greenleaf, you saw what I made of those Orcs." Bekki replied warningly.

"Oh no, I wouldn't dare make fun of you, lady." Legolas smiled taking her hand and leading her over to her bed. "Sit down and let me deal with your wounds." Bekki did as she was told and sat down holding her arm out for Legolas to inspect. He rubbed it with water, and with a few herbs and elvish things. *Author's note: Hmm... if all else fails, be vague. That's my motto.* "There, good as new." He smiled, running his hand down her arm.

"Thanks!" Bekki grinned and bounced up on to her knees playfully on her bed. Legolas cocked his head, and looked at her, a sexy smile playing upon his lips. "What? What's that look for?" Bekki asked.

"I think I really am going to enjoy travelling to Rivendell and Hobbiton with you, Tararith." Legolas replied, holding her chin in his fingers.

"Why's that?" Bekki asked.

"You'll find out...." Came Legolas' reply before meeting Bekki's lips in a deep kiss. This time, Bekki surrendered to Legolas' advances, as he climbed on top of her.

Chisuchichi (please, call me Chi, or Chia!): Hey! I hope you like my story so far... I had an e-mail from someone, asking weather Bekki was based on real life person, the answer to that is yes and no. See, her looks are based on me and her attitude, but the rest of her isn't. The rest of her is from my imagination. Michelle on the other hand, IS based on someone. Someone in my school who's name begins with N. That's ALL I'm saying... in case she's reading this.

What's more is, I'm probably gonna make the next chapter lemon, therefore, making the rating go up to 'R' but not completely graphic and stuff, cause I can't write like that, you can see my feeble attempt in this chapter. So... if you are familiar with writing lemon in fics, or have ANY pointers for me, then PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEAAAASE e-mail them to me here: kitty_mew_mew@hotmail.com Also, send any questions or queries there too. OK.... Yah... soo, that's it! Don't forget to keep reading and reviewing! And to everyone who has fics up on fanfiction.net, I really admire you. You got guts... the only reason my feeble fics are up here, is because seeing I wasn't the only person to write fics gave me some confidence to put them up for others to read, so, thanks to EVERYONE! ...Oh... screw it! *hugs everyone*