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Lirael

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A/N: No Lirael is not me just a girl with my name…yep. 2 completely different people. I have red hair she has blonde.

Disclaimer: I don't any of the LOTR characters. Just the ones that don't sound familiar.

Rating: I suck at rating stories…just deal with it.

Time: A while after the fellowship…so Mirkwood is a happy place! ^_^

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Chapter 1: Shocking News

Lirael sat on her bed as the sun rose higher into the sky. She lived in the forest of Mirkwood and it looked that it was going to be a sunny day. She rose from her bed and headed for her wardrobe and pulled out a silken blue dress with a silver touch that blended with her eyes. She lived in Mirkwood for only a month and already she felt homesick, for Lothlorien was her true home. Her mother Viviane lived in Mirkwood only because she was a friend of Thranduil and he wished that she stayed with him. Lirael came to Mirkwood on a count of her father dying and leaving her with her alone.

She combed her long golden hair and headed for her mother's room. She knocked on the door gently.

"Mother. May I come in?" She asked.

The door opened and there stood Viviane motioning for her to come in.

"How are you this morning Lirael?"

"Fine, just a little tired." Lirael said with a yawn.

"You do know that I am leaving for Gondor to see Aragorn and Arwen. They just had a son and I would like to see him." Viviane said while brushing her long dark hair out.

"What? You never told me this!" She said with her hand to her chest.

"I'm sorry Lirael. It came unnoticed, I just found out last night." Viviane said turning to her daughter. "I want you to stay here any ways."

"Why?"

"Thranduil's son is coming back from an orc hunt and you never met him so I thought it would be nice if you met him." She said quickly.

"You said the same thing about the sons of Elrond and that did not work out that well." Lirael argued.

"So what if you didn't like Elrohir or Elladen it doesn't mean that you will not like Thranduil's son." Her mother said in return.

"This is another marriage arrangement isn't it?" Lirael said shockingly.

Viviane was silent.

"You know I don't like marriage arrangements. I hate them. They never turn out right." Lirael said getting angry in her own turn.

"I'm sorry Lirael. It's just you don't have a husband and Legolas doesn't have a wife. When Thranduil saw you he thought you were perfect for Legolas and he asked me to talk to you about the marriage-"

"But you didn't talk to me about him." Lirael interrupted.

"That is what I'm doing now." Viviane finished.

"Why now, why right before you leave?" She asked.

"I'm sorry. But please just meet him." Viviane pleaded.

"Alright I will meet him but it doesn't mean I will marry him." Lirael added.

"Of course but it doesn't mean that you won't marry him." Viviane said.

"Right." Lirael laughed.

"Well I have to go darling. I'll be back in two months." Viviane said embracing her daughter.

"Good bye mother." Lirael said breaking the hug.

"Good bye love." Viviane said leaving the room.

Lirael sighed; it was going to be a long day.

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