A/N: Sundays are so boring so I decided to do a new chapter…Thanks for your kind words, Jade!! Bit of sexual innuendo here, but nothing to bad, Onward!!
Chapter 17
The guards at the castle gate bowed to Legolas courteously. "Welcome to you and your companions, Prince Legolas, please enter. Queen Arwen is in the audience chamber," one said. Legolas thanked him then he and the twins headed towards the castle.
The twins had never seen a castle before and stared in wonder. "It's so huge and high!! It must have taken forever to build!!" Jaisia breathed. "Do you think we'll get a tour?"
"I'm sure you will," Legolas said.
"I've never seen such a huge garden! That's what I want to tour!!" Kai said.
A servant met them in the hall and bowed. "Welcome to Prince Legolas and friends, please follow me," he requested.
Arwen rose from her throne as they approached. Legolas bowed and the twins bowed as best they could. Arwen hurried up to them and hugged Legolas. "I'm so pleased to see you! Elessar will be too!" she said. She turned to the Centaurs, eyes filled with wonder and pleasure. "And I bid you welcome as well. What are your names?"
"I'm Kai and this is my sister Jaisia," Kai said. "We're Legolas' family."
"Welcome to Gondor, you are most welcome here," Arwen said.
"Thank you, Queen Arwen," Jaisia said.
"Please, just call me Arwen," Arwen said graciously.
Legolas noticed something. "Arwen! You're pregnant again!" he exclaimed. "Isn't four enough?"
Arwen laughed merrily, turned back to Legolas and hugged him again. "I can't wait for our new babe!" she said.
"Are you trying to seduce my lady, instead of finding your own?" a voice asked.
Legolas smiled at Aragorn, who had just entered the room. "But Aragorn, you know I'd rather be seducing you, you handsome devil," he said and batted his eyelashes coyly. He released Arwen and stepped forward to meet his dearest friend.
Aragorn clasped Legolas' wrist affectionately. "You know better than to say that in front of Arwen," he mock-whispered.
"Stop that you two or you'll start the gossip up again!!" Arwen scolded. She introduced the twins to Aragorn who greeted them warmly.
"It hasn't stopped yet to my knowledge," Aragorn said.
Jaisia hesitated a minute. "Gossip about what, sire?" she asked curiously.
"Just Aragorn will do. Well, Legolas and I were sparring in the courtyard and I feinted--" Aragorn began.
"You tripped, dear," Arwen interrupted.
"Yeah, you tripped," Legolas agreed.
Aragorn scowled at them. "I feinted and banged into Legolas who tripped--" he continued.
"I feinted," Legolas smirked.
Aragorn ignored him. "Which made me trip and when we fell I landed on him and some of the servants saw us on the ground and got notions. It was rather humorous," he concluded and laughed. The twins and Legolas laughed with him and even Arwen joined in.
"The servants will show you to rooms. Jaisia and Kai just tell them what you need to be comfortable and it will be done. You will all join us for dinner," Arwen said.
They followed the servants from the room, all of them eager to talk more at dinner that evening. Kai and Jaisia were promised their tours afterwards.
A/N: Just a long standing joke between A and L--I meant it when I said no slash!! But I thought it was cute. Anyone bored yet? R/R please!!