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Chapter 3: The Gardens.
Turning, she smiled up into his face. " Oh!! But my lord it is the easiest song!! Would you like to learn it?" this last remark caused an uproar among the elves.
"Yes!! Sing it again!!! Oh, would you?!?!" the questions bombarded her from every angle.
" I suppose I have no choice." She said when they were quiet once more. So in exception of their demands she began to teach them the song.
Soon the whole populace of elves knew the song and were begging her to sing another and another. It continued on this way for some time, when Legolas noticed Aerin was tiring and much to the distress of the other elves said that it was time for Lady Aerin to be escorted back to her rooms. If Aerin found this suspicious she said nothing, just stood and took legolas's arm waving good-bye to the elves.
"Namaarie!! Farewell they cried in their beautiful language as they passed through the doors and out into the night.
Suddenly Aerin realized they were going away from her rooms. Even though she had had little time in Rivendell she knew the way to her room. She knew this and made it known. "Where are you taking me?" she asked.
He jumped; mildly surprised that she knew they were heading away from her rooms. " You learn quickly." He said dropping his gaze down to her and smiled " I am taking you to the gardens, my lady. But if you wish we shall go back to your rooms." His face crossed into a small frown hoping that she would not turn him down.
She did not seem to notice this because she kept on walking and replied, " I would love to see the gardens! I hear they are beautiful, and I would want to see them with none other than you, Legolas." She looked up and blushed slightly when their eyes met, but still smiled.
Legolas felt his heart melt. Why was he feeling this way? Could he be... " No! I don't know her I can't love her, besides she is mortal." The reasonable side of him thought, as he smiled in return. Her face turned to look before her, but he continued to watch her. He marveled at the way the moonlight sunk into her black tresses, how her green eyes glittered softly in the light, how her pale skin looked so soft. Longing to reach out and stroke her cheek he caught him self once more. Looking ahead he saw that they where nearly at the gates to the gardens. Slowing he pushed on one side open and pulled her inside. As soon as her foot hit the ground she fell into darkness screaming. Voices floated around her though she could not comprehend what was being said. Suddenly she bolted awake and found she was in someone's lap.
Legolas turned at the sound of a muffled scream. Then he saw Aerin drop to the ground, releasing his hand on the way down. He hurriedly caught her in his arms and lifted her of her feet. Cradling her, he sat down on a near by bench. Looking down at her he saw that she was fine. "She must have fainted or something." He thought to himself as he brushed away strands of hair that fell over her face. Her eyelashes fluttered and Legolas was astounded that so much beauty could be in one creature.
Her eyes opened immediately and she found she was staring into Legolas's eyes. "His beautiful blue eyes." She corrected her self. He was so close that she found that she was scared to breathe. He looked into her green depths and found him leaning closer, and closer.
Her eyes closed and his lips met hers, enveloping her in his warmth. Her hands entangled themselves in his golden locks and pulled him closer, deepening the kiss. His hands stroked her back, and then moved into her hair brushing it with his long nimble fingers.
They broke away panting a little. Aerin wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close as his hands tightened around her back. Pulling her away from him to look at her, he found she was crying.
"What is it? What is wrong?" he questioned brushing the tears away from her pale cheeks.
"Oh Legolas!!" she sobbed as she broke down once more "I was so scared!" He pulled her into a tight hug murmuring things to her that she didn't understand but didn't care.
"Hush, melamin." He soothed, and began to sing. It was a slow sad tune, yet it calmed her down enough so that she loosed her grip on his tunic. "There melamin, dry your tears. There is nothing that can harm you here." He said after a moment. He looked down to find her staring at him strangely. "What is it melamin?" he asked.
"What does `melamin' mean?" she asked, holding his eyes with her red ones.
He smiled "It means my love." He said as he cupped her cheek in his hand. She stared at him in astonishment before shaking her head.
" You must be mistaken. For no one loves me. They never have and they never will." She said standing and moving away "Your just saying you do because you want me to give my self to you, and I'm not going to make that mistake again. Not with you, not with any one." And with that she walked down a path, deeper into the garden.
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Chapter 3: The Gardens.
Turning, she smiled up into his face. " Oh!! But my lord it is the easiest song!! Would you like to learn it?" this last remark caused an uproar among the elves.
"Yes!! Sing it again!!! Oh, would you?!?!" the questions bombarded her from every angle.
" I suppose I have no choice." She said when they were quiet once more. So in exception of their demands she began to teach them the song.
Soon the whole populace of elves knew the song and were begging her to sing another and another. It continued on this way for some time, when Legolas noticed Aerin was tiring and much to the distress of the other elves said that it was time for Lady Aerin to be escorted back to her rooms. If Aerin found this suspicious she said nothing, just stood and took legolas's arm waving good-bye to the elves.
"Namaarie!! Farewell they cried in their beautiful language as they passed through the doors and out into the night.
Suddenly Aerin realized they were going away from her rooms. Even though she had had little time in Rivendell she knew the way to her room. She knew this and made it known. "Where are you taking me?" she asked.
He jumped; mildly surprised that she knew they were heading away from her rooms. " You learn quickly." He said dropping his gaze down to her and smiled " I am taking you to the gardens, my lady. But if you wish we shall go back to your rooms." His face crossed into a small frown hoping that she would not turn him down.
She did not seem to notice this because she kept on walking and replied, " I would love to see the gardens! I hear they are beautiful, and I would want to see them with none other than you, Legolas." She looked up and blushed slightly when their eyes met, but still smiled.
Legolas felt his heart melt. Why was he feeling this way? Could he be... " No! I don't know her I can't love her, besides she is mortal." The reasonable side of him thought, as he smiled in return. Her face turned to look before her, but he continued to watch her. He marveled at the way the moonlight sunk into her black tresses, how her green eyes glittered softly in the light, how her pale skin looked so soft. Longing to reach out and stroke her cheek he caught him self once more. Looking ahead he saw that they where nearly at the gates to the gardens. Slowing he pushed on one side open and pulled her inside. As soon as her foot hit the ground she fell into darkness screaming. Voices floated around her though she could not comprehend what was being said. Suddenly she bolted awake and found she was in someone's lap.
Legolas turned at the sound of a muffled scream. Then he saw Aerin drop to the ground, releasing his hand on the way down. He hurriedly caught her in his arms and lifted her of her feet. Cradling her, he sat down on a near by bench. Looking down at her he saw that she was fine. "She must have fainted or something." He thought to himself as he brushed away strands of hair that fell over her face. Her eyelashes fluttered and Legolas was astounded that so much beauty could be in one creature.
Her eyes opened immediately and she found she was staring into Legolas's eyes. "His beautiful blue eyes." She corrected her self. He was so close that she found that she was scared to breathe. He looked into her green depths and found him leaning closer, and closer.
Her eyes closed and his lips met hers, enveloping her in his warmth. Her hands entangled themselves in his golden locks and pulled him closer, deepening the kiss. His hands stroked her back, and then moved into her hair brushing it with his long nimble fingers.
They broke away panting a little. Aerin wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close as his hands tightened around her back. Pulling her away from him to look at her, he found she was crying.
"What is it? What is wrong?" he questioned brushing the tears away from her pale cheeks.
"Oh Legolas!!" she sobbed as she broke down once more "I was so scared!" He pulled her into a tight hug murmuring things to her that she didn't understand but didn't care.
"Hush, melamin." He soothed, and began to sing. It was a slow sad tune, yet it calmed her down enough so that she loosed her grip on his tunic. "There melamin, dry your tears. There is nothing that can harm you here." He said after a moment. He looked down to find her staring at him strangely. "What is it melamin?" he asked.
"What does `melamin' mean?" she asked, holding his eyes with her red ones.
He smiled "It means my love." He said as he cupped her cheek in his hand. She stared at him in astonishment before shaking her head.
" You must be mistaken. For no one loves me. They never have and they never will." She said standing and moving away "Your just saying you do because you want me to give my self to you, and I'm not going to make that mistake again. Not with you, not with any one." And with that she walked down a path, deeper into the garden.
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