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Chapter 5: Good-night
Looking quickly around, Aerin spotted someone on the other side of the fountain. Peering around she discovered it was Legolas.
She came around the side of the fountain hoping to surprise him, but his eleven ears were to sharp.
"Why won't you tell me what troubles you? He asked his back still to her.
"Because I can not face it yet my self." She replied coming to sit beside him. He turned to look at her with pain his eyes. She sighed, and then said, " Oh Legolas if you knew you'd say the same thing." she looked into his eyes, and he saw something he had never seen before. Hope, and then sorrow. His heart twisted in his chest, wanting so much to take that sorrow away. She broke their gaze and looked out into the trees that lined the clearing. He sighed, then said,
" It is late we should go back." He stood and held his hand out to her. " Come along Lady Aerin, you need your rest."
She slid her hand into his and he pulled her to her feet. "Aerin, please it's just Aerin. I don't like all this "my lady" stuff." She said smiling up at him, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
" As you wish, Aerin." He said bowing.
"Oh! Enough with the gallantry and escort me back to my rooms!" She said and laughed, the sharp sweet sound echoing across the gardens. Legolas smiled in spite of himself. Taking her hand he lead her towards the entrance.
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" I would like to thank you, Legolas, for being there when no one else was." She said formally looking up into his eyes, waiting for an answer.
"Look who's being gallant now!" he replied laughing. She smiled but laid a small white hand on his forearm, marveling for a moment at the strength she felt there. He looked down and she said in a serious tone. "Really, Legolas I would have been dead if you hadn't come along."
He leaned down and whispered, just as serious, "I know, but believe me it won't happen again."
She pulled him close and whispered, tears in her eyes, "Thank you."
"Lle creoso."Your welcome he whispered back.
She pulled away laughing, "You really must teach me this beautiful language of yours!" she exclaimed. Then as if on impulse she reached up and pulled his lips down onto her own. Blushing lightly she pulled away and whispered, "Good-night, my Beautiful elf." With that she turned and opened her door, giving him one last look before she shut it quietly. But not before she heard his soft, "Good-night, Melamin."
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Chapter 5: Good-night
Looking quickly around, Aerin spotted someone on the other side of the fountain. Peering around she discovered it was Legolas.
She came around the side of the fountain hoping to surprise him, but his eleven ears were to sharp.
"Why won't you tell me what troubles you? He asked his back still to her.
"Because I can not face it yet my self." She replied coming to sit beside him. He turned to look at her with pain his eyes. She sighed, and then said, " Oh Legolas if you knew you'd say the same thing." she looked into his eyes, and he saw something he had never seen before. Hope, and then sorrow. His heart twisted in his chest, wanting so much to take that sorrow away. She broke their gaze and looked out into the trees that lined the clearing. He sighed, then said,
" It is late we should go back." He stood and held his hand out to her. " Come along Lady Aerin, you need your rest."
She slid her hand into his and he pulled her to her feet. "Aerin, please it's just Aerin. I don't like all this "my lady" stuff." She said smiling up at him, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
" As you wish, Aerin." He said bowing.
"Oh! Enough with the gallantry and escort me back to my rooms!" She said and laughed, the sharp sweet sound echoing across the gardens. Legolas smiled in spite of himself. Taking her hand he lead her towards the entrance.
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" I would like to thank you, Legolas, for being there when no one else was." She said formally looking up into his eyes, waiting for an answer.
"Look who's being gallant now!" he replied laughing. She smiled but laid a small white hand on his forearm, marveling for a moment at the strength she felt there. He looked down and she said in a serious tone. "Really, Legolas I would have been dead if you hadn't come along."
He leaned down and whispered, just as serious, "I know, but believe me it won't happen again."
She pulled him close and whispered, tears in her eyes, "Thank you."
"Lle creoso."Your welcome he whispered back.
She pulled away laughing, "You really must teach me this beautiful language of yours!" she exclaimed. Then as if on impulse she reached up and pulled his lips down onto her own. Blushing lightly she pulled away and whispered, "Good-night, my Beautiful elf." With that she turned and opened her door, giving him one last look before she shut it quietly. But not before she heard his soft, "Good-night, Melamin."
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