Author's note

Hello again! Here's the fourth chapter, have fun reading it. I had some fun while revamping it. Disclaimer: I don't own Legolas or any of the LOTR characters.

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Chapter 4 – Youth group.

Legolas watched as the young elf arrived home. Alice looked worn out and pale.

"School is evil," She announced. "Need chocolate..." Alice dragged herself into the house and entered her shrine. Legolas didn't disturb her as he knew and respected the fact that she needed privacy. Two hours later she emerged, looking slightly better.

"Mum Gina's picking me up for Youth Group at the top of the street," She said.

"Oh you could take Legolas with you," Her mother said brightly.

"Yeah and what's Greg going to say?" She wanted to know.
"Greg this, Greg that," Lilly scoffed. "You're not married yet."

"Yeah well still," Alice answered. "I don't want to upset him."

"Why don't we let Legolas decide." Her mother sighed. Legolas looked up.

"Decide what Lady?" Legolas asked.

"Would you like to go with Alice to youth group?" Lilly asked.
"Yes Lady," Legolas replied, enthused. "I would be honoured to accompany her lady Alice to this function which you call 'youth group'" He saw Alice give up and pick up the phone.
"I'll call Gina to let her know we have an extra passenger," She muttered and walked off.
"I apologise for my daughter's behaviour," Said Lilly. "She tires herself too much with her music and acting."

"It is fine Lady," Legolas said feeling quite sorry for Alice. It was his fault for putting this burden on her. Maybe he shouldn't have volunteered to accompany her to youth group. He suggested this to Lilly.

"Oh no don't worry about it," She replied. "It'll be good for Alice to be around a different boy. Sometimes I feel like she's married to this Greg guy. But that's beside the point." She smiled at Legolas. "Clothes. You need clothes. You can borrow some of Ben's clothes that he left in his wardrobe after he moved out."

Alice wondered how her life had gotten into this almighty mess. She doubted how her already low levels of sanity would be able to cope. She shivered, discovering how cold the night air was. She wrapped her denim jacket more tightly to her figure in an attempt to keep her warm. She was cursing the fact that she should have worn a fleece jacket instead of this denim one and that Legolas seemed to be feeling no effects of the cold whatsoever.

"Why aren't you cold?" Alice shivered.
"I have spent many days in the cold," Legolas said, grinning. "I am used to it."

She shivered again. "Curse you." Suddenly two headlights came out of the night. "That'll be Gina." Alice looked at her watch "Right on time." The car pulled up next to them and Gina opened the door.
"Hi!" She said ecstatically. "How are you?"

"Good," Alice replied. "Sorry about Legolas here, Mum decided he needed a social life. She seemed to forget that female society would have a triple scale heart attack at the instant of seeing Legolas."

"True," Gina verified. "Anyway, hop in, Carry's waiting." Alice dragged into the car. She saw him looking confusedly at the seat belt.

"Oh dear," Alice sighed. "Legolas. Let me teach you the art of the modern seat belt." She took the seat belt from his hands and buckled it. "It shouldn't be uncomfortable, but you're wearing it for safety reasons. If you don't wear it, you'll most likely break your neck. To release it, press that button there." She saw Legolas nod, hoping for the life of her that he understood what she just said.

"So Legolas," Gina said. "You looking forward to Drama Group?"

"I am only accompanying Alice," Was the straightforward answer. "My Lady requested it of me."

Gina turned to Alice. "Does he always talk like this?"

Alice nodded. "He'll learn modern jargon soon enough."

Gina looked horrified. "Don't! It's so cute when he talks like this!" Alice sighed. Her friend and boys, especially hot boys like Legolas, equalled disaster.
"Greg so isn't going to be happy about this," Alice muttered.
"Of course he isn't," Gina stated. "He's a pain in the ass. Dump him. You've always got Legolas."

"Will you shut up about that?" Alice snapped. "I know what you are thinking. Don't think it. Look Gina, if you want to, go out with him. I have no issues with that." The car pulled up outside the youth group and the two girls and elf got out. Carry was standing around with some other girls that Alice recognised.
"Hey Carry!" Gina called out.
"Hello!" Carry called back walking slowly over. Her eyes widened at the sight of the 180 centimetre elf standing before her.

"Carry, this is Legolas," Alice introduced them. "Legolas, this is Carry."

"It is a pleasure Lady," Legolas said politely.
"Uh... Likewise..." Carry mumbled. Alice dragged her over to an obscure corner.

"Look Carry he's an elf prince from some place called Mirkwood," Alice whispered. "I don't know why he's here but do NOT under all circumstances breath a word of this to a single soul."

"You have my word," Carry whispered back. "He's so hot..."

Legolas had an interesting evening. He had learnt what theatre sports were and he found them rather exhilarating. And Greg, once lectured by Alice, welcomed him into the group. He saw a new side to Alice. She was laughing and playing with others who she thought were of her own kind. He suddenly saw how cruel it would be to transport her to Middle Earth and why Elrond was making him do this.

"Hey Pix, it's your turn in the hot seat, Katie's already volunteered to go in the other hot seat," A girl, who was the one named Carry, said. He wondered who "Pix" was, until he discovered she was referring to Alice. She sat down on a chair which Carry called the hot seat. Legolas could not for the life of him see why, the chair did not seem to be glowing with fire. Another human stood behind her, a male, who Alice had referred to as Bob. From the looks he was giving Carry, Legolas suspected something had gone on between Bob and Carry that he wasn't in on.
"Oh come on!" Alice exclaimed. "That's NOT fair."

"It's completely fair," Bob retorted. "Remember that round of 'What are you doing?'"

"Yes," Alice said with all innocence. "But that was just merely a bit of fun. You were annoying Gina and I, plus you kept going off to play gooseberry with Carry."

"All right you two," Commanded Carry's mother, who was taking the group. "Alice, Katie, you are going to be missionaries going off to help people in Ethiopia and you are at an introductory dinner. Sam, Bob, you are going to be their hidden thoughts. Go." Legolas watched as Alice transformed into a different person. The hidden thoughts game that these humans played was quite amusing. At one point it was suggested that Bob got put in the "hot seat". Legolas saw Alice's face light up with mischief as if imagining the torture she was going to put Bob through in revenge for what he had just done. He wondered if this was a never ending circle. But still, there was something about Alice herself. There was an element of wise thinking within her. She used a look several times that he had seen Elrond and Galadriel use. She had inherited Elrohir's free spirit that Elrohir had had when he was centuries younger. He also recalled her mother to mind. Her mother had been a lady in waiting to his own mother and one of his mother's greatest confidants. He saw the look of uncertainty that she always wore in Alice's face. He was without doubt. This was indeed Lindelë.

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Post fanfic notes time! You're probably all so confused by now. Youth group- that's pretty self explanatory. 'What are you doing?' is a theatre sports game. (theatre sports, for those of you who have been under a rock is what they do on Who's line is it anyway?). You stand around doing an activity until someone comes and taps you on the shoulder and goes "What are you doing?". You then say what you aren't doing, and the person who asks "What are you doing?" has to do it. This was based on a true story and a secret joke between my friends. Bob is based on a real person, namely a guy called Bradley at my youth group. We were playing 'What are you doing?' and Bradley was making me do all these dumb things that he KNEW I'd never do in a million years. So I decided to get him back. So when Bradley asked what I was doing, I had to review all possible answers. Quick thinking, I said "A pregnancy test". We three girls just ended up collapsing into giggles while Bradley stood there going "You're EVIL." Tee hee hee. By the bye that was a one off and is not likely to happen again.