Yes, I make up my own songs at times and in my other stories you might find some that are mine, but in here is a song by Tolkein, which Legolas sings. Hope you like this chapter.



Awaking with Songs of the Sea

Legolas silently walked through the halls. It was afternoon and everyone was still asleep except the maids and servants. It had been difficult for everyone to sleep that night.

He glanced around the halls to make sure no one saw him before he slipped into Elmeraith's room. He had heard footsteps close by earlier, but he guessed it was another servant.

Legolas wiggled the doorknob of her room. Luckily it was unlocked so he quickly slipped in and closed the door behind him with hardly a sound. There, nested in her bed, just as he had left her, slept Elmeraith soundly. He made his way to her bed and watched her. Her dark brown hair lay all around her. He mused for a moment on how he ought to wake her. He could feel her warm breath on his cheek he was so close. He rested his hand upon hers. It was soft and flawless.

He sang:

'Legolas Greenleaf long under tree

In joy thou has lived. Beware of the sea!

If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,

Thy heart shall rest then in the forest no more'

Elmeraith stirred and awoke during the song. She watched Legolas as he sang. He undeniably had a beautiful voice, as most elves. "Who might have created that song for you?" Elmeraith asked gently.

"Lady of the Golden Wood sent those words to me. Never yet have I forgotten them and I never shall, I deem," he answered.

He began looking at her affectionately. In his eyes flashed mischief and on his face was a playful grin. He was very close to her now.

Elmeraith sat up on her bed so that Legolas's face wasn't so awkwardly close. She looked down at her clothes. She hadn't planned on sleeping in such garments, but staying up all night, writing in her journal was closer to her earlier thought.

"Well, I think I'm going to get myself ready for the day and I will come out to meet with you shortly," Elmeraith announced. "Where will I be able to find you?"

Legolas turned to leave, but looked back at her. "I'll meet with you in the gardens," he answered. "I will be thinking there."

She nodded a reply. When he left the room, she hurried to get on her new blue dress. She would be wearing the dress later anyhow. She quickly put it on and put her hair down. She sighed as she touched the back of her hair. She noticed that the back of her head was grimy from the alley. "Legolas will have to wait! I can't go out without a bath!"



Legolas sat on a bench in the gardens and gaped in awe at the wonderful sight. Certainly had the elves made Gondor a wondrous place with their flowers and the dwarves had built the walls strong. In the garden, the birds whistled a wonderful song and the flowers were blossoming. He had been waiting for Elmeraith to join him for a long while, but he didn't mind so much.

The very moment Elmeraith stepped lightly on the cobblestone path of the gardens, Legolas was aware of her presence. "Legolas?" she called to him, walking around the maze-like garden.

He noiselessly walked around a corner and came from behind her. He wrapped his gentle arms around her waist and leaned over her so that his head rested on her shoulder. "Did I surprise you?" he asked. She laughed and turned around.

"Yes, you have much more elven traits than I," he laughed.

He stood still, in wonder of her beauty for a moment. Her glossy brown hair was laid out, draping over her bare shoulders. Her eyes seemed to look bluer than they had that morning. A small, silver winding crown rested on her brow. Her flawless lips were turned up in a smile. She seemed to be studying his thoughts, staring deeply at him.

He smiled back. "You look wonderful," he said. She began to blush a little. Rarely did she ever come across men so handsome. "Thank you," she said. She looked at him and memorized him in the silence. His blond hair looked so soft as it danced on his shoulders in the slight wind. His fair face was beautiful and his hands were soft, but strong. "And you look handsome," she replied.

His face was a little flushed. 'She looks so much like her mother. How did I deserve to be in her presence?' thought Legolas. He clasped her hand in his and leaned over to embrace her. He pulled her into a hug and was lost in her smell. 'Flowers,' he thought. 'She smells like flowers.'

"Legolas, are you feeling alright?" she asked, awaking him from his daydreams. She wondered if he was feeling dismal for some cause and that he wanted an embrace.

"Yes, I'm fine," he said pulled back from her.

"Alright," she nodded. She leaned her head on his shoulder and they walked together through the gardens.

*Sigh* I know, not such a good chapter, but it will get more adventure again by the next chapter! And you girls have convinced me. There will be smut, but I'll make it so the people don't want major smut can skip the chapter and it will still make perfect sense. But that's not coming up yet. Just warning you what's ahead in some further chapter.

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