(I know, the 'voice on the wind' thing was also in my other story, but hey, I tell you, I write whatever is on my head. I might have already written that pick up line about putting a tear in the ocean, but it's my fav. So I had to put it in this one too.)

Of Letters, Tears, and Charging Past Guards

Elmeraith laid on her bed. She felt so lonely and she wasn't aloud to go into the city with her brother. At times like those, Legolas would come to her mind. A few silent tears fell from her blue eyes and into her pillow. The door cracked open. "Elmeraith, it's me," she heard the soft, gentle voice of Elhenin. "You have a letter that arrived today. I wanted to give it to you." Elmeraith sat up in her bed and wiped the tears.

"You're crying," Elhenin said sympathetically. She handed Elmeraith the closed envelope and they both studied it for a moment. It was an off- white envelope with leafy-green on the tips. The address was written in swirly neat letters. "It's Legolas's handwriting," Elmeraith said sadly.

"It's not going to kill you if you open it!" Elhenin urged her. "Open it!"

Elmeraith paused for a moment and slowly tore open the envelope. The paper had looked the same as the envelope. "Will you let me hear it?" Elhenin asked hopefully, sitting next to her sister. She was always a snoop.

"Dear Beloved Elmeraith," Elmeraith read aloud. "I can't stop thinking of you. If I'm not thinking of you by day, I am dreaming of you by night. I should be visiting in a month. I know it's already been two months, but I'll love you no matter how long I'm away from you. I dropped a tear in a stream for you and I will stop loving you when you find that tear. I wish I could say more, because if I was given the chance, this letter would go a mile long, but I must go. Just wanted you to know that I'm thinking of you. –Legolas."

"Aww…"Elhenin smiled. "He's so sweet to you. You don't know how lucky the two of you are."

Elmeraith smiled back at her sister. "You will be as lucky as I am some day, but then again, I consider myself unlucky. Someone once told me that there is a perfect person for everyone. No matter who you are, there usually is a person for you. But I'm alone again as I was before. Ellrolin will never be."

Elhenin shook her head. "Do you believe your own words? Excuse me, but I think they are most silly. Legolas loves you. When he comes back, things will be the same as they were before."

Elmeraith shrugged. 'But he can never be sure if he will return,' she thought, another tear falling from her eye. Elhenin saw this and hugged her sister. Elmeraith could hold it in no longer. She burst out in sobs calling Legolas's name. 'Why am I crying out his name?' she thought. 'It wont make him come any faster.' All the same, Elmeraith cried out Legolas's name.



"And Legolas…" Thranduil, Legolas's father began talking. The two of them were riding white horses in the woods. They talked of the future and of Legolas someday becoming king.

"Wait!" interrupted Legolas. "Listen…to the air."

"Legolas…" came a voice. It was sorrowful and cold. It only hardly came to his ears it was so soft. Legolas heard echoing sobs in the air above him. He recognized the voice instantly. "Legolas…" it came again.

"Elmeraith!" Legolas called out to the wind. There was no direct answer. Only more faint sobs on the stuffy air.

Thranduil looked at his son oddly. "Legolas, I hear nothing," said his father.

"But I do," Legolas said, striving to hear the voice again. "I love him… I would do anything to be with him again…Legolas…!" the said and faded.

"Legolas," his father began again.

"Father, I must ride to Gondor at once!" Legolas interrupted again.

"Why, Legolas? You left there only two months ago! Won't you stay here? You belong here," his father objected.

"You don't understand!" Legolas said. "I love a woman there. I must go back to her. I thought I heard her voice." With that, Legolas whispered to his horse in Elvish and they took off, thrashing through Mirkwood towards Gondor. He was very aware that it would take him a long time, but no one could stop him now. He was too determined.



"I'm going to Mirkwood," Elmeraith announced to Elhenin.

"No, you are not!" said Elhenin. "Remember last time you snuck from the house at night?"

"Well, then I won't leave at night."

"But night will come around sooner or later!" Elhenin said. "It's too far and you don't know how to find him. Mirkwood is dangerous with many dark creatures! What if you don't make it alive?" Elhenin stopped. She knew it was no use now. Elmeraith looked too stubborn for anyone to stop her.

"I want to see him again! I want adventure, Elhenin!" Elmeraith answered.

"Haven't we all had enough adventure for a lifetime?" Elhenin whined.

"You either help me or you do not!" Elmeraith said sharply.

Elhenin smiled. "If you go, I go!"

Elmeraith nodded. "Come on! We are old enough to live by ourselves, so we are old enough to go on our own where we please. Let's get ready."

The two sisters quickly pulled out dresses and other outfits for a long trip. "Lamps! And lots of things like that!" Elhenin said, picking up a lamp and candle from Elmeraith's table.



"How are we going to get past the guards? We can't go without horses!" Elhenin asked. They were both riding on their black stallions towards the gate. A bold smile spread on Elmeraith's face. "Dodge them. Don't stop no matter what."

Elhenin nervously nodded. They got closer and closer the guard post. "Keep on going, keep on going," Elmeraith whispered to her fidgety sister.

"Hey, stop there! Where do you think you are going…?" the guard shouted at the two girls racing on their horses. "Hey, stop!" he shouted again. Elhenin followed nervously behind as Elmeraith charged through the guards. They both heard the guards shouting, but it only became fainter and fainter as they rode into the city and beyond it.

(Are they going to miss Legolas or are they going to see him on their way? What kind of adventures will happen? HAHAHA!!!!! I don't know, but you'll find out soon enough. This is going to be longer than I've planned.

Lauren

Should it be really long and more adventure or a short thing that's almost ending? Tell me in emails or whatever, but I'm pretty sure I already know what's going to happen.)