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A/N: I promise the next chapter will be much longer.
Chapter 14 – Dinner With Elves
After showing the women around the main buildings and the immediate surrounding land, Gandalf showed them to their rooms. He found both of them pleasant, intelligent and charming, and took note how Alania allowed Roxy to ask most of the questions while she remained as silent and attentive as possible. It was clear to him that as much as he was sizing the two of them, she was doing the same with him. This thought pleased him immensely. Georn had chosen exceedingly well for this mission. Excusing himself to return to the council, he left Alania and Roxy in Alania's room.
Finally alone, Roxy and Alania sank into chairs to absorb it all. Running a hand through her hair, Roxy asked "What have we gotten ourselves into?"
Smiling, Alania replied "Shit's creek without a paddle?"
After settling themselves into their rooms, respectively, Roxy and Alania decided to go exploring a bit. Roxy chose to head outdoors, while Alania decided that the wisest course of action was to find out as much as she could about Middle Earth. She headed for the library to do a little history research.
A few hours later, completely engrossed in the text she was reading, Alania's stomach growled loudly. Somewhat embarrassed, Alania glanced around to see if anyone heard it. Just as she had about convinced herself she was in the clear, an elf stuck his head around the bookcase and asked with a grin "Hungry?" Shaking her head and laughing at herself, she replied "Um, you think?" Elladan introduced himself and offered himself as an escort on a meal-finding expedition.
In the kitchens, they met up with Teleris and several other elves. Curious about Alania, they kept her company and entertained her with stories and song for the rest of the evening. It was a warm and friendly environment, much different than the earlier council. She was made to feel welcome and wanted. The comfort and security she felt in the company of these elves was deeply relaxing. Soon she found herself slightly inebriated by mead, with a stomach full of fantastic food and curled up in her chair listening to a bunch of elves singing something in a language she didn't understand. It was unbelievably beautiful though, and as she closed her eyes she found herself imagining that she was alone in a darkened theater watching a ballet. She mentally envisioned characters dancing a story filled with joy and pain, and she smiled to herself hoping that the images she was imagining were close to what they were singing about.
This was how Legolas found her, surrounded and being charmed by a normally rowdy group of elves. Laughing to himself, he should have known that she would be able to make them behave. Noticing that Alania was half-asleep, he made himself known by saying "I see that if we cannot defeat our enemies with bows, we can always call upon you to sing them to death."
Opening her eyes and turning her head, Alania spied him leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed and holding a teasing smile at the scene. She thought him ridiculously sexy in that pose. Giving him a sleepy and still inebriated smile in return, she said "Worried I couldn't take care of myself again?"
"Of course not. So long as you are in Rivendell I know you are safe" he replied.
Giggling, Alania said "Liar. If that were true you wouldn't have come looking for me." Looking at her new friends and gesturing towards Legolas grandly, she said "Isn't he just the sweetest lamb!?"
Cringing as they all laughed at his expense, Legolas asked "How much have you given her to drink?"
"Enough to make me happy and unable to walk properly. In other words, the perfect amount" Alania giggled.
Helping her stand Legolas said "Come on. Time for bed."
"Promises, promises elf" she replied saucily, to which the group roared with laughter again.
As he helped Alania to her room, he could hear the group laughing behind them. He had a feeling Elladan would not be able to keep the lamb comment from Georn, and then he would never hear the end of their teasing. He wondered if Georn and Alania were conspiring against his being taken seriously for the rest of his life.
Alania was giggling and teasing him as they walked to her room. It was the first time Legolas had seen her like this, and, though he admonished her repeatedly, he was enjoying himself completely. Alania saw right though his admonishments and said "You're only upset because you're not buzzed too. See, if you were buzzed I'd be able to throw myself at you and enjoy the consequences. If I did that now, with you all sober, you'd refuse and I'd just feel rejected and depressed and embarrassed in the morning. And you know it!" Pausing inside the room, she kept talking while she took off her jeans. "Do you have any idea how much I want you? If you were any other guy I'd have already been all over you, but you make me so… so…. Oh I don't know. So shy, I guess. Yes yes, I know – I'm being silly. Well I'll tell ya elf! Come the morning when I'm all sober you're mine, you hear that? I'm tired of waiting for you! Are you listening to me?"
Watching her make this little speech as she attempted to gracefully take her pants off, Legolas had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing out loud. Seeing how serious she was trying to be, he nodded his head in response to which Alania said "Good" with a nod for emphasis. She then crawled into the bed, curled herself up and asked "Well? Are you going to stand there all night and watch me? I drool, you know. It's not pretty."
Not being able to contain his laughter anymore Legolas let it out, much to Alania's frustration. He watched as she rolled her eyes, harrumphed at him and then pulled the covers over her head. She promptly fell asleep. Not able to resist, Legolas climbed in next to her and pulled her to him. Feeling her wiggle closer to him in her sleep, he whispered in her ear "You are always beautiful to me, melamin."
*****
Next chapter – I promise it'll be worth waiting a little longer for and I'll be changing the rating. (Author snickers to herself… hehehe)
A/N: I promise the next chapter will be much longer.
Chapter 14 – Dinner With Elves
After showing the women around the main buildings and the immediate surrounding land, Gandalf showed them to their rooms. He found both of them pleasant, intelligent and charming, and took note how Alania allowed Roxy to ask most of the questions while she remained as silent and attentive as possible. It was clear to him that as much as he was sizing the two of them, she was doing the same with him. This thought pleased him immensely. Georn had chosen exceedingly well for this mission. Excusing himself to return to the council, he left Alania and Roxy in Alania's room.
Finally alone, Roxy and Alania sank into chairs to absorb it all. Running a hand through her hair, Roxy asked "What have we gotten ourselves into?"
Smiling, Alania replied "Shit's creek without a paddle?"
After settling themselves into their rooms, respectively, Roxy and Alania decided to go exploring a bit. Roxy chose to head outdoors, while Alania decided that the wisest course of action was to find out as much as she could about Middle Earth. She headed for the library to do a little history research.
A few hours later, completely engrossed in the text she was reading, Alania's stomach growled loudly. Somewhat embarrassed, Alania glanced around to see if anyone heard it. Just as she had about convinced herself she was in the clear, an elf stuck his head around the bookcase and asked with a grin "Hungry?" Shaking her head and laughing at herself, she replied "Um, you think?" Elladan introduced himself and offered himself as an escort on a meal-finding expedition.
In the kitchens, they met up with Teleris and several other elves. Curious about Alania, they kept her company and entertained her with stories and song for the rest of the evening. It was a warm and friendly environment, much different than the earlier council. She was made to feel welcome and wanted. The comfort and security she felt in the company of these elves was deeply relaxing. Soon she found herself slightly inebriated by mead, with a stomach full of fantastic food and curled up in her chair listening to a bunch of elves singing something in a language she didn't understand. It was unbelievably beautiful though, and as she closed her eyes she found herself imagining that she was alone in a darkened theater watching a ballet. She mentally envisioned characters dancing a story filled with joy and pain, and she smiled to herself hoping that the images she was imagining were close to what they were singing about.
This was how Legolas found her, surrounded and being charmed by a normally rowdy group of elves. Laughing to himself, he should have known that she would be able to make them behave. Noticing that Alania was half-asleep, he made himself known by saying "I see that if we cannot defeat our enemies with bows, we can always call upon you to sing them to death."
Opening her eyes and turning her head, Alania spied him leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed and holding a teasing smile at the scene. She thought him ridiculously sexy in that pose. Giving him a sleepy and still inebriated smile in return, she said "Worried I couldn't take care of myself again?"
"Of course not. So long as you are in Rivendell I know you are safe" he replied.
Giggling, Alania said "Liar. If that were true you wouldn't have come looking for me." Looking at her new friends and gesturing towards Legolas grandly, she said "Isn't he just the sweetest lamb!?"
Cringing as they all laughed at his expense, Legolas asked "How much have you given her to drink?"
"Enough to make me happy and unable to walk properly. In other words, the perfect amount" Alania giggled.
Helping her stand Legolas said "Come on. Time for bed."
"Promises, promises elf" she replied saucily, to which the group roared with laughter again.
As he helped Alania to her room, he could hear the group laughing behind them. He had a feeling Elladan would not be able to keep the lamb comment from Georn, and then he would never hear the end of their teasing. He wondered if Georn and Alania were conspiring against his being taken seriously for the rest of his life.
Alania was giggling and teasing him as they walked to her room. It was the first time Legolas had seen her like this, and, though he admonished her repeatedly, he was enjoying himself completely. Alania saw right though his admonishments and said "You're only upset because you're not buzzed too. See, if you were buzzed I'd be able to throw myself at you and enjoy the consequences. If I did that now, with you all sober, you'd refuse and I'd just feel rejected and depressed and embarrassed in the morning. And you know it!" Pausing inside the room, she kept talking while she took off her jeans. "Do you have any idea how much I want you? If you were any other guy I'd have already been all over you, but you make me so… so…. Oh I don't know. So shy, I guess. Yes yes, I know – I'm being silly. Well I'll tell ya elf! Come the morning when I'm all sober you're mine, you hear that? I'm tired of waiting for you! Are you listening to me?"
Watching her make this little speech as she attempted to gracefully take her pants off, Legolas had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing out loud. Seeing how serious she was trying to be, he nodded his head in response to which Alania said "Good" with a nod for emphasis. She then crawled into the bed, curled herself up and asked "Well? Are you going to stand there all night and watch me? I drool, you know. It's not pretty."
Not being able to contain his laughter anymore Legolas let it out, much to Alania's frustration. He watched as she rolled her eyes, harrumphed at him and then pulled the covers over her head. She promptly fell asleep. Not able to resist, Legolas climbed in next to her and pulled her to him. Feeling her wiggle closer to him in her sleep, he whispered in her ear "You are always beautiful to me, melamin."
*****
Next chapter – I promise it'll be worth waiting a little longer for and I'll be changing the rating. (Author snickers to herself… hehehe)