Disclaimer: I don't own LotR, you know that.
A/N: I know they wouldn't know about medieval stuff, but it's the only way of explaining it. Since last doing a wedding, I have received more information bout how weddings went back then. So I have borne this in mind and tailored it to suit the story. Tafi, thanks for correcting me. Luvs Elfie xXxXx PS. BTW, does anyone agree that this is a Mary-Sue? I don't, but some mad, random person put in a review that this was. It does have some Mary-Sue qualities (ch.12) that I agree on, but technically it isn't a Mary-Sue. Let me know. Thanks!
Chapter 16
'I could get used to this.' Robyn thought as she woke. There was no trace of a hangover. They had ended up staying at Neon until it closed, as Arwen was too drunk to guide them to the next club, but they were happy where they were anyway. Robyn stumbled drowsily into the living. (She wasn't hung over, but she was very tired).
"Good morning." Said Robyn, cheerfully.
"Wha's good bou' i'?"* Mumbled Mary-Jo from beneath a blanket on the sofa. She obviously hadn't been as lucky Robyn. She went into the kitchen and found her mom nursing a sore head.
"It's a good job I decided the party should be last night and not tonight. For one thing, I'd already have stood Legolas up, besides the fact I feel like death warmed up."
"Well, you shouldn't drink so much then, should you?" said Robyn, light- heartedly.
"You drunk just as much as I did." Groaned Michelle. "Wait a minute, you drunk as much as I did, so why do I feel crap and you don't? And why are you so happy?" Robyn grinned.
"Well, I suppose they're just some of life's mysteries, aren't they? But, I don't think talking about it is going to make it go away, so why don't you just go back to bed and I'll bring you a cup of tea. You want to be fully rested for your big day." Michelle narrowed her eyes on Robyn.
"You're changing the subject."
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are. You're hiding something."
"No, I'm not. Now go back to bed, before I change my mind about that tea." Michelle stayed quiet for a minute.
"You haven't heard the end of this. I'll be questioning you later."
"Go!" Michelle walked slowly back to her bedroom. "By the way, Mom, I'm going out in a bit. I'm meeting. some of the girls from school."
"On a Sunday?"
"Yeah, well I haven't seen them for a while, and today was the only day we all had free."
"OK. Well, just be back for dinner. You're meeting your Grandparents-to- be tonight." Robyn sighed and then grinned.
"OK then."
"And have a nice time."
"I will." She grinned again and muttered: "Oh believe me, I will."
"Don't even think about crying again, I've just got your make-up perfect." Said Tracey. It was the day of the wedding and emotions were running high.
"I'm sorry." Sobbed Michelle, trying to stop the tears from over- flowing. "I'm just so happy, and nervous, and afraid, and well, everything!"
"What are afraid of? He loves you!" said Robyn. "And everyone is really happy for both of you."
"And anyway 'Chelle, you look gorgeous!" Said Mary-Jo. Michelle was wearing a medieval style dress. It was pale green, so pale it was almost white. The sleeves, which went wide at the wrists, and skirt part of the dress were plain and the bodice had tiny, delicate embroidery that was a couple of shades of green darker. "There is no way he'll be able to resist you! So, stop being silly."
"I know, I'm just being stupid." She sniffed.
"Yes, you are. Now come on or we'll be late." Said Robyn. She took her mom's hand and they left the house and made their way to the City Square, where all marriages are performed (It's amazing that they're not done in the multipurpose Great Hall).
Everyone was there. All of Michelle's friends, Robyn's friends, Legolas' family, Arwen, Éowyn, the fellowship, Faramir and, most importantly, Legolas. Many other people had turned up as well, and they all muttered amongst themselves about how beautiful she looked. She smiled profusely at everybody as she walked. She stood beside Legolas and in front of Aragorn and Faramir.
"Does any person here have any reasons as to why these two people should not be joined in marriage?" There was silence. It seemed like every person in the square had stopped breathing. "Very well-" but he was cut off.
"Wait!" cried a voice from the back of the crowd. "I have a reason!" Michelle's face dropped and she didn't turn around. She knew that voice. "And it is well worth you all listening to what I have to say."
"Don't do it, Paul." She said, without turning around. "Don't ruin my special day with lies. I'll only hate you more." She turned to look at him.
"I don't care if you hate me, Michelle. I'm over you. Right now, I'm doing what's right. He should know the truth." Paul pointed at Legolas.
"He has a name, what truth? And who are you?" said Robyn. "Hang on, Paul? You're my father?" But, she the last question went unanswered.
"You shouldn't marry her, Legolas." Paul said, and he was smiling as he said it.
"And why not?" Legolas hissed. It was taking all of his will power not to hit him again.
"You'll end up heartbroken again. She's not as good and loving and innocent as she makes out to be. She's been unfaithful." A few gasps were heard.
"What?" said Michelle. This was worse than she had expected of him.
"Why should I believe anything you say?" said Legolas
"Because I'm not the only person that saw it. Now Michelle, does the word 'Neon' ring any bells?" Her face dropped. She didn't remember much about Saturday night. In fact, she didn't remember anything, apart from where they went. "I thought so. Well, I just happened to notice her getting a bit too friendly with one of the bartenders, so I decided to try and get her out of the situation, before she did anything she might regret now. I believe we're all familiar with the term 'wandering hands'. Well, I tried to stop her but then she turned on me."
"OK, so how long did it take you to make this up, Paul?" said Michelle. She didn't remember anything, but she trusted herself enough to know she would never go with him again. He was talking crap.
"It's all true. My friend here is a colleague of that bartender. He saw it all, too." A man, the bartender that had tried it on with Robyn to be precise, stepped out of the crowd.
"You!" Robyn cried. "You dirty pervert! I should have known someone like you would be in on something like this! Who knows what sort of problems I'd be having if A. friend hadn't stopped you!" He looked at her as the bouncer had done to Michelle outside 'Neon'. Ignoring all that, Paul continued.
"She forced herself on me. She kept telling me she loved me not you, and that she'd been foolish to choose you instead of me. I said told her she'd made her choice and there was no going back, but she kept begging me to give her another chance."
"It's not true, Legolas." She said. "I would NEVER go back to him."
"I believe you." He said, but he didn't sound totally truthful.
"You're lying, Paul." Said Mary-Jo.
"Oh really, so how do you explain her disappearance? I saw you looking for her and then I noticed her. I'm not the bad guy here. I'm doing you a favour, Legolas. Get out of here while you still can." Legolas stayed silent for a moment. Michelle started to cry. She was sure he was going to leave her again. She couldn't really deny anything because she couldn't remember what happened, but she certainly wasn't going to admit anything either.
"You're saying I should leave the two most fantastic women I've ever met because of a rumour you've decided to spread?" Legolas said, finally. 'Two?' thought Robyn. "I should give up a beautiful wife and amazing daughter, for a rumour?" 'Oh, Mom and me. Aww, bless him he called me fantastic and amazing.' Legolas began to laugh, much to everyone's shock, especially Paul's. "Well, do you know what Paul? I think I'll chance that broken heart you mentioned, because I'm not stupid enough to give them up, again. And I don't think Michelle would stoop to your level again. Now, if you don't mind, I would like to get married." He turned his back on him. Robyn and Michelle's faces burst out into huge smiles. Michelle wiped the tears away and Robyn hugged everybody within reach.
Faramir completed the ceremony by placing his daughter's hand in Legolas'. Paul watched in despair, as his last chance at destroying Michelle's life was itself destroyed. Mary-Jo had a sudden thought and turned to Michelle.
"Maybe this time we shouldn't invite everyone back to your house to celebrate. Remember what happened last time?" Michelle had a blank look on her face. "Spin the bottle? Your father hating Legolas?" Realisation dawned in her face.
"Oh, I get you. We can't anyway, Aragorn has invited all the fellowship and Legolas' family to go back to the Palace to celebrate. Essentially, it is exactly the same thing, just in a different place, but I don't really care. I'm too happy to care about anything now!"
"Not too happy to care about me I hope." Said Legolas.
"And me." Said Robyn. "You can't be too happy to care about your fantastic and amazing daughter." Michelle, Mary-Jo and Legolas laughed. "He said it."
"You're never going to let me forget that, are you?" he laughed.
"Nope." She grinned.
"Come on." He said, taking Michelle's hand and beckoning everyone to follow him. "We have a party to go to."
*****
* = "What's good about it?"
A/N: Oh my God, it's turning into a soap opera! Again! Don't flame me! If you're not liking, don't read, simple as that! Do you want more? I can do more because I know what's going to be in the next chapter if you want a next chapter, but I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you don't want more, I won't do it! Well, stay tuned and see what happens in tomorrow's update (hopefully) of 'A New Enemy'! *Cheesy soap opera music plays* Luvs Elfie xXxXxXx
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Okay, this is Guardian of Tears. Just in case you hadn't realised, Elfie wrote these author notes before she went away. Got that? Good! ~ Guardian of Tears
A/N: I know they wouldn't know about medieval stuff, but it's the only way of explaining it. Since last doing a wedding, I have received more information bout how weddings went back then. So I have borne this in mind and tailored it to suit the story. Tafi, thanks for correcting me. Luvs Elfie xXxXx PS. BTW, does anyone agree that this is a Mary-Sue? I don't, but some mad, random person put in a review that this was. It does have some Mary-Sue qualities (ch.12) that I agree on, but technically it isn't a Mary-Sue. Let me know. Thanks!
Chapter 16
'I could get used to this.' Robyn thought as she woke. There was no trace of a hangover. They had ended up staying at Neon until it closed, as Arwen was too drunk to guide them to the next club, but they were happy where they were anyway. Robyn stumbled drowsily into the living. (She wasn't hung over, but she was very tired).
"Good morning." Said Robyn, cheerfully.
"Wha's good bou' i'?"* Mumbled Mary-Jo from beneath a blanket on the sofa. She obviously hadn't been as lucky Robyn. She went into the kitchen and found her mom nursing a sore head.
"It's a good job I decided the party should be last night and not tonight. For one thing, I'd already have stood Legolas up, besides the fact I feel like death warmed up."
"Well, you shouldn't drink so much then, should you?" said Robyn, light- heartedly.
"You drunk just as much as I did." Groaned Michelle. "Wait a minute, you drunk as much as I did, so why do I feel crap and you don't? And why are you so happy?" Robyn grinned.
"Well, I suppose they're just some of life's mysteries, aren't they? But, I don't think talking about it is going to make it go away, so why don't you just go back to bed and I'll bring you a cup of tea. You want to be fully rested for your big day." Michelle narrowed her eyes on Robyn.
"You're changing the subject."
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are. You're hiding something."
"No, I'm not. Now go back to bed, before I change my mind about that tea." Michelle stayed quiet for a minute.
"You haven't heard the end of this. I'll be questioning you later."
"Go!" Michelle walked slowly back to her bedroom. "By the way, Mom, I'm going out in a bit. I'm meeting. some of the girls from school."
"On a Sunday?"
"Yeah, well I haven't seen them for a while, and today was the only day we all had free."
"OK. Well, just be back for dinner. You're meeting your Grandparents-to- be tonight." Robyn sighed and then grinned.
"OK then."
"And have a nice time."
"I will." She grinned again and muttered: "Oh believe me, I will."
"Don't even think about crying again, I've just got your make-up perfect." Said Tracey. It was the day of the wedding and emotions were running high.
"I'm sorry." Sobbed Michelle, trying to stop the tears from over- flowing. "I'm just so happy, and nervous, and afraid, and well, everything!"
"What are afraid of? He loves you!" said Robyn. "And everyone is really happy for both of you."
"And anyway 'Chelle, you look gorgeous!" Said Mary-Jo. Michelle was wearing a medieval style dress. It was pale green, so pale it was almost white. The sleeves, which went wide at the wrists, and skirt part of the dress were plain and the bodice had tiny, delicate embroidery that was a couple of shades of green darker. "There is no way he'll be able to resist you! So, stop being silly."
"I know, I'm just being stupid." She sniffed.
"Yes, you are. Now come on or we'll be late." Said Robyn. She took her mom's hand and they left the house and made their way to the City Square, where all marriages are performed (It's amazing that they're not done in the multipurpose Great Hall).
Everyone was there. All of Michelle's friends, Robyn's friends, Legolas' family, Arwen, Éowyn, the fellowship, Faramir and, most importantly, Legolas. Many other people had turned up as well, and they all muttered amongst themselves about how beautiful she looked. She smiled profusely at everybody as she walked. She stood beside Legolas and in front of Aragorn and Faramir.
"Does any person here have any reasons as to why these two people should not be joined in marriage?" There was silence. It seemed like every person in the square had stopped breathing. "Very well-" but he was cut off.
"Wait!" cried a voice from the back of the crowd. "I have a reason!" Michelle's face dropped and she didn't turn around. She knew that voice. "And it is well worth you all listening to what I have to say."
"Don't do it, Paul." She said, without turning around. "Don't ruin my special day with lies. I'll only hate you more." She turned to look at him.
"I don't care if you hate me, Michelle. I'm over you. Right now, I'm doing what's right. He should know the truth." Paul pointed at Legolas.
"He has a name, what truth? And who are you?" said Robyn. "Hang on, Paul? You're my father?" But, she the last question went unanswered.
"You shouldn't marry her, Legolas." Paul said, and he was smiling as he said it.
"And why not?" Legolas hissed. It was taking all of his will power not to hit him again.
"You'll end up heartbroken again. She's not as good and loving and innocent as she makes out to be. She's been unfaithful." A few gasps were heard.
"What?" said Michelle. This was worse than she had expected of him.
"Why should I believe anything you say?" said Legolas
"Because I'm not the only person that saw it. Now Michelle, does the word 'Neon' ring any bells?" Her face dropped. She didn't remember much about Saturday night. In fact, she didn't remember anything, apart from where they went. "I thought so. Well, I just happened to notice her getting a bit too friendly with one of the bartenders, so I decided to try and get her out of the situation, before she did anything she might regret now. I believe we're all familiar with the term 'wandering hands'. Well, I tried to stop her but then she turned on me."
"OK, so how long did it take you to make this up, Paul?" said Michelle. She didn't remember anything, but she trusted herself enough to know she would never go with him again. He was talking crap.
"It's all true. My friend here is a colleague of that bartender. He saw it all, too." A man, the bartender that had tried it on with Robyn to be precise, stepped out of the crowd.
"You!" Robyn cried. "You dirty pervert! I should have known someone like you would be in on something like this! Who knows what sort of problems I'd be having if A. friend hadn't stopped you!" He looked at her as the bouncer had done to Michelle outside 'Neon'. Ignoring all that, Paul continued.
"She forced herself on me. She kept telling me she loved me not you, and that she'd been foolish to choose you instead of me. I said told her she'd made her choice and there was no going back, but she kept begging me to give her another chance."
"It's not true, Legolas." She said. "I would NEVER go back to him."
"I believe you." He said, but he didn't sound totally truthful.
"You're lying, Paul." Said Mary-Jo.
"Oh really, so how do you explain her disappearance? I saw you looking for her and then I noticed her. I'm not the bad guy here. I'm doing you a favour, Legolas. Get out of here while you still can." Legolas stayed silent for a moment. Michelle started to cry. She was sure he was going to leave her again. She couldn't really deny anything because she couldn't remember what happened, but she certainly wasn't going to admit anything either.
"You're saying I should leave the two most fantastic women I've ever met because of a rumour you've decided to spread?" Legolas said, finally. 'Two?' thought Robyn. "I should give up a beautiful wife and amazing daughter, for a rumour?" 'Oh, Mom and me. Aww, bless him he called me fantastic and amazing.' Legolas began to laugh, much to everyone's shock, especially Paul's. "Well, do you know what Paul? I think I'll chance that broken heart you mentioned, because I'm not stupid enough to give them up, again. And I don't think Michelle would stoop to your level again. Now, if you don't mind, I would like to get married." He turned his back on him. Robyn and Michelle's faces burst out into huge smiles. Michelle wiped the tears away and Robyn hugged everybody within reach.
Faramir completed the ceremony by placing his daughter's hand in Legolas'. Paul watched in despair, as his last chance at destroying Michelle's life was itself destroyed. Mary-Jo had a sudden thought and turned to Michelle.
"Maybe this time we shouldn't invite everyone back to your house to celebrate. Remember what happened last time?" Michelle had a blank look on her face. "Spin the bottle? Your father hating Legolas?" Realisation dawned in her face.
"Oh, I get you. We can't anyway, Aragorn has invited all the fellowship and Legolas' family to go back to the Palace to celebrate. Essentially, it is exactly the same thing, just in a different place, but I don't really care. I'm too happy to care about anything now!"
"Not too happy to care about me I hope." Said Legolas.
"And me." Said Robyn. "You can't be too happy to care about your fantastic and amazing daughter." Michelle, Mary-Jo and Legolas laughed. "He said it."
"You're never going to let me forget that, are you?" he laughed.
"Nope." She grinned.
"Come on." He said, taking Michelle's hand and beckoning everyone to follow him. "We have a party to go to."
*****
* = "What's good about it?"
A/N: Oh my God, it's turning into a soap opera! Again! Don't flame me! If you're not liking, don't read, simple as that! Do you want more? I can do more because I know what's going to be in the next chapter if you want a next chapter, but I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you don't want more, I won't do it! Well, stay tuned and see what happens in tomorrow's update (hopefully) of 'A New Enemy'! *Cheesy soap opera music plays* Luvs Elfie xXxXxXx
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Okay, this is Guardian of Tears. Just in case you hadn't realised, Elfie wrote these author notes before she went away. Got that? Good! ~ Guardian of Tears