A/N: I'm really sorry if this chapter isn't up to scratch. It's been so
long since I was writing this that I've lost my train of thought for it. I
know what I want to do but actually doing it is another matter! It goes a
bit mad at the end!
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 18
"You're absolutely sure?" said Ash, nervously.
"Positive, but they'll change their mind if you don't stop asking!" said Robyn.
"Sorry, it's just I don't know any of these people but I've heard of all of them and it's just going to be really weird seeing them up front and I won't know what to say to any of them and I'm going to be in the presence of the King and-"
"Ash?"
"Yeah?"
"Shut up,"
"Oh, sorry. Was I going on a bit?"
"Yes, but just forget about it. There's no need to be any different than usual. And there's no need to speak to any of them unless they speak to you," she said but he still looked nervous. "Just stick with me and you'll be fine."
"That's what I plan on doing," he replied. The four of them walked into the (multi-purpose) Great Hall and everybody looked at them.
"There you are 'Chelle, we've been looking everywhere for you!" said Mary-Jo.
"Tracey knew where I was," said Michelle.
"No, I didn't!" Tracey said, indignantly. "You asked me where Robyn and Legolas were so I told you. You didn't say anything about going after them, you were just suddenly gone!"
"Well, you should have figured it out!"
"Tracey didn't even mention that she knew that much," said Kathrine.
"Well, it doesn't matter because we're back now," said Robyn. "Kathrine, Tracey, Mary-Jo, I'd like you to meet Ash."
"So you're Robyn's mystery man," said Mary-Jo. Ash blushed deeply. Robyn laughed.
"You could say that," said Robyn.
"Doesn't he speak?" said Tracey.
"He's a little shy," she said.
"Oh, there's no need to be shy," said Mary-Jo. "We're all very friendly."
"Sometimes a little TOO friendly. Mom, could you please try and control you're friends, they're scaring the living daylights out of Ash!"
"M-J, Tracey, Kathrine, down!" said Michelle.
"Ah, Come on, 'Chelle, we're only having at bit of fun," said Mary-Jo.
"That's all very well but I don't wish my daughter and her boyfriend to hate me. Leave them alone," she said, more sternly this time. Mary-Jo, Kathrine and Tracey sighed and walked away. Robyn turned to Ash.
"Sorry about them, they get a bit weird when they've had something to drink," she said, shaking her head.
"Um, OK, great, so they're.?" he said.
"My mom's best friends," she sighed. "Though I sometimes wonder why. They're lovely and everything, but they can be very annoying."
"Right, er, so what now?" he said, shifting from one foot to the other, looking round nervously. Robyn was about to answer when Legolas walked over to her.
"What do they say about me on the street?" he said, curiosity and nervousness were evident in his voice.
"Pardon?" she said, not having a clue what he meant.
"Earlier you said to Ash: 'You've heard what people say on the street about him.' What do they say about me?" A short distance away, Tracey and Mary-Jo heard all that and looked at each other. In the blink of an eye they were at Legolas' side.
"I'm not sure you really want to hear what they say about you," said Tracey.
"Why?" he said, suspiciously.
"Well, it's not the sort of thing anybody likes to here about themselves," said Mary-Jo.
"What isn't?" he said. Tracey and Mary-Jo looked and each other again.
"Well, you asked for it," said Tracey.
"You see, the thing is, Legolas," Mary-Jo began, "most of the people think you're a-"
"There you are!" said Michelle, cutting Mary-Jo off. "Don't disappear like that. I don't like when you disappear. I worry." But Legolas wasn't listening.
"Think I'm a what?" he said, anxiously. "What do they think I am?!?!"
"Never mind," said Mary-Jo with a smirk. Legolas watched, desperately, as they walking away, giggling. He turned back to Robyn, Ash and Michelle. Michelle was giving him a look that screamed 'FREAK', Robyn was laughing so much that Ash had to hold her up and Ash wanted to laugh but wasn't sure whether it was appropriate.
"What's wrong with me?" he whined.
"It's times like this when I really wonder what I see in you," Michelle said. She shook her head and walked away.
"Robyn, please tell me!" he pleaded, but she was laughing too much to answer. "Ash? Do you know?"
"I. um. no?" he said.
"Is it really that bad?" Ash realised that Legolas knew that he knew what was said about him and he had no choice but to answer him.
"They say." he began.
"Yes," said Legolas.
"They all think you're. that you're really a woman," he said.
"They WHAT?!?!?!" cried Legolas.
"It doesn't say much for Michelle, either," Ash tried to reason it but Legolas wouldn't listen. Legolas span round and glared at Sam.
"SAM!" He shouted across the room. "What have you been saying?!?!?!" Sam looked petrified and didn't know what to say, so he bolted from the room. Legolas went to go after him but Michelle stopped him.
"DON'T even think about it!" she said. "You've already left once, you're not going again! We're meant to be celebrating our wedding!!!"
"Well said, mom," said Robyn.
"And you, keep your nose out! You're no better!" she snapped. "I swear to almighty Eru, will weddings never go right in this city!" She looked around and saw that everyone was looking at her. "WHAT?" She cried.
"Um, Michelle," said Legolas, cautiously. "Do you want to calm down a little? You're scaring us a bit." She rolled her eyes.
"Oh, bloody hell!" She sighed. "I did it again, didn't I?" Legolas nodded. Ash looked at Robyn.
"Is she always like this?" He whispered.
"Only during the first three or four glasses of wine, then she just goes mad," replied Robyn. "I'm really sorry you had to see all that, I'm so embarrassed."
"Don't be," he said. "My parents are much worse after drinks, believe me."
"That doesn't excuse it," she moaned. "He's only been my stepfather, officially, for nearly five hours and he's already embarrassed me. And I'm not even going to comment on my mother."
"Don't worry about it," said Ash.
"I've got to make it up to you somehow," Robyn said, miserably.
"There is one way," he said. She gave him an odd look. "No, I don't mean like that. Come and meet my parents on Saturday night." She looked shocked.
"Your parents?" she said.
"Yes, you know, those people that made and raised me," he replied.
"No, I didn't mean it like that, I just meant so soon? I mean, I've only known you two days," she said.
"Well, I've told my mom and dad about you and they'd like to meet you. Also, I've met your parents."
"I suppose so. Well, OK then," she said, "but Paul doesn't have a regular habit of being at yours, does he?" she added.
"No, an I'll make sure he doesn't come round on Saturday. I'll get dad to tell him," he said. She smiled.
"Very well," she said. "Saturday it is then."
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A/N: So, that was weird. Don't know what's happening here. You can probably guess the next chapter, if you want it that is. Well, even if you don't, I'm gonna write it anyway because I don't like leaving stories unfinished. Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 18
"You're absolutely sure?" said Ash, nervously.
"Positive, but they'll change their mind if you don't stop asking!" said Robyn.
"Sorry, it's just I don't know any of these people but I've heard of all of them and it's just going to be really weird seeing them up front and I won't know what to say to any of them and I'm going to be in the presence of the King and-"
"Ash?"
"Yeah?"
"Shut up,"
"Oh, sorry. Was I going on a bit?"
"Yes, but just forget about it. There's no need to be any different than usual. And there's no need to speak to any of them unless they speak to you," she said but he still looked nervous. "Just stick with me and you'll be fine."
"That's what I plan on doing," he replied. The four of them walked into the (multi-purpose) Great Hall and everybody looked at them.
"There you are 'Chelle, we've been looking everywhere for you!" said Mary-Jo.
"Tracey knew where I was," said Michelle.
"No, I didn't!" Tracey said, indignantly. "You asked me where Robyn and Legolas were so I told you. You didn't say anything about going after them, you were just suddenly gone!"
"Well, you should have figured it out!"
"Tracey didn't even mention that she knew that much," said Kathrine.
"Well, it doesn't matter because we're back now," said Robyn. "Kathrine, Tracey, Mary-Jo, I'd like you to meet Ash."
"So you're Robyn's mystery man," said Mary-Jo. Ash blushed deeply. Robyn laughed.
"You could say that," said Robyn.
"Doesn't he speak?" said Tracey.
"He's a little shy," she said.
"Oh, there's no need to be shy," said Mary-Jo. "We're all very friendly."
"Sometimes a little TOO friendly. Mom, could you please try and control you're friends, they're scaring the living daylights out of Ash!"
"M-J, Tracey, Kathrine, down!" said Michelle.
"Ah, Come on, 'Chelle, we're only having at bit of fun," said Mary-Jo.
"That's all very well but I don't wish my daughter and her boyfriend to hate me. Leave them alone," she said, more sternly this time. Mary-Jo, Kathrine and Tracey sighed and walked away. Robyn turned to Ash.
"Sorry about them, they get a bit weird when they've had something to drink," she said, shaking her head.
"Um, OK, great, so they're.?" he said.
"My mom's best friends," she sighed. "Though I sometimes wonder why. They're lovely and everything, but they can be very annoying."
"Right, er, so what now?" he said, shifting from one foot to the other, looking round nervously. Robyn was about to answer when Legolas walked over to her.
"What do they say about me on the street?" he said, curiosity and nervousness were evident in his voice.
"Pardon?" she said, not having a clue what he meant.
"Earlier you said to Ash: 'You've heard what people say on the street about him.' What do they say about me?" A short distance away, Tracey and Mary-Jo heard all that and looked at each other. In the blink of an eye they were at Legolas' side.
"I'm not sure you really want to hear what they say about you," said Tracey.
"Why?" he said, suspiciously.
"Well, it's not the sort of thing anybody likes to here about themselves," said Mary-Jo.
"What isn't?" he said. Tracey and Mary-Jo looked and each other again.
"Well, you asked for it," said Tracey.
"You see, the thing is, Legolas," Mary-Jo began, "most of the people think you're a-"
"There you are!" said Michelle, cutting Mary-Jo off. "Don't disappear like that. I don't like when you disappear. I worry." But Legolas wasn't listening.
"Think I'm a what?" he said, anxiously. "What do they think I am?!?!"
"Never mind," said Mary-Jo with a smirk. Legolas watched, desperately, as they walking away, giggling. He turned back to Robyn, Ash and Michelle. Michelle was giving him a look that screamed 'FREAK', Robyn was laughing so much that Ash had to hold her up and Ash wanted to laugh but wasn't sure whether it was appropriate.
"What's wrong with me?" he whined.
"It's times like this when I really wonder what I see in you," Michelle said. She shook her head and walked away.
"Robyn, please tell me!" he pleaded, but she was laughing too much to answer. "Ash? Do you know?"
"I. um. no?" he said.
"Is it really that bad?" Ash realised that Legolas knew that he knew what was said about him and he had no choice but to answer him.
"They say." he began.
"Yes," said Legolas.
"They all think you're. that you're really a woman," he said.
"They WHAT?!?!?!" cried Legolas.
"It doesn't say much for Michelle, either," Ash tried to reason it but Legolas wouldn't listen. Legolas span round and glared at Sam.
"SAM!" He shouted across the room. "What have you been saying?!?!?!" Sam looked petrified and didn't know what to say, so he bolted from the room. Legolas went to go after him but Michelle stopped him.
"DON'T even think about it!" she said. "You've already left once, you're not going again! We're meant to be celebrating our wedding!!!"
"Well said, mom," said Robyn.
"And you, keep your nose out! You're no better!" she snapped. "I swear to almighty Eru, will weddings never go right in this city!" She looked around and saw that everyone was looking at her. "WHAT?" She cried.
"Um, Michelle," said Legolas, cautiously. "Do you want to calm down a little? You're scaring us a bit." She rolled her eyes.
"Oh, bloody hell!" She sighed. "I did it again, didn't I?" Legolas nodded. Ash looked at Robyn.
"Is she always like this?" He whispered.
"Only during the first three or four glasses of wine, then she just goes mad," replied Robyn. "I'm really sorry you had to see all that, I'm so embarrassed."
"Don't be," he said. "My parents are much worse after drinks, believe me."
"That doesn't excuse it," she moaned. "He's only been my stepfather, officially, for nearly five hours and he's already embarrassed me. And I'm not even going to comment on my mother."
"Don't worry about it," said Ash.
"I've got to make it up to you somehow," Robyn said, miserably.
"There is one way," he said. She gave him an odd look. "No, I don't mean like that. Come and meet my parents on Saturday night." She looked shocked.
"Your parents?" she said.
"Yes, you know, those people that made and raised me," he replied.
"No, I didn't mean it like that, I just meant so soon? I mean, I've only known you two days," she said.
"Well, I've told my mom and dad about you and they'd like to meet you. Also, I've met your parents."
"I suppose so. Well, OK then," she said, "but Paul doesn't have a regular habit of being at yours, does he?" she added.
"No, an I'll make sure he doesn't come round on Saturday. I'll get dad to tell him," he said. She smiled.
"Very well," she said. "Saturday it is then."
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A/N: So, that was weird. Don't know what's happening here. You can probably guess the next chapter, if you want it that is. Well, even if you don't, I'm gonna write it anyway because I don't like leaving stories unfinished. Luvs Elfie xXxXx