~Bird songs~
by Ola
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A/N~ Ola is pouting. No more reviews after the last post =( bad bad people. Sigh. Was chapter 7 so bad? Well, *grins* I'll post a new one anyway, cause I like writing and posting. And even if no one reads it, at least it was very entertaining writing it.
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Part 8~
The floor was smooth and white with green inlays, as were the columns supporting the ceiling of climbing plants. I would be repeating myself if I told you that this hallway was peaceful and cool, but I couldn't find many other words to describe those surroundings, especially since they all felt that way. You shouldn't be surprised then that I loved walking in and around Rivendell. It was during those walks that I met Alrovir several more times. Sometimes I wonder whether he was purposefully sitting in my path. I can tell you about a few of those meetings, and maybe that will clarify what exactly was our "relationship", in lack of a better word.
That same walkway bordered one of the many little gardens of the enclave. There, sitting silently on a bench, was Alrovir. I thought he was meditating, so I stopped and looked at him from behind a column. It was a one of time chance to really "look" since he couldn't see me in the act and so would not pull strange conclusions out of it. Or so I thought, until he said "Good morning Lady Alex," with a smile and turned his head in my direction. I got out from behind my hiding place, feeling like a fourteen years old girl who was found observing older boys taking showers. (And I know how that feels, believe me). Alrovir didn't help the matter any, smiling at me as if he knew exactly how I felt and was amused by it. I felt my face grow hot so I changed my train of thoughts.
"How did you know it was me?"
"Because of the way you walk," he said, pointing to my still bandaged leg. I tried not to put too much weight on it. He stood up and offered me his arm. I didn't know how to refuse; even though I didn't want to accompany him for the simple reason of fearing of making a still bigger fool of myself.
"Have you been outside Rivendell?" I shook my head.
"Then I will show you my favorite place. It is not very far from here, but if you feel tired or your leg pains you, please tell me."
"Uh, eu."
We walked in silence then, me both because I didn't know what to say and because I was too busy looking at the scenary around me. We walked uphill and the higher we went, the more I could see of the area around Rivendell. After a while, we came to a shallow stream.
"Come. You should not wet your wound." He carried me across it I his arms, but didn't put me down afterwards. Errr, okay? Ummm. Did he always choose things for us to do in which he just had to take me in his arms? Not that I had anything to complain about. Lol. I glanced at him and saw him quickly looking away, then straight ahead. To tell you the truth, I was happy he kept going because I liked the feel of his arms around me. No, there was nothing between us, but a woman can dream, can't she? Unfortunately not for long; soon we topped a hill, and I gasped in wonder. From here, Rivendell was a little circle of tiny white buildings that shone in the noon sun, surrounded by a vast see of green, cut here and there by a watery ribbon. It reminded me of the ancient Maya temples hidden in the Mexican jungle. The hill we stood on however, was empty but for a majestic oak that stretched its mighty branches out into he sky and seemed to year to touch it. Alrovir deposited me in its shade and sat down, looking at me expectantly.
"It's…wonderful…I wish there were places like this closer to home so I could go there as often as I liked."
After a moment, Alrovir said "you can come here, in the meantime…no one does but me."
Damn, why did the guy have to be so nice? He brought me to his little secret hiding place and acted as if it was nothing!
"Thank you Alrovir."
Suddenly, his face changed from mysterious and serious to mischievous.
"Are you ticklish?"
Errr, what? I slowly edged away, narrowing my eyes, and Alrovir's smile only became bigger, until he shortened the distance between us and his fingers began to dance mercilessly on my stomach. I didn't know whether to scream or laugh, so I did both. Jeez, but he knew exactly where it tickled the most. (Because he had it too? Ummm, worth a try).
Yea! Now it was his turn to scream for mercy, although his clothes were thicker than mine. So I decided on the feet, taking off his shoes. Gotcha!! If someone saw us then, he would think we were torturing each other. But neither one of us had the advantage for long, as roles were constantly reversed. Finally, I couldn't support it anymore and laid down like a pancake right where I was, which happened to be Alrovir. But I didn't feel like moving off and neither did he, so we stayed that way for a while. Then I guess I dozed off, because the sun was nearing the horizon. When we came back to Rivendell, the enclave was in shadows and people were eating supper. It just so happened that to get to my room, I had to pass through the main hall, full of people, as well as Lord Elrond, Legolas, and Mirime. And since Alrovir was still following me (hey, only because his room was that way too!), all three gave knowing looks. I felt blood rushing to my ears, and wondered what Alrovir was thinking.
I didn't stay to find out.
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A few days went by during which I purposefully avoided Alrovir a bit. (I hope you're not asking why. And if you are, well, it's because I'm not the type of person who throws herself into the arms of others. I'm kind of slow on the romance side, in other words). But I did like his company, so when he finally caught up to me and asked if I wanted to see his friends practice archery, I agreed to come and watch.
Damn he was good! (Good looking?) Good at archery! (But good looking too!) Especially when he concentrated, right before a shot.
Then he let me try it too, and during my shots, he made such funny faces that I laughed so hard I couldn't even draw the string. In between gales of laughter, I managed to wonder where would my arrows have ended up, and thanked whoever was listening that they never left the ground.
In such a way, another day went by, during wish we behaved like idiots, (but happy idiots in any case, lol). And the day of my departure slowly drew near.
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A/N~ wow. A long chapter for a change! Aren't you proud! Lol. Don't worry, for all of you sick of flirting and romance, action is on its way!
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~ola~
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