Chapter 3
THE COUNCIL OF ELROND-DUDE:
"Bran! Hurry up!" Lily cried impatiently.
"I'm coming, don't get your panties in a bunch!" Bran said testily.
"Legolas will be here any second!"
"Well let's not keep LOVER BOY waiting." Bran snapped, stepping out of the washroom in a red velvet dress.
"Lover boy?" Lily repeated incredulously.
"Yes. I saw you both at that feast last night, you were flirting ALL OVER HIM!" Bran ranted, pacing the room angrily and looking as if she would like to pick up and throw something.
"I was not!" Lily said. "You called dibs on him first. I'd never betray you like that!"
"Really?" Bran asked, her expression clearing.
"Yup." Lily smiled as her friend returned to normal.
It was at that moment that Legolas choose to walk in.
"Lily, you look-"
Legolas was cut off by a shriek of rage as an expensive looking vase was lobbed out the CLOSED window by an enraged Bran.
*******
"Dear friends, new strangers from.... other places. I'd like to welcome you to the second annual council of Elrond!" The elf said grandly.
There was a smattering of bored applause. "Who's idea was this, anyway?" Some random dwarf-lord asked.
The elf looked vaguely disappointed at the lack of enthusiasm.
Lily and Leoglas were sitting together in a section of elves. Bran, in her rage, opted to sit with a group of dwarves. She was highly uncomfortable, and the rude stares she was getting from the dwarf dudes didn't help any, either.
"First I would like to announce to you all... The engagement of Aragorn, King of Gondor... To my favorite.... daughter, Arwen."
"How many others does he have?" Lily asked to nothing in particular. Legolas heard, and laughed lightly. Bran cast a murderous glare in Lily's general direction.
"And my second announcement.... There have been some reports.... Of new activities in Mordor."
At this, a collective gasp went up from the crowd. Well, actually, Bran yawned.
"What do you plan to do about this?" Some Random Dwarf shouted.
"Nothing. Yet. If something more comes out of Mordor, we shall take appropriate action. But until then, all we can do.." The elf spread his arms wide. "Is wait."
When the crowd remained silent, Elrond announced, "that is all, you may go back to doing whatever it is in your pointless lives that you do."
*******
Legolas left the council room with his brow creased in frustration. But not from the threat Mordor posed. Nope, this one was much closer to home.
Legolas was frustrated about the two girls who had fallen from the sky. Bran and Lily. And more importantly, which one?
Now, he was perfectly aware that Bran had a *thing* for him. He had heard her say so herself. And of course, she was a pretty girl.
But then, there was Lily. Obviously the prettier, more mentally stable of the two. But, what about Bran? But Lily was-, Bran was-, it was-..... ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!
He had to talk to Bran.
********
"Lily!"
"HIPPO!" Lily shouted, startled.
"Lily, I love you and I forgive everything you've ever done to me, even that stupid toilet trick when we were eight. Oh, Lily, today is wonderful, and I love everything!"
Lily stared wide-eyed at her friend. Or, who she assumed to be her friend.
"Bran........"
"Oh, I have to go now, bye-bye, Lily, my best friend in the entire world!" Bran smiled, stopping on her way out the door to give Lily a bone-crushing hug. Again, she smiled and flounced out the door.
Still staring, Lily rolled up the sleeve to her gown and pinched her right forearm. Hard.
"Ow......"
*******
"How 'bout, 'Bran, I think that I love you'... No, no, that's not right at all. How 'bout-"
"How 'bout just telling her how you feel?" Sulel asked. He was tired of listening to his best friend ramble on and on about Bran.
"No, no, that'll never work. She'll think it's too mushy." Legolas said, waving off his friend's suggestion and continuing to pace around the room. Then, suddenly, he froze. "I know!" He exclaimed.
"What now?" Sulel muttered, rolling his eyes.
"I'll tell her how I truly feel!"
"Genius, Master Legolas, a stroke of pure genius." Sulel said sarcastically.
"I know." Legolas said mildly.
********
Bran hurried out to the garden where Legolas had told her to meet him. In the process, she nearly tripped. She finally found him strolling about muttering under his breath.
She snuck up behind him, wanting to know what he was talking about but not disturb him.
Legolas jumped about a foot in the air! "Oh, 'Lo Bran" he said still rather unnerved. "You surprised me!"
"Did not," Bran said, "you knew I was there because you have better hearing than I do."
"If you say so..." He broke off, not quite sure how she reasoned that but deciding not to comment on it.
"Legolas, why did you ask me here?" Bran asked.
"I asked you because... Well, Bran, I..."
"What?"
"Bran, I think I might have certain romantic feelings towards you..." Legolas said.
"Yes?"
"Bran, I-I..."
"Yes?"
Legolas looked uncertain for about a minute. Then he did something he didn't expect himself to do. He leaned down and kissed her.
Bran was so shocked, she couldn't even respond for a moment. Then she began to get into it. And that's when Legolas broke away.
"Bran, I-I'm so sorry. I don't even know where that came from..."
"Me neither."
Neither of the two lovers were aware of the cold, red eyes watching them.
********
Bran wandered down the halls of Rivendell, trying dazedly to find her room, but not having much success.
A bark halted her progress.
"Lucky?"
A black dog bounded towards her, pink tongue lolling out of his mouth.
"You shouldn't be here, you know that? You should be back in the kennels." Bran smiled, sitting down to stroke the 'little' black dog. The cloak she was wearing was beginning to slip down her shoulder.
"C'mon, let's get you back where you-"
Bran never got to finish that sentence. For just before she could get the last word out, she was snatched up silently by an unseen predator. Lucky barked, and managed to get in one good bite to the intruder's carcass, before both Bran and her kidnapper disappeared into the darkness....
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Author's Note: Thank you for putting up with my endless sap. I give you my word that the next chapter will be tons better. And, I also forgot to put disclaimers on this, so, here you go; I do not, nor have I ever owned Lord of the Rings, or any characters (damn!), or titles associated with it. Don't sue me. Please? However, Bran, Sulel, and any other original characters that I may come up with belong to me. Lily is the property of my good friend, Legalan Greenleaf. And, thank you, by the way, to Karate Elf and Toadillia for reviewing. You have my endless gratitude!
Please read and review everybody!
THE COUNCIL OF ELROND-DUDE:
"Bran! Hurry up!" Lily cried impatiently.
"I'm coming, don't get your panties in a bunch!" Bran said testily.
"Legolas will be here any second!"
"Well let's not keep LOVER BOY waiting." Bran snapped, stepping out of the washroom in a red velvet dress.
"Lover boy?" Lily repeated incredulously.
"Yes. I saw you both at that feast last night, you were flirting ALL OVER HIM!" Bran ranted, pacing the room angrily and looking as if she would like to pick up and throw something.
"I was not!" Lily said. "You called dibs on him first. I'd never betray you like that!"
"Really?" Bran asked, her expression clearing.
"Yup." Lily smiled as her friend returned to normal.
It was at that moment that Legolas choose to walk in.
"Lily, you look-"
Legolas was cut off by a shriek of rage as an expensive looking vase was lobbed out the CLOSED window by an enraged Bran.
*******
"Dear friends, new strangers from.... other places. I'd like to welcome you to the second annual council of Elrond!" The elf said grandly.
There was a smattering of bored applause. "Who's idea was this, anyway?" Some random dwarf-lord asked.
The elf looked vaguely disappointed at the lack of enthusiasm.
Lily and Leoglas were sitting together in a section of elves. Bran, in her rage, opted to sit with a group of dwarves. She was highly uncomfortable, and the rude stares she was getting from the dwarf dudes didn't help any, either.
"First I would like to announce to you all... The engagement of Aragorn, King of Gondor... To my favorite.... daughter, Arwen."
"How many others does he have?" Lily asked to nothing in particular. Legolas heard, and laughed lightly. Bran cast a murderous glare in Lily's general direction.
"And my second announcement.... There have been some reports.... Of new activities in Mordor."
At this, a collective gasp went up from the crowd. Well, actually, Bran yawned.
"What do you plan to do about this?" Some Random Dwarf shouted.
"Nothing. Yet. If something more comes out of Mordor, we shall take appropriate action. But until then, all we can do.." The elf spread his arms wide. "Is wait."
When the crowd remained silent, Elrond announced, "that is all, you may go back to doing whatever it is in your pointless lives that you do."
*******
Legolas left the council room with his brow creased in frustration. But not from the threat Mordor posed. Nope, this one was much closer to home.
Legolas was frustrated about the two girls who had fallen from the sky. Bran and Lily. And more importantly, which one?
Now, he was perfectly aware that Bran had a *thing* for him. He had heard her say so herself. And of course, she was a pretty girl.
But then, there was Lily. Obviously the prettier, more mentally stable of the two. But, what about Bran? But Lily was-, Bran was-, it was-..... ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!
He had to talk to Bran.
********
"Lily!"
"HIPPO!" Lily shouted, startled.
"Lily, I love you and I forgive everything you've ever done to me, even that stupid toilet trick when we were eight. Oh, Lily, today is wonderful, and I love everything!"
Lily stared wide-eyed at her friend. Or, who she assumed to be her friend.
"Bran........"
"Oh, I have to go now, bye-bye, Lily, my best friend in the entire world!" Bran smiled, stopping on her way out the door to give Lily a bone-crushing hug. Again, she smiled and flounced out the door.
Still staring, Lily rolled up the sleeve to her gown and pinched her right forearm. Hard.
"Ow......"
*******
"How 'bout, 'Bran, I think that I love you'... No, no, that's not right at all. How 'bout-"
"How 'bout just telling her how you feel?" Sulel asked. He was tired of listening to his best friend ramble on and on about Bran.
"No, no, that'll never work. She'll think it's too mushy." Legolas said, waving off his friend's suggestion and continuing to pace around the room. Then, suddenly, he froze. "I know!" He exclaimed.
"What now?" Sulel muttered, rolling his eyes.
"I'll tell her how I truly feel!"
"Genius, Master Legolas, a stroke of pure genius." Sulel said sarcastically.
"I know." Legolas said mildly.
********
Bran hurried out to the garden where Legolas had told her to meet him. In the process, she nearly tripped. She finally found him strolling about muttering under his breath.
She snuck up behind him, wanting to know what he was talking about but not disturb him.
Legolas jumped about a foot in the air! "Oh, 'Lo Bran" he said still rather unnerved. "You surprised me!"
"Did not," Bran said, "you knew I was there because you have better hearing than I do."
"If you say so..." He broke off, not quite sure how she reasoned that but deciding not to comment on it.
"Legolas, why did you ask me here?" Bran asked.
"I asked you because... Well, Bran, I..."
"What?"
"Bran, I think I might have certain romantic feelings towards you..." Legolas said.
"Yes?"
"Bran, I-I..."
"Yes?"
Legolas looked uncertain for about a minute. Then he did something he didn't expect himself to do. He leaned down and kissed her.
Bran was so shocked, she couldn't even respond for a moment. Then she began to get into it. And that's when Legolas broke away.
"Bran, I-I'm so sorry. I don't even know where that came from..."
"Me neither."
Neither of the two lovers were aware of the cold, red eyes watching them.
********
Bran wandered down the halls of Rivendell, trying dazedly to find her room, but not having much success.
A bark halted her progress.
"Lucky?"
A black dog bounded towards her, pink tongue lolling out of his mouth.
"You shouldn't be here, you know that? You should be back in the kennels." Bran smiled, sitting down to stroke the 'little' black dog. The cloak she was wearing was beginning to slip down her shoulder.
"C'mon, let's get you back where you-"
Bran never got to finish that sentence. For just before she could get the last word out, she was snatched up silently by an unseen predator. Lucky barked, and managed to get in one good bite to the intruder's carcass, before both Bran and her kidnapper disappeared into the darkness....
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Author's Note: Thank you for putting up with my endless sap. I give you my word that the next chapter will be tons better. And, I also forgot to put disclaimers on this, so, here you go; I do not, nor have I ever owned Lord of the Rings, or any characters (damn!), or titles associated with it. Don't sue me. Please? However, Bran, Sulel, and any other original characters that I may come up with belong to me. Lily is the property of my good friend, Legalan Greenleaf. And, thank you, by the way, to Karate Elf and Toadillia for reviewing. You have my endless gratitude!
Please read and review everybody!