Chapter III:
"Sydney, wake up," Legolas whispered in my ear.
My eyes opened and I saw Legolas standing over me. He handed me a cup of coffee.
"How did you make this?" I asked, but I was really thinking, "Caffeine! YA!".
"I have seen you make this coffee drink several times and I figured out how to operate the machine," he answered.
I took a sip.
"This is wonderful," I thought to myself. "I've never made coffee like this!"
I looked at the alarm clock, which read 6:37 AM. I stretched and thanked him for the coffee. It was Monday and I was actually on time! He took Sassy for a walk, while I changed. When he got back, he did my hair. It looked fabulous.
"How can he do that?" I wondered.
I made breakfast for the two of us, ate, and left for the University on time. A sheer miracle in itself! I was extremely lucky that I only had two classes a day and we would be getting out on Wednesday for a while, due to Christmas vacation. While I was at my classes, Legolas walked Sassy and watched TV. When I got home, he had made the most wonderful dinner ever.
"How can he possibly make something like this having only come here a couple days ago, when I can't even boil water? That water is really hot!" I consoled myself.
During dinner, I tried to get up the nerve to tell him how I felt about him. "Legolas, I.," was the furthest I got.
"I love him, but if I tell him how I feel, it might come out wrong or sound really stupid. What if he doesn't love me?! What if I didn't understand him?! I'll just have to wait until he does something," I thought.
After dinner, I decided that Legolas needed to see "Gone with the Wind". I popped the disc into the DVD player and we sat down.
"What we really need is some popcorn and drinks," I thought.
"I'll be back in a minute," I excused myself.
I reached up into the cupboard to find a couple of glasses. When I turned around, I was facing Legolas.
He said, "I've got something to tell you".
"Go ahead," I said.
"I've been wanting to express how I feel for you, but I didn't know if it would make you feel uncomfortably," he said, slipping his arms around my waist.
I put my arms around his neck. It was a total reflex!
"Tell me how you feel," I said.
That very moment, the doorbell rang.
I looked at him and pulled away, going to answer the door.
"Hey," Peter said. "I brought over a movie I thought we could watch together. I figured you two weren't busy."
"You don't know how busy we were," I thought to myself, but replied, "Sure. Come on in."
"Hey," Pete said to Legolas, who had entered the room.
"Peter brought over a movie for the three of us to watch," I said.
"Great," replied Legolas, his eyes twinkling at me.
I went and got another glass of soda and some more popcorn. Peter ejected "Gone with the Wind" and slipped in "Monty Python: The Quest for the Holy Grail." I sat down on the loveseat and motioned to Legolas. He came and sat down next to me.
"You guys don't have to crowd in over there. I'll scoot over," Peter offered.
Legolas looked at me and said, "No thanks."
"Ok, suit yourselves," Pete replied.
I leaned up against him and he put his arm around my shoulder. About half way through the movie, I excused myself to go get some more popcorn and drinks. Legolas followed me.
Once we were in the kitchen, out of Peter's hearing, Legolas said, "Sydney, what I was trying to tell was that, .I love you."
"I had been trying to tell you that all night," I said.
"You guys are going to miss a really funny part," Pete said.
We went back into the living room, hand in hand. Legolas and I sat there on the couch for the remainder of the movie, just looking into one anothers' eyes.
"Looking into those gorgeous aquamarine eyes, I've never felt more complete," I thought. "Elves sure do know how to fall in love."
The movie ended and Peter went home. After giving Legolas a soft kiss goodnight on the cheek, I went into my bedroom and fell asleep.
I woke up on Tuesday morning refreshed. I made breakfast and Legolas and I ate together. We discussed the fact that my parents were coming on Thursday for some Christmas Break.
"We have to make it look like we're roommates and best friends," I told him.
"We are," he said with a smile.
I went to class and the rest of the day went well. Wednesday went just as smoothly. After my classes, Legolas and I cleaned the house in preperation for my parents' arrival. On Thursday morning, I woke up and went into Legolas' room, lying down on the bed beside him and running my fingers through his hair. He looked so peaceful and relaxed. I didn't want to have to wake him up, but I had to.
"Legolas," I whispered, "Wake up".
He slowly opened his eyes and put his arm around me.
"You're perfect," he told me.
I laughed and got up, saying, "You're still asleep. You don't know what you're saying."
"No, I really mean it," he said.
I made breakfast and we ate. After our meal, we went to the airport to pick up my parents. We waited for about an hour. I could see that Legolas was tense.
"Why are you so nervous?" I asked him.
"Would you be nervous meeting my parents?" he asked.
"Of course I would, but they're a king and queen," I replied.
"You'd be amazed by how similar it is," he said.
I hugged him and replied, "Don't be afraid. They'll love you! We have to give you another name. If they hear "Legolas", they'll be on to us and it would take way too long to explain."
"Have they heard of me?" he asked.
"I was totally obsessed with your character. That was all they ever heard from me!" I told him. "Your name will be Basil Rutledge", I said, laughing.
"What is so funny?" he asked.
"It's just such a typical English name," I said.
After another five minutes, their plane arrived. We met them at the gate.
When I hugged my mom, she asked, "Who is this?"
I introduced everyone.
"This is my mom, Barb, and my dad, Russ. Mom, dad, this is my roommate and best friend, Basil Rutledge," I said, winking at Legolas.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Legolas said.
"The pleasure is all mine," replied my mom.
My dad shook his hand.
"You didn't tell us that you had a roommate," said my mom.
"Must have slipped my mind," I replied.
"Well then, you must have a very slippery mind," my dad said.
During lunch, my mom pulled me from the table and asked, "How could you have a male roommate and not tell me?"
"It's not like that mom," I replied. "We're really good friends and we'd never do anything. I promise."
My mom looked at me harshly.
"Just get to know him. You'll love him," I told her.
We talked and my parents got to know "Basil Rutledge". We told them that he was from Dumfries, England and that he was already out of school, because he was a year ahead of me. They came to love him, just as I said they would.
That night my mom said, "Sydney, I really like him, but there is something weird about him."
"Please don't let her notice the ears," I prayed, silently.
She looked at me and saw that I was not telling the truth. I called for Legolas and we gathered in the living room. I sat down on the couch next to the elf and asked my mom and dad to sit down.
"I have to tell you something," I said, taking a deep breath.
"Sydney, wake up," Legolas whispered in my ear.
My eyes opened and I saw Legolas standing over me. He handed me a cup of coffee.
"How did you make this?" I asked, but I was really thinking, "Caffeine! YA!".
"I have seen you make this coffee drink several times and I figured out how to operate the machine," he answered.
I took a sip.
"This is wonderful," I thought to myself. "I've never made coffee like this!"
I looked at the alarm clock, which read 6:37 AM. I stretched and thanked him for the coffee. It was Monday and I was actually on time! He took Sassy for a walk, while I changed. When he got back, he did my hair. It looked fabulous.
"How can he do that?" I wondered.
I made breakfast for the two of us, ate, and left for the University on time. A sheer miracle in itself! I was extremely lucky that I only had two classes a day and we would be getting out on Wednesday for a while, due to Christmas vacation. While I was at my classes, Legolas walked Sassy and watched TV. When I got home, he had made the most wonderful dinner ever.
"How can he possibly make something like this having only come here a couple days ago, when I can't even boil water? That water is really hot!" I consoled myself.
During dinner, I tried to get up the nerve to tell him how I felt about him. "Legolas, I.," was the furthest I got.
"I love him, but if I tell him how I feel, it might come out wrong or sound really stupid. What if he doesn't love me?! What if I didn't understand him?! I'll just have to wait until he does something," I thought.
After dinner, I decided that Legolas needed to see "Gone with the Wind". I popped the disc into the DVD player and we sat down.
"What we really need is some popcorn and drinks," I thought.
"I'll be back in a minute," I excused myself.
I reached up into the cupboard to find a couple of glasses. When I turned around, I was facing Legolas.
He said, "I've got something to tell you".
"Go ahead," I said.
"I've been wanting to express how I feel for you, but I didn't know if it would make you feel uncomfortably," he said, slipping his arms around my waist.
I put my arms around his neck. It was a total reflex!
"Tell me how you feel," I said.
That very moment, the doorbell rang.
I looked at him and pulled away, going to answer the door.
"Hey," Peter said. "I brought over a movie I thought we could watch together. I figured you two weren't busy."
"You don't know how busy we were," I thought to myself, but replied, "Sure. Come on in."
"Hey," Pete said to Legolas, who had entered the room.
"Peter brought over a movie for the three of us to watch," I said.
"Great," replied Legolas, his eyes twinkling at me.
I went and got another glass of soda and some more popcorn. Peter ejected "Gone with the Wind" and slipped in "Monty Python: The Quest for the Holy Grail." I sat down on the loveseat and motioned to Legolas. He came and sat down next to me.
"You guys don't have to crowd in over there. I'll scoot over," Peter offered.
Legolas looked at me and said, "No thanks."
"Ok, suit yourselves," Pete replied.
I leaned up against him and he put his arm around my shoulder. About half way through the movie, I excused myself to go get some more popcorn and drinks. Legolas followed me.
Once we were in the kitchen, out of Peter's hearing, Legolas said, "Sydney, what I was trying to tell was that, .I love you."
"I had been trying to tell you that all night," I said.
"You guys are going to miss a really funny part," Pete said.
We went back into the living room, hand in hand. Legolas and I sat there on the couch for the remainder of the movie, just looking into one anothers' eyes.
"Looking into those gorgeous aquamarine eyes, I've never felt more complete," I thought. "Elves sure do know how to fall in love."
The movie ended and Peter went home. After giving Legolas a soft kiss goodnight on the cheek, I went into my bedroom and fell asleep.
I woke up on Tuesday morning refreshed. I made breakfast and Legolas and I ate together. We discussed the fact that my parents were coming on Thursday for some Christmas Break.
"We have to make it look like we're roommates and best friends," I told him.
"We are," he said with a smile.
I went to class and the rest of the day went well. Wednesday went just as smoothly. After my classes, Legolas and I cleaned the house in preperation for my parents' arrival. On Thursday morning, I woke up and went into Legolas' room, lying down on the bed beside him and running my fingers through his hair. He looked so peaceful and relaxed. I didn't want to have to wake him up, but I had to.
"Legolas," I whispered, "Wake up".
He slowly opened his eyes and put his arm around me.
"You're perfect," he told me.
I laughed and got up, saying, "You're still asleep. You don't know what you're saying."
"No, I really mean it," he said.
I made breakfast and we ate. After our meal, we went to the airport to pick up my parents. We waited for about an hour. I could see that Legolas was tense.
"Why are you so nervous?" I asked him.
"Would you be nervous meeting my parents?" he asked.
"Of course I would, but they're a king and queen," I replied.
"You'd be amazed by how similar it is," he said.
I hugged him and replied, "Don't be afraid. They'll love you! We have to give you another name. If they hear "Legolas", they'll be on to us and it would take way too long to explain."
"Have they heard of me?" he asked.
"I was totally obsessed with your character. That was all they ever heard from me!" I told him. "Your name will be Basil Rutledge", I said, laughing.
"What is so funny?" he asked.
"It's just such a typical English name," I said.
After another five minutes, their plane arrived. We met them at the gate.
When I hugged my mom, she asked, "Who is this?"
I introduced everyone.
"This is my mom, Barb, and my dad, Russ. Mom, dad, this is my roommate and best friend, Basil Rutledge," I said, winking at Legolas.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Legolas said.
"The pleasure is all mine," replied my mom.
My dad shook his hand.
"You didn't tell us that you had a roommate," said my mom.
"Must have slipped my mind," I replied.
"Well then, you must have a very slippery mind," my dad said.
During lunch, my mom pulled me from the table and asked, "How could you have a male roommate and not tell me?"
"It's not like that mom," I replied. "We're really good friends and we'd never do anything. I promise."
My mom looked at me harshly.
"Just get to know him. You'll love him," I told her.
We talked and my parents got to know "Basil Rutledge". We told them that he was from Dumfries, England and that he was already out of school, because he was a year ahead of me. They came to love him, just as I said they would.
That night my mom said, "Sydney, I really like him, but there is something weird about him."
"Please don't let her notice the ears," I prayed, silently.
She looked at me and saw that I was not telling the truth. I called for Legolas and we gathered in the living room. I sat down on the couch next to the elf and asked my mom and dad to sit down.
"I have to tell you something," I said, taking a deep breath.