~*~Still don't own Pretty Elves.~*~
Alatariel sat quietly at the bottom of the stairs of the Great Hall, drawing small circles in the dirt with her tiny feet. She was growing impatient, as most children do when told to wait. She rested her chin in her hands, her elbows propped on her lap. Her auburn-gold hair was held back in two braids, and her white dress was dirty from too much playing.
Suddenly, Alatariel heard footsteps behind her, and she looked up to see Haldir at the top of the staircase. He was obviously done with whatever business he had at the Hall, which was good news to the little child.
"It's about time you got done", Alatariel said as she took Haldir's hand that he held out for her.
Haldir silently smiled at the impatientness of the girl, but said nothing.
"Why do you always do that? Mother tells you to take me out for a walk, but you just leave me at the stairs of the Hall. That's not walking, that's being bored!!", Alatariel said, furrowing her eyebrows.
Before the two got far down the path, a light female voice was heard behind them,
"Haldir!! Haldir, your belt!!"
Alatariel turned wide innocent eyes up to her companion, wondering why he left his belt with her old nursemaid, Uruviel.
Haldir motioned for the child to stay put and walked back to Uruviel, his expression that of exasperation.
"Next time, use choicer words in front of the child", he hissed, grabbing his belt from Uruviel's hand.
Uruviel brushed her long red locks from her shoulders, clearly annoyed.
"Next time, don't bring the annoying brat"
Haldir's eyes darkened. No one talked about Alatariel like that to him. He loved the child dearly, as if she were his own sister.
"Don't worry, Uruviel. There won't be a next time". With that, Haldir turned on his heel, and ran back to Alatariel, picking her up and placing her on his shoulders. Her squeals of delight and her laugher could be heard.
Uruviel fought back tears as she watched him leave.
~*~
"Haldir, why did Uruviel have your belt?", Alatariel asked as the two sat together in Galadriel's garden.
Haldir blinked.
"Um, she was.mending it for me. It was torn yesterday", he said avoiding the child's green eyes.
Alatariel laughed.
"But you had it on earlier, silly boy!", she said, before turning serious.
"Are you going to marry her?"
Haldir was taken by surprise at this question. He loved Uruviel, but marriage was far from his mind. He was barely an adult, and being a Guard was foremost on his mind.
"We shall see, Little One", was Haldir's reply.
Alatariel scooted closer to Haldir and laid her head on his shoulder.
"I'll marry you Haldir"
He was deeply touched to the point of speechlessness. He smiled and leaned forward, kissing her on her head.
"I'll keep that in mind"
~*~Awwww~*~
Alatariel sat quietly at the bottom of the stairs of the Great Hall, drawing small circles in the dirt with her tiny feet. She was growing impatient, as most children do when told to wait. She rested her chin in her hands, her elbows propped on her lap. Her auburn-gold hair was held back in two braids, and her white dress was dirty from too much playing.
Suddenly, Alatariel heard footsteps behind her, and she looked up to see Haldir at the top of the staircase. He was obviously done with whatever business he had at the Hall, which was good news to the little child.
"It's about time you got done", Alatariel said as she took Haldir's hand that he held out for her.
Haldir silently smiled at the impatientness of the girl, but said nothing.
"Why do you always do that? Mother tells you to take me out for a walk, but you just leave me at the stairs of the Hall. That's not walking, that's being bored!!", Alatariel said, furrowing her eyebrows.
Before the two got far down the path, a light female voice was heard behind them,
"Haldir!! Haldir, your belt!!"
Alatariel turned wide innocent eyes up to her companion, wondering why he left his belt with her old nursemaid, Uruviel.
Haldir motioned for the child to stay put and walked back to Uruviel, his expression that of exasperation.
"Next time, use choicer words in front of the child", he hissed, grabbing his belt from Uruviel's hand.
Uruviel brushed her long red locks from her shoulders, clearly annoyed.
"Next time, don't bring the annoying brat"
Haldir's eyes darkened. No one talked about Alatariel like that to him. He loved the child dearly, as if she were his own sister.
"Don't worry, Uruviel. There won't be a next time". With that, Haldir turned on his heel, and ran back to Alatariel, picking her up and placing her on his shoulders. Her squeals of delight and her laugher could be heard.
Uruviel fought back tears as she watched him leave.
~*~
"Haldir, why did Uruviel have your belt?", Alatariel asked as the two sat together in Galadriel's garden.
Haldir blinked.
"Um, she was.mending it for me. It was torn yesterday", he said avoiding the child's green eyes.
Alatariel laughed.
"But you had it on earlier, silly boy!", she said, before turning serious.
"Are you going to marry her?"
Haldir was taken by surprise at this question. He loved Uruviel, but marriage was far from his mind. He was barely an adult, and being a Guard was foremost on his mind.
"We shall see, Little One", was Haldir's reply.
Alatariel scooted closer to Haldir and laid her head on his shoulder.
"I'll marry you Haldir"
He was deeply touched to the point of speechlessness. He smiled and leaned forward, kissing her on her head.
"I'll keep that in mind"
~*~Awwww~*~