Chapter Number: 7
Chapter Title: Midnight Discussions
Original Chapter Title: Lauri talks to Legolas about Elle Frodo and Pippin
Lauri lay on the ground, listening to the sound of the river nearby. The silence of the woods was so intense she could even hear the breathing of the others, who lay peacefully asleep a short distance away. She couldn't think straight; her mind went numb with frustration. She needed to talk to someone, but whom? Realizing the obvious she quietly stood up and walked over to where Legolas was sleeping.
"Can't sleep Laurëaelen?" Legolas whispered to her as he heard her approach.
"No." she stated sitting down in a huff. "So much has been going on lately and I'm worried. Amin dele ten' sen"
"Elle and Frodo?"
"The exact opposite, Frodo and Pippin. I mean, they're destroying each other over, over. . ."
"Elle?" he finished for her.
"It's just not right. The fellowship is breaking even more than before. Maybe Elle and I shouldn't have come at all. . . ."
"Don't say that! It's not your or Elanor's fault. Please don't leave." Legolas pleaded putting his arm around her shoulder.
Lauri smiled slightly. "I suppose we don't have to leave. . . but. . ."
"What?"
"Well, what if the whole fellowship falls apart so badly that the ring is never destroyed. It just might be that all of it was caused when Elle and I joined with you."
"No one person could be blamed if something like that happened. It would be everyone's fault. Not just yours."
Lauri nodded. "I suppose so.", and for a while there was silence. Unfortunately this silence allowed Lauri's mind to fill again with worries. She shook her head trying to get rid of them, not even realizing she was doing it. 'Maybe I shouldn't have let Frodo or Pippin look after Elle. All it's going to do is make the other jealous. Maybe I should have stayed and taken care of her. It would save a lot of pain in the future. Maybe I should go now. I could just tell Frodo that he can go to rest and I can watch her.'
"Mani naa ta? What's wrong?" Legolas asked after a while of watching her sit perfectly still and silent.
"Should I go and watch Elle? I could just send Frodo to go and rest." Lauri questioned.
"No. Everything will be fine. Amin anta est." Legolas replied.
"But I can't. I can't sleep. There is something else but. . ."
"What is it?"
"You wouldn't understand. No one can."
"I might. Let's find out."
"Okay. I'm afraid that, we. . .Elle and I. . ., that we'll become. . ." Lauri paused, trying to find a way to word what she wanted to say, "something that we're not."
"Something you're not? But how. . .? You were right, I do not understand." Legolas admitted.
"You never will, Legolas. Uuner uma, n'dela no'ta. I'm not asking you to understand. I'm asking you simply to listen."
"It may not happen," Lauri continued, "It could be just my imagination. It could just be paranoia, but I have a strong feeling that something like that will happen."
For a great part of the rest of the night, that's how things went. Lauri would talk, and Legolas would listen, even if he didn't understand.
"Listen." Legolas said after he noticed that there were but a few hours of sleep left. "Let's try and get some sleep."
"But, I'm not tired." Lauri said stifling a yawn leaning against him.
"Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen, yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron. Yéni ve lintë yuldar avanier mi oromardi lisse-miruvóreva Andúnë pella, vardo tellumar Nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni ómaryo airetári-lírinen." He sang softly till her eyes fell and her soft breathing could be heard. Legolas smiled and put his head back drifting to sleep himself.
ELVISH:
Amin dele ten' sen I'm worried about them. Mani naa ta? What is it? Amin anta est You need rest. Uuner uma, n'dela no'ta No one does, don't worry about it.
The song translates into: Ah! Like gold fall the leaves in the wind, long years numberless as the wings of trees! The years have passed like swift draughts of the sweet mead in lofty halls beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults if Varda wherein the stars tremble in the song of her voice, holy and queenly.
AN: ELLE: Yeah sure, they were just "discussing"..
LAURI: *blush* What? What?! We were! I swear it! We were discussing YOU ya' know! :P And d'you know what! I'm. . .I'm. . .Not gonna tell you what we said about you! Wait. . . u can read it. . . Curses! Oh Well, I hope u all liked it. ;) Please R/R
Chapter Title: Midnight Discussions
Original Chapter Title: Lauri talks to Legolas about Elle Frodo and Pippin
Lauri lay on the ground, listening to the sound of the river nearby. The silence of the woods was so intense she could even hear the breathing of the others, who lay peacefully asleep a short distance away. She couldn't think straight; her mind went numb with frustration. She needed to talk to someone, but whom? Realizing the obvious she quietly stood up and walked over to where Legolas was sleeping.
"Can't sleep Laurëaelen?" Legolas whispered to her as he heard her approach.
"No." she stated sitting down in a huff. "So much has been going on lately and I'm worried. Amin dele ten' sen"
"Elle and Frodo?"
"The exact opposite, Frodo and Pippin. I mean, they're destroying each other over, over. . ."
"Elle?" he finished for her.
"It's just not right. The fellowship is breaking even more than before. Maybe Elle and I shouldn't have come at all. . . ."
"Don't say that! It's not your or Elanor's fault. Please don't leave." Legolas pleaded putting his arm around her shoulder.
Lauri smiled slightly. "I suppose we don't have to leave. . . but. . ."
"What?"
"Well, what if the whole fellowship falls apart so badly that the ring is never destroyed. It just might be that all of it was caused when Elle and I joined with you."
"No one person could be blamed if something like that happened. It would be everyone's fault. Not just yours."
Lauri nodded. "I suppose so.", and for a while there was silence. Unfortunately this silence allowed Lauri's mind to fill again with worries. She shook her head trying to get rid of them, not even realizing she was doing it. 'Maybe I shouldn't have let Frodo or Pippin look after Elle. All it's going to do is make the other jealous. Maybe I should have stayed and taken care of her. It would save a lot of pain in the future. Maybe I should go now. I could just tell Frodo that he can go to rest and I can watch her.'
"Mani naa ta? What's wrong?" Legolas asked after a while of watching her sit perfectly still and silent.
"Should I go and watch Elle? I could just send Frodo to go and rest." Lauri questioned.
"No. Everything will be fine. Amin anta est." Legolas replied.
"But I can't. I can't sleep. There is something else but. . ."
"What is it?"
"You wouldn't understand. No one can."
"I might. Let's find out."
"Okay. I'm afraid that, we. . .Elle and I. . ., that we'll become. . ." Lauri paused, trying to find a way to word what she wanted to say, "something that we're not."
"Something you're not? But how. . .? You were right, I do not understand." Legolas admitted.
"You never will, Legolas. Uuner uma, n'dela no'ta. I'm not asking you to understand. I'm asking you simply to listen."
"It may not happen," Lauri continued, "It could be just my imagination. It could just be paranoia, but I have a strong feeling that something like that will happen."
For a great part of the rest of the night, that's how things went. Lauri would talk, and Legolas would listen, even if he didn't understand.
"Listen." Legolas said after he noticed that there were but a few hours of sleep left. "Let's try and get some sleep."
"But, I'm not tired." Lauri said stifling a yawn leaning against him.
"Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen, yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron. Yéni ve lintë yuldar avanier mi oromardi lisse-miruvóreva Andúnë pella, vardo tellumar Nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni ómaryo airetári-lírinen." He sang softly till her eyes fell and her soft breathing could be heard. Legolas smiled and put his head back drifting to sleep himself.
ELVISH:
Amin dele ten' sen I'm worried about them. Mani naa ta? What is it? Amin anta est You need rest. Uuner uma, n'dela no'ta No one does, don't worry about it.
The song translates into: Ah! Like gold fall the leaves in the wind, long years numberless as the wings of trees! The years have passed like swift draughts of the sweet mead in lofty halls beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults if Varda wherein the stars tremble in the song of her voice, holy and queenly.
AN: ELLE: Yeah sure, they were just "discussing"..
LAURI: *blush* What? What?! We were! I swear it! We were discussing YOU ya' know! :P And d'you know what! I'm. . .I'm. . .Not gonna tell you what we said about you! Wait. . . u can read it. . . Curses! Oh Well, I hope u all liked it. ;) Please R/R