Hello again to all peoples reading this story.. Sorry it took so long to
put up another chapter, Marching band has been really tough. I'll try to
get another one up on Sunday or Monday.
Special note to Courtney: if you ever open your mouth again and tell people things that they aren't supposed to know then I will kill Legolas in this story. I might anyway, but I will if you can't keep your mouth shut.
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of lord of the rings, only the character Arinomialwen. don't take her please!!
Arinomalwen clutched her blankets to her, wondering if she was sorry or not about what she did. He emotions swirled around her. Legolas had hurt her, but she had also hurt him, probably at least as much. Unfortunately for both parties, she was extremely stubborn and at least for now was too proud to apologize to her best friend.
Legolas returned to his rooms to find that they were in a disaster. He wondered vaguely how they had gotten that way, only to remember that he had thrown his stuff around in a rage earlier. He sat on the bed, almost completely numb, for what seemed to him like only a few seconds, but must have been hours because when he looked out the window, it was full daylight. What had awakened him from his trance were loud knocks on the door and voices that were too familiar coming in.
"Open up you poncy elf, what're you doing in there."
'Honestly, we heard that you were left in charge, so we came rushing over to save Mirkwood from your evil hands."
Legolas bounded to the door and opened it before the second voice had finished.
"What in the world are you doing here? Estel? Gimli?"
"We came to save Mirkwood." Gimli said in a falsely noble voice.
"We were in the area," said Aragorn "And we thought that we'd drop by" The look of astonishment on Legolas's face had wiped the sadness from his eyes, but now it came back slowly. Someone who didn't know Legolas quite as well would have taken longer to notice, but the two who had been on many journeys with him noticed right away.
"What is it Legolas?" Gimli asked in a quieter voice, noticing the lack of happiness that should have crossed Legolas's face when he found that two old friends had come to visit. Legolas had meant to say absolutely nothing to no one, including his father, but the meeting of two old friends with whom he had shared everything with caught him off guard. The entire thing came tumbling out before the elf could stop himself.
When he finished, Aragorn nodded wisely "I've seen that happen more then once in my travels. It's hard Legolas, you must continue to try to talk to her though."
"But, she wouldn't listen." Legolas protested
"Then make her." Gimli replied.
"I tried," the elf continued to protest, "but-"
"They try in another way." Gimli responded before the elf could finish his sentence. Legolas sighed. For a dwarf, Gimli was too insightful for his own good.
"Estel, could you, speak to her for me?" Aragorn knew it wouldn't work but the pleading look in the elf's brown eyes was too much for a friend to resist.
"I will try," he said doubtfully.
Arinomialwen was still brooding when another knock sounded at the door.
"Go away Legolas, I do not want to talk to you!" she yelled.
"What if I'm not Legolas?" came a voice as the door opened." Arinomialwen looked sheepishly up at the human ranger who entered the room.
"Uh, hello Estel, what brings you here?" She asked awkwardly. The man smiled knowingly at her.
"Why is it now that you don't want to talk to Legolas?" Aragorn asked kindly but firmly. Something about the tone of voice that Aragorn used caused Arinomialwen's temper to flare up again.
"Nothing Ranger, perhaps you should mind your own business." Aragorn knew that this was the answer that he would receive, but the tone of voice from someone that he was fond of was hard to take. He began to walk off silently with a simple nod to the elf. Arinomialwen was suddenly ashamed at taking out her anger on someone completely uninvolved in her dilemma. As Aragorn opened the door to leave, a small voice behind him said,
"Estel, I am sorry, I did not mean to unleash my temper on you. Please, what has happened if between me. and that.prince, and we, will resolve it on our own." Estel smiled the smallest of smiles, nodded and left.
Though the dwarf and man had come to help their friend rule, they didn't anticipate how trying the next few days would be. Legolas went from being a strong ruler too hardly caring at all about the affairs of his people. The two had to make him leave his room for meals and meetings, and had to prompt him to make decisions about the kingdom, all under the disapproving eye of the councils of Mirkwood. Arinomialwen had managed to convince the castle healers that she was well enough to leave her room and was up and about. Legolas sometimes glimpsed her when entering a room, but only for a second because she would drop whatever she was doing in it and dash out. She also took her meals outside of the main hall where people ate with the prince and his council, so he never saw her anytime but when she was avoiding him. After a week, Gimli tried an approach with her.
Arinomialwen was sitting in the library reading a novel about the history of Mirkwood when Gimli strode in, looking harassed and depressed. Arinomialwen looked up quickly, and, satisfied that it was not Legolas, settled back down to her book. There was no one else in the Library, so Gimli raised his voice to a shout.
"Do you know how much you're hurting him? Someone asked him today how many soldiers he wanted patrolling the north wall and do you know what he said. He said I don't care!" Arinomialwen looked up startled at the dwarf's sudden statement. She had liked him when they meant, partly because he had always been so opened minded about her, but also how friendly and outgoing he was. Because of all his visits, they were very good friends.
"Did Legolas tell you what he did to me as well? Or did he just tell you that I was hurting him for no reason at all."
"He told me the whole story," Gimli said gruffly, "And he's tried to apologize to you many times."
"Yeah, well sometimes a word of regret isn't enough." The elf was standing up now, and her well-brushed hair was streaming around her face.
"He's done more then that, and you know it elf! You just want to remain angry with him for your own sadistic reasons. Do you play with his feelings like a toy, girl? I hope you're having fun because you're ruining an entire life, and jeopardizing your country!" Gimli was tremendously livid now; having his good friend hurt for what seemed to him silly reasons.
Arinomialwen had never been accused of something of the nature before.
"I am doing no such thing. I intend to leave his life, and his country behind, I thought the sooner he learns to not see me, the better. I hate him, and I always will for eternity!"
Gimli opened his mouth to shout a reply and then closed it again. Then he said sadly,
"If you cannot forgive him, then you do not deserve him." he quietly walked out of the library, shaking his head. Arinomialwen sat down and pretended to go back to her book, but tears streamed down her cheeks.
Special note to Courtney: if you ever open your mouth again and tell people things that they aren't supposed to know then I will kill Legolas in this story. I might anyway, but I will if you can't keep your mouth shut.
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of lord of the rings, only the character Arinomialwen. don't take her please!!
Arinomalwen clutched her blankets to her, wondering if she was sorry or not about what she did. He emotions swirled around her. Legolas had hurt her, but she had also hurt him, probably at least as much. Unfortunately for both parties, she was extremely stubborn and at least for now was too proud to apologize to her best friend.
Legolas returned to his rooms to find that they were in a disaster. He wondered vaguely how they had gotten that way, only to remember that he had thrown his stuff around in a rage earlier. He sat on the bed, almost completely numb, for what seemed to him like only a few seconds, but must have been hours because when he looked out the window, it was full daylight. What had awakened him from his trance were loud knocks on the door and voices that were too familiar coming in.
"Open up you poncy elf, what're you doing in there."
'Honestly, we heard that you were left in charge, so we came rushing over to save Mirkwood from your evil hands."
Legolas bounded to the door and opened it before the second voice had finished.
"What in the world are you doing here? Estel? Gimli?"
"We came to save Mirkwood." Gimli said in a falsely noble voice.
"We were in the area," said Aragorn "And we thought that we'd drop by" The look of astonishment on Legolas's face had wiped the sadness from his eyes, but now it came back slowly. Someone who didn't know Legolas quite as well would have taken longer to notice, but the two who had been on many journeys with him noticed right away.
"What is it Legolas?" Gimli asked in a quieter voice, noticing the lack of happiness that should have crossed Legolas's face when he found that two old friends had come to visit. Legolas had meant to say absolutely nothing to no one, including his father, but the meeting of two old friends with whom he had shared everything with caught him off guard. The entire thing came tumbling out before the elf could stop himself.
When he finished, Aragorn nodded wisely "I've seen that happen more then once in my travels. It's hard Legolas, you must continue to try to talk to her though."
"But, she wouldn't listen." Legolas protested
"Then make her." Gimli replied.
"I tried," the elf continued to protest, "but-"
"They try in another way." Gimli responded before the elf could finish his sentence. Legolas sighed. For a dwarf, Gimli was too insightful for his own good.
"Estel, could you, speak to her for me?" Aragorn knew it wouldn't work but the pleading look in the elf's brown eyes was too much for a friend to resist.
"I will try," he said doubtfully.
Arinomialwen was still brooding when another knock sounded at the door.
"Go away Legolas, I do not want to talk to you!" she yelled.
"What if I'm not Legolas?" came a voice as the door opened." Arinomialwen looked sheepishly up at the human ranger who entered the room.
"Uh, hello Estel, what brings you here?" She asked awkwardly. The man smiled knowingly at her.
"Why is it now that you don't want to talk to Legolas?" Aragorn asked kindly but firmly. Something about the tone of voice that Aragorn used caused Arinomialwen's temper to flare up again.
"Nothing Ranger, perhaps you should mind your own business." Aragorn knew that this was the answer that he would receive, but the tone of voice from someone that he was fond of was hard to take. He began to walk off silently with a simple nod to the elf. Arinomialwen was suddenly ashamed at taking out her anger on someone completely uninvolved in her dilemma. As Aragorn opened the door to leave, a small voice behind him said,
"Estel, I am sorry, I did not mean to unleash my temper on you. Please, what has happened if between me. and that.prince, and we, will resolve it on our own." Estel smiled the smallest of smiles, nodded and left.
Though the dwarf and man had come to help their friend rule, they didn't anticipate how trying the next few days would be. Legolas went from being a strong ruler too hardly caring at all about the affairs of his people. The two had to make him leave his room for meals and meetings, and had to prompt him to make decisions about the kingdom, all under the disapproving eye of the councils of Mirkwood. Arinomialwen had managed to convince the castle healers that she was well enough to leave her room and was up and about. Legolas sometimes glimpsed her when entering a room, but only for a second because she would drop whatever she was doing in it and dash out. She also took her meals outside of the main hall where people ate with the prince and his council, so he never saw her anytime but when she was avoiding him. After a week, Gimli tried an approach with her.
Arinomialwen was sitting in the library reading a novel about the history of Mirkwood when Gimli strode in, looking harassed and depressed. Arinomialwen looked up quickly, and, satisfied that it was not Legolas, settled back down to her book. There was no one else in the Library, so Gimli raised his voice to a shout.
"Do you know how much you're hurting him? Someone asked him today how many soldiers he wanted patrolling the north wall and do you know what he said. He said I don't care!" Arinomialwen looked up startled at the dwarf's sudden statement. She had liked him when they meant, partly because he had always been so opened minded about her, but also how friendly and outgoing he was. Because of all his visits, they were very good friends.
"Did Legolas tell you what he did to me as well? Or did he just tell you that I was hurting him for no reason at all."
"He told me the whole story," Gimli said gruffly, "And he's tried to apologize to you many times."
"Yeah, well sometimes a word of regret isn't enough." The elf was standing up now, and her well-brushed hair was streaming around her face.
"He's done more then that, and you know it elf! You just want to remain angry with him for your own sadistic reasons. Do you play with his feelings like a toy, girl? I hope you're having fun because you're ruining an entire life, and jeopardizing your country!" Gimli was tremendously livid now; having his good friend hurt for what seemed to him silly reasons.
Arinomialwen had never been accused of something of the nature before.
"I am doing no such thing. I intend to leave his life, and his country behind, I thought the sooner he learns to not see me, the better. I hate him, and I always will for eternity!"
Gimli opened his mouth to shout a reply and then closed it again. Then he said sadly,
"If you cannot forgive him, then you do not deserve him." he quietly walked out of the library, shaking his head. Arinomialwen sat down and pretended to go back to her book, but tears streamed down her cheeks.