Disclaimer : I DO NOT own JRR Tolkien and still begging to have Legolas!!
@feanen ; Thank you again
@Sremla Calmcacil : I'll try to make it as creepy as possible. And you're correct. My tenses are terrible. Thank God my ex-English teacher doesn't see it! LOL!
Arulin stretched like a cat on the bed. It was a nice dream, very…mmm…delicious. Not long now. The dream will become a reality. The two magnificent brothers will be in her lustful arms sooner. The king? It would not hurt to make room for him. He's an elf at his prime, even she couldn't resist him.
She beckoned her lady-in-waiting to help her dress. "It's a beautiful morning, my lady. Would you like to take a stroll in the garden?" Berthana asked as she hooked her lady's buttons at the back.
"I don't think so. Flowers do not settle right with me," Arulin said, wrinkling her nose in disdain. Brushing her hair, she walked towards the balcony. From there, she got the whole bird eye view of the beautiful Mirkwood garden. The garden was now deserted except for a tall, wonderful looking elf prince, searching for something under some bushes. Legolas.
A slow smile formed on her lips. Her plan was going to be carried out sooner than she thought. "Berthana, I change my mind. I would like to take a stroll in the garden. And I want you to do something for me…."
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"Come on, guys. Come out now, wherever you are," Legolas called out, getting frustrated by the minute. The ferrets were going to be the death of him. If his father knows that the damn beasts still linger inside the palace walls, someone was going to lose his ears! Definitely his ears!
"Come out, guys. Don't do this to me. I've healed you and this is how you repay me?"
"What are you looking for, your highness?"
Legolas nearly jumped onto the nearest branch, so startled he was by Lady Arulin's sudden appearance behind him. Strange, he was not aware of her presence until she'd spoken. That's remarkably odd for someone who had very keen and sensitive senses like him.
He straightened up and looked her directly in the eye. It's green in color now, not red like the reflection last night. "A pair of ferrets," he answered half-heartedly, and started looking again.
"Really? Maybe I can help. How do they look like?" Arulin also started to do her own search beneath a rose bush. Legolas sighed. "They look like ferrets, if you must know. The two little ones that scared your mount yesterday," he said in a taunt. Evil is one thing, brainless is another, he thought.
Arulin gritted her teeth when she heard the sarcasm in the prince's voice. You will be taught a lesson, my prince. Then you'll regret ever speaking so to me.
She suddenly cried out, "Oh, here they are! Come, your highness! They're here!"
"Where?" Legolas rushed to her, peering to see the place that she was indicating. He should have known something was amiss, but his sense of warning came a little too late. The next thing he knew, Arulin had grabbed him in a crushing hug and let herself fell to the ground, with Legolas on top of her. There's still more. She was now tearing up her dress, exposing one creamy shoulder while her other hand grasped Legolas neck and pulled him down for a kiss. Then she struggled and started to scream for help.
Legolas was stunned. What is she doing? Has she gone crazy? He tried to pick himself up, but she held on to him like a limpet, screaming in terror all the way.
"Legolas!!!!!" A sound worse than any thunder hit his ears. He struggled to get up, and found that Arulin had released her tight grip on him. With a terrible feeling of dread, he stood up and faced a small troop of dismayed elves; two visiting elves from Garmadris, his brother Keldarion, and…oh Valar…his father, the king. Suddenly the garden felt too crowded, he couldn't breathe.
A she-elf, obviously Arulin's lady-in-waiting, hurried forward to cover her less than decent lady from other perusing eyes. Arulin was now crying on the she-elf's shoulder. "Please help me. He's trying to…he…oh, please help me!"
Now, Legolas understood her twisted plan. How could I fell for it so easily? He looked at his father's furious face in earnest. "Father, it's not what you think…"
"Silence! I have no idea what to do with your shameful conduct!" The king was practically shouting. Keldarion only stared at Legolas in disbelief, shaking his head in horrific despair; suddenly feeling betrayed and hurt by his brother's deed. The other two elves from Garmadris were starting to voice their complaints and outrage.
"Please, I can explain…" Legolas pleaded.
"You can explain in the trial council." He called for the royal guards. "Take this…elf…under arrest for assault!"
Legolas now regretted not telling his father about his troubles when he had the chance.
TBC…