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I own nothing of Tolkien's...... I do own Larien.
Chapter 3. Friends?
A month has passed...
"Elladan, Elrohir? Come we are going for a walk. I have to see a friend," Larien said as she walked towards the river and down it's bank. She and the twins headed up river, towards her thinking spot. She smiled as she saw the prince waiting patiently on a tree stump. He smiled when he saw her. He stood and stepped toward her. He always looked so different when he was not carrying his weapons. His blonde hair was not braided back today and he wore only his dark blue jerkin with the fine gold embroidery on it. His legging were the same dark blue. He was also wearing his nicer pair of thigh high boots. The leather clean and shiny. He was dressed to empress and Larien wondered why.
Elladan and Elrohir were all ready up in the tall trees that Lord Elrond did not like them climbing. Tomorrow Legolas would lead them to Lorien where they would stay for the rest of their young life. The would return to Imladris when it was time to sharpen their archery skills. Galadriel and Celeborn would accompany them back to see Lady Celebrian. She was close to delivering their newest babe or she and Elrond would travel with the boys.
"Come sit by me a while Larien. We have not been able to speak to one another in almost a month. I am leaving tomorrow and will return to Mirkwood from Lorien. We will not see each other for quite a while I am afraid. I will be required to serve in my fathers guard for a while." Legolas patted the rock next to him. His blue eyes dancing as he looked at her. He finally smiled when she began to walk toward him. She lowered herself down by him as he took her hand. He kissed it his lips lingering against the flesh. Larien's breath caught in her throat. She pulled her hand away and stood up so fast she fell against a tree. Legolas stood to help her but she tried to move away from him. Elladan seeing her attempted flight jumped down from the tree and started to distract Legolas as Elrohir worked his way down to try and help in this scene. Elladan tried hard to keep the prince occupied but it did not take long for Legolas to slip by him. As Larien fled, and Legolas closed in she jumped towards the water, realizing to late that she had run past the water falls. She dropped a good four hundred feet before she hit the shallow pool below.
Elladan and Elrohir looked over the cliff as Legolas searched for the safest way down... Giving up and knowing he would have to climb he turned to the twins, "Fetch your father... Tell him she has fallen below the falls."
Elrohir spoke faster than his brother. His voice breaking, "She has not surfaced. That pool is not deep maybe three feet or less. Larien takes us their to swim, so that she can see us best and so that she knows we can touch bottom." Elladan grabbed his arm, "we must get dad. Don't tell mom she'll send her away for sure. Banish her to Fangorn I bet." They ran back up the river towards Imladris, as LEgolas began the journey down the rock wall. Mumbling to his self all the way down about crazy elves in this world, "Can't trust a single one. You never know when they might just jump off a cliff." He shook his head. He heard her then, crying.
Legolas slide closer to the falls and let go. He fell into a deeper pool than the one the boys had described. As he hit water a hand grabbed his arm. She pulled him into a cavern behind the falls. She was soaked. Her hair everywhere. He looked around the room. There were books and a pillow. Larien laughed, "It took me forever to get that pillow dry in here."
"Larien. You scared me to death. Elrohir to. He was crying. You'd think that by 111 you wouldn't be such a crier any more. I sent them to fetch their father."
"No Legolas you didn't please tell me you did not," Larien begged as she looked in to his blue eyes.
"I did. They left as I was climbing down."
Larien looked at him. There was a look of pure contempt on her face, "Legolas son of Thranduil. I do not want to see you again. When you leave on the morrow you will not be missed."
"You're just mad Larien. I did not know about this place and I surely did not know you would bring me here."
"Oh go to Mordor Legolas."
They heard Elrond calling down the cliff for Legolas. Legolas jumped into the water and0 swam to the shallow pool. He covered his eyes and looked up, "Lord Elrond she is not here. I do not know where she surfaced. Elrond called to the other men with him and they headed down river.
Legolas stepped back through the falls. LArien was there looking at him, shock on her face, "You lied to him."
Legolas took her arm and pulled her to him, "Larien let me kiss you."
"No Legolas. I all ready belong to another."
"HAldir? He will not wait for you. He has known the lady of light and Lord Elrond far to long. If they took you from him, he knows he won't get you back."
LArien slapped Legolas and dove into the pool, forgetting that the river was at it's low season. She pulled up to late and hit her head against a rock. Legolas did not follow.
He climbed up the wall and headed toward Rivendale. Meeting Celebrian not to far up the bank. She stopped the younger elf, "Legolas I see that you found her," she spoke as she touched the hand print left on his fair face, "You feel for her, do you not?"
Legolas looked at Celebrian. She had her fathers wit and her mother's beauty, "Yes. But she is not mine to have for her heart belongs to another."Celebrian sighed and turned to go back to Imladris. Legolas escorted her up the band noticing that she seemed to be concentrating more on herself than the past.
"Lady Celebrian are you all right," He asked offering her an arm. Celebrian had turned pale as she tried to climb up the bank.
"Nay LEgolas my daughter has decided to come." Legolas looked at the lady. She was pale and a sweat had broken on her brow. He gently picked her up and headed towards the house summoning the servants.
I own nothing of Tolkien's...... I do own Larien.
Chapter 3. Friends?
A month has passed...
"Elladan, Elrohir? Come we are going for a walk. I have to see a friend," Larien said as she walked towards the river and down it's bank. She and the twins headed up river, towards her thinking spot. She smiled as she saw the prince waiting patiently on a tree stump. He smiled when he saw her. He stood and stepped toward her. He always looked so different when he was not carrying his weapons. His blonde hair was not braided back today and he wore only his dark blue jerkin with the fine gold embroidery on it. His legging were the same dark blue. He was also wearing his nicer pair of thigh high boots. The leather clean and shiny. He was dressed to empress and Larien wondered why.
Elladan and Elrohir were all ready up in the tall trees that Lord Elrond did not like them climbing. Tomorrow Legolas would lead them to Lorien where they would stay for the rest of their young life. The would return to Imladris when it was time to sharpen their archery skills. Galadriel and Celeborn would accompany them back to see Lady Celebrian. She was close to delivering their newest babe or she and Elrond would travel with the boys.
"Come sit by me a while Larien. We have not been able to speak to one another in almost a month. I am leaving tomorrow and will return to Mirkwood from Lorien. We will not see each other for quite a while I am afraid. I will be required to serve in my fathers guard for a while." Legolas patted the rock next to him. His blue eyes dancing as he looked at her. He finally smiled when she began to walk toward him. She lowered herself down by him as he took her hand. He kissed it his lips lingering against the flesh. Larien's breath caught in her throat. She pulled her hand away and stood up so fast she fell against a tree. Legolas stood to help her but she tried to move away from him. Elladan seeing her attempted flight jumped down from the tree and started to distract Legolas as Elrohir worked his way down to try and help in this scene. Elladan tried hard to keep the prince occupied but it did not take long for Legolas to slip by him. As Larien fled, and Legolas closed in she jumped towards the water, realizing to late that she had run past the water falls. She dropped a good four hundred feet before she hit the shallow pool below.
Elladan and Elrohir looked over the cliff as Legolas searched for the safest way down... Giving up and knowing he would have to climb he turned to the twins, "Fetch your father... Tell him she has fallen below the falls."
Elrohir spoke faster than his brother. His voice breaking, "She has not surfaced. That pool is not deep maybe three feet or less. Larien takes us their to swim, so that she can see us best and so that she knows we can touch bottom." Elladan grabbed his arm, "we must get dad. Don't tell mom she'll send her away for sure. Banish her to Fangorn I bet." They ran back up the river towards Imladris, as LEgolas began the journey down the rock wall. Mumbling to his self all the way down about crazy elves in this world, "Can't trust a single one. You never know when they might just jump off a cliff." He shook his head. He heard her then, crying.
Legolas slide closer to the falls and let go. He fell into a deeper pool than the one the boys had described. As he hit water a hand grabbed his arm. She pulled him into a cavern behind the falls. She was soaked. Her hair everywhere. He looked around the room. There were books and a pillow. Larien laughed, "It took me forever to get that pillow dry in here."
"Larien. You scared me to death. Elrohir to. He was crying. You'd think that by 111 you wouldn't be such a crier any more. I sent them to fetch their father."
"No Legolas you didn't please tell me you did not," Larien begged as she looked in to his blue eyes.
"I did. They left as I was climbing down."
Larien looked at him. There was a look of pure contempt on her face, "Legolas son of Thranduil. I do not want to see you again. When you leave on the morrow you will not be missed."
"You're just mad Larien. I did not know about this place and I surely did not know you would bring me here."
"Oh go to Mordor Legolas."
They heard Elrond calling down the cliff for Legolas. Legolas jumped into the water and0 swam to the shallow pool. He covered his eyes and looked up, "Lord Elrond she is not here. I do not know where she surfaced. Elrond called to the other men with him and they headed down river.
Legolas stepped back through the falls. LArien was there looking at him, shock on her face, "You lied to him."
Legolas took her arm and pulled her to him, "Larien let me kiss you."
"No Legolas. I all ready belong to another."
"HAldir? He will not wait for you. He has known the lady of light and Lord Elrond far to long. If they took you from him, he knows he won't get you back."
LArien slapped Legolas and dove into the pool, forgetting that the river was at it's low season. She pulled up to late and hit her head against a rock. Legolas did not follow.
He climbed up the wall and headed toward Rivendale. Meeting Celebrian not to far up the bank. She stopped the younger elf, "Legolas I see that you found her," she spoke as she touched the hand print left on his fair face, "You feel for her, do you not?"
Legolas looked at Celebrian. She had her fathers wit and her mother's beauty, "Yes. But she is not mine to have for her heart belongs to another."Celebrian sighed and turned to go back to Imladris. Legolas escorted her up the band noticing that she seemed to be concentrating more on herself than the past.
"Lady Celebrian are you all right," He asked offering her an arm. Celebrian had turned pale as she tried to climb up the bank.
"Nay LEgolas my daughter has decided to come." Legolas looked at the lady. She was pale and a sweat had broken on her brow. He gently picked her up and headed towards the house summoning the servants.