A/N: let me remind you all one more time: THIS STORY HAS A HAPPY ENDING!!!!
Hehehe ok here's chapter 15. This was actually the first chapter I wrote
for this story and then worked my way around it. So enjoy!! Don't 4get to
R&R!!
"Excuse me, does this carriage go to Mirkwood Palace?" the elf maiden asked.
"Yes my lady! Hop in!" the driver said with a wink. He rode on.
Layla was unable to contain her excitement. She was smiling to herself and noticed the other passengers in the carriage (a lady and 2 males) looking at her strangely but she did not care. She would be returning to Legolas once again.
She closed her eyes and fantasised about her meeting with Legolas. She would tell him all about the unexpected turn of events. Her father had died and his dealings went with him. She no longer had to marry Verdan.
She was now free to do as she pleased but before she started over, she decided to go back to Mirkwood and see if she still had a chance with Legolas and ask for his forgiveness for all she had put him through.
It had been 6 months since her father's death and Layla wondered if Legolas might've abandoned his love for her. She remembered the last time she saw him, outside her cottage and all the love in his eyes when he told her to come back with him, and then, all the hurt on his face when she rejected him.
'He surely hates me' she thought. But even if he did hate her, she wanted to make sure he forgave her for what she did. She couldn't bear to live in the world and have him feel any resentment toward her.
Before she knew it, they had entered the gates of Mirkwood and were approaching the palace. Layla looked out of the carriage window and so did the lady sitting opposite her.
"It's so beautiful" she commented.
"Yes I believe it is" Layla said smiling.
"Look," the lady said as they approached the palace, "what are all those people doing?"
"It seems to be a wedding" one of the males said peering over Layla's shoulder.
As they passed the front of the palace Layla could see that a wedding was indeed taking place. Everyone there was dressed in their finest clothing and were visibly rejoicing at the occasion.
The carriage stopped right in front of the entrance of the palace. Layla got out and paid the driver. She walked through the entrance and looked around frantically for any sign of Legolas. Her eyes fell on the centre of the gathering where she saw him clothed in white. He was standing next to Adelaide who was wearing a beautiful white wedding dress.
Layla's heart stopped. She didn't know what to think. Her mind was racing as she watched Legolas lean over and kiss Adelaide softly on the cheek. At that very moment, Adelaide glanced in her direction. A look of shock formed on her face at the sight of Layla.
Layla watched in complete disbelief. Her whole world seemed to have fallen apart.
She had seen enough and turned to leave unable to speak. She began to run. She ran as though her life depended on it. She felt like someone had ripped her heart out and threw it under a carriage so that the horses could crush it under their hooves. She began to cry uncontrollably as reality set in. The pain was unbearable. She realised that she had no where to go and no one to turn to. He feet led her to Moltolas River were she collapsed on the ground, heaving and sobbing realising she had lost everything.
"Excuse me, does this carriage go to Mirkwood Palace?" the elf maiden asked.
"Yes my lady! Hop in!" the driver said with a wink. He rode on.
Layla was unable to contain her excitement. She was smiling to herself and noticed the other passengers in the carriage (a lady and 2 males) looking at her strangely but she did not care. She would be returning to Legolas once again.
She closed her eyes and fantasised about her meeting with Legolas. She would tell him all about the unexpected turn of events. Her father had died and his dealings went with him. She no longer had to marry Verdan.
She was now free to do as she pleased but before she started over, she decided to go back to Mirkwood and see if she still had a chance with Legolas and ask for his forgiveness for all she had put him through.
It had been 6 months since her father's death and Layla wondered if Legolas might've abandoned his love for her. She remembered the last time she saw him, outside her cottage and all the love in his eyes when he told her to come back with him, and then, all the hurt on his face when she rejected him.
'He surely hates me' she thought. But even if he did hate her, she wanted to make sure he forgave her for what she did. She couldn't bear to live in the world and have him feel any resentment toward her.
Before she knew it, they had entered the gates of Mirkwood and were approaching the palace. Layla looked out of the carriage window and so did the lady sitting opposite her.
"It's so beautiful" she commented.
"Yes I believe it is" Layla said smiling.
"Look," the lady said as they approached the palace, "what are all those people doing?"
"It seems to be a wedding" one of the males said peering over Layla's shoulder.
As they passed the front of the palace Layla could see that a wedding was indeed taking place. Everyone there was dressed in their finest clothing and were visibly rejoicing at the occasion.
The carriage stopped right in front of the entrance of the palace. Layla got out and paid the driver. She walked through the entrance and looked around frantically for any sign of Legolas. Her eyes fell on the centre of the gathering where she saw him clothed in white. He was standing next to Adelaide who was wearing a beautiful white wedding dress.
Layla's heart stopped. She didn't know what to think. Her mind was racing as she watched Legolas lean over and kiss Adelaide softly on the cheek. At that very moment, Adelaide glanced in her direction. A look of shock formed on her face at the sight of Layla.
Layla watched in complete disbelief. Her whole world seemed to have fallen apart.
She had seen enough and turned to leave unable to speak. She began to run. She ran as though her life depended on it. She felt like someone had ripped her heart out and threw it under a carriage so that the horses could crush it under their hooves. She began to cry uncontrollably as reality set in. The pain was unbearable. She realised that she had no where to go and no one to turn to. He feet led her to Moltolas River were she collapsed on the ground, heaving and sobbing realising she had lost everything.