Chapter 7
By Crystal
*Screw the disclaimers ^^;;*
~*~ Legolas ~*~
Tiredly, I stepped on my balcony and stared up at the sky. Full of shining stars, clear skies, moon glowing, breeze blowing... It was beautiful, scarcely surpassed by anything on Middle-Earth except for one thing. Or one person... Or one she-elf. Mith.
I saw her staring up at the sky, the wind blowing her hair softly, making her look serene and beautiful. I saw her sigh in content and smile up at the sky then take a breath of fresh air. "Mith..." I whispered, the name of the she-elf rolling off my tongue.
She whipped her head around, and I grinned, "Hey." She said, her face flushed all of a sudden. Possibly embarrassed that she could not feel my presence. "How long have you been watching?"
I smiled at her beautiful face, "For a while, to be truthful. You looked so peaceful I was afraid to disturb you." All that was true and I stared at her beautiful face, memorizing every single small detail, like how her face flushed, her embarrassed smile... I grinned again, "Want to come over?" I asked.
She shook her head, "It is all right. I am going to bed soon anyways." She smiled up at me.
I frowned slightly and without hesitation, I jumped over to her balcony and wrapped my arms around her waist, making eye contact with those rare grey eyes I had fallen for, "Amin mela lle (I love you), you know that?"
I saw her nod once and I felt her heart rate beat faster, and the fact was, I was feeling the exact same thing as her... "You have told me that, I assure you." A soft smile was playing on her lips again... Those lips that were so perfect to me, that would fit mine perfectly, that would feel so right when mine met hers...
I tilted her head up again and captured her lips gently with mine, feeling her soft lips again. Slowly, I licked her lower lip, asking for entrance and slowly, she opened her mouth a tiny small bit and I slid my tongue in her mouth. I smiled against her mouth as I felt her do the same and we had a playful war with our tongues.
For what seemed like a short while, we kissed and I enjoyed the whole kiss. I pulled back, taking a few breath of air before I said something... I wanted her... I wanted her so much... "Gawedh lle a'amin, Mith (Bind yourself to me, Mith)."
I looked at her, awaiting an answer, hoping she would say no. She did not answer me at all, but finally, she wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me another kiss and I took it as a yes. I tightened my arms on her waist, feeling so protective of her... She was mine, and I was hers...
Gently, I lifted her up and carried the both of us towards her bed without breaking the kiss a single time and I laid her down on the bed as I laid on top of her, slowly untying her robes. I could feel her hands playing with my tunic and finally, pulled it off by breaking the kiss for a mere second. My hands ran along the sides of her body as she whispered, "Legolas... Amin mela lle... Amine mela lle..."
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The sun has not yet come up yet, though it would soon. Mith's head was resting on my chest and her arm was draped on my chest, her soft breathing that sounded strangely like music to my ears. I watched as the sun rise, and I have never seen the sun rise so fast before. Perhaps, it was because Mith was here with me that I was enjoying every single moment of my life.
The sun was shining golden when I heard her sigh contently. I smiled lovingly, "Maer aur, Mith. (good morning, Mith.)"
She looked up at me and smiled, "Maer aur, Legolas" She kissed me on the lips while I returned it, but pulled away once we started lacking air again.
I grinned, "I am going to my room and change, then I shall meet you outside, all right?" She nodded her head slowly, rubbing the sleep away from her eyes like a child. Yet, she was not a child. She was a beautiful she-elf that the Prince of Mirkwood had fallen for.
"Amin feirhuva (I will be waiting)." She told me. I nodded and dressed quickly, jumping from her balcony to my own. I could hear her humming a song that soundly familiar. Untying my messy hair, I started brushing it again and braiding the two usual braids once again while I watched the scene outside my balcony. The golden light of the sun was everywhere, making everything filled with life. The grass was swaying softly to the wind and the humming of Mith. I felt another smile lighten up my face once again...
For long I stayed like that for I thought she-elves took a long time dressing up. I watched as the clouds drifted away, as the grass kept swaying until I heard a scream outside. Quickly, I opened the door and looked to my right, and there stood Mith, pinned against the wall by Lady Elanor, who was carrying a knife.
"You Bitch! You stole Legolas away! You stole my Legolas away!" While she was screaming at Mith, she was also threatening the crowd around her with the knife, forcing them to back away.
I walked towards her quickly, "Lady Elanor... Calm down..."
She held it against Mith's throat, "Damn you Legolas... Why did you go and marry her? Was I not good enough for you? Hmm...?"
"Lady Elanor..."
Then I heard a shout in the crowds, "Prince Legolas and Lady Mithwen belong together!"
"WHO ASKED YOU?!" She screamed in rage.
"Lady Elanor, put the knife down." Mith ordered. Lady Elanor looked at her in rage, "Lady Elanor... Please. I will explain it all to you."
She laughed bitterly, "Explain? Explain what? Legolas chose you over me... What the hell could you possibly want to explain to me?"
I looked at the scene slowly, scared for Mith's life and also wondering what she was about to do, "I will explain why Legolas chose me over you..."
"There is no god damn explanation, Silversnow. He choose you over me after knowing you for two days. The end."
Mith looked from her eyes to mine, "There is an explanation... I have known Legolas for years... and years... But, I left a thousand years ago due to some personal reasons, and I left Legolas with both our hearts exchanged... For a thousand years I travelled, hearing not a lot, but enough. I heard about the Fellowship, Legolas... I heard about the War of the Ring, I was affected by it... And when I came back here three days ago, I found out that Legolas had not even remembered me anymore..."
"That is no explanation why he choose you over me." Lady Elanor said rudely.
"And yesterday morning..." She ignored Lady Elanor, "I was leaving Mirkwood. Forever, of course. I was not planning on coming back, but I left a note for Legolas and my friend, Nessa. I left then, taking Silversnow with me, riding off to the unknown, but Legolas had found me even before I left for too long... He brought me back..."
"That does not explain everything." She said rudely once again. "Why he would choose you after bringing you back."
To some extent, I think she was thinking that this information was personal, and it might have been... "I told her I love her and that I wanted her to marry me." I answered, just a slight bit off... I asked her to bind herself to me, which was the same thing anyways.
"You love me, remember?" She asked pleadingly at me and I saw Mith look at me, nodding softly, telling me to tell Lady Elanor that I love her...
I shook my head, "I am sorry."
"You love her that much, do you not...? You love her so much..." She pulled away from Mith slightly, then brought the knife up, about to stab him as I flung myself on her arms and twisted it around her back, making her drop the knife. "Damn you, Legolas..."
"Lady Elanor!" I heard Father's voice as I felt my eyes carry towards him. "You shall not talk to Lady Mithwen and Legolas like that!"
"I am so sorry that stupid bitch stole my fiancé away from me," she spat, not sounding the least sorry at all.
Father's eyes carried rage, "Lady Elanor, you are banished from the palace. Do not ever come back. This is said by Thranduil, King of Mirkwood. Now leave." Elanor turned to leave, her eyes glaring at Mith as I looked at Mith.
Her eyes held sadness, "Wait!" She turned around to meet Father's eyes. "King Thranduil," she addressed politely, "I would like to speak with Lady Elanor alone, if you will allow me." I saw my father raise his brow slightly, then nod. He signalled a few guards until Mith held up her hands, "Alone."
"Mith... You cannot possibly mean-"
She looked at me, "Legolas... she will be unarmed and I know how to protect myself." I nodded then and she smiled at me, "Thank you."
I did not know what she had said to Lady Elanor, but their conversation had taken a few hours, I myself being worried. But at last when Lady Elanor and Mith came out, they both looked happy and Mith had gotten Father to let Lady Elanor stay. And to my utter surprise, Lady Elanor had promised Mith and I to be the Maid of Honor.
It seems like they have become friends after the whole talk and soon enough, which was around two weeks later, everyone had forgiven Lady Elanor. Her change was very abrupt, but it was a good change. No longer would she look at Mith with hate and disgust, but she would look at her excitedly, sometimes the both of them off to some mischief and I could also see Lady Elanor's eyes fill with admiration when she would be looking at her.
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Her head was on my shoulder as my right arm was around her waist and my left hand was holding onto her right on. "So what did you tell Elanor?" I asked curiously.
She smiled, "Nothing you would need to know, Legolas." I pouted, causing her to giggle softly, "That is awfully cute, Legolas, but that is not going to get me to tell you what I told Elanor. If you think that, think again."
"Why you..." I stopped, then started grinning mischievously. Seeing my grin, she immediately moved away from my grasp, looking at me with her eyebrow raised. Suspicious. "Come here, melamin..."
"Nah uh... You are telling me what you are thinking. Then I will come."
Not wiping the grin off my face, I started chasing her around as she squealed and ran around the orchard. I ran after her and when I finally caught her, I swung her around and around, and finally letting her land softly on the ground. I heard claps and both our eyes drifted to where the claps were. My eyes widened at the sight...
"Aragorn! Gimli! Gandalf, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin! Arwen too!" I laughed as I dragged Mith along with me, running towards them and embracing them in a hug.
"Group hug!" I heard Pippin scream. I felt squished between all the hobbits and when they finally let go, I looked at all of them and finally, my eyes ending on Mith, who was smiling at me happily. I cleared my throat, getting everyone's attention, then directed it to Mith. "That is Mithwen Silversnow, my fiancé."
Mith smiled embarrassingly, "nice to meet all of you. Legolas has told me quite much about all of you."
"That is a fair lady you have got yourself, lad." I heard Gimli say and I stuck my tongue out at him childishly.
"Anyways," I pulled Mith along with me, then pointing to Aragorn, "That is Aragorn, King of Gondor. Gimli, son of Glóin. Gandalf the white, Arwen, lady of Rivendell. Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin, Hobbits from the Shire."
From then on, we ended up sitting down on the grass and talking about the whole War of the Ring, anything interesting while Mith and Arwen made small talks once in a while and if not doing that, they would listen to us talking, or maybe even act like they were listening...
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Author's Notes: Shorter chapter... Anyways, this is really near the end and I thank all you reviewers once again ^^ And yeah, I'm writing another story after this... So I'll post up the prologue soon and tell you guys of it later ^^ Thanks once again! Oh, and Happy Chinese New Year to those who are Chinese ^^
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