A/N: *thinks about the last chapter* Hehe. Dwarf got angry. Hmmmmmm.
*still has not slept*
Disclaimer. I don't own it. YOU CANNOT MAKE MONEY OFF OF ME, YOU LAWYERS!
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Chapter 5
A buzz fell over the forest of Mirkwood the next morning. With the eve of the festival coming and the new rumors about the prince had everyone talking.
Thranduil was kept busy, constantly sending and receiving messages from Alkore concerning Lhunoriel's affections for his son.
Alkore was kept busy replying to Thranduil and trying to get Lhunoriel to confess. This was easy for Lhunoriel to avoid because she spend the day in her room, trying different dresses on and trying to decide how her hair was going to be placed.
Legolas and Gimli spent the day in the palace, coolly avoiding Thranduil and planning how they were going to get out of the palace.
Their plan followed thus:
After supper, Legolas was to go to his father, who would proceed to ask him about Lhunoriel. Legolas would say that he was absolutely enchanted by Lhunoriel and had decided to meet with her at the festival. Thranduil would say that he should come as a chaperone. Legolas would say that it wasn't necessary because Gimli and Saurmereth would be accompanying him to the festival and to have Thranduil there would be too large an entourage. Thranduil, just happy that his son was going to meet with Lhunoriel would then give consent and Legolas, Gimli and Saurmereth would go to the festival and have fun, not worrying at all about Lhunoriel, the outside world and all other cares.
This was all fine. The only problem was, Lhunoriel never said anything of the sort to her mother. Lhunoriel said that she was going to stay in her room for the night, sewing with Alcweth. Her plan was to lock the door and climb out the window to where Alcweth was waiting and make her way to the festival.
Author's Representative (The Author has fallen asleep): The author would like the reader to know that, quote, "I smell conflict!" and after she made that statement, she danced around in the crowded office and sang her conflict song.
That evening, both parties gave their excuses and the plans were placed into action.
After dinner, Legolas asked his father leave and was granted it.
Lhunoriel crawled out of her window, which was not an easy task in a dress and bodice. She made her way to Alcweth.
"Are we all set, Lhunoriel?" Asked Alcweth, dabbing Lhunoriel's sweat from her brow.
Lhunoriel took a moment to breathe and then stood up, a mischievous smile on her face.
"Why yes, Alcweth." Lhunoriel said, standing straight and pushing a stray hair off her face. "Let's go!" And she ran off into the woods, Alcweth rolling her eyes and following.
*
"I can't believe it worked!" said Gimli, walking with Legolas and Saurmereth out of the front gate.
"Everything went as planned!" said Saurmereth. "How did you do it?"
"Living with someone for eternity has that effect on people." The three laughed and started walking down the hill and to the path that would lead them to the festival.
*
The festival was even more fun than the party the night before. There was drinking, games, booths, lights, fresh air and the open night above them.
Lhunoriel immediately went to the dance floor where everyone was dancing to their own style until one dance came on.
It was a dance that Lhunoriel would never dare do in the Royal palace. It was a dance that showed a temptress and a young man. The temptress seduces the boy to come to her and they dance. Under her spell, the boy dances, as he never would. This dance was very popular among the common elves, but the royals looked down upon it.
First, she needed a partner.
*
Legolas, Gimli and Saurmereth came to the festival and were swept up by the feeling in the air. Saurmereth, knowing Lhunoriel's plan from conversations with his sister, took Legolas to the dance floor, knowing that this is where Lhunoriel would be, for even though Saurmereth loved his prince dearly and would never betray him, he still wanted Legolas to at least see Lhunoriel again.
"Come on!" Saurmereth said, pulling Legolas away.
"Where are we going?" asked Gimli, running behind.
"To the dance floor!" said Saurmereth, stopping right next to the floor.
"Why here now?" asked Legolas, standing on his own. "We should get a drink first."
"Eh." Saurmereth said, looking around for his sister.
*
Alcweth saw her brother as soon as he came in.
"Oh, I want to dance." Lhunoriel said, looking around. "But who can I pick?"
"How about him?" Alcweth said, pointing to Legolas.
Lhunoriel looked at him. She thought he was handsome and that he was familiar, but not at all who he was. "Hmm...." she said, thinking the possibilities. "I think I see my prospects."
"And?" Alcweth said excitedly.
"I think I'll reach for them...." Lhunoriel said, arching her eyebrow and starting to walk across the floor (along with other women) to the slow and sultry beat of the song.
*
Saurmereth jumped up and down excitedly when he saw Lhunoriel walking towards them.
"I think a young lady wants to dance with you!" Saurmereth said over the noise.
"What?" Legolas said, seeing Lhunoriel walk towards him, but he did not recognize who she was, only that she was familiar. "Oh my." He whispered.
*
Lhunoriel made her way across the dance floor and to Legolas.
"May I have this dance?" She said, tilting her head to the side. Her hair fell off her neck and Legolas froze.
"Yes." He whispered, awed and amazed. She took his hand and led him to the dance floor. Then the dance begun. Simple steps, very easy, but each of the girls added their own touch to the dance. And Legolas did as he was supposed to. Stand. That's all he really needed to do. Stand. The time would come soon enough for him to dance. And it did.
At the time that he was merely to dance, he was caught in the intoxicating spell of the dance, full of passion. (Author's Rep/N: Have you seen Lord of the Dance? That dance with the bad guys and the gypsy? That one.) He danced with her perhaps too roughly for, say, an egg or a delicate fabric, but just the right amount to show the true passion in the dance. And Lhunoriel liked it.
He danced to her and she danced to him. They danced for what was only truly a few minutes, but what should have been a century.
They ended the dance in each others' arms (AR/N: that was the dance, I swear!) and came out of the spell with applause for everyone had been watching them from the time Legolas started to dance.
They quickly stepped away from each other and bowed graciously to each other.
"Farewell." Lhunoriel said, dashing away and into the crowd.
Legolas watched after her, something clicking in his mind. While things were clicking, Saurmereth and Gimli ran up to Legolas clapping him on the shoulder.
"That was great!" Saurmereth said, pulling him off the floor.
"I didn't know you could dance like that!" said Gimli, helping Saurmereth. "I mean, lifting her like that, and the spinning."
"Where is she?" Legolas said, half in a trance.
"Who?" asked Saurmereth, trying to play innocent.
Legolas spoke not a word and ran off in the direction Lhunoriel went.
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AR: Erm, Obsidian? *taps the author* *author stays still* Um... *turns to everyone* Until Obsidian returns, I'm Obsidian's cute form, Obsidie. I'll take over for the time being. ^^()
Disclaimer. I don't own it. YOU CANNOT MAKE MONEY OFF OF ME, YOU LAWYERS!
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Chapter 5
A buzz fell over the forest of Mirkwood the next morning. With the eve of the festival coming and the new rumors about the prince had everyone talking.
Thranduil was kept busy, constantly sending and receiving messages from Alkore concerning Lhunoriel's affections for his son.
Alkore was kept busy replying to Thranduil and trying to get Lhunoriel to confess. This was easy for Lhunoriel to avoid because she spend the day in her room, trying different dresses on and trying to decide how her hair was going to be placed.
Legolas and Gimli spent the day in the palace, coolly avoiding Thranduil and planning how they were going to get out of the palace.
Their plan followed thus:
After supper, Legolas was to go to his father, who would proceed to ask him about Lhunoriel. Legolas would say that he was absolutely enchanted by Lhunoriel and had decided to meet with her at the festival. Thranduil would say that he should come as a chaperone. Legolas would say that it wasn't necessary because Gimli and Saurmereth would be accompanying him to the festival and to have Thranduil there would be too large an entourage. Thranduil, just happy that his son was going to meet with Lhunoriel would then give consent and Legolas, Gimli and Saurmereth would go to the festival and have fun, not worrying at all about Lhunoriel, the outside world and all other cares.
This was all fine. The only problem was, Lhunoriel never said anything of the sort to her mother. Lhunoriel said that she was going to stay in her room for the night, sewing with Alcweth. Her plan was to lock the door and climb out the window to where Alcweth was waiting and make her way to the festival.
Author's Representative (The Author has fallen asleep): The author would like the reader to know that, quote, "I smell conflict!" and after she made that statement, she danced around in the crowded office and sang her conflict song.
That evening, both parties gave their excuses and the plans were placed into action.
After dinner, Legolas asked his father leave and was granted it.
Lhunoriel crawled out of her window, which was not an easy task in a dress and bodice. She made her way to Alcweth.
"Are we all set, Lhunoriel?" Asked Alcweth, dabbing Lhunoriel's sweat from her brow.
Lhunoriel took a moment to breathe and then stood up, a mischievous smile on her face.
"Why yes, Alcweth." Lhunoriel said, standing straight and pushing a stray hair off her face. "Let's go!" And she ran off into the woods, Alcweth rolling her eyes and following.
*
"I can't believe it worked!" said Gimli, walking with Legolas and Saurmereth out of the front gate.
"Everything went as planned!" said Saurmereth. "How did you do it?"
"Living with someone for eternity has that effect on people." The three laughed and started walking down the hill and to the path that would lead them to the festival.
*
The festival was even more fun than the party the night before. There was drinking, games, booths, lights, fresh air and the open night above them.
Lhunoriel immediately went to the dance floor where everyone was dancing to their own style until one dance came on.
It was a dance that Lhunoriel would never dare do in the Royal palace. It was a dance that showed a temptress and a young man. The temptress seduces the boy to come to her and they dance. Under her spell, the boy dances, as he never would. This dance was very popular among the common elves, but the royals looked down upon it.
First, she needed a partner.
*
Legolas, Gimli and Saurmereth came to the festival and were swept up by the feeling in the air. Saurmereth, knowing Lhunoriel's plan from conversations with his sister, took Legolas to the dance floor, knowing that this is where Lhunoriel would be, for even though Saurmereth loved his prince dearly and would never betray him, he still wanted Legolas to at least see Lhunoriel again.
"Come on!" Saurmereth said, pulling Legolas away.
"Where are we going?" asked Gimli, running behind.
"To the dance floor!" said Saurmereth, stopping right next to the floor.
"Why here now?" asked Legolas, standing on his own. "We should get a drink first."
"Eh." Saurmereth said, looking around for his sister.
*
Alcweth saw her brother as soon as he came in.
"Oh, I want to dance." Lhunoriel said, looking around. "But who can I pick?"
"How about him?" Alcweth said, pointing to Legolas.
Lhunoriel looked at him. She thought he was handsome and that he was familiar, but not at all who he was. "Hmm...." she said, thinking the possibilities. "I think I see my prospects."
"And?" Alcweth said excitedly.
"I think I'll reach for them...." Lhunoriel said, arching her eyebrow and starting to walk across the floor (along with other women) to the slow and sultry beat of the song.
*
Saurmereth jumped up and down excitedly when he saw Lhunoriel walking towards them.
"I think a young lady wants to dance with you!" Saurmereth said over the noise.
"What?" Legolas said, seeing Lhunoriel walk towards him, but he did not recognize who she was, only that she was familiar. "Oh my." He whispered.
*
Lhunoriel made her way across the dance floor and to Legolas.
"May I have this dance?" She said, tilting her head to the side. Her hair fell off her neck and Legolas froze.
"Yes." He whispered, awed and amazed. She took his hand and led him to the dance floor. Then the dance begun. Simple steps, very easy, but each of the girls added their own touch to the dance. And Legolas did as he was supposed to. Stand. That's all he really needed to do. Stand. The time would come soon enough for him to dance. And it did.
At the time that he was merely to dance, he was caught in the intoxicating spell of the dance, full of passion. (Author's Rep/N: Have you seen Lord of the Dance? That dance with the bad guys and the gypsy? That one.) He danced with her perhaps too roughly for, say, an egg or a delicate fabric, but just the right amount to show the true passion in the dance. And Lhunoriel liked it.
He danced to her and she danced to him. They danced for what was only truly a few minutes, but what should have been a century.
They ended the dance in each others' arms (AR/N: that was the dance, I swear!) and came out of the spell with applause for everyone had been watching them from the time Legolas started to dance.
They quickly stepped away from each other and bowed graciously to each other.
"Farewell." Lhunoriel said, dashing away and into the crowd.
Legolas watched after her, something clicking in his mind. While things were clicking, Saurmereth and Gimli ran up to Legolas clapping him on the shoulder.
"That was great!" Saurmereth said, pulling him off the floor.
"I didn't know you could dance like that!" said Gimli, helping Saurmereth. "I mean, lifting her like that, and the spinning."
"Where is she?" Legolas said, half in a trance.
"Who?" asked Saurmereth, trying to play innocent.
Legolas spoke not a word and ran off in the direction Lhunoriel went.
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AR: Erm, Obsidian? *taps the author* *author stays still* Um... *turns to everyone* Until Obsidian returns, I'm Obsidian's cute form, Obsidie. I'll take over for the time being. ^^()