Hi everyone! I'm so so so so so sorry! I'm really extremely sorry that it took me so long to put an update! I promise that the next update would be fast. This was because everytime I wanted to update, something wrong would happen! This chapter is rather confusing. A lot happens.

Another reason for the late update is I had a huge block of how to write this chapter. And I had to think very long before I decided I wanted the story to go this way. Any way, I hope your like this. And enjoy! ^_^ Thanks for reading.



Chapter Five

Orli walked aimlessly for ages until she finally sat down next to a tree.

"What can I do? Choose to tell everybody that I'm a girl? And watch them look as me as a weirdo? Or . . . leave?" Orli said painfully.

"I'm hopeless. Admit it Orli, you are hesitant to leave not because you love the forest of Mirkwood, but because you have a huge crush on Legolas!" Orli sighed.

"But so what if I do like Legolas? I don't like the Legolas of new, I like the Legolas of old. The one I see who's so friendly and sweet to his friends, yet so fake to the girls. It doesn't matter anyway, Legolas would never like me whether he was the Legolas of old or new.

I'm not pretty like Aquarelle or smart like Synthia (her other older sister), I'm just good at riding horses and archery. Like that will attract men." Orli sighed yet again.

Orli watched as dawn broke. Soon it would be time to leave. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Orli got up and she made her decision. To leave her heart in Mirkwood.





But what a twist of fate. As Orli was walking out of the forest, who should she meet? But Legolas.

Legolas was lying on a tree, fast asleep. Orli stood shocked and yet transfixed. Legolas slept like an angel, and Orli felt her heart melt all over again.

Her resolution to leave straight away, was weakened. I would just watch for awhile. . . Orli decided, she sat down a few paces away. And just watched.

And then Orli started talking. It seemed weird, Orli thought later, but strangely it felt so right and comfortable.

"Fate is so funny. I just wished you didn't take that love potion! Then maybe we could have been friends, we could have talked about everything from the trees to the stars. But then again, if you didn't take that love potion, Aquarelle and I would never have come. And I would have never met you." Orli laughed.

Orli started talking then about her love for Mirkwood, how nice everyone was, the trees. . . the stars . . . nature . . . horse- riding. . . the joy of archery. . . she talked until she could find no other topic left to say.

And she knew then, it was time to leave.

"We could have been life-long friends. Too bad you never got the chance to know me." Orli said shaking her head, chiding herself. "I'm being silly again. Aquarelle would laugh at me."

Orli got up, she turned to look at Legolas. He was still asleep. "Why did I even talk to him? He can't hear me!"

And then Orli did something, something she would never have dreamed of doing. But she did it.

She went up to Legolas, bent down, and kissed him. On the lips.

And right there and then, fate decided to twist Orli's life even more!

Orli gasped as Legolas' eyes fell open.

She quickly got up and started running. But as she got up, her cap fell down and her long dark locks cascaded down as she ran.

Orli shook her head, her cheeks flushed. Thank god, she thought, I would never see Legolas again.



Aquarelle looked shocked to see Orli come back, face pink and her long dark hair strewn all over her face.

"Quick. Help me pack, Aquarelle. I'm going back to Pixiewood." Orli said as she started putting all her stuff in her bag.

"What? You come back after spending five hours at god knows where with god knows who and say you are going home? You had me so worried!" Aquarelle said as she pushed Orli into a seat and stopped her from packing anymore.

"Gandalf brought me to the forest and said I had to choose to reveal my identity as a girl or he would reveal it for me. After that, I fell asleep and just woke up." Orli fibbed.

"That old wizard!" Aquarelle said furious. "That doesn't mean you have to go back to Pixiewood! We can just say Gandalf is drunk and raving nonsense. Everybody here thinks you are a boy."

"Yeah." Orli said. "But I want to go home now. It's not just because of Gandalf ok? I love you Aquarelle, but please this time just let me be!"

"Were you really just sleeping in the woods? Or did something else happen?" Aquarelle said shrewdly, her eyes narrowing.

"No!" Orli turned redder. "Anyway, I have decided. I shall go home and marry, just like I promised Father."

"No you can't!" Aquarelle said, looking at Orli as if she had lost her sanity. "You can't marry the most boring elf prince ever!"

"But I promised Father if he ever hears of me pretending to be a prince again, I will have to marry." Orli sighed.

"Then why did you pretend to be a prince?" Aquarelle demanded. "Why did you take such a risk?"

Orli shook her head. "I don't know, Aquarelle, I really don't. Time's running out for me, I really have to go before noon. Please help me pack up, ok? Before I leave I must do something else . . ."

Aquarelle sighed. "Fine. You owe me though, god knows how much beauty sleep I have lost because of you." Aquarelle smiled lovingly at her younger sister.

"Thanks." Orli said, she hugged Aquarelle and then went off.



Orli felt her heart plummet in her stomach, as she knocked on Levena's door. I can do this, I can do this, Orli kept repeating.

Orli felt her pulse accelerate when Levena opened the door and stared at her.

"Er . . . hi." Orli said.

To Orli's surprise, Levena laughed. "Hi. You look so pretty with your hair down."

"Er . . . Levena, I need to tell you something. You might find it strange with me coming at 8 am to tell you this, but actually I'm a girl."

Levena smiled. "Yeah. I know."

Orli could have almost fainted. "You know? But the necklace . . ."

"Yeah! When you carried me when I fell down, I felt your breast. I was a bit shocked, but then I realized you do look like a girl." Levena smiled.

"No. I'm so ugly." Orli shook her head. She had totally underestimated the little elf princess.

"No you are not! You have the sweetest face and the nicest heart! That's why I gave you that necklace!" Levena said strongly.

"That necklace is me telling you that I want you to be my sister-in-law!" Levena beamed.

Orli took a few steps back. "Legolas would never like me."

"How do you know!" Levena challenged. "You never gave him a chance to get to know you!"

"It's too late anyway." Orli said, she smiled at Levena. "I'm leaving."

Levena moved towards Orli and hugged her. "Don't leave. Give Legolas a chance to know the real you."

Orli felt like crying. "I can't, I promised my Father to marry someone else."

Levena was silent for a moment. "Orli, tell me your real name."

Orli patted Levena's head. "It's Orchid." Orli took off the necklace and placed it on Levena's hand.

Levena rose her head and beamed at Orli. "Keep it, Orchid. Because I know deep in my heart, that you will marry my brother."

With that, Levena placed the necklace on Orli's hand and went back into the room. "Have faith."



Orli walked back to her room in silence. She was so confused by what Levena had said. But she kept the necklace.

Aquarelle was standing at the entrance with her bag ready, Aquarelle looked tearful.

"I wish you would stay." Aquarelle sighed.

"I don't dare." Orli finally said. "I'm scared."

"Scared?"

"Scared that if I stay as a girl, I might be rejected." Orli said. "I rather run away, then be rejected."

Aquarelle bit her lip. "Have a safe trip home, Orchid."

"I will." Orli said, hugged her sister once more and left.

Bye . . . Legolas.





Legolas stood stunned. He had the strangest dream. He was having the most wonderful conversation about . . . everything . . . just everything with someone yet he couldn't see that person's face!

He had tried to open his eyes, to see who the person was. But he couldn't.

And then, like a veil that has been lifted off his face, he felt that person kiss him and then run away.

He could only see the long dark locks of the woman, as she disappeared into the forest.

He decided there and then, he was going to find that mysterious lady even if it kills him. Because she had just stolen his heart.





Yeah finally this chapter has ended. Hope you like it! This chapter is a bit sad. haha. a lot of conflict for Orli. she's very insecure and unsure. Did she make the right decision? Anyway, I really like the next chapter. cos Legolas does the sweetest thing. k ciao! ^_^