Memory: Eowyn/Haldir coupling
Part of the Oz series

Written by Lilac.

Dsclmr: Characters: not mine. LOTR: not mine. *sigh* I hate doing disclaimers.
A/N: … what? I said Oz would have weird couples! Maybe Eowyn/Haldir is a bit mad, yes, but originality is a virtue. Also, this chapter does end rather suddenly. You may decide on your own ending. :) Flames will still be used as tawdry entertainment.


Rays of light shone across Eowyn's face. It was morning. Eowyn stirred slightly, brushing golden hair out of her face and stretching. She racked her brain searching for any memory of anything that had happened last night. There were faint blurs and swift flashes but nothing clear, nothing that could hold any valid information.

Her ears picked up a low sigh. Nearby. Eowyn froze. She didn't dare turn her head to find the source of the sigh, for fear of what she would find. Instead she simply lay there, waiting for the owner of the sigh to move first. But they didn't, for perhaps they were either asleep or as scared as she.

Eowyn was an impatient being, and gave in to curiosity. She turned to look at her bedfellow. They had broad shoulders, elven ears…

Haldir.

Eowyn's eyes widened at the sight. Her hand flew to her mouth to try and silence her rather loud gasp. Haldir sturred at the sound. Eowyn leaned away from the elf, biting her lip. Haldir. Haldir. Eowyn had never felt any attraction Haldir … had she? Why was she in bed with him? Eowyn blushed as the memories of the night before came seeping back into her mind.

Blinking from the brightness of the morning sun, Eowyn lodged herself out of bed and drew a heavy fabric over the window, restoring a relieving darkness to the room. Eowyn was hesitant to return to the bed, next to Haldir but as it was far too early to get up, she did so. As Eowyn slid back into the bed, Haldir stirred again, and this time his eyes slowly fluttered open. Eowyn was still, not wanting to say anything. She contemplated closing her eyes and pretending to be asleep, but Haldir had already seen her.

"Eowyn?"

Eowyn let out her breath quietly and answered, "I'm awake."

Haldir ran a hand through his tousled hair. "What? … what happened? I don't remember much about last night…"

Eowyn wasn't sure whether to inform him of what she had remembered or fake any knowledge whatsoever. Finally, she decided on faking knowledge. It would be far less embarassing for both of them. "Me neither. My memory of last night has gone."

Both were silent.