Chapter 19
"Le-go-las." Mylea stuttered at the sight of him in the doorway.
"So what is going on that I should know about?" Legolas spoke coldly and looked directly at Elladan.
Elladan slipped his arm around Mylea's waist and she gently slid it off. She turned and looked at Elladan and shook her head.
"Elladan, I do not know anything to say that will comfort you. I do not know what you were thinking…but I am in love with Legolas." Mylea spoke softly.
"What! I assumed it was some petty crush Mylea. You cannot be seriously in love with him!" Elladan yelled and pointed a finger at Legolas.
Mylea had never seen Elladan this way before. He was so angry and hurt. She had never had the intention to cause him harm but she would not lie to him. She empathized with the look of distraught over his brow.
"She is Elladan, and it is not going to change with one kiss from you! Now what did you think you were doing?" Legolas spoke up and stepped beside Mylea.
"I thought that I was finally showing Mylea that I have loved her for years, long before you waltzed back into all of our lives. You had no right coming into this home Legolas! You have brought nothing but misery to me from the day I met you!" Elladan retorted and got in Legolas' face.
"No Elladan! Please do not blame him. Elladan you must understand I did not know you carried these feelings…and even if I did, I cannot say that I would still not be in love with Legolas. Elladan I love you, but you are a brother to me." Mylea spoke and stood in front of Legolas protectively.
Elladan looked down at Mylea and cast a dark look.
"Then why did you kiss me back Mylea?"
"She did not! I saw her push you away, and I trust her completely! Elladan you are a snake, and I suggest you leave her alone."
"I should have known, of course you are going to fall in love with the Prince of everything." Elladan snorted.
"No, it is not like that." Mylea tried to comfort him.
Elladan was not heeding any of Mylea's words; he just gently pushed her aside and came face to face with Legolas. He then tried to egg Legolas on by shoving him.
"I do not wish to fight you Elladan, there is no need."
Elladan did not listen; he pulled back his fist and struck Legolas across the face. Mylea shrieked and rushed over to them, but was stopped by Legolas' counter-attack pushing Elladan against a wall.
The two were knocking things down and slamming into furniture. Elladan knocked into Arwen's dresser and her mirror came crashing down, scattering into hundreds of pieces.
At that moment Gandalf and Elrond stormed in the room. Legolas looked towards them and Elladan took it to his advantage. He forced Legolas to the ground in all the glass of the mirror.
"Enough Elladan!" Elrond screamed and held his son back.
Mylea ran to Legolas and helped him up from the ground. Small shards of glass were wedged in his cheek. He said nothing but glared at Elladan.
"Elrond take Elladan out of here." Gandalf suggested.
As soon as they had left the room Gandalf began to clean up the mess. Mylea took Legolas to her bed and sat him down. She carefully pulled out the glass from his face.
"I am sorry Mylea, I did not want to fight."
"Shh…do not apologize." She spoke and cleaned the blood from his face.
"Elrond knew this would happen. I did not want to believe it." Gandalf grumbled.
"What were you thinking Elladan?" Elrond asked sitting behind his desk.
"She does not need him father, he is but a plague."
"Can you not see that you are hurting Mylea? She has found something, can you not find happiness in your heart for her?"
"I do not know." Elladan spoke and lowered his head.
Elrond threw Elladan a cloth to wipe his face and then shook his head. Elladan took it and left to his bedchamber.
Arwen entered her room and gasped at the mess. Then she saw Mylea treating Legolas' wound. She glided over to them and sat down on Mylea's bed.
"What happened?"
"I am sorry Arwen that some of your possessions were smashed. Elladan decided to start a fight with Legolas." Mylea answered.
"Oh I knew he would not hold his temper in for much longer. He has a head of steel. Are you alright Legolas?"
"Yes, no real damage. Let me help clean up this mess."
Mylea placed a hand on his shoulder.
"No, we will take care of it, just go lay down now."
Legolas nodded and made his way out of the room. Arwen glanced at Mylea who met her stare.
"We will not be able to stay in Elrond's home much longer." Mylea spoke.
"Then come with Aragorn and I to Gondor. There will always be room for you there."
"I think we shall."
After the house became quiet and all messes were taken care of, everyone finally drifted to their beds for sleep. Mylea kept tossing and turning, struggling with the imprint of the look Elladan had given her earlier. She did not want to hurt him, but would not deny her heart what it felt for Legolas.
The next morning the sun arose in a scarlet red dawn. Elrond peered from his library window and did not like the look of day. Soon he entered the guest room where Legolas sat.
"Legolas I need your help."
"What is it Elrond?" Legolas questioned curiously.
"We need to convince Arwen and Mylea to leave for the Grey Havens tonight. They will be in mortal danger if they stay. He is coming…"
"Saruman is coming back? But Gandalf took his most powerful item."
"Yes, but there are ways in which he can gain more power."
"If that is true, I will help you get Mylea and Arwen out of here in any way that I can."
"I thank you for your support."
Legolas nodded then went back to shining his bow. He soon stopped and looked out the window into the haze of day. He did not want to see Mylea go without him, but he would not have her stay in Middle Earth to be in danger. Besides he would not leave her for long, with all the hope in his heart he knew that he would come to the Grey Havens for her. But only when all the terror was gone, men could not be left to deal with Saruman on their own.
