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with such a cliffhanger...but I promise to post more as soon as possible!
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Chapter 21
An Unexpected Arrow
Legolas and Ami looked at each other in surprise.
"Today?" Ami repeated.
Natalia and Nurtaur nodded with smiles plastered onto their faces.
"We do not want anything big. Just you and Legolas, and the lady to wed us." Nurtaur explained.
Legolas sighed.
"Well, I guess it is possible."
"You guess? I know it is! I've been waiting my whole life for this...and I shall not wait any longer!" Natalia stood to her feet.
"Me and Nurtaur will go and get ready...meet us at the main court in a few hours."
Then they turned and were gone as quickly as they had come.
Legolas looked over at Ami and smiled.
"What?" And before she knew it, Legolas had tackled her and was planting a million and one kisses all over her.
Ami laughed, but pushed against him.
"I am sorry Legolas...but the mood has ended." She pushed him off of her and sat up.
Legolas sighed and sat up as well.
"Aye, I knew this...I just wanted to make sure." Ami looked over at him and began to laugh.
"Come...we must get ready."
Legolas stood and helped her up.
Ami smacked his bottom as he turned to go, and he laughed without turning back.
~*~*~*~
A few hours later, Legolas and Nurtaur were both in the courtyard waiting.
The lady stood there waiting to wed the happy couple.
And soon Ami and Natalia appeared.
Natalia wore a silky white dress that flowed down to the ground with an empire waist.
She had no veil however, as because Elves do not have this custom, but Ami had taken careful time in weaving beautiful mallron blossoms all through Natalia's beautiful long golden hair.
When they reached the two Elf warriors, Natalia held out a long white ribbon, and Nurtaur held onto the other end.
This was held throughout the ceremony, until the end, when the lady would tie both ends to their wrists, signifying them being bound together.
Natalia held a smiled so bright and beautiful, and Nurtaur looked so happy.
Ami smiled at Legolas, and he winked at her.
At the end, Nurtaur kissed Natalia...and they were together!
Natalia turned to Ami and hugged her tightly.
"I am so happy for you mela." Ami whispered through her tears.
Natalia laughed when she pulled away and wiped at her own tears.
Natalia turned and took Nurtaur's hand.
She kissed Legolas on the cheek and then the new couple turned to their flet...obviously a little more then impatient to finalize the wedding night.
Ami turned to Legolas and smiled. She hoped that the day would come when they would wed...hopefully someday.
~*~*~*~
It had been weeks since Natalia and Nurtaur wed. And still they could not bring themselves to leave.
They loved spending time with their friends, and just being together.
Veborion had not awakened yet...and many feared that he would not.
On this joyous day, Natalia sat reading a book to Nurtaur as he readied his bow and quiver for practicing with Legolas.
She stopped and looked at him.
He smiled at her and leaned in to place a small chaste kiss on her lips.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, an arrow whizzed through the air and struck Nurtaur.
Natalia screamed as the arrow hit inches from her face.
Nurtaur fell back off of the stone bench with a cry of shock.
"Nurtaur!" Natalia went to his side...the arrow had only hit his shoulder, but he was still in pain.
Then many arrows began to fly from the same place, and Natalia screamed again as Nurtaur pulled her down, and lay atop of her as to protect her from one hitting her.
When the firing had ceased, Nurtaur rolled off of Natalia with a groan.
Right away she was at his side.
"Nurtar, melamin..." She placed her hands by the arrow.
"Tis fine mela...g-go find Legolas...bring him here." Natalia cringed at the very thought of leaving him there.
"Nay mela, I cannot leave you by yourself."
"You must! Please melamin..." Natalia looked down into his eyes and nodded.
"But if I come back and you are dead...I shall die in my grief."
"Then hurry...for I wish that for neither of us."
Natalia leaned down and quickly kissed his lips before taking off into the woods to find Legolas.
~*~*~*~
"Neveth...I tell you again, I am teaching you this because it was-"
"...it was taught to you by your instructor and could be used to save your life one day and so on and so forth. I know this Legolas! But I am still not shooting an arrow at your head! If the time ever comes where I might have to, then I will deal with it then...but until that time presents itself, I will kindly decline."
Legolas sighed.
He gave up and smacked the apple from his head.
Ami smiled as she readied herself to shoot at a less handsome target.
"LEGOLAS!"
Ami's shot faltered and went into a brush.
Legolas spun around to see Natalia burst into the clearing.
"Nevdulineiel? What is wrong?" Legolas asked as she rushed to him.
She was struggling to catch her breath, and there was a look of panic in her eyes.
"Tis...Naurtaur...y...you must come!" Was all she got out, and it was all she needed too.
Legolas dropped his bow as did Ami and followed Natalia into the woods.
He prayed to the Valar that his friend was safe.
~*~*~*~
Naurtar couldn't express the fear that flashed through him when his keen Elven senses picked up the whizzing sound of a deadly arrow flying towards him and Nevdulineiel.
But he was off guard, and all he could do was take the impact of the cold steel end in his shoulder.
He fell back with a cry and he heard his beloved scream. The only thought that rushed through his head was if the arrow had hurt her as well.
He heard her call his name, and saw her appear before him. Relief coursed through him as he saw her unhurt.
But his fear was not to end there, for more arrows began to fly from the same cursed brush.
His natural reaction was to pull Nevduliniel down and lay upon her as to protect her.
When the firing had ceased, he rolled off of her, now fully aware of the pain shooting through his entire body.
He saw the panic in her eyes and knew that there was nothing she could do in that state.
"...g-go find Legolas...bring him here." Was the only thing he knew to say.
He persuaded her to go, even though the fear in him threatened to rise.
She finally fled into the forest and he was left there...by himself.
Nurtaur tried to set himself up, but gasped in pain and laid back down.
He let out a sigh.
SNAP!
Nurtaur tensed. What was that?
Soon his ears began to pick up the sound of an approaching being.
Nurtaur turned his head and fear yet again gripped him as he watched a dark figure approached him...
Chapter 21
An Unexpected Arrow
Legolas and Ami looked at each other in surprise.
"Today?" Ami repeated.
Natalia and Nurtaur nodded with smiles plastered onto their faces.
"We do not want anything big. Just you and Legolas, and the lady to wed us." Nurtaur explained.
Legolas sighed.
"Well, I guess it is possible."
"You guess? I know it is! I've been waiting my whole life for this...and I shall not wait any longer!" Natalia stood to her feet.
"Me and Nurtaur will go and get ready...meet us at the main court in a few hours."
Then they turned and were gone as quickly as they had come.
Legolas looked over at Ami and smiled.
"What?" And before she knew it, Legolas had tackled her and was planting a million and one kisses all over her.
Ami laughed, but pushed against him.
"I am sorry Legolas...but the mood has ended." She pushed him off of her and sat up.
Legolas sighed and sat up as well.
"Aye, I knew this...I just wanted to make sure." Ami looked over at him and began to laugh.
"Come...we must get ready."
Legolas stood and helped her up.
Ami smacked his bottom as he turned to go, and he laughed without turning back.
~*~*~*~
A few hours later, Legolas and Nurtaur were both in the courtyard waiting.
The lady stood there waiting to wed the happy couple.
And soon Ami and Natalia appeared.
Natalia wore a silky white dress that flowed down to the ground with an empire waist.
She had no veil however, as because Elves do not have this custom, but Ami had taken careful time in weaving beautiful mallron blossoms all through Natalia's beautiful long golden hair.
When they reached the two Elf warriors, Natalia held out a long white ribbon, and Nurtaur held onto the other end.
This was held throughout the ceremony, until the end, when the lady would tie both ends to their wrists, signifying them being bound together.
Natalia held a smiled so bright and beautiful, and Nurtaur looked so happy.
Ami smiled at Legolas, and he winked at her.
At the end, Nurtaur kissed Natalia...and they were together!
Natalia turned to Ami and hugged her tightly.
"I am so happy for you mela." Ami whispered through her tears.
Natalia laughed when she pulled away and wiped at her own tears.
Natalia turned and took Nurtaur's hand.
She kissed Legolas on the cheek and then the new couple turned to their flet...obviously a little more then impatient to finalize the wedding night.
Ami turned to Legolas and smiled. She hoped that the day would come when they would wed...hopefully someday.
~*~*~*~
It had been weeks since Natalia and Nurtaur wed. And still they could not bring themselves to leave.
They loved spending time with their friends, and just being together.
Veborion had not awakened yet...and many feared that he would not.
On this joyous day, Natalia sat reading a book to Nurtaur as he readied his bow and quiver for practicing with Legolas.
She stopped and looked at him.
He smiled at her and leaned in to place a small chaste kiss on her lips.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, an arrow whizzed through the air and struck Nurtaur.
Natalia screamed as the arrow hit inches from her face.
Nurtaur fell back off of the stone bench with a cry of shock.
"Nurtaur!" Natalia went to his side...the arrow had only hit his shoulder, but he was still in pain.
Then many arrows began to fly from the same place, and Natalia screamed again as Nurtaur pulled her down, and lay atop of her as to protect her from one hitting her.
When the firing had ceased, Nurtaur rolled off of Natalia with a groan.
Right away she was at his side.
"Nurtar, melamin..." She placed her hands by the arrow.
"Tis fine mela...g-go find Legolas...bring him here." Natalia cringed at the very thought of leaving him there.
"Nay mela, I cannot leave you by yourself."
"You must! Please melamin..." Natalia looked down into his eyes and nodded.
"But if I come back and you are dead...I shall die in my grief."
"Then hurry...for I wish that for neither of us."
Natalia leaned down and quickly kissed his lips before taking off into the woods to find Legolas.
~*~*~*~
"Neveth...I tell you again, I am teaching you this because it was-"
"...it was taught to you by your instructor and could be used to save your life one day and so on and so forth. I know this Legolas! But I am still not shooting an arrow at your head! If the time ever comes where I might have to, then I will deal with it then...but until that time presents itself, I will kindly decline."
Legolas sighed.
He gave up and smacked the apple from his head.
Ami smiled as she readied herself to shoot at a less handsome target.
"LEGOLAS!"
Ami's shot faltered and went into a brush.
Legolas spun around to see Natalia burst into the clearing.
"Nevdulineiel? What is wrong?" Legolas asked as she rushed to him.
She was struggling to catch her breath, and there was a look of panic in her eyes.
"Tis...Naurtaur...y...you must come!" Was all she got out, and it was all she needed too.
Legolas dropped his bow as did Ami and followed Natalia into the woods.
He prayed to the Valar that his friend was safe.
~*~*~*~
Naurtar couldn't express the fear that flashed through him when his keen Elven senses picked up the whizzing sound of a deadly arrow flying towards him and Nevdulineiel.
But he was off guard, and all he could do was take the impact of the cold steel end in his shoulder.
He fell back with a cry and he heard his beloved scream. The only thought that rushed through his head was if the arrow had hurt her as well.
He heard her call his name, and saw her appear before him. Relief coursed through him as he saw her unhurt.
But his fear was not to end there, for more arrows began to fly from the same cursed brush.
His natural reaction was to pull Nevduliniel down and lay upon her as to protect her.
When the firing had ceased, he rolled off of her, now fully aware of the pain shooting through his entire body.
He saw the panic in her eyes and knew that there was nothing she could do in that state.
"...g-go find Legolas...bring him here." Was the only thing he knew to say.
He persuaded her to go, even though the fear in him threatened to rise.
She finally fled into the forest and he was left there...by himself.
Nurtaur tried to set himself up, but gasped in pain and laid back down.
He let out a sigh.
SNAP!
Nurtaur tensed. What was that?
Soon his ears began to pick up the sound of an approaching being.
Nurtaur turned his head and fear yet again gripped him as he watched a dark figure approached him...
