Song For None
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The next day Elrohir and Ven were back on good terms, forgetting the Feast entirely. Nuquer stayed in her room most of the day not wanting to see Maik or Legolas.
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Legolas and Elladan spent almost the whole day practicing archery to take Legolas's mind of Nuquer.
"You know, I don't know why I like Nuquer, she's making me so mad right now!" Legolas let his arrow fly.
"You've got to stop thinking about this. Once Nuquer goes out with Telyave I'm sure she'll get annoyed with him and come crawling back to you." Elladan tried to assure Legolas.
"That might work if she was like that, but she isn't." Legolas knew Nuquer wouldn't come "crawling" back to him.
"Well, ok maybe not crawling back but she'll leave him soon enough and that's when you need to make your move."
"You're right. I need to wait, let her suffer through him." Legolas picked up his arrows and headed back towards Elrond's house.
"I'm glad you've decided not to do anything just yet." Elladan gave Legolas a pat on the back and went into his room to change for dinner.
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Nuquer was standing in her closet trying to pick an outfit for her date with Telyave. She decided on her least favorite robe, her only blue one. She didn't take much time fixing her hair or putting nice scents on. She liked Telyave well enough but she didn't feel the need to impress him.
Finally it was time for her to go meet Telyave. She closed her door behind her and made her way to the front of Elrond's house where Telyave was waiting.
"You look nice tonight, Nuquer." Telyave wrapped his arm around her and she followed him into the night.
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Legolas, Elladan, Elrohir, Maik, and Ven were all eating dinner together on a brightly lit balcony. No one said much of anything.
"Where's Nuquer?" Ven made the mistake of asking.
"She went out for the evening." Maik hoped no one would ask anymore questions, she saw Legolas's face when Ven asked.
"Oh really? With who?" Ven had no idea that Legolas and Nuquer were still in a tiff.
"A friend." Maik was praying in the back of her mind she wouldn't mention Telyave's name.
"Oh, with Telyave?!" Ven realized her mistake right after she said it. Maik choked on her bread and Legolas dropped his fork onto his plate.
Ven looked down at her food wishing she could melt.
"Well, who wants dessert?" Elladan looked around at everyone trying desperately to change the subject.
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Nuquer and Telyave had dinner together and were know riding on two of Telyave's horses through the woods back towards Elrond's. Nuquer couldn't stop thinking about Legolas the entire evening and hadn't said much to Telyave, which was ok since he did most of the talking anyways.
Finally they reached Elrond's gate and Telyave insisted on walking Nuquer inside. Nuquer couldn't say no, so reluctantly let him walk her inside. They stopped near a small fountain to say goodnight.
Just at that time Legolas was coming from dinner. He saw the two standing in the courtyard and couldn't help himself.
"What are you doing here?!" Legolas asked Telyave.
"Remember? I told you I had a date with Nuquer." Telyave smiled at Legolas not sensing the anger in his tone.
"Hope you two had a lovely time together." Legolas looked right at Nuquer as he said this.
"Thanks, I think we did, right Nuquer?" Telyave put his arm around Nuquer. "Um, right." Nuquer said without any enthusiasm.
"Great, good for you two. It's like you guys were made for each other, a bad shot and bad friend, match made by they Valar." Legolas smirked and walked off.
"He's seems upset about something." Telyave commented after Legolas walked off.
"Night." Nuquer turned and followed Legolas down the hall.
"What do you mean 'bad friend'!?" Nuquer caught up to Legolas and demanded.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about Nuquer, don't play stupid!" Legolas stopped.
"You haven't exactly been the greatest person to be around either!" Nuquer shot back at him.
"At least I'm there when you need me most!" Legolas said in a menacing town before marching off down the hall.
Nuquer didn't know what to say. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes. She wanted more than anything for Legolas not to be mad at her. She ran back to her room and closed the door just as the tears began to fall.
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Legolas slammed his door behind him and sat on his bed. He knew he had gone to far with his angry words. She hadn't been a bad friend by dancing with other elves or dating them for that matter, he was just jealous that she didn't dance with him. He sighed and laid back. He knew he should apologize for what he said but that'd have to wait.
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The next day Elrohir and Ven were back on good terms, forgetting the Feast entirely. Nuquer stayed in her room most of the day not wanting to see Maik or Legolas.
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Legolas and Elladan spent almost the whole day practicing archery to take Legolas's mind of Nuquer.
"You know, I don't know why I like Nuquer, she's making me so mad right now!" Legolas let his arrow fly.
"You've got to stop thinking about this. Once Nuquer goes out with Telyave I'm sure she'll get annoyed with him and come crawling back to you." Elladan tried to assure Legolas.
"That might work if she was like that, but she isn't." Legolas knew Nuquer wouldn't come "crawling" back to him.
"Well, ok maybe not crawling back but she'll leave him soon enough and that's when you need to make your move."
"You're right. I need to wait, let her suffer through him." Legolas picked up his arrows and headed back towards Elrond's house.
"I'm glad you've decided not to do anything just yet." Elladan gave Legolas a pat on the back and went into his room to change for dinner.
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Nuquer was standing in her closet trying to pick an outfit for her date with Telyave. She decided on her least favorite robe, her only blue one. She didn't take much time fixing her hair or putting nice scents on. She liked Telyave well enough but she didn't feel the need to impress him.
Finally it was time for her to go meet Telyave. She closed her door behind her and made her way to the front of Elrond's house where Telyave was waiting.
"You look nice tonight, Nuquer." Telyave wrapped his arm around her and she followed him into the night.
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Legolas, Elladan, Elrohir, Maik, and Ven were all eating dinner together on a brightly lit balcony. No one said much of anything.
"Where's Nuquer?" Ven made the mistake of asking.
"She went out for the evening." Maik hoped no one would ask anymore questions, she saw Legolas's face when Ven asked.
"Oh really? With who?" Ven had no idea that Legolas and Nuquer were still in a tiff.
"A friend." Maik was praying in the back of her mind she wouldn't mention Telyave's name.
"Oh, with Telyave?!" Ven realized her mistake right after she said it. Maik choked on her bread and Legolas dropped his fork onto his plate.
Ven looked down at her food wishing she could melt.
"Well, who wants dessert?" Elladan looked around at everyone trying desperately to change the subject.
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Nuquer and Telyave had dinner together and were know riding on two of Telyave's horses through the woods back towards Elrond's. Nuquer couldn't stop thinking about Legolas the entire evening and hadn't said much to Telyave, which was ok since he did most of the talking anyways.
Finally they reached Elrond's gate and Telyave insisted on walking Nuquer inside. Nuquer couldn't say no, so reluctantly let him walk her inside. They stopped near a small fountain to say goodnight.
Just at that time Legolas was coming from dinner. He saw the two standing in the courtyard and couldn't help himself.
"What are you doing here?!" Legolas asked Telyave.
"Remember? I told you I had a date with Nuquer." Telyave smiled at Legolas not sensing the anger in his tone.
"Hope you two had a lovely time together." Legolas looked right at Nuquer as he said this.
"Thanks, I think we did, right Nuquer?" Telyave put his arm around Nuquer. "Um, right." Nuquer said without any enthusiasm.
"Great, good for you two. It's like you guys were made for each other, a bad shot and bad friend, match made by they Valar." Legolas smirked and walked off.
"He's seems upset about something." Telyave commented after Legolas walked off.
"Night." Nuquer turned and followed Legolas down the hall.
"What do you mean 'bad friend'!?" Nuquer caught up to Legolas and demanded.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about Nuquer, don't play stupid!" Legolas stopped.
"You haven't exactly been the greatest person to be around either!" Nuquer shot back at him.
"At least I'm there when you need me most!" Legolas said in a menacing town before marching off down the hall.
Nuquer didn't know what to say. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes. She wanted more than anything for Legolas not to be mad at her. She ran back to her room and closed the door just as the tears began to fall.
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Legolas slammed his door behind him and sat on his bed. He knew he had gone to far with his angry words. She hadn't been a bad friend by dancing with other elves or dating them for that matter, he was just jealous that she didn't dance with him. He sighed and laid back. He knew he should apologize for what he said but that'd have to wait.
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