Ley was the last to wake the next morning. When she got to the breakfast hall Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Merry were eating and Ariel was just sitting next to Frodo.
Ley smiled and walked next to Ariel. "Ariel, you seen Negolas anywhere?"
"Umm… I think he went in the library. Kaysie and Legolas went somewhere, and Sarah and Edro, I wouldn't know," Ariel said looking at Ley.
"Well I'll go look there." The Ley left.
She wasn't on hundred percent sure which way but she could guess. She went left and sure enough at the end of the hallway was the library. One of the doors open just so one person could slide in.
When she was inside the library was creepy. If Ley had been human footsteps could have been heard but her light elven feet barely touched the ground.
The grand bookcases towered over her, and were filled with different books of all subjects.
Two things to say: One, how do they get way up there? Two, I hate history but I would stay awake for history of this world, Ley thought to herself.
As she rounded a bookcase she saw Negolas reading a book.
"Found you," she said after awhile. He knew she was standing there but he look so cute reading, well that's what she thought.
"I did not know you had awoken," he said as he closed the book. "Is there a problem?"
"No, not really. But something has been on my mind." She said taking two steps forward, "Yesterday, when we talked about the prophecy, you were… holding my hand. My mind was jumbled all night, I mean after finding out I'm from Middle-Earth and all but, the way you held my hand when I woke this morning I could almost still feel your touch."
"Did it make you feel uncomfortable?" he reshelf the book.
"No not at all!" Ley exclaimed. "I've just never been treated like that."
Just then Negolas and Ley both heard someone enter the library. Ley hesitated then looked around one bookcase, it was Ariel.
"Hi Ley, did you find him?" Ariel walked in followed by Frodo.
"Hi Ariel, Frodo. Yeah, I found him," Ley said as she completely walked out from behind the bookcase.
"Oh, well umm… that's all I wanted to know. You looked upset a little while ago, you okay?" Ariel noticed Frodo standing next to her and looked over to the side.
"I'll tell ya later."
"Umm… okay."
Ariel and Frodo turned to leave and as they reached the door Frodo looked at Ley. "Elrond wants to speak with everyone before he departs for Rivendell which would be sometime this evening… I think." Ariel had already left and Frodo followed.
"Those two seem to be together a lot," Ley said after she was sure they had gone.
"Much like you and I," Negolas said coming from behind her. He placed two hands on her shoulders.
"That reminds me of one part in the prophecy: 'With friends and ones that hold their hearts.' Does it mean what I think it means, that whatever this evil is, the ones we love will… will they be in danger?" She made a fist inside her sleeve, "Negolas, I don't want you to be hurt."
He turned her around and went to kneel. Then he one of her hands into his, "I give you my word. I will not allow harm to become of you do to injuries that might befall me."
"I'll take your word, Negolas; but I'm afraid it won't help my heart any. I think… maybe if you don't mind… never mind."
"You want me to show you how to use the bow?"
Ley's eyes widened, "I didn't even ask!"
"And I am offering to teach you. If we for surely are going to war it would be best if you know how to use a weapon, why not the bow?"
"But I can't keep my arm steady." She showed him her other hand was trembling.
"With some training you could keep it steady," Negolas rose to his feet but he didn't let go of her hand, "I won't mind teaching you."
What's this? Am I falling for Negolas? Ley sighed then said aloud, "If you insist."
Negolas looked pleased, then he led the way out of the library. He was taking her somewhere, Ley just didn't know where to.
Ley noticed that even though in the castle walls they were protected, Negolas still kept his bow on his back.
"Awww… look at the love birds."
Ley stopped as she saw Sarah standing next to Edro.
"You're one to talk, you Schizophrenic Elf-ling… Ever since you met Edro there, you haven't his side!" Ley put her hands on her hips.
Either Edro didn't like to talk or just couldn't, he said nothing but Sarah advanced.
"And how'd you get pants?!" Sarah glared at Ley (that evil look we all know she can give).
"Negolas," Ley answered. She turned to Negolas and said softly, "Get ready to run." Ley cleared her throat then in her new native tongue (in Elvish) Ley said something that only the elves or some who understands Elvish would be able to understand.
Sarah heard the voice inside her head repeat over and over, 'don't let her getta way with that! Think of something you moron!'
But the time Sarah tried to reply Ley and Negolas were already half way down the hall. Sarah took off full speed and Ley ran faster, she took a sharp turn up some stairs.
"Pippin, look out… I think… I got her… just a little too mad…" Ley said as she ran off.
As Ley hit the stairs going down, Sarah skidded in a 'u' turn to catch Ley. Ley was skipping steps and looking over her shoulder. When Ley looked back in front of her, Oh God! She thought. Then she yelled, "Frodo, Ariel! Watch out!"
Frodo pushed Ariel out of the way. Ley ran straight into Negolas.
"Keep away from me you Schizo," Ley said jumping behind Negolas.
"That was quite rude what you said earlier," Negolas said looking at her.
"Ummm… what did I miss?" Ariel said. She looked confused.
Pippin came bounding down the stairs. "What did I miss? What did I miss?!" Pippin looked at Sarah than at Ley and back and forth for a short while, "Did I miss something funny?"
"Ariel, Pippin, you two just said the same thing," Sarah said. "Weird."
Just then Edro walked up. "Greetings," was all he said.
"Oh that's right, Ed and I were gonna do something,"" Sarah said. "Oh, and I've gotta talk to you Negolas-"
"Oh well, go away now Sarah," Ley cut in. "What ever it is you can save it."
Sarah gave a look then left with Edro.
"Ed?" Ariel and Ley said together.
Ley shook that off and then looked at Frodo, "Frodo, can I ask you something?"
"Ummm… sure," Frodo seemed to be catching on to the whole slang talk.
"How did you and Legolas know to be here in Gondor when Ariel and Kaysie first arrived? I ended up in Fornost with Negolas, I don't think any of this is just a coincidence."
"Well, ummm, the Lady of the Wood, she told Legolas and I to be in Gondor by a date, Aragorn allowed us to stay without second thought," Frodo explained.
"Is that what troubled you? Or was it just the other?" Negolas asked.
"Both, but you just found out about the prophecy. Umm… I just needed my head cleared. Ariel, Frodo, Pippin, I think Negolas was going to show me something." Then Negolas and Ley left.
"I think the sparks have begun to fly," Ariel said after Ley had turned down the corner.
"Sparks?" Frodo said.
"Mean they're starting to like one another," Ariel explained.
Frodo and Pippin's eyes widen.
"Negolas in love!"
*
"What's this place?"
Negolas had brought her to an open field surrounded in a perfect square of forest.
"This is a training field," Negolas said.
"You want to teach me the bow now?" As Ley looked at the woods, she could see circles around one another, circle, targets, and some trees even had arrows in branches and… just everywhere.
"The sooner we see if the bow– "
She cut him off, "The better?"
"Indeed," he drew his bow and handed it to Ley (who took the bow). "It may be best of we not use arrows."
"Okay, I understand."
Negolas gestured to how to properly hold the bow. (Hold the handle in the left hand and the string in the right.) "Keep the left arm long and steady, the right like it is." Ley was messing up but not that bad. "Here hold it like this." Negolas was behind her, and his arms pressed against hers, and his hands overlapping hers.
Whoa! Space invasion! Ley said in her head.
"Arm steady and straight, when your target is in line, release," then Negolas let the finger on her right hand go and she let go of the string. Negolas stepped away. Ley took in air and tried again and again, this time she did it correctly.
"I want to try an arrow now," she said firmly.
He handed her an arrow from his back.
She lined one of the trees with the tip of her arrow. When she did, she released the string. The arrow whistled through the air and it hit the target.
"Maybe we should try next time with distractions." Negolas said after Ley stopped jumping, "Maybe while riding a horse, or noise around you."
"Lovely."