Six elves and six hobbits talked on a flight of stairs, scattered about. The hobbits separated Ley, Negolas, Kaysie, and Legolas from Sarah and Edro.
"I still don't trust him, something tells me NOT to trust him, what it is that tells me I don't know." Ley had been silent for some time before that.
"Well no more fighting," Kaysie said.
"There's no forgiving what he said! He waits till I'm not around THEN pulls something like that!" Ley balled her hand into a fist and every moment her grip grew tighter.
"Ley, not to disappoint you, but I believe I can take care of my own being–" Negolas was cut off by Ley.
"See if I care!" A sharp pain in her hand distracted Ley; she looked at it and realized the blood. She squinted as she loosened her fingers.
Merry and Pippin had glanced at the elves walking to Ley's left and noticed her hand.
"Wonder what they're talking about?" Merry quietly asked Pippin.
"Her hand is bleeding," stated Pippin plainly.
"Don't you ever pay attention? Pip, you are an airhead."
Ley had been watching the two hobbits and heard Merry's comment to Pippin. Ley took her injured hand, and tapped Merry's head to get his attention, "Continue your conversation with the others please. And leave Pippin alone."
Merry and Pippin jumped into the conversation they had been having with Sam, Frodo, Ariel, Thomas, Sarah, and Edro.
Poor Ariel is surrounded by brothers. Wonder if I have siblings? Ley thought.
"I agree with Ley, there is something about Edro," spoke Legolas, "Like an evil veil," he spoke softly.
"Edro doesn't have the guts to say anything about Negolas and Legolas in front of me," Ley spoke up. She could see Edro's eyes look in her direction. Such cold eyes… emotionless… scary. Geez Sarah, don't they give you the creeps? Ley thought to her self.
"She's doing that space-case thing again," Kaysie said as she watched Ley go into thought.
Maybe it's my elven senses, I'm still not used to being another race. I'm not human, but I'm not scared. We elves have our benefits, but I doubt a human could die of a broken heart– Ley was cut off by Kaysie who knocked her on the head like a door.
"Nope, she's not hollow," Kaysie laughed.
"No just thinking… about… things," Ley gave a sigh. "I'm confused."
"Why?" Kaysie asked.
"Cause I'm not used to being an elf," Ley admitted.
"You don't like being an elf, melamin?" Negolas asked placing two firm hands on Ley's shoulders.
"Eeeeep!" Ley's head shot up and she looked at Negolas. "It's not that! I love being an elf, I'm just not used to my newly found senses."
Ley could feel the icy cold gaze from the foot of the stairs; she peered over the heads of everyone and saw Edro side glancing at the company of elves.
"Ummm…" Ley gestured with her head down below, "Eavesdropper."
"We know," Legolas and Negolas said as one.
Negolas had dropped his hands now and they rested on the step either side of him.
Suddenly Frodo, Ariel, Thomas, Sam, Merry, and Pippin stood up.
"It's time to eat," said Merry.
At that, everyone stood. Sarah climbed down the couple of steps as Kaysie, Legolas, Negolas, and Ley went down. Sarah caught hold of ley's arm.
"Hey! Lemme go!" Ley broke loose Sarah's hold.
"What were ya'll saying about Edro?"
"Nunya." Ley trotted down the steps and was next to Negolas. She turned around and saw Sarah and Edro (again). "Edro, I'll be honest, I just don't trust you. And if you hurt Sarah… I just won't go into detail."
"He's not gonna hurt me!" Sarah shouted.
***
Somewhere down the hall Ariel stopped and slapped her forehead.
"What's the matter, Sis?" Thomas asked.
"Sarah and Ley," she said turning around and running back to the stairway.
Sam, Merry, and Pippin continued, Frodo and Thomas went with Ariel.
Kaysie and Legolas had seen the beginning of the argument and knew why Negolas had stopped Ley in mid-lunge. Negolas held Ley back by his left arm hooking around Ley's middle.
His restraining was working and Ley couldn't grab her daggers (they were in her room).
Ariel, Frodo, and Thomas arrived.
"Why is Ley off the ground?" Ariel asked. Indeed Ley was off the ground and looked rather… different.
"Sarah, you called Negolas and Legolas a 'he-she'!" Ley pushed at Negolas' arm, trying to push it down or better OFF but it didn't work.
"I did not! I called Negolas a he-she!" Sarah corrected.
"Wait a minute, when did she say that?" Kaysie interrupted.
"Long time ago, and you said that about Negolas, so you said it about Legolas too!"
Thomas looked at Ariel. "Do they always act like this?"
"Sadly, yes, and I–" Ariel was cut short from Negolas' and Legolas' raised voices.
"We told you once before: you will learn to hold your tongue," spoke Negolas.
"Or we will teach you to do so," finished Legolas.
Edro had said something but Ariel, Frodo, and Thomas weren't listening.
"Ainaear! Ainaear!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
"Lovely, it's my parents," Ley said flatly.
Sirfalas followed Celebear, both looked worried.
"What's the matter?" Ley asked.
"Lothlorien has been attacked!" Celebear jumped.
"Messengers have just arrived, your mother and I must return to Mirkwood," Sirfalas added.
Ley's eyes widened and shock appeared upon everyone's face.