Song For Nought
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The five elves were once again lounging around their favorite pond. Two days had passed and none of them had had a chance to talk to Nuquer, although Ven assured them she was still here after seeing her out on her balcony last night.
"When is Melde going to get here!" Legolas mumbled into the grass.
"Soon!" Maik was tired of trying to lessen Legolas's impatient questions every few hours.
"You realize we only have two and a half weeks left of this summer?" Elladan had been sitting in silence for sometime now.
"Don't remind me. I don't want to return home!" Ven sighed exasperatedly.
"Don't you like your home in the Golden Wood?" Elrohir was resting with his head in Ven's lap.
"I do, it's just, I'm really going to miss you guys. I don't have any close friends back home." Ven ran her fingers through Elrohir's soft brown hair.
"Oh, Ven, I'll come and visit you. Say I'm going to see Arwen." Elrohir took her hand in his.
"That'd make me very happy." Ven smiled back at Elrohir and the two locked eyes for a moment.
Suddenly a elf came crashing through the bushes rather ungracefully. The elf stopped and took a deep breath. They had obviously been running.
"Came as soon as I could." The elf panted in between breaths.
"Melde!" Maik jumped up and ran to give the elf a hug.
"Hello." Melde had regained her breath and flung her arms around Maik in greeting.
"I want you guys to meet Melde!" Maik stepped aside so Melde could see the group. "That's Ven, you know her,"
"Hey, Ven!" Melde smiled and waved.
"That's Elladan and Elrohir, Elrond's sons."
"Whoa, why are there two of you!?" Melde shook her head hoping it wasn't her running that was making her see double.
"No, they're twins."
"How do you tell them apart?" Melde looked back and forth at the identical twins who were smiling mischievously back at her.
"I don't know. We just kind of figured it out some way!" Maik laughed wondering exactly how they had been able to tell the two apart sometimes. "And the blonde one is Legolas." Maik finished introducing them.
"Hello." The group said in unison.
"So, why was I dragged all the way out here?" Melde sat down next to Maik.
"It's Nuquer." Maik said solemnly.
"I was wondering why she wasn't her to say hello!" Melde said with a frown, "Is she hurt?"
"No, she's just been very.odd lately." Legolas moved closer to Melde, "You see we were very close and then suddenly she became very cold and she hasn't talked to us in four days!" Legolas told the tale briefly.
"Well I heard about the captures of you guys. But this I haven't. That's weird. So, Nuquer and you were.together?" Melde asked trying to figure this out.
"Yes, we are, uh.were. I'm guessing we aren't any more because she hasn't spoken to me in four days and the last time she did she kind of blew me off." Legolas frowned.
"That's odd. Nuquer isn't like that. She usually tells people when she has a problem. Especially if they are close to her, which I'm guessing you two were?" Melde looked at Legolas for an answer.
"Yes. I mean, we never actually said 'we are together' but, we you know.had our moments together and we did a lot of things together. You know what I mean?" Legolas couldn't really explain.
"Makes sense to me. There has got to be something more though?" Melde looked at the other elves for any clues.
"Well, thinking about this, it started when Waenmetiel came to stay." Ven said.
"Who?" Melde looked confused.
"This elf Elrond and Thranduil knew when they were younger." Elrohir explained.
"When do I get to see her?" Melde questioned.
"Dinner is in a little while. You can see everyone then. I'll show you to your room and after you get ready dinner should be ready." Elladan offered politely.
Melde nodded and the elves stood to go.
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The five elves were once again lounging around their favorite pond. Two days had passed and none of them had had a chance to talk to Nuquer, although Ven assured them she was still here after seeing her out on her balcony last night.
"When is Melde going to get here!" Legolas mumbled into the grass.
"Soon!" Maik was tired of trying to lessen Legolas's impatient questions every few hours.
"You realize we only have two and a half weeks left of this summer?" Elladan had been sitting in silence for sometime now.
"Don't remind me. I don't want to return home!" Ven sighed exasperatedly.
"Don't you like your home in the Golden Wood?" Elrohir was resting with his head in Ven's lap.
"I do, it's just, I'm really going to miss you guys. I don't have any close friends back home." Ven ran her fingers through Elrohir's soft brown hair.
"Oh, Ven, I'll come and visit you. Say I'm going to see Arwen." Elrohir took her hand in his.
"That'd make me very happy." Ven smiled back at Elrohir and the two locked eyes for a moment.
Suddenly a elf came crashing through the bushes rather ungracefully. The elf stopped and took a deep breath. They had obviously been running.
"Came as soon as I could." The elf panted in between breaths.
"Melde!" Maik jumped up and ran to give the elf a hug.
"Hello." Melde had regained her breath and flung her arms around Maik in greeting.
"I want you guys to meet Melde!" Maik stepped aside so Melde could see the group. "That's Ven, you know her,"
"Hey, Ven!" Melde smiled and waved.
"That's Elladan and Elrohir, Elrond's sons."
"Whoa, why are there two of you!?" Melde shook her head hoping it wasn't her running that was making her see double.
"No, they're twins."
"How do you tell them apart?" Melde looked back and forth at the identical twins who were smiling mischievously back at her.
"I don't know. We just kind of figured it out some way!" Maik laughed wondering exactly how they had been able to tell the two apart sometimes. "And the blonde one is Legolas." Maik finished introducing them.
"Hello." The group said in unison.
"So, why was I dragged all the way out here?" Melde sat down next to Maik.
"It's Nuquer." Maik said solemnly.
"I was wondering why she wasn't her to say hello!" Melde said with a frown, "Is she hurt?"
"No, she's just been very.odd lately." Legolas moved closer to Melde, "You see we were very close and then suddenly she became very cold and she hasn't talked to us in four days!" Legolas told the tale briefly.
"Well I heard about the captures of you guys. But this I haven't. That's weird. So, Nuquer and you were.together?" Melde asked trying to figure this out.
"Yes, we are, uh.were. I'm guessing we aren't any more because she hasn't spoken to me in four days and the last time she did she kind of blew me off." Legolas frowned.
"That's odd. Nuquer isn't like that. She usually tells people when she has a problem. Especially if they are close to her, which I'm guessing you two were?" Melde looked at Legolas for an answer.
"Yes. I mean, we never actually said 'we are together' but, we you know.had our moments together and we did a lot of things together. You know what I mean?" Legolas couldn't really explain.
"Makes sense to me. There has got to be something more though?" Melde looked at the other elves for any clues.
"Well, thinking about this, it started when Waenmetiel came to stay." Ven said.
"Who?" Melde looked confused.
"This elf Elrond and Thranduil knew when they were younger." Elrohir explained.
"When do I get to see her?" Melde questioned.
"Dinner is in a little while. You can see everyone then. I'll show you to your room and after you get ready dinner should be ready." Elladan offered politely.
Melde nodded and the elves stood to go.
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