Song For Nought
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7:30 came quicker than Nuquer would have liked but she reluctantly walked down the hall towards the main hall where the feast was to be held. She peeked her head inside the door and spotted Maik and Ven standing together. Nuquer couldn't help but think of her and Maik's earlier argument but guessed that she had talked to Legolas and knew the two had talked. She took a deep breath and headed towards Ven and Maik.
"It's Nuquer." Ven whispered to Maik as she spotted Nuquer entering the hall.
"Is she coming this way?" Maik asked.
"Of course. Just pretend the fight never happened." Ven suggested.
"All right." Maik nodded just as Nuquer walked up to them.
"Hey guys. Where is everyone?" Nuquer asked not looking at Maik as she sat down.
"They should be coming soon. We heard you talked to Legolas." Ven said and Maik gave her a little glare.
"Oh." Nuquer looked at Maik to see her reaction.
"It's ok Nuquer, it's all over." Maik said to Nuquer. Nuquer felt relief that Maik forgave her for their earlier argument.
"There's the guys." Ven said after a moment of silence.
"Hey ladies, how are you all this evening?" Elladan sat next to Maik.
"We're doing good, how about you guys?" Ven smiled as Elrohir sat next to her and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Good, where's Melde?" Legolas looked around, he wanted to sit next to Nuquer but he felt he shouldn't. So, he just stood.
"You can sit down you know." Nuquer said to him pulling out a chair for him.
Ven smiled knowingly at Maik and Legolas took his seat, though a bit awkwardly.
The six talked for a while though it wasn't as relaxed as they conversations used to be.
Elrond finally came in and announced that Melde would be coming shortly and right after he said that Melde appeared in the doorway looking around a bit shyly.
Nuquer waved Melde over to her.
"Melde, how are you feeling?" Nuquer asked as her friend sat on the other side of her.
"I'm doing fine, I guess." Melde smiled sadly.
"Do we need to re-introduce ourselves?" Maik asked.
"Yea, I guess so." Melde looked a bit embarrassed about this.
They went around and said their names so Melde could try and remember them and then Waenmetiel entered the hall with Haldir at her side.
"Hello!" Waenmetiel called out to the young elves as she passed on her way towards Elrond and Glorfindel.
Nuquer watched her as she walked past thinking how much she'd like to trip her right now.
"She's nice, she's the one who found me." Melde commented as Waenmetiel passed.
"Yea." Nuquer nodded, no one else at the table said anything.
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Maik and Ven kept giving each other small glances every now and then.
Elrond stood and announced that the food would be arriving shortly and they were to all enjoy themselves this evening and he wished Melde a speedy recovery.
Maik and Ven frowned at each other and they noticed Nuquer look at Elrond a little to long.
"So, Melde, do you have to stay in the infirmary or can you come to the pond tomorrow?" Legolas turned to Melde, avoiding Nuquer's gaze.
"I'm pretty sure I can, Elrond said nothing is hurt or injured so there shouldn't be a reason I couldn't." Melde smiled at him, her memory may have left her but her jovial moods surely did not.
"Who else will join us?" Legolas looked around the table.
Maik and Ven were quick to answer,
"We all will! It's been far to long since we all were at the pond together!" Both of them answered in unison, Maik giving Nuquer a small look that Nuquer knew she should also agree. Nuquer also didn't want to leave Melde.
"Of course we'll all be there." Elladan smiled also.
Legolas looked at Nuquer waiting her answer.
"I'll be there." Nuquer said half-heartily and watched the doors for the food.
Maik shook her head when Nuquer wasn't looking and gave Legolas an encouraging smile.
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7:30 came quicker than Nuquer would have liked but she reluctantly walked down the hall towards the main hall where the feast was to be held. She peeked her head inside the door and spotted Maik and Ven standing together. Nuquer couldn't help but think of her and Maik's earlier argument but guessed that she had talked to Legolas and knew the two had talked. She took a deep breath and headed towards Ven and Maik.
"It's Nuquer." Ven whispered to Maik as she spotted Nuquer entering the hall.
"Is she coming this way?" Maik asked.
"Of course. Just pretend the fight never happened." Ven suggested.
"All right." Maik nodded just as Nuquer walked up to them.
"Hey guys. Where is everyone?" Nuquer asked not looking at Maik as she sat down.
"They should be coming soon. We heard you talked to Legolas." Ven said and Maik gave her a little glare.
"Oh." Nuquer looked at Maik to see her reaction.
"It's ok Nuquer, it's all over." Maik said to Nuquer. Nuquer felt relief that Maik forgave her for their earlier argument.
"There's the guys." Ven said after a moment of silence.
"Hey ladies, how are you all this evening?" Elladan sat next to Maik.
"We're doing good, how about you guys?" Ven smiled as Elrohir sat next to her and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Good, where's Melde?" Legolas looked around, he wanted to sit next to Nuquer but he felt he shouldn't. So, he just stood.
"You can sit down you know." Nuquer said to him pulling out a chair for him.
Ven smiled knowingly at Maik and Legolas took his seat, though a bit awkwardly.
The six talked for a while though it wasn't as relaxed as they conversations used to be.
Elrond finally came in and announced that Melde would be coming shortly and right after he said that Melde appeared in the doorway looking around a bit shyly.
Nuquer waved Melde over to her.
"Melde, how are you feeling?" Nuquer asked as her friend sat on the other side of her.
"I'm doing fine, I guess." Melde smiled sadly.
"Do we need to re-introduce ourselves?" Maik asked.
"Yea, I guess so." Melde looked a bit embarrassed about this.
They went around and said their names so Melde could try and remember them and then Waenmetiel entered the hall with Haldir at her side.
"Hello!" Waenmetiel called out to the young elves as she passed on her way towards Elrond and Glorfindel.
Nuquer watched her as she walked past thinking how much she'd like to trip her right now.
"She's nice, she's the one who found me." Melde commented as Waenmetiel passed.
"Yea." Nuquer nodded, no one else at the table said anything.
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Maik and Ven kept giving each other small glances every now and then.
Elrond stood and announced that the food would be arriving shortly and they were to all enjoy themselves this evening and he wished Melde a speedy recovery.
Maik and Ven frowned at each other and they noticed Nuquer look at Elrond a little to long.
"So, Melde, do you have to stay in the infirmary or can you come to the pond tomorrow?" Legolas turned to Melde, avoiding Nuquer's gaze.
"I'm pretty sure I can, Elrond said nothing is hurt or injured so there shouldn't be a reason I couldn't." Melde smiled at him, her memory may have left her but her jovial moods surely did not.
"Who else will join us?" Legolas looked around the table.
Maik and Ven were quick to answer,
"We all will! It's been far to long since we all were at the pond together!" Both of them answered in unison, Maik giving Nuquer a small look that Nuquer knew she should also agree. Nuquer also didn't want to leave Melde.
"Of course we'll all be there." Elladan smiled also.
Legolas looked at Nuquer waiting her answer.
"I'll be there." Nuquer said half-heartily and watched the doors for the food.
Maik shook her head when Nuquer wasn't looking and gave Legolas an encouraging smile.
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