Aaliyah stood out on her balcony looking at the forest and the mountains.  She was leavening this behind among other things.  She wondered what her new life would be like.  What the elves would be like.  Would the she-elf that is to be her companion like.  She had so many questions she felt that if she did not get them answered she would explode.   Raba's mined voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Aaliyah I'm back come open the door."

Well at least I'll have one question answered.  Thought Aaliyah as she crossed her room to the door.  When she opened the door she got her first good look at the she-elf that she had seen earlier that day.  The she-elf was about the same height as Aaliyah.  She had coffee colored curly shoulder length hear that was in a ponytail with some curls escaping the ribbon. The dress she wore was too big for and hid her curves.

" Hi come in."  Said Aaliyah backing away from the door.  "My name is Aaliyah and this-." She pointed to Raba who was now at her side.  "Is Raba."

"My name is Yuukale Tinwe it means twilight star."  Said Yuukale bowing.

Aaliyah quickly walked over to Yuukale.

"Don't bow to me I don't want you to."

"Bowing is the proper respect shown to a person of your status."

"Well I don't like it and if it's all right with you I'd really we could be friends. You know instead of princess and companion."

"Yes I would like that a lot."  Said Yuukale smiling.

"Good, now if you don't mind I have a lot of questions I'd like to ask you."

The time seemed to fly by as the two girls talked.  It was as if the two girls had known each other their entire lives. 

Both girls had forgotten about the wolf that sat watching them on the bed.  If wolfs could smile Raba would have had the biggest smile.  He had a lot to smile about his plan was working perfectly.

Aaliyah was just explaining how the T.V worked when Mary popped her head into the room.

"Dinner is in an hour."

Mary looked at Yuukale who was sitting in front of the T.V.  Her dress tangled around her legs.

 "Yuukale you look uncomfortable in that dress."

"That is just because I am not used to being in a dress."

"Well perhaps Aaliyah will lend you some thing of hers to wear you look to be about the same size."

"Well if it's alright with Aaliyah."

"Of course it all right with me."

"Well I'll leave you girls to it I'll be in the kitchen if you need anything."

The girls said the thanks to Mary and began to look though Aaliyah's closet. 

"What are you going to wear?" Asked Yuukale.

"We don't get dressed up for diners around here. So I'm going to wear what I'm wearing now."

"Here you can were this." Said Aaliyah handing Yuukale a lime green spaghetti strap top.

Aaliyah then walked over to a dresser and pulled out a pair of hip huggers.

"Here you can change in the bath room."

As Yuukale walked into the bathroom Aaliyah looked around her room at the memories she was going to have to pack.

"You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

Aaliyah turned to look at Raba.

"I know but it still dose not make it any easier to leave the ones you love."

Raba nodded knowingly. 

Yuukale came out of the bathroom.

"The clothes fit you grate." Said Aaliyah.

"Thank you I really like them."

"Why don't you let your hair down?"

"Because it sticks out at odd angles."

"Why don't you sit down there and I'll see what I can do." Said Aaliyah pointing at her vanity.

Yuukale sat and pulled the band from her hair.  Just like she had said as soon as her hair was free from the band it went in all directions.

Aaliyah stifled a laugh.

"I tried to worn you."

"Its not that bad."  Said Aaliyah grabbing a brush.

Yuukale closed her eyes and braced herself as Aaliyah pulled the brush through her hair.

"There what do you think?"

Yuukale opened her eyes.

"That didn't hurt!"

"Of course it didn't I used my power." Replied Aaliyah laughing.

"You can us your power for things like this?"

"I can do almost anything I put my mind to do.  Like untangling your hair and moving things with my mind. The moving things with my mind I learned the hard way."

"What do you mean?"

"Well when I was little Mary had just taken a tray of cookies out of the oven and I wanted one.  Well Mary would not give me one I got mad and thought about having a cookie.  Next thing I know Raba pushed me to the floor just before a tray of steaming hot cookies could hit me."

Turning back to the mirror Yuukale sighed.

"I wish I could have my hair like this every day."

"Wish granted."  Said Aaliyah with a smile.

"How do the other she-elves deal with there curly hair?"

"They don't have curly hair."

"So what you're saying is you're the only elf with curly hair."

"Yes, that's because one of my ancestors was mortal."

"If you two are done I'd like to eat."  Said Raba jumping off the bed and heading towards the door.

Aaliyah rolled her eyes and opened the door for Raba.

"Come on Yuukale if you can tear your self from the mirror its time to go eat."

Yuukale turned away laughing.  "Its just that for once in my life I like the way I look and that really saying a lot."

"How old are you?"

"I'm 3,598 to be exact."

Aaliyah's moth dropped.  Yuukale laughed at the expression on Aaliyah's face.

"Come on lets go down to dinner."  Said Yuukale pulling Aaliyah out the door.

As the girls reached the dinning room door Yuukale stopped. 

"You have to go in first." She told Aaliyah.

"Why?"

"Because your royalty and I'm common."

"Are you at least going to eat with us?"

"Yes of course I am I just can't walk in with you or sit with you."

"After dinner were going to have to talk more about this."

"Yes after dinner, now go in."

Everyone stood as Aaliyah entered the room.  She took her seat at her father's left hand.  Across from her sitting on her father's right hand was a man all dressed in white with a long beard.  Her father introduced him as Gandalf the white.  Beside him sat Haldir and across from him to her right sat Gilgalad.  On Haldir's right and on Gilgalad's right sat two elves that if Aaliyah's life depended on remembering those two names she would not be able to.  Raba sat at the bottom head of the table.  When Yuukale came in Aaliyah noticed that Haldir who had been talking with her father did a double take as Yuukale sat down.  Yuukale sat on Raba's right.  As dinner progressed Aaliyah noted that Haldir kept glancing over at Yuukale.  During dissert Aaliyah overheard Gilgalad taking about elves leaving Middle Earth and made a mental note to ask Yuukale later.  When dinner was over all the men went to Aaliyah's father's study for a drink.  Leaving Aaliyah and Yuukale to help Mary clean up.  After the table had been cleaned and the dishes were washed the girls headed to Aaliyah's room. 

"Is there something going on between you and Haldir." Asked Aaliyah.

Yuukale stared at Aaliyah confused.

"We were friends when we were smaller why?"

"Well he kept looking at you all through dinner."

"We don't even talk any more."

"Well I think that he's going to start talking to you from now on."

Yuukale just sighed and shook her head.          

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Note from author: First I'd like to thank all the people who have reviewed. Next for all of you who are wondering where Legolas is don't worry he's coming.