"It is not funny!" I said back calmly, clutching my nose. Elladan just
laughed some more and Elrohir stopped. Then Arwen leaned towards me and
whispered into my ear.
"I think you should still take Prince Legolas to the banquet," Arwen said quietly, so even the other's Elven ears could not hear.
"Why?" I asked. Elladan and Elrohir looked over at me curiously.
Stupid! Why did I say that so loudly?
"Come on, you know you want to," Arwen tempted, speaking regularly now.
"I do not!"
"Do not what?" Elladan asked. I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks, but I was speechless.
"Canyaiel wishes the prince's company at the banquet," Arwen announced.
No! Arwen! Stupid Arwen! Reminder to self, do not trust Arwen with anything again. Oh, please, as if that will ever happen.
"Come on, I am willing to bet that you have made him feel lowly," Arwen said softly into my ear.
Stupid Arwen. She knows how I am about things like that. I hate making people feel badly about themselves.
"Yes, it would be lovely if I could accompany you at the banquet," I lied, placing a stunning smile on my face. Prince Legolas, however, just stared at me for a moment. I could feel my cheeks burning, the heat rising.
"That would be, fine. I suppose. If you really wanted to," Legolas replied. Stupid Arwen! This was so humiliating. I slowly let my lungs empty through my teeth.
"How about if we all shall meet at the palace entrance just before the banquet? Canyaiel can escort her sister," Elladan said. Of course. I had never had a decent conversation with anyone that did not include my perfect sister.
"That shall be lovely," Arwen said, taking my arm and leading me out of the forest. I did not hear anything Arwen said for a moment, as I was basking in my negative thoughts. Calwaiel, Calwaiel, Calwaiel- she was all anyone had a mind to speak of.
"Canyaiel! Have you not been hearing me?" Arwen asked. I looked around, finally breaking from my thoughts and we were before the palace.
"No, please forgive me, I was, thinking," I said. Arwen nodded in an understanding manner.
"Well, I know you shan't care for it at all, but you must be wearing something lovely, will you not?" Arwen asked. It took all my strength to not roll my eyes.
"I care for dresses nothing," I replied.
"Oh, please, you must wear something lovely!"
"I have nothing." Wait. No! Why did I say that?
"I know what you shall wear!" Arwen said in a song like voice and smiling. No, no, no, no!
"I can not accept anything from you, Arwen. You act as if you do not know me; you know I will not wear anything formal."
"Why do you always want to be so different? And difficult?" she added as an afterthought.
"It comes with being a twin, after one looks exactly like another; one shall wish to look different."
Arwen laughed, "I suppose so. Just do promise me you shall try to make yourself look nice. Meet me here, as soon as you can."
"Yes, I shall see you in a little while," I said. I ran in the direction of my home.
"I think you should still take Prince Legolas to the banquet," Arwen said quietly, so even the other's Elven ears could not hear.
"Why?" I asked. Elladan and Elrohir looked over at me curiously.
Stupid! Why did I say that so loudly?
"Come on, you know you want to," Arwen tempted, speaking regularly now.
"I do not!"
"Do not what?" Elladan asked. I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks, but I was speechless.
"Canyaiel wishes the prince's company at the banquet," Arwen announced.
No! Arwen! Stupid Arwen! Reminder to self, do not trust Arwen with anything again. Oh, please, as if that will ever happen.
"Come on, I am willing to bet that you have made him feel lowly," Arwen said softly into my ear.
Stupid Arwen. She knows how I am about things like that. I hate making people feel badly about themselves.
"Yes, it would be lovely if I could accompany you at the banquet," I lied, placing a stunning smile on my face. Prince Legolas, however, just stared at me for a moment. I could feel my cheeks burning, the heat rising.
"That would be, fine. I suppose. If you really wanted to," Legolas replied. Stupid Arwen! This was so humiliating. I slowly let my lungs empty through my teeth.
"How about if we all shall meet at the palace entrance just before the banquet? Canyaiel can escort her sister," Elladan said. Of course. I had never had a decent conversation with anyone that did not include my perfect sister.
"That shall be lovely," Arwen said, taking my arm and leading me out of the forest. I did not hear anything Arwen said for a moment, as I was basking in my negative thoughts. Calwaiel, Calwaiel, Calwaiel- she was all anyone had a mind to speak of.
"Canyaiel! Have you not been hearing me?" Arwen asked. I looked around, finally breaking from my thoughts and we were before the palace.
"No, please forgive me, I was, thinking," I said. Arwen nodded in an understanding manner.
"Well, I know you shan't care for it at all, but you must be wearing something lovely, will you not?" Arwen asked. It took all my strength to not roll my eyes.
"I care for dresses nothing," I replied.
"Oh, please, you must wear something lovely!"
"I have nothing." Wait. No! Why did I say that?
"I know what you shall wear!" Arwen said in a song like voice and smiling. No, no, no, no!
"I can not accept anything from you, Arwen. You act as if you do not know me; you know I will not wear anything formal."
"Why do you always want to be so different? And difficult?" she added as an afterthought.
"It comes with being a twin, after one looks exactly like another; one shall wish to look different."
Arwen laughed, "I suppose so. Just do promise me you shall try to make yourself look nice. Meet me here, as soon as you can."
"Yes, I shall see you in a little while," I said. I ran in the direction of my home.
