(A/N: wow. Within about two minutes of putting up my last chapter, feanen
and icy878 already reviewed! *thanks guys!* and within a few more minutes-
little-lost-one! I'm going to put a story up in Calwaiel's point of view-
Go read 'The Perfect Maiden'- it's going to concern a very Mary-Sue-ish
*well it's Calwaiel, what do you expect?* character who goes through some
very un-Mary-Sue-ish things.)
A/N 2: about this chapter: it's a bit Mary-Sue-ish, but things *will* become worse *evil laugh* and a bit stretched out. . . tell me what you think! It's mostly dialogue, too, sorry! *argh*
"The Lord sent me to assist you," I said to Legolas walking toward him, my soft slippers not making a sound on the marble floor. He stopped walking toward his bedroom and gave me an amused smirk.
"Well," he started, "Could you," he paused, "light the candles in the room?" I nodded and walked into my room, taking a candle, and walking back to his room. I made my way around the room, lighting the candles. I blew my candle out and placed it on a small table. It was silent for that moment.
"There are garments in the dresser," I said not looking at him but hearing him take off his boots. He nodded but just lay on top of the fluffy bed.
"Do you need anything else?" I asked.
"Can you tell me a story?" he asked in a cute voice with a pout on his lips.
"No," I said flatly starting to walk out, "If you don't need anything-"
"Come now, Canyaiel, can you just please talk to me?"
"I can go get Calwaiel- I'm sure she'd much rather speak with you!" I said loudly then remembered my place, "Good night."
"Wait, Canyaiel, come back here." I turned around and walked toward him.
"Did you need something?"
"Yes, can you just- can we just be friends? No, I don't want to be just friends, Canyaiel, can you just listen to me? Can we talk?"
"I don't wish to be here, I am only here as a favor," I said walking out the door. He jumped out of the bed.
"Canyaiel, come back. All I need is for you to listen to me- just for a few minutes, please?" he asked, right behind me. He touched my cheek gently but I pulled away.
"Just listen and I shall not ask anything of you again." I nodded despite my wishes not to and sat next to him on the soft bed. "Many years has passed since I have seen you."
"Two-thousand-one-hundred-ninety-six- I have counted," I said sadly, remembering all the pain and sorrow.
"Yes."
"Tell me," I said, not caring to hide my curiosity, "Tell me what you have done in those years."
"After I left Imladris, I returned home."
"What were you doing, that morning?"
"I," he paused, "I was getting ready to leave and Calwaiel just came out of the trees."
"Why did you kiss her?" I asked, feeling tears that were threatening to fall. I scooted away from him, now sitting on the opposite side of the bed.
"I- I- I, I don't know."
"You lie," I spat back, "Tell me why. All these years I have been waiting, waiting unsure of anything, insecure, and now you tell me you don't know?"
"I-"
"What happened to you? I don't even know you anymore," I whispered, "I know Calwaiel was pretending to be me. I just wish that you could tell me the truth." I got off the bed and started for the door.
"You're wearing the dress." I ignored him and walked outside, feeling the crisp air.
I ran quickly- through the fields and across grass until I came to the meadow. I sat there until I fell asleep.
"Minaiell, wake up." My eyes came into focus and I noticed Legolas standing above me.
"Please, don't say anything and just let me talk." I didn't say anything.
He sat down next to me and paused for a moment before speaking again, "I did think that Calwaiel was you. I am so sorry. I knew that something was wrong but I couldn't- I don't know. I was just so happy to see you- well it looked like you- that I was ignoring everything else.
"After you got angry with me, I don't know. I just wasn't thinking properly- I just wanted to believe it was you, so I did. And, after, after I felt so badly. I wanted to look for you, but my father was cross and said we needed to leave at that very moment. So I did," he sighed, adjusting his silver cloak.
"Here, this is yours," he said, clutching something in his hand.
I gently pried his fingers off and picked it up. It was the golden, flower brooch with five petals- then I realized that it was an Elanor flower.
"This," I said, fingering it, "Is the flower of Lórien- you have kept this all these years?" He nodded. "Tell me what you have been doing."
He smiled at me and moved closer, "To tell the truth, not much. I have been practicing archery," he added as an afterthought, "I have been traveling to other places- you know of the ring?"
"Yes,"
"It was with a creature named Sméagol. Aragorn had brought him to us, and alas, he had escaped. But, what news of you?"
"I have not done much. I went to Lórien for some time with Arwen."
He sighed, "I wish to see Lórien-"
"It is beautiful." We sat together in silence.
"I'm sorry." I looked up at him.
"I'm sorry that you've had to live your life like this," he said, staring at me intensely with his pale eyes, "You don't deserve something like this to happen to you- not you. You're too good of a person to have this happen to you- I'm sorry. I don't deserve someone like you."
"No," I said letting out a bitter laugh, "You deserve someone better."
"No, you deserve someone better- someone who treats you better."
"No I don't."
"Yes, you do."
"What if," I paused, getting bold, "What if I wanted someone like you?" I moved close to him, resting my head on his shoulder.
"I love you," he said, "I never stopped."
"Can you promise me something?" I asked looking up at him.
"Anything," he said stroking my hair.
"Never leave me."
"Never," he agreed, hugging me. I sighed, feeling content for the first time in years.
"I missed you," he said, kissing my forehead. I nodded slightly.
"I missed you, too. I love you, Legolas," I said, "Never let me go."
"Never- but what about-"
"Oh, you know what I mean, Lencundu!" I said, annoyed. Some romantic moment. He laughed.
"I could stay here forever."
"We should."
"Do you think so?" I asked, looking at him, his pale blue eyes meeting mine.
"Yes, let us stay here."
"Oh, but I have to go and serve your friend," I said, getting up remembering my promise, "I told Lord Elrond- well, he told me that I had to." Legolas nodded and stood up. He offered me his arm and I gladly agreed. We walked to the palace.
"Oh, you two look so adorable together," Arwen said with the faintest trace of a smile upon her face.
I noticed that Calwaiel was standing next to her. I gave her a dirty look and stuck my tongue out at her. She just looked away.
Stupid whore.
"Why are you here?" I asked her.
She looked at me, "Náro is one of Lord Elrond's counselors, you know."
"Oh," I forced a smile, "how lovely. I bid you good day." Legolas pulled me with him as we walked toward his bedroom. I jumped onto the bed and just laughed.
"What is so funny?" he asked, lying down next to me.
"I am just happy to be with you," I said, "It has been so long," I rested my head on my hand, which was propped up by my elbow.
"Tell me about Mirkwood and your travels," I said. He looked down at the sheet then blinked- but when he opened his eyes he was looking at me.
"Oh, it was quite interesting," he laughed, "How many maidens do you think wished to court me?"
"I do not know," I said, a little shocked at this. What was he trying to say?
"Many," he laughed, "but I don't wish to be with any maiden except you."
I smiled at this, "Does Lord Thranduil know?"
"I doubt it. He has many other things to be occupied with," he laughed, almost bitterly, "I do not think that he even- well, he has tried to allow several maidens to 'meet' with me."
"Oh," I said.
"Do not worry," he said, holding my hand, "the only maiden in my life shall be you."
"Do you promise?"
"Yes, I promise. Forever- someday, we shall get married and live a wonderful life."
I smiled, "do you really think so?"
"Yes," he said, kissing me softly, "I love you."
"I love you, too," I said. He got up from the bed.
"Allow me to accompany you on a walk." I nodded and we walked around the gardens of Imladris. We walked through the meadow.
"Do you remember when I met you here?" I laughed.
"Yes, and I challenged you to a dual."
He laughed at this memory and we walked on until we were under a white gazebo with green vines crawling up it and multi-colored flowers blooming from the vines. I looked up and saw that the sun was starting to set.
"Oh, Legolas, look- the sun," I said, looking up. He did not respond.
"Legolas?" I asked looking around then down. I laughed, "Legolas, get up off the ground, you shall dirty yourself up." He ignored me and took my hand and kissed it. He placed a ring on my finger, and looked up at me. We looked at each other.
"Yes- yes, of course I shall marry you!" I said, pulling him up to his feet. He smiled widely and picked me up- twirling me in his arms.
"Oh, Legolas, I love you so much."
"I love you, Canyaiel," he said, carrying me to the nearby bench. I sat in his arms, looking at the ring.
"It is mithril," he said proudly. There was a pale pink diamond in the center- so pale it was almost clear.
"Oh, it is so beautiful."
"Like you," he said.
I laughed, "That was by far the tritest thing I have ever heard coming from you."
He laughed too, "Believe me, I have thought of things far more over-used than that." He picked me up and kissed me.
"Oh, Legolas, I love you so much."
"Tonight, we start our life together."
"Your father does not know."
"No, I shall tell him- what of your mother?"
I laughed, "She left long ago." He nodded.
"It can be our secret until we make it official." I nodded and kissed him- I was being bold and improper, but I did not care. His soft lips were intoxicating. He wrapped his hands around my head and I threw my arms around his neck. I broke away.
"I love you," I said, "I never stopped. I'm sorry you thought I was angry with you- but you should know that I could never be truly cross with you. I love you forever."
"Forever."
A/N 2: about this chapter: it's a bit Mary-Sue-ish, but things *will* become worse *evil laugh* and a bit stretched out. . . tell me what you think! It's mostly dialogue, too, sorry! *argh*
"The Lord sent me to assist you," I said to Legolas walking toward him, my soft slippers not making a sound on the marble floor. He stopped walking toward his bedroom and gave me an amused smirk.
"Well," he started, "Could you," he paused, "light the candles in the room?" I nodded and walked into my room, taking a candle, and walking back to his room. I made my way around the room, lighting the candles. I blew my candle out and placed it on a small table. It was silent for that moment.
"There are garments in the dresser," I said not looking at him but hearing him take off his boots. He nodded but just lay on top of the fluffy bed.
"Do you need anything else?" I asked.
"Can you tell me a story?" he asked in a cute voice with a pout on his lips.
"No," I said flatly starting to walk out, "If you don't need anything-"
"Come now, Canyaiel, can you just please talk to me?"
"I can go get Calwaiel- I'm sure she'd much rather speak with you!" I said loudly then remembered my place, "Good night."
"Wait, Canyaiel, come back here." I turned around and walked toward him.
"Did you need something?"
"Yes, can you just- can we just be friends? No, I don't want to be just friends, Canyaiel, can you just listen to me? Can we talk?"
"I don't wish to be here, I am only here as a favor," I said walking out the door. He jumped out of the bed.
"Canyaiel, come back. All I need is for you to listen to me- just for a few minutes, please?" he asked, right behind me. He touched my cheek gently but I pulled away.
"Just listen and I shall not ask anything of you again." I nodded despite my wishes not to and sat next to him on the soft bed. "Many years has passed since I have seen you."
"Two-thousand-one-hundred-ninety-six- I have counted," I said sadly, remembering all the pain and sorrow.
"Yes."
"Tell me," I said, not caring to hide my curiosity, "Tell me what you have done in those years."
"After I left Imladris, I returned home."
"What were you doing, that morning?"
"I," he paused, "I was getting ready to leave and Calwaiel just came out of the trees."
"Why did you kiss her?" I asked, feeling tears that were threatening to fall. I scooted away from him, now sitting on the opposite side of the bed.
"I- I- I, I don't know."
"You lie," I spat back, "Tell me why. All these years I have been waiting, waiting unsure of anything, insecure, and now you tell me you don't know?"
"I-"
"What happened to you? I don't even know you anymore," I whispered, "I know Calwaiel was pretending to be me. I just wish that you could tell me the truth." I got off the bed and started for the door.
"You're wearing the dress." I ignored him and walked outside, feeling the crisp air.
I ran quickly- through the fields and across grass until I came to the meadow. I sat there until I fell asleep.
"Minaiell, wake up." My eyes came into focus and I noticed Legolas standing above me.
"Please, don't say anything and just let me talk." I didn't say anything.
He sat down next to me and paused for a moment before speaking again, "I did think that Calwaiel was you. I am so sorry. I knew that something was wrong but I couldn't- I don't know. I was just so happy to see you- well it looked like you- that I was ignoring everything else.
"After you got angry with me, I don't know. I just wasn't thinking properly- I just wanted to believe it was you, so I did. And, after, after I felt so badly. I wanted to look for you, but my father was cross and said we needed to leave at that very moment. So I did," he sighed, adjusting his silver cloak.
"Here, this is yours," he said, clutching something in his hand.
I gently pried his fingers off and picked it up. It was the golden, flower brooch with five petals- then I realized that it was an Elanor flower.
"This," I said, fingering it, "Is the flower of Lórien- you have kept this all these years?" He nodded. "Tell me what you have been doing."
He smiled at me and moved closer, "To tell the truth, not much. I have been practicing archery," he added as an afterthought, "I have been traveling to other places- you know of the ring?"
"Yes,"
"It was with a creature named Sméagol. Aragorn had brought him to us, and alas, he had escaped. But, what news of you?"
"I have not done much. I went to Lórien for some time with Arwen."
He sighed, "I wish to see Lórien-"
"It is beautiful." We sat together in silence.
"I'm sorry." I looked up at him.
"I'm sorry that you've had to live your life like this," he said, staring at me intensely with his pale eyes, "You don't deserve something like this to happen to you- not you. You're too good of a person to have this happen to you- I'm sorry. I don't deserve someone like you."
"No," I said letting out a bitter laugh, "You deserve someone better."
"No, you deserve someone better- someone who treats you better."
"No I don't."
"Yes, you do."
"What if," I paused, getting bold, "What if I wanted someone like you?" I moved close to him, resting my head on his shoulder.
"I love you," he said, "I never stopped."
"Can you promise me something?" I asked looking up at him.
"Anything," he said stroking my hair.
"Never leave me."
"Never," he agreed, hugging me. I sighed, feeling content for the first time in years.
"I missed you," he said, kissing my forehead. I nodded slightly.
"I missed you, too. I love you, Legolas," I said, "Never let me go."
"Never- but what about-"
"Oh, you know what I mean, Lencundu!" I said, annoyed. Some romantic moment. He laughed.
"I could stay here forever."
"We should."
"Do you think so?" I asked, looking at him, his pale blue eyes meeting mine.
"Yes, let us stay here."
"Oh, but I have to go and serve your friend," I said, getting up remembering my promise, "I told Lord Elrond- well, he told me that I had to." Legolas nodded and stood up. He offered me his arm and I gladly agreed. We walked to the palace.
"Oh, you two look so adorable together," Arwen said with the faintest trace of a smile upon her face.
I noticed that Calwaiel was standing next to her. I gave her a dirty look and stuck my tongue out at her. She just looked away.
Stupid whore.
"Why are you here?" I asked her.
She looked at me, "Náro is one of Lord Elrond's counselors, you know."
"Oh," I forced a smile, "how lovely. I bid you good day." Legolas pulled me with him as we walked toward his bedroom. I jumped onto the bed and just laughed.
"What is so funny?" he asked, lying down next to me.
"I am just happy to be with you," I said, "It has been so long," I rested my head on my hand, which was propped up by my elbow.
"Tell me about Mirkwood and your travels," I said. He looked down at the sheet then blinked- but when he opened his eyes he was looking at me.
"Oh, it was quite interesting," he laughed, "How many maidens do you think wished to court me?"
"I do not know," I said, a little shocked at this. What was he trying to say?
"Many," he laughed, "but I don't wish to be with any maiden except you."
I smiled at this, "Does Lord Thranduil know?"
"I doubt it. He has many other things to be occupied with," he laughed, almost bitterly, "I do not think that he even- well, he has tried to allow several maidens to 'meet' with me."
"Oh," I said.
"Do not worry," he said, holding my hand, "the only maiden in my life shall be you."
"Do you promise?"
"Yes, I promise. Forever- someday, we shall get married and live a wonderful life."
I smiled, "do you really think so?"
"Yes," he said, kissing me softly, "I love you."
"I love you, too," I said. He got up from the bed.
"Allow me to accompany you on a walk." I nodded and we walked around the gardens of Imladris. We walked through the meadow.
"Do you remember when I met you here?" I laughed.
"Yes, and I challenged you to a dual."
He laughed at this memory and we walked on until we were under a white gazebo with green vines crawling up it and multi-colored flowers blooming from the vines. I looked up and saw that the sun was starting to set.
"Oh, Legolas, look- the sun," I said, looking up. He did not respond.
"Legolas?" I asked looking around then down. I laughed, "Legolas, get up off the ground, you shall dirty yourself up." He ignored me and took my hand and kissed it. He placed a ring on my finger, and looked up at me. We looked at each other.
"Yes- yes, of course I shall marry you!" I said, pulling him up to his feet. He smiled widely and picked me up- twirling me in his arms.
"Oh, Legolas, I love you so much."
"I love you, Canyaiel," he said, carrying me to the nearby bench. I sat in his arms, looking at the ring.
"It is mithril," he said proudly. There was a pale pink diamond in the center- so pale it was almost clear.
"Oh, it is so beautiful."
"Like you," he said.
I laughed, "That was by far the tritest thing I have ever heard coming from you."
He laughed too, "Believe me, I have thought of things far more over-used than that." He picked me up and kissed me.
"Oh, Legolas, I love you so much."
"Tonight, we start our life together."
"Your father does not know."
"No, I shall tell him- what of your mother?"
I laughed, "She left long ago." He nodded.
"It can be our secret until we make it official." I nodded and kissed him- I was being bold and improper, but I did not care. His soft lips were intoxicating. He wrapped his hands around my head and I threw my arms around his neck. I broke away.
"I love you," I said, "I never stopped. I'm sorry you thought I was angry with you- but you should know that I could never be truly cross with you. I love you forever."
"Forever."
