It might be a few days till I can update again. Going on a little family trip to Virginia!

A Moment to Remember



Before I know it, we're going back to my place. "That was SO fun," says Arwen. "I learned so much about Greenwings that I didn't know before. They are my official favorite band from now on."

I nod. "That's good."

The people staying at my house, all walk in without a word, as the carriage drives away. "That was...long," Eomer says, shutting the front door.

"The concert was good," I say.

"Yea, it was," says Legolas. "But staying in that room listening to them talk to Arwen was..."

"Almost unbearable," Eowyn finishes for him.

"Yea," I agree. Everyone goes to his or her room without another word. As soon as I change into my pajamas, I throw myself into my bed. "What a day," I say to myself. Then Legolas comes in, in plaid boxers and a wife beater. Ooh, sexy. I feel Goosebumps up my spine just looking at him. How did I get this lucky? Someone fill me in.

He lays down beside me. "Hey, beautiful," he says. "I was hoping that I'd get some time with you tonight. The hour backstage wasn't as great as I thought it would be."

"Yea, I know," I say.

Silence. I don't know about pretty-boy, but I'm ready to sleep. "Why did you choose me?" he says.

I open my eyes. I'm not sure what to say.

"Why did you pick me out of every guy at school?"

"Legolas, I liked you from day one. From the first moment I saw you I thought you were ...sexy," I give an embarrassed laugh. "Then as I got to know you, I thought you were perfect. Sensitive, thoughtful of me, and funny."

"I was in love with you, the first time I laid my eyes on you," he says, nudging his forehead on mine. "After I had hit my head and saw you, I had thought you were a dream and I had passed out. Then when I realized I was awake and you were whom I'd bumped into, I was in love."

"WAS in love?" I laugh, remembering how we'd ran into each other. That had been a crazy day. Legolas kisses me gently on my cheek, and then makes a trail of soft kisses to my lips.

"I'm so in love with you," I say, between kisses.

"But I love you more," he says.



I wake up with Legolas cuddled up to me. I smile this goofy smile. I hope nothing ever separates us. I shake my head, giggling to myself for having those kinds of thoughts. I hug him and he groans sleepily. Nothing would ever separate us.

"See you both later."

I scream and fall out of my bed. Whoa, someone startled me, big time, and they're going to get their but kicked. I look up at...

"Boromir?" I squeak.

"Sorry, I hope I didn't..." he looks at Legolas and smirks. "...disturb you."

I laugh nervously. "Uh, no...but um...what are you doing at my house?"

"I came over to see who wanted to go to the mall. But it seems like everyone agrees on 'sleepy Sunday'. I'll see you later, then. Sorry, again, for bothering you."

"No problem," I say, crawling back into bed. "But, um, one question. Why are YOU going to the MALL? You don't strike as a mall-hopper."

He shoots me this nervous glance. "Well, I uh...met that girl last night, right? Elise..."

I smile, all of the sudden noticing that he's dressed pretty nice, his hair is combed and everything. I give him a pat and then pull the covers over me. "You're gonna knock em' all dead. Especially Elise. Now, I'm going to sleep, so I'll see you later. We were all out late last night."

"Yea, see you Emma," he says, rushing out the door. He pops his head in one more time. "Oh yea, one more thing. Thanks."

I wink. "Anytime." With that, I fall back asleep.



Boromir POV

"The audition dorm," I say, reading my map. Okay, so it's not so far away. I start walking around. "Boromir!"

I twirl the other way on me heel, making me face to face with Elise. "Elise," I say a little too dreamily. "h-h-hi," I stammer.

"Come on!" she says, grabbing my hand and running off with me. I have no idea what this is about...we're running like hell through the mall. But pretty much the only thing on my mind is her hand on mine. I glance over at her. Her hair isn't crimped today, but in big golden curls. She's wearing a plain blue dress and heels, but she looks absolutely adorable. My stomach does a flip-flop.

"I had to hurry and get away before they told me to help out with something," she pants. We finally stop and take a rest on a bench. I start feeling strange. I have nothing really to say and there's the awkward silence. I really hate when that happens.

She looks up at me and I get the courage to look at her straight in those bright, warm eyes.

"So," she says. "do you like living in Gondor?"

I smile. She picked a subject that is so easy to talk about--for me. "It's my favorite place," I say, all of the sudden remembering how much I missed it. "Have you ever seen the white city? The towers are made of silver and pearl and glisten in both night and day, it seems. It'll always be home for me."

Her smile goes down a notch. "I've never had a place like that," she says. "I was born in Rohan with my sister. But my parents started traveling for work and now that they're old, they are in Rohan again. But I told my sister I wanted to be with her, wherever she went till I was old enough to be on my own. She always felt like more of my mom than my actual mom did."

"I'm sorry," I say.

"It's no big deal. I just sometimes wish my sister would want to settle somewhere... especially when I meat people like you."

"Like me?" I ask.

"Yes, well, I always meet new people and I never see them again. Some of them are wonderful. I just know that if I were settled, I would meet some people and be sure they wouldn't leave right away. Like you. I might never see you again."

I flinch at the thought. Was I wasting my time, falling for some girl that was just about to slip away? She seemed to know what I was thinking because she grabbed my arm and said, "And I don't want to leave you." That made me feel a little better. I guess.

I nod and wrap an arm around her shoulders. "Let's go get a bite to eat and we can continue talking about this. There has to be some way..." my voice faltered as I started thinking about it again. Everyone else seemed to have someone. Right when I got the chance, she was leaving.

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Elise laughed and rested her head on my shoulder. "This is so fun," she said, sipping her coke.

I smiled. "I'll never forget this. NEVER."

She laughed and pinched my side. "You have my number and I have yours. Don't loose mine."

"I have your email and you have mine," I say. "We'll keep in touch and whenever I have the chance to see you, I'll go for it. Okay?"

"And if I ever swing by Gondor you'll be the fist one to know," she answers. She then looks at her watch. "Crap! The auditions are WAY over. They'll leave me if I don't hurry."

I frown. "I had so much fun. I'll call you as soon as I can, okay?"

She nods. "I love you."

I'm almost surprised that she said that. Almost. "I love you too." I trace her jaw line with my finger. Then, I tenderly tilt her head up and kiss her. That moment seemed so magical. And she did just what I hoped she would: kissed me back.

"Bye," she whispered. Whoa, we'd ripped apart way too soon. Wasn't it supposed to last at least a full minute? I guess not.

But I couldn't seem to say anything in return. I only wished I could have said something, like one of those good pickup lines that Emma would tell Faramir and me. She smiled at me one last time, and with that, she ran away. I watched he leave. I watched till she was completely out of sight. I even just stared at the corner she had turned at for a few minutes. This was one moment I'd never forget in my whole entire life. I just hoped I'd one day see that smile again. I was in love. For SURE. _____________

*sigh* don't you just love romance? Well, will Faramir ever tell Eowyn that he likes her? Will Boromir EVER see Elise again? When do the hobbits come in? Wait till next time to find out!!!

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