Chapter Five
"What has gotten into you?" Nilmandra turned on Belil as soon as they were alone in their bedchamber. They would not let anyone take the bed out. They preferred to share a room, to be close should one need the other.
"Whatever do you mean?" Belil felt as if she were floating on air, so she teased her spirit sister ruthlessly.
"You know what I'm talking about." Nilmandra was clearly upset, but only because she had seen her mellon act like never before. "I saw the way you looked at the prince. You feel the same way I do about him." She narrowed her eyes at Belil, "And don't you lie to me. You were never any good at it anyway." She started tapping her foot, waiting for Belil to answer.
Belil heaved a long suffering sigh and flopped onto one of the beds. "You are right. I do love Legolas." She shot her friend a rueful smile, "and I was upset about it for days. Knowing he could only choose one and what that would do to the one unchosen." Belil sat up and stared hard at her spirit sister. "Then, when I was most despondent, knowing I was going to lose you, nin mellon, in walks this vision in blue and behind him, a vision in red." Belil smiled brightly at her friend. "We have been through much together, seler amin, (sister mine), and I would not let anything come between that."
Nilmandra sat, stunned. "You gave Legolas up for me?" she asked
"No, sister. I gave him up for us, among other things." Belil stated, rising up to go stand at the terrace window.
"What reasons?"
"Why, Haldir of course!" Belil smiled. "I took one look and saw a sad, lonely and lost soul." Belil turned to face her friend. "He has not what you and I nor what Legolas and Estel have. I want to show him that side of the world and how wonderful it can be."
Nilmandra joined her friend at the window, wrapped her slim elven arms around her and said the words that Belil had never been able to utter, "I love you too, nin mellon."
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Ok, so I lied (grins) I could not help but post the next chapter. Come on, the story is done, and I hate to wait for chapters so I am going to give them all to you now. The next story will be posted one chapter a week (evil chuckle). Fair warning, I LOVE cliffhangers hehe.
"What has gotten into you?" Nilmandra turned on Belil as soon as they were alone in their bedchamber. They would not let anyone take the bed out. They preferred to share a room, to be close should one need the other.
"Whatever do you mean?" Belil felt as if she were floating on air, so she teased her spirit sister ruthlessly.
"You know what I'm talking about." Nilmandra was clearly upset, but only because she had seen her mellon act like never before. "I saw the way you looked at the prince. You feel the same way I do about him." She narrowed her eyes at Belil, "And don't you lie to me. You were never any good at it anyway." She started tapping her foot, waiting for Belil to answer.
Belil heaved a long suffering sigh and flopped onto one of the beds. "You are right. I do love Legolas." She shot her friend a rueful smile, "and I was upset about it for days. Knowing he could only choose one and what that would do to the one unchosen." Belil sat up and stared hard at her spirit sister. "Then, when I was most despondent, knowing I was going to lose you, nin mellon, in walks this vision in blue and behind him, a vision in red." Belil smiled brightly at her friend. "We have been through much together, seler amin, (sister mine), and I would not let anything come between that."
Nilmandra sat, stunned. "You gave Legolas up for me?" she asked
"No, sister. I gave him up for us, among other things." Belil stated, rising up to go stand at the terrace window.
"What reasons?"
"Why, Haldir of course!" Belil smiled. "I took one look and saw a sad, lonely and lost soul." Belil turned to face her friend. "He has not what you and I nor what Legolas and Estel have. I want to show him that side of the world and how wonderful it can be."
Nilmandra joined her friend at the window, wrapped her slim elven arms around her and said the words that Belil had never been able to utter, "I love you too, nin mellon."
~ ~ ~
Ok, so I lied (grins) I could not help but post the next chapter. Come on, the story is done, and I hate to wait for chapters so I am going to give them all to you now. The next story will be posted one chapter a week (evil chuckle). Fair warning, I LOVE cliffhangers hehe.
