A/N: R&R
I went back to my room to change out of my muddy dress. This time I didn't throw my whole wardrobe out again. Instead, I picked up a light green dress, changed, and walked back out. Many maidens looked at me funny, knowing that I was not one to wear dresses. I glared back at them and then turned away with their noses stuck into the air.
I went calmly toward Elrond's study. Before knocking on the door, I took a deep breath. I knocked and heard Elrond's voice bid me in. I gulped and turned the doorknob and stepped in. After I closed the door, I turned around and noticed that the whole Fellowship watching me. I immediately turned flush red. I hadn't anticipated apologizing to a whole roomful of strangers. Elrond watched with curious eyes.
Elrond said, "Ah, fine time you arrived, my young daughter. You have arrived in the midst of a very important discussion. Well, as long as you are here, I shall introduce you to a group of my close friends that will depart on a very exciting.journey. This is Gimli, son of Glóin." He waved his delicate fingers to the dwarf. "This is Boromir, son of Steward of Gondor," and waved his hand at the man of Gondor, who bowed slightly. "These are the hobbits Pippin, Merry, Sam, and Frodo," waving his hand at the group of hobbits who were smiling at me. "And this is Legolas, prince of Mirkwood forest," he said as he pointed to the elf clad in a silver cloak. He bowed slightly, not taking his eyes off me. "And you already know Gandalf and Aragorn." I curtsied.
An awkward silence filled the room. Finally Aragorn, knowing what I was up to, broke the silence. "Ah, Princess Alliyah, what are you doing at this fine hour?"
I stuttered, "I.I.am here. to speak to Elrond."
The man from Gondor and Gandalf had an amused look on their faces. The hobbits looked at me with eager faces. Legolas had a sympathetic look on his face again. I became angry once more and said with more confidence. "I mean to speak with you, Ada."
"Of course, daughter. What do you wish to speak of?" Elrond said sincerely.
"Now? With people around?" I blurted. Quickly I clasped my hand to my mouth. Aragorn looked at me sternly in the eyes. "Uh. I mean. I meant to say. I would like to speak to you in private."
"Come now, daughter. Are you so shy as to not be able to tell me something in the presence of others? You are the one who intruded on our private conversation so I suggest you say what's on your mind quickly so we can get back to our discussion."
At that moment, I knew the apology would not go as expected. "Of course, Elrond. I mean to say that I am truly sorry for my behavior last night at the dining hall. I did not mean to burst in like that and cause embarrassment to you, Father."
Elrond looked surprise for a moment. Never in my life had I apologized to him what I had done wrong at parties. Afterwards, he said, "Very well. I suppose I accept your apology." I let out a sigh of relief. "Maybe this apology would get along quite well," I thought to myself. "Good. Well, I will leave you now Father. Good day." I curtsied slightly and started to the door.
However, Elrond's voice stopped me. "Daughter, I hope you will learn to adopt the ways of your sister Arwen."
I turned slowly and saw Aragorn shoot a stern glance at Elrond but it was too late. My temper got the better of me. "Ah! I run around all morning trying to find you to apologize and you scold me for not being Arwen. You always say I should be like Arwen. 'Act like Arwen,' you say, 'Speak like Arwen,' you say, 'Dress like Arwen,' you say. Well, guess what Elrond? I'm not Arwen. As much as you want to believe, I shall never be like Arwen!" I shouted waving my hands in the air as I spat out the words like fire.
Everyone in the room looked at me with a surprised look on their faces. Elrond looked at me with a warning stare. Then the tears came. They just started to flow out of my hazel eyes and I ran out of the room toward the rose garden. I sat there and let the tears take its course.
I was surprised that Elrond didn't send anyone after me. I was certain that he wanted to kill me. "How will I make him understand that I shall never be Arwen?!' I screamed at the sky.
I heard footsteps come up and saw that it was Aragorn. "Dear child, I thought we told you to keep your temper?" Aragorn scolded.
"I'm sorry but if I started telling you to act like something you can not ever be, you would burst like I did," I said coldly.
"I know, Ally," Aragorn said softly. He sat down next to me on the bench and let me rest my head on his shoulder for a while.
Thoughts ran through my mind. "Yes, it would be a way to prove that I can never be Arwen," my brain said. "No, it is too dangerous. You will never survive," my other part said. Finally I asked, "When do you leave to go on the mission to destroy the Ring?"
Aragorn looked at me in surprise.
I then remembered that I wasn't supposed to be there. Aragorn pulled me up and looked straight into my eyes. "How did you know?" I searched for an excuse but couldn't think of one. Besides, Aragorn would know right away that I was lying. "Um.I stumbled onto your discussions in the garden earlier today. But it was an accident. I didn't know you would be discussing something as important as that!" I said trying to defend myself. "So , is it true?" I asked sheepishly.
Aragorn looked at me warily. "Aye, tis true. We shall leave in two months. Why?" he eyed me suspiciously.
"Oh, no reason. Just wanted to make sure you wouldn't be leaving too soon," I lied. A silence surrounded us. "Do you want to go?" I asked.
Aragorn sighed. "Not really. I am very reluctant to leave Arwen but if it is for the good of Middle Earth, then I have no choice."
I nodded, understandingly.
Aragorn turned to me. "Ally, I think you should apologize to Elrond."
"Again?!" I screamed. "You saw what happened back there. From now on, I'm not apologizing to Elrond again. He will say something about me being Arwen again."
"Speaking of which, if Arwen heard you, she would be rather hurt that you said that," Aragorn said, amused.
I sighed heavily. "Yes, I know. But I spoke the truth. Everyone knows it. I know it, my friends know it, all of the servants know it. Only Elrond ignores it. I hope that one day he will understand who I am inside."
"Yes, little one, he will understand some day," Aragorn said as he kissed my forehead. "He will, give him time." After a while he said, "Ally, I must leave now. Elrond will be wondering where I am." I nodded and watched his retreating form.
I sighed again and walked off to change into my regular clothes.
A/N: So, what do you think? I know the beginning is like taking forever but it'll get good in the end, I promise. Bye!
I went back to my room to change out of my muddy dress. This time I didn't throw my whole wardrobe out again. Instead, I picked up a light green dress, changed, and walked back out. Many maidens looked at me funny, knowing that I was not one to wear dresses. I glared back at them and then turned away with their noses stuck into the air.
I went calmly toward Elrond's study. Before knocking on the door, I took a deep breath. I knocked and heard Elrond's voice bid me in. I gulped and turned the doorknob and stepped in. After I closed the door, I turned around and noticed that the whole Fellowship watching me. I immediately turned flush red. I hadn't anticipated apologizing to a whole roomful of strangers. Elrond watched with curious eyes.
Elrond said, "Ah, fine time you arrived, my young daughter. You have arrived in the midst of a very important discussion. Well, as long as you are here, I shall introduce you to a group of my close friends that will depart on a very exciting.journey. This is Gimli, son of Glóin." He waved his delicate fingers to the dwarf. "This is Boromir, son of Steward of Gondor," and waved his hand at the man of Gondor, who bowed slightly. "These are the hobbits Pippin, Merry, Sam, and Frodo," waving his hand at the group of hobbits who were smiling at me. "And this is Legolas, prince of Mirkwood forest," he said as he pointed to the elf clad in a silver cloak. He bowed slightly, not taking his eyes off me. "And you already know Gandalf and Aragorn." I curtsied.
An awkward silence filled the room. Finally Aragorn, knowing what I was up to, broke the silence. "Ah, Princess Alliyah, what are you doing at this fine hour?"
I stuttered, "I.I.am here. to speak to Elrond."
The man from Gondor and Gandalf had an amused look on their faces. The hobbits looked at me with eager faces. Legolas had a sympathetic look on his face again. I became angry once more and said with more confidence. "I mean to speak with you, Ada."
"Of course, daughter. What do you wish to speak of?" Elrond said sincerely.
"Now? With people around?" I blurted. Quickly I clasped my hand to my mouth. Aragorn looked at me sternly in the eyes. "Uh. I mean. I meant to say. I would like to speak to you in private."
"Come now, daughter. Are you so shy as to not be able to tell me something in the presence of others? You are the one who intruded on our private conversation so I suggest you say what's on your mind quickly so we can get back to our discussion."
At that moment, I knew the apology would not go as expected. "Of course, Elrond. I mean to say that I am truly sorry for my behavior last night at the dining hall. I did not mean to burst in like that and cause embarrassment to you, Father."
Elrond looked surprise for a moment. Never in my life had I apologized to him what I had done wrong at parties. Afterwards, he said, "Very well. I suppose I accept your apology." I let out a sigh of relief. "Maybe this apology would get along quite well," I thought to myself. "Good. Well, I will leave you now Father. Good day." I curtsied slightly and started to the door.
However, Elrond's voice stopped me. "Daughter, I hope you will learn to adopt the ways of your sister Arwen."
I turned slowly and saw Aragorn shoot a stern glance at Elrond but it was too late. My temper got the better of me. "Ah! I run around all morning trying to find you to apologize and you scold me for not being Arwen. You always say I should be like Arwen. 'Act like Arwen,' you say, 'Speak like Arwen,' you say, 'Dress like Arwen,' you say. Well, guess what Elrond? I'm not Arwen. As much as you want to believe, I shall never be like Arwen!" I shouted waving my hands in the air as I spat out the words like fire.
Everyone in the room looked at me with a surprised look on their faces. Elrond looked at me with a warning stare. Then the tears came. They just started to flow out of my hazel eyes and I ran out of the room toward the rose garden. I sat there and let the tears take its course.
I was surprised that Elrond didn't send anyone after me. I was certain that he wanted to kill me. "How will I make him understand that I shall never be Arwen?!' I screamed at the sky.
I heard footsteps come up and saw that it was Aragorn. "Dear child, I thought we told you to keep your temper?" Aragorn scolded.
"I'm sorry but if I started telling you to act like something you can not ever be, you would burst like I did," I said coldly.
"I know, Ally," Aragorn said softly. He sat down next to me on the bench and let me rest my head on his shoulder for a while.
Thoughts ran through my mind. "Yes, it would be a way to prove that I can never be Arwen," my brain said. "No, it is too dangerous. You will never survive," my other part said. Finally I asked, "When do you leave to go on the mission to destroy the Ring?"
Aragorn looked at me in surprise.
I then remembered that I wasn't supposed to be there. Aragorn pulled me up and looked straight into my eyes. "How did you know?" I searched for an excuse but couldn't think of one. Besides, Aragorn would know right away that I was lying. "Um.I stumbled onto your discussions in the garden earlier today. But it was an accident. I didn't know you would be discussing something as important as that!" I said trying to defend myself. "So , is it true?" I asked sheepishly.
Aragorn looked at me warily. "Aye, tis true. We shall leave in two months. Why?" he eyed me suspiciously.
"Oh, no reason. Just wanted to make sure you wouldn't be leaving too soon," I lied. A silence surrounded us. "Do you want to go?" I asked.
Aragorn sighed. "Not really. I am very reluctant to leave Arwen but if it is for the good of Middle Earth, then I have no choice."
I nodded, understandingly.
Aragorn turned to me. "Ally, I think you should apologize to Elrond."
"Again?!" I screamed. "You saw what happened back there. From now on, I'm not apologizing to Elrond again. He will say something about me being Arwen again."
"Speaking of which, if Arwen heard you, she would be rather hurt that you said that," Aragorn said, amused.
I sighed heavily. "Yes, I know. But I spoke the truth. Everyone knows it. I know it, my friends know it, all of the servants know it. Only Elrond ignores it. I hope that one day he will understand who I am inside."
"Yes, little one, he will understand some day," Aragorn said as he kissed my forehead. "He will, give him time." After a while he said, "Ally, I must leave now. Elrond will be wondering where I am." I nodded and watched his retreating form.
I sighed again and walked off to change into my regular clothes.
A/N: So, what do you think? I know the beginning is like taking forever but it'll get good in the end, I promise. Bye!
