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Chapter 10- "Where a Prince Forgets His Place."
As promised, two female Elves came in and dressed me. Really they dressed me. Actually helped me put my clothes on, picked out my dress, and did my hair. Or should I say argued with them over my hair. I wouldn't let them do it up as fancifully as they wanted. Finally, they settled for a simple braid straight down with some ribbon tied in. It was weird being pampered that way but I didn't mind. It turned out that the door I had noticed before led to a washroom. The Elves version of a bathroom. It was gorgeous inside; everything was made of pearl and crystal. I took a long luxurious bath before I got dressed and then met back up with Shy. She led me through a million halls until we finally reached the dining room. This underground cave thing was impossibly large. Two Elves stood next to the impressive Bone Ivory doors that led inside and silently opened them for us.
"I can't believe this." I breathed when the doors opened. For the rest of my life I will never forget the picture that greeted me. It wasn't that the room was huge, or perfectly decorated with soft music being sung and a long table full of food. Nah, that was the simple stuff. It was the fact that there were at least a hundred Elves standing along the sides and a few more standing at the table to greet me when I stepped inside. They bowed when they saw us, and let me tell you it was a sight seeing that single fluid movement of a hundred bodies. The women all wore dresses, made of flowy silks of all different colors. The males were wearing what looked like an Elf version of a suit, long tunics and pants of soft colors and patterns. I looked up to the Elves standing at the long table at the far end and my breath caught. I could easily tell who the king was. He wore a thick golden crown that looked like woven leaves over his hair and he looked just like Legolas. Really, just like him. In fact he looked about the same age, which actually started to creep me out until I looked into his eyes. I was captured by the wisdom permeating from them. Legolas stood to his right, immaculate in a cream colored suit, his left arm in a sling that matched it. He looked perfect wearing a crown of a smaller version of his father's. He was practically glowing and I couldn't believe that I hadn't noticed his glow before. Our eyes met and he smiled at me. I swear my knees went weak.
"Oh hell no!" I mentally scolded myself, don't fall for that smile Niari. You've learned your lesson about guys. Maybe you learned it the hard way but you did learn. Don't forget it all just because a gorgeous Prince smiled at you. Proud of myself for effectively bringing my senses back, I continued to check out the front table. Rínon was next to Legolas. There was a really old guy next to him, with an incredibly long beard, white hair, and white robes. I caught his eye and he seemed to look right through me. It made me very uncomfortable.
Since I didn't want to just stand there staring like an idiot I nudged Shiana and we curtsied together. The king smiled down on us.
"Mae govannen young ones. Welcome to Eryn Lasgalen. My name is Thranduil King of this realm. I am glad to see you have recovered Lady Niari, and that you are well Lady Shiana." He pronounced my name Nai-ah-ria and hers She-uh-nath. I could tell Shy was not happy.
"Uh, its She-ah-nuh and Nee-ah-ri your majesty." I corrected gently.
"Yes, of course, my apologies ladies. We are exceedingly grateful to you for saving my son's life. But I am curious as to why a young human and an elf would be wandering around in the dark of the woods alone?"
A young human and a what?
"We just sort of landed here your highness. Literally. I mean one minute we were sitting with my parents, and the next we were here.'
"Oh, sure." Shiana added sarcastically "Leave out the part with the ring and the knife and the weird transportation, and falling out of the sky Ni- ni."
I gave her a "shut up will you" look. Turning back to the king I began explaining. Quickly.
"Actually, my mom gave me this bundle with a blue ring inside. This was right after she told me that I wasn't human which is really ridiculous. (OK so I was still in denial at about that) Then the thing spoke to me and told me to put it on, so I did. I felt Shy grab me right after and next thing I know we're falling right into your woods though I'm still not sure how. So really all we want to do is go home because our parents will be very worried about us." I finished with a sigh.
No one moved for what seemed like an eternity. Really, there were over a hundred people around us and still you could have heard a pin drop.
"Maybe they think we're crazy." Shy whispered from beside me.
"No, Lady Shiana, I believe you both to be sane." The king said calmly.
I heard Shy gulp next to me. The king seemed to understand though. "Elves have excellent hearing." He told her.
"Well that's an understatement. I can't believe you heard me from all the way across this huge room." She rolled her eyes.
I ignored her. "So, if you believe me then could you tell us how to get back to the suburbs of New York? Like I said our parents will worry about us."
That's when the old guy I was staring at earlier spoke. "Of course we will try to help you get home." Turning to the king he said, "Perhaps they would like to have breakfast then tour the caves, and then sit in conference with us so we can discuss this."
"Wait, no. I don't want to eat or tour and talk to anybody. I just want to go home."
"Please listen to Gandalf Lady Niari." Legolas spoke up for the first time, a frown adorning his beautiful face.
"No, you listen. I don't know you people. My mother will be worried about me. I have a life; I've got college, a summer job. So does Shiana. We can't stay here. I mean I appreciate the help last night Prince Legolas I really do. But if you won't help us get home than we're leaving and we'll find it on our own."
"You will not." He shot back at me. A young elf and human far from home should not assume that they could do everything alone.
"Why you hot headed Prince." Oh I was mad now. Didn't know why exactly, but I was. Having a Prince whose life I had just saved tell me what I could not do was really not helping my temper.
"How dare you presume to know what we're capable of. I did just fine the other night!"
"Why you ungrateful woman, I saved your life that night."
"Yeah, well I saved yours too Blondie, so now we're even." I shouted the last part. I was starting to get a headache.
Legolas opened his mouth to say something else but a harsh "Legolas!" from his father and he shut it back. "You do not speak to a female, much less another Elf that way."
"Why do you keep saying that?" I asked a little to loudly. "Why do you keep calling me an Elf, I'm not. I'm human do you hear me. These (here I pointed to my ears) are just some gene mutation thing. My name is Niari Holmes, daughter of Zani and Shiara Holmes and I live in suburbia New York, blocks down from my best friend Shy and all I want IS TO GO HOME." I could feel tears running down my cheeks now, I was shouting, and that headache had gotten substantially worse but I kept yelling. "Why can't you people understand that?" Geez my head hurt and I was feeling dizzy. I grabbed Shiana's arm.
"Ni-ni, hey answer me. What's wrong?" Shy's voice came from far away. What was wrong with me? For the second time in my life, darkness clouded my vision and I fell into unconsciousness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey! If you liked it Please Review. I know some people don't like my fic. Big deal. It's my first and I'm having a blast writing it. Oh and TigerLily, thanks for liking my story! ~Love and Happiness
Chapter 10- "Where a Prince Forgets His Place."
As promised, two female Elves came in and dressed me. Really they dressed me. Actually helped me put my clothes on, picked out my dress, and did my hair. Or should I say argued with them over my hair. I wouldn't let them do it up as fancifully as they wanted. Finally, they settled for a simple braid straight down with some ribbon tied in. It was weird being pampered that way but I didn't mind. It turned out that the door I had noticed before led to a washroom. The Elves version of a bathroom. It was gorgeous inside; everything was made of pearl and crystal. I took a long luxurious bath before I got dressed and then met back up with Shy. She led me through a million halls until we finally reached the dining room. This underground cave thing was impossibly large. Two Elves stood next to the impressive Bone Ivory doors that led inside and silently opened them for us.
"I can't believe this." I breathed when the doors opened. For the rest of my life I will never forget the picture that greeted me. It wasn't that the room was huge, or perfectly decorated with soft music being sung and a long table full of food. Nah, that was the simple stuff. It was the fact that there were at least a hundred Elves standing along the sides and a few more standing at the table to greet me when I stepped inside. They bowed when they saw us, and let me tell you it was a sight seeing that single fluid movement of a hundred bodies. The women all wore dresses, made of flowy silks of all different colors. The males were wearing what looked like an Elf version of a suit, long tunics and pants of soft colors and patterns. I looked up to the Elves standing at the long table at the far end and my breath caught. I could easily tell who the king was. He wore a thick golden crown that looked like woven leaves over his hair and he looked just like Legolas. Really, just like him. In fact he looked about the same age, which actually started to creep me out until I looked into his eyes. I was captured by the wisdom permeating from them. Legolas stood to his right, immaculate in a cream colored suit, his left arm in a sling that matched it. He looked perfect wearing a crown of a smaller version of his father's. He was practically glowing and I couldn't believe that I hadn't noticed his glow before. Our eyes met and he smiled at me. I swear my knees went weak.
"Oh hell no!" I mentally scolded myself, don't fall for that smile Niari. You've learned your lesson about guys. Maybe you learned it the hard way but you did learn. Don't forget it all just because a gorgeous Prince smiled at you. Proud of myself for effectively bringing my senses back, I continued to check out the front table. Rínon was next to Legolas. There was a really old guy next to him, with an incredibly long beard, white hair, and white robes. I caught his eye and he seemed to look right through me. It made me very uncomfortable.
Since I didn't want to just stand there staring like an idiot I nudged Shiana and we curtsied together. The king smiled down on us.
"Mae govannen young ones. Welcome to Eryn Lasgalen. My name is Thranduil King of this realm. I am glad to see you have recovered Lady Niari, and that you are well Lady Shiana." He pronounced my name Nai-ah-ria and hers She-uh-nath. I could tell Shy was not happy.
"Uh, its She-ah-nuh and Nee-ah-ri your majesty." I corrected gently.
"Yes, of course, my apologies ladies. We are exceedingly grateful to you for saving my son's life. But I am curious as to why a young human and an elf would be wandering around in the dark of the woods alone?"
A young human and a what?
"We just sort of landed here your highness. Literally. I mean one minute we were sitting with my parents, and the next we were here.'
"Oh, sure." Shiana added sarcastically "Leave out the part with the ring and the knife and the weird transportation, and falling out of the sky Ni- ni."
I gave her a "shut up will you" look. Turning back to the king I began explaining. Quickly.
"Actually, my mom gave me this bundle with a blue ring inside. This was right after she told me that I wasn't human which is really ridiculous. (OK so I was still in denial at about that) Then the thing spoke to me and told me to put it on, so I did. I felt Shy grab me right after and next thing I know we're falling right into your woods though I'm still not sure how. So really all we want to do is go home because our parents will be very worried about us." I finished with a sigh.
No one moved for what seemed like an eternity. Really, there were over a hundred people around us and still you could have heard a pin drop.
"Maybe they think we're crazy." Shy whispered from beside me.
"No, Lady Shiana, I believe you both to be sane." The king said calmly.
I heard Shy gulp next to me. The king seemed to understand though. "Elves have excellent hearing." He told her.
"Well that's an understatement. I can't believe you heard me from all the way across this huge room." She rolled her eyes.
I ignored her. "So, if you believe me then could you tell us how to get back to the suburbs of New York? Like I said our parents will worry about us."
That's when the old guy I was staring at earlier spoke. "Of course we will try to help you get home." Turning to the king he said, "Perhaps they would like to have breakfast then tour the caves, and then sit in conference with us so we can discuss this."
"Wait, no. I don't want to eat or tour and talk to anybody. I just want to go home."
"Please listen to Gandalf Lady Niari." Legolas spoke up for the first time, a frown adorning his beautiful face.
"No, you listen. I don't know you people. My mother will be worried about me. I have a life; I've got college, a summer job. So does Shiana. We can't stay here. I mean I appreciate the help last night Prince Legolas I really do. But if you won't help us get home than we're leaving and we'll find it on our own."
"You will not." He shot back at me. A young elf and human far from home should not assume that they could do everything alone.
"Why you hot headed Prince." Oh I was mad now. Didn't know why exactly, but I was. Having a Prince whose life I had just saved tell me what I could not do was really not helping my temper.
"How dare you presume to know what we're capable of. I did just fine the other night!"
"Why you ungrateful woman, I saved your life that night."
"Yeah, well I saved yours too Blondie, so now we're even." I shouted the last part. I was starting to get a headache.
Legolas opened his mouth to say something else but a harsh "Legolas!" from his father and he shut it back. "You do not speak to a female, much less another Elf that way."
"Why do you keep saying that?" I asked a little to loudly. "Why do you keep calling me an Elf, I'm not. I'm human do you hear me. These (here I pointed to my ears) are just some gene mutation thing. My name is Niari Holmes, daughter of Zani and Shiara Holmes and I live in suburbia New York, blocks down from my best friend Shy and all I want IS TO GO HOME." I could feel tears running down my cheeks now, I was shouting, and that headache had gotten substantially worse but I kept yelling. "Why can't you people understand that?" Geez my head hurt and I was feeling dizzy. I grabbed Shiana's arm.
"Ni-ni, hey answer me. What's wrong?" Shy's voice came from far away. What was wrong with me? For the second time in my life, darkness clouded my vision and I fell into unconsciousness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey! If you liked it Please Review. I know some people don't like my fic. Big deal. It's my first and I'm having a blast writing it. Oh and TigerLily, thanks for liking my story! ~Love and Happiness