A/N: oh yay! new chapter! (So what if it is a little silly...)
A Sunset Love
Chapter 7: Child's play
The rest of the fellowship were outside of their 'tents' and watching the stars, which seemed much brighter here. Boromir and Gimli kept looking towards Legolas' tent.
"Hmph... he's been in there a long time..." Boromi started.
"And there's a woman in there too." Gimli finished. Aragorn chuckled.
"You two aren't jealous, are you?" he joked, but shut up when they just stared at him. "Don't worry.. I'm sure they're not doing anything.. 'explicit'." Aragorn looked worriedly towards Legolas' tent too.
"Perhaps we should have some food, eh?" Pippin happily said, as everyone else looked at him in disbelief.
"We just ate dinner." Boromir said, still slightly miffed about the 'food accident' earlier.
"Then what about supper?" Pippin inquired. All was silent. "Oh fine..." He reluctantly agreed, mumbling something about them not loving food enough.
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Legolas awoke in the sunlight that was starting to appear. As he sat up, he noticed that Mithdelothwen was missing. He looked around frantically, until he noticed a piece of paper in his hand.
It was a note. It read,
~Dearest Legolas,
Don't worry... I have just gone to take a bath. I'll be back soon.
Love,
Mithdelothwen~
Legolas let out a small sigh of relief. How quickly he had become protective and attached to Mithdelothwen, he couldn't understand. It was unlike any other feeling he'd ever experienced, but felt slightly lost without it.
He got out of bed and decided after Mithdelothwen came back he would bathe as well. Sure, he didn't sweat as much as the humans did in battle, but he was rather obsessed with being clean, as most elves were. He brushed his golden hair quickly, then stepped out of his tent.
He saw Mithdelothwen making her way back from the small waterfall used as a bath not too far away, but far enough from prying eyes. Her dark hair was dripping wet, separated in strands, not to mention it was un-combed. He green tunic was a darker shade now, since it was wet from her hair and her body. He frowned slightly, seeing it was ripped a little, as was her short skirt, most likely from her tousle with the male elf yesterday. But despite her current amusing appearance, Legolas thought she was still very beautiful.
Mithdelothwen smiled when she saw Legolas, but saw him trying not to laugh.
"And just what is so funny, Prince Legolas?" She asked primly. He reached out to bring a strand of her hair in front of her face.
"I know I look like a drowned rat at the moment, but at least I am clean!" She said laughing. Legolas loved to hear her merry laughter, especially after what happened yesterday.
"I think you should change your clothing.. it's torn." he noted.
"Yes, I will.. when I go back home later." Her answer shocked Legolas.
"You're going back?" Legolas tried to sound casual, but Mithdelothwen giggled, hearing the shock in his tone.
"Don't worry Legolas, I'm just going to tell my father that Enantoion, the elf from yesterday, is an absolute bastard. Besides, I want to find my bow and arrows. Then, after all that, I'll change my clothes." Mithdelothwen laughed.
"I'll be coming back, Legolas." She said, looking into his eyes.
"I'm going with you. You never know when Enantoion will come after you again." he stated.
"You know, I can fight. I just need weapons. Besides, at the time, I was completely caught off guard. This time I'll be ready." Mithdelothwen defiantly replied.
"I didn't mean you couldn't fight. I am just saying I don't want you to get hurt. Besides, Enantoion will most likely strike when you're NOT expecting him. Battle survival rule #1: Enemies will always strike when you least expect them." Legolas answered. Mithdelothwen smiled, softly stroking his cheek with her hand.
"You are so sweet, Legolas. How I deserve you, I'll never know." She sighed, then went back into Legolas' tent to properly dry herself.
"Why don't you go bathe while I'm busy?" She suggested, peeking her head out. Legolas nodded and headed off to the waterfall.
By the time he came back, Mithdelothwen's hair was all dry and now it was Legolas' turn to look ridiculous. He also seemed a bit annoyed. Mithdelothwen looked at him questioningly.
"Stupid Aragorn... splashed my hair with mud." he mumbled while Mithdelothwen broke into fits of laughter.
"It wasn't all that funny..." Legolas snorted quietly. Mithdelothwen stopped laughing.
"Oh Legolas... I wasn't laughing at you. It was just odd, thinking Aragorn was capable of being so childish." a smirk then appeared on Legolas' face.
"If you think he's childish, then you don't want to know what I did to him." he laughed, and it sparked Mithdelothwen's curiosity.
"Oh, and just what did you do to him?" Mithdelothwen asked. Legolas looked around innocently.
"I just...threw about... 50 snails at him, that just happened to stick to him.." Legolas said. Mithdelothwen laughed for quite a long time about that. Aragorn then came around, with little red welts on him, showing where the snails had been. And, they all seemed to be on his face. He looked at Legolas, then walked away, rubbing a red welt on his forehead.
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A/N: heehee... Legolas so silly! *pinches his cheek*
L: O.o
Feathers Of the Wind: What??
Mithdelothwen: He's mine!! *grabs Leggy*
Aragorn: How come everyone makes fun of me in this chapter?? I'm a king!
FOTW: So... Legolas is an elf prince. Mithdelothwen is an elf princess. What's
your point?
A: I'm supposed to be treated with respect!!
FOTW:.....
please R/R (and don't mind Aragorn.. he's just cranky about the snails!) 07.26.02
