Hello everybody that is reading my story. Please R&R, thanks Oh yeah and sorry for not updating for so long, I had surgery on my foot, so I couldn't get to my computer.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Lord of the Rings characters, I only own the character Elwin Fairhunter so no stealing please
Rating:PG-13, but it may go up
Summary: Love story about Legolas and the person who was sent to kill him
Reviews: Yes please
And now what you have all been waiting for! On with the story!

Chapter 5

Legolas awoke in the morning to the sound of the birds singing in the trees. Ah, life was so peaceful. Wait, he thought to himself, wasn't he supposed have gotten a wake up call. Where was Elwin?

Elwin opened her eyes to find her self lying on the couch of a beautiful suite. The big four poster bed that she saw across the room was ornately carved of wood to look like branches entwining to make the canopy. The silk curtains hanging in the windows were sheer enough to let the light in, but they kept prying eyes out. All in all, this was the most beautiful room she had ever slept in, even though she was only sleeping on the couch.

She thought about last night, how Gimli had come to her rescue, when Legolas had dismissed her without telling her where she was supposed to go. Gimli lent her the couch in his suite, which was across the hall from Legolas' room, and promised that they would find her a proper room the next day. Gimli was so kind to her, and she was extremely grateful. Without him she would be friendless and alone in this beautiful prison.

Legolas was the most heartless person that she had ever encountered, she decided, letting herself drift back into sleep. He thought only for himself, and only troubled himself with things that would bring him to more comfort. He is a pampered fool, she thought, and he deserved to die.

Legolas burst into Gimli's room, looking desperately for Elwin. Despite his actions to the opposite, he would be very sorry if she had to die. Gimli awoke with a start, looking at his friend with amusement. In his rush, Legolas had failed to notice the figure lying on the couch on the far side of the room.

"Have you seen Elwin?" He gasped, searching his friends eyes. Gimli burst into laughter. Legolas looked startled, he hadn't meant to jest.

"You look so worried, I'm touched!" Legolas spun around to see Elwin lying on the couch, smiling. She wore a long blue silk nightdress from the closet in Gimli's room, that outlined her sensuous curves. Legolas gasped, she looked absolutely stunning. She was laughing at him, he realized unhappily.

"I wanted to know why I didn't receive the wake up call I ordered." He said smoothly, daring her to keep laughing.

"I am truly sorry your highness," she mocked, "it must have slipped my mind." She rose from the couch, and walked to the full length mirror on the wardrobe. Slowly, she ran her fingers through her hair, taking the knots out with careful hands. Then she opened the wardrobe and took out the leggings and tunic she had been wearing the day before.

"Don't put those on." Legolas interjected, "Go get clean things from the wash room."

"All right," she said, and she set her clothes down on a chair and left the room, still in her night dress.

"That is not what I meant, and you know it," he said to the door. The thought of other people seeing his prize in her revealing night dress made him jealous.

"What did you mean?" Asked Gimli, looking at his friend from the bed. "You didn't actually think that she was going to be your servant did you? She would never stoop to such a level, and you are just teasing her by asking her to. By the way, did it ever occur to you that she would need somewhere to sleep?"

"I'm sorry that I burdened you with her, I forgot that the maids had already retired for the night." Legolas sighed, wishing that he was still in his warm bed. Someday soon he was intending to find someone that would make his bed warmer, but that was another matter entirely.

"She isn't a burden," Gimli stated, brining Legolas back to reality, "I asked if she wanted to stay with me because she couldn't very well sleep on one of the benches in the hall." He looked at Legolas meaningfully, making sure that he understood.

"OK, I get the message, I should have made arrangements for her. But that is in the past, can't we think about happier issue, such as breakfast." Legolas knew that the thought of food would end the lecture. He got enough lip from his father and now Elwin, he didn't need to be reprimanded by Gimli as well. Legolas decided that he would just have to make sure that the girl and his friend didn't have much time to talk about his wrongdoing. That meant giving the girl lots of meaningless jobs, which Legolas would be more than happy to do. "Let us go and eat!"

"Let me get freshened up and I'll meet you in the breakfast hall in twenty minutes. And once Elwin is dressed, I'll send her over to you for instruction." Legolas nodded, and slipped out the door, just in time to bump into Elwin. She bowed her head and slipped into Gimli's room, a bundle of clothing in her arms.

It had been easy to find the washroom, and the lady there had been more than happy to give her the standard uniform of the maids. Elwin even coddled her into giving up one of the men's uniforms, so that Elwin would not have to wear a dress. She didn't mind wearing dresses all that much, but she knew that not wearing one would make Legolas mad, and that was her main goal.

She had found it harder to obtain a room, for the elf that guarded the keys knew about her and her reputation. She had managed to get herself a small bedroom with a bed and washstand, that was down the hall from a community bathroom. Most of the maids that worked in the palace slept near there, and they didn't want to be any where near Elwin. She felt like she was diseased, the way people were treating her.

Elwin made her way to Gimli's room to change because her room was all the way across the palace and she didn't like walking around in her night clothes. She bumped into Legolas as he came out and she went in, and she kept her head down and continued going through the door. As soon as she was safely inside and she heard the door click shut, she let out a breath that she hadn't known she was holding. Gimli started to chuckle softly, still in his bed.

"He feels the same way about you as you do about him." Gimli stated, smiling.

"Then he hates me." With that she shut the door to the bathroom so that she could change.

"Not exactly," Gimli whispered to himself.

Sorry everybody, that was a really long chapter, but I had to add some details that will come up later in the story. Anyway, thanks for reading, please R&R! Thanks!
-Tiger