Authors note: Hey there. I'm real sorry for the wait, but teachers are
really cruel. I spent like all my time with homework. I'm getting to the
romance I really am, but this chapter is mostly answering all those
questions that Legolas has in his mind. Also, I'm very sorry about the
Thranduil part. The thing is, I couldn't think of any way for him not to be
there, so I figured that I'd think of something as I go.... But I didn't,
and seeing how this can't be avoided for much longer, I just made something
up.
Legolas and Alinne sat quietly and ate the food they had gotten from the Kitchen Houses. They were both deep in their own thoughts, barely paying attention to each other as they ate in the quiet forest, the silence rarely disturbed by a chirping of a bird, or a leaf falling from a tree.
Alinne was thinking of nature and the things around her.
*Hmm, autumn has always been beautiful in this forest. Oh how I love this place. *
She took a look around, welcoming the beautiful scene around into her thoughts. As she was looking around, she noticed the elf sitting by her, deep in his own thought. She wondered about him.
*I know that he is not who he says. I suppose I can never be sure if he really is the prince unless I bring up the subject. I could do that.... I would most likely find out, and.... Hmm..... but I do not want to seem too nosy... Wow, he is quite a sight. The moonlight makes him look quite handsome. I guess I finally see what it was Kenisse and Leveren saw in him. *
She gave a small giggle and went back to her previous thoughts of nature.
Meanwhile, Legolas was wrapped up in his own thoughts.
*I need to know somehow! This must be Mirkwood, I'm positive. But if it is, where is my father? But no body recognizes me in this place.... Well, I guess there could be a reason for that, I did leave almost hundred years ago...but some one should still be here from then... Well, I guess I was never really here for many to see me even back then...always off on some adventure... But still, at least one should remember me, should they not? *
Legolas suddenly remembered that he has only been here for a day, and hasn't even seen half the residents of this city. He calmed down a bit, but new questions jumped into his mind.
*I have so many things I want to ask her*
He thought as he once again noticed Alinne sitting by him out of the corner of his eye, and his thoughts went to her, and everything he wanted to ask her.
*I wonder how she got in front of me that one time I tried to run away. How could she? She was behind me... and then she was right there in front... I must ask her today or I think my mind will go crazy. *
As much as he tried to forget, his thoughts were once again back on this place. *What is this place really?...I do not even know the name... Is it Mirkwood, or am I mistaken? But if this is it, then where is father? And if this is not, then where is Mirkwood? *
He finally couldn't hold it in any longer. "Where am I?" he asked.
Very confused at the unexpected question Alinne said, "I'm sorry?"
Legolas decided to try to explain to the completely confused elf in front of him, what he meant. "I mean, what is this place called?"
"Oh, I am sorry, but I thought you knew. This is Mirkwood." At that moment, she decided that he might not be the prince after all.
"So I was correct," the elf answered most likely to himself. Then Alinne decided that maybe he was the prince still, just confused a bit.
"But if this IS Mirkwood, then where is King Thranduil?" Legolas looked at Alinne waiting for her to answer while he himself listed every possible answer in his head, almost trying to guess which one it would be.
Alinne answered with saddened eyes. "He left..." She was going to say more, but that was all that could come out at that moment. Legolas' eyes widened in surprise and horror.
"He left? How could he?" The elf began to panic. This was the one answer he had not expected.
Alinne tried to stay calm herself and quietly said. "We do not know what happened. One day, he just was not anywhere to be found. I suppose he went to look for. Ummm...the prince."
Alinne wanted to kick herself for almost giving it away. She almost said, "to look for you" but she caught herself later than she would like, but still in time. She knew by now, by the expressions on his face, that he really was the prince, but like in the very beginning, when she first suspected it, she still wanted him to be the one to tell her.
Legolas noticed that she stumbled over those words, but it did not come to him, that she knew what he was about to tell her soon anyway. He decided that getting some other questions answered would be wise before trying to find out more about his father's leaving.
"How old are you?" He wanted to know more about her, so he can somehow try to understand how she got in front of him when he fled.
"I am...." She paused for a bit counting off some numbers on her fingers and looking unusually intense like she was trying to remember her own birth.
"I am two thousand, nine hundred eighty seven years old." She counted again to make sure she got the right age and seeing his surprised face she explained. "I do not like for my birthday to be a big deal, so I have never told anyone. Sometimes I forget, and have to think from the last birthday I remember, and count from there. So how old are you?" she asked him quickly.
"I am three thousand, fifteen years old."
*Wow* she thought *He is only 28 years older than I am! That would make us perfect for each other...* She quickly erased the thought from her mind.
*If he knew what I was thinking...*
"How did you get in front of me that one time when I fled? I did not want to push so many questions up at you, but I cannot resist much longer."
He looked at her with questioning eyes almost begging for her to answer, although that wasn't needed. She answered as soon as he said the question.
"It is a certain magic that is used by my family. See I am not fully 'elfish'. I am one-quarter wizard. My grand father was a wizard, and he and my grandmother fell in love, and had my mother. I got a great amount of the wizardry strength from my grandfather, even more than mother did, and so, sometimes I use it for healing purposes, or in this case, to catch you."
Legolas was stunned. After this, he wouldn't be surprised if she told him she was half fish. He finally understood many things, but still he asked. "Yes, that answers much, but still.... How?"
"I simply used some of my "given strength", (which is the extra strength I gain from my wizard side), to outrun you. I ran a bit around too, so you would not notice."
Well, that was it, the question that has been troubling him for so long, and now he had the answer he would have never guessed, but something still troubled him. He didn't know exactly what but he wanted to know more.
"I still do not understand however, how were your grandparents allowed to do such a thing? Was it not forbidden?"
"It was...they were sentenced to death for treason, but somehow managed to escape. My mother was found by some travelers. They must have put her there, for if she were associated with my grandparents, she would be killed. My mother knew though, and so she told me. People believe that still to this day, they are in hiding from the world together. Always moving, never seen. You understand that you must never tell a soul about this, right?" she said as she told him a secret no one else knew. Why she told him, even she couldn't figure out. It was just something about his eyes.
"Yes, of course" he answered, happy that she trusted him with such a secret.
He sighed and decided that he could not keep this secret from her anymore.
"Alinne, I have to tell you something." After all the things she told him, he had to tell her his. Alinne was fighting really hard to keep herself from smiling.
"Well, I...umm..." he continued. Alinne was getting quite impatient, but she held back her smile as well as the urge to end that sentence for him.
"Yes?" she finally said to urge him to continue the wait was getting unbearable.
"My name is Legolas Greenleaf. I am King Thranduil's son."
Legolas turned away and looked at the ground not wanting to face her anger, closing his eyes to be ready for what was coming, whatever it was. Not hearing a thing from the elf by him he looked up expecting to see anger, but never had he expected to see what he did.
Alinne was sitting there with a huge smile on her face. "Finally." she said when his eyes met hers.
* What is she doing? I have been lying to her the whole time and she is smiling? And what does she mean by 'finally'? *
"You knew?" Legolas' eyes widened in surprise.
"Of course! I was wondering when you would tell me." Legolas felt very stupid and he felt his face give way to redness that was making it's way up his face.
"I suppose you enjoy making me feel so stupid?" Alinne simply got up and turned to him with a smile, and said
"Uh huh" making the prince feel yet stupider.
Legolas could not stand this. He simply wanted to make her feel as stupid as he did now. He thought about it for a moment, however, nothing but one thing made its way into his mind. He reached over to her, and gently grabbed her back with his arms, and pulled her towards him and gently pressed his lips against hers.
As his lips met hers he grasped the reality of what he was doing.
* Oh, no! Legolas, you stupid ass! How is this making her feel stupid? Well, it sure is making me look stupid. Why why why am I doing this. I mean it's not that I haven't wanted to..no.I just met her..ughhh if she only knew what I was thinking. Ughhh, It is probably enough for her to know what I am doing. *
These thoughts lasted only a second but then the reaction he had definitely not been expecting came.
Alinne's eyes widened in surprise and shock but she began to lose herself in the kiss. It was not a very passionate kiss, but it made them both feel like time stopped for them. She felt herself return it as her eyes began to close.
* What am I doing?! I promised myself! I cannot do this! *
"No!" He heard her scream out as she suddenly pulled away from him. "I have to go." was all that she said before she ran off back into the forest.
Legolas was left standing alone with complete shock in his eyes.
Authors note: See, I told you I was getting to the romance. Terribly, terribly sorry about the lame, lame excuse for Thranduil's leaving. I couldn't think of anything at all, so I turned on the TV, and some old movie was on, in which a woman with a really funny hillbilly accent said" I don't know Harry, he just left. He just got himself and left po' Bill and me all alone. One day we was lookin' fo' him, but he was gone."
So I just said, "ughh, what the hell, might as well do it" to myself and went back to the computer with a sigh at the complete stupidity I was writing. I apologize to my readers who I'm sure could've though of a MUCH better reason.
Legolas and Alinne sat quietly and ate the food they had gotten from the Kitchen Houses. They were both deep in their own thoughts, barely paying attention to each other as they ate in the quiet forest, the silence rarely disturbed by a chirping of a bird, or a leaf falling from a tree.
Alinne was thinking of nature and the things around her.
*Hmm, autumn has always been beautiful in this forest. Oh how I love this place. *
She took a look around, welcoming the beautiful scene around into her thoughts. As she was looking around, she noticed the elf sitting by her, deep in his own thought. She wondered about him.
*I know that he is not who he says. I suppose I can never be sure if he really is the prince unless I bring up the subject. I could do that.... I would most likely find out, and.... Hmm..... but I do not want to seem too nosy... Wow, he is quite a sight. The moonlight makes him look quite handsome. I guess I finally see what it was Kenisse and Leveren saw in him. *
She gave a small giggle and went back to her previous thoughts of nature.
Meanwhile, Legolas was wrapped up in his own thoughts.
*I need to know somehow! This must be Mirkwood, I'm positive. But if it is, where is my father? But no body recognizes me in this place.... Well, I guess there could be a reason for that, I did leave almost hundred years ago...but some one should still be here from then... Well, I guess I was never really here for many to see me even back then...always off on some adventure... But still, at least one should remember me, should they not? *
Legolas suddenly remembered that he has only been here for a day, and hasn't even seen half the residents of this city. He calmed down a bit, but new questions jumped into his mind.
*I have so many things I want to ask her*
He thought as he once again noticed Alinne sitting by him out of the corner of his eye, and his thoughts went to her, and everything he wanted to ask her.
*I wonder how she got in front of me that one time I tried to run away. How could she? She was behind me... and then she was right there in front... I must ask her today or I think my mind will go crazy. *
As much as he tried to forget, his thoughts were once again back on this place. *What is this place really?...I do not even know the name... Is it Mirkwood, or am I mistaken? But if this is it, then where is father? And if this is not, then where is Mirkwood? *
He finally couldn't hold it in any longer. "Where am I?" he asked.
Very confused at the unexpected question Alinne said, "I'm sorry?"
Legolas decided to try to explain to the completely confused elf in front of him, what he meant. "I mean, what is this place called?"
"Oh, I am sorry, but I thought you knew. This is Mirkwood." At that moment, she decided that he might not be the prince after all.
"So I was correct," the elf answered most likely to himself. Then Alinne decided that maybe he was the prince still, just confused a bit.
"But if this IS Mirkwood, then where is King Thranduil?" Legolas looked at Alinne waiting for her to answer while he himself listed every possible answer in his head, almost trying to guess which one it would be.
Alinne answered with saddened eyes. "He left..." She was going to say more, but that was all that could come out at that moment. Legolas' eyes widened in surprise and horror.
"He left? How could he?" The elf began to panic. This was the one answer he had not expected.
Alinne tried to stay calm herself and quietly said. "We do not know what happened. One day, he just was not anywhere to be found. I suppose he went to look for. Ummm...the prince."
Alinne wanted to kick herself for almost giving it away. She almost said, "to look for you" but she caught herself later than she would like, but still in time. She knew by now, by the expressions on his face, that he really was the prince, but like in the very beginning, when she first suspected it, she still wanted him to be the one to tell her.
Legolas noticed that she stumbled over those words, but it did not come to him, that she knew what he was about to tell her soon anyway. He decided that getting some other questions answered would be wise before trying to find out more about his father's leaving.
"How old are you?" He wanted to know more about her, so he can somehow try to understand how she got in front of him when he fled.
"I am...." She paused for a bit counting off some numbers on her fingers and looking unusually intense like she was trying to remember her own birth.
"I am two thousand, nine hundred eighty seven years old." She counted again to make sure she got the right age and seeing his surprised face she explained. "I do not like for my birthday to be a big deal, so I have never told anyone. Sometimes I forget, and have to think from the last birthday I remember, and count from there. So how old are you?" she asked him quickly.
"I am three thousand, fifteen years old."
*Wow* she thought *He is only 28 years older than I am! That would make us perfect for each other...* She quickly erased the thought from her mind.
*If he knew what I was thinking...*
"How did you get in front of me that one time when I fled? I did not want to push so many questions up at you, but I cannot resist much longer."
He looked at her with questioning eyes almost begging for her to answer, although that wasn't needed. She answered as soon as he said the question.
"It is a certain magic that is used by my family. See I am not fully 'elfish'. I am one-quarter wizard. My grand father was a wizard, and he and my grandmother fell in love, and had my mother. I got a great amount of the wizardry strength from my grandfather, even more than mother did, and so, sometimes I use it for healing purposes, or in this case, to catch you."
Legolas was stunned. After this, he wouldn't be surprised if she told him she was half fish. He finally understood many things, but still he asked. "Yes, that answers much, but still.... How?"
"I simply used some of my "given strength", (which is the extra strength I gain from my wizard side), to outrun you. I ran a bit around too, so you would not notice."
Well, that was it, the question that has been troubling him for so long, and now he had the answer he would have never guessed, but something still troubled him. He didn't know exactly what but he wanted to know more.
"I still do not understand however, how were your grandparents allowed to do such a thing? Was it not forbidden?"
"It was...they were sentenced to death for treason, but somehow managed to escape. My mother was found by some travelers. They must have put her there, for if she were associated with my grandparents, she would be killed. My mother knew though, and so she told me. People believe that still to this day, they are in hiding from the world together. Always moving, never seen. You understand that you must never tell a soul about this, right?" she said as she told him a secret no one else knew. Why she told him, even she couldn't figure out. It was just something about his eyes.
"Yes, of course" he answered, happy that she trusted him with such a secret.
He sighed and decided that he could not keep this secret from her anymore.
"Alinne, I have to tell you something." After all the things she told him, he had to tell her his. Alinne was fighting really hard to keep herself from smiling.
"Well, I...umm..." he continued. Alinne was getting quite impatient, but she held back her smile as well as the urge to end that sentence for him.
"Yes?" she finally said to urge him to continue the wait was getting unbearable.
"My name is Legolas Greenleaf. I am King Thranduil's son."
Legolas turned away and looked at the ground not wanting to face her anger, closing his eyes to be ready for what was coming, whatever it was. Not hearing a thing from the elf by him he looked up expecting to see anger, but never had he expected to see what he did.
Alinne was sitting there with a huge smile on her face. "Finally." she said when his eyes met hers.
* What is she doing? I have been lying to her the whole time and she is smiling? And what does she mean by 'finally'? *
"You knew?" Legolas' eyes widened in surprise.
"Of course! I was wondering when you would tell me." Legolas felt very stupid and he felt his face give way to redness that was making it's way up his face.
"I suppose you enjoy making me feel so stupid?" Alinne simply got up and turned to him with a smile, and said
"Uh huh" making the prince feel yet stupider.
Legolas could not stand this. He simply wanted to make her feel as stupid as he did now. He thought about it for a moment, however, nothing but one thing made its way into his mind. He reached over to her, and gently grabbed her back with his arms, and pulled her towards him and gently pressed his lips against hers.
As his lips met hers he grasped the reality of what he was doing.
* Oh, no! Legolas, you stupid ass! How is this making her feel stupid? Well, it sure is making me look stupid. Why why why am I doing this. I mean it's not that I haven't wanted to..no.I just met her..ughhh if she only knew what I was thinking. Ughhh, It is probably enough for her to know what I am doing. *
These thoughts lasted only a second but then the reaction he had definitely not been expecting came.
Alinne's eyes widened in surprise and shock but she began to lose herself in the kiss. It was not a very passionate kiss, but it made them both feel like time stopped for them. She felt herself return it as her eyes began to close.
* What am I doing?! I promised myself! I cannot do this! *
"No!" He heard her scream out as she suddenly pulled away from him. "I have to go." was all that she said before she ran off back into the forest.
Legolas was left standing alone with complete shock in his eyes.
Authors note: See, I told you I was getting to the romance. Terribly, terribly sorry about the lame, lame excuse for Thranduil's leaving. I couldn't think of anything at all, so I turned on the TV, and some old movie was on, in which a woman with a really funny hillbilly accent said" I don't know Harry, he just left. He just got himself and left po' Bill and me all alone. One day we was lookin' fo' him, but he was gone."
So I just said, "ughh, what the hell, might as well do it" to myself and went back to the computer with a sigh at the complete stupidity I was writing. I apologize to my readers who I'm sure could've though of a MUCH better reason.
