'Bout darn time…
Fear not, the mystery elf was not Haldir.
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Amothien glided into the room and woke up Em before fetching her a suitable dress.
"Mmmm…" Em sighed contently from the comfy bed. "Beds are good 'n' comfy…"
"Good night sleep?" Amothien asked, looking quizzically at Em as she asked.
"Best in a long while, must be 'cause of your drink. What time is it?" Em replied
"You slept late today. It's a quarter past ten." Amothien said as she dragged Em from her bed. "You should explore the city. It is truly beautiful."
"Why not…" Em said as she prepared herself for the day ahead. "I had the strangest dream, reminded me to tell you about it later."
Em walked along the path, her light blue dress swished on the ground as she moved. Her eyes focusing on the ground in front of her, not taking heed of the forest around her. The sound of an arrow hitting its target made her quickly look up. Legolas stood a little ahead of her bow and arrow in hand, smiling at Em and running up to her.
"She awakes." He commented as he stopped a foot away from Em.
"Hi Legolas." Em greeted cheerfully.
Legolas looked slightly nervous and then gazed right into Em's eyes and smiled. "Will you accompany me on a walk?"
"Of course." Em replied as she started slowly walking again with Legolas in step with her.
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A joyful giggle echoed in the air as Em and Legolas attempted to dance to some mute melody in the small clearing in the forest. Key word 'attempting'.
"I swear I'm not as terrible at this dance." Legolas said trying to convince himself as well as Em.
"Usually…" He added as an after thought.
Em just laughed some more as they continued trying to perfect another dance.
The canopy of trees above them shielded them from the sun.
"You know you could always dance with someone else tonight at dinner. You don't have to dance with me." Em suggested.
"I want to dance with you and you alone…you're just saying that because you don't want me to step on your feet, aren't you?" Legolas joked.
"That too." Em said after what appeared to be careful contemplation.
Both Legolas and Em stumbled again, which caused more laughter from both of them.
"Maybe we could sit this dance…and all the others…out." Em suggested.
"What? And deprive the gathered of our dancing skills?" Legolas joked just before he tripped and fell forward, landing on top of Em.
Legolas pushed himself up on his arms and looked down at Em for what seemed an eternity before getting to his feet and helped Em up. The pair sat down on the grass and leaned against a tree. Both breathing heavily, trying to catch their breath. After a while Em realized Legolas was starring at her. She turned head and laughed slightly and returned his stare.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" She laughed.
"You're beautiful." Legolas said after a few moments and placed a fallen lock of her hair behind her ear.
"Better that way." He smiled.
Em diverted her eyes and blushed at the compliment.
"Not really…" She muttered before looking back up at Legolas.
"Yes really." Legolas replied.
The few inches between their faces closed. Em bit her lip slightly before standing up.
"We should get back or Amothien'll send a search party after us." She said as she brushed the imaginary dirt of her dress.
"I suppose you're right." Legolas said and followed Em back to the city.
"Em?" Legolas asked as he turned his head to face her.
"Yeah Legolas?" Em responded as she continued walking, looking at the ground.
"What do you think of when you think of me?" He asked quietly.
Em looked up slightly puzzled. "A good friend." She answered unsure what he meant.
"Just a good friend?" Legolas asked as he stopped walking and stood a few inches in front of Em. "Nothing more?"
Em tilted her head at an angle and looked at Legolas. The next thing she knew Legolas leaned forward bent his head and stop when their lips were almost touching, their breath mingling together.
"Decline and I will stop." Legolas said his lips faintly brush Em's lips as he said this.
Em remained speechless, slowly, almost regretfully, stepped back from a very confused Legolas.
"We should get back…" Em whispered as she self-concisely tucked her hair behind her ear.
"You do not like?" He asked confused and stepped closer to her again.
Em kept her eyes and the ground. "No…" She lied.
"Fine, then prove it." He said much to Em's surprise.
"What?" She asked as she looked back up at him.
"Show me you're not scared to kiss me. Prove to me you do not like me by pushing me away." Legolas explained.
"I'm not afraid of anything and I don't have to prove anything to you either." Em retorted he bent his head down to meet her lips.
"Are you afraid to prove it?" He challenged.
"No." Em replied.
As soon as Em uttered that word Legolas pressed his lips on hers. It was so soft at first, the kind of tenderness that makes your heart break in two. Legolas was kissing Em softly, just with his lips. Then his strong hands cupped Em's face and he pressed himself closer to her and the kiss became more passionate.
Everything left Em's head for those few precious seconds; all that mattered was Legolas being there with her. After a few moments Legolas pulled back but still kept contact by gently sucking on her lower lip. A triumph smile on his face.
Em's eyes caught his again as he pressed his forehead against hers. Legolas was looking at her like he was searching
for clues about what to do next, or what to say next.
"You where meant to pull back." He reminded her before he leaned in to kiss her again.
"I lied." She admitted adverting eye contact.
"In the future only speak the truth to me." Legolas ordered half-joking before kissing her. This time Em kissed him back right away.
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