The other of the two women- the one with wavy, silver hairs, did not sleep. She sat on her knees before her jewelry case. Where was her silver brooch? Where could it-
And then, she too heard a knock on her door.
"Yes, enter, please!" she yelled impatiently. "But where is that stupid-"
She sighed as she stood up. "I really have to become a little tidier; it was such a beautiful… Yes, ENTER!" she yelled again, as nobody came in.
The door opened, and Celeborn stood before her.
She smiled.
"Celeborn, hello! I am sorry I yelled, but I cannot find that stupid silver brooch of mine, and…"
He raised his hand. "Wait, Maybe it is- here!" He took it out of another case, gave it to her. With the brooch in her hand, Eleniel stared at him with surprise.
"How did you know it was there?"
Quickly, Celeborn tried not to blush and shrugged his shoulders.
"Just a guess. Eleniel… I have to ask you something."
She smiled. "Well, aye, ask me, then."
"Yes…"
"Celeborn, what is wrong? You look- shy! What is wrong?"
And suddenly, Celeborn said it.
"Eleniel, I think we should get married."
He gazed at her.
She gazed back at him.
She opened her mouth- and began to laugh loudly.
Angrily, Celeborn stood up.
"I am sorry, Eleniel, but I kind of meant it!"
She tried to stop laughing, and finally, she managed to become serious again.
"I know, Celeborn. Sit down again."
As he obeyed, she smiled.
"I am really sorry but- it was such a strange situation. Celeborn-" She laid her hand on his arm.
"why do you want to marry me?"
The Lord blushed and shrugged his shoulders.
"Because I like you, and I think you like me. But, Eleniel, what is your answer?"
She sighed, and then slowly shook her head.
"No." She gazed right into his eyes. "Because you do not love me and I do not love you. You know that. You do not give a damn about me!"
Celeborn protested. "That isn't true. You are my best friend, and I have the greatest admiration for you!"
She laughed. "Maybe. Yes, maybe you even have. But, Celeborn, you cannot say that I am the most important girl in the world for you!"
The Lord sighed and remained silent. Well, he could indeed not say that.
Eleniel sighed. "I think I am even not the most important girl in this palace for you."
And something in her voice made Celeborn look up at her.
She nodded seriously, and spoke softly. "Yes, Celeborn, I know whom it is you love. And I have pity on you. It isn't easy, is it?"
Without saying a word, he embraced her.
"No, it isn't. Eleniel…" He released her and gazed into her eyes.
"Thank you for refusing me. Marrying you would not solve it. You deserve someone who really loves you. And I-I will not give up, never, to get that one girl I love. I cannot give up. I will marry her, or remain unmarried forever. Eleniel, have you ever loved someone so much, that you felt that you would want to die the most horrible deaths, just to receive one single kiss?"
Eleniel stroked his hair, smiled and muttered softly
"No. But I look forward to it."
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And then, she too heard a knock on her door.
"Yes, enter, please!" she yelled impatiently. "But where is that stupid-"
She sighed as she stood up. "I really have to become a little tidier; it was such a beautiful… Yes, ENTER!" she yelled again, as nobody came in.
The door opened, and Celeborn stood before her.
She smiled.
"Celeborn, hello! I am sorry I yelled, but I cannot find that stupid silver brooch of mine, and…"
He raised his hand. "Wait, Maybe it is- here!" He took it out of another case, gave it to her. With the brooch in her hand, Eleniel stared at him with surprise.
"How did you know it was there?"
Quickly, Celeborn tried not to blush and shrugged his shoulders.
"Just a guess. Eleniel… I have to ask you something."
She smiled. "Well, aye, ask me, then."
"Yes…"
"Celeborn, what is wrong? You look- shy! What is wrong?"
And suddenly, Celeborn said it.
"Eleniel, I think we should get married."
He gazed at her.
She gazed back at him.
She opened her mouth- and began to laugh loudly.
Angrily, Celeborn stood up.
"I am sorry, Eleniel, but I kind of meant it!"
She tried to stop laughing, and finally, she managed to become serious again.
"I know, Celeborn. Sit down again."
As he obeyed, she smiled.
"I am really sorry but- it was such a strange situation. Celeborn-" She laid her hand on his arm.
"why do you want to marry me?"
The Lord blushed and shrugged his shoulders.
"Because I like you, and I think you like me. But, Eleniel, what is your answer?"
She sighed, and then slowly shook her head.
"No." She gazed right into his eyes. "Because you do not love me and I do not love you. You know that. You do not give a damn about me!"
Celeborn protested. "That isn't true. You are my best friend, and I have the greatest admiration for you!"
She laughed. "Maybe. Yes, maybe you even have. But, Celeborn, you cannot say that I am the most important girl in the world for you!"
The Lord sighed and remained silent. Well, he could indeed not say that.
Eleniel sighed. "I think I am even not the most important girl in this palace for you."
And something in her voice made Celeborn look up at her.
She nodded seriously, and spoke softly. "Yes, Celeborn, I know whom it is you love. And I have pity on you. It isn't easy, is it?"
Without saying a word, he embraced her.
"No, it isn't. Eleniel…" He released her and gazed into her eyes.
"Thank you for refusing me. Marrying you would not solve it. You deserve someone who really loves you. And I-I will not give up, never, to get that one girl I love. I cannot give up. I will marry her, or remain unmarried forever. Eleniel, have you ever loved someone so much, that you felt that you would want to die the most horrible deaths, just to receive one single kiss?"
Eleniel stroked his hair, smiled and muttered softly
"No. But I look forward to it."
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