Chapter 3~ The ball
When they reached the palace Mirrawen had been wonderfully surprised with how gorgeous the palace looked with all the decorations. 'They must have been planning this for a while ' she thought to herself.
They had all kinds of silver decorations and with the touch of soft candlelight made the palace seem ethereal. Never in such a long time had Mirrawen been to such an occasion. She almost felt out of place. She knew this night she would remember forever.
As they entered the main room where everyone was at she kept getting all these glances from the elves that told her she stood out. Her friends were giggling because they knew of something she apparently did not.
"Can I ask what is so funny?" Mirrawen said absolutely dumbfounded. They both giggled and shook their heads. Mel leaned in and whispered in Mirrawens ear "It seems you have caught the eye of someone important and extremely handsome my friend."
Mirrawen looked around while her friends giggled at the fact that she didn't know what was going on. As she looked she finally found the one that had been staring at her. The one she never thought who would even notice her. It was the prince. And he looked at her with the dreamiest smile. She could have melted right in front of everyone.
She blushed and turned to her friends. "YOU GUYS why didn't you tell me he was starring at me!" She said, as she was still a rosy pink from embarrassment. They only giggled harder and Mel went up to her and slapped her on the shoulder.
"Hey that's what we're here for, to be here when your most embarrassing moments take place!" Mel chuckled and gave her friend a smile. Then they went and sat down at the table and Mel and Lil started talking and fussing over which guy they would or wouldn't dance with. Of course Mirrawen wasn't paying any attention because the beauty of the palace had taken her over.
"Finally two elves came up to Mel and Lil and asked them if they wanted to dance. All Mel did was wink at Mirrawen as she and Lil were swept of their feet by two quite hansom elves.
She giggled and smiled back letting them know to go have a good time. She had one of the elves ask her to dance. She accepted because he was very nice and she thought it wouldn't hurt for one dance. The elf in particular was Hansnin. He was one of Legolas good friends.
She remembered this dance from her father. It was one of the faster ones she really liked. In this dance you shifted partners. So she danced with many elves that night. For the first time in a long while Mirrawen was having a great time. Finally when tired she smiled and left the dance floor.
Then finally she realized she was able to be alone so she could roam around and actually see the palace for what it was and how beautiful it was. She stopped at a balcony just above the garden. She stood there staring at the stars for the longest time.
She hadn't noticed that someone had indeed followed her. While she was star gazing she was thinking of her parents and how they were watching over her this very moment. Her train of thought was interrupted by the sound of a soft voice coming from behind her.
Vanimle sila tiri arwenamin (Your beauty shines bright my lady)
Mirrawen didn't turn around she just stood there looking at the stars. "Thank you, even though I hardly believe I am worth such a compliment." Then she turned around not expecting to see him. The one elf that caused all time to stand still when she looked at him. The one elf that was the most handsome. The one elf that she had saw all them years ago and captured her heart. It was Prince Legolas.
"Your Prince Legolas aren't you?" She said as her cheeks turned bright pink. "Yes, indeed I am" " Are you from around here?" Legolas asked.
"Yes, why do you ask?" Mirrawen said as she started a conversation with him. "Well you see I have never really seen you much and I can always place an elf maidens face from my kingdom" "Oh really why do you say that?' Mirrawen asked feeling a little confused.
"I am pretty good a remembering faces cause just about every she elf in Mirkwood is constantly following me everywhere I go and I'm pretty sure if a beautiful she elf such as yourself were to meet me even once I would DEFENETLY remember her face." He said with a smirk as he placed a loose hair strand from the side of her face behind her ear.
Mirrawen was lost in his eyes. She had never really taken a fancy to scouting for or courting elves but there was something different about him. Something that pulled him to her.
"From what my friends have told me you are the most handsomest elf there is and as much as I can tell they are very much correct." She said as she teased him with her smile.
She started to walk away and he ran up to her before she could get to far " My lady I gave my name but I have not had the honor of hearing your name?" She giggled at how incredibly sweet he was being. " My name is Mirrawen," she said as she gave him another smile that would have made him scream his undying love for her right then and there.
"Mirrawen would you do me the honor of spending the day with me tomorrow?" he asked a little nervous as to what she might say but still he tried to sweeten the deal by taking her hand and kissing it.
"I'd love to." She said and blushed again, as she could not believe that had just happened. She walked off the balcony and back onto the dance floor. She let Mel and Lil know she was leaving for the night. They waved good bye and she started on her way home. And just as she was exiting the palace she could sense someone was following her.
She knew it was legolas but she said nothing just kept walking until she was out of eyesight of the prince she turned around and said "Until tomorrow my prince."
When they reached the palace Mirrawen had been wonderfully surprised with how gorgeous the palace looked with all the decorations. 'They must have been planning this for a while ' she thought to herself.
They had all kinds of silver decorations and with the touch of soft candlelight made the palace seem ethereal. Never in such a long time had Mirrawen been to such an occasion. She almost felt out of place. She knew this night she would remember forever.
As they entered the main room where everyone was at she kept getting all these glances from the elves that told her she stood out. Her friends were giggling because they knew of something she apparently did not.
"Can I ask what is so funny?" Mirrawen said absolutely dumbfounded. They both giggled and shook their heads. Mel leaned in and whispered in Mirrawens ear "It seems you have caught the eye of someone important and extremely handsome my friend."
Mirrawen looked around while her friends giggled at the fact that she didn't know what was going on. As she looked she finally found the one that had been staring at her. The one she never thought who would even notice her. It was the prince. And he looked at her with the dreamiest smile. She could have melted right in front of everyone.
She blushed and turned to her friends. "YOU GUYS why didn't you tell me he was starring at me!" She said, as she was still a rosy pink from embarrassment. They only giggled harder and Mel went up to her and slapped her on the shoulder.
"Hey that's what we're here for, to be here when your most embarrassing moments take place!" Mel chuckled and gave her friend a smile. Then they went and sat down at the table and Mel and Lil started talking and fussing over which guy they would or wouldn't dance with. Of course Mirrawen wasn't paying any attention because the beauty of the palace had taken her over.
"Finally two elves came up to Mel and Lil and asked them if they wanted to dance. All Mel did was wink at Mirrawen as she and Lil were swept of their feet by two quite hansom elves.
She giggled and smiled back letting them know to go have a good time. She had one of the elves ask her to dance. She accepted because he was very nice and she thought it wouldn't hurt for one dance. The elf in particular was Hansnin. He was one of Legolas good friends.
She remembered this dance from her father. It was one of the faster ones she really liked. In this dance you shifted partners. So she danced with many elves that night. For the first time in a long while Mirrawen was having a great time. Finally when tired she smiled and left the dance floor.
Then finally she realized she was able to be alone so she could roam around and actually see the palace for what it was and how beautiful it was. She stopped at a balcony just above the garden. She stood there staring at the stars for the longest time.
She hadn't noticed that someone had indeed followed her. While she was star gazing she was thinking of her parents and how they were watching over her this very moment. Her train of thought was interrupted by the sound of a soft voice coming from behind her.
Vanimle sila tiri arwenamin (Your beauty shines bright my lady)
Mirrawen didn't turn around she just stood there looking at the stars. "Thank you, even though I hardly believe I am worth such a compliment." Then she turned around not expecting to see him. The one elf that caused all time to stand still when she looked at him. The one elf that was the most handsome. The one elf that she had saw all them years ago and captured her heart. It was Prince Legolas.
"Your Prince Legolas aren't you?" She said as her cheeks turned bright pink. "Yes, indeed I am" " Are you from around here?" Legolas asked.
"Yes, why do you ask?" Mirrawen said as she started a conversation with him. "Well you see I have never really seen you much and I can always place an elf maidens face from my kingdom" "Oh really why do you say that?' Mirrawen asked feeling a little confused.
"I am pretty good a remembering faces cause just about every she elf in Mirkwood is constantly following me everywhere I go and I'm pretty sure if a beautiful she elf such as yourself were to meet me even once I would DEFENETLY remember her face." He said with a smirk as he placed a loose hair strand from the side of her face behind her ear.
Mirrawen was lost in his eyes. She had never really taken a fancy to scouting for or courting elves but there was something different about him. Something that pulled him to her.
"From what my friends have told me you are the most handsomest elf there is and as much as I can tell they are very much correct." She said as she teased him with her smile.
She started to walk away and he ran up to her before she could get to far " My lady I gave my name but I have not had the honor of hearing your name?" She giggled at how incredibly sweet he was being. " My name is Mirrawen," she said as she gave him another smile that would have made him scream his undying love for her right then and there.
"Mirrawen would you do me the honor of spending the day with me tomorrow?" he asked a little nervous as to what she might say but still he tried to sweeten the deal by taking her hand and kissing it.
"I'd love to." She said and blushed again, as she could not believe that had just happened. She walked off the balcony and back onto the dance floor. She let Mel and Lil know she was leaving for the night. They waved good bye and she started on her way home. And just as she was exiting the palace she could sense someone was following her.
She knew it was legolas but she said nothing just kept walking until she was out of eyesight of the prince she turned around and said "Until tomorrow my prince."