Chapter 18 ~ Surprise waiting in the dark
Gimli and Legolas had both shared all the wonderful places they had been to. Gimli also had managed to squeeze in the conversation that he still had Lady Galadriel's 3 hairs and how he still wishes he could see her. And as usual Legolas had to jest Gimli every chance he got.
"Gimli my friend I think you sprouted some last I saw you! Why last time you were no bigger than the halflings." Legolas said in a playful but almost sarcastic way as he lowered his hand to about where Gimli's chin was. Legolas knew that Gimli had not become any taller. He just liked to jest him whenever he could.
Gimli snarled as he thought this would be the perfect timing for stepping on his feet. 'I'd stomp his feet and I'd hear him whine like the sissy he is! Ha! That would make him think twice before teasing a dwarf!' Gimli thought as he had a little sneaky grin creep up on his face. So instead he to thought of a come back.
"Yes master elf I may have not grown any taller but at least I've grown into looking like a man!" Gimli said as he poked his nose in the air with great satisfaction. Legolas only shook his head "Dear Gimli if only you could only understand." He said as he shook his head in disappointment and chuckled.
"WHAT! What don't I understand!" Gimli said as he was getting agitated with Legolas triumphant replies that always seem to out wit him. "You forget my friend that I may be thousands of years older but I never age. So I, unlike yourself will stay in great shape and never grow old. And by the way I think I have quite a few maidens that will disagree with you about me being what you call manly!"
Legolas once again outwitted his friend. They both let out a full hearty laugh and slapped each other on the back. "Once again I'm defeated. I surrender." Gimli chuckled as he went for his drink. "I'm sorry my friend but I can't help but love jesting you! Those things I said please don't take them to heart cause in no way was I serious." Legolas said with a truly look of sincerity on his face.
"Ah my friend I know! Trust me if you weren't jesting I would have whacked your legs off within two sakes of a lambs tail!" Gimli chuckled. Legolas just laughed and rolled his eyes. This was indeed the same old rough, rugged, living on the edge dwarf he once knew. Which was very comforting.
Meanwhile Earemir was still franticly searching for Mirra. But it was almost hopeless. With the amount of elves in the room you felt like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The dance had now ended and everyone stood around chatting. Mirrawen went to go find Mel. She felt like taking a breather for a moment but she would wait till she reached her friend.
As Mirrawen made her way over she noticed her mother holding a very tired Fini. "You look about breathless Mirra." Mel giggled as watched Mirra nod in agreement. "Indeed I am, but I looks as if I'm not the only exaughsted person around here."
She said with a slight smile as she went over to Fini in her mother's arms and moved a stray hair from her face and smiled once more.
"Yes I think I may leave for a few so I can put this one to bed." Mel said as she kissed her daughters forehead. Which made Fini twitch. "You're leaving! But you can't leave! You and Hasnin deserve this night together alone!"
Mirra said as she gave a pleading look. "No, no I'm not leaving I'm just taking her home to bed. My mother will watch her. I already had it arranged. There's no way I'm passing up a chance for us to be totally alone!" Mel said as she reassured her friend.
"Gross!" Mirra chuckled. "No I'm glad. I hope you to enjoy yourselves! Plus I think I will take a walk through the garden then possibly sit by lake and relax for a while. I do not no if I'll return to the party. It seems as if my love is preoccupied." She said as she smiled and looked toward Legolas and Gimli.
"Do you feel avoided? Do you want me to go fetch him for you?" Mel said with concern. "It's alright I'm fine plus he hasn't seen Gimli in ages. He needs to spend time with his friend." Mirra said as she smiled in their direction again.
Mel nodded. "In case I do not see you again tonight I bid you good night my friend" Mel said as she hugged Mirra. Mirra smiled as Fini slightly bumped her when Mel hugged her.
Mel gracefully left the ballroom and made her way to the garden. She wanted some time to herself. She wanted to relax and take in the beauty of the night.
She went through the garden a bent over just to take in the sent of the flowers. Oh how heavenly they smelt. They instantaneously relaxed her. She slowly made her way to the edge of the lake. She sat on the ground and pulled her shoes off and put her feet in the water. She then laid down with her knees bent so she could still have her feet in the water. She then closed her eyes and sighed as she let the nice cool clear water trickle over her feet.
She opened her eyes and looked at the stars. "Mother I'm having the most wonderful time. My life is so wonderful right now except for Earemir of course. But I'm about to marry the most wonderful elf in all middle earth. I'm surrounded with friends and I'm at peace." As she finished she closed her eyes once more and drifted into a sweet sleep.
What she didn't know was that she wasn't alone. After a while had passed she heard something and sat up and looked around. "Who's there?" She then waited a couple of minutes to make sure there wasn't anyone.
She then just shrugged it off. She was some distance from the palace plus everyone would be at the palace so she figured she would go for a little swim. She looked over her shoulder a couple of times to double check no one was within range.
When all was clear she took of her clothes and dived into the water. The water soothed her muscles. She floated over toward the waterfall so she could was her hair. She then just floated around enjoying the night. What she did know was that the whole time Earemir was there.
She did in fact hear someone earlier. It was he. The whole time he was in some bushes in the distance then as she was floating to the water fall he climbed his way up the tree to get a better view and there he sat in the tree watching her.
She then got out of the water and laid out to dry behind a group of bushes that oddly formed a circle around her. She laid there with her dress lying on top of her to cover up what was needed to have covered. She stayed there till she dried.
While she slept he climbed out of the tree and knelt down beside her. He looked like spider climbing down the tree. He was so quiet that Mirra couldn't pick up his sounds with her sensitive ears.
He sat and gazed at her and waited for her to awaken. It was no fun to just take her. He wanted to see her face and her expression she would give him. He loved to frighten her. It was one of his many thrills.
He finally decided it was now time for her little nap to end. So he moved a piece of hair from her face. She smiled forgetting she was not in bed with Legolas. She then looked up and immediately jolted back holding her clothes tight to her body making sure nothing revealing would show.
He gave a wicked smile as he traced her body with his eyes. "Mirrawen you are an exquisite creature. You shouldn't be afraid to show your beauty." He said as he followed his eye to her shoulder where he tried to bring down her dress a little where she had been holding it. But she quickly reacted by pushing him away.
"Why do you only turn away from your fate?" He said as he tried to caress her cheek but failed as she jerked away. "My fate is to be with my prince!" She shouted out with rage she backed away from him. Then she felt a quick sharp sting as his hand struck her face.
"I have been very generous and charming to you why do treat me this way?" Earemir said as he tried to fake sincerity. "You have seen me with him! You know we are in love! It's hard not to see!" She said as she hid behind bushes only to slip on her dress.
"But that is not your destiny Mirrawen! You belong with me not with a self arrogant, very young, conceded, prissy pants of a boy!" He screamed at her as he grabbed her arm about ready to throw her to the ground.
She was ready. She was no longer going to put up with his crap! She jerked her hand free. "TAKE THAT BACK OR I'LL MAKE YOU WISH . . ." she spat out with a venomous hatred. He only laughed and grabbed both of her arms this round.
"Make me wish what beautiful? What could you possible do! Scream for your love. Oh, wait that's right he's at the palace. Correct?" he said as if he was challenging her. Which he knew what pointless because he would surely win. Unless Mr. Hero showed up with his 'anything you can do I can do better' attitude. Which would only delay him for a short while.
She gave an evil smile. "This!" she said as she hissed out as she fully thrusted her knee into his groin. She then smiled in triumph and ran off toward the palace where she would be protected.
She didn't know but it only knocked him down for a short couple of minutes and he was back on his feet. She stopped for a minute to rest. She was at least half way there. She then felt someone knock her to the ground. It was he. You could see the rage burning in his eyes.
He started tarring at her dress to get it off. But he managed to have quite a hard time with her constantly kicking and squirming. "Stop Earemir Please I beg you!" She cried as she kept kicking and squirming.
She felt the hot tears fall down her face. "You will be my mine!" he shouted as he tried to finish what he started. "No please stop," she cried out one last time before he hit her, which ceased the kicking and wiggling. He had managed just to barely lift her dress.
He was about to claim her when he heard to big full hearty laughs coming that way. He then at once could tell one was Legolas. "Curse you Legolas. You blasted prissy pants!" he said as he quickly adjusted himself. "Shh our secret! You tell him and you'll regret it! We'll finish this later!" Earemir said as he made once more another quick escape.
Gimli and Legolas had both shared all the wonderful places they had been to. Gimli also had managed to squeeze in the conversation that he still had Lady Galadriel's 3 hairs and how he still wishes he could see her. And as usual Legolas had to jest Gimli every chance he got.
"Gimli my friend I think you sprouted some last I saw you! Why last time you were no bigger than the halflings." Legolas said in a playful but almost sarcastic way as he lowered his hand to about where Gimli's chin was. Legolas knew that Gimli had not become any taller. He just liked to jest him whenever he could.
Gimli snarled as he thought this would be the perfect timing for stepping on his feet. 'I'd stomp his feet and I'd hear him whine like the sissy he is! Ha! That would make him think twice before teasing a dwarf!' Gimli thought as he had a little sneaky grin creep up on his face. So instead he to thought of a come back.
"Yes master elf I may have not grown any taller but at least I've grown into looking like a man!" Gimli said as he poked his nose in the air with great satisfaction. Legolas only shook his head "Dear Gimli if only you could only understand." He said as he shook his head in disappointment and chuckled.
"WHAT! What don't I understand!" Gimli said as he was getting agitated with Legolas triumphant replies that always seem to out wit him. "You forget my friend that I may be thousands of years older but I never age. So I, unlike yourself will stay in great shape and never grow old. And by the way I think I have quite a few maidens that will disagree with you about me being what you call manly!"
Legolas once again outwitted his friend. They both let out a full hearty laugh and slapped each other on the back. "Once again I'm defeated. I surrender." Gimli chuckled as he went for his drink. "I'm sorry my friend but I can't help but love jesting you! Those things I said please don't take them to heart cause in no way was I serious." Legolas said with a truly look of sincerity on his face.
"Ah my friend I know! Trust me if you weren't jesting I would have whacked your legs off within two sakes of a lambs tail!" Gimli chuckled. Legolas just laughed and rolled his eyes. This was indeed the same old rough, rugged, living on the edge dwarf he once knew. Which was very comforting.
Meanwhile Earemir was still franticly searching for Mirra. But it was almost hopeless. With the amount of elves in the room you felt like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The dance had now ended and everyone stood around chatting. Mirrawen went to go find Mel. She felt like taking a breather for a moment but she would wait till she reached her friend.
As Mirrawen made her way over she noticed her mother holding a very tired Fini. "You look about breathless Mirra." Mel giggled as watched Mirra nod in agreement. "Indeed I am, but I looks as if I'm not the only exaughsted person around here."
She said with a slight smile as she went over to Fini in her mother's arms and moved a stray hair from her face and smiled once more.
"Yes I think I may leave for a few so I can put this one to bed." Mel said as she kissed her daughters forehead. Which made Fini twitch. "You're leaving! But you can't leave! You and Hasnin deserve this night together alone!"
Mirra said as she gave a pleading look. "No, no I'm not leaving I'm just taking her home to bed. My mother will watch her. I already had it arranged. There's no way I'm passing up a chance for us to be totally alone!" Mel said as she reassured her friend.
"Gross!" Mirra chuckled. "No I'm glad. I hope you to enjoy yourselves! Plus I think I will take a walk through the garden then possibly sit by lake and relax for a while. I do not no if I'll return to the party. It seems as if my love is preoccupied." She said as she smiled and looked toward Legolas and Gimli.
"Do you feel avoided? Do you want me to go fetch him for you?" Mel said with concern. "It's alright I'm fine plus he hasn't seen Gimli in ages. He needs to spend time with his friend." Mirra said as she smiled in their direction again.
Mel nodded. "In case I do not see you again tonight I bid you good night my friend" Mel said as she hugged Mirra. Mirra smiled as Fini slightly bumped her when Mel hugged her.
Mel gracefully left the ballroom and made her way to the garden. She wanted some time to herself. She wanted to relax and take in the beauty of the night.
She went through the garden a bent over just to take in the sent of the flowers. Oh how heavenly they smelt. They instantaneously relaxed her. She slowly made her way to the edge of the lake. She sat on the ground and pulled her shoes off and put her feet in the water. She then laid down with her knees bent so she could still have her feet in the water. She then closed her eyes and sighed as she let the nice cool clear water trickle over her feet.
She opened her eyes and looked at the stars. "Mother I'm having the most wonderful time. My life is so wonderful right now except for Earemir of course. But I'm about to marry the most wonderful elf in all middle earth. I'm surrounded with friends and I'm at peace." As she finished she closed her eyes once more and drifted into a sweet sleep.
What she didn't know was that she wasn't alone. After a while had passed she heard something and sat up and looked around. "Who's there?" She then waited a couple of minutes to make sure there wasn't anyone.
She then just shrugged it off. She was some distance from the palace plus everyone would be at the palace so she figured she would go for a little swim. She looked over her shoulder a couple of times to double check no one was within range.
When all was clear she took of her clothes and dived into the water. The water soothed her muscles. She floated over toward the waterfall so she could was her hair. She then just floated around enjoying the night. What she did know was that the whole time Earemir was there.
She did in fact hear someone earlier. It was he. The whole time he was in some bushes in the distance then as she was floating to the water fall he climbed his way up the tree to get a better view and there he sat in the tree watching her.
She then got out of the water and laid out to dry behind a group of bushes that oddly formed a circle around her. She laid there with her dress lying on top of her to cover up what was needed to have covered. She stayed there till she dried.
While she slept he climbed out of the tree and knelt down beside her. He looked like spider climbing down the tree. He was so quiet that Mirra couldn't pick up his sounds with her sensitive ears.
He sat and gazed at her and waited for her to awaken. It was no fun to just take her. He wanted to see her face and her expression she would give him. He loved to frighten her. It was one of his many thrills.
He finally decided it was now time for her little nap to end. So he moved a piece of hair from her face. She smiled forgetting she was not in bed with Legolas. She then looked up and immediately jolted back holding her clothes tight to her body making sure nothing revealing would show.
He gave a wicked smile as he traced her body with his eyes. "Mirrawen you are an exquisite creature. You shouldn't be afraid to show your beauty." He said as he followed his eye to her shoulder where he tried to bring down her dress a little where she had been holding it. But she quickly reacted by pushing him away.
"Why do you only turn away from your fate?" He said as he tried to caress her cheek but failed as she jerked away. "My fate is to be with my prince!" She shouted out with rage she backed away from him. Then she felt a quick sharp sting as his hand struck her face.
"I have been very generous and charming to you why do treat me this way?" Earemir said as he tried to fake sincerity. "You have seen me with him! You know we are in love! It's hard not to see!" She said as she hid behind bushes only to slip on her dress.
"But that is not your destiny Mirrawen! You belong with me not with a self arrogant, very young, conceded, prissy pants of a boy!" He screamed at her as he grabbed her arm about ready to throw her to the ground.
She was ready. She was no longer going to put up with his crap! She jerked her hand free. "TAKE THAT BACK OR I'LL MAKE YOU WISH . . ." she spat out with a venomous hatred. He only laughed and grabbed both of her arms this round.
"Make me wish what beautiful? What could you possible do! Scream for your love. Oh, wait that's right he's at the palace. Correct?" he said as if he was challenging her. Which he knew what pointless because he would surely win. Unless Mr. Hero showed up with his 'anything you can do I can do better' attitude. Which would only delay him for a short while.
She gave an evil smile. "This!" she said as she hissed out as she fully thrusted her knee into his groin. She then smiled in triumph and ran off toward the palace where she would be protected.
She didn't know but it only knocked him down for a short couple of minutes and he was back on his feet. She stopped for a minute to rest. She was at least half way there. She then felt someone knock her to the ground. It was he. You could see the rage burning in his eyes.
He started tarring at her dress to get it off. But he managed to have quite a hard time with her constantly kicking and squirming. "Stop Earemir Please I beg you!" She cried as she kept kicking and squirming.
She felt the hot tears fall down her face. "You will be my mine!" he shouted as he tried to finish what he started. "No please stop," she cried out one last time before he hit her, which ceased the kicking and wiggling. He had managed just to barely lift her dress.
He was about to claim her when he heard to big full hearty laughs coming that way. He then at once could tell one was Legolas. "Curse you Legolas. You blasted prissy pants!" he said as he quickly adjusted himself. "Shh our secret! You tell him and you'll regret it! We'll finish this later!" Earemir said as he made once more another quick escape.