Christine broke the kiss and stared at Legolas, completely bewildered.
"What's happening?" she panted out. "One minute, you're telling me not to touch you, and the next, you kiss me like you want to ravage me."
The Elf Prince stared at her intensely for a long moment. "My heart and body are torn. Sometimes, I am not strong enough to hold back when it comes to how I want you." he answered, referring to what had just happened.
"I see. That was just a slip-up eh?"
"If that is what people from your world call it, yes."
"Well," Christine began, knowing that what she was about to say would be a bold move, "How about you 'slip-up' long enough to actually make love to me."
Now it was Legolas's turn to look surprised. The idea was far too tempting for the Elf to admit, but as he had been taught, lustfull feelings like these should never be satisfied. Only sadness and other bad things would come of it.
A flicker of smoldering desire heated his eyes before they turned to that all familiar steely stare he was so good at.
"I know it's a bold choice, Legolas." she said, frowning back at him. "But I made the decision. I want this." To emphasize her point, she gently kissed his neck.
Legolas took a step back from her and put his hands on her shoulders.
"What if a child were to result from our union?"
That was something she hadn't thought about. What would she do if that happened? Christine knew she wouldn't be able to live with herself if she exposed a child to a fatherless life.
Legolas watched her contemplate what he had just said. A frown played across her features for a moment before she spoke.
"You're right...I hadn't thought of that. All I could think about was how you make me feel."
Legolas smiled at her. "You are forgiven. It is a normal attribute of humans."
Christine cocked an eyebrow. "Just humans?"
The Elf had the good grace to turn slightly pink. "And Elves." he muttered.
Christine nodded. "But...I-I want so bad to...how do you expect me to resist you?"
"The answer to that is for me to leave as soon as possible."
" How? All the books we've looked through haven't helped."
Just then, a light surrounded them filling the room then vanished as if it had never been.
"What the-" Christine started to say until her eyes caught something laying on the floor. It was a rolled up peice of paper with an elegent green ribbon tied around it. Carefully, she picked it up.
Legolas's eyes went wide as he leaned over her shoulder to inspect the paper. He pointed to the ribbon excitedly. "That is the exact string Elrond uses to tie his letters! It has to be from him!"
Christine handed the paper to him so he could read it. Legolas carefully untied the ribbon and unrolled the paper. On it, was what Christine figured was Elvish writing. Legolas scanned the page and a smile began to spread across his face.
"What does it say?" she asked, her curiousity peaked.
"It says that I had apparently stepped through and an ancient light that Sauron, back when he was alive, used to send his enemies to any time or place when they came upon it. Sauron never picked where the victims were sent, the light did. So, even he never knew where they had gone to."
"I see...But how did Elrond figure out where you were?"
"He used a special spell that only Gandalf the White was powerful enough to perform."
"Does it say how you can return home?"
"Yes, it does, bless Elrond's Elven heart! it says that one is supposed to stand where they had first appeared and say the name of their homeland and they would return there."
So this was it. Legolas now had his ticket back home. Christine tried not to show how much her heart was hurting at the moment, but it was very difficult. The man, well Elf, she had grown to love was now going to leave her behind.
Legolas stared at Christine, who was sitting down on her bed and looking as though she was going to cry. He knew exactly what she was thinking without having to read her mind: she thought that now he knew how to return home, he would and that he was going to leave her behind.
Legolas went to Christine and kneeled down in front of her, taking her hands in his. "I know what you are thinking, but I must do this. My Elvish heart would break and would die if I was never to see my family again."
That was it. Tears streamed down her face. "I-I understand." she said, her voice shaking. "I-It's just n-not fair. I-" Christine stopped mid-sentence and sobbed violently.
Legolas couldn't bare to see Christine cry like this and know that it was his fault. The Elf took the sobbing woman in his arms and tried his best to comfort her. Taking a deep but shaky breath, Christine spoke softly.
"I...love...you..."
Legolas froze. Had she just said what he had thought she'd said? Knowing that his superb hearing never failed him, he knew it was true. Christine was in love with him. And as much as he tried to deny it, he was in love with her too. He didn't know how or when it had happened, but it had.
Legolas looked her in the eyes. "I love you too." he found himself saying.
Christine smiled at him. Her heart lightened slightly knowing that he at least returned her affections. Legolas lovingly wiped the tears from her eyes with his thumb.
"That is what you should do: smile." he whispered to her.
"I try." she said in a small voice.
Legolas wished that things could have turned out differently. Then they could have been together. For always. Tears stung the Elf's eyes and fell silently down his cheeks.
Together they sat for how long, they didn't know. Just holding each other and cherishing their last amount of time with each other. Finally, Legolas stood.
"It is time." he said softly. Christine looked up at him and nodded, her eyes puffy and her cheeks wet with tears.
Hand in hand, they walked outside and found the spot where he had first landed.
Christine looked down at her feet and waited for him to vanish from her life. Legolas tilted her chin so that she had to look at him in the eyes.
"I shall always think of you and always love you." he said.
A new flood of pain filled her heart at his words. "Just go...this is only making it worse for me."
"Goodbye, my love." he said, and kissed her tenderly. Christine kissed him back with all the love she had for him in her heart.
"Goodbye."
And with that, the Elf Prince called out the name of his homeland then vanished in a large white light.
"What's happening?" she panted out. "One minute, you're telling me not to touch you, and the next, you kiss me like you want to ravage me."
The Elf Prince stared at her intensely for a long moment. "My heart and body are torn. Sometimes, I am not strong enough to hold back when it comes to how I want you." he answered, referring to what had just happened.
"I see. That was just a slip-up eh?"
"If that is what people from your world call it, yes."
"Well," Christine began, knowing that what she was about to say would be a bold move, "How about you 'slip-up' long enough to actually make love to me."
Now it was Legolas's turn to look surprised. The idea was far too tempting for the Elf to admit, but as he had been taught, lustfull feelings like these should never be satisfied. Only sadness and other bad things would come of it.
A flicker of smoldering desire heated his eyes before they turned to that all familiar steely stare he was so good at.
"I know it's a bold choice, Legolas." she said, frowning back at him. "But I made the decision. I want this." To emphasize her point, she gently kissed his neck.
Legolas took a step back from her and put his hands on her shoulders.
"What if a child were to result from our union?"
That was something she hadn't thought about. What would she do if that happened? Christine knew she wouldn't be able to live with herself if she exposed a child to a fatherless life.
Legolas watched her contemplate what he had just said. A frown played across her features for a moment before she spoke.
"You're right...I hadn't thought of that. All I could think about was how you make me feel."
Legolas smiled at her. "You are forgiven. It is a normal attribute of humans."
Christine cocked an eyebrow. "Just humans?"
The Elf had the good grace to turn slightly pink. "And Elves." he muttered.
Christine nodded. "But...I-I want so bad to...how do you expect me to resist you?"
"The answer to that is for me to leave as soon as possible."
" How? All the books we've looked through haven't helped."
Just then, a light surrounded them filling the room then vanished as if it had never been.
"What the-" Christine started to say until her eyes caught something laying on the floor. It was a rolled up peice of paper with an elegent green ribbon tied around it. Carefully, she picked it up.
Legolas's eyes went wide as he leaned over her shoulder to inspect the paper. He pointed to the ribbon excitedly. "That is the exact string Elrond uses to tie his letters! It has to be from him!"
Christine handed the paper to him so he could read it. Legolas carefully untied the ribbon and unrolled the paper. On it, was what Christine figured was Elvish writing. Legolas scanned the page and a smile began to spread across his face.
"What does it say?" she asked, her curiousity peaked.
"It says that I had apparently stepped through and an ancient light that Sauron, back when he was alive, used to send his enemies to any time or place when they came upon it. Sauron never picked where the victims were sent, the light did. So, even he never knew where they had gone to."
"I see...But how did Elrond figure out where you were?"
"He used a special spell that only Gandalf the White was powerful enough to perform."
"Does it say how you can return home?"
"Yes, it does, bless Elrond's Elven heart! it says that one is supposed to stand where they had first appeared and say the name of their homeland and they would return there."
So this was it. Legolas now had his ticket back home. Christine tried not to show how much her heart was hurting at the moment, but it was very difficult. The man, well Elf, she had grown to love was now going to leave her behind.
Legolas stared at Christine, who was sitting down on her bed and looking as though she was going to cry. He knew exactly what she was thinking without having to read her mind: she thought that now he knew how to return home, he would and that he was going to leave her behind.
Legolas went to Christine and kneeled down in front of her, taking her hands in his. "I know what you are thinking, but I must do this. My Elvish heart would break and would die if I was never to see my family again."
That was it. Tears streamed down her face. "I-I understand." she said, her voice shaking. "I-It's just n-not fair. I-" Christine stopped mid-sentence and sobbed violently.
Legolas couldn't bare to see Christine cry like this and know that it was his fault. The Elf took the sobbing woman in his arms and tried his best to comfort her. Taking a deep but shaky breath, Christine spoke softly.
"I...love...you..."
Legolas froze. Had she just said what he had thought she'd said? Knowing that his superb hearing never failed him, he knew it was true. Christine was in love with him. And as much as he tried to deny it, he was in love with her too. He didn't know how or when it had happened, but it had.
Legolas looked her in the eyes. "I love you too." he found himself saying.
Christine smiled at him. Her heart lightened slightly knowing that he at least returned her affections. Legolas lovingly wiped the tears from her eyes with his thumb.
"That is what you should do: smile." he whispered to her.
"I try." she said in a small voice.
Legolas wished that things could have turned out differently. Then they could have been together. For always. Tears stung the Elf's eyes and fell silently down his cheeks.
Together they sat for how long, they didn't know. Just holding each other and cherishing their last amount of time with each other. Finally, Legolas stood.
"It is time." he said softly. Christine looked up at him and nodded, her eyes puffy and her cheeks wet with tears.
Hand in hand, they walked outside and found the spot where he had first landed.
Christine looked down at her feet and waited for him to vanish from her life. Legolas tilted her chin so that she had to look at him in the eyes.
"I shall always think of you and always love you." he said.
A new flood of pain filled her heart at his words. "Just go...this is only making it worse for me."
"Goodbye, my love." he said, and kissed her tenderly. Christine kissed him back with all the love she had for him in her heart.
"Goodbye."
And with that, the Elf Prince called out the name of his homeland then vanished in a large white light.