*Okay! My muse is baaaaaack! Yay!
*Short, but eventful, chapter ahead!
*Responses:
Treehugger: Maybe fixing the twins up wouldn't be such a bad idea. But actually, Deidre doesn't feel lonely. She's used to seeing people paired up, while she isn't. (But how long that will last, who knows?) As for getting along with Gimli, give her time. She thinks he's a bit creepy for having a crush on her grandmother, and who can't blame her? If my b/f's best friend had a thing for one of my grandmas, well, I'd be royally creeped out. (Off the subject, but have you read 'The Satanic Nurses'? It's a book chock full of literary parodies, LOTR among them.) And the twins danced with each other (just for laughs, people), their grandmother, their sister, and Elrohir was flirting with Lothiriel of Dol Amroth, but it was only to make Eomer mad. They tease -everyone-, though Deidre is their favorite target.
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A few nights later, Deidre had trouble sleeping, so she decided to take a walk in the gardens. The ones in Minas Tirith were a far cry from those in Lorien or Imladris, but they had their own unique kind of beauty. And a special kind of night-blooming rose that Deidre had never seen before. However, she didn't expect to find Legolas there.
Slowly, she walked up to him. "Nice night, isn't it?" She said softly.
"Indeed, and one made nicer by your presence," he replied.
Deidre blushed, then mentally scolded herself for doing so. But Legolas didn't seem to notice, or if he did, he didn't mention it. "Um, how are things going?" she asked a bit nervously.
He moved closer to her. "Good. And you?"
"Fine. How long are you staying in Minas Tirith?"
"I don't really know. A few months, I suppose. Maybe a year or two."
"Pretty much the same with me. I'll probably travel, though. I've always wanted to explore the south."
"It was nice to see you here, after so many months."
"It was nice to see you, too. Look, there's something I want to apologize for. That night in the gardens in Imladris, I shouldn't've run out on you like that. I was surprised, and well, I turned to my time- honored defense: running away. I'm really sorry."
"There's nothing to apologize for. I shouldn't've sprung that on you like I did. It's just that I really wanted to let you know how I felt before I went on the quest. I was afraid I'd never see you again."
"I can understand," she said, their faces only inches apart. Then suddenly, Deidre moved her face toward his, and they kissed. It felt so, so natural, so good. When they came up for air, Deidre realized what she had just done. She wasn't in love with him! She couldn't be! It wasn't possible!
Dashing out of the gardens, she went to her room, stuffed a few things in a bag, grabbed her bow, arrows, and sword, then ran to the stables, fastening her cloak around her. She muttered a quick apology to Swiftrun as she mounted and took off, headed towards Fangorn. She would be safe there. And no one would go after her, so she'd have plenty of time to sort things out.
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*Okay, I've never actually kissed anyone (on the lips), so I'm winging it on the kissing part. So if my description wasn't the best, please understand.
*Next chapter: what happens in the morning? Will Fangorn be sympathetic to Deidre's romance problems? Will she ever stop running away? Find out when I update!
*Short, but eventful, chapter ahead!
*Responses:
Treehugger: Maybe fixing the twins up wouldn't be such a bad idea. But actually, Deidre doesn't feel lonely. She's used to seeing people paired up, while she isn't. (But how long that will last, who knows?) As for getting along with Gimli, give her time. She thinks he's a bit creepy for having a crush on her grandmother, and who can't blame her? If my b/f's best friend had a thing for one of my grandmas, well, I'd be royally creeped out. (Off the subject, but have you read 'The Satanic Nurses'? It's a book chock full of literary parodies, LOTR among them.) And the twins danced with each other (just for laughs, people), their grandmother, their sister, and Elrohir was flirting with Lothiriel of Dol Amroth, but it was only to make Eomer mad. They tease -everyone-, though Deidre is their favorite target.
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A few nights later, Deidre had trouble sleeping, so she decided to take a walk in the gardens. The ones in Minas Tirith were a far cry from those in Lorien or Imladris, but they had their own unique kind of beauty. And a special kind of night-blooming rose that Deidre had never seen before. However, she didn't expect to find Legolas there.
Slowly, she walked up to him. "Nice night, isn't it?" She said softly.
"Indeed, and one made nicer by your presence," he replied.
Deidre blushed, then mentally scolded herself for doing so. But Legolas didn't seem to notice, or if he did, he didn't mention it. "Um, how are things going?" she asked a bit nervously.
He moved closer to her. "Good. And you?"
"Fine. How long are you staying in Minas Tirith?"
"I don't really know. A few months, I suppose. Maybe a year or two."
"Pretty much the same with me. I'll probably travel, though. I've always wanted to explore the south."
"It was nice to see you here, after so many months."
"It was nice to see you, too. Look, there's something I want to apologize for. That night in the gardens in Imladris, I shouldn't've run out on you like that. I was surprised, and well, I turned to my time- honored defense: running away. I'm really sorry."
"There's nothing to apologize for. I shouldn't've sprung that on you like I did. It's just that I really wanted to let you know how I felt before I went on the quest. I was afraid I'd never see you again."
"I can understand," she said, their faces only inches apart. Then suddenly, Deidre moved her face toward his, and they kissed. It felt so, so natural, so good. When they came up for air, Deidre realized what she had just done. She wasn't in love with him! She couldn't be! It wasn't possible!
Dashing out of the gardens, she went to her room, stuffed a few things in a bag, grabbed her bow, arrows, and sword, then ran to the stables, fastening her cloak around her. She muttered a quick apology to Swiftrun as she mounted and took off, headed towards Fangorn. She would be safe there. And no one would go after her, so she'd have plenty of time to sort things out.
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*Okay, I've never actually kissed anyone (on the lips), so I'm winging it on the kissing part. So if my description wasn't the best, please understand.
*Next chapter: what happens in the morning? Will Fangorn be sympathetic to Deidre's romance problems? Will she ever stop running away? Find out when I update!