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A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed!! It meant a lot to me! And now for the "A-hem."
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" came the first voice.
"It seems that someone has been very naughty," was the second.
Aragorn and Arwen quickly jerked their heads and looked over to the side of the grove to face Arwen's brother's Elladan and Elrohir. Aragorn breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness it was only you two. I was positive it was Elrond about to kill me for what I was doing-" he was interrupted by Elrohir saying,
"Wait a minute, what were you doing?"
"Yeah, we only saw you guys kissing," Elladan made a face, "but we didn't realize that you were going to be engaging in other activities."
"We weren't doing that at all!" Arwen protested but her brothers were having too much fun to believe her.
"Oh, sure. I'm sure Elrond will believe that one when he hears it," said Elladan. Elrohir forced a straight face,
"Yeah, he's definitely the sensitive type." At that Aragorn looked alarmed. He was utterly ashamed of himself for letting him and Arwen to be caught. No, he was ashamed of himself for letting it go that far.
"Please, please, don't tell your father," he pleaded. Arwen added,
"You wouldn't do a thing like that," she paused, "would you?" Elrohir's straight face failed him and he broke down into a fit of hysterical laughing. Elladan smacked his arm for breaking their seriousness before saying,
"Of course we would do a thing like that." Elrohir stopped laughing long enough to say,
"Arwen did lose 2 of my arrows last week and I have been looking for a little revenge." he trailed off.
"And Estel is the favorite among the three of us." his brother added on.
"So it only seems right that we should report this.um, interaction," Elrohir said with a touch of satisfaction. Aragorn squeezed Arwen's hand.
"You will do nothing of the kind," he said.
"Try and stop us," Elrohir answered but he was shushed by his brother.
"Elrohir be nice," Elladan said, "I'm sure you wouldn't want to be disturbed and then told on while you were doing.you know." Arwen looked murderous.
"We weren't doing that at all! We were just, I mean we were only, I mean, oh dear." she flustered. Knowing they had won, her brothers finally relented.
"My dear, sweet, sister, we are merely teasing and poking fun," said Elladan.
"So you swear you won't tell?" Aragorn questioned. Elrohir smiled,
"Tell, what exactly? That you were." Arwen interrupted him saying,
"Do you swear?" Elrohir cursed in elvish.
"No I didn't mean that-"
"We know, we know. We swear." And with that Elladan and Elrohir turned to leave, muttering to each other as they walked off.
Arwen sighed and turned back to Aragorn who was already focused on her. She smiled at him and slowly laid her lips on his chin. He held her face and moved to kiss her. After they parted Aragorn shook his head and looked to his feet.
"What's wrong?" Arwen inquired. Aragorn looked up again to face Arwen's beautiful face.
"I just can't bear the thought of Elrond knowing how I've behaved. He raised me as his own son and here I am, misbehaving with his only daughter."
"Misbehaving? I thought that you were showing affection. But if that's all I am to you then maybe we shouldn't be misbehaving any more." Arwen let go of him and backed away slowly. Aragorn realized his mistake and tried to console her.
"Arwen, no, that's not what I meant."
"Then what are your feelings for me?"
"Why do you doubt me, Arwen?"
"When you know what you feel is true then you can tell me, Estel. For now, I'll wait for it." Arwen stalked off. Aragorn debated running after her but for some reason his body stay put.
"What does she want of me?" he said to the trees. "She knows I love her." He sat in silence for a full ten minutes before it hit him. "I didn't say it. I never told her of my love." Aragorn retreated back to the grass and touched the sword that she had left next to a rock.
He carefully removed it from its sheath and drew it in front of him. He stood up and took one slash at a branch from the tree in front of him. Several leaves cascaded down and fluttered about him. Aragorn shrugged and put the sword back. With one last look at the grove, he walked out of the woods and back to Rivendell.
*~*~*~*~*
The sun shone bright the following morning and blinked through the shutters of Arwen's room. She sat up in bed and reflected on the previous night. She felt bad for being so vague and hard on Aragorn, but she hoped all would be resolved easily. She dressed quickly and flew out of her room hoping to meet Estel.
However, it was not Aragorn she found, but Elrond. He smiled and walked briskly towards her. Arwen embraced her father and took his arm. As they walked down the hall together, Elrond asked,
"I hope you slept well."
"Yes," was the timid reply.
"Were you glad to see Aragorn last night?"
"Yes," she answered again.
"Have your brother's been getting along well with him?" Elrond tried again to start a conversation. His only response was once again,
"Yes."
"Arwen what is the matter? You have been very quiet so far. Is something wrong?" Arwen quickly caught herself from saying 'yes' again and quietly answered,
"Oh nothing at all, Father. I suppose I am just not fully awake yet." Elrond nodded and said,
"Well I hope you will not object then, to me giving a party for Aragorn's return?"
"Not at all. When do you wish to hold this party?"
"Tonight," Elrond said. Arwen's eyes lit up and she tried to conceal her happiness. It would be a perfect opportunity to apologize to Aragorn and get him to say his feelings for her.
"That would be perfect. I'll go tell Estel," she offered but Elrond waved the idea away.
"That's alright. I would prefer to tell him myself."
"If you wish, Father." Arwen kissed his cheek and went the opposite way down the hall. Elrond watched her retreating back and shook his head.
"I do hope that Estel will maintain the honor he has led his whole life." Elrond turned back and went to find Aragorn.
A/N: Does Elrond suspect? Will Elladan and Elrohir betray Aragorn? Will Arwen apologize before it's too late? Find out in the next chapter! Now go review.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed!! It meant a lot to me! And now for the "A-hem."
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" came the first voice.
"It seems that someone has been very naughty," was the second.
Aragorn and Arwen quickly jerked their heads and looked over to the side of the grove to face Arwen's brother's Elladan and Elrohir. Aragorn breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness it was only you two. I was positive it was Elrond about to kill me for what I was doing-" he was interrupted by Elrohir saying,
"Wait a minute, what were you doing?"
"Yeah, we only saw you guys kissing," Elladan made a face, "but we didn't realize that you were going to be engaging in other activities."
"We weren't doing that at all!" Arwen protested but her brothers were having too much fun to believe her.
"Oh, sure. I'm sure Elrond will believe that one when he hears it," said Elladan. Elrohir forced a straight face,
"Yeah, he's definitely the sensitive type." At that Aragorn looked alarmed. He was utterly ashamed of himself for letting him and Arwen to be caught. No, he was ashamed of himself for letting it go that far.
"Please, please, don't tell your father," he pleaded. Arwen added,
"You wouldn't do a thing like that," she paused, "would you?" Elrohir's straight face failed him and he broke down into a fit of hysterical laughing. Elladan smacked his arm for breaking their seriousness before saying,
"Of course we would do a thing like that." Elrohir stopped laughing long enough to say,
"Arwen did lose 2 of my arrows last week and I have been looking for a little revenge." he trailed off.
"And Estel is the favorite among the three of us." his brother added on.
"So it only seems right that we should report this.um, interaction," Elrohir said with a touch of satisfaction. Aragorn squeezed Arwen's hand.
"You will do nothing of the kind," he said.
"Try and stop us," Elrohir answered but he was shushed by his brother.
"Elrohir be nice," Elladan said, "I'm sure you wouldn't want to be disturbed and then told on while you were doing.you know." Arwen looked murderous.
"We weren't doing that at all! We were just, I mean we were only, I mean, oh dear." she flustered. Knowing they had won, her brothers finally relented.
"My dear, sweet, sister, we are merely teasing and poking fun," said Elladan.
"So you swear you won't tell?" Aragorn questioned. Elrohir smiled,
"Tell, what exactly? That you were." Arwen interrupted him saying,
"Do you swear?" Elrohir cursed in elvish.
"No I didn't mean that-"
"We know, we know. We swear." And with that Elladan and Elrohir turned to leave, muttering to each other as they walked off.
Arwen sighed and turned back to Aragorn who was already focused on her. She smiled at him and slowly laid her lips on his chin. He held her face and moved to kiss her. After they parted Aragorn shook his head and looked to his feet.
"What's wrong?" Arwen inquired. Aragorn looked up again to face Arwen's beautiful face.
"I just can't bear the thought of Elrond knowing how I've behaved. He raised me as his own son and here I am, misbehaving with his only daughter."
"Misbehaving? I thought that you were showing affection. But if that's all I am to you then maybe we shouldn't be misbehaving any more." Arwen let go of him and backed away slowly. Aragorn realized his mistake and tried to console her.
"Arwen, no, that's not what I meant."
"Then what are your feelings for me?"
"Why do you doubt me, Arwen?"
"When you know what you feel is true then you can tell me, Estel. For now, I'll wait for it." Arwen stalked off. Aragorn debated running after her but for some reason his body stay put.
"What does she want of me?" he said to the trees. "She knows I love her." He sat in silence for a full ten minutes before it hit him. "I didn't say it. I never told her of my love." Aragorn retreated back to the grass and touched the sword that she had left next to a rock.
He carefully removed it from its sheath and drew it in front of him. He stood up and took one slash at a branch from the tree in front of him. Several leaves cascaded down and fluttered about him. Aragorn shrugged and put the sword back. With one last look at the grove, he walked out of the woods and back to Rivendell.
*~*~*~*~*
The sun shone bright the following morning and blinked through the shutters of Arwen's room. She sat up in bed and reflected on the previous night. She felt bad for being so vague and hard on Aragorn, but she hoped all would be resolved easily. She dressed quickly and flew out of her room hoping to meet Estel.
However, it was not Aragorn she found, but Elrond. He smiled and walked briskly towards her. Arwen embraced her father and took his arm. As they walked down the hall together, Elrond asked,
"I hope you slept well."
"Yes," was the timid reply.
"Were you glad to see Aragorn last night?"
"Yes," she answered again.
"Have your brother's been getting along well with him?" Elrond tried again to start a conversation. His only response was once again,
"Yes."
"Arwen what is the matter? You have been very quiet so far. Is something wrong?" Arwen quickly caught herself from saying 'yes' again and quietly answered,
"Oh nothing at all, Father. I suppose I am just not fully awake yet." Elrond nodded and said,
"Well I hope you will not object then, to me giving a party for Aragorn's return?"
"Not at all. When do you wish to hold this party?"
"Tonight," Elrond said. Arwen's eyes lit up and she tried to conceal her happiness. It would be a perfect opportunity to apologize to Aragorn and get him to say his feelings for her.
"That would be perfect. I'll go tell Estel," she offered but Elrond waved the idea away.
"That's alright. I would prefer to tell him myself."
"If you wish, Father." Arwen kissed his cheek and went the opposite way down the hall. Elrond watched her retreating back and shook his head.
"I do hope that Estel will maintain the honor he has led his whole life." Elrond turned back and went to find Aragorn.
A/N: Does Elrond suspect? Will Elladan and Elrohir betray Aragorn? Will Arwen apologize before it's too late? Find out in the next chapter! Now go review.