Second Verse
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I just want to mention I realize that the times and ages in my story are really screwy but just forget all that and enjoy anyways!
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Flora woke up to the sun gently flitting in and out between the golden tree leaves.
"Nilhisie, we have to get up!" Flora suddenly realized their lack of clothing and how anyone could just happen upon them.
"Hmmm." Nilhisie replied sleepily before rolling over and processing this information, "Oh, you're right. What were we thinking!?"
"Who knows, put your clothes on!" Flora laughed and pulled her robes back on, "I cannot believe we did that! It was kind of exciting though." Flora blushed.
Just as Nilhisie finished pulling on his tunic a guard happened into the clearing, "Oh, you two are out and about early this morning." The guard smiled.
Flora and Nilhisie looked at each other and laughed, "It's a beautiful day." Nilhisie called as the two ran towards the palace.
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Nuquer sat waiting on Flora's bed for her returned, was she going to hear a thing or two about this.
Flora burst into her room and closed the door behind her, she didn't even notice Nuquer lying on her bed.
Flora twirled in a circle and hummed an old love song.
"Happy this morning?" Nuquer asked and Flora jumped at her voice.
"Oh! You scared me. What are you doing in here?" Flora came and sat on the bed next to Nuquer.
"Why weren't you in here?" Nuquer countered.
"Um, okay, I'll tell you. Nilhisie and I went for a walk in the woods last night after dinner and then we slept out there." Flora looked away as she said this.
"You're leaving something out, I know it." Nuquer grabbed Flora's hand, "Did you; did you do what I think you did?" Nuquer smiled.
"Yes! We did! I can't believe it and afterwards we fell asleep in the woods without any clothes on! It was amazing." Flora burst.
"Fell asleep in the middle of the woods with no clothes on! Goodness!" Nuquer laughed and hugged her sister, "You realize how upset our older sister would be with us right now? As she always said, 'wait until you are married', that sort of thing." Nuquer giggled.
"Well, she's gone, I guess we really don't have to worry." Flora reminded Nuquer.
"Oh, that's right." Nuquer had nearly forgotten the death of her family at the hands of the orcs. Flora was the only one left now.
"Let's not go there right now, we're happy." Flora quickly changed the subject.
"Flora, have you told Nilhisie you love him yet?" Nuquer put her head on Flora's shoulder.
"Yes, last night." Flora smiled and laid her hand on Nuquer's.
"I think I want to be Legolas's bride." Nuquer said quietly.
"He asked you?!" Flora exclaimed.
"No, oh no, just if he did ask I would say yes. I want to be his princess." Nuquer cleared up her statement.
"I think he will ask soon." Flora predicted.
"Why's that?" Nuquer moved her head to look at her sister.
"He loves you, you love him and it just seems right, that and his father wants him to find a bride soon." Flora pointed out.
"Maybe he will ask soon. I want him to." Nuquer sighed.
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"Legolas, who is that in the distance?" A guard pointed to a figure coming nearer to the borders and by the looks of it carrying something with him.
"It looks like a man and he is bringing something, I don't know what but it seems to be alive, and fighting against his carrier." Legolas could not tell who the man was or what he was carrying so he set up guards on the edge of the border to wait for the man to arrive at the borders.
Legolas left the guards and went to check on the other elves watching the borders and listening to the news.
Later in the day in went back to where the man was seen and he was just arriving at the borders.
"Who goes there?!" A guard called out.
"It is Estel, and with me I have the creature Gollum." The man replied.
"Estel!" Legolas exclaimed, he hadn't recognized the man at all, he was fitted in the typical dirty ranger clothes and his features seems hardened and rougher than the last Legolas had seen of him.
"Prince Legolas, it has been a long time." Aragorn smiled at Legolas, "Didn't recognize me did you?"
"That I didn't, you are all grown up little Estel." Legolas joked, "What is this creature and why do you bring him here?"
"This is Gollum, he is of some importance, to be spoken to your father about, he is here for to be held captive." Aragorn explained, taking on an air of a man on a duty. Legolas had never heard Estel seem so mature or capable before. He's memories of the man were all his older twin brothers playing mischievous pranks on him.
"I will take you to my father then." Legolas nodded.
"How have you been my friend?" Aragorn asked as the two walked away.
"Very well, Nuquer and her sister are staying here in Mirkwood."
"Ah, so I'm assuming you two must be together then?"
"Yes, and I think I might ask her to be my bride sometime soon." Legolas confessed to the man.
"Really? You two really must have something going." Aragorn laughed, never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined Legolas and Nuquer to stay together out of all the summer romances he saw in Rivendell, "I hear that the other two elf maidens, Maik and Ven have gone to the Havens."
"That is true. Elrohir and Elladan must be saddened by that." Legolas nodded.
"They are but I think they will get over it." Aragorn smiled, "You know those two."
"Yes, I didn't think their mourning would last to long. Not to say anything against the girls."
"I know what you mean." Aragorn laughed.
"Legolas." Nuquer had just been leaving the palace with Flora as Legolas and Aragorn were coming in.
"Hello Nuquer, I was just taking Estel to see my father." Legolas explained as he gave Nuquer a kiss on the cheek.
"Estel? My have you changed since I saw you in Rivendell!" Nuquer was just as shocked as Legolas, she hadn't recognized the hardened ranger either.
"Yes, new life to live now. You are looking as lovely as ever, and you lady, uh I'm sorry I didn't catch your name."
"Flora." Flora smiled at the dashing ranger.
"Nice to meet you." Aragorn smiled and followed Legolas into the palace and towards the study where Thranduil would surely be.
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I just want to mention I realize that the times and ages in my story are really screwy but just forget all that and enjoy anyways!
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Flora woke up to the sun gently flitting in and out between the golden tree leaves.
"Nilhisie, we have to get up!" Flora suddenly realized their lack of clothing and how anyone could just happen upon them.
"Hmmm." Nilhisie replied sleepily before rolling over and processing this information, "Oh, you're right. What were we thinking!?"
"Who knows, put your clothes on!" Flora laughed and pulled her robes back on, "I cannot believe we did that! It was kind of exciting though." Flora blushed.
Just as Nilhisie finished pulling on his tunic a guard happened into the clearing, "Oh, you two are out and about early this morning." The guard smiled.
Flora and Nilhisie looked at each other and laughed, "It's a beautiful day." Nilhisie called as the two ran towards the palace.
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Nuquer sat waiting on Flora's bed for her returned, was she going to hear a thing or two about this.
Flora burst into her room and closed the door behind her, she didn't even notice Nuquer lying on her bed.
Flora twirled in a circle and hummed an old love song.
"Happy this morning?" Nuquer asked and Flora jumped at her voice.
"Oh! You scared me. What are you doing in here?" Flora came and sat on the bed next to Nuquer.
"Why weren't you in here?" Nuquer countered.
"Um, okay, I'll tell you. Nilhisie and I went for a walk in the woods last night after dinner and then we slept out there." Flora looked away as she said this.
"You're leaving something out, I know it." Nuquer grabbed Flora's hand, "Did you; did you do what I think you did?" Nuquer smiled.
"Yes! We did! I can't believe it and afterwards we fell asleep in the woods without any clothes on! It was amazing." Flora burst.
"Fell asleep in the middle of the woods with no clothes on! Goodness!" Nuquer laughed and hugged her sister, "You realize how upset our older sister would be with us right now? As she always said, 'wait until you are married', that sort of thing." Nuquer giggled.
"Well, she's gone, I guess we really don't have to worry." Flora reminded Nuquer.
"Oh, that's right." Nuquer had nearly forgotten the death of her family at the hands of the orcs. Flora was the only one left now.
"Let's not go there right now, we're happy." Flora quickly changed the subject.
"Flora, have you told Nilhisie you love him yet?" Nuquer put her head on Flora's shoulder.
"Yes, last night." Flora smiled and laid her hand on Nuquer's.
"I think I want to be Legolas's bride." Nuquer said quietly.
"He asked you?!" Flora exclaimed.
"No, oh no, just if he did ask I would say yes. I want to be his princess." Nuquer cleared up her statement.
"I think he will ask soon." Flora predicted.
"Why's that?" Nuquer moved her head to look at her sister.
"He loves you, you love him and it just seems right, that and his father wants him to find a bride soon." Flora pointed out.
"Maybe he will ask soon. I want him to." Nuquer sighed.
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"Legolas, who is that in the distance?" A guard pointed to a figure coming nearer to the borders and by the looks of it carrying something with him.
"It looks like a man and he is bringing something, I don't know what but it seems to be alive, and fighting against his carrier." Legolas could not tell who the man was or what he was carrying so he set up guards on the edge of the border to wait for the man to arrive at the borders.
Legolas left the guards and went to check on the other elves watching the borders and listening to the news.
Later in the day in went back to where the man was seen and he was just arriving at the borders.
"Who goes there?!" A guard called out.
"It is Estel, and with me I have the creature Gollum." The man replied.
"Estel!" Legolas exclaimed, he hadn't recognized the man at all, he was fitted in the typical dirty ranger clothes and his features seems hardened and rougher than the last Legolas had seen of him.
"Prince Legolas, it has been a long time." Aragorn smiled at Legolas, "Didn't recognize me did you?"
"That I didn't, you are all grown up little Estel." Legolas joked, "What is this creature and why do you bring him here?"
"This is Gollum, he is of some importance, to be spoken to your father about, he is here for to be held captive." Aragorn explained, taking on an air of a man on a duty. Legolas had never heard Estel seem so mature or capable before. He's memories of the man were all his older twin brothers playing mischievous pranks on him.
"I will take you to my father then." Legolas nodded.
"How have you been my friend?" Aragorn asked as the two walked away.
"Very well, Nuquer and her sister are staying here in Mirkwood."
"Ah, so I'm assuming you two must be together then?"
"Yes, and I think I might ask her to be my bride sometime soon." Legolas confessed to the man.
"Really? You two really must have something going." Aragorn laughed, never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined Legolas and Nuquer to stay together out of all the summer romances he saw in Rivendell, "I hear that the other two elf maidens, Maik and Ven have gone to the Havens."
"That is true. Elrohir and Elladan must be saddened by that." Legolas nodded.
"They are but I think they will get over it." Aragorn smiled, "You know those two."
"Yes, I didn't think their mourning would last to long. Not to say anything against the girls."
"I know what you mean." Aragorn laughed.
"Legolas." Nuquer had just been leaving the palace with Flora as Legolas and Aragorn were coming in.
"Hello Nuquer, I was just taking Estel to see my father." Legolas explained as he gave Nuquer a kiss on the cheek.
"Estel? My have you changed since I saw you in Rivendell!" Nuquer was just as shocked as Legolas, she hadn't recognized the hardened ranger either.
"Yes, new life to live now. You are looking as lovely as ever, and you lady, uh I'm sorry I didn't catch your name."
"Flora." Flora smiled at the dashing ranger.
"Nice to meet you." Aragorn smiled and followed Legolas into the palace and towards the study where Thranduil would surely be.
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