-A Gift-
The next day the three girls decided to have a day to themselves. Saira didn't think they should leave Dmitri so mad at Legolas but she wanted to spend some times with her friends.
All three of them said goodbye before mounting their horse. They had escorts but they were ordered to stay at a distance behind so they could have some privacy. Their guys wanted to be the escorts but the girls knew they would be the main topic of conversation and refused.
They rode a distance before reaching a clearing and stopping. They laid a blanket down and sat to talk. Saira decided to tell them about hers and Dmitri's encounter with the skull kids
"So they grabbed him and started dancing with him" Saira laughed
"Dmitri can be such a wimp one moment but so brave the next" Aranel said
"Hey, you guys thirsty?" Liz asked
"Yeah. I'm parched" Saira answered
"Me too" Aranel said
Liz pulled out 3 goblets from her knapsack and when she handed them to Saria and Aranel, they instantly filled with their favorite drink
"What are you having?" Aranel asked them.
"Glowfire" Liz said
"Hylian drink. You?" Saira said
"Elverquisst"
"So, what shall we drink to?" Liz asked holding her glass up
"How about an immediate end to these dark times?" Aranel said.
"Here, here" Liz said but just then a harsh wind blew and Saira dropped her glass
She sat frozen watching her Hylian wine spread quickly through the cloth. Then all three of them waved their hand to stop it. Saira snapped out of it and smiled at them
"Here, here" she said
A few moments passed in silence before a horse neighed and they all jumped. They shared a laugh and continued talking. Then Liz asked a few personal questions about the kissing abilities of each guy of theirs. Saira already knew Legolas was good but didn't think it wise to tell Aranel that she knew Dmitri was good too.
"A toast to excellent kissers" Liz said jokingly
"I'll toast to that" Saira said clinking glasses with Liz and Aranel
"The hour grows late but before we go, I have a gift for the both of you" Aranel said
She pulled a piece of cloth from her pocket and unfolded it. Inside there were three necklaces each with a different charm. A sun, moon, and a star. Each had a diamond embedded somewhere on it. The eyes of the sun, the eye of the moon, and in the center of the star.
"Pick one" Aranel said.
Saira and Liz leaned over and admired them. Saira picked up the necklace with the sun charm.
"In Hyrule there was a legend that if you shot an arrow straight into the sun the goddess would present you with a gift if your heart was pure. They say Din created the sun to give us life and that's why evil only presents itself in the shadows"
"That proves the sun belongs to you" Aranel said
Liz chose the moon.
"My people are a rare group of Moon Elves. My mother used to tell me stores of past elves who used to harness the power of the moon to help them in battles. She said each time a Moon Elf died, the moon would become more bright until the day the last Elf died and it would forever shine until the end of eternity."
"You are meant to wear that one. Me, however, I chose the star" Aranel said
"What's your story?" Saira asked
"My father said that the day I was born, stars fell from the sky and blanketed as far as the eye could see. He thought it meant the heavens thought I was special. That is why he named me Aranel because it means 'star of heaven'"
"What do you mean we are meant for these?" Liz asked
"My father gave these to me as a child and said they possess great magic when three friends wear them. But the underlying message is friendship" Aranel said
"That's really near" Saira said admiring the necklace.
"It's not as if we all don't have enough jewelry" Liz joked.
Saira moved hers beneath the light and the two diamonds in the sun's eyes sparkled. She put it on as did her friends. They all looked at each other and the diamonds started glowing. It ceased a few seconds later and they all sat in amazement for there was no cause for the eerie glow.
Their escorts soon arrived and said it was time to return. They mounted their horses and rode back. Dmitri, Legolas, and Voron were all waiting with eagerness though they hid it well. Even though the girls didn't need it, they were helped off their horses.
"Have a nice time?" Legolas politely asked as he held his arm out for Saira to grasp.
"Lovely" and they set off.
Dmitri was much more forward. The moment he helped her down he cupped Aranel's face and kissed her
"I cant believe you made me wait all day" he said
"Sorry but a girls' day out means no guys" she replied
"Well, now it's my turn" he picked her up and carried her away.
Voron greeted Liz in a very romantic way. He kissed her hand and had a white rose for her. He held his arm out for her and she gladly took it.
"I missed you" he said
Liz just kissed his cheek and rested her head on his arm as they walked away.
"I hope you didn't spend all day worrying about me," Saira said as they headed to her room. She gasped when she got there. Floating candles lighted the room and he had a hammock put on the balcony.
"I try not to so I did this to take my mind off it" he replied
He lied down on the hammock and Saira on top.
"If it makes you feel any better, I always keep myself armed"
"That wont be possible when you return"
"At school you will be there"
"I know" but he had a doubtful tone to his voice
Saira faced him. "You are the only person that can make me feel vulnerable yet courageous at the same time. But I know that as long as you're with me, no harm will befall me. Legolas.I.love you"
He stared into her eyes because she'd never said it out loud before.
"I-"
Saira kissed him before he said anything. She didn't need to hear it. The touch and feel was enough.
Dmitri hardly gave Aranel a change to speak because he kept kissing her. He stopped when he started kissing her neck and the necklace got in the way.
"What's that?" he asked sitting on the couch holding Aranel in his lap
"A symbol of friendship" Aranel said
"It's beautiful," he said, "Just like you" He summoned a few beads of light and had them circle Aranel like a crown. She smiled
"Dmitri"
"Hmm?"
"Never mind" she kissed him one last time before laying down
Liz had a romantic night as well. Voron had a bouquet of white roses in her room. Petals floated around as if they were in a garden. Candles filled the room and added more scent to the room. No words were exchanged between them because they each knew how the other felt.
The next day the three girls decided to have a day to themselves. Saira didn't think they should leave Dmitri so mad at Legolas but she wanted to spend some times with her friends.
All three of them said goodbye before mounting their horse. They had escorts but they were ordered to stay at a distance behind so they could have some privacy. Their guys wanted to be the escorts but the girls knew they would be the main topic of conversation and refused.
They rode a distance before reaching a clearing and stopping. They laid a blanket down and sat to talk. Saira decided to tell them about hers and Dmitri's encounter with the skull kids
"So they grabbed him and started dancing with him" Saira laughed
"Dmitri can be such a wimp one moment but so brave the next" Aranel said
"Hey, you guys thirsty?" Liz asked
"Yeah. I'm parched" Saira answered
"Me too" Aranel said
Liz pulled out 3 goblets from her knapsack and when she handed them to Saria and Aranel, they instantly filled with their favorite drink
"What are you having?" Aranel asked them.
"Glowfire" Liz said
"Hylian drink. You?" Saira said
"Elverquisst"
"So, what shall we drink to?" Liz asked holding her glass up
"How about an immediate end to these dark times?" Aranel said.
"Here, here" Liz said but just then a harsh wind blew and Saira dropped her glass
She sat frozen watching her Hylian wine spread quickly through the cloth. Then all three of them waved their hand to stop it. Saira snapped out of it and smiled at them
"Here, here" she said
A few moments passed in silence before a horse neighed and they all jumped. They shared a laugh and continued talking. Then Liz asked a few personal questions about the kissing abilities of each guy of theirs. Saira already knew Legolas was good but didn't think it wise to tell Aranel that she knew Dmitri was good too.
"A toast to excellent kissers" Liz said jokingly
"I'll toast to that" Saira said clinking glasses with Liz and Aranel
"The hour grows late but before we go, I have a gift for the both of you" Aranel said
She pulled a piece of cloth from her pocket and unfolded it. Inside there were three necklaces each with a different charm. A sun, moon, and a star. Each had a diamond embedded somewhere on it. The eyes of the sun, the eye of the moon, and in the center of the star.
"Pick one" Aranel said.
Saira and Liz leaned over and admired them. Saira picked up the necklace with the sun charm.
"In Hyrule there was a legend that if you shot an arrow straight into the sun the goddess would present you with a gift if your heart was pure. They say Din created the sun to give us life and that's why evil only presents itself in the shadows"
"That proves the sun belongs to you" Aranel said
Liz chose the moon.
"My people are a rare group of Moon Elves. My mother used to tell me stores of past elves who used to harness the power of the moon to help them in battles. She said each time a Moon Elf died, the moon would become more bright until the day the last Elf died and it would forever shine until the end of eternity."
"You are meant to wear that one. Me, however, I chose the star" Aranel said
"What's your story?" Saira asked
"My father said that the day I was born, stars fell from the sky and blanketed as far as the eye could see. He thought it meant the heavens thought I was special. That is why he named me Aranel because it means 'star of heaven'"
"What do you mean we are meant for these?" Liz asked
"My father gave these to me as a child and said they possess great magic when three friends wear them. But the underlying message is friendship" Aranel said
"That's really near" Saira said admiring the necklace.
"It's not as if we all don't have enough jewelry" Liz joked.
Saira moved hers beneath the light and the two diamonds in the sun's eyes sparkled. She put it on as did her friends. They all looked at each other and the diamonds started glowing. It ceased a few seconds later and they all sat in amazement for there was no cause for the eerie glow.
Their escorts soon arrived and said it was time to return. They mounted their horses and rode back. Dmitri, Legolas, and Voron were all waiting with eagerness though they hid it well. Even though the girls didn't need it, they were helped off their horses.
"Have a nice time?" Legolas politely asked as he held his arm out for Saira to grasp.
"Lovely" and they set off.
Dmitri was much more forward. The moment he helped her down he cupped Aranel's face and kissed her
"I cant believe you made me wait all day" he said
"Sorry but a girls' day out means no guys" she replied
"Well, now it's my turn" he picked her up and carried her away.
Voron greeted Liz in a very romantic way. He kissed her hand and had a white rose for her. He held his arm out for her and she gladly took it.
"I missed you" he said
Liz just kissed his cheek and rested her head on his arm as they walked away.
"I hope you didn't spend all day worrying about me," Saira said as they headed to her room. She gasped when she got there. Floating candles lighted the room and he had a hammock put on the balcony.
"I try not to so I did this to take my mind off it" he replied
He lied down on the hammock and Saira on top.
"If it makes you feel any better, I always keep myself armed"
"That wont be possible when you return"
"At school you will be there"
"I know" but he had a doubtful tone to his voice
Saira faced him. "You are the only person that can make me feel vulnerable yet courageous at the same time. But I know that as long as you're with me, no harm will befall me. Legolas.I.love you"
He stared into her eyes because she'd never said it out loud before.
"I-"
Saira kissed him before he said anything. She didn't need to hear it. The touch and feel was enough.
Dmitri hardly gave Aranel a change to speak because he kept kissing her. He stopped when he started kissing her neck and the necklace got in the way.
"What's that?" he asked sitting on the couch holding Aranel in his lap
"A symbol of friendship" Aranel said
"It's beautiful," he said, "Just like you" He summoned a few beads of light and had them circle Aranel like a crown. She smiled
"Dmitri"
"Hmm?"
"Never mind" she kissed him one last time before laying down
Liz had a romantic night as well. Voron had a bouquet of white roses in her room. Petals floated around as if they were in a garden. Candles filled the room and added more scent to the room. No words were exchanged between them because they each knew how the other felt.