!All 4 Seasons In 1 Day!
Disclaimer: I do not own J.R.R. Tolkien, his thoughts, or Sting's song (the title of this fic!) I just enjoy them in an obsessive manner!!!
************************************************************************ The next day Celide was awaken by Eladda jumping on her (Celide's) bed. Celide opened one of her eyes; there was barely any light shining into the window.
"Lord, Eladda! The sun has barely woken up; I am definitely not going to wake up now." She was still in a state of slumber when she spoke. She then rolled onto her stomach and put her pillow over her head. This didn't stop Eladda from trying to jump to the moon on Celide's bed. "Eladda, seriously, stop now! I am not in the mood! If you continue your obnoxious jumping, I will break your legs!!" Celide screamed; then fell back asleep.
"Fine." Eladda sighed. She headed toward her dresser to get ready for the day.
How can one, like Eladda, be so loud when she gets dressed! Celide thought as she heard Eladda opening and closing her dresser drawers creating more noise than a tirade of orcs. After 5 minutes, Celide decided to get up.
"So you finely decided to wake up, your highness."
"No comment." Celide said. She then caught a gleam in Eladda's eyes. "And before you start your interrogation about the prince, let me get ready. I will tell you the whole truth and nothing but the truth at breakfast."
Eladda didn't pressure Celide to tell her anything. She knew Celide well enough to know that once she set down the rules, nobody in their right mind would try to go against them for fear of verbal and in some cases physical abuse.
It took only 3 minutes for Celide to get ready. She never was a high maintenance girl. The two girls headed down to the servants' dining room for breakfast. They took their time since they didn't have to work today.
When they arrived, many people had already left. They got their food and sat down at a table.
"I'm famished" Celide said in-between shovelfuls of food. Eladda just continued to eat; not fazed by Celide's unrefined manners. The two had just finished when Eladda decided to approach the topic of Prince Legolas.
"So, Celide, what do you think of the prince?"
"He is on the good looking side, he has good manners some of the time, and he seems to be an absolute klutz." Celide replied without having to think.
Eladda thought for a moment, then she asked, "What made you come to the conclusion that the prince is a klutz?"
"Well he is always knocking things over let it be a teacup on a chair of a person." Celide answered with a smirk on her face.
"When did you see him knock over a person? Have you decided to stalk him around the castle?!"
"No, he is not someone I would spend a day with, let alone ten minutes. But being that I was the person he knocked over I can say that I didn't plan meeting him in the corridor at midnight." Celide said in an agitated voice.
"You ran into the prince last night!" Eladda exclaimed. It was a good thing that everyone had left the room or else the two of them would be the center of attention (which is nothing different than any other time)
"No! The PRINCE ran into ME! It is so annoying that if someone of high social status fails to live up to their perfect expectations then the blame is placed on someone else." Celide was on her way to giving one of her long lectures of the wrong doings of royal families.
"Stop! I have heard this ten times already in the past week! Why can't you use the energy you put into these speeches into a better cause.Save the Owls for instance?!" Eladda proclaimed. She pushed her black braid behind her and stood up. "Lets clear this mess up. Remember we promised Sarlyn that we would meet her at that new boutique."
"Alright. I love going shopping." Celide and Eladda raced to get to the boutique. They entered the quaint looking shop to find that all of the items seemed pricey.
"What the hell?!" Celide exclaimed. Many shoppers turned around including one special blonde. "This place is for people like that one hoity-toity prince!" Everyone in the store gasped (you know the overdramatic kind). Celide caught the warning look in Eladda's eye that said 'you go any further and I will personally make your life a living hell'. Sarlyn, their blonde haired, pale skinned friend, could only laugh at the whole scene. She abruptly stopped when she received the same look Celide got from Eladda. "Anyhow girls.we said we were going shopping, so lets go." The three of them went about their business looking at the gorgeous dresses and tiny, glass, knick-knacks. Celide had a glass, figurine of a witch in her hand when she looked up with her eyes and yelled, "If you all don't mind your own business, I will make it my business to assist you!" Everyone then diverted their attention, and began overly loud conversations. Celide looked back down at the witch in her hands.
"Celide, Eladda and I are going to be in the clothes section if you need us." Sarlyn informed Celide. Celide nodded and continued to look at the figurines.
"Those are some beautiful creations, you have in your hands." Said a smooth voice from behind.
"I agree. They seem so life like." Celide said, a smile lighting up her face. She turned around; knowing exactly whom she would be facing.
"It's been a while since I've last seen you, Celide." Legolas said.
"I am so disappointed that it has been so long since we've 'bumped' into each other." Celide said in a sarcastic manner.
"I am surprised that YOU would be shopping here, at this hoity-toity boutique." Legolas matched her tone.
"Well at least someone agrees that this shop is too high and mighty." Celide laughed. Her laugh was new to Legolas; he smiled just looking at her. He had never heard one laugh with such heart and never had he seen someone's mood literally lift. Her eyes had a light in them that many had lost when the War of the Ring had started. He stared at her in awe when she gave him a stone cold glare and said, "I am starting to believe that you are some kind of sick, killer, perv with you always looking at me, like you've never seen a female." She then started to laugh even harder. He then found the truth and humor in what she had just said, and started to laugh. So a prince can be a normal person and laugh. Good! He looks even better with a smile on his face. Celide thought. The two of them eventually stopped laughing, and striked up a conversation. After twenty minutes, Legolas had to excuse himself for he had previous engagements he had to attend. Celide then hugged Legolas goodbye; again taking him by surprise. She whispered in his ear, "Don't get any ideas! I consider you a friend. But if when I see you again and you act like you've never met me I will consider you a mortal enemy." She ended the embrace. She smiled at him as he turned to leave. She then made her way to the counter to buy the witch figurine. There she met up with Eladda and Sarlyn.
"It looks as though you two were busy." Celide commented, pointing toward their pile of dresses.
"Yeah, you missed out." Sarlyn said giving Celide a sad look. The three of them laughed.
"Oh yes! I missed out! You guys would just die if you had decided to look at the figurines with me instead of the dresses."
"I am positive that I don't regret not staying to view the figurines!" Eladda said. Celide just shrugged.
Disclaimer: I do not own J.R.R. Tolkien, his thoughts, or Sting's song (the title of this fic!) I just enjoy them in an obsessive manner!!!
************************************************************************ The next day Celide was awaken by Eladda jumping on her (Celide's) bed. Celide opened one of her eyes; there was barely any light shining into the window.
"Lord, Eladda! The sun has barely woken up; I am definitely not going to wake up now." She was still in a state of slumber when she spoke. She then rolled onto her stomach and put her pillow over her head. This didn't stop Eladda from trying to jump to the moon on Celide's bed. "Eladda, seriously, stop now! I am not in the mood! If you continue your obnoxious jumping, I will break your legs!!" Celide screamed; then fell back asleep.
"Fine." Eladda sighed. She headed toward her dresser to get ready for the day.
How can one, like Eladda, be so loud when she gets dressed! Celide thought as she heard Eladda opening and closing her dresser drawers creating more noise than a tirade of orcs. After 5 minutes, Celide decided to get up.
"So you finely decided to wake up, your highness."
"No comment." Celide said. She then caught a gleam in Eladda's eyes. "And before you start your interrogation about the prince, let me get ready. I will tell you the whole truth and nothing but the truth at breakfast."
Eladda didn't pressure Celide to tell her anything. She knew Celide well enough to know that once she set down the rules, nobody in their right mind would try to go against them for fear of verbal and in some cases physical abuse.
It took only 3 minutes for Celide to get ready. She never was a high maintenance girl. The two girls headed down to the servants' dining room for breakfast. They took their time since they didn't have to work today.
When they arrived, many people had already left. They got their food and sat down at a table.
"I'm famished" Celide said in-between shovelfuls of food. Eladda just continued to eat; not fazed by Celide's unrefined manners. The two had just finished when Eladda decided to approach the topic of Prince Legolas.
"So, Celide, what do you think of the prince?"
"He is on the good looking side, he has good manners some of the time, and he seems to be an absolute klutz." Celide replied without having to think.
Eladda thought for a moment, then she asked, "What made you come to the conclusion that the prince is a klutz?"
"Well he is always knocking things over let it be a teacup on a chair of a person." Celide answered with a smirk on her face.
"When did you see him knock over a person? Have you decided to stalk him around the castle?!"
"No, he is not someone I would spend a day with, let alone ten minutes. But being that I was the person he knocked over I can say that I didn't plan meeting him in the corridor at midnight." Celide said in an agitated voice.
"You ran into the prince last night!" Eladda exclaimed. It was a good thing that everyone had left the room or else the two of them would be the center of attention (which is nothing different than any other time)
"No! The PRINCE ran into ME! It is so annoying that if someone of high social status fails to live up to their perfect expectations then the blame is placed on someone else." Celide was on her way to giving one of her long lectures of the wrong doings of royal families.
"Stop! I have heard this ten times already in the past week! Why can't you use the energy you put into these speeches into a better cause.Save the Owls for instance?!" Eladda proclaimed. She pushed her black braid behind her and stood up. "Lets clear this mess up. Remember we promised Sarlyn that we would meet her at that new boutique."
"Alright. I love going shopping." Celide and Eladda raced to get to the boutique. They entered the quaint looking shop to find that all of the items seemed pricey.
"What the hell?!" Celide exclaimed. Many shoppers turned around including one special blonde. "This place is for people like that one hoity-toity prince!" Everyone in the store gasped (you know the overdramatic kind). Celide caught the warning look in Eladda's eye that said 'you go any further and I will personally make your life a living hell'. Sarlyn, their blonde haired, pale skinned friend, could only laugh at the whole scene. She abruptly stopped when she received the same look Celide got from Eladda. "Anyhow girls.we said we were going shopping, so lets go." The three of them went about their business looking at the gorgeous dresses and tiny, glass, knick-knacks. Celide had a glass, figurine of a witch in her hand when she looked up with her eyes and yelled, "If you all don't mind your own business, I will make it my business to assist you!" Everyone then diverted their attention, and began overly loud conversations. Celide looked back down at the witch in her hands.
"Celide, Eladda and I are going to be in the clothes section if you need us." Sarlyn informed Celide. Celide nodded and continued to look at the figurines.
"Those are some beautiful creations, you have in your hands." Said a smooth voice from behind.
"I agree. They seem so life like." Celide said, a smile lighting up her face. She turned around; knowing exactly whom she would be facing.
"It's been a while since I've last seen you, Celide." Legolas said.
"I am so disappointed that it has been so long since we've 'bumped' into each other." Celide said in a sarcastic manner.
"I am surprised that YOU would be shopping here, at this hoity-toity boutique." Legolas matched her tone.
"Well at least someone agrees that this shop is too high and mighty." Celide laughed. Her laugh was new to Legolas; he smiled just looking at her. He had never heard one laugh with such heart and never had he seen someone's mood literally lift. Her eyes had a light in them that many had lost when the War of the Ring had started. He stared at her in awe when she gave him a stone cold glare and said, "I am starting to believe that you are some kind of sick, killer, perv with you always looking at me, like you've never seen a female." She then started to laugh even harder. He then found the truth and humor in what she had just said, and started to laugh. So a prince can be a normal person and laugh. Good! He looks even better with a smile on his face. Celide thought. The two of them eventually stopped laughing, and striked up a conversation. After twenty minutes, Legolas had to excuse himself for he had previous engagements he had to attend. Celide then hugged Legolas goodbye; again taking him by surprise. She whispered in his ear, "Don't get any ideas! I consider you a friend. But if when I see you again and you act like you've never met me I will consider you a mortal enemy." She ended the embrace. She smiled at him as he turned to leave. She then made her way to the counter to buy the witch figurine. There she met up with Eladda and Sarlyn.
"It looks as though you two were busy." Celide commented, pointing toward their pile of dresses.
"Yeah, you missed out." Sarlyn said giving Celide a sad look. The three of them laughed.
"Oh yes! I missed out! You guys would just die if you had decided to look at the figurines with me instead of the dresses."
"I am positive that I don't regret not staying to view the figurines!" Eladda said. Celide just shrugged.