Disclaimer: I own LOTR, in my dreams! But since this is not a dream, or
perhaps it is, you can't prove the chair exists after all.anyway.anything
related to the lord of the rings is not mine. No really?
Note: Thanks to StaryNight for helping me write this chapter. Without her any attempt at romantic/sentimental stuff would be along the lines of 'I love you,' 'I love you too,' 'kiss me,' 'okay.'
Chapter 17 - Reunion
There were so many thoughts crossing her mind at once.
How could Red-what exactly did she do? Legolas was here? What did she do to him? Did Red turn into her? Red's a raven? No, Red was the raven-the one that kept flying by her window. Where exactly was Legolas? Could she sneak out to meet him? How long before they noticed she was gone?
"Get your head out of the clouds, girl!" shouted Black. "You're trying to get the splinters out of a piece of granite!"
Blue stopped and looked own; she had replaced her two by four she had been sanding with a chunk of rock.
"Wasting good sandpaper," Black grumbled as she went back to nailing boards together.
Just after supper the women prepared for bed. When the others fell asleep, Blue got up and headed out to find Legolas.
Her heart raced, not for fear of spiders, she had her sword and a torch for that, but at the thought of seeing the Prince again.
It had been little more than a year since she disappeared from Mirkwood, and they all had thought she died, including Legolas. Would he still feel the same way about her when he saw her again?
Blue emerged on the path Red had spotted the Elf on earlier, but he was no where in sight.
She walked down the path, keeping her eyes open and ears alert.
Suddenly Blue found herself with a hand covering her mouth, her torch fallen on the ground, and someone's breath against her ear.
"Please, do not scream," came his soft, Elven voice.
Blue whirled around. "Legolas," she breathed. He smiled.
"Aluhin."
She wanted desperately to hug him and feel the warmth of his body against her.
"I did not think you were going to come back, after you left in such a hurry this morning," Legolas said.
This morning? thought Blue. Red, curse her for finding him first.
"Legolas," she whispered, "I can not come back."
"You are here now."
"I cannot stay. I have to leave with them again when they finish this task," she whispered, almost wishing it wasn't true.
"You're with them? They are forcing you?"
"Almost. It is more like my service for them saving my life."
"How did you live through your wound? I am sure it was fatal."
"That I cannot say because I am not sure myself." She lifted her shirt, showing him the pink scar that was the only evidence to her near-death experience.
His fingers hesitantly reached out and brushed the skin. When she did not flinch he whispered, "Does it pain you?"
"Not anymore."
"I cannot start to tell you how much pain it caused me."
"I know, I know. I am so sorry, Legolas."
"I kept thinking I could have done something to save you. That I walked away with only a scratch hurt because you did not walk away, but were carried away to die. It hurt I could not be with you for your final moments."
"You are here now. I am here now. It's all going to be alright. I will return soon.I hope."
"So do I," he whispered, stepping a little closer. "I have forgotten the taste of your lips."
She smiled and greatly obliged to his unasked question.
"Your kiss is how I remembered," he told her. "It was.different this morning."
Red!
"I'm sorry."
"I am glad to have you back to normal."
"Can we please not talk about this morning?"
"Why not?"
"Please! Oh, Red, you're going to pay."
"Red?"
Blue muttered one of Black's favorite curse words under her breath.
"I have to go."
Blue turned to leave, but was pulled back.
"Aluhin, wait."
"No, Legolas."
She met and held his gaze.
"I must go," she told him. "And you must not follow me."
Legolas opened his mouth to speak, but Blue silenced him with a gentle finger on his lips.
"Goodbye."
- - - -
"What did you do?" demanded Blue when she came back to camp and hurled a wadded up blanket at Red's face. Red coughed and sat up.
"What? Where's the fire?" she asked in a startled voice before blinking tiredly. "Ah, Black will take care of it," she mumbled before starting to lay back down.
"I want to know what you said to him," Blue said coolly.
"What are you going on about?" asked Black, who had awoken from the Blue woman's raised voice.
Blue took out her sword and place its tip at Red's throat, completely ignoring Black.
"You tell me what you said to him, and I will consider not cutting your throat."
"Isn't it a bit late for this?" Red yawned. "I thought we already settled this. I won't hit on your Elf anymore."
"That is not what concerns me," Blue growled. "I want to know what damage you have done to my reputation."
"Relax, Cinderella," Red sighed.
"Who is Cinderella?"
"Listen, Fish, I didn't do anything that would put a damper on your relationship."
"I am not sure what damper means, but I believe I must disagree."
Red whipped out her sword and knocked Blue's weapon away.
"Whether I did, or I didn't, it's too late. It's over, done with," Red said. "Now go to sleep."
Red began to settle back into her bedroll. Blue laid her blade across Red's path. But before she could speak, Black placed a hand on Blue's shoulder.
"Did you sneak off to see Legolas?" she asked calmly.
"I would not say 'sneak.'"
"Dam it, woman!" Black roared as she wrenched Blue's blade away and threw it to the ground. "I can't close my eyes for two seconds without you wandering off!"
"I do not see why you are so upset!"
"You risked exposure! What if he had followed you back? What if he did follow you back, and he's hiding in the bushes right now?!" Black went over and started hacking at the nearby brush.
"Did you mention any of us?" she asked when she came back.
"Of course not," Blue replied.
"Blue."
"I might have said 'they.' And I might have mentioned Red."
"NO!" Black screamed. "I can't believe it! How could you be so stupid?"
"Stupid?!"
"What are we going to do? He knows you're here, which is suspicious in itself, you're wearing a cloak-a blue cloak-which is even more suspicious, and if he didn't already know who you were traveling with, he most certainly does now! I might as well just walk right up to the king of Mirkwood, say 'Hi, I'm here to rob you,' and proceed to pilfer and plunder his treasure right before his very eyes!"
There was steam coming from Black's ears, and something seemed to be flickering between her fingers.
"Calm down," Red pleaded. "You don't want to set anything on fire."
"I want to set heron fire," Black growled.
"What are you going to do? Spit flames at me like a dragon?" Blue asked sarcastically.
"Don't tempt her," Green warned.
"Don't worry about it, Black," said Red, "I'll take care of it in the morning. No worries."
Note: Thanks to StaryNight for helping me write this chapter. Without her any attempt at romantic/sentimental stuff would be along the lines of 'I love you,' 'I love you too,' 'kiss me,' 'okay.'
Chapter 17 - Reunion
There were so many thoughts crossing her mind at once.
How could Red-what exactly did she do? Legolas was here? What did she do to him? Did Red turn into her? Red's a raven? No, Red was the raven-the one that kept flying by her window. Where exactly was Legolas? Could she sneak out to meet him? How long before they noticed she was gone?
"Get your head out of the clouds, girl!" shouted Black. "You're trying to get the splinters out of a piece of granite!"
Blue stopped and looked own; she had replaced her two by four she had been sanding with a chunk of rock.
"Wasting good sandpaper," Black grumbled as she went back to nailing boards together.
Just after supper the women prepared for bed. When the others fell asleep, Blue got up and headed out to find Legolas.
Her heart raced, not for fear of spiders, she had her sword and a torch for that, but at the thought of seeing the Prince again.
It had been little more than a year since she disappeared from Mirkwood, and they all had thought she died, including Legolas. Would he still feel the same way about her when he saw her again?
Blue emerged on the path Red had spotted the Elf on earlier, but he was no where in sight.
She walked down the path, keeping her eyes open and ears alert.
Suddenly Blue found herself with a hand covering her mouth, her torch fallen on the ground, and someone's breath against her ear.
"Please, do not scream," came his soft, Elven voice.
Blue whirled around. "Legolas," she breathed. He smiled.
"Aluhin."
She wanted desperately to hug him and feel the warmth of his body against her.
"I did not think you were going to come back, after you left in such a hurry this morning," Legolas said.
This morning? thought Blue. Red, curse her for finding him first.
"Legolas," she whispered, "I can not come back."
"You are here now."
"I cannot stay. I have to leave with them again when they finish this task," she whispered, almost wishing it wasn't true.
"You're with them? They are forcing you?"
"Almost. It is more like my service for them saving my life."
"How did you live through your wound? I am sure it was fatal."
"That I cannot say because I am not sure myself." She lifted her shirt, showing him the pink scar that was the only evidence to her near-death experience.
His fingers hesitantly reached out and brushed the skin. When she did not flinch he whispered, "Does it pain you?"
"Not anymore."
"I cannot start to tell you how much pain it caused me."
"I know, I know. I am so sorry, Legolas."
"I kept thinking I could have done something to save you. That I walked away with only a scratch hurt because you did not walk away, but were carried away to die. It hurt I could not be with you for your final moments."
"You are here now. I am here now. It's all going to be alright. I will return soon.I hope."
"So do I," he whispered, stepping a little closer. "I have forgotten the taste of your lips."
She smiled and greatly obliged to his unasked question.
"Your kiss is how I remembered," he told her. "It was.different this morning."
Red!
"I'm sorry."
"I am glad to have you back to normal."
"Can we please not talk about this morning?"
"Why not?"
"Please! Oh, Red, you're going to pay."
"Red?"
Blue muttered one of Black's favorite curse words under her breath.
"I have to go."
Blue turned to leave, but was pulled back.
"Aluhin, wait."
"No, Legolas."
She met and held his gaze.
"I must go," she told him. "And you must not follow me."
Legolas opened his mouth to speak, but Blue silenced him with a gentle finger on his lips.
"Goodbye."
- - - -
"What did you do?" demanded Blue when she came back to camp and hurled a wadded up blanket at Red's face. Red coughed and sat up.
"What? Where's the fire?" she asked in a startled voice before blinking tiredly. "Ah, Black will take care of it," she mumbled before starting to lay back down.
"I want to know what you said to him," Blue said coolly.
"What are you going on about?" asked Black, who had awoken from the Blue woman's raised voice.
Blue took out her sword and place its tip at Red's throat, completely ignoring Black.
"You tell me what you said to him, and I will consider not cutting your throat."
"Isn't it a bit late for this?" Red yawned. "I thought we already settled this. I won't hit on your Elf anymore."
"That is not what concerns me," Blue growled. "I want to know what damage you have done to my reputation."
"Relax, Cinderella," Red sighed.
"Who is Cinderella?"
"Listen, Fish, I didn't do anything that would put a damper on your relationship."
"I am not sure what damper means, but I believe I must disagree."
Red whipped out her sword and knocked Blue's weapon away.
"Whether I did, or I didn't, it's too late. It's over, done with," Red said. "Now go to sleep."
Red began to settle back into her bedroll. Blue laid her blade across Red's path. But before she could speak, Black placed a hand on Blue's shoulder.
"Did you sneak off to see Legolas?" she asked calmly.
"I would not say 'sneak.'"
"Dam it, woman!" Black roared as she wrenched Blue's blade away and threw it to the ground. "I can't close my eyes for two seconds without you wandering off!"
"I do not see why you are so upset!"
"You risked exposure! What if he had followed you back? What if he did follow you back, and he's hiding in the bushes right now?!" Black went over and started hacking at the nearby brush.
"Did you mention any of us?" she asked when she came back.
"Of course not," Blue replied.
"Blue."
"I might have said 'they.' And I might have mentioned Red."
"NO!" Black screamed. "I can't believe it! How could you be so stupid?"
"Stupid?!"
"What are we going to do? He knows you're here, which is suspicious in itself, you're wearing a cloak-a blue cloak-which is even more suspicious, and if he didn't already know who you were traveling with, he most certainly does now! I might as well just walk right up to the king of Mirkwood, say 'Hi, I'm here to rob you,' and proceed to pilfer and plunder his treasure right before his very eyes!"
There was steam coming from Black's ears, and something seemed to be flickering between her fingers.
"Calm down," Red pleaded. "You don't want to set anything on fire."
"I want to set heron fire," Black growled.
"What are you going to do? Spit flames at me like a dragon?" Blue asked sarcastically.
"Don't tempt her," Green warned.
"Don't worry about it, Black," said Red, "I'll take care of it in the morning. No worries."