A/N: Yey! Progress! XBB
Holly sat quietly on a stone bench, waiting for Boromir to find her. She was edgy and knew it would take a while for Rachel to get all the furry creatures to help. (Holly: Sorry, had to think that one.). A small breeze lifted her short hair away from her face and she looked up, just in time to see Rachel call a bird to her balcony. Holly fidgeted nervously.
"This is it!" she told herself confidently. Although their wedding feast was that night, she still felt giddy. Now she'd see what he really thought of her…maybe…okay, probably not…but still!
~*~
Rachel sang to a small song bird and it flew to her hand, landing softly on her outstretched fingers. She looked down at Holly and smiled. Her friend nodded and looked around with anticipation.
The elven maiden whispered in Elvish to the little bird before letting it fly away with purpose. She stood on the balcony and listened to the wind howl gently before returning to her room. She had to get ready for a certain feast…one of…how do you say?…importance?
~*~
Legolas smiled as he diverted his attention from the two men's sword match. He watched Rachel beckon a bird with the same call she had fooled him with not more than an hour ago. Legolas knew then that she and Holly had indeed been hidden in the vines. He mused at her trickery.
The stone railing of her balcony sheltered any view of her body, but her look as she gazed into the setting sun enthralled him. Her golden hair fluttered in the air and her eyes shown a crystal grey. She was completely at ease. It made Legolas gleam.
Suddenly a bird landed on the bench next to Legolas. He looked down at it and listened to its song. Glancing back up to Rachel's window, he found that she wasn't there anymore. Legolas frowned, he had missed her exit…
"What the--?!" Boromir said, batting something away from his face. Legolas stood and caught the bird on his hand, feeling Rachel's presence under the bird's feet. He looked at it respectfully and let it loose. It immediately hopped onto Boromir's shoulder.
"Looks like you've got a crush, Boromir," Aragorn joked, leaning on
his sword. Boromir laughed and held out his hand for the bird to step on.
It chirped merrily and flew away out of the courtyard and to the left of
the vines. The three men watched it and Boromir frowned, dissappointed.
"Aren't you going to follow it?" Aragorn said, waving his hand toward
the direction the bird flew.
"What do you mean?" he asked, pointing to himself, wide-eyed. Aragorn nodded and laughed as Boromir sprinted after the tweeting of his guide.
Legolas and Aragorn looked at eachother and laughed quietly. Aragorn watched his friend stare up at his love's room and nudged the elf's shoulder. They looked at eachother quizzically until the rider spoke.
"So? Are you going to go?"
"Should I? I'm not sure if she is of want of my company."
"The bird sang of Boromir finding his love amidst lavender and Legolas rising to the heights of it's messenger. And trust me, my friend, even I can tell where that bird came from…Go! It's her bidding!"
Legolas nodded once and walked crisply toward the castle, more nervous than he had ever been in his life. What did Rachel have in store for him? What did Rachel have in store for Boromir?
Aragorn was thinking along the same lines as he watched his elven friend leave the stone patios behind and dash away towards the entrance to the stone passageways. As soon as he was out of earshot, Aragorn burst into laughter. Even he had not endured the labor that his two companions were shouldered with!…These two women, Holly and Rachel, were like puppetiers, pulling strings invisible to all others.
"And Boromir, Legolas, my friends. You are the marionettes…"
A/N: harhar…XB