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Chapter 9
My mind is cruel. I said this over and over in my mind, my eyes shut tight, until I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Open your eyes, and your heart," said a soft voice in my ear. I did as the Lady bade me. I saw him there, but he couldn't see me from below. I ran to the edge of the flat. He was there, I wasn't imagining things. I turned and ran back into the room and down the stairs to where he was, not bothering with common cutesy.
I stopped. I was at the edge of the clearing where the Fellowship was. A clear steady gaze met my eyes. Blue eyes as deep as the ocean made me catch my breath. My eyes were wide in disbelief, tears brimming on the edges. Legolas looked up from a conversation with one of the hobbits. My lips parted and I tried to say something, but no words could out. My mouth felt dry, and my throat scratchy. In seconds and faster than mortals could register, Legolas stood before me, closer than most friends would ever have stood. I opened my mouth to say something along the lines of "I love you," or "I missed you" but I didn't get the chance. Before I could utter a word soft lips pressed against mine. A rush of emotions flitted into my mind. Mostly I felt saved. I felt that now that I was with Legolas I could stop pretending. Stop pretending to be strong and ok. I felt reassuring arms slip around my waist pulling me closer, moving to deepen the kiss.
I pulled away resting my head on his chest. Sighing I said, "I missed you, more than you could know." He glanced around at the Fellowship whose eyes were all on us.
"Walk with me," he said in my ear, his warm breath rustling my hair. We walked hand in hand into the garden letting the silence grow comfortably between us. I knew that Legolas was struggling for the right words to say.
"Alatariel, are you alright? It would appear so save for the pains in my heart that tell me otherwise." I sighed.
"Since you left with the Fellowship," I saw his eyes clouded with inner pain, "much as occurred in such short a time." We sat down at the base of a tree near a sparkling little brook. I rested my head on his shoulder, and he put his arms around me. I felt safe. I didn't want to talk about it.
"Tell me." I could refuse him nothing.
"I wanted to wait for you Legolas, I love you," my voice dropped, "more than life. Elrond summoned me to his office one night, to tell me of my engagement to Haldir. I told him that I couldn't marry Haldir. Everything came out. He saw the absence of my necklace." I paused taking a breath. I decided to skip the part about kissing Haldir by mistake. He didn't need to know. "Then I received a letter from your betrothed and she said that you had died," I really stressed the word betrothed. Legolas shifted uncomfortably.
"I'm fine. Everything's fine, let's not think about that until tomorrow." I knew he was avoiding talking about it, but a let it go as I didn't want to talk about it either.
The night air grew cold and I shivered. We walked back to my room, where a fire was crackling merrily in the fireplace. The room was warm and smelled of cinnamon spice. The bed was soft and warm. I slid between the sheets, to tired, and happy to whisper "good bye." Before I could muster enough strength to mutter these few simple words, I felt a warm body press against mine. Within Legolas' arms I felt that I couldn't be harmed, by night or by day. The touch of his skin calmed every fear I had.
"Amin mela lle, ten'oio"I love you, forever He whispered into my ear, caressing my shoulder with a gentle touch.
"Amin mela lle tenna' i' tela en'" I love you until the end of time I whispered though my words were cut off. Legolas moved a slender hand down my side resting on my rib cage. He said into my ear, "I've got you know, Lapse!" Baby? He called me that when we were young. Baby-he called me that I front of his friends when I came to visit him; he said I was a baby. The last time he called me that was- my though was cut of as Legolas began to violently tickle me. I lauged and giggled, all the while trying to get him to stop. When we were little he had called my "Lapse" or "Baby." I got him back by creeping up on him, and tickling him while his mind was elsewhere. I smirked at the memory, or perhaps it was because he had yet to stop tickling me, though it was lighter now. I rolled over facing him.
"I love you," he said again looking at me through loving eyes, "I'm sorry I left you, I" I kissed him, soothing his mind.
"There is nothing to be sorry for, you are protecting our world, protecting me.
That is nothing to be sorry for," I kissed him again, feeling his soft skin beneath me.
I felt as if now that we were together nothing could tear us apart. Not Elrond, not Haldir, nor Sauron, nor Saruman. I felt that no one could pull us apart, but the person who did was who I least expected it to be.
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