Disclaimer: All I own is Legolas Greenleaf the hottest elf ever ok!!!!!
(Well, I own a really big poster of him anyway.)
First of all thank you to my two lovely reviewers, you have made me so happy!
Anelith Wood~ Thank you! I'm really enjoying your stories and thanks for reading mine, glad you like it! I will update probably everyday or so as I have half term now but I don't know whether I'll be able to when I go back to school (damn you homework!) Though I got a pretty good idea of what's going to happen.
RagingSilence22~ Thanks, I'll try to correct those grammar mistakes as soon as I can, but I am terrible at spelling and grammar anyway so I appreciate anyone who points those out. As I said, I pretty much know where this story is going, but if anyone has any suggestions on how to improve it or anything then I'd appreciate those too!
Hannon le
And on with the next chapter!!!
Chapter 4~ Dreams
She found herself in a bright white room with strange objects around her. She got the feeling that she was lying looking up at something, though it was quite blurry. Faces loomed over her and spoke to her softly. A woman with red hair was crying and next to her stood a man who was nearly balding trying to comfort her. Another man dressed all in white was talking, though she couldn't make out what he was saying.
All of this seemed so familiar to her, yet so strange and she didn't understand anything. She felt strangely as though she knew the women that was crying and the man trying to comfort her, but then again- she didn't.
Valia woke up from her dream with a strange feeling in her throat, a strange feeling as though she was going to cry. But she didn't. Crying over a silly dream like a child! She hoisted herself up onto her bed a little and found that she still had her gown she had worn the previous day on. She must have fallen asleep and not bothered to change.
She did not feel tired any longer so she got up and decided to have a bath as she had been too tired the previous night. She had her own bath room as most rooms in the house did and found that an arrangement of bath soaps, oils and shampoos lined her bath along with scented candles and rose petals. She ran herself a warm bath and added some of the oils and lit a few of the candles. She slipped out of her gown and eased herself gently into the warm water. She sunk down so that only her head could be seen above the water and closed her eyes taking in the soothing scents of the candles.
She spent a while in the bath, washing her hair with the different shampoos she had on offer, first smelling them both using. Lavender, orange, apple and many many more fruity flavours filled her nostrils.
She slipped out and wrapped herself into one of the warm fluffy towels that lay neatly folded near by and dried herself off. She went to her wardrobe and picked out a light green gown for today and slipped into it. She opened her curtains a crack and found that it must be dawn, to early to go down for breakfast so she brushed and dried her hair and slipped out of her room quietly so as not to disturb and sleeping elves.
Valia carefully made her way down the labyrinth of corridors and outside into the grounds (she had no idea how she remembered her way in the faint light that poured in through the high windows). And made her way down the same little path towards the fountain where she had met Legolas the day before.
She sat down on the bench and instinctively looked up into the old willow tree above her head. To her surprise, there sat Legolas in that same spot in the same position she had found him crouched in yesterday.
"Hello," he said quietly. "How come you're up so early?" he asked not moving from his perch.
"I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep so I came out here seen as it's to early to go for breakfast. What are you doing out here?" she asked gazing up at him.
He smiled then replied. "Oh, I always come here early in the morning, it's always so peaceful to sit and watch the sun rise, and you get a good view of it coming up from behind the hill from here. Sometimes I stay here from when the sun rises to when it sets, now that is a sight."
"What do you do all day?" asked Valia thinking that this was a very boring thing to do.
"I just sit and think, sometimes I make up songs sometimes I just enjoy the beauty of Rivendell. You see where I'm from, Mirkwood, we don't have anything like this. We have flowers and trees and beautiful things in my home, but nothing like this. Living in a forest, the only time I get to see something like this is when I come here. And I have so many duties at home so many things I must do as a prince. It's nice to have a break from it all and just be at peace," he said wistfully.
"You seem as though you hate being a prince, why?" asked Valia.
"I don't hate been a prince because that's who I am, its just, I get sick of not having time to myself. And I have all the elf maidens around me all the time fussing over me. I can't go anywhere without a minder because I just get swamped with them. "Prince Legolas do this" or "Prince Legolas that". It gets on my nerves." Legolas sighed pulling a face at the thought. "Here is an escape, and I have my friends Elrohir and Elladan." He said more brightly.
"Don't you have friends at home? In Mirkwood?" said Valia. "I have friends, lots of them. But sometimes I feel like they are only my friends for who I am. And I'm pretty sure they let me win at everything like archery and hunting just because they're scared of what I could do if they didn't. Elrohir and Elladan don't care, they give me a fair game," Legolas laughed. "So, can you remember any of your friends and family?"
Valia shook her head. "No, not a thing. Though I did." she trailed off dropping her head not wanting to mention what she was going to.
"What?" Legolas prompted. Then he reached down from his perch and said. "Come on, come sit up here with me."
Valia slowly took his hand and he pulled her up so that they were both sitting on the same branch. "You were saying?" Legolas prompted again.
"Well, last night I had this dream," Valia began and told him all about what had been in her dream. "It felt familiar, yet I didn't know what was going on. that's when I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep.
Legolas nodded in understanding and said. "Well, I don't know what your dream was about Valia, maybe it was just a strange one because you have to much food or were over tired or something." Legolas shrugged.
The two sat gazing out over Rivendell in silence for a while then a thought suddenly came to Valia. "Legolas?"
"Yes," he said turning to her.
"Valia grinned and then said. "What happened last time you had an archery competition with Elrohir and Elladan?"
"Why do you ask?" he said furrowing his brow, a smile tugging at his lips.
"It's just something Elrohir said to me, he said he and Elladan better win especially after what happened last time," she said quoting Elrohir. "He said you wouldn't let them live it down."
"Oh that," Legolas' face broke out into a wide grin and he laughed. Valia's heart gave a small jolt as she gazed at Legolas; he looked so cute when he laughed. "Last time they decided to put me to the test two against one and I beat their score put together three times over. They were so humiliated they accused me of cheating; little did they know that their father, Lord Elrond was watching and put them in their place. He had been watching me closely and saw I was just talented with a bow and the twins weren't as good. It was very funny really. They were so adamant that they were going to beat me as it was two against one and they didn't. It was so funny! And the beauty of it is they are extremely bad losers and I just love to gloat in their faces as a joke!" Legolas laughed his cute laugh.
Valia also broke out laughing. "And I thought they were annoyed yesterday! I would have loved to have seen that!"
They sat for a while in the tree which Valia secretly deemed their tree. Before deciding that it was time for breakfast. They entered the breakfast hall to find that it was empty save for too elves who looked still quite heavy eyed. Elrohir and his twin sat slumped in the seats, their plates only half empty. They had obviously had a late night.
"Morning," said Legolas cheerfully. Valia couldn't help bursting into laughter upon looking at the two and remembering the story Legolas had just told her.
"Oh yea, and what's your problem?" said Elladan annoyed.
"Oh, nothing," Valia said trying hard to conceal her laughter. She straightened up and said. "You two look tired. Late night?"
"Hmmmm," Elrohir replied,
"Don't ask," Elladan said.
"I have no intention to," Valia shrugging taking her seat next to Legolas who had already sat down.
"So, where you two been?" said Elladan leaning over the table to talk to them both. "Legolas, you weren't in your room when we came to wake you," Elladan said accusingly.
"Like I need waking up by you two!" Legolas protested.
"So, where have you two been?" Elladan prompted a mischievous glint in his eye.
"What's it to you?" Legolas asked icily, catching to what his friend was getting at.
"We were just sitting by the fountain, why?" said Valia innocently helping herself to some fruit.
Legolas sent Valia a side ways glare. That was it. He was going o have to suffer the twins torments all day now.
A/N Hey, I think my chapters are getting longer. Go me!!! Looks like things are getting interesting for Valia and our favourite elf. And you should start feeling sorry for Legolas if you know what Elladan was getting at. Poor ickle Lego!!! I'm gonna give him a big hug *hugs imaginary Legolas*
That's it, I feel really upset now! I missed V.Graham Norton last night and Orlando Bloom was on ! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! My life is over so I'm gonna have to go watch some hot elf now to console myself.
Namaarie for now me hearties!!! I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor! The Dark Fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun! Now please review!!!!
First of all thank you to my two lovely reviewers, you have made me so happy!
Anelith Wood~ Thank you! I'm really enjoying your stories and thanks for reading mine, glad you like it! I will update probably everyday or so as I have half term now but I don't know whether I'll be able to when I go back to school (damn you homework!) Though I got a pretty good idea of what's going to happen.
RagingSilence22~ Thanks, I'll try to correct those grammar mistakes as soon as I can, but I am terrible at spelling and grammar anyway so I appreciate anyone who points those out. As I said, I pretty much know where this story is going, but if anyone has any suggestions on how to improve it or anything then I'd appreciate those too!
Hannon le
And on with the next chapter!!!
Chapter 4~ Dreams
She found herself in a bright white room with strange objects around her. She got the feeling that she was lying looking up at something, though it was quite blurry. Faces loomed over her and spoke to her softly. A woman with red hair was crying and next to her stood a man who was nearly balding trying to comfort her. Another man dressed all in white was talking, though she couldn't make out what he was saying.
All of this seemed so familiar to her, yet so strange and she didn't understand anything. She felt strangely as though she knew the women that was crying and the man trying to comfort her, but then again- she didn't.
Valia woke up from her dream with a strange feeling in her throat, a strange feeling as though she was going to cry. But she didn't. Crying over a silly dream like a child! She hoisted herself up onto her bed a little and found that she still had her gown she had worn the previous day on. She must have fallen asleep and not bothered to change.
She did not feel tired any longer so she got up and decided to have a bath as she had been too tired the previous night. She had her own bath room as most rooms in the house did and found that an arrangement of bath soaps, oils and shampoos lined her bath along with scented candles and rose petals. She ran herself a warm bath and added some of the oils and lit a few of the candles. She slipped out of her gown and eased herself gently into the warm water. She sunk down so that only her head could be seen above the water and closed her eyes taking in the soothing scents of the candles.
She spent a while in the bath, washing her hair with the different shampoos she had on offer, first smelling them both using. Lavender, orange, apple and many many more fruity flavours filled her nostrils.
She slipped out and wrapped herself into one of the warm fluffy towels that lay neatly folded near by and dried herself off. She went to her wardrobe and picked out a light green gown for today and slipped into it. She opened her curtains a crack and found that it must be dawn, to early to go down for breakfast so she brushed and dried her hair and slipped out of her room quietly so as not to disturb and sleeping elves.
Valia carefully made her way down the labyrinth of corridors and outside into the grounds (she had no idea how she remembered her way in the faint light that poured in through the high windows). And made her way down the same little path towards the fountain where she had met Legolas the day before.
She sat down on the bench and instinctively looked up into the old willow tree above her head. To her surprise, there sat Legolas in that same spot in the same position she had found him crouched in yesterday.
"Hello," he said quietly. "How come you're up so early?" he asked not moving from his perch.
"I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep so I came out here seen as it's to early to go for breakfast. What are you doing out here?" she asked gazing up at him.
He smiled then replied. "Oh, I always come here early in the morning, it's always so peaceful to sit and watch the sun rise, and you get a good view of it coming up from behind the hill from here. Sometimes I stay here from when the sun rises to when it sets, now that is a sight."
"What do you do all day?" asked Valia thinking that this was a very boring thing to do.
"I just sit and think, sometimes I make up songs sometimes I just enjoy the beauty of Rivendell. You see where I'm from, Mirkwood, we don't have anything like this. We have flowers and trees and beautiful things in my home, but nothing like this. Living in a forest, the only time I get to see something like this is when I come here. And I have so many duties at home so many things I must do as a prince. It's nice to have a break from it all and just be at peace," he said wistfully.
"You seem as though you hate being a prince, why?" asked Valia.
"I don't hate been a prince because that's who I am, its just, I get sick of not having time to myself. And I have all the elf maidens around me all the time fussing over me. I can't go anywhere without a minder because I just get swamped with them. "Prince Legolas do this" or "Prince Legolas that". It gets on my nerves." Legolas sighed pulling a face at the thought. "Here is an escape, and I have my friends Elrohir and Elladan." He said more brightly.
"Don't you have friends at home? In Mirkwood?" said Valia. "I have friends, lots of them. But sometimes I feel like they are only my friends for who I am. And I'm pretty sure they let me win at everything like archery and hunting just because they're scared of what I could do if they didn't. Elrohir and Elladan don't care, they give me a fair game," Legolas laughed. "So, can you remember any of your friends and family?"
Valia shook her head. "No, not a thing. Though I did." she trailed off dropping her head not wanting to mention what she was going to.
"What?" Legolas prompted. Then he reached down from his perch and said. "Come on, come sit up here with me."
Valia slowly took his hand and he pulled her up so that they were both sitting on the same branch. "You were saying?" Legolas prompted again.
"Well, last night I had this dream," Valia began and told him all about what had been in her dream. "It felt familiar, yet I didn't know what was going on. that's when I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep.
Legolas nodded in understanding and said. "Well, I don't know what your dream was about Valia, maybe it was just a strange one because you have to much food or were over tired or something." Legolas shrugged.
The two sat gazing out over Rivendell in silence for a while then a thought suddenly came to Valia. "Legolas?"
"Yes," he said turning to her.
"Valia grinned and then said. "What happened last time you had an archery competition with Elrohir and Elladan?"
"Why do you ask?" he said furrowing his brow, a smile tugging at his lips.
"It's just something Elrohir said to me, he said he and Elladan better win especially after what happened last time," she said quoting Elrohir. "He said you wouldn't let them live it down."
"Oh that," Legolas' face broke out into a wide grin and he laughed. Valia's heart gave a small jolt as she gazed at Legolas; he looked so cute when he laughed. "Last time they decided to put me to the test two against one and I beat their score put together three times over. They were so humiliated they accused me of cheating; little did they know that their father, Lord Elrond was watching and put them in their place. He had been watching me closely and saw I was just talented with a bow and the twins weren't as good. It was very funny really. They were so adamant that they were going to beat me as it was two against one and they didn't. It was so funny! And the beauty of it is they are extremely bad losers and I just love to gloat in their faces as a joke!" Legolas laughed his cute laugh.
Valia also broke out laughing. "And I thought they were annoyed yesterday! I would have loved to have seen that!"
They sat for a while in the tree which Valia secretly deemed their tree. Before deciding that it was time for breakfast. They entered the breakfast hall to find that it was empty save for too elves who looked still quite heavy eyed. Elrohir and his twin sat slumped in the seats, their plates only half empty. They had obviously had a late night.
"Morning," said Legolas cheerfully. Valia couldn't help bursting into laughter upon looking at the two and remembering the story Legolas had just told her.
"Oh yea, and what's your problem?" said Elladan annoyed.
"Oh, nothing," Valia said trying hard to conceal her laughter. She straightened up and said. "You two look tired. Late night?"
"Hmmmm," Elrohir replied,
"Don't ask," Elladan said.
"I have no intention to," Valia shrugging taking her seat next to Legolas who had already sat down.
"So, where you two been?" said Elladan leaning over the table to talk to them both. "Legolas, you weren't in your room when we came to wake you," Elladan said accusingly.
"Like I need waking up by you two!" Legolas protested.
"So, where have you two been?" Elladan prompted a mischievous glint in his eye.
"What's it to you?" Legolas asked icily, catching to what his friend was getting at.
"We were just sitting by the fountain, why?" said Valia innocently helping herself to some fruit.
Legolas sent Valia a side ways glare. That was it. He was going o have to suffer the twins torments all day now.
A/N Hey, I think my chapters are getting longer. Go me!!! Looks like things are getting interesting for Valia and our favourite elf. And you should start feeling sorry for Legolas if you know what Elladan was getting at. Poor ickle Lego!!! I'm gonna give him a big hug *hugs imaginary Legolas*
That's it, I feel really upset now! I missed V.Graham Norton last night and Orlando Bloom was on ! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! My life is over so I'm gonna have to go watch some hot elf now to console myself.
Namaarie for now me hearties!!! I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor! The Dark Fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun! Now please review!!!!
