It was morning and birds were singing. Zoe woke up and stretched out her arms. She got up, took a bath, changed into her skirt and tank top, and brushed her hair. She heard a knock at the door and knew it was Haldir. She went to the door and slowly opened it.
"Good morning, did you sleep okay?" he asked her.
"Yes I did." she replied.
"Well lets go. I want to take you somewhere." he told her. She followed him out the door and walked beside him.
"So where are we going?" She asked.
"It's a surprise." he answered her.
They continued walking and Haldir wanted to know about her family.
"So... what is your mother and father like?" he asked her. Her smile faded away and she tilted her head down towards the ground.
(sigh) "My mother died giving birth to me and my father didn't want me. So his sister, who is my aunt, took care of me and so here I am." she explained.
Haldir looked at her. He felt bad that he asked her.
"And now my aunt and uncle are in danger."she told him. Haldir lifted her chin with his hand
" Dont worry your aunt and uncle will be fine. I promise." he told her. Zoe looked up and smiled.
"Thank you." she said.
They arrived by a river. It was beautiful. Zoe looked around
"wow it's beautiful here. Why did you take me here?" she asked
" I wanted to show you something that I can do." he looked at her and smiled. He turned towards the river and started to whisper, what sounded like an elvish spell, to the river. Zoe stared at the river and saw that the water went still, as if it were frozen but not into ice. Haldir stopped whispering and turned to Zoe.
"Go ahead and walk on it." he told her. She looked at him all confused.
"But I'll fall in the water." she explained
" No you won't. Just go ahead. Don't be scared." he told her again.
Zoe decided to trust him. She slowly stepped on the water. 'wow this is neat' she thought. She walked around more. She then bent down to see if she can feel the water, and she could. She turned and smiled at Haldir. Haldir smiled back. He wanted to do something funny for her. So he started to undo the spell so she can fall in. It was just as a joke. Zoe looked down and noticed the water was starting to move again.
"um.....Haldir.." she turned to see him with a big grin on his face. Her eyes widened in horror. She noticed Haldir was undoing the spell as a joke "Haldir wait!!!" she yelled, but it was too late. She had already fallen in. Haldir laughed and waited for her to swim back up. But she didn't. He got worried she was taking long.
"what if she cant swim?............. OH no Zoe!!" he yelled. He jumped in and swam deep down. He found her and pulled her up. He carried her ashore and carefully put her down. She started choking and coughing out water.
"Zoe! Zoe are you alright?!?!" he asked her hoping she was.
(cough) "yes Im fine. Why did you do that?" she asked him
"Im sorry so sorry. I was just trying to joke around with you. I'm sorry I was just trying to cheer you up." he apologized.
"It's okay. You didn't know that I couldn't swim. It's not your fault." she explained.
"I think I better take you back to your room." he told her. She nodded and started to get up. As she tried to stand up her legs started shaking. Haldir caught her before she could fall.
"I better carry you." he said. He lifted her up and she wrapped her arms around his neck. He carried her all the way back. As they were almost there, Zoe asked to be put down. He gently put her down. They continued walking side by side until they arrived to her door.
"I'm really sorry about today." he said again. Zoe looked up and smiled at him.
"It's okay. I had a great time. I'm glad you took me there I've never had so much fun in my life. Thank you." she said. She leaned up and gave him a hug. When the hug ended Haldir looked down at her. He cleared his throat.
"um... well I guess I'll see you tommorow." he said.
"yes.....well okay goodnight." she said. He turned and walked away. She watched him walk away, then closed the door. She leaned against the door, bit her lip and smiled......
"Good morning, did you sleep okay?" he asked her.
"Yes I did." she replied.
"Well lets go. I want to take you somewhere." he told her. She followed him out the door and walked beside him.
"So where are we going?" She asked.
"It's a surprise." he answered her.
They continued walking and Haldir wanted to know about her family.
"So... what is your mother and father like?" he asked her. Her smile faded away and she tilted her head down towards the ground.
(sigh) "My mother died giving birth to me and my father didn't want me. So his sister, who is my aunt, took care of me and so here I am." she explained.
Haldir looked at her. He felt bad that he asked her.
"And now my aunt and uncle are in danger."she told him. Haldir lifted her chin with his hand
" Dont worry your aunt and uncle will be fine. I promise." he told her. Zoe looked up and smiled.
"Thank you." she said.
They arrived by a river. It was beautiful. Zoe looked around
"wow it's beautiful here. Why did you take me here?" she asked
" I wanted to show you something that I can do." he looked at her and smiled. He turned towards the river and started to whisper, what sounded like an elvish spell, to the river. Zoe stared at the river and saw that the water went still, as if it were frozen but not into ice. Haldir stopped whispering and turned to Zoe.
"Go ahead and walk on it." he told her. She looked at him all confused.
"But I'll fall in the water." she explained
" No you won't. Just go ahead. Don't be scared." he told her again.
Zoe decided to trust him. She slowly stepped on the water. 'wow this is neat' she thought. She walked around more. She then bent down to see if she can feel the water, and she could. She turned and smiled at Haldir. Haldir smiled back. He wanted to do something funny for her. So he started to undo the spell so she can fall in. It was just as a joke. Zoe looked down and noticed the water was starting to move again.
"um.....Haldir.." she turned to see him with a big grin on his face. Her eyes widened in horror. She noticed Haldir was undoing the spell as a joke "Haldir wait!!!" she yelled, but it was too late. She had already fallen in. Haldir laughed and waited for her to swim back up. But she didn't. He got worried she was taking long.
"what if she cant swim?............. OH no Zoe!!" he yelled. He jumped in and swam deep down. He found her and pulled her up. He carried her ashore and carefully put her down. She started choking and coughing out water.
"Zoe! Zoe are you alright?!?!" he asked her hoping she was.
(cough) "yes Im fine. Why did you do that?" she asked him
"Im sorry so sorry. I was just trying to joke around with you. I'm sorry I was just trying to cheer you up." he apologized.
"It's okay. You didn't know that I couldn't swim. It's not your fault." she explained.
"I think I better take you back to your room." he told her. She nodded and started to get up. As she tried to stand up her legs started shaking. Haldir caught her before she could fall.
"I better carry you." he said. He lifted her up and she wrapped her arms around his neck. He carried her all the way back. As they were almost there, Zoe asked to be put down. He gently put her down. They continued walking side by side until they arrived to her door.
"I'm really sorry about today." he said again. Zoe looked up and smiled at him.
"It's okay. I had a great time. I'm glad you took me there I've never had so much fun in my life. Thank you." she said. She leaned up and gave him a hug. When the hug ended Haldir looked down at her. He cleared his throat.
"um... well I guess I'll see you tommorow." he said.
"yes.....well okay goodnight." she said. He turned and walked away. She watched him walk away, then closed the door. She leaned against the door, bit her lip and smiled......
