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I'll start updating every week, it's my goal. Thanks you to all those who
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Disclaimer: If I really owned LOTR do you really think I'd spend my time writing fanfics? No. no. no
Chapter Three
The next morning Kairi woke to see sunlight streaming into her room and a gentle knock came at the door. "Kairi?" Legolas's voice questioned and her eyes widened.
"Be out in a minute!" She called changing out of her nightgown into light blue dress. Opening the door she saw him standing there patiently.
"Care to go for a walk with me?" He requested holding out his arm and she took it with a smile.
"I'd love to, thank you."
They walked all around Rivendell until it was almost dinnertime. They had been so engrossed in talking to each other they had completely forgotten all about the time. "Oh no! And we're supposed to be at the banquet to celebrate!" She cried.
"Don't worry, we'll get there and just be a little late, make a grand entrance." He assured her, tugging her gently in the direction of the hall where the banquet was to be held.
As it turns out Legolas was right about making a grand entrance, everyone was already seated when they arrived, Legolas holding onto her hand with both of them out of breath they made quite a sight. "Excuse us for being late my lord, it was my fault." He said bowing to Elrond who frowned while Arwen, who was sitting on his left side, beamed at him and sent Kairi a wink.
"Just sit down Legolas, Kairi, my sweet I saved your seat, right next to mine." She smiled and Legolas walked the length of the table with her and pulled out her chair for her then made haste to his own seat between Gimli and Aragorn. "Now, let the feast begin!"
Hungrily they all dug in while Arwen whispered across the table to her god sister, "Talk about a long date, you two missed lunch!" She threw her another wink taking a sip of her wine while Kairi rolled her eyes instead of making a retort. The rest of the dinner went smoothly and when it ended Arwen stood talking with Kairi.
"He's going to marry me, I'm sure of it." Arwen grinned at her friend who smiled in return.
"Poor guy, married to you for all of your lives!" Kairi laughed dodging the smack that Arwen tried to bestow upon her shoulder. "Hey, don't be mad at me just because he'll be miserable!" Now Arwen shrieked with laughter chasing her around the food table while the men watched on with amusement.
"You think it's funny Kairi, I'll make you marry someone you despise so the both of you will be miserable all of your lives!" Now they were both laughing so hard they could barely stand. "Oh I'll miss you so when your gone Kairi, I could just cry, leaving you to be with those insensitive men!" Now Arwen was hugging her tight and Kairi sighed.
"I promise I'll come back, I have to be the maid of honor at your wedding, don't I?" Now Arwen just hugged her tighter.
"Yes you do, wait a minute, oh were is that no good prince?" She muttered, looking for Legolas then calling him over. She reached up and grabbed a few locks of his hair and held them tight, bringing his face down to hers so they could see eye to eye. "Now you listen here elf, this is my best friend, if she doesn't come back I will make sure that you don't, you hear me?"
Kairi was laughing and put her hand on Arwen's arm. "Arwen! You'll tug out his hair!" Arwen gave him one more fierce look before letting go then beaming happily at Kairi.
"Let me go find that man of mine!" And with that she was gone leaving the two alone. Legolas rubbed at his head where she had tugged his hair.
"Ouch, she's got some grip on her." Legolas muttered and Kairi laughed and gently reached up and rubbed where Arwen had tugged.
"Oh, she's got the best interests at heart though, are you all right, that must have hurt." His eyes locked onto her own and he didn't notice when Boromir approached with a sly grin.
"Tell her no and you need to be comforted, by a kiss." Boromir mock whispered loud enough for the whole hall to hear and Legolas turned his eyes back to Kairi who was looking at him amused.
"Would that work?" He grinned and she slapped his head. "Ouch!"
"You'll get no love from me you deceiving elf!" She teased and he grabbed both of her hands.
"Oh no, after hitting me in that tender area I deserve one, don't I Boromir, Boromir?" He turned puzzled to see his friend making his way out of the hallway and shrugged then turned back to Kairi. "I don't need a second opinion."
"I don't think so," She tugged trying to free her hands but Legolas didn't let go.
"Well if your not going to play fair then neither am I." He swept her off her feet into his arms, "I think I'll just go drop you into the river." She shrieked in protest.
"Don't you dare Legolas! I will never forgive you!" She cried as the others looked to see her in such a vulnerable position and laughed.
"I don't think so Kairi, forever is a long time." He carried her out the doors to where a small but deep pool was. "Hm, this will do better than the river, what do you say, willing to give me that kiss?" Legolas teased but inside he hoped she'd agree, but then again, he thought with a grin, she'd look mighty pretty wet.
In his arms Kairi crossed her arms. "No, and if you drop me into the water Legolas-" She was cut short when he dropped her into the pool, and she went under then came back up.
He laughed at the look of surprise on her face and offered his hand. "Come on Kairi, let me help you out." She slowly smiled.
"No Legolas, let me help you in!" She tugged at his hand with all her might and Legolas fell in with her into the water. He breached the surface and shook his head to get the water off of his face.
"Why you! I ought to..." He moved closer to her in the water, as she backed up against the wall of the pool, fearful of what he might do. But all thoughts of revenge fled from his mind as he saw how lovely she looked with her hair pressed against her face. Legolas shook his head, getting those thoughts out of his mind.
Before he could speak the others had come outside to see the two in the pool and laughed so loudly they brought Elrond back to see his goddaughter and her guard in the pool, soaked to the bone. Arwen laughingly told him what happened and he raised his eyebrow.
"Legolas, get out of the water, Kairi hurry, you'll catch a cold." Then he swiftly turned on his feet and Legolas pulled himself out of the water then turned and lifted Kairi out of it and set her down on the ground. She began to wring out her dress, getting all the water out of it while Arwen, still laughing, wrung out her hair. Legolas simply shook himself sending water all over everyone else.
"It's near midnight Kairi, go to your room and get some sleep." Arwen scolded and Kairi nodded but rolled her eyes and started for the door when Legolas grasped onto her arm.
"I'll accompany you," She nodded and said good night to the hobbits then they started the walk back to her room.
"Ugh, thanks Legolas, I don't think I'll ever be dry again." She yawned and without a word he swept her off her feet and into his arms making a splotch noise as her body hit his chest and some water dripped off of him. "Legolas, you-"
"Your tired." He said simply carrying her the rest of the way to her door then set her gently down. "Sure you can make it the rest of the way or shall I accompany you to your bed?" His teasing smirk earned him a red cheek and a slammed door.
Disclaimer: If I really owned LOTR do you really think I'd spend my time writing fanfics? No. no. no
Chapter Three
The next morning Kairi woke to see sunlight streaming into her room and a gentle knock came at the door. "Kairi?" Legolas's voice questioned and her eyes widened.
"Be out in a minute!" She called changing out of her nightgown into light blue dress. Opening the door she saw him standing there patiently.
"Care to go for a walk with me?" He requested holding out his arm and she took it with a smile.
"I'd love to, thank you."
They walked all around Rivendell until it was almost dinnertime. They had been so engrossed in talking to each other they had completely forgotten all about the time. "Oh no! And we're supposed to be at the banquet to celebrate!" She cried.
"Don't worry, we'll get there and just be a little late, make a grand entrance." He assured her, tugging her gently in the direction of the hall where the banquet was to be held.
As it turns out Legolas was right about making a grand entrance, everyone was already seated when they arrived, Legolas holding onto her hand with both of them out of breath they made quite a sight. "Excuse us for being late my lord, it was my fault." He said bowing to Elrond who frowned while Arwen, who was sitting on his left side, beamed at him and sent Kairi a wink.
"Just sit down Legolas, Kairi, my sweet I saved your seat, right next to mine." She smiled and Legolas walked the length of the table with her and pulled out her chair for her then made haste to his own seat between Gimli and Aragorn. "Now, let the feast begin!"
Hungrily they all dug in while Arwen whispered across the table to her god sister, "Talk about a long date, you two missed lunch!" She threw her another wink taking a sip of her wine while Kairi rolled her eyes instead of making a retort. The rest of the dinner went smoothly and when it ended Arwen stood talking with Kairi.
"He's going to marry me, I'm sure of it." Arwen grinned at her friend who smiled in return.
"Poor guy, married to you for all of your lives!" Kairi laughed dodging the smack that Arwen tried to bestow upon her shoulder. "Hey, don't be mad at me just because he'll be miserable!" Now Arwen shrieked with laughter chasing her around the food table while the men watched on with amusement.
"You think it's funny Kairi, I'll make you marry someone you despise so the both of you will be miserable all of your lives!" Now they were both laughing so hard they could barely stand. "Oh I'll miss you so when your gone Kairi, I could just cry, leaving you to be with those insensitive men!" Now Arwen was hugging her tight and Kairi sighed.
"I promise I'll come back, I have to be the maid of honor at your wedding, don't I?" Now Arwen just hugged her tighter.
"Yes you do, wait a minute, oh were is that no good prince?" She muttered, looking for Legolas then calling him over. She reached up and grabbed a few locks of his hair and held them tight, bringing his face down to hers so they could see eye to eye. "Now you listen here elf, this is my best friend, if she doesn't come back I will make sure that you don't, you hear me?"
Kairi was laughing and put her hand on Arwen's arm. "Arwen! You'll tug out his hair!" Arwen gave him one more fierce look before letting go then beaming happily at Kairi.
"Let me go find that man of mine!" And with that she was gone leaving the two alone. Legolas rubbed at his head where she had tugged his hair.
"Ouch, she's got some grip on her." Legolas muttered and Kairi laughed and gently reached up and rubbed where Arwen had tugged.
"Oh, she's got the best interests at heart though, are you all right, that must have hurt." His eyes locked onto her own and he didn't notice when Boromir approached with a sly grin.
"Tell her no and you need to be comforted, by a kiss." Boromir mock whispered loud enough for the whole hall to hear and Legolas turned his eyes back to Kairi who was looking at him amused.
"Would that work?" He grinned and she slapped his head. "Ouch!"
"You'll get no love from me you deceiving elf!" She teased and he grabbed both of her hands.
"Oh no, after hitting me in that tender area I deserve one, don't I Boromir, Boromir?" He turned puzzled to see his friend making his way out of the hallway and shrugged then turned back to Kairi. "I don't need a second opinion."
"I don't think so," She tugged trying to free her hands but Legolas didn't let go.
"Well if your not going to play fair then neither am I." He swept her off her feet into his arms, "I think I'll just go drop you into the river." She shrieked in protest.
"Don't you dare Legolas! I will never forgive you!" She cried as the others looked to see her in such a vulnerable position and laughed.
"I don't think so Kairi, forever is a long time." He carried her out the doors to where a small but deep pool was. "Hm, this will do better than the river, what do you say, willing to give me that kiss?" Legolas teased but inside he hoped she'd agree, but then again, he thought with a grin, she'd look mighty pretty wet.
In his arms Kairi crossed her arms. "No, and if you drop me into the water Legolas-" She was cut short when he dropped her into the pool, and she went under then came back up.
He laughed at the look of surprise on her face and offered his hand. "Come on Kairi, let me help you out." She slowly smiled.
"No Legolas, let me help you in!" She tugged at his hand with all her might and Legolas fell in with her into the water. He breached the surface and shook his head to get the water off of his face.
"Why you! I ought to..." He moved closer to her in the water, as she backed up against the wall of the pool, fearful of what he might do. But all thoughts of revenge fled from his mind as he saw how lovely she looked with her hair pressed against her face. Legolas shook his head, getting those thoughts out of his mind.
Before he could speak the others had come outside to see the two in the pool and laughed so loudly they brought Elrond back to see his goddaughter and her guard in the pool, soaked to the bone. Arwen laughingly told him what happened and he raised his eyebrow.
"Legolas, get out of the water, Kairi hurry, you'll catch a cold." Then he swiftly turned on his feet and Legolas pulled himself out of the water then turned and lifted Kairi out of it and set her down on the ground. She began to wring out her dress, getting all the water out of it while Arwen, still laughing, wrung out her hair. Legolas simply shook himself sending water all over everyone else.
"It's near midnight Kairi, go to your room and get some sleep." Arwen scolded and Kairi nodded but rolled her eyes and started for the door when Legolas grasped onto her arm.
"I'll accompany you," She nodded and said good night to the hobbits then they started the walk back to her room.
"Ugh, thanks Legolas, I don't think I'll ever be dry again." She yawned and without a word he swept her off her feet and into his arms making a splotch noise as her body hit his chest and some water dripped off of him. "Legolas, you-"
"Your tired." He said simply carrying her the rest of the way to her door then set her gently down. "Sure you can make it the rest of the way or shall I accompany you to your bed?" His teasing smirk earned him a red cheek and a slammed door.
