A/N: Hi again, sorry it's taken so long but I've been super busy. Here's
the next chapter and I would like to thank all those who reviewed. Now I
would like to cripe about some of the people who reviewed. Lol. Honestly,
I've gotten so many that say the story is pretty good but Kairi is too
perfect. Okay look, she's not, you'll see later on but my goodness. I'm
writing this story, not you guys; don't just demand stuff all right? I'm
sick of it. It's my story, so if I wanted to I could put a cookie bush in
and they would munch off of it whenever they were hungry I could. I'm
trying; if all your going to do in your review is tell me to change my own
character don't review. Thank you so much however to all those who did
review nicely.
Disclaimer: If I really owned LOTR, do you really think that I'd spend my time writing fanfics? No. no. no.
Chapter Four
The next morning was the last day before the Fellowship was to start and Kairi refused to spend it was Arwen. "This is the last day, spend it with the man you love." She wouldn't hear it when Arwen protested only smiled. "I'll be fine! Go!" Gently she pushed her and Aragorn away from the breakfast table smiling softly.
The hobbits all tugged at her and tried to get her out the door pushing at her legs. "No, no, no," She protested clinging to the side of the door. Elrond smiled with Gandalf as she struggled to get past them telling them how she wished she could, but had to spend it with someone she loved.
Legolas got up from the table when four voices shouted instantly, "Don't spend the day with Legolas! You spent all yesterday with him!" The whole hall burst out laughing as she blushed furiously and swat at all of them.
"Oh you all are just awful!" She protested slipping free from their grasp and walking briskly to Elrond's side. He hugged her against him.
"I regret my dear to tell you I have to leave for the rest of the day, and cannot spend it with you." He told her with a very sad voice and she sniffed.
"Oh godfather," She cried and hugged him tight. "It's okay, think nothing of it." He hugged her tight when her arms started to fall.
"I'll be here tomorrow to send you off, I promise." With that he left the room leaving her to stare after him.
"My dear, don't you have close family to say good bye to?" Gandalf asked kindly and a look of grief washed over her lovely face. Her hand reached up to touch her mark then fell.
"No..." Legolas traded looks with Gimli, that wound... did her family bestow it upon her? "I... I think I'll go to my room and read, good bye Gandalf." Then without waiting for a reply she walked slowly from the room.
Instantly Legolas started after her when Gandalf's voice stopped him. "Legolas, stop. I wish to talk to you before you leave." Reluctantly he turned to him his whole body yelling for him to run and make sure Kairi was all right. "I'm afraid I forgot myself and spoke of Kairi's family. Elrond told me of how she received that mark, although he knows little of the exact situation. All he knows is that her father bestowed it."
Legolas had to stop his hands from balling into fists. "He struck his own daughter... he hit Kairi."
"Legolas," Gandalf warned, "I would not bring the subject up with Kairi, and for some reason Elrond says she still loves her father, all he could get out of her was that he was not himself. I fear he has fallen in league with Sauron."
"Kairi... her own father..." Legolas cracked his fingers on his left hand he had been holding them so tightly.
"Calm Legolas, you can go to her now, but don't speak a word of her family," Gandalf warned as he started out the room and headed for Kairi's room.
---------------------
Kairi sat near the balcony gazing sadly upon Rivendell, knowing this would be the last time she saw it from this place. Tomorrow they would start their journey and she would not have Arwen and Elrond to lean on for support. "I'll have Legolas." She said aloud to herself. It was true, they had grown incredibly close over the past few days but she wasn't sure if she could ever tell him about her family.
"I'd be too ashamed..." She sighed feeling the breeze go through her hair. "He would think badly of him..." Suddenly a knock came at her door and she turned surprised. Opening it she saw Legolas standing there trying to hide his anger. "Legolas, what's wrong, you look furious..."
He looked down at her and she noticed his eyes rested upon her cheek, or more accurately the mark. Her eyes widened, 'No... surely he couldn't have found out...' "Why... why are you staring like that?"
Her words seemed to snap him out of his trance and his eyes flew to her eyes. "That mark, you never got the chance to tell me how it came to be." He said calmly, and she instantly took a step back.
"There would be no point since you already know without my help." She said with anger in her voice and slammed the door in his face. He groaned inwardly and pounded on the door.
"Kairi! Open the door!" There was no response from within and he sighed resting his head on the door. "Kairi... you can't stay in there all night."
"Watch me!" She shouted stubbornly and he groaned out loud now. He knew she would, so he gave up and went back to his own room telling one of the guards to alert him as soon as she left her room.
----------------------
Kairi glanced left and right down the hallway and didn't see anyone. Triumphantly she continued down the hallway and into the hall where everyone gathered for meals. It was now dinnertime and she had to admit she was hungry. She'd managed to sneak in and take a seat next to Arwen and Sam.
Everyone was there except for Elrond and Legolas. When Arwen asked why Legolas was absent and commented that he'd probably miss dinner Kairi said, "Good, I hope he misses it." Low so only those sitting near would hear.
Arwen and Aragorn exchanged looks, obviously something had happened between the two. Before they could ask questions she stood. She'd realized instantly that she didn't feel like eating one bite and excused herself making way for the door when Legolas appeared, grabbed her arm and let her right back to the table.
Making her sit right next to him he grabbed her plate from across the table and placed it in front of her. "Eat." She gave him a glare that he returned full force and she began to eat. Aragorn grinned at Gimli and the hobbits. As soon as she finished she stood and so did he. Grasping her arm he smiled briefly at everyone then left, dragging her behind him. He led her all the way down the hall then stopped.
"Your room or mine?" He still hadn't let go of her and she rolled her eyes. "Fine then, mine." Tugging her along the hall he stopped at his door then opened it leading her in.
"Listen, Gandalf told me, I'm sorry." The room was quiet as he stood in front of her.
"It wasn't..." Her shoulders slumped and he brought his arms around her in a gentle hug.
"It's all right Kairi." She rested her head on his chest and drew in a deep breath when she pulled out of his grasp.
"T-thanks Legolas." Before he could speak again she had left leaving the door open.
Disclaimer: If I really owned LOTR, do you really think that I'd spend my time writing fanfics? No. no. no.
Chapter Four
The next morning was the last day before the Fellowship was to start and Kairi refused to spend it was Arwen. "This is the last day, spend it with the man you love." She wouldn't hear it when Arwen protested only smiled. "I'll be fine! Go!" Gently she pushed her and Aragorn away from the breakfast table smiling softly.
The hobbits all tugged at her and tried to get her out the door pushing at her legs. "No, no, no," She protested clinging to the side of the door. Elrond smiled with Gandalf as she struggled to get past them telling them how she wished she could, but had to spend it with someone she loved.
Legolas got up from the table when four voices shouted instantly, "Don't spend the day with Legolas! You spent all yesterday with him!" The whole hall burst out laughing as she blushed furiously and swat at all of them.
"Oh you all are just awful!" She protested slipping free from their grasp and walking briskly to Elrond's side. He hugged her against him.
"I regret my dear to tell you I have to leave for the rest of the day, and cannot spend it with you." He told her with a very sad voice and she sniffed.
"Oh godfather," She cried and hugged him tight. "It's okay, think nothing of it." He hugged her tight when her arms started to fall.
"I'll be here tomorrow to send you off, I promise." With that he left the room leaving her to stare after him.
"My dear, don't you have close family to say good bye to?" Gandalf asked kindly and a look of grief washed over her lovely face. Her hand reached up to touch her mark then fell.
"No..." Legolas traded looks with Gimli, that wound... did her family bestow it upon her? "I... I think I'll go to my room and read, good bye Gandalf." Then without waiting for a reply she walked slowly from the room.
Instantly Legolas started after her when Gandalf's voice stopped him. "Legolas, stop. I wish to talk to you before you leave." Reluctantly he turned to him his whole body yelling for him to run and make sure Kairi was all right. "I'm afraid I forgot myself and spoke of Kairi's family. Elrond told me of how she received that mark, although he knows little of the exact situation. All he knows is that her father bestowed it."
Legolas had to stop his hands from balling into fists. "He struck his own daughter... he hit Kairi."
"Legolas," Gandalf warned, "I would not bring the subject up with Kairi, and for some reason Elrond says she still loves her father, all he could get out of her was that he was not himself. I fear he has fallen in league with Sauron."
"Kairi... her own father..." Legolas cracked his fingers on his left hand he had been holding them so tightly.
"Calm Legolas, you can go to her now, but don't speak a word of her family," Gandalf warned as he started out the room and headed for Kairi's room.
---------------------
Kairi sat near the balcony gazing sadly upon Rivendell, knowing this would be the last time she saw it from this place. Tomorrow they would start their journey and she would not have Arwen and Elrond to lean on for support. "I'll have Legolas." She said aloud to herself. It was true, they had grown incredibly close over the past few days but she wasn't sure if she could ever tell him about her family.
"I'd be too ashamed..." She sighed feeling the breeze go through her hair. "He would think badly of him..." Suddenly a knock came at her door and she turned surprised. Opening it she saw Legolas standing there trying to hide his anger. "Legolas, what's wrong, you look furious..."
He looked down at her and she noticed his eyes rested upon her cheek, or more accurately the mark. Her eyes widened, 'No... surely he couldn't have found out...' "Why... why are you staring like that?"
Her words seemed to snap him out of his trance and his eyes flew to her eyes. "That mark, you never got the chance to tell me how it came to be." He said calmly, and she instantly took a step back.
"There would be no point since you already know without my help." She said with anger in her voice and slammed the door in his face. He groaned inwardly and pounded on the door.
"Kairi! Open the door!" There was no response from within and he sighed resting his head on the door. "Kairi... you can't stay in there all night."
"Watch me!" She shouted stubbornly and he groaned out loud now. He knew she would, so he gave up and went back to his own room telling one of the guards to alert him as soon as she left her room.
----------------------
Kairi glanced left and right down the hallway and didn't see anyone. Triumphantly she continued down the hallway and into the hall where everyone gathered for meals. It was now dinnertime and she had to admit she was hungry. She'd managed to sneak in and take a seat next to Arwen and Sam.
Everyone was there except for Elrond and Legolas. When Arwen asked why Legolas was absent and commented that he'd probably miss dinner Kairi said, "Good, I hope he misses it." Low so only those sitting near would hear.
Arwen and Aragorn exchanged looks, obviously something had happened between the two. Before they could ask questions she stood. She'd realized instantly that she didn't feel like eating one bite and excused herself making way for the door when Legolas appeared, grabbed her arm and let her right back to the table.
Making her sit right next to him he grabbed her plate from across the table and placed it in front of her. "Eat." She gave him a glare that he returned full force and she began to eat. Aragorn grinned at Gimli and the hobbits. As soon as she finished she stood and so did he. Grasping her arm he smiled briefly at everyone then left, dragging her behind him. He led her all the way down the hall then stopped.
"Your room or mine?" He still hadn't let go of her and she rolled her eyes. "Fine then, mine." Tugging her along the hall he stopped at his door then opened it leading her in.
"Listen, Gandalf told me, I'm sorry." The room was quiet as he stood in front of her.
"It wasn't..." Her shoulders slumped and he brought his arms around her in a gentle hug.
"It's all right Kairi." She rested her head on his chest and drew in a deep breath when she pulled out of his grasp.
"T-thanks Legolas." Before he could speak again she had left leaving the door open.
