Chapter 2
Disclaimer.
Alrighty then. For any regular readers of mine, you know that I use an elvish dictionary from "The Gray Company." My apologies, for I failed to mention that in the prologue or chapter 1. The elvish will not be the same as real Sindarin, and since my computer is being retarded at the moment, I can't get this thing onto it that has a Sindarin dictionary on it. Sorry for any misunderstandings.
So if anyone knows a good place where I can get a dictionary with real Sindarin lemme know, ok! ^.^ Preferably something I can download or put into Microsoft Word, since the computer I write this on doesn't have the internet. Thanks.
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"Nira'lin wouldn't let just any man into her life, would she?" Arwen asked. Elladan and Elrohir shrugged. Their eyes turned to Legolas, who was pacing back and forth across his room.
"She's too naïve for her own good." Legolas mumbled to answer Arwen's question. "She hasn't been out of this palace and with other elves enough to be able to understand. She hasn't felt heart break, except for when Naneth died, but that's different. She's too open."
"But Legolas, there is such a thing as being too closed for one's own good." Arwen said. Legolas sighed and sat down on his bed beside Arwen and Elrohir.
"Should we tell your Ada?" Elladan asked. Legolas hung his head and covered his face with his hands.
"I don't know…" Legolas mumbled.
"Perhaps it was just a fling and he won't bother her anymore." Elrohir said hopefully. Legolas shrugged.
"Keep a close eye on him tomorrow." Legolas told his friends. They all nodded and said good night, and left Legolas's room.
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In the morning, Nira'lin was much more talkative than usual. The four friends exchanged glances and ate silently, which worried Thranduil and Elrond. Normally they decided what they would do for the day, or they were talking about how they would beat each other in some contest or another. When breakfast was over, Nira'lin wandered out quickly. The others followed her nonchalantly.
She was headed for the forest. It was decided that they would split up. Arwen and Legolas went one way and the twins went another way. So they slinked into the forest and followed her until she stopped in a clearing. They all climbed some nearby trees and listened. After a few minutes, Gilrean came out from behind some trees. Nira'lin smiled.
"Afternoon, fair lady." He said, bowing and kissing her hand. Legolas nearly gagged. He held his arm out to her and they started walking through the forest. The twins and Legolas and Arwen followed silently, climbed from one tree to the next. He told her fanciful tales about thing he did, but Legolas knew they were not true. They couldn't be. But Nira'lin didn't see that. She was so caught up in his good looks and charm that she missed anything that could be a lie. Legolas really wanted to go down and smack some sense into his sister, but not yet. Not while Gilrean was there.
They followed the two for nearly an hour. Finally, they turned and started going back. Just before they were to the edge of the forest, Gilrean stopped and turned to Nira'lin. Legolas and Arwen were in a tree that was almost right above them. Gilrean looked into Nira'lin eyes. "Don't think me too forward, Princess, but you are the most beautiful elf I have ever seen. I pray you will agree to see me again tomorrow?" He asked.
"Of course." Nira'lin replied in a dreamy voice. Gilrean smiled and pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her. He brushed his lips against her. She was started for a moment, but she smiled at him and kissed him back. At that point, Legolas was so angry that he lost his balance, thus tumbling out of the tree. Luckily, he landed in a bush, and they did not see him right away, but they heard him fall. Arwen almost cried out, but she covered her mouth just in time. She squinted through the trees, searching for him. Legolas quickly circled around the trees on his stomach, and climbed into another one, just as Gilrean and Nira'lin searched the place where he fell.
"Probably just an animal. Come along." He said, taking her hand and they left the forest. When they were sure they were gone, the twins and Arwen jumped out of the trees. Legolas was sitting on a branch in another tree.
"Are you alright?" Arwen asked him.
"I twisted my ankle when I fell." Legolas said. He didn't really want to risk jumping from the tree. Elladan and Elrohir locked their hands together and formed sort of a bed-like thing and told him to jump. He did, and they caught him, and slowly lowered him to the ground. Arwen quickly pulled off his boot. Sure enough, his ankle was red and swollen.
"I think it's sprained." Arwen said, looking it over.
"Why did you fall Legolas?" Elrohir asked. "Surely an elf does not just lose his balance."
"He kissed my sister." Legolas said. They all nodded.
"We better get him back before his ankle gets worse." Arwen said, and Elladan pulled Legolas onto his back and carried him to the palace.
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Elrond tightened the bandage on Legolas's ankle. Thranduil shook his head. "Tell me again, Legolas, how you did this?" he asked.
"We were climbing trees and I slipped." Legolas said, not making eye contact with his father, so Thranduil knew he was lying. But he didn't press the matter. Legolas seemed upset enough as it was.
Outside the door, Arwen and the twins were waiting. They heard footsteps not too far down the hall. Nira'lin's form appeared. "Why are you standing outside Legolas's door?" She asked.
"Legolas sprained his ankle and our Ada made us leave the room." Arwen explained to her. Her eyes were wide with concern.
"Is he alright?" She asked.
"Ada said he would be fine." Elladan said. He couldn't bear to look at her, after they had been spying on her and saw her with that guard. Elladan just had this feeling about him…
The door finally opened, and Elrond walked out, followed by Thranduil. The children rushed into the room. Elrohir closed the door behind them. They all looked at Legolas. He was lying on his bed, his foot propped up by many pillows. Nira'lin rushed up to him and threw her arms around his neck.
"Are you all right little brother?" She asked.
"I'm fine, Nira'lin." Legolas said, trying not to sound angry. "I slipped out a tree." Nira'lin leaned back, keeping her hands on his shoulders.
"My brother fell out of a tree?" She asked, completely surprised and unaware. Legolas nodded solemnly, making sure she didn't catch on to anything. She laughed and shook her head. "I'll come check on you later, so if you need anything, let me know." She said, kissed his forehead, and left the room. When the door was closed once more, his friends sat down on his bed.
"She's so sweet, but she doesn't understand." Elrohir said, shaking his head a little.
"I love my sister, and I won't let her get hurt." Legolas declared.
"Guys, what if Gilrean really does love her?" Arwen asked. They all looked at her. "What?! I mean, it's not so wrong to love another, is it?" She asked. She looked at the faces of her brothers and her friend. "I'm serious! Is it so wrong that he might be in love with Nira'lin, and that she really is in love with her?"
"He barely knows her." Elladan said.
"Love at first sight." Arwen said.
"I don't think so." Elrohir said. The three of them looked at Legolas, wondering where his opinion was. He was being quiet. The expression on his face was sad. His eyes were cast down, full of sadness, and a hint of tears. His entire body was hunched over.
"Legolas…" Elrohir said.
"Arwen, don't always trust love at first sight. Sometimes it's real, and sometimes it's not…" Legolas said, trailing off. Arwen had never heard the story before.
"You don't have to tell her Legolas." Elladan said. Legolas shook his head.
"It's alright." He said, but his eyes said different. "I met an elf-maiden many, many hundreds of years ago. I thought it was love at first sight. We spent all out time together, and I started not caring about the more important things in my life. I forgot about my lessons I had to do for my Ada, and I rarely ever talked to Nira'lin. I thought I had found the elf of my dreams. I thought about spending my entire life with her, until we crossed the sea. But it was never meant to be. I was looking for her one afternoon, and found her, in the arms of another elf. I wanted to get away, but she saw me, and she told me everything. About how she wasn't really in love with me, and she was really in love with the other elf. I asked her why then, did she spend so much time with me. And her reply was that she didn't want to make me feel bad. I ran from her, and I never saw her again. I heard she ran off with that other elf, and that she's living in Loríen. I was hurt after that, and I was in a state of depression. I saw less and less of my family, and I felt completely alone. I contemplated taking my life many times, but I was always too scared. That was around the time that my Naneth was killed. When she died, I saw Nira'lin and my Ada in the same state I was in, and I couldn't bear to cause them more hurt than they deserved. Nira'lin and I spent many long nights together, comforting each other. I confessed to her about what had happened with me, and how I wanted to take my life. She hugged me and told me that I should have come to her sooner, and that she wouldn't have told Ada. She would have helped me through whatever I was going though. It was then that I promised to keep her from ever having to feel what I felt when that other elf left me." Legolas's eyes were filled with tears by the time he finished his story. Arwen had tears falling down her pale cheeks, and the twins were sitting with their eyes cast down to the floor. When they saw that their friend was in tears, they moved up along side him on his bed. Arwen squeezed herself between Elladan and Legolas, and she put her arms around her friend. Legolas smiled at his friends and wiped the tears from his eyes.
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How sad. Sorry about it being one paragraph. Heh. Anywho, lemme know what you think. I decided to write the next chapter since people liked the other two. Thanks for reviewing!
Oh, and Legolas's story is loosely based on something that happened to me. It sucks, it really does. But uh, I'm assuming I won't find my "true love" for a while yet. So don't let your heart be broken even if it means being alone for a while! Believe me! You can have just as much fun with your friends than a boyfriend/girlfriend, maybe more. But that's just me. Don't fall for someone unless you know for sure this person was made for you!
Peace In~
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