A/N okey dokey!! This might not be up on the weekend, and if it isn't, I'm sorry. My grandparents are here and I'm expected to actually talk to them. And I didn't get to call Kevin this weekend!! *sniffs * anyway, I'll get on with writing.

Responses:

Radiion-hobbitwarrior- I'm glad you liked it! Hmmm, elves dancing like Christina and Brittany. NO!!! sorry, very very bad mental picture. Scary. Help!!! *hides under her computer *

Feanen- Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked her reaction.

TKF- Oh, but I did. Lol. Meleth is just weird, ok? Don't try to figure her out. She doesn't know how not to act, when she's nervous. Her room is white because I wanted it to be white. White, the color of innocence. Lol. That and there may be something tying into the white much later. The romance just did start suddenly. That's the way it's working. Ok? No? too bad. No one from school is in this story. And the rest, I'll guess you'll just have to wait to have them answered!!! Muah ha ha!!!!

Hex- You'll find one. Glad you liked and very glad you're back.

A/N okey dokey!! Here we go!!! Hold onto your hats! (ok, where did that come from?)

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Mattes broke off the kiss. "Meleth, we need to get ready. Then, we need to talk about how we got like this."

Meleth nodded and went back for one more kiss, but Mattes picked her up instead and took her into the bathroom. "Naughty naughty Meleth, we have to get ready," he reprimanded before walking out of the bathroom and into his room and his bathroom.

Meleth sat pouting on the floor for about 3 seconds until she saw all the colored bottles on the shelves. She quickly stripped and jumped into the pool-sized bath. The water was surprisingly warm, and Meleth guess it was because the water circulated through an underground hot spring.

She grabbed a blue bottle off a shelf and uncapped it. She took a deep whiff and smiled. Vanilla. Her favorite. How did they know? She slowly massaged the shampoo into her scalp, washing the dirt from her long stay outdoors off. She sighed happily as she slipped under the water to rinse the shampoo out.

She reached up to the second shelf and selected the blue bottle that matched the first blue bottle. She liberally applied the conditioner to her tangled hair. It felt so good to be back in clean water. She put her face in the water and blew bubbles. When she surfaced, she giggled. She was having so much fun just taking a bath. (A/N something Aragorn obviously doesn't get. Lol)

She grabbed the bar of soap that smelled like vanilla and worked up a thick lather (A/N ever actually read what it says on the box? I swear!). She slowly rubbed the dirt off her skin, wondering if Mattes was having as much fun as she was.

Mattes, in fact, was not. His bathroom was equipped with coconut shampoo and regular soap. That wasn't what was bothering him. In fact, that was his favorite combination.

Mattes was thinking about who had sabotaged him and Meleth. Not many people here knew they were in Rivendell. Of course, they would know at the ball, but that was later. He wondered why someone he didn't even know, and he knew Meleth didn't know, would do something so unfriendly. What had him and Meleth done to this mystery person? And how did they know where Meleth's room was?

The two got out of their baths and dried off. They put on the terrycloth robes and walked into their rooms, where they found a maid.

Mattes' maid showed him the clothes that she would alter to fit him, and left the room for him to get dressed. She came back in and started to hem the tunic and pants.

Meleth's maid had arrived with an armload of gowns.

"Miss Meleth, I've brought these gowns from Miss Arwen. She thought you would like them."

Meleth's mouth dropped open as she saw the beautiful gowns. They were nicer than anything she had ever seen before.

The maid spread the gowns out on the bed and picked up a sparkling blue one. "If it isn't too bold for me to say, miss, this one would catch many eyes," she said shyly.

Meleth snapped out of her reverie and looked strangely at the maid. She looked to be about Meleth's age. "You don't have to call me miss. I'm a commoner, I think. Well, not really, I guess, but I was brought up as one. I was hoping we could be friends. What is your name?"

"Anadriewen, but most people call me Drie."

"Very well, Drie. You like the blue dress?" Meleth waited for Drie's nod before continuing. "Then the blue one it is! Did you know my mother's name was Anadriewen?"

"Really? That is fascinating. Here, let me help you get into the gown, and I can make any alterations needed." Meleth slipped into the gown and both her and Drie gasped. The dress fit perfectly, as if it was made for her body. It hugged her curves and flared over her legs.

"Meleth, would you like me to do your hair?" Drie asked.

Meleth's eyes widened. "Oh! Would you? Thank you so much!"

Meleth sat down and Drie brushed her hair. She took the top half of it and wound it up on top of Meleth's hair with little curls hanging down the back.

Meleth put a little shimmer on her cheekbones and chest. There was a knock on the door and Drie went to open it.

Mattes was standing outside the door and his mouth fell open at the sight of his fiancé.

A/N hee hee. Aren't you just so mad at me? I love you too!! Review and I'll update faster!!