Sorry this chapter is so short and it took me so long to write, but we were
away most of the hols, and then there was school camp! Not to mention the
beginnings of my new story! 20 000 words WOO-HOOO! Good luck reading it and
I am really sorry that it's a bit melodramatic! Hope it's ok and please
review!
The hand left her shoulder as the figure turned to sit next to her on the bench; the moon reflected on his face, it was Riwel. El's tears twinkled in the starlight as they slid down her cheek. Riwel looked at her sympathetically, silently pleased at the fact that Legolas had the sensitivity of a stone wall.
"What are you doing here?" El said bitterly. Riwel sat silently for a while; El wondered if he was actually looking concerned, or pretending. Riwel's eyes danced from the stars to look at her.
"Well, this is where I normally sit in the evenings," he answered calmly. Oh sure, he was going to say, 'came to cheer you up because Legolas is such a jerk, and, I like you'. "Why are you here?" He said instead.
El flashed him an angry look, "As if you do not know already, or were you asleep?" Riwel smiled at her hasty comment. El wiped the tears from under eyes with the sleeve of her dress, but more replaced them. "I got lost," she added quietly. Riwel nodded.
"Thought you would."
El did not know how late it was, but she was thoroughly tired, maybe that was why she felt so weepy, she was exhausted. Seeing this he lifted his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him. El then rested her head against his warm shoulder and closed her eyes. Riwel stroked her hair then realized what he was doing, and stopped before he embarrassed himself.
"Legolas said you hated me," El said, remembering the conversation she had had with him previously.
"Well I do not, otherwise I would not have followed you here." El looked up at him and smiled.
"I thought you said you came here every evening?"
"Every evening I know you are going to be here," he replied and El laughed. What did Legolas mean when he said Riwel hated me? She yawned.
"I think you need to go to bed," Riwel said, he did too; he had nearly been up the whole night before talking with Thranduil and Iavas. Suddenly he froze, there were the sounds of quick footsteps echoing from the hallway they had just exited from. Legolas entered the garden.
"Hello my friend," said Riwel as casually as possible. Legolas' eyes narrowed at Riwel, and he took a step closer. Riwel smirked in reply. Legolas looked down at El, who was doing the best she could to ignore him. It was just like Riwel to advance on a lady when she was vulnerable. "Come to join us for a chat have you?"
"I would like a word with you Riwel."
"Oh how nice," he replied snidely. "Would you like me to make a time?" Legolas growled. "Now, if you please. Alone."
"Surely you can say it now, even if El is here?" Legolas leaned forward and pulled Riwel from his seat by his tunic. Riwel smiled and his eyes glinted in the darkness and suddenly they flashed electric blue.
El looked up at the pair staring at each other. Legolas looked furious, while Riwel still looked slightly amused. She jumped up and pushed Legolas away, her eyes were blazing red and her hair was back to its shining green.
"Leave him alone Legolas," she whispered, then she too smiled. "Leave us alone." Legolas stepped back in surprise. Did this mean she had actually considered liking Riwel? What had he done? Legolas turned slowly and walked back to the hallway; he had not expected that. He tried to ignore the lump that was now in his throat, all his emotions were swirling around his head, this was not supposed to happen to him! Riwel knew exactly what he was doing, and as far as he was concerned, he was winning.
El smiled to herself, as she watched Legolas leaving the room, she was almost feeling sorry for him. Almost.
Riwel slipped his hand into hers, and pulled her through the doorway, walking up the corridor. He now had what he had wanted for so many years. Legolas had taken her from him once; he was not going to take her from him again.
So is it all right? Please review to tell me. (Ps criticism is good, as long as it is constructive.)
The hand left her shoulder as the figure turned to sit next to her on the bench; the moon reflected on his face, it was Riwel. El's tears twinkled in the starlight as they slid down her cheek. Riwel looked at her sympathetically, silently pleased at the fact that Legolas had the sensitivity of a stone wall.
"What are you doing here?" El said bitterly. Riwel sat silently for a while; El wondered if he was actually looking concerned, or pretending. Riwel's eyes danced from the stars to look at her.
"Well, this is where I normally sit in the evenings," he answered calmly. Oh sure, he was going to say, 'came to cheer you up because Legolas is such a jerk, and, I like you'. "Why are you here?" He said instead.
El flashed him an angry look, "As if you do not know already, or were you asleep?" Riwel smiled at her hasty comment. El wiped the tears from under eyes with the sleeve of her dress, but more replaced them. "I got lost," she added quietly. Riwel nodded.
"Thought you would."
El did not know how late it was, but she was thoroughly tired, maybe that was why she felt so weepy, she was exhausted. Seeing this he lifted his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him. El then rested her head against his warm shoulder and closed her eyes. Riwel stroked her hair then realized what he was doing, and stopped before he embarrassed himself.
"Legolas said you hated me," El said, remembering the conversation she had had with him previously.
"Well I do not, otherwise I would not have followed you here." El looked up at him and smiled.
"I thought you said you came here every evening?"
"Every evening I know you are going to be here," he replied and El laughed. What did Legolas mean when he said Riwel hated me? She yawned.
"I think you need to go to bed," Riwel said, he did too; he had nearly been up the whole night before talking with Thranduil and Iavas. Suddenly he froze, there were the sounds of quick footsteps echoing from the hallway they had just exited from. Legolas entered the garden.
"Hello my friend," said Riwel as casually as possible. Legolas' eyes narrowed at Riwel, and he took a step closer. Riwel smirked in reply. Legolas looked down at El, who was doing the best she could to ignore him. It was just like Riwel to advance on a lady when she was vulnerable. "Come to join us for a chat have you?"
"I would like a word with you Riwel."
"Oh how nice," he replied snidely. "Would you like me to make a time?" Legolas growled. "Now, if you please. Alone."
"Surely you can say it now, even if El is here?" Legolas leaned forward and pulled Riwel from his seat by his tunic. Riwel smiled and his eyes glinted in the darkness and suddenly they flashed electric blue.
El looked up at the pair staring at each other. Legolas looked furious, while Riwel still looked slightly amused. She jumped up and pushed Legolas away, her eyes were blazing red and her hair was back to its shining green.
"Leave him alone Legolas," she whispered, then she too smiled. "Leave us alone." Legolas stepped back in surprise. Did this mean she had actually considered liking Riwel? What had he done? Legolas turned slowly and walked back to the hallway; he had not expected that. He tried to ignore the lump that was now in his throat, all his emotions were swirling around his head, this was not supposed to happen to him! Riwel knew exactly what he was doing, and as far as he was concerned, he was winning.
El smiled to herself, as she watched Legolas leaving the room, she was almost feeling sorry for him. Almost.
Riwel slipped his hand into hers, and pulled her through the doorway, walking up the corridor. He now had what he had wanted for so many years. Legolas had taken her from him once; he was not going to take her from him again.
So is it all right? Please review to tell me. (Ps criticism is good, as long as it is constructive.)