A/n. Mega apologies for taking so long with an update, and with a short one at that!
Little elf
Chapter thirty four
Solmath 3017
'I'm confused to the biggest extent. My god I snogged Haldir and I feel terrible! Don't get we wrong he's a great kisser, hell best kiss I've had, then again he has had thousands of years of experience!
But I was just saying how I didn't want to ruin our friendship. So really I've completely fucked up. But-'
"Elle?"
She did not look up "how did you find me?"
"I know you" was the simple reply
"Look." Elle looked up the curtain of hair falling back. "Yesterday."
Haldir softly covered her mouth "shh, let me speak. Yesterday was…it was great. But we are friends and as much as I love you as a friend, being a real meln is just, well…impossible. I would hate to-"
Elle wrenched his hand away and pulled him into a bone-crushing hug. "Thank the Valar! I wasn't looking forward to having to actually break your heart. That's always a problem." She grinned
"You are unscrupulous." Haldir said into her hair.
"And that's why you love me, as a friend." She added cheekily.
"Of course."
They let go of each other and Elle glanced around recognising to maids "Well I guess we've broken up now. Though we wee never really meln, just faking it. But we haven't really thought of how we're going to tell them have we?"
Haldir frowned slightly confused "What-"
Elle stepped on his foot sharply nodding slightly at the maids who had stopped their twittering, trying to look at them inconspicuously.
"Oh yes. It was all a lie. We were never really meln." He said falsely, his voice devoid of emotion
'You're a great actor, you know that'
She glanced to the left slightly to see the two elf maidens walking away hurriedly.
"Our work here is done. I believe I have to go and tell Mithglin now, before he hears it through kitchen gossip."
Haldir grinned, "What will he say?"
"I don't know, if you don't see me in the next week send out a search party."
"Only a week."
"Glad to see you care. Now I need to see Mithglin."
* * *
Elle walked up the spiral staircase, heading towards the houses of healing. "Elle!" turning Elle saw Mithglin running up the stairs three at a time, a box tucked under his arm.
"I was just looking for you." He announced
"And vice-versa." Elle replied earning a look.
"This is for you." He produced a mottled green box, a garland of leaves embossed on it.
"It's beautiful!" Elle breathed her finger tracing the patterns.
"Look inside it!" he persisted impatiently.
Elle unclipped the leaf shaped gold clasp to reveal rows of circles, four by four. Inside each circle was a different paint, each glittering brightly. A row of reds, yellows, greens and blues. "Oh it's fabulous! Thank you Mithglin. But you didn't have too, I could of bought my own."
"But I wanted too. Now I know they are not the same as the previous, but-"
"Oh it doesn't matter! I always wanted oil paints and these are so deep as well!" she hugged him.
"Now what did you want to talk to me about?" he asked letting go of her.
"Oh I thought you should know that Haldir and I have officially broken up. I thought you should know."
Mithglin grinned, "Oh how the he-elf's will rejoice." He said dryly
Elle whacked him "stop being sarcastic. Now I have to go inconspicuously spread it around. Now if you'll excuse me…" she kissed him on the cheek.
"See you later." Mithglin replied
"Stop stealing my phrases and be the prim and proper elf your father raised you to be." Mithglin merely grinned
Elle made her way to her flet where she took out a familiar dress, before putting on the matching bandana. She left the room quickly making a beeline to the kitchen. She slipped through the door and easily spotting Edwi talking to a young elf. "Edwi?" Elle asked walking up to her slowly.
Edwi turned confusion crossing her face "Lomiodien?" Elle nodded, looking at her meaningfully "have you finished cleaning Princess Ellette's room?"
"Yes."
The elf next to Edwi grinned, "have you heard about her and Haldir?" no one replied so she carried on "there are not together any more!"
Edwi glanced at Elle worriedly "Yes, I know." Elle replied, "The Princess was telling me. Apparently they were never together. They were teaching the gossipers of the wood a lesson. Apparently the gossipers assuming that they were together spurned them to pretend."
"I do not quite believe that." The she-elf said firmly "Haldir most probably broke up with her and she is taking it badly."
Elle bit back saying anything. "Now were are not here for idle gossip." Said Edwi sternly to the she-elf she was obviously more confident in the kitchen, being a high-ranking servant; as one of Lady Galadriels maidens.
"Yes Edwi." The she-elf smiled and rolled her eyes at Elle "well back to work."
She left leaving Edwi and Elle together "what are you doing here?" Edwi asked quietly
"Making sure that everyone knows about Haldir and myself."
"What happened?"
"We were never meln, just pretending to be."
"But I have seen you kissing in a way only meln would."
"That was for show."
"Not very Princess like."
"Who are you, my mother?" Elle asked grinning
"No, I am someone concerned for your welfare and reputation, and you will sully it acting in such a way!"
Ell was taken aback "What do you mean?"
"Frolicking around like that. You have not yet established yourself as an elf to be proud of, to be respected! Acting in such a way is the quickest way to lose your reputation and standing. They have to look up to because you are a Princess, but you should want them to respect you for being you. The person I have come to know and love." Edwi looked at earnestly "you do not have to take heed of what I say, but please do, as a friend."
Elle smiled "I will, but it is unfortunately my nature, I used to have my parents to keep me in place."
Edwi smiled "I cannot act as a mother to you, we are afterall the same age, but I can be a friend."
"Thank you."
Just then the doors of the kitchen opened, an all too familiar figure walking through the door. She-elves flocked to him asking him a barrage of questions. "Did you really break up with Princess Ellette?"
Haldir grinned boyishly "No, she broke up with me!"
There was a wave of shock throughout the room 'I'd be careful Haldir. You wouldn't want the Princess on your case' Elle muttered
Haldir frowned, looking around, his sharp elven sense hearing the foreign words. "Really?" eager she-elves burst.
"No, we were never meln. Just pretending, to teach you, idle gossipers a thing about assuming." And with that, he left.
A/n well as said previously sorry for the massive delay but I'm getting back into the school routine and it's got even more work then before! Anyway to reviews:
939597: I don't mid what alias you review under, though now that I know that your both the same person I'll remember. I found it quite odd that you (as 939597) hadn't reviewed it as usual.
KindCalypso: Did someone say lovebirds? Where? I can see none!
SSJ Girl: I really need to keep Mithglin as well, character interaction and all that! It was quite unexpected? Well was this?
I-c-faces-in-da-shadows: I hope your Internet is working now! Otherwise you'd of had to wait ages.
Mrs Ekeena Greenleaf: I'm really good at updating? I have found my self a patient reviewer, I must hold onto you me thinks.
Ciarolas: Nop, it's not becoming a romance. Would I do that? I do feel honoured, though it's not a romance (yet)
candy: Did you literally just sit there and wait cos falling asleep on a computer table isn't the nicest thing in the world.
Sokochan: Galadriel and Celeborn knowing about Elle and Haldir being meln? Well they knew yes, though that doesn't really matter, they're not too intrusive.
Hanya the bloody angel: Wine? Lol, someone noticed the wine. I suppose it could have been to do with the wine, though that was just something I flung into the chapter as I wrote it (just like the kitchen scene).
Serpent of light: Nop, don't run please! No more fluff! I still have a good author reputation? I'm feeling slightly worried. Do romance authors have a bad rep. Or is that just a bad rep. With reviews who don't like romance, preferring humour?
Hanya the bloody angel: (again) thinking about the kiss all day? I'm glad that it made such an impact! You wanted a boy? Pardon? You want them to have children?
BlackmageI2: Lol make a choice. I believe Elle has, though where Mithglin comes into this I don't know. Love triangle? There's a love triangle? Am I missing something?
is loves plurals: Thanks.
Wowsa 13 reviews from 12 people. Why thank you.
I have to say, would I really put Haldir and Elle together? Haldir was the first elf/person Elle saw in middle earth and I'm not one for the cliché of Mary sues. So maybe they will be together, maybe they won't. But if they ever are it would be built on the friendship they already have rather then them falling madly in love with each other as soon as they see someone (I'm not really a big fan, I think I'm slightly pessimistic, it doesn't happen in the real world)
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