Chapter 8
-----Alright, the first 634 words of this are the same as the first 634 of chapter 6, but oh well, it helps to convey that they took place at the same time. I hope you like this one. I dedicate this chapter to Allison, Kaitlyn, and Marie, who are all so sweet and innocent, not like me. -----
She took his hand and led him out through the large doors and down a long pathway. He was not sure how long they had been walking, but noticed they were deep into the woods. There were no houses around this area, but it was very crowded with trees. Arwen spoke to him in a soft voice. "We had to get out of there. The servants would be back to clean soon. Father will come looking for me if I am missing, but he will not think to look for me here."
"Is it wise to be avoiding your father."
"I no longer care."
"But Arwen, your father spoke to me after you left me in the courtyard. He was watching and he knows about us. He told me that there were more important things in my life right now. Not that I believe that, but he told he if I could not control my feelings around you, then he would make me leave until it is time for my journey to start. This is what I least desire, so that is why I was not talking to you during the banquet."
"And then you got your pep talk?" A large grin swept across her face and her pale cheeks turned red as she nuzzled her head against his neck. He put his arm around her and they continued walking along the path. Finally they stopped at the base of a very large tree. "This tree was planted on the day of my birthday."
"Wow, its beautiful, just like my little Evenstar." Once again blush colored her pail face. "After our first meeting I too knew that I was in love and one day we would be together. When Ada told me you were King I secretly had a flet built in this tree, for you, maybe... for us?"
"Indeed." He smiled. "Would you like to show me around."
"I would." At that she climbed up the later posted to the trunk of the tree leading the way. Aragorn followed him.
"Wow, you expected me to be very fit." They had been climbing for a while now."
"I did, but I also did not want Ada to find it, he would disapprove, that is why I put it in this tree. The whole of Rivendell knows that this is my tree, and they are not to touch it, so the guard's will never find our flet. They rarely come down this path, there is a lookout flet, a ways down the path, but there is a quicker way then by this tree. It is secret here, nothing that happens here is ever found out unless it is told. I expect you to continue that."
"I will m'lady."
"Good." They finally came to the top of the ladder, and climbed into the flet.
"Wow, It's beautiful. Thank you."
"It is my pleasure. Here this way." She led him into a side room. "It is more like a small comfortable house. There is a small kitchen and three bedrooms."
"Three bedrooms? You really have our future planned out for us don't you my little one?"
"We could always have guests." She had a mischievous grin on her face.
"Uh huh." He went and looked into one of the bedrooms. "You are going to let your guests sleep in baby cribs. Ok."
The tips of her ears as well as her cheeks glowed red. "We'll see about that one, my love." He turned around and walked across the hall and to the doorway of a room with a large bed in it. She followed him. "Oh, and this must be our room." He turned around with a smile on his face to find his lips meeting hers. "Ohh, I see why you brought me here."
"Not really, Estel, I don't know about that yet."
"Oh."
"I still love you, I swear, don't worry about that, I just know that Ada would disapprove so very much."
"Of course, I understand. You do not need an excuse, I understand everything and follow your guide willingly."
"I'm so sorry, you know how much I want to."
"That is all I need to know. I don't even really need to know that. No matter what happens I love you no matter what."
"Alright." She leaned in over and put her head on his shoulder and began to cry."
"You are so teary-eyed fair one. Do not cry."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry. Come with me, we will comfort you." He led her back out the flet and all the way down the ladder.
She followed him down the ladder and he helped her land on the soft ground. She took his hand and they walked down the long path. They talked some, but not very much. They mostly just walked along and pointed out odd shaped flowers.
At one point in time Aragorn disappeared into the wood leaving Arwen alone on the path he snuck into the woods and out of her view. When he did not come back for several minutes she looked around and saw him nowhere then called out his name. "Estel. Come back Estel, where did you go." She spun in several more circles and then started to walk forward along the path again. Realizing that she was leaving Aragorn snuck out from behind the bush that was shadowing him. He followed her quietly making no noise, which was hard because her graceful step was soundless and he was wearing heavy boots. He got within two feet of her, and then one foot. He was now breathing down her neck.
On the next step he let his foot hit the ground harder making a crunching sound. She jumped when she heard the noise and spun around to find herself staring at the man who was holding a large, beautiful purple flower, that Arwen had never seen before.
"Where did that come from. I have never seen I flower so beautiful in my woods before."
"I went into the forest and spoke to the trees that I wanted a flower as beautiful as you."
"I am not worthy of this flower."
"I wish for you to have it. In remembrance of me."
"I have changed my mind."
-----Like I said, a romantic walk in the woods, nothing special, but, I'd still like it if you review, thanks. -----
-----Alright, the first 634 words of this are the same as the first 634 of chapter 6, but oh well, it helps to convey that they took place at the same time. I hope you like this one. I dedicate this chapter to Allison, Kaitlyn, and Marie, who are all so sweet and innocent, not like me. -----
She took his hand and led him out through the large doors and down a long pathway. He was not sure how long they had been walking, but noticed they were deep into the woods. There were no houses around this area, but it was very crowded with trees. Arwen spoke to him in a soft voice. "We had to get out of there. The servants would be back to clean soon. Father will come looking for me if I am missing, but he will not think to look for me here."
"Is it wise to be avoiding your father."
"I no longer care."
"But Arwen, your father spoke to me after you left me in the courtyard. He was watching and he knows about us. He told me that there were more important things in my life right now. Not that I believe that, but he told he if I could not control my feelings around you, then he would make me leave until it is time for my journey to start. This is what I least desire, so that is why I was not talking to you during the banquet."
"And then you got your pep talk?" A large grin swept across her face and her pale cheeks turned red as she nuzzled her head against his neck. He put his arm around her and they continued walking along the path. Finally they stopped at the base of a very large tree. "This tree was planted on the day of my birthday."
"Wow, its beautiful, just like my little Evenstar." Once again blush colored her pail face. "After our first meeting I too knew that I was in love and one day we would be together. When Ada told me you were King I secretly had a flet built in this tree, for you, maybe... for us?"
"Indeed." He smiled. "Would you like to show me around."
"I would." At that she climbed up the later posted to the trunk of the tree leading the way. Aragorn followed him.
"Wow, you expected me to be very fit." They had been climbing for a while now."
"I did, but I also did not want Ada to find it, he would disapprove, that is why I put it in this tree. The whole of Rivendell knows that this is my tree, and they are not to touch it, so the guard's will never find our flet. They rarely come down this path, there is a lookout flet, a ways down the path, but there is a quicker way then by this tree. It is secret here, nothing that happens here is ever found out unless it is told. I expect you to continue that."
"I will m'lady."
"Good." They finally came to the top of the ladder, and climbed into the flet.
"Wow, It's beautiful. Thank you."
"It is my pleasure. Here this way." She led him into a side room. "It is more like a small comfortable house. There is a small kitchen and three bedrooms."
"Three bedrooms? You really have our future planned out for us don't you my little one?"
"We could always have guests." She had a mischievous grin on her face.
"Uh huh." He went and looked into one of the bedrooms. "You are going to let your guests sleep in baby cribs. Ok."
The tips of her ears as well as her cheeks glowed red. "We'll see about that one, my love." He turned around and walked across the hall and to the doorway of a room with a large bed in it. She followed him. "Oh, and this must be our room." He turned around with a smile on his face to find his lips meeting hers. "Ohh, I see why you brought me here."
"Not really, Estel, I don't know about that yet."
"Oh."
"I still love you, I swear, don't worry about that, I just know that Ada would disapprove so very much."
"Of course, I understand. You do not need an excuse, I understand everything and follow your guide willingly."
"I'm so sorry, you know how much I want to."
"That is all I need to know. I don't even really need to know that. No matter what happens I love you no matter what."
"Alright." She leaned in over and put her head on his shoulder and began to cry."
"You are so teary-eyed fair one. Do not cry."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry. Come with me, we will comfort you." He led her back out the flet and all the way down the ladder.
She followed him down the ladder and he helped her land on the soft ground. She took his hand and they walked down the long path. They talked some, but not very much. They mostly just walked along and pointed out odd shaped flowers.
At one point in time Aragorn disappeared into the wood leaving Arwen alone on the path he snuck into the woods and out of her view. When he did not come back for several minutes she looked around and saw him nowhere then called out his name. "Estel. Come back Estel, where did you go." She spun in several more circles and then started to walk forward along the path again. Realizing that she was leaving Aragorn snuck out from behind the bush that was shadowing him. He followed her quietly making no noise, which was hard because her graceful step was soundless and he was wearing heavy boots. He got within two feet of her, and then one foot. He was now breathing down her neck.
On the next step he let his foot hit the ground harder making a crunching sound. She jumped when she heard the noise and spun around to find herself staring at the man who was holding a large, beautiful purple flower, that Arwen had never seen before.
"Where did that come from. I have never seen I flower so beautiful in my woods before."
"I went into the forest and spoke to the trees that I wanted a flower as beautiful as you."
"I am not worthy of this flower."
"I wish for you to have it. In remembrance of me."
"I have changed my mind."
-----Like I said, a romantic walk in the woods, nothing special, but, I'd still like it if you review, thanks. -----