Chapter 10
Alright, I hope you guys made it hear safely whether you were coming from chapter 7 or chapter 9. I'm glad to see at least some of you made it, I can be so confusing at some times. The suspense will be relieved here, ohh, I love suspense. Anyway, I dedicate this chapter to many people, all related to the time I wrote this chapter. To: Rob and Amber, congrats on your engagement, you are a perfect couple (I was predicting that proposal for about 5 weeks) To: Sandy, cuz I love you. To: Spider and Duff in hopes that your relationship works out. To: Jennie who left a ribbon on my locker. To: Cori, who is incredibly stressed out right now, and To: whoever is still reading this incredibly long introduction. Now, for the feature presentation.
The two lovers jumped startled by the new voice in the room. They had thought they were alone. Arwen didn't even know that anyone knew about the flet. Although it would have been smart to move herself off of the now frozen man below her, out of shock she did not. They both looked towards the visitor and were shocked to see who it was.
"Estel, m'lady" He said to each of them nodding in turn. "Did I interrupt something."
"Not at all." Aragorn spoke and lifted Arwen off of him sitting her next to him.
"That is not how it would appear to me."
"Haldir, it was nothing, why did you intrude." Arwen spoke this time.
"I heard shrieks and was concerned for I was not aware that there was a flet in this part of the woods."
"It was supposed to be secret, but why were you even walking down this road?"
"Just a walk m'lady."
"I do not believe you. My father sent you." She grumbled and then stood up and smoothed her dresses roughly then tried to storm off. Aragorn grabbed her hand and spun her to face him
"Do not go, I will take responsibility for this."
She shook herself free of him. "This is not your fault. It is Ada fault. Why can he not just trust me to be alone for just one moment. I am no child. I do not need to be looked after." She then turned to Haldir. "Make sure Estel returns to his chambers unbothered by my father, and do not mention this to him, I will do such."
"Arwen, I wish to go with you." Aragorn spoke from back on the couch.
"No, I must handle this myself. If Ada does not trust me then I can't even imagine what he would think of you, just because you are a man. I will go on my own and will come to see you soon."
"As you wish." She stormed off past Haldir and out the house then down the long set of stairs. At the bottom she found herself surrounded by a mob of Elven men who had come with Haldir. They all bowed low but she was not welcoming of kind jesters. She borrowed one's horse and rode off down the path.
Back in the house Aragorn and Haldir spoke.
"Sir.."
"Do not confront me as Sir, I am Estel, your friend."
"Estel, I am truly sorry to interrupt."
"You were not interrupting anything Haldir, I promise you."
"You do understand that I must tell Lord Elrond about this."
"I do, but I ask that you give Arwen her chance to speak with him first. She deserves more respect that he gives her."
"I understand, but he is worried that you do not know all the laws of our people. Especially a certain law. Would you like me to explain?"
"No, Arwen and I were just speaking about this, and that is why nothing was interrupted. Because we were respecting the laws of your people."
"I understand, but I heard from her own mouth that she does not care what her father thinks. This is why Elrond is so protective."
"I don't completely understand, but I should be off to my chambers, I have to pack."
"Why are you packing sir, are you leaving us already."
"Elrond spoke to me that I would have to leave Rivendell if I could not control my behaviors around his daughter, and apparently I can not, so I will leave on my own accord before he head to ask me too."
"Why don't you wait around a while sir. What If he does not ask you to leave. How about this. Elrond will most likely inform me before he tells you that you will be leaving, so if and when I hear this, I will come alert you, so you can leave before he arrives, thus keeping your dignity, but not leaving before it is too soon."
"It sounds, like a good plan, I accept, but I shall still need to prepare to leave if needed." He got up and followed the same route Arwen did out of the flet. He reached the bottom and was handed the reigns of a horse and took them willingly. He then rode down the long path and back towards his chambers.
Arwen rode into the large House of Elrond and asked the first servant she could find where her father was.
"In the courtyard m'lady." She bowed low.
Arwen responded by clasping her hands together and saying, "Thank you." She then turned off towards the courtyard at a quickened speed. Her hair bouncing of her shoulders and her gown catching a swift breeze behind her. She walked out the larger door and stormed towards Elrond who was sitting on a bench reading.
"Why can't you trust me to be alone for just one moment!" She was shouting.
"Arwen," he was still calm, "It is not you that I don't trust, I am just worried about your relationship with Aragorn."
"Estel and I are friends. Like brother and sister. You and I both know there could be more, much more, but I understand that you wish for this "more" to wait, and so I respect that, as does Estel. We will wait Ada, we are waiting, against our own desires, to satisfy yours. Why can you not see that I would never betray you."
"It is hard to understand the feeling of others, but even more difficult to understand those of yourself. I am just not comfortable with that fact that you and Aragorn spend so much time together, alone, unsupervised."
"You left us to dance, obviously that wasn't just a friendship."
"I know, I want to gift you with privledges along such lines, but when you were missing for the next 3 hours, one begins to worry. I am your father, I want what is best for you."
"I know what is best for me, why can you not."
"I raised you Arwen, we will always have or different views on such topics."
"Ada, all I ask is that you allow Estel and I to spend whatever time we like alone, and that you understand that I respect your whished above all others."
"I understand this Arwen."
"Thank you." She spun absentmindedly not sure where to go next and ended up placing herself on the bench next to Elrond.
Alright, this set up for several different options of plot lines. I'm not sure which one to take. I am going to take about a 2 month break to co-write a parody with QueenArwen, make sure you go read it, and I'll get back to this as soon as possible. Please review, it will be more encouragement to start sooner.
Alright, I hope you guys made it hear safely whether you were coming from chapter 7 or chapter 9. I'm glad to see at least some of you made it, I can be so confusing at some times. The suspense will be relieved here, ohh, I love suspense. Anyway, I dedicate this chapter to many people, all related to the time I wrote this chapter. To: Rob and Amber, congrats on your engagement, you are a perfect couple (I was predicting that proposal for about 5 weeks) To: Sandy, cuz I love you. To: Spider and Duff in hopes that your relationship works out. To: Jennie who left a ribbon on my locker. To: Cori, who is incredibly stressed out right now, and To: whoever is still reading this incredibly long introduction. Now, for the feature presentation.
The two lovers jumped startled by the new voice in the room. They had thought they were alone. Arwen didn't even know that anyone knew about the flet. Although it would have been smart to move herself off of the now frozen man below her, out of shock she did not. They both looked towards the visitor and were shocked to see who it was.
"Estel, m'lady" He said to each of them nodding in turn. "Did I interrupt something."
"Not at all." Aragorn spoke and lifted Arwen off of him sitting her next to him.
"That is not how it would appear to me."
"Haldir, it was nothing, why did you intrude." Arwen spoke this time.
"I heard shrieks and was concerned for I was not aware that there was a flet in this part of the woods."
"It was supposed to be secret, but why were you even walking down this road?"
"Just a walk m'lady."
"I do not believe you. My father sent you." She grumbled and then stood up and smoothed her dresses roughly then tried to storm off. Aragorn grabbed her hand and spun her to face him
"Do not go, I will take responsibility for this."
She shook herself free of him. "This is not your fault. It is Ada fault. Why can he not just trust me to be alone for just one moment. I am no child. I do not need to be looked after." She then turned to Haldir. "Make sure Estel returns to his chambers unbothered by my father, and do not mention this to him, I will do such."
"Arwen, I wish to go with you." Aragorn spoke from back on the couch.
"No, I must handle this myself. If Ada does not trust me then I can't even imagine what he would think of you, just because you are a man. I will go on my own and will come to see you soon."
"As you wish." She stormed off past Haldir and out the house then down the long set of stairs. At the bottom she found herself surrounded by a mob of Elven men who had come with Haldir. They all bowed low but she was not welcoming of kind jesters. She borrowed one's horse and rode off down the path.
Back in the house Aragorn and Haldir spoke.
"Sir.."
"Do not confront me as Sir, I am Estel, your friend."
"Estel, I am truly sorry to interrupt."
"You were not interrupting anything Haldir, I promise you."
"You do understand that I must tell Lord Elrond about this."
"I do, but I ask that you give Arwen her chance to speak with him first. She deserves more respect that he gives her."
"I understand, but he is worried that you do not know all the laws of our people. Especially a certain law. Would you like me to explain?"
"No, Arwen and I were just speaking about this, and that is why nothing was interrupted. Because we were respecting the laws of your people."
"I understand, but I heard from her own mouth that she does not care what her father thinks. This is why Elrond is so protective."
"I don't completely understand, but I should be off to my chambers, I have to pack."
"Why are you packing sir, are you leaving us already."
"Elrond spoke to me that I would have to leave Rivendell if I could not control my behaviors around his daughter, and apparently I can not, so I will leave on my own accord before he head to ask me too."
"Why don't you wait around a while sir. What If he does not ask you to leave. How about this. Elrond will most likely inform me before he tells you that you will be leaving, so if and when I hear this, I will come alert you, so you can leave before he arrives, thus keeping your dignity, but not leaving before it is too soon."
"It sounds, like a good plan, I accept, but I shall still need to prepare to leave if needed." He got up and followed the same route Arwen did out of the flet. He reached the bottom and was handed the reigns of a horse and took them willingly. He then rode down the long path and back towards his chambers.
Arwen rode into the large House of Elrond and asked the first servant she could find where her father was.
"In the courtyard m'lady." She bowed low.
Arwen responded by clasping her hands together and saying, "Thank you." She then turned off towards the courtyard at a quickened speed. Her hair bouncing of her shoulders and her gown catching a swift breeze behind her. She walked out the larger door and stormed towards Elrond who was sitting on a bench reading.
"Why can't you trust me to be alone for just one moment!" She was shouting.
"Arwen," he was still calm, "It is not you that I don't trust, I am just worried about your relationship with Aragorn."
"Estel and I are friends. Like brother and sister. You and I both know there could be more, much more, but I understand that you wish for this "more" to wait, and so I respect that, as does Estel. We will wait Ada, we are waiting, against our own desires, to satisfy yours. Why can you not see that I would never betray you."
"It is hard to understand the feeling of others, but even more difficult to understand those of yourself. I am just not comfortable with that fact that you and Aragorn spend so much time together, alone, unsupervised."
"You left us to dance, obviously that wasn't just a friendship."
"I know, I want to gift you with privledges along such lines, but when you were missing for the next 3 hours, one begins to worry. I am your father, I want what is best for you."
"I know what is best for me, why can you not."
"I raised you Arwen, we will always have or different views on such topics."
"Ada, all I ask is that you allow Estel and I to spend whatever time we like alone, and that you understand that I respect your whished above all others."
"I understand this Arwen."
"Thank you." She spun absentmindedly not sure where to go next and ended up placing herself on the bench next to Elrond.
Alright, this set up for several different options of plot lines. I'm not sure which one to take. I am going to take about a 2 month break to co-write a parody with QueenArwen, make sure you go read it, and I'll get back to this as soon as possible. Please review, it will be more encouragement to start sooner.