Okay, now I own Lianna, Ganrin, Danrin, and Reuben
Chapter 2 – Beginnings
The next day, Lianna climbed wearily from her bed. Sleep had been hard to come by of late, and she took to napping in the gardens in the early afternoon. Quickly, she splashed her face with cool water and threw on a dark green tunic and her favorite long green skirt. After breakfasting merrily with her family (which consisted of a father, Danrin and two brothers Reuben and Ganrin) she snuck out her window, leaving her younger brother with her chores.
It was an altogether lovely day, the birds were chirping and there was a slight breeze to take the sharpness off the hot sun. Lianna was so intent on taking in such a lovely day, she did not notice where she was wandering. She sat on a stone bench, surrounded by flowers, near a flowing fountain. "What're you doing in my garden?" asked a female elf from behind her. Lianna whipped around to see Arwen standing with her arms folded, looking stern. But her look lifted as she saw it was only Lianna.
"I'm sorry, Arwen, I didn't realize I had wandered into your garden." "It's quite alright." Arwen sat beside her and suspiciously jumped into conversation, "Who is your escort for the Midsummer Feast?" She asked. Lianna feared she wasn't simply interested in her friend's life. Narrowing her eyes, she answered slowly, "I'm not going." Arwen pretended to be surprised, though Lianna saw right through her.
"Why not Lianna?" Lianna sighed heavily and rolled her eyes, "I have no money, no dress, and no escort." Arwen's eyes twinkled, "Well it seems to me I saw Legolas Greenleaf at Miss Tunya's dress shop today." "What does that have to do with anything?" "He wants to take you, I can feel it." Lianna scoffed. "Oh please. Legolas could go with any elleth in Rivendell." "Yes." Arwen leaned closer to Lianna, "But he wants to take YOU." "Thanks for the gossip Arwen." Lianna said as she stood.
Arwen was always up with the latest news in the social circles, and was Lianna's only link to the royalty's social lives, since Legolas wasn't real big on nosing around and picking up rumors. "Talk to you later." She waved goodbye and started for home. She felt bad about leaving poor Reuben with her chores as well as his own.
As she slid in her window, she sensed someone in her room with her. She glanced about and nearly yelped as she saw Legolas sitting in her chair. "Legolas! You nearly killed me!" "I came as quick as I could to ask you to accompany me to the Midsummer Feast, before any other elf could snatch you up." With a grateful smile, she said, "No one is snatching me."
At least he was trying. And succeeding a little, in making her feel better. "Well," Legolas said, casting his eyes to the floor for a moment, before returning his gaze to her emerald green eyes, "I hoped I would."
After a moment of silence and gazing into each other's eyes, he remembered something. "Oh yes," he said as he scooped up a stunning white dress from the chair, holding it out to her, "I picked this old thing up for you. If you wish to keep it, you may. And wear it, say, at the Midsummer Feast. But if not, I'll give it to someone else." He said the last part quickly and pulled the dress away from her. "No! No!" She stretched out her hands for the dress. Watching her face with a smile, he gave it to her.
With much gasping, she laid it on her bed, running her hands over the soft fabric. "Legolas you shouldn't have...it's too beautiful." She muttered. "Well, aren't you going to try it on?" The thought hadn't occurred to her, and she skipped joyfully to her changing room. After only a few moments, Legolas could hear gleeful squeals and some gasping coming through the door. "You alright in there?" He asked, chuckling. Lianna opened the door and stepped out. Now Legolas gasped.
He stood in front of her, mouth slightly ajar, running his eyes up and down her height. "What do you think?" She asked, hopeful. "You look absolutely...surprising!" Lianna's arms flopped to her side in disappointment. "Surprising? That's the best you could do?" Legolas laughed, "I'm sorry, but I've never seen you look so beautiful." "That's better." She smiled and floated around her room, waving her dress and spinning. Suddenly, she stopped.
"Where are my manners? Thank you Legolas Greenleaf for such a kind gift." "Twas my pleasure, milady. But is that all I get for thanks?" He raised a brow and opened his arms to her, and she gladly took the invitation. She wrapped her arms tightly about his neck and nuzzled her face into his neck. The feel of his strong arms about her waist gave her a curious sensation, but she took no heed of it. He smelled like the forest, and as she took it in, she thought how sweet it was just to be near him.
It always warmed her up to be in his arms, but this time was different. It was not like the nights they would sit listening to the elves sing, when she would shiver and he would hold her close to him. This time, though he also warmed her body, a flame sparked up inside her heart. She ran her fingers through the light-blonde hair that fell straight on his back, wondering what it could be. "Be careful, or you two will get stuck like that!" shouted a voice from her door. They released each other and turned to see her brother Reuben grinning mischievously in the doorway.
A/N.. R&R as always! ~Austin B.
Chapter 2 – Beginnings
The next day, Lianna climbed wearily from her bed. Sleep had been hard to come by of late, and she took to napping in the gardens in the early afternoon. Quickly, she splashed her face with cool water and threw on a dark green tunic and her favorite long green skirt. After breakfasting merrily with her family (which consisted of a father, Danrin and two brothers Reuben and Ganrin) she snuck out her window, leaving her younger brother with her chores.
It was an altogether lovely day, the birds were chirping and there was a slight breeze to take the sharpness off the hot sun. Lianna was so intent on taking in such a lovely day, she did not notice where she was wandering. She sat on a stone bench, surrounded by flowers, near a flowing fountain. "What're you doing in my garden?" asked a female elf from behind her. Lianna whipped around to see Arwen standing with her arms folded, looking stern. But her look lifted as she saw it was only Lianna.
"I'm sorry, Arwen, I didn't realize I had wandered into your garden." "It's quite alright." Arwen sat beside her and suspiciously jumped into conversation, "Who is your escort for the Midsummer Feast?" She asked. Lianna feared she wasn't simply interested in her friend's life. Narrowing her eyes, she answered slowly, "I'm not going." Arwen pretended to be surprised, though Lianna saw right through her.
"Why not Lianna?" Lianna sighed heavily and rolled her eyes, "I have no money, no dress, and no escort." Arwen's eyes twinkled, "Well it seems to me I saw Legolas Greenleaf at Miss Tunya's dress shop today." "What does that have to do with anything?" "He wants to take you, I can feel it." Lianna scoffed. "Oh please. Legolas could go with any elleth in Rivendell." "Yes." Arwen leaned closer to Lianna, "But he wants to take YOU." "Thanks for the gossip Arwen." Lianna said as she stood.
Arwen was always up with the latest news in the social circles, and was Lianna's only link to the royalty's social lives, since Legolas wasn't real big on nosing around and picking up rumors. "Talk to you later." She waved goodbye and started for home. She felt bad about leaving poor Reuben with her chores as well as his own.
As she slid in her window, she sensed someone in her room with her. She glanced about and nearly yelped as she saw Legolas sitting in her chair. "Legolas! You nearly killed me!" "I came as quick as I could to ask you to accompany me to the Midsummer Feast, before any other elf could snatch you up." With a grateful smile, she said, "No one is snatching me."
At least he was trying. And succeeding a little, in making her feel better. "Well," Legolas said, casting his eyes to the floor for a moment, before returning his gaze to her emerald green eyes, "I hoped I would."
After a moment of silence and gazing into each other's eyes, he remembered something. "Oh yes," he said as he scooped up a stunning white dress from the chair, holding it out to her, "I picked this old thing up for you. If you wish to keep it, you may. And wear it, say, at the Midsummer Feast. But if not, I'll give it to someone else." He said the last part quickly and pulled the dress away from her. "No! No!" She stretched out her hands for the dress. Watching her face with a smile, he gave it to her.
With much gasping, she laid it on her bed, running her hands over the soft fabric. "Legolas you shouldn't have...it's too beautiful." She muttered. "Well, aren't you going to try it on?" The thought hadn't occurred to her, and she skipped joyfully to her changing room. After only a few moments, Legolas could hear gleeful squeals and some gasping coming through the door. "You alright in there?" He asked, chuckling. Lianna opened the door and stepped out. Now Legolas gasped.
He stood in front of her, mouth slightly ajar, running his eyes up and down her height. "What do you think?" She asked, hopeful. "You look absolutely...surprising!" Lianna's arms flopped to her side in disappointment. "Surprising? That's the best you could do?" Legolas laughed, "I'm sorry, but I've never seen you look so beautiful." "That's better." She smiled and floated around her room, waving her dress and spinning. Suddenly, she stopped.
"Where are my manners? Thank you Legolas Greenleaf for such a kind gift." "Twas my pleasure, milady. But is that all I get for thanks?" He raised a brow and opened his arms to her, and she gladly took the invitation. She wrapped her arms tightly about his neck and nuzzled her face into his neck. The feel of his strong arms about her waist gave her a curious sensation, but she took no heed of it. He smelled like the forest, and as she took it in, she thought how sweet it was just to be near him.
It always warmed her up to be in his arms, but this time was different. It was not like the nights they would sit listening to the elves sing, when she would shiver and he would hold her close to him. This time, though he also warmed her body, a flame sparked up inside her heart. She ran her fingers through the light-blonde hair that fell straight on his back, wondering what it could be. "Be careful, or you two will get stuck like that!" shouted a voice from her door. They released each other and turned to see her brother Reuben grinning mischievously in the doorway.
A/N.. R&R as always! ~Austin B.