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"You tried to seduce him." Frodo's mouth opened wide in surprise as he giggled.
"Legolas, haven't you heard of the term 'taking things slowly' in the past. I mean, did you honestly think that Haldir would be a victim of your charms. He doesn't seem a soft type to me."
"Frodo I was a different person back then. As I said before I was self assured, spoiled and I was a type of the person who would never get rejected. Haldir was the first one who had ever rejected me and that made me very angry."
"Please continue, Legolas. I want to hear about your next plans to get Haldir into your grasps. If you had any good ones, that is. Frodo jokingly laughed and Legolas joined him.
"Oh yes I had some plans. This is what happened......"
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Second Age
I woke up late that morning with a slight headache. Whoever said that elves cannot get sick or feel any aches, had been very wrong. Apparently too much dwarven ale can make even the healthiest among the beings ache. After Haldir had left my room last night, I drowned my rejection and the fury in a bottle of the dwarven ale. No wonder my head felt like it was going to explode any minute now.
I dressed myself and I went outside to get some air. The first thing I needed to do was to find Haldir and to apologize for my last nights behavior. I didn't know where to start looking for him but apparently the luck was on my side this day. I turned around and I saw the silver haired elf sitting bellow the tree, his eyes fixed on the sky above. I came to his side and I coughed a little, making my presence known to him.
He turned his head toward me and met my eyes.
"Oh, it's you, your highness. What do you want?"
He asked with a cold voice as he stood up and moved himself closer to me.
"I.... wanted to apologize for the last night. My intentions were not foul and I didn't mean to seduce you last night, by that kiss. I don't know what came over me, was it wine or perhaps something else, I don't know. Please accept my apology." I looked at him with apologetic expression on my face, and his features softened a bit.
But he still looked at me with a suspicious gaze as he tried to figure out what was behind my mask.
"I don't know if your apology is sincere, your highness. Perhaps I should give you a chance to justify yourself, and if that happens I just want for us to be friends. Nothing else. Unless of course, you don't want friendship with common Marchwarden, like myself." Haldir said with the soft voice as his eyes avoided mine.
"Of course, I will be your friend. And please call me Legolas. Haldir, you have my promise that I want press our relationship into something else."
"Good. Then I accept your apology with open heart. Would you like to join me in the little walk."
"Yes, I shall join you, if you don't mind. Where do you want to go."
"Well, I was hoping that you could show me your favorite places, here in Mirkwood. You see, this is my first visit to your lovely home."
"Sure, I will show you some of the places that I like. All right then. Follow me."
I walked beside him as I thought about what to show him first. We were moving in the slow pace, as we conversed about the differences between our homes. I decided that first thing I wanted to show him was the waterfall beside the lake, that was hidden couple of miles deep into the forest.
Of course this time I fetched the bow and the arrows from the practice area, and so did Haldir. We knew about the dangers that forest held and it was better to be prepared. It took us about an hour to come to the waterfall, and Haldir opened his mouth in amazement as he encountered the beauty of it. The rocks beside the waterfall looked so colorful and shiny, as if they were made from the rare diamonds. But it was not so. The rocks were plain, but the water that flew between them for centuries, made them rich with color and shine.
Haldir sat down on the nearest rock and I joined him.
"Legolas this place is so beautiful... What do you call this waterfall?"
"Oh...It doesn't have any name. Why, should I name it."
"I don't know. Maybe you should come up with some name, worthy of it's beauty." He looked at me with his soft shiny eyes as he said that, and I nearly melted. I know that this friendship thing won't be so easy. I was so attracted to him, like the bee to a flower, and I wanted to eat him like the sweet delicious honey.
I wanted to kiss him again but I stopped myself because I knew that I would chase him away. I looked at him as he admired the beauty of the waterfall and the rocks, but the only thing I admired at this time was him.
The water looked inviting and the wicked idea came to my mind.
"I am going swimming. Would you like to join me"
"Yes I shall join you"
I started to undress myself, and when I came to my leggings, Haldir's voice interfered.
"Ummmm...You don't mean to swim naked, do you?" I could see that his face reddened and he bit his lip as the nervousness covered his features.
"Yes, silly, I intend to. I always swim naked, anyway you don't have anything that I didn't see before. So stop acting like a shy maiden."
"All right I will do it, but only if you turn around." His face took a deeper shade of red and I turned myself as I entered the water. I went deeper and deeper through the lake, and I turned around to check on Haldir. Haldir was already behind me and I wondered when did he get in so fast. I also wondered why the other elf was so shy. We stood there in the deepness of the lake as Haldir ignored my gaze and turned his face towards the waterfall. I touched him by the shoulder and he smiled at me shyly. The words were not spoken between us, as we stood still and he finally met my eyes. I was dumbstruck and I couldn't breathe as the uncomfortable silence took us away. I never felt this feeling that came over me, except maybe last night when that kiss happened, and it scared me a lot. As I looked into his eyes I felt this strange connection to this being, but the only touch we shared now, was that one of my hand on his shoulder.
"I think that we should get out of the water, before we turn into the prunes. I will go first." I said as I managed to pull myself from his eyes. I was running away from that specific feeling because it was something I didn't want to feel right now. I quickly got to the shore and I dressed myself with the speed. I turned my back to Haldir, giving him some privacy and chance to get dressed properly, as I tried to collect my thought. What was that feeling, I felt back there with Haldir? That question tortured me again and again.
"So what is that next place you wanted to show me."
"Hmm.. What? Oh, that is surprise. You shall see." The Haldir's words pulled me from my musings and I gave him a small smile.
"Are you all right? Are you sure that you want to continue our walk."
"Yes, I am all right. No need to worry about me. I was just lost in my thoughts."
"Well, let us go then. The noon strikes two, and I missed my lunch. First we need to feed our stomachs before you show me that other special place of yours."
"Of course. I am a little hungry myself. We shall stop by the kitchens and see if they have some leftovers from the lunch."
As we went back my face held a winning smile, but I covered it every time Haldir looked at me. So plan B has already started and it was working perfectly well as I had imagined.
TBC...........
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"You tried to seduce him." Frodo's mouth opened wide in surprise as he giggled.
"Legolas, haven't you heard of the term 'taking things slowly' in the past. I mean, did you honestly think that Haldir would be a victim of your charms. He doesn't seem a soft type to me."
"Frodo I was a different person back then. As I said before I was self assured, spoiled and I was a type of the person who would never get rejected. Haldir was the first one who had ever rejected me and that made me very angry."
"Please continue, Legolas. I want to hear about your next plans to get Haldir into your grasps. If you had any good ones, that is. Frodo jokingly laughed and Legolas joined him.
"Oh yes I had some plans. This is what happened......"
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Second Age
I woke up late that morning with a slight headache. Whoever said that elves cannot get sick or feel any aches, had been very wrong. Apparently too much dwarven ale can make even the healthiest among the beings ache. After Haldir had left my room last night, I drowned my rejection and the fury in a bottle of the dwarven ale. No wonder my head felt like it was going to explode any minute now.
I dressed myself and I went outside to get some air. The first thing I needed to do was to find Haldir and to apologize for my last nights behavior. I didn't know where to start looking for him but apparently the luck was on my side this day. I turned around and I saw the silver haired elf sitting bellow the tree, his eyes fixed on the sky above. I came to his side and I coughed a little, making my presence known to him.
He turned his head toward me and met my eyes.
"Oh, it's you, your highness. What do you want?"
He asked with a cold voice as he stood up and moved himself closer to me.
"I.... wanted to apologize for the last night. My intentions were not foul and I didn't mean to seduce you last night, by that kiss. I don't know what came over me, was it wine or perhaps something else, I don't know. Please accept my apology." I looked at him with apologetic expression on my face, and his features softened a bit.
But he still looked at me with a suspicious gaze as he tried to figure out what was behind my mask.
"I don't know if your apology is sincere, your highness. Perhaps I should give you a chance to justify yourself, and if that happens I just want for us to be friends. Nothing else. Unless of course, you don't want friendship with common Marchwarden, like myself." Haldir said with the soft voice as his eyes avoided mine.
"Of course, I will be your friend. And please call me Legolas. Haldir, you have my promise that I want press our relationship into something else."
"Good. Then I accept your apology with open heart. Would you like to join me in the little walk."
"Yes, I shall join you, if you don't mind. Where do you want to go."
"Well, I was hoping that you could show me your favorite places, here in Mirkwood. You see, this is my first visit to your lovely home."
"Sure, I will show you some of the places that I like. All right then. Follow me."
I walked beside him as I thought about what to show him first. We were moving in the slow pace, as we conversed about the differences between our homes. I decided that first thing I wanted to show him was the waterfall beside the lake, that was hidden couple of miles deep into the forest.
Of course this time I fetched the bow and the arrows from the practice area, and so did Haldir. We knew about the dangers that forest held and it was better to be prepared. It took us about an hour to come to the waterfall, and Haldir opened his mouth in amazement as he encountered the beauty of it. The rocks beside the waterfall looked so colorful and shiny, as if they were made from the rare diamonds. But it was not so. The rocks were plain, but the water that flew between them for centuries, made them rich with color and shine.
Haldir sat down on the nearest rock and I joined him.
"Legolas this place is so beautiful... What do you call this waterfall?"
"Oh...It doesn't have any name. Why, should I name it."
"I don't know. Maybe you should come up with some name, worthy of it's beauty." He looked at me with his soft shiny eyes as he said that, and I nearly melted. I know that this friendship thing won't be so easy. I was so attracted to him, like the bee to a flower, and I wanted to eat him like the sweet delicious honey.
I wanted to kiss him again but I stopped myself because I knew that I would chase him away. I looked at him as he admired the beauty of the waterfall and the rocks, but the only thing I admired at this time was him.
The water looked inviting and the wicked idea came to my mind.
"I am going swimming. Would you like to join me"
"Yes I shall join you"
I started to undress myself, and when I came to my leggings, Haldir's voice interfered.
"Ummmm...You don't mean to swim naked, do you?" I could see that his face reddened and he bit his lip as the nervousness covered his features.
"Yes, silly, I intend to. I always swim naked, anyway you don't have anything that I didn't see before. So stop acting like a shy maiden."
"All right I will do it, but only if you turn around." His face took a deeper shade of red and I turned myself as I entered the water. I went deeper and deeper through the lake, and I turned around to check on Haldir. Haldir was already behind me and I wondered when did he get in so fast. I also wondered why the other elf was so shy. We stood there in the deepness of the lake as Haldir ignored my gaze and turned his face towards the waterfall. I touched him by the shoulder and he smiled at me shyly. The words were not spoken between us, as we stood still and he finally met my eyes. I was dumbstruck and I couldn't breathe as the uncomfortable silence took us away. I never felt this feeling that came over me, except maybe last night when that kiss happened, and it scared me a lot. As I looked into his eyes I felt this strange connection to this being, but the only touch we shared now, was that one of my hand on his shoulder.
"I think that we should get out of the water, before we turn into the prunes. I will go first." I said as I managed to pull myself from his eyes. I was running away from that specific feeling because it was something I didn't want to feel right now. I quickly got to the shore and I dressed myself with the speed. I turned my back to Haldir, giving him some privacy and chance to get dressed properly, as I tried to collect my thought. What was that feeling, I felt back there with Haldir? That question tortured me again and again.
"So what is that next place you wanted to show me."
"Hmm.. What? Oh, that is surprise. You shall see." The Haldir's words pulled me from my musings and I gave him a small smile.
"Are you all right? Are you sure that you want to continue our walk."
"Yes, I am all right. No need to worry about me. I was just lost in my thoughts."
"Well, let us go then. The noon strikes two, and I missed my lunch. First we need to feed our stomachs before you show me that other special place of yours."
"Of course. I am a little hungry myself. We shall stop by the kitchens and see if they have some leftovers from the lunch."
As we went back my face held a winning smile, but I covered it every time Haldir looked at me. So plan B has already started and it was working perfectly well as I had imagined.
TBC...........