Untold Love – Chapter 8
That night Aranel walked silently to Aragorn's bedroom. When she reached the door she pushed it ajar trying not to make a sound. A small beam of light cast a shadow onto the bed where Aragorn was sleeping peacefully. Aranel crept over to the bed and kneeled on the floor resting her arms and face on the mattress. There she fell asleep. In the early morning awoke finding herself in his bed and Aragorn gone. She sat straight up and was about to stand up when she heard, "Sleep well Princess?" asked Aragorn as he walked over to her. "Why did you come in here last night?"
"I was frightened and alone, I went to my brother's room but he has gone missing, and you were the only person left that I knew I could trust. I do not like being alone."
Aragorn walked over to the disheveled Elf and took her in his arms and said, "Now you shall never be alone."
Both held on to each other. Aranel placed her head in the hollow of his neck and breathed a sigh of relief. Aragorn leaned his neck onto her head and he could feel her satiny hair against his face. He kissed the top of her head and left the room.
Aragorn went to the Great Hall to think about what he was doing. "Legolas would never forgive me if I fell in love with his sister, he cares too much for her. What a fool I have been! I must tell Aranel that nothing must become of this...but I can not hurt her." He sat in his chair thinking of the surprise he had in the morning when he found the sleeping Elf on his floor.
He was awakened by the sudden shallow gasp. Aragorn opened his eyes reaching for his dagger, when the fog fell away from his eyes he saw Aranel leaning against his bed her body shaking with tears running down her face. He slid out of his bed and crawled on the floor towards where the sleeping Princess was. He took her in his arms and sang to her, "I feel myself surrender each time I see your face. I am staggered by your beauty, your unassuming grace. And I feel my heart is turning..." He sang to Aranel until her nightmare was calmed. "I can't just leave her here on the floor." Aragorn said to himself. So he placed her in his bed and tucked the blanket in around her. "She is so beautiful and sad at the same time. It is as if she can't make up her mind." He thought looking at her smooth face. As if in a trance he brushed his finger upon her cheek. When she started to stir Aragorn walked over to the opposite side of the bed and made room for him. Aranel turned over in her sleep and Aragorn fell into deep sleep looking into her face.
"Aragorn?" said Aranel pulling him from his trance. "What happened last night? I do not understand."
"From what you told me you where scared and went to find your brother, but since Legolas is gone you came to me."
"I know that. I was wondering how I ended up in your bed."
"I put you there."
Aranel was very taken aback, "You put me there!"
"I did nothing, you were having a nightmare. You were shaking all over and sobbing. All I did was sooth your crying and then I couldn't just leave you on the floor. So I placed you in the bed with me." Aragorn stated.
Aranel quietly nodded her head in comprehension. Then a small smile played at her lips, she quickly turned on her heels and fluttered down the hallway.
That night Aranel walked silently to Aragorn's bedroom. When she reached the door she pushed it ajar trying not to make a sound. A small beam of light cast a shadow onto the bed where Aragorn was sleeping peacefully. Aranel crept over to the bed and kneeled on the floor resting her arms and face on the mattress. There she fell asleep. In the early morning awoke finding herself in his bed and Aragorn gone. She sat straight up and was about to stand up when she heard, "Sleep well Princess?" asked Aragorn as he walked over to her. "Why did you come in here last night?"
"I was frightened and alone, I went to my brother's room but he has gone missing, and you were the only person left that I knew I could trust. I do not like being alone."
Aragorn walked over to the disheveled Elf and took her in his arms and said, "Now you shall never be alone."
Both held on to each other. Aranel placed her head in the hollow of his neck and breathed a sigh of relief. Aragorn leaned his neck onto her head and he could feel her satiny hair against his face. He kissed the top of her head and left the room.
Aragorn went to the Great Hall to think about what he was doing. "Legolas would never forgive me if I fell in love with his sister, he cares too much for her. What a fool I have been! I must tell Aranel that nothing must become of this...but I can not hurt her." He sat in his chair thinking of the surprise he had in the morning when he found the sleeping Elf on his floor.
He was awakened by the sudden shallow gasp. Aragorn opened his eyes reaching for his dagger, when the fog fell away from his eyes he saw Aranel leaning against his bed her body shaking with tears running down her face. He slid out of his bed and crawled on the floor towards where the sleeping Princess was. He took her in his arms and sang to her, "I feel myself surrender each time I see your face. I am staggered by your beauty, your unassuming grace. And I feel my heart is turning..." He sang to Aranel until her nightmare was calmed. "I can't just leave her here on the floor." Aragorn said to himself. So he placed her in his bed and tucked the blanket in around her. "She is so beautiful and sad at the same time. It is as if she can't make up her mind." He thought looking at her smooth face. As if in a trance he brushed his finger upon her cheek. When she started to stir Aragorn walked over to the opposite side of the bed and made room for him. Aranel turned over in her sleep and Aragorn fell into deep sleep looking into her face.
"Aragorn?" said Aranel pulling him from his trance. "What happened last night? I do not understand."
"From what you told me you where scared and went to find your brother, but since Legolas is gone you came to me."
"I know that. I was wondering how I ended up in your bed."
"I put you there."
Aranel was very taken aback, "You put me there!"
"I did nothing, you were having a nightmare. You were shaking all over and sobbing. All I did was sooth your crying and then I couldn't just leave you on the floor. So I placed you in the bed with me." Aragorn stated.
Aranel quietly nodded her head in comprehension. Then a small smile played at her lips, she quickly turned on her heels and fluttered down the hallway.