Chapter Two- Road Trip

While Pharazôn, Lily (newly arrived from Rivendell) and Ellomë (though not as shamelessly, what with Elrohir in the same room) stared at Legolas two weeks later, his good looks and wit enough to make a match light, Levanna stared wide open mouth and big green eyes. "You have got to be kidding."

"No, we leave at dawn tomorrow!"

"screaming We get to go to the Shire to see the Hobbits?! To see Frodo!?"

"Don't get too excited," He warned her in his usual fatherly tone. "We don't know if Frodo shall return to the Shire from the Havens for the wedding."

"Legolas, it's Merry's wedding, his cousin! Plus, it's also Olanéa's wedding, she's my cousin and he knows I'll kill him if he doesn't show."

"Point, but I still don't want for you to get excited." He left the room to finish packing, and Elrohir and Elladan followed after Elrohir pecked Ellomë's cheek. Pharazôn grinned.

"He is so gorgeous!"

Levanna grinned and explained to her niece. "Yeah, but he's so bossy, such a guy. He's more like a father than a well... Guy."

Her niece sighed. "Thanks for the warning, now go plan our wedding."

"Hey, lay off!" Lily glared at the younger woman.

"Now, now dears, play nice." Thursia chided while making a sphere float in midair. "Hey Ellie, wipe some of that blush of your face."

"Huh? I'm not wearing any."

"Oh, well then that boy does stuff for you 'cause you're red as litmus paper." Thursia set the ball down and began to zap Chrisíì's hair different colors as Ellie ran to the mirror, hands to her ferociously red cheeks.

Levanna sighed as a mild pitched cry sounded from the room down the fine stone hall of her father's home. She ran down it to fetch Eowni as her friends stayed behind, doing their own things. Currently, Mariemaia and Salvia were reading a fascinating editorial about a facial creme Levanna had invented in her healing days in Elrond's house that restored youth to the face, it was called (for no apparent reason) Oil of Olay. Pharazôn was admiring herself next to a panicking Ellomë in the mirror.

"Something's wrong, I've NEVER blushed like this at his kiss before!"

"Should I tie my hair back?"

Dalmar and Rihorle were sitting making googly eyes at each other, which often frightened poor Elrohir because the only difference between him and the replica was he had grey eyes and straight hair, as Rihorle had curly hair and pool blue eyes. He often thought he was walking in on himself cheating on Ellomë with Dalmar, and would slap himself until he remembered that he was standing there watching, and he would hurry off to spoil his wife.

Lily and Chrisíì were doing nothing much, occasionally slipping a word to each other they just sat in Levanna's window seat and well, stared out the window.

Thursia continually went around the room, enjoying her powers and delighting in each creature's reaction to them. She even made bunnies appear out of nowhere, causing Lily to stand shrieking Legolas' name, which drew the young Star Queen's attention momentarily, then she realized it was nothing and went back to looking at herself.

Levanna returned with her fussy son, whom she gave to Dalmar (who set the almost two year old on her lap and began to sing to him, causing him to smile up at her and all the other women to make 'ohmygawdthatwassocute,suchakodakmoment' noises. He cooed along and so his mother sat down and sighed. "I can't wait until tomorrow!" She delightedly tapped her feet to Rihorle's guitar playing, and Dalmar's voice, watching her son's reactions and thinking about Frodo.

Trumpets and other horns sounded and recognizing them, Ellomë, Levanna and Pharazôn ran to the window. "Aragorn!" Levanna and Ellomë cried in unison, but Levanna's niece frowned.

"How do you know? It could be any King of Man!"

Levanna shook her head. "Nay my little fiery one, I grew up to the sound of those horns, as did Ellie, your father has come!"

Ellie and Levanna raced each other down the many flights of stairs and right into Estel's arms, nearly knocking him over. He laughed richly at the immortal maidens antics. "Hello, hello. It's nice to see you too."

"Mae govannen Your Majesty!" Levanna said with a giggle. "What tidings have you?"

"None my old friend, I have come to join you and Legolas on your trip tomorrow!"

She raised a brow. "That so? Well Merry and Olanèa shall be glad!" The two women led him inside.

"Tell me, Levanna, where is my daughter? I have missed her dearly and have great news for her!"

"Aye Estel, I shall bring her to you. Ellie, take him to my father's hall so he may be welcomed some more! I shall fetch Pharazôn." she hurried off up the stairs and to her room. "Dearest niece, your father wishes to speak with you, come I shall take you to the court where he is, come!"

The young redhead hurried down with her and immediately upon seeing the handsome King with Omartrique she squealed with delight. "Father!"

"Ah! Pröngs, sil vaesh nid, etil iien?" He cooed in Elvish, sweeping his grown daughter up.

" I've been all right. But I've missed you!"

He smiled softly. "My joy, I have missed you so! And I have good news! We have caught and executed your bounty hunter! You can come home to Gondor!"

"When do we leave!?" She asked.

"Well, you leave tomorrow, but I must go with Levanna and Legolas for the Brandybuck wedding in the Shire."

"What, but, how will I get home?"

"Oh the men will take you, you can keep your mother company while I'm gone!" He frowned at her own sad face. "My pearl, you know I would bring you but Arwen has missed you so and besides, haven't you missed your brother and sisters?"

"Yes, of course." She said softly, dryly in a way. "Forgive me for being cross father, but what will they all do when I leave home? Shouldn't they start getting used to my being gone?"

"Well," he paused and laughed. "I suppose you are right, if you want you may come."

She smiled and leapt into another ferocious hug. "Thank you, father!"

They all set out the next morning, Eowni had caught something so he was ill, and fussy as Levanna carried him around, trying to soothe him. Dalmar took over, an enchantress with the little boy, singing him to sleep, Levanna often referred to her as his second mother, as Levanna never had been known for any type of singing habit.

Once asleep Pharazôn took him and carried him, giving her second cousin a break (this was their true relation, even though they referred to each other as niece and aunt). Aragorn walked next to her, legolas near him and the rest making conversation in the back. Thursia had managed to levitate herself from the ground, legs crossed, she reminded them off, what was the word? A Buddha!

A month and a half later they arrived in the Shire, and made board at The Green Dragon, Levanna immediately went off to see Pippin and Merry, while the others stayed there, and now they would meet Daisy.

Don't hate, I was listening to Love To Love Ya Baby (you know, the song Paula and Simon made out to on American Idol last year?) So it's all Donna Summer's fault!