Disclaimer: Like I said in the first chapter, I don't own anything of
Tolkien's.
Author's note: I'd like to say thanks to Daisy Princess for reviewing Ch. One and telling me my problems. I think I might start dedicating chapters to people who review. (Don't ask) Well, like I said beforehand, if you want to be in this, just send a profile. I'll fit ya in somewhere.
Chapter two: Archery and Hand combat
Kevaline awoke in the morning from the sun filtering in on her face. She moaned and turned on her side, opening her eyes slowly. When she saw she wasn't in her own room, she sat bolt upright. Then it hit her of the previous days events. She grabbed a new tunic and took the old one off.
Right at that moment, the door slammed open. Kevaline screamed as she saw a male elf standing in the doorway. The male elf blushed and then quickly started stuttering, "I-I a-am s-sorry. . ."
Kevaline threw a pillow at him, "Get out!" The male elf did as he was told, shutting the door. Kevaline quickly put on the new tunic and then put on a new pair of leggings. Her tunic was light blue. It was a little big on her, but she didn't mind. The leggings were dark green. She smiled at herself, not really caring if she matched or not. She then walked to the door and opened it, the male elf that had walked in on her jumping away. "You should have knocked!"
"I-I a-am s-sorry. . ." He started.
"Keehall, what are you doing?" Elrohir asked, walking up to the two of them.
"I was doing as you asked me to Lord Elrohir, I was getting Kev so you two could go get some breakfast and then go to the archery range. . ." Keehall stated shakily.
Elrohir laughed, "I guess I forgot to tell you Kev was a female." Kevaline blushed as Elrohir smiled, "So, you walked in on her when she was changing I bet!" Keehall nodded, blushing.
Kevaline was at a loss for words. Keehall saw this, "I'm sorry lady. . ."
Kevaline found words returning to her, "Don't call my Lady! Just Kevaline or Kev!" Keehall nodded, and Kevaline turned to Elrohir, "Lets go get that breakfast that you promised me!" She grabbed her bow, and the two of them headed to the dining hall.
On entering the dining hall, everything went quiet. Kevaline looked behind her to see of anyone was there, but no one was. The silence was because of her. Elrohir smiled at his brother as he sat down, "Elladan, would you like to join us this morning? We are going to the archery range to see how good Kev is with her bow."
Elladan laughed, "I'm sorry brother, but I am going to have to turn that offer down. It is my turn for border patrol."
Kevaline's face was one of a little kid's at a light show, "I don't know what to eat! There is so much stuff!" She grabbed a pastry and started eating it. She seemed very content with herself. She looked like she had just won a war one handed.
"Well it seems she is happy!" Elrond stated. He laughed as Kevaline took another pastry and ate it, "She seems to like those Elrohir. . ."
Elrohir smiled at her, "Kev, when you are ready to go, I am. . ."
"Done!" Kevaline smiled as she stood up. She grabbed Elrohir's hand, "Lets go!" She then pulled him out, laughter from Elrond, Elladan, and Glorfindel echoing them.
Elrohir smiled as they reached the archery range, "This is it Kev."
Kevaline smiled, "Good!" She spotted a barrel full of arrows and ran over to it. She grabbed one and studied it.
Elrohir stared at her, "What are you doing?"
Kevaline didn't look up from her inspection, "I'm testing the arrow. . ." She smiled, finally looking up, "Yup, this one is good!" She fit it to her bow, and the aimed for the target almost out of sight. "This is too easy!" She laughed as she let the arrow fly. It hit a perfect bull's eyes, "Your turn!"
Elrohir blinked, "Wow!" He then smiled, "You are good with that!"
Kevaline nodded, "Yup! Taught myself!"
"Your style is flawless!" Elrohir stated, grabbing an arrow from the barrel. He fit it to his bow, aimed it, and then let it fly. It hit right above Kevaline's, "Well, I think I know that you are good with that thing. You could defend yourself if need be."
Kevaline put her hands on her hips, "What was that supposed to mean?"
Elrohir shook his head, "Sorry, its just that father wasn't sure if you were capable to defend yourself."
Kevaline put her bow on her back, "Come on, let's go have some real fun! I want to fight someone!"
Elrohir smiled, "Alright, we just have to go back to the halls for a while until Elladan comes back."
Kevaline smiled, "That's who I'm fighting?" Elrohir simply nodded, and Kevaline's eyes lit up with excitement, "This is going to be fun!" She then asked him, "What about you? Will I ever get to fight you?"
"If you beat Elladan, then I'll let you fight me." Elrohir laughed, leading Kevaline back up to the halls. Kevaline nodded, and Elrohir laughed, "How do you have all this energy?"
"I'm not in school, so I have energy! I don't have to deal with Laken, I have energy! I had sugary pastries for breakfast, I have energy!" Kevaline laughed as she jumped up and down.
Kevaline bumped into Glorfindel as she was running around. He laughed, "My, you have . . ."
"Don't get her started Glorfindel," Elrohir laughed.
Kevaline smiled, "Elrohir, I was wondering. . . Do you have any books that you would let me read until Elladon gets back?"
Elrohir laughed, "Of course. I'm sure father wouldn't mind you reading. . ."
He stopped as Arwen came walking over to them. She smiled at Kevaline, "Good morning Kevaline. . ."
"Yup!" Kevaline laughed as she continued to run around. She smiled at Glorfindel, "Can you wrestle?" She then laughed, "Don't worry, just asking!"
Glorfindel nodded to Elrohir, "I'll go get a book for her to read, maybe that will calm her down. . ."
"A book, a book! I get to read a book!" Kevaline laughed.
Elrohir watched Glorfindel race off to his father's study. He then sighed, "I have to remember to keep her away from the pastries in the morning, maybe then she'll mellow out some."
Kevaline skidded to a halt as he said this, "Elrohir, I'll settle down." She then sat down on the floor, and started to examine her hand, "I wonder when I'll ever be a somebody."
Elrohir looked at Arwen who was just as puzzled as he was. She shook her head, "Sorry brother, this one is yours."
Elrohir sighed and sat down beside Kevaline, "Kev, you are a somebody, you are Kev."
Kevaline nodded, "Yeah, Kev the lonely. Kev, the girl that never wants a relationship. Kev the manly. Kev the not proper girl!"
Elrohir was surprised at her thoughts, "Kev, what is bothering you?"
Kevaline fought with herself on whether or not to answer him. She then sighed, "Well, I decided a long time ago that since I didn't have a father I didn't need a relationship. I never wanted to do anything with a male. . . Now I don't know. I have learned that I have a father, I just have to find him, and I'm starting to want to have a relationship."
Elrohir nodded, "I understand. . ."
"Elrohir!" He turned to see Elladan walking into the hallway. "Is Kevaline ready to have that fight?"
Kevaline jumped up from where she was, her seriousness gone, amusement replacing it, "You bet!"
Elrohir shook his head, not believing that she could jump from one emotion to the next without warning, "Well, lets go."
When they were out in a practice court, Kevaline started to stretch, "Elrohir, I hope you're ready to fight against me next!"
Elladan looked at his twin, "You told her that you would fight her after I fought her?"
"I told her I would fight her if she beat you, that was our deal. . ." Elrohir started, he then lowered his voice to a whisper, "You better beat her."
Elladan finished up his stretching, and looked at Kevaline to see her waiting for him, "Hope you're ready to be on your backside staring up at me 'Lord Elladan'!"
He smiled and nodded, "I'm saying the same thing to you 'Lady Kevaline'!"
Kevaline's face went red in anger. She lunged at Elladan, "Don't call me a lady!"
Elladan laughed as he dodged her attack and started to close in on her. He swung at her, only to connect with thin air. He had to admit that she was fast. Before he could do anything to stop her, Kevaline pulled his legs out from under him, laughing as Elladon slammed onto the ground. She put a foot on his throat, "You are too easy! That was. . ." She stopped as Elladan grabbed her foot and twisted it, causing Kevaline to spin and slam on the ground beside him.
"You were saying?" Elladan stated as he stood up.
Kevaline gasped for breath, "That was dirty!" She then spun to her right and jumped up. She smiled, "I'll give you a free chance. . . I'll let you hit me with everything you have."
Elladan wasted no time as he charged at the smiling Kevaline. He punched her squarely in the face and took a step back. Kevaline stood there, unfazed that he had hit her. Kevaline laughed at Elladan, and he was shocked, "But how?"
"Adam punches harder than that, and that's when he takes it easy on me!" Kevaline laughed. She winked at him, "You have no chance of winning against me. . . no, wait. . . I take that back. You could beat me if I tied myself up and concentrated on loosing!"
Elladan growled and charged at her. Kevaline thought quick, dodging to the left, but didn't realize that he was so fast. She ended up being punched hard in the eye. She stumbled, trying to think of what just happened, her eye all blurry. She heard Elladan laugh, "You are nothing without your sight!"
Elladan punched Kevaline in the other eye, causing Kevaline to fall to her knees. "You idiot! I don't need my eyes to hear you approach!" She reached out to her left and she heard Elladan curse himself as she grabbed his leg. She pulled rather forcefully on it and heard him slam to the ground, "Well, I think we can call this one a draw. We are getting nowhere on this!"
Elladan mumbled as he stood up, "Very well, it is a draw."
Kevaline let out a sigh of relief as Elrohir picked her up. Elrohir smiled at her, "Come on Kev, lets take you to father so he can patch you up." He shook his head at her struggling, "Those eyes are going to swell shut if you don't let father treat them. . ."
"I really don't care Elrohir, I'll deal with it!" Kevaline stated, pulling away from him. Everything around her was blurry, and she fell to her knees, "Alright, alright! Lets go see your father so he can have me seeing your wonderful face again!"
Elrond didn't even ask as he set to work on Kevaline. He shook his head, "I don't even want to know. . . Elladan came in earlier with bruises on his back."
Kevaline laughed as he finished, her sight returning to her, "It was a draw. I guess I don't get to fight you Elrohir. . ."
Elrohir shook his head, "I guess not." He then smiled, "It is about time for lunch, I think we should go clean up before then, though. . ." He then lead Kevaline to her room, nodding at her door, "I'll be back to pick you up and take you to the dining hall, considering everyone else barges in on you."
Kevaline smiled as she walked into her room, "Sounds good to me." She closed the door, and looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was a mess, and she had dirt all over her face. She laughed, "I should take a bath."
She walked over to another door in her room that Elrond had told her was a bathing chamber and went in. it seemed that someone had already predicted her, because the huge tub was full of hot water. She undressed and got in, sighing as the water refreshed her. She closed her eyes for what seemed to be only a couple of seconds.
Her eyes whipped open as she heard voices in her room. She recognized two of them, but the third she didn't know. The two voices she knew were Elrohir's beautiful voice and Elladan's commanding voice.
"She should be in here, I said I would come and get her for lunch. . ." Elrohir stated.
"Did it ever occur to you brother that she could have gotten bored and walked out of here to go exploring?" That was Elladan.
"No, she is here, I know it." The third voice stated, all three voices getting closer to the door to the bathing room. "Maybe she is in here?"
The door swung open, and Kevaline screamed and dived into the water. When she came up, only showing her head, she saw Elladan laughing, Elrohir blushing, and the third character was at whit's end. He was a human that had long black hair and grayish blue eyes.
"Kev, we are sorry. . ." Elrohir stated, blushing an even deeper shade of red.
"What is with everybody and barging into my room! Haven't you ever heard of knocking!" Kevaline yelled as she started to blush.
Elladan continued to laugh, "I just came to see if you had recovered from the punches I gave you earlier this morning!"
Kevaline got angry, "You think its funny! If I wasn't naked, I'd run over there and strangle you to death!"
"I think its funny because of how you're acting!" Elladan laughed.
"Well excuse me for never having a guy run in on me having a bath! It's a different thing for guys ya know!" Kevaline yelled, "Turn around or get out so I can dry off and get dressed!"
"Well, you were right Elrohir, she has a mind of her own!" The third one stated, chuckling as her walked out.
"I am very sorry Kev, I didn't think you would. . ." Elrohir started as he spun around and walked out of the room.
Elladan was the only one left, and he was just staring at her, "You are too much, even for me!"
Kevaline shot him a death glare, "Get out!" He spun around and walked out, leaving the room. The door closed behind him, and Kevaline then jumped out of the bath and grabbed a towel. She quickly dried off and then got dressed, still blushing. She walked out of the bathing area to see the three standing in her room, waiting for her. She glared at all of them, "Why the Hell did you come into my room!?"
"You wouldn't answer when I called your name for ten minutes, and I thought something had happened to you. So we came in to see if you were alright. . ." Elrohir stated.
Kevaline's anger melted away as Elrohir talked. She sighed as she put a hand through her wet hair, "Its alright, I'm unharmed. . ."
The third man whispered to Elladan, "Looks like Elrohir holds somewhere in her heart. . ."
Kevaline's face flushed a deep red, "I heard that!"
His eyes widened, "You must be. . ."
"She is half elf, Estel." Elladan laughed.
Elrohir ignored the two, "Come, Kev, let us go to lunch. I think father wants to talk to you."
Kevaline followed him out of her room, lost in her thoughts. Did Elrohir hold somewhere in her heart? Did she hold somewhere in his thoughts? Was she falling for him? Did she want to start a relationship with him? She shook her head, that was all nonsense, he wouldn't be thinking this.
Elrohir watched Kevaline out of the corner of his eye, watching as she slowed, shook her head, and then returned to her normal pace. He wondered if anything was wrong with her, mentally storing it in his head to ask her later. He smiled as they came to the dining hall. He walked over to his seat and sat down, watching as Kevaline stood where she was for a couple seconds, thinking about something. She then seemed to notice that she was at the dining room and walked over to her seat.
"Are you alright, Kevaline?" Elrond asked, looking at Elrohir's worried face.
Kevaline jolted out of her thoughts and put a fake smile on her face, "I'm alright." She turned to Glorfindel to see him staring at her in disbelief. She shook her head, "I'm fine, really, I am."
"You're not, I can tell," Glorfindel stated.
Kevaline looked at Elrohir for support, but saw that his face was one of worry, "What is with all of you? I am fine!"
Elladan burst out laughing, "This isn't from us walking in on you, is it?"
Kevaline blushed a deep red and looked down at her plate, "No, it doesn't have anything to do with you or Estel. . ." She quickly snapped her mouth shut.
Arwen got a devious smile on her face, "Who is it about?"
Kevaline shook her head, not opening her mouth. Elladan couldn't stop his laughter now, "Its about Elrohir, isn't it?"
Everybody in the dining hall looked at Kevaline. She squirmed under their gazes, and tried to glare at Elladan, but failed. Elrohir looked at her with puzzlement on his face.
Estel started laughing with Elladan, "It is! It deals with Elrohir!"
Kevaline quickly stood up and ran out of the dining room, her heart thudding up in her throat. She kept running, not knowing where she was going and not caring. She couldn't believe she was thinking about him, letting him get close to her.
Elrohir glared at his brother, "Elladan, that was uncalled for!"
"Brother, you are too blind to see that she is falling for you, and I think you are falling for her!" Elladon laughed as he and Estel looked at each other.
Elrond looked at Elrohir, "This must be hard for her. . ."
"She told me that she doesn't want a relationship! We are just friends!" Elrohir yelled, standing up. He started to walk out after her, but stopped as Glorfindel stopped him.
"Watch out for her. You seem to be close to her, and if she has run out into the woods, there is a chance that she could be attacked!" Glorfindel stated.
Elrohir nodded and ran out, desperate to find Kevaline. He found her sitting on a bench in one of the courtyards, her head in her hands. He sat down beside her, putting his hand on her shoulder. Her muscles tensed until he talked to her, "Kevaline, what is wrong?"
Kevaline looked up at him, tears accenting her face, "I don't know! I never felt like this at my home! I didn't want to have a relationship with anybody! I didn't act so unpredictable!"
Elrohir grabbed her in a hug, "Relax, it's alright, I'm here for you. . ."
Kevaline felt her heart start to race, and pushed him away from her. She breathed heavily, "Elrohir, what is wrong with me? I never felt this way. . ."
"I can help you," Kevaline turned to see Arwen standing there, smiling. "You won't get help from him or any male here."
"I don't need anybody's help!" Kevaline stated, quickly wiping the tears away from her face. Elrohir stared at her, and she winked at him, "Elrohir was just telling me what we are doing tomorrow. . ."
"'We'? it sounds like you two have something together," Arwen laughed.
Kevaline blushed, and Elrohir smiled, "Arwen, Kevaline is just saying that me, her, Elladan, and Estel are doing something together tomorrow. . ."
"Oh no brother, she is mine tomorrow. I am going to make her into a lady. . ." Arwen laughed.
Kevaline pulled Elrohir closer to her, her eyes pleading with him, "Please don't leave me to her! I don't want to be a lady! I like who I am!"
"I am sorry sister, but we have already made plans to go hunting tomorrow. I already got out of guard duty for it and there is no way I am giving this up!" Elrohir stated, looking into Arwen's eyes.
Arwen walked off, not pleased, but defeated. Kevaline sighed and hugged Elrohir, digging her face into his shoulder, "Thank you Elrohir, I owe you my life again. . ."
Elrohir smiled as he patted her back, "We really are going hunting tomorrow now. Arwen would suspect something if we didn't."
"Will your father let you off of guard duty?" Kevaline asked, taking a breath in. She smiled to herself. Elrohir smelled very nice.
Elrohir let out a chuckle, "Of course, since its for you. He won't second- guess me for doing this. Estel will love to go hunting, and Elladan will want to show off."
"What about you?" Kevaline asked as she looked up into his eyes.
Elrohir laughed, "I'll be there of course, I wouldn't leave you alone with those two." He looked around to see no one watching. He smirked to himself. He bent down and kissed Kevaline quickly. Kevaline's face was one of shock, and Elrohir laughed, "What is wrong Kev?"
Kevaline shook lightly, fighting the feeling of asking Elrohir to kiss her again. Her heart cried out for her to kiss him back, but her mind yelled for her to run. She stuttered, "El-Elrohir. . . Why d-did you d-do that?"
Elrohir smiled, "It is true, you haven't had a relationship!" He hugged her stronger, "You need to be taught about one."
Kevaline's heart finally won the argument that was raged inside of her, and she sighed, "Yes, please teach me. I have been so lonely."
~**~
Well, that's it. Hope you enjoyed it. Please review and tell me what you think. I just love Elrohir, don't you? Poor Kevaline, she hasn't had a relationship before. My God! She hasn't even kissed before!
Oh, well, she is my character after all. I guess its my fault she ended up like this. . . Enough of my rambling, just please review or face my wrath. I'll figure out where you live and do evil things to your house if you read this and don't review. . . Wait, what am I saying? Forget about it, if you don't want to review, then don't.
Author's note: I'd like to say thanks to Daisy Princess for reviewing Ch. One and telling me my problems. I think I might start dedicating chapters to people who review. (Don't ask) Well, like I said beforehand, if you want to be in this, just send a profile. I'll fit ya in somewhere.
Chapter two: Archery and Hand combat
Kevaline awoke in the morning from the sun filtering in on her face. She moaned and turned on her side, opening her eyes slowly. When she saw she wasn't in her own room, she sat bolt upright. Then it hit her of the previous days events. She grabbed a new tunic and took the old one off.
Right at that moment, the door slammed open. Kevaline screamed as she saw a male elf standing in the doorway. The male elf blushed and then quickly started stuttering, "I-I a-am s-sorry. . ."
Kevaline threw a pillow at him, "Get out!" The male elf did as he was told, shutting the door. Kevaline quickly put on the new tunic and then put on a new pair of leggings. Her tunic was light blue. It was a little big on her, but she didn't mind. The leggings were dark green. She smiled at herself, not really caring if she matched or not. She then walked to the door and opened it, the male elf that had walked in on her jumping away. "You should have knocked!"
"I-I a-am s-sorry. . ." He started.
"Keehall, what are you doing?" Elrohir asked, walking up to the two of them.
"I was doing as you asked me to Lord Elrohir, I was getting Kev so you two could go get some breakfast and then go to the archery range. . ." Keehall stated shakily.
Elrohir laughed, "I guess I forgot to tell you Kev was a female." Kevaline blushed as Elrohir smiled, "So, you walked in on her when she was changing I bet!" Keehall nodded, blushing.
Kevaline was at a loss for words. Keehall saw this, "I'm sorry lady. . ."
Kevaline found words returning to her, "Don't call my Lady! Just Kevaline or Kev!" Keehall nodded, and Kevaline turned to Elrohir, "Lets go get that breakfast that you promised me!" She grabbed her bow, and the two of them headed to the dining hall.
On entering the dining hall, everything went quiet. Kevaline looked behind her to see of anyone was there, but no one was. The silence was because of her. Elrohir smiled at his brother as he sat down, "Elladan, would you like to join us this morning? We are going to the archery range to see how good Kev is with her bow."
Elladan laughed, "I'm sorry brother, but I am going to have to turn that offer down. It is my turn for border patrol."
Kevaline's face was one of a little kid's at a light show, "I don't know what to eat! There is so much stuff!" She grabbed a pastry and started eating it. She seemed very content with herself. She looked like she had just won a war one handed.
"Well it seems she is happy!" Elrond stated. He laughed as Kevaline took another pastry and ate it, "She seems to like those Elrohir. . ."
Elrohir smiled at her, "Kev, when you are ready to go, I am. . ."
"Done!" Kevaline smiled as she stood up. She grabbed Elrohir's hand, "Lets go!" She then pulled him out, laughter from Elrond, Elladan, and Glorfindel echoing them.
Elrohir smiled as they reached the archery range, "This is it Kev."
Kevaline smiled, "Good!" She spotted a barrel full of arrows and ran over to it. She grabbed one and studied it.
Elrohir stared at her, "What are you doing?"
Kevaline didn't look up from her inspection, "I'm testing the arrow. . ." She smiled, finally looking up, "Yup, this one is good!" She fit it to her bow, and the aimed for the target almost out of sight. "This is too easy!" She laughed as she let the arrow fly. It hit a perfect bull's eyes, "Your turn!"
Elrohir blinked, "Wow!" He then smiled, "You are good with that!"
Kevaline nodded, "Yup! Taught myself!"
"Your style is flawless!" Elrohir stated, grabbing an arrow from the barrel. He fit it to his bow, aimed it, and then let it fly. It hit right above Kevaline's, "Well, I think I know that you are good with that thing. You could defend yourself if need be."
Kevaline put her hands on her hips, "What was that supposed to mean?"
Elrohir shook his head, "Sorry, its just that father wasn't sure if you were capable to defend yourself."
Kevaline put her bow on her back, "Come on, let's go have some real fun! I want to fight someone!"
Elrohir smiled, "Alright, we just have to go back to the halls for a while until Elladan comes back."
Kevaline smiled, "That's who I'm fighting?" Elrohir simply nodded, and Kevaline's eyes lit up with excitement, "This is going to be fun!" She then asked him, "What about you? Will I ever get to fight you?"
"If you beat Elladan, then I'll let you fight me." Elrohir laughed, leading Kevaline back up to the halls. Kevaline nodded, and Elrohir laughed, "How do you have all this energy?"
"I'm not in school, so I have energy! I don't have to deal with Laken, I have energy! I had sugary pastries for breakfast, I have energy!" Kevaline laughed as she jumped up and down.
Kevaline bumped into Glorfindel as she was running around. He laughed, "My, you have . . ."
"Don't get her started Glorfindel," Elrohir laughed.
Kevaline smiled, "Elrohir, I was wondering. . . Do you have any books that you would let me read until Elladon gets back?"
Elrohir laughed, "Of course. I'm sure father wouldn't mind you reading. . ."
He stopped as Arwen came walking over to them. She smiled at Kevaline, "Good morning Kevaline. . ."
"Yup!" Kevaline laughed as she continued to run around. She smiled at Glorfindel, "Can you wrestle?" She then laughed, "Don't worry, just asking!"
Glorfindel nodded to Elrohir, "I'll go get a book for her to read, maybe that will calm her down. . ."
"A book, a book! I get to read a book!" Kevaline laughed.
Elrohir watched Glorfindel race off to his father's study. He then sighed, "I have to remember to keep her away from the pastries in the morning, maybe then she'll mellow out some."
Kevaline skidded to a halt as he said this, "Elrohir, I'll settle down." She then sat down on the floor, and started to examine her hand, "I wonder when I'll ever be a somebody."
Elrohir looked at Arwen who was just as puzzled as he was. She shook her head, "Sorry brother, this one is yours."
Elrohir sighed and sat down beside Kevaline, "Kev, you are a somebody, you are Kev."
Kevaline nodded, "Yeah, Kev the lonely. Kev, the girl that never wants a relationship. Kev the manly. Kev the not proper girl!"
Elrohir was surprised at her thoughts, "Kev, what is bothering you?"
Kevaline fought with herself on whether or not to answer him. She then sighed, "Well, I decided a long time ago that since I didn't have a father I didn't need a relationship. I never wanted to do anything with a male. . . Now I don't know. I have learned that I have a father, I just have to find him, and I'm starting to want to have a relationship."
Elrohir nodded, "I understand. . ."
"Elrohir!" He turned to see Elladan walking into the hallway. "Is Kevaline ready to have that fight?"
Kevaline jumped up from where she was, her seriousness gone, amusement replacing it, "You bet!"
Elrohir shook his head, not believing that she could jump from one emotion to the next without warning, "Well, lets go."
When they were out in a practice court, Kevaline started to stretch, "Elrohir, I hope you're ready to fight against me next!"
Elladan looked at his twin, "You told her that you would fight her after I fought her?"
"I told her I would fight her if she beat you, that was our deal. . ." Elrohir started, he then lowered his voice to a whisper, "You better beat her."
Elladan finished up his stretching, and looked at Kevaline to see her waiting for him, "Hope you're ready to be on your backside staring up at me 'Lord Elladan'!"
He smiled and nodded, "I'm saying the same thing to you 'Lady Kevaline'!"
Kevaline's face went red in anger. She lunged at Elladan, "Don't call me a lady!"
Elladan laughed as he dodged her attack and started to close in on her. He swung at her, only to connect with thin air. He had to admit that she was fast. Before he could do anything to stop her, Kevaline pulled his legs out from under him, laughing as Elladon slammed onto the ground. She put a foot on his throat, "You are too easy! That was. . ." She stopped as Elladan grabbed her foot and twisted it, causing Kevaline to spin and slam on the ground beside him.
"You were saying?" Elladan stated as he stood up.
Kevaline gasped for breath, "That was dirty!" She then spun to her right and jumped up. She smiled, "I'll give you a free chance. . . I'll let you hit me with everything you have."
Elladan wasted no time as he charged at the smiling Kevaline. He punched her squarely in the face and took a step back. Kevaline stood there, unfazed that he had hit her. Kevaline laughed at Elladan, and he was shocked, "But how?"
"Adam punches harder than that, and that's when he takes it easy on me!" Kevaline laughed. She winked at him, "You have no chance of winning against me. . . no, wait. . . I take that back. You could beat me if I tied myself up and concentrated on loosing!"
Elladan growled and charged at her. Kevaline thought quick, dodging to the left, but didn't realize that he was so fast. She ended up being punched hard in the eye. She stumbled, trying to think of what just happened, her eye all blurry. She heard Elladan laugh, "You are nothing without your sight!"
Elladan punched Kevaline in the other eye, causing Kevaline to fall to her knees. "You idiot! I don't need my eyes to hear you approach!" She reached out to her left and she heard Elladan curse himself as she grabbed his leg. She pulled rather forcefully on it and heard him slam to the ground, "Well, I think we can call this one a draw. We are getting nowhere on this!"
Elladan mumbled as he stood up, "Very well, it is a draw."
Kevaline let out a sigh of relief as Elrohir picked her up. Elrohir smiled at her, "Come on Kev, lets take you to father so he can patch you up." He shook his head at her struggling, "Those eyes are going to swell shut if you don't let father treat them. . ."
"I really don't care Elrohir, I'll deal with it!" Kevaline stated, pulling away from him. Everything around her was blurry, and she fell to her knees, "Alright, alright! Lets go see your father so he can have me seeing your wonderful face again!"
Elrond didn't even ask as he set to work on Kevaline. He shook his head, "I don't even want to know. . . Elladan came in earlier with bruises on his back."
Kevaline laughed as he finished, her sight returning to her, "It was a draw. I guess I don't get to fight you Elrohir. . ."
Elrohir shook his head, "I guess not." He then smiled, "It is about time for lunch, I think we should go clean up before then, though. . ." He then lead Kevaline to her room, nodding at her door, "I'll be back to pick you up and take you to the dining hall, considering everyone else barges in on you."
Kevaline smiled as she walked into her room, "Sounds good to me." She closed the door, and looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was a mess, and she had dirt all over her face. She laughed, "I should take a bath."
She walked over to another door in her room that Elrond had told her was a bathing chamber and went in. it seemed that someone had already predicted her, because the huge tub was full of hot water. She undressed and got in, sighing as the water refreshed her. She closed her eyes for what seemed to be only a couple of seconds.
Her eyes whipped open as she heard voices in her room. She recognized two of them, but the third she didn't know. The two voices she knew were Elrohir's beautiful voice and Elladan's commanding voice.
"She should be in here, I said I would come and get her for lunch. . ." Elrohir stated.
"Did it ever occur to you brother that she could have gotten bored and walked out of here to go exploring?" That was Elladan.
"No, she is here, I know it." The third voice stated, all three voices getting closer to the door to the bathing room. "Maybe she is in here?"
The door swung open, and Kevaline screamed and dived into the water. When she came up, only showing her head, she saw Elladan laughing, Elrohir blushing, and the third character was at whit's end. He was a human that had long black hair and grayish blue eyes.
"Kev, we are sorry. . ." Elrohir stated, blushing an even deeper shade of red.
"What is with everybody and barging into my room! Haven't you ever heard of knocking!" Kevaline yelled as she started to blush.
Elladan continued to laugh, "I just came to see if you had recovered from the punches I gave you earlier this morning!"
Kevaline got angry, "You think its funny! If I wasn't naked, I'd run over there and strangle you to death!"
"I think its funny because of how you're acting!" Elladan laughed.
"Well excuse me for never having a guy run in on me having a bath! It's a different thing for guys ya know!" Kevaline yelled, "Turn around or get out so I can dry off and get dressed!"
"Well, you were right Elrohir, she has a mind of her own!" The third one stated, chuckling as her walked out.
"I am very sorry Kev, I didn't think you would. . ." Elrohir started as he spun around and walked out of the room.
Elladan was the only one left, and he was just staring at her, "You are too much, even for me!"
Kevaline shot him a death glare, "Get out!" He spun around and walked out, leaving the room. The door closed behind him, and Kevaline then jumped out of the bath and grabbed a towel. She quickly dried off and then got dressed, still blushing. She walked out of the bathing area to see the three standing in her room, waiting for her. She glared at all of them, "Why the Hell did you come into my room!?"
"You wouldn't answer when I called your name for ten minutes, and I thought something had happened to you. So we came in to see if you were alright. . ." Elrohir stated.
Kevaline's anger melted away as Elrohir talked. She sighed as she put a hand through her wet hair, "Its alright, I'm unharmed. . ."
The third man whispered to Elladan, "Looks like Elrohir holds somewhere in her heart. . ."
Kevaline's face flushed a deep red, "I heard that!"
His eyes widened, "You must be. . ."
"She is half elf, Estel." Elladan laughed.
Elrohir ignored the two, "Come, Kev, let us go to lunch. I think father wants to talk to you."
Kevaline followed him out of her room, lost in her thoughts. Did Elrohir hold somewhere in her heart? Did she hold somewhere in his thoughts? Was she falling for him? Did she want to start a relationship with him? She shook her head, that was all nonsense, he wouldn't be thinking this.
Elrohir watched Kevaline out of the corner of his eye, watching as she slowed, shook her head, and then returned to her normal pace. He wondered if anything was wrong with her, mentally storing it in his head to ask her later. He smiled as they came to the dining hall. He walked over to his seat and sat down, watching as Kevaline stood where she was for a couple seconds, thinking about something. She then seemed to notice that she was at the dining room and walked over to her seat.
"Are you alright, Kevaline?" Elrond asked, looking at Elrohir's worried face.
Kevaline jolted out of her thoughts and put a fake smile on her face, "I'm alright." She turned to Glorfindel to see him staring at her in disbelief. She shook her head, "I'm fine, really, I am."
"You're not, I can tell," Glorfindel stated.
Kevaline looked at Elrohir for support, but saw that his face was one of worry, "What is with all of you? I am fine!"
Elladan burst out laughing, "This isn't from us walking in on you, is it?"
Kevaline blushed a deep red and looked down at her plate, "No, it doesn't have anything to do with you or Estel. . ." She quickly snapped her mouth shut.
Arwen got a devious smile on her face, "Who is it about?"
Kevaline shook her head, not opening her mouth. Elladan couldn't stop his laughter now, "Its about Elrohir, isn't it?"
Everybody in the dining hall looked at Kevaline. She squirmed under their gazes, and tried to glare at Elladan, but failed. Elrohir looked at her with puzzlement on his face.
Estel started laughing with Elladan, "It is! It deals with Elrohir!"
Kevaline quickly stood up and ran out of the dining room, her heart thudding up in her throat. She kept running, not knowing where she was going and not caring. She couldn't believe she was thinking about him, letting him get close to her.
Elrohir glared at his brother, "Elladan, that was uncalled for!"
"Brother, you are too blind to see that she is falling for you, and I think you are falling for her!" Elladon laughed as he and Estel looked at each other.
Elrond looked at Elrohir, "This must be hard for her. . ."
"She told me that she doesn't want a relationship! We are just friends!" Elrohir yelled, standing up. He started to walk out after her, but stopped as Glorfindel stopped him.
"Watch out for her. You seem to be close to her, and if she has run out into the woods, there is a chance that she could be attacked!" Glorfindel stated.
Elrohir nodded and ran out, desperate to find Kevaline. He found her sitting on a bench in one of the courtyards, her head in her hands. He sat down beside her, putting his hand on her shoulder. Her muscles tensed until he talked to her, "Kevaline, what is wrong?"
Kevaline looked up at him, tears accenting her face, "I don't know! I never felt like this at my home! I didn't want to have a relationship with anybody! I didn't act so unpredictable!"
Elrohir grabbed her in a hug, "Relax, it's alright, I'm here for you. . ."
Kevaline felt her heart start to race, and pushed him away from her. She breathed heavily, "Elrohir, what is wrong with me? I never felt this way. . ."
"I can help you," Kevaline turned to see Arwen standing there, smiling. "You won't get help from him or any male here."
"I don't need anybody's help!" Kevaline stated, quickly wiping the tears away from her face. Elrohir stared at her, and she winked at him, "Elrohir was just telling me what we are doing tomorrow. . ."
"'We'? it sounds like you two have something together," Arwen laughed.
Kevaline blushed, and Elrohir smiled, "Arwen, Kevaline is just saying that me, her, Elladan, and Estel are doing something together tomorrow. . ."
"Oh no brother, she is mine tomorrow. I am going to make her into a lady. . ." Arwen laughed.
Kevaline pulled Elrohir closer to her, her eyes pleading with him, "Please don't leave me to her! I don't want to be a lady! I like who I am!"
"I am sorry sister, but we have already made plans to go hunting tomorrow. I already got out of guard duty for it and there is no way I am giving this up!" Elrohir stated, looking into Arwen's eyes.
Arwen walked off, not pleased, but defeated. Kevaline sighed and hugged Elrohir, digging her face into his shoulder, "Thank you Elrohir, I owe you my life again. . ."
Elrohir smiled as he patted her back, "We really are going hunting tomorrow now. Arwen would suspect something if we didn't."
"Will your father let you off of guard duty?" Kevaline asked, taking a breath in. She smiled to herself. Elrohir smelled very nice.
Elrohir let out a chuckle, "Of course, since its for you. He won't second- guess me for doing this. Estel will love to go hunting, and Elladan will want to show off."
"What about you?" Kevaline asked as she looked up into his eyes.
Elrohir laughed, "I'll be there of course, I wouldn't leave you alone with those two." He looked around to see no one watching. He smirked to himself. He bent down and kissed Kevaline quickly. Kevaline's face was one of shock, and Elrohir laughed, "What is wrong Kev?"
Kevaline shook lightly, fighting the feeling of asking Elrohir to kiss her again. Her heart cried out for her to kiss him back, but her mind yelled for her to run. She stuttered, "El-Elrohir. . . Why d-did you d-do that?"
Elrohir smiled, "It is true, you haven't had a relationship!" He hugged her stronger, "You need to be taught about one."
Kevaline's heart finally won the argument that was raged inside of her, and she sighed, "Yes, please teach me. I have been so lonely."
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Well, that's it. Hope you enjoyed it. Please review and tell me what you think. I just love Elrohir, don't you? Poor Kevaline, she hasn't had a relationship before. My God! She hasn't even kissed before!
Oh, well, she is my character after all. I guess its my fault she ended up like this. . . Enough of my rambling, just please review or face my wrath. I'll figure out where you live and do evil things to your house if you read this and don't review. . . Wait, what am I saying? Forget about it, if you don't want to review, then don't.