A Nice Sight and a Forced Kiss
Once again Legolas, was not made to, but thought it necessary to sit guarding the bathing pool in case the maiden in question tried to make a run for it again. He could hear her splashing about as she dived under the water then came up again with a sharp intake of breath. He was sat on one of the benches on the flet and was so absorbed in thought that he didn't hear the approach of a visitor until they were right of him. He jumped and looked up to see an arrogant looking Haldir. Legolas frowned at the expression but then relaxed as he remembered that the March Warden always looked like that. The prince stood to greet the Lorien elf but he wasn't looking at him. "Is 'she' in there?" he asked, sounding like he was talking about a bug he wanted to stand on. "'She' is in there," Legolas said, imitating his expression just to annoy him. Haldir missed his mocking tone however and scowled at the curtains. "Did the Lady punish her for what she did in the forest?" he asked. Legolas raised an eyebrow and smiled. "No. Actually I think she was rather amused at the whole episode." Haldir's expression turned to a mix of surprise and annoyance. "Amused?!" he cried, and then realised to whom he was applying. He took a deep breath to calm himself. "She did not even threaten to throw her out of this forest if she tried it again?" Legolas shook his head, grinning. Oh how he loved to annoy the March Warden. Thank you Elimay! "And why are you looking so pleased about it?" Haldir asked suspiciously. Then he looked as if he had just had an epiphany. "You love her!" Legolas looked at him wide-eyed and his grin disappeared. Why did everyone think he loved the assassin? It was crazy! "I bloody don't!" he said, with great enthusiasm. Haldir raised an eyebrow and was just about to answer back when there was a strange gurgling noise from the pool. Both elves looked to the curtains curiously and heard it again. It sounded like Elimay was blowing bubbles in the water. Then she suddenly broke out in song, making the two elves smirk in amusement. There was much splashing and then the shadow of her pulling herself out of the water. Legolas gulped at the shape of her body that the silhouette gave away. He suddenly cleared his throat, realising that he had been staring and looked back at Haldir. He saw in annoyance that Haldir was still gawping. "March Warden!" Haldir snapped out of his daze and quickly turned to look back at the prince. "What?" "Why are you here?" "I came to speak with Elimay," he said. Legolas sensed that that might end in danger. "Do you think that's a good idea?" "I don't like to hold grudges," he said. Legolas almost laughed knowing that that was far from true. He had a suspicion that Haldir had come to say something different but his desire had changed his mind. "Well as you can see, she's busy," he said in annoyance. "Yes," he said, still looking at the silhouette against the curtain. Legolas was surprised that he couldn't hear his teeth grinding. "I will come and find her later." Another reason not to let Elimay out of his sight. Legolas watched the March Warden leave then allowed himself another glimpse at the curtain. She appeared to be pulling her newly washed tunic on over her head. Life is cruel, he thought.
Legolas could sense Haldir coming even before he saw him coming up the steps. A moment later, the March Warden stepped into the talan where the three of them sat. Legolas looked over at Elimay who was listening to Gimli explain about the art of axe fighting, and saw her look up as Haldir entered. The Lorien elf gave her a cautious smile and Legolas was relieved to see that she gave him a look of distaste back. "Lady Elimay, may I speak with you for a moment... alone?" Elimay narrowed her eyes at him and Legolas was tempted to hand her daggers back to her. "Umm, I suppose," she said, getting to her feet. Gimli looked slightly annoyed that Haldir had taken his attentive listener away. Her eyes drifted over Legolas as she walked over to follow the March Warden out of the talan.
Haldir led her down the steps to a flet out of earshot of Legolas and Gimli. There was a bench there and Haldir ushered her to sit down, and he sat beside her. "I want to apologise for my unwelcome greeting in the forest. I was wary of you then." Elimay gazed at him warily and felt slightly surprised at this sudden change in behaviour. She saw that he still had a bruise on his jaw from when she had kicked him. She forced a smile, not wanting a confrontation and hoping to make the talk as short as possible. "Thank you March Warden..." "Please call me Haldir." "Haldir. Your apology is accepted. But know this; if you offend me or do anything to anger me, you will regret it." The expression she got from this threat was pleasing. He looked taken aback and seemed to be struggling to keep his composure. She could not imagine why he was being so nice to her. He bowed his head. "Of course, I would not think of doing such a thing." Elimay smiled. "I'm glad. Well, now that we have that sorted out, I would like to get back to my conversation with Gimli." "Wait..." he said, as she stood. She felt his arm grab hers and he stood up close to her. She turned her head to look at him. "I... You are very beautiful my lady." Elimay raised an eyebrow and was beginning to see his reasons for being so nice. "Thank you," she said, dispassionately. "May I ask, are you and Legolas... you know?" Elimay let out a sharp laugh and looked at him scornfully. "I would kill him before I think about him in that way." It might have been her imagination but Haldir seemed to be getting closer by the second. "I am sorry that I assumed so then," he said.
Suddenly before she knew what was happening, Haldir had pulled her to him and pressed his lips against hers. Elimay was momentarily surprised. He was a handsome elf, not as much as Legolas, but desirable enough. That is apart from his arrogant personality. Her hate for this elf was enough to make her kill him, but she would not disrespect the Lady in any way. When she had gotten over the shock, she pushed against the Warden's chest, trying to break free from his grasp. A scream of hate escaped from her mouth, slightly muffled by the force that he was kissing her at. He was too strong for her though and she could not escape. She kept her mouth shut tightly not wanting him to go any further.
Then Haldir was pulled back quite abruptly and there was a cry of pain as he received a stinging punch from her saviour. Elimay struggled for breath and looked up to see Legolas standing over an embarrassed and angry Haldir. "Get out!" Legolas shouted at a force that almost shattered her eardrums. Haldir looked like he was thinking of retaliating but the look on the prince's face told him it wasn't a good idea. He hastily got to his feet and rushed out of the talan. "Urch!" Elimay said, scrubbing her mouth with the sleeve of her tunic. She looked over at the prince to see that he was seething with anger. "Calm down, calm down," she said, unable to keep an amused smile from her lips. "I should have told him he wasn't allowed to speak with you. I knew he would try something!" he said, his fists balled tightly at his sides. Elimay lifted his head up with her fingers under his chin. "Legolas. It's not as if he tried to kill me. But then come to think of it, if he had that would mean you would be safe." Legolas raised an eyebrow at her. "Come on," she said, taking his arm and pulling him back towards the talan where Gimli was. "Just forget about it. He's just an arrogant idiot anyway." Legolas chuckled; his anger eased slightly by her words, and let her lead him back.
"What happened?" Gimli asked, as they stepped back into the talan. He saw the angered expression on the prince's face and the amused and slightly tired expression on Elimay's and was instantly anxious to hear. "He made a pass at me," Elimay said, sitting down beside him again. Gimli's eyes widened in surprise and looked at the prince. "Who, Legolas?" Elimay snorted and shook her head. "Haldir." "Oh," Gimli smiled and hid a snigger. "And is the March Warden still alive?" Elimay laughed. "Unfortunately yes, though if Legolas had let me have my weapons he wouldn't be." She looked at the prince and saw he was still frowning, inwardly seething. "So does this mean you're going to give me them back?" He narrowed his eyes at her. "Thought not," she said. "But then that means you're going to have to teach me more hand on hand combat." Legolas raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth to protest. "To belt the March Warden over the head if he tries anything again," she assured him. This seemed to make him change his mind and nodded. "I suppose so then."
She sat listening to Gimli for a while and when he had finished his story about dwarven ale, got to her feet, stretching. She was just about to leave the talan to go for a walk when Legolas' voice stopped her. "Where do you think you're going?" She turned to give him a look of irritation and sighed. "To the toilet," she lied. She just wanted some time alone but if she had told him that he probably would think she was trying to escape again. "Is that okay with you or are you going to come and watch?" "Fine, go. But if you're not back in a few minutes I'm coming after you." Elimay resisted the urge to scream at him and just nodded. "Yes sir." She rolled her eyes and then left the talan, making off in the opposite direction of the rest room. She had forgotten what it was like just to have herself for company. Her head had been threatening to burst unless she didn't get some time alone.
She followed the stairs up the tree, not really caring where they led her, and just let her mind relax at the feeling of freedom. She had not realised how claustrophobic she had felt with company all the time. She had always been used to travelling on her own before she had been taken captive by Legolas. It was a wonderful feeling to feel like that again.
She came to a flet that gave a breathtaking view of the forest below, and sat on the edge, dangling her legs over the edge. A soft wind caressed her face and blew back her long dark curls. However much she had tried to avoid it, she found her thoughts drifting back to her family. They would be waiting for her return, hoping that she had succeeded in her task so that life would be better. She had failed and to return would surely mean guilt. She wanted so much to make a better life for her family but the circumstances were just so horrible. She had to kill to make a living. She could not work out how Galadriel felt that she had more choices than this. How could she find any other way than this? Suddenly she found that tears were falling from her eyes and all the emotions that she had been hiding came to the surface. She had not cried in a very long time; she had had to remain emotionless and remorseless on such a job. This is not what she wanted her life to be like! Killing people that had done nothing to her, just for the sake of her master was just so callous. She put her head in her hands and let out all her feelings and anxiety. She soon curled up into a tight ball and cried herself to sleep.
Once again Legolas, was not made to, but thought it necessary to sit guarding the bathing pool in case the maiden in question tried to make a run for it again. He could hear her splashing about as she dived under the water then came up again with a sharp intake of breath. He was sat on one of the benches on the flet and was so absorbed in thought that he didn't hear the approach of a visitor until they were right of him. He jumped and looked up to see an arrogant looking Haldir. Legolas frowned at the expression but then relaxed as he remembered that the March Warden always looked like that. The prince stood to greet the Lorien elf but he wasn't looking at him. "Is 'she' in there?" he asked, sounding like he was talking about a bug he wanted to stand on. "'She' is in there," Legolas said, imitating his expression just to annoy him. Haldir missed his mocking tone however and scowled at the curtains. "Did the Lady punish her for what she did in the forest?" he asked. Legolas raised an eyebrow and smiled. "No. Actually I think she was rather amused at the whole episode." Haldir's expression turned to a mix of surprise and annoyance. "Amused?!" he cried, and then realised to whom he was applying. He took a deep breath to calm himself. "She did not even threaten to throw her out of this forest if she tried it again?" Legolas shook his head, grinning. Oh how he loved to annoy the March Warden. Thank you Elimay! "And why are you looking so pleased about it?" Haldir asked suspiciously. Then he looked as if he had just had an epiphany. "You love her!" Legolas looked at him wide-eyed and his grin disappeared. Why did everyone think he loved the assassin? It was crazy! "I bloody don't!" he said, with great enthusiasm. Haldir raised an eyebrow and was just about to answer back when there was a strange gurgling noise from the pool. Both elves looked to the curtains curiously and heard it again. It sounded like Elimay was blowing bubbles in the water. Then she suddenly broke out in song, making the two elves smirk in amusement. There was much splashing and then the shadow of her pulling herself out of the water. Legolas gulped at the shape of her body that the silhouette gave away. He suddenly cleared his throat, realising that he had been staring and looked back at Haldir. He saw in annoyance that Haldir was still gawping. "March Warden!" Haldir snapped out of his daze and quickly turned to look back at the prince. "What?" "Why are you here?" "I came to speak with Elimay," he said. Legolas sensed that that might end in danger. "Do you think that's a good idea?" "I don't like to hold grudges," he said. Legolas almost laughed knowing that that was far from true. He had a suspicion that Haldir had come to say something different but his desire had changed his mind. "Well as you can see, she's busy," he said in annoyance. "Yes," he said, still looking at the silhouette against the curtain. Legolas was surprised that he couldn't hear his teeth grinding. "I will come and find her later." Another reason not to let Elimay out of his sight. Legolas watched the March Warden leave then allowed himself another glimpse at the curtain. She appeared to be pulling her newly washed tunic on over her head. Life is cruel, he thought.
Legolas could sense Haldir coming even before he saw him coming up the steps. A moment later, the March Warden stepped into the talan where the three of them sat. Legolas looked over at Elimay who was listening to Gimli explain about the art of axe fighting, and saw her look up as Haldir entered. The Lorien elf gave her a cautious smile and Legolas was relieved to see that she gave him a look of distaste back. "Lady Elimay, may I speak with you for a moment... alone?" Elimay narrowed her eyes at him and Legolas was tempted to hand her daggers back to her. "Umm, I suppose," she said, getting to her feet. Gimli looked slightly annoyed that Haldir had taken his attentive listener away. Her eyes drifted over Legolas as she walked over to follow the March Warden out of the talan.
Haldir led her down the steps to a flet out of earshot of Legolas and Gimli. There was a bench there and Haldir ushered her to sit down, and he sat beside her. "I want to apologise for my unwelcome greeting in the forest. I was wary of you then." Elimay gazed at him warily and felt slightly surprised at this sudden change in behaviour. She saw that he still had a bruise on his jaw from when she had kicked him. She forced a smile, not wanting a confrontation and hoping to make the talk as short as possible. "Thank you March Warden..." "Please call me Haldir." "Haldir. Your apology is accepted. But know this; if you offend me or do anything to anger me, you will regret it." The expression she got from this threat was pleasing. He looked taken aback and seemed to be struggling to keep his composure. She could not imagine why he was being so nice to her. He bowed his head. "Of course, I would not think of doing such a thing." Elimay smiled. "I'm glad. Well, now that we have that sorted out, I would like to get back to my conversation with Gimli." "Wait..." he said, as she stood. She felt his arm grab hers and he stood up close to her. She turned her head to look at him. "I... You are very beautiful my lady." Elimay raised an eyebrow and was beginning to see his reasons for being so nice. "Thank you," she said, dispassionately. "May I ask, are you and Legolas... you know?" Elimay let out a sharp laugh and looked at him scornfully. "I would kill him before I think about him in that way." It might have been her imagination but Haldir seemed to be getting closer by the second. "I am sorry that I assumed so then," he said.
Suddenly before she knew what was happening, Haldir had pulled her to him and pressed his lips against hers. Elimay was momentarily surprised. He was a handsome elf, not as much as Legolas, but desirable enough. That is apart from his arrogant personality. Her hate for this elf was enough to make her kill him, but she would not disrespect the Lady in any way. When she had gotten over the shock, she pushed against the Warden's chest, trying to break free from his grasp. A scream of hate escaped from her mouth, slightly muffled by the force that he was kissing her at. He was too strong for her though and she could not escape. She kept her mouth shut tightly not wanting him to go any further.
Then Haldir was pulled back quite abruptly and there was a cry of pain as he received a stinging punch from her saviour. Elimay struggled for breath and looked up to see Legolas standing over an embarrassed and angry Haldir. "Get out!" Legolas shouted at a force that almost shattered her eardrums. Haldir looked like he was thinking of retaliating but the look on the prince's face told him it wasn't a good idea. He hastily got to his feet and rushed out of the talan. "Urch!" Elimay said, scrubbing her mouth with the sleeve of her tunic. She looked over at the prince to see that he was seething with anger. "Calm down, calm down," she said, unable to keep an amused smile from her lips. "I should have told him he wasn't allowed to speak with you. I knew he would try something!" he said, his fists balled tightly at his sides. Elimay lifted his head up with her fingers under his chin. "Legolas. It's not as if he tried to kill me. But then come to think of it, if he had that would mean you would be safe." Legolas raised an eyebrow at her. "Come on," she said, taking his arm and pulling him back towards the talan where Gimli was. "Just forget about it. He's just an arrogant idiot anyway." Legolas chuckled; his anger eased slightly by her words, and let her lead him back.
"What happened?" Gimli asked, as they stepped back into the talan. He saw the angered expression on the prince's face and the amused and slightly tired expression on Elimay's and was instantly anxious to hear. "He made a pass at me," Elimay said, sitting down beside him again. Gimli's eyes widened in surprise and looked at the prince. "Who, Legolas?" Elimay snorted and shook her head. "Haldir." "Oh," Gimli smiled and hid a snigger. "And is the March Warden still alive?" Elimay laughed. "Unfortunately yes, though if Legolas had let me have my weapons he wouldn't be." She looked at the prince and saw he was still frowning, inwardly seething. "So does this mean you're going to give me them back?" He narrowed his eyes at her. "Thought not," she said. "But then that means you're going to have to teach me more hand on hand combat." Legolas raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth to protest. "To belt the March Warden over the head if he tries anything again," she assured him. This seemed to make him change his mind and nodded. "I suppose so then."
She sat listening to Gimli for a while and when he had finished his story about dwarven ale, got to her feet, stretching. She was just about to leave the talan to go for a walk when Legolas' voice stopped her. "Where do you think you're going?" She turned to give him a look of irritation and sighed. "To the toilet," she lied. She just wanted some time alone but if she had told him that he probably would think she was trying to escape again. "Is that okay with you or are you going to come and watch?" "Fine, go. But if you're not back in a few minutes I'm coming after you." Elimay resisted the urge to scream at him and just nodded. "Yes sir." She rolled her eyes and then left the talan, making off in the opposite direction of the rest room. She had forgotten what it was like just to have herself for company. Her head had been threatening to burst unless she didn't get some time alone.
She followed the stairs up the tree, not really caring where they led her, and just let her mind relax at the feeling of freedom. She had not realised how claustrophobic she had felt with company all the time. She had always been used to travelling on her own before she had been taken captive by Legolas. It was a wonderful feeling to feel like that again.
She came to a flet that gave a breathtaking view of the forest below, and sat on the edge, dangling her legs over the edge. A soft wind caressed her face and blew back her long dark curls. However much she had tried to avoid it, she found her thoughts drifting back to her family. They would be waiting for her return, hoping that she had succeeded in her task so that life would be better. She had failed and to return would surely mean guilt. She wanted so much to make a better life for her family but the circumstances were just so horrible. She had to kill to make a living. She could not work out how Galadriel felt that she had more choices than this. How could she find any other way than this? Suddenly she found that tears were falling from her eyes and all the emotions that she had been hiding came to the surface. She had not cried in a very long time; she had had to remain emotionless and remorseless on such a job. This is not what she wanted her life to be like! Killing people that had done nothing to her, just for the sake of her master was just so callous. She put her head in her hands and let out all her feelings and anxiety. She soon curled up into a tight ball and cried herself to sleep.