Ach! I'm sorry I haven't updated in yonks. Been oh so busy with my art
exhibition for college. And yes I know this is a very short chapter and am
very sorry once again; you wont have to wait so long next time for me to
update. Thanks for you reviews once again!!
This is Love
The next morning Elimay woke to find Lissy shaking her. "Wakey wakey sis," she called.
"What?"
"You should be up by now. We need to get going."
"Going? Where?"
"Back to Rhun of course!"
Elimay frowned and sat up. "Since when where we going so soon?" "Mother is anxious to be back, to see if everyone is okay back at the monastery."
Elimay sighed and got out of bed, dressing quickly. She could not wait to see her home again, but suddenly, now that they were going, she felt that she did not want to go just yet. She was enjoying her time in Mirkwood.
She pulled on her boots and hastily packed her bag then followed her sister down to the main hall where her mother was waiting.
"Eli, my dear. I am sorry for such a hasty departure but I am anxious to see if our home is okay. I had a strange dream last night," he mother told her.
"What did you dream?"
She sighed and there was fear in her eyes. "That the survivors of Saruman's army attacked the city and destroyed it. I can not shake off the feeling of fear and I must see the monastery for myself."
Elimay nodded mutely and turned to see that Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas had entered the hall. To her disappointment, she realised that they wouldn't be coming. She knew that Legolas had duties in Mirkwood and couldn't just keep avoiding them to be with her. Maybe some time apart would do them good and make them realise how much they loved each other. She gulped down a lump that had formed in her throat and followed everyone out to the courtyard where three horses waited, packed with supplies for the journey.
She tied her pack onto a grey gelding and then turned to face the others. She saw with puzzlement that Lissy's eyes were searching anxiously for someone. Then suddenly Haldir rushed into the courtyard and her face lit up. To Elimay's complete amazement he threw his arms round Lissy and kissed her forehead. She obviously didn't remember her attempts at matchmaking a few nights back. She also hadn't noticed that her sister had been spending a lot of time with Haldir since the party.
The March Warden then came to her and kissed her hand lightly, bowing to her. "My lady, I am sad to see you go, but hope that I will see you again."
Elimay was still too shocked to say anything, so just nodded and smiled faintly. Aragorn and Gimli hugged her and gave her their farewells then she came to Legolas. Luckily the others were absorbed in their goodbyes so they were allowed a few moments to themselves.
The prince reached up to touch his fingers to her lips and she kissed them. "I shall miss you prince. Don't forget about me."
"Never," he said, before leaning down to kiss her. He held her as close as he could against him and she drew her arms around his shoulders, pulling him in. His fingers tangled in her hair and his lips ran over hers hungrily. His tongue duelled with hers as if they were trying to draw the life from each other. He did not want to let her go and he held her tightly as if preventing anyone from taking her away from him.
"I have to go," she whispered, when she managed to free herself enough to speak.
"Marry me," he said suddenly, and she gaped at him, utterly taken aback by his words.
"What?"
"Marry me," he said again, his eyes searching hers in earnest.
She looked at him, her eyes wide with surprise and slowly her lips curled into a smile of delight. She laughed out aloud in pleasure throwing her head back and shouting, "Yes!" before looking back at the prince to see that he was grinning widely. "Yes," she repeated. "I will marry you."
He drew her in for a long kiss and only broke it when there was loud cheering behind them. Both turned to see everyone present had witnessed the proposal and had looks of delight on their faces. Elimay turned her head back to look at Legolas and smiled. "This is love."
"I will be waiting for you when you return," he said, kissing her again then letting her go.
She could not hide the smile on her face as she jumped onto her horse and followed her family out of the gates of Mirkwood and into the forest. She turned her head one last time and saw Legolas smiling back at her. The only regret she had was that she would not see him for a while. But time apart makes the heart fonder.
This is Love
The next morning Elimay woke to find Lissy shaking her. "Wakey wakey sis," she called.
"What?"
"You should be up by now. We need to get going."
"Going? Where?"
"Back to Rhun of course!"
Elimay frowned and sat up. "Since when where we going so soon?" "Mother is anxious to be back, to see if everyone is okay back at the monastery."
Elimay sighed and got out of bed, dressing quickly. She could not wait to see her home again, but suddenly, now that they were going, she felt that she did not want to go just yet. She was enjoying her time in Mirkwood.
She pulled on her boots and hastily packed her bag then followed her sister down to the main hall where her mother was waiting.
"Eli, my dear. I am sorry for such a hasty departure but I am anxious to see if our home is okay. I had a strange dream last night," he mother told her.
"What did you dream?"
She sighed and there was fear in her eyes. "That the survivors of Saruman's army attacked the city and destroyed it. I can not shake off the feeling of fear and I must see the monastery for myself."
Elimay nodded mutely and turned to see that Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas had entered the hall. To her disappointment, she realised that they wouldn't be coming. She knew that Legolas had duties in Mirkwood and couldn't just keep avoiding them to be with her. Maybe some time apart would do them good and make them realise how much they loved each other. She gulped down a lump that had formed in her throat and followed everyone out to the courtyard where three horses waited, packed with supplies for the journey.
She tied her pack onto a grey gelding and then turned to face the others. She saw with puzzlement that Lissy's eyes were searching anxiously for someone. Then suddenly Haldir rushed into the courtyard and her face lit up. To Elimay's complete amazement he threw his arms round Lissy and kissed her forehead. She obviously didn't remember her attempts at matchmaking a few nights back. She also hadn't noticed that her sister had been spending a lot of time with Haldir since the party.
The March Warden then came to her and kissed her hand lightly, bowing to her. "My lady, I am sad to see you go, but hope that I will see you again."
Elimay was still too shocked to say anything, so just nodded and smiled faintly. Aragorn and Gimli hugged her and gave her their farewells then she came to Legolas. Luckily the others were absorbed in their goodbyes so they were allowed a few moments to themselves.
The prince reached up to touch his fingers to her lips and she kissed them. "I shall miss you prince. Don't forget about me."
"Never," he said, before leaning down to kiss her. He held her as close as he could against him and she drew her arms around his shoulders, pulling him in. His fingers tangled in her hair and his lips ran over hers hungrily. His tongue duelled with hers as if they were trying to draw the life from each other. He did not want to let her go and he held her tightly as if preventing anyone from taking her away from him.
"I have to go," she whispered, when she managed to free herself enough to speak.
"Marry me," he said suddenly, and she gaped at him, utterly taken aback by his words.
"What?"
"Marry me," he said again, his eyes searching hers in earnest.
She looked at him, her eyes wide with surprise and slowly her lips curled into a smile of delight. She laughed out aloud in pleasure throwing her head back and shouting, "Yes!" before looking back at the prince to see that he was grinning widely. "Yes," she repeated. "I will marry you."
He drew her in for a long kiss and only broke it when there was loud cheering behind them. Both turned to see everyone present had witnessed the proposal and had looks of delight on their faces. Elimay turned her head back to look at Legolas and smiled. "This is love."
"I will be waiting for you when you return," he said, kissing her again then letting her go.
She could not hide the smile on her face as she jumped onto her horse and followed her family out of the gates of Mirkwood and into the forest. She turned her head one last time and saw Legolas smiling back at her. The only regret she had was that she would not see him for a while. But time apart makes the heart fonder.