Author's note: Hey Meltintalle! Sorry it's been so long. I have been VERY lazy these past few weeks. Anyways, hope you forgive me!!! I also apologize for the short length of this chappie. When the next one comes out, I'm sure you'll understand why I had to cut it off where I did. Hope you like it!!!!
Disclaimer: Anything that even slightly resembles something from Tolkien's infamous books is not mine. This includes Legolas, though I'm quite sure that many wish he was theirs.
Onto the story!!!!
Chapter 3
Forgive and Forget
Vitralth sighed as he woke up and slowly left the bed. The sigh was due to his remembrance of his best friend, Legolas leaving, and his other best friend, Tinfea, not talking to him. After he had tied another braid in his hair, the elf silently walked over to a table and opened the drawer, taking a small box from it.
Vitralth looked up as Legolas slipped into his room quietly. He had been observing the necklace he was going to give Tinfea. The thin chain was of mithril, the metal her horse was named after. There was a fair sized gem for the pendant, a mixture of green and blue that, like her eyes, glowed with an inner light. Sometimes when he looked at it, he noticed what seemed to be shapes inside the gem move, resembling rippling water.
"What do you have there?" Legolas asked.
"A necklace I was going to give to Tinfea."
"Was? You can still give it to her. I think you should approach her. She has too much pride to tell you whether or not she forgives you," Legolas advised. Vitralth just nodded and put the necklace back into its box. He didn't, however, put it back in the drawer and carried it out with him as they left the room.
Tinfea waited with the rest of the city for the Royal family. Everyone's favorite Prince was leaving. She had seen him once since the banquet, and it had been an awkward meeting. She had wanted to say that she forgave Vitralth, but her pride kept her from it. The trumpets sounded again, this time in a mournful way. Everyone kneeled for the Prince, but he motioned them up again.
"People of Mirkwood, may you live long in peace. I know I am heir to the throne, but that is not what I feel I should do. My younger brother has been taught the duties of the kingdom since he was 50. He is now almost 1,000 and completely capable of becoming King should anything keep my father from his duties. I mourn to leave yet rejoice to arrive at the Gray Havens," Legolas stepped down from the platform and made his way to the end of the procession. When he made it there, he turned around.
"I do not want a formal farewell. Everyone may say goodbye to me as they wish." Nobody made a move. Tinfea knew how he wanted everyone to say goodbye and walked over to him.
"Goodbye, Legolas. I hope to see happier times," she said.
Legolas grabbed her into a hug and murmured, "I hope you make amends with my cousin. Goodbye."
Tinfea moved away and everyone else moved in to say goodbye. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes as she turned around, stumbling into a rock while at it. Somebody behind her stopped her fall. She looked up to say thanks, but the words died on her lips as she saw who it was.
"Vitralth," she said coldly, trying to glare, but the tears wouldn't let her. Tinfea tried to move away, but he grabbed her arm forcefully and pulled her away. She attempted to struggle free, but didn't have the strength compared to this elf. He brought her to a small clearing into the trees and let her go.
"You may leave if you want, but first I have a gift to give you." He pulled out the box with the necklace and handed it to her. Tinfea opened it up and gasped.
"I know you do not like jewelry, but it reminded me so much of you," he said hopefully.
"It's…perfect," was all Tinfea managed to say. She looked into his eyes and saw true distress there, mixed with hope and something she could not decipher. Tinfea threw her arms around his neck and hugged him fiercely. Vitralth was surprised, but hugged her back, glad that they were friends again. She moved slowly back and saw the relief in his eyes.
"I did not know if you would forgive me, but I had to take a chance and approach you. Life would be…unbearable if you were not here," Vitralth said softly.
Tinfea nodded. "I had forgiven you the night I saw you cry…"
Vitralth interrupted, "You were watching me?"
Tinfea moved back a little. "Yes, I heard voices in the garden and heard the conversation between you and Legolas. When you sat down on the bench, your head between you hands, I wanted to rush out and forgive and forget, but pride stopped me."
Vitralth took her hand. "Then luckily I decided to stop being a coward and come forth." They walked back to the village, knowing that though only a few days had passed without speaking; it felt like it had been years.
By now you would have read the words, so you hoping that she forgave him was not in vain. To be quite honest, I don't really know why I added this little "fight", I suppose I just wanted to give some relationship background.
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P.S. Does anyone know why some words on FanFiction are underlined in dark yellow?