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Oh, and in response to reviews (which I absolutely loved :D) thank you Mayrana, I'll get these up asap, and RenegadeKitsune (I luv Shippou too;P) all my friends are like that so you'd fit right in (they're the ones that made this way u no) hehe! Newaiz, without any further adieu, the next chapter! Muahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!-cough. Gotta work on that...
They went to the dinner hall together. Legolas noticed there was one less seat at the royal table, so he led Ane to another table on the opposite side of the hall. A servant served them the first course and they began eating. To say Ane was hungry would have been an understatement. Her plate was clean in five minutes flat and she was the first one to start the second course. She had finished dessert by the time Legolas had finished half of his second course. "How long has it been since your last meal?" he asked as she put down her spoon.
She thought for a moment. "Ten thirty yesterday. It's been about twenty five hours."
"No wonder you treated this meal like a race. You must have been starving."
"That's the understatement of the year," she said, laughing.
He smiled.
They talked for the rest of the meal, until most of the elves had filed out, and Legolas noticed his father giving him a nasty look.
"So, Love. What do you want to do?"
"What are my choices?"
"Well, we can go for a walk, swimming, horse back riding, archery...what else..."
"Swimming would be nice, and I brought my suit. Why don't we do that?"
"Alright. I'll walk you to your room, go change and meet you at the lake."
"Wait. How will I find the lake?"
"It's not far from our building. It's just on the other side, opposite from the courtyard. You can't miss it"
He was right. You couldn't miss it. Ane slipped off the robe she had found in her room. She had on her red swimsuit, with black stripes going down the sides. It had a zipper down the front that only went down to the top of her rib cage, between her breasts. She had it zipped about half way up so it wasn't too revealing. She stood on a high rock near the deep side of the lake, and dove in.
The water was lukewarm and felt nice in the midday heat. She leaned back and floated for a few minutes. She could hear birds chirping in the trees. Everything was so peaceful.
She started to wonder where Legolas was, and so she opened her eyes, and tread water, looking for him. She saw him sitting on the same rock she had jumped from, one leg bent at the knee with his elbow resting on it, the other dangling his foot in the water and his other hand on that knee. His head was cocked to one side as he watched her. He was wearing nothing but a pair of brown leggings.
"How long have you been there?" she asked.
"Not long enough," and with that he slid into the water and swam over to her. They tread water for a while, just looking at each other. He came closer, and she did too. He took her hand and she smiled. "Melathron."
"What does that mean?"
He came even closer and whispered in her ear, "Lover," and he kissed her just below the temple. Her smile widened as he took her in his arms.
He guided her to the shore and they laid down on a long, flat rock. She looked up at him. He was propping himself up on his right elbow so he could look at her. "You have a sweet smile, Melamin. Never stop smiling."
He grinned and leaned down, "Be estlin." as you wish He kissed her, his tongue just barely licking the water off her lips as he did. She shivered once more. He drew back and looked at her with a confused look on his wet face. She couldn't believe how hansom he was, especially with his toned physique and six-pack. "Have you never been kissed before?"
She tilted her head, thinking. "No...not like this at least. I had a boyfriend for a while, but he never made me feel so..." she trailed off.
"Right?"
"Yeah...not once did he make me feel the way you do. Have you ever felt like this?"
"No. You're the first woman I've kissed, if you don't count my mother, that is."
"Woman? Don't tell me you're bi."
"By what? What do you mean?"
"It means you...you don't have a preference. You don't care if it's a girl or a guy."
"Ah! No. Some elves do not care, but I am not one of them. I am not bi."
She laughed at the disgusted look on his face. "Good."
Ane was back in her room. She had changed into a dark green gown that had been set out for her while they swam. There were green and gold sequence that started from the back of her right sleeve, wrapped around to the front at her chest and spiraled down around her waist and knees too. She put her hair up in a gold plait.
Now that she was dressed, she was extremely bored, so she went to look for Legolas. She went to his room and when she was about to knock she heard some one speak.
"You will go if I say so."
"Adar, I am not going to Rivendell."
"You are going and I don't want to hear another word about it!"
"Adar-"
"You can take your whore with you if you want but you will go!"
Ane decided she didn't want to hear any more and went immediately back to her room and sat on the side of the bed, her back to the door. She still didn't believe, couldn't believe, what she had heard. She wasn't given much of a chance to think about it though. She heard a door slam and she figured it was Legolas'. Sure enough there was a knock on her door not thirty seconds later. She didn't want to answer it but she didn't have to. He knocked again and said, "Melathron, I need to talk to you." She didn't want to hear it. There was silence for a minute and he slowly opened the door. He saw her sitting on the bed. "Ane-"
"I heard."
"Heard what?" he asked cautiously.
"Your father."
"Ane...I'm so sorry you had to hear that. He should not have said that."
"I don't think I should stay. Not if I'm going to come between you and your dad."
"Ane, there has been a wall between us for centuries. Ask any elf in Mirkwood. We're constantly fighting. He's just using you as a reason to argue with me. Please don't take him seriously. Besides, I would not have you stay here."
"Where would you have me?" she said bitterly but he didn't catch it.
"In Rivendell. Come with me. There is to be a council there, and you can meet my friends. They'd love you, I'm sure of it."
"Legolas...I... I have to call Tim."
"What?"
"Tim. He's my brother. I have to call him and tell him where I am first."
"As you wish. Where should I send the messenger?"
"Messenger? Why don't I just use a telephone? That would be a lot easier, don't you think?"
"Telephone? I know not of this thing. What is it?"
She blinked. "What year is it again?"
"Forty eighteen (4018). Why do you ask?"
"Fort-? I don't believe it." She started pacing. 'How far behind are these people?' "Um...do you know what a gun is?"
He shook his head.
"A light bulb?"
"No."
"A cannon?"
"Not a clue."
"Jeese! I must be stuck in the middle ages! How the heck did this happen?"
"I don't understand..." he was starting to feel pretty stupid.
"You're not the only one. Can I see a map?"
"Sure. Follow me."
"Holy crap. It looks like Pangea! Is this of the whole earth?"
"Yes, but what is this Pangea?"
"It's what the earth looked like during the Paleozoic era, some two hundred and forty five million years ago. Trust me, I know. I actually passed that test. You should have about six more continents. This is insane."
"I'm more than lost now. Continents?"
"I don't think I'm in Kansas any more."
"Would you mind explaining? I may be an elf but I can't read minds."
"Some one will have to explain it to me first. Your culture is about a thousand years behind mine, and your world is a quarter of a billion." She started pacing through the armory where Legolas had finally found a map of the whole Middle Earth. "This is a perversion of every natural law. I can't believe this. Ulch!! My head is going to explode!" she said putting her head in her hands.
Legolas took hold of her wrists and she looked up at him, "Hush, Melathron. Just slow down and think this out. How did you get to Mirkwood?"
"I...I don't know. This guy told me to go into the forest, and the next thing I know, the path changed and you shot at me."
"What do you mean, 'the path changed'?"
"I looked back to see how far I'd gone, but there was a bend in the path where it should have been straight, and when I turned around the path had changed again."
"I think we should speak with Elrond."
"Who?"
"The lord of Imladris. He is the one I am going to meet in Rivendell."
"Well, I guess my only choice is to go with you. I just wish I could let Tim know. Thick as he is, he'll still worry a little if I don't call."
"What about you're parents? Won't they worry too?"
"No, they won't. I haven't even met my dad, and my mum could probably care less. She'll be worried in a few days though."
"I'm sorry."
"Why? I'm perfectly happy with my life. At least now I am."
"Now?"
"Yeah...I like it here...well, minus your dad that is. But yes, I am happy."
"I hope so. I would be very sad if you weren't."
"Well you know what would make me really happy?"
"What?" he said, grinning.
She sighed and wrapped her arms around his waist, nestling in the crook of his arm. He put his arms around her shoulders. "If you could meet my family. Maybe even meet some of my friends. You'd love Escondido. I know you would. Just a few days..." She closed her eyes, picturing the looks on her friends' faces as she introduced them to Legolas. She laughed a little.
"What is so funny Melathronin?"my lover
"I was just laughing at how I think my friends will react when they see you. Haley would probably faint!" she said, laughing again.
Legolas smiled. He couldn't remember when he felt so good. "Well we better get ready. We will have to leave tomorrow if we want to arrive on time."
Yeah, I know that was random, y'all don't have to tell me, but I hope it was good. Tell me if I get a little out of line with anything; especially if I miss translate this elvish stuff. In a story I'm handwriting, which would take a million years to type now, I got really lazy and started using Spanish, Egyptian (don't ask) and even made some of it up. Don't kill me! hides
Oh, and in response to reviews (which I absolutely loved :D) thank you Mayrana, I'll get these up asap, and RenegadeKitsune (I luv Shippou too;P) all my friends are like that so you'd fit right in (they're the ones that made this way u no) hehe! Newaiz, without any further adieu, the next chapter! Muahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!-cough. Gotta work on that...
They went to the dinner hall together. Legolas noticed there was one less seat at the royal table, so he led Ane to another table on the opposite side of the hall. A servant served them the first course and they began eating. To say Ane was hungry would have been an understatement. Her plate was clean in five minutes flat and she was the first one to start the second course. She had finished dessert by the time Legolas had finished half of his second course. "How long has it been since your last meal?" he asked as she put down her spoon.
She thought for a moment. "Ten thirty yesterday. It's been about twenty five hours."
"No wonder you treated this meal like a race. You must have been starving."
"That's the understatement of the year," she said, laughing.
He smiled.
They talked for the rest of the meal, until most of the elves had filed out, and Legolas noticed his father giving him a nasty look.
"So, Love. What do you want to do?"
"What are my choices?"
"Well, we can go for a walk, swimming, horse back riding, archery...what else..."
"Swimming would be nice, and I brought my suit. Why don't we do that?"
"Alright. I'll walk you to your room, go change and meet you at the lake."
"Wait. How will I find the lake?"
"It's not far from our building. It's just on the other side, opposite from the courtyard. You can't miss it"
He was right. You couldn't miss it. Ane slipped off the robe she had found in her room. She had on her red swimsuit, with black stripes going down the sides. It had a zipper down the front that only went down to the top of her rib cage, between her breasts. She had it zipped about half way up so it wasn't too revealing. She stood on a high rock near the deep side of the lake, and dove in.
The water was lukewarm and felt nice in the midday heat. She leaned back and floated for a few minutes. She could hear birds chirping in the trees. Everything was so peaceful.
She started to wonder where Legolas was, and so she opened her eyes, and tread water, looking for him. She saw him sitting on the same rock she had jumped from, one leg bent at the knee with his elbow resting on it, the other dangling his foot in the water and his other hand on that knee. His head was cocked to one side as he watched her. He was wearing nothing but a pair of brown leggings.
"How long have you been there?" she asked.
"Not long enough," and with that he slid into the water and swam over to her. They tread water for a while, just looking at each other. He came closer, and she did too. He took her hand and she smiled. "Melathron."
"What does that mean?"
He came even closer and whispered in her ear, "Lover," and he kissed her just below the temple. Her smile widened as he took her in his arms.
He guided her to the shore and they laid down on a long, flat rock. She looked up at him. He was propping himself up on his right elbow so he could look at her. "You have a sweet smile, Melamin. Never stop smiling."
He grinned and leaned down, "Be estlin." as you wish He kissed her, his tongue just barely licking the water off her lips as he did. She shivered once more. He drew back and looked at her with a confused look on his wet face. She couldn't believe how hansom he was, especially with his toned physique and six-pack. "Have you never been kissed before?"
She tilted her head, thinking. "No...not like this at least. I had a boyfriend for a while, but he never made me feel so..." she trailed off.
"Right?"
"Yeah...not once did he make me feel the way you do. Have you ever felt like this?"
"No. You're the first woman I've kissed, if you don't count my mother, that is."
"Woman? Don't tell me you're bi."
"By what? What do you mean?"
"It means you...you don't have a preference. You don't care if it's a girl or a guy."
"Ah! No. Some elves do not care, but I am not one of them. I am not bi."
She laughed at the disgusted look on his face. "Good."
Ane was back in her room. She had changed into a dark green gown that had been set out for her while they swam. There were green and gold sequence that started from the back of her right sleeve, wrapped around to the front at her chest and spiraled down around her waist and knees too. She put her hair up in a gold plait.
Now that she was dressed, she was extremely bored, so she went to look for Legolas. She went to his room and when she was about to knock she heard some one speak.
"You will go if I say so."
"Adar, I am not going to Rivendell."
"You are going and I don't want to hear another word about it!"
"Adar-"
"You can take your whore with you if you want but you will go!"
Ane decided she didn't want to hear any more and went immediately back to her room and sat on the side of the bed, her back to the door. She still didn't believe, couldn't believe, what she had heard. She wasn't given much of a chance to think about it though. She heard a door slam and she figured it was Legolas'. Sure enough there was a knock on her door not thirty seconds later. She didn't want to answer it but she didn't have to. He knocked again and said, "Melathron, I need to talk to you." She didn't want to hear it. There was silence for a minute and he slowly opened the door. He saw her sitting on the bed. "Ane-"
"I heard."
"Heard what?" he asked cautiously.
"Your father."
"Ane...I'm so sorry you had to hear that. He should not have said that."
"I don't think I should stay. Not if I'm going to come between you and your dad."
"Ane, there has been a wall between us for centuries. Ask any elf in Mirkwood. We're constantly fighting. He's just using you as a reason to argue with me. Please don't take him seriously. Besides, I would not have you stay here."
"Where would you have me?" she said bitterly but he didn't catch it.
"In Rivendell. Come with me. There is to be a council there, and you can meet my friends. They'd love you, I'm sure of it."
"Legolas...I... I have to call Tim."
"What?"
"Tim. He's my brother. I have to call him and tell him where I am first."
"As you wish. Where should I send the messenger?"
"Messenger? Why don't I just use a telephone? That would be a lot easier, don't you think?"
"Telephone? I know not of this thing. What is it?"
She blinked. "What year is it again?"
"Forty eighteen (4018). Why do you ask?"
"Fort-? I don't believe it." She started pacing. 'How far behind are these people?' "Um...do you know what a gun is?"
He shook his head.
"A light bulb?"
"No."
"A cannon?"
"Not a clue."
"Jeese! I must be stuck in the middle ages! How the heck did this happen?"
"I don't understand..." he was starting to feel pretty stupid.
"You're not the only one. Can I see a map?"
"Sure. Follow me."
"Holy crap. It looks like Pangea! Is this of the whole earth?"
"Yes, but what is this Pangea?"
"It's what the earth looked like during the Paleozoic era, some two hundred and forty five million years ago. Trust me, I know. I actually passed that test. You should have about six more continents. This is insane."
"I'm more than lost now. Continents?"
"I don't think I'm in Kansas any more."
"Would you mind explaining? I may be an elf but I can't read minds."
"Some one will have to explain it to me first. Your culture is about a thousand years behind mine, and your world is a quarter of a billion." She started pacing through the armory where Legolas had finally found a map of the whole Middle Earth. "This is a perversion of every natural law. I can't believe this. Ulch!! My head is going to explode!" she said putting her head in her hands.
Legolas took hold of her wrists and she looked up at him, "Hush, Melathron. Just slow down and think this out. How did you get to Mirkwood?"
"I...I don't know. This guy told me to go into the forest, and the next thing I know, the path changed and you shot at me."
"What do you mean, 'the path changed'?"
"I looked back to see how far I'd gone, but there was a bend in the path where it should have been straight, and when I turned around the path had changed again."
"I think we should speak with Elrond."
"Who?"
"The lord of Imladris. He is the one I am going to meet in Rivendell."
"Well, I guess my only choice is to go with you. I just wish I could let Tim know. Thick as he is, he'll still worry a little if I don't call."
"What about you're parents? Won't they worry too?"
"No, they won't. I haven't even met my dad, and my mum could probably care less. She'll be worried in a few days though."
"I'm sorry."
"Why? I'm perfectly happy with my life. At least now I am."
"Now?"
"Yeah...I like it here...well, minus your dad that is. But yes, I am happy."
"I hope so. I would be very sad if you weren't."
"Well you know what would make me really happy?"
"What?" he said, grinning.
She sighed and wrapped her arms around his waist, nestling in the crook of his arm. He put his arms around her shoulders. "If you could meet my family. Maybe even meet some of my friends. You'd love Escondido. I know you would. Just a few days..." She closed her eyes, picturing the looks on her friends' faces as she introduced them to Legolas. She laughed a little.
"What is so funny Melathronin?"my lover
"I was just laughing at how I think my friends will react when they see you. Haley would probably faint!" she said, laughing again.
Legolas smiled. He couldn't remember when he felt so good. "Well we better get ready. We will have to leave tomorrow if we want to arrive on time."
Yeah, I know that was random, y'all don't have to tell me, but I hope it was good. Tell me if I get a little out of line with anything; especially if I miss translate this elvish stuff. In a story I'm handwriting, which would take a million years to type now, I got really lazy and started using Spanish, Egyptian (don't ask) and even made some of it up. Don't kill me! hides