AN: Here's a treat for everyone!!! ::throws cream puffs out into the audience:: No school and a new update! ::confetti falls from the ceiling and the balloons are released:: Can you tell I'm in a festive mood?

Thank you to all who left a review! You are the ink for the author's pen... er, quill. Domo arigato!

Tenshi-chan- ::manical laughter:: You know how much fun it is to make people insane?

Cassie-bear01- ::does a cheer:: Thanks so much for the encouragement!

WAY TO GO! I LIKE IT! KEEP IT UP

Aniki- Diola lle! Sorry for the shortness of this chap, but more will come soon.

Rachel Evens- ::hands out a cookie:: YAY!! Somebody knows the Simarillion. :D

Senshi's Tenshi - Domo arigato! Hennaid! This fic has changed so much from the beginning and I;m so glad someone besides myself recognizes and loves it. I feel like all the characters came alive, most of all Celebithil. I feel like I don't tell her what to do anymore, she does it and I write about it. ^_^' Weird, but true. And yes, there's definitely more chappies in this version- the original was *far* too rushed. And as for Arwen returning to Rivendell unscathed, (this might be explained in more detail later), Galadriel's mirror sent her warnings in the from of possible-future horror scenes and Celebithil's near death while crossing over Caradhras to return home. No one wanted to risk this happening, so they kept her closely guarded in Lorien while her sister journeyed home. The warnings stopped after that. That's it in a nutshell. ^_^'

alexz- Domo arigato! Here's the new installment!

Kiwi- Hennaid! Diola lle ten' i'anna. That didn't work very well, but it means 'Thank you for the gift' (of help). Why are there no words for 'encouragement' or help or anything! baka people.

Serenity Silvermoon- lol! I never said I didn't like the couple, I just said this section needs some variety. There's always a possibility, but if it were to become a pairing, it wouldn't be until the very end, hundreds of years after her pain... ::wink::

Sunshine Fia- Actually, yes she was in Rivendell when Arwen met Aragon. I'm not sure whether or not it will come to play in here, but she noticed her sister acting strangely and eventually forced and explanation. Then she shared the secret and tried to help her sister. And this chappie introduces the Inners. Have fun!

Silver Dragonfly- Thanks for the review! Enjoy Kirma Enque [Part Six]

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The forest was alive with light as Celebithil quietly jogged towards the city. Even in these early hours, the post-dawn sounds in the forest ahead indicated that she was nearing the city. It was apparent that not all elves preferred to wait until the sun was directly overhead before rising.

She stifled a yawn as Caras Galadhon appeared before her-- sparkling treetops, living towers, green walls and all. Her feet ached from the long run, and her body was exhausted from the endless night. Despite her fatigue, she urged her feet to a sprint across the clearing to avoid being seen by any watchers from the outer talans. She quietly slipped inside the living walls and hurried towards the tree-palace.

Attempting to remain as inconspicuous as possible, she went to the servants' entrance on the back of the tree. She quickly climbed the smaller ladder, wanting nothing more than to collapse onto her soft bed and sleep away the daylight. After many minutes of seemingly endless climbing, she pulled herself up into a back hall and hurried along the corridor to the western wing.

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Quietly as possible, she inched along the wall and tiptoed past the chambers of Celeborn and Galadriel, unsure whether or not her grandparents had risen for the day. She was grateful she did not need to pass her maidens' rooms on the other side of her chambers. Menelsul and Mirengaer especially (who had rooms beside those of her maidens) would launch into a long lecture or a tirade if they heard her sneaking into the palace after missing all night. Celebithil smiled. They were very protective of their "Aicath". ['Kitten', remember?]

At last, she reached her own door. She shrank against the frame and put her hand on the knob behind her back. Inch by inch, she opened the door inwards, praying to Elbereth that it would not squeak, and backed into the room.

Quickly then, she spun around the other side of the door and leaned against it while pushing backwards. The door closed with a slight 'click'. Celebithil sighed in relief and slid to the floor with her back against the door. "Finally safe," she murmured, looking out at her room.

She almost screamed. Five faces stared back at her with a mixture of fear, annoyance, anger and sympathy written upon them. She covered her gaping mouth and scrambled to her feet. "Mani? ... How?..." ['Mani' means 'what'].

Naurfea glared at her with her arms crossed. "Bed empty. No note or word. Gone all night. Last seen by Haldir when the Company arrived. What were you thinking, Ithil? Oh wait," she added sarcastically, seeming to beg Celebithil to argue, "you weren't thinking at all. What a surprise." ['Naurfea' means 'Fire Spirit']

"So what if I was gone!" said Celebithil angrily. "I don't have to tell you what I do with each second of my life. I have as much a right as any to private time."

"Yes," interrupted Nenloth before Naurfea and Celebithil could launch into one of their infamous quarrels, "but when no one knew where you were all night, it aroused much concern. And on the night strangers arrived in Lorien..." ['Nenloth' means 'Water Flower']

"We know you are hurting," said Hinenmel kindly. "We all are. But we just wish you had said something before disappearing." ['Hinenmel' means 'Child of Love'. Thanks Senshi's Tenshi!]

Celebithil opened her mouth, but slowly shut it as the words sunk in. How could she be so transient, so heartless, so cruel? Not even twelve hours had passed, yet she had already forgotten.

Mithrandir. Already it seemed a sorrowful echo. How could something distract her from her grief? How could she even briefly forget the sudden horrific event that veiled her eyes with tears?

She sunk into a chair beside the balcony. Boromir. That was the mortal's name. It all went back to him. The strange man to whom she'd told far too much. She wondered now. Why had she tarried with him on the shore? Why had she not fought and destroyed him after his attempt on her life? Why had she revealed her name?

"Do the others know?" she said out loud to her maidens, hopelessly.

Taurenreil smiled. "Only us. We took special care to not even hint to Menelsul and Mirengaer that you were missing. You can imagine how they would have freaked out and sounded the alarm had they known." Celebithil grimaced at the thought. "And everyone else would only notice you were missing if you were not present at the midday meal," she laughed. ['Taurenreil' means 'Garlanded maiden of the Forest']

"Ertirhiril knows," said Kemenuial quietly from her position by the bedpost. [Remember Kemenuial? the 'Twilight of the Earth'? ;D ]

"Well is there anything that woman doesn't know?" Hinenmel smiled.

"Why Ithil's dress is already soiled," said Naurfea sarcastically.

Celebithil stuck out her tongue at her dark-haired fiery friend. Her dress was indeed dirty, with dirt and grass stains scattered at random across the white fabric. The black cloak was in worse condition (though less obvious), with several twigs adding to the stain and mud.

"I was climbing again," she explained. "I was climbing and I fell. Then I was running and I feel again." She wasn't lying. She just left out the part where she was being ground into the sand by a crazed man, and her arms and ribs felt like they would snap in agony. She did not want her friends to be concerned, and she didn't feel like launching into the full explanation. Parts of it she still didn't understand herself.

"Seems like you fall a lot," muttered Naurfea. The others smiled, while Celebithil stuck out her tongue again.

"Well you'd better change," said Hinenmel with a wink. "After all, don't forget your date with Haldir."

The girls laughed as Celebithil blushed. "It's *not* a date," she insisted as they smirked and refused to believe it. "It's only archery lessons..."

"And don't forget to ask him when his brothers, Orophin and Rumil, are coming to visit," said Taurenreil with dreamy remembrance as the five moved towards the door. "Those are two elves I don't want to miss!"

"Do I really have to go down now?" Celebithil half yawned, half whined as the others drifted out the door.

"Yes, unless you want to prove to him that Celebithil is *always* tardy and *never* rises early," said Nenloth firmly. "And I doubt he'll find that attractive."

Celebithil laughed and threw a pillow at her as she ducked and scurried out the door. "I don't care what he thinks!" Celebithil called after her. "This she-elf is going to get some much needed sleep before shooting any arrows!"

She promptly fell back on the bed of her now empty room and slipped into a dreamless doze.

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AN: I know, I know. A bit short, a bit fluffy. Next chapter will be longer, I promise!

But I've got some openings in this fic coming up. Is there anything you'd like to see happen? Any ideas you've got that you've been dying to share? Want to see Leggy pull out a mirror and do a "Still the Prettiest" routine or give Aragorn a pity party with a banner proclaiming "Still not King"? (Go read Cassie's VSDs if you haven't already! )

Or I could just fill it with my own ideas and stuff. It'll still be good if no one wants to see anything in particular, but I'm just giving you the chance. (And there's no guarantee that all ideas, if any, will be used).

So please review and tell me what you think. Thanks for reading! Ja!

~Calli-chan

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