Heather POV

After the brothers had swam away from the Prince and his blushing lady who were almost about to kiss...

'Yeah good going, Rumil,' I thought, smiling. Then all of the sudden, there was a wall of water coming my way. "Yaaaaa!" I shrieked, sheilding myself from the huge wave of water. That big splash had me ending up underwater with water up my nose, I resurfaced and sputtered water everywhere, "Rumil! I'm sooo going to get you!" I yelled.

"Get me what?" came Rumil's faroff voice.

I opened my eyes, and it wasn't one of the prankster brothers in front of me, it was Haldir.

"Haldir?" I gasped in surprise.

He grinned arrogantly at me, taking in my disheveled, soaked appearance.

Orophin swam up, "So what was that about?" he asked, looking at us.

I looked coyly to Orophin, "Dearest, it seems your darling brother here has thought it would be great fun to nearly drown me," I said sweetly, a glint in my eye. Orophin and I exchanged mischevous glances and Haldir was positively white. I jumped on Orophin's shoulders and there I sat, perfectly balanced, and we headed for our target, my beloved Haldir.

Lizzie POV

On the bridge, I spotted Haldir splash my best friend and almost drown her. I shrieked and ran over to the side of the water. I hesitated at the edge so I sat down and slid into the water. It wasn't deep so I quickly walked over to where Haldir was. Heather was tackling him in the water and Rumil and Orophin were laughing at them. I heard a splash behind me and felt Legolas's arm on my waist. I smiled and turned to him. "Let's go kick some elven booty!" He looked confused. "What?" "Um, let's just get Haldir for almost drowning Heather."

Heather POV

As Orophin and I assailed Haldir with our all out water assault, Legolas and Lizzie came to our aid. Lizzie couldn't swim so she was atop Legolas's shoulders.

"Ha ha! Marchwarden, you will rue the day you decided to mess with the Great Orophin and Heather!" I yelled, splashing more water on the Elf I so dearly hated...and loved. However there was one factor that we failed to consider, Rumil.

Rumil, seeing as how he loved to torment me, came at us from behind, knocking me off Orophin's shoulders and into Haldir's arms. I stopped then, only for a moment, and looked up, his steely gray eyes were smiling at me, I grinned cheekily and moved back. Right before I could get a good wall of water going his way, he was one step ahead and knocked me over with a huge splash. Legolas and Lizzie had moved behind him and began sending mass amounts of water his way.

"I shall have you all exiled for mutiny!" he cried, assailed by all of us.

"You cannot exile a Prince!" Legolas cried, laughing.

I climbed on top of Rumil's shoulders and cried, "Behold, 'tis I, the new Marchwarden of Lothlorien, Heather the Great!"

"All hail the new Marchwarden!" Orophin cried, lowering into a mock bow, and was echoed by everyone except Haldir.

I laughed, and looked at Haldir, who was obviously up to something, yet I didn't know what quite yet. The next thing I knew, Rumil threw me off of his shoulders into the water, laughing.

Haldir came over and faced me, "You know what this means, a duel to the death!" he said dramatically, trying not to laugh.

The others circled us, with Lizzie still atop Legolas's shoulders. Haldir and I grinned at each other, trying so hard not to burst out into laughter.

"A staring contest, til the death!" cried Lizzie.

So Haldir and I faced off, we were directly across from each other, treading water. I felt his gaze boring into mine, and I focused on his eyebrows. After five minutes of heavy silence, I sighed.

"Screw this," I said, laughing, sending a huge wall of water his way.

He growled and began to chase me.

"Ahhh! Rumil, Orophin, Lizzie, Legolaaaaass!" I cried, trying to get away from the gaining Elf.

All I got in return was a lot of laughter as Haldir got closer. Swimming furiously, I felt his iron grip clamp down on me, pulling me into a backward bear hug. I was out of breath from laughing so hard.

"Lle yava? (do you yield?)" he growled in my ear.

"No!" I cried, breathlessly.

He began tickling me, and I could hear the others far off entering into Water War 2, Lizzie's shrieks of laughter and Rumil's shouts were very distant. How far did I swim?

I struggled out of his grip and faced him. He pulled me closer, tickling again.

"Lle yava?" he asked, a smile gracing his ethereal features.

"No!" I laughed.

He stopped tickling and pulled me even closer, and before I could blink, his lips were on mine, in a heart-stopping, melt your knees kiss. It was such a wonderful kiss and I didn't know how describe it except as "heavenly." He pulled away gently and asked again, "Now do you yield?" his voice was soft.

I looked at him, my eyes wide, and said the first thing that came to mind, "Yes."