A.N. Please don't tell me that this isn't a Lord of the Rings story,
because I know that it isn't. It is a story of love, told with the Middle
Earth characters, that way I can manipulate them and make them what I want
them to be in my own twisted way. Don't take it so seriously, after all
this is fiction. The story is fashioned after The West Side Story, or Romeo
and Juliet if you will, but with a Middle Earth flare. I do not own any
other the "Lords" characters, you know who they are, I own my own; you'll
see who they are. And yes I know that men and elves get along but not in my
story.
The Arrival
Hobbiton was the most peaceful place one could imagine and without doubt, there was no better place in all of Middle Earth to hold such a promising event. The hobbits, eager for such a meeting to take place in their own land, worked diligently to prepare for their distinguished guests. Long tables were set up, covered with food and drinks from all the cultures of Middle Earth, along, of course, with the famous ales of the Hobbits. Brightly colored tents were scattered like bright and dazzling flowers in the green meadows surrounding Hobbiton. A smell, which was really a mixture of food, drinks, campfires, the forest, hay and wilflowers drifted though the air as the visitors from Middle Earth settled into their little campsites.
It was mid-day and the bright orange sun shone brightly in the sky when Legolas halted Arod on top of a grassy knoll overlooking Hobbiton. His crystal blue eyes scanned over the countryside as he drew in a deep cleansing breath, and smiled to himself at the sight of the lush green fields and rolling hills. Several thickets of tress and crystal clear ponds were scattered throughout the countryside. He could see why Gandalf picked this peaceful little town to hold this event in. With a beautiful smile on his face, he turned around in his saddle to gaze upon his approaching companions.
Haldir rode up alongside of Legolas, his steed matching the beauty of the animal of his friend. "Well my friend, we have arrived, and thank the Valar, it was a safe trip," he stated as he joined Legolas in his inspection of the countryside. Haldir's breathing hitched as his eyes gazed at the beautiful sight in front of him. "See my friend, magical things will happen here in such a wondrous land," he sighed to Legolas.
"Aye, I think you might be right," agreed the other, almost absent- mindly..He then turned from Haldir and surveyed the area. "Over there," he said to his friend as he pointed his long slender finger to a flat, grassy spot near a clump of trees. "That seems like a good spot for our tents."
" Looks like the perfect place. Let us not make haste, for we do not want someone else to get there before us and claim it," Haldir winked at him, with a gleam in his eye. And with no further words exchanged between them, the two friends raced each other toward their intended destination.
'Boys will be boys,' Arwen thought to herself as she and her brothers reached the top of the summit and saw Legolas and Haldir riding like wild wargs through the Shire. She laughed softly to herself and then gentle guided her horse in the direction of the two racing elves.
"Eowyn, hurry! You have to see this place - it is amazing!" Gwenneth coaxed on Eowyn, who was lagging behind. "Smell the air! The freshly blooming wild flowers! The air is as sweet as a honeysuckle!" she exclaimed excitedly. She felt as giddy as a little girl getting a sweet treat.
"Hold your horses, I'm coming," replied a laughing Eowyn. "You act like you have never seen flowers or smelled fresh air before," she chuckled as she approached an awestruck Gwenneth.
Gwenneth turned to her friend with a smile of innocence on her face. "No.Eowyn I have never seen flowers and fields so crisp and full of color, or air as sweet as this. The borders of Gondor only hold so much beauty," she said as she held back the urge to cry.
Eowyn paused for a moment and observed Gwenneth as the inner child came out of her. She was moved by the expressions of wonder and discovery in her friend's sparkling eyes. "Then I am most honored to share this moment with you my dear friend. For it is shameful that you have never seen such a sight until now," she declared. "All my life I have always taken such things for granted, until just now. I see the look in your eyes, and I will look at things in a different way from now on."
Gwenneth turned to her friend, her checks turning red in embarrassment. Then she smiled and started to laugh hysterically. "I am so terribly sorry, for I am truly a pathetic sap! Look at me, acting like a child over flowers and fields," she said in between her outbursts of laughter. "No wonder Aragorn treats me like an innocent child. I am one!"
"Stop.you are not a child!" Eowyn cried in protest, "you are just . how can I say? A passionate romantic. When you see something you always seem to see it for the first time, and that is not being childish," Eowyn stated. "Aragorn only treats you like that because he wants to keep you safe and that is all."
Gwenneth dreamily gazed into the distance, as stray strands of ebony hair flirted with her face and she sighed to herself. "Well maybe you are right, for I think I will always be a romantic." She then turned and smiled warmly to her confidant. "We better hurry and catch up to Aragorn and the others before he sends out a search party for us," she stated as she moved her horse down the green grass carpeted hill towards Hobbiton.
"Come on Haldir, I want to go out and see who is here!" exclaimed an impatient Legolas. "I want to see if our wager is a worthy one," he added with a chuckle. He was dressed in a light blue tunic covered by a brown vest and black pants with calf high boots, which concealed his daggers. He didn't want to be helpless in case something did happen.
"Truly you don't believe that you can win such a wager! It is I who has Arwen's eye, surely I will attract the rest," boldly stated Haldir, as he was coming out of his tent. "Let us go then, I want to see if those "men" form Gondor had the nerve to show up." With a mischievous glint in his blue eyes, he placed a hand on Legolas's shoulder and started to guide his friend away.
"Now now, Haldir, this is a peaceful gathering and there will be none of that here!" yelled Gandalf who was standing close enough to hear Haldir's words. Leaning heavily on his staff the gray bearded wise man walked towards the young fiery elves.
Startled, Legolas and Haldir turned around to face Mithrandir. "Gandalf I .I .didn't see you standing there," stammered a shocked and bewildered Haldir. "I didn't mean any harm by what I said," he added then, as he tried to wiggle his way out of a bad situation.
Seeing Haldir's surprised appearance Gandalf winked at him to ease his mind. "I trust that all will be peaceful this week and that there will be no trouble from you. I know that Elrond is keeping a close ear to your doings so I know that you won't disappoint him," he said with a mysterious smile. "I am glad that you and your company came. I am sure that we will all have a wonderful time. Great things are going to happen here, I can feel it!" Gandalf expressed passionately. "Well anyway, I just wanted to welcome you and now I will let you go about you business."
Showing respect for Gandalf, the elves bowed gracefully toward him. "Thank you Gandalf and we promise not to start or get in any trouble, for we do not wish to tarnish the good name of Rivendell or Elrond," reassured Legolas as Gandalf started to walk away. "Ok," Legolas turned eagerily back to Haldir, "let's go explore and find my true love." With that they started out towards Hobbiton.
"Gwenneth, why have you fallen behind?" Aragorn angrily questioned as she and Eowyn finally caught up to the group. "Please try to stay close, I don't want you to fall behind and get lost," he said with a tinge of worry. "There are Elves everywhere, they might do something to harm you."
"Elves? Where are they? I want to see one," Gwenneth mocked her face showing annoyance and anger at Aragorn's comments. She stared at her brother, as he stared back, neither one willing to break the tension. She was relentless, like a cat stalking its prey never taking her eyes off of his.
Finally Aragorn faltered, his face became crimson as anger overcame him. Gwenneth was pushing him to the edge and he was about to explode. Throwing his hands in the air. "Agh. for Valar's sake! They have big pointy ears and they are dangerous!" he spat furiously. Gwenneth recoiled and bit her lip in fear at Aragorn's angry outcry.
Just then Gandalf approached the arriving party. "Welcome brothers from Gondor!" he greeted them with outstretched arms, "It is good to see you arriving safely. I hope your trip was a good one." He was thrown back by the force of Gwenneth, who had leapt off her horse and into Gandalf's waiting arms. He hugged her lovingly as his gray clock enveloped her dark green dress. He then pushed her to arms length and looked at her from head to toe. "My Gwenneth, is it possible that you get more beautiful every time I see you?" he asked the young girl. Gwenneth smiled coyly to Gandalf.
Aragorn's anger towards his sister left him when he saw how she took to Gandalf. He then dismounted from his horse and stretched his weary body. He walked over and patted Gandalf on the back. "It is good to see you again Gandalf. Our journey was a good one, except for Gwenneth here, who just couldn't seem to keep up with us," he said laughing at Gwenneth expression of surprise and then protest.
Turning towards Aragorn, she put her hands on her hips and huffed in objection. "There were just too many things to see! I didn't want to miss anything," she said, rolling her eyes at Aragorn. She then turned back to Gandalf, "this place is astonishing! I am so honored to be here in such a beautiful place! This is by far the most wonderful place in all of Middle Earth, even though I have hardly seen Middle Earth," she added. "My heart shall not want to leave when this is over," A look of innocence washed over her face as she thought of the sights she had seen earlier.
Pushing his long pointy hat back from his eyes, loud laughter escaped Gandalf. His long gray beard gently rustling in the wind, and his checks blushing with joy. "Ah child, you are so refreshing and kind hearted! If only your brother and his friends felt the happiness that you have inside! Then we wouldn't have all this fighting between them and the elves, that is for sure," he said with a sparkle in his blue eyes. He then turned to Aragorn. "Please enjoy your stay. The hobbits have gone to great lengths to make your stay enjoyable. Do try to get along with everyone. We are all here for the same purpose." The wizard then smiled and patted Eowyn on the head and spun around to walk away.
Faramir, along with Boromir and Eomer were beginning to unpack the horses. "Ladies, why don't you go walk around and explore while we ready the camp?" he urged. Knowing that the girls would only be in the way.
Gwenneth squinted her eyes and gave him a confused look and shook her head. "I do not know Faramir...," she said with a wink of an eye. She leaned over to him and darted her eyes back and forth as if to be searching for something. "You do not think that we will get lost?" she questioned. "Or worse yet. kidnapped by a band of evil elves?" she said in loud whisper, pulling the tips of her ears mockingly, to make them appear pointy, glancing coldly towards Aragorn who too had started to unpacking their gear.
Aragorn felt his blood boiling again as her turned slowly to face his sister. After drawing in a few deep breaths he calmly spoke: "I think that you will be safe here sister dear, for the elves could not be so foolish to try anything here. I.I .trust you." Aragorn knew that last comment would through Gwenneth off so that maybe she would lay off.
Gwenneth was taken back; her eyes grew as big as saucers when she heard Aragorn's last remark. "Well there is hope for you yet, my loving brother," she fired back, making sure that she got the last word in to end this round of the battle. With that she grabbed Eowyn's hand and pulled the girl along behind her as she ran away, towards the village.
With his dark hair blowing into his unshaven face, Aragorn watched, as the girls squealed loudly and ran off hand and hand. He softly sighed to himself. 'Sisters,' he thought to himself, 'they were put here on earth to drive us men crazy!' He was brought back from his thoughts when Boromir came up beside him and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "You did a good thing. You can't keep her hidden away forever," he stated to Aragorn. "I am sure nothing will happen to them." Aragorn turned and nodded to his friend. Out of the corner of his eye he saw something that he didn't want to see. He slowly turned himself to come face to face with Legolas Greenleaf. The one elf that he hated more than anything. It took all his strength to control the urge of reaching out and slapping off the cocky smile that was on Legolas' face. Faramir and Eomer came to Aragorn's side when they saw the group of elves gather around their friends.
Aragorn was reminded of the staring duel he just had minutes earlier with his sister, but now it was with his enemy, and this time he would not relent. The tension was so high and thick between the two, that one could have sliced it with a knife. Aragorn's eyes squinted in anger. "I see this event even brought out the slithering snakes of Middle Earth!" he hissed in disgust never removing his intense glare. "This was supposed to be a pleasant time, but now there will surely be a foul stench in the air!"
Legolas face was like stone and his deep blue eyes were fixed on his foes. His friends, who were standing behind him, started laughing mockingly at the four men in front of them after they heard the insult from Aragorn. Then the elf stepped up to Aragorn, standing mere inches from his face. "If we are the snakes of Middle Earth, then you are but the rat, and the mice," he said, nodding towards Aragorn's friends, "that we devour for dinner." Legolas continued scanning Aragorn from head to toe. "Hah!" he laughed out loud. "I do not think that I should even waste my time on such a runt of a rat anyway, you are hardly worth the effort."
The two enemies stood merely inches apart glaring into each other's eyes, each trying to anticipate the other's next move. They stayed like that for a couple of seconds but it seemed like an eternity. Suddenly they were shoved apart and each of them came to their senses. "Legolas!" yelled Arwen as she separated the two, "You know what Elrond said. Please do not do anything foolish, you stupid elf!" She then pushed Legolas back a couple of feet, and turned to Aragorn and then it happened; it felt like she was struck by lightning. She gazed into his steel gray eyes, unable to catch her breath. When her heart finally started to beat again, she delicately spoke: "You too should use good judgment. Do not be a fool like my friends here." Arwen could not take her eyes off of him. She was loosing herself in his eyes, but she had to find the strength to somehow pull herself away. "Now if you would please excuse me and my friends, we will be on our way," she said finally as she came back to her senses. She then turned and grabbed Legolas and Haldir roughly by the arms and dragged them away. She could not shake the feeling away and she had to turn around for one more glance, and when their eyes met again her heart stopped for the second time in her life. 'Stop this!' she thought to herself as she turned away once more. 'This is folly! He is a man and you are an elf. Surely nothing but evil and bad things would come of such a union. You are a fool to even feel anything!' she scolded herself in her thoughts.
Aragorn was in a daze as he watched Arwen walked away. He felt like a passing breeze could knock him over at the moment. In his entire life he had never seen anyone as beautiful as the vision before him. At that moment in time he cared not that she was an elf. At that moment in time there had never been fighting with the elves and for a just a brief moment he was at peace with the elves. He wanted someone to pinch him, simply because he was convinced that he had been dreaming. When he finally came to his awareness, he turned around to Boromir. "Who was that? For I have never seen such beauty," he dreamily said to his friend.
"But Aragorn...she is an elf," protest Boromir. "She is.she."
"Aye," he interrupted Boromir before he could continue. "I of all people know that she is an elf," he spat. "But beauty knows no boundaries and if things are going to change, than why not change it with me falling in love with an elf?" inquired Aragorn. "Come, let us find out who that exquisite creature is. I must know," he stated as stared in her direction, unable to walk away. 'I have seen my future and she is an elf,' he thought to himself.
"Aragorn! Come to your senses, you could not possibly be taken with an elf! It goes against all that we have fought for," Boromir protested as he stepped in front of him to block his view of Arwen. Shaking his blonde locks he continued his protest. "This peace thing is good but.to fall in love with an elf is just unheard of! Don't be a fool! I mean, think of the consequences - Legolas and his band would never allow something like that to happen. There would be a mighty war with the elves." Just then Faramir and Eomer joined the two, after overhearing their conversation. Boromir pointed toward the little town, and a bright smile washed over his face as he tried to ease his harsh words, "And not to mention what Gwenneth would say."
The startled men all turned in amazement to Boromir and were stunned for a moment. And then, at the realization of what he had just said in his last statement, they all started to laugh. Regaining a serious face Aragorn addressed his friends: "Believe me, I of all people know the consequences, for I do not want to start a war. But then again...I cannot control my heart," he said as he brought his hand up over his heart. " My mind is telling me that this is wrong, but my heart is telling me the opposite. I did not intend to feel this way..." His head fell down as his hand found his chin and he drew in a deep breath to slowly release it a moment later. "As for Gwenneth...this conversation will not leave this circle. She must never know my feelings, for I feel that a war with the elves would be more welcome than her wrath and torment." He looked each one of his friends in the eye. "Do I have you word?" he asked. They all nodded in agreement. "And I will somehow find a way to dampen my feelings," he finished with a sigh.
The Arrival
Hobbiton was the most peaceful place one could imagine and without doubt, there was no better place in all of Middle Earth to hold such a promising event. The hobbits, eager for such a meeting to take place in their own land, worked diligently to prepare for their distinguished guests. Long tables were set up, covered with food and drinks from all the cultures of Middle Earth, along, of course, with the famous ales of the Hobbits. Brightly colored tents were scattered like bright and dazzling flowers in the green meadows surrounding Hobbiton. A smell, which was really a mixture of food, drinks, campfires, the forest, hay and wilflowers drifted though the air as the visitors from Middle Earth settled into their little campsites.
It was mid-day and the bright orange sun shone brightly in the sky when Legolas halted Arod on top of a grassy knoll overlooking Hobbiton. His crystal blue eyes scanned over the countryside as he drew in a deep cleansing breath, and smiled to himself at the sight of the lush green fields and rolling hills. Several thickets of tress and crystal clear ponds were scattered throughout the countryside. He could see why Gandalf picked this peaceful little town to hold this event in. With a beautiful smile on his face, he turned around in his saddle to gaze upon his approaching companions.
Haldir rode up alongside of Legolas, his steed matching the beauty of the animal of his friend. "Well my friend, we have arrived, and thank the Valar, it was a safe trip," he stated as he joined Legolas in his inspection of the countryside. Haldir's breathing hitched as his eyes gazed at the beautiful sight in front of him. "See my friend, magical things will happen here in such a wondrous land," he sighed to Legolas.
"Aye, I think you might be right," agreed the other, almost absent- mindly..He then turned from Haldir and surveyed the area. "Over there," he said to his friend as he pointed his long slender finger to a flat, grassy spot near a clump of trees. "That seems like a good spot for our tents."
" Looks like the perfect place. Let us not make haste, for we do not want someone else to get there before us and claim it," Haldir winked at him, with a gleam in his eye. And with no further words exchanged between them, the two friends raced each other toward their intended destination.
'Boys will be boys,' Arwen thought to herself as she and her brothers reached the top of the summit and saw Legolas and Haldir riding like wild wargs through the Shire. She laughed softly to herself and then gentle guided her horse in the direction of the two racing elves.
"Eowyn, hurry! You have to see this place - it is amazing!" Gwenneth coaxed on Eowyn, who was lagging behind. "Smell the air! The freshly blooming wild flowers! The air is as sweet as a honeysuckle!" she exclaimed excitedly. She felt as giddy as a little girl getting a sweet treat.
"Hold your horses, I'm coming," replied a laughing Eowyn. "You act like you have never seen flowers or smelled fresh air before," she chuckled as she approached an awestruck Gwenneth.
Gwenneth turned to her friend with a smile of innocence on her face. "No.Eowyn I have never seen flowers and fields so crisp and full of color, or air as sweet as this. The borders of Gondor only hold so much beauty," she said as she held back the urge to cry.
Eowyn paused for a moment and observed Gwenneth as the inner child came out of her. She was moved by the expressions of wonder and discovery in her friend's sparkling eyes. "Then I am most honored to share this moment with you my dear friend. For it is shameful that you have never seen such a sight until now," she declared. "All my life I have always taken such things for granted, until just now. I see the look in your eyes, and I will look at things in a different way from now on."
Gwenneth turned to her friend, her checks turning red in embarrassment. Then she smiled and started to laugh hysterically. "I am so terribly sorry, for I am truly a pathetic sap! Look at me, acting like a child over flowers and fields," she said in between her outbursts of laughter. "No wonder Aragorn treats me like an innocent child. I am one!"
"Stop.you are not a child!" Eowyn cried in protest, "you are just . how can I say? A passionate romantic. When you see something you always seem to see it for the first time, and that is not being childish," Eowyn stated. "Aragorn only treats you like that because he wants to keep you safe and that is all."
Gwenneth dreamily gazed into the distance, as stray strands of ebony hair flirted with her face and she sighed to herself. "Well maybe you are right, for I think I will always be a romantic." She then turned and smiled warmly to her confidant. "We better hurry and catch up to Aragorn and the others before he sends out a search party for us," she stated as she moved her horse down the green grass carpeted hill towards Hobbiton.
"Come on Haldir, I want to go out and see who is here!" exclaimed an impatient Legolas. "I want to see if our wager is a worthy one," he added with a chuckle. He was dressed in a light blue tunic covered by a brown vest and black pants with calf high boots, which concealed his daggers. He didn't want to be helpless in case something did happen.
"Truly you don't believe that you can win such a wager! It is I who has Arwen's eye, surely I will attract the rest," boldly stated Haldir, as he was coming out of his tent. "Let us go then, I want to see if those "men" form Gondor had the nerve to show up." With a mischievous glint in his blue eyes, he placed a hand on Legolas's shoulder and started to guide his friend away.
"Now now, Haldir, this is a peaceful gathering and there will be none of that here!" yelled Gandalf who was standing close enough to hear Haldir's words. Leaning heavily on his staff the gray bearded wise man walked towards the young fiery elves.
Startled, Legolas and Haldir turned around to face Mithrandir. "Gandalf I .I .didn't see you standing there," stammered a shocked and bewildered Haldir. "I didn't mean any harm by what I said," he added then, as he tried to wiggle his way out of a bad situation.
Seeing Haldir's surprised appearance Gandalf winked at him to ease his mind. "I trust that all will be peaceful this week and that there will be no trouble from you. I know that Elrond is keeping a close ear to your doings so I know that you won't disappoint him," he said with a mysterious smile. "I am glad that you and your company came. I am sure that we will all have a wonderful time. Great things are going to happen here, I can feel it!" Gandalf expressed passionately. "Well anyway, I just wanted to welcome you and now I will let you go about you business."
Showing respect for Gandalf, the elves bowed gracefully toward him. "Thank you Gandalf and we promise not to start or get in any trouble, for we do not wish to tarnish the good name of Rivendell or Elrond," reassured Legolas as Gandalf started to walk away. "Ok," Legolas turned eagerily back to Haldir, "let's go explore and find my true love." With that they started out towards Hobbiton.
"Gwenneth, why have you fallen behind?" Aragorn angrily questioned as she and Eowyn finally caught up to the group. "Please try to stay close, I don't want you to fall behind and get lost," he said with a tinge of worry. "There are Elves everywhere, they might do something to harm you."
"Elves? Where are they? I want to see one," Gwenneth mocked her face showing annoyance and anger at Aragorn's comments. She stared at her brother, as he stared back, neither one willing to break the tension. She was relentless, like a cat stalking its prey never taking her eyes off of his.
Finally Aragorn faltered, his face became crimson as anger overcame him. Gwenneth was pushing him to the edge and he was about to explode. Throwing his hands in the air. "Agh. for Valar's sake! They have big pointy ears and they are dangerous!" he spat furiously. Gwenneth recoiled and bit her lip in fear at Aragorn's angry outcry.
Just then Gandalf approached the arriving party. "Welcome brothers from Gondor!" he greeted them with outstretched arms, "It is good to see you arriving safely. I hope your trip was a good one." He was thrown back by the force of Gwenneth, who had leapt off her horse and into Gandalf's waiting arms. He hugged her lovingly as his gray clock enveloped her dark green dress. He then pushed her to arms length and looked at her from head to toe. "My Gwenneth, is it possible that you get more beautiful every time I see you?" he asked the young girl. Gwenneth smiled coyly to Gandalf.
Aragorn's anger towards his sister left him when he saw how she took to Gandalf. He then dismounted from his horse and stretched his weary body. He walked over and patted Gandalf on the back. "It is good to see you again Gandalf. Our journey was a good one, except for Gwenneth here, who just couldn't seem to keep up with us," he said laughing at Gwenneth expression of surprise and then protest.
Turning towards Aragorn, she put her hands on her hips and huffed in objection. "There were just too many things to see! I didn't want to miss anything," she said, rolling her eyes at Aragorn. She then turned back to Gandalf, "this place is astonishing! I am so honored to be here in such a beautiful place! This is by far the most wonderful place in all of Middle Earth, even though I have hardly seen Middle Earth," she added. "My heart shall not want to leave when this is over," A look of innocence washed over her face as she thought of the sights she had seen earlier.
Pushing his long pointy hat back from his eyes, loud laughter escaped Gandalf. His long gray beard gently rustling in the wind, and his checks blushing with joy. "Ah child, you are so refreshing and kind hearted! If only your brother and his friends felt the happiness that you have inside! Then we wouldn't have all this fighting between them and the elves, that is for sure," he said with a sparkle in his blue eyes. He then turned to Aragorn. "Please enjoy your stay. The hobbits have gone to great lengths to make your stay enjoyable. Do try to get along with everyone. We are all here for the same purpose." The wizard then smiled and patted Eowyn on the head and spun around to walk away.
Faramir, along with Boromir and Eomer were beginning to unpack the horses. "Ladies, why don't you go walk around and explore while we ready the camp?" he urged. Knowing that the girls would only be in the way.
Gwenneth squinted her eyes and gave him a confused look and shook her head. "I do not know Faramir...," she said with a wink of an eye. She leaned over to him and darted her eyes back and forth as if to be searching for something. "You do not think that we will get lost?" she questioned. "Or worse yet. kidnapped by a band of evil elves?" she said in loud whisper, pulling the tips of her ears mockingly, to make them appear pointy, glancing coldly towards Aragorn who too had started to unpacking their gear.
Aragorn felt his blood boiling again as her turned slowly to face his sister. After drawing in a few deep breaths he calmly spoke: "I think that you will be safe here sister dear, for the elves could not be so foolish to try anything here. I.I .trust you." Aragorn knew that last comment would through Gwenneth off so that maybe she would lay off.
Gwenneth was taken back; her eyes grew as big as saucers when she heard Aragorn's last remark. "Well there is hope for you yet, my loving brother," she fired back, making sure that she got the last word in to end this round of the battle. With that she grabbed Eowyn's hand and pulled the girl along behind her as she ran away, towards the village.
With his dark hair blowing into his unshaven face, Aragorn watched, as the girls squealed loudly and ran off hand and hand. He softly sighed to himself. 'Sisters,' he thought to himself, 'they were put here on earth to drive us men crazy!' He was brought back from his thoughts when Boromir came up beside him and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "You did a good thing. You can't keep her hidden away forever," he stated to Aragorn. "I am sure nothing will happen to them." Aragorn turned and nodded to his friend. Out of the corner of his eye he saw something that he didn't want to see. He slowly turned himself to come face to face with Legolas Greenleaf. The one elf that he hated more than anything. It took all his strength to control the urge of reaching out and slapping off the cocky smile that was on Legolas' face. Faramir and Eomer came to Aragorn's side when they saw the group of elves gather around their friends.
Aragorn was reminded of the staring duel he just had minutes earlier with his sister, but now it was with his enemy, and this time he would not relent. The tension was so high and thick between the two, that one could have sliced it with a knife. Aragorn's eyes squinted in anger. "I see this event even brought out the slithering snakes of Middle Earth!" he hissed in disgust never removing his intense glare. "This was supposed to be a pleasant time, but now there will surely be a foul stench in the air!"
Legolas face was like stone and his deep blue eyes were fixed on his foes. His friends, who were standing behind him, started laughing mockingly at the four men in front of them after they heard the insult from Aragorn. Then the elf stepped up to Aragorn, standing mere inches from his face. "If we are the snakes of Middle Earth, then you are but the rat, and the mice," he said, nodding towards Aragorn's friends, "that we devour for dinner." Legolas continued scanning Aragorn from head to toe. "Hah!" he laughed out loud. "I do not think that I should even waste my time on such a runt of a rat anyway, you are hardly worth the effort."
The two enemies stood merely inches apart glaring into each other's eyes, each trying to anticipate the other's next move. They stayed like that for a couple of seconds but it seemed like an eternity. Suddenly they were shoved apart and each of them came to their senses. "Legolas!" yelled Arwen as she separated the two, "You know what Elrond said. Please do not do anything foolish, you stupid elf!" She then pushed Legolas back a couple of feet, and turned to Aragorn and then it happened; it felt like she was struck by lightning. She gazed into his steel gray eyes, unable to catch her breath. When her heart finally started to beat again, she delicately spoke: "You too should use good judgment. Do not be a fool like my friends here." Arwen could not take her eyes off of him. She was loosing herself in his eyes, but she had to find the strength to somehow pull herself away. "Now if you would please excuse me and my friends, we will be on our way," she said finally as she came back to her senses. She then turned and grabbed Legolas and Haldir roughly by the arms and dragged them away. She could not shake the feeling away and she had to turn around for one more glance, and when their eyes met again her heart stopped for the second time in her life. 'Stop this!' she thought to herself as she turned away once more. 'This is folly! He is a man and you are an elf. Surely nothing but evil and bad things would come of such a union. You are a fool to even feel anything!' she scolded herself in her thoughts.
Aragorn was in a daze as he watched Arwen walked away. He felt like a passing breeze could knock him over at the moment. In his entire life he had never seen anyone as beautiful as the vision before him. At that moment in time he cared not that she was an elf. At that moment in time there had never been fighting with the elves and for a just a brief moment he was at peace with the elves. He wanted someone to pinch him, simply because he was convinced that he had been dreaming. When he finally came to his awareness, he turned around to Boromir. "Who was that? For I have never seen such beauty," he dreamily said to his friend.
"But Aragorn...she is an elf," protest Boromir. "She is.she."
"Aye," he interrupted Boromir before he could continue. "I of all people know that she is an elf," he spat. "But beauty knows no boundaries and if things are going to change, than why not change it with me falling in love with an elf?" inquired Aragorn. "Come, let us find out who that exquisite creature is. I must know," he stated as stared in her direction, unable to walk away. 'I have seen my future and she is an elf,' he thought to himself.
"Aragorn! Come to your senses, you could not possibly be taken with an elf! It goes against all that we have fought for," Boromir protested as he stepped in front of him to block his view of Arwen. Shaking his blonde locks he continued his protest. "This peace thing is good but.to fall in love with an elf is just unheard of! Don't be a fool! I mean, think of the consequences - Legolas and his band would never allow something like that to happen. There would be a mighty war with the elves." Just then Faramir and Eomer joined the two, after overhearing their conversation. Boromir pointed toward the little town, and a bright smile washed over his face as he tried to ease his harsh words, "And not to mention what Gwenneth would say."
The startled men all turned in amazement to Boromir and were stunned for a moment. And then, at the realization of what he had just said in his last statement, they all started to laugh. Regaining a serious face Aragorn addressed his friends: "Believe me, I of all people know the consequences, for I do not want to start a war. But then again...I cannot control my heart," he said as he brought his hand up over his heart. " My mind is telling me that this is wrong, but my heart is telling me the opposite. I did not intend to feel this way..." His head fell down as his hand found his chin and he drew in a deep breath to slowly release it a moment later. "As for Gwenneth...this conversation will not leave this circle. She must never know my feelings, for I feel that a war with the elves would be more welcome than her wrath and torment." He looked each one of his friends in the eye. "Do I have you word?" he asked. They all nodded in agreement. "And I will somehow find a way to dampen my feelings," he finished with a sigh.