Thanks everyone for your support and good words! You all have inspired me to write again, sooo… Here it is. lol. I'm not guaranteeing any good quality stuff here, I just hope you all like it. lol. Here we go! Heh. I saw many errors in this chappy and hopefully I have fixed them all. Heh. Once again, enjoy!
Two days later….
I looked out of the back sliding door at the wet form of Haldir sitting in my backyard, "Are you sure he'll apologize, Legolas? He doesn't seem to want to give up… The stubborn ass."
Legolas came to stand beside me, his keen eyes seeing Haldir a lot better than I ever could, "I will talk to him…"
I looked over at Legolas, an eyebrow raised, "And if that doesn't work?"
Legolas turned his gaze towards me, grinning, "Then I will drag him up here and make him apologize."
I grinned, "Good idea." I watched as Legolas went out the front door, hell-bent on getting Haldir to come inside.
Legolas walked down the hill swiftly, stopping in front of Haldir. Haldir looked up from his sitting position.
Legolas raised an eyebrow at the March Warden, "Lle tela?" (Are you finished?)
Haldir looked away, avoiding Legolas' question with his own, "Mani uma lle merna?" (What do you want?)
Legolas sighed, crouching down to Haldir's temporary low level, "Amin naa sinome a' quen a' lle." (I am here to speak to you.)
Haldir sighed, locking eyes with Legolas. He could see Legolas was in pain to see him sitting down here all by himself. Haldir looked up towards the house, "Amin n'rangwa edanea, Legolas… Sen ista naa pinilya…" (I don't understand these humans, Legolas… Their knowledge is small…)
Legolas' brow creased in confusion, "Mani?"
Haldir chuckled, changing the subject, "Alright, mellonamin… I yield. Shall we?"
He stood up, and Legolas smiled, "It's about time."
Haldir waved a hand at Legolas dismissively, "Yes, yes..." and the two Elves made their way up to the house, one soaked, the other one smiling from ear to ear.
I smiled, holding my arms out, "iHola Haldir! Welcome to mi casa! I hope you enjoy your stay here because you just might be here a while… Heh." I gave the confused and soaked Elf a big hug, smiling when he glared slightly at me. I clasped my hands together, "So… Is there something you wanted to tell me?"
Haldir looked away somewhat, the tips of his pointed ears turning pink, "Amin hireatha, Arwen en amin. I apologize for my past behavior. It was unacceptable."
I smiled even more widely at him, and waited until he looked at me, "Awwww! You are forgiven. Quite the apology, I must say."
Haldir had a ghost of a smile on his face, "You believe so?"
I nodded, "I do indeed." I then pulled him by the arm, "Now… I believe you need to cleanse yourself while I dry your clothes, Master Elf. This way…" I then led the way to the upstairs bathroom, ushering Haldir inside. I showed him how to work the shower and stood by the door, "Okay. In order to get your clothes dry I'm going to have to have you strip them off." Haldir started doing so and I whirled around to face the other direction, a blush on my cheeks, "Whoa! Wait till I turn around, will ya?"
I heard Haldir chuckle behind me and heard the wet clothing being peeled from his skin as he undressed just inches behind me. I tried in vain to keep the dirty images from flowing into my brain, but alas my mind had already gone into overdrive at that point. I then reached behind me and Haldir gave me his clothing, folded neatly into a small pile. I then left him to his own devices and closed the door behind me as I walked out, Haldir shouting, "Namarie" as I practically fled from the hallway. I walked out into the living room to see a very amused Legolas looking back at me. I put a hand on my hip, "And what is so funny, Chico-Duende? Do I amuse you?"
He chuckled, "Greatly."
I snorted and walked down the stairs, wet clothing and all, "Well that's just peachy."
"Peachy?"
I whirled around, "Gods you Elves sure know how to sneak up on people."
I received a perplexed expression from Legolas, "We do not sneak, we merely walk much lighter than humans."
I rolled my eyes and kept walking down the stairs, "Please stay upstairs in case Haldir, ahem, has any difficulties with the shower… I for one do not wish to see him naked right at the moment."
I had gotten downstairs and loaded the wet Elven garments into the dryer and set it on Low when I heard "Aiye!" and a crash coming from the upstairs bathroom. I then heard my name being called by Legolas so I rushed up the stairs, bursting into the bathroom, out of breath, "Mani?"
I saw Haldir sprawled on the floor, tangled in the shower curtain, the water still beating down onto his legs that were halfway in the tub, the rest of his body hanging out. His arms were trapped so I gingerly stepped over and around him, turned off the steaming hot water and looked back at the tangled mess of an Elf.
I started to giggle and Haldir slightly glared at me, "A little help would be much appreciated."
I then walked up to him, got his arms free, and somewhat helped him up off the ground, landing on my butt in the process. I couldn't help but wonder where Legolas had run off to while all of this went on. An outstretched hand appeared in my line of vision, and I looked up to see Haldir, offering me a hand up. I grasped his hand with my own and he easily pulled me up to my feet. I then looked back at his shower attire and couldn't help cracking up, "We have sheets you know… If you'd prefer to dress like that, at least wear a sheet. " He scowled unwrapped himself from the shower curtain, leaving me to flush red in embarrassment and whirl around once more.
"Why do you turn away when I undress? Have you not seen a nude body?" Damn the Elves and their lack of modesty.
I stayed exactly the way I was, "No, Haldir, I haven't. Us humans have a lot of modesty about such a thing. Well, most of us. But no, I haven't."
I heard the shower curtain drop to the floor, "You may turn around now, I am covered."
I then turned around and couldn't help taking in the sight of him. Woo, was he gorgeous! Must be an Elf thing. I caught him smirking at my obvious appraisal of him and looked away, inwardly cursing myself for staring. I then started to walk out of the bathroom, "Well, I'll be back shortly with a robe for you to wear until your clothes have dried." I hurried out and shut the door behind me, my ears burning as I heard him chuckle softly. I returned with a maroon robe, handing it to him. Before I could he leave I heard him say, "This smells of you. Is it yours?"
I mumbled, "Yeah, it is. It's the only one I can find in the house, so you'll have to deal."
I stopped in my tracks when he said, "You smell wonderful."
Yeah I know not much of a cliffhanger, but oh well. I have a headache right now so you all will have to wait until I get the inspiration to write again with a clear head. lol. But I hope y'all enjoyed this chappy! Don't forget to review! ^_^
-Niffers
