A/N: Gomen nasi! Gomen nasi! Gomen nasi! As you can guess, we are VERY sorry for not updating sooner!
J-chan: We? Don't you mean YOU!? YOU were the one that was swooning over Mr. Kisses-Extremely-Good-Deep-Kisser Man! I HAD nothing to do with this chapter updating late!
Shenaux: *Blushes* Anyways, are you done? Okay, so I was a little preoccupied with "swooning" over him… but he IS a great kisser!
J-Chan: Sure, rub it in! Well, I've always wondered how he kissed and now you tell me… Hope my bf don't read this! ^_^
Shenaux: Well, you didn't seem to be complaining when I picked YOU up tonight! You looked way to happy kissing Mr. Not-Perfect-But-Still-Trying.
J-Chan: *raises eyebrow* Not Perfect But Still Trying? Hmm… well OF COURSE I was a tad happy! *grins stupidly*
Shenaux: I DON'T WANT TO KNOW!! *putting hands over ears and closing eyes*
J-Chan: *grins evilly* Heh, heh, heh.
Shenaux: Anyways! To you readers we are very sorry for not updating sooner and please forgive us… now on with the story!
J-Chan: Enjoy! ^_^
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Chapter Twelve* * *
"Lady Sinn, may I ask you something?" Haldir questioned.
"Sure." Sinn replied with a shrug of her shoulders. Presently, the three had stopped by a large pool of water and Haldir had told her this is where the men usually go for their swims, there was another pool on the other side of the city for the females. Sinn had taken off her slippers and stuck her feet in the water, pulling her dress up past her knees.
Legolas lounged against the trunk of a tree near her and he watched her silently. Haldir was sitting up on the branch above Legolas' head.
"Is there a reason why Lady Shenaux is scared of me?" He asked bluntly.
Sinn sighed and lay down, so that she could look up at Haldir. "She is not scared of you per say, it's just…" she sighed again and thought of the right words to say. "Where we are from she had a boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?" Legolas questioned confused.
"Uh, a man who was courting her." She explained as she looked at him. "They were pretty close for the first few months, but then something happened and it all changed."
"How?" Haldir asked.
"He began to hit her. He almost raped her once, but Ransom got to her before anything could happen that's when they cut off all ties to him."
"But what does that have to do with the reason why she doesn't like Haldir." Legolas asked the question that was plainly written upon the said Elf's face.
"Haldir looks exactly like Darren. All you have to do is cut Haldir's hair and give him rounded ears and he could be Darren's twin. The similarities between you two are uncanny. Your eyes are exactly the same and said eyes haunt her dreams. In her heart she knows she doesn't have to be afraid of you, but her mind is controlling her right now."
"Is there anyway I can get past this?" Haldir asked.
Sinn looked up at him shrewdly. "Why do you care?" Then she grinned. "Oh! You have a thing for her!"
"A… thing?"
"You like her."
Haldir looked startled for a moment or two. Then smiled gently. "I think she is extremely beautiful and I wish to befriend her. So maybe I do like her a little bit." He jumped down from his branch. "I must be off. I have to go check upon the borders. Sleep well." And he was gone, leaving the two alone.
"I didn't expect him to own up to liking her." Sinn said in surprise, still lying on her back looking up into the darkening sky.
Then Legolas' grinning face was above hers, blocking the sight of the twinkling stars above her. "It surprised me also. He hasn't liked anyone this much ever since I have meet him and that was four centuries ago."
Sinn blinked. "And you're grinning why?"
"Because he is playing matchmaker with us."
"WHAT?"
"Do not worry yourself Sinn, for we shall play matchmaker with him and Shenaux. I'm sure if we work on her, she will be able to like him a little bit."
Sinn grinned up at her Elf friend. "You have a lot to learn about the heart of a woman Legolas Greenleaf. It doesn't work that way."
He raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And how does it work?"
"Haldir has to woo her."
"Woo her?"
"Yes. He has to gain her trust. All men have to gain women's trust; some men have it easier with their good looks. Like you for instance. You probably just have to smile at a woman and she will swoon for you, and you have to do very little to gain her trust."
"Are you telling me that I am good looking?"
"Yes." She told him bluntly. "Actually, I'm telling you that you are extremely handsome. Too handsome for your own good."
"Any man would be lucky to have you as their love." He told her.
"Oh really now?"
"Yes, you are beautiful, graceful, and an excellent warrior. You're voice is magnificent and your presence alone fills everyone with happiness. You have the qualities of an Elf maiden, all but the height."
She stuck her tongue out at him and made a face. "I'm the only short one in my family. Everyone else was rather tall, but I was also different. And graceful I am not. You haven't seen me in my element yet. Have you ever notice that Shenaux and I sneak away in the mornings? We leave to try to get over our clumsy morning ritual. The only reason why my voice is any good is because my grandmother insisted that I go to choir school, and I'm just a peppy person, except in the mornings, so you know, of course people are going to be happy with me around. Now the warrior part, well, that's a bunch of bull." She said, telling the truth about herself. She wasn't as great as he believed her to be, and she had to set the record straight.
He looked down at her, the smile disappearing from his face as he caressed her cheek with his index finger. "I wish to kiss you Sinn, but I fear that it is too soon for you. You had just got over your grief for your love."
Sinn nodded and quickly stood up and left the clearing, her slippers in her grasp. She was rather shaken by his statement and surprised. It didn't take her long to reach the talan and her room where she quickly stripped and went to bed.
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The next morning was rather, for lack of a better word, exciting. As soon as Sinn woke up, she heard the Hobbits beneath her talan cursing something. Frowning, she got out of bed and quickly wrapped herself in a white robe before exiting her room and looking down upon the Hobbits.
"Is there anything I can do for you young ones?" Sinn called down to them.
Pippin looked up at her. "Yeah, you could kill your familiar!" he yelled.
Sinn groaned. "What did he do this time?"
"We were bathing this morning, and your familiar stole our pants!" Merry told her.
"Sinn, what's the matter?" Shenaux asked as she exited her room, also wrapped in a white robe. She was still wiping the sleep from her eyes.
"Giz stole the pants of the Hobbits while they bathed." Sinn explained, not really hiding her laughter.
Shenaux choked back her giggles. "What? Why?"
Sinn just shrugged as she began to descend the ladder to stand by the Hobbits. "Enough swearing please." She told them as they continued to curse the racoon. "At least you got your pants back." She smirked.
"No thanks to that racoon of yours. Legolas was walking by and he caught the racoon unawares and was able to get our pants back from the cursed creature." Sam grumbled. "We chased the animal almost all over the forest."
Sinn burst into laughter. "You…. Were running through Lothlórien with out your pants?" She giggled.
Shenaux hearing Sinn's comment also began to giggle and jumped from the ladder and joined her friends. "What a sight that would have made! I wonder what the Elves thought of that?"
"I see that you two are in good spirits this morn." Aragorn said as he walked out of the trees with Legolas, Gimli and Boromir beside him.
"You would be too if you woke up to cursing Hobbits and a hilarious story about a racoon stealing their pants!" Shenaux laughed, sending Sinn into a new fit of giggles.
"It's not all that funny Sinn." Frodo grumbled as he crossed his arms.
"I'm sorry Frodo, but if that happened to Legolas, or Aragorn, or Boromir, or even Gimli, wouldn't you laugh as well?"
"Notice she didn't mention herself or Shenaux?" Gimli muttered to the other males.
"And that she mention Legolas first." Aragorn grinned.
"I was only making a point Aragorn." Sinn sniffed.
"And that point was…?" Pippin questioned.
"That embarrassing moments are only funny when they happen to someone else and not to yourself. And I didn't mention Shenaux and myself because it would never happen to us. If someone stole our pants while we bathed we always have a long tunic with us, our a towel and then we would definitely hurt the person or animal that would try to embarrass us like that."
"Is that a threat?" Legolas questioned with one of his eyebrow's raised.
"Take it as you wish." Sinn told him, not meeting his eye. She turned towards the Hobbits. "I will talk with Giz as soon as I find that rascal and if he ever does it again I shall make a coon skin hat out of him."
"I'm sure you will Sinn." Pippin grinned. "Now, don't you think that you should go get dressed. Though I love seeing you in that robe of yours, I don't think that it is really appropriate to wear around the company of potential suitors."
Sinn looked down at her robe and noticed that indeed it was see through when the sun came up and shone upon it. Lucky for her that the sun has yet to reach her. "Thanks Pip, I owe you one." And she climbed back up into the talan.
Shenaux chuckled. "What's this about potential suitors Pip?" she looked down at the Hobbit. "You know something that I don't?"
"Yeah, we all do." He pointed to his other Hobbit friends. "But, we'll tell you all our gossip once we're alone and out of earshot of them." He indicated the other members of the Fellowship.
She grinned and went back up the ladder to change.
"What are you up to young Hobbit?" Gimli questioned with narrowed eyes.
All the Hobbits looked at Gimli with the most angelic expressions that they could pull off and in unison they said, "Us? Up to something? We have no idea what you are talking about Master Dwarf."
From then on in, the rest of the Company of Eleven were extremely wary of the four Hobbits and the two young women.
After Shenaux was dressed, she climbed back down the ladder and took off with the Hobbits in tow. Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn and Boromir had already left after Shenaux climbed up the ladder to her talan so when Sinn came back down, she was alone in the clearing, which she was rather happy about. It gave her time to think about everything that has happened and everything that might happen. She began to walk idly down a path towards the city of Lórien.
She came upon another clearing and she heard male laughter. Looking up, she saw Oxana cuddling up to Haldir with a very, if owls had expressions, love filled expression. Haldir didn't look too pleased about the whole situation. Giz wasn't too far away rolling his eyes. Sinn wondered about their animals sometimes. They act rather human at times. She covered her mouth with her hand as she smothered her own giggles.
She walked up to the poor Elf. "Have we found a new admirer Haldir?" She smiled brightly, laughter shining in her eyes.
The Elf looked at her sourly. "Not you too." He groaned. "What have I ever done to deserve this? I thought that it was all over with when this owl left a while ago."
Sinn grinned. "Nope, she'll be leaving once we leave though, so you'll have your breathing space then."
"So the owl belongs to you?"
"Nope. Oxana is Shenaux' familiar…. In a way. The racoon's mine, unfortunately. But just to let you know we can't control them. They have a mind of their own." She then looked at the owl on Haldir's shoulder. "Oxana, would you please leave the poor Elf alone. He's being teased enough as it is."
But he is just so handsome! She protested.
"Yes Oxana, we all can see how handsome he is, but won't it be a tad difficult to be together? You know the whole different race and species?"
You're no fun Sinn. She grumbled, making a sour face at Sinn. But she did get off of Haldir's shoulder.
Now what am I supposed to do?
"How about you keep an eye on Shenaux and the Hobbits? I think they are up to something and I don't think that it is good for me." Sinn suggested as she looked down at the Owl.
Giz walked over. I think I know what they are up to Sinn. He told her.
"Oh?" She turned her gaze to Giz.
I think they are planning on ways of putting you and Legolas together.
"Oh really now? Well, I just have to throw a wrench in their plans now don't I? Or in Middle Earth's case, I guess I will throw a stick or something." She mumbled and walked off with the two animals in tow, leaving the other Elves to wonder about her sanity. Haldir made a mental note to himself to ask the other members of the Fellowship if it was normal for Sinn to talk with the animals out loud.
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Shenaux was walking with the Hobbits about the forest valleys of Lothlórien giggling and talking amongst themselves. They were at the moment trying to think up a plan of putting Legolas and Sinn together so that maybe a loving relationship might happen.
So far their luck was running short on them. None of the Hobbits were much of a matchmaker. Not even Sam or Merry or even Pippin.
Shenaux was good, but she wasn't that good when it comes to her sister and best friend. She knew Sinn very well, but she didn't know Legolas all that much and she knew that she needed help. She just didn't know what kind. She thought maybe the Hobbits would be able to help her, but obviously she was wrong.
She sighed heavily.
"What's wrong Shenaux? Is anything the matter?" Merry asked her as he looked up into her face.
"Nothing's wrong really. I was just thinking that I have to get more help. Sure, I may be able to get Sinn with someone, but working on Legolas might be a bit difficult. I will need someone else to work on him. Someone he will trust. I doubt it that he will trust one of you Hobbits."
Frodo frowned. "You're right Shenaux. Maybe Galadriel will help us." He suggested.
"I think she may have something more important to do then to help us play matchmaker. The relationship between Sinn and Legolas doesn't really seem to be Middle Earth shattering news if they don't go beyond friendship."
"I think she has a point." Pippin sighed.
"Well, how about Aragorn?" Sam suggested.
Now that was funny. Could you just picture Aragorn playing matchmaker to an Elf and a young woman? That very picture sent Shenaux into a fit of giggles, which made the four Hobbits look at her oddly.
"Let's leave the Fellowship out of this." She told them as she was finally able to speak. "I doubt that Aragorn or Boromir or Gimli would be able to play matchmaker. They are better as just killing machines. I'll have to find outside help." She started walking away towards one of the many pools.
"You want to be alone?" Pippin asked.
"Yes please. I have a lot to think over. There are also other personal matters that I must think over. I will talk with you four later. Ta!" and she disappeared into the trees.
"Do you think she will be all right?" Merry whispered.
"Yeah, she'll be fine. Now, let's go push Haldir into that area where she went." Frodo said. "Quickly now!"
And the four Hobbits ran the opposite way Shenaux went, trying to find Haldir. Lucky for them all that Haldir was on his way towards the archery fields which just happened to be on the path that the Hobbits were on.
They literally ran into the tall blond handsome Elf and the four fell to the forest floor.
"Why the hurry little ones?" Haldir asked them as he help each one up from the floor.
"Actually, we were looking for you." Pippin told him. "We wanted to tell you that Shenaux is alone now if you want to go talk with her."
"Yes, we have noticed that you have wanted to speak with her for a long time now and you were never able to get her alone." Merry added.
"She went that-a-way." Sam said, pointing in the direction said woman had walked in. "If you hurry you might be able to catch up to her before she decides to go back to her talan for lunch."
"Good luck." Frodo said and then all four of the small Hobbits left, walking calmly in the direction where Haldir had just come from.
Said Elf was looking at them as if they had lost their minds, but then he decided that this was indeed his chance to plead his case to the young woman that had captured his curiosity. So he walked into the direction that the Hobbits had pointed to.
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Haldir came upon Shenaux a few minutes later sitting and staring out into the deep pool before her. She seemed so lost in thought he was loath to disturb her, but he really wanted to try and work it out so that they could at least be friends.
"Lady Shenaux?" Haldir questioned softly, feeling slightly remorseful as he saw her flinch ever so slightly. "May I have a word with you?"
"Oh!" Shenaux said standing quickly. "Not right now… I have to get back to my talan and get prepared for lunch." With that said Shenaux tried to quickly skirt around Haldir, but he decided to prevent her from leaving by taking her elbow in a gentle grasp, cursing to himself as he felt her flinch at the contact. "Don't touch me! Please, just leave me alone!"
"I'm sorry, but I'm not Darren and the way he treated you was very grievous but as I said before I'm not him!" Haldir said removing his hand from Shenaux' elbow as he felt her begin to shake. "I would like the opportunity to get to know you and hopefully become you're friend."
"You… you know about Darren! Who told you?! Sinn wouldn't have told you, she… she just wouldn't!" Shenaux stuttered in shock and denial. "And it's none of your business! I mean, just please leave me alone!" Tears began to trail down her cheeks unnoticed by her.
"I… I… I just want to leave this place and never have to see your face ever again! Is that too much to ask? I mean, if it isn't enough to see your eyes in my dreams I now have to confront you while I'm awake too? Darren just go away!" Somewhere in her rant Shenaux had forgotten that it wasn't Darren in front of her but Haldir. As she turned to flee again her elbow was caught in a firm grasp, without thinking Shenaux turned and reacted, the only thing saving Haldir from a very broken nose was his quick instinct to duck. "Just stop tormenting me and leave me alone! I'll die before I let you hit me again!" Another swing quickly followed the first followed by a third and fourth in rapid succession.
"Lady Shenaux! Stop!" Haldir commanded continuing to duck the continuous swings coming his way. "Please stop! You'll hurt yourself!" This last comment was said just before he grabbed her wrist in an iron tight grasp. "Why are you so angry? Why can't you forgive yourself and let this pain go?"
"Because I don't deserve to! That's why… I let him hurt me over and over again. I didn't stop it! Ransom had to save me and I wasn't able to save him!" Shenaux cried out before breaking away and fleeing as if the Hounds of Hell were on her heels, while it was really Haldir.
He quickly caught up to her and wrestled her to the forest floor. She struggled for a long time before Haldir finally grabbed her wrists in one hand and had his legs wrapped around hers. He held her as she cried.
"Please Lady Shenaux, please stop crying. You're going to make yourself sick if you keep going as you are. I am not trying to torment you. You deserved better than Darren and I pray to the Valar that you will just let me speak my peace. I at least deserve that. I know you are hurting. I know that you are hurting because of what that man did to you and what happened to Ransom, but you must let it go. Sinn has."
Shenaux hiccuped and looked up at the Elf through her teary eyes. "Let. Go. Of. Me." She growled right before she kneed him in the groin.
Haldir gasped in pain and curled into the fetal position and cursed in Elvish. Shenaux scrambled to her feet and began to run again.
After blinking away the tears that came to his eyes, Haldir stumbled to his feet and chased Shenaux again. He had to get this over with. He had to get her over her anger and get her to live again.
She hadn't run extremely far before she fell and twisted her ankle. She fell to the ground in pain, but she did manage to muffle her scream of pain as she fell.
She sat gasping and rubbing her ankle, tears falling down her cheeks. That's how Haldir found her again. He stopped in his tracks when he saw her cradling her ankle.
"Lady Shenaux, are you all right?" He questioned worriedly as he knelt beside her and took her ankle in his hands. "It's twisted rather badly." He told her before his hands began to glow softly and a comforting warmth spread throughout her body as he healed her sprain.
"H…how did you do that?" She questioned softly as she stared in amazement at her ankle, which was no longer painful or sprained.
"It's simple Elvish magic really." He told her. "All Elves are gifted with the ability to heal small hurts like yours, but only certain Elves with powerful abilities can heal cuts and other painful things. Now do you trust me?" (I believe that's a bunch of bull, but I am not sure, I just made it up. It could be true. Anyone care to tell me nay or yay?)
"I…I can't. Not yet. I'm sorry, but, it's too soon for me." She told him and then stood up again.
"All I ask of you," Haldir said as he grabbed her hand and looked up into her face, "is that you get the chance to get to know me, Haldir. I'd rather that you leave Lothlórien not being afraid of me. We might meet each other again and I wouldn't want our next meeting to be an awkward one."
She looked down into his expressive and almost familiar eyes and saw the goodness in them. She saw his gentleness and his loyalties. She almost saw his soul.
"I give you my word Haldir of Lórien, that I shall get to know you better before I pass my judgement upon you. I will get to know you before I decide to be your friend."
"That's all I ask of you Lady Shenaux. That is all." He smiled up at her, the smile warming his beautiful blue eyes.
"Then first things are first." She told him as she took her hand from his and he stood up. "Drop the 'Lady'." And with that she ran off into the forest again.
This time, Haldir didn't follow her, for she left him with a smile.
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At lunch that day the Fellowship was together with some of the Lorien Elves. Haldir was amongst the few Elves that decided to eat with them.
They all sat at a long table. Sinn and Shenaux were on the left side of the table. Sinn sat beside Pippin, whom was on her left, and beside Pippin was Frodo. Sitting beside Shenaux on her right was Merry and sitting beside Merry was Sam.
On the far side of Frodo was Aragorn and the far side of Sam was Gimli. The ladies and Hobbits had decided to take their seats in the middle of the table, forcing others to sit elsewhere. Across the table from Aragorn was Boromir and beside Boromir was one of the Lórien Elves, neither Sinn nor Shenaux caught his name. Beside him were Legolas, then another Lórien Elf and then Haldir, which was surprising to all, then there were three more Lórien Elves beside him.
What shocked Sinn throughout the meal was that Shenaux seemed fine to have Haldir sitting across from her. Sinn had decided to keep a close watch on her friend, but only when she wasn't too busy looking over at Legolas for a few minutes.
Everyone talked and laughed and made jokes. Sinn was about to mutter something to Shenaux when Oxana flew into the area and landed on Haldir's shoulder, making all the Lórien Elves laugh. Shenaux looked confused at her familiar and Sinn just groaned. She knew exactly what was happening.
"Oxana." Shenaux said with a frown. "What are you doing?"
The Owl looked at her innocently and just fluttered her wings. Haldir had one of his elbows on the table and cradled his forehead in that hand.
"You're Owl here has a thing for the Elf." Sinn told her with a grin. "I told her inter-species relations won't work all that well. Sure there are a lot of men where we come from that like that sort of thing, but I don't think Haldir swings that way."
"No, I don't suppose he does. But as we can see, Oxana does." Shenaux said with a smile. "Now, is there anything I can help you with Oxana, or are you here just to bother Haldir?"
Actually Shenaux, I came to see you. But you're busy right now, so you can finish your meal while I stay here on my Haldir's shoulder. Oxana told her.
"Go away Oxana." Sinn told the Owl. "Haldir must eat and he can't exactly do that when there is a love stricken Owl resting on his shoulder." If possible for an owl to glare Sinn would have been put six feet under with the harshness of the glare Oxana sent her way.
As this was being said Shenaux sputtered with laughter; "Your Haldir? I don't think so, if he belonged to anyone it wouldn't be an owl with a death wish, and if you don't fly your scrawny butt off his shoulder and over to me right now, so help me Goddess, I'll make you into a stuffed animal for my first born."
As that conversation took place, the Lórien Elves looked at the two women in complete confusion. Animals couldn't speak, so therefore, they couldn't understand them. So why do these two young mortal women believe that they can speak to animals... and why isn't any of the other members of the Fellowship confused about this? Are all of them mad?
Scrawny? Scrawny! If anyone's butt is scrawny it'd be yours! You over-grown , pompous witch! Oxana replied snappily fluttering her wings and puffing herself up, hitting the side of Haldir's head in the process.
"Witch? Don't you mean bitch?" Shenaux asked aloud much to the amusement of Sinn. Oxana just hooted in defeat before flying off.
"Lady Shenaux, I believe you must be mistaken, a bitch is a female dog, and you most certainly aren't a dog!" Rúmil, Haldir's brother who was on his left side, questioned as the other elves at the table nodded their agreement. At this comment Shenaux and Sinn just paused for a fraction of a second before bursting into mirthful laughter.
"Master Elf, I apologise for our laughter but you see, where we come from bitch isn't used as often to describe a female dog but more along the lines as an insult to a person." Sinn explained still giggling, as Shenaux tried to calm herself down long enough to catch her breath.
"I believe I understand a little more about you two." Aragorn said with a grin.
"Oh my dear Aragorn," Shenaux said in a giggle. "You will never understand us. I don't think we even understand ourselves at times." She smiled.
"At times?" Sinn questioned but she quickly groaned when she saw that Giz and Oxana were now coming towards the dining group. "Yes Giz?"
I wanted to know what got Oxana into this fit and why she is a little worried right now. Giz said.
"Oh, maybe it was because Shenaux threatened her if she didn't get off Haldir's shoulder." Sinn explained to her familiar.
What? Giz looked at the Owl. Why do you keep bothering him? But I guess it's none of my business. He sighed. Oh, Sinn, after you eat, maybe I can show you our hiding spot and we can give you all of the things we took before you went into Moria.
Shenaux grinned widely. "Giz has a crush on Oxana!" She exclaimed, making Giz look uncomfortable. "I didn't think it was possible for two different animals to fall in love."
"How do you think hybrids are made?" Sinn asked dryly as she took a grape and popped it in her mouth before chewing thoughtfully. "I'll come looking for you later Giz and then you can show me the cache were you put all of the stolen items. And then you and Oxana both can give everyone back the things you took."
Giz nodded and then quickly left the clearing with Oxana trailing behind him asking him what Shenaux meant by her comment about Giz having a crush on her and which different animals fell in love.
"Uh..." Pippin trailed off. "How about we change the topic and get on with eating all of this food?" He looked hungrily at the many dishes that the Elves had prepared. He got agreement from everyone around the table, especially from his fellow Hobbits.
"I do want to apologise for Oxana Haldir." Shenaux said as she smiled at him. "I do believe that she has no idea what she is doing and going to do."
"Such is the fate of the love stricken fool." Sinn grinned at Shenaux. "Am I correct?"
Shenaux didn't even take her eyes from Haldir or wiped the smile off of her face as she reached out and jabbed Sinn in her side, making her jump and squeak.
"You didn't!" She gasped with wide eyes as she stared at Shenaux.
"Did what?" Gimli questioned with his usual frown on his face. "She didn't do a thing Sinn."
"Yes she did, master Dwarf." Boromir laughed. "She just announced to all of us that Sinn is extremely ticklish."
Shenaux laughed evilly. "Bwa-ha!"
Sinn grinned evilly. "Well, I ain't going to go down alone now am I?" She then proceeded to jab her best friend in the side making Shenaux squeal and jump from her seat. "Please don't! Have mercy!"
"I have no mercy." Sinn said and then she tackled Shenaux to the ground where they then began to tickle each other to exhaustion. The males just sat and laughed at the young women's antics to get the better of each other.
"I think I am going to throw up." Sinn groaned as she and Shenaux gasped for breath.
"I think I just killed the muscles in my stomach." Shenaux agreed with her.
"What do you expect when you begin to tickle each other mercilessly right after you ate?" Legolas asked the two women as he looked down upon them. The meal was finished and almost everyone had already left. Haldir was waiting for Legolas as well as the other Elves. They had decided to go to the archery fields.
"I didn't expect to feel like this." She told him as she scrambled to her feet, then she helped Shenaux to her feet.
"We're going to go to the archery fields, do you wish to join us Sinn?" Legolas asked her.
"No thanks." She told him. "I think I am going to take a bath and try and settle my stomach."
Legolas grinned at her.
"Can I try?" Shenaux asked.
"NO!" Sinn yelled, startling everyone that was in the clearing.
"I don't see why not." Haldir told Shenaux as he threw a curious look towards Sinn's frightened expression.
"Oh, you just signed your death warrant." Sinn groaned as the others walked away.
Legolas sent her an odd look. "What are you talking about Sinn?"
"What ever you do, stay far behind Shenaux when she shoots her arrows..... tell that to all of the Elves. If you cherish your life, or any part of your body stay out of range."
Legolas gave her another odd look before he finally followed his friends to the archery fields and Sinn made her way to her talan and prepared herself a nice hot bath.
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A/N: Heh, heh… like our cliffhanger? ^_~ You all will just have to wait and see what I, err… Shenaux, does. Oh! Also, the disclaimer is the same as always! We DON NOT own these recognizable characters… we're just playing with them! *grins wickedly*
J-Chan: Tell us, what do you all think will happen when Shenaux and I go to work. Yes you've guessed it. We are working together now… scary thought no? Feel extremely bad for Shenaux' mom, she's our boss.