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AN: There is a little bit of Luthien's Diary in this! Arwen reads part of a passage. Also, I have a short fic out called A Fine Day. Please read it. Enjoy this chapter and please review!
Chapter 14 A Friendly Chat
The five girls walked into the dining hall chatting amongst each other but they stopped when they walked in. There were already some people sitting at the tables lined in the room. Food was laid out, so much food that the whole of Middle-Earth could be fed for a day (well maybe not but it sure looked like it). The girls went and sat at a table to their right.
"I forgot how hungry I was with all the excitement." Elenya said and the others nodded. The women started to pile food on their plates. Arwen looked over at the door.
"Hey, look." Arwen said gesturing to the door. Aragorn, Legolas, and Eomer stood in the door way. Arwen smiled and waved them over. Telepriel, being the good friend she is, scooted over so as to make a place for Aragorn to sit. He noticed and went to sit down when-
"Aragorn will you sit by me?" Eowyn asked him before he could sit with Arwen. Aragorn hesitated. He couldn't say no, which would look suspicious. But he wanted to sit by Arwen.
"Yes, Eowyn will sit by you." He replied and went ant sat by her. He glanced over at Arwen who was avoiding his gaze. Legolas took the seat next to Arwen instead and Eomer sat between Eowyn and Lothiriel.
"I'm starving." Eomer said. He went to reach for the spoon to get mashed potatoes at the same time Lothiriel did. Their hands touched and they both pulled away, blushing slightly.
"I'm sorry." Lothiriel said.
"Oh no don't be." He said smiling. "My name is Eomer."
"I am Lothiriel." She said returning the smile. Telepriel kicked Elenya under the table lightly and nodded her head to the two. Elenya's face lit up with a grin.
"Awww, isn't that cute!" Elenya said and Telepriel and Arwen laughed. Eowyn didn't look to happy.
"Arwen, how do you like the school so far?' Aragorn asked her. She didn't look at him when she answered.
"Its fine." She said and then started to eat her food. Legolas looked at her. Why was she being so cold to him? Arwen was never like this. He looked over at Telepriel with a questioning look on his face. Her eyes told him that she would talk later.
Everyone got food on their plates and started to eat. They began talking with each other, getting to know one another.
"So the elves taught you how to track then?" Eowyn asked Aragorn.
"Yes, I have lived in Rivendell most of my life. They taught me many things." He replied.
"Wow. The things you must know! I would love to know how to track the way an elf does. Maybe…… maybe you could teach me sometime."
"Yeah sure." He said nodding. "Who taught you your skills?"
"Mostly my brother and his friends. Eomer always wants the best for me. And he wants me to be able to take care of myself. He is very protective."
"So? I only am because you are constantly getting yourself into trouble." Eomer said in his defense.
"Am not!" Eowyn replied.
"Are too! Like that one time when you decided to go out for a midnight walk in the woods and were attached my that cave lion. If the guards hadn't heard you screaming I don't know what of happened."
Eowyn blushed. "I wasn't screaming. I could have taken that lion if I had had my sword."
"See! That's another stupid thing. Bring your sword everywhere Eowyn. Especially into that wood." Eomer said. Eowyn rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"See? He's over protective!"
"No I am just teaching you things." Eomer said.
"What ever." Eowyn said.
"Arwen had to learn to carry her sword everywhere the hard way didn't you Arwen?" Telepriel said. "Arwen? Where'd she go?" Arwen wasn't in her seat. Everyone started looking around the room but she wasn't there.
"I'm going to go find her. She probably just went o finish unpacking." Telepriel said. Legolas said he was coming too.
"I am too." Aragorn said.
"No I think it would be better if you stayed Aragorn." Telepriel said looking at him.
"Why?"
It just would." She said an departed with Legolas.
"So what's going on with Arwen?" Legolas asked Telepriel.
She sighed. "She has these, feelings, for Aragorn. Strong feelings. And he feels the same. I mean they obviously haven't admitted them to each other, they couldn't. But the feelings are there none the less."
"Wow." Legolas said, overwhelmed.
"I know. And they both know that they care for each other, it's just neither of them will admit it. I keep telling Arwen too but women aren't supposed to make the first move. And now Eowyn has been flirting with Aragorn and he has sort of been back and… well its all very confusing."
"What a triangle this is going to be." Legolas said and Telepriel nodded.
"It's horrible. Arwen is mad at him for not telling her about his feelings and she is mad at Eowyn and…. Oh she's so messed up. I need to talk to her. And I think it will help if your there and she knows that she has friends behind her."
"Yeah of course. I'm here for her. But, I'm just a little shocked that she likes him. I mean he is mortal."
"Are you forgetting that Arwen is almost exactly like Luthien Tinuviel who gave up her immortality to be with Beren One-Hand? I'm not surprised."
"Yeah I guess your right. It's just a little shocking. But what ever Arwen wants, I am behind her for." He said and Telepriel smiled at him and nodded her thanks. "Where are we going?"
"To where Arwen always goes when she is in doubt, the Library." Telepriel said as they walked down the hall towards it.
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Arwen sat in a big green chair reading. She was reading Luthien's Diary that her parents had given her.
Dear Diary,
I have sought to write in this book now because I feel that something shall soon happen to me. I shall go onto see great battles and go into many perils and I feel that my story must be written down. I shall account here all that I can remember and all that I have a chance to write.
These past days have been indeed blissful and yet grievous. I was upon the green hill, dancing and singing my song to awaken the earth and let Spring come into the land. flowers sprung up at me feet as I danced and the wind blew in my hair. I felt Spring coming. Then I heard a voice cry out 'Tinuviel! Tinuviel!'. I halted in wonder that anyone was watching me. He came to me and I looked on him. Doom fell on me, a horrible, suffocating doom, for I loved him. Loved a mortal. This knowledge came upon me, and I vanished into the Twilight.
Later, I realized I couldn't run from this. My heart called out to him, for him. And knew I must go back to the one that had stolen my own heart. I went back to find this man, Beren son of Barahir, sitting in darkness. I put my hand in his and we walked and we loved. I have since then been secretly visiting him in the woods. I despise all the secrecy that I am creating, but no one can know. This doom-
"Arwen?" Came voice at the door. Arwen looked up to see Telepriel and Legolas standing there with worried looks on their faces. Arwen quickly hid the book under a pillow. She didn't want anyone to know about it, at least not yet.
"We were worried about you." Telepriel said.
"You just disappeared from the table. Are you okay?" Legolas said. Arwen nodded no.
"Did you tell him everything?" Arwen asked Telepriel who nodded.
"Everything's going to be okay Arwen." Legolas said taking a seat next to her.
"Is it? Because it sure doesn't feel like it." Arwen said.
"It well get better." Telepriel said sitting on the other side of Arwen.
"I love him you know. I love him with all my heart. I can't hide from it." Arwen said. 'Just like Luthien couldn't…'
"What are you going to do?" Legolas asked.
"What can I do? There's nothing I can do. First of al, its not like I'm exactly supposed to love a mortal. And second of all he won't make the first move! It's hopeless." Arwen sighed.
Telepriel looked at her best friend Arwen. She looked miserable. Her eyes were sad and her face pale. She hated seeing her like this she would have to do something. Something…anything… she would figure something out.
AN: well? How was it? Review please so I can know!