A/N: Hello, I'm finally back. I've been really busy lately, and have been
having a hard time trying to find a time to update. And also, the dress
Fonia has made for the ball is the same style as Arwen wore when she was
leaving Rivendell. To get a better picture of it, please go Please go. It
would really help to get a better image of what I am trying to describe,
because it is very difficult. Thank you!
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Disclaimer: Fonia and Cydrim are my characters. I wouldn't mind Legolas being mine, either...
Chapter Four
The curtains hanging in front of the balcony flapped gently in the breeze, and the sun danced upon the walls. Fonia felt the warm sunshine on her face, and slowly opened her eyes. Looking at the lower half of her body, saw mounds of blankets covering her.
"No wonder I'm so hot," she thought to herself as she threw back her covers and got out of bed. Her legs felt a little weak when she stood up on them, but after standing still for a minute or two, she grew steady.
"I'm glad you are finally up," came a voice from her door.
"Sylitae," Fonia said, hugging her friend. "It's so good to see you. What do you mean, I'm finally up?"
"Well, you've been asleep for almost a week recovering. Why were you out there? In the rain, I mean," she asked.
"It's a long story. Listen, you know about the ball in Mirkwood, don't you?" asked Fonia.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, Ada finally said I could go, and I need to go get a dress made. Will you go with me?"
Sylitae smiled, and hugged her friend again. "Of course I will! And you'll never guess, my father said I could go, too! Elrond announced it to the village when you were sleeping. There are tons of girls going, and they are all secretly hoping that Prince Legolas will ask one of them to go with him."
"Legolas," Fonia whispered.
"What? I didn't hear you."
Fonia grew fretful. "Legolas, I forgot all about him! Is he still here? He hasn't left yet, has he?" Sylitae laughed at Fonia.
"Of course he is still here. He'll be here for a couple more weeks." She took a breath, and immediately began talking again. "I just forgot! He was in here almost the whole time you were asleep. He was only seen a couple times when Elladan and Elrohir dragged him out of your room to eat dinner. If you ask me, I think he has the..." Fonia gently shushed her friend.
"Sylitae, don't say things like that. There is nothing more between us than friendship."
"That's what you want me to think. I saw the way he looked at you when you were asleep. And I've seen the way you look at him. You can even tell you like him by the way you were fretting if he had left or not." Sylitae gave Fonia stern look, and Fonia grew silent. "I rest my case."
"Please, don't speak word of this to anyone!" Fonia requested.
"I promise."
"Now, what to wear," Fonia began, looking into her closet. She picked out a royal blue dress with long, black flowing sleeves. The top was tight fitting and flowed gracefully to the floor. "I know it isn't far to the seamstress, but can we ride there? I need to visit Cydrim."
"Of course, as you wish." She turned as Fonia stepped behind the changing screen and got dressed, and then, after having a bite of lembas bread, left for the seamstress.
"Come on, Legolas! Why can't you hang out with us today? You're always in watching Fonia sleep," whined Elrohir.
"Why are you always in there, anyways?" asked Elladan.
"Your father asked me to watch over her, and he also said that she should be waking up any day now. I need to make sure she's okay." Legolas stood up from the bench they were sitting on and headed back to Fonia's room.
"We know you are up to something, Legolas Greenleaf!!!" they hollered after him.
Legolas walked into Fonia's room to find it completely empty, and unnaturally quiet.
"She must be better," said a voice behind Legolas. Legolas turned quickly to find Elrond standing quietly by the door. "She awoke and left about ten minutes ago. You might find her in the village." Elrond left, and just as Legolas turned to leave, other elves came in, folded up all the extra blankets and put them in their rightful spots, put clean sheets on the bed, changed the blankets, and were out again in a flash. Legolas slowly shut the door, and went to the archery fields.
"Oh, Fonia..." Sylitae sighed, looking at all the different types of material in almost every color she could imagine. "This would look perfect on you!" Sylitae held up a bolt of sapphire blue silk velvet. The seamstress then came over, an excited look upon her face.
"I have the perfect dress for you. Just you wait. You will be the flower of the ball." She set to work.
By the end of the day, the seamstress had made a beautiful dress. It was a very form-fitting dress. The top clung to her body perfectly, and the rest just flowed out, leaving a flowing train. The dress scooped low, and had a silver trim with exquisite beadwork. The upper sleeve was made of royal blue chiffon attached to a narrow silver trim, also with beadwork. The rest of the sleeves were a silver silk jacquard, and flowed slightly past her hands. The sleeves seemed petal-like, and gently overlapped each other.
"Fonia, it's beautiful!" Sylitae exclaimed.
"You really think so?" she asked, a little surprised.
"Of course! Why would I lie about something like this?"
"I don't know. I just..."
"I know what you mean." Sylitae took a deep breath, and sighed. "I have to go. My father wanted me home before evening, and I'm already late." The friends wished eachother goodbye, and getting her package, Fonia took the reins over her horses head and began walking back to the last homely house.
Legolas was riding back to the palace from the archery fields with Elladan and Elrohir, laughing almost the whole way. They had had a contest, where every bulls-eye was one point, and Legolas had gotten more points than the twins combined. As the trio came to the entrance to the barn, they all saw Fonia walking into the last homely house. They all dismounted, the twins un- ceremoniously unbridled and unsaddled their horses, and put them back in their stalls. Nearly running into Legolas, the twins said their good byes.
"Hey Legolas, that was fun!" Elladan flashed by him.
"Yeah. Let's do it again?" Elrohir rushed after his brother, not even waiting for an answer.
Legolas carefully, and slowly, unsaddled and unbridled his horse. "I haven't seen them that excited since I got here. It's good to see that they aren't mad at her anymore," he thought to himself, as he put his horse in its stall and exited the barn.
Fonia carefully hung the dress in the closet, along with the matching slippers, and stared at it. It was so gorgeous. "I can't wait to go," she said out loud. "I wonder if..."
The doors to her room were thrown open, and Fonia's brothers rushed in, showering her with affection.
"Fonia, are you feeling better?" asked Elladan.
"You've been asleep for almost a week," Elrohir informed her.
"Hello to you, two," she said to both of them, smiling at the fact that they actually missed her.
"Listen...we're sorry about getting mad at you before you got sick," said Elrohir, looking down at his feet.
"Yeah...we shouldn't go demanding to know everything you ever do. It'd get kinda old after a while. Can you forgive us?" asked Elladan.
Fonia placed her index finger on her chin, as if she was having a hard time thinking about the answer. "Hmmm...I don't know if I should." Elladan's and Elrohir's jaws dropped at the exact same time, and Fonia laughed. "I'm just kidding. Of course I'll forgive you guys. I can't stand being mad at you!" Her brothers wrapped her in a big hug, and just then, another two figures entered her room.
"Fonia!" Arwen practically ran over to her sister, and after the twins stepped away from Fonia, Arwen gave her sister a big hug. "I'm so glad you are awake. We have to go get your dress for the ball. We leave in a few weeks for Mirkwood."
"Arwen, I already got it."
"You did? I want to see it!!!" Arwen exclaimed.
"Not until they leave," Fonia replied, nodding her head over to her brothers.
"Elladan, I believe we were just told to get lost."
"Fine. We don't want to be in here, anyways. We'd rather hang out with our friend Legolas." They left, an air of mock anger around them.
Elrond walked over to his youngest daughter, and wrapped her in a tight hug. "I'm so glad you're better," he whispered.
"I love you, Ada," Fonia said.
"I love you, too." Elrond took a step back, and stared at his two daughters. "It looks to me as if you two have things to do. I guess I'd better get going." He left the room, shutting the door behind him.
"Well, what are you waiting for? I want to see the dress. Put it on." Arwen sat down on Fonia's bed, and Fonia carefully took it out of her closet. She stepped behind the changing screen, Arwen talking to her the whole time.
"So, has anyone asked to go to the ball with you yet?" she asked.
"No. How about you? Who are you going with?" Fonia returned the question.
"I'm going with Aragorn. I know he's not an elf, but I love him so much that I couldn't stand to go with anyone else." Arwen got this love-sick look on her face, and Fonia made a look of disgust.
"Ada approves of it, doesn't he?"
"Why wouldn't he approve? Aragorn is a very responsible man, and Ada even said he trusted him." Arwen grew silent as Fonia came out from behind the screen.
"Fonia, your dress is gorgeous! I can already tell that you will be the blossom of the ball." Fonia knew her sister meant it in a kind way, but she didn't want to be the center of attention.
"Thank you. You really think people will pay that much attention to me?" Fonia asked, her voice a little shaky.
"Why wouldn't they? It's almost impossible for me to take my eyes off of you!" Arwen looked at her sister proudly, and Fonia couldn't stand to disappoint her sister.
"I should probably take it off. I don't want to ruin it before I even get to show it off." She stepped back behind the changing screen, and took off the dress. She got her clothes back on, and carefully hung the dress back up in her closet.
"I should probably get going. Dinner will be in a while, and I need to go freshen up." Arwen glided out the door, leaving Fonia by herself.
"I should go, too. I don't want to be late," she thought to herself, and left the room.
Legolas entered the dining hall, and scanning the room, quickly spotted Fonia. He made his way to his normal spot across from her, and took his seat.
"Good evening, my lady. I'm glad to see you are well again." He smiled at her.
Fonia nodded her head in response. "And you, too. Well, about seeing you again. It's good..." She grew quiet and blushed a deep shade of pink.
"I know what you mean." He looked down at his plate, and then back at her. "Fonia, there is something I have been meaning to ask you."
"Yes?" Her heart fluttered, and seemed to skip a beat.
"Fonia, would..." The rest of Fonia's family walked in, and Legolas too grew quiet.
"Hello, everybody!" Elrond said happily.
"Hello," replied everyone.
Elrond smiled at Fonia, and she gladly returned it. Elladan and Elrohir gladly took their places on either side of her, and Fonia was glad they had forgotten about being angry with her.
Several hours passed as everyone talked to everyone, and Fonia, who was getting drowsy, finally allowed herself to yawn.
"Fonia, you look tired. You should get some rest." Her father gave her a loving look, and Fonia smiled back at him.
"A little sleep sounds good to me. I'll see you in the morning, Ada."
"Good night," he said, and Fonia exited the dining hall.
She sighed as she walked back to her room, and as she turned to go up the stairs to her room, she felt someone grab her wrist. She quickly turned around, and came face to face with Legolas.
"Fonia, can I talk to you for a minute?" His deep blue eyes stared into hers, and Fonia stared back into his.
"Yes," she whispered, as if in a daze.
Legolas took her hand, intertwining his fingers with hers, and led her outside. When they reached the gardens, he stopped.
"Fonia, ever since I first saw you that day I first came to Rivendell, I have felt this strong bond between us, like...we were meant to be together. I don't know why I feel this way, but I can't help feeling this way, and I was just wondering...Fonia," he took her other hand in his. "Would you go to the ball in Mirkwood with me?"
Fonia took a sharp intake of breath. She wasn't expecting this. "I...I..." Fonia stuttered, but as Legolas slowly came closer, her stuttering died away. Closing her eyes, Legolas placed the gentlest kiss on her lips. The two separated, but Fonia kept her eyes closed. "Should I go with him?" she thought to herself.
A/N: Well, I think that just about does it for this chapter. What did you think? Please send in reviews!!! Send in all your comments, and maybe I'll update sooner. Thank you!!!
Elven at Heart
Reviewers:
Banana4422: I'm glad you think this is a good start. I'm not sure yet if the ring will mean something later on in the story or not, but it very well may be. Do you think you could tell your friends about this story? It would mean a lot to me if you would. It would help me a lot, too. Thank you!!!
cherryfaerie: You really will tell others about my story? Thank you so much. I'm kinda bummed that barely anyone is reading it, and it would be a major help if you would tell people about it.
Lia06: Hey, thank you so much for your review. I'm glad you like it. Would you mind telling your friends about it? I would really appreciate it!
DramaQueen007: Hey, thank you for your review! Hope your birthday was awesome!!!
Disclaimer: Fonia and Cydrim are my characters. I wouldn't mind Legolas being mine, either...
Chapter Four
The curtains hanging in front of the balcony flapped gently in the breeze, and the sun danced upon the walls. Fonia felt the warm sunshine on her face, and slowly opened her eyes. Looking at the lower half of her body, saw mounds of blankets covering her.
"No wonder I'm so hot," she thought to herself as she threw back her covers and got out of bed. Her legs felt a little weak when she stood up on them, but after standing still for a minute or two, she grew steady.
"I'm glad you are finally up," came a voice from her door.
"Sylitae," Fonia said, hugging her friend. "It's so good to see you. What do you mean, I'm finally up?"
"Well, you've been asleep for almost a week recovering. Why were you out there? In the rain, I mean," she asked.
"It's a long story. Listen, you know about the ball in Mirkwood, don't you?" asked Fonia.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, Ada finally said I could go, and I need to go get a dress made. Will you go with me?"
Sylitae smiled, and hugged her friend again. "Of course I will! And you'll never guess, my father said I could go, too! Elrond announced it to the village when you were sleeping. There are tons of girls going, and they are all secretly hoping that Prince Legolas will ask one of them to go with him."
"Legolas," Fonia whispered.
"What? I didn't hear you."
Fonia grew fretful. "Legolas, I forgot all about him! Is he still here? He hasn't left yet, has he?" Sylitae laughed at Fonia.
"Of course he is still here. He'll be here for a couple more weeks." She took a breath, and immediately began talking again. "I just forgot! He was in here almost the whole time you were asleep. He was only seen a couple times when Elladan and Elrohir dragged him out of your room to eat dinner. If you ask me, I think he has the..." Fonia gently shushed her friend.
"Sylitae, don't say things like that. There is nothing more between us than friendship."
"That's what you want me to think. I saw the way he looked at you when you were asleep. And I've seen the way you look at him. You can even tell you like him by the way you were fretting if he had left or not." Sylitae gave Fonia stern look, and Fonia grew silent. "I rest my case."
"Please, don't speak word of this to anyone!" Fonia requested.
"I promise."
"Now, what to wear," Fonia began, looking into her closet. She picked out a royal blue dress with long, black flowing sleeves. The top was tight fitting and flowed gracefully to the floor. "I know it isn't far to the seamstress, but can we ride there? I need to visit Cydrim."
"Of course, as you wish." She turned as Fonia stepped behind the changing screen and got dressed, and then, after having a bite of lembas bread, left for the seamstress.
"Come on, Legolas! Why can't you hang out with us today? You're always in watching Fonia sleep," whined Elrohir.
"Why are you always in there, anyways?" asked Elladan.
"Your father asked me to watch over her, and he also said that she should be waking up any day now. I need to make sure she's okay." Legolas stood up from the bench they were sitting on and headed back to Fonia's room.
"We know you are up to something, Legolas Greenleaf!!!" they hollered after him.
Legolas walked into Fonia's room to find it completely empty, and unnaturally quiet.
"She must be better," said a voice behind Legolas. Legolas turned quickly to find Elrond standing quietly by the door. "She awoke and left about ten minutes ago. You might find her in the village." Elrond left, and just as Legolas turned to leave, other elves came in, folded up all the extra blankets and put them in their rightful spots, put clean sheets on the bed, changed the blankets, and were out again in a flash. Legolas slowly shut the door, and went to the archery fields.
"Oh, Fonia..." Sylitae sighed, looking at all the different types of material in almost every color she could imagine. "This would look perfect on you!" Sylitae held up a bolt of sapphire blue silk velvet. The seamstress then came over, an excited look upon her face.
"I have the perfect dress for you. Just you wait. You will be the flower of the ball." She set to work.
By the end of the day, the seamstress had made a beautiful dress. It was a very form-fitting dress. The top clung to her body perfectly, and the rest just flowed out, leaving a flowing train. The dress scooped low, and had a silver trim with exquisite beadwork. The upper sleeve was made of royal blue chiffon attached to a narrow silver trim, also with beadwork. The rest of the sleeves were a silver silk jacquard, and flowed slightly past her hands. The sleeves seemed petal-like, and gently overlapped each other.
"Fonia, it's beautiful!" Sylitae exclaimed.
"You really think so?" she asked, a little surprised.
"Of course! Why would I lie about something like this?"
"I don't know. I just..."
"I know what you mean." Sylitae took a deep breath, and sighed. "I have to go. My father wanted me home before evening, and I'm already late." The friends wished eachother goodbye, and getting her package, Fonia took the reins over her horses head and began walking back to the last homely house.
Legolas was riding back to the palace from the archery fields with Elladan and Elrohir, laughing almost the whole way. They had had a contest, where every bulls-eye was one point, and Legolas had gotten more points than the twins combined. As the trio came to the entrance to the barn, they all saw Fonia walking into the last homely house. They all dismounted, the twins un- ceremoniously unbridled and unsaddled their horses, and put them back in their stalls. Nearly running into Legolas, the twins said their good byes.
"Hey Legolas, that was fun!" Elladan flashed by him.
"Yeah. Let's do it again?" Elrohir rushed after his brother, not even waiting for an answer.
Legolas carefully, and slowly, unsaddled and unbridled his horse. "I haven't seen them that excited since I got here. It's good to see that they aren't mad at her anymore," he thought to himself, as he put his horse in its stall and exited the barn.
Fonia carefully hung the dress in the closet, along with the matching slippers, and stared at it. It was so gorgeous. "I can't wait to go," she said out loud. "I wonder if..."
The doors to her room were thrown open, and Fonia's brothers rushed in, showering her with affection.
"Fonia, are you feeling better?" asked Elladan.
"You've been asleep for almost a week," Elrohir informed her.
"Hello to you, two," she said to both of them, smiling at the fact that they actually missed her.
"Listen...we're sorry about getting mad at you before you got sick," said Elrohir, looking down at his feet.
"Yeah...we shouldn't go demanding to know everything you ever do. It'd get kinda old after a while. Can you forgive us?" asked Elladan.
Fonia placed her index finger on her chin, as if she was having a hard time thinking about the answer. "Hmmm...I don't know if I should." Elladan's and Elrohir's jaws dropped at the exact same time, and Fonia laughed. "I'm just kidding. Of course I'll forgive you guys. I can't stand being mad at you!" Her brothers wrapped her in a big hug, and just then, another two figures entered her room.
"Fonia!" Arwen practically ran over to her sister, and after the twins stepped away from Fonia, Arwen gave her sister a big hug. "I'm so glad you are awake. We have to go get your dress for the ball. We leave in a few weeks for Mirkwood."
"Arwen, I already got it."
"You did? I want to see it!!!" Arwen exclaimed.
"Not until they leave," Fonia replied, nodding her head over to her brothers.
"Elladan, I believe we were just told to get lost."
"Fine. We don't want to be in here, anyways. We'd rather hang out with our friend Legolas." They left, an air of mock anger around them.
Elrond walked over to his youngest daughter, and wrapped her in a tight hug. "I'm so glad you're better," he whispered.
"I love you, Ada," Fonia said.
"I love you, too." Elrond took a step back, and stared at his two daughters. "It looks to me as if you two have things to do. I guess I'd better get going." He left the room, shutting the door behind him.
"Well, what are you waiting for? I want to see the dress. Put it on." Arwen sat down on Fonia's bed, and Fonia carefully took it out of her closet. She stepped behind the changing screen, Arwen talking to her the whole time.
"So, has anyone asked to go to the ball with you yet?" she asked.
"No. How about you? Who are you going with?" Fonia returned the question.
"I'm going with Aragorn. I know he's not an elf, but I love him so much that I couldn't stand to go with anyone else." Arwen got this love-sick look on her face, and Fonia made a look of disgust.
"Ada approves of it, doesn't he?"
"Why wouldn't he approve? Aragorn is a very responsible man, and Ada even said he trusted him." Arwen grew silent as Fonia came out from behind the screen.
"Fonia, your dress is gorgeous! I can already tell that you will be the blossom of the ball." Fonia knew her sister meant it in a kind way, but she didn't want to be the center of attention.
"Thank you. You really think people will pay that much attention to me?" Fonia asked, her voice a little shaky.
"Why wouldn't they? It's almost impossible for me to take my eyes off of you!" Arwen looked at her sister proudly, and Fonia couldn't stand to disappoint her sister.
"I should probably take it off. I don't want to ruin it before I even get to show it off." She stepped back behind the changing screen, and took off the dress. She got her clothes back on, and carefully hung the dress back up in her closet.
"I should probably get going. Dinner will be in a while, and I need to go freshen up." Arwen glided out the door, leaving Fonia by herself.
"I should go, too. I don't want to be late," she thought to herself, and left the room.
Legolas entered the dining hall, and scanning the room, quickly spotted Fonia. He made his way to his normal spot across from her, and took his seat.
"Good evening, my lady. I'm glad to see you are well again." He smiled at her.
Fonia nodded her head in response. "And you, too. Well, about seeing you again. It's good..." She grew quiet and blushed a deep shade of pink.
"I know what you mean." He looked down at his plate, and then back at her. "Fonia, there is something I have been meaning to ask you."
"Yes?" Her heart fluttered, and seemed to skip a beat.
"Fonia, would..." The rest of Fonia's family walked in, and Legolas too grew quiet.
"Hello, everybody!" Elrond said happily.
"Hello," replied everyone.
Elrond smiled at Fonia, and she gladly returned it. Elladan and Elrohir gladly took their places on either side of her, and Fonia was glad they had forgotten about being angry with her.
Several hours passed as everyone talked to everyone, and Fonia, who was getting drowsy, finally allowed herself to yawn.
"Fonia, you look tired. You should get some rest." Her father gave her a loving look, and Fonia smiled back at him.
"A little sleep sounds good to me. I'll see you in the morning, Ada."
"Good night," he said, and Fonia exited the dining hall.
She sighed as she walked back to her room, and as she turned to go up the stairs to her room, she felt someone grab her wrist. She quickly turned around, and came face to face with Legolas.
"Fonia, can I talk to you for a minute?" His deep blue eyes stared into hers, and Fonia stared back into his.
"Yes," she whispered, as if in a daze.
Legolas took her hand, intertwining his fingers with hers, and led her outside. When they reached the gardens, he stopped.
"Fonia, ever since I first saw you that day I first came to Rivendell, I have felt this strong bond between us, like...we were meant to be together. I don't know why I feel this way, but I can't help feeling this way, and I was just wondering...Fonia," he took her other hand in his. "Would you go to the ball in Mirkwood with me?"
Fonia took a sharp intake of breath. She wasn't expecting this. "I...I..." Fonia stuttered, but as Legolas slowly came closer, her stuttering died away. Closing her eyes, Legolas placed the gentlest kiss on her lips. The two separated, but Fonia kept her eyes closed. "Should I go with him?" she thought to herself.
A/N: Well, I think that just about does it for this chapter. What did you think? Please send in reviews!!! Send in all your comments, and maybe I'll update sooner. Thank you!!!
Elven at Heart