Note to You- I AM SOOO sorry. I know the last time we updated was like forever ago and it's mostly my fault that it didn't get up sooner. Again, I'm sorry. Anyway, we had a really hard time trying to write this chapter. We started this chapter with Legolas riding on his horse, like five times. Well that ended with him dying. So we thought that we should just start with something else. One more thing, I was wondering if you could tell when we switch writers. Like some parts we write together and then others we write separate and the edit for each other. I just wanted to know. Cuz if you can't, then that's really good.

Disclaimer- Oh, like we own anything. Well, we own Aria and Lili, but other than that, we have squat. Nothing...at all.

Chapter 2: Fiery Temper

No matter how many times he met people in here, Aragorn still couldn't get over how BIG his throne room was. In fact, it was bugging him. But he had no time to think about this, because Aragorn had to find some way to tell Legolas he had two teenage girls to take care of, one of which couldn't talk or hear.

Aragorn began to think of ways to "break the news" to Legolas. 'Legolas, what are your opinions on children?', or 'Legolas, do you enjoy or travelling alone or with others?', or perhaps 'Legolas, you're my best friend, will you please consider doing me a small favor?'. There was a tap on his shoulder. With a surprised yell, he whirled around.

"Legolas!"

"Hello Aragorn, no excuse me, King Aragorn." Legolas said, putting his hand on his friend's shoulder. "I scared you." He was trying not to laugh.

"There's a difference between scared and surprised." Aragorn told him.

"You were scared, admit it." Legolas grinned before he burst out laughing.

"I wasn't scared, and it's not funny, Legolas!" Aragorn said, loudly. Legolas continued to laugh. Aragorn began to chuckle, and before long he was laughing too.

"Master Greenleaf has only just arrived, and already you have had a bottle of Elvish wine?"

The stopped laughing and turned around. Arwen had come in. Legolas bowed. "Good day, Queen."

"Good day to you as well, Master Greenleaf." Arwen said with a regal nod. "Why were the two of you laughing?"

"I scared him!" Legolas started to laugh again.

"Legolas, please clam down." Arwen requested calmly.

"I am sorry my friend. I have been without company for a long time." Legolas apologized.

"Understandable. How is your father?" Arwen asked.

"He is well." Legolas shrugged.

"Good. Now, when will you be returning?" Aragorn inquired.

"Already thinking wistfully of my leaving?" Legolas smirked.

"No, I just have some...companions I would like you to take back with you." Aragorn said carefully.

"Oh really?" Legolas raised his eyebrows.

"Yes. Arwen?" Aragorn turned to her.

"Yes?" she replied.

"Would you mind so much as to go find them?" Aragorn wondered.

"Of course." Aragorn walked out of the throne room.

So Legolas and Aragorn patiently waited for Arwen to return. And waited, and waited, and waited. When Arwen did return, she simply said, "I cannot find them."

"What?" Aragorn exclaimed.

"They seem to have, for lack of a better word, disappeared." Arwen looked slightly worried.

"What do you mean, disappeared-?"

But Aragorn was cut off by the sound of a door creaking open. Two girls wandered in. One girl was moving her hands very quietly.

The other girl moved her hands and said aloud, "No Lili, I don't think this is the bathroom."

Aria had wanted to explore, and Lili had needed to find a bathroom. So they had left their room. But they had gotten terribly lost, though they had gotten food when they had wandered through the kitchen. They were just about ready to give up, when Lili had spotted a small door. Thinking it might lead to a bathroom, or at least the servants quarters where they could ask about a bathroom, they went in. It had of course, turned out to be a side entrance to the throne room.

"Were you looking for us, your Majesty?" Aria asked, signing what she was saying.

"Yes. My friend, Legolas Greenleaf, has arrived." Aragorn gestured to Legolas who frowned slightly and bowed.

Lili giggled. 'He's kinda cute.'

Aria elbowed her. 'Lili!"

'Well, it's not like they know what we're signing.' Lili retorted.

"What are they doing with their hands?" Legolas whispered to Aragorn.

"It's a sign language." Aragorn answered.

"Oh. Who devised this sign-language?" he asked.

"Aria and Lili's parents." Aragorn then noticed that the two girls were still laughing. "Does something amuse you?" he asked rather sharply.

"N-n-nothing." Aria stuttered, trying not to laugh.

Lili slowly walked up to where Aragorn and Legolas stood. She began to sign and Aria came up to stand next to her friend.

"I am very pleased to meet you my Lord," Aria said aloud while Lili signed it "My name is Lili, and this is my friend Aria." The two of them did a some what smooth curtsy and then looked over at Aragorn, waiting for Legolas to speak.

"Hello." Legolas offered his hand to Aria.

Aragorn gently moved his hand towards Lili. "That's Lili, and that's Aria."

"Oh." He offered Lili his hand, which she shook. He then offered his hand to Aria, but she seemed to know that he was important or something, so she merely nodded. They all stood there in a silence for a few minutes. Legolas wasn't sure what to say around someone who was deaf. And apparently neither did Aragorn.

Lili suspected this. 'Tell them we are excited about the trip.' She signed.

Aria nodded. "We a re excited about this trip, your Majesty and..." she wasn't sure what to call Legolas.

Thankfully, Arwen, who had been standing by the door, came over and said, "Master Greenleaf, you must be tired. I will take the girls on an exploration of the castle. You and Aragorn can talk." And with that, she herded the teenagers out of the throne room.

Lili tugged on Aria's sleeve. 'I still have to go to the bathroom!'

Legolas waited for the others to leave before whirling on Aragorn. "What is going on?"

"Well, you remember when I told you that I would like it very much if you took two companions home with you?"

"Yes..." Legolas said slowly.

"Well, those two girls are the companions."

"Are they now?" Legolas looked neither angry nor happy at this arrangement.

"Yes."

"If I may be so bold, why am I being asked to take them to my ELVEN home?" Legolas' eyebrows raised.

"Because Lili is being treated very poorly." Aragorn said gravely. "The people in the city treat her like a monster . She doesn't fit in. I thought that perhaps the Elves would accept her, and maybe even heal her."

"What about the other one?" Legolas asked.

"Aria...well, she's one of the few who know the sign-language, and she's Lili's best friend and won't let her go anywhere without her..." Aragorn trailed off.

There was a moment of silence. "You will take them, won't you?" Aragorn wondered.

Legolas' sigh was so quiet that Aragorn didn't hear it. "Of course. I'd be happy to."

Aragorn grinned in a relived sort of way. "Thank you. This means a lot to them."

"You mean it means a lot to you."

"Ah, well yes. That too." Aragorn cleared his throat. "You must be tired, would you like to retire to your room until lunch?"

Legolas smiled to himself, knowing full well that Aragorn knew he was not tired. "Yes, thank you." He said politely, instead of making a smart remark.

Lili came out of the bathroom and sighed. (Although she couldn't hear herself.)

'That's much better.' She signed to Aria, who translated for Arwen.

Arwen gave a soft chuckle and smiled. "I'm glad. Would you like a tour of the castle now?"

"Yes please!" Aria said while signing and Lili nodded her head eagerly.

By the end of the tour, all the girls could do was stare open-mouthed at Arwen.

'That was amazing!' Lili signed.

Arwen nodded and smiled. "Yes, I suppose it is. But if you like this place, you should have seen my home of Rivendell. It was beautiful." She smiled wistfully. "And Mirkwood is even more beautiful."

"Well, we can't wait to get there." Aria told her. "That is, if Lord Legolas agrees to take us there."

"Lord Legolas is a kind Elf." Arwen assured them. "I am sure he will take you two back to Mirkwood." Just then, a gong sounded. "It is time for lunch." Arwen began to walk away. "Follow me."

"That's all we can hope for." Aria said to herself without signing it to Lili.

'This is more food than we've ever had in one meal.' Lili signed to Aria.

'I know.' She signed back, then picked up a tomato and bit into it.

Lili glanced at the door. 'Why is that man standing there?'

Aria shrugged. 'No clue.'

'He's creeping me out.' Lili shuddered.

'I think he's kinda cute.' Aria nudged her, giggling.

Aragorn, Legolas, and Arwen ate in silence, watching the girls sign to each other.

"Do you have any idea what they're saying?" Legolas whispered to Aragorn.

"Not a one." He whispered back.

The two burst into giggles, making the others more uncomfortable. There was a cough behind them.

"Your Majesty, if I may say so, the food looks delicious."

Aragorn turned around. "Faramir! Why are you standing there?"

"I thought that since Master Greenleaf was here, you wouldn't want Eowyn and I to eat with you." Faramir told him.

"So you stood by the door?" Aragorn raised an eyebrow.

"Eowyn made me." Faramir ducked his head.

"She didn't want to cook?" Aria asked, signing away.

Faramir seemed surprised to see Lili and Aria. "Master Greenleaf brought friends?"

"No." Legolas said sternly, almost glaring at the girls. Aria saw this and narrowed her eyes.

"No sir, we are just peasants that His Majesty has asked Legolas to take back with him." Aria glared at the Elf. "But we are unwanted."

"I never said that!" Legolas said, his voice rising.

"But you were thinking it!" Aria shouted.

Lili grabbed her arm. 'I don't know what you're saying but I know it's not good. Please stop!'

'No.' Aria shook her off, then turned back to Legolas. "You're just some prissy Elf who has no concern for people outside your race!"

"I had no concerns for others, would I be here right now?" Legolas asked, still in a slightly louder voice.

"Her Majesty is an Elf, and to you, His Majesty is one!" Aria stood, knocking over her chair.

"What about the others? The Hobbits, and Gimli? I care about them." Legolas pointed out.

"Then why won't you care about us?!" Aria screamed. Her voice echoed throughout the room. "We haven't braved Orcs, or fought armies, or journeyed to the unknown! Does that make us unworthy of your time?!" She turned and stalked out of the room, but before closing the door, she looked over her shoulder and said, "The food was delicious, thank you very much, Your Majesties." And with that, she slammed the door.

Author's Note- Dun dun dun. What's going to happen now? Review (and I mean ALL of you!) Maybe this time we'll be able to update faster, but you know what? It always makes us write faster (and hopefully) and post faster.

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