Note to you- Well at least this time it didn't take a few moths. This time it was only a week or two. Thank-you to all who reviewed. You don't know how happy this makes me and CB. Even more me, because I'm always so afraid that someone will flame because Lili's too young, blah, blah, blah, but you don't know what's going to happen, do you? So there you go. Just because we don't wanna get sued, we don't own anything. And on with the story.

Chapter 3

All it Takes is a Pillow Fight

Lili was pissed. Really pissed. Their chances of leaving might be ruined, all because Aria had lost her temper. And, to make it worse, she'd left her in the hall with three people who couldn't understand her at all. The only way she'd been able to leave was by pointing at the door. Lili opened the door to their room. Aria was sitting on the bed, screaming into her pillow. Lili put her fingers to her mouth and whistled. She couldn't hear the sound, of course, but when she had been able to hear, she'd been the best whistler out of all the children who lived by her. Aria turned, her face red with anger.

'Why do you always have to do that?!' Lili signed, her face conveying the emotions her hands could not.

'People get mad, Lili. It happens.' Aria replied. She turned away and hugged the pillow to her chest.

Lili got even more pissed. Aria turning away was like someone had said, "End of conversation.". She couldn't see Lili, therefore couldn't see what she was saying. Lili strode in, slamming the door shut behind her. She saw Aria flinch, but the girl did not turn. Lili grabbed Aria's shoulders and whirled her around. 'What's your problem?!'

'He doesn't want us to go with him.' Aria told her. 'So I gave him a piece of my mind.'

Aria hugged the pillow tighter and buried her face in it. She also knew that the chances of them going now were slim. Lili sat down on the bed beside her.

'I'm sorry.' Aria apologized. 'You know how I get.'

'All too well.' Lili replied, smiling. 'What did you tell him anyway?'

'Oh...nothing.' Aria lifted her head up and grinned.

Lili flopped down on the bed. 'These things are huge.'

Aria lay down beside her. 'Yeah...And what better way to use such a large bed than to have a-' She whacked Lili with her pillow. 'Pillow fight!'

'Hey! No fair, I don't have-!' Lili was cut off by Aria throwing a pillow at her head.

'Nya!' Aria stuck her tongue out.

An all-out war raged between them, as they leaped up and down on the bed, chased each other around the room, and hid in the large wardrobe. At one point, Aria opened their door and escaped. They ran all along the corridor, only stopping when they crashed into someone else.

"Ouch!"

It was that man who had been standing by the door during lunch. Faramir, had they said? He sat up, rubbing his head. Aria and Lili froze. They'd knocked over someone important! This was not good.

"Sorry, sir. We didn't see you." Aria said politely.

"His Majesty sent me to check on you, but you seem to be fine." He stood, brushing himself off.

"We were just..." How could they explain this? Aria and Lili exchanged glances as Aria signed.

Faramir picked up a pillow. "Having a pillow fight?"

They nodded sheepishly. He smiled. "My brother and I used to do this all the time, when we were little."

Aria threw her pillow at him. He blocked it. 'He's-' A pillow hit her in the face. "Hey!"

'This means war!' Lili signed. Aria nodded. Grinning rather evilly, they attacked.

And the fight continued.

It had been awkward when the girls had been signing to each other, but it was even more awkward when it was just Lili. When she had pointed at the door, they eagerly let her leave. As soon as the girl was gone, Arwen turned and hit Legolas on the shoulder.

"Why won't you take them?!" she demanded.

"I-"Legolas began. She hit him again.

"Why won't you take them?!" Arwen cried.

Aragorn grabbed her arm before she struck him again. "Calm down. And stop hitting Legolas."

"Yes, please stop hitting me." Legolas rubbed his shoulder. "It hurts."

Arwen crossed her arms and resorted to glaring at him. "Explain."

"It's kind of complicated."

"Try me." Arwen raised her eyebrow.

"Well, to tell the truth, I'm worried for them."

"Worried?" Arwen asked, looking surprised. "Why would you be worried?"

"To put it simply, my father doesn't exactly...enjoy the company of humans." Legolas confessed.

"That's not the impression I got from him." Aragorn said.

"When did you see him?"

"It was back when I was still a ranger." Aragorn leaned back in his chair, stroking his beard thoughtfully. "He had seemed to have a friendly attitude towards Men, and he didn't even know me then."

"I would appear that way wouldn't it? But he likes you." Legolas' face took on a serious expression. "I know my father, and he has the same prejudice that most Elves have against the race of Men. They just think they're better then them and excuse me for saying this, but in a way they are, we are."

"I understand that, but do you think that he would really do anything if Lili and Aria just showed up with you?"

"I'm not really sure." Legolas confessed.

"I don't think that he would if Lili and Aria were good friends of the King, would he?" A voice said from behind them.

"Faramir! Did you leave?" Aragorn looked confused.

"Er-yes. I sort of snuck out to leave the....awkward situation that had just presented itself. Bur Eowyn sent me back here."

"Ah. I see. What did you mean by 'good friend'?" Aragorn asked curiously.

"Well," Faramir slowly, walking closer to the three of them, "If His Majesty King Thranduil thought that Aragorn thought of the two girls to be worthy of living in his Elven sanctuary, then he would really have no choice but to play nice, would he?"

"Yes," Aragorn said, a slow smile appearing on his face. "He would."

Arwen spoke suddenly. "Faramir, would you be so kind as to go check on the girls, to make sure their okay?"

"Of course." And with that, Faramir once again left the hall.

Arwen turned to Legolas. "I think you should apologize also Legolas."

"I have one nothing wrong, why should I apologize?" Legolas said hotly. "I only had their best interests in mind."

"Yes, but they don't know that." Arwen said gently. "And I know that if you told them why you said what you did, then the journey to Mirkwood will be a whole lot easier."

"If it even takes place." Legolas muttered.

"It will, and you will be on good terms with both Lili and Aria. So I suggest you go talk to them now." Aragorn said in his most commanding voice.

"Fine, I am leaving." Legolas walked stiffly out of the hall.

"Husband, I do no think you are supposed to use your King voice on our friends." Arwen said in a reprimanding tone.

"But it worked didn't it?" Aragorn grinned, his eyes twinkling merrily.

"Yes." Arwen smiled back, leaning over to kiss him. "It did."

It suddenly occurred to Legolas that he had no idea where the girls would be. He figured he could catch up with Faramir and go with him. But Faramir had disappeared. He considered going back and asking Aragorn, but decided against that. He could find the room by himself. Hopefully...

As it turned out, he couldn't find the room by himself. He ended up wandering around, not exactly sure of where he was going. He had a glimmer of hope when a servant girl came his way.

"Excuse me." He stopped her. "But do you know the way to the room that Ladies Lili and Aria are staying in?"

She gave him a look. "Who?

"The peasant girl who can't hear and her friend." Legolas said.

A look of recognition dawned on the girl's face. "Oh, those two. They're not in their room, my Lord."

Dead end. "Well, then where are they?" Legolas asked.

She shrugged. "Who knows? Excuse me." The girl left, and Legolas was exactly where he started from.

He continued to walk along. He was so absorbed with trying to find the girls, that he didn't see the flurry of feathers and people running in his direction until they crashed into him.

"How many people are we going to keep knocking down?" A familiar voice said.

It was the girls and Faramir, laughing and holding pillows that had become quite un-stuffed. Legolas just stared at them. Faramir suddenly stopped laughing and left, apparently embarrassed.

"Hello ladies. May I ask what you were doing?" Legolas inquired, standing up.

Aria translated to Lili. Both grinned, then pointed at Faramir's retreating back. "He started it." Aria told him. Legolas was sure that if Lili could talk, she'd be saying the exact same thing.

Lili moved her hands. Aria began translating. "'It's quite fortunate we ran into you, because Aria has something to say to you.'?! I do not!" Lili glared at her, making a quick hand gesture.

Aria sighed and rolled her eyes. "I'm sorry, Lord Legolas, for shooting my bloody mouth off at you during lunch." She signed something to Lili, and Legolas suspected it was a much more polite version of what she had said.

"Actually, you had every right to yell at me." Legolas told her.

Aria stopped signing and lit up. "Really?" Lili apparently guessed what she had said, and whacked her. "Ow!"

"Yes." He studied them. "Do you want to get off the floor?"

They got up. "Want to tell us why I was entitled to bite your head off?" Aria asked.

Legolas started walking forward, gesturing for them to walk with him. After a bit of walking, he began to explain. "You may not know this, but my father is King of Mirkwood."

Lili stopped dead in her tracks. She signed something. Which Aria promptly translated. 'So you're a prince!'" She continued to sign, but Aria didn't say anything. They had a conversation in sign language for a few minutes, until Legolas coughed. They walked on.

"As I was saying, my father is King, and he doesn't like Men very much." Legolas continued.

"Ah, but we're not men, we're young ladies!" Aria told him, smiling.

"That doesn't matter. So, I have a bit of pressure on me. There's my father, who will be angry if I bring you two with me, and King Aragorn, who'll be angry if I don't. I didn't want you two to come because I wasn't sure what my father would do. But now that the King and I have worked it all out, you should be fine." Legolas finished.

"'So, we're going to Mirkwood?'" Aria asked for Lili.

"Yes." He replied.

Lili suddenly threw her arms around him and hugged him. He stiffened slightly, not sure of what to do. Thankfully, Aria pried her friend off him.

"That means 'Thank-you.'" She told him.

Legolas nodded, a bit embarrassed. Lili looked even more so, her whole face was pink. "We'll be going now." Aria said, leading the other girl away. "Good-bye, your Highness." Aria called over her shoulder.

Legolas stood there. He waited until they had turned a corner before brushing himself off. That had been even more awkward than lunch!

"Well, that was interesting."

Legolas turned around. Faramir was leaning against a wall, smirking.

"How do you do that?" Legolas asked, quite surprised.

"I have my ways." Faramir said with a shrug.

Legolas thought a moment. "There are secret passages, aren't there?" he guessed.

"Yes." Faramir nodded. "Now, you are wanted back with Their Majesties."

"May I ask why?" Legolas inquired, following Faramir as he started to walk away.

"Oh, I believe the King is determined to beat you at chess." Faramir pulled a tapestry on the wall back, revealing a set of stairs. "And the Queen wants to laugh at him when you win."

Note- And that's the end. Review and we'll just HAVE to post faster, so REVIEW!!! ...PLEASE!!!

Another Note: Ha ha, this is CB...I never get my own note, so I'm putting one in. MWHAHA!! (cough cough) Um...I apologize to all Faramir fangirls, because he seems so...so...out of character. But I'm so used to writing people OOC...like Jack...poor guy...Um. Remind me again what the point of this was? I'll just go now... (sneaks off)