Chapter 135: The Pond
Legolas' face turned as pale as Haldir's face always was. Haldir laughed.
"Stop laughing at me." Legolas looked up at Haldir. Legolas tried to frown but he could feel his eyes filling with tears as Haldir tried to hold in his laughs.
"I-I'm not trying to!" Haldir stopped laughing when Legolas stormed off away from the house and Haldir. Haldir regretted laughing at the elfling immediately.
Legolas sunk down beside a tree and brought his knees up to his chest. Legolas sadly sobbed in his arm, for he was mad at Haldir.
Haldir looked at what had made Legolas scream, and it turned out to be a frog that seemed to have taken a wrong turn and got lost and could no longer find the pond. Haldir took the frog in his hands and went over to Legolas, who looked up and quickly brushed away his tears.
"You laughed at me... That was mean." Legolas sniffed.
"Legolas, I am very sorry. I did not mean to laugh, and I only did laugh because of what you screamed about." Haldir wanted to slap himself for being so horrid.
"What was the thing?" Legolas asked in barely a whisper.
"A frog." Haldir smiled, opening his hands and showing Legolas the small frog. Legolas smiled at the little frog, and then frowned at Haldir.
"You hurt my feelings Haldir. I'm not happy."
"What can I do to make you happy?"
"Let me live with you."
"You know I cant do that."
Legolas buried his head in his arm again and began to sob.
"Legolas, please listen to me."
"W-why?"
"Because. If you want to go back to my home now, it's okay. If you'd like me to bring you back to your home now I can though I'd like a good night sleep before that... But we can also still go and meet young Lianna. If you would like to go home with me now or after seeing Lianna I am certain I can make a deal with you, or bribe you into forgiving me for laughing at you." Haldir said, looking into Legolas' sad eyes.
"Are you mad at yourself Haldir?"
"I hate myself for laughing at you."
"Don't hate yourself. I love you still." Legolas flung his arms around Haldir's neck.
"Do you still want to meet Lianna?"
"Yes. Can we go now?"
"Yes. Here, take the frog and put him in the pond on your way to the door for me." Haldir gave Legolas the small frog.
Legolas went over to the pond and dropped the frog gently into the water and watched it swim happily over to a group of frogs as Haldir walked up to the door. Legolas was about to go up to where Haldir stood when Legolas noticed a small white duckling swimming in the pond.
"It's so cute..." Legolas whispered to himself, looking at the ducking with big eyes. Legolas could not stop himself: He took the duckling into his hands and gently pat it's head.
"That one's name is Las. He's the youngest ducky... This one does not have a name yet though." A small she-elfling the same size as Legolas said, approaching the young prince with another duckling in her hands.
"What are you going to name it?"
"I'm not sure. What's your name?"
"Legolas."
"Well I cannot name her Greenleaf since the one you hold already has the name 'Leaf'. She'll have to get another name."
"Haldir?"
"That's a man's name!"
"No, it's his name." Legolas pointed to Haldir.
"That's Lorien's march warden! He is scary."
"He's nice. Haldir is my best friend."
"He is?"
"Yep. He takes good care of me."
"Is he your ada?"
"No. Just my friend."
"Then this ducky can be called Haldir. I'm Lianna."
"Hi Lianna."
Haldir approached the two with Lianna's mother.
"I see you two have already met." Haldir smiled.
"Yep." Legolas smiled, taking Haldir's hand.
"Why don't you two come in? It's getting dark outside after all." Lianna's mother offered.
"I suppose it will be alright if we come in."
Haldir, Legolas and Lianna all followed the she-elf inside the house...
To be continued...