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Summary: Two friends and myself end-up in Middle-Earth and meet the fellowship. Might have some romance.
Review ResponseLaer4573: Thanks for the review on chapter Four. You're the first one to do so, by the way could you please review chapter five and this chapter as well for me, please.
Important A/N – My twin came up with the idea and the basic plotline. This is a different version of her story, 'Children and Fellowships written under the pen name Nathalia Potter. All credit goes her.
High school girls and Fellowships.Chapter Six
Author's Note; This chapter will start in early spring and finish sometime in late autumn.
At the city of Minas Tirith
As we all started to leave the Hall of Kings, all convinced that whoever thought of this idea was either brave to the point of suicidal, or just flat out insane, Sophie and I saw Natasha and Eomer sneak off towards the library, making sure that we were out of hearing range Sophie, Boromir, Legolas, and I quietly followed them.
We found them in a dark corner of the library kissing. Legolas and Boromir handed Sophie and I ten gold coins each (the four of us had been having a silent pool over how long it would take for them to get together, and who had started it. Sophie and I had won.)
Just then Natasha and Eomer stopped kissing and we quickly ran away not wanting to have them see us.
Then again, Natasha probably knew we were there in the first place. She is not easy too fool.
After we got away Sophie and Boromir went to the training grounds (After hearing a more detailed version of what happened when the orcs had attacked us during the siege of Minas Tirith, Denethor had finally given in and allowed Boromir to keep teaching Sophie how to fight.) in the meantime Legolas and I left them alone and had decided to go for a (hopefully uninterrupted.) walk in the gardens, when we got to the place where the Elvin messenger had walked in on us we stopped, it was then that I noticed that Legolas was holding on to something in one of his hands, Legolas turned to look at me "Lady Sally, I have yet to ask your sister and cousins, and I know that at least one of your cousins will disapprove, but will you please be my wife when the shadow is destroyed?" he asked opening his hand to reveal a silver ring with a pale blue Aquamarine stone cut in the shape of a rose set into it, and with a dark Ruby on each side of it, I smiled happily "Legolas, I know that most of your people will disagree when word reaches them of their Prince marrying a mortal and that none of the maidens in your realm will be happy, but I would be honored to become your wife at the end of this war for how can I refuse the elf that I love." Legolas smiled back at me before slipping the ring onto my finger.
As we returned to the Citadel we agreed to announce this after the soldiers who were marching out to Mordor returned, and to just let Sophie know about it under the condition that she did not tell anyone (including a certain twin sister of mine.).
When we got back Legolas and I went to the training grounds to find Sophie, when we got there we found Boromir and Sophie talking about what we had seen Natasha and Eomer doing earlier this morning so we decided to extend the amount of people knowing about what had occurred five minutes ago just a bit and let Boromir know as well.
I guess we should have expected their reactions to the news but anyway, Sophie had jumped up and hugged me before saying that she was incredibly happy for me and that she wanted to hear the story in full details later (I found out later that night that Boromir had asked Sophie the same question earlier, but were planning to wait a while before telling Denethor.) and that she would not say a single word about it to Natasha, while Boromir highly congratulated Legolas and asked where he had found the ring that I now had on my finger (it turned out that the ring had once belonged to Legolas's mother and had been left to him after she was killed by orcs.)
Back in Mirkwood
King Thranduil sighed, if there was one thing that he hated more then anything else (with the exception of Dwarves.) then it was his advisor's getting into some kind of argument during a council session.
The argument between the advisors was getting very close to becoming a fierce and silently blazing row when a young page entered holding a letter, dismissing the page and thanking the valar that he wouldn't have to listen to another one of his advisor's arguments, Thranduil told the council that they would adjourn so that anyone who had been arguing could calm down, and then went into his study and opened the letter.
Dear Father. Said the letter.
Because you asked me in your last letter to give you a description of what Lady Sally is like then I will tell you.
Lady Sally has long chestnut brown hair, which is highlighted with deep red, and gold, gray/ green eyes, and slightly pale skin.
Her family here consists of, an identical twin sister (who has a rather strange sense of humor and always has a child following her around.) and two cousins (the older of which is highly against Lady Sally and I courting because he and Lady Sally's other cousin do not know me all that well.)
Lady Sally also has a normally calm temper, but she is not against unleashing her temper slightly to try stopping any arguments between Gimli and I. More like, "Look I don't care who started the argument, just don't do it!" Quote, unquote.
I am also very grateful for the advice that you gave me, and I am utterly relieved that Lady Sally accepted my proposal, and we plan to announce our engagement when this war is ended.
Your son.
Legolas Thranduilion Prince of Mirkwood.
Thranduil sighed, if the Lady who his son was in love with had no parents to approve of her relationship with Legolas, then they would need to receive that blessing from her cousins (if they were adults that was.) and according to the letter if they asked the Lady's cousins for approval then they would be lucky to just get one of the aforementioned cousins to approve since one of them would obviously refuse to give their approval.
Looking up Thranduil saw that his butler and friend Galion was standing in front of him looking surprised at his kings expression "Are you alright my Lord" Galion asked "Yes Galion I am fine, I am just incredibly stressed at the present time, if you would go and tell the council that we will continue the session tomorrow then come back here I will explain." Thranduil answered rubbing his forehead with one hand as Galion left to do as the Elvin king had asked him to.
When Galion came back to the king's study and sat down Thranduil handed him the letter and waited for the butler to finished reading.
After Galion had put the letter down Thranduil ask him what he thought, after thinking for a while his butler answered, "Although it may take a while, I think that they will somehow manage to get the approval they will need in order to marry and after reading this letter I believe that this young Lady and your son will be a very good match, and perhaps if you wanted to met you soon-to-be daughter-in-law then why not send word to Legolas that you will be coming to see him after this war ends, in order to know what has happened during his journey and to meet your soon-to-be daughter, also I think that it may be a good idea to keep this a secret until Legolas and his future bride are actually married before telling the people, valar only knows how the maidens of this kingdom would react if you told the people now."
Thranduil smiled at his butler, yes the maidens in his kingdom would have furious reactions, it was well known amongst the king, his butler, and the kings advisors that (although his son didn't like the fact that they were always throwing themselves at him.) every single maiden in all Mirkwood wanted Legolas in order to either raise her family's status, or because they were obsessed with the thought of his son instead of seeing Legolas for who he was (which was part of the reason that Legolas hated festivals and balls that were held in the kingdom, and part of why his heir always refused to go unless it was a matter of state and it was rather amusing to see what sort of tactics Legolas was able to come up with if it wasn't a matter of politics.) and so Legolas had told his father on the morning of his departure for the council of Elrond that he would search for a bride while he was traveling.
Outside the citadel of Minas Tirith
We stood outside the citadel to farewell the soldiers who were marching out to Mordor. Most of the soldiers were saying goodbye to their family's, and the rest of the soldiers (the ones who were the fathers of the boys that had helped destroy the orcs who had attacked the woman and children during the siege of Minas Tirith.) were trying to explain to their sons just WHY they could not come with them, some of the reasons that the soldiers were trying to use were "No, you are to young to go, or, I'm sorry my son but I have no wish to lose my only child," or, "Bergil you are still hurt from being attacked by orcs," or, "No child I am not going to let you come," or, "my son you will only get yourself killed," or, "My son you were attacked by orcs barely a week ago and I refuse to risk losing you a second time." or, "My son I am not letting you come with me NOW STOP ASKING!" or, "No you are not coming, and do not even THINK about following us," and, "My son I have told you ten times already that you are to stay here with your mother, and that is final so do not ask me again or else you will be grounded for a week the second we return."
Aragorn smiled inwardly, if these young boys continued to do this kind of thing even after the war was ended in retribution for not being allowed to help their fathers bring peace back to middle-earth, then any soldiers who had sons (or any children for that matter.) would end up with gray hair in a very short amount of time.
Then again, they probably would anyway. Aragorn almost winced at the memory of what he had been like at that age, but that was partly because Lord Elrond's twin sons were always nearby.
He just hoped that any children that he and Arwen produced were a bit calmer then these boys were in getting back at their fathers.
He very much doubted that it would happen though.
Sophie and I stood near the sideline of the courtyard to say farewell to Boromir and Legolas, as we did so we heard Eomer saying something to Natasha, we couldn't actually hear what Eomer was saying but according to Legolas it was something along the lines of… "I will return to you Natasha, in this lifetime or the next." The four of us hid our smiles as Boromir whispered softly "Somehow I believe that those two are going to start a relationship very soon."
Natasha heard, and glared at us, then picked Katerina up, giving him a 'stop-stating-the-obvious' look as though she was daring us to continue.
I was about to answer that opinion when Aragorn called that it was time for them to move out, as they began to march towards Mordor I couldn't help but pray to whoever was listening up there that they would all return safely and that Frodo, Sam, and Robin came back safely with them.
I was going to kill that child, by the way. It is entirely possible that I have gained more gray hairs over her going off towards the territory of the dark Lord than my twin has over three years of working in long-daycare.
The next few days were spent keeping the smaller children out from under their parents and older brothers and sisters (who were helping to rebuild Minas Tirith.) Natasha had somehow managed to use the stone house that we, along with the woman and children of Gondor had used to escape the orcs when Minas Tirith had been attacked, and turn it into middle-earths first childcare center.
It was two-and -a -half weeks before we heard the news that Sauron had been destroyed and that the shadow had departed forever, but, as the children were reaching new heights of hyperactive ness that day, we put it out of mind.
About an hour later we all heard the sound of people cheering which caused the children to start begging us to let them go and greet their fathers.
Natasha told them to pack away what they were doing at the moment and then we would all go.
Little did any of us know just how tiring the next few months were going to be now that the heir of Isildur had returned to reclaim his throne.
Natasha's point of view
I had to admit; in all the time that I had been here in Minas Tirith I had never seen it in such chaos. it's people avoiding crumbling buildings during the siege of the white city, yes, people scurrying about to try and repair the city after the aforementioned siege, yes, in absolute and utter chaos preparing for a coronation, no.
Sally, Robin, and Sophie already had clothes that could be worn at the coronation, but Carina, Justin, Katerina, and I did not have anything that we could wear at Aragorn's crowning as king, so throughout the next week my little charge, my two cousins, and I were continuously being followed around by seamstresses and tailors who kept making us try on all kinds of middle-earth styled clothes, although it was probably a good thing for us to have all these clothing designers around, seeing as how my twin (who had not received any gray hair from Robin going off to Mordor with Frodo and Sam, but had scolded her for making her worry so much and then had asked Robin why she had done so.) and her friends really needed a break from Justin who had not let them out of his sight for days and frankly, there are limits when protective belligerence just becomes overbearing.
It had started at the ball that had been held a month ago to celebrate the return of the lost king of Gondor.
Flashback
Crowds of people all gathered to celebrate the return of the king filled the hall of kings, I stood next to Eomer and holding Katerina (who was dressed in a light purple silk dress) by the hand, I was dressed in a silvery-white dress that Eowyn had given me when Gandalf, Pippin, Katerina, Sophie, my twin and I had left Edoras to come here, looking amongst the people in the hall I looked for my twin, finally I saw Sally (dressed in the deep blue flowing strapless dress that she had worn to her year 12 formal, and wearing the set of jewelry that Boromir had bought for her a few weeks ago and the headband that went with it, sparkling in it's place in my twins now waist long hair that was left out instead of being in any hairstyle that she would normally wear. ) standing with Legolas and talking to Carina about something, (from what Sophie had said to me earlier, Legolas had been almost as worried about being at this celebration as my twin had been.) for what reason they were talking to Carina for I didn't know yet, but soon I would.
After about two hours of dancing Lord Denethor stood up and called for silence as he spoke, before sitting down again Denethor also announced that Legolas and Sally were planning to marry on the autumn equinox (two weeks after Sally and I turned nineteen.) now I knew why they had been talking to Carina earlier this evening, like all other people who want to get married they would need approval from the future brides parents (and since neither of our parents were here, that meant that they would have to get approval from Carina and Justin instead and I didn't think that I even wanted to know what Justin's reaction would be like.)
I was about to go and congratulate my twin and her fiancée, but it looked like I would be waiting a while since they were currently surrounded by other people who were all asking them questions about their engagement Robin (who was also dressed in light purple.) and Frodo were among the people who were asking the most questions.
Later that night while Sophie, Robin, and I were in Sally's room listening to her story of how the engagement had started my twin told me that I could ask Katerina to be the flower girl. It was her wedding; therefore she could go through the bother of asking everyone.
End Flashback
The next morning was the day before Aragorn's coronation and people were running about like ants in order to finish the last of the preparations for the event and the maids of the citadel were preparing extra guest rooms for the elves that would arrive just before the ceremony (the party would apparently consist of elves from Rivendell and also from Lothlorien and Mirkwood.) it had been decided that Sophie, Robin, and Sally would stand with the steward and his family since Boromir and Sophie were also planning to marry, (we had not yet discovered just how Denethor had found out.) and that Katerina, and I would stand with Eomer because we were now courting and Katerina was my ward, and that Carina and Justin would stand just behind the Soldiers of Gondor.
Later that day once all of the last minute preparations had been finished we found out that the elves who were representing Mirkwood happened to include Legolas's father (this piece of news had put all but Sally into a state of absolute shock. I simply made myself scarce.)
The next day we all attended the crowning of Gondor's new king and the reunion of Aragorn and his Elvin sweetheart Arwen, behind them we could see the twin sons of Elrond smiling and Lord Elrond himself looking as though he was going to break down (I didn't blame him he was losing his youngest child and only daughter, not to mention that he was also the one who would have to explain to his wife that their daughter would never join them at the undying lands.).
The events that occurred afterwards however were almost just as good as what had happened when the news of Legolas and my engagement had come out into the open.
Starting with meeting some of the elves that were representing Mirkwood.
Thranduil's point of view
I walked through the gardens where the new king of Gondor had told me that I would find my son (who apparently had other idea's on how to get some peace and quiet after the chaos that had come before the Coronation of Isildur's heir.) it took about another ten minutes to find Legolas (who was sitting with the young woman he had told me about in his letters.) but when I did it was quite a surprise to hear what they were saying, the conversation that they were having somehow revolved around one of my future daughter-in-laws two adult cousins.
As I come towards them they both sprang apart looking highly embarrassed my son bowed his head to me (as was the way that royal children of Mirkwood addressed their parents.) while the young Lady next to him sank into a curtsy, for it seemed obvious that she had never met a king before (or at least one who wasn't reluctant to take the throne that is.) after talking with my son and soon-to-be daughter I found that she was just like how my son had described her in his letters (although she was rather quiet when it came to matters of state and seemed worried about becoming a future Queen.) I also found that although she did not have the pointed ears of my people she very well could be mistaken for a she-elf, and that one of her cousins had certainly NOT been happy to find out that the two of them were planning to marry, and had only given his approval when my future daughter had told him that even if he didn't approve then she would go through with it anyway since her other cousin had already approved.
End Thranduil's point of view
Two weeks later (and a week and two days after Aragorn and Arwen's wedding.) Sophie, Robin, Carina, Natasha, Katrina, and I went down to the lower levels of Minas Tirith with Denethor (even though both his sons, the new king Aragorn, the Elvin king of Mirkwood, the groom-to-be, and all of the Lords in the court had said that it was a bad idea.) and Queen Arwen to look for bridesmaid dresses, a flower girl dress, and a wedding dress, the autumn equinox was in three weeks and two days after all.
When we entered the bridal shop we decided to look for Katrina's flower girl dress before we looked at bridesmaids dresses, and look for my wedding dress last.
After a quarter of an hour of looking in the flower girl section we found a nice flower girl dress made from a material of the palest pink color without being white to it the owner of the shop took us to the changing rooms and took Katrina behind one of the curtains to help her try on the dress, when Katrina came back out the rest of us agreed that we would definitely buy that for Katrina, who did look stunning in it. Now it was on to the bridesmaid's dresses.
In the bridesmaids section it took an hour to find something for Sophie, Robin, Carina, and Natasha, finally however we found bridesmaids dresses of frost colored material and after Sophie, Robin, Carina, and Natasha had tried them on we decided to get those as well, now it was on to finding my wedding dress.
In the bride's section it was practically two hours before we found my dress, it was a flowing dress and was made of bright white material with silver flowers designed on the vest, after trying it on we decided that it was defiantly the one that I should have.
With the problem of finding the dresses out of the way it was now time to find the jewelry for the bridesmaids; necklaces, earrings, and maybe something for Katrina as well (I was just going to wear the jewelry that I had gotten when Boromir had taken Sophie and I shopping two months ago.).
Looking in the jewelry section we found a lot of things to choose from, finally after fifteen minutes, we found what we were looking for.
For the bridesmaid's necklaces we decided to get diamond teardrop pendants on silver chains, and flower studded dangling diamond earrings, and for Katrina we got a small silver necklace consisting of diamante flower shapes made with sparkling crystals and centered with light sapphire, light rose, and pale green and some silver crystal flower hairpins (we got the same kind of hairpins for the bridesmaids as well.).
Now it was time to look for a veil, it took us about fifteen minutes to find one that we all liked but we eventually found one that was thirty five inches long with crystals scattered throughout it, and was attached to a small crystal tiara.
We paid for all of our dresses, the jewelry, and the veil, before leaving to go back to the citadel
Meanwhile
Inside the citadel Aragorn, Thranduil, some of the Lords from the court, Boromir, and Faramir were in one of the tailor rooms talking while the tailors were having Legolas try on various types of wedding robes, Thranduil shook his head as he heard his son's voice asking when the bridal party would becoming back.
Thranduil smiled as he stated "Legolas, just be thankful that they have only been gone for the past four hours, because your mother took almost twice this long finding dresses and all the other things that the bridal party needs so stop worrying, besides as the groom you are not allowed to see the bride in her gown until the wedding day." Faramir smiled at the statement and pointed out that the bridal party would have to return soon anyway, because they still had to decide on what kind of flowers there would be decorating the hall, what sort of bouquet the bride would have, what kind of flower petals the flower girl would have to throw, and that sort of thing, and in the meantime they had to think about what they would do for a ring bearer.
They finally decided have a young elfling as the ring bearer, but to ask the bride to be what she thought about it first, just then a messenger came in and said that the bridal party had just come back, and that by the look of things the Steward was most likely going to listen to them the next time.
When we got back we returned to our separate rooms and put the things that we had bought that morning away.
I carefully hung up my dress in the cupboard, put the shoes on the shoe rack inside the cupboard, and then carefully and gently folded the veil and put it in a drawer with the tiara, and then I left to go to the great hall.
When Sophie, Carina, Natasha, Robin, Katrina, and I entered the great hall we looked around the hall and found were the men were sitting then went over, as we got close we heard Boromir say "I am sorry father, but we did try to warn you." when we got to the table we sat down to discuss what sort of flowers to have at the wedding.
After a few hours we decided that (as the flower girl.) Katrina would throw rose petals, and that the flowers decorating the hall would be; Lavender, Iris's, (both of these types of flowers were apparently very common in Mirkwood.) roses, and jasmine blossoms.
And for my bouquet we girls decided on; red and white roses with a few lilies.
With the flower decisions out of the way it was time for a short break before any other discussions took place, as we left Legolas asked me what I thought of having a elfling as a ring bearer, I answered that I thought it was a good idea, seeing as the position of flower girl was already taken by Katrina.
After all the other discussions of all other wedding arrangements were over about four and a half hours later we all went to have a rest before dinner, when we left the hall Thranduil told us that he needed to return to Mirkwood, but he would return in time to attend the wedding, he also offered to look for our ring bearer (we had agreed to have one of the common elflings of Mirkwood as the ring bearer, one who could be considered four to five years old by mortal standards.).
A few days later
King Thranduil rode through his kingdom and towards his palace, as he reached it Thranduil heard the sound of a young elflings voice before it was drowned out by the sound of older voices yelling, looking in the direction of the voices, Thranduil saw a young she elfling, running towards him and say that her older brothers were beating up her friend, turning to one of the guards Thranduil ordered him to go with the elfling and find the source of the commotion and bring everyone involved to see him.
When Thranduil entered the palace he went to his study to see how much paperwork had to be done, about one –and-a-half hours later the guard who he had sent out earlier came in and told him that the commotion had been caused by a few noble elflings bullying a common elfling, and that all six of them were now in the throne room waiting, Thranduil nodded and went to his throne room.
Upon entering the throne room Thranduil sat down, looked down at them with the stern expression he only wore when he was extremely angry, and addressed the common elfling "Child, what is your name, and what was it that caused all the commotion that I heard earlier, I want to hear the truth understand?" he told the elfling.
The young elfling looked very frightened indeed as he answered, "If it please you, your highness, my name is Atropine son of Typhoneus, the commotion that you heard was these elfling Nobles and I fighting, and I am terribly sorry that we alarmed you." He was interrupted by one of the Noble elflings crying out "You insulted our sister and now you try to shift the blame on us, you stupid pauper, we beat you to defend our family's honor." Thranduil sighed it appeared that the common elfling was telling him the truth, but the other elflings seemed to be ready to try anything to escape trouble, motioning for two of his guards to come over Thranduil told them to take the Noble elflings home and to inform their parents of what they had done, and told the common elfling to follow him.
While the Noble elflings were being taken home King Thranduil led the still frightened common elfling to his study, once they were inside Thranduil closed the door and told the elfling to sit down, when they were both seated the king of Mirkwood spoke "Tell me, what was it that you said which caused those elflings to hurt you so badly?" he inquired looking at the cut lip and the large amount of bruises that the child had received, the elfling replied, "Their sister, Crystala, was saying that when your son returned it would not be long before she was the future Queen, and I said that Royalty always thought of their subjects before themselves so unless she stopped acting like she was then she would have absolutely no chance at all with your son, and then her brothers started beating me up while she just stood to the side." Now Thranduil was starting to feel his fiery temper starting to grow, seeing the king's expression and thinking he had caused it Atropine fell to his knees and started begging Thranduil to not have him or his family punished.
Calming down Thranduil reassured the elfling and then told him that he was not going to punish him or his family but he would like to know where he could find them, Atropine told the king "My mother, Sonya, works at the apple shop in the market with my younger sister Sybella, they would probably finish working in about four hours unless the lady they work for has extended their working hours, or let them go home early."
Thranduil raised an eyebrow "And where does your father work?" he asked, Atropine looked down "One of the high ranking Lords and the father of those elflings who were beating me, I don't know what his name is, Accused him three days ago of trying to take his youngest daughter, Helananna, who my sister and I are friends with and I was talking with and told one of your guards to throw him into your dungeons." Just then Galion entered the study, "Galion can you please take Atropine to the healers wing while I go to the market." Thranduil asked his Butler, Galion bowed his head before asking suddenly, "But my Lord, you just got back from a long journey, do you not wish to rest?" Thranduil shook his head and told Galion to just take the elfling to the healers; he then left for the market.
Sybella, the youngest child of one of the pauper woman in Mirkwood was making dinner, since it was now six in the evening, while her mother went out to look for her older brother, when she heard the sound of somebody knocking at the door, going to see who it was Sybella almost fainted when she saw that the visitor was none other then the king of Mirkwood himself, immediately curtsying Sybella was even more surprised when the king asked if he may come inside for he wished to speak to her and her mother if she was home, Sybella quickly stood back to let the king enter, and after closing the door, asked what she could do for him.
As it turned out the king of Mirkwood had come to tell Sybella and her mother (who had received quite a shock when she came home twenty minutes ago and saw the king in her house speaking with her daughter.) that her brother was at the palace in the healer's wing because he had been hurt badly by a few Noble elflings when he had apparently insulted their sister Crystala by saying that she didn't stand a chance of ever becoming a future Queen of Mirkwood, Sybella fell to the floor laughing when Thranduil told them this, "about time someone told her that as well, Helenanna, Atropine, and I have wanted to say that to her for years, ever since we became friends." Sybella gasped when she stopped laughing.
King Thranduil smiled and told her, "your brother also spoke the truth to her, because she has never had, and now she never will have a chance with my son, for he is already in love with a young mortal lady." This time it was Sybella and Atropine's mother who voiced the new question, "forgive me your highness for asking this, but what is our soon-to-be future Queen like?" silently wondering when all the questions would end, the king answered "my soon-to-be daughter in law, although mortal, could very likely pass as another elf, she has waist length chestnut brown hair which is highlighted with deep red and gold, her eye s are gray/green, she has slightly pale skin and a normally calm temper, however she is from a family that is not exactly poor but neither is her family Noble therefore she is unsure of how to act as royalty and she is rather quiet when it comes to matters of state, but apart from that I think that she is a good match for my son."
Back at the city of Minas Tirith
I was sitting in my rooms with Carina and Robin talking while my twin was trying to make Katrina stop dancing around because of the fact that in five days she would get to be a flower girl at a wedding.
Honestly, even having Katrina getting hyperactive at Natasha and my nineteenth birthday just over a week ago didn't come close to how hard it was to make her stay still at the moment, just then Sophie came in, (good now we could discuss how to have our hair styled for the event occurring five days later.) afterwards Sophie told us that my future husband's father had just sent him a letter that involved word that he would return in three days, and also gave news of the elfling who was going to be our ring bearer.
What none of us knew however was that when the king of Mirkwood returned to the white city Katrina would find a very good friend in the elfling who was going to be the ring bearer.
Atropine's POV, about three days later
I rode into the white city of Gondor with the king of my homeland (true I had quite a shock upon finding out that I was to be the ring bearer at the prince's wedding, but I wasn't going to refuse.) when we reached the courtyard out side the hall of kings I saw Prince Legolas standing before us with a young woman (obviously the future princess.) standing beside him, behind them stood a man, four woman, and a little girl who looked about four in mortal years holding the hand of the second woman (who looked almost exactly like the one standing next to the prince.) after dismounting the king, the prince, the man, and the five woman went inside, with the little girl (Katrina) and I bringing up the rear.
As we followed the Adults into the hall of kings Katrina and I started to get acquainted with each other (using the common tongue, of course.) and try as I could I just couldn't stop glancing at my new friend, I had to admit that Katrina was very pretty for a girl of four years, she has brown hair, a sweet and innocent face, brown eyes and a slight build, added together I hoped that any dancing at the princes wedding would include having the ring bearer dance with the flower girl (whoa, stop that train of thought, where in Elbereth's name did that come from? Katrina and I are only four and five years old, and I very highly doubt she knows how to dance, because I certainly don't.).
Two days later
Atropine's POV
Katrina and I were standing outside the hall where the ceremony would be taking place, Katrina (in my opinion.) looked like a little angel in her flower girl dress of the palest pink color, wearing a silver necklace of diamante flower shapes made of sparkling crystals and centered with light sapphire, light rose, and pale green and with her brown hair in a elegant bun at the back of her head which was held in place by flower shaped crystal hair pins and a few strands of hair falling around her face.
Behind us were the bridesmaids dressed in their Frost colored gowns and wearing their dark blond, orange, black, and dark auburn hair entwined into very stylish buns at the back of their heads.
At the back of our group stood the bride herself.
The future princess of my homeland was wearing a flowing gown made of bright white material with silver flowers designed on the vest, she is also wearing a necklace of silver and sparkling crystal set into groups of six to resemble flowers and a pair of earrings that match the necklace, part of her hair was twisted together into a sort of headband, then flowing freely down her back, her veil was 45 inches long with crystals scattered throughout it and attached to a small diamante tiara.
My new friend Katrina and I had agreed with each other this morning while everyone was getting ready that the bride was going to make more then just her soon-to- be husband stare, either that or the prince was going to think that he was dreaming.
Katrina's POV
I was standing next to Atropine outside the hall where Big Natasha's twin sister was getting married, Atropine and I had been rather curious last night when Big Natasha decided to post guards outside her sisters rooms and told them to please stay there during the night and not to let anyone except for the other bridesmaids come inside in the morning.
I came back to the present when Atropine whispered to me that he thought that I looked like a little angel, I blushed and smiled at him.
I stood outside the hall where the ceremony was to take place, needless to say I had been very nervous this morning (the feeling I always got before my class back home started their yearly play.) but I was calmer now, besides it was my wedding day and I wasn't about to go in there looking scared.
It was true that I had always thought that I would be at least somewhere in my twenties before I got married, definitely not two weeks after I turned nineteen (it was my mother who was nineteen when she married my father.) but none of that really mattered right now.
I knew that after today I could never return to the land of my birth, but I also knew that no matter how much I would miss my family and my friends I no longer belonged back there, all of my experiences here had changed me to much.
I was not going to think about that however because the doors to the hall opened, and Katrina and Atropine started to lead our party inside, the ceremony was beginning.
Legolas's POV
I stood inside the hall waiting, Lavender, Iris's, roses, and jasmine blossoms decorated the hall my friend Gimli (yes I know the idea of a elf being friends with a dwarf sounds crazy, but still.) was good-naturedly teasing me by suggesting that my soon-to-be wife may have gotten cold feet and decided to run while she still had the chance, it was a relief that the doors were opened just then to allow the ring bearer and the flower girl to enter, then the rest of the bridal party started to enter the hall.
Once Katrina (wearing a flower girls dress of the palest pink.) and Atropine (dressed in the formal attire of a Elvin ring bearer.) had entered and taken their places the brides maids came into the hall dressed in frost colored gowns, after the four bridesmaids took their places at one side next to Katrina and Atropine it was time for the bride to enter.
I wasn't sure whether or not I was looking at an angel, but exactly how brides are always so calm I will never know.
Lady Sally was dressed in a flowing gown of bright white material with silver flowers designed on the vest, she was wearing the jewelry that Boromir had bought for her, part of her hair was twisted into a sort of head band while the rest flowed freely down her back, her veil was long with crystals scattered throughout it and attached to a small diamante tiara.
As I started walking down the aisle towards the alter I looked at my soon-to-be husband and smiled, Legolas was dressed in white robes that were trimmed with gold and wearing a circlet on his head.
When I got to the alter I handed my bouquet to Carina and took the hand of my soon-to-be husband as we knelt before the priest and the ceremony began.
Sweet heavens above (from attending one of my cousins weddings) I knew that priests were slow when it came to marrying two people, but this priest was the slowest of all holy men (not to mention that he was unbelievably dull.) which made it feel like eternity before it was time to say our vows, after we both vowed to 'love and to cherish one another for as long as we both lived' the priest finally announced that Legolas and I were now husband and wife and told Legolas that he could 'now kiss the bride' there was a enormous cheer as we sheared our first kiss as husband and wife.
At the wedding feast Gandalf provided a large amount of the entertainment and there was a great amount of dancing that involved a few Elfish wedding dances which even Katrina and Atropine took part in, I had to admit they did rather well for a four year old and a five year old, both of whom just watched what we were doing and then tried to copy them (and including some nice dances that were introduced by Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin.) and quite a lot of wine/ale drinking as well (hopefully no one would get drunk enough to try and learn any of the drinking songs by heart.) the speeches that were normally given by the mother/father of the bride, and one of the men who stood with the groom were also highly amusing.
Neither of my parents was there so I had asked Natasha to make a speech (so long as it was not something that revolved around 'girl talk'.) my twin stood up, "Sally told me that I have to make a speech, giving advice to the bride and groom. Now then Sally, Carina, Sophie, Robin, and I have already given you some advice while we were getting ready this morning, so I won't bother with advice to the bride." She gave a tiny smirk at the grooms men "Anyway, it tends to make the male population uneasy, furthermore there are children nearby and I don't want them hearing things that they shouldn't learn for another decade. So, Legolas, I am going to pass on some advice that I once heard my uncle say, and that a husband should follow.
1.) Woman are meant to be loved not understood, because that is a simple impossibility.
2.)When you are wrong about something, admit it, and when you are right, be quiet.
3.)Do not argue with the woman who runs the kitchen, and never upset your wife if she is pregnant.
4.)When you have royally screwed up, get onto your knees and grovel, if that doesn't work, then re-seduce your wife and try again.
5.) There are very few problems that cannot be solved by these simple words; I was wrong, you were right, and, I love you.
By the time my sister finished everyone was laughing (with the exception of a few of the men who happened to be standing nearby that is.).
The rest of the feast went on with no incidents (well, not unless you counted Merry and Pippin trying to set off a firework but forgetting to stick it in the ground, and sticking it in to a barrel of ale while they were panicking which made the barrel explode and rain down on everyone who didn't get under shelter in time.) apart from the people who got under cover in time, the ale poured over nearly everyone in the area ruining tunics and gowns alike (the bridal party, Legolas, and myself had ducked under one of the long tables when the barrel exploded.) soon after that my new husband and I retired.
Apart from the events that occurred inside the marriage bed I did not remember the rest of the night.
The weddings of Sophie and Boromir, Eowyn and Faramir, and Natasha and Eomer, were almost just as eventful.
Back in our world
The doctor walked down to where the families of the comatose teenage girls were waiting, as he came in the families all started asking questions.
The doctor sighed, of all the workers here why had he been chosen to tell the Brian, Skillman, and Rose families that their youngest daughter, only child, and two oldest children would (unless some sheer miracle happened.) most likely never wake up.
A/N; Wow over 8,000 words definitely my longest chapter so far.
Anyway please review, or pray to anyone listening up there in heaven that I don't find out where you live because if I do then you are going to be sent the biggest and worst winter storm that I am able to create.
Queens of Snow and Frost.