Thanks to all my reviewers!! I'm on my laptop right now and can't really check them, but thanks and hugs from Legolas to all.
Legolas: (sigh)
Heeeeeee. :-D
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"Lothuviel."
"Gnagh..."
"Wake up, you idiot."
"Meh..."
"Laura, I'm warning youuuu..."
I groaned and sat up. "Lulu, it's about five o'clock in the morning. Why don't you act intelligent for once and wake me up at a reasonable hour?"
"Well for one thing, it's 5:30. For another, I wanted to ask you if you ever found your princey-poo last night," she explained.
"Yes, I did."
"Aaaand?"
"Nothing happened. He was talking to Larien."
"Who?" she asked.
"The maid that gave you that dress. Anyway, it turns out that he was talking to her about moi, which automatically shows that he cares." I sighed dreamily.
"What did he say to her?" Lulu asked eagerly as she climbed up on my bed.
"He just asked her to tell him if I said anything about where I was from. You know, because I have 'amnesia'." I did the little quotation marks with my fingers.
"Oh, I get it. So is it turning into anything romantic?" Lulu asked, waggling her eyebrows. I sighed. "No, it's not. Not yet, at least."
We talked for a long time. When we finally shut our mouths, the sun had risen and I could hear people talking outside my door. "Okies, Lulu, time for you to go," I said as I hopped out of bed.
"Whyyyy?" she whined.
"Because Laura has to get dressed, darling. And if you want to stay in here while I'm dressing, then it proves that you are, in fact, a lezzie." She growled and stalked out of the room. I went over to the wardrobe and dug through all the dresses. "Green... green... ooh, yellow... green... green... ew, pink... green... orange!?... green... AHA!!" I pulled out a midnight-blue dress with gold stuff on the hems. I put it on, along with some goldish slipper things, and then strapped my dagger to my leg, as I had been told to do by Trelan a while ago. Then I went over to the vanity and brushed my hair. It was still wavy from being worn in a braid the day before. I decided I liked it better this way than when it was straight.
As I continued brushing my hair, there was a knock on the door. I went over and opened it, then shrieked and immediately slammed it shut. It was Stalker Elf!
"Lothuviel? Lothuviel, are you well?" I heard Lenwe ask. I locked the door and frantically looked for another way out. Oh god, oh god, oh god! What if he comes in here!? I thought. There were no other doors except to the bathroom and the balcony.
The balcony.
I mentally slapped myself. Duh! I ran outside and looked over the railing. The ground was probably at least fifty feet below me. Shit! I bit my lip and looked around for another way down. The only other possible way was to jump from the balcony to the nearest tree, which was about ten feet away. I shrieked slightly as I heard the door unlock. Then I climbed over the railing and jumped.
Much to my surprise, it wasn't that hard to jump the ten feet to the tree. I felt a branch and locked my hands around it. Unfortunately, it wasn't very strong, and broke.
"Ow! Oof! Ack! D'oh! Ouch! Ow ow ow ow ow ow!" I fell down through the tree, hitting every branch within reach. I landed on the ground with a thunk. "Ungghhh..." I slowly stood up and dusted myself off. I pushed a strand of hair behind my ear, and it was then that I realized I had fallen into the middle of a big group of elves. They were all staring at me with wide eyes. "Um... mae govannen," I said with a big stupid smile. All of them seemed to raise an eyebrow in unison and murmur a reply. "Well, I must be going now..." With that I sprinted away, knowing that my already reputation of being strange had just become worse.
I ran through the gardens, looking for either Lauren, Trelan, or Legolas... preferably the last name, though. But after fifteen minutes or so I got tired. All of this constantly searching for people was beginning to take its toll on my small brain. I plopped myself on a rock and thought for a minute. I decided that I felt like singing.
"Ahem...
Temperature's up (can you feel it)
About to erupt
Gonna get my girls,
Get your boys!
Gonna make some noise!!!
Wanna get... rowdy!
Gonna get a little un...ruly!
Get it fired up in a hurry!
Wanna get dirrty!
It's about time that I came to start the party
Sweat dripping over my... body!
Dancing getting just a little... naughty!
Wanna get dirrty!
It's about time for my arrival!"
I then proceeded to jump up and dance like they do in the music video (i.e., dirty dancing). I did this for about thirty seconds until I heard quiet footsteps behind me. I grabbed my dagger off my leg and spun around.
But when I looked around, no one was there.
I jumped as someone said, "You must move faster than that, Lothuviel."
"Who's there?" I asked nervously.
"Look up." I looked above me and saw...
"Legolas!" I said nervously. Had he seen me dancing!? Oh god... "How did you get up there?" He was sitting on a tree limb, lounging casually with an incredibly hot smile on his face.
"I can jump fairly high, my friend," he said as he dropped to the ground. He landed on his feet and bowed to me, his long hair falling around his face.
"Gaaahh..." I slurred. He looked so hot when he did that. Actually, he looked so hot when he did anything. I shook my head to clear my thoughts. "Why were you not at dinner, my friend?"
"I just needed some time to be alone, Lothuviel," he said.
"Oh..." I frowned. Did that mean, "I wanted to be away from you" or, "I wanted to be away from everyone in general"?
"Do not take it personally. Sometimes I simply like to be alone," he told me. Well, that answers that question...
"Oh, I see." I just stared at him, and he stared back.
"Yes." There was an uncomfortable silence between us. I wonder what he's thinking about, I thought. Hopefully he's resisting the urge to pounce on me and snog 'til kingdom come. I smirked at this thought.
"You are donning an awfully sneaky grin, Lothuviel," he commented with a smile. "What are you thinking about?"
Crap, he saw me. "Oh, I was just... um… thinking about... things." I beamed at him, and he smiled back.
"Indeed," he said with a raised brow. Ahh. "Have you had your breakfast yet?" he asked.
"I have not. I was on my way to the dining hall," I told him.
"Through the garden? It would be much shorter to simply go through the palace."
"Uh... yes. I... wanted to look at the beautiful flowers," I lied.
"Yes, they are quite lovely this time of year. Well, would you like to dine with me, then?"
Hell yeah! "I would greatly enjoy that."
"Wonderful. Shall we go then?" He held out his arm, which I took with pleasure. Yay! We walked through the palace in silence, until we came to a group of elves in a big gathering space.
"Greetings, my friends," Legolas said politely.
"Good morning," most of them said. Except for two of them.
"Lothuviel!" Trelan and Lenwe said at the same time. Oh god!
"Hello, TRELAN," I said, loudly emphasizing his name. "I pray that you are feeling well?"
"I am," he said, and kissed my cheek. I mentally smirked when I saw everyone's reaction. "Why were you not at breakfast, my friend?" Lenwe shifted uneasily.
"I was going to come down, but then I saw the flowers in the garden and could not resist the urge to walk through them. I suppose I just lost track of time." I glared at Stalker Elf. "Fortunately, Legolas has offered to dine with me, for he missed the morning meal, also."
"Indeed. Well, enjoy your time together, my friend." Trelan leaned down and gave me a quick kiss on the corner of my mouth, much to the surprise to everyone. Except me.
"Fare thee well," I said as Legolas and I walked out of the room. I didn't get a reply. Teehee!
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The breakfast with my husband-to-be went wonderfully. There was so much to eat that it would have been able to feed a family of four for at least three days. Everything was yummylicious. The only bad part was that I kept missing my mouth with my fork and stabbing my cheek on accident. I was too busy staring at Legolas to concentrate on my hand-eye coordination.
When we were both finished I sat back in my chair and rubbed my bulging stomach. I'd never eaten more at one time in my life. "Legolas, that was delicious," I said incredulously.
"Yes, the elves who prepare our food are quite skilled," he said with a smile.
"Indeed they are." I paused for a second, trying to think of something to say. "Are there any festivals coming up soon? I greatly look forward to celebrating in the famed palace of Greenwood."
"Now that you mention it, there is a festival. Faradome, in fact," he said.
"Faradome?"
"You do not know of the Faradome festival, Lothuviel?" he asked with an astonished expression.
"...No?"
"Oh, how foolish of me. Of course you do not remember. Well, Faradome is the festival for the Summer Solstice," he explained. The what?
"Oh, THAT Faradome. Yes, I do know what you are talking about now. When is it, pray tell."
"It is tomorrow night, actually."
"Really!?! Woot!" I squealed, bouncing around in my chair a bit. Legolas chuckled slightly.
"Lothuviel, may I ask you a question?" he said after a minute.
"Of course, my friend."
"Will you allow me to accompany you to the festival tomorrow night?" he said, sounding a bit like a schoolboy asking a girl out.
My jaw dropped to the floor. Well, almost.
"Really?!" I squeaked. He nodded, looking at his hands, which were folded in his lap, instead of at me. "I... gaaaah..." I inconspicuously slapped myself. "I would be honored, Legolas," I managed to say. He looked up and smiled.
"Thank you." I gazed at him lovingly. Yessss!!!!!!!
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Next time on The Adventures of Me, Lothuviel:
The Faradome Festival! (Yaaay!)
Lenwe goes all freaky! (As if he wasn't before...)
And Lauren gets to tell some of the story!!
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This chapter is dedicated to Bibi, because she just broke up with her boyfriend and is having a bad day. *ehug* I WUV YOU, POLLY!!! Hehe! I will always and forever be your brian! :-)
Legolas: Aww... *hugs Bibi* It's okay. *kisses her cheek*
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Sorry this was so short!! I just had to get it done tonight, though. I promised I would. Yay for me! :-D
Much lurve,
~*!Laura!*~