E/N: Look, I got impatient, alright? Please don't hurt me!
So, the three people who have guessed so far have said Gorothiel....... do you three not realise how gross that is? Think about the sentence. Think about the way in which I meant it. I. As in me. Twisted, corrupted, perverted Elfie. And you're saying the sister? 1) I don't think she has the tools; 2) Silva would have sensed her arrival; 3) Does that count as incest?
I know they wouldn't have had Mastermind, but I don't care. It was the first thing I thought of, ok?
Translations: Ada = father
Chapter 43
Silva stared at him in disbelief, mouth open, eyes wide. Something that surprised her immensely was that a small part of her was actually flattered, but that was currently over-ruled, somewhat, by the voice in her head screaming 'OH MY ERU! THAT'S WRONG! HE'S WRONG! OH MY ERU!!!!!!'
"I.... I...." she stammered.
"What? Don't tell me you never guessed I fancy you?"
"I.... I...." She ran over to him and: *WHACK* "YOU PERVERT! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!"
"OWWWWWWWWWWWWW! BLOODY HELL, WOMAN!!!" She turned to run back into the mountain, but Legolas, Arwen and the sisters, still laughing, came out to see what all the noise and uproar was about.
"Are you alright, Sil?" Rath giggled.
"Have you annoyed her again, Haldir?" Legolas asked. Haldir looked at the Prince irritably.
"No, I have not," he snapped. "Why does everyone always presume it is I who has instigated her distress?"
"Because it usually is," said Nilia. "And you're the only one out here with her. She's not exactly going to get freaked by a mountain, is she? She lives in one, for Eru's sake." Haldir scowled and went quickly back inside.
"What's rattled him?" Riel sniggered.
"What did he say to you, Silva?" Arian asked. Silva snapped her head in Arian's direction, her eyes still wide with shock and confusion.
"I- er, oh, nothing. I, um, er, didn't give him a chance to say anything."
"Why'd you call him a pervert then?" queried Arwen.
"Oh, er, just remembered something from a few days ago is all."
"What did he do?" asked Legolas.
"What is this? Bloody Mastermind?" She stalked back inside as she had done leaving.
"What's rattled her?" laughed Riel.
One hour later, they were leaving again, and Silva was now talking to nobody but Elrond's sons and Thranduil. She hadn't told a single person about Haldir's comment to her or how she felt about it. She was extremely scared of the implications of Haldir fancying her and of what Legolas would do if he found out. The thing that scared her most was the thought that she really didn't want anything bad to happen to the obnoxious, arrogant git. 'Why is there never anyone I can talk to when I need them?'
"Silva?!" Elladan said, loudly.
"Hmmm? Sorry, what?"
"I've called you're name seven times. What is up with you?" She looked at him curiously. 'Could I...? As far as I'm aware he and Legolas aren't that close... Maybe...'
"El, could I possibly talk to you privately?" Elladan looked slightly taken aback.
"Um, yeah, ok. That was random."
"I know, but it's sort of important and I'm not exactly sure who to tell."
"And you chose me?"
"If that's ok?"
"Sure. I think you're extremely strange, but hey, what's new?" She glared playfully at him.
"Git. Anyway, we'll ride forward a bit if you don't mind, I don't want anyone overhearing."
"Fine by me."
"Let me just tell Thranduil then." She turned around to see the Elvenking just a little behind her. "Ada!" He looked up. "Elladan and I are riding forward a little." She saw Legolas look up curiously at that remark. She looked at him directly. "We have need to be alone together for a while! We'll see you later!" With that, she turned back to Rivendell Elf and they rode off at a gallop ahead of the large company.
Legolas looked sharply at his father.
"What does she mean 'they have need to be alone together'?" he asked, crisply. Thranduil rolled his eyes.
"I don't know, Legolas," he sighed, "but I'm guessing that since she is still very annoyed at you, she purposely worded that sentence in a way you could easily twist."
"If he-"
"Legolas Greenleaf, don't you dare say it!" ordered Arwen. "My brother would do no such thing! It's common knowledge that you have found your soulmate in Silvawen and since when have any of my family been ones to mess with fate?" He hung his head, shame-faced.
"Sorry, Arwen."
"I should think so."
"Well, what if she-"
"Legolas!" snapped Riel.
"Sorry, Riel."
Silva and Elladan rode in silence for about ten minutes before she finally decided they were well enough ahead to not be overheard. She did know that they only really needed to ride ahead for about two minutes to be clear of the company, but she couldn't be two sure.
"Come on then," he said, once they'd tied they're horses to a tree and settled down on the grass. "Spill the beans. What's been bothering you? You've been so blatantly distracted since we left Erebor."
"Haldir." Elladan's eyes became larger with shock.
"I never thought I'd here you say that. You've been distracted by Haldir?"
"Not like that! Well, actually....."
"SILVA!"
"I know! I know! It's really bad! That's why I needed to talk to someone."
"But.... but.... Haldir?!?" He spluttered for a moment, evidently struggling to find the words to express his shock. "But.... why? When? What? I don't get it! What's wrong with Legolas?"
"Nothing! Absolutely nothing at all! I still love Legolas, completely and utterly! I wouldn't give him up for anything, it's just.... I don't know what it is..."
"Haldir's more appealing?"
"Ewww! No! Well, I wouldn't say MORE appealing- ARGH! Did I just say that?!?!"
"Yes, you said that. And I'm as astounded as you are. Silva, can you just explain to me how this started? Yesterday, you hated the guy, now you're saying he's distracting you? I don't get it. What's changed?"
"Well.... well, this morning after I had to-" she shuddered "-you know. Anyway, when I ran outside, Haldir followed me, well, I didn't know he was there and I was sort of leaning over to try and be sick and he said.... he said...."
"Yes?"
"He said 'you bending over like that is very distracting'." Elladan's eyes widened again. "Legolas has never said anything like that before. We've never done that before either." It took Elladan a moment to work out what she meant.
"Well, Haldir is one brave and stupid Elf, that's all I'll say. In the knowing you hate him sense, I mean."
"I know what you mean. But it was really strange because I turned round and it was just like 'oh well, another person fancies me'. It didn't register to start with, then when I realised who exactly was standing in front of me, I reacted."
"That was the 'oh my Eru', I take it?"
"Yes. But that was just shock, it wasn't my normal 'ewww!' sort of reaction. I eventually had my usual 'ewww, get away from me, I hate you' reaction but it was a little to late and now I think he thinks I fancy him too."
"How long exactly did it take you to react as you normally would?"
"About ten seconds."
"Then yes, I would say he definitely thinks you fancy him."
"But why has he left it nearly nine years to tell me and why has he always acted as though he hates me?"
"Well, 1) The first time you met you turned him into a pot plant, so he's bound to have been a little miffed about that. 2) He probably fancied you straight away but was too stuck-up to say anything, so took to the age- old tradition of 'treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen'. And that obviously failed because it made you hate him even more."
"You see, that method only EVER works for women."
"But I think after he found out about your and Legolas' relationship, he was probably even more annoyed."
"Why?"
"Well he probably didn't tell you because he didn't think you'd.... how do I put this without offending anyone.... descend to our level?"
"I think that insults all of us, but oh well, carry on anyway."
"Well, he probably thought you wouldn't ever take up an intimate relationship with an Elf, because you weren't allowed - obviously - so when he found out you were with Legolas-"
"I see what you mean. That would annoy me too."
"However, back to his comment and your feelings about it."
"I still hate him, well at least I think I do. But... it was weird. It was like, when I looked at him, it was as though I was meeting him for the first time all over again. There wasn't any hateful sort of history between us. It was like 'Hey, you're hot, who are'- OH MY ERU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" They stared at each other in horror.
"You did NOT just say that- did you?"
"No! No, I can't have! I don't like Haldir! That's ick! That's gross! He's Haldir! We hate each other! It's not right! It's wrong! Really wrong! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"
"Ok, ok, Silva, calm down, we need to think about this. We need to be rational."
"El, I've just bloody said I think Haldir is hot!!!! You expect me to be rational?!?!?!?"
"If we're not, both Haldir and Legolas will find out and you'll be in a lot of trouble! You'll probably end up with neither of them!"
"I don't want Haldir! I want Legolas! I've GOT Legolas! I'm happy WITH Legolas! Very happy! Over the moon, even! Elated! Overjoyed! Delighted! Ecsta-"
"Alright, Silva, I get it."
"Sorry. But I'm quite freaked to the moment."
"Understandably so. But you have to calm down. They'll have caught up with us soon, within the next few minutes probably, and if you're still shouting and ranting, they're going to blame me. And it's not my fault."
"No, it's not! You've been wonderful! Thank you, El!"
"No problem. Now, what are you going to do?"
"Keep the hell away from Haldir."
"That'll be difficult since your best friend lives in the same forest as him and don't you keep visiting that child that has been left in my grandmother's care?"
"Damn, I forgot about Kemen. Bugger."
"There's only one thing for it." She looked at him inquisitively, trying to work out what he meant.
"I'm not telling Legolas, if that's what you mean."
"No, that isn't really an option right now." She thought again. Then it clicked.
"I am NOT talking to Haldir, Elladan!"
"You have to, Silva, else this will never get sorted."
"That's fine by me!"
"No it's not. It will make things thirty times more complicated than they already are! This is a worse situation than when you apparently hated each other. What is it about you that makes people that hate you all of a sudden fall in love with you?"
"Well, I am very beauti- wait! Haldir does not LOVE me! It's just some silly crush! He'll be over it when he finally accepts he can't have me."
"Just make sure he definitely does know he can't have you." She narrowed her eyes on Elrond's son.
"I am not going to cheat on Legolas, Elladan. I would never - could never - hurt him like that. I love him too much. I already nearly lost him once. I'm not going to do it again."
"Good. So long as you make that very clear to Haldir, you need not worry about a thing. But you do need to talk to him." They both picked up on the growing sound of many, many hooves on the road at the same time.
"I think that's our cue to stop." They got to their feet and brushed the dead leaves and twigs off their clothing. As the large company came into sight, Silva hugged Elladan. "Thanks, El. I'm glad I chose to talk to you. You've accepted this situation a lot more than anyone else would be able to. I chose the right person."
"Actually, Elrohir would probably have been the better person to talk to."
"Maybe, but I know you better."
"True." She pulled back and kissed his cheek.
"You're an absolute star!"
"Are you alright, Silva?" Thranduil asked.
"Fine, ada, just fine. I feel a lot more at ease now I have spoken with Elladan."
"You're sure?"
"Positive." She looked at Legolas and smiled and winked at him. She then untied Midnight from the tree and mounted him. "Shall we be off then?"
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E/N: I say again, please don't hurt me! *whimpers and hides behind some random hot Elf who has appeared to protect her from flames and such* Ooh, a bodyguard! *cackles evilly* Oh the possibilities!
So, the three people who have guessed so far have said Gorothiel....... do you three not realise how gross that is? Think about the sentence. Think about the way in which I meant it. I. As in me. Twisted, corrupted, perverted Elfie. And you're saying the sister? 1) I don't think she has the tools; 2) Silva would have sensed her arrival; 3) Does that count as incest?
I know they wouldn't have had Mastermind, but I don't care. It was the first thing I thought of, ok?
Translations: Ada = father
Chapter 43
Silva stared at him in disbelief, mouth open, eyes wide. Something that surprised her immensely was that a small part of her was actually flattered, but that was currently over-ruled, somewhat, by the voice in her head screaming 'OH MY ERU! THAT'S WRONG! HE'S WRONG! OH MY ERU!!!!!!'
"I.... I...." she stammered.
"What? Don't tell me you never guessed I fancy you?"
"I.... I...." She ran over to him and: *WHACK* "YOU PERVERT! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!"
"OWWWWWWWWWWWWW! BLOODY HELL, WOMAN!!!" She turned to run back into the mountain, but Legolas, Arwen and the sisters, still laughing, came out to see what all the noise and uproar was about.
"Are you alright, Sil?" Rath giggled.
"Have you annoyed her again, Haldir?" Legolas asked. Haldir looked at the Prince irritably.
"No, I have not," he snapped. "Why does everyone always presume it is I who has instigated her distress?"
"Because it usually is," said Nilia. "And you're the only one out here with her. She's not exactly going to get freaked by a mountain, is she? She lives in one, for Eru's sake." Haldir scowled and went quickly back inside.
"What's rattled him?" Riel sniggered.
"What did he say to you, Silva?" Arian asked. Silva snapped her head in Arian's direction, her eyes still wide with shock and confusion.
"I- er, oh, nothing. I, um, er, didn't give him a chance to say anything."
"Why'd you call him a pervert then?" queried Arwen.
"Oh, er, just remembered something from a few days ago is all."
"What did he do?" asked Legolas.
"What is this? Bloody Mastermind?" She stalked back inside as she had done leaving.
"What's rattled her?" laughed Riel.
One hour later, they were leaving again, and Silva was now talking to nobody but Elrond's sons and Thranduil. She hadn't told a single person about Haldir's comment to her or how she felt about it. She was extremely scared of the implications of Haldir fancying her and of what Legolas would do if he found out. The thing that scared her most was the thought that she really didn't want anything bad to happen to the obnoxious, arrogant git. 'Why is there never anyone I can talk to when I need them?'
"Silva?!" Elladan said, loudly.
"Hmmm? Sorry, what?"
"I've called you're name seven times. What is up with you?" She looked at him curiously. 'Could I...? As far as I'm aware he and Legolas aren't that close... Maybe...'
"El, could I possibly talk to you privately?" Elladan looked slightly taken aback.
"Um, yeah, ok. That was random."
"I know, but it's sort of important and I'm not exactly sure who to tell."
"And you chose me?"
"If that's ok?"
"Sure. I think you're extremely strange, but hey, what's new?" She glared playfully at him.
"Git. Anyway, we'll ride forward a bit if you don't mind, I don't want anyone overhearing."
"Fine by me."
"Let me just tell Thranduil then." She turned around to see the Elvenking just a little behind her. "Ada!" He looked up. "Elladan and I are riding forward a little." She saw Legolas look up curiously at that remark. She looked at him directly. "We have need to be alone together for a while! We'll see you later!" With that, she turned back to Rivendell Elf and they rode off at a gallop ahead of the large company.
Legolas looked sharply at his father.
"What does she mean 'they have need to be alone together'?" he asked, crisply. Thranduil rolled his eyes.
"I don't know, Legolas," he sighed, "but I'm guessing that since she is still very annoyed at you, she purposely worded that sentence in a way you could easily twist."
"If he-"
"Legolas Greenleaf, don't you dare say it!" ordered Arwen. "My brother would do no such thing! It's common knowledge that you have found your soulmate in Silvawen and since when have any of my family been ones to mess with fate?" He hung his head, shame-faced.
"Sorry, Arwen."
"I should think so."
"Well, what if she-"
"Legolas!" snapped Riel.
"Sorry, Riel."
Silva and Elladan rode in silence for about ten minutes before she finally decided they were well enough ahead to not be overheard. She did know that they only really needed to ride ahead for about two minutes to be clear of the company, but she couldn't be two sure.
"Come on then," he said, once they'd tied they're horses to a tree and settled down on the grass. "Spill the beans. What's been bothering you? You've been so blatantly distracted since we left Erebor."
"Haldir." Elladan's eyes became larger with shock.
"I never thought I'd here you say that. You've been distracted by Haldir?"
"Not like that! Well, actually....."
"SILVA!"
"I know! I know! It's really bad! That's why I needed to talk to someone."
"But.... but.... Haldir?!?" He spluttered for a moment, evidently struggling to find the words to express his shock. "But.... why? When? What? I don't get it! What's wrong with Legolas?"
"Nothing! Absolutely nothing at all! I still love Legolas, completely and utterly! I wouldn't give him up for anything, it's just.... I don't know what it is..."
"Haldir's more appealing?"
"Ewww! No! Well, I wouldn't say MORE appealing- ARGH! Did I just say that?!?!"
"Yes, you said that. And I'm as astounded as you are. Silva, can you just explain to me how this started? Yesterday, you hated the guy, now you're saying he's distracting you? I don't get it. What's changed?"
"Well.... well, this morning after I had to-" she shuddered "-you know. Anyway, when I ran outside, Haldir followed me, well, I didn't know he was there and I was sort of leaning over to try and be sick and he said.... he said...."
"Yes?"
"He said 'you bending over like that is very distracting'." Elladan's eyes widened again. "Legolas has never said anything like that before. We've never done that before either." It took Elladan a moment to work out what she meant.
"Well, Haldir is one brave and stupid Elf, that's all I'll say. In the knowing you hate him sense, I mean."
"I know what you mean. But it was really strange because I turned round and it was just like 'oh well, another person fancies me'. It didn't register to start with, then when I realised who exactly was standing in front of me, I reacted."
"That was the 'oh my Eru', I take it?"
"Yes. But that was just shock, it wasn't my normal 'ewww!' sort of reaction. I eventually had my usual 'ewww, get away from me, I hate you' reaction but it was a little to late and now I think he thinks I fancy him too."
"How long exactly did it take you to react as you normally would?"
"About ten seconds."
"Then yes, I would say he definitely thinks you fancy him."
"But why has he left it nearly nine years to tell me and why has he always acted as though he hates me?"
"Well, 1) The first time you met you turned him into a pot plant, so he's bound to have been a little miffed about that. 2) He probably fancied you straight away but was too stuck-up to say anything, so took to the age- old tradition of 'treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen'. And that obviously failed because it made you hate him even more."
"You see, that method only EVER works for women."
"But I think after he found out about your and Legolas' relationship, he was probably even more annoyed."
"Why?"
"Well he probably didn't tell you because he didn't think you'd.... how do I put this without offending anyone.... descend to our level?"
"I think that insults all of us, but oh well, carry on anyway."
"Well, he probably thought you wouldn't ever take up an intimate relationship with an Elf, because you weren't allowed - obviously - so when he found out you were with Legolas-"
"I see what you mean. That would annoy me too."
"However, back to his comment and your feelings about it."
"I still hate him, well at least I think I do. But... it was weird. It was like, when I looked at him, it was as though I was meeting him for the first time all over again. There wasn't any hateful sort of history between us. It was like 'Hey, you're hot, who are'- OH MY ERU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" They stared at each other in horror.
"You did NOT just say that- did you?"
"No! No, I can't have! I don't like Haldir! That's ick! That's gross! He's Haldir! We hate each other! It's not right! It's wrong! Really wrong! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"
"Ok, ok, Silva, calm down, we need to think about this. We need to be rational."
"El, I've just bloody said I think Haldir is hot!!!! You expect me to be rational?!?!?!?"
"If we're not, both Haldir and Legolas will find out and you'll be in a lot of trouble! You'll probably end up with neither of them!"
"I don't want Haldir! I want Legolas! I've GOT Legolas! I'm happy WITH Legolas! Very happy! Over the moon, even! Elated! Overjoyed! Delighted! Ecsta-"
"Alright, Silva, I get it."
"Sorry. But I'm quite freaked to the moment."
"Understandably so. But you have to calm down. They'll have caught up with us soon, within the next few minutes probably, and if you're still shouting and ranting, they're going to blame me. And it's not my fault."
"No, it's not! You've been wonderful! Thank you, El!"
"No problem. Now, what are you going to do?"
"Keep the hell away from Haldir."
"That'll be difficult since your best friend lives in the same forest as him and don't you keep visiting that child that has been left in my grandmother's care?"
"Damn, I forgot about Kemen. Bugger."
"There's only one thing for it." She looked at him inquisitively, trying to work out what he meant.
"I'm not telling Legolas, if that's what you mean."
"No, that isn't really an option right now." She thought again. Then it clicked.
"I am NOT talking to Haldir, Elladan!"
"You have to, Silva, else this will never get sorted."
"That's fine by me!"
"No it's not. It will make things thirty times more complicated than they already are! This is a worse situation than when you apparently hated each other. What is it about you that makes people that hate you all of a sudden fall in love with you?"
"Well, I am very beauti- wait! Haldir does not LOVE me! It's just some silly crush! He'll be over it when he finally accepts he can't have me."
"Just make sure he definitely does know he can't have you." She narrowed her eyes on Elrond's son.
"I am not going to cheat on Legolas, Elladan. I would never - could never - hurt him like that. I love him too much. I already nearly lost him once. I'm not going to do it again."
"Good. So long as you make that very clear to Haldir, you need not worry about a thing. But you do need to talk to him." They both picked up on the growing sound of many, many hooves on the road at the same time.
"I think that's our cue to stop." They got to their feet and brushed the dead leaves and twigs off their clothing. As the large company came into sight, Silva hugged Elladan. "Thanks, El. I'm glad I chose to talk to you. You've accepted this situation a lot more than anyone else would be able to. I chose the right person."
"Actually, Elrohir would probably have been the better person to talk to."
"Maybe, but I know you better."
"True." She pulled back and kissed his cheek.
"You're an absolute star!"
"Are you alright, Silva?" Thranduil asked.
"Fine, ada, just fine. I feel a lot more at ease now I have spoken with Elladan."
"You're sure?"
"Positive." She looked at Legolas and smiled and winked at him. She then untied Midnight from the tree and mounted him. "Shall we be off then?"
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E/N: I say again, please don't hurt me! *whimpers and hides behind some random hot Elf who has appeared to protect her from flames and such* Ooh, a bodyguard! *cackles evilly* Oh the possibilities!