Hello again

Thanks for the reviews krillball6, and as for the chapters, I'll do my best to lengthen it.

Elix: Yes! I want to talk more.

Shay: Oh be quiet, twerp.

Elix: Hey! I'm older than you.

Shay: Too bad, you sure don't act like it.

Legolas: (cough) the story, my lady.

kohakumiyu: but aren't they fun to watch, they bicker half of the time they talk!

The hobbits: (chanting) story, story, story...

kohakumiyu: okay, okay, let's not start a riot here okay I just want to say, Andy is Elix, I made a mistake in the typing.

Okay, now onward with the story...

"Elix, where's your sister?" Legolas asked the next morning.

Elix shrugged not meeting the elf's eyes, "She's probably sulking still. No use talking to her now, she'll cut you into little tiny pieces."

Legolas waited silently, at last Elix sighed, "Fine, don't say I didn't warn you, she's mostly likely going to be in her room, if you go straight down this path turn right two times, you'll see it, there's only one talan on that tree."

"Thank you." Legolas said, turning around to go, but Elix suddenly added, "Oh, and you might want to duck when you open the door."

Legolas turned his head and looked at Elix strangely, but Elix just shrugged again, "Just a very useful advice."

"I will remember that."

The tree wasn't hard to find, and true to Elix's word, there's only one talan in the tree with a single white stairs leading up to it.

When Legolas reached the door, he knocked on it softly, no answer...

He turned the knob and pushed the door open.

Thump!

Legolas ducked just in time to avoid been hit with a pillow.

"Shay, tis me, Legolas."

Shay snarled, "What do you want!"

Legolas walked into the dark room undaunted, "To talk to you."

"Go away, I want to be alone." Shay growled.

Legolas looked around the room and found Shay sitting in the corner buried under piles of blankets. The entire room was filled with darkness, the curtains had been pulled and unlike the other talans, every opening has been covered.

Legolas walked over to the bundle slowly and said softly, "Shay, please, it would feel better if you talk it out."

Shay yanked the blanket that's been covering her facedown; her eyes were red with crying, and her face pale, while her hands were trembling from lack of sleep and possibly anger.

"It is not alright!" she yelled, "It had never been all right," than her voice cracked as tearsstreamed down her face again, "They told me it was fine when Elix and I first came here, but it wasn't. I missed mom, dad,and everyone." she choked on her sob, than continued, her voice trembling and small, "And than I found out I couldn't die, that was not all rightat all, I thought if I die than I can maybe go to heaven and wait for mom and dad there, or maybe watch over them. I'm not strong like Elix is, I can't live without certain things, I can't forget or move on. I loved my parents, they were everything to me..."

Shay paused than continued in a flow of torrent that just seemed to washed out of her, "And than Gandalf died, just when I thought, maybe being here isn't so bad...He taught Elix and I everything about Middle-earth...he can't die, he shouldn't have die!"

Shay looked up at Legolas and gave a dry sob, "I wishI could be like you guys, elves. You don't show that much emotion, maybe you don'tfeel that much either, it would be so much better than this."

Legolas who had been silent spoke up, "We have emotions, I too cry for Gandalf, but I believe he had moved to a better place, a place without evil, or darkness."

Shay look into his eyes and was lost in those blue pools of compassion and something elese she couldn't determine yet. She wrenched herself away and leaned her head against the wall, "That's what I always thought, I used to say that if I die I wouldn't want anyone to cry for me, I want them to be happy, because I'm going to a better place. But I guess it's so much harder to really do that."

Than she looked at Legolas, who was kneeling beside her now, "Promise me if I die, you won't cry."

A shadow flickered in Legolas' eyes and it was gone, he said, "I cannot make that promise, because I willl not let you die."

Shay tilted her head and studied him, than she said softly, "That's some statement you're making, I don't think you should say that. It's a hard thing to do."

"It's my word to keep."

Shay shook her head, "Don't, I'm not worth it."

"Why do you keep on debasing yourself?" Legolas asked, Shay could almost hear a hint of anger in his well-trained voice.

Shay made no reply and would not meet hise eyes.

Legolas insert two cool fingers under Shay's chin and lift her head up to meet his eyes, "Tell me why."

Shay remained silent for a few minutes before she said, "I'm not perfect Legolas, not like you. You're an elf, you're the perfect being, I'm not."

Legolas sat down besides Shay and picked up her right hand, slowly he ran his fingers across her palm, "We're not perfect either, if you look at our dislike for dwarves, you will see that. And if you knew the history of elves you would have know that we too make mistakes."

Shay who was well-versed in Middle-earth's history lowered her head as she remembered the elves who slayed their own kindred, and set ships on fire.

Than after awhile she looked up again, "Why are you being so kind to me?"

Legolas stared at her for a time than said, "I love you."

If Legolas didn't drag her out of her shell already than this certainly did, "wait, what the physic? We've only known each other for, what, ten seconds?"

Legolas laughed, "Elves know when they meet their other half." than he looked at her, "do not deny your feelings."

Shay was about to do just that when a small voice in the back of her head decided to start talking.

You know you feel better when you're with him, heck you've laughed more in these few days than ever before.

What are you talking about, I laughed before.

Not this much, and he cares about you, remember in Moria, he never left your side.

That was only once.

And he tried to soothe you too, besides didn't Elix said you were flirting with him.

Poo, Elix? I'd sooner trust an orc.

You know he's right.

I was not flirting with him.

Your heart knows where it belongs.

No way, I've just met him.

But it feels so right to just be beside him.

Fine...

"Shay?" Legolas asked worridly, snapping her out of the road to schizophrenic personality.

Shay raised her head again and looked searchingly into his eyes, at length she said, "I'm not sure about my feelings yet, but you know, I think we can try and find out." she grinned, her old self coming back again, "Meet me here this afternoon, and bring Gimli with you, I think it's about time we do something about that imperfect spot of yours."

Legolas smiled and nodded, "Fine. But no more crying?"

Shay nodded, wiping the last trace of her tears off with the back of her hand, and she gave Legolas a genuine smile, "No more crying."

"Okay, shoo, scat, go find that lovely dwarf of yours and charm him just as you did me." Shay smirked as she stood up.

Legolas made a slight wince, "And I want my hand back too." Shad added. For the first time since Shay meeted him she saw Legolas blushed, only unlike humans, only the tip of his ears blushed. Legolas released her hand and gave her an almost sheepish looking smile then left.

After she was sure Legolas had walked out of hearing range Shay opened the curtains to the window and looked out into the beautiful Lothlorien sky, "Gandalf, you old sly, you were right about this self-pitying thing" she said quietly shaking her head, "I'm still angry that you left, but you know, I think I'm going to make it."

"I see you finally admitted that Gandalf's right." a familiar voice said amusingly.

Shay turned around to find Galadriel standing there almost smirking.

Shay shrugged.

"He told you a long time ago that you would let things go one day."

"Yeah, I guess he's more holy than I thought." Shay said, "He is right, it feels so much better."

"You just needed the right key." Galadriel said.

Shay tilted her head and looked at her questioningly, "what?"

"Legolas unlocked you, he freed you from all those pain and fear, and doubts you've carried for so long."

"I kind of prefer you don't refer to Legolas as a thing."Shay said haltingly.

Galadriel laughed, "I see you're found of him."

Shay raised her eyebrows, "Now, see here lady, I did not say that."

"No?"

"Ug, nevermind, you should go bug Elix, he gets off of things too easily, no one ever bug him." Shay grimaced as she threw up her hand in defeat.

"You two have different paths to walk. Not one is easier nor harder than the other."

"Sure, well, shouldn't you be off now? Maybe have a romantic snack with your Lord Celeborn?" Shay asked sarcastically.

Galadriel looked at her with a smile, "A Romantic snack?"

"Yeah, you know eating an apple in flickering candlelights and you wearing something sexy, and Lord Celeborn wearing heart-print breeches or something?"

Galadriel burst out laughing this time, "I'm afraid you've out did yourself, my dear."

Shay shrugged, "Well I'm going to change cloths, I had to think of someways to get you out of here without insulting the Great Lady of Lothlorin."

"I'm leaving, you don't have to say anything else." Galadriel said amusingly.

"Good cos' I was about to send you a marriage counselor." Shay grumbled.