Melannen sat down on the sofa, relieved to finally be home. She felt miserable, not only was her face red and puffy from crying, but she also had a splitting headache and was nauseous. She got up and paced the room for a while before going out onto the porch, where darkness had rapidly decended. The cool breeze helped Melannen's mind to clear, everything seemed to have passed so suddenly.
She did not bother to look up when a slight rustle of clothing betrayed Legolas' presence. Neither of them had spoken, but the tension between them was so thick that it could have been cut with a knife.
"Melannen, drink this." he said softly, handing her a steaming cup of warm tea. She nodded and took it, Melannen knew that he had probably put something in it to help her sleep, but she did not care. Sipping gingerly at the drink, she shivered as the wind increased and became suddenly cold, but within minutes she was fast asleep.
When Melannen awoke, it was still pitch black outside and surprisingly frigid. She could not help but smile when she realised that someone, she did not even need to guess who, had put a blanket over her. It was obvious that Legolas had left, because most of the lights had been turned out and there was no sign of him. I wonder where he's staying? she asked herself, laughing at such an absurd notion that it might not have been a coincidence that they had met in the bookstore.
She was about to go to bed when a movement in the corner of her eye caught her attention. Her CD player was flashing in pause, bright green in the darkness. That's odd, I thought I'd turned it off. I guess Elladan had used it . . . she thought sadly. Melannen walked over and hit play, wondering what strange type of music the Halfelf had been listening to. A song blared to life, but she quickly realized that it had not been Elladan who had paused it.
"If I could invent a time machine . . . . we were a rock, ready to roll, and there was fire down in our souls . . . . . . and we were in love . . . . I can still see you when I sleep . . . . when dreams were too young to die . . . . . . and all the whole world had to stand still and turn around us, 'cause that was the deal . . . . . and know how those nights went flowing like wine when I was all yours and you were all mine . . . . . and we were in love. . . . . I know it sounds crazy, but baby you're still the one . . . . so lets find a way to bring back the days when our hearts were forever young . . . . . we were in love . . . ."
By the time the song had ended, Melannen noticed that silver tears were running down her face. Sniffing, she turned it off and lowered herself onto a chair. She tried to tell herself that it was over, but when she did there was still one part of her that could not let go.
Author's note: Another chapter! Personally, I think that was kinda mushy, but it wasn't really fluff, because Leggy wasn't there so . . . . well, whatever. The song 'We Were in Love' is by Toby Keith, and those are really lines from the song, kinda weird how well they fit the story . . . . hehe. And THANKS again to ALL of my reviewers, reviews make me very happy :) I think there were a few spelling errors in there. . . . because my spellchecker isnt wanting to work right now.
