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A/N: Flashbacks (yes, there will be one in this chapter!) are in italics.
Legolas POV: Noel's little swim scene (see Chapter 8)
The girl, Noel I believe, who I actually suspected was more of a wild animal than a human, looked at the river in front of us with what looked like an unrestrained wanting.
Dear Valar, she's looking at it like she wants to make love with it or something of the sort.
"It's a river." She stuttered out, the look of shock and joy on her face so great that I was unsure if she was aware if she has said anything at all.
"So it is." I couldn't help mutter. The girl has been the bane of my existence ever since she and her friends have shown up. I could hardly be blamed for my behavior towards someone who I had a strong belief was with the forces of the dark.
I watched, slightly amused admittedly, as her friends all proceeded to remove their shoes and shirts and get in the water and carry on about the undoubtedly cold temperature.
Wait, what were those rings attached to one of the younger men's, Jack's, front?
No, I actually don't want to know. It's probably best that I don't.
Have they no patience, nor decency to realize that they don't need to yell to get Noel's attention, for now all of them are screaming at Noel to get in with them.
Valar, what is wrong with this child? Now she's standing there, looking at the river and then looking at herself.
What is she doin-…I watched with disgust as Noel quickly removed all of her clothing save her undergarments and got in the water.
The girl obviously cares naught about what people think of her, for my opinion of her dropped a considerable amount the moment she removed her pants. I could hardly imagine that she really cares though.
I'm almost afraid to imagine what little scheme she's going to think up next.
"Teach me."
Legolas looked at me, a look of total confusion and a tinge of slight disgust, which I picked up on ever-so-slightly, written on his face. Things had been a little more than awkward since the little river incident.
"Excuse me?"
"Teach me how to do something. Give me something to do." I said again. And it was true. I had nothing to do…everyone else was doing something useful (not that the guys' arguments concerning Amy Lee were useful, but they were actually doing something), while I just sat there looking at the damn clouds that didn't even have the grace to look like bunnies. Not that there were any visible clouds at nine at night anyways.
Legolas just sat there, looking at me with this almost open-mouthed wonder. So much for Elven grace.
Fellowship and co. had stopped for the night before tackling the mountain that I now know is Caradhras, which sounds suspiciously like carcass if you ask me, which you probably didn't. Anyways, we were all relaxing and getting warm around the fire.
"What's wrong Mister Legolas?" Sam asked Legolas, who was still looking at me like I had grown two extra heads.
"He's in shock over my question." I replied for Legolas, who for once, didn't even send me a glare or a stern look.
"What did you ask him Noel?"
I looked at Pippin and blinked a few times.
"He's in shock because I'm asking him for help." I nodded.
"Oh." Pippin answered. "What were you all singing the other day?"
I looked at Pippin, confusion working through my mind. "Huh?"
"The other day Noel! You and all of your friends were all singing something. It was quite unusual, and all of us hobbits have been wondering what it was from." Merry answered, evidently overhearing Pippin's question and my response.
I sat there for another minute before remembering that shortly before my little swim that the guys and I were singing All That I've Got. We were doing it mainly to annoy Legolas and anyone else who was around (like Boromir, who had something against us also).
"We were singing a popular song from home. In San Diego…in actually the whole of the United States, it's a really well known song. It's by one of our favorite bands, one of the ones we idolize." Ah, the Used, up there with My Chemical Romance and the Foo Fighters. Alas, we have yet to meet ANY of them. Pathetic, I know. Yeah, you can stop laughing now.
I paused and looked around camp briefly. Legolas, having recovered from the shock of the century was currently talking with Strider, with I suspected wasn't his real name…
Crap. I was hoping that Legolas actually would teach me something. Well damn. God, why did he hate me so much? Note to self, ask Legolas why he hates me.
Boromir was discussing something lighthearted with Gandalf, as I kept hearing laughter while they talked about someone by the name of Faramir. Whoever the hell that was. The hobbits had gone off to do their own thing, apparently satisfied with my answer.
I leaned back onto the ground, getting my clothes completely covered in dirt, only looking at anything other than the sky when Legolas sat down next to me. As I lay there I came to the conclusion that if I wanted to talk to Legolas, now would be the time.
I sat up and looked at Legolas, briefly admiring the shadows cast on his angular face from the fire before getting back on subject.
"Why do you hate me?"
Legolas turned quickly to look sharply at me. "Say what?"
I looked right back at him. "You hate me. Why?"
Legolas sighed and ran a hand through that perfect mane of blonde hair. "I don't hate you per say." He answered after a while.
Well this was new. Getting answers from Legolas…call the newspapers!
"Then why do you treat me like shit?" I asked.
Legolas didn't say anything. For a few minutes I was unsure if he had heard me at all.
"You personality is quite different than that of any other women I have met in all my years. I suppose I may be slightly taken back by your behavior, for I have never seen such behavior tolerated before." Legolas began, not even looking at me.
"It actually isn't. Back at home, the way all five of us are acting would land us in detention. But we aren't home right now." I interrupted, adding in my two cents and at the same time demonstrating my lack of manners.
Legolas plowed on as if I hadn't said a word, he probably really didn't care about what I was saying actually…
"I also, I believe I mentioned this before, feel a great deal of darkness from all of you. I rightfully don't trust you, perhaps which has affected the way I see you, though unless there is solid evidence that you have nothing to do with the great evil that has gathered here, you will never have my full trust."
With that Legolas got up and walked away to Lord knows where, probably little elf land, leaving me to my musings.
This was definitely a lot to take in.
A/N: What's up all? Summer starts next week, so I'll be updating a lot more often, I promise in any language I know…which is really only one…anyways, I know this chapter was considerably more serious than all the others, but Noel and Legolas had to get a philosophical discussion in there somewhere.
Before I get to responding to my reviews, I would like to actually dedicate this chapter to my former friend I guess, Rowan. Corny, I know, but she's actually got a lot of coolness in her and on the off chance that she's actually reading this, I'd like to let her know that I actually don't want to be enemies.
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