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Tolkien. Any other names belong to me, Elenya, copyright 2002.
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After dinner, music began to play in the neighboring ballroom and many elven couples stood to dance. Legolas was too full to dance, but anyway, he did not know who to dance with. The Hall was filled with many beautiful lady-Elves, yet Legolas thought he would feel awkward dancing with someone he had never met before. But what about that raven-haired beauty I saw earlier, he thought. Surely I would dance with her…But he decided to sit where he was and just watch the others in the room. Arwen and Aragorn were dancing close by, smiling and laughing together as always. The hobbits were being fussed over by a lady-Elf who thought they were the most adorable creatures she had ever seen. Legolas could not help but laugh. Gimli was talking animatedly to a warrior-Elf who was interested in Dwarves. So, Legolas sat alone at the table. Suddenly, he spotted the Elf that had earlier caught his attention. She was dancing gracefully with a tall Elf with dark blonde hair. The lady looked so lovely Legolas could not take his eyes off of her.
"Are you looking for something, Legolas? Or rather, for someone?" A voice startled him out of his thoughts. He was so preoccupied by the mysterious Elf that he had not noticed Arwen walk towards him. She was smiled playfully at him.
"Oh, no," Legolas stammered.
"Well, if you were looking at that Elf over there, the one with the black hair…" she trailed off.
"Oh," Legolas said, blushing. "Well, um…"
"Don't tell me you, too, have been captivated by her obvious charm! Oh, goodness! You must meet her and decide if you truly like her!" Arwen laughed almost hysterically.
"Why? Is there something wrong with her?" Legolas asked, bewildered.
"Oh, no! She is one of the most amazing people I know, and my best friend, but I don't know. You would just have to meet her. And when you do, don't try to get her to like you, as in love you. She won't," Arwen cautioned.
That had to be the strangest advice anyone had ever given Legolas and he didn't know how to take it. Did Arwen think he would try to make the Elf love him? Surely he would not! He had more dignity than that! But anyway, he shrugged it off and laughed. He knew Arwen well enough to know she was teasing.
"But really, Legolas, I will ask her to come and meet you.
"Why? No, don't. I'm not an important person or anything," he protested.
"Well, you are going to meet her sometime anyway! She lives in the House of Elrond!" Arwen laughed again. "She is my cousin!"
"Wha --- what?" Legolas asked, puzzled. "I did not know you had a cousin!"
At this Arwen sobered a little. "She was away in Lothlórien last time you came to Rivendell. And she returned home here before you were in Lórien yourselves. She traveled with escorts over the pass of Caradhras. She was safe from most harm for all evil was with your fellowship. So you did not meet her. But now you have a chance to do so," Arwen pulled him towards the lady-Elf, still dancing with the same Elf as before.
"Arwen," Legolas protested, "I do not need to meet her just now! She lives in this house for pity's sakes, I will see her later!"
"Yes, but she would want to meet you! She's not evil you know. In fact, I am positively sure you two will get along just fine. She wins over the heart of everyone, not just men. She is, as I said before, one of the most amazing people I know, and you will take an instant liking to her."
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After dinner, music began to play in the neighboring ballroom and many elven couples stood to dance. Legolas was too full to dance, but anyway, he did not know who to dance with. The Hall was filled with many beautiful lady-Elves, yet Legolas thought he would feel awkward dancing with someone he had never met before. But what about that raven-haired beauty I saw earlier, he thought. Surely I would dance with her…But he decided to sit where he was and just watch the others in the room. Arwen and Aragorn were dancing close by, smiling and laughing together as always. The hobbits were being fussed over by a lady-Elf who thought they were the most adorable creatures she had ever seen. Legolas could not help but laugh. Gimli was talking animatedly to a warrior-Elf who was interested in Dwarves. So, Legolas sat alone at the table. Suddenly, he spotted the Elf that had earlier caught his attention. She was dancing gracefully with a tall Elf with dark blonde hair. The lady looked so lovely Legolas could not take his eyes off of her.
"Are you looking for something, Legolas? Or rather, for someone?" A voice startled him out of his thoughts. He was so preoccupied by the mysterious Elf that he had not noticed Arwen walk towards him. She was smiled playfully at him.
"Oh, no," Legolas stammered.
"Well, if you were looking at that Elf over there, the one with the black hair…" she trailed off.
"Oh," Legolas said, blushing. "Well, um…"
"Don't tell me you, too, have been captivated by her obvious charm! Oh, goodness! You must meet her and decide if you truly like her!" Arwen laughed almost hysterically.
"Why? Is there something wrong with her?" Legolas asked, bewildered.
"Oh, no! She is one of the most amazing people I know, and my best friend, but I don't know. You would just have to meet her. And when you do, don't try to get her to like you, as in love you. She won't," Arwen cautioned.
That had to be the strangest advice anyone had ever given Legolas and he didn't know how to take it. Did Arwen think he would try to make the Elf love him? Surely he would not! He had more dignity than that! But anyway, he shrugged it off and laughed. He knew Arwen well enough to know she was teasing.
"But really, Legolas, I will ask her to come and meet you.
"Why? No, don't. I'm not an important person or anything," he protested.
"Well, you are going to meet her sometime anyway! She lives in the House of Elrond!" Arwen laughed again. "She is my cousin!"
"Wha --- what?" Legolas asked, puzzled. "I did not know you had a cousin!"
At this Arwen sobered a little. "She was away in Lothlórien last time you came to Rivendell. And she returned home here before you were in Lórien yourselves. She traveled with escorts over the pass of Caradhras. She was safe from most harm for all evil was with your fellowship. So you did not meet her. But now you have a chance to do so," Arwen pulled him towards the lady-Elf, still dancing with the same Elf as before.
"Arwen," Legolas protested, "I do not need to meet her just now! She lives in this house for pity's sakes, I will see her later!"
"Yes, but she would want to meet you! She's not evil you know. In fact, I am positively sure you two will get along just fine. She wins over the heart of everyone, not just men. She is, as I said before, one of the most amazing people I know, and you will take an instant liking to her."