A/N: Oh, dear. How long has it been since I've thanked my great readers?
And especially my reviewers. So sorry if you're not acknowledged.
Ooohhh..I've got 24 REVIEWS!!! Yay, yay! *dances around shouting* Ahem,
back to what I was saying...I would like to thank my loveable reviewer
(Adrienne-Lillian, Lady Gwen of Avalon and Sake Girl Duelist) for reviewing
almost every chapter (and Darkness Eternal and john loves you and Sweet
Little Elf and Quaker the Singing Duck and Samantha and Barnacle Bill and
alli and Elda Aranel and fifi88) Thank you all soooo very much...I never
knew that writing fan fiction could be such fun. P/s: Did I miss anyone
out?
Dear fifi88, Lalaith remembers Legolas but she's afraid to love him...Why? You'll have to read to find out.
Dear Adrienne-Lillian, I've read a bit of your fan fiction and I love it. Oh, how I wish Legolas could live in my house too. Sorry for not reviewing. I'll do that sometime after I finish this and the next chapter =P (People! Go and read her fanfic!)
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Lalaith held the necklace up and the chain of mithril shone as brightly as the gem itself. She turned her gaze from the heavens and looked at Legolas. Their eyes met and Lalaith smiled sadly. Legolas felt the hands holding him down lightened slightly as the goblins stare with greed at the beautiful treasure she is holding up. He rolled over and kicked at the goblin nearest to him. It yelped and fell to the ground. Legolas grabbed its sword and began another slaughter, this time faster, deadlier and more desperate than the last.
The orc was going to snatch the necklace away when Legolas came and slashed. The sword missed him by a hair's breath and sang shrilly through the air. Legolas reached out and held on to Lalaith's left hand while her right still clutched the necklace. He pulled her with him and they ran with all their might.
The goblins did not follow. Already, their lost was too great. Goblin carcasses covered the ground and the sudden rain poured down, washing the ground that was stained black with blood. Legolas had somehow gotten his weapons back and Lalaith fastened her necklace around her neck.
They ran close, side-by-side and with their hands linked till they find shelter in a cave. They were soaked to the skin by then and Legolas tried to build a fire with what h found inside the gloomy cave. It was hard work with the wet wind constantly blowing into the grotto. Lalaith was weak. She sat shivering, near Legolas and helped a little to raise the fire.
The wind howled and roared outside and a lightning struck the ground near the mouth of the cave and a deafening thunder followed straight after. Lalaith jumped in fear and found herself in Legolas' arms. Legolas felt his heartbeat quicken when Lalaith wrapped her arms around him. He let her rest her cheek on his shoulders and felt her trembling with fear.
The lightning and thunder came yet again. Legolas returned her embrace and spoke words of comfort to her. She buried her face on his chest. She felt so secure in his arms and she wanted so badly to stay there but at the same time, she had to withdraw away from him. She pulled herself away gently from his embrace and looked hurriedly around as if to see if there was anyone else near them.
"What is it?" Legolas asked, looking around as well. Lalaith did not answer and she sat a little further away from Legolas than usual.
Legolas looked into her pretty eyes. "Please, my love. It is I. Do you not remember me?"
Lalaith looked away. "I do, my prince. How could I not remember you?"
"Then why is it that you still fear me? Why do you still run away from me? And why didn't you tell me earlier that you are the one I've seen in the Royal Gardens of the Everglades?" Legolas said as he moved nearer to where she sat.
Tears welled up in her eyes and a single tear fell and created a trail on her fair cheek. Legolas wiped the tear away and kissed her lips tenderly. "I love you, Lalaith..." he whispered. Lalaith looked up and a mixture of many feelings crowded in her eyes. She was glad, surprised, scared and worried. Then a terrible fear gripped her and she pulled away from his lips. "You cannot love me!" she said, immediately.
Legolas held her hands in his. "But why, my love? I have loved you the moment I saw you in the Gardens and you will ever have my heart."
"No, you cannot. You must not," she cried, desperately. She looked around again to see if there was anyone else other than them around. "I cannot explain this but you must never love me."
"Lalaith..." Legolas was confused. He couldn't understand why he could not love her. "Lalaith," he called to her again. She refused to look into his eyes. "Do you still love me?"
There was a long silence and Lalaith covered her face with her slender hands. "No..." she said in a pained voice. "I do not love you." And those very words pierced through Legolas' heart like a thousand spears. He felt his heart shatter as if it had been made out of fragile glass and was now ruthlessly smashed. A revelation so painful that he had never felt before.
"Though it may be so," Legolas said, trying his best to hide his grief "I would love you still as sure as the Sun rises from the East and sets on the West. You have caught my heart and my heart I freely give to you." He arose and continued to try and build a fire.
Lalaith couldn't bear what she had heard. She had hoped that Legolas would give up the moment she had denied that she loved him. But he hadn't done so and she was touched by his unfailing love towards her. The storm outside raged and Lalaith's heart was greatly troubled.
A/N: Confusing chapter? Read the next one to find the answers. And as always, remember to review!!!
Dear fifi88, Lalaith remembers Legolas but she's afraid to love him...Why? You'll have to read to find out.
Dear Adrienne-Lillian, I've read a bit of your fan fiction and I love it. Oh, how I wish Legolas could live in my house too. Sorry for not reviewing. I'll do that sometime after I finish this and the next chapter =P (People! Go and read her fanfic!)
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Lalaith held the necklace up and the chain of mithril shone as brightly as the gem itself. She turned her gaze from the heavens and looked at Legolas. Their eyes met and Lalaith smiled sadly. Legolas felt the hands holding him down lightened slightly as the goblins stare with greed at the beautiful treasure she is holding up. He rolled over and kicked at the goblin nearest to him. It yelped and fell to the ground. Legolas grabbed its sword and began another slaughter, this time faster, deadlier and more desperate than the last.
The orc was going to snatch the necklace away when Legolas came and slashed. The sword missed him by a hair's breath and sang shrilly through the air. Legolas reached out and held on to Lalaith's left hand while her right still clutched the necklace. He pulled her with him and they ran with all their might.
The goblins did not follow. Already, their lost was too great. Goblin carcasses covered the ground and the sudden rain poured down, washing the ground that was stained black with blood. Legolas had somehow gotten his weapons back and Lalaith fastened her necklace around her neck.
They ran close, side-by-side and with their hands linked till they find shelter in a cave. They were soaked to the skin by then and Legolas tried to build a fire with what h found inside the gloomy cave. It was hard work with the wet wind constantly blowing into the grotto. Lalaith was weak. She sat shivering, near Legolas and helped a little to raise the fire.
The wind howled and roared outside and a lightning struck the ground near the mouth of the cave and a deafening thunder followed straight after. Lalaith jumped in fear and found herself in Legolas' arms. Legolas felt his heartbeat quicken when Lalaith wrapped her arms around him. He let her rest her cheek on his shoulders and felt her trembling with fear.
The lightning and thunder came yet again. Legolas returned her embrace and spoke words of comfort to her. She buried her face on his chest. She felt so secure in his arms and she wanted so badly to stay there but at the same time, she had to withdraw away from him. She pulled herself away gently from his embrace and looked hurriedly around as if to see if there was anyone else near them.
"What is it?" Legolas asked, looking around as well. Lalaith did not answer and she sat a little further away from Legolas than usual.
Legolas looked into her pretty eyes. "Please, my love. It is I. Do you not remember me?"
Lalaith looked away. "I do, my prince. How could I not remember you?"
"Then why is it that you still fear me? Why do you still run away from me? And why didn't you tell me earlier that you are the one I've seen in the Royal Gardens of the Everglades?" Legolas said as he moved nearer to where she sat.
Tears welled up in her eyes and a single tear fell and created a trail on her fair cheek. Legolas wiped the tear away and kissed her lips tenderly. "I love you, Lalaith..." he whispered. Lalaith looked up and a mixture of many feelings crowded in her eyes. She was glad, surprised, scared and worried. Then a terrible fear gripped her and she pulled away from his lips. "You cannot love me!" she said, immediately.
Legolas held her hands in his. "But why, my love? I have loved you the moment I saw you in the Gardens and you will ever have my heart."
"No, you cannot. You must not," she cried, desperately. She looked around again to see if there was anyone else other than them around. "I cannot explain this but you must never love me."
"Lalaith..." Legolas was confused. He couldn't understand why he could not love her. "Lalaith," he called to her again. She refused to look into his eyes. "Do you still love me?"
There was a long silence and Lalaith covered her face with her slender hands. "No..." she said in a pained voice. "I do not love you." And those very words pierced through Legolas' heart like a thousand spears. He felt his heart shatter as if it had been made out of fragile glass and was now ruthlessly smashed. A revelation so painful that he had never felt before.
"Though it may be so," Legolas said, trying his best to hide his grief "I would love you still as sure as the Sun rises from the East and sets on the West. You have caught my heart and my heart I freely give to you." He arose and continued to try and build a fire.
Lalaith couldn't bear what she had heard. She had hoped that Legolas would give up the moment she had denied that she loved him. But he hadn't done so and she was touched by his unfailing love towards her. The storm outside raged and Lalaith's heart was greatly troubled.
A/N: Confusing chapter? Read the next one to find the answers. And as always, remember to review!!!