The Mystery of Love

Chapter Thirty-Two

Councils and Pillow Fights

WARNING: This chapter could possibly contain spoilers of my Haldir fic so you may have to choose between the two (sorry!)

~~~POV-ARWEN EVENSTAR~~~

I paced the room nervously. At any minute Aragorn would be walking through the doors in front of me. The sentry had already sounded the alert. Suddenly I heard a commotion outside and stopped. I looked in the mirror in front of me then turned to face the doors. The two massive doors opened and in walked Aragorn, Eomer, Haldir, Reyna and another elven maiden. I smiled, "Creoso." {Welcome.}

I bowed politely to the elven maiden, Haldir and Eomer. The raven- haired elf introduced herself as Lirawen. I embraced Reyna for a moment, "Creoso n'alaquel." {Welcome back.}

Reyna smiled brightly, "Ta naa quel ele lle au'." {It is good to see you again.} I nodded and turned to Aragorn. His beard had grown back and he smelled of sweat. He wore his black riding suit and was covered in dust. Never had a sight looked more wonderful to me.

I ran up and embraced him tightly, "Amin mela lle! Amin naa quel sii tanya lle naa n'alaquel." {I love you! I am well now that you are back.}

He was breathing somewhat quickly but it was no surprise after such a hard ride. "Amin mela lle vithel." {I love you too.}

I wrapped my arm around him and started to walk towards our chambers. "Reyna? Mankoi naa lle iltulien?" {Why are you not coming?}

A meek smile crossed her face, "Amin naa feithien ten' Legolas." {I am waiting for Legolas.}

I smiled back at her, "En rant." {Of course.} She blushed and I walked with Aragorn into our chambers. His warm lips captured mine in a passionate kiss.

He stared at me, "Amin merna lle." {I want you.}

A blush painted my cheeks. "Lle caela amin ten'oio." {You have me forever.} He slipped the strap of my dress off my shoulder and looked at me. I grinned, "Uma melamin?" {Yes my love?} He kissed me again.

~~~POV CHANGE-RENYA LINDELE~~~

I stood there and an icy feeling of dread came over me as I saw someone walk in the door with Lirawen. Lirawen smiled, "Reyna, I merna lle oment Adamin. Ro nauva sinome ten' er re." {Reyna, I want you to meet my father. He will be here for one day.}

I looked up at the elf next to her. He had golden locks and stood about six feet. He looked about as aged as Celeborn but nowhere near as wise. As I looked into his eyes I gasped with fear. "Lle....." {You.....}

The cold blue eyes of my arch nemesis stared at me cockily. "Vendui'." {Greetings.} A sly smile crossed his face. "Caela lye omente?" {Have we met?}

I smiled back politely, containing the adrenalin and fright that pulsed through my body. "N'uma. Amin naa Tari Reyna en Glacia. Ya naa lle?" {No. I am Queen Reyna of Glacia. Who are you?}

"Amin naa Rauko. Sut naa lle?" {I am Rauko. How are you?} His voice was just as fierce as I remembered it and I longed to pound him with my fists. Lirawen's father was this monster? Never.

"Amin naa quel nan' amin anwaa anta aut. Quel re." {I am well but I really need to go. Good day.} I ran outside. Fear pulsated through me like my own blood. When the fear wore off it gave way to anger and hatred. 'How could sweet Lirawen be related to that beast?' I sat on the steps leading up to the building. Completely immersed in thought, I jumped when someone tapped my shoulder.

The smooth elvish tongue soothed me, "Amin naa sinome, melamin." {I am here, my love.}

I glanced up and fell into the soft blue eyes of the one elf I would never fear. "Ro naa sinome vithel." {He is here also.}

Legolas's blond brow furrowed, "Ya naa sinome?" {Who is here.}

My brown eyes swelled with fear. "Ho." {Him.}

A soft growl rose from Legolas's throat. "Rauko."

I nodded. "Uma. Ro naa ada en Lirawen." {Yes. He is the father of Lirawen.}

Legolas's wrapped his warm arms around me. "Amin kaimuva yassen lle tul'dome." {I will sleep with you tonight.}

Heat rushed to my cheeks. "Diola lle Haryonamin." {Thank you my prince.} I kissed both of his cheeks lightly and stood. "Amin gorga ho." {I fear him.}

He smiled and stood with me. "Lle iluma anta gorg ho yassen amin pelu." {You do not need to fear him with me around.}

I smiled brightly and walked with him back into the hall. We walked into my room and I blushed, "Eller naa ere' er rath sinome." {There is only one bed here.}

A sly smile crossed his face. "Lle caela ta." {You have it.}

I shook my head, "Lye sankuva ta." {We will share it.} He raised his eyebrow questioningly and I blushed again. "Dina!" {Be silent!}

He looked falsely hurt. "Amin ilume quena ai'nat'!" {I did not say anything!}

Laughter spilled richly from my mouth. "En rant lle ilume." {Of course you did not.} I slipped behind a dressing screen and pulled off my armor. The silver plates clanked loudly on the tile floor.

Legolas smiled, "Aa' amin elea ie' lle sii?" {May I look at you now?}

I cried out, "N'uma! Lle waara hanu!" {No! You dirty male!} Legolas let out an embarrassed laugh but his footfalls ceased.

The only nightshift I had to wear was a large cotton t-shirt that was big enough to fit three of me. I pulled it down over my bottom just as Legolas rounded the corner of the dressing screen. He grinned devilishly and I ran over to the bed. He followed in quick pursuit and I smacked him with a pillow. An appalled expression masked his face as he grabbed the other large pillow on the bed and threw it at me. It hit me right in the stomach and I stumbled back. I scrambled to my feet and threw the pillow back at him. He tried to dodge it and failed. I laughed and turned to get another pillow but he hit me in the back. An evil grin crossed my face and I grabbed the two remaining pillows on the bed. Tossing them both at him, feathers began to fly through the air. He dodged the first one but as his in the chest by the second. Quickly this game of innocent revenge turned into an all out pillow fight. Legolas threw another pillow at me. A loud crash followed me bumping into a table. I turned around to see that I had knocked a vase off the table. Arwen burst in and saw feathers floating through the air. She was aghast, "Mani naa sina?" {What is this?}

A blush covered Legolas's pale cheeks, "Amin hiraetha." {I am sorry.}

She laughed, "En rant lle naa." {Of course you are.} Her large blue eyes surveyed the room before letting out a falsely exasperated sigh. She rolled her eyes, "Quel du." {Good night.} She shut the door with a sigh and I began to collect the glass shards. As I picked up a rather large one I received a gash in my hand. Legolas kissed my hand gently and it was healed.

"Eller. Naa lle quel?" {There. Are you well?}

I nodded, "Diola lle." {Thank you.} After cleaning up the mess the two of us lay down in the bed. I faced the balcony while he faced the wall. There was enough room between the two of us to fit a horse. I laughed and fell asleep. My sleep was peaceful knowing Legolas was here and that fiend would be leaving tomorrow morn.

~~~Next Morning~~~

I rose quickly and dressed in a fine pair of pants and a blouse. If I was going to present myself as a fighter I could not wear a dress. News had already circulated that Lirawen's father had been called away on business thought no one knew what sort of business. Legolas and I entered the council circle and I noticed Lirawen and Arwen were both in dresses. I sighed, 'oh well.' We quickly took our seats and Elrond stood grimly. "Otha naa deno' lye." {War is upon us.}

~~~TO BE CONTINUED~~~

What will the council decide? Find out in ch34!