Chapter 4

Amadre turned to Legolas with a worried frown upon her face. Legolas smiled at her.

"Will he tell anyone about our little secret?" Amadre shrugged.

"He may tell my Father. Do not fear. I can stop him from doing so. I have him twisted round my little finger really." Legolas nodded. He motioned to the balcony and went and stood beneath it so she could climb up using his hands as a push up point. She grinned cheekily and ran and jumped, cat-like, into the branches of the tree beside the balcony. She heard Legolas intake of breath as it looked as though she was about to fall, but she quickly regained her balance. She reached up to the balcony railing and pulled herself up and over. She glanced casually into her room to see her brother sat on her bed, waiting patiently for her to re-appear. Amadre leant over the balcony and waved at Legolas. He smiled at her too before saying,

"You've done that before." Amadre nodded and, after giving a final wave and a smile, moved away from the balcony to her room. Fasiel looked up as she entered. He began to shake his head at her, a slight smile playing at the edges of his mouth. Amadre contained a smile as she tried to look innocent.

"What?" She asked, tucking a piece of hair subconsciously behind her ear. Again, Fasiel shook his head, this time tutting as well. Amadre rolled her eyes and whispered,

"Fasiel, don't tell Father. Please, I beg of you. I do not wish for him to know as of yet." Fasiel smiled cheekily and then said mockingly,

"What if I wish to tell Father? He always wishes to know where is little girl is." Amadre shook her head, a pained expression flitting across her features.

"Don't make me feel guilty. I shall tell Father when I am ready to tell him. I don't even know if anything will come of this. We have never spoken of our feelings for each other. For all I know, this may be his way of treating any female elf which he is friends with." Fasiel gave her a calculating look before standing from the bed. He held out his arm for her to link onto.

"Come. We should go for breakfast. We are normally down before this time. Father will be wondering what has become of us." Amadre smiled and they began to make their way slowly to the door and out to the gardens in which their Father always ate in first thing in a morning.

When they reached the gardens, Amadre let go of her brother's arm and ran up to her Father, placing a kiss on his cheek. Ahran smiled before embracing her in a sideways, one armed hug and turning and placing a kiss on her own forehead. Fasiel smiled at his Father, before taking a place next to the oldest of Thranduil's sons. Sendorn smiled at him before pouring a goblet of wine for the elf. Fasiel proceeded in collecting some of the fruits, nuts and other delicious foods which were lain out before him. Amadre sat next to her Father and Earang. The youngest brother, Legolas, was not yet there. Thranduil kept looking impatiently up towards the castle. Eventually, he beckoned one of his servants to him and whispered something in their ear. The servant nodded and then made her way back up to the castle. Amadre glanced towards the stream, before standing and making towards the bubbling, clear water. She sat down on the banks, pulled her shoes off and slipped her feet into the cool refreshing waters. She sat like this for a couple of minutes before Thranduil shouted his son's name. She turned. Legolas was stood in front of his Father, apologising profusely for his lateness.

"Father, I am sorry. I must have overslept for when Sadrien arrived, I had just awoken." His Father rolled his eyes and waved his hand for his son to leave him to the conversation with his remaining sons and Fasiel and Ahran. Legolas bowed slightly and moved off to the company of Amadre. He sat down beside her, lying back in the grass as he did so. Amadre smiled at him and shook her head jokingly, an expression of mock anger on her face. Legolas laughed before hitting her gently on the arm. She laughed, a light tinkling sound which made Legolas begin to smile. He climbed to his feet, pulling her to her own as well.

"Have you eaten?" She smiled and, lieing nodded her head. Fasiel who had heard the question and seen the answer, said matter-of-factly,

"Amadre, you have not eaten. Do not lie. It does not become you. Here, sit down here and eat both of you." Amadre threw her brother an irritated glance. He ignored her and motioned for her to sit beside him and her Father, leaving no space for Legolas. Earang moved up to allow his brother sit with them. Amadre ate as quickly as possible and then climbed to her feet. Fasiel glanced at Legolas, to see him climbing to his own feet, and quickly stood as well. He bowed to the little company and said, politely,

"Me and my sister are going to take a little turn about the gardens to allow for our breakfast to settle." He linked arms with Amadre and began walking off with her. Amadre tried to wriggle out of his grip and make her way to Legolas, but Fasiel had her too tightly. The most she could succeed in doing was, stopping and causing him to have to pull her. Legolas glanced around at everyone, a little unsurely, before sitting back down again.

When Amadre and Fasiel were well away from the little company, Fasiel let go of her arm. Amadre stopped and snapped at him,

"And what was all that in aid of?" Fasiel smiled at her, infuriating her even more. Amadre carried on, getting angrier by the minute.

"Fasiel, answer me! I do not wish to fall out with my brother, but if you do not stop interfering, I will have to take drastic action." Fasiel began laughing at the sincere look upon his sister's face. Her eyes narrowed slightly. She began to turn away from him, before he grabbed her arm to stop her.

"Alright. Alright. I am worried for you. I am worried that you are only doing this for what I told you. You do not even know each other properly and yet you are riding out with him at all hours of the morning and jumping at the chance to go off alone with him. I do not know yet if I trust him with my little sister." Amadre's lip curled slightly into a sneer, which was very unlike her as she normally had a very calm and caring disposition for an elf, as all elves normally did unless they were dark elves. Fasiel carried on.

"Amadre, do not look at me like that. I am merely acting on what I feel is best for you. I always have my family's best interests at heart. I care for you dearly. That is the reason I am doing this. It is moving far too quickly for a normal relationship." Amadre turned on her heel after giving a snort of derision. She made to walk back to the small group of elves, but then turned back to him and made her way back.

"Fasiel, stop trying to rule my life. I need no-one to do that for I am the ruler of everything I do. You must stop interfering for your own good.." Fasiel cut across her and repeated,

"This relationship is moving to fast!" Amadre cried out in frustration,

"Fasiel, has it not crossed your mind that we may be in love?" Fasiel became silent. Amadre carried on. "Fasiel, keep your nose out of my affairs. Just because there is no excitement in your own, keep out of mine. Now leave me be. I intend to spend this afternoon with Legolas and no-one else." Fasiel's face became closed to ensure he did not show his sister how mush she had hurt him. He turned and made his way back to the group, after turning and replying in a low voice,

"As you wish."

Let me know what you thought. I intend to update again as soon as I get some more review. I need to know people like it. Lol. Let me know. Cheers. Lauren.

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