A/N: Well, you will all be pleased to hear that this chapter only took me
about two hours to slap together... GO ME! I won't delay you any longer, so
here it goes!
Disclaimer: *bored tone* Alí is mine. All mine. Liliana is mine. All mine. Lauralin is mine. All mine. *crazed laughing* Muah...haha...hahaha....hahahaha!!!
Chapter 6: Father
'It was as if everything had stopped right there. There was my father; the one person whom I've been so anxious to meet ever since I was on Earth...'
"Ada?" Legolas repeated in a whisper. The small noise seemed to echo around the hall, bouncing off of everything solid. The entire hall was silent as the grave. Some elves stood up and bowed as Thranduil passed slowly.
When Legolas started to walk to the king, it was as if it was only Legolas and his father that existed. The entire world blurred around him... it was the first time he had met his father in a very long time... Alí knew well how much of a big deal this was for Legolas.
When Thranduil and his son met in the middle of the room, they stood there in an echoing silence. Thranduil put a hand on Legolas' shoulder, and then all of a sudden they were in a tight embrace.
Alíana, Liliana, Lauralin, Elrohir, Elladan, and Elrond were all beaming. Alí wanted desperately wanted to bounce up and meet Thranduil, but she restrained herself.
Legolas led his father back to the table. Liliana stood up and greeted Thranduil in the traditional elvish tradition; they both placed their right hands on the other's left cheek.
"Tis a pleasure, milord, to meet you again." She brought her hand down to her side and sat back in her seat at the table.
"Ada, it is obvious that you know Liliana already, but she has been the one who has raised me, whom I have been calling my mother." He informed his father. He gestured to Lauralin. She stood up, and Thranduil placed his hand on her shoulder. "This is Lauralin, my sister." Legolas said.
"A pleasure to meet you, my lady. If Legolas shall call you his sister, then you shall be called my daughter." Thranduil had an amazing gift to command entire armies, yet still have the soft spot in his heart to speak with the most caring voice you would ever hear. It was one of the most intriguing qualities that would baffle Alíana in the years to come.
"And Ada, this is Alíana." Legolas introduced his father to Alí. "She has been very close to me for my entire life. We have basically been inseparable..." he muttered the last part.
Alí stood up, repeating the gesture of her mother. Thranduil observed her carefully. He brought her hand up to his lips and kissed it. Then he hugged her, whispering, "You especially, shall be called a daughter of mine, if you mean so much to my son..." Alíana beamed at being offered this sign of love.
"I thank you, milord. It is enough to be called a sister by those who care, but being a daughter to you is a high honor." She bowed in respect, giving a quick smile at Legolas as well.
"Come, join us. I am sure that you are starving!" Lily offered, gesturing to a seat, which was next to Legolas.
"I would be delighted to, but I would like to spend some time with my son." Thranduil bowed, and started to leave the hall with his arm on Legolas' shoulder. He glanced back and mouthed a 'sorry' to Alíana. She merely grinned and motioned shooing him off to have a good time.
~^~
Thranduil led Legolas back outside, to where his horse was. "Have you ridden before, my son?" he asked. He called for someone to bring a horse for Legolas.
Legolas had never ridden a horse, except for the fairs that Liliana had taken them to when they were young, where he would ride the ponies. "No, I have not ridden any horses, Father." He looked a bit unsure of himself as a servant led a horse to them. His helped him mount the dappled gray horse. The horse did not have a saddle on it, and he gripped the mane tightly. His father mounted skillfully on his own steed. He watched and listened carefully as his father instructed him on what to do. Legolas nudged his horse in the sides, and the horse, sensing his insecurity and fear, walked slowly.
"Good, now, just hold on to the steed as necessary, I will not take you on any difficult rides until you are sure of your riding skills." Thranduil told him, after another hour of practicing in circles. He steered his horse with verbal commands, and Legolas copied his father.
Thranduil led his horse to a path leading to the outskirts of Rivendell. He kept a watch on his son, who was slightly behind his father. Thranduil asked for Legolas to explain about his childhood.
"I basically grew up with Alíana, Liliana, and Lauralin. They are my sisters and mother to me. Alíana and I are extremely close, Ada. I call her my twin, as we are very close in age." Legolas started. Thranduil nodded in understanding. "When I arrived, Liliana welcomed me with open arms. She took Alíana out of school, and she home schooled us both. When Lauralin was born, she became a part of the family quickly. She was spoiled by Alí and I, because she was so little and adorable, unfortunately, all of that spoiling has brought her to an ultimate attitude of being spoiled all the time." Legolas continued.
"When Alí and I were bored, we would stroll in the forests, or we would sit in trees, or do most of the things that elves here would do, I presume. We didn't lose our fascination with nature throughout the years. We would play outside, and rarely we would venture out into the public. We lived in a rather secluded neighborhood, but we were near neighbors. They left us alone, thankfully. When we did go out in public, we learned that our pointed ears and my long hair attracted a bit of attention. So, when we did go out, I always wore a bandana to cover my ears and to keep my hair up. Alíana just wore her hair down, because that is quite common to do amongst human girls.
"Our daily life was quite simple, and rather unattractive to most humans. We did not sleep much, instead we would gaze at the heavens, and we would share stories, tales, or just sit in silence, letting nature talk to us. Morning would come. We would both go downstairs to the kitchen, and we would eat waffles." Legolas chuckled.
"What is a waf-full?" Thranduil asked his son, his curiosity getting the better of him. The two horses turned a bend, and they started in a new direction.
"An interesting sort of bread, which you put butter and syrup on." Legolas replied. "Alíana and I have 'the appetites of hobbits' as Liliana always told us." He grinned. Thranduil laughed quietly.
"You must get that from me." He said.
Legolas shrugged. "Well, after we would eat our breakfast, we would either go outside and talk, or we would go to my room." Thranduil's head snapped in Legolas' direction. "What? We would play my GameCube!" Legolas said indignantly. Thranduil calmed down, sighing.
"What is a Game Cube?"
"It's a virtual way to play games. You have controllers, and you play games portrayed on a box which shows moving pictures called a television." Legolas explained. "We both loved my GameCube, but Alí, being a girl, wasn't as interested." Legolas told his father. He really did wish that Middle Earth had televisions, GameCubes, and batteries, but he would have to live without them...
"Father, enough about me. Tell me about you, and mother." Legolas asked him. Thranduil sighed in thought.
"I am King. I do much of the business that you do not have to worry about until you are older. Your mother... she is quite the adventurous type. She would have fought in the last war, had her own father, and the law, allowed. She is beautiful. She has long light brown hair, beautiful, sparkling eyes, and the most enchanting laugh." Thranduil smiled widely as he thought of his wife. "You will meet her soon, she is currently back in Mirkwood." Thranduil told his son.
Rivendell was coming back into view, and Legolas was finally getting the hang of riding the horse. When they came to a stop at the stables, Thranduil dismounted, and helped Legolas dismount as well. Legolas felt quite bowlegged, and felt all of a sudden much shorter.
"I must excuse myself, I wish to speak with Lord Elrond. I will see you later, Legolas." Thranduil smiled, giving his son a hug, and a little kiss on his head.
"Bye, father!" he called, as he ran in the other direction of his father. He went in search of Alí. He found her sitting at one of the fountains, and he ran over to her and put his arm around her shoulders. There seemed to be something wrong...
"Hey, Alí!" he said cheerfully, trying to emanate enough of his own cheerfulness to her, hoping that she would pick some of it up.
"Where have you been?" she asked. "You were gone a while."
"Ada was teaching me how to ride a horse. It was fun!" Legolas told her. "What have you been up to?"
"Oh, nothing. I've been just exploring a bit of the gardens. They are quite beautiful," she said, nodding in the direction of a large hedge, with a gate in the middle of it.
"Cool." Legolas said. Now he knew something was wrong. The sadness resonating from was obvious. "Alí. You can't hide anything from me. What is wrong?" He asked, worriedly.
"You know how your father came here," she started.
"Yes." Legolas said, wondering where she was going.
"Well, your father isn't just going to stay here with you. He's going to want to go home, to where he and his wife live. And he's going to take you." She replied, staring at her slipper shoes.
Legolas was slightly dumbfounded. He had not thought of this... why was he so dumb? When Thranduil left, taking Legolas with him, it would be the first time in ten years that he and Alíana had ever been separated... what would happen to them? He didn't think that he could live without her! He hugged his sister, and whispered into her ear. "I would not leave you if I could. I would stay here, with you, and Ata, and I would not leave your side... ever. If I was separated from you, if anything happened, I would go to the end of the earth to find you," He told her. He kissed her cheek fondly.
Alí beamed. She loved her brother so much... it was slightly overwhelming to feel those emotions. "You would go that far?" she asked, tears starting to well up in her eyes.
"I would, seleramin. I would."
A/N: LEGOLAS IS SO SWEET I JUST WANT TO EAT HIM ALL UP! *munches on Legolas cookie*
Okay, well, I just want to send out thankies to all who have reviewed the last chappy, cookies for all of you! And you get... *improvises* Alí cookies next time you review! Yeah, Alí cookies... so REVIEW!
~The Hobbit Ivy
Disclaimer: *bored tone* Alí is mine. All mine. Liliana is mine. All mine. Lauralin is mine. All mine. *crazed laughing* Muah...haha...hahaha....hahahaha!!!
Chapter 6: Father
'It was as if everything had stopped right there. There was my father; the one person whom I've been so anxious to meet ever since I was on Earth...'
"Ada?" Legolas repeated in a whisper. The small noise seemed to echo around the hall, bouncing off of everything solid. The entire hall was silent as the grave. Some elves stood up and bowed as Thranduil passed slowly.
When Legolas started to walk to the king, it was as if it was only Legolas and his father that existed. The entire world blurred around him... it was the first time he had met his father in a very long time... Alí knew well how much of a big deal this was for Legolas.
When Thranduil and his son met in the middle of the room, they stood there in an echoing silence. Thranduil put a hand on Legolas' shoulder, and then all of a sudden they were in a tight embrace.
Alíana, Liliana, Lauralin, Elrohir, Elladan, and Elrond were all beaming. Alí wanted desperately wanted to bounce up and meet Thranduil, but she restrained herself.
Legolas led his father back to the table. Liliana stood up and greeted Thranduil in the traditional elvish tradition; they both placed their right hands on the other's left cheek.
"Tis a pleasure, milord, to meet you again." She brought her hand down to her side and sat back in her seat at the table.
"Ada, it is obvious that you know Liliana already, but she has been the one who has raised me, whom I have been calling my mother." He informed his father. He gestured to Lauralin. She stood up, and Thranduil placed his hand on her shoulder. "This is Lauralin, my sister." Legolas said.
"A pleasure to meet you, my lady. If Legolas shall call you his sister, then you shall be called my daughter." Thranduil had an amazing gift to command entire armies, yet still have the soft spot in his heart to speak with the most caring voice you would ever hear. It was one of the most intriguing qualities that would baffle Alíana in the years to come.
"And Ada, this is Alíana." Legolas introduced his father to Alí. "She has been very close to me for my entire life. We have basically been inseparable..." he muttered the last part.
Alí stood up, repeating the gesture of her mother. Thranduil observed her carefully. He brought her hand up to his lips and kissed it. Then he hugged her, whispering, "You especially, shall be called a daughter of mine, if you mean so much to my son..." Alíana beamed at being offered this sign of love.
"I thank you, milord. It is enough to be called a sister by those who care, but being a daughter to you is a high honor." She bowed in respect, giving a quick smile at Legolas as well.
"Come, join us. I am sure that you are starving!" Lily offered, gesturing to a seat, which was next to Legolas.
"I would be delighted to, but I would like to spend some time with my son." Thranduil bowed, and started to leave the hall with his arm on Legolas' shoulder. He glanced back and mouthed a 'sorry' to Alíana. She merely grinned and motioned shooing him off to have a good time.
~^~
Thranduil led Legolas back outside, to where his horse was. "Have you ridden before, my son?" he asked. He called for someone to bring a horse for Legolas.
Legolas had never ridden a horse, except for the fairs that Liliana had taken them to when they were young, where he would ride the ponies. "No, I have not ridden any horses, Father." He looked a bit unsure of himself as a servant led a horse to them. His helped him mount the dappled gray horse. The horse did not have a saddle on it, and he gripped the mane tightly. His father mounted skillfully on his own steed. He watched and listened carefully as his father instructed him on what to do. Legolas nudged his horse in the sides, and the horse, sensing his insecurity and fear, walked slowly.
"Good, now, just hold on to the steed as necessary, I will not take you on any difficult rides until you are sure of your riding skills." Thranduil told him, after another hour of practicing in circles. He steered his horse with verbal commands, and Legolas copied his father.
Thranduil led his horse to a path leading to the outskirts of Rivendell. He kept a watch on his son, who was slightly behind his father. Thranduil asked for Legolas to explain about his childhood.
"I basically grew up with Alíana, Liliana, and Lauralin. They are my sisters and mother to me. Alíana and I are extremely close, Ada. I call her my twin, as we are very close in age." Legolas started. Thranduil nodded in understanding. "When I arrived, Liliana welcomed me with open arms. She took Alíana out of school, and she home schooled us both. When Lauralin was born, she became a part of the family quickly. She was spoiled by Alí and I, because she was so little and adorable, unfortunately, all of that spoiling has brought her to an ultimate attitude of being spoiled all the time." Legolas continued.
"When Alí and I were bored, we would stroll in the forests, or we would sit in trees, or do most of the things that elves here would do, I presume. We didn't lose our fascination with nature throughout the years. We would play outside, and rarely we would venture out into the public. We lived in a rather secluded neighborhood, but we were near neighbors. They left us alone, thankfully. When we did go out in public, we learned that our pointed ears and my long hair attracted a bit of attention. So, when we did go out, I always wore a bandana to cover my ears and to keep my hair up. Alíana just wore her hair down, because that is quite common to do amongst human girls.
"Our daily life was quite simple, and rather unattractive to most humans. We did not sleep much, instead we would gaze at the heavens, and we would share stories, tales, or just sit in silence, letting nature talk to us. Morning would come. We would both go downstairs to the kitchen, and we would eat waffles." Legolas chuckled.
"What is a waf-full?" Thranduil asked his son, his curiosity getting the better of him. The two horses turned a bend, and they started in a new direction.
"An interesting sort of bread, which you put butter and syrup on." Legolas replied. "Alíana and I have 'the appetites of hobbits' as Liliana always told us." He grinned. Thranduil laughed quietly.
"You must get that from me." He said.
Legolas shrugged. "Well, after we would eat our breakfast, we would either go outside and talk, or we would go to my room." Thranduil's head snapped in Legolas' direction. "What? We would play my GameCube!" Legolas said indignantly. Thranduil calmed down, sighing.
"What is a Game Cube?"
"It's a virtual way to play games. You have controllers, and you play games portrayed on a box which shows moving pictures called a television." Legolas explained. "We both loved my GameCube, but Alí, being a girl, wasn't as interested." Legolas told his father. He really did wish that Middle Earth had televisions, GameCubes, and batteries, but he would have to live without them...
"Father, enough about me. Tell me about you, and mother." Legolas asked him. Thranduil sighed in thought.
"I am King. I do much of the business that you do not have to worry about until you are older. Your mother... she is quite the adventurous type. She would have fought in the last war, had her own father, and the law, allowed. She is beautiful. She has long light brown hair, beautiful, sparkling eyes, and the most enchanting laugh." Thranduil smiled widely as he thought of his wife. "You will meet her soon, she is currently back in Mirkwood." Thranduil told his son.
Rivendell was coming back into view, and Legolas was finally getting the hang of riding the horse. When they came to a stop at the stables, Thranduil dismounted, and helped Legolas dismount as well. Legolas felt quite bowlegged, and felt all of a sudden much shorter.
"I must excuse myself, I wish to speak with Lord Elrond. I will see you later, Legolas." Thranduil smiled, giving his son a hug, and a little kiss on his head.
"Bye, father!" he called, as he ran in the other direction of his father. He went in search of Alí. He found her sitting at one of the fountains, and he ran over to her and put his arm around her shoulders. There seemed to be something wrong...
"Hey, Alí!" he said cheerfully, trying to emanate enough of his own cheerfulness to her, hoping that she would pick some of it up.
"Where have you been?" she asked. "You were gone a while."
"Ada was teaching me how to ride a horse. It was fun!" Legolas told her. "What have you been up to?"
"Oh, nothing. I've been just exploring a bit of the gardens. They are quite beautiful," she said, nodding in the direction of a large hedge, with a gate in the middle of it.
"Cool." Legolas said. Now he knew something was wrong. The sadness resonating from was obvious. "Alí. You can't hide anything from me. What is wrong?" He asked, worriedly.
"You know how your father came here," she started.
"Yes." Legolas said, wondering where she was going.
"Well, your father isn't just going to stay here with you. He's going to want to go home, to where he and his wife live. And he's going to take you." She replied, staring at her slipper shoes.
Legolas was slightly dumbfounded. He had not thought of this... why was he so dumb? When Thranduil left, taking Legolas with him, it would be the first time in ten years that he and Alíana had ever been separated... what would happen to them? He didn't think that he could live without her! He hugged his sister, and whispered into her ear. "I would not leave you if I could. I would stay here, with you, and Ata, and I would not leave your side... ever. If I was separated from you, if anything happened, I would go to the end of the earth to find you," He told her. He kissed her cheek fondly.
Alí beamed. She loved her brother so much... it was slightly overwhelming to feel those emotions. "You would go that far?" she asked, tears starting to well up in her eyes.
"I would, seleramin. I would."
A/N: LEGOLAS IS SO SWEET I JUST WANT TO EAT HIM ALL UP! *munches on Legolas cookie*
Okay, well, I just want to send out thankies to all who have reviewed the last chappy, cookies for all of you! And you get... *improvises* Alí cookies next time you review! Yeah, Alí cookies... so REVIEW!
~The Hobbit Ivy