Time for some Rivendell fun!

Fun Fact! Gwae means 'wind' in Sindarin.

**Note: Mom's in the ER, so updates will be slower.

Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue

Arriah was only a morning person when she wanted to be, and this morning was not one of those mornings.

"Lady Harmani, you've already slept through breakfast, and if you continue like this then you will sleep through lunch as well."

Arriah grumbled quietly.

"And it is my understanding that your travelling companions intend to go out into the training courtyards this afternoon to get in some exercise and training."

Arriah rolled onto her stomach and buried her face into her pillow. "Don't want to."

Gwae was silent.

"Gwae~ Don't be cross."

"My Lady, I insist."

Arriah sighed and sat up, turning to face Gwae's direction.

"Why?"

"My Lord Elrond has also requested you to join him for a private dinner."

Arriah blinked. "Huh? What's that got to do with now? It's barely lunch."

"And if you continue like you are now you will sleep the day and night away into tomorrow. You've done so many times in the past."

Arriah ran a hand through her hair and sighed. "Must I? Can't I sleep till tomorrow?"

"My Lady, have you forgotten again? Already?"

"What?"

"Your birthday is tomorrow. Tis why Lord Elrond requested that the dinner be held tonight."

"Aww, he's so considerate."

Arriah let out a gran and threw her legs over the side of her bed. "Slowly. I will go very slowly."

"All I ask is that you at least go."

Arriah nodded and stood, allowing Gwae to help her out of her dress and into a blue and white tunic and simple black pants.

"How about your hair?"

Arriah shrugged. "Leave it down, I guess."

Gwae set to work. Gently running a brush through Arriah's hair and parting it over her shoulders.

"There, all done. I trust that you wont have a hard time finding your lunch?"

Arriah smiled and turned in what she hopped as the she-elf's direction.

"I'll be fine, thank you."

Gwae's footsteps signaled her departure and Arriah let out a sigh. But I wanna' sleep. I'm not even hungry.

Never the less Arriah left her room, feeling her hand along the walls to guide her. The sounds and smells of lunch and the dwarfs guided her the best though.

Right, there are some steps over here...somewhere...oh Valar, please don't let me fall.

She was in front of the dining hall now. Plates and cutlery clanked and clattered, mouths chewed and spoke happily.

Sounds like my dwarves all right...

Arriah stopped short. I did not just think that.

Suddenly she became aware of a deep silence, and it felt like there were many eyes on her. Realization dawned on her and her eyes widened in horror.

"I said that out loud, didn't I?"

"Aye lassie, ya' did."

Arriah stared forward before clearing her throat and squaring her shoulders.

"Yes, well, now that you've been graced with my incredibly tactful self in the mornings, can I get some help over here? I'm pretty sure that there are some steps around here..."

There was a screech of a bench, the shuffle of feet, and a ruffle of cloth.

"My Lady."

Arriah let out an inward sigh.

"Thank you Kili."

Her hand was taken by his and he pulled her forward. "Three steps."

Arriah nodded and ascended the steps as gracefully as her hazy morning self could and allowed herself to be sat down somewhere by Kili. She sat unmoving and took a quick sniff.

I'm in between Bofur and Fili, I think. Across is Kili, on his left, across from Fili is Bilbo and on his right, across from Bofur is...Dwalin? Yeah, Dwalin.

"Well, good morning lass."

Arriah grunted in response. She let out a breath and raised her head. "Bilbo, the raspberry jam, if you please."

"Oh, oh, yes, uh..."

"On your right."

"Ah."

There was a clank and she could smell the jam in front of her, slightly to the right of her plate. She turned in Bofur's direction. "Bread."

There was a slight thump and she could smell the fresh bread.

"Uhm, Lady Arriah, it is lunch time. Wouldn't you like something a bit more hearty?"

Arriah narrowed her gaze, she assumed that she was glaring at her bread. "No. Haven't 'ad breakfast. Must 'ave breakfast first. Breakfast is always first."

"I see..."

Arriah continued to glare down at her plate.

"Do you intend to make the bread jam it's self with your glaring?"

"Yes."

A sigh from her right and she was pretty sure her plate was taken.

"Stop that, I'll be less of a hopeless cause when I'm more awake."

A chuckle and the slight clank of a plate. "There."

Arriah turned her head to the right, aiming an awed look at Fili.

"Someone give this dwarf a medal."

More chuckles and Arriah turned back to her plate. Miraculously she managed to finish the first piece of bread with only getting a little jam on her hand. She'd licked it off.

Mmmhh. Raspberry. Love this stuff.

"Hungry for some actual lunch yet?"

Arriah shook her head.

"Well, you at least might want to slow down. That's your seventh piece of toast."

Oh Bofur.

"You calling me fat?"

Her question was followed by lot's of coughing and sputtering. Arriah grinned evilly.

"Not. At. All. I was just- you said ya' were going to 'ave lunch, but if yer too full..."

Arriah let out a giggle. "I'll have lunch at dinner time."

"Then what will you have for dinner?"

"Dessert."

...

"That makes no sense."

"I'm glad you think so, Fili. I intended for it to be that way."

Arriah munched on her eighth piece of toast.

"Hey, did you hear, we plan on doing some training later on. Will you join us?"

Arriah tilted her head to the side. "Only if I get to practice my shooting on you, Kili."

There was a chuckle from across her. "Only if you'll allow me to return the favor."

Arriah grinned. "Deal."

"Woe, woe, wait, doesn't that sound a little...reckless?"

Arriah was sure Kili's grin matched her own.

"Yup".

"No need to be such a prune, Fili. Unless you wanna' join in on our little training thing?"

"I'll pass, I'm not one for archery."

Arriah faked a look of astonishment.

"What?! The great and mighty Fili, not up for a little training? Even though it is with such a weapon as a measly bow?"

A noise of protest came from Kili and Fili scoffed.

"Oh? Not going to rise to the bait? Well then-"

Arriah stood and turned and stepping over the bench she fell flat on her face.

Ow.

"Lady Arriah!"

Arms wrapped around her waist and she was pulled up.

"Are you alright?"

Arriah inhaled Fili's scent.

Seriously, give this guy a medal.

"Fine."

She removed herself from Fili's embrace and walked forward.

"Come Kili! We don't need grumpy old Fili to have some fun! We'll go be reckless without him!"

Where are those stair-

She fell again.

"Well hello again, it's been what, twenty seconds since we last talked, eh, ?"

Chuckles came from behind her.

"Seriously, woman, can't I finish my lunch?"

"No, Kili! Come on!"

Quickly the red-head jumped up and began walking forward again, this time Kili hot on her heels.

Well, that was that. Maybe another chapter tonight, but definitely tomorrow! R&R!