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Black Oleandor: Here we go again……
"How did you- I thought only Aragorn knew." Legolas looked at me.
"My father spoke of all of you. I just pretended you were an average person. I'm sorry." I said and looked away.
Legolas turned my face so that I was looking at him. He was smiling. I looked at his crystal clear blue eyes and my heart melted. I smiled shyly and he hugged me. I hugged him softly and he kissed my head. I pulled away and gave him a questioning look. He laughed and I pouted. I pushed him so he was laying on his back and I looked at him with a stern gaze.
"It is very improper to laugh at a princess, even if you are a prince." I said and put a finger on his nose. He shut up and looked at me.
"I'm sorry. It's just, you looked like you had never been kissed before." Legolas said laughing.
I stood up and looked at him sadly. Legolas stopped laughing.
"I haven't." was all I said and I walked out. I walked to the fire and sat down. Five minutes later Legolas walked out and sat next to me. I looked at him and was about to say 'go away', when he put a finger to my lips.
"I'm sorry for that. I didn't realize that you hadn't left the grounds of the castle in all of your life. Forgive me. You must hate me now. I am sorry I ever burdened you with my presence." Legolas looked away and started to get up.
I grabbed his arm, "That's not it. You, Haldir and Aragorn are fighting over me. Gimli didn't even try to because he thought that because he was a dwarf, he wouldn't have a chance. I want sincerity, not to be won over like a trophy prize." I said calmly looking into the fire, "Would you just try to be my friend first and then maybe we can go further than that?"
Legolas bent down and kissed my hand softly, "I would be honored."
We sat at the fire just chatting until Aragorn, Gimli and Haldir returned with four deer! I smiled and stood up. I walked over to Aragorn and he looked at me questioningly.
"I would like to cook for you men tonight. I want to thank you and give Legolas and Haldir a night off from cooking." I said quite plainly.
"Princess I-" Aragorn was about to protest, but Haldir AND Legolas looked at him sternly, " Ok. Fine, but do you want us to do anything with the deer?"
"Yes, cut just the meat of one deer into cubes. Then cut the rest of the deer meat into four inch strips. Give me the skins of the deer and do nothing else." I said commandingly and they set to work.
I went looking for berries and nuts to help with flavoring the meat. After I had collected enough ingredients, I walked back to camp to find that the task I had appointed them was complete. I went about searching for a large cooking pot and a frying pan.
"Gimli, would you help me? I need at least three full pails of water. Could you get that for me?" I asked sweetly and he set out to get it. I looked at Legolas and he got up and walked over to me.
"Legolas could you and Haldir go collect firewood for me? I need lots" I asked politely and they both left quietly with no protest. Aragorn walked over to me as I was adding meat to the large cooking pot.
"Princess, would you have me do any chores?" he asked.
"The heir of the King of Gondor should do nothing." I said as Gimli brought back the first pail of water. I added it to the pot along with some nuts and berry juice. Aragorn was in shock.
"How did you know? I am the only one except some of the more important elves of Lord Elrond's court knows." Aragorn asked demandingly.
"My father knew." I stated and went about adding meat and some herbs to the pot. It was starting to smell good and I licked my lips in anticipation.
"LEGOLAS! HALDIR! I need that wood!" I yelled as the fire started to die out. Moments later they appeared with armloads of wood.
"Thank you, just add it to the fire." I said and went about adding almost all of the meat into the now boiling stew. Gimli brought back another pail of water and I put it in. It was almost time to pour it into the bowls for the men when Gimli came back with the third pail of water. I poured it into the bowls and handed one to each man.
They all thanked me and started to eat. Their eyes widened after their first bite, but they kept eating.
As they were eating I took a lot the strips and friend them into deer bacon. The rest were laid out on the skins to dry and become deer jerky. I was then setting out to make a pie while they were still eating. I got some blueberries and put them in a pile. I looked around and found flour and sugar and other ingredients to make the crust. I had enough to make three pies, and so I did. After they were done eating I gave them each a slice of pie.
"Princess your cooking is even better than the elves." Gimli said as he graciously accepted my pie from me.
"Wow, I never knew that you could cook much less this well!" Aragorn said and accepted the pie.
"Princess, the Valor have given you the best gift of all, great cooking skills." Haldir said jokingly and wolfed down some pie.
"Your cooking is indescribable." Legolas said and ate the pie.
Gimli suddenly looked at me, "Princess we have been so rude, we left none for you in our haste to eat such fine cooking. What will you eat?" As soon as he said that they all stopped eating and looked down. Gimli started up again, "As it is already you eat nothing to very little at all."
"Oh, Gimli it's ok. I don't mind. I cooked for you and not for me. I am grateful for your appreciation. I will eat something later." I replied and they all pushed their plates away from themselves.
"Princess, I suddenly feel full. I think I will retire for the night." Haldir said and got up. He walked over to me and kissed my forehead before saying goodnight and going into his tent. Legolas and Aragorn did the same. Gimli stayed out and watched me clean. I smiled as he asked for another piece of pie. I gave him a piece and he finished it quickly.
"Princess I feel that we are close friends. Am I right?" Gimli asked
"Yes, Gimli your presumption is correct." I replied happily while cleaning up the meat.
"You lied. I know you did. I can tell that you haven't eaten since I fed you." Gimli said calmly.
"Yes, I know. I really am just not hungry." I said still cleaning.
"You lie again." Gimli said.
"I will eat. I want some deer soup. Don't worry. I will make some right now. You want some too?" I asked openly.
"More of that delicious soup? You betcha!" Gimli said and we both laughed.
Black Oleandor: Ok that was crappy, but I had to think of something… lol. Anyways I will get the next chapter up VERY soon! TTYL XOXOXOX Black Oleandor.
Black Oleandor: Here we go again……
"How did you- I thought only Aragorn knew." Legolas looked at me.
"My father spoke of all of you. I just pretended you were an average person. I'm sorry." I said and looked away.
Legolas turned my face so that I was looking at him. He was smiling. I looked at his crystal clear blue eyes and my heart melted. I smiled shyly and he hugged me. I hugged him softly and he kissed my head. I pulled away and gave him a questioning look. He laughed and I pouted. I pushed him so he was laying on his back and I looked at him with a stern gaze.
"It is very improper to laugh at a princess, even if you are a prince." I said and put a finger on his nose. He shut up and looked at me.
"I'm sorry. It's just, you looked like you had never been kissed before." Legolas said laughing.
I stood up and looked at him sadly. Legolas stopped laughing.
"I haven't." was all I said and I walked out. I walked to the fire and sat down. Five minutes later Legolas walked out and sat next to me. I looked at him and was about to say 'go away', when he put a finger to my lips.
"I'm sorry for that. I didn't realize that you hadn't left the grounds of the castle in all of your life. Forgive me. You must hate me now. I am sorry I ever burdened you with my presence." Legolas looked away and started to get up.
I grabbed his arm, "That's not it. You, Haldir and Aragorn are fighting over me. Gimli didn't even try to because he thought that because he was a dwarf, he wouldn't have a chance. I want sincerity, not to be won over like a trophy prize." I said calmly looking into the fire, "Would you just try to be my friend first and then maybe we can go further than that?"
Legolas bent down and kissed my hand softly, "I would be honored."
We sat at the fire just chatting until Aragorn, Gimli and Haldir returned with four deer! I smiled and stood up. I walked over to Aragorn and he looked at me questioningly.
"I would like to cook for you men tonight. I want to thank you and give Legolas and Haldir a night off from cooking." I said quite plainly.
"Princess I-" Aragorn was about to protest, but Haldir AND Legolas looked at him sternly, " Ok. Fine, but do you want us to do anything with the deer?"
"Yes, cut just the meat of one deer into cubes. Then cut the rest of the deer meat into four inch strips. Give me the skins of the deer and do nothing else." I said commandingly and they set to work.
I went looking for berries and nuts to help with flavoring the meat. After I had collected enough ingredients, I walked back to camp to find that the task I had appointed them was complete. I went about searching for a large cooking pot and a frying pan.
"Gimli, would you help me? I need at least three full pails of water. Could you get that for me?" I asked sweetly and he set out to get it. I looked at Legolas and he got up and walked over to me.
"Legolas could you and Haldir go collect firewood for me? I need lots" I asked politely and they both left quietly with no protest. Aragorn walked over to me as I was adding meat to the large cooking pot.
"Princess, would you have me do any chores?" he asked.
"The heir of the King of Gondor should do nothing." I said as Gimli brought back the first pail of water. I added it to the pot along with some nuts and berry juice. Aragorn was in shock.
"How did you know? I am the only one except some of the more important elves of Lord Elrond's court knows." Aragorn asked demandingly.
"My father knew." I stated and went about adding meat and some herbs to the pot. It was starting to smell good and I licked my lips in anticipation.
"LEGOLAS! HALDIR! I need that wood!" I yelled as the fire started to die out. Moments later they appeared with armloads of wood.
"Thank you, just add it to the fire." I said and went about adding almost all of the meat into the now boiling stew. Gimli brought back another pail of water and I put it in. It was almost time to pour it into the bowls for the men when Gimli came back with the third pail of water. I poured it into the bowls and handed one to each man.
They all thanked me and started to eat. Their eyes widened after their first bite, but they kept eating.
As they were eating I took a lot the strips and friend them into deer bacon. The rest were laid out on the skins to dry and become deer jerky. I was then setting out to make a pie while they were still eating. I got some blueberries and put them in a pile. I looked around and found flour and sugar and other ingredients to make the crust. I had enough to make three pies, and so I did. After they were done eating I gave them each a slice of pie.
"Princess your cooking is even better than the elves." Gimli said as he graciously accepted my pie from me.
"Wow, I never knew that you could cook much less this well!" Aragorn said and accepted the pie.
"Princess, the Valor have given you the best gift of all, great cooking skills." Haldir said jokingly and wolfed down some pie.
"Your cooking is indescribable." Legolas said and ate the pie.
Gimli suddenly looked at me, "Princess we have been so rude, we left none for you in our haste to eat such fine cooking. What will you eat?" As soon as he said that they all stopped eating and looked down. Gimli started up again, "As it is already you eat nothing to very little at all."
"Oh, Gimli it's ok. I don't mind. I cooked for you and not for me. I am grateful for your appreciation. I will eat something later." I replied and they all pushed their plates away from themselves.
"Princess, I suddenly feel full. I think I will retire for the night." Haldir said and got up. He walked over to me and kissed my forehead before saying goodnight and going into his tent. Legolas and Aragorn did the same. Gimli stayed out and watched me clean. I smiled as he asked for another piece of pie. I gave him a piece and he finished it quickly.
"Princess I feel that we are close friends. Am I right?" Gimli asked
"Yes, Gimli your presumption is correct." I replied happily while cleaning up the meat.
"You lied. I know you did. I can tell that you haven't eaten since I fed you." Gimli said calmly.
"Yes, I know. I really am just not hungry." I said still cleaning.
"You lie again." Gimli said.
"I will eat. I want some deer soup. Don't worry. I will make some right now. You want some too?" I asked openly.
"More of that delicious soup? You betcha!" Gimli said and we both laughed.
Black Oleandor: Ok that was crappy, but I had to think of something… lol. Anyways I will get the next chapter up VERY soon! TTYL XOXOXOX Black Oleandor.