Esmeralda, the Ear'Quessir.
Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews! I'm glad you're enjoying my story so far! the next few chapters will be about all the main characters arriving and getting to know eachother before the council. So don't expect the council for a few chapters! The first chapter will be the infamous meeting between...you'll just have to wait and see. I'm sorry it took so long for me to update! I've been busy all week with soccer tourneys, Superfans, and a volleyball game for the past three nights! So here you go!
Disclaimer:
Esmeralda: She owns nothing. Not even a hotcake. You know, I really would enjoy a nice hot cake. Mouth waters making it hard to talk
K-Dig: Errr...stop drooling. NOW! I have a cookie?
Esmeralda: Gets on knees and begs for cookie.
K-Dig; Alrighty then. On with the story.
Chapter Six: What a pansy!
I don't think my ears will ever stop bleeding. All the hobbits could do for the two day journey from where we parted with Frodo to Rivendell, was ask "Are we there yet?" Aragron wouldn't let me knock them unconcious, said something about they would get lost or something. He acted like that would be a bad thing. When we finally reached Rivendell I raced off into some private chambers away from those smelly men, er, hobbits. And thats where I am now, relaxing in a nice, hot, lo-
"Lady Esmeralda? My name is KhelekItari I have come to help ready you for dinner tonight!" Make that short, bath. I hate people who are made to serve you. They act like you can't do anything. It irks me something terrible.
"I'm in here!" I yelled not making to move out of my soapy sanctuary. Hey, you wouldn't either after not having one for as long as I've gone without one. Sure, I've gone long periods without bathing while on my ship, but I get to jump into the ocean and feel a little bit cleaner. You can't exactly jump into a pile of dirt and gain the same satisfation, about all you would get is a broken bone and more dirt under your fingernails.
"It is time to rise, and allow me to dress you m'lady." said the elleth that walked into my bathroom. She was a tiny waisted elf about my height with waist long blonde hair. And when I say blonde, I mean almost white. I could see why her parents named her the Ice queen, her hair was like white snow, and she stood like she had an icicle up her ass.
"Well, you see, I don't think I'm quite ready to get out of my bath yet. Thanks though."I replied burowing deeper into the foam covering the water.
"Well, I don't think you have a choice. Now out." she said grabbing my arm and attempting to pull me out of the bath tub. I think I just busted my lip from slipping cause I was laughing. She's glaring a storm at me. Who cares.
"Fine, your Icelyness, I'm out. Calm down. Don't blow a fuse." I wrapped my towel around my body and moved towards the main room. I walked over to the closet but Ice Princess beat my there.
"I will chose your gown for you to wear tonight, so please, go sit by the mirror while I decide." she frog marched me to the mirror, and went back to the closet to chose for me. GAH! what does she think I have no fashion sense? I'll have you know, I'm quite fashionable thank you very much. Khelektari returned with my dress, and it wasn't too shabby. The gown was a long turquoise color, with silver stitching around the neckline, which was a V-neck, but it didn't cut too low. The sleeves where longer than my arms, and featherd otu at the bottom,the hem on the sleeves was a silver color, and the dress was a little longer than floor length. For my shoes, she chose silver slippers that had turquoise stones set on top. Although I hate to admit it, I liked the dress she chose, not that I would ever tell her that.
"Gee, thanks." I finished putting the dress on only to be thrust back into the chair.
"I will now do your hair. Which do you prefer?" She went on into some rant about different type of hair styles. Needless to say they went right over my head.
"Errrr?"
"Fine, I shall choose for you." she proceeded to yank and pull my hair into some complicated hair style. It looked like some sculpture afterward.
"No offense or anything, I mean you have some serious skill, but, I would rather my hair be something simpler if you don't mind." I grinned a little sheepishly up at her. She harumphed and re-did my hair. At the end it was a simple braid to the side, the way I love it! Woot! "Excellent!" I said before standing giving her a hug and heading for the door.
"You can not leave yet.' she said walking to push my chair in.
"What? Why not?" I said whipping around so fast I heard my neck crick. Owiie, thats painful.
"You must wait for your escort of course!"
"My what?"
"Escort, the man who shall be accompanying you to dinner."
"Right, so who is it? Aragorn? Thats no problem, I'll just meet him half way." I turned to reach for the handle again.
"No, he is escorting Arwen, someone else is coming." Wait, that can't be right, I don't know anyone else? Not anyone that is presently here at the moment. Ellohir and Elladan were off somewhere doing something dumb I'm sure.
"Err, do you mind telling me who it is?" she was saved from answering by a knock on the door. I reached for the handle only to have her knock my hand out of the way. We had a little scuffle before she finally tripped me and pushed me back on the bed and opened the door. Needless to say, the elf standing on the other side of the door got a niceview of my bloomers. What a first impression. I stood back up and brushed my dress back down. The elf standing in front of me was someone I least expected to see. One of my favorites was back.
"Mae govannen, amin Elrohir." (It is nice to meet you, I am Elrohir) he said bowing, he never did cacth a galnce of my face first.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here? A dork without his other half?" Elrohir's face shot up with a look of utter surprise. I flashed him my biggest smile. His matched mine before he ran forward or give me a giant bear hug.
"Cormamin lindua ele lle" (My heart sings to see thee!) he said twirling me around laughing.
"Aye, so does mine. It has been too long, dear friend. I thought you were out patrolling the boarders with Elladan?"
"We were, but we just arrived home a few hours ago. And father told me to come escort the guest to dinner, but I never would have guessed it would be you. I didn't think you ever left your ship!"
"I don't know if I should feel complimented, or insulted."
"How about, both?" I slapped him in the arm before heading out of the room leaving him to follow me.
"Well, are you coming or not Ro? You are the one whose supposed to be escorting my, not the other way around."
"If you would stop walking so fast I would catch up to you."
"You couldn't catch me anyway."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
"I'll race you!"
"You're on!" I tore around the corner heading down the next corridor, running so fast the doors around me were blurry. I could hear Elrohir's laughter mingling with mine. Unfortunately that was my down fall. I didn't hear the door infront of me open, or see the elf stepping into the hallway. Atleast, not until I collided with his hard chest. We both tummble dot the ground, a mess of green and turquoise, brown and blonde. I landed half on top of the elf, half tangled together. I opened my eyes to see beautiful blue eyes staring into mine, with a look of confusion mixed in.
"Er, hello. My name is Esmeralda." I said slowly trying to distangle my self from the other elf. I got up and turned to see Elrohir trying to contain his laughter, along with his eyebrows almost disappearing into his hair. How does he do that? I turned back to the elf I practiced my head butting on, to see him brushing his green tunic off. "i don't believe i caught your name sir?" I said holding my hand out for him to shake. The elf looked from my outstrectched hand to my face. Boy was he gorgeous. Not to mention he had nice abs from what I felt.
"My name is Legolas Greenleaf, nice to make your aquaintance." he disregaurded my hand and just looked me in the eye. I could head Elrohir in the back ground, legolas must have as well because he turned to glare at him. That was enough to send Elrohir over the edge. Me and Legolas glanced at eachother before glaring at Elrohir.
"You know Ro, I don't think I caught what was so funny?" I asked continuing to glare.
"I do! you just ran down the prince of mirkwood, who is supposed to have the most esteemed sense of most elfs. I've been trying to that for years, you been here maybe and hour and you've already done it!" he said holding his sides to supports himself while laughing. I still don't get whats so funny, and what the hell is Mirkwood? What a dreary name. Unfortunately, Legolas didn't find that a strange name at all because he bloated up like a fat cow when I asked Elrohir that.
"Mirkwood, happens to be my homestead, and I would appreciate if you wouldn't talk about it in that manner. Thank you very much."
"Ok ok, relax, don't get your leggings in a knot." I said holding my hands up in a manner of peace, "I meant no harm. Now, all I want to do is make it to dinner with out running into anyone else."
"Well, maybe if you weren't so loud when you run you would hear people leaving their rooms." Oh hell no. No he just didn't.
"Well, excuse me for having a little fun. Have you ever heaard of it?" I asked turning to glare at Legolas.
"I might have if you weren't so loud. You make dwarves sound quite."
"No listen, Ido-"
"Maybe you should conintue on toe dinner Legolas? I am sure it has already started." Elrohir said grinning sheepishly at Legolas while covering my mouth with one hand while I continued to spout off curses at the blonde elf.
"I believe I shall." He threw me one last contempuous glare before turning on his heel and heading to dinner. Once he was out of ear shot Elrohir removed his hand from my mouth.
"Why that no good prancing pansy boy elf. Just who the hell does he think he is? Louder than a dwarve, I'll show him!"
"You'll do no such thing, Legolas has just had a bad day, give him a chance later on. He'll be better I promise. He just arrived today an dis probably tired. Now lets us continue to dinner as if nothing has happened." Elrohir said before tugging me towards the dining hall. We arrived around five minutes later, and were seated at the head table next toe Elrond, Aragorn, and Arwen. You'll never guess who was sitting across from me. Yup you got it, Legolas, the happiest elf these parts have evern seen. But to balance out that one bad was the fact I had both Elrohir and Elladan on my sides. I could feel Ro tense when I opened my mouth to speak.
"L-Dan!" I loved making that boy squirm. "How are you! It has been too long!" I said silently laughing at the rather ugly green color Ro turned when he thought I was going to speak to Legolas.
"Fine thank you! And I'm glad to see you as well you searat." replied Dan, oblivious to what was happening around him. That being me, Ro, and nancy boy.
"Those are my mates, not me, remember, I'm the captain. I am never called a rat...you on the other hand, taking my rum like that might be cause to be have to walk the plank you scury seadog." Thats when I heard it. That nancing elf turned to the elleth to his right and opened his big ass mouth, just loud enough for me to hear.
"Well that would explain how illmannered she is. To think, a pirate at Elrond's table." he caught me glaring at him and winked. That elf was lucky Ro was here, or he'd be spouting potatos out of his ears.
"You know, Dan, I think I know jsut the right couple" I said turning to Dan.
"Oh yeah? Who would that be?"
'Khelektari, and Legolas." Legolas looked sharply in my direction, eyes flashing.
"Why do you say that??" Dan said smirking, trying to guess what I would say next.
I lowered my voice to a whisper that only Legolas and Dan could hear."Becuse they're but as uptight as some animal with a sharp stick up it's ass. But, atleast we know, they'll never have a dull moment." Elladan started guffawing, and Legolas gave me the dirtest gare, and if looks could kill, I think I'd be dead, ten times over. I gave him a cheeky grin before returning to my meal. The whole meal, I could feel Legolas' heated glare boreing into my forehead, but I ignored him and made the best of my dinner by talking to my good friends I hadn't seen in years. I could feel the disapproaval radiating off of Ro, who had guessed what had happened between me and the prince. What a grandpa. Elladan just thought it ws hilarious. Elrond stood and told us it was time to move to the Hall of Fire, where I knew there would be loads of stuffy drunk elves singing songs about old myths. Not exactly my cup of tea. But I suppose Ii should go anyway.
"Are you coming Esme?" asked Dan holding his arm out to me. I smiled and grabbed his arm and drug him to the hall, hoping to ge this over with as fast as possible. When one inters the room, the first impression is how huge this place is. I mean it is big. Like gigantic big. With loads of fireplaces, hence the name Hall of Fire. Anyway. I chose to sit in a corner away from the stage, I'm not one for singing.
"Will you not honor us with a song lady Esmeralda?" asked Lord Elrond slowly walking over to my corner. Of course wherever he goes, everyone's eyes have to follow.
"Well, I don't think, I-"
'Yeah! Do Esme! We haven't heard you in quite some time! Sing the chanty!" quirped Elladan grinning like a madman. A round of Please od lady Esmeralda! Followed this statemet. I glared at Dan, he will die a slow painful death. Oh yes, skiw, and painful.
"Fine." I said through grit teeth. I slowly walked ot the stage and gathered what courage I had and sauntered up the stairs.
"What key, m'lady?" asked the musician, I'm not quite sure what his name was.
"Er, the key?" I scratched my head looking around the crowd.
"what tone will you be singing in?"
"OH! None, I don't need music for this one thanks!" I said and walked towards the center stage. "I know I'm a terrile singer, so I'm definitly not gonna sing, not if my life depended on it. But, I will 'sing' one of the many chanties my crew members sing. So be warned."
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage plunder, we rifle and loot.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Maraud and embezzle and even highjack.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char and in flame and ignite.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We burn up the city, we're really a fright.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villians and knaves.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do-well cads,
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads,
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
I gave a cheeky grin, bowed, and skipped off the stage. I could feel all eyes on me. Ahaha, I told them I couldn't sing, I warned them. I could hear a few elves laughing in the background, it just mad emy smile grow. By the time i reached Dan and Ro I was grinning from ear to ear. It was qutie funny. by then, all the elves ahd joined into the lauhging.
"Ah, now that was interesting!" said Elladan throwing his arm around my shoulder matching my grin. I winked at Elrond who was looking at me with a confused look. 'A right party opener."
"Ahah, I know, thats why I chose it, now I'm going to bed. Goodnight." I lef thte hall and skipped bakc to my room, thinking about the reactions I got from the other elves. Classic.
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