Hey! I got five reviews! That's awesome, guys! And yeah, meagan4dominic, your review can count for three if you so wish it! Lol…well, I'm at Menwith Hill right now for our basketball games this weekend (which both us girls and the guys team won! GO ALCONBURY DRAGONS!) ahem well, I hope we all win our games tomorrow, so wish us luck! But I will try to post this tonight, even though our "bedtime" is in fifteen minutes! So let's see how far I can get then, shall we? Alright, thanks again for reviewing, and remember, if you all review this chapter, I'll update on Tuesday, which is when I next have seminar. THREE REVIEWS AT THE LEAST! Though I can't deny I liked getting five…so, story, here we go!
P.S. : I forgot to put a translation in the last chappie. I think the word was seldo or something like that, but it meant children/child. Just so you know. So the Twin was telling Glory that they weren't children any more. That's all.
Chapter Six: Promises
"We're only liars, but we're the best
We're only good for the latest trend
We're only good cause you can have almost famous friends
Besides, we've got such good fashion sense" Sam sang at the top of her lungs, her I-pod up to full volume as she explored her rooms that the Lord of Rivendell had given her. They were bigger than she had expected, and the most gorgeous ones she had ever seen. Every inch of the walls were carved with intricate decorations, perfect down to every last detail – even in the bathroom. Which, to her surprise, had a bathtub filled with steaming water, and an array of soaps and shampoos and conditioners waiting to be used.
Now she walked between her sleeping room with the bed and the room outside that, which had a couch, an armchair, and a bookcase with a few books on it, trying to get used to wearing the dress that had been laid out on her bed. Frowning, she looked down at it and tugged at the hem of her skirts, trying to make it feel more like pants. She wasn't succeeding.
Thankfully, though, her green I-pod matched her dress. And the dress matched her hazel eyes.
"Like I could even listen to it out of this room." Sam muttered as the song changed from Fallout Boy to a Linkin Park song. "I'd get too many odd questions. And the battery will only last for so long…" With a sigh, she marched back into her bedroom and sat down at the vanity, hastily picking up the brush and pulling it through her brown hair….
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Leo paced around his room, impatient. He didn't want to be inside, not since he saw what the outside of Rivendell looked like. It made New Zealand pale in comparison. Every part of his body ached to go outside and to breath in the clean, fresh air, and to hear the quietness of the night air, without the sound of cars. He knew that he'd be able to stop thinking about this, if only he could talk to someone. But Strider had already left their adjoining rooms in favor of randomly exploring the halls of the House, and the blonde boy didn't know where anyone else's rooms were.
"Wait a sec…" he said slowly, thinking. He remembered that Elladan had been in charge of giving him, Strider, and Sam their rooms. Sam had been given hers first, before the guys, so Leo did actually know where someone was. Pausing only to straighten out the tunic and trousers he was wearing, and to pull on the boots that were left by his door, he hurried out of his rooms in search of some company.
After re-orienting himself when he got to the hallway, he quietly made his way to the girl's room, hoping she'd be willing to talk. She had seemed uneasy upon entering the Elven Haven, and she didn't look all too happy to find out that they would be staying there. Leo figured it was only a passing phase. After all, how could anyone be unhappy in a place as wonderful and lovely as Imladris?
When Leo came to the door, the boy gently knocked on it three times before patiently waiting for someone to answer the door. As he listened, he could hear someone singing as they came to the door. A familiar song, but he couldn't place it.
"Yeah?" a voice said as the door opened, revealing a tall, brown girl in a stunningly beautiful green dress. The first thing Leo noticed was just how much it brought out her eyes.
'They're very pretty eyes…' he found himself thinking. He shook his head as he realized he was staring. "You look nice in that dress, Sam." He said
"Uh, thanks. Whadaya want, Leo?" Sam asked, her hands flying to the skirts of her dress and she started to nervously straightening them as he stared at her. She quickly lowered her head as she felt her cheeks heat up.
"I..uh, wanted to…" he stammered. "Do you …" he shook his head, smiling softly as he pushed her chin up so he could look at her, his blue eyes meeting her emerald ones. 'This is stupid.' "Do you wanna go to the Hall with me?" he asked. "I'd ask Strider, but he's already gone off."
"Uh, sure." Sam said. "Just lemmie go and put my I-pod away."
In a minute, the girl came back out and carefully shut the door behind her, before looking at Leo over an awkward silence.
"Er, here." The New Zealander said hesitantly, offering his arm.
Sam stared at it. "What's that for, man?"
Leo shrugged. "I've seen the other guy Elves offer their arms to the ladies, and they'd take it and they'd walk off to wherever."
Sam sighed. "There's too much chivalry in this place for me to keep up with."
The boy shrugged again. "I like it here, personally. I haven 't seen anywhere that can match its beauty. And New Zealand was awesome."
"I saw." Sam agreed. "It was breathtaking. I wish I could have been on the cast to see all these places."
"That would have been awesome." Leo admitted. "We – Strider and I, that is – almost got a chance to go to where they filmed Rivendell, since his faster father knew one of the camera people. But Strider decided to get sick, so we couldn't go."
Sam laughed. "That's horrible!"
"Yeah." Leo said, grinning at the sound of her laugh. "It was. But this is tons better."
The girl's eyes fell to the floor as she felt her cheeks heat up again. "I guess so."
"Don't you think so?" Leo asked, sticking his arm out again.
Sam took it slowly, and the pair started walking down the corridor, Leo leading the way, seeming to know where he was going. She, on the other hand, was completely lost. "I don't know." She said truthfully. "Something isn't right here."
"What isn't right?" the blonde boy asked, frowning as he glanced at the girl.
"I don't know!" Sam said, annoyed. "But something in my gut hurts, saying that something's not right. And I don't like it. And I don't understand how everyone else can seem so comfortable here."
"Haven't you ever wanted to see Elves?" Leo questioned. "'Cause I've wanted to ever since I've read the books."
"I have too!" Sam admitted. "But they're not real. They're just characters – creatures – in a story written by some British guy fifty years ago. They don't exist anywhere but in story."
"But you just saw a whole bunch of them." Leo pointed out. "How can you not believe that they're real?"
"Because they're not." Sam said. "Every inch of me is saying that it's not real, and now we're here in the story ourselves. And if the story's not real, then we must not be real anymore, either."
"Nonsense." Leo said quickly. "If we weren't real, then how do we have family on Earth?"
"I dunno." The brown haired girl said quickly.
"And if we weren't real," Leo said. "Then none of us would be experiencing the same thing as you, would we?"
"I suppose not…" Sam said slowly, shrugging. "But-"
"I don't care what you say," Leo said suddenly, cutting her off. "I promise I'll make you believe that this is real, and that Elves really exist. I don't care what it takes, but I'll make sure you believe before long."
Sam smiled, and Leo found himself wanting to see her smile more. "You sound so confident…" she commented.
He grinned. "Of course I am." He replied. "I bet my life that you'll believe me before long."
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Fred watched as Leo went to knock on his friend's door, and then as they slowly walked down the hall, talking about Rivendell and the Elves.
"I bet my life that you'll believe me before long." He heard Leo say, and he found himself frowning.
"What d'ya think your doing, Blondie?" he muttered, following after them as they turned a corner. "You'd best leave Sam alone if you know what's best for you."
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"Ada," Elladan said as he sat down at the right hand side of his father at the head table.
"Yes, ion-nin?" Elrond asked as he accepted a plate of food handed to him from Erestor.
"Did you notice the fair haired one?" he asked. "The one named Leo?"
"Aye." Elrohir agreed. "There is something familiar about him, yet I cannot place it."
"Can you not?" Elrond asked, looking at his sons over his crossed fingers.
"I am surprised." Glorfindel said. "You would think that they would be able to recognize it."
"Aye." Erestor agreed. "You would. But I guess the time of peace has let them addle their minds."
Elladan grumbled something under his breath before looking at his brother, who laughed after a second at some untold joke.
"No bond." Elrond said firmly. "Not in front of them. At least, not until they get used to Arda."
"Especially the girl, Sam." Glorfindel said thoughtfully. "She doesn't seem very trusting about this."
"No, she doesn't." Elladan agreed. "But why does Leo seem so familiar? Neither 'Ro or I can figure out why."
"Think of one of your friends." Erestor said before either of the other Elf Lords could speak. "One the left these shores not too long ago."
The Twins frowned, but someone came through the doors of the Hall, and everything quieted down. They looked up to see one of the humans – Strider – stride right in to the room, unabashed by all of the stares he was getting. He glanced around for a familiar face, found the Head Table, and walked over there, waving at random Elves as he passed them, flashing them smiles.
"So you found the Hall on your own?" Elrohir asked as the human sat down next to him.
"After ending up outside twice, and at a dead end numerous other times?" Strider laughed. "Yeah, I found the Hall."
"Someone would have been sent to get you." Elrond pointed out.
"Yeah, but where would the fun have been in that?" the boy asked, grinning widely. "What's for dinner?"
"Whatever you want from off the table." Elladan said, gesturing to the food laid out on the surface.
"You're kidding!" Strider said, looking at all the food.
"I am afraid not." Elrohir said with a grin.
Strider laughed before picking up his plate and piling it with everything he could reach.
It wasn't long before the others started showing up. The next two were Hailey and Merry. Merry was trying desperately to hold Hailey still as she practically bounced around, grinning and waving at all the Elves there. When they finally managed to get to the Head Table, they sat next to Strider.
"Hi there!" Hailey called to the Elf Lords.
"Enjoying yourself, Lady Hailey?" Elrond asked, smiling. "Lord Merry?"
"More than ever!" Hailey admitted. "This is awesome."
"It's cool." Merry replied, trying to appear calm.
Then Ginny, John, and Beau came in, all three of them walking as calm as possible, although it was obvious that the two guys were a tad bit uncomfortable in their new clothing, seeing as they were now wearing tunics and trousers, when they had been wearing jeans, a nice polo shirt, and their Vans or Etnies. Ginny, on the other hand, looked sure of herself, and proud as she walked in, wearing a white dress that had been laid out for her. The three of them sat down next to Glorfindel, before dishing food out for themselves and talking quietly to the people around them.
Leo and Sam walked in arm in arm, chatting quietly to themselves. Neither of them seemed to notice the Elves watching them walk in, nor Strider rolling his eyes as the pair sat down at the table. They smiled in greeting to the Elves at the table, and their other companions, before sitting down next to Elladan.
Strider watched in surprise as Sam detached herself from his arm, and Leo pulled out the chair so she could sit down. She smiled at him and scooted herself in as he sat down between her and Elladan. He was even more surprised as he started serving her food, and even more surprised as the girl accepted everything he put on her plate.
'It's something in the air.' He thought to himself. 'It has to be. Leo has never been like this to any girl.'
Last to walk in was Fred, looking slightly peeved as he marched over to the Head Table and quickly sat down next to Sam, muttering greetings to the Elves. As he served himself food, he glared at Sam out of the corner of his eyes, who had barely given him a "Hello" as he walked to the table. This didn't go unnoticed by the Elves, however, and they shared nervous glances before Elrond stood and spoke.
"People of Imladris!" he called, speaking in common for the sake of the visitors. "The Nine have come at last. Let us welcome them to the Last Homely House."
Cheers and greetings came from the rest of the Elves, and a few of the group wave or nodded in reply, and the Elf Lord sat down. "Now, you shall eat." He said, nodding to them. "And after dinner, and then desert, you shall all come to my study, for I have something very important to tell you all."
So, What could Elrond have to tell them, hm? And I notice a little jealousy coming from Fred there… Wonder what's up with him. He doesn't seem to like the idea of Leo and Sam, does he? What do you all think? You know what I think? I think you all should review, especially since this chapter is now officially 7 pages, when most of my chapters are usually only 3 or 4. So there. You asked for longer chapters, and here one is. So REVIEW! And if you're reading this and you don't review, Bliss will find you! …lol…please review…you can even leave an ann. Review…I don't care! Just REVIEW!
Translations: Ada father
Ion-nin my son
Okay, so, yeah…if you want me to update this during seminar on Tuesday, then REVIEW!
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P.S. okay, this is the third time i'm trying to repost this. I noticed that none of my seperations between parts have worked, not the little tilda or the star or even the at sign , so now i'm trying numbers. hopefully that will work. And yes, I have been writing this for two years. i've only recently had some good ideas for this.