Hey everybody! It's been a while! A long, long, long while. Far too long! I've missed being able to do my weekly updates, but things have been so busy. I've had make up work coming out my ass, had to help with a rummage sale (hell, honest to God, HELL!), and been babysitting dogs for my uncle (who enjoy waking the household up at 5:30 every morning). Alas, this is no excuse to fall off the face of the earth for 3 weeks. (or has it been longer? Time has flown by) I'd like to thank you for those whom have been patient. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST! And as always, thank you guys for the reviews. I would also like to say (I might've already said this, but I can't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning, let alone what I said 3 weeks ago) that The Lady of the Forest will soon be coming to an end. But have no fear! (I know, I'm nuts) I has a plan! Which I will not reveal here, because no one really reads these anyway (:P)! Anyways, I know I normally comment upon certain reviews following up my sentence upon sentence blabbering which goes on and on and on, but alas, I am tired (thank you 5:30 AM wake up call!). So ... THANKS FOR ALL THE REVIEWS EVERYBODY! I PROMISE I WON'T BE TIRED NEXT TIME! By the way, this chapter is quite short, but I wanted to save all the upcoming stuff so that it would have a chapter of its own. Sorry for the shortness! Love you all!
Disclaimer: The author does not own Lord of the Rings. Otherwise Gimli would have a mohawk and shave "I'ma dwarf beaches!" in his beard. The author is kidding. She's all hopped up on the tylenol. D
Legolas smiled at Sophie. She was really quite adorable when she slept, not that she wasn't adorable when she was awake, but this was just priceless. Half of the couch was taken up. The whole thing would've been taken up, but she was curled up into a ball cuddling up to a pillow, snoring lightly with drool coming out of her mouth. Her hair was tussled, from what Legolas didn't know, but it was indeed tussled.
He yawned and leaned back on the couch, sighing softly and tried to fall asleep as well. It had been a long and adventurous day for the both of them. It was the first time that Sophie had taken him with her on the job. They had hopped into her old pick up truck and went for a drive around the mountains. Scouting, Sophie called it. Some of his father's guards did the same thing back in Mirkwood. Mirkwood, his father ... He missed home somewhat.
But he had grown attached to this girl who was now snoring like a banshee. Yes, Law and her were definitely siblings. If there had been a doubt in his mind, all of it was now vanquished. He stood and picked Sophie up to carry her to her bed, careful to let her keep her arms around her pillow, lest they grab onto him again and he was forced to sleep in her bed. It wasn't that he minded, it was just that sleeping with her on the floor and sleeping with her in a bed were two different things.
He pushed open the door with his foot and carried her to the bed. With one hand, he skillfully moved back the covers and set her down before covering her up again. He leaned down and kissed her forehead, whispering a soft 'goodnight' even though she probably wouldn't hear him. Then, he walked to the bathroom that he and Sophie shared. He pulled out his toothbrush and ran water on the bristles before reaching for the toothpaste and squishing some on. As he began to brush his teeth, Lady Galadriel's image showed up on the mirror.
Wait ... Lady Galadriel?
Legolas flew back from the mirror in surprise, a thing that he very rarely did, for not very often was the elvish-prince-turned-human surprised.
"Prince Legolas-" said Lady Galadriel, "How are you? Are you well?"
He got up off the floor and wiped his mouth with a towel he had grabbed in a futile attempt to keep him from falling to the tile floor, "I-I am well."
"I am glad to hear that. I apologize for surprising you."
He shook his head, "Tis fine, no harm nor fowl."
She smiled warmly, "Good. Your father is worried for your safety, though it appears his worries are all for not."
"Father? Has he been well otherwise?" Legolas asked quickly, wanting to know the answer right away.
"Yes, he is quite alright." she said.
Thank the Valor. "I am glad to hear that." Legolas said with a relieved sigh.
"And what of your current predicament? I can see you are not in a world like our own."
"Aye, you are right, I am not. I am not sure where I am as of now."
"You, dear prince, are in a different land, as well as a different time, and I fear that until you've accomplished what you are supposed to accomplish, then you will not be returned home."
Legolas blinked, "I ... I was not planning on returning home, Lady Galadriel, I was planning on staying with Sophie ..." he admitted, looking down at his reflection on the nozzle of the sink.
"Sophie?"
Legolas smiled, "Aye, Sophie. She is a wonderful woman. She took me in even though I appeared to be a stranger whom had descended into madness." he said, "She has taught me much of this world. A very dear friend."
Lady Galadriel smiled, "It appears that you find more than just a friend in this Sophie."
Legolas looked back up at her, "What mean you by that?"
Galadriel shook her head, "You must discover this on your own. Make your destiny, fate will assist you." Galadriel's image in the mirror began to fade away, "Farewell, my time is almost done away."
"Wait!"
But she was already gone.
Legolas stared at the mirror for a while before washing off his toothbrush and changing into his night clothes. He brushed his hair as he walked to his bedroom, peeking into Sophie's room one last time. She had stretched out on the bed, still cuddled up to her pillow. Legolas smiled, then headed off to bed, turning off the light to his room as he entered and blindly wandered in the general direction of his bed, hoping that he wouldn't hit his shins.
When morning came, Legolas heard a loud, 'oh shit!' coming from Sophie's room. Instantly, he was on his feet and crossing the hallway to Sophie's room, heart pounding at the thought that she might be in danger.
"Soph- oh Valar, sorry!" he apologized and whirled around, closing the door behind him.
He had only seen her smooth back, but it was still enough to make him redden slightly. He had accidentally walked in when she was changing. Although he was relieved that she was alright, he had hoped that she wouldn't be mad at him, and that he would be able to look her in the eye in the future without going back to that incident. Just then, Sophie rushed out the door, almost bumping into him.
"Legolas! Get dressed! I gotta get to work!" she said quickly, "I overslept! I'll make toast! Go go go!"
She then dashed into the kitchen, leaving a wide eyed Legolas in her wake. Had she even noticed him walking in on her? He decided it would be smart to not bring it up and just go get dressed like she had asked. He changed quickly and walked out into the kitchen. There was a smell of burnt toast in the air.
"Burning toast! Shit!" Sophie swore, running to the toaster to save the overly toasted bread.
Legolas just started to laugh, he didn't know why, but he just did, "Hey!" said Sophie, "Are you laughing at me?"
He shook his head, "No! I'm laughing with you."
She smiled, "But I'm not laughing!" she then began to giggle, then full on laughed as well, "Okay! Now I'm laughing!"
The two of them ate their burnt toast, laughing all the while, then headed off to work. It was one of the best breakfasts of his life.
Soooooo ... yeah, short. Sorry! Like I said though, wanted to save other stuffs for another chapter, just thought I needed this one to help explain some stuffs as well as give a chapter in Legolas's point of view. Thank you very much for reading! I hope to see you all again next week! MUCH LOVE! - Kitteh
