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Legolas' Sweetheart

Chapter 8

A week came and left. Lindariel tried to avoid the determined Legolas, but it seemed that where ever she went, he was there. Lindariel was still embarrassed from that dinner. Not only was he about to kiss her but that night they found out that their engagement was still on, and they got all the details. Lindariel smiled and nodded during the explanation but she dreaded every second of it. She was to leave Lothlorien? How long? She could not bear thinking that she would be leaving all that she ever knew… and loved.

She was so deep in thought that she did not notice she was not alone. "Lindariel?" The voice said.

Lindariel turned around and saw Legolas. She looked all around to see if she could get out be she was out of luck. She was cornered. "Legolas," she said, keeping her tone balanced. "How do you fair this evening?"

"You've been ignoring me," he said with out hesitation.

Lindariel was taken aback. "What is your question?"

"Why have you been ignoring me? Did I do something?" He stepped closer to Lindariel. "Becuase if I have please tell me so, I will not do it again." He carressed her cheek. She looked into those endless eyes of blue. She tore her eyes way from his.

"Legolas please," she said stepping away from him. "You have not done anything. I just don't have anything to say to you."

"Is this how it's going to be every day when we're married?" He was angry and frustrated.

"What do you mean?"

"This," he said practically yelling. "You, rejecting everything I do to you. Not looking me in the eyes and even when you do you tear away seconds later. We're going to be together whether you like it or not!"

"Legolas," she said. She was getting angry as well. "It's not like you wanted it anymore than I did though."

"Yes, but at least I'm trying to make this work. We'll be married by the end of this month."

"So soon?" Lindariel was very surprised. She did not know that it would be that easy to plan a wedding.

"When we left Mirkwood," Legolas started. "My mother was already sending outinvitations and getting the evening meal prepared as well."

Lindariel fell into the bench beside them. "That soon?"

Legolas sat beside her. "You know it might not be that bad. I'm charming and handsome and you're ignorant and stubborn. We'll be great together." Lindariel smiled.

"I'm just going to miss Lorien so much. This is my home Legolas, they are my people."

Legolas covered his hand over hers. "You know, in Mirkwood it is not so bad. You will learn to like everyone and...you'll also have me."

"Thank you Legolas."

"I must be going. I need to pack. We areleaving in two days." He stood up and bowed to Lindariel. She then to stood up and curtised. He walked away.

Lindariel continued her walk down the path. Still in deep thinking when she heard footsteps from behind her. She saw Legolas.

"Legolas what are you..." But before she could finished he grabbed her head and kissed her with such force, such passion that she thought she might burst.

He let go of her. "That was your punishment for ignoring me for no good reason." Then he ran away leaving her speechless and confuised.

'Why did I kiss her?' Legolas thought. 'She must hate me.I was getting somewhere with her too, but the way she talked and smiled I wanted to kiss her very much.'

Legolassat down on his comfy bed in his talan thinking about what he did to Lindariel. What was he going to do? He was interrupted by a knocking on his door.

"Come in," said Legolas. Eruaran walked in.

"Hello Legolas I just wanted to ask you if you wanted to... are you alright?" Eruaran looked at his friend worriedly.

Legolas sat up. "Yes I'm fine. What is it that you want to ask me?"

"Oh, I just wanted to know if you wanted to go to thearchery fields."

"That would be wonderful." They both headed to where the training fields were. There they saw Haldir and his two brothers.

"Why did you want to come here?" Legolas asked as he was positoning himself up to shoot his first arrow.

"Just thought it would go your mind off of things and we could have fun just like the old days." Eruaran answered as he shot his first arrow and missed thecenter by mere inches.

Legolas shot and hit it right on the dot. "We can still have fun even when I'm married."

Eruaran smirked. "That's what you think. Did you forget what happened when I tied the knot?"

"Oh, how could I forget. Instead of coming with me to the river you had to stay back to eat supper. Before, you didn't have to eat with Eleniel." Legolas started laughing. "So much for the man being in charge. She had you hooked."

"Trust me, your freedom is limited when you're married," Eruaran said ignoring Legolas.

Rumil and Orophin came up behind Legolas. "My Prince, he forgets to tell you the benefitsof marriage," Rumil said.

"Yes, you get to be with the woman that will love you forever," said Orophin.

"You are right, but the only problem is that what if she doesn't love you back? As you can see my friends, she is not at all interested in me," Legolas replied.

"She'll come around. Trust me she seems stubborn now but she has a heart of gold. We're all going to miss her when she leaves," Rumil said sadly.

"Believe me you have no idea," Haldir said walking behind Rumil. "But I think we shouldn't talk about her when she is not around. Don't you agree Prince Legolas?"

"Yes you do have a point." Haldir smiled and started walking back. "Haldir are you a swordsman?" Legolas asked.

Haldir turned back around. "I think I am fairly well at it. Why?"

"Would you like to give it a go?" Legolas had no idea why he was challenging Haldir, but he was bored and wanted to do something interesting.

Haldir looked startled. "I cannot fight you. You are the Prince of Mirkwood, I could get in serious trouble."

Legolas sighed. "Very well, I order you to fight me."

Haldir smiled. "Very well my Prince. But you must accept the rules first. You disarm only."

"I accept." Both Haldir and Legolas drew theirswords, bowed, and waited for the first blow.