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The Double Edge Romance

Chapter 17

Lindariel stood at the door of the library looking stunned at what her eyes were seeing. A wave of emotion went through her. She felt pain, sadness, betrayal, and anger. Legolas and Vanya looked at her. Vanya was smiling and Legolas looked just as suprised as Lindariel was.

"Lindariel, I can explain," said Legolas. Lindariel did not wait to listen before running away. She ran to their room and locked the door behind her. She heard Legolas pounding on the door begging her to open it.

"Miss, is something wrong?" Raina appeared from the bathroom. Lindariel ran to her and cried in her arms. The puzzled Raina just gently stroked her hair as she cried.

Legolas gave up on trying to get Lindariel to open the door. He screwed up big time and he knew it. He never wanted anything like this to happen. All he wanted was a good relationship with his wife, but he didn't think that Lindariel would forgive him for this. He knew he couldn't forgive himself right now.

Raina came out of Lindariel and Legolas' bedroom. Legolas stood up. "How is she?"

Raina gave him a stern look. "I don't know what you have done, my Prince, but whatever it is I would advise that you do not go in there. She is very upset."

"She didn't tell you?" He was surprised. He would have thought that she would tell.

"Of course she didn't tell me and I don't think I want to know." She touched Legolas' shoulder. "Whatever you did Prince Legolas, I think you meant no harm. That elleth really loves you. No matter what she says, she loves you and cares for you. You should go talk to her." Raina then left leaving Legolas alone.

Legolas slipped into his room quietly, not letting Lindariel hear him. She was sobbing on the bed, tears sliding off her face and falling to the green coverlets. Legolas felt his heart break into a million pieces seeing what pain he had caused her. Lindariel looked up.

"What are you doing here?" She said angrily. "I never want to see your face again!"

"Lindariel, I'm so sorry. I didn't kiss her! It was nothing of my chosing, she embraced me without warning!" He was begging for her forgiveness and Lindariel was not going to be merciful.

"Legolas you LET her kiss you! Thats the problem. You didn't stop her!" She threw a pillow at him. She cursed that there wasn't anything harder to throw at him.

"I'm sure that I'm not the only one you ever kissed."

"What do you mean?"

"What about Haldir?" He said. "You two were in love weren't you?"

"Yes, we were, but I never kissed him while we were married!" She yelled. "Besides," she went on, "My heart no longer belongs to Haldir, not since I met you!"

Legolas was puzzled. She hated him. "What do you mean?"

"After the wedding and our wedding night I saw a different side of you. The caring side of you. Hating you wasn't working out because everyone spoke so well of you." She paused and looked at Legolas. "But after today, I don't know if I want to even be your wife anymore."

"So you love me?" He asked, completely forgetting the last statement.

"Yes Legolas, I love you and I want to spend all of my days with you. I want to have children with you and I want to be at your side when you are sick or wounded. I can not imagine my life without you. There, are you happy?"

Legolas smiled. "Yes, I am very happy." He grabbed her and kissed her.

Lindariel stopped the kiss. "Wait, you are not getting off that easy. You still kissed her."

"She kissed me!" He yelled.

"Did you like it?" She asked.

"No, it was feelingless. I felt nothing, I only want to kiss you for the rest of my life," he said.

Lindariel looked satisfied. "Good. That is what I wanted to hear. Why were you with her anyways?"

"I was looking for you to see if you wanted to have lunch together," he said.

"I ate with Fealwen," she said.

"I know," Legolas said and he gathered her up in his arms and kissed her brow. "I'm so glad that you and Fealwen are becoming friends. I really think you're going to fit in well here in Mirkwood."

"I do to Legolas," said Lindariel. "I must admit I'mmaking more friends here then I ever didin Lorien."

He kissed her and this time she didn't object. The kiss seemed to go on forever and neither of them minded it one bit. When the kiss did end both were out of breath. "You are the most amazing elleth I have ever met."

"And you are the most amazing ellon I have ever met," she said. "You are also the most confusing too."

He laughed and they went to the garden to talk and enjoy the beauty around them.

For weeks all they was spend time together. Many people were very confused at this. The most unlikely couple actually were compatablewith each other. But the most confused one was Vanya. She had tried so hard to destroy this relationship and all she did was bring it closer together. Nobody ever knew what happened between Vanya and Legolas. Legolas and Lindariel were the happiest people anybody could ever meet and it seemed that they would never be able to split apart, until one day.

I know, its really short but now I'm getting to the really good stuff. I'm writing the 18 chapter as we speak so don't give up me!