Chapter 6: Songs and Food

When the two girls calmed down from their little laughing outburst after Pippin's comment, Elrond told them that tonight will be the farewell Dinner and that they had to come in gowns, much to Dasha's displeasure (she did try to argue but Elrond's glare has its uses). They began to walk out of the clearing when suddenly the Prince of Mirkwood walked up to them.

"My Lady, would you do me the honor of telling me your name?" he was looking at Nora the entire time and Dasha decided to back out slightly, Let them have their moment! She has been crushing on him since forever! She thought leaning on the entrance arch. Soon Nora came back with a very goofy expression on her face, she walked up to Dasha twirling a lock of hair and releasing a slight giggle. Dasha slapped her across the face and watched as the dreamy expression disappeared.

"I needed that didn't I?"

"A-ha."

"Right, let's go get ready for dinner," muttered Nora.

They walked back to their room in relative silence until Nora noticed the smirk on Dasha's face. "What?"

"Nothing," answered the blonde her smirk broadening.

"Nothing my ass! Spill!"

"You and Legolas!" finally shrieked the blonde girl running into their room and jumping on her bed, leaving her friend to close the door and glare.

"There is nothing… He simply asked my name and whether I was coming to the dinner tonight…" she mumbled.

"Sure he did," the smirk still firmly placed on Dasha's face but Nora knew it was hopeless to convince her of anything, "Hey, I'm only happy for ya! You are turning into a real Mary-Sue, falling into Middle Earth and finding your second half in the Prince of Mirkwood!" Dasha batted her eyelashes at the last part shrieking as she noticed that Nora had lunged herself at her.

"Don't you ever say that again! Or I swear I will tell people of your crush on Aragorn," the last part was hissed into the blonde's ears and she immediately stopped laughing narrowing her eyes.

"You wouldn't dare, plus no one would believe you. And the crush is non-existent now…" she mumbled lowering her eyes and getting up from the bed walking towards the balcony.

"What did you say?" Nora was shocked at her friend's behavior, she knew that Dasha liked Aragorn as much as her little sister did. I think that's it… He reminds her of Sofia. Realization hit her and she came up to her friend and hugged her.

"I miss her Nora… I miss her so much!" the blonde muttered hugging her friend back, "I just don't think it's fair! She should be here as well, not dead! She was so small… Ah, fuck it!" she released her friend scolding her face back into that mask of indifference the Nora knew too well.

"Let's go get some dresses for this dinner?" she asked laughing as she heard the groan from the blonde.

"Damn it… Why dresses? I swear next thing we know, we will end up spending a romantic dinner with 'Ai ai, a Balrog!' and the other with Boromir or Frodo!" she then paused, "Eww, bad image!" (AN! the 'ai ai a Balrog' is from the book. Legolas says it in Moria XD ya I died reading that XD)

Nora laughed, "It's all you fault hun!"

"Fuck you…" Nora simply laughed at that. They spent the rest of the afternoon trying to pick out gowns. Nora found a beautiful emerald gown that contrasted well with her pale skin and hair, which she decided to keep up with some loose curls falling here and there framing her face perfectly.

Dasha however was a different matter. She kept picking the most plain dresses there causing her friend to quickly get annoyed, "Dude! Seriously! Can't you wear at least something not grey?"

"Show my something good and I will! They are all so girly! I. Want. Pants!" screamed her blonde friend back. Nora huffed and walked over to the wardrobe and after about 15 more minutes of searching found something that might be to her friend's tastes.

"Here!" she threw it at Dasha and the other huffed in annoyance and stalked towards the bathroom to put it on. She came out and walked towards the mirror where she seemed to freeze in shock, "That…" whatever Nora was about to say died in her mouth as she saw her friend.

Dasha stood in front of the mirror in a blood red dress. It had a loose corset and the black embroidery on it only made the girl look slimmer. Her blonde hair was flowing gently down her back and seemed to stand out on the bloody fabric. She made two small braids using the hair right underneath her ears, and tied the braids behind her head with a piece of black velvet.

"Great I look like a girl…" she muttered looking at the mirror. It's true, she did like the dress but she hated wearing them. They made her feel slightly caged, and the corset definitely did not help.

"Dasha you look great!" finally said Nora as she stumbled out of her little shock. In fact, both the girls look beautiful. The blonde turned towards her emerald clad friend and nodding in thanks walked towards the door.

"C'mon we need to hurry up before Merry and Pippin get there, they'll eat everything in a second!" the two laughed and exited their room. Imladris seemed even more beautiful now that twilight reached its lands covering everything in soft shadows. The girls couldn't help but admire the beauty and calm around them as they made their way quietly towards the dining hall.

"Do you really think he might like me?" Nora's voice startled Dasha and the girl nearly jumped.

"Umm, I guess so. You certainly intrigued him. Otherwise why would he walk up to us today just to ask your name?" she said in a voice that sounded slightly mumbled together and indifferent.

"Please, Edward did the same thing— Did I just compare Legolas to Edward?" the girl stood frozen in shock and Dasha burst out laughing. Edward was a guy in their class that resembled a toothpick and wore the same hair cut as his mother. He was annoying, gross, ugly, horribly mean, and stupid. And as Nora's luck would have it, had a huge crush on her asking her to prom and after she rejected him, he made up that they were dating and he dumped her. So yeah, comparison of the aforementioned boy and Legolas was weird indeed.

Dasha seemed to clam herself just as they neared the carved double doors. All of a sudden the two girls remembered that they did not have breakfast or lunch and they're stomachs agreed that they lacked food. They opened the doors to a beautiful sight of various foods set out on the tables, and the most delicious scent filling the air. They were led by a servant girl (that was at least a thousand years older) towards the table at which all of the Fellowship's members were present. They sat together with Frodo on Dasha's side and Gandalf on Nora's.

This made Dasha smirk slightly, If we are to follow the typical Mary-Sue path then Nora will end up with Gandalf! And I with Frodo… Oh shit... She gulped quietly and turned towards her friend who, by the look on her face, came to the same conclusion.

"Lady Dasha?" she turned to see Frodo looking up at her, At least I get the one with the pretty blue eyes.

"Just Dasha will do Master Baggins," she smiled slightly at the hobbit. They were all waiting for Lord Elrond to arrive so as to begin their dinner.

"In that case call me Frodo," smiled the hobbit but then his expression grew curious. "Would you tell me of your homeland?"

"Uhh… Well, as you probably heard we aren't from this world…" she trailed off slightly looking for a change in Frodo's expression. The hobbit however remained curious but his eyes widened slightly with excitement that made her smile slightly. "So, we lived in a country called Nepal. It is considered to be the 'Top of the World' and pretty much has nothing but mountains. It's beautiful but freakin' boring to live in! I swear… if it wasn't for school I would've died," she trailed off noticing the confused look on the hobbit's face.

"What do you mean by school?"

"Uh… It's somewhere where scholars teach you how to read, write, read maps, alchemy, etc. Me and Nora come from different places though. She is from countries called Switzerland, Romania and Italy, while I am from Ukraine. Or what is left of Ukraine anyways… All the places are beautiful even though Ukraine is going through some shitty times," at this she had a sneer on her face, however it was not directed at the hobbit. Nora noticing this was about to change subject when Boromir asked the question.

"What of your families? Surely they will be worried about you."

Dasha's face held a smirk and her eyes turned ice cold, Oh no… I know that face, she is going to- Nora didn't get to finish her thought. "They won't be worried. I know that for sure," Well that went better than I thought it would! thought Nora, but as it goes Boromir had to ask another question.

"What kind of parent doesn't care for their child?" he gave them a bewildered look.

"The dead kind," Dasha wasn't smirking anymore, her eyes were hard set and she stared at Boromir with defiance as if daring him to say something.

"Forgive me my Lady, I did not mean to cause you harm by asking that question," he lowered his head and Dasha simply shrugged.

"No harm done…" it was the truth. The girls got over their loss relatively easily, not to say that they didn't accasionally mourn over their loss, but they just weren't once to cry over spilt milk.

After that the dinner went on without any events. Dasha told Frodo more about Earth and Nora stole glances at the certain Prince of Mirkwood, who intern did the same without the other knowing. Dasha noticed, and almost the entire time fought a smile that threatened to escape.

"Friends!" Elrond's clear voice rang out through the dining hall and everyone stopped to listen. "It is time to finish with the dinner and move into the Hall of Fire for song and dance!"

As soon as he finished everyone shuffled out of the room outside and into a new hall. It was warmly lit from a huge fire place and had an open balcony right opposite. Nora and Dasha went off to the side of the room waiting for the songs to begin. When the music started they saw Aragorn and Arwen come towards the dance floor and begin a slow dance.

"Hey remember 10th grade prom?" asked Dasha looking at the couple in front of them.

"The Lilly Edward incident? With the 'Where should I hold you?'" Nora inquired and after a nod from Dasha began to laugh. Indeed it was a funny picture, their friend with the stick and him asking her just where should he hold her and how.

"You know… Arwen and Aragorn are so much better than anything I have read or seen before," Nora began, "Take Romeo and Juliet for example, they were pathetic! I mean c'mon!"

"I know, who the fuck kills themselves after spending, what was it? 5 days together?" Dasha said with an exasperated sign. Out of all the love stories, Twilight and Romeo and Juliet were her least favorite.

"I know… But don't you-"

"Lady Nora?" She turned at the sudden interruption and glanced into the blue eyes of Legolas. Inclining her head slightly in greeting and fighting a blush she looked at him questioningly. The elf seemed relaxed but there was something in his eyes that almost made Dasha laugh, Who knew that elves would be so worried? Or nervous for that matter?

"Would you do me the honor of dancing?" at his words Nora's face seemed to light up and she nodded again accepting his outstretched hand, and only turning once to grin at her friend. Dasha grinned back at Nora and turned towards the balcony. Hehe, she gets her Mary-Sue love after all! Or at least I hope so…

The sun has completely sunk on Arda leaving the moon in its wake. It was not a fool moon, yet it was large and illuminated everything in a soft, silvery glow. The trees and streams of Imladris all seemed to shine as the wind blew by, creating a beautiful symphony. The 'party' going on behind her was almost forgotten as she leaned over the banister inhaling the night air and closing her eyes letting the wind blow around her face and play with her open hair.

"Enjoying yourself?" she turned fast nearly falling over but grasping the rail just in time. Looking up she saw none other than Boromir.

"Ah, it is you. I was until I was interrupted by some piece of shit," she had her smirk back in place and turned to face the outside of Imladris once again, hoping that the man would leave.

"Such foul language coming out of a lady's mouth!" he said in mock horror leaning his back on the banister giving him a clear view of Dasha's face. She smiled slightly enjoying the man's company, Even though he is very irritating! Wait, ENJOYING? She added in her head while turning to look at the gondorian.

"Forgive me, but I do not see a Lady here," smirked the blonde. She was about to walk away when she saw a change in his face: the amused and mocking expressions were gone, and they were replaced by something serious and almost sad. What's his problem? She thought raising an eyebrow at the man in front of her.

"Would you like to dance?"

To say that Dasha was shocked would be an understatement, Wow, asking me to a dance makes him sad?. The girl was stunned, she however nodded and took the outstretched hand walking back towards the dance floor. The tune that played was slow-ish and she noticed her friend dancing with Legolas a little ways off. They met gazes and Nora raised her eyebrow at Dasha and her dancing partner. It was no secret that Boromir was one of Dasha's least favorite characters. We'll see if that changes, thought Nora with an inward smirk.

"I… You look beautiful in this dress," said Boromir looking at Dasha, Talk about awkward! Luckily for her she didn't have to raise her head high to look at him, only a little.

"Thank you. I was forced to wear a dress, so I thought might as well make it worthwhile," she grinned up at the man.

"You should wear them more often you know?" he said a slight smirk playing at the corners of his mouth. Dasha laughed and shook her head. At last the song came to an end and the two separated.

"It was fun, see ya around!" the blonde smiled and walked off but not before receiving a kiss on her hand from Boromir. Holy fuck! Did that just happen? Nt me please, anyone bt me! Shit… It had to be me! Argh!..

"So Dasha," she spun around to see Nora with a quiet suggestive look on her face, Oh no… "How was your night?"

"Oh cut it out! It was just a dance!" she muttered in return to her friend, then adopting a smirk of her own, "You on the other hand seemed to enjoy your friendly dances a lot!"

"Shut it…" mumbled Nora feeling slightly embarrassed yet very happy at the same time. Dasha threw her head back and laughed, then putting her hand behind the other girl's shoulders led the two in a form of a drunken one-armed hug back to their room.

"Admit it! We both had a great time, even though the finale was slightly- nah, scratch that, very awcward for me," said Dasha as they passed the final set of stairs before their room's door. Nora released a laugh and shaking her head went towards the bathroom to change into her night clothes. She did indeed have a great time. She and Legolas talked about many things, one of which to her amusement was Dasha's 'Use of foul language'. All the while dancing to the various songs and melodies played.

When she saw her friend step onto the dance floor with none other than Boromir himself, she was surprised to say the least, I thought she hated that guy! Honestly, he is nice… and I did always feel bad for Faramir that he had to lose his brother, maybe we'll be able to save him like they did in fanfics? The girl's thoughts swirled in her head confusing her and lightning up her mood at the same time.

She walked out of the bathroom to see Dasha already asleep on the bed, one arm under the pillow and the other near her face. If it wasn't for the messed up hair and her drooling, she would have made a perfect picture right now. The girl laughed quietly to herself as she climbed into her own bed.

For the next 30 minutes she attempted to sleep but failed quite miserably. Ah, forget it, she thought angrily climbing out of the bed and walking onto the open balcony. The moon outside was bright but slightly covered with clouds, creating a silver mist around it. The sounds were very much the same as before: slight rustling of leaves, the twinkling of a nearby stream, and a soft song of a restless elf.

She sighed closing her eyes and marveling at the feeling of the air around her, It aint like this back home… she thought. She doesn't know for how long has she been standing like that, but after what seemed like ages she began to get wary so she entered back into their room and laid back on her bed. Closing her eyes she finally drifted into a dream with chocolate cake, coke, and (surprisingly) men. Yes she woke up in the morning quiet disturbed.

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