huge shoutout to horseyyay, thank you soooo much for all your support, I promise I will try to make my chapters longer. (+ if we met we would get on so well ? )
bold italics show the lady's thoughts, there won't be much but just in case .
As soon as Thalion Set eyes on his baby sister on the arm of the march warden he almost choked, he could tell instantly that this was no mere friendship. "Unbelievable, she must really like you March warden, you got her in a dress !" He grinned mischievously but sounded absolutely astounded, he was there was no denying it.
"I've met my match !" Joked Haldir, the look that he got from Lea told him to quit while he was ahead.
"don't they look like a married couple" the lady smiled despite herself, "Especially that look from Lea you gave me that when..." Celeborn began but stopped when Galadriel gave him 'the look'.
"Well then ! You must have had some fight on your hands there my friend," at that point even Thalion stopped his joking, "if looks could kill" he thought.
Thalion continued, " I need to talk to you, both of you." The change in mood put Lea on edge, the walk to her or rather Alassëa's talan was silent.
Once Thalion was settled Lea was forced to ask. "So, what is it you need to talk to us about ?" She resisted the urge to close her eyes and pretend that the whole thing wasn't real. Haldir reached for her hand and squeezed, it would have been a nice gesture, had it not made her nervous and sent tingles through her whole arm "Valar help me." She silently prayed.
Thalion took a deep breathe and prepared himself for the fight to come. "Lea... The whole family will be coming to visit." She didn't speak, she didn't move, she didn't blink, he carried on "I came to tell you, I thought that you would need a prior warning and I want you to forgive me, I told them that they were selfish, that they should have tried to be a family to you and now this is them trying." He swallowed his mouth dry.
With no warning Lea launched herself head first at her brother, he and Haldir had no chance to react it all happened in a flash, she was looming over her brother with furious tears in her eyes and hands ready to grasp his neck.
Haldir was momentarily frozen, never in his life had he been so out of control "she's going to kill him !" he thought but he couldn't do a thing because the next thing he knew she was crying and bundled into his arms.
That night Thalion slept in Haldir's talan, it was safer that way.
After Haldir had carried a hysterical Lea to her bed, she had clung to him as if he was the only thing keeping her in this world he knew that he could not leave her so he held her until she calmed and then fell asleep, he did not mean to fall asleep also but he had no control in his sleep deprived state. That night they both slept peacefully.
The next morning Rumil went to Alassëa's door in search of his missing brother, she answered and pulled him inside by his collar, she was so close that Rumil could feel every curve of Alassëa's body. "Shh, follow me into the bedroom, quietly." She whispered lips close to his ear. Rumil was a notorious flirt and took advantage of the opportunity "If you wanted me in your bed all you had to do was say so, although I don't mind you being rough." He whispered back into her ear seductively although the ever present smirk was still present in his voice. Her only reply was an elbow to his abdomen, he winced not for the physical pain but rather the fact that he always took Alassëa's rejections hard, and there had been many.
The two shuffled through the corridor to the door of Lea's room, they could make out voices, their work here was done so they left the talan to the other couple and went to find Thalion, Rumil knew from past expirience that he was good fun, he and Orophin had made fond pranking memories with the imladris elf.
When Lea woke she could hear his slow, heavy breathing and feel the rise and fall of his chest, she didn't know what to do, she had fallen asleep practically on him but she felt safe encircled in his arms, strange she thought as her heart was still racing. Haldir soon woke up.
"So," he began "are you ready to talk about yesterday?" He asked still holding her to his chest as if protecting her from the truth that was about to test her.
"In short, I love my family but bit has been so long I ... Panicked." She replied.
"Just let it out Lea, I need to know everything or this isn't going to work." He was desperate to know what had hurt her so greatly, but he didn't let it show and passed it off as friendly concern.
"If you really have to know, my nana is a psychopath, my younger sister is better than me in every way through my mothers perspective, I have never met my nephew and I only met my niece as a child, I child I am not ashamed to say that I definitely did not like and the feeling was mutual. My other sister is fake and I think that she hates me, my youngest brother ran away to Mirkwood to escape my parents and my Ada is great, when my mother is not present, you might even like him. Thalion is the only one to ever visit as he is the only one that I ever got on with most of the time."
"Wow," Haldir smiled, "a lot of information."
"I'm sorry." Lea sounded defeated once more, "there is no way that this will be easy, how much time do we have ?"
Haldir grinned, he had an idea to cheer her up a bit, he knew her so well. He would make it a surprise. "For now let's get up, we can worry later." He kissed the top of her head affectionately and the day officially began.
"Their last full day of almost normal life for a while it would seem." She lady smiled mischievously "you know how I love a good romance Celeborn." She added when he looked at her questioningly, "this will include us, life is about to get a lot more ... Colourful"
As requested this chapter is longer, hope you enjoyed it and please review x