I belong somewhere else (Thranduil/Legolas fanfic)

Chapter 13: Let's get drunk!

(Esmee's POV)

I knocked on the door of Thranduil's study. He wanted to see Femke and me. "Come in!" Thranduil said from the other side of the door. I opened it and Femke and I walked in. "Ah, girls. Thank you for coming." "You wanted to speak with us?" Femke asked. "Yes, I do. Please sit down." Thranduil gestured towards the two chairs in front of his desk and we sat down. "We haven't had a really great start. I suggest that it might be better if you do not stay here." He began. "We agree." I said. "What if you leave the day after tomorrow? You can rest after the feast and we won't have to be around each other for too long." Thranduil suggested. I looked at Femke and she nodded. "I think that's a good idea." She said and Thranduil nodded. "Okay, that's settled then."

Femke and I left the room. "Where will we go?" I asked. "Back to Joriam and Beorn of course." Femke said. "What if they don't want us back?" I asked and Femke looked at me. "Don't be ridiculous!" Femke said. "I'm just saying! Maybe they're happy we left."

Femke knocked on Linde's door and she opened it for us. "Hey, come in!" She said smiling brightly. Noa and Legolas were sitting at the table in her room. "Hey guys!" Noa said greeting us. We all gathered around the table. Linde had grabbed a deck of cards. "Okay, Legolas we'll explain how to play this game and then you can just play with one of us until you understand, okay?" Linde asked and Legolas nodded. We explained the game and then we started playing. Linde was helping Legolas and we played a few games. "This is actually a lot of fun." Legolas said, now playing on his own. We played to game until it was late in the afternoon.

"When is your dress ready?" Noa asked Femke. "It should be almost finished. I can get it before the feast starts." Femke answered and Noa nodded. "So what are we going to do now?" I asked and everyone shrugged. "We could always--" Legolas began but Linde cut him off. "We already trained this morning." She said placing her head in her hands. "Maybe we could--" I said. "No! I don't want to walk!" Femke interrupted me. "We could ride--" "Linde, please leave the horses alone for once." Legolas said before Linde could finish. "If we really don't have anything to do then--" "Noa! Thranduil is too busy! He doesn't need any help!" I exclaimed and we all sighed. We all sat there in total silence just staring at nothing. "Why don't we just do what we want to do ourselves? I mean do we really have to do it together?" Femke asked. "You're right." Linde said and she stood up. "Esmee, want to join me on a walk? I'll take my horse with me." Linde asked and I nodded. "Sure, why not?"

Linde and I walked to the stables. Linde petted the nose of her horse. She had called him Loki because the horse was entirely black and quite a mischievous horse . Noa had called her horse Ronan because her horse looks very strong and so does Ronan. Noa also has a black horse. Linde took Loki out of his pen and we walked into the forest. "Refreshing isn't it?" I asked and Linde nodded. "Yeah, I guess so."

"Why are we so bored all of the sudden?" I asked and Linde looked at me. "Because we're pretty much waiting for the feast, smart ass." She said. "What are you going to wear?" I asked. "I dunno, clothes, a dress I guess." Linde replied and I nodded. "What do you think we'll do tonight?" I asked. "Probably get drunk, like very drunk." Linde said and I laughed. "Probably."

And with probably I mean a 100% sure... We're really grown up, I know. We made a little walk through the forest and returned. "Okay, we have to get ready now." Linde said and I nodded. "I'll see you later!" I said and ran to my room. I grabbed the dress I was going to wear. It was lilac and quite long. The sleeves reached to my elbows. I let my hair hang loose. Normally it is in a ponytail because my hair is curly but also a bit frizzy. I grabbed the front parts of my hair and put them in a small ponytail. I looked in the mirror and inspected myself. "Should be fine." I said to myself and someone knocked on my door. I opened it and a guard stood in front of me. "I am here to escort you to the feast, My Lady." He said and we walked out my room.