Chapter 2 Getting To Know Each Other

I never know why the elves and humans see each other as an enemies but I have to know this before I put the life of my people in danger as a princess, my father or my mother haven't told me or my brother Aragon what causes the the hatred between us and the human, all we hear them say was that humans are full of greed and wickedness, they hate anything that differs from them.

You can't fight them and expect to win them because they are exalted above every living creatures on the universe, we have sophisticated weapons and armor that they have never known but you can't use it against them because they will defeat you with your own weapon.

I once believed that human being are full of greed and wickedness till I meet Arnold, though I just spent some days with him and I can't just trust him because they are full of deception but my heart tells me that I can trust him because of the way he behaves and on many occasions he has saved me from his fellow humans. It's very hard for an elf to develop a feeling or to be in a relationship with someone different from our blood circle but I'm beginning to feel like I have something to settle with Arnold and I believe he has something to share with me because of the way he looks at me anytime I'm with him.

I could have told my father and Mother about this but I'm afraid of what they might think of so I have to keep this to myself.

I walked towards the mirror admiring the new address my mother brought for me, it's a blue dress, with a strands of gold at the collar and at the edge, it's very revealing but I love it that way, I have to wear this to see Arnold and see his reaction, I stocked up my arrow sack with many arrows and with my bow on my hand, I had my golden heels on, having my whole body adorned with my silver and golden jewels.

I walked down the stairs which leads to the main hall of the palace, I can see so many people at the long table eating and drinking, this means that the elders of the seven kingdom of the elves has come to say thank you to my father for promising to sponsor all their soldiers with his resources due to the predicted war that could break out between humans, the elves and the dragon warriors in the future.

I take another route to avoid been called back by my father. I walked through the darkest part of the castle and immediately I came out of the dark tunnel, I bumped into my father's arms, I wanted to run but he called me back.

"Alena, what are you up to?, where are you going dressed up like this, you should be at the palace to welcome our guest"

"Your majesty, I want to go for hunting, it's so boring in here,"

he looked at me very close in the face and frown his face; "Alena you are full of surprises, you are the one that forbid hunting but now, you're going for it." He comes very close again brought his mouth to my ear, " Are you sure that you are not up to something that could end our lives dear princess?" Aragon interrupted him from behind as he taped his back, "your majesty, your presence is needed at the hall now," he looked back at Aragon and smiled, "okay my dear". He walked towards the stairs that leads to the hall and then stop and looked back at me .

"My dear, when going please let the guards follow you or rather go with your brother Aragon for the sake of safety and remember, human being are not to be trusted avoid them and be safe".

Aragon look at me and laughed so hard, "Alena, where are you going dressed like this?" I felt embarrassed with his hard laughter and turned to leave but he held me tight at the shoulder, I tried to take his hands off me but could not, "dear sister you need to tell me where you are going okay," I stared very hard at him but that doesn't bother him at all "Aragon let me be, I'm not going anywhere". "Alena, you can't tell me that and expect me to believe you when you have bow at your hand".

"okay, fine I'm going out to hunt,"

" you can't lie to me okay, you are going to see a human, I can't stop you from going, it's because you trust him that is why you're going there but you have to be careful once you step out there, now go before father comes out".

I left the house having double mind, I have been warned by my father not to go out and if anything happens he won't be happy with me.

I saw Arnold not very far from the place I was standing, he looked worried as he walked towards me, he looked at me trying to smile but could not, I noticed that he had a blood stain on his left hand, maybe he have sustained it during his hunting expedition.

Just as expected, his facial expressions changes immediately he saw my dress. He stares at me very awkwardly, his eyes run around me twice before he starts getting closer to me, I wanted to move away from him but his hands are already around my waist and he brought his face very close to mine and looked into my eyes, I was so afraid of him because I can feel his body shaking and his breath becoming more hot and noisy. He let go of my body immediately as if he has seen something strange in me.

He moved backwards with his face down on the floor covering it with his hands.

"I'm very sorry Alena, I never wanted to make you feel uncomfortable whenever you are with me but I can't control myself whenever I see your beautiful face and smooth body, I'm just sorry it won't happen again believe me."

It was hard thinking about how he always turn off immediately after looking into my eyes. Sometimes, I think he does that because I wasn't a human like him or their tradition forbid them mating with elves just like mine does but I never new he was trying not to betray my trust in him.

After this, we sat down with each other discussing, I just realized that Arnold was a harmless human being that talks alot and loves asking questions about things he really don't know about.

"Alena, they are things I really want to know about you and I will be very happy if you can tell me the truth" I looked at him with a mixed feeling, I know that he noticed this because of the way he moved his head.

"Alena you need to trust me very well okay, I'm very harmless and your secret can be more safe with me than you can imagine, I know that you've been told never to believe a human but sometimes, you need to try that one thing you have been told not to do because your happiness might be there"

"Arnold, why are you so friendly with me unlike your kind?"

"It's because...l love you so much, yes I know it might sound so weird to you but that is the truth."

His words sounded very crazy to my ears, I can't help but smile and laugh to it.

"Arnold you know it's very impossible to love me because of our differences, your love and mine are just like two straight lines that can never meet each other no matter their closeness" He used his hands to close my mouth, I felt his soft hands more that before, his closeness to me made me feel very much uncomfortable. He brought his face very close to me looking into my eyes, I thought he could back out soon but he pushed forward till his lips touches mine.

I felt like I was going deep into a cold hole as his soft tongue clicked to mine, I closed my eyes as he advanced more with his lips, I can see the sudden change at the environment because every tree around us became still as a green smoke wrapped around us, his eyes were closed to notice this. Just when I wanted more of his lips, he pulled off.

He looked at me passionately, licking his lips "You see, nothing happened, love knew no bond, there's no difference between us all... the difference is that elves knows how to use bows and arrows and humans knew how to use sword......and your lips taste good"

I couldn't help but laugh at him as he keeps licking his lips. "Arnold, that is not the taste of my lips, it's the taste of the make up I rubbed on them"

He frown his face for a moment, looking at me sheepishly, "well, the taste is good, I will like to have some if you have it here"

"no, its for Ladies only",

"Tell me, how did you go back home yesterday?, you just waved at me and disappeared to the air, how do you do that?

"I didn't disappear, I camouflaged, so that you can go then I go back home. My home is very deep inside the bamboo forest but its invincible to the eyes of a mortal human.

"I will come to see your family someday"

"don't try it Arnold, aren't you afraid?'

" I have done something worst than that, so I'm not afraid at all" I can see that the he is very mean and fearless and I'm very happy that I haven't showed him the place or even teach him the magic word to unlock the invincible gate.

"Alena when will you come to visit me?" This is very crazy to think about. "I can't visit you because my father won't allow me to and the fact that I trust you doesn't mean I can trust any of your family okay"

"okay but first, I don't have a family, I live alone at the cornfield very far from the village so there's nothing to be afraid of"

"you live alone at the cornfield very far from the village, why?"

"very simple, it's because I'm an orphan and I have no relatives but I have a bunch of friends that comes around once in a while"

"Arnold, I have to go now, my father will be looking for me now,"

"okay, but when will you visit me then?" I looked at his innocent face as he smiles to me, I never wanted to give him a date because I know my father will never allow me to go out after today because I have disobeyed him.

"Arnold, I don't know but I will try to visit you in four days time from now and if I failed to come please don't be angry with me because my movement is sometimes restricted by my parent"

"seems like you are a princess"

I looked at him, he seems to be an intelligent person. He comes closer to me with his forehead pressing against mine, I thought he wanted to kiss me again, I closed my eyes but opened them again as I felt some of my necklace been removed from my neck.

"Alena I will keep this and you keep mine" he brought out a silver necklace and gave to me.

"No Arnold, the necklace is very special to me and my family please give it back to me"

"No I won't give it back, the one I gave you is my mother's own, she gave it to me before she died, she said that I should give it to the woman I will love to spend my life with and I think you are the one"

I smiled at him before jumping to the trees. "See you later Alena,.