Fan Fiction ❯ Fairest Maiden of Imladris ❯ Chapter 3
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By: sailorbluestar 
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.07.2003 | Updated On: 01.12.2003 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 312 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.07.2003 | Updated On: 01.12.2003 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 312 | Status: Completed
Title: Fairest Maiden of Imladris
Author: Sailor Bluestar
Pairing: Elrond/Legolas, Glorfindel/Elrohir, Aragorn/Arwen
Rating: R
Warnings: spoilers to Folly of Starlight (Part 5: When I Give), humor, cross-dressing
Disclaimers: The lovely Lord of the Rings characters belong to J.R.R. Tolkien. Minuial and Brethilas belongs to AC for the Folly of Starlight (which I got permission for).
Archive: Otaku no Honden @ http://ainoanime.cjb.net or http://otakunohonden.cjb.net as well as FanFiction.Net and MediaMiner.Org under Sailor Bluestar. If you want to archive, just ask. I doubt I'd deny you.
~Fairest Maiden of Imladris - Chapter 3~
The day the contestants arrived, servants were bustling, preparing rooms for everyone. The contestants themselves were guaranteed rooms, however the supporters were much more difficult to accommodate. Elladan, as host to the contest, greeted the contestants and supporters. Elrond, Lord of Imladris, host of the location of the contest, stood beside his son to support him when necessary. The contestants were easy to pick out because they were requested to be dressed appropriately for the contest and should be cloaked to not reveal their true identities. They were also requested to have stage names as well. Arwen spotted Gandalf and Gimli in the crowds.
"Are you two not participating?" Arwen asked.
"Nay. Who has ever heard of a woman with a beard? I certainly do not want to shave off my beard." Gandalf informed her.
"Same with me. You elves are fortunate to not grow beards. I suppose it's for this very reason: a contest. 'Tis no wonder why one of your own would find this contest amusing. However, I did request that I be a judge." Gimli added. "Have you seen the others of the fellowship?"
"I did see a bunch of hobbits come in from Shire." Arwen replied, smiling.
"Perhaps Frodo is amongst them." Gandalf stated.
"Perhaps." Arwen replied.
"And what of Legolas? I would think this sort of thing would be to his liking. He is quite fair, even for an elf." Gimli inquired.
"Subjects of Mirkwood did come through, however the royal family themselves have not. They did reply saying that they would come, we shall have to wait." Arwen said. "You mustn't rush them. Perhaps they would like a dashing entrance."
"You elves may have all eternity, but not all of us." Gimli reminded. "Besides, how dashing could they be, especially when one of them poses as a maiden?"
"Indeed." Arwen agreed.
The sound of hoofbeats made many people's heads turn towards the sound. Into Imladris rode the royalty of Mirkwood, the last to show up. They were showed to their rooms and moments later, gathered with the rest of the audience and participants. Lord Elrond and Elrohir were nowhere to be found.
Elladan addressed the crowd, "I welcome you to Rivendell for the contest to see who is the fairest maiden. I would like, at this time, for the participants to tell us their stage names."
One by one, they all told the audience their stage names. The most peculiar was the one representing the royalty of Mirkwood.
"I am Lady Minuial."
Arwen frowned at the name. She knew that Legolas' sister perished and King Thranduil had forbid that name to be mentioned at all. She didn't know what to make of it.
Elladan announced, "The judges will remain anonymous until the very end. The first test for our contestants is to survive dinner as a lady. Judges will keep in mind about the variety of races. After dinner, the judges will give me a sealed envelope secretly and listed will be maidens who are eliminated. Once eliminated, the maidens may either reveal who they truly are, or remain mysterious until the winner is announced. Do you understand contestants?"
They all replied with affirmative. Arwen came up to Elladan and whispered something to him.
Elladan turned to the crowd and said, "It seems that Lord Elrond will not be able to attend the dinner. He is not feeling very well. Let us all go to dinner."
Guests, judges and participants alike sat within the prepared dinning room. The participants performed the task that was set before them without too much hassle. Arwen noticed three participants who are oddly familiar to her. It was as if she knew them personally. She then turned her attention to watch 'Lady Minuial' dine with the grace of a true lady. She pondered how he got to be that good. Unless, it was a woman competing. Looking carefully, Arwen found the pendant Legolas always seemed to wear everywhere, probably even during the fellowship days, be it hidden or in view. Arwen focused her attention to the other participants to guess who they truly are. Arwen thought she saw Celeborn amongst the participants, but she could have been mistaken.
Later, when the dishes were cleared away, Elladan stood up and spoke, "We now have a list of maidens who are eliminated from the contest."
Elladan read off the stage names of those unfortunate, or fortunate, depending on your point of view, maidens who were eliminated. As stated before, they had the opportunity to reveal who they are or wait until the winner is found to announce themselves. Several maidens revealed themselves and where they're from. The rest, chose to wait and see who would be the winner.
Elladan cleared his throat to get everyone's attention, "The next test is to perform in some manner and entertain us. This will be the last test of this day."
One by one, the participants went and performed their piece. Some sang while others played. There were those who dance and those who showed off their fighting abilities. The entertainment was wonderful. Arwen kept sneaking glances at 'Lady Minuial' to see if she should talk to him. Arwen then discarded the thought since she shouldn't be talking with the participants. It would seem like it was rigged for him. At the end of the testing, Elladan once again listed off the maidens who were eliminated. Many of which were the ones who showed off their fighting ability. There were some controversy over whether or not the judging was fair.
Elladan spoke up and reassured the crowd, "The judging was fair, I assure you. We have judges from various races in equal amounts. If the judges do not believe showing off fighting ability is a lady-like thing to do, then so be it. It is the decision of the judges. Tomorrow morning shall be crafting. In the afternoon, you will be in a swim-suit competition."
Many of the competitors gasped at the fact that the males in drag will need to be in swimming attire.
"And in the evening, there will be a masked ball. However, the participants will be unmasked so the judges can judge." Elladan concluded. "Pleasant dreams everyone."
Most participants went to bed to get their 'beauty sleep'. Some of the crowd stayed up to bet on who would win since they didn't really get a chance to once they got introduced to the contestants. Some of the crowd went to enjoy what Imladris, or Rivendell in the common tongue, had to offer. The rest went to bed because some of them have to help the competitors get ready as their personal servants for this affair. Although it really wasn't stated in the rules about having personal servants helping them get ready, the majority of the participants had friends who wanted to help, but wouldn't cross-dress for the world, so Elladan decided that it was fine to have servants. The rest who didn't have servants got them almost immediately.
End Chapter 3
Author: Sailor Bluestar
Pairing: Elrond/Legolas, Glorfindel/Elrohir, Aragorn/Arwen
Rating: R
Warnings: spoilers to Folly of Starlight (Part 5: When I Give), humor, cross-dressing
Disclaimers: The lovely Lord of the Rings characters belong to J.R.R. Tolkien. Minuial and Brethilas belongs to AC for the Folly of Starlight (which I got permission for).
Archive: Otaku no Honden @ http://ainoanime.cjb.net or http://otakunohonden.cjb.net as well as FanFiction.Net and MediaMiner.Org under Sailor Bluestar. If you want to archive, just ask. I doubt I'd deny you.
~Fairest Maiden of Imladris - Chapter 3~
The day the contestants arrived, servants were bustling, preparing rooms for everyone. The contestants themselves were guaranteed rooms, however the supporters were much more difficult to accommodate. Elladan, as host to the contest, greeted the contestants and supporters. Elrond, Lord of Imladris, host of the location of the contest, stood beside his son to support him when necessary. The contestants were easy to pick out because they were requested to be dressed appropriately for the contest and should be cloaked to not reveal their true identities. They were also requested to have stage names as well. Arwen spotted Gandalf and Gimli in the crowds.
"Are you two not participating?" Arwen asked.
"Nay. Who has ever heard of a woman with a beard? I certainly do not want to shave off my beard." Gandalf informed her.
"Same with me. You elves are fortunate to not grow beards. I suppose it's for this very reason: a contest. 'Tis no wonder why one of your own would find this contest amusing. However, I did request that I be a judge." Gimli added. "Have you seen the others of the fellowship?"
"I did see a bunch of hobbits come in from Shire." Arwen replied, smiling.
"Perhaps Frodo is amongst them." Gandalf stated.
"Perhaps." Arwen replied.
"And what of Legolas? I would think this sort of thing would be to his liking. He is quite fair, even for an elf." Gimli inquired.
"Subjects of Mirkwood did come through, however the royal family themselves have not. They did reply saying that they would come, we shall have to wait." Arwen said. "You mustn't rush them. Perhaps they would like a dashing entrance."
"You elves may have all eternity, but not all of us." Gimli reminded. "Besides, how dashing could they be, especially when one of them poses as a maiden?"
"Indeed." Arwen agreed.
The sound of hoofbeats made many people's heads turn towards the sound. Into Imladris rode the royalty of Mirkwood, the last to show up. They were showed to their rooms and moments later, gathered with the rest of the audience and participants. Lord Elrond and Elrohir were nowhere to be found.
Elladan addressed the crowd, "I welcome you to Rivendell for the contest to see who is the fairest maiden. I would like, at this time, for the participants to tell us their stage names."
One by one, they all told the audience their stage names. The most peculiar was the one representing the royalty of Mirkwood.
"I am Lady Minuial."
Arwen frowned at the name. She knew that Legolas' sister perished and King Thranduil had forbid that name to be mentioned at all. She didn't know what to make of it.
Elladan announced, "The judges will remain anonymous until the very end. The first test for our contestants is to survive dinner as a lady. Judges will keep in mind about the variety of races. After dinner, the judges will give me a sealed envelope secretly and listed will be maidens who are eliminated. Once eliminated, the maidens may either reveal who they truly are, or remain mysterious until the winner is announced. Do you understand contestants?"
They all replied with affirmative. Arwen came up to Elladan and whispered something to him.
Elladan turned to the crowd and said, "It seems that Lord Elrond will not be able to attend the dinner. He is not feeling very well. Let us all go to dinner."
Guests, judges and participants alike sat within the prepared dinning room. The participants performed the task that was set before them without too much hassle. Arwen noticed three participants who are oddly familiar to her. It was as if she knew them personally. She then turned her attention to watch 'Lady Minuial' dine with the grace of a true lady. She pondered how he got to be that good. Unless, it was a woman competing. Looking carefully, Arwen found the pendant Legolas always seemed to wear everywhere, probably even during the fellowship days, be it hidden or in view. Arwen focused her attention to the other participants to guess who they truly are. Arwen thought she saw Celeborn amongst the participants, but she could have been mistaken.
Later, when the dishes were cleared away, Elladan stood up and spoke, "We now have a list of maidens who are eliminated from the contest."
Elladan read off the stage names of those unfortunate, or fortunate, depending on your point of view, maidens who were eliminated. As stated before, they had the opportunity to reveal who they are or wait until the winner is found to announce themselves. Several maidens revealed themselves and where they're from. The rest, chose to wait and see who would be the winner.
Elladan cleared his throat to get everyone's attention, "The next test is to perform in some manner and entertain us. This will be the last test of this day."
One by one, the participants went and performed their piece. Some sang while others played. There were those who dance and those who showed off their fighting abilities. The entertainment was wonderful. Arwen kept sneaking glances at 'Lady Minuial' to see if she should talk to him. Arwen then discarded the thought since she shouldn't be talking with the participants. It would seem like it was rigged for him. At the end of the testing, Elladan once again listed off the maidens who were eliminated. Many of which were the ones who showed off their fighting ability. There were some controversy over whether or not the judging was fair.
Elladan spoke up and reassured the crowd, "The judging was fair, I assure you. We have judges from various races in equal amounts. If the judges do not believe showing off fighting ability is a lady-like thing to do, then so be it. It is the decision of the judges. Tomorrow morning shall be crafting. In the afternoon, you will be in a swim-suit competition."
Many of the competitors gasped at the fact that the males in drag will need to be in swimming attire.
"And in the evening, there will be a masked ball. However, the participants will be unmasked so the judges can judge." Elladan concluded. "Pleasant dreams everyone."
Most participants went to bed to get their 'beauty sleep'. Some of the crowd stayed up to bet on who would win since they didn't really get a chance to once they got introduced to the contestants. Some of the crowd went to enjoy what Imladris, or Rivendell in the common tongue, had to offer. The rest went to bed because some of them have to help the competitors get ready as their personal servants for this affair. Although it really wasn't stated in the rules about having personal servants helping them get ready, the majority of the participants had friends who wanted to help, but wouldn't cross-dress for the world, so Elladan decided that it was fine to have servants. The rest who didn't have servants got them almost immediately.
End Chapter 3