LOTR & Hobbit One-Shots

How To Win His Heart

Requested by @dreamblackstar :)

Ship: (OC) Yuki x Legolas

Summary: No one knows you can sing, not even your husband; at least until he catches you.

Song: Love Me by Demi Lovato 

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Yuki wasn't your average she-elf. In fact, her original body wasn't even of an elf; for she had been transported to Middle Earth from our world many years ago. She was known for her bright emerald forest green eyes and long light brown hair that reached her hips, but most of all she was known as the princess of Mirkwood and wife to Legolas Greenleaf.

Currently, she was walking through the vast fauna garden of the kingdom, enjoying the rays of sunshine that was scattered throughout the leaves of the giant maple and oak trees. Legolas had been out on border patrol for orcs and spiders, and she was told to stay behind in case anyone was wounded and needed healing in the medical wing.

The daises brushed her feet and the birds were chattering as she walked, the finches becoming intrigued with the she-elf that strolled through the gardens. Yuki sighed as she flicked back the long piece of hair that had fallen over her shoulders, still a little cross that she wasn't able to attend the border patrol with her husband.

She knew that the guards were posted far enough away that if she called for help they could come, but if she was quiet enough she knew could do what she loved to do most in her spare time; sing. 

She let the words flow through her mind as she opened her mouth, her voice was high and soft like a songbird in spring and was capable of enchanting even the foulest of beasts. But today as she sang, it wasn't any beast that her voice attracted, nor any animal or man.

Oh no, here we go again
Fighting over what I said
I'm sorry, yeah I'm sorry
Bad at love, no, I'm not good at this
But I can't say I'm innocent
Not hardly, but I'm sorry

It echoed through the petals of the flowers and the leaves of the trees, her voice carrying to the guards that stood watch and the curious elf that stood looking from the stairs of the garden, watching her with a spark in his blue eyes.

And all my friends, they know and it's true
I don't know who I am without you
I got it bad, baby; got it bad

Oh, tell me you love me
I need someone on days like this, I do
On days like this oh, tell me you love me
I need someone on days like this, I do
On days like this, I do on days like this
Oh, can you hear my heart say
No, you ain't nobody 'til you got somebody
You ain't nobody 'til you got somebody

His lips were parted and his heart had skipped a beat, he could tell this song was sung just for him. No, he knew it. He wanted to pick her up and spin her around until she laughed merrily, but his feet seemed stuck to the white marble of the stairs and his eyes were glued to the almost ethereal glow of sunlight that filtered around her body as she sang with her eyes closed, her long brown locks slowly swaying in the breeze.

Everything I need is standing in front of me
I know that we will be alright, alright, yeah
Through the ups and downs, baby I'ma stick around
I promise we will be alright, alright

He slowly started to descend the stairs one step at a time, never taking his eyes off of her. Even though it was just a song; he could feel the emotions running through the pitches and pauses she sang, and he didn't want her to ever stop singing.

Oh, tell me you love me
I need someone on days like this, I do
On days like this oh, tell me you love me
I need someone on days like this, I do
On days like this, I do on days like this
Oh, can you hear my heart say
No, you ain't nobody 'til you got somebody
You ain't nobody 'til you got somebody

He was almost near her now, but he stopped in his tracks, knowing that the song had not finished. This song was resonating through his heart and was something only she was capable of doing, and he loved it when he could feel his heart racing from her presence, something he didn't even experience in the chaos of a battle.

Everything I need
Is standing right in front of me
I know that we will be alright, alright, yeah

The last words were like whispers in the wind, and even the birds had gone quiet to hear her music. It was as if the world around them had held their breath to hear the ending, and it was just enough for her to hear the crunch of leaves behind her.

She let out a surprised yelp as her gaze met that of her shocked husband, whose mouth was still slightly ajar from the spirit of her voice. "Legolas melamin! You frightened me! I did not know you had returned from your patrol." She didn't get a response though, as he stepped forward to embrace her into his well-built chest.

"Tanya nae vanima melamin, why haven't you exposed your voice to me? It was as if I had fallen under a spell by the purest of enchantresses." He leaned his head down to place a butterfly kiss on her forehead, Yuki smiling and relaxing her body into his gentle and intimate touch. 

"I suppose I never thought about singing in front of you, I always sing when I feel lonely or bored. But with you Legolas, my heart has never felt lonely." She nuzzled her head into the leather armor he wore, enjoying the distinct smell of the forest and of their room that had sunk into his armor.

He gazed down at her and gently grasped her chin, lifting her fair green eyes to his bright blue orbs. "Yuki... you grow lonely without me and yet it has passed my attention. Please, do not only sing for the moments we are not together, but sing for us my enchantress, you no longer should fear the times we are apart my love." 

She warmly smiled up at him as they shared a tender kiss while entrapped in a hug, the birds singing a song that made the moment even more sweet to the elven couple that embraced under the sunlight. Who knew that a simple song could make a moment into a memory engraved forever into the hearts of the future king and queen.

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Translation Key:

Melamin: My love

Tanya nae vanima: That was beautiful