Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters here, except for Lunorion and Avasaiel, who I made up.
Angel-chan: Please note: I've never read the book before (just seen the movie), so keep in mind that it might not be entirely accurate, but I'm gonna try. If there are some things a bit off, I apologize!
Anyways, Legolas finds a human child, and decides to take it in and raise it. This probably takes place before the War of the Ring. If you like it, please review. If you don't like it, then don't bother... NO flames, please! This is my first attempt to try writing another type of story other than humour. Be gentle. It may become a bit angsty later on... NOT A LEGOLAS ROMANCE!!! They're just really close friends! Even if I DID like romances, I wouldn't be good at writing one.
Mortal Friend, Immortal Friendship
Legolas sat upon the branch of his favourite tree, staring at the sky. He leaned against the bough of the tree and sighed. The sky was clear, with no clouds in the sky at all. He loved staring into the blue, clear sky.
"Legolas! Come down from there!" a voice came from just below the tree.
Legolas looked down to see an Elf with blond hair, just like his own, but had green eyes instead of Legolas' sky blue. "Ah, Lunorion. How fare you?" he asked his brother*.
Lunorion, Legolas' older brother, sighed. "Have you decided to lounge around by the trees again? Did you not hear the message?"
"What message?" Legolas straightened up.
"There was an Orc attack in a nearby village known as Carthiel**."
"An elven village?"
"A human village."
"And what of it?"
"Father wishes to send us to investigate. To find any survivors, and to make sure that all the Orcs have gone so they will not invade Mirkwood."
"When does Father want us to leave?"
"As soon as possible. Now hurry, Brother!"
Legolas sighed as he reluctantly jumped down from the tree and landed right in front of his brother. With that, they gathered a few elven soldiers, saddled some horses, and were off.
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The Elves eventually made their way to the human village. The village was most certainly mercilessly massacred. Most of the houses had been burnt to the ground, and there were dead human bodies everywhere.
Legolas passed by one house and decided to look inside. There, he saw a human couple, both dead. The man looked like he was at least middle-aged, and beside him, there was a woman who looked around her late 30's. They had died holding each others' hands. The sight was touching to the young Elf prince.
Suddenly, a noise from another room caught his attention. He whirled around. Could there still be some Orcs within this household? He notched an arrow into his trusty bow and walked cautiously into the room.
He examined everything within this room carefully, expecting an Orc to suddenly ambush him at any moment. However, nothing came. In the corner of the room, he noticed something moving. He walked carefully towards the bundle of blankets in the corner. It seemed to be concealing something... Something moving...
The young prince grabbed the blankets and threw them off, and was taken aback by what he saw.
"This is...!"
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to be continued...
What is this thing that Legolas has found? Find out in the next chapter! If you all review, then you'll find out sooner!
Angel-chan: I hope you enjoyed this so far! Yes, I know it's kinda short, but the next chapters, I hope, will be longer. Like I said before, please be gentle. I know that this intro is a bit stupid, but it's my first attempt at something besides comedy.
Author's notes:
*I don't know much about Legolas' family, other than his father, Thranduil. I don't know if he has any brothers, but I just made this one up.
**I made up this village as well. I don't know if there are any human villages nearby Mirkwood, but I decided to MAKE one. The name is stupid, I know, but I tried, dang it, I TRIED!