The endless canopy of beauty stretched on and on. Legolas knelt in the soft grass, barely feeling the wind as it whispered through his white-blond hair. The journey that had led him to this place seemed to be as perpetual as the hills surrounding him, and he knew in his heart that the end was not yet in sight.
The others were resting also. Frodo sat on a rock, with his unnaturally blue eyes hidden by a light sleep. Sam was sitting close to him as always, never forgetting the promise he'd made. The other two hobbits, Merry and Pippin, nibbled quietly on some bread. Gimli snored loudly and Boromir glared at him. Aragorn stood quietly with his back to Legolas. Feeling safe, knowing he was protected under the silently strong man's watch, Legolas went back to his thoughts
I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
Had it been love? He still asked himself this. He had known her for such a short time, and wasn't love something that had to grow over years and years of knowing someone? Perhaps. But no, he had loved her, and he knew this because not a poet in the world could have tried to pour his emotions into real words that could do justice for what she was able to do to his heart.
Legolas watched as a seed from the dandelion was carried back to him in the breeze. Why must she keep coming back?
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
Because your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
You used to captivate me
By your resonating mind
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me
Moments like this, where there was nothing but beauty around him, tortured Legolas. She was there in everything. The chatter of birds left her sweet laughter ringing in his mind. Clear blue skies without a cloud in view reminded him of her eyes and the way she would look at him, and really see. Every arrow that flew made him think of the raw, beautiful strength that she glowed with, especially as she walked away from him.
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me
Yes, she'd loved him too. It was why she had left. She could not stand to have true love hurt her.
"Legolas?"
For a moment, it was her, and they were lying together, golden dew from heaven all around them. But then he remembered reality.
"Yes, Aragorn?" he replied, his voice much stronger than he felt.
"We must continue." Aragorn put his hand on Legolas' shoulder, looking at him quizzically. "Are you all right?"
Legolas nodded, and tossed away the stem of the dandelion.
The man noticed. He smiled, which was a rarity, and was also very rewarding. "Making wishes, Legolas?"
"Just one," he admitted, smirking wryly. "Same as always. For her to never stop loving me."
Aragorn rested his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Telling your wishes never brings them to life, Legolas."
"I know. She's gone. Now I just need her to leave."
Legolas looked up at the sky. It looked as though rain clouds were rolling in.
[Author's Note: I've only seen the first two Lord of the Rings movie's once each, just yesterday, so this fic may be totally inaccurate. I apologize if it is. And the song I used is My Immortal by Evanescence.]
