CHAPTER 1 - LONELINESS
"Do you ever feel like something's missing?"
Aragorn turned to look at Legolas' face, the tears in the elf's eyes making them shimmering pools of azure that gave away the secrets of his heart. The elf quickly looked away.
"Is this what has been troubling you lately?" asked Aragorn. The elf nodded shakily.
"I cannot describe what I'm feeling, but the closest emotion is loneliness, I suppose" replied Legolas, gazing up at the night sky, dotted with stars and framed by the treetops of Lothlorien. After a long silence, he spoke again. "Go back to the others Aragorn, I will be alright"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes..I will be back in a moment" He gave a weak smile.
"Gandalf is strong Legolas; his time here was not in vain, his spirit will remain with us all" With a sigh, Aragorn stood up from the rock where they sat, gave him one last concerned look and headed back to where the rest of the fellowship was resting.
Legolas sighed. Of course he missed Gandalf, but that was not the kind of loneliness he was talking about. This was an aching in Legolas' heart every time he saw Aragorn or spoke with him, knowing that he could never be with the man, that his love would never be returned. That was the loneliness he spoke of. He was startled out of his thoughts when he heard soft footsteps behind him. He turned around to face Haldir.
"What are you doing out here alone?" asked Haldir, sitting down next to him. "Shouldn't you be resting with the others?"
"I just needed to think a few things over" said Legolas, looking at the other elf.
"Oh, right"
"What?" asked Legolas after a moment. Haldir was staring at the Mirkwood elf with an expression he often wore, one that looked as though he knew something no one else did.
"Nothing.." he replied with a smirk. "So...who is it?"
"Who is what?"
"The person you've obviously fallen in love with"
"I haven't fallen in love..." protested Legolas weakly.
"Come on Legolas, I've known you long enough to recognise that dreamy look in your eyes" he grinned. Legolas smiled. Him and Haldir had been friends ever since they were young, and he always seemed to figure out exactly what Legolas was thinking.
"Fine, fine" he said, holding his hands up in surrender. "Once again, you've found out the truth"
"It's not hard to, when you lie as bad as you do" replied Haldir, laughing as Legolas playfully shoved him in the arm. "So, who is the lucky elf?" Legolas went silent. "You can tell me" said Haldir softly.
"It's...it's not an elf"
"Oh" said Haldir. After a short pause, he continued. "Legolas, you would have to give up your immortality for her..."
"...and it's not a she" added Legolas quickly, looking at the ground.
"Legolas..." Haldir began. He continued staring at the ground, avoiding looking Haldir in the eye, scared of what his friend's reaction would be. "Look at me Legolas" He raised his head and gazed at the Lothlorien elf. "Legolas, I don't care who you love; you cannot control your feelings. Who is he?"
"Aragorn" whispered Legolas. "Do you think I should tell him how I feel?" he asked quietly.
"I do not know. Usually I would say yes, however if the situation goes bad, you will be travelling with him every day and night for a long time, which could put a strain on the whole fellowship..." He paused for a moment. "Yet Aragorn does not seem the type to get angry, and he could feel the same, which could make the journey a lot more enjoyable for you" he said, smiling. "I will let you decide this one, Legolas"
"I was afraid you'd say that"
Haldir smiled, and stood up. "You should go back to the others, have some rest. Decide tomorrow what you will do"
"Thank you Haldir" he smiled, also standing. "I will see you tomorrow then"
"Good night Legolas"
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There you go, my first lotr fanfic! Please review, I will update soon if people want another chapter!
Kat xxx
"Do you ever feel like something's missing?"
Aragorn turned to look at Legolas' face, the tears in the elf's eyes making them shimmering pools of azure that gave away the secrets of his heart. The elf quickly looked away.
"Is this what has been troubling you lately?" asked Aragorn. The elf nodded shakily.
"I cannot describe what I'm feeling, but the closest emotion is loneliness, I suppose" replied Legolas, gazing up at the night sky, dotted with stars and framed by the treetops of Lothlorien. After a long silence, he spoke again. "Go back to the others Aragorn, I will be alright"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes..I will be back in a moment" He gave a weak smile.
"Gandalf is strong Legolas; his time here was not in vain, his spirit will remain with us all" With a sigh, Aragorn stood up from the rock where they sat, gave him one last concerned look and headed back to where the rest of the fellowship was resting.
Legolas sighed. Of course he missed Gandalf, but that was not the kind of loneliness he was talking about. This was an aching in Legolas' heart every time he saw Aragorn or spoke with him, knowing that he could never be with the man, that his love would never be returned. That was the loneliness he spoke of. He was startled out of his thoughts when he heard soft footsteps behind him. He turned around to face Haldir.
"What are you doing out here alone?" asked Haldir, sitting down next to him. "Shouldn't you be resting with the others?"
"I just needed to think a few things over" said Legolas, looking at the other elf.
"Oh, right"
"What?" asked Legolas after a moment. Haldir was staring at the Mirkwood elf with an expression he often wore, one that looked as though he knew something no one else did.
"Nothing.." he replied with a smirk. "So...who is it?"
"Who is what?"
"The person you've obviously fallen in love with"
"I haven't fallen in love..." protested Legolas weakly.
"Come on Legolas, I've known you long enough to recognise that dreamy look in your eyes" he grinned. Legolas smiled. Him and Haldir had been friends ever since they were young, and he always seemed to figure out exactly what Legolas was thinking.
"Fine, fine" he said, holding his hands up in surrender. "Once again, you've found out the truth"
"It's not hard to, when you lie as bad as you do" replied Haldir, laughing as Legolas playfully shoved him in the arm. "So, who is the lucky elf?" Legolas went silent. "You can tell me" said Haldir softly.
"It's...it's not an elf"
"Oh" said Haldir. After a short pause, he continued. "Legolas, you would have to give up your immortality for her..."
"...and it's not a she" added Legolas quickly, looking at the ground.
"Legolas..." Haldir began. He continued staring at the ground, avoiding looking Haldir in the eye, scared of what his friend's reaction would be. "Look at me Legolas" He raised his head and gazed at the Lothlorien elf. "Legolas, I don't care who you love; you cannot control your feelings. Who is he?"
"Aragorn" whispered Legolas. "Do you think I should tell him how I feel?" he asked quietly.
"I do not know. Usually I would say yes, however if the situation goes bad, you will be travelling with him every day and night for a long time, which could put a strain on the whole fellowship..." He paused for a moment. "Yet Aragorn does not seem the type to get angry, and he could feel the same, which could make the journey a lot more enjoyable for you" he said, smiling. "I will let you decide this one, Legolas"
"I was afraid you'd say that"
Haldir smiled, and stood up. "You should go back to the others, have some rest. Decide tomorrow what you will do"
"Thank you Haldir" he smiled, also standing. "I will see you tomorrow then"
"Good night Legolas"
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There you go, my first lotr fanfic! Please review, I will update soon if people want another chapter!
Kat xxx