Disclaimer: god I'm sorry! I have a lot of stuff going on, so sorry that this chapter took sooooo long! again, I own nothing….nothing at all.

Chapter: I fell in Love with a Beautiful Stranger

Title: Tears of a Fallen Warrior

Author: Tsugumiwolf

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"Please…no…by Valar please…" Estel heard the voice of Legolas as he pressed his ear against the wooden door. He strained his ear harder to hear the whimpers, worry flooded through his.

"Estel?" Elladan's voice asked behind him, he knew his brother for sneaking and spying, but not to someone he loathed so much. "What are you doing young one?" he asked. The man's head shot up and he looked at his brother strangely for a second, and than placed his head back to the door.

"Listening…something's wrong with the elf…not that I'm worried or anything but he sounds like he's going through pain…" Estel whispered, even though he thought different of it his voice held worry. Elladan placed his pointed ear against the wooden door, he heard the moans and cries that escaped the elf's pale lips in the room. The elf quickly tore himself away from the door, his brown eyes widened with something the man could not read.

"Leave him be…just forget this occasion…" the elf sneered to his foster brother.

"But…what's wrong?" the young man asked uneasily.

"Nothing…just leave him be…" and with that Elladan walked back from where he came. 'Damn you father…' he thought to himself, the order to leave the prince alone no matter what was starting to get to him. He didn't understand why he had to sit back and watch as Legolas suffered, but it was his fathers orders, orders he must follow.

Estel had never felt so alone and confused in his life.

His attention was quickly brought back the Legolas' room when a slight scream shot through the air. In the man's mind thoughts ran through his head, another scream put all his doubts aside and he opened the door. Legolas lay sprawled out on the bed, his hands were clutching the sheets and his face was contorted in pain. Estel ran to the elf's side and tried to wake him without scaring him. The elf's voice was pained filled, he was whispering things in elvish that Estel couldn't make out, sweat was dripping down his pale face. Legolas cried out again, and Estel did the only thing he could think of to comfort the elf, he took the elf's slim form and brought the elf into a tight embrace.

"Stop Legolas…it's alright…"the man whispered into the elf's ear. Legolas' eyes shot open and he began to struggle furiously in the man's arms, but Estel wouldn't let him go. He kept whispering comforting words into his ear.

"Shh…Legolas…It's me…Estel…I won't hurt you…" the man said into the elf's sensitive ear.

A shiver slid down Legolas spine, the window still stood open and the cold breeze filtered in the room, "Please…don't leave…Please Estel…" Legolas whimpered, he felt safe in the man's arms…the feeling was very new to him, but he liked it.

The man was a bit taken back by the way the elf had just spoken, he sounded worse beaten child…he sounded…so frightful, like Estel was his lifeline, and if he would leave…it would break and he would fall into an oblivion.

"I won't…I won't ever…" he cooed, and he truly meant his words for the moment as he held the shivering elf in his arms.

"T-Thank you…" Legoals whispered, he didn't care if he was seen as weak and vulnerable…he was now…and he needed comfort. He wrapped his arms around the man's neck and rested his head on his strong chest. Estel watched as the elf nuzzled into his tunic like a sleeping kitten.

The man then rested his back against the bedpost and watched Legolas for a moment more, and before he closed his eyes, he bent down and placed a light kiss on the elf's forehead, wondering what had the elf so shaken up.

*2 hours later*

Estel's steel gray eyes opened slowly, he closed them quickly again, adjusting to the light of the now closed window. As he finally fully opened his eyes he noticed the elf that was once in his arms no longer there.

He looked around the room and saw the elf sitting in a chair next to the window, he was chad in naught but a towel around his slim waist. But something about the elf's eyes frightened the man, they where a pale blue but shaded with a dark look. His expression was emotionless…he looked like he was dead.

"Legolas?" Estel asked uneasily, he sat up in the sea of silken blankets that were strewn across his torso.

The princes head snapped back and he stared at the man with wide eyes. "I…" he began, he fumbled with words and tried desperately to say something to explain his actions. "I'm sorry for that…before…I didn't…I wasn't thinking…" he finally splurged out, an unreadable look on his face.

"It's all right…I was worried about you…" the man thoughtfully.

Legolas looked at him strangely.

'I was worried about you'

The words played over and over again in his mind, never had a man ever said something like that to him. "You…were…worried about…me?"

Estel seemed somewhat shocked at the elf's question by obliged, "Yes…I was…" he said. A slight blush crept upon Legolas' pale cheeks.

'Why am I blushing?…I hate men…why would this one be different?' he asked himself, trying to hide his face from the man.

He stood up quickly and strolled swiftly to the bed. Aragorn blushed furiously and Legoals looked at him with question.

That was when he remembered he was in naught but a towel. He quickly grabbed a robe that was lying on the bed and wrapped it around himself

"S-sorry…" he whispered and he tightened the soft cloth around him.

"You should stop apologizing all the time…" Estel said, a hit of mocking in his face.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Legoals asked, a playful grin crept across Estel's face.

"Nothing…" he said sheepishly. Legolas' face turned a shade of bright red.

"Nothing?" Legoals asked again, he heard the playful tone to the man's voice, and decided to play along. "Well then I guess you wouldn't mind if I got into bed too?…It's cold…" he whispered, and crawled into bed next to the man.

Estel blushed even further and felt Legolas' snuggle his head against the man's chest. 'Toying with a man was much better than letting them toy with you…' Legolas thought bitterly, he began to play with the man's chest, running his fingers up and down.

"Legolas…stop." The man commanded and grabbed hold the elf's wrists to prevent the elf from touching him any longer.

The elf struggled, and his eyes widened, the game was not longer fun, "Estel...don't do this…please…" the elf whispered. The man suddenly heard the sadness in the elf's voice.

"What…I'm not going to do anything…" Estel said, though he did not let go of the elf's wrist he loosened his grip.

Legolas' head fell down, as if ashamed, he had tried desperately to not show his feelings to the man, but his gray years seemed to make his heart of ice melt.

"Why… did you do that?…" the man asked, he let the elf's hands go and felt Legolas rest his head on the man's own chest.

"I…I don't know…I just…wanted to feel strong…like I had some power…when you said I apologize to much…it was a stupid thing to do…" he stopped, not sure exactly what to say, it was the first time he ever had expressed himself to anyone after what had happened.

"You don't need to feel strong Legolas…I don't care if you feel weak or strong…and until your ready to tell me what happened…I'll wait…" Estel said.

Legolas looked at him for a moment, as if he was trying to read what he was thinking, "What do you mean 'until your ready to tell me what happened?'" He was coldly, he still was not ready to tell this man the truth, he only knew him for a day…yet it felt as if they have known each other years…

Estel regretted saying that the moment the words spilled from Legoals mouth, "Never mind that…You can't hide you feelings… 'something' happened to you…I can see it in your eyes everytime you look at me…" Estel said, he tried to make it sound sincere instead of spiteful.

Legoals could not retort and sighed, "Could you…leave for a little while…I need to get read for the banquet…" he said, the man nodded and left the room quietly, "And I need to think…" he whispered quietly as the door closed.

When he was confident the man's footsteps were gone he got up from the bed and walked gracefully to the closet. He opened it, one outfit sat in the shelf, and it was absolutely beautiful.

He tunic and leggings were a light green color, his over shirt (that's the skirt too right?…it is a skirt…right…?) was pearl white, small designs outlined it in a lavender making it more magnificent. Not only was the outfit beautiful, the one wearing it was too. The beauty of Legolas made the outfit seem more extravagant than it was, his slim but strong legs. His entire body was beautiful, his pale skinned face was fairer than most women's making ladies and men alike to sown when he smiles.

A knock suddenly came to the door, "Legolas?…It's Fingon…can I have a word?" the guard asked.

"Of course! Come in Fingon, Come in." Legolas said, after all the confusion in his mind he needed some one he trusted like Fingon to talk to. The door opened and Fingon walked in, he looked at the elf in awe.

"Dear Prince…you look positively lovely." He said, smiling brightly.

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sorry for the shortness…I have sooooo much homework before the holidays, but fear not! I should have two or three chapters up this holiday break….^.^

Review time!

MoroTheWolfGod: OMG! 0_o. I now the movie sounds really good!! I can't wait to see it with all of Viggos…*cough* hottness.

Riva Van Dyk: lol, yea poor Estel… and don't cry!

Angelbird12241: thankies ^.^

Hana-Heart: Don't cry! *also glares and Aragorn* mirkwood guards? Mirkwoods guards? Where are you?…oh…you're playing around in the forest?…how nice…*shots them*

Rath: favorites list?! (") (")(") I to love leggy torture ^.^

PearlRosess: *feels so honored* kewly! No not the tickle torcher!!! (lol) making them beg is fun…*evil grin*

StellaPen: very nice, I named the chapter that…I think it fits ^.^ yea your right about the movies *kicks Peter Jackson*

Sheildmaiden1: lol, I love sheik, and yes that's where I got the title from (kewly) thanks fer reviewing!

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LegolasLover/LOTRchick: lol, yea chapters are getting harder for me…that and I'm running out of things to happen, I have the entire story played out in my mind, but little parts in between, like the banquet are starting to annoy me

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