Story: Goldleaf and Greenleaf

Author: Eneth nin Galasriniel

Author's Note: I am dedicating this chapter to AnimeIceFox and Rhavaniel15 who gave me the greatest ideas ever! I might not use them, but thanks! (: Without them I would not be updating so quickly. I also had people vote for fading and exhaustion..so sorry if you don't like how this chapter turns out. (But you should) Sorry! Please don't hate me for last chapter's cliffhanger! Since it was short I decided to update way faster! And here it is. Enjoy! HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Disclaimer: Do NOT own.

Thanks everyone for the reviews and grammar corrections..I'm only in 8th. Grade so I'm improving!

ONLY THING I OWN IS THE SONG I WROTE IN THIS CHAPTER! (some of the song)

Word Count: 2,086

Ch. 11- Pieces Falling into Place

(P.O.V is unknown...I switch too much.)

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He probably thought I didn't like him or something. I can't imagine what I would think if I was in his place. I went to touch him, place my hand on his cheek and let him know that he had nothing to do with it.

But my hand recoiled in shock when I felt how cold he was. It certainly wasn't from the weather.

I also noticed that he had paled further when I had jerked my hand away. Did he think I was disgusted by him so much that I wouldn't even touch him?

I had to say something, anything. I took a deep breath and let it out. "Legolas I-..."

But I didn't get to finish my sentence because the next thing I knew, he was on the ground by my feet, passed out.

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I stood in shock. Had I affected Legolas so bad that he had literally passed out? Maybe I should of read up on elves and their soul-mates. What was going on?

I didn't care; I kneeled down next to Legolas, and made sure to check his pulse. It was there, but it was weak. I hurriedly lifted him into my arms very gently. I had to get back to Galadriel and to the House of Healing.

I started running making sure Legolas was breathing, every now and then. I ran until I came to a tree stump. The same tree stump that I had sat on however long ago. We were lost.

-H/L-

We were lost. My knees buckled underneath me and I made sure Legolas didn't hit his head on the way down. I wouldn't care to wait for someone to come and find us, but Legolas looked as if he was in serious condition.

Would he make it? I looked at his face and saw he looked peaceful but every now and then he would jerk around and looked as if he was in pain. Was he dreaming? I did the only thing I could think of and focused on my magic. I tried to find my almost forgotten core and pull the strained up energy out and get it under control. I needed to apparate.

I tried to imagine the dining hall. What it looked like at the ceremony. I also pictured Galadriel and poured my urgency into my magical core. I pictured me and Legolas being in the dining hall and tried to force Legolas and I there.

I waited for the familiar feeling of being squeezed through a tube, but it didn't come.

I felt so frustrated at my magic. Why wouldn't it work? I felt something hot on my face and reached up to touch it, and felt that I was crying. I started to blabber nonsense about hating myself and how this was all my fault. Could I do anything right? I got everyone killed and now I was going to get Legolas killed, too. I put Legolas on the ground and very wobbily stood up. I stumbled and fell down again.

I picked myself up again and went towards the tree stump and kicked it as hard as I could. I felt more than one toe break, but I didn't care. I kept kicking and then I punched a tree as hard as I could. I fell down and curled into a ball.

I was so mad and angry that I even felt some of my magic flair up and felt a little bit better to have that comforting feeling inside my body. I realized I was being stupid and juvenile and crawled towards Legolas despite the self-conflicted pain. He was jerking again.

I wrapped myself around him so he could have some of my body heat and then I began to sing a song that I heard somewhere.

"When all hope is gone, look around and embrace the ones you have.

Think of the happier times that you had and don't forget the ones that hold you close."

"I know. Life gets tough and things are rough but you know in your heart, things will turn out right.

Someone will find you and help you heal."

"Oh, I do know that you want to go to a better place where life is great,

but you have to learn to live in the present and not forget the ones that love you. Oh, love you."

I started sobbing and then I just let it all out.

"Legolas. You have to be okay. I didn't think I'd ever find someone like you, who likes me for me and even though you don't know me very well you still act as though you trust me." I ran my fingers through his hair and kept going.

"Maybe I'm not great and I have faults, but everyone does. I know you might not forgive me but I try to act like everything is okay, when it's really not. I can honestly see myself falling in love with you and now that I realize that, it might be too late. I really hope if someone finds us that you will still like me and want to go through with our ceremony. I shouldn't of let my grief come between us and I should of gave you an explanation instead of just running out on you and causing you worry. I worry so much that one day everyone around me will die and then I will be the only one left with no-one to talk to or not being able to die and having to stay alive by myself. I thought when I found you that I didn't have to worry about that anymore but you might not ma-.." I stumbled through my words and couldn't talk.

"You might not make it." I cried until I couldn't cry anymore and then I cried some more. I choked on my tears and then tried to talk again but I couldn't and I just stopped.

I laid down beside Legolas and hugged him as hard as I could. "I know it's too soon and everything, but I really do think I love you. Some part of me just screams to be close to you when your around and when your not then I feel empty and like a part me isn't whole. Maybe being soul-mates doesn't make you the other half of my soul, but I just know that it does and that we're right for each other. Please, don't leave m-me." I took a deep breath and felt a weight being lifted off my shoulders, but I still felt an unbearable grief mixed with the pain of my hand and foot and I felt myself drifting off to sleep.

-H/L-

I woke up all of a sudden. I had a really bad feeling that something was going to happen. I opened my eyes and screamed.

Their was a giant spider the size of Aragog if not bigger standing in front of us. I grabbed Legolas and hoisted him onto my shoulder and stood up. I backed away slowly and then started to run as fast as I could. I started to climb up a tree, but I felt the spider grab my leg and yanked me and Legolas down.

I landed in front of the spider and Legolas landed about ten feet from me. I hoped he was okay and the spider left him alone.

I closed my eyes and concentrated on my magic one last time. I prayed to God, to Merlin, to the Valar. I prayed as hard as I could and then I felt a bubble burst inside me and a warmth like a blanket cover me. My magic. I wanted to cry out in joy but instead I focused in on building a shield around me and Legolas. It was hard. I had never had to build a shield this big and it made it worse that I couldn't concentrate on it. I tried my best, but I felt the shield start to break and instead I wrapped my magic around the spider and pushed it outwards to repel it away. The spider stumbled backwards and I took that as a chance to stand up. I tried to cast a wandless full-body bind but instead it backfired and I froze up and fell backwards, unable to move. I screamed inside my mind and tried to kick and scream, but I couldn't. What was I going to do now?

I didn't see Legolas stirring and then standing up when he saw the spider.

I did see him look towards me and then cry out. He grabbed four of his arrows, that I didn't see before and shoot them at the spider. I saw it fall down and then it slowly died.

He then ran towards me and picked me up. I tried to tell him I was okay, but I couldn't move. I started kicking my legs and thrashing my arms and finally I felt myself twitch. I could move.

The first thing I did is grab him by the neck and pulled his head to mine. He cried out in shock, but I ignored him. I leaned upwards and pressed my lips firmly to his. I poured everything into the kiss and felt him respond just as passionately. I pulled back barely and breathed on his lips, "I'm really sorry. This whole thing was a misunderstanding."

His lips twitched upwards a little, "I'm sorry, too. I-..."

He nodded to himself, "I love you." He said confidently.

I smiled and I felt myself nodding to sleep.

"Go to sleep. I know the way back," I heard Legolas say.

I fell asleep and Legolas carried me back towards Lothlorien's entrance.

Author's Note: This was REALLY HARD to write, haha and then I was crying while writing this. I hope you guys enjoy this and please don't flame the song, it was a spur of the moment thing and it popped into my head, since I'm a songwriter, lol. Please review and tell me what you think.

I hope you guys don't feel the "I love you's" were rushed but I thought this experience brought them closer and it was the right setting and moment to say. I hope you guys also like that the fluffyness is back and the drama should be done for now, haha,(:

Review Count: around 115 or less...its okay.

OH, HAPPY NEW YEAR AGAIN, HAHA!

-Lauren! :)