Aren't you lucky, two updates in less than 8 months at this rate I might finish the story in a few years, I'm a good way into The Two Towers now then I can start wandering away from the text/films a bit more. To warn those of you who are not a fan of slash the story is going to be having more slash in it from now on that is more of the relationship between Legolas and Aragorn though I won't get too explicit here.

Thank you to those who reviewed the last chapter, I am correcting and making alterations to the first 19 chapters as well so correcting the spelling and grammar, which should hopefully make it easier to read.

"…." Human speech

'…..' Elvish

And just in case anyone thought they were, these characters are not mine and if they were I would be a lot richer than I am at the moment.

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Legolas had watched throughout the day as Aragorn became more and more frustrated with Théoden, as the king refused to accept help from anyone. As he saw the soldiers in the keep and the age of the others around Helms Deep Legolas began to believe that the situation was becoming more and more helpless.

Aragorn was constantly moving, checking on the refuges, on the weaponry on the defences and refused to rest. Legolas knew that no matter what properties the herbs had Aragorn was still going to be exhausted and needed to rest with the battle looming over his head it became all the more important.

'Aragorn you need to rest, much of this work can be done by others, Gimli and I will do it if that will ease your mind but you are injured and have almost died this day. Forgive me love if I wish to see you survive this day.' Legolas said.

'Legolas I…'

"Aragorn!" Eowyn hailed the ranger causing him to stop what he was going to say and listen to her complaint about not being allowed to fight.

Once Eowyn had left them alone again Legolas tried again to persuade his lover to rest but Aragorn had ignored his concern and continued to prepare for the battle about to descend upon them.

It was early evening when the three heroes found themselves watching the 'volunteers' gathering armour and weapons.

"Farmers, farriers, stable boys these men are not soldiers." Aragorn commented.

"Most have seen too many winters." Gimli added

"Or too few." Legolas said all of the people there would be classed as young to an elf. 'Look at them they are frightened, you can see it in their eyes, and they should be three hundred against ten thousand'

'They have more hope of defending themselves here than at Edoras' Aragorn replied thinking of the stone walls which would slow the advance of the Uruk Hai for more than the wooden palisade around Edoras would have.

'Aragorn they cannot win this fight they are all going to die!' Legolas exclaimed.

"Then I will die as one of them!" Aragorn said exasperated as the room went silent. He gave Legolas one look that seemed to express his disappointment in his lover.

"Let him go lad." Gimli said restraining the elf from hurrying after the human.

Aragorn sat on the steps leading to the grand hall, he was not angry rather disappointed with Legolas, he could understand that the elf could not understand death as it was rare to the elven people. Legolas needed to become accustomed to the possibility that people were going to die in the war now being fought.

Knowing that time was of the essence it did not take long for Aragorn to return to the lower levels and begin to put on chain mail and leather to protect him as well as possible for the fight ahead. He was reaching for his sword when it was pressed into his hand.

"Legolas… " Aragorn started to say

"We have trusted you this far and you have not led us astray, forgive me I was wrong to despair." Legolas said stepping into his lovers arms.

'There is nothing to forgive.' Aragorn assured him kissing him deeply. Legolas held onto the leather as much as he could, the material not giving much material for him to grip onto.

They broke apart as Gimli entered the room in his too large chain mail, the knowing look he gave the other two brought faint colour to their cheeks before he could comment the sound of a horn reached their ears.

"That is no orc horn!" Legolas said and the three heroes hurried to see what was happening now, surely it was not possible that Gondor had arrived with aid.

Having run slower than they would have usually so Gimli could keep up with them, Aragorn could not deny that reinforcements were useful but he could not help but wish that Haldir had not come with them, the last time he had see Haldir he had been kissing his lover.

The extra troops took some time to position but everyone was where they needed to be before the Uruk Hai had entered the valley. Gimli and Legolas stood watching the horde marching towards them; Aragorn joined them after a few moments squeezing Legolas on the shoulder a promise that no matter what happened they would be together.

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Now I will be skipping the actual battle as I don't think you really need me to type it all out, basically everything that happens in the movie happens next. I will pick up in the aftermath.

Feedback is nice and lets me know how to make changes for the next part.