Disclaimer: Characters not mine. Story mine.

A/N: For ShoSen, cause she was nice enough to ask for more and make nice comments. *glomps you* Music is a nice motivator sometimes, that's where the title for this came from. ^_^:

Setting: This is set a few weeks after the first part, needless to say not overly much has happened between the two other wise I wouldn't have skipped them.

Broken Arrow (Sequel to: In The Fading Light)
By: Jaya (07.04.02)
Rated: pg13/pg
Warning: Incest and a kiss
Challenge: Image, Twins.

Summery/Blurb: Continuation of In The Fading Light, Elrohir still wants to know what his brothers secret is, but will Elladan tell him or not?

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They'd been out scouting for the last couple of days, and it had been a long couple of days. The nights had been almost sleepless unable to stop without the fear of being stumbled upon watch or no watch. Things had become much darker in the days of late, and already they had, had more then one run in with bands of orcs. Though so far the orcs had been the losers of the battles, they had left their mark on the two brothers. Despite the fact that elves need not as much sleep as the other races, both Elladan and Elrohir were feeling the strain.

Even now as Elrohir watched his brother move through the shadows in front of him. There was a small cave somewhere ahead of them, that they'd stayed in once before hopefully it would still be uninhabited and offer some shelter and sleep for the night. They should reach Rivendell the next morning, both more then a little disturbed by the closeness of some of the orc bands, a few larger then the two of them had wished to attempted to over come. However from the ominous rumblings over head there was a storm coming in, already lighting could be seen off on the horizon. Neither of them were overly inclined to face another sleepless night, soaked and hungry even if it meant reaching their destination earlier.

Finally he heard Elladan give a soft exclamation, moving forward to join his brother at the entrance, the two shared a brief smile before slipping into the still darkness of the cave. Elladan first making sure there was nothing unwanted before Elrohir joined him, and not to soon. For shortly after they had both gone inside the heavens had opened up pouring rain down up on the earth below.

"Well brother, what do you say we risk a bit of fire and make something hot to eat?" Elladan asked examining the smoke hole. It wasn't a large cave, not tall enough for either of them to stand their full height though most what they wished to do was sleep, so it mattered not either way.

"There is wood here." Elrohir knelt in the corner gathered up the dry wood and kindling that had been left by the last person to spend the night here. "I doubt any will smell the smoke with the storm, and it's dry enough not to smoke much anyway."

"Tis night, no need to worry about it being seen." Elladan pointed out, ignoring the face Elrohir made at him.
"That went without saying brother."

Elladan chuckled softly. "I do believe I said it." He pointed out letting Elrohir see to the fire as he did a quick check of the rest of the place. Risking a brief foray out into the wet darkness, to cover up the entrance just in case. Coming back in a little bit later, soaked and wearier then he had been.

"Sit. Eat." Elrohir said offering his brother some of the roasted tubers he'd gathered earlier that day. Though edible raw, they were much bettered cooked.

"In a moment." Elladan answered, taking the time to strip out of his wet cloths, unabashed at his brothers presents not noticing Elrohir glance away with a slight blush, concentrating much harder on his food then before. Pulling on his not so clean but dry extra pair of cloths from his pack, Elladan hung up the wet ones on a couple of jutting rocks near the entrance. That done Elladan came back over to sit down next to his brother by the fire.

Elrohir offered him the tubers again, leaning his head against his brothers shoulder for a moment. "Must we kept watch tonight?" Elrohir asked after a moment, with a yawn, knowing neither of them were overly inclined to wish to stay up any longer then they had to.

Eating in silence for a few moments, Elladan contemplated it that, his good sense telling him that they should just in case something should happen. While he would much rather not, and there was no sign that the cave had been disturbed since the last person who had been here. Then there was the storm that would deter many from traveling this night. Finally he shook his head. "I think not, we both need rest and we travel at first light."

A smile touched Elrohir's face for a moment as he finished off the rest of his dinner, just sitting next to Elladan while he finished his own. Thoughts of the past couple of weeks coming back, though that one night in particular, the conversation. He'd tried more then once to get his brother to talk to him about it again, though Elladan had so far managed to put him off. Elrohir was still convinced that there was something that Elladan was not telling him, something that he dearly wished to know. Finally Elrohir blinked out of his thoughts to find his brother watching him with a strange expression on his face. "What is it Elladan?"

"Nothing Elrohir, I was merely thinking... That it's about time we get some rest." Elladan offered him a tired smile before moving to the other side to find his bed roll. Pulling the blanket around his shoulders before laying down back to the fire. "Rest brother."

Elrohir sighed softly. "Good night Elladan."
"Good night Elrohir."

Elrohir watched him for some time after his brother had drifted off into sleep the regularity of his breathing and the vacancy of his eyes telling him that his brother was indeed asleep. Finally his own drowsiness roused him enough, to retrieve his own bed roll, pausing to brush a hesitant kiss across his brothers lips before he could stop himself Elrohir dropped to the ground across the fire from him facing the wall. Biting his lower lip as he drifted quickly off into sleep too tired to stay awake any longer.

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Elladan was awake before his brother, quiet as he made ready to go though more often then not his eyes strayed to his sleeping brother. Finally he couldn't put off waking him much longer. kneeling next to Elrohir for a moment gently brushing a strand of dark hair away from his face. //I'd much rather let him sleep, watch him sleep... Peaceful when he's asleep, the last few days have been hard on him. I can see it in the way he moves, and he still favors his right arm. Have father look at the wound when we get back.// He sighed quietly, gently shaking Elrohir's shoulders.

"Wake up brother." He said quietly, rewarded by the sight of Elrohir's gray eyes come to life. Returning the sleepy smile he was given before moving back, to sit down across from the blackened fire pit, Elladan watched Elrohir wake up. Offering him a bit of the preserved food they'd brought, having already eaten his share. Elrohir ate as he packed up his sleeping roll and retrieved his weapons.

All too soon they were ready to go again, though they both felt better having gotten at least some sleep that night. There was a noticeable chill in the air, luckily however it would not bother them much by virtue of their race. It was still dark over head sullen gray clouds scuttling across the sky, not a bit of blue visible.

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It was near pitch black when they finally were threw with their father, and everything else, --free to return to their rooms. Elladan leaned against the wall for a long couple of moments absently watching his brother strip out of his soiled outfit, --neither of them had ever been shy--, //I'm like a broken arrow that can't ever find it's target..// He thought eyes sliding almost closed. //I know what I want but I can't have it, so I continue to fall short...// Elladan sighed, shaken out of his thoughts to find Elrohir staring at him with a perplexed look.

"Where were you brother?" Elrohir asked moving into his room to find a clean pair of leggings, "Where ever it was, it was not here in this room with me."

//With you yes but...// "My tired mind wanders." Elladan said pushing away from the wall. "And my tired body would like a hot bath. Shall we?"

"Indeed." Elrohir gave him a tired smile. "A hot bath, a good meal, and a bed to sleep in..." Taking his brothers arm and leading him towards the door, Elrohir pulled him out into the hall way towards the bathing house. //And whatever it is you are hiding from me, that is all I want...// He did not however say the last part yet, waiting for that till his brother was more relaxed.

So after a nice long soak, more clean cloths, and a nice hot meal. Pushing himself out of his eat to kneel before Elladan's chair. Leaning against his knees Elrohir looked up at his brother a quiet thoughtful look. "Elladan, what are you hiding from me brother?" He asked quietly, noting the surprise that registered on his brother's tired face with a bit of smug satisfaction. It wasn't often that he was able to surprise his brother, they were too close.

"Why would I had anything from you?" Elladan asked carefully after a moment, moving a hand to toy with a clean lock of Elrohir's dark hair. "No secrets remember?"

"Then why are you lying to me? And don't say that you are not, I know when you are just as you know when I am, Elladan!" Elrohir couldn't help the hurt that showed in his eyes. Knowing it was truth when Elladan looked away from him, the faint blush in his cheeks.

"Do you trust me?"
"Yes." It was said without thinking.

"Then trust me when I say you do not wish to know." Elladan staring past the top of his brother's head, with a quiet sigh. "If I thought other wise I would not hide it from you."

"No, Elladan, no secrets! I don't care what you think, let me make the choice for myself, I wish to know what troubles you for it troubles me as well. Do not hide from me Elladan. Please."

Gently sliding fingers beneath his chin, Elladan looked into Elrohir's matching eyes searchingly, finally instead of saying anything he simply captured his brothers lips with his own. Seeing the surprise and then finally understanding flash through their depths, as Elrohir returned the kiss, catching his brother off guard once more.

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