Note: Some people have said that the dark elves were in another book. So I
remove that particular disclaimer. The rest still stands; any unknown
characters belong to me. Takes place about a week later, when the
Fellowship finally reach Rivendell. Anybody want a sequel?
Return of the Fellowship
Epilogue
A.J. Matthews
"Aragorn, I am not a toy that needs to be carried around," Legolas protested. Just because he had one broken arm and three cracked ribs did not mean that Aragorn could baby him. Well, he also had a broken ankle, Legolas remembered. But still, Legolas did not want to be treated like a child.
Aragorn frowned at his Elven lover. "You need to rest, Legolas. Or else your injuries will not heal."
Legolas muttered an Elvish curse under his breath as Aragorn held him tighter. "Besides," Aragorn murmured, "I like holding you closely."
Legolas flushed and glared at Aragorn, who ended the argument by kissing the elf.
The rest of the Company found this amusing. Legolas and Aragorn had argued like this every morning for a week now, since they'd began the trek back to Rivendell. Aragorn usually ended it in the same way.
Frodo and Sam shook their heads, grinning.
Gandalf looked amused.
Gimli wisely said nothing, though his eyes twinkled.
Merry and Pippin were laughing and pointing as the kiss grew deeper.
Angadae just continued walking. He felt like he knew the elf, but Angadae didn't like it. The ones he traveled with were wary of him; he'd figured that out soon enough. So he kept to himself most of the time.
Lord Elrond came out and personally greeted the travelers. His eyes focused on the kissing Aragorn and Legolas.
"Daddy!" Aradia shrieked as she ran out and stared at the sight of her father kissing Legolas.
"Aradia?" Aragorn gasped.
He and Legolas broke apart. Legolas tried to get away a little too quickly and winced as pain shot through his ribs.
"I'm so glad you're alive again," Aradia said, looking at Legolas. "I was worried about you! Grandfather said that we couldn't go find you."
Aragorn and Legolas exchanged a glance before looking at the child.
"You had another dream, didn't you, Aradia?" Legolas asked, as Aragorn dismounted, holding him closely in his arms.
She nodded. "It was scary. I also had one about you and my daddy," Aradia informed them.
They turned beet red at that and looked at Lord Elrond, who looked slightly amused.
"What kind of dream, sweetheart?" Aragorn finally asked.
"Oh, Legolas was kissing you." Aradia's eyes grew sad. "I also had one of mommy."
Aragorn knelt beside her. "It's natural to miss her, angel," he said. "But she will always watch over you, Aradia."
Aradia nodded. "She told me that you need to be happy now, with Legolas. Mommy said that you love him, so you should be together."
"Yes, honey. I love him," Aragorn told her. "And you are very precious to both me and Legolas."
Legolas tugged on the necklace he'd made for Aradia, which still hung around Aragorn's neck. He unfastened the clasp one-handed and placed it in Aragorn's hand.
"My necklace!" Aradia said happily. Legolas held onto Aragorn as best as he could as Aragorn let go of him and fastened the necklace around his daughter.
Aradia hugged them both hard. She and Aragorn both heard a hiss of pain as Legolas tried to hug her back.
"I think that the King of Mirkwood needs to lay down and rest for a while," Lord Elrond said.
"I agree," Aragorn said, and Aradia nodded.
Legolas frowned at all three of them. "I'm not a child!" He flinched again in pain.
"Of course not, Legolas," Aragorn whispered in his ears as he stood up. "Otherwise, I would be robbing the cradle."
Legolas looked embarrassed again. He swatted Aragorn on the arm with his good arm. "Not funny, Aragorn," he muttered. "If anything, I'm the one robbing the cradle." His green eyes sparkled with laughter.
Lord Elrond led all of them inside the castle.
Aragorn and Legolas were paired up in a room. Aragorn laid the beautiful but injured elf on the bed and knelt beside him.
"I'm quite all right, Aragorn," Legolas said, as Aragorn fussed over him.
Aradia had skipped off to play with her friends again.
Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin were given a room together, as well.
Gimli and Gandalf each had a separate room.
Lord Elrond didn't know why, but he disliked Angadae. He gave the man a room, but told his guards to keep a strict eye on him.
Elrond then went back to Legolas and Aragorn, to find out what had happened. Legolas had fallen asleep, so Aragorn told him almost everything. He left out the private parts. And the fact that light of Lothlorien was still within Legolas, just dormant for now.
"Incredible," the ancient elf breathed. He gazed at Legolas with new respect. "After that, I believe you both are entitled to some happiness.
Aragorn nodded. "He has eased my pain over Arwen's loss, though I do still grieve for her."
Lord Elrond nodded in understanding. "What of Legolas's wounds? Why have they not healed?"
"He used most of his strength to defeat the evil in Shadow Mountain. The former bearer of the Ring of Light told me that Legolas's healing abilities would be weaker for some time, so he must rest."
Elrond looked at Aragorn carefully. "So you plan on spending the rest of your immortal years with Legolas and Aradia?"
"Aradia will leave me the day she weds, Lord Elrond. Until then, I will always protect her. And on that day, Legolas shall be there with me, always," Aragorn said earnestly. "For I could not live without him."
Lord Elrond nodded once more. "I shall have my Healers come by to see to his injuries later, Aragorn. Both of you should rest." The Elven lord stood and left the room, closing the door behind him.
Aragorn took off his boots, shirt, and tunic. He had removed those from Legolas, before the elf had fallen into another healing sleep. He climbed into the bed and gently covered the two of them with a blanket. Legolas moaned softly in his sleep and snuggled against Aragorn, who took him in his arms carefully, so as not to hurt him.
Aragorn's world was right again, in his mind. And nothing would ever destroy it again, Aragorn vowed, as he drifted to sleep.
But as he slept, piercing red eyes gazed down on the sleeping lovers. Those eyes were not friendly at all.
The End
Return of the Fellowship
Epilogue
A.J. Matthews
"Aragorn, I am not a toy that needs to be carried around," Legolas protested. Just because he had one broken arm and three cracked ribs did not mean that Aragorn could baby him. Well, he also had a broken ankle, Legolas remembered. But still, Legolas did not want to be treated like a child.
Aragorn frowned at his Elven lover. "You need to rest, Legolas. Or else your injuries will not heal."
Legolas muttered an Elvish curse under his breath as Aragorn held him tighter. "Besides," Aragorn murmured, "I like holding you closely."
Legolas flushed and glared at Aragorn, who ended the argument by kissing the elf.
The rest of the Company found this amusing. Legolas and Aragorn had argued like this every morning for a week now, since they'd began the trek back to Rivendell. Aragorn usually ended it in the same way.
Frodo and Sam shook their heads, grinning.
Gandalf looked amused.
Gimli wisely said nothing, though his eyes twinkled.
Merry and Pippin were laughing and pointing as the kiss grew deeper.
Angadae just continued walking. He felt like he knew the elf, but Angadae didn't like it. The ones he traveled with were wary of him; he'd figured that out soon enough. So he kept to himself most of the time.
Lord Elrond came out and personally greeted the travelers. His eyes focused on the kissing Aragorn and Legolas.
"Daddy!" Aradia shrieked as she ran out and stared at the sight of her father kissing Legolas.
"Aradia?" Aragorn gasped.
He and Legolas broke apart. Legolas tried to get away a little too quickly and winced as pain shot through his ribs.
"I'm so glad you're alive again," Aradia said, looking at Legolas. "I was worried about you! Grandfather said that we couldn't go find you."
Aragorn and Legolas exchanged a glance before looking at the child.
"You had another dream, didn't you, Aradia?" Legolas asked, as Aragorn dismounted, holding him closely in his arms.
She nodded. "It was scary. I also had one about you and my daddy," Aradia informed them.
They turned beet red at that and looked at Lord Elrond, who looked slightly amused.
"What kind of dream, sweetheart?" Aragorn finally asked.
"Oh, Legolas was kissing you." Aradia's eyes grew sad. "I also had one of mommy."
Aragorn knelt beside her. "It's natural to miss her, angel," he said. "But she will always watch over you, Aradia."
Aradia nodded. "She told me that you need to be happy now, with Legolas. Mommy said that you love him, so you should be together."
"Yes, honey. I love him," Aragorn told her. "And you are very precious to both me and Legolas."
Legolas tugged on the necklace he'd made for Aradia, which still hung around Aragorn's neck. He unfastened the clasp one-handed and placed it in Aragorn's hand.
"My necklace!" Aradia said happily. Legolas held onto Aragorn as best as he could as Aragorn let go of him and fastened the necklace around his daughter.
Aradia hugged them both hard. She and Aragorn both heard a hiss of pain as Legolas tried to hug her back.
"I think that the King of Mirkwood needs to lay down and rest for a while," Lord Elrond said.
"I agree," Aragorn said, and Aradia nodded.
Legolas frowned at all three of them. "I'm not a child!" He flinched again in pain.
"Of course not, Legolas," Aragorn whispered in his ears as he stood up. "Otherwise, I would be robbing the cradle."
Legolas looked embarrassed again. He swatted Aragorn on the arm with his good arm. "Not funny, Aragorn," he muttered. "If anything, I'm the one robbing the cradle." His green eyes sparkled with laughter.
Lord Elrond led all of them inside the castle.
Aragorn and Legolas were paired up in a room. Aragorn laid the beautiful but injured elf on the bed and knelt beside him.
"I'm quite all right, Aragorn," Legolas said, as Aragorn fussed over him.
Aradia had skipped off to play with her friends again.
Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin were given a room together, as well.
Gimli and Gandalf each had a separate room.
Lord Elrond didn't know why, but he disliked Angadae. He gave the man a room, but told his guards to keep a strict eye on him.
Elrond then went back to Legolas and Aragorn, to find out what had happened. Legolas had fallen asleep, so Aragorn told him almost everything. He left out the private parts. And the fact that light of Lothlorien was still within Legolas, just dormant for now.
"Incredible," the ancient elf breathed. He gazed at Legolas with new respect. "After that, I believe you both are entitled to some happiness.
Aragorn nodded. "He has eased my pain over Arwen's loss, though I do still grieve for her."
Lord Elrond nodded in understanding. "What of Legolas's wounds? Why have they not healed?"
"He used most of his strength to defeat the evil in Shadow Mountain. The former bearer of the Ring of Light told me that Legolas's healing abilities would be weaker for some time, so he must rest."
Elrond looked at Aragorn carefully. "So you plan on spending the rest of your immortal years with Legolas and Aradia?"
"Aradia will leave me the day she weds, Lord Elrond. Until then, I will always protect her. And on that day, Legolas shall be there with me, always," Aragorn said earnestly. "For I could not live without him."
Lord Elrond nodded once more. "I shall have my Healers come by to see to his injuries later, Aragorn. Both of you should rest." The Elven lord stood and left the room, closing the door behind him.
Aragorn took off his boots, shirt, and tunic. He had removed those from Legolas, before the elf had fallen into another healing sleep. He climbed into the bed and gently covered the two of them with a blanket. Legolas moaned softly in his sleep and snuggled against Aragorn, who took him in his arms carefully, so as not to hurt him.
Aragorn's world was right again, in his mind. And nothing would ever destroy it again, Aragorn vowed, as he drifted to sleep.
But as he slept, piercing red eyes gazed down on the sleeping lovers. Those eyes were not friendly at all.
The End
