Authors Note: There could be a few grammar mistakes because I'm German and not perfect in Englisch. Thank
you for the good reviews! I hope you enjoy the last chapter, too!
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine, they all belong to Tolkien.
Forgive me, my friend
"What is it?" Aragorn asked as he found Arwen crying.
"I went to talk to Legolas."
"Arwen, that won't help him at all. You make it even harder for him." Aragorn's heart ached for his friend. He
didn't want to think about how it would be without his beloved on his side.
That was so cruel.
"I know now, Estel. He'll leave Rivendell tomorrow."
Aragorn was stunned. "Why?"
"Because ..." She sobbed again.
Gently he put her in his arms. "Tell me, darling."
"It wasn't his fault. Please don't blame him."
"Don't worry, dearest. What happened?"
"Legolas kissed me."
Aragorn couldn't believe what he had just heared.
How could his friend betray him?
He'd promised not to touch her.
"Aragorn, where are you going?"
"I have to talk to Legolas."
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to leave Rivendell, Gimli."
The dwarf stared at his friend in disbelieve. "What are you talking about? Is it because of Lady Arwen?"
"Yes. I ..." The elf sighed and sat down on the chair next to his bed.
"What is it? Just tell me."
"I kissed her."
"Oh." Gimli didn't know what to say. He knew that nobody could blame his friend.
But would Aragorn think so, too?
Probably not.
"Where are you going to?"
"I don't really know. All I know is that I don't wanna go home to Mirkwood."
"I see. You want me to come with you?"
Legolas looked at his friend in surprise. "Is that really what you want?"
"Of course!" The dwarf roared. "Do you think I would do anything I don't want?"
The elf laughed briefly. "No, I don't think so. But I really don't know where I am going to."
"I know. You just told me."
"Thank you, Gimli. I'm glad that I don't have to go alone."
An hour later Legolas and Gimli were ready to leave.
Suddenly the door opened and Aragorn came in.
Both of them thought that he would be pretty annoyed. But the king of Gondor walked over to the elf and
embraced him. "I'm so sorry that it had to get so far, Legolas."
"You don't have to apologize. It was my fault, not yours."
"No, it was nobody's fault. When Arwen told me that you've kissed her I was very angry. But now I see how hard
it must be for you. I wish you wouldn't go."
"But you know it's the only way."
Yes, the Ranger knew there was no choice. But it hurt so much to lose such a good friend.
"Legolas, I don't know what to say."
"Don't say anything, Aragorn. I understand. Farewell, my friend."
With that the elf turned to Gimli. "Let's go, Master Dwarf."
They left Elrond's house, without looking back once more.
"Farewell, my friend." Aragorn whispered.
The End
you for the good reviews! I hope you enjoy the last chapter, too!
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine, they all belong to Tolkien.
Forgive me, my friend
"What is it?" Aragorn asked as he found Arwen crying.
"I went to talk to Legolas."
"Arwen, that won't help him at all. You make it even harder for him." Aragorn's heart ached for his friend. He
didn't want to think about how it would be without his beloved on his side.
That was so cruel.
"I know now, Estel. He'll leave Rivendell tomorrow."
Aragorn was stunned. "Why?"
"Because ..." She sobbed again.
Gently he put her in his arms. "Tell me, darling."
"It wasn't his fault. Please don't blame him."
"Don't worry, dearest. What happened?"
"Legolas kissed me."
Aragorn couldn't believe what he had just heared.
How could his friend betray him?
He'd promised not to touch her.
"Aragorn, where are you going?"
"I have to talk to Legolas."
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to leave Rivendell, Gimli."
The dwarf stared at his friend in disbelieve. "What are you talking about? Is it because of Lady Arwen?"
"Yes. I ..." The elf sighed and sat down on the chair next to his bed.
"What is it? Just tell me."
"I kissed her."
"Oh." Gimli didn't know what to say. He knew that nobody could blame his friend.
But would Aragorn think so, too?
Probably not.
"Where are you going to?"
"I don't really know. All I know is that I don't wanna go home to Mirkwood."
"I see. You want me to come with you?"
Legolas looked at his friend in surprise. "Is that really what you want?"
"Of course!" The dwarf roared. "Do you think I would do anything I don't want?"
The elf laughed briefly. "No, I don't think so. But I really don't know where I am going to."
"I know. You just told me."
"Thank you, Gimli. I'm glad that I don't have to go alone."
An hour later Legolas and Gimli were ready to leave.
Suddenly the door opened and Aragorn came in.
Both of them thought that he would be pretty annoyed. But the king of Gondor walked over to the elf and
embraced him. "I'm so sorry that it had to get so far, Legolas."
"You don't have to apologize. It was my fault, not yours."
"No, it was nobody's fault. When Arwen told me that you've kissed her I was very angry. But now I see how hard
it must be for you. I wish you wouldn't go."
"But you know it's the only way."
Yes, the Ranger knew there was no choice. But it hurt so much to lose such a good friend.
"Legolas, I don't know what to say."
"Don't say anything, Aragorn. I understand. Farewell, my friend."
With that the elf turned to Gimli. "Let's go, Master Dwarf."
They left Elrond's house, without looking back once more.
"Farewell, my friend." Aragorn whispered.
The End