Note: None of these are my characters, except for Rutan. The rest all
belong to J.R.R. Tolkien. Contains shounen ai between Legolas/Aragorn.
Awaiting The Outcome
Part 12
Frodo looked at Haldir. "Merry, Sam, and Pippin should be here for this," he said quietly.
Haldir raised an eyebrow. "They are watching over Legolas," he pointed out, as the elf frowned a little. "I suppose that Legolas could be carried here. It would be easier to treat him after we find out what potion was used against him."
Frodo nodded and said, "Let's go get them."
Haldir agreed, and set off with Frodo, after he told Gimli and Boromir to make certain that Rutan and Aragorn did not kill each other.
The sight that awaited them in Aragorn's room was…interesting.
Pippin was playing with Legolas's hair, as Merry gave the comatose elf a makeover. Sam was telling them that Legolas would kill both of them when he woke up.
"What in the name of the Lady of the Light are you doing?" Haldir questioned. He seized a hold of the two mischievous Hobbits and dragged them off of Legolas. Haldir sat the limp elf up, and fixed his hair, before he told Frodo to give him a wet cloth.
The Hobbit grabbed a cloth and dipped in a cup of water, and handed it to Haldir. The elf then cleaned off Legolas's face, where Merry had been using Aragorn's herbs to color the elf's face.
"Honestly, you two are troublemakers!" Frodo said disapprovingly. "Look at what happened the last time! Legolas nearly died!"
Haldir frowned. "How did the Prince of Mirkwood nearly die?" he questioned.
Frodo gulped a little, as he looked up at the much taller Haldir. "Merry and Pippin spiked his tea with wine, only Legolas wound up being poisoned by it."
Haldir chuckled a little at that. "Some elves really do have little tolerance for wine, Hobbit. I myself am not, but some others here are."
"Then what about the wager? Some of the elves won't be able to drink the wine if they win," Frodo pointed out.
"On the contrary, little one. We developed a potion that counters the poison quite easily, and prevents the wine from ever troubling an elf again," Haldir said.
"I think Legolas should get some of it," Pippin said. Merry shoved an elbow into his stomach. Pippin glared at Merry, but Sam stopped them from fighting.
Frodo and Haldir both shook their heads, as they turned to look at each other.
"We should return to the fight, Frodo," Haldir said. He lifted Legolas in his arms quite easily, and the sleeping elf moaned Aragorn's name. Haldir turned slightly red. "Legolas, I am not Aragorn."
Frodo grinned. "Come on, Sam! Don't you want to see Aragorn beat Rutan?" Sam, Merry, Pippin, Frodo, and Haldir, who still held Legolas, returned to where the fight was getting interesting.
Lady Galadrial herself was there, along with Lord Celeborn. They were surprised to see Haldir carrying Legolas, but the other elf explained that the Hobbits had not wanted to miss the fight, and since Legolas probably wouldn't wake up, it was all right for him to be here. The Lord and Lady nodded, and gestured for Haldir to lay Legolas on one of the empty benches, which had soft cushions on it. Haldir did so, and then the elf turned his attention to the fight.
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Inside The Room
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Aragorn strode over to the bound Rutan, who spat at him. The human easily avoided it, and gripped the elf hard.
"You are going to tell exactly what that potion was, and what you put in it!" Aragorn said, anger in his voice. It left no room for arguments, as Rutan struggled in his grasp.
"This is a fair fight," the elf snapped. "You are free and I am not!"
Aragorn drew a small dagger, and slit the ropes on the elf's wrists and feet. He then slipped the dagger away, and prepared himself.
Rutan jumped to his feet, and immediately used his Elven agility to go on the offensive. He got one blow to Aragorn's face with his hand, before the human grabbed his arm (with strength that Rutan would not have believed possible in a human) and painfully twisted it behind his back.
The elf choked back a cry of pain, as he lashed out with his foot, and Aragorn avoided it by jumping over him, and flinging the elf into the wall by his arm.
"How is it possible for a Mortal to have such strength?" Rutan said angrily, as he stood, although dizzy.
'I have a little Elven blood in me,' Aragorn said in Elvish. 'And I was fostered at Rivendell by Lord Elrond. You might think of that the next time you decide to try to take away *my* Legolas.'
Rutan went on the offensive again, and managed to slam his knee into Aragorn's stomach. 'Legolas deserves much better than you,' he snarled, as the human hissed softly in pain. 'He is a Prince among elves, and he will be mine.'
'Get it through your head, Rutan. Legolas doesn't want you,' Aragorn said, not believing his ears.
'Really? Well, he certainly won't want you when the potion wears off,' Rutan taunted. 'He won't know who he is, or who you are. You see, I put a bit of fellis in it.'
Aragorn froze. 'You used that particular potion! You fool! It sends some elves into an eternal sleep!'
Rutan shrugged. 'He won't be yours, then,' the elf pointed out. 'And there is no cure. I should know, for I am the one who first created the potion.'
Aragorn froze, as did Rutan, when they heard Frodo's voice. "I think Legolas is close to waking up," Frodo said, as he turned to look at the sleeping elf. Legolas's eyelashes were fluttering a little. The Hobbit then turned back to the fight.
Aragorn bolted towards the door, but Rutan stood in his way. The human growled, and lashed out with his foot, putting his anger and frustration into the force of that kick. It connected directly with the elf's ribs, and broke most of them.
Rutan collapsed on the floor, wheezing, as Aragorn reached the door and tapped three times.
Haldir opened it, and was surprised to Aragorn standing there. The human brushed past him to Legolas's side. He took the elf's hand in his own. Boromir and Gimli were next to the bed as well, along with Merry and Pippin. Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadrial stood and walked over as well.
None of the other elves, including Haldir, where paying attention, for they were looking at the crumpled form of Rutan on the floor of the room. Frodo and Sam were with them.
Legolas's eyes finally cleared to his normal green eyes, except that confusion shone in them. He gazed around, and finally looked at Aragorn, who held his hand. 'Who are you?' Legolas whispered, for he couldn't seem to remember…anything. He looked around some more, before turning back to Aragorn. 'And who am I?'
Shock and horror appeared on the faces of Lady Galadrial and Lord Celeborn. The blond archer sat up slowly, not recognizing any of the faces around him.
'Do you mean to say that you do not know who Estel is, Legolas?' Galadrial asked gently.
Legolas nodded. 'I don't even know who I myself am,' he confessed, looking slightly afraid.
Celeborn looked at Aragorn, who looked upset and angry, as the human met the Elven lord's gaze.
'Rutan used fellis on Legolas to erase all of his memories of me,' Aragorn told the Elven lord. 'He also said there was no cure.'
Gimli growled and started towards the room. "I'm going to teach that dratted elf a lesson!"
Boromir blocked the way, shaking his head. "You cannot attack an elf in an Elven land, Gimli. Save your desire for revenge later."
"You must remember us," Pippin said, as he and Merry stood there, looking at Legolas.
Legolas looked at all of them, and concentrated hard, trying to remember as he squeezed his eyes shut.
The elf let out a sigh that sounded more like a sob. Bleakness shone in his green eyes, as Legolas shook his head. 'I can't remember you.'
The Hobbits looked dejected. They could read the answer in Legolas's emerald eyes and the shake of his head, for they did not understand Elvish.
'Legolas, do you remember the human tongue?' Aragorn questioned, as he still held the elf's hand.
'No, I do not. Who are you?' Legolas asked again, not understanding why, deep down inside, he felt warm and safe with this…person beside him and holding his hand.
Frodo turned to Haldir. "You owe me fifty bottles of wine, and Gimli gets six bottles."
Haldir grudgingly nodded, for he could not believe that the human had actually beaten Rutan.
To be continued
Awaiting The Outcome
Part 12
Frodo looked at Haldir. "Merry, Sam, and Pippin should be here for this," he said quietly.
Haldir raised an eyebrow. "They are watching over Legolas," he pointed out, as the elf frowned a little. "I suppose that Legolas could be carried here. It would be easier to treat him after we find out what potion was used against him."
Frodo nodded and said, "Let's go get them."
Haldir agreed, and set off with Frodo, after he told Gimli and Boromir to make certain that Rutan and Aragorn did not kill each other.
The sight that awaited them in Aragorn's room was…interesting.
Pippin was playing with Legolas's hair, as Merry gave the comatose elf a makeover. Sam was telling them that Legolas would kill both of them when he woke up.
"What in the name of the Lady of the Light are you doing?" Haldir questioned. He seized a hold of the two mischievous Hobbits and dragged them off of Legolas. Haldir sat the limp elf up, and fixed his hair, before he told Frodo to give him a wet cloth.
The Hobbit grabbed a cloth and dipped in a cup of water, and handed it to Haldir. The elf then cleaned off Legolas's face, where Merry had been using Aragorn's herbs to color the elf's face.
"Honestly, you two are troublemakers!" Frodo said disapprovingly. "Look at what happened the last time! Legolas nearly died!"
Haldir frowned. "How did the Prince of Mirkwood nearly die?" he questioned.
Frodo gulped a little, as he looked up at the much taller Haldir. "Merry and Pippin spiked his tea with wine, only Legolas wound up being poisoned by it."
Haldir chuckled a little at that. "Some elves really do have little tolerance for wine, Hobbit. I myself am not, but some others here are."
"Then what about the wager? Some of the elves won't be able to drink the wine if they win," Frodo pointed out.
"On the contrary, little one. We developed a potion that counters the poison quite easily, and prevents the wine from ever troubling an elf again," Haldir said.
"I think Legolas should get some of it," Pippin said. Merry shoved an elbow into his stomach. Pippin glared at Merry, but Sam stopped them from fighting.
Frodo and Haldir both shook their heads, as they turned to look at each other.
"We should return to the fight, Frodo," Haldir said. He lifted Legolas in his arms quite easily, and the sleeping elf moaned Aragorn's name. Haldir turned slightly red. "Legolas, I am not Aragorn."
Frodo grinned. "Come on, Sam! Don't you want to see Aragorn beat Rutan?" Sam, Merry, Pippin, Frodo, and Haldir, who still held Legolas, returned to where the fight was getting interesting.
Lady Galadrial herself was there, along with Lord Celeborn. They were surprised to see Haldir carrying Legolas, but the other elf explained that the Hobbits had not wanted to miss the fight, and since Legolas probably wouldn't wake up, it was all right for him to be here. The Lord and Lady nodded, and gestured for Haldir to lay Legolas on one of the empty benches, which had soft cushions on it. Haldir did so, and then the elf turned his attention to the fight.
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Inside The Room
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Aragorn strode over to the bound Rutan, who spat at him. The human easily avoided it, and gripped the elf hard.
"You are going to tell exactly what that potion was, and what you put in it!" Aragorn said, anger in his voice. It left no room for arguments, as Rutan struggled in his grasp.
"This is a fair fight," the elf snapped. "You are free and I am not!"
Aragorn drew a small dagger, and slit the ropes on the elf's wrists and feet. He then slipped the dagger away, and prepared himself.
Rutan jumped to his feet, and immediately used his Elven agility to go on the offensive. He got one blow to Aragorn's face with his hand, before the human grabbed his arm (with strength that Rutan would not have believed possible in a human) and painfully twisted it behind his back.
The elf choked back a cry of pain, as he lashed out with his foot, and Aragorn avoided it by jumping over him, and flinging the elf into the wall by his arm.
"How is it possible for a Mortal to have such strength?" Rutan said angrily, as he stood, although dizzy.
'I have a little Elven blood in me,' Aragorn said in Elvish. 'And I was fostered at Rivendell by Lord Elrond. You might think of that the next time you decide to try to take away *my* Legolas.'
Rutan went on the offensive again, and managed to slam his knee into Aragorn's stomach. 'Legolas deserves much better than you,' he snarled, as the human hissed softly in pain. 'He is a Prince among elves, and he will be mine.'
'Get it through your head, Rutan. Legolas doesn't want you,' Aragorn said, not believing his ears.
'Really? Well, he certainly won't want you when the potion wears off,' Rutan taunted. 'He won't know who he is, or who you are. You see, I put a bit of fellis in it.'
Aragorn froze. 'You used that particular potion! You fool! It sends some elves into an eternal sleep!'
Rutan shrugged. 'He won't be yours, then,' the elf pointed out. 'And there is no cure. I should know, for I am the one who first created the potion.'
Aragorn froze, as did Rutan, when they heard Frodo's voice. "I think Legolas is close to waking up," Frodo said, as he turned to look at the sleeping elf. Legolas's eyelashes were fluttering a little. The Hobbit then turned back to the fight.
Aragorn bolted towards the door, but Rutan stood in his way. The human growled, and lashed out with his foot, putting his anger and frustration into the force of that kick. It connected directly with the elf's ribs, and broke most of them.
Rutan collapsed on the floor, wheezing, as Aragorn reached the door and tapped three times.
Haldir opened it, and was surprised to Aragorn standing there. The human brushed past him to Legolas's side. He took the elf's hand in his own. Boromir and Gimli were next to the bed as well, along with Merry and Pippin. Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadrial stood and walked over as well.
None of the other elves, including Haldir, where paying attention, for they were looking at the crumpled form of Rutan on the floor of the room. Frodo and Sam were with them.
Legolas's eyes finally cleared to his normal green eyes, except that confusion shone in them. He gazed around, and finally looked at Aragorn, who held his hand. 'Who are you?' Legolas whispered, for he couldn't seem to remember…anything. He looked around some more, before turning back to Aragorn. 'And who am I?'
Shock and horror appeared on the faces of Lady Galadrial and Lord Celeborn. The blond archer sat up slowly, not recognizing any of the faces around him.
'Do you mean to say that you do not know who Estel is, Legolas?' Galadrial asked gently.
Legolas nodded. 'I don't even know who I myself am,' he confessed, looking slightly afraid.
Celeborn looked at Aragorn, who looked upset and angry, as the human met the Elven lord's gaze.
'Rutan used fellis on Legolas to erase all of his memories of me,' Aragorn told the Elven lord. 'He also said there was no cure.'
Gimli growled and started towards the room. "I'm going to teach that dratted elf a lesson!"
Boromir blocked the way, shaking his head. "You cannot attack an elf in an Elven land, Gimli. Save your desire for revenge later."
"You must remember us," Pippin said, as he and Merry stood there, looking at Legolas.
Legolas looked at all of them, and concentrated hard, trying to remember as he squeezed his eyes shut.
The elf let out a sigh that sounded more like a sob. Bleakness shone in his green eyes, as Legolas shook his head. 'I can't remember you.'
The Hobbits looked dejected. They could read the answer in Legolas's emerald eyes and the shake of his head, for they did not understand Elvish.
'Legolas, do you remember the human tongue?' Aragorn questioned, as he still held the elf's hand.
'No, I do not. Who are you?' Legolas asked again, not understanding why, deep down inside, he felt warm and safe with this…person beside him and holding his hand.
Frodo turned to Haldir. "You owe me fifty bottles of wine, and Gimli gets six bottles."
Haldir grudgingly nodded, for he could not believe that the human had actually beaten Rutan.
To be continued