Note: Only Rutan is my character! The rest are not mine! Thanks for telling me about the typo. In the last chapter, Legolas should have been walking with his eyes closed, instead of clothes, as he murmured to himself. Enjoy!
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Part 14
The blond elf squirmed in Aragorn's arms, desire in his eyes, though he did not consciously remember how much he loved the human. He whimpered a little, as Aragorn cupped his face and kissed him back harder.
Soft lips... warm kisses... This was so familiar to Legolas, as he pulled Aragorn closer to him, passion overruling everything else right now.
Aragorn forced himself to slow down and look at the elf who was panting. He could see no flicker of recognition in the green eyes, until he saw the look on Legolas's face. Bliss, pure bliss, just as it had been the first time they'd kissed. It was nice to know that some things never changed, Aragorn thought. But he pulled back slightly, not wanting to drive Legolas away. There was a time and place for everything, the human knew.
Legolas was disappointed when Aragorn drew back. Hurt showed on his face. `You don't want me?' he questioned.
Aragorn gasped. He remembered when Legolas had said that to him before, on the night Merry and Pippin had unintentionally poisoned the elf with wine. Did this mean that part of Legolas's memories remained, or was it just a coincidence?
`I do want you, Legolas. But you don't remember me... or us,' Aragorn said softly. `It would not mean the same to you as it would to me.'
Legolas was furious to hear those words and pulled away from Aragorn, standing up abruptly. `Of course I don't remember you. I was drugged and nearly...' He froze. Where had that come from, he wondered.
Aragorn raised an eyebrow. `So you do remember what happened to you?'
Legolas scowled at Aragorn. `It comes and goes like the wind. I'm going back to the camp.' The elf turned and started trying to climb down the tree again. Once more, he did not get very far, as he looked down and lost his balance. Legolas fell.
`Legolas!' Aragorn shouted. He jumped to his feet and stared down where he'd seen the elf slip. Frightened and angry green eyes looked up at him. Aragorn couldn't hold back a chuckle.
To his intense surprise, he heard a sniffling sound come from Legolas. `I'm g-going to die and you're just l-laughing at me.'
Aw, Aragorn thought. He'd never thought he'd see the elf so close to sobbing. `Hold on,' he said, as he made his way down the tree.
Legolas looked up, his lower lip trembling slightly, as Aragorn lifted him back onto the branch. He didn't grab onto the human this time, because he was still upset over Aragorn rejecting him.
`Legolas, maybe you should just climb onto my back and I'll take you down,' Aragorn said, afraid that the elf would eventually fall to the ground and hurt himself if he kept trying to do it himself.
Legolas sniffled again and nodded. He waited until Aragorn knelt down carefully and balanced himself, before the elf looped his slender arms around the human's neck and held on tight, careful not to choke him as Aragorn stood.
Aragorn carefully made his way down the tree, thinking improper thoughts about Legolas and himself. He then mentally slapped himself. Bad Aragorn, he thought. The elf doesn't even know who you are.
Legolas's mind was on similar things, before he shook his head. Aragorn didn't seem to want him, and it hurt the elf terribly. He didn't understand it at all. Why should it matter to him that the human didn't want him? Yet he felt like his heart was breaking when he looked at Aragorn, knowing that the Man did not desire him.
Once they were on the ground, Legolas gently slipped to the ground.
`Thanks,' he said awkwardly, before he turned to head back towards the camp. Aragorn caught his arm. Legolas turned to face him, as the human leaned his face towards the elf's perfect face. Legolas caught his breath, silently praying, as Aragorn's lips drew closer to his.
`There you are!' Haldir of `Lorien shouted.
Aragorn and Legolas sprang apart, and looked at Haldir.
Aragorn was ready to wring the elf by the neck for interrupting like that. `What is it, Haldir, that brings you to ride after us when we have only been gone for one day?'
Legolas felt like an embarrassed child as he stood there, blushing.
`Three things. I owed Frodo the wine from the bet I placed with him. Second, the little one told me of your... reaction to wine, Legolas,' Haldir said, hiding a smile. He handed the other elf a vial of a potion. `That should clear it up permanently.' The elf then turned solemn. `Rutan managed to escape before we could inflict his punishment on him. We are searching for him, but Lady Galadriel wished for me to tell you this, so you know to be on guard. But we do not know where he is heading.'
Aragorn nodded, as Legolas briefly wondered who Rutan was. Then he remembered that Aragorn had been asking Galadriel about what Rutan's punishment would be, before the group had left Lothlorien.
Legolas didn't like the reaction he got at the name, though. It brought up feelings of betrayal and anger in him.
Aragorn and Haldir saw the emotions in Legolas's eyes, as well as confusion.
`Why don't you go ahead and return to the camp, Legolas?' Aragorn suggested. `I will come in a little while.'
`Why don't you return to the camp,' Legolas said, jealous that Aragorn wanted to be alone with this other elf. `You are supposed to be on watch, after all.'
Haldir hid a smile. He could read Legolas's feelings easily, for the elf was not hiding them behind his usually calm and stoic self. He'd lost that when he'd lost his memories.
Haldir decided to play a little game with both of them. He placed a hand on Aragorn's shoulder, and carefully watched Legolas's reaction. Sure enough, the younger elf was gritting his teeth, and doing his best to not reveal the full extent of his jealousy. `Run along, young one,' Haldir said. `Estel wishes to be alone with me.'
Aragorn frowned at Haldir, and then he saw the mischief in the elf's eyes.
`I don't have to! And don't call me young, for I am over three thousand years old, Haldir!' Legolas snapped angrily. Again, subconscious instinct had taken over.
Haldir's mouth dropped open. `You remember my name and your age?'
Legolas shook his head. `Some things just seem familiar, but I can't keep any memories that I get back. They always fade away again.'
`Do you remember this?' the other elf questioned slyly.
Haldir knew that Aragorn was going to kill him for this, but he didn't care, as he grabbed Legolas by the shoulders and pulled him close. He pressed his own lips against the younger elf's firmly, and ignoring the muffled protest coming from Legolas. He held Legolas tightly against him for several moments, and kept the kiss going. Satisfaction filled his eyes, before Haldir let go and smirked at Aragorn.
To be continued
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Part 14
The blond elf squirmed in Aragorn's arms, desire in his eyes, though he did not consciously remember how much he loved the human. He whimpered a little, as Aragorn cupped his face and kissed him back harder.
Soft lips... warm kisses... This was so familiar to Legolas, as he pulled Aragorn closer to him, passion overruling everything else right now.
Aragorn forced himself to slow down and look at the elf who was panting. He could see no flicker of recognition in the green eyes, until he saw the look on Legolas's face. Bliss, pure bliss, just as it had been the first time they'd kissed. It was nice to know that some things never changed, Aragorn thought. But he pulled back slightly, not wanting to drive Legolas away. There was a time and place for everything, the human knew.
Legolas was disappointed when Aragorn drew back. Hurt showed on his face. `You don't want me?' he questioned.
Aragorn gasped. He remembered when Legolas had said that to him before, on the night Merry and Pippin had unintentionally poisoned the elf with wine. Did this mean that part of Legolas's memories remained, or was it just a coincidence?
`I do want you, Legolas. But you don't remember me... or us,' Aragorn said softly. `It would not mean the same to you as it would to me.'
Legolas was furious to hear those words and pulled away from Aragorn, standing up abruptly. `Of course I don't remember you. I was drugged and nearly...' He froze. Where had that come from, he wondered.
Aragorn raised an eyebrow. `So you do remember what happened to you?'
Legolas scowled at Aragorn. `It comes and goes like the wind. I'm going back to the camp.' The elf turned and started trying to climb down the tree again. Once more, he did not get very far, as he looked down and lost his balance. Legolas fell.
`Legolas!' Aragorn shouted. He jumped to his feet and stared down where he'd seen the elf slip. Frightened and angry green eyes looked up at him. Aragorn couldn't hold back a chuckle.
To his intense surprise, he heard a sniffling sound come from Legolas. `I'm g-going to die and you're just l-laughing at me.'
Aw, Aragorn thought. He'd never thought he'd see the elf so close to sobbing. `Hold on,' he said, as he made his way down the tree.
Legolas looked up, his lower lip trembling slightly, as Aragorn lifted him back onto the branch. He didn't grab onto the human this time, because he was still upset over Aragorn rejecting him.
`Legolas, maybe you should just climb onto my back and I'll take you down,' Aragorn said, afraid that the elf would eventually fall to the ground and hurt himself if he kept trying to do it himself.
Legolas sniffled again and nodded. He waited until Aragorn knelt down carefully and balanced himself, before the elf looped his slender arms around the human's neck and held on tight, careful not to choke him as Aragorn stood.
Aragorn carefully made his way down the tree, thinking improper thoughts about Legolas and himself. He then mentally slapped himself. Bad Aragorn, he thought. The elf doesn't even know who you are.
Legolas's mind was on similar things, before he shook his head. Aragorn didn't seem to want him, and it hurt the elf terribly. He didn't understand it at all. Why should it matter to him that the human didn't want him? Yet he felt like his heart was breaking when he looked at Aragorn, knowing that the Man did not desire him.
Once they were on the ground, Legolas gently slipped to the ground.
`Thanks,' he said awkwardly, before he turned to head back towards the camp. Aragorn caught his arm. Legolas turned to face him, as the human leaned his face towards the elf's perfect face. Legolas caught his breath, silently praying, as Aragorn's lips drew closer to his.
`There you are!' Haldir of `Lorien shouted.
Aragorn and Legolas sprang apart, and looked at Haldir.
Aragorn was ready to wring the elf by the neck for interrupting like that. `What is it, Haldir, that brings you to ride after us when we have only been gone for one day?'
Legolas felt like an embarrassed child as he stood there, blushing.
`Three things. I owed Frodo the wine from the bet I placed with him. Second, the little one told me of your... reaction to wine, Legolas,' Haldir said, hiding a smile. He handed the other elf a vial of a potion. `That should clear it up permanently.' The elf then turned solemn. `Rutan managed to escape before we could inflict his punishment on him. We are searching for him, but Lady Galadriel wished for me to tell you this, so you know to be on guard. But we do not know where he is heading.'
Aragorn nodded, as Legolas briefly wondered who Rutan was. Then he remembered that Aragorn had been asking Galadriel about what Rutan's punishment would be, before the group had left Lothlorien.
Legolas didn't like the reaction he got at the name, though. It brought up feelings of betrayal and anger in him.
Aragorn and Haldir saw the emotions in Legolas's eyes, as well as confusion.
`Why don't you go ahead and return to the camp, Legolas?' Aragorn suggested. `I will come in a little while.'
`Why don't you return to the camp,' Legolas said, jealous that Aragorn wanted to be alone with this other elf. `You are supposed to be on watch, after all.'
Haldir hid a smile. He could read Legolas's feelings easily, for the elf was not hiding them behind his usually calm and stoic self. He'd lost that when he'd lost his memories.
Haldir decided to play a little game with both of them. He placed a hand on Aragorn's shoulder, and carefully watched Legolas's reaction. Sure enough, the younger elf was gritting his teeth, and doing his best to not reveal the full extent of his jealousy. `Run along, young one,' Haldir said. `Estel wishes to be alone with me.'
Aragorn frowned at Haldir, and then he saw the mischief in the elf's eyes.
`I don't have to! And don't call me young, for I am over three thousand years old, Haldir!' Legolas snapped angrily. Again, subconscious instinct had taken over.
Haldir's mouth dropped open. `You remember my name and your age?'
Legolas shook his head. `Some things just seem familiar, but I can't keep any memories that I get back. They always fade away again.'
`Do you remember this?' the other elf questioned slyly.
Haldir knew that Aragorn was going to kill him for this, but he didn't care, as he grabbed Legolas by the shoulders and pulled him close. He pressed his own lips against the younger elf's firmly, and ignoring the muffled protest coming from Legolas. He held Legolas tightly against him for several moments, and kept the kiss going. Satisfaction filled his eyes, before Haldir let go and smirked at Aragorn.
To be continued