Disclaimer:- No, I don't own these characters, they belong ultimately to
J.R.R. Tolkein. Thank goodness he's not alive to see this. Anyone or
anything you don't recognise is mine though. ^_^ And to get it clear,
Legolas = Tregaron.
A/N: Well, I do not know where this came from, I never normally write like this, it's scary really. Anyway, warnings,
Angel: *yawns* warnings are so boring, just get on with the fic.
Destiny: Oh hush up Angel.
Angel: Why?
Diamond: Because we say so, and you're annoying the mentally unstable author.
Thank you. And after that brief interlude…
Warnings: Slash between Aragorn and Legolas. But I do not write citrusy fics, so the most romantic action you get is kissing. I leave parts open to your imagination, draw from it what you will…
Angel: Elvish speech is in '…' normal speech is in "…". Thoughts are in '…' And the mystery person's speech is in "…" Okay then.
Thanks to:
Everyone who reviewed this time round, I would normally do the great big thank you thing, but several people have commented on it being too long. So, I'm just gonna thank you all as a whole. ^_^ thanks!
Now, let me clear some things up…
The Fellowship became immortal because I felt like it, there was no main reason, but I guess that they could have been made immortal by some 'great magic' as a reward for saving Middle Earth.
Gandalf and Boromir are dead…I killed Gandalf off because, yes, he would know immediately, and I didn't want that. ^.^ sorry all!! Unless you want Gandalf in and he can come along later in the story if you want. Review with your answer: Gandalf in or Gandalf out?
I am so sorry that it took so long, I haven't been well (as in *really* not well ;), and I was also *coughbannedcough* from the computer, then when I was finally allowed on, guess what? My internet connection was all messed up… I'm so, so, so, so sorry!! But I'll quit making excuses now and just let you get on with the story.
Hope you all enjoy it!!
Please review this time!!!
((this chapter has a title!! ^.^))
1 An Angel's Embrace
Turmoil
Only Aragorn saw the cloaked figure of Legolas shaking his head sadly behind the Hobbits.
And only Aragorn saw the figure turn to face the other way and lower his hood…
The ranger got to his feet and quietly walked over to where the figure had been, but was no longer. Aragorn looked around bemused, where could he have gone?
Legolas looked down at Aragorn from the tree, his eyes filled with sadness and grief. But he knew that he should not let his emotions get the better of him, he was no longer the Legolas that had fallen in love with Aragorn – the weather beaten warrior, he was Tregaron, the wandering man, feared by all. He found that he had to remind himself of that fact more often than he should have. 'Oh why did I so foolishly agree to let them come with me? They are sure to affect my performance. I. Am. Not. Who. They. Wish. I. Am. Listen to yourself, having to remind yourself of who you now are. Do you not think that it would be good for you just to tell them that you are who they search for? No, who they search for has died. Legolas Greenleaf still lives on, inside you…deep inside you.' He shook his head to ignore the thoughts that tumbled round and round inside his head, confusing him more and more with every thought word.
He looked up to the stars in search of an answer.
They did nothing but twinkle happily, signalling their silent morse code to the world. Legolas sighed and nested himself comfortably on his branch.
"What are you doing?" He looked around to see who spoke. There was no one there causing Legolas to feel increasingly confused. "You are taking the coward's way out. You faked your own death and hid from your friends. Now you are hiding from your own feelings!" Legolas bit his lip. 'It is a bit late for that now is it not?' He thought bitterly. "No, it is only too late if you continue to believe that it is. As long as your heart still beats behind your chest and your love for that ranger is strong, it is never too late." Legolas rolled his eyes. 'That dies a long time ago.' He assured himself. "Ah, but did it? Did it really? Somewhere inside you the love you hold for the ranger and indeed for your friends burns like a candle in the darkness. And you know that it does." The Elf became confused. He found himself wondering whose the voice was? How did it know him so well? And why had it decided to bother him now? His answers came when a light shone in front of him, so bright that he had to shield his eyes when he opened his eyes, an Elven girl had appeared in front of him, glowing with her own Elven spirit, her blonde hair blowing gently in the wind.
"Legolas…" She said softly, her voice sounding slightly echoed, but melodious as if the words from her mouth were a musical language. "Legolas, you must stop shunning your true feelings, you know that what you are doing is wrong." She smiled at him and stroked the side of his face gently. "I cannot bear to see you put yourself through so much pain, please, for my sake…" Realisation dawned on Legolas' face as he realised who he was speaking to; his sister who died over 2000 years ago.
"Gaelolas?" He asked, not daring to believe what he was seeing.
"Yes, it is me. I am asking you, as a guardian, a friend, a sister and someone who loves you dearly to stop destroying yourself and pay attention to what I have told you." A silvery tear ran down her cheek and Legolas wanted nothing more than to wipe the tears away, hug her and protect her from all of the hurt in the world.
"I cannot do that though. You know that I cannot so why do you ask me to?"
"I ask no more of you than you are capable. You fought against these people to save Middle-Earth, and thought not once of your own gain. Father taught you not to be selfish I know, but you must stop this. We are not ready for you here yet, you have so much more to do on this land. Your life is not nearly over yet and your are slowly throwing it all away. That is the most selfish thing you have ever done Laeglass Greenleaf." Gaelolas shocked Legolas by using his proper name. Legolas felt ashamed of what he had done.
"But it is too late to change it now."
"What did I say? Follow your heart Legolas and you will not be led astray. You know my words to be true. Listen to them and listen to me." She began to fade. "I will be with you always. My light and yours are as one. I love you." She disappeared and Legolas put his head in his hands.
If he followed what she had told him, he would be going against everything he had believed in for the past 200 or so years. He could not do that, betray all of his beliefs and ideas that had sustained him for so long. He had worked best alone. 'You knew that this day would come, you knew it all along. You're just afraid of it. You always have been afraid." He stopped his trail of thoughts at that point because Aragorn let out a frustrated sigh beneath him. He lifted up his hood and gracefully climbed down.
"Trying to spy are we ranger?" Legolas asked coldly. "Or just out walking?" He paused and bit his lip, his sister's words coming back to haunt him:
"stop shunning your true feelings…" "this is the most selfish thing you have ever done…" "I love you…" He clenched his fists at his sides.
"Tregaron? I want to thank you for saving us." Legolas clenched his eyes shut. Why did Aragorn have to thank him? Why now? "And I would like to ask you why you saved us when you could have let us die, and why you let us travel with you when it obviously bothers you." Legolas sighed.
"I saved you because I cannot stand innocents being attacked. It does happen many times with new comers. I let you travel with me because you remind me so of people I used to travel with, and I," Legolas was about to say something when a sickening screech sounded through the trees. "Orcs! The camp!" Legolas broke into a run back to the camp closely pursued by Aragorn. Legolas broke through the trees to see Merry and Pippin working as a double team, Sam and Frodo doing the same and Gimli slicing through the Orcs with his axe.
"Tregaron, we must help them." Legolas rolled his eyes as Aragorn ran into battle.
"Did you really think that I would leave them?" He asked quietly as he notched an arrow onto his bow and fired. "Do I really come across as that cold?"
Will the Fellowship actually listen to Pippin and discover who Tregaron really is? Or will they ignore the Hobbit and stay left in the dark? Find out next time!
TBC
A/N: okey day, that's the 4th chapter out now. ^^ sorry it took so long.
Please review. I am fast on the mend, nearly all better now, finger's better, asthma's stopped trying to kill me and my back's being good. Review! Please?
Willow
A/N: Well, I do not know where this came from, I never normally write like this, it's scary really. Anyway, warnings,
Angel: *yawns* warnings are so boring, just get on with the fic.
Destiny: Oh hush up Angel.
Angel: Why?
Diamond: Because we say so, and you're annoying the mentally unstable author.
Thank you. And after that brief interlude…
Warnings: Slash between Aragorn and Legolas. But I do not write citrusy fics, so the most romantic action you get is kissing. I leave parts open to your imagination, draw from it what you will…
Angel: Elvish speech is in '…' normal speech is in "…". Thoughts are in '…' And the mystery person's speech is in "…" Okay then.
Thanks to:
Everyone who reviewed this time round, I would normally do the great big thank you thing, but several people have commented on it being too long. So, I'm just gonna thank you all as a whole. ^_^ thanks!
Now, let me clear some things up…
The Fellowship became immortal because I felt like it, there was no main reason, but I guess that they could have been made immortal by some 'great magic' as a reward for saving Middle Earth.
Gandalf and Boromir are dead…I killed Gandalf off because, yes, he would know immediately, and I didn't want that. ^.^ sorry all!! Unless you want Gandalf in and he can come along later in the story if you want. Review with your answer: Gandalf in or Gandalf out?
I am so sorry that it took so long, I haven't been well (as in *really* not well ;), and I was also *coughbannedcough* from the computer, then when I was finally allowed on, guess what? My internet connection was all messed up… I'm so, so, so, so sorry!! But I'll quit making excuses now and just let you get on with the story.
Hope you all enjoy it!!
Please review this time!!!
((this chapter has a title!! ^.^))
1 An Angel's Embrace
Turmoil
Only Aragorn saw the cloaked figure of Legolas shaking his head sadly behind the Hobbits.
And only Aragorn saw the figure turn to face the other way and lower his hood…
The ranger got to his feet and quietly walked over to where the figure had been, but was no longer. Aragorn looked around bemused, where could he have gone?
Legolas looked down at Aragorn from the tree, his eyes filled with sadness and grief. But he knew that he should not let his emotions get the better of him, he was no longer the Legolas that had fallen in love with Aragorn – the weather beaten warrior, he was Tregaron, the wandering man, feared by all. He found that he had to remind himself of that fact more often than he should have. 'Oh why did I so foolishly agree to let them come with me? They are sure to affect my performance. I. Am. Not. Who. They. Wish. I. Am. Listen to yourself, having to remind yourself of who you now are. Do you not think that it would be good for you just to tell them that you are who they search for? No, who they search for has died. Legolas Greenleaf still lives on, inside you…deep inside you.' He shook his head to ignore the thoughts that tumbled round and round inside his head, confusing him more and more with every thought word.
He looked up to the stars in search of an answer.
They did nothing but twinkle happily, signalling their silent morse code to the world. Legolas sighed and nested himself comfortably on his branch.
"What are you doing?" He looked around to see who spoke. There was no one there causing Legolas to feel increasingly confused. "You are taking the coward's way out. You faked your own death and hid from your friends. Now you are hiding from your own feelings!" Legolas bit his lip. 'It is a bit late for that now is it not?' He thought bitterly. "No, it is only too late if you continue to believe that it is. As long as your heart still beats behind your chest and your love for that ranger is strong, it is never too late." Legolas rolled his eyes. 'That dies a long time ago.' He assured himself. "Ah, but did it? Did it really? Somewhere inside you the love you hold for the ranger and indeed for your friends burns like a candle in the darkness. And you know that it does." The Elf became confused. He found himself wondering whose the voice was? How did it know him so well? And why had it decided to bother him now? His answers came when a light shone in front of him, so bright that he had to shield his eyes when he opened his eyes, an Elven girl had appeared in front of him, glowing with her own Elven spirit, her blonde hair blowing gently in the wind.
"Legolas…" She said softly, her voice sounding slightly echoed, but melodious as if the words from her mouth were a musical language. "Legolas, you must stop shunning your true feelings, you know that what you are doing is wrong." She smiled at him and stroked the side of his face gently. "I cannot bear to see you put yourself through so much pain, please, for my sake…" Realisation dawned on Legolas' face as he realised who he was speaking to; his sister who died over 2000 years ago.
"Gaelolas?" He asked, not daring to believe what he was seeing.
"Yes, it is me. I am asking you, as a guardian, a friend, a sister and someone who loves you dearly to stop destroying yourself and pay attention to what I have told you." A silvery tear ran down her cheek and Legolas wanted nothing more than to wipe the tears away, hug her and protect her from all of the hurt in the world.
"I cannot do that though. You know that I cannot so why do you ask me to?"
"I ask no more of you than you are capable. You fought against these people to save Middle-Earth, and thought not once of your own gain. Father taught you not to be selfish I know, but you must stop this. We are not ready for you here yet, you have so much more to do on this land. Your life is not nearly over yet and your are slowly throwing it all away. That is the most selfish thing you have ever done Laeglass Greenleaf." Gaelolas shocked Legolas by using his proper name. Legolas felt ashamed of what he had done.
"But it is too late to change it now."
"What did I say? Follow your heart Legolas and you will not be led astray. You know my words to be true. Listen to them and listen to me." She began to fade. "I will be with you always. My light and yours are as one. I love you." She disappeared and Legolas put his head in his hands.
If he followed what she had told him, he would be going against everything he had believed in for the past 200 or so years. He could not do that, betray all of his beliefs and ideas that had sustained him for so long. He had worked best alone. 'You knew that this day would come, you knew it all along. You're just afraid of it. You always have been afraid." He stopped his trail of thoughts at that point because Aragorn let out a frustrated sigh beneath him. He lifted up his hood and gracefully climbed down.
"Trying to spy are we ranger?" Legolas asked coldly. "Or just out walking?" He paused and bit his lip, his sister's words coming back to haunt him:
"stop shunning your true feelings…" "this is the most selfish thing you have ever done…" "I love you…" He clenched his fists at his sides.
"Tregaron? I want to thank you for saving us." Legolas clenched his eyes shut. Why did Aragorn have to thank him? Why now? "And I would like to ask you why you saved us when you could have let us die, and why you let us travel with you when it obviously bothers you." Legolas sighed.
"I saved you because I cannot stand innocents being attacked. It does happen many times with new comers. I let you travel with me because you remind me so of people I used to travel with, and I," Legolas was about to say something when a sickening screech sounded through the trees. "Orcs! The camp!" Legolas broke into a run back to the camp closely pursued by Aragorn. Legolas broke through the trees to see Merry and Pippin working as a double team, Sam and Frodo doing the same and Gimli slicing through the Orcs with his axe.
"Tregaron, we must help them." Legolas rolled his eyes as Aragorn ran into battle.
"Did you really think that I would leave them?" He asked quietly as he notched an arrow onto his bow and fired. "Do I really come across as that cold?"
Will the Fellowship actually listen to Pippin and discover who Tregaron really is? Or will they ignore the Hobbit and stay left in the dark? Find out next time!
TBC
A/N: okey day, that's the 4th chapter out now. ^^ sorry it took so long.
Please review. I am fast on the mend, nearly all better now, finger's better, asthma's stopped trying to kill me and my back's being good. Review! Please?
Willow