Author ~ Halo Son
Rating ~ PG
Disclaimer ~ How many times must I say I don't own Lord of the Rings?! The characters Trelan, Raniean, Celboril and Moranuen are made up characters belonging to Cassia and Sio and they gave me permission to use them in my story, so DO NOT steal them!
Author's Note ~ A story I came up with while brainstorming, I doubt there's much else to say expect this story takes place before FOTR.
Summary ~ What began as a pleasant stroll for Elladan, Elrohir, Aragorn and Legolas turns into a storm of an argument between the man and the elf prince. In the aftermath, Aragorn goes missing and Legolas doesn't seem to care. Elladan and Elrohir leave to find Aragorn and sort out this mess, but some sinister dangers await the elven twins and their human brother and in the end, they're fate may lay in the hands of the elf prince who is no where in sight.
The Lord Of The Rings
Falling Into Silence
Chapter 2-The Argument
"Estel. Come on Estel, wake up."
Aragorn muttered a sound before stirring at the sound of a voice calling his name. He wasn't sure at first who it was due to his over tiredness. To him, it felt like five minutes since he went back to bed after being woken up by Legolas and Elladan during the night.
As the owner of the voice shook him gently and called to him again, the human opened blearing and droopy eyes that focused on the figure next to him. He recognised it as Elrohir.
Mumbling a groan of displeasure, Aragorn turned on to his stomach and pulled the cover over his head with the words, "Go away, too early."
Elrohir rolled his eyes then pulled the cover off his young human brother and leaned down to whisper in his ear, "Wake up Estel! It's late morning brother."
Aragorn then grabbed his pillow and stuck it over his head, "Don't care."
"Elladan, Legolas and I are going to go for a stroll."
"Go without me."
Elrohir sighed and shook his head. There were days when his human brother really frustrated him and today was one of them. Elrohir glanced around the room then grinned with a spark in his eyes when he spotted the man's quiver.
Walking over to it, Elrohir kneeled down and pulled out a fine, light arrow that was different from the others there. The arrow had originally belonged to Legolas, but the prince had given it to Aragorn as a gift of their strong friendship and in return Aragorn had given him one of his own. He knew how much Aragorn treasured the gift and how much it meant to him. Though it lay in Aragorn's quiver, the man rarely used it for fear of damaging it; such a gift he wanted to keep forever.
Holding the arrow carefully, Elrohir then walked back to where Aragorn lay in his bed and sighed loudly, deliberately getting the man's attention.
"Well then, I guess I'll take this fair Mirkwood arrow and use it for target practice."
Elrohir immediately got the response he wanted. Aragorn bolted upright in his bed and glared daggers at his elven brother.
"Give that back Elrohir!" He demanded. "You know it was a gift to me from Legolas and you know how much it means to me!"
Elrohir grinned and backed away towards the door, "Maybe so little brother, but it rests in my hands now and you'll have to catch me before you get it back."
Aragorn yelled as Elrohir darted out the door and gave chase.
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Celboril handed Elladan the last the food he had prepared and Legolas gave him their thanks.
"Where are Elrohir and Estel?" Moranuen asked, looking around for the two missing individuals.
"Elrohir has gone to get Estel, he's not awake yet." Elladan replied.
Moranuen chuckled while Celboril shook his head and said, "In that case, you should have left him to rest."
"What?!" Elladan said. "Let our dear human brother sleep away this beautiful and wonderful day? Not a chance."
"You just like torturing him, don't you?" Celboril commented dryly, narrowing his eyes.
Legolas and Moranuen laughed at the innocent face Elladan gave Celboril, but had their attention quickly drawn to loud yelling that seemed to be coming closer. They then stared in disbelief as Elrohir came running out to join the group with Aragorn in hot pursuit yelling like mad.
"Elrohir I'm not saying it again!" Aragorn yelled. "Give me back that arrow NOW!"
As Aragorn waited for his elven brother to give back his possession, he noticed that everyone was staring at him with wide eyes and open mouths.
"What?! He took the arrow Legolas gave to me as a gift and I want it back!"
"Well, I got him." Elrohir grinned, finally giving back Aragorn's arrow.
"Yes brother, so you have." Elladan mumbled. "But I was…rather expecting you get him AFTER he had put some clothes on."
A doom seemed to fall upon Aragorn as, with wide eyes, he looked down at himself; he wearing nothing except his boxer shorts. He felt like his cheeks start to burn with embarrassment and he gave Elrohir the mother of all death glares.
"I'll get you for this Elrohir!" He growled in a low, threatening tone before spinning around and dashing back inside.
It was only after they were sure that Aragorn was out of hearing range that they all burst into a riot of uncontrollable laughter with tears rolling down their cheeks.
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Aragorn stalked ahead of Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas, who were desperately trying to stifle their snickers. Thanks to Elrohir's little trick, Aragorn was now in a rather foul mood and any attempts the elven twins or the elf prince made to try and cheer him up was either ignored or given a angry 'Hmph!'
"Estel, I'm sorry, but it was the only way I thought of to wake you up." Elrohir said. "I didn't even notice you were wearing only your undergarments."
Legolas had to clamp his hands over his mouth and restrain himself from laughing at Elrohir's words and Elrohir had to do the same after taking one look at the elf prince struggling to contain his laughter.
Aragorn turned around and glared at the three elves, especially Elrohir.
"That was a foul trick Elrohir!" He growled, narrowing his eyes. "Not even I would've done such a thing to you."
"Yeah but I bet you think it sometimes." Elladan mumbled.
At this Elrohir and Legolas could contain themselves no longer and laughed out loudly. Aragorn glowered at the elves and stormed off. He didn't care where he went, just as long as it was away from his elven brothers and the elf prince.
Aragorn would have preferred staying at home after the little incident, but Legolas came back to fetch him once he was dressed. Legolas was feeling rather guilty for laughing at his human friend, but he simply could not help himself. This was more humorous than the time when he and Trelan had almost scared Raniean to death by hiding and mimicking the sounds of the giant spiders that live in the south of Mirkwood.
As he walked briskly along the path, Aragorn was oblivious to what he was doing. He was walking very close to the edge of the path and below it was a rather large pool of deep water. The young man took another stepped and lost his footing when the path crumbled; he next found himself falling into the cold water.
When Aragorn broke the surface he muttered angrily to himself and swam to the edge and stayed there to catch his breath a moment.
"Estel!"
Aragorn glanced to the right and saw Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas running towards him, concern and fear etched their faces. Legolas grabbed Aragorn's hand and pulled him out of the water and on to his feet.
"Aragorn, are you alright?" He asked.
"Just fine." Aragorn snapped, pulling himself from Legolas' grasp.
"Okay, no need to be like that brother." Elladan said, giving him a critical eye.
"I didn't need your help Legolas." Aragorn then said darkly, ignoring his oldest brother. "I could've easily gotten myself out of there. I just slipped and fell in, that's all."
"I was only helping." Legolas replied in a somewhat low tone.
"Like I said, I don't need your help." Aragorn came back. "I can look after myself just fine."
"I never said you couldn't." Legolas spoke, folding his arms across his chest.
Elladan and Elrohir looked at each other in concern. They could see where this was going and they didn't like it. However before they could do anything, Aragorn snapped back.
"Then why are you always hovering over me?!"
Legolas raised a questionable eyebrow, "What?"
"I said why are you always hovering over me?! All the time you're standing around near me and watching me like I'm a small child! I can assure you I am not and I am very well able in looking after myself!"
Legolas narrowed his eyes at the human, making Elladan and Elrohir worry that the elf prince and the human could break out into a fistfight. They were shocked enough by all this as it was.
"I look out for you human," Legolas growled, adding emphasis on the word human. "Because you are my friend and I do not want to see you get hurt!"
"Come on Estel, Legolas, stop it now." Elrohir said in a vain attempt to stop the arguing friends.
But the elf's words were ignored and Aragorn replied, "So you assume every time I want to go somewhere you'll follow me so I won't get hurt?!"
"That's not true Aragorn and you know it!" Legolas said, practically shouting.
"Well I do not need or want your help Legolas Greenleaf! I can look after myself! I am not a child, I am a man!"
Aragorn then spun around on his heals and stormed off into the trees. Legolas glared after him and called after the human, "Fine human! It matters not to me!"
Elladan and Elrohir watched silently in deep shock and Aragorn took one path into the deep forest and Legolas took another, heading back towards Rivendell. Never before had they seen such an argument between friends, especially between Aragorn and Legolas; they didn't even recall a time when the two had argued at all.
The twins looked at each other, unsure of what to do now and afraid of what damage this argument may have caused to the friendship between the man and elf prince.
"Elrohir, let's return home and tell father what has happened. Then I think it would be best if we let Estel and Legolas calm down. More likely they will apologise to each other later on." Elladan said.
"And if they do not?" Elrohir asked fearfully.
The younger of the twins shivered lightly as he felt a sense of foreboding pass over him and it worried him to no ends. Elladan seemed to sense it too and he sighed deeply.
"Then I do not know what we shall do."
Elrohir nodded dumbly in silence and the two elves quickly took the path backwards Rivendell.
Neither of them had any idea of the horrid events that were to follow this upset.
TBC…
Rating ~ PG
Disclaimer ~ How many times must I say I don't own Lord of the Rings?! The characters Trelan, Raniean, Celboril and Moranuen are made up characters belonging to Cassia and Sio and they gave me permission to use them in my story, so DO NOT steal them!
Author's Note ~ A story I came up with while brainstorming, I doubt there's much else to say expect this story takes place before FOTR.
Summary ~ What began as a pleasant stroll for Elladan, Elrohir, Aragorn and Legolas turns into a storm of an argument between the man and the elf prince. In the aftermath, Aragorn goes missing and Legolas doesn't seem to care. Elladan and Elrohir leave to find Aragorn and sort out this mess, but some sinister dangers await the elven twins and their human brother and in the end, they're fate may lay in the hands of the elf prince who is no where in sight.
The Lord Of The Rings
Falling Into Silence
Chapter 2-The Argument
"Estel. Come on Estel, wake up."
Aragorn muttered a sound before stirring at the sound of a voice calling his name. He wasn't sure at first who it was due to his over tiredness. To him, it felt like five minutes since he went back to bed after being woken up by Legolas and Elladan during the night.
As the owner of the voice shook him gently and called to him again, the human opened blearing and droopy eyes that focused on the figure next to him. He recognised it as Elrohir.
Mumbling a groan of displeasure, Aragorn turned on to his stomach and pulled the cover over his head with the words, "Go away, too early."
Elrohir rolled his eyes then pulled the cover off his young human brother and leaned down to whisper in his ear, "Wake up Estel! It's late morning brother."
Aragorn then grabbed his pillow and stuck it over his head, "Don't care."
"Elladan, Legolas and I are going to go for a stroll."
"Go without me."
Elrohir sighed and shook his head. There were days when his human brother really frustrated him and today was one of them. Elrohir glanced around the room then grinned with a spark in his eyes when he spotted the man's quiver.
Walking over to it, Elrohir kneeled down and pulled out a fine, light arrow that was different from the others there. The arrow had originally belonged to Legolas, but the prince had given it to Aragorn as a gift of their strong friendship and in return Aragorn had given him one of his own. He knew how much Aragorn treasured the gift and how much it meant to him. Though it lay in Aragorn's quiver, the man rarely used it for fear of damaging it; such a gift he wanted to keep forever.
Holding the arrow carefully, Elrohir then walked back to where Aragorn lay in his bed and sighed loudly, deliberately getting the man's attention.
"Well then, I guess I'll take this fair Mirkwood arrow and use it for target practice."
Elrohir immediately got the response he wanted. Aragorn bolted upright in his bed and glared daggers at his elven brother.
"Give that back Elrohir!" He demanded. "You know it was a gift to me from Legolas and you know how much it means to me!"
Elrohir grinned and backed away towards the door, "Maybe so little brother, but it rests in my hands now and you'll have to catch me before you get it back."
Aragorn yelled as Elrohir darted out the door and gave chase.
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Celboril handed Elladan the last the food he had prepared and Legolas gave him their thanks.
"Where are Elrohir and Estel?" Moranuen asked, looking around for the two missing individuals.
"Elrohir has gone to get Estel, he's not awake yet." Elladan replied.
Moranuen chuckled while Celboril shook his head and said, "In that case, you should have left him to rest."
"What?!" Elladan said. "Let our dear human brother sleep away this beautiful and wonderful day? Not a chance."
"You just like torturing him, don't you?" Celboril commented dryly, narrowing his eyes.
Legolas and Moranuen laughed at the innocent face Elladan gave Celboril, but had their attention quickly drawn to loud yelling that seemed to be coming closer. They then stared in disbelief as Elrohir came running out to join the group with Aragorn in hot pursuit yelling like mad.
"Elrohir I'm not saying it again!" Aragorn yelled. "Give me back that arrow NOW!"
As Aragorn waited for his elven brother to give back his possession, he noticed that everyone was staring at him with wide eyes and open mouths.
"What?! He took the arrow Legolas gave to me as a gift and I want it back!"
"Well, I got him." Elrohir grinned, finally giving back Aragorn's arrow.
"Yes brother, so you have." Elladan mumbled. "But I was…rather expecting you get him AFTER he had put some clothes on."
A doom seemed to fall upon Aragorn as, with wide eyes, he looked down at himself; he wearing nothing except his boxer shorts. He felt like his cheeks start to burn with embarrassment and he gave Elrohir the mother of all death glares.
"I'll get you for this Elrohir!" He growled in a low, threatening tone before spinning around and dashing back inside.
It was only after they were sure that Aragorn was out of hearing range that they all burst into a riot of uncontrollable laughter with tears rolling down their cheeks.
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Aragorn stalked ahead of Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas, who were desperately trying to stifle their snickers. Thanks to Elrohir's little trick, Aragorn was now in a rather foul mood and any attempts the elven twins or the elf prince made to try and cheer him up was either ignored or given a angry 'Hmph!'
"Estel, I'm sorry, but it was the only way I thought of to wake you up." Elrohir said. "I didn't even notice you were wearing only your undergarments."
Legolas had to clamp his hands over his mouth and restrain himself from laughing at Elrohir's words and Elrohir had to do the same after taking one look at the elf prince struggling to contain his laughter.
Aragorn turned around and glared at the three elves, especially Elrohir.
"That was a foul trick Elrohir!" He growled, narrowing his eyes. "Not even I would've done such a thing to you."
"Yeah but I bet you think it sometimes." Elladan mumbled.
At this Elrohir and Legolas could contain themselves no longer and laughed out loudly. Aragorn glowered at the elves and stormed off. He didn't care where he went, just as long as it was away from his elven brothers and the elf prince.
Aragorn would have preferred staying at home after the little incident, but Legolas came back to fetch him once he was dressed. Legolas was feeling rather guilty for laughing at his human friend, but he simply could not help himself. This was more humorous than the time when he and Trelan had almost scared Raniean to death by hiding and mimicking the sounds of the giant spiders that live in the south of Mirkwood.
As he walked briskly along the path, Aragorn was oblivious to what he was doing. He was walking very close to the edge of the path and below it was a rather large pool of deep water. The young man took another stepped and lost his footing when the path crumbled; he next found himself falling into the cold water.
When Aragorn broke the surface he muttered angrily to himself and swam to the edge and stayed there to catch his breath a moment.
"Estel!"
Aragorn glanced to the right and saw Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas running towards him, concern and fear etched their faces. Legolas grabbed Aragorn's hand and pulled him out of the water and on to his feet.
"Aragorn, are you alright?" He asked.
"Just fine." Aragorn snapped, pulling himself from Legolas' grasp.
"Okay, no need to be like that brother." Elladan said, giving him a critical eye.
"I didn't need your help Legolas." Aragorn then said darkly, ignoring his oldest brother. "I could've easily gotten myself out of there. I just slipped and fell in, that's all."
"I was only helping." Legolas replied in a somewhat low tone.
"Like I said, I don't need your help." Aragorn came back. "I can look after myself just fine."
"I never said you couldn't." Legolas spoke, folding his arms across his chest.
Elladan and Elrohir looked at each other in concern. They could see where this was going and they didn't like it. However before they could do anything, Aragorn snapped back.
"Then why are you always hovering over me?!"
Legolas raised a questionable eyebrow, "What?"
"I said why are you always hovering over me?! All the time you're standing around near me and watching me like I'm a small child! I can assure you I am not and I am very well able in looking after myself!"
Legolas narrowed his eyes at the human, making Elladan and Elrohir worry that the elf prince and the human could break out into a fistfight. They were shocked enough by all this as it was.
"I look out for you human," Legolas growled, adding emphasis on the word human. "Because you are my friend and I do not want to see you get hurt!"
"Come on Estel, Legolas, stop it now." Elrohir said in a vain attempt to stop the arguing friends.
But the elf's words were ignored and Aragorn replied, "So you assume every time I want to go somewhere you'll follow me so I won't get hurt?!"
"That's not true Aragorn and you know it!" Legolas said, practically shouting.
"Well I do not need or want your help Legolas Greenleaf! I can look after myself! I am not a child, I am a man!"
Aragorn then spun around on his heals and stormed off into the trees. Legolas glared after him and called after the human, "Fine human! It matters not to me!"
Elladan and Elrohir watched silently in deep shock and Aragorn took one path into the deep forest and Legolas took another, heading back towards Rivendell. Never before had they seen such an argument between friends, especially between Aragorn and Legolas; they didn't even recall a time when the two had argued at all.
The twins looked at each other, unsure of what to do now and afraid of what damage this argument may have caused to the friendship between the man and elf prince.
"Elrohir, let's return home and tell father what has happened. Then I think it would be best if we let Estel and Legolas calm down. More likely they will apologise to each other later on." Elladan said.
"And if they do not?" Elrohir asked fearfully.
The younger of the twins shivered lightly as he felt a sense of foreboding pass over him and it worried him to no ends. Elladan seemed to sense it too and he sighed deeply.
"Then I do not know what we shall do."
Elrohir nodded dumbly in silence and the two elves quickly took the path backwards Rivendell.
Neither of them had any idea of the horrid events that were to follow this upset.
TBC…