DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN L.O.T.R.

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Ceres: I'm so tired

Gwen: *yawns* me too

Legolas: Am I the only one who is awake?

Gwen and Ceres: Zzz Zzz Zzz

Legolas: Ceres.Gwen???

Ceres: .....

Gwen: What?

Legolas: I thought that you are asleep

Gwen: I am

Legolas: *looks confused* Huh?

Gwen: Zzz Zzz Zzz

















Chapter 13

















---------------------------Legolas' pov----------------------







Legolas held Gwen gently around the waist with his arm and he looked at Aragorn who was following behind him. He saw Aragorn giving him strange looks and kept on passing *secret* glances to Gimli. This irritated Legolas for he knew that it had so something to do with him but Aragorn nor Gimli would say a word to him. He turned his attention to Gwen for a while then looked straight ahead of him. He whispered something to the horse and the horse started to trot faster. Legolas felt Gwen jump up a bit and felt her holding onto him arm for a few moments, then letting go. The skin contact was sending electric sparks to Legolas every time he felt Gwen touching his skin and it sent a shiver down his spine. He was now aware for Gwen, he felt her body heat and she smelt like roses to him. He felt how close they were and the thought of it was just confusing. Legolas wanted to stay in this position forever but his mind kept on telling him that it was not right. Legolas looked at Gwen's face and saw her staring ahead not really paying attention to anything. He noticed how long her dark eyelashes were and how red her lips were. Gwen, who felt someone staring at her, looked round to face Legolas. Legolas held their stare for a while until Gwen smirked and looked forward again.

They had been travelling for a while and Gwen started to complain.

" Legolas"

" Yes"

" Can we stop, I'm tired"

" But we can go a little further."

" Let's stop Legolas" Aragorn said. Legolas and Gwen turned round to face him.

Then Gwen started to nod her head.

" I agree with Aragorn. Let's stop Legolas" Gwen said to Legolas more of a command.

Legolas sighed. Then he whispered something to his horse and the horse stopped. Gwen jumped off the horse and fell with a thud. Legolas saw Gwen groan and mutter some curses out. Then he noticed Aragorn walk up to Gwen and help out his hand to her.

Gwen took it without any hesitation and it bothered Legolas for some reason. He didn't know why but he got annoyed at everyone Gwen talked to. He felt like he didn't want to share her. He wanted Gwen for his own.

He walked up beside a tree and sat down beside it. He looked up at Gwen and saw her chatting with Aragorn and Gimli. Legolas sighed and closed his eyes.

// You're jealous//

// What? //

Legolas opened his eyes quickly and noticed at Gwen and Aragorn had somehow ended up in a deep conversation, which annoyed Legolas a bit. He stared at Gwen, and then he turned his attention on Aragorn. Then he heard a chuckle. Legolas turned round and saw Gimli laughed slightly.

" What is so funny my friend?" Legolas asked Gimli.

Gimli sat down beside Legolas and looked at Gwen and Aragorn.

" You don't seem to be yourself lately master elf? Is it because of her?" He asked as he pointed at Gwen who was laughing at Aragorn's joke.

Legolas stared at the elf in astonishment. Then he said,

" What makes you think that?"

Gimli scratched his head and thought for a while. Then he looked at Legolas and it was pretty clear to the elf that Gimli had no proper answer or reason.

Legolas smiled at his dear friend and patted him on the shoulder. Then he spoke,

" I want some time by myself. I'm going to have a little walk"

Gimli nodded his head understandingly and Legolas took off into the forest. He wanted some time to think about everything and what was going on. He felt so confused that it bothered him greatly. He was not used to being confused. He was everything clearly and that was how he liked it.









------------------------Gwen's pov--------------------

Aragorn and Gwen had finally stopped talking and Gwen was staring at the fire. It was getting dark and very cold. Gwen shivered a bit and Aragorn noticed.

" Are you alright my lady?" Aragorn asked.

" Huh what? Oh yes, I'm fine" Gwen answered back. Then she noticed something. Legolas wasn't here. For a spilt second, she thought that he had left her. Gwen jumped up and looked around. This seemed to have surprised Aragorn and Gimli too for they had also jumped up.

" Where's Legolas?" Gwen asked not showing her panic. She didn't want them to think that she worried over Legolas or anything like that.

Gimli laughed. Then he said,

" Legolas took a little walk"

Gwen smiled. Then she started to run inside the forest.

" Where are you going?" Aragorn asked Gwen.

" I'm going to find Legolas" Gwen answered back.

Before Aragorn could reply, Gwen was already in the forest.

Gwen walked a while and looked around. It was starting to get really cold and she was now starting to regret what she had done but she wanted to see Legolas. She wanted to talk to him and annoy him. Gwen realised that without Legolas, she was rather bored and lonely. It wasn't because she was alone, it was because Aragorn would agree with everything that she would say but Legolas would fight back. She also liked seeing Legolas rather angry because he looked really cute that way. She also knew that Legolas was a tad jealous over Aragorn but she didn't bring herself to believe it fully. Gwen walked a bit more and saw a shadow. She looked at it closely and noticed that it was Legolas but what had surprised her most was that he did not seem to notice her and she was pretty sure that since Legolas was an elf, he would have known of her coming over.

// Must be in deep thought //



Gwen then thought of a plan and smiled thinking of how brilliant she was.

Then she crept over to where Legolas was.









---------------------Legolas' pov---------------------



Legolas was in deep thought and didn't notice anything. He walked around the forest thinking of everything. His past, the present and even the future. He was starting to have feelings for Gwen but what bothered him was that Gwen didn't show any signs of them back. Or maybe he wasn't looking. He knew that there were thousands of girls that would die just to talk to him for a few brief moments but Gwen wasn't like that. She was straight. She told of what she thought of everything and she did not treat him as if he was higher then her. He noticed that she seemed to treat him equally.

// But not with Aragorn //

Legolas sighed. He knew that Aragorn had no feelings for Gwen because he was already in love with Arwen. He in the other hand had the strangest feeling that Aragorn was making him jealous and if he was, he was succeeding. Legolas closed his eyes and sighed.

" BOO!!!!!!!"

Legolas blinked. Then he noticed Gwen if front of him and was laughing. After a while, he was her smile and heard her say,

" I knew that I couldn't scare you!"

Legolas blinked again.

" What are you doing here?" He demanded, almost too harsh.

He saw Gwen looking hurt. Then she spoke in a grave tone,

" I only wanted to see you"

Legolas was speechless. He didn't know what to say or how to react. This was the first time that he heard Gwen saying that she wanted to see him. Most of the time, she tried to avoid him as much as possible. Then he was Gwen sitting down on the ground and he sat down beside her.

" I'm sorry if I was too harsh on you" Legolas apologised to Gwen.

Gwen smiled and replied,

" I know"

Both of them sat there. Beside the tree for a very long time, not one of them wanting to move at all. Legolas looked up at the tall tree branches in awe. He liked the way the trees looked when it was dark but it was even better when it had light shining on it. Then he felt someone on his shoulder and saw Gwen resting her head. He looked at her and gently shook her but all Gwen did was groan slightly. Legolas looked down at Gwen and knew that she was asleep. He wanted to go back to the camp but he did not have the heart to wake Gwen up. So instead, Legolas picked Gwen up in his arms and walked back to the camp.