Okey dokey...NOW, ONTO THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS I WILL DISH OUT TO MY MOST FAITHFUL REVIEWERS!

Nili...lol. Yea, it is a good sign if he remembers Halo latching onto him. LoL. Maybe it scarred him, lol jk.
Ya know, Nili, you should know by now that men never listen, even if it could prevent him from certain death (wicked grin)
*gasps* for me?! *grabs tall, dark handsome Ranger (my Estel) who is wrapped up in a ribbon* You shouldn't have! YAY! I GOT A RANGER FOR CHRISTMAS! THANK YOU! I'll share him w/ you for a few minutes while I talk to the rest of the reviewers..........but when dat's done...HE IS MINE AGAIN! LoL! Merry Christmas to you, too.
Oh, and I have something for you, too.....it's not as good as Estel, but it is something.
*whistles. Suddenly, the ground rumbles as dozens of Horse Lords ride up*Merry Christmas, Nili. I give to you, the Rohirrim!
TTT ROCKS! I HAVE SEEN IT TWICE ALREADY! I AM GOING TO SEE IT FOR THE THIRD TIME SOON HOPEFULLY! YAY LINA!

Elentari Manwe..thanks! I'm glad you like the lil flashes of memory here and there. LoL...ya never know what I could do..........let's put it this way. There is a lil more to it than what you said..........some angst and torture must occur to make it my typical story. LoL.
Oh, and here is a Christmas present for you.
It isn't Legolas, but hopefully, you'll love him just the same ....Legolas is a bit preoccupied with having amnesia..... *brings in Elladan* Merry Christmas, I give you ELLADAN! Be careful, Elrond will be looking for him, soon....hide him well!

HaloGatomon...Aw, I'm sorry! *gives you a hug* I didn't mean to be mean....just nobody touches MY Estel. But....lemme go! Wait, I have you a Christmas Present!
Like I said to Elentari earlier, he isn't LEgolas (Legolas is a tad out of commission at the moment)....but I hope Elrohir will work. *brings in Elrohir* You can huggle him. He is the gift from me, to you!
If you and Elentari want to trade twins, one of you has Elrohir and the other has Elladan, feel free to do so. They look the same...but if you want a different personality, you two can trade! LoL...anywayz.....

And now, for my sister. The one who FINALLY started reviewing my stories....and the one who freakin signs in my name and reviews my own stories under MY name. I give you.......................a horde of ORCS!
*tons of Orcs pile into the living room* Here you go, Zam. Merry Christmas. Maybe you can have some more Orc Toasties....ew.....just don't let the Orcs in my room. And if they touch Estel, then you die! LoL...now then....onto the post!


DISCLAIMER: I do not own any recognizable characters or places....those are Tolkien's...so, don't own, don't sue don't worry.....you wouldn't get anything anywayz...I'm a poor writer that lives off imagination.

I own RinIauren'(I made that up myself!), the characters Golradir, Calaglin, Dinendal, and Golradir. (The names are Tolkien's, I'm just borrowing them to slap them on a character.....) Aight? Aight...lol Just don't use them w/o my permission!


"I'm standing on the bridge, waiting in the dark, I thought that you'd be here by now...."
-I'm With You, by Avril Lavigne


Ch. 3


Aragorn knelt next to the small campfire. The Ranger had just finished cooking come venison for his dinner, and had eaten it.

With a soft sigh, he leaned back against a tree, scanning the woods around him.

No sign of Legolas, yet.

The Dunadan's concern spiked a notch. What if Legolas had been captured, just like the time before, when he had attempted to visit Aragorn?
((reference to Beneath the Surface))

What if—

Aragorn stopped himself in mid-thought.

There was no reason to assume the worst, yet. He just had to give Legolas some time.....

* * * * * * * * *

"If the Prince's visions are correct, we should meet up with a nice little human....who is supposed to be his friend,"Calaglin commented.

Golradir and Dinendal nodded.

"This should prove Legolas's loyalty.....we must see as to how permanent that loss of memory is. We will perform some tests, involving the human,"Calaglin continued.

"And if he fails?"Golradir looked over at their new companion, who was standing over near a small grove of trees apart from the rest of them.

"First, we finish off the human If his memory returns, then he is still the son of the enemy, just as he would have been before......we would kill Legolas."

* * * * * * * * *

Aragorn looked up suddenly as he heard the soft, almost imperceptible footfalls of an Elf enter the clearing.

A wide smile spread across his face as he saw Legolas enter the clearing.

"Hello, Legolas! The winter was short, but it has seemed like a long time,"Aragorn greeted, standing and walking over to his old friend.

The Dunadan hesitated, and stopped his approach as three other blond Elves entered the clearing behind his friend. "Well, Legolas....I was not aware you were bringing friends along...I wish you had notified me, but no matter—"

"Why would I do that, *human*?"

Aragorn stiffened. Legolas spoke the word 'human' as if it were a curse, foul in his mouth.....he had not heard Legolas speak to him that way since they first met.

"Because you are my friend, *Elf*,"Aragorn shot back sarcastically, turning to the venison he had already cooked. "Now then, I have some dinner. You look tired from your journey. Have some—"

"You speak to him as if being an Elf was a bad thing,"one of the three Elves who stood next to Legolas interrupted.

"It was a jest...you know that, Legolas.....don't you?" the tone of Aragorn's voice began incredulous, then uncertain as he looked over at his friend.

"It did not sound that way, *human*."

Yet again, the sound of the word human sounded as if it were a curse.

"You look at me as if I were a filthy animal, unfit for even an Orc,"Aragorn retorted with a lopsided grin, hoping to lighten the mood.

"Maybe because we see you as one,"the Elf that stood beside Legolas stated.

Aragorn's eyes widened as he noticed that two of the other Elves had disappeared.

His eyes got even wider as two strong arms encircled his chest, clamping his arms to his sides.

Then, out of nowhere, a fist connected with his stomach, sending him to his knees.

The Elf who was behind him followed him to the ground, jerking his arms behind his back to the point where they were near dislocation, but stopped just short of that point.

Aragorn took deep breaths, trying to regain his wind. He craned his neck upward, looking past the dark hair that obscured his vision.
"Legolas?! What is the meaning of this? If this is your idea of a joke, this is *not* funny."

"Who said this was a joke?"the blond Elf answered for Legolas. "Right, my friend?"

Legolas nodded hesitantly...something about that man was so familiar.....

"Legolas, what is the meaning of this?"Aragorn asked again, refusing to accept any other answer than that of his friend.

Legolas opened his mouth to respond......

"Golradir, Dinendal, subdue him. We cannot have him ruining our meal with his unrelenting jabber,"Calaglin blurted, cutting off any response from Legolas. "We will have some fun with this animal before we eat!"

A flash of betrayal and hurt ran through Aragorn's eyes as he looked upon his friend. Just what was going on?

Aragorn did not have long to ponder that question.

Calaglin, Golradir, and Dinendal made sure he had much more to think about.....

Still, throughout the night of endless beatings, the young Dunadan never let one scream echo in those lonely woods.....

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A/N FOR ALL OF MY REVIEWERS (who have been w/ me for awhile..)

Well, yall.............this was kinda a sad Christmas for me. Last night, on Christmas Night, bad things happened to my family...my grandmother had to be rushed to the hospital.......and well, that's just not cool for me....
So, if you want a brief story of my Christmas night...
Look under
"Fear Not, My Writer"
It is a story where the character comforts the writer.......mixing fiction with reality. (Estel and Legolas are featured) So....anywayz.. R&R!