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CHAPTER TWO - CONFESSION
"Come on Pippin, lets go eat" suggested Merry. "Are you coming Frodo?"
"No, I'm alright for now" he replied. Aragorn shook his head in disbelief as the two hobbits walked away for yet another meal. He had no idea how they could eat so much. Sure, he had been hungry, but it hadn't taken five or so meals to fill him up.
"What about you Legolas?" he asked, turning towards the elf that sat beside him. "Are you not hungry? You've barely eaten all day"
"No, I'm not very hungry" he replied, his mind obviously elsewhere. He had seemed preoccupied all day, not really taking in what was going on around him. Since his talk with Haldir last night, he realised that he had to tell Aragorn about his feelings. He had to be truthful with the man, and also he had that faint hope that he would feel the same.
"Frodo, could I talk to you a minute?" It was Haldir. Frodo nodded and walked over to him, leaving just Aragorn and Legolas. Before he turned to walk away, Haldir turned to Legolas, mouthed the words 'tell him' and winked very unsubtley. Legolas gestured wildly for him to go away, and Haldir walked off grinning.
"What was all that about?" asked Aragorn. "What's going on?"
"Nothing...it's just that I, um..." Legolas began. He could feel Aragorn eyes looking at him, but couldn't bring himself to meet them. "Do you want to go for a walk?" he said suddenly, when he couldn't stand the silence any longer.
"Sure" Aragorn nodded, looking a little confused.
"Come on then" said the elf, standing up. 'That's it Legolas, put it off even longer' he thought, mentally scolding himself. 'Why can't I just tell him and get it over with?'
After a few minutes of walking through the woods, they came to a small clearing, with a rock at the side. The only sound they could hear was the distant noise of a small river. Legolas motioned towards the rock, and they sat down on it. Legolas gazed at Aragorn, his face illuminated by the moon, reminding the elf of the first time he had met him.
It had been at Rivendell, when Thrandruil, Legolas' father, had taken the young prince there. He needed to discuss certain matters with Elrond, and Legolas had gone with him, as he wanted to see the world outside of Mirkwood. It had been one night there when Legolas noticed a figure sitting by the river, gazing at the sky. He was Elrond's foster son, Estel, and he talked with Legolas all night, as though they had known each other for years. They became friends, and remained friends through the passing years, when he moved back to Gondor with his father, when he took back his old name of Aragorn...that's why it was all the more hard for Legolas to tell him the truth, as he could ruin their friendship forever. He took a deep breath.
"Aragorn, there is something I need to tell you" Aragorn turned to face him, curiousity flickering in his grey eyes. "Well, you see..." He paused. He couldn't find the words.
"What is it Legolas?"
"Aragorn, I love you" he said quickly, turning away. "Please don't be angry, but you deserve to know the truth, and I just..." Legolas was cut off mid-sentence by Aragorn's lips on his. Just a short, innocent kiss. Which was soon returned by the elf, lasting longer this time, starting off awkwardly but becoming natural. He felt Aragorn's hands make their way round his waist, pulling Legolas closer to him, not letting him go. Legolas wrapped his hands around his neck as he felt the man pull him down, so that Legolas was laying on top of him. Minutes passed as they lay there, mouths and bodies crushing against each other.
After a while they pulled apart, and lay on their sides facing each other. Legolas smiled, and lay his head on Aragorn's shoulder, peaceful and content laying in his arms.
"I love you" he whispered, and planted one more gentle kiss on Aragorn's lips. Aragorn watched as the elf's eyes slowly turned vacant, staring to the night sky. Legolas was asleep, probably for the first peaceful night in ages, but he couldn't drift off so easily. As his eyes wandered across the elf's face, his starlit beauty, Aragorn was suddenly struck with the realisation of what he had done.
Carefully he removed his arms from around Legolas and quickly stood up, staring at him lying peacefully on the ground through his tear stained vision. He turned and ran into the woods, going nowhere in particular, just moving to keep his mind off the events of that evening. How could he lead legolas on like that? He stumbled and fell to the ground sobbing. He leaned against a tree, bought his knees up close to his chest and buried his face in his hands.
He shivered as another sob wracked his body. What was he saying? He wasn't leading Legolas on. He did feel the same. He knew in his heart he did, but he also knew that he couldn't allow himself to love him. A stray tear fell from his eye, landing on his arm. Aragorn brushed it away, noticing the white scars that remained on his arm, reminding him why he and Legolas could never be.
His head shot up when he heard a rustle coming from behind him. Wiping away the last of his tears, he stood up and looked around. Legolas wandered towards him, which did nothing to stop Aragorn's pounding heart. But he had to tell him that they couldn't be together. Hopefully the elf would not question why. It broke Aragorn's heart to look at the smiling blond elf, who was telling him of the great life they would live together and how he was so happy that he felt the same.
"Legolas, I don't think I can do this" said Aragorn softly. Legolas smiled.
"Don't worry" he reassured the man. "It may be strange at first, but me and you are destined to be together, I can feel it"
"No, Legolas..."
"It will be alright Aragorn" said Legolas, walking up to him and snaking his arms round his waist. It was too much of a temptation for Aragorn, he couldn't get carried away again. He had to tell him that it wasn't going happen, lie if neccessary, just so Legolas knew there was no chance of them being together. It hurt Aragorn to do so, but he had to.
"NO LEGOLAS" he shouted, turning and pushing Legolas away with more force than he realised. Legolas fell to the ground, cutting his arm on a rock. He stared at Aragorn in shock, the blood running down his arm and staining his clothes a dark red. Aragorn couldn't stand to see the hurt in Legolas' face. He turned away and ran away from him, tears streaming down his face once more. What had he done? How could he hurt the one he loved?
"Where are you going so fast?" said a voice. Aragorn looked in the direction of it, and saw Haldir standing there, barely visible when surronded by the dark night of the forest. Aragorn stood still.
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Don't worry, I will explain what the hell Aragorn's going on about in the next chapter (if people actually care lol) Please review!
Kat xxx
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CHAPTER TWO - CONFESSION
"Come on Pippin, lets go eat" suggested Merry. "Are you coming Frodo?"
"No, I'm alright for now" he replied. Aragorn shook his head in disbelief as the two hobbits walked away for yet another meal. He had no idea how they could eat so much. Sure, he had been hungry, but it hadn't taken five or so meals to fill him up.
"What about you Legolas?" he asked, turning towards the elf that sat beside him. "Are you not hungry? You've barely eaten all day"
"No, I'm not very hungry" he replied, his mind obviously elsewhere. He had seemed preoccupied all day, not really taking in what was going on around him. Since his talk with Haldir last night, he realised that he had to tell Aragorn about his feelings. He had to be truthful with the man, and also he had that faint hope that he would feel the same.
"Frodo, could I talk to you a minute?" It was Haldir. Frodo nodded and walked over to him, leaving just Aragorn and Legolas. Before he turned to walk away, Haldir turned to Legolas, mouthed the words 'tell him' and winked very unsubtley. Legolas gestured wildly for him to go away, and Haldir walked off grinning.
"What was all that about?" asked Aragorn. "What's going on?"
"Nothing...it's just that I, um..." Legolas began. He could feel Aragorn eyes looking at him, but couldn't bring himself to meet them. "Do you want to go for a walk?" he said suddenly, when he couldn't stand the silence any longer.
"Sure" Aragorn nodded, looking a little confused.
"Come on then" said the elf, standing up. 'That's it Legolas, put it off even longer' he thought, mentally scolding himself. 'Why can't I just tell him and get it over with?'
After a few minutes of walking through the woods, they came to a small clearing, with a rock at the side. The only sound they could hear was the distant noise of a small river. Legolas motioned towards the rock, and they sat down on it. Legolas gazed at Aragorn, his face illuminated by the moon, reminding the elf of the first time he had met him.
It had been at Rivendell, when Thrandruil, Legolas' father, had taken the young prince there. He needed to discuss certain matters with Elrond, and Legolas had gone with him, as he wanted to see the world outside of Mirkwood. It had been one night there when Legolas noticed a figure sitting by the river, gazing at the sky. He was Elrond's foster son, Estel, and he talked with Legolas all night, as though they had known each other for years. They became friends, and remained friends through the passing years, when he moved back to Gondor with his father, when he took back his old name of Aragorn...that's why it was all the more hard for Legolas to tell him the truth, as he could ruin their friendship forever. He took a deep breath.
"Aragorn, there is something I need to tell you" Aragorn turned to face him, curiousity flickering in his grey eyes. "Well, you see..." He paused. He couldn't find the words.
"What is it Legolas?"
"Aragorn, I love you" he said quickly, turning away. "Please don't be angry, but you deserve to know the truth, and I just..." Legolas was cut off mid-sentence by Aragorn's lips on his. Just a short, innocent kiss. Which was soon returned by the elf, lasting longer this time, starting off awkwardly but becoming natural. He felt Aragorn's hands make their way round his waist, pulling Legolas closer to him, not letting him go. Legolas wrapped his hands around his neck as he felt the man pull him down, so that Legolas was laying on top of him. Minutes passed as they lay there, mouths and bodies crushing against each other.
After a while they pulled apart, and lay on their sides facing each other. Legolas smiled, and lay his head on Aragorn's shoulder, peaceful and content laying in his arms.
"I love you" he whispered, and planted one more gentle kiss on Aragorn's lips. Aragorn watched as the elf's eyes slowly turned vacant, staring to the night sky. Legolas was asleep, probably for the first peaceful night in ages, but he couldn't drift off so easily. As his eyes wandered across the elf's face, his starlit beauty, Aragorn was suddenly struck with the realisation of what he had done.
Carefully he removed his arms from around Legolas and quickly stood up, staring at him lying peacefully on the ground through his tear stained vision. He turned and ran into the woods, going nowhere in particular, just moving to keep his mind off the events of that evening. How could he lead legolas on like that? He stumbled and fell to the ground sobbing. He leaned against a tree, bought his knees up close to his chest and buried his face in his hands.
He shivered as another sob wracked his body. What was he saying? He wasn't leading Legolas on. He did feel the same. He knew in his heart he did, but he also knew that he couldn't allow himself to love him. A stray tear fell from his eye, landing on his arm. Aragorn brushed it away, noticing the white scars that remained on his arm, reminding him why he and Legolas could never be.
His head shot up when he heard a rustle coming from behind him. Wiping away the last of his tears, he stood up and looked around. Legolas wandered towards him, which did nothing to stop Aragorn's pounding heart. But he had to tell him that they couldn't be together. Hopefully the elf would not question why. It broke Aragorn's heart to look at the smiling blond elf, who was telling him of the great life they would live together and how he was so happy that he felt the same.
"Legolas, I don't think I can do this" said Aragorn softly. Legolas smiled.
"Don't worry" he reassured the man. "It may be strange at first, but me and you are destined to be together, I can feel it"
"No, Legolas..."
"It will be alright Aragorn" said Legolas, walking up to him and snaking his arms round his waist. It was too much of a temptation for Aragorn, he couldn't get carried away again. He had to tell him that it wasn't going happen, lie if neccessary, just so Legolas knew there was no chance of them being together. It hurt Aragorn to do so, but he had to.
"NO LEGOLAS" he shouted, turning and pushing Legolas away with more force than he realised. Legolas fell to the ground, cutting his arm on a rock. He stared at Aragorn in shock, the blood running down his arm and staining his clothes a dark red. Aragorn couldn't stand to see the hurt in Legolas' face. He turned away and ran away from him, tears streaming down his face once more. What had he done? How could he hurt the one he loved?
"Where are you going so fast?" said a voice. Aragorn looked in the direction of it, and saw Haldir standing there, barely visible when surronded by the dark night of the forest. Aragorn stood still.
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Don't worry, I will explain what the hell Aragorn's going on about in the next chapter (if people actually care lol) Please review!
Kat xxx