Disclaimer- see chapter 1
I am not going to go into Pippin and Merry's' side of the story, or Sam and Frodo. It has nothing to do with my plot. The three companions will not go to Fangorn but will meet up with Gandalf after meeting Eomer, they will then find the Uruk-Hai bodies and find that the hobbits are still alive and think they are safe so please don't complain that I have done it wrong.
Enjoy...
They ran for days, only stopping once for something to eat. Aragorn was on fire, all he wanted to do was kill Orcs. Legolas had no problem keeping up. Gimli complained all the time but was managing. They were only about a day behind the Orcs and had found several clues suggesting that their friends were with them and alive. This thought drove Aragorn on.
"Stop, I see horsemen on the horizon. They are ridding fast." Legolas called from a high perch he was standing on, looking over the Fields of Rohan.
"They will be men of the Mark. I have been among them before. We should see if they can offer us any assistance." Aragorn called back. Gimli finally catching up fell flat on the floor only looking up to look at Aragorn.
"Did I hear that we will be stopping?" He asked, looking full of hope.
"Yes, for a short while. I suggest you eat while you can."
"Aragorn, may I have a word?" Legolas asked, motioning for Aragorn to come away from the dwarf. He liked the dwarf but he knew nothing of Boromir.
"Yes of course." Aragorn replied. "Just before you say whatever you are going to I just want to say sorry. Sorry for being so persistent in my chase for you."
"Do not worry, I understand. What I wanted to know was if you were alright. I knew you had feelings for Boromir. It was pretty obvious."
"What?" Aragorn stuttered. Annoyed that someone knew off his feelings. He took a moment to think of it then decided to trust Legolas. He felt that he was about to burst with the overwhelming feeling to break down. "I just feel so alone. I wanted to be with him but now I feel empty."
"I cannot pretend to understand what you are feeling, but I do know that you will get over in time. You may even love again. Do not distance yourself. But do let yourself Greave."
"You are right my dear friend. What would I do without you?" Aragorn said, pulling Legolas into a hug. Aragorn was over Legolas. He now only wanted him as a friend. He realised that he would never have the golden prince. He had seen some of the embraces that he and Haldir had shared before they left Lorien.
"Your welcome, Now should we should get back to the rock as the riders are almost here."
"Gimli." Aragorn shouted. "The riders approach. I suggest you get up or you will be crushed."
Legolas had to laugh. It even got a smile out Aragorn as the dwarf hastily tried to get up of the ground trying to pick up all his kit at the same time.
The riders rode past them, the cloaks of Lorien hiding them. They would have ridden right past them if Aragorn had not stepped out.
"What news from the mark?" He called. The riders checked their horses with amazing speed. Within seconds they had surrounded the three. A man rode out from the throng and approached them.
"What business do a man, elf and dwarf have in Rohan?"
"We are looking for our companions. A group of Uruk-Hai have captured them. They are Halflings, only children in your eyes." Aragorn informed the man, thinking it pointless to keep things from the man when he wanted their help. But he did just want to get to the point.
"Are you spies?" The rider asked.
"No we are friends of your king. We only stopped you to ask for help."
"Our king no longer recognises friend from foe. He even persecutes his kin." The rider took of his helmet and let loose a mass of dark brown hair. Aragorn thought that this man was.. well there was no other word for it, sexy. "We will give you two horses. We killed a large group of Uruks last night. We found no children, nor Halflings, we burned the dead." He turned and pointed at a large cloud over a hill.
Legolas bowed his head and grabbed Gimli's shoulder. More death he thought. He wanted Haldir. He wanted his lover to hold him. Gimli was babbling to the man if he was sure that there were none alive and Aragorn was sitting in shock. The Man was staring at Aragorn. He was taken aback by the ruggedness of Aragorn. He felt truly sorry about his friends.
"Here are your horses." He pointed at two steeds and they trotted forward. "They will serve you well. "What are your names?"
"I am Aragorn son of Arathorn, this is Prince Legolas of the woodland realm and this is Gimli son of Gloin. What is yours?" Aragorn asked, Interested in this man.
"Eomer. I hope that our paths cross again soon. Good luck with your journey. Oh there was an old man over there at the pile, be wary of him." With that he turned his horse around and started to ride off. He turned one last time to look at Aragorn, who was staring back at Eomer.
The riders disappeared from view. Legolas and Gimli were already on their horse waiting for their leader. Aragorn slowly mounted and turned to his companions.
"Lets go see if we can find our friends."
They rode for a few minutes then all of a sudden a bright light blinded them and their horses stopped, bucking and stamping they threatened to throw their riders. The cause of their behaviour became apparent as over the top of the hill walked an old man.
"It's Saruman. Don't let him speak." Aragorn warned, pulling his sword from its sheath. Legolas was not so quick to arm himself. He felt familiarity with the stranger. Gimli was on the ground after being thrown off by the horse by the end of the struggle. He couldn't find his axe and was defenceless so he then planted his feet a few steps apart and raised his fists.
"Well master Greenleaf, I see you are the only one not wanting to draw arms against your old friend." The Old man said as he stepped forward revealing his face.
"Gandalf!" Legolas whispered. Aragorn stepped forward to come between Legolas and the wizard. He looked as if he had seen a ghost.
"It cannot be, you fell." Aragorn stated, voicing everyone's thoughts.
"I did. But death did not take me." Gandlaf told them, he felt happy at being with his friends again. He knew now that he could finish his mission on Earth.
"We are currently hunting Merry and Pippin. They were taken by Uruk-hai..." Aragorn was explaining to the wizard but was interrupted.
"Yes, yes I know all about that and everything else that has happened since I have left. I am not without my sources." Gandalf informed them.
"So do you know where our friends are?" Legolas asked, eager to re-start the search.
"Yes, they are in Fangorn forest and I can assure you that they are quite safe. You will meet them again soon. I trust that you met the company of riders. We must now travel to Edoras, I fear that their king of the country is no longer himself; these people will come under attack soon and we must help them." Gandalf told them. He turned his head and whistled to the wind. In a few seconds a white horse came into view. Galloping like the wind.
"The lord of horses, Shadowfax." Gandalf told the group while patting the newcomer.
"Will you bear me to Edoras old friend?" He asked the horse. In reply the horse bowed his head. Gandalf mounted and sped off with the others not far behind.
After two hours of hard riding, the city of Edoras came into view. The glass in windows reflecting in the sunlight, but although the weather was fair, the people of the city seemed cold and depressed. As they rode into the city the guards just let them passed without checking them.
As they reached the main hall Legolas and Aragorn saw a lady standing on the steps. They both thought that the lady was fair, but when they looked away she disappeared. Not a sign of the long blond hair was to be seen.
As they reached the hall doors a guard came out to meet them. He seemed to be of high rank. A commander perhaps, Legolas thought.
"You cannot go before the king armed the way you are gentlemen. By order of Grima Wormtounge.
They handed over their weapons and were allowed in. Gandalf was allowed to keep his staff as a walking aid but Legolas had to play along and support him.
As they walked in he could hear some ladies gasp in the corner and with his excellent sight saw them point at Aragorn and himself. It was probably the first time they had seen an elf. Legolas was also aware of a crowd of men in the shadow. A quick look over to Aragorn assured him that he also saw them. A pathetic looking man came up to Gandalf and spoke to him. Gandalf dismissed the man by insults and used his staff to push him away. Legolas missed most of it as he was preparing for the attack that was just about to happen. All too soon Gandalf started approaching the king trying to dispel something from him and left the others to fight. It was an easy fight granted, but Legolas was slightly annoyed.
Within minutes the fight was over and Grima was pinned down. They all looked on as Sauraman was expelled from Theoden and the king returned to himself. The white lady had come back to the room and it turned out that she was the kings' niece. She had to be held back when Gandalf was saving the king, Legolas could tell that she had spirit and when Grima was being "escorted" out of the court Legolas got a close look at her. She was Beautiful but she seemed too cold for a lady like her. She turned and looked at Legolas and in her eyes he saw something he had too much of, desire. She turned away and walked back into the hall. Legolas knew she would be trickier than Aragorn but he was not worried because He knew that he could resist, he knew that somewhere Haldir was safe and loving him.
Well, do you like it? - Next chapter. HELMS DEEP!!!!!!!!!! I will do things right. No dead Haldir.
Keep reviewing, they keep me going. - next update on Friday or sat e.g. 28th or 1st
Miss Cj
I am not going to go into Pippin and Merry's' side of the story, or Sam and Frodo. It has nothing to do with my plot. The three companions will not go to Fangorn but will meet up with Gandalf after meeting Eomer, they will then find the Uruk-Hai bodies and find that the hobbits are still alive and think they are safe so please don't complain that I have done it wrong.
Enjoy...
They ran for days, only stopping once for something to eat. Aragorn was on fire, all he wanted to do was kill Orcs. Legolas had no problem keeping up. Gimli complained all the time but was managing. They were only about a day behind the Orcs and had found several clues suggesting that their friends were with them and alive. This thought drove Aragorn on.
"Stop, I see horsemen on the horizon. They are ridding fast." Legolas called from a high perch he was standing on, looking over the Fields of Rohan.
"They will be men of the Mark. I have been among them before. We should see if they can offer us any assistance." Aragorn called back. Gimli finally catching up fell flat on the floor only looking up to look at Aragorn.
"Did I hear that we will be stopping?" He asked, looking full of hope.
"Yes, for a short while. I suggest you eat while you can."
"Aragorn, may I have a word?" Legolas asked, motioning for Aragorn to come away from the dwarf. He liked the dwarf but he knew nothing of Boromir.
"Yes of course." Aragorn replied. "Just before you say whatever you are going to I just want to say sorry. Sorry for being so persistent in my chase for you."
"Do not worry, I understand. What I wanted to know was if you were alright. I knew you had feelings for Boromir. It was pretty obvious."
"What?" Aragorn stuttered. Annoyed that someone knew off his feelings. He took a moment to think of it then decided to trust Legolas. He felt that he was about to burst with the overwhelming feeling to break down. "I just feel so alone. I wanted to be with him but now I feel empty."
"I cannot pretend to understand what you are feeling, but I do know that you will get over in time. You may even love again. Do not distance yourself. But do let yourself Greave."
"You are right my dear friend. What would I do without you?" Aragorn said, pulling Legolas into a hug. Aragorn was over Legolas. He now only wanted him as a friend. He realised that he would never have the golden prince. He had seen some of the embraces that he and Haldir had shared before they left Lorien.
"Your welcome, Now should we should get back to the rock as the riders are almost here."
"Gimli." Aragorn shouted. "The riders approach. I suggest you get up or you will be crushed."
Legolas had to laugh. It even got a smile out Aragorn as the dwarf hastily tried to get up of the ground trying to pick up all his kit at the same time.
The riders rode past them, the cloaks of Lorien hiding them. They would have ridden right past them if Aragorn had not stepped out.
"What news from the mark?" He called. The riders checked their horses with amazing speed. Within seconds they had surrounded the three. A man rode out from the throng and approached them.
"What business do a man, elf and dwarf have in Rohan?"
"We are looking for our companions. A group of Uruk-Hai have captured them. They are Halflings, only children in your eyes." Aragorn informed the man, thinking it pointless to keep things from the man when he wanted their help. But he did just want to get to the point.
"Are you spies?" The rider asked.
"No we are friends of your king. We only stopped you to ask for help."
"Our king no longer recognises friend from foe. He even persecutes his kin." The rider took of his helmet and let loose a mass of dark brown hair. Aragorn thought that this man was.. well there was no other word for it, sexy. "We will give you two horses. We killed a large group of Uruks last night. We found no children, nor Halflings, we burned the dead." He turned and pointed at a large cloud over a hill.
Legolas bowed his head and grabbed Gimli's shoulder. More death he thought. He wanted Haldir. He wanted his lover to hold him. Gimli was babbling to the man if he was sure that there were none alive and Aragorn was sitting in shock. The Man was staring at Aragorn. He was taken aback by the ruggedness of Aragorn. He felt truly sorry about his friends.
"Here are your horses." He pointed at two steeds and they trotted forward. "They will serve you well. "What are your names?"
"I am Aragorn son of Arathorn, this is Prince Legolas of the woodland realm and this is Gimli son of Gloin. What is yours?" Aragorn asked, Interested in this man.
"Eomer. I hope that our paths cross again soon. Good luck with your journey. Oh there was an old man over there at the pile, be wary of him." With that he turned his horse around and started to ride off. He turned one last time to look at Aragorn, who was staring back at Eomer.
The riders disappeared from view. Legolas and Gimli were already on their horse waiting for their leader. Aragorn slowly mounted and turned to his companions.
"Lets go see if we can find our friends."
They rode for a few minutes then all of a sudden a bright light blinded them and their horses stopped, bucking and stamping they threatened to throw their riders. The cause of their behaviour became apparent as over the top of the hill walked an old man.
"It's Saruman. Don't let him speak." Aragorn warned, pulling his sword from its sheath. Legolas was not so quick to arm himself. He felt familiarity with the stranger. Gimli was on the ground after being thrown off by the horse by the end of the struggle. He couldn't find his axe and was defenceless so he then planted his feet a few steps apart and raised his fists.
"Well master Greenleaf, I see you are the only one not wanting to draw arms against your old friend." The Old man said as he stepped forward revealing his face.
"Gandalf!" Legolas whispered. Aragorn stepped forward to come between Legolas and the wizard. He looked as if he had seen a ghost.
"It cannot be, you fell." Aragorn stated, voicing everyone's thoughts.
"I did. But death did not take me." Gandlaf told them, he felt happy at being with his friends again. He knew now that he could finish his mission on Earth.
"We are currently hunting Merry and Pippin. They were taken by Uruk-hai..." Aragorn was explaining to the wizard but was interrupted.
"Yes, yes I know all about that and everything else that has happened since I have left. I am not without my sources." Gandalf informed them.
"So do you know where our friends are?" Legolas asked, eager to re-start the search.
"Yes, they are in Fangorn forest and I can assure you that they are quite safe. You will meet them again soon. I trust that you met the company of riders. We must now travel to Edoras, I fear that their king of the country is no longer himself; these people will come under attack soon and we must help them." Gandalf told them. He turned his head and whistled to the wind. In a few seconds a white horse came into view. Galloping like the wind.
"The lord of horses, Shadowfax." Gandalf told the group while patting the newcomer.
"Will you bear me to Edoras old friend?" He asked the horse. In reply the horse bowed his head. Gandalf mounted and sped off with the others not far behind.
After two hours of hard riding, the city of Edoras came into view. The glass in windows reflecting in the sunlight, but although the weather was fair, the people of the city seemed cold and depressed. As they rode into the city the guards just let them passed without checking them.
As they reached the main hall Legolas and Aragorn saw a lady standing on the steps. They both thought that the lady was fair, but when they looked away she disappeared. Not a sign of the long blond hair was to be seen.
As they reached the hall doors a guard came out to meet them. He seemed to be of high rank. A commander perhaps, Legolas thought.
"You cannot go before the king armed the way you are gentlemen. By order of Grima Wormtounge.
They handed over their weapons and were allowed in. Gandalf was allowed to keep his staff as a walking aid but Legolas had to play along and support him.
As they walked in he could hear some ladies gasp in the corner and with his excellent sight saw them point at Aragorn and himself. It was probably the first time they had seen an elf. Legolas was also aware of a crowd of men in the shadow. A quick look over to Aragorn assured him that he also saw them. A pathetic looking man came up to Gandalf and spoke to him. Gandalf dismissed the man by insults and used his staff to push him away. Legolas missed most of it as he was preparing for the attack that was just about to happen. All too soon Gandalf started approaching the king trying to dispel something from him and left the others to fight. It was an easy fight granted, but Legolas was slightly annoyed.
Within minutes the fight was over and Grima was pinned down. They all looked on as Sauraman was expelled from Theoden and the king returned to himself. The white lady had come back to the room and it turned out that she was the kings' niece. She had to be held back when Gandalf was saving the king, Legolas could tell that she had spirit and when Grima was being "escorted" out of the court Legolas got a close look at her. She was Beautiful but she seemed too cold for a lady like her. She turned and looked at Legolas and in her eyes he saw something he had too much of, desire. She turned away and walked back into the hall. Legolas knew she would be trickier than Aragorn but he was not worried because He knew that he could resist, he knew that somewhere Haldir was safe and loving him.
Well, do you like it? - Next chapter. HELMS DEEP!!!!!!!!!! I will do things right. No dead Haldir.
Keep reviewing, they keep me going. - next update on Friday or sat e.g. 28th or 1st
Miss Cj