Disclaimer: Don't own LOTR! If I did, there would be a spin-off series called "Legolas - handsome elf!"

OoOoOoOoOoO No Pippin or Merry in this chapter! You'll have to wait 'til tomorrow for that! Yeah, tomorrow! I'm going to try and update every day, so far so good! I hope you enjoy this chapter, lot's of people saying sorry, and Sam makes a short speech! Originally it was Frodo to make the speech to Sam, but it works a lot better this way! Enjoy! Oh, and don't forget to review!!

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"PIPPIN! MERRY!"

"COME ON GUYS! COME OUT!"

"PEREGRIN TOOK! MERIADOC BRANDYBUCK!"

Various shouts rang out through the forest. It had been no more then 20 minutes after they had realised Merry and Pippin were no longer among the group.

Aragorn stood alone on the edge of a small clearing, watching Frodo and Sam shout for Merry and Pippin. He had been silent and unaware since they had stopped. He didn't notice Legolas walk up behind him.

"Don't blame yourself." The elf-prince said quietly. Aragorn turned and looked at the elf with mock surprise on his face.

"What do you mean?" He asked, turning away and watching the hobbits again.

"Aragorn - you and I have been friends for many centuries, I can see it in my own soul that you are blaming yourself, you shouldn't. Estel this is not your fault!" Replied Legolas, switching from English to Elvish as he spoke.

Aragorn didn't reply to this, he simply ignored Legolas and called out to Frodo and Sam. "Halflings, be quiet, you do not know how close we are to the Orcs!"

Frodo and Sam looked up in surprise, Aragorn hadn't called them Halflings since they set off from Rivendell in the first place, but they did has he bid and stopped shouting for their friends.

"Legolas what are we going to do?" Asked Sam, wandering over to the Elf, who had walked away from Aragorn and sat down at the base of a tree. Legolas didn't reply, only turned his eyes heavenward as if seeking peace.

"Sorry." Mumbled Sam, when he saw Legolas' action, he wondered why everyone was so snappy at the moment.

"No, it is me that is sorry." Replied Legolas after a moment. "But I'm trying to zone in on Master Merry and Master Pippin's vital signs - it needs a lot of concentration!"

Sam nodded and walked off slowly towards Frodo. He noticed his masters' eyes were red. He'd been crying. "Oh Frodo, what's the matter?" He asked, kneeling down and wiping Frodo's eyes for him.

"I'm terrible sorry Sam," Replied Frodo, pushing Sam away slightly and wiping his own eyes. "But this is all my fault!"

"Not true Master Frodo!"

"Yes it is Sam!" Snapped Frodo stubbornly. "If only the stupid ring hadn't come to me! Then I wouldn't be on this quest! Then Merry and Pip' wouldn't have to come with me, if only they hadn't come with me in the first place - Oh Sam it's all my fault!"

"If only - there's many things in this world that can be told in many different ways, if you just use those two words. Don't you see Frodo? Merry and Pippin play just a big a part in this quest as you and I do! We need them! If we'd left them in the Shire and the Black riders have got them, they'd be dead for sure! But now that they're with us, well, we got Mr. Aragorn, and Mr. Legolas to look after us! Now don't you fret Frodo!" Sam paused after his small speech and looked to his friend. "They in safe hands - maybe not right now, but they will be!"

"You're right Sam." Stuttered Frodo. "They are going to be alright. Come, let us help look for them!" He stood up and made his way over to the rest of the company, who were deciding what to do.

"Legolas, Gimli and Frodo take the left side of the forest, comb all the way through it and report back on any signs of danger! Boromir, Gandalf and Sam take the right side of the forest and do the same, I'll stay here and keep watch!" Said Aragorn. He sighed and sat down on a stump to keep an eye out for the Orcs, he noted Legolas' group walk off sombrely, yet Boromir's group set off looking as thought they were going to pick apples, not search for hobbits!

Frodo followed Legolas deep into the forest, occasionally glancing round for a sight of his lost friends. The search had begun.