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Author Notes: English is not my mother language, sorry for the mistakes.
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Chapter VI
Indeed that afternoon rain fell in Imladris as if the sky was crying for the loose of one of the first born. Elladan and Glorfindel were standing in front of the head of the fair being who's eyes were unfocused in the void.
"Lets go Elladan. There's nothing we can do here" Glorfindel said resting his hand on his pupil's shoulder
"Go ahead. I will follow you in a minute"
"Elladan..." but the young lord didn't move. Glorfindel shock his head, he knew that Elladan was horrified and watching the scene longer wouldn't do any good to him, but he knew too that the older twin needed to be alone.
"Just one minute, my lord" Elladan grinned sadly. Glorfindel have just remained him that his people needed him. Watching how the rain washed the blood on the trunks, stones and grass he turned around and left.
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Elrohir was laying on the bed embracing Legolas tightly, a thunder made him turned to look at the window. The rain was getting worse as well as the cold, he looked down at his lover again sighing. Legolas looked so pale, so lifeless...
"Elrohir?" the younger twin startle but relaxed recognizing the voice "How is he? I heard that he got ill"
"He stopped breathing for a while. Father got really scared, I thing that for a moment he believed that Legolas was already dead"
"Is he well now?"
"We don't know. After what it seemed an eternity he started breathing again. Then he started trembling but at this father relaxed, he said it was a good sign."
"Better trembling that complete still" Elladan said and Elrohir nodded looking at him for the first time since his twin entered.
"Elladan!" he cried "You are soaked! And you must be freezing." Elladan didn't said anything, he was still shocked by the sight of the mutilate elf and didn't want to bother Elrohir with that kind of things right now. But they were twins, and Elrohir needed only to look at his brother's eyes to know that he was bearing a heavy burden "What happened?"
"Elrohir I... I don't want to tell you, not now. Where is father?"
"He was exhausted after bringing Legolas back to wherever he was wandering. He went to rest" Elladan sighed.
"Tell me brother, I can see it is tearing you apart"
"You have much to worry right know"
"As well as you, for he is your best friend. Do you remember our pact after mother... you know, after what happened to mother?" Elladan nodded
"We swear that we will face everything together. Good or bad"
"Tell me then. Come, undress and get in here. After you are warm, you can help me warm Legolas' body " Elladan nodded and did as he was told. He knew that he needed his brother to accept what had passed as well as his brother needed him to keep the hope. So he told Elrohir everything.
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Glorfindel entered Haldir's room as quiet as the shadows, not wanting to wake up the guardian of Lothlorién. After seen that Elladan went directly where his twin was, he relaxed a little for he knew that the twins always helped each other in their concerns, so changing for dry clothes he went to see how Haldir was doing.
He found him still asleep, the bed a mess, it was obvious that he wasn't having a peaceful rest. Haldir moan in pain and grabbed tightly the silk bedsheet as if his life depended on it. Frowning he approached to the laying elf and put his hand on Haldir's in an attempt to comfort him, of course that was what he wanted, but he startled when Haldir actually relaxed to his touch.
"You are safe, my friend" Glorfindel said seating in a chair next to the bed and wondering what have the prince and the guardian faced to be that anxious and when he remembered the smashed elf he shivered.
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Elrond awoke after a long and restful sleep, he had already recovered the energy he gave to Legolas and now he thought it was time to speak with the guardian of Lothlorién, but first he wanted to be sure that the prince was doing well.
He opened the door where his younger son and Legolas were and couldn't help but smile at the sight of the two elflings embraced, what meant that Legolas was recovering, but his smile faded when he saw Elladan there as well paler than usual, his wet cloths laying in the floor.
"Father..." Elrohir whispered
"What happened to your brother?" the lord whispered in returned approaching to the bed
"He have bad news I fear. It will be better if he tell you, but not now" the younger twin said looking down at his sleeping brother. Elrond nodded in understanding and turned his attention to the prince.
"And Legolas?"
"He breaths" Elrohir said with such shining and relieved eyes that broke his father's heart.
"You need to rest Elrohir, you look tired"
"I can't, not until both of them are well" Elrohir shocked his head.
"I'm not telling you to leave them, just have some sleep. If you get exhausted they will have to take care of you, and they will be very angry for not taking care of yourself" Elrohir nodded with a grin, of course he didn't want to give his twin an excuse to emphasis the 'little brother' thing.
"Very well father" and before Elrond left the room, he was asleep, so was the tension he had being enduring the past days.
The lord of Imladris headed then to Haldir's room and he was surprised to see Glorfindel there holding the guardian's hand.
"Is everything well, my friend?"
"My lord! Yes, of course." Glorfindel said startled at his friend's sudden incoming.
"Do you know what happened to make Elladan so weary? It seems that Elrohir knows, but he thinks that it will be better if he tell me"
"I do" Glorfindel nodded and standing up he followed his lord and friend to the door, with a last glance at the sleeping elf he closed the door behind him and went with Elrond to his study.
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