A Night to Rest

/* A.N: Oi! Welcome to the fourth installment of my story! ^^ I'm having loads of fun writing, thanks for the support. ^^ I'm skipping classes today because I REALLY didn't want to go… and Estel's going to kill me soon if I don't get to the good stuff…. ** screams*

Estel: Eh! What's wrong with you woman! . You make me horny as 'ell, make da elf horny for me too… then what?! You make us just walk away! I swear… If there ain't any nasty in this chapter I gonna hurt you!

** hides from the chibi Aragorn and gestures over her shoulder ** Little does he know that it's about to get worse!

** jumps behind the rock Hawky's hiding behind ** WHAT WAS THAT!?

Eep! Gotta go, enjoy the chapter! ** runs off into the sunset with a chibi Estel fallowing on her heels ** */

// Disclaimer: Please don't sue me… I know I don't own these characters, besides you'll only get 85¢ and a screw… literally.

Estel kneels on a rock onto of a small knoll somewhere in plains of Rohan. His company slept behind him and he kept a shape watch in the moonlight. He glances back over his shoulder at the two sleeping forms at the side of the dieing fire; on short and stout, snoring very loudly, the other languidly stretched under the stars and silent.

"Beautiful…" Estel sighs and glances up at the moon one last time. "It's time…" He stands and stretches as many of the aches out as possible before walking down the side of the hill to the stretched out elf. A strange tightening makes itself known to Estel as Legolas' face comes into his view. The moonlight makes his hair glow a silver cascading on his shoulders chest and the ground around him.

"What is so wrong with this? I know that I love him, he definitely seems as though he feels the same. At least he did in Lothlorien… I hope I didn't hurt him too badly." Estel walks closer, silently closing the gap, hoping not to wake the object of his affection. He kneels about to wake the slender being. "Would you love me in return?" Estel's hand seems to reach out of it's own accord and brushes a strand of hair from the elf's face, placing it behind one delicately curved ear. He lets his finger tips linger at the sensitive tip wondering what it would be like to do this when the elf was awake. His fingers then travel down Legolas' ear, across his cheek bone to his chin then up to his lips. The tip if Estel's thumb rests there, stroking back and forth gently, causing the tightening in his stomach to increase and his heart to hammer faster against his ribs.

"What's one kiss?…" Estel lowers his knees to the ground net to Legolas' sleeping form and catches his breath in his chest before leaning forward slightly. He lets out his breath then inhales the scent of the elf. Legolas smells of earth and open land, or fruits and flowers, sweets and wood. Estel smiles at the intoxicated scent of the one he loves and leans further forward.

Estel's lips less then an inch away, he licks them in a furtive gesture, he can already guess how sweet the elf's lips will be.

"What are you doing!?" Legolas pushes the man away from him, "What exactly are you doing?"

Estel's eyes widen in surprise as he falls back onto his rear catching himself with his hands, "I… I was… I'm sorry…" He attempts to catch his breath, "I think I'm in love with you."

A scowl creases Legolas' delicate features, "Only think? I thought you weren't the boy you used to be? I didn't think you wanted me anymore?" The elf's eyes pierce into the man's.

"Would you believe me if I said that I have only just recently figured things out?" The man scrabbles for a way to explain himself as the elf climbs to his feet.

"No." The elf starts to walk away but Estel jumps to his feet and catches the prince about the wrist.

"Wait…" Estel tugs gently and wraps his arms around the slender figure, "Please believe me when I say I love you?" The king of men tips a small pointed chin up to look into Legolas' eyes.

"Why? You changed you mind so frequently in the past, why should I believe you now? You've hurt me. You left me standing vulnerable. You will have to proof anything resembling feeling…"

Legolas' words are cut off by the man's lips over his own. "How? How do I proof it?" The man pulls his lips away and kisses the elf's high forehead, then a slender ear.

The elf shoves the man away after his initial surprise, "Not my snatching me out of my sleep in enemy territory. Not by trying to steal kisses or holding me against my will…" His soft forehead creased as his eyebrows are drawn together in frustration, "I have to go keep watch. Keep your distance." He turns and walks to the hill that Estel had just recently left.

Estel is left next to the fire, his arm extended after the elf wanting to explain everything, but unable to say anything, the only noise now the snoring of the dwarf across the fire. Estel walks to his bedroll and sits with his back to the elf's figure in the semi-darkness.

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The group continued on their path after the Halfling bearing, Uruk-hai. Estel fallowed the elf's warning and kept his distance from him, even through the burning in his chest when he looked in the archer's direction. The dwarf acted oblivious to the situation, if he wasn't truly.

/* ** chibi Aragorn screams ** Gah! I hate you! Why do you people read this!? My suffereing has now reached a new limit and you people are coaxing her on! I can't believe you people! ** leaves exasperated **

A.N: I hope you enjoyed! Please review! It's just that little button down there… I know you want to… come on, you know you want to. ** giggles and piffs ** */