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Summary: A.U. Legolas sacrifices himself to save Aragorn but he doesn't know someone else did the same thing.
Consequences
Chapter One
Many Years Later
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"Please father, let me go with them, please" "I've told you already Aragorn, you are not aloud to go hunting". Elrond's face was stern and he wasn't budging. He was very reluctant to let Aragorn do much of anything after what happened five years ago. "Please I'll be with Elladan and Elrohir, I'll be safe" "I don't know Aragorn, with all the trouble with orcs trying to invade…." "I just turned twenty, I'm a full grown man by human standards and besides Legolas is coming to visit and he'll never let me live it down if I'm twenty and I'm still not aloud to go hunting". It seemed as if Elrond's face seemed to soften and his knowledgeable eyes not seem so firm. He looked into the sad, pleading eyes of his youngest and he couldn't deny Aragorn of his wish. "Fine you can go, at least it will save me the trouble of your brothers coming in here and begging me as well. Aragorn smiled at his fathers words and left to go find the twins.
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"Well what's your answer elf?" the man asked Legolas. The crown prince would have hit the man if there weren't four men holding him and two others guarding the male he wanted to strike so much and with all his might. "I'll ask one last time what's your answer?" Legolas spat at his vanquisher which earned him a backhand to his already bleeding face. "I'm getting tired of you imp, now will you do it or not either way I'll have blood on my hands, yours or his" "Fine I'll do it" he answered grudgingly while swearing under his breathe in elvish at the men who caught him. "Listen elf your lucky your still alive so I wouldn't push your luck". Legolas was all together surprised that the leader of this evil group heard him, but he knew the man was right. Legolas had killed three of the men before being beaten to the ground. "Okay so I'll have my men escort you to the borders of Rivendell and you can get to the palace from there. Remember what happens if you fail to comply" I won't" Legolas relented, the anger evident in his voice. "Good"
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"Aragorn stop making so much noise, you'll scare away all the game" Elrohir whispered. "I don't know if you've noticed but I'm a little bit heavier than an elf so its harder for me to be as quiet as you" Aragorn snapped back causing Elladan to laugh. "Okay then be as quiet as you can" "Fine I will" Aragorn said. "shhhh" Elladan whispered to his brothers. "I see something" he said as he pointed in the direction he was looking as a clue to his brothers to look there as well. Elrohir and Aragorn caught on and turned their attention to where Elladan pointed. Then they too saw the figure moving silently through the bush only about ten to fifteen metres away from where they were hiding themselves. "Its Legolas" Aragorn softly exclaimed. "How about we have some fun with this" Elrohir offered "I know where your going with this and I say lets do it" Aragorn chimed in. "I know where your going with this too and I say ……yes!" Elrohir got out his bow and got ready to shoot. "3..2..1 go"
Legolas was walking through the trees trying to get to the palace. He was glad he was finally by himself for it wasn't that pleasant travelling with that group of barbarians. Then out of no where he heard the sound of an arrow being shot. He turned around and he knew the arrow was going to miss him. But considering he was on edge he thought it was those men and they had changed their minds so without another thought he took out his own arrow and shot the in direction the arrow had come from. It was only then he realized that it wasn't the men but three figures he recognized very much. It was also then he heard the scream of pain come from an elf he had known for many many years.
"OWWWW" The arrow coming back at him totally caught Elrohir by surprise. The arrow had embedded itself in his right arm. "I'm so sorry" Legolas apologized just as he reached his three friends. "I didn't k..know it was you and I .. the.. an arrow shot at me so I… and.. it was instinct" Legolas was talking a mile a minute it anyone who looked at him could tell he regretted his actions. "its okay Legolas, don't worry about it, it was our fault" Elladan told him. "yes he's right its okay" Elrohir added. It was then Aragorn brought up the most important question. "What are we going to tell father?"
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