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Legolas flinched. He had know that his actions would have a consequence. And Aragorn knew it too.

"Look, child, you know that you get a punishment for disobeying. A big one. Hmm. I would kill the human, but it would be too easy to shatter your hope. Way to easy. Hmm. Matz." Rayne spoke to the orc who obediently moved forward.

"Yes, my lord." He muttered, bowing.

"Hold the human. Every ounce of pain that crosses the bastard's face, make sure he sees." Rayne ordered. Matz nodded and grabbed Aragorn, forcing him to his knees in front of Legolas. Legolas whimpered, fear crossing his face.

"Not that close." Rayne snapped. Aragorn was moved back several feet. Rayne walked over to Legolas and fingered his newly healed ear.

"So precious; an elf's pride. But you are yet a child." Rayne hissed, slapping the elf child's head to the side. Legolas kept his mouth shut.

"And yet, you show no pride. By now, most elves would be dead." Rayne said, calmly stroking Legolas's short hair.

"And few would survive Sauron." Legolas replied.

"Very true. there are few that would be able to match the Dark Lord." Rayne said.

"And few who go past." Aragorn added. Legolas caught his eyes. Aragorn hated what they read, but the child's mind was made up.

*Aragorn, this is my fight. To death and beyond, if needed.* That was all that the elf child's eyes read.

"Rayne, how would you cope?" Legolas asked, playing his card.

"Excuse me?" Rayne asked, stepping back and picking up an old toy, the same belt as before. A leather belt with metal stingers. Legolas grimaced. There were few worse than that.

"How would you cope? You always say your tough. Are you really? Are you good enough to fight past the pain that swirls through your head when Sauron enters? Are you brave enough to fight through two beatings, one mentally and one physically? For something that you never had a choice in, would you sit and be beaten?" Legolas demanded. Rayne laid down the whip.

"I can guaranteed that I would go beyond what you have." Rayne said.

"Prove it." Aragorn spoke up.

"fight me." Legolas challenged.

"You can't fight." Rayne said, disdainfully.

"Not a real battle, but a fight? think I can handle it. To ones death." Legolas offered. Rayne laughed.

"You want to fight me?" Rayne said mockingly.

"To death." Legolas repeated.

"With pleasure." Rayne assented. He tossed Legolas a knife, and took one for himself. Legolas breathed in deeply, like Aragorn had done, and tested the weight of the knife.

"Are you sure of this? It would be much more fun to beat you." Rayne said. Legolas looked up, no sign of the child he was in his eyes.

"To death." he said, raising the knife.

"To death." Rayne agreed, and slammed the knife down. Legolas caught it with his knife, and pulled up. Rayne pulled back and started to circle Legolas, but Legolas turned the tables and hit him with the knife. Rayne scream as the blood flowed from the wound in his abdomen. Legolas grinned.

"Your better than I thought." Rayne said. Legolas smirked.

"Want to stop?" Legolas asked. Rayne swung the knife and caught Legolas's chest. Legolas cried out, jumping backwards. Blood streamed from the wound. Rayne brought the knife close to his lips and licked the blood.

"Do you know why I have orcs?" Rayne asked. Aragorn gagged at the sight of Rayne licking Legolas's blood.

"Why should I care?" Legolas demanded.

"Orcs are my only friends. Elves are to hm, what's the word I'm looking for.. Selfish. All you elves think about are yourselves. What about the rest of us? What about elves like me? Rayne demanded. Legolas leaned against the wall, drained.

"Let me fight you." Aragorn intervened. The boy wanted to fight me, and he will." Rayne said. Suddenly, a arrow whizzed out of no-where and shot Rayne between the eyes. Legolas collapsed as Aragorn was let loose and ran to him. Aragorn cuddled the tired elf child, gently talking to him in Elvish.

"Legolas. Relax. Everything's okay. Elrond's here." Aragorn tried to reassure Legolas. Legolas whimpered, curling up from some unknown pain. Elrond leaned down next to Aragorn.

"Sauron." Elrond explained.

Legolas's mind.

All there was, was darkness. All dark. Sauron was near, too near. And Legolas couldn't escape. He was trapped. Trapped with one he hated most. the voice of Sauron that had haunted him for ages. And it could not be defeated. Aragorn. Oh, please, Aragorn, please help! Please, I finally trust you!

Aragorn quickly cuddled the elf child. He may have not been able to help him before, and he wasn't sure what he could do now, but he had to try. He knew that Legolas now was trusting of him, and would listen to him. He only hoped that being beside him would do for comfort.

Legolas's mind.

"I have waited so long." Sauron said, stepping closer.

"You will have to wait longer." Legolas replied wearily.

"You are here now. You are in my world." Sauron thundered.

"No, I'm not. I never have been, and never will be. Elerberth is on my side." Legolas snapped. Some unknown force swept Sauron away, and soon he collapsed, into pure darkness.

Elrond stood beside Aragorn when Legolas went limp.

"You did it." he said, stroking his foster son's hair.

"I didn't, Legolas did." Aragorn corrected.

"Legolas defeated Sauron for the time because of you. You did it. You were here with him for such a time, and you still are." Elrond said. Legolas opened one eye.

"He's right." He muttered, leaning closer to Aragorn as if his very being depended on the warmth the ranger offered.

"Legolas, do you trust me?" Aragorn asked.

"With all my heart."

THE END (WELL, OF THIS ONE)

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LEGOLAS AND ARAGORN SET OUT WITH THE FELLOWSHIP TO DESTROY THE ONE RING. BUT IS SAURON'S WILL TO GREAT FOR LEGOLAS TO COMPLETE THIS MISSION ALIVE? CAN ARAGORN HELP LEGOLAS BEFORE HE FALLS TO SAURON ONE LAST TIME?

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