I have nicked a scene from Robin Hood see if you can spot it.
I've forgotten the elvish that Legolas and Aragorn fight in so I once again am going to make it up, so please don't be angry. ^___^
Warning: - slash. Little bit if discipline at the end.
Thanx to: -Cheysuli – Thank you for your review to answer your question, Rivendal and Mirkwood do not get on, so Elrond would not know Legolas's age. He would think that the King of Mirkwood would send someone of the right age.
MoroTheWolfGod – Thank you for your review, and I know that As levels are stupid, thank you once more for staying with me through out this story.
Anthem – Thank you for your review, please keep on reading and reviewing it.
VaniaHepskin – thank you for your review, the reasons that Legolas accepts that Aragorn smacks him is that he can see that he is doing wrong. He does not want to act like his older brothers. Hope that explains it.
Chapter 16The weather changed with the emotions of the people below, clouds rolled in to cover the sun, covering the lands in shadow as if it was a premonition for the future.
The mood within the walls of the fort was of fear and anticipation, cries of mother and wives filled the caverns below Helms Deep, watching as sons and husbands were taken away to fight for their lives.
The combined cries from the cavern, created the illusion that the ground itself was protesting at the waste of human lives.
The battle for the survival of the race of men, men and boys fighting side-by-side trying to preserve their fragile existence, stopping the twisted souls of the Uki-Hi army, relentless creature with the soul purpose to destroy the world of men.
Theoden looked upon the scene, his mind racing with the thoughts that his people were going to die, he held little hope that his people would survive this but he could never let on.
*This was never meant to happen, my people will suffer for the crimes that the King of Gondor committed many years before. yet his people are not here to help the fight. The People of Edoras must keep the race of men from falling, God if you hear this please send us the will to fight and survive*
Theoden knew that his thought were not the ones for a king to have, but as a person he had to have these doubt. Below him he watched his people ready themselves of the battle that would happen that night.
Legolas was walking through the people that were preparing for the nights battle. He saw the children running round with swords nearly as big as themselves.
In front of him a father and son were talking to each other, He could not help but listen in on there conversation.
"you are far to young to go to war, Harma,"
"but father, the king needs me, I can look after myself." Pouted Harma.
"oh Harma, I have no doubt that you can look after your self, its just I love you too much to loose you now."
*That sounds so much like my father, he never let me fight, yet I could defend myself, maybe I should have listened to him. My father will not be happy that I am here, but there is nothing he can do now, but I will have to tell Aragorn sooner or later that I ran away from home, and that I am only 1900 years old. Oh Valar please listen to my prayer please let Aragorn not be too angry with me for doing what I did.*
Legolas decided now was the time to tell his lover, before he lost his nerve, now he had to find the human.
Finding Aragorn was not as hard as he thought it would be. In the court yard of the fort Aragorn had set up a training section for the sword, watching teaching the young ones to defend them selves seem so right for the human.
Aragorn was showing one of the boys how to hold hid sword properly when he felt eye upon him, raising his stormy eyes he locked them with Legolas's blue ones, they continued to stare at each other until Legolas broke the contact.
*What is the matter with him? He never backs out of the staring contests that we have*
When Legolas lock eyes with Aragorn, his confidence left him, realising that what he was about to do was the most stupidest thing that he could do now, but the relationship could not be based on lies. Resolved to do this before the battle, Legolas walked over to the man.
"Aragorn, can I talk to you?" questioned Legolas
" Can I meet you later, for these boys have much to learn" answered Aragorn.
Legolas before he could stop himself readily agreed with the human to meet and talk later, and walked off
*why the hell did I tell I would talk to him later? Maybe I should make something else up. Oh come on Legolas when did you turn in to a coward he is your lover, sure he will be angry but that's all*
Legolas thoughts carried on like that as he went about checking is arrows and fixing the broken ones from the battle with the Wags.
Gimli and Bethro decided to spent some time together as the time they had now was precious to them, for the outcome of the battle could change there views of their life.
"Aren't you meant to be helping with the training?" asked Bethro as they passed the people training with their weapons.
"I will be helping later on, you are the one I would like to spend sometime with you, see who you are" replied Gimli, wanting to get to know his angel and maybe call her that to her face.
"so you decided to spend the day with me, instead of training?"
"I would rather spend the rest of my life with you" mumbled Gimli, his cheeks stained deep red when he suddenly released he had said that out loud.
Bethro was stunned by the words that the dwarf had said, can someone really want that so quickly, could someone really want to be with her.
*Can people really fall in love at first sight? Especially with me? But what do I feel, do I feel the same. There are feelings that I have never felt before, but does that mean that I am really in love with him*
Seeing the look on Bethro's face, made Gimli wish that he could take the words back, but there was no way that could happen. He had said his heart to the woman in front of him and hopefully that woman would not break it.
"I don't know what to say. I have never had anyone to fall in love with, or even like. Please give me time to get used to the idea, so you better live through to nights battle" smiled Bethro, bearing her heart to the dwarf in front of her.
Laughter bubbled up into Gimli's mouth, although Bethro had said that she was not in love, she had not rejected him, maybe he had a chance to be with her.
"thank you." Smiled Gimli "thank you for thinking about it."
Bethro's answer was cut off, by the crowd that was starting to run towards the training area for the archers.
"I wonder where they are going?" mused Bethro, looking at Gimli,
"well lets find out" answered Gimli, grapping Bethro's hand and pulled her towards the gathering crowd. He pushed through the crowed to get to the front. Once there he asked one of the men what was going on.
"one of the younger trainees has challenged Garthen to a challenge"
"How did the challenge come about? Specially if the person knows who Garthen is."
"the challenger, said that he needed no training with his bow, and could show Garthen that he needed no training" answered another man.
"who's Garthen?" asked Gimli, directing his question to Bethro.
"him" answered Bethro pointing to a large man, with coppery hair that reached his shoulders. "he is the archery teacher in Edoras, one of the best. I feel for the person who has challenged him"
"there's the challenger" whisper the man on Gimli's right, indicating to the younger boy coming on to the field.
Gimli looked at the challenger, then had to look again before he burst out laughing. Bethro turned and looked at him with a questioning look.
"Bethro think who do you know with, Long blond hair and green clothes on."
"Legolas" answered Bethro, "Garthen will beat Legolas"
"Legolas is an elf from Mirkwood, the archers of the elven realm" retorted Gimli.
"so Garthen has no chance"
"Watch and see"
Garthen readied himself to take his shot, pulling back his string he released his arrow, followed by a small thud as the arrow hit the centre of the target, leering at Legolas, Garthen moved back to let Legolas take his shot.
Legolas pulled back his string, eyes narrowing to the point in the middle of the target, and released, crack thud followed as Legolas arrow found its target.
" how did you do that?" questioned Garthen looking at the elf's arrow, in the target still had Garthen arrow in the centre but was split down the middle by Legolas's arrow.
"you should know your opponent before you challenge them" answered Legolas.
"don't tell me, he didn't know that you're a Mirkwood Elf Legolas" boomed Gimli, drawing attention to himself.
"he did not ask" replied Legolas "if he had I would have told him"
"I will next time, thank you" said the sullen Garthen, "I suppose the challenge will make me train better."
Legolas smiled at the human " you are good at your weapon, I had longer to practice with mine, the more you practice you do the better you become."
The crowed started to dissipate, once more taking up their weapons for the battle that would be upon them when night fell.
"there is a feast before the battle at sunset, I would be honoured if you would sit at my table" asked Garthen, hoping in his eyes.
"I would be honoured, what about you Gimli?" replied Legolas.
"yes thank you, master archer." Answered Gimli.
Feast
The sun finally graced the world with its presents as it was on it way to bed, casting gold's and reds across the sky in a spectacular show for the people who may never see the sun again.
The men above the caverns eating and drinking, readying themselves for the battle that night. The women below the ground having food and drink with the prayers that their husbands or sons will come back safely.
Near the kings table sat the three members of the fellowship with the few soldiers that Edoras had. Legolas was in conversation with the master archer Garthen, giving tips for the battle. Bethro had been allowed to join with the feast before having to go into the caverns with the rest of the women, Gimli and her were in a private conversation, Bethro trying to sort out her feelings and Gimli hoping that she could love him.
Aragorn felt at home among the men but wished it was not for such dire reasons. Many of the men that he saw here may not make it through to the next day, they would fall for the survival of their people.
*if any have to die, then do not let there deaths be in vain* prayed Aragorn surveying the people that surrounded him, at the range between the men and the boys.
The sun had set signalling the end of the feast and the time to prepare for the battle, men and boys left there table to go to the armoury to collect there weapon for the length of the battle. Aragorn followed them to help with the arming of the people, he was clinging to the fact that Gandalf was to arrive at sunrise on the fifth day, tomorrow was that fifth day, he had to hold hope for these people.
Legolas and Gimli walked into the armour seeking Aragorn, so they could be side by side for the battle, Legolas looked at the people around him seeing the terror in their eyes and hearts
"many of these people have seen too many winters" said Gimli quietly
"or too few" responded Legolas. "plath woth gra de deathro" (we shall lose this battle)
"holre estel, Legolas" (have hope, Legolas) advised Aragorn helping the people around him, ignorant to what the elvish conversation is about.
"prathro numro re othel po mort" (these people are going to die) exclaimed Legolas, looking at Aragorn, angry that the human could not see that.
"then I will die with them" shouted Aragorn before storming out.
Legolas made to follow him, but Gimli stopped him "let him go lad, he needed to cool down"
Aragorn bust out on to the steps of the court yard, still him anger at what Legolas had said.
*my name means hope, can I really be these people's hope. Legolas doesn't even believe I me, why do these strangers?,*
Defeated by his thoughts Aragorn flopped down on the steps he was running down, in front of him was a boy swinging a sword around,
*that boy should not be fighting, these people should not be fighting, but if they don't then who would. Gondor ignores the calls and no other free people were willing to help. Dwarves so deep in there mountains to care. Elves leaving these shore to bother helping the humans*
Aragorn got up it was time to get himself ready for the battle, walking into the armoury once more, shifting through the crowd to the side room that the soldiers had been give to prepare, he saw no-one there so continued sort out his armour for the battle. Picking up some leather arm-guards and breast-plate under laid in chain-mail.
Once Aragorn had sorted out the breast plates he reached for his arm guards to find then gone. The only answer he go was
"forgive me Aragorn"
Aragorn turned round to come face to face with Legolas, holding Aragorn's arm guard.
"it was not my place to despair"
"Legolas you are scared, I can see that, I am sorry I did not see that and left you" said Aragorn.
Legolas smiled and handed out Aragorn's arm guards to help him put them on. They were quiet for awhile getting ready for the battle, cheeking there weapons and there armour, when Aragorn broke the silence.
"what did you want to talk to me about earlier?"
Legolas's head shot up *OH Shit he had to remember that*
"um.. er.. now may not be the time" answered Legolas, hoping Aragorn would drop it, but when did Aragorn ever drop anything.
"Legolas. What is it?" concern laced in Aragorn's voice.
"its nothing" snapped Legolas *good move, bring the brat back up*
"Legolas?"
Legolas sighed he was going to have to answer him now, how to tell him?.
"Tell me you want get angry." Pleaded Legolas.
Aragorn became suspicious "why would I get angry, what have you done?"
"well you know that I said I was 3000 years old"
"I know you were lying"
"well I'm 1900" muttered Legolas
"your what?" shouted Aragorn, "but that's not all is it" he added.
"no…. my father does not know I am here" said Legolas, before starting to back away
"your father does not know that you are here" ground out Aragorn anger showing in his face.
Gimli's stout form filled the door where Legolas was heading. He looked confused at the scene in front of him, Legolas was backing away from a very angry looking Aragorn.
"what's going on" he asked confused
The other residents of the room ignored the dwarf.
"come on, Aragorn come on, I'm sure you went against your parents when you were young." Reasoned Legolas backing away from the angry human.
Hama's voice carried into the room as he shouted the warning that the orc army was with in half an hour away from the walls.
Gimli grabbed his axe and walked towards the wall, but not before shouting.
"meet you up there Elf, Aragorn your troop will be waiting for you, sort out what ever is going on and hurry up"
"come on Aragorn we have to get up to the wall" said Legolas, relieved the human could take his anger out on the uki-hi not him, but that was short lived by Aragorn's statement.
"I don't care about your age Legolas, but you have run away from your home, your father will probably be so worried about you, I can understand that, I will not let this go unnoticed Legolas"
warned Aragorn, stunning the elf enough for the human to get closer to him.
"I'm sorry Aragorn, but I believed the human race needed help"
"but you should have done it in a better way, its not me you have to apologize to for that."
Legolas turned away from Aragorn to get his weapons, so Aragorn took the chance to reach forwards and landed two smacks on to Legolas backside.
'"what was that for? You said that my age doesn't matter"
"you age doesn't the fact that you lied to me and many other people is what made me angry and I still am, so you better come back from this so you can apologize to your father and the people you lied to, for I may be angry but I still love you" added Aragorn before pulling Legolas in for a kiss, which Legolas enthusiastically responded to.
"and you better come back as well to protect me from my father" answered Legolas, "he will be very angry that I ran away, now I realise why."
"We'll be better get to the wall and fight this battle. And Mark my words Legolas if you die I will revive you and hide your backside until you can not sit for a week."
"and if you die I shall revive you and with hold everything from you for a week" retorted Legolas, as he pick up his weapons and started to walk to the wall with Aragorn at his side, splitting up to defend the different ends of the fort.
Long Chapter for you, sorry it took so long, but exams matter, more as soon as possible.
Devilburns