A/N: I have a question that has been bothering me for quite some time. My
teacher says that it I should write Legolas's, not Legolas'. If there're
any English people, please tell me my teacher's wrong. She says that only
plurals like boys can get the shape boys'. Help me please so I can prove to
my teacher that I'm right.
Chapter fourteen
Morning came. Aragorn hadn't slept at all that night. He kept thinking about Legolas. Why didn't he come like he promised? Aragorn had a horrible feeling that he was going to lose him. That Elrond wouldn't allow them to be together. That didn't make sense.
'I'm being stupid,' he said to himself. Why worry about it here alone when all he needed to do was to find Legolas and ask him what was going on. That thought in mind he left the room.
This time it was much harder to find Legolas. No one seemed to know where he was. Aragorn searched the house throughout and didn't see a sign of him. Now he was really worried. He went outside to the gardens and started calling him by name. He was getting desperate.
Then just when he was about to give up he heard a quiet, beautiful voice. The voice was humming a sad melody. Aragorn recognized the voice immediately - it was Legolas'. Aragorn sprinted towards the sound and soon he found Legolas. He had climbed up a tree and was now sitting in a low branch. Aragorn stopped in front of the tree.
"There you are," he said gently. "I've been looking for you."
"I know," Legolas answered quietly. "I wanted to be alone."
"I can see that. Would you now come down? We need to talk."
"Yes, we do need to talk." Legolas hopped gracefully down. "Let us go inside."
Aragorn didn't like the way Legolas acted. He seemed kind of - distant. He didn't even look at Aragorn when he turned around and started walking towards the house. Aragorn followed him inside. Neither of them spoke. Not until Aragorn had closed the door to their room Legolas turned around and looked at Aragorn. His face was pale and sorrowful.
"Legolas!" Aragorn exclaimed. He placed a hand on Legolas' cheek. "What ails you, my love?"
Legolas closed his eyes. A tear escaped his closed lids.
"Legolas," Aragorn said in a shaky voice. Legolas took a deep breath and opened his eyes. He took Aragorn's hand away from his cheek and turned around.
"Forgive me Aragorn," he said in an amazingly firm voice. "I'm feeling a bit weak right now."
"Don't apologise. Just tell me what is wrong. What happened with Elrond?" Legolas didn't answer.
"What happened with Elrond?" Aragorn demanded.
"It's not about Elrond. It's my father."
"Your father?"
"He wrote me a letter," Legolas continued. "That is why Elrond wanted to see me."
"This is all just about a letter?" Aragorn moved closer to Legolas, but Legolas raised his hand and stopped him:
"Wait, I haven't finished yet. In the letter my father asks me to visit him."
"Then visit him," Aragorn said, "When do you plan to leave?"
"I will leave after a week."
"A week!" Aragorn cried. "That is too soon."
"I can't help it, Aragorn."
"Then," Aragorn took Legolas' hands, "We have one week. Let's make it a week we'll never forget."
"I'll always remember every second spent with you," Legolas whispered. Aragorn kissed him gently.
"So you'll be away for a while. It's not so bad..." Legolas turned away again.
"I haven't told you everything. My father doesn't want us to be together."
"What?!" Aragorn had gone pale.
"He says I'm not allowed to touch you again."
"Not allowed!" Aragorn choked, "You are not going to listen to him, right?"
"Aragorn..."
"No! You can't do what he asks!"
"Aragorn, I have now choice-"
"So you are choosing him instead of me!"
"Don't be a child Aragorn!" Legolas was getting angry too. "I must obey my father."
"So you are going to let him tell you who to love!"
"He is my father-"
"And what am I?!" Aragorn looked furiously at Legolas.
"Aragorn... You... I-"
"Obviously I'm not near that important to you." With that Aragorn left, slamming the door behind him. Legolas was about to go after him, but at the door he changed his mind. This wasn't his fault. Aragorn was the one acting like a child.
"Fine!" He shouted through the door. "I knew you wouldn't understand!"
Chapter fourteen
Morning came. Aragorn hadn't slept at all that night. He kept thinking about Legolas. Why didn't he come like he promised? Aragorn had a horrible feeling that he was going to lose him. That Elrond wouldn't allow them to be together. That didn't make sense.
'I'm being stupid,' he said to himself. Why worry about it here alone when all he needed to do was to find Legolas and ask him what was going on. That thought in mind he left the room.
This time it was much harder to find Legolas. No one seemed to know where he was. Aragorn searched the house throughout and didn't see a sign of him. Now he was really worried. He went outside to the gardens and started calling him by name. He was getting desperate.
Then just when he was about to give up he heard a quiet, beautiful voice. The voice was humming a sad melody. Aragorn recognized the voice immediately - it was Legolas'. Aragorn sprinted towards the sound and soon he found Legolas. He had climbed up a tree and was now sitting in a low branch. Aragorn stopped in front of the tree.
"There you are," he said gently. "I've been looking for you."
"I know," Legolas answered quietly. "I wanted to be alone."
"I can see that. Would you now come down? We need to talk."
"Yes, we do need to talk." Legolas hopped gracefully down. "Let us go inside."
Aragorn didn't like the way Legolas acted. He seemed kind of - distant. He didn't even look at Aragorn when he turned around and started walking towards the house. Aragorn followed him inside. Neither of them spoke. Not until Aragorn had closed the door to their room Legolas turned around and looked at Aragorn. His face was pale and sorrowful.
"Legolas!" Aragorn exclaimed. He placed a hand on Legolas' cheek. "What ails you, my love?"
Legolas closed his eyes. A tear escaped his closed lids.
"Legolas," Aragorn said in a shaky voice. Legolas took a deep breath and opened his eyes. He took Aragorn's hand away from his cheek and turned around.
"Forgive me Aragorn," he said in an amazingly firm voice. "I'm feeling a bit weak right now."
"Don't apologise. Just tell me what is wrong. What happened with Elrond?" Legolas didn't answer.
"What happened with Elrond?" Aragorn demanded.
"It's not about Elrond. It's my father."
"Your father?"
"He wrote me a letter," Legolas continued. "That is why Elrond wanted to see me."
"This is all just about a letter?" Aragorn moved closer to Legolas, but Legolas raised his hand and stopped him:
"Wait, I haven't finished yet. In the letter my father asks me to visit him."
"Then visit him," Aragorn said, "When do you plan to leave?"
"I will leave after a week."
"A week!" Aragorn cried. "That is too soon."
"I can't help it, Aragorn."
"Then," Aragorn took Legolas' hands, "We have one week. Let's make it a week we'll never forget."
"I'll always remember every second spent with you," Legolas whispered. Aragorn kissed him gently.
"So you'll be away for a while. It's not so bad..." Legolas turned away again.
"I haven't told you everything. My father doesn't want us to be together."
"What?!" Aragorn had gone pale.
"He says I'm not allowed to touch you again."
"Not allowed!" Aragorn choked, "You are not going to listen to him, right?"
"Aragorn..."
"No! You can't do what he asks!"
"Aragorn, I have now choice-"
"So you are choosing him instead of me!"
"Don't be a child Aragorn!" Legolas was getting angry too. "I must obey my father."
"So you are going to let him tell you who to love!"
"He is my father-"
"And what am I?!" Aragorn looked furiously at Legolas.
"Aragorn... You... I-"
"Obviously I'm not near that important to you." With that Aragorn left, slamming the door behind him. Legolas was about to go after him, but at the door he changed his mind. This wasn't his fault. Aragorn was the one acting like a child.
"Fine!" He shouted through the door. "I knew you wouldn't understand!"