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Author's note: *beams* first of all, big huggles to everyone that either has me or this fic on their favourites' lists, I'm really touched! *wipes away tears of joy* Thanks to…
Luckyduck71221- *giggles* I think you are way too kind… hee! Anyway, thanks for being so enthusiastic and sweet about my writing!
Krillball6- *heh* I'm sorry that I'm gonna do something you won't like… I'll try not to make you cry sweetie! And don't feel pressured to read if you're swamped with homework… I know the feeling way too well!
Ethelea- *grin* writing your own fantabulous fic? Hee, Boromir isn't cute enough to get to touch my Leggy! On the other hand, Faramir is suitably hot enough to get to lust over Leggy…
Ami Winner- *giggles* soap- opera music! *heh* that does describe this fic pretty well though, I am *so* melodramatic…
Whatever- *nods solemnly* yep, Leggy should definitely be with Aragorn… after a loooooong, angsty period! Lol.
Persons- *heh* okay, I will stop teasing! Hee!
Tenshiamanda- hee! Yep, I think Faramir is definitely asking to be smacked… tsk, tsk! Lusting after sweet Legolas…
OrlibloomedMe- *giggles* is one week considered a lifetime?! Thanks for being so eager to read the next chapter though! ^_^
Cerasi- *nods in agreement* bad Eowyn, bad Aragorn, stupid Faramir, yep , that seems to sum up everything! Lol! *giggles* thanks for letting Faramir live until the end of the fic… *Faramir gulps in fear*
LadyIsabelle- *beams* why would I be scared of you when you're so nice?! Hee! Thanks for being so passionate about the fic!
Goddess of Death- *blinks* Why would you kill someone that looks like Boromir when Faramir is the bad guy?! @_@ *giggles* I hope you haven't gone crazy yet!
Padme Sky- *hugs* you're so unbelievably sweet! Fancy you reading this chapter 5 more times… *wow* hee! Ya, Aragorn and Leggy ought to love each other for eternity but they have to suffer first…. ^_^
MaluElvellom- *laughs as Eowyn gets smacked as well* you'll get to see what happens to Leggy! *grin*
Rachel J.A.- *hugs* thanks for liking it so much! *heh* yep, they're definitely going to suffer first before getting to all the mushy stuff… *sympathetic smile* when I first started to read fanfiction, I was so addicted to it I completely neglected my schoolwork too!
Yuzira- *grin* I'm glad you like this fic even though Faramir is the bad guy… but he's not totally bad, he's just um, misguided… yes! Hee!
Jadey- *giggles* you sound confused…to answer your questions, Aragorn is doing something BAD _ … Legolas is with Faramir… and I hope you haven't gone mad yet… I wouldn't want to lose such a wonderful reader!
Krisnkriss- *beams* thanks for being so kind… *hands tissue* … *giggles * I was totally shrieking at the screen when Haldir died too… *wow* you watched it four times?! I'm glad you like this fic!
MoroTheWolfGod- *sigh* yep, poor Leggy has been drugged… *giggles* the general consensus is that both Eowyn and Faramir need to die… lol!
Dedication: To Maia, for all her support, encouragement and kindness. ^_^
Aragorn groaned as he struggled to lift his forbiddingly heavy eyelids.
Moaning as the movement sent a piercing pain through his temples, he blinked owlishly, trying to adjust to the dusky moonlight that filtered through the bars that fenced his chamber off from the outside world.
Lying motionlessly on his bed so as not to further jolt his senses, Aragorn's head ached unbearably as he fought to recall what had happened.
He faintly remembered downing tumbler after tumbler of the lethal brew but he had scant idea of what had transpired after that.
Someone.
A blurred vision haunted the edges of his stubborn memory as he tried to dredge up the memory of someone stopping him, someone...
Suddenly, he was aware of a presence next to him.
Aragorn's ears pricked up at the soft, contented breathing that was uncomfortably close to him as he stiffened warily.
Propping himself up on his elbows, a breath hitched in his throat.
"By the Valar, what have I done?" Aragorn said in horror, staring in disbelief at the unclothed body of Eowyn.
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Shaking his head lightly, Legolas was perplexed when images before his eyes continued to blend confusingly into each other.
Without warning, the cup he was holding fell from his unresisting fingers as his limbs seemed to suddenly lose all sense of coordination and strength.
An icy chilliness froze his insides as he shivered, inexplicably feeling as if he was being frozen from inside out.
Turning to face Faramir, trying helplessly to ask for aid, he was startled to see an anticipatory smile on the wavering face of his companion.
Swaying slightly as a wave of dizziness swept through him, Legolas pitched forward onto the grassy surface.
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Scrambling away from Eowyn so hastily that he fell onto the unforgivingly solid ground, Aragorn gasped as he discovered that he too, was very much naked.
Shocked into immobility for a second, Aragorn swiftly recovered his wits and rapidly grabbed his clothes that had been carelessly discarded on the floor and shoved himself into them.
Swearing softly under his breath, Aragorn ignored the stabbing pain in his head, welcoming it as an alternative to thinking about what had just transpired between him and Eowyn.
Legolas.
A mixture of guilt and concern immediately speared into Aragorn's heart at the thought of his lover.
"He must never know," Aragorn said fervently to himself, nausea rising in his throat as he imagined the disgust, the repulsion in those violet orbs.
"He must never know," he repeated to himself, as if trying to reassure himself as he backed away from the bed… from Eowyn.
With one last regretful, desperate look at the figure curled up on the bed, Aragorn fled the scene, with his heart, mind and soul hopelessly chaotic.
He never saw the single tear that trailed a silent path down Eowyn's cheek even as the eyes stayed firmly, resolutely shut.
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Faramir lurched forward and smoothly caught Legolas, settling the elf gently on the ground.
Legolas's wide eyes were dazed and blank and he was covered with a fine sheen of moisture.
Tenderly wiping off the moisture on Legolas's forehead, Faramir smiled wonderingly at this angel that was presently in his arms.
Mine.
Faramir thought possessively as he tightened his grip around the elf.
Bending his head forward towards Legolas's hair, Faramir greedily inhaled the fragrant, sweet scent of the elf.
Laying the elf gently on the ground, Faramir's lips curled up as his nervous fingers clumsily attempted to remove Legolas's quiver and bow.
When the deed was done, Faramir shook slightly with exhilaration as he fumbled to remove Legolas's tunic.
Inhaling deeply, he marveled at this creation of nature that had been bestowed upon him.
A luminous radiance surrounded Legolas, his alabaster skin so perfect, so fair that it seemed oddly incongruous with the toned muscles that were clearly visible.
Kneeling next to Legolas, Faramir bent his head towards Legolas's petal- soft, dewy lips.
Closing his own eyes, he savored every moment as he claimed those luscious lips, unaffected in the slightest by the method in which he had achieved this.
Slowly opening his eyes, Faramir felt a twinge of conscience as he glimpsed those shimmering eyes seemingly glistening with tears.
Swerving his gaze, Faramir was struck by how alien his hand looked on the elf's bare chest.
Staring at it powerlessly, almost as if some force was drawing his eyes to it, Faramir felt a creeping revulsion coiling inside him.
His hand was tainting the unsullied skin of the elf.
He was tarnishing the loveliness of this fair elf.
He was defiling this heavenly creature.
Abruptly retracting his hand, as if he had been burned, Faramir fell backwards, his eyes fixed on the fragile, vulnerable elf.
I couldn't. He screamed inwardly at himself, detesting himself for his weakness, his wretched thoughts that were taunting him, tormenting him.
But if I can't possess his heart, at least I can possess his body. A malevolent voice argued insidiously inside Faramir's warring head.
Author's note 2: Go do this lotr personality test at http://www.hobbitlore.com/personality/index.php! It's fun! *giggles* I found out that I'm most like Galadriel…I'm off to Mirkwood to stalk Leggy! ^_^