Grumpy(): Yeah I'm glad about that as well.who knows if it will last
though. Hope you like the new chappy.
Ella_ari(): Thanks so much.I wasn't really sure if I was writing the relationships well enough. Glad you like it.
Helen T: Thanks so much for the wow!
Alex mistress squirrel: I too like suspense... just not when I have to wait a long time to find out what happens next. Hope I didn't make you wait to long.
Chapter 7 Lost.
Dust swirled it impossible to see or breath. Anguished cries of pain and suffering could be heard through the air. Bodies fell to the ground as the unknown attacker slaughter them in the dark. The ground once beautiful white sand along the shore now stained with the blood of the dead that had fallen. Hours passed maybe even days, but in the end when the dust settled there was but one man standing. His breath caught as he looked at the massacre around him, and then down at his hands that where stained with the dry and freshly wet blood of those that lay crumpled on the ground around him. Horror filled his stance as he looked up into the blackness that was the night sky, no longer where there stars twinkling down at him. Dropping to his knees, he brought a dagger up to his heart.he was alone.truly alone even the stars had left him.
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Elrond and Gandalf rushed in to Estel's room right at Legolas's heels. Worry edged on their faces. Not knowing what they would find.but with hope against hope that there was something that they would be able to do. Nothing could have prepared them for what they found.
Aragorn King of Men, lying on his great bed dagger in hand. Sweat dripped down his pain edged face as he held the dagger above his heart. A small red stain was forming at the tip of the dagger, where Estel had already started to push the foul thing into his chest.
************
Starring up at the dark sky he angrily yelled, "You said that you'd always be there for me!!!! But your not and its because of me, because of me, its my fault." He looked around him on the ground, where the bodies of his family, friends, and the.the innocent people that he was supposed to rule, all lay on the ground dead, their blood marred his hands. He had killed them.. all of them.
************
Quick on his feet Elrond lunged forward and yanked the foul dagger out of his son's trembling hands. Laying a cool hand down on Estel's burning brow, Elrond closed his eyes in concentration and softly spoke to his son. "Now is not your time young one, come back to the light."
************
A light flashed before him but it was to late, with a final push to the dagger he fell over onto the ground. Something was wrong.there was no pain.he was still alive. Anger flared up inside of him, looking around frantically his eyes sought out his dagger.but it was nowhere to be seen, it had just disappeared.
Looking towards the sky once again, he yelled, "What kind of devilry is this??? Why won't you just let me end my suffering???? Or am I to be cursed in living alone for the rest of my days in this black world??? Don't you understand.? I killed them.every last one of them.. I slaughtered them like animals. they didn't deserve to die. I am the one that should be dead not them!!!!!" Making a sweeping motion with his hands. "Why do you curse me????" Tears fell from his eyes as he collapsed on the ground.
***********
Gandalf and Legolas recognized a change in their friend when Elrond spoke to him.but it wasn't necessarily for the better. Though the boy was at least safe from stabbing himself, it looked as though he was still at deaths door. Taking a cool cloth out of the basin that sat near the window, Legolas held it out to Lord Elrond "Your grace?" Elrond reached out and took the offered cloth, and gently started to bathe Estel's fevered forehead.
Hours passed and there was still no change from Estel. Fever still raged inside his body and the administrations of his ada and friends did little to nothing to help him.
"We must get him to return to us.if he doesn't soon he will be trapped forever in the darkness that holds him. I will need supplies." Elrond told Legolas and Gandalf. "
Legolas here I want you to hold him while Gandalf and I go get the needed supplies and try to find out where the twins have disappeared off too. I swear those two pick the worst times to disappear. Just remember to keep bathing his forehead we will be back soon. Nodding Legolas gathered Estel into his arms and hugged him close.
"Oh Strider.what happened to you? I leave you alone for ten minuets and you've gone and gotten yourself stuck in a problem. When are you ever going to be able to take care of yourself human?"
Brushing a wayward curl out of Aragorn's face he continued.
"You are my best friend Aragorn.I hope you know that. Who'd have thought that you and I would be friends.up until I met you, young one I hated the race of men. I thought that they where destructive cowards and that they didn't deserve the land on which they walked.but you have made me see that I was wrong and in doing so you have shown me a whole new world. So you see young one.I need you as much as you need me.so please Strider wake up.and I promise you that I won't let anything happen to you again. And if you want me to I will help you escape Rivendell and we will go to the people of the North. I will help you get there. All you have to do is wake up."
**************
He didn't know how long he'd been lying on the ground when he next opened his eyes. Bodies still covered the ground around him, but they were no longer that of his friends and family instead they where to bodies of evil things such as orgs and trolls. Looking up into the night sky he was relieved to find that the stars where back.watching over him.he was no longer alone. Though the young king of men was still lost he no longer felt like the world had abandoned him and turned it's back. Struggling forward he decided that he needed to find his way home.
He didn't make it very far however before the uruk-hai attacked him. There seemed to be hundreds of them, they came at him from all sides. Fighting them would be hopeless; he was still weak and injured from the last battle. But there was no other way, taking up his sword he pushed forward attacking all that came close.
The oddest thing happened then, the battle paused and the sky turned a mystical white, a soft wind began to blow caressing his tired and weary cheek. Cloaking him in comfort. The uruk-hai stumbled around him falling to the ground shrieking in pain. Looking down at their suffering bodies he realized that he no longer stood on the ground, but was being lifted up into the white sky above him. Taking a deep breath he relaxed into the comfort that it offered before falling into a peaceful sleep.
*************
Rewetting the soft cloth in the basin beside the bed, Legolas gently replaced it on Aragorn fevered brow. Gently running his fingers through the human wavy hair, Legolas sighed. Aragorn meant the world to him; his best friend, and he had no idea what he would do if he were forced to lose him so soon.
Aragorn thrashed around in his arms, as though he were fighting an unknown enemy. Gasps of pain and anguish slipped past his lips as his tortured body continued to fight. Tightening his hole on the young human Legolas began to rock back and forth while humming a soft tune.
All at once the thrashing stopped and Aragorn body went limp in his arms. Letting lose a cry of anguish Legolas reached a tentative finger towards the human's neck to try and find a pulse, afraid of what he might find.
Elrond and Gandalf chose that moment to reenter the room. Seeing Legolas with tears running down his cheeks, as he clutched Estel to his chest made Elrond's heart stop. Gandalf hung his head.
"Oh my god Legolas. is he???"
Pushing his fingers on Estel's neck Legolas frantically searched for a pulse. It took him awhile to locate the weak threading pulse but he found it. Breathing a sigh of relief, he replied
"No.He's alive."
"Oh thank the valar."
"We must hurry if he is to stay that way!"
Legolas continued to hug Aragorn close to his chest as he softly rocked back and forth, his heart had all but stopped when Aragorn had stilled and it had shaken him to the bone, he trembled still with worry and fear for his young human friend.
A small whimper escaped from the ranger's lips, as he struggled to the surface. Nuzzling his head close to Legolas's chest, he searched for a heartbeat.a sound that had always managed to comfort him before.
Legolas looked down in surprise at the movement, but smiled up at the elders when Aragorn snuggled into his chest and relaxed by his heart. Taking a hand Legolas gently smoothed Estel's wayward hair back off of his face.
"Estel it is long past time to wake up.. come on buddy we are all here waiting for you all you need to do is open your eyes."
They could see Estel's eyes flutter under his long lashes.
"Estel, it's ada.. come on baby please open your eyes.. open your eyes for your ada.. you can do it."
The fluttering stopped and a frown began to form on Estel's lips at the word baby.before a deep sigh escaped. Twisting away from the voices that plagued his peaceful slumber Aragorn's tired head snuggled deeper into Legolas's lap.
Gandalf let loose a large chuckle.
"Always was impossible to wake up once you got him to actually go to sleep."
Elrond turned and glared at him before reaching out to Legolas and scooping Estel up into his arms. Resting the boy's head on his shoulder Elrond carried Aragorn to the window bench and settled the boy down into his lap. Though Aragorn was full grown, at least he was full grown for a human, he was much smaller than the form of the Elf Lord, and he fit like a child into Elrond's lap.
Taking the boy's face in hand Elrond stroked his cheek.
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When he woke the darkness had all but faded, and bright light cloaked him in warmth and comfort. Sighing in content, he looked around. Below him he could see his human family, his parents. Calling out to them, he tried to swim through the light if only to touch them but was unable to do so, they smiled up at him and in a sweet voice replied,
"Now is not your time young one, you are still needed go home."
Reaching a frantic hand out to them tears sprang into his eyes as he watched them turn around and begin to leave.
"WAIT! STOP! DON'T LEAVE ME!!!!"
Anguish filled his voice as he called after them..
"Don't leave me.I can't be alone again. please wait for me."
His father the late great king of men turned around and smiled at his son.
"My son you are not now nor will ever be alone.right now is not your time young one you still have much greatness to full fill in your life. Go back to your family and friends.they are worried about you my son."
With that they faded into the distance and he was once again left alone. Although the warm comfy filling still held him in its grasp it no longer comforted him. Tears pooled in his eyes as he cried for the family that he had lost all those years ago.
Once again anguish pumped through his veins and he gave into despair. The white world around him began to grow dark once again. When suddenly the gently touch of warm wind once again caressed his cheek and the world began to lighten as he was lifted higher into the sky.
He could hear voices.voices that he knew.they were the voices of his family.his adopted family. They sounded like they where in pain.listening closer he discovered that he was the cause of their pain. With a giant push he exited the light.
************
"Come on Aragorn.open your eyes!" Elrond commanded as he gently rocked his son back and forth.
Aragorn's eyes fluttered again. before they cracked open.
Relief flooded through the group in the room, as they all breathed a sigh of relief. Hugging Estel close to his chest Elrond happily cried, while Gandalf and Legolas hugged out of the joy and relief that they both felt.
"What happened? Why do you guys all look like I just came back from the dead?"
"Oh baby it doesn't matter.what matter is that you're okay. You're okay."
Estel for the most part seemed okay with that answer, shrugging he yawned tiredly and snuggled into the lap of his father. Looking around the room, he studied the faces that he found there. Arathorn had been right.it wasn't his time.and he wasn't alone he was loved very much. With that thought he shut his eyes and allowed normal sleep to sweep him away to dream land.with the comforting sound of his ada's heart just inches away from his ear.
* And that is the end of Chapter 7, Hope you guys all like the chapter.hopefully I will be able to post another chapter sometime this week if not I will have it up by the weekend.
Ella_ari(): Thanks so much.I wasn't really sure if I was writing the relationships well enough. Glad you like it.
Helen T: Thanks so much for the wow!
Alex mistress squirrel: I too like suspense... just not when I have to wait a long time to find out what happens next. Hope I didn't make you wait to long.
Chapter 7 Lost.
Dust swirled it impossible to see or breath. Anguished cries of pain and suffering could be heard through the air. Bodies fell to the ground as the unknown attacker slaughter them in the dark. The ground once beautiful white sand along the shore now stained with the blood of the dead that had fallen. Hours passed maybe even days, but in the end when the dust settled there was but one man standing. His breath caught as he looked at the massacre around him, and then down at his hands that where stained with the dry and freshly wet blood of those that lay crumpled on the ground around him. Horror filled his stance as he looked up into the blackness that was the night sky, no longer where there stars twinkling down at him. Dropping to his knees, he brought a dagger up to his heart.he was alone.truly alone even the stars had left him.
***********
Elrond and Gandalf rushed in to Estel's room right at Legolas's heels. Worry edged on their faces. Not knowing what they would find.but with hope against hope that there was something that they would be able to do. Nothing could have prepared them for what they found.
Aragorn King of Men, lying on his great bed dagger in hand. Sweat dripped down his pain edged face as he held the dagger above his heart. A small red stain was forming at the tip of the dagger, where Estel had already started to push the foul thing into his chest.
************
Starring up at the dark sky he angrily yelled, "You said that you'd always be there for me!!!! But your not and its because of me, because of me, its my fault." He looked around him on the ground, where the bodies of his family, friends, and the.the innocent people that he was supposed to rule, all lay on the ground dead, their blood marred his hands. He had killed them.. all of them.
************
Quick on his feet Elrond lunged forward and yanked the foul dagger out of his son's trembling hands. Laying a cool hand down on Estel's burning brow, Elrond closed his eyes in concentration and softly spoke to his son. "Now is not your time young one, come back to the light."
************
A light flashed before him but it was to late, with a final push to the dagger he fell over onto the ground. Something was wrong.there was no pain.he was still alive. Anger flared up inside of him, looking around frantically his eyes sought out his dagger.but it was nowhere to be seen, it had just disappeared.
Looking towards the sky once again, he yelled, "What kind of devilry is this??? Why won't you just let me end my suffering???? Or am I to be cursed in living alone for the rest of my days in this black world??? Don't you understand.? I killed them.every last one of them.. I slaughtered them like animals. they didn't deserve to die. I am the one that should be dead not them!!!!!" Making a sweeping motion with his hands. "Why do you curse me????" Tears fell from his eyes as he collapsed on the ground.
***********
Gandalf and Legolas recognized a change in their friend when Elrond spoke to him.but it wasn't necessarily for the better. Though the boy was at least safe from stabbing himself, it looked as though he was still at deaths door. Taking a cool cloth out of the basin that sat near the window, Legolas held it out to Lord Elrond "Your grace?" Elrond reached out and took the offered cloth, and gently started to bathe Estel's fevered forehead.
Hours passed and there was still no change from Estel. Fever still raged inside his body and the administrations of his ada and friends did little to nothing to help him.
"We must get him to return to us.if he doesn't soon he will be trapped forever in the darkness that holds him. I will need supplies." Elrond told Legolas and Gandalf. "
Legolas here I want you to hold him while Gandalf and I go get the needed supplies and try to find out where the twins have disappeared off too. I swear those two pick the worst times to disappear. Just remember to keep bathing his forehead we will be back soon. Nodding Legolas gathered Estel into his arms and hugged him close.
"Oh Strider.what happened to you? I leave you alone for ten minuets and you've gone and gotten yourself stuck in a problem. When are you ever going to be able to take care of yourself human?"
Brushing a wayward curl out of Aragorn's face he continued.
"You are my best friend Aragorn.I hope you know that. Who'd have thought that you and I would be friends.up until I met you, young one I hated the race of men. I thought that they where destructive cowards and that they didn't deserve the land on which they walked.but you have made me see that I was wrong and in doing so you have shown me a whole new world. So you see young one.I need you as much as you need me.so please Strider wake up.and I promise you that I won't let anything happen to you again. And if you want me to I will help you escape Rivendell and we will go to the people of the North. I will help you get there. All you have to do is wake up."
**************
He didn't know how long he'd been lying on the ground when he next opened his eyes. Bodies still covered the ground around him, but they were no longer that of his friends and family instead they where to bodies of evil things such as orgs and trolls. Looking up into the night sky he was relieved to find that the stars where back.watching over him.he was no longer alone. Though the young king of men was still lost he no longer felt like the world had abandoned him and turned it's back. Struggling forward he decided that he needed to find his way home.
He didn't make it very far however before the uruk-hai attacked him. There seemed to be hundreds of them, they came at him from all sides. Fighting them would be hopeless; he was still weak and injured from the last battle. But there was no other way, taking up his sword he pushed forward attacking all that came close.
The oddest thing happened then, the battle paused and the sky turned a mystical white, a soft wind began to blow caressing his tired and weary cheek. Cloaking him in comfort. The uruk-hai stumbled around him falling to the ground shrieking in pain. Looking down at their suffering bodies he realized that he no longer stood on the ground, but was being lifted up into the white sky above him. Taking a deep breath he relaxed into the comfort that it offered before falling into a peaceful sleep.
*************
Rewetting the soft cloth in the basin beside the bed, Legolas gently replaced it on Aragorn fevered brow. Gently running his fingers through the human wavy hair, Legolas sighed. Aragorn meant the world to him; his best friend, and he had no idea what he would do if he were forced to lose him so soon.
Aragorn thrashed around in his arms, as though he were fighting an unknown enemy. Gasps of pain and anguish slipped past his lips as his tortured body continued to fight. Tightening his hole on the young human Legolas began to rock back and forth while humming a soft tune.
All at once the thrashing stopped and Aragorn body went limp in his arms. Letting lose a cry of anguish Legolas reached a tentative finger towards the human's neck to try and find a pulse, afraid of what he might find.
Elrond and Gandalf chose that moment to reenter the room. Seeing Legolas with tears running down his cheeks, as he clutched Estel to his chest made Elrond's heart stop. Gandalf hung his head.
"Oh my god Legolas. is he???"
Pushing his fingers on Estel's neck Legolas frantically searched for a pulse. It took him awhile to locate the weak threading pulse but he found it. Breathing a sigh of relief, he replied
"No.He's alive."
"Oh thank the valar."
"We must hurry if he is to stay that way!"
Legolas continued to hug Aragorn close to his chest as he softly rocked back and forth, his heart had all but stopped when Aragorn had stilled and it had shaken him to the bone, he trembled still with worry and fear for his young human friend.
A small whimper escaped from the ranger's lips, as he struggled to the surface. Nuzzling his head close to Legolas's chest, he searched for a heartbeat.a sound that had always managed to comfort him before.
Legolas looked down in surprise at the movement, but smiled up at the elders when Aragorn snuggled into his chest and relaxed by his heart. Taking a hand Legolas gently smoothed Estel's wayward hair back off of his face.
"Estel it is long past time to wake up.. come on buddy we are all here waiting for you all you need to do is open your eyes."
They could see Estel's eyes flutter under his long lashes.
"Estel, it's ada.. come on baby please open your eyes.. open your eyes for your ada.. you can do it."
The fluttering stopped and a frown began to form on Estel's lips at the word baby.before a deep sigh escaped. Twisting away from the voices that plagued his peaceful slumber Aragorn's tired head snuggled deeper into Legolas's lap.
Gandalf let loose a large chuckle.
"Always was impossible to wake up once you got him to actually go to sleep."
Elrond turned and glared at him before reaching out to Legolas and scooping Estel up into his arms. Resting the boy's head on his shoulder Elrond carried Aragorn to the window bench and settled the boy down into his lap. Though Aragorn was full grown, at least he was full grown for a human, he was much smaller than the form of the Elf Lord, and he fit like a child into Elrond's lap.
Taking the boy's face in hand Elrond stroked his cheek.
****************
When he woke the darkness had all but faded, and bright light cloaked him in warmth and comfort. Sighing in content, he looked around. Below him he could see his human family, his parents. Calling out to them, he tried to swim through the light if only to touch them but was unable to do so, they smiled up at him and in a sweet voice replied,
"Now is not your time young one, you are still needed go home."
Reaching a frantic hand out to them tears sprang into his eyes as he watched them turn around and begin to leave.
"WAIT! STOP! DON'T LEAVE ME!!!!"
Anguish filled his voice as he called after them..
"Don't leave me.I can't be alone again. please wait for me."
His father the late great king of men turned around and smiled at his son.
"My son you are not now nor will ever be alone.right now is not your time young one you still have much greatness to full fill in your life. Go back to your family and friends.they are worried about you my son."
With that they faded into the distance and he was once again left alone. Although the warm comfy filling still held him in its grasp it no longer comforted him. Tears pooled in his eyes as he cried for the family that he had lost all those years ago.
Once again anguish pumped through his veins and he gave into despair. The white world around him began to grow dark once again. When suddenly the gently touch of warm wind once again caressed his cheek and the world began to lighten as he was lifted higher into the sky.
He could hear voices.voices that he knew.they were the voices of his family.his adopted family. They sounded like they where in pain.listening closer he discovered that he was the cause of their pain. With a giant push he exited the light.
************
"Come on Aragorn.open your eyes!" Elrond commanded as he gently rocked his son back and forth.
Aragorn's eyes fluttered again. before they cracked open.
Relief flooded through the group in the room, as they all breathed a sigh of relief. Hugging Estel close to his chest Elrond happily cried, while Gandalf and Legolas hugged out of the joy and relief that they both felt.
"What happened? Why do you guys all look like I just came back from the dead?"
"Oh baby it doesn't matter.what matter is that you're okay. You're okay."
Estel for the most part seemed okay with that answer, shrugging he yawned tiredly and snuggled into the lap of his father. Looking around the room, he studied the faces that he found there. Arathorn had been right.it wasn't his time.and he wasn't alone he was loved very much. With that thought he shut his eyes and allowed normal sleep to sweep him away to dream land.with the comforting sound of his ada's heart just inches away from his ear.
* And that is the end of Chapter 7, Hope you guys all like the chapter.hopefully I will be able to post another chapter sometime this week if not I will have it up by the weekend.