Hello.  This is just a revised version of chapter two.  Just a couple of words changed here and there, so that it doesn't sound so modern.  If you guys have any other suggestions for changes to make this more authentic, please feel free to tell me.

Hey.  I'm back.  I'm writing this when I'm bored and mad at my friend, so I'm not sure how good it will be.

Chapter Two:  That Voice

            "Elenwe!"

            That voice…

            She knew that voice…who was it?  It sounded so familiar…

            Then it hit her…the voice belonged to…

            No, it couldn't be…could it?

            She turned around, and her green eyes found familiar blue eyes.

            There he stood, clad in the same green tunic that he was in when he left.  He looked worn, and somehow older, like he had seen things that had scarred him.  His blonde hair was dirty and somewhat rumpled, and his face was a bit dirty.  But he still stood proud and tall, like he always had.

            Legolas had come back!

            She dropped her basket of clothes that she was going to wash and ran to him.  He held out his arms and she held him like she would never let go.  And she didn't want to.

            "Legolas…you came back…" she whispered into his tunic.

            "Of course I did.  I promised you that I would." He told her.  He lifted her face to meet his gaze.  "The only reason I survived the War was because of you.  My thoughts were always on you.  I had to live to see your face once more.  But I was also afraid that you would forget me and learn to love another, if I was away too long."

            "I told you that I would never forget you.  I could never love another.  I waited for you.  I was worried, but deep in my heart; I knew you would come back." Elenwe told him.

            Legolas smiled.  He leaned down and kissed her on the lips.  It was soft, but all of their love was poured into it.  He pulled away reluctantly.

            Legolas saw the pile of clothes and discarded basket.  He laughed.  "I seem to have caused you to drop your things yet again.  Here, I'll help you."

            They both walked over to the clothes and piled them in the basket.  Legolas wouldn't let Elenwe carry the basket, instead just walking with her to the river to wash them.  When the clothes were clean, Elenwe folded them to take to Lady Arwen's and Lord Elrond's quarters.  Yet again, Legolas refused to let her carry the basket.  Elenwe just smiled.

            They spent the rest of the day walking in the forest.  Finally, Elenwe could not take it anymore.

            "Legolas, you seem different.  What has changed?"

            Legolas's eyes became sorrowful.  He looked down and stopped walking.  "I have seen things that have changed me forever.  I have seen friends die, soldiers slaughtered, and I have seen the most terrifying creatures ever to walk Middle Earth.  I have seen much sorrow and pain, and it has affected me."

            Elenwe was speechless.  That was what Legolas went through?  The things that made his eyes so distant and sorrowful?  She couldn't imagine what it was like.  She had wept for days and thought that she couldn't live again when Legolas left, and yet, Legolas had to see pain and sorrow every day, and had to fight monsters.  And here he was again, in one piece, strong, and comforting Elenwe.  She should be the one comforting him!

            "I-I'm sorry Legolas.  I did not know-"she started.

            Legolas cut her off.  "No, it is not your fault.  By doing all those things and going through all that, I actually helped save Middle Earth.  I did it to save my people and friends.  But mostly, I did it to save you.  It was fine if I died fighting, but if you died, or were tortured, because we failed, then I couldn't bear it.  I would die as well."

            He took her into his arms and held her tightly.  She cried and cried into his shoulder.  When she finally stopped, he just kept on holding her.

            As it grew dark, they walked back to the palace for supper.  Legolas walked in the direction of the dining hall, forgetting that Elenwe could not eat there.  He stopped, suddenly remembering.  Elenwe smiled and kissed his cheek before heading towards the servant's kitchen.  Legolas looked at her back, guilty for forgetting.  He wanted to follow her, and eat with her, but he had promised Elrond earlier to eat with everyone in the dining hall.

            Hey!  Well, the social status problems are starting, as you can see.

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Farewell,

Moony