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matter that Mr Tolkin created.
This stroy may contain subjects disturbing to some people, such as suicide attemps and slight violance. Also this is not a slash, so if your all cool with that then read on my friends....
Thank you once again to all my beloved reveiwers, you are the reason I earge myself to write more. Please don't hesitate to reveiw my story and if you would like to make a suggestion or a comment on it that I would appreaciate that too. I have had a couple of handy hints so far and I would like to thank thoses reveiwers for their help to. Anyway now I'm beggining to babble so here's chapter 3 of the story and I hope you enjoy it!
Don't say a word: Chapter 3.
Haldir quietly colsed the door behind him as he left the room Legolas occupied. He turned around headed to where Aragorn waited.
"He is sleeping now" Haldir stated. Aragorn stood up and took a place walking beside him.
"He is very fond of you"Aragorn commented.
"Yes, we are almost like brothers to each other, I took care of him when he first arrived and still do" Haldir explained.
"I wish there was something I could do to help, to show him that not all men are bad" Aragorn said, sighing.
"No matter what anyone says, Legolas will always reguard all men as evil" Haldir replied.
"It just seems such a waste of life, I mean he is immortal, he will live for a long time and always feel like this, I feel great pity for him" Aragorn shook his head sadly.
"You shouldn't, your task is to gather an army and fight beside your Lord, you should not have to burden yourself with such worries" Haldir said, placing his hand on Aragorn's sholder.
"I can not help how I feel" Aragorn replied. Haldir stopped and turned to face Aragorn, now resting both hands on either sholder.
"Go back to Rivendell, do not worry about Legolas, he'll make it...in his own time" Haldir told the man and walked off in his own direction.
"His time may be too late" Aragorn sighed to himself.
Aragorn streached out his body as he opened his tired eyes. He hadn't even realised that he had fallen asleep, laying under the trees in the warm sun. He stood up and streached his body some more before heading back to his room to eat. After he had eaten Aragorn went back outside and as he did so, saw Haldir running towards him.
"Have you seen Legolas?" He asked urgently.
"No why?, is he missing?" Aragorn questioned.
"I went to cheak up on him and he was gone, I've looked everywhere" Haldir explained, sounding worried.
Aragorn thought for a moment, wondering where an elf like Legolas would go. A farmiliar place that he had seen once before came to his head.
"What about that place where I first saw him, by the borders?" Aragorn suggested, shrugging his sholders.
"I haven't looked there yet" Haldir stated, deep in thought.
"I'll go cheak if you like" Aragorn offered. Haldir glanced at him unsure for a moment.
"Alright, and if he's there come and get me ok?" He told the human, running off to look somewhere else.
Aragorn nodded and walked out to the farmiliar borders where he had once arrived days before.
He soon found the young elf in the same clearing by the creek. He way laying on the branch of a tree next the the creek. Aragorn approached causiously, being careful not to get too close to startle the elf. Once Legolas spotted the man he quickly sat up and prepared to move. But to his suprise the man stopped in his tracks and just stood there, looking at him.
"It's alright Legolas, I will come no futher" Aragorn spoke softly as he sat down on the leaf-covered ground.
Legolas eyed the man in both confusion and wonder. He stayed in his position upon the branch, his eyes never left Aragorn.
"You know, I don't blame you for hating mortals so much, after what they did to you, it must have been awful" Aragorn slowly spoke.
He was glad that the elf didn't flee and that he could finally talk to him. He watched as Legolas frowned, wondering what the man was trying to tell him.
"I can only imagine what horrors you saw happen there, and not being able to speak about it to anyone, it sounds terrible" Aragorn looked back up at the elf who was still frowing at him. His breathing had become more heavier and tears were beggining to form in his eyes, that much was noticeable.
"Why are you so afraid to speak? Are you scared of what the others might say?" Aragorn questioned, reciving only a blank stare from Legolas.
"Or is it because that your afraid if you talk about what happened it would become too real and you would start forgetting?" He continued. He noticed Legolas closing his eyes breifly and glancing downwards. That was the answer, he figured.
"You wont, you can never forget something like that, I never did" Aragorn said softly. Legolas glanced back up at him in confusion
"I'll let you be" He stated as he stood up and began to walk back towards the woods.
"Wait, please don't go" He heard a soft voice behind him call. A small smiled creeped across Aragorn's face as he turned back to Legolas, who was now standing on the ground by the tree. Tears glissened in his blue eyes, he opened his mouth, hesentent for a moment, trying to find his voice.
"Please, I don't want to be afraid anymore" He choked out. Aragorn was filled with both happiness and sorrow for the elf. He felt as though he could run up and hug Legolas right then and there, but he remained his distance.
"You are very brave Legolas" Aragorn smiled. He headed back into the clearing but was still careful not to get to close, he did not want to rush the elf. They both sat down in the places where they stood in silence.
"What happened to your parents?" Legolas asked. Aragorn was taken back by the sudden question.
"What do you mean?" He studied the elf's face which remained emotionless.
"You said you could not forget something like that, you said you never did" He explained.
"They were killed, when I was a young boy, our city was under attack by foul creatures from the south" Aragorn told him.
"Then you and I have alot in common" Legolas stated with a weak smile.
"That we do" Aragorn replied. They fell into a silent moment again before Aragorn spoke.
"What was your life like before the...attack?" He asked out of curiosity.
Legolas gazed at the man for a moment before closing his eyes. "I was a warrior and a prince, my father taught me all my skills, he was a great elf" Legolas explained with a hint of saddness in his voice.
"I'm sure he was, just like his son" Aragorn complemented. Legolas blushed slightly.
"All I ever wanted was to make them proud of me" Legolas continued, and Aragorn listened to every word he said.
The young elf got up from his position and causiouly walked towards the man. Aragorn sat patiently, smiling more with each step he took. Legolas knelt down in front of him and let out a long breath. Then he slowly reached a hand forwards towards Aragorns face. The man knew what he was doing and waited, not making any movement whatsoever. Just as Legolas had almost made contact, a sudden flash of the past came back. The man holding the dagger over his mother and his father lying on the ground in his own blood. Legolas gasped and quickly pulled his hand back as if it had been burnt.
"I..I'm sorry" He muttered.
"It's alright, you don't have to do this" Aragorn replied. Legolas shook his head.
"I am not afraid" He reached forwards again and placed his hand on the man's cheek. A smile came across both the elf and the man as Legolas made contact with him. Aragorn gently put a hand on the elf's and was glad when he didn't flinch. Legolas looked into Aragorn's eyes and saw nothing but kindness and caring. He knew then that this man would never hurt him and allowed himself to smile a real smile, it felt almost forien but good.
From amoungst the trees, away from the clearing, another smile mirrored the young elf's. "Thankyou Aragorn" Haldir softly whispered.
A/N: That chapter took me ages to finish! If you like then please reveiw and hopefull the next chapter will be coming soon.....it will I promise!!!
Catchya all later.
This stroy may contain subjects disturbing to some people, such as suicide attemps and slight violance. Also this is not a slash, so if your all cool with that then read on my friends....
Thank you once again to all my beloved reveiwers, you are the reason I earge myself to write more. Please don't hesitate to reveiw my story and if you would like to make a suggestion or a comment on it that I would appreaciate that too. I have had a couple of handy hints so far and I would like to thank thoses reveiwers for their help to. Anyway now I'm beggining to babble so here's chapter 3 of the story and I hope you enjoy it!
Don't say a word: Chapter 3.
Haldir quietly colsed the door behind him as he left the room Legolas occupied. He turned around headed to where Aragorn waited.
"He is sleeping now" Haldir stated. Aragorn stood up and took a place walking beside him.
"He is very fond of you"Aragorn commented.
"Yes, we are almost like brothers to each other, I took care of him when he first arrived and still do" Haldir explained.
"I wish there was something I could do to help, to show him that not all men are bad" Aragorn said, sighing.
"No matter what anyone says, Legolas will always reguard all men as evil" Haldir replied.
"It just seems such a waste of life, I mean he is immortal, he will live for a long time and always feel like this, I feel great pity for him" Aragorn shook his head sadly.
"You shouldn't, your task is to gather an army and fight beside your Lord, you should not have to burden yourself with such worries" Haldir said, placing his hand on Aragorn's sholder.
"I can not help how I feel" Aragorn replied. Haldir stopped and turned to face Aragorn, now resting both hands on either sholder.
"Go back to Rivendell, do not worry about Legolas, he'll make it...in his own time" Haldir told the man and walked off in his own direction.
"His time may be too late" Aragorn sighed to himself.
Aragorn streached out his body as he opened his tired eyes. He hadn't even realised that he had fallen asleep, laying under the trees in the warm sun. He stood up and streached his body some more before heading back to his room to eat. After he had eaten Aragorn went back outside and as he did so, saw Haldir running towards him.
"Have you seen Legolas?" He asked urgently.
"No why?, is he missing?" Aragorn questioned.
"I went to cheak up on him and he was gone, I've looked everywhere" Haldir explained, sounding worried.
Aragorn thought for a moment, wondering where an elf like Legolas would go. A farmiliar place that he had seen once before came to his head.
"What about that place where I first saw him, by the borders?" Aragorn suggested, shrugging his sholders.
"I haven't looked there yet" Haldir stated, deep in thought.
"I'll go cheak if you like" Aragorn offered. Haldir glanced at him unsure for a moment.
"Alright, and if he's there come and get me ok?" He told the human, running off to look somewhere else.
Aragorn nodded and walked out to the farmiliar borders where he had once arrived days before.
He soon found the young elf in the same clearing by the creek. He way laying on the branch of a tree next the the creek. Aragorn approached causiously, being careful not to get too close to startle the elf. Once Legolas spotted the man he quickly sat up and prepared to move. But to his suprise the man stopped in his tracks and just stood there, looking at him.
"It's alright Legolas, I will come no futher" Aragorn spoke softly as he sat down on the leaf-covered ground.
Legolas eyed the man in both confusion and wonder. He stayed in his position upon the branch, his eyes never left Aragorn.
"You know, I don't blame you for hating mortals so much, after what they did to you, it must have been awful" Aragorn slowly spoke.
He was glad that the elf didn't flee and that he could finally talk to him. He watched as Legolas frowned, wondering what the man was trying to tell him.
"I can only imagine what horrors you saw happen there, and not being able to speak about it to anyone, it sounds terrible" Aragorn looked back up at the elf who was still frowing at him. His breathing had become more heavier and tears were beggining to form in his eyes, that much was noticeable.
"Why are you so afraid to speak? Are you scared of what the others might say?" Aragorn questioned, reciving only a blank stare from Legolas.
"Or is it because that your afraid if you talk about what happened it would become too real and you would start forgetting?" He continued. He noticed Legolas closing his eyes breifly and glancing downwards. That was the answer, he figured.
"You wont, you can never forget something like that, I never did" Aragorn said softly. Legolas glanced back up at him in confusion
"I'll let you be" He stated as he stood up and began to walk back towards the woods.
"Wait, please don't go" He heard a soft voice behind him call. A small smiled creeped across Aragorn's face as he turned back to Legolas, who was now standing on the ground by the tree. Tears glissened in his blue eyes, he opened his mouth, hesentent for a moment, trying to find his voice.
"Please, I don't want to be afraid anymore" He choked out. Aragorn was filled with both happiness and sorrow for the elf. He felt as though he could run up and hug Legolas right then and there, but he remained his distance.
"You are very brave Legolas" Aragorn smiled. He headed back into the clearing but was still careful not to get to close, he did not want to rush the elf. They both sat down in the places where they stood in silence.
"What happened to your parents?" Legolas asked. Aragorn was taken back by the sudden question.
"What do you mean?" He studied the elf's face which remained emotionless.
"You said you could not forget something like that, you said you never did" He explained.
"They were killed, when I was a young boy, our city was under attack by foul creatures from the south" Aragorn told him.
"Then you and I have alot in common" Legolas stated with a weak smile.
"That we do" Aragorn replied. They fell into a silent moment again before Aragorn spoke.
"What was your life like before the...attack?" He asked out of curiosity.
Legolas gazed at the man for a moment before closing his eyes. "I was a warrior and a prince, my father taught me all my skills, he was a great elf" Legolas explained with a hint of saddness in his voice.
"I'm sure he was, just like his son" Aragorn complemented. Legolas blushed slightly.
"All I ever wanted was to make them proud of me" Legolas continued, and Aragorn listened to every word he said.
The young elf got up from his position and causiouly walked towards the man. Aragorn sat patiently, smiling more with each step he took. Legolas knelt down in front of him and let out a long breath. Then he slowly reached a hand forwards towards Aragorns face. The man knew what he was doing and waited, not making any movement whatsoever. Just as Legolas had almost made contact, a sudden flash of the past came back. The man holding the dagger over his mother and his father lying on the ground in his own blood. Legolas gasped and quickly pulled his hand back as if it had been burnt.
"I..I'm sorry" He muttered.
"It's alright, you don't have to do this" Aragorn replied. Legolas shook his head.
"I am not afraid" He reached forwards again and placed his hand on the man's cheek. A smile came across both the elf and the man as Legolas made contact with him. Aragorn gently put a hand on the elf's and was glad when he didn't flinch. Legolas looked into Aragorn's eyes and saw nothing but kindness and caring. He knew then that this man would never hurt him and allowed himself to smile a real smile, it felt almost forien but good.
From amoungst the trees, away from the clearing, another smile mirrored the young elf's. "Thankyou Aragorn" Haldir softly whispered.
A/N: That chapter took me ages to finish! If you like then please reveiw and hopefull the next chapter will be coming soon.....it will I promise!!!
Catchya all later.