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Well, here's another chapter....
kathy stgqvk : Hey there! I updated before I went for my vacation... You must be glad that you were spared from the first cliffie, well aren't you??? Thranduil and Legolas's brothers will be in the story soon enough... ^_^
Starlit Hope : A trap for the cliffies? But that would take the fun out of everything now wouldn't it? Anticipation make things more interesting, at least I thought so... hehehe... Oh and I enjoyed my vacation though it was quite tiresome for me... thanks for asking...
BrightIdeasCo : Well, Halirien left before Elladan got there... or he would've saw her, right? And suicide for elves is very much the same with human, at least in my fic it is...
Rath : NO!!! NOT ROTTEN FRUITS!!!! Anyways, here's an update...
Kai's LiL Angel : Well, we know that he has the love of Elladan, but sadly, he didn't think so... To depressed to think clearly... Oh and I seemed to recall that Elrond somehow belongs to you, so I guess you'll enjoy this chapter with Elrond in it and all... ^.^
Haldir's Heart and Soul : Hehehe... he did that coz I wrote it so.... MUAHAHAHAH!!!!
leggylover : I'm glad you like this fic... here's an update... ^.^
Nina : Your elf???? Your elf????? YOUR ELF?????!!!!!! hummppffff... *grumbles* Kidding!!! *grumbles still*
Keeper of the Dreams : Yes, I'm glad I ducked too!!!! Else there won't be an update....hehehehe
FarFlung : Hehehe... let me ask you, HOW would you feel if you found out the similar thing happen to you???? hehehehe... yeah, I bet he would feel terrible too...
THANKS for all your reviews.... I really appreciate it!!!!!
Oh! if you still haven't check out my new fic , please do so, thanks!!! 'THE PASSING OF A LEAF'
Well then, read on......
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Chapter 11
"LEGOLAS!"
At the sound of his name, Legolas opened his eyes slowly and saw Lord Elrond rushed to his side, horror written all over his face.
He had heard about the previous incident from his sons and had rushed to see how was Legolas doing. Imagine his surprised to find a near-death prince instead.
Legolas felt both his wrist being held and inspected by the healer. Then he felt his wrists were slowly laid down. Legolas saw Elrond frantically trying to find something.
He must not have found it, for he saw the lord tore his own robe apart and now holding two pieces of cloths in his hand.
Using it as bandage, Elrond wrapped the cloths onto Legolas wrists, trying to stopped the bleeding. All this while, Legolas watched in defeat.
His face was so deathly white that Elrond feared for the prince's life.
Satisfied that the bleeding had stopped for the moment, Elrond sat himself beside the prince. He held Legolas's hand with one hand and put his other free hand to Legolas's cheek.
"Why does it had to come to this, little one?" Elrond asked slowly with tears in his eyes. His heart went out to the prince. Sadness lingered on his face.
Legolas had no strength to answer but he merely shook his head. Tears had once again found its way, rolling down his cheeks.
Elrond sensed the elfling's distress so he held the prince in his arms. He could feel his robe now wet with Legolas's tears.
"Tis okay now, little one. Tis okay. Nothing shall harm you now," Elrond soothed as he held the prince, hoping that somehow it would calm him.
Elrond heard a muffled sound that he presume came from the prince.
"What?" he asked slowly.
Legolas slowly pulled back from his embrace and whispered," Please, Lord ELrond. Speake to no one of this."
Elrond simply nodded at the request. He cupped his hands to Legolas's cheeks and look at the tear-stained face.
"I promise. But now you must come with me to the healing house. We must tend to your wound," Elrond said, a sincere smile on his face.
Leglas shooked his head vigorously. The healing house might have a lot of elves. He didn't want to face anyone or any questions at the moment.
"No? Well, my chamber then. No one will know you're there," Elrond said, understandingly.
Legolas nodded reluctantly. He didn't want to leave his room actually. Refuge in his room would be the best but he knew Lord Elrond would not permit it. Not after he had tried to take his own life. So he agreed.
"Can you walk on your own?" Elrond asked, trusting that Legolas does not want him to help.
Another nod from Legolas. After securing his wrist, making sure no one might notice the bandages, both elves made way to Elrond's chamber.
Elrond's Chamber...
Legolas laid on Elrond's bed, while the Lord of Imladris apply medicine to his wounds on his wrists and bandaged them carefully with fresh bandages.
Elrond could not read the expression on the young prince's face and that had him worried.
He took a chair and sat by the bed, looking at Legolas.
"Well?" Elrond asked patiently. He knew something must be bothering the prince. Something so bad that he felt he needed to forfeit his own life.
Instead of answering him, Legolas stared ahead, not looking at anything in particular. Only staring.
Elrond knew he had to give the elfling some time to think, so he just sat there waiting. Suddenly he noticed tears flowing down Legolas's cheeks.
Elrond sighed and took Legolas's hand in his and said softly,"Please, little one. You must tell me what's wrong. Only then I can help you."
Legolas slowly close his eyes and whispered," No one can help me. I am alone in this matter."
Elrond sighed. He knew the princeling must have truly believed that but he needed to persuade him otherwise.
"You are not alone, little one. You have your family. You have your friends. People who loved you," Elrond tried to assured the prince.
Legolas shook his head and jerked his hand away from Elrond's hold.
"Nay, I have no friends. My family... Nay, they do not understand. There's no one here for me," Legolas said slowly, tears again flowing freely down his cheeks.
"But you have me. I'm your friend, am I not? And I believe my sons were willing to be your friends as well," Elrond argued softly.
"Nay! I am unworthy of your friendship. I am now worthy of anything now. I am weak. A weakling who allowed such... such... disgrace to happen to himself," Legolas yelled in reply, trembling as he spoke.
Elrond quickly gathered Legolas in his arms. Legolas tried to struggled off the embrace but the Lord did not allow it. Knowing the lord will never harm him, he settled down, crying in the lord's arms.
"Never say of such things about yourself, little one. What they did was not your fault. There were three of them and they overpowered you. Twas not your fault, little greenleaf. You MUST believe that," Elrond soothed the crying prince.
Legolas looked up from the embrace and asked softly," Really? You won't love me less for being weak? You and everyone else won't?"
Elrond nodded and answered assuringly," Why would we love you less for something you are not?"
"You will never be unworthy of anything, little one, for just being yourself, you are worthy of everything good in Middle Earth and beyond," Elrond continued.
Although Legolas had buried his face in his tunic, Elrond felt a smile on his face. 'I must be getting through to him,' Elrond thought.
"Don't forget I've known you all your life, little one. No one, not even you, can tell me otherwise," Elrond continued again.
He heard Legolas murmured a 'Thank you' before he pulled away from the embrace.
Legolas wiped the tears off his face before throwing his arms around the elf-lord, engaging him in a bear hug.
"Thank you for believing in me, even when I myself don't," Legolas said with sincere gratitude to Elrond.
"You're welcome, little one. You'll always find a friend in me, mellon nin," Elrond said as they pulled away from the hug.
He cover the prince with the blanket and left the prince to rest in his chamber.
"May your dreams are sweet, young one," Elrond said softly as he closed the door behind him to return to Legolas's quaters to clean up the mess.
TBC...
hahaha... I've decided not to torture you and left the ending to this chapter, CLIFF FREE!!!! Well, you can breathe now...
Review, anyone? thanks again...
Oh! My new fic 'THE PASSING OF A LEAF' please check it out!!!! thanks......
Well, here's another chapter....
kathy stgqvk : Hey there! I updated before I went for my vacation... You must be glad that you were spared from the first cliffie, well aren't you??? Thranduil and Legolas's brothers will be in the story soon enough... ^_^
Starlit Hope : A trap for the cliffies? But that would take the fun out of everything now wouldn't it? Anticipation make things more interesting, at least I thought so... hehehe... Oh and I enjoyed my vacation though it was quite tiresome for me... thanks for asking...
BrightIdeasCo : Well, Halirien left before Elladan got there... or he would've saw her, right? And suicide for elves is very much the same with human, at least in my fic it is...
Rath : NO!!! NOT ROTTEN FRUITS!!!! Anyways, here's an update...
Kai's LiL Angel : Well, we know that he has the love of Elladan, but sadly, he didn't think so... To depressed to think clearly... Oh and I seemed to recall that Elrond somehow belongs to you, so I guess you'll enjoy this chapter with Elrond in it and all... ^.^
Haldir's Heart and Soul : Hehehe... he did that coz I wrote it so.... MUAHAHAHAH!!!!
leggylover : I'm glad you like this fic... here's an update... ^.^
Nina : Your elf???? Your elf????? YOUR ELF?????!!!!!! hummppffff... *grumbles* Kidding!!! *grumbles still*
Keeper of the Dreams : Yes, I'm glad I ducked too!!!! Else there won't be an update....hehehehe
FarFlung : Hehehe... let me ask you, HOW would you feel if you found out the similar thing happen to you???? hehehehe... yeah, I bet he would feel terrible too...
THANKS for all your reviews.... I really appreciate it!!!!!
Oh! if you still haven't check out my new fic , please do so, thanks!!! 'THE PASSING OF A LEAF'
Well then, read on......
**********************************************************************
Chapter 11
"LEGOLAS!"
At the sound of his name, Legolas opened his eyes slowly and saw Lord Elrond rushed to his side, horror written all over his face.
He had heard about the previous incident from his sons and had rushed to see how was Legolas doing. Imagine his surprised to find a near-death prince instead.
Legolas felt both his wrist being held and inspected by the healer. Then he felt his wrists were slowly laid down. Legolas saw Elrond frantically trying to find something.
He must not have found it, for he saw the lord tore his own robe apart and now holding two pieces of cloths in his hand.
Using it as bandage, Elrond wrapped the cloths onto Legolas wrists, trying to stopped the bleeding. All this while, Legolas watched in defeat.
His face was so deathly white that Elrond feared for the prince's life.
Satisfied that the bleeding had stopped for the moment, Elrond sat himself beside the prince. He held Legolas's hand with one hand and put his other free hand to Legolas's cheek.
"Why does it had to come to this, little one?" Elrond asked slowly with tears in his eyes. His heart went out to the prince. Sadness lingered on his face.
Legolas had no strength to answer but he merely shook his head. Tears had once again found its way, rolling down his cheeks.
Elrond sensed the elfling's distress so he held the prince in his arms. He could feel his robe now wet with Legolas's tears.
"Tis okay now, little one. Tis okay. Nothing shall harm you now," Elrond soothed as he held the prince, hoping that somehow it would calm him.
Elrond heard a muffled sound that he presume came from the prince.
"What?" he asked slowly.
Legolas slowly pulled back from his embrace and whispered," Please, Lord ELrond. Speake to no one of this."
Elrond simply nodded at the request. He cupped his hands to Legolas's cheeks and look at the tear-stained face.
"I promise. But now you must come with me to the healing house. We must tend to your wound," Elrond said, a sincere smile on his face.
Leglas shooked his head vigorously. The healing house might have a lot of elves. He didn't want to face anyone or any questions at the moment.
"No? Well, my chamber then. No one will know you're there," Elrond said, understandingly.
Legolas nodded reluctantly. He didn't want to leave his room actually. Refuge in his room would be the best but he knew Lord Elrond would not permit it. Not after he had tried to take his own life. So he agreed.
"Can you walk on your own?" Elrond asked, trusting that Legolas does not want him to help.
Another nod from Legolas. After securing his wrist, making sure no one might notice the bandages, both elves made way to Elrond's chamber.
Elrond's Chamber...
Legolas laid on Elrond's bed, while the Lord of Imladris apply medicine to his wounds on his wrists and bandaged them carefully with fresh bandages.
Elrond could not read the expression on the young prince's face and that had him worried.
He took a chair and sat by the bed, looking at Legolas.
"Well?" Elrond asked patiently. He knew something must be bothering the prince. Something so bad that he felt he needed to forfeit his own life.
Instead of answering him, Legolas stared ahead, not looking at anything in particular. Only staring.
Elrond knew he had to give the elfling some time to think, so he just sat there waiting. Suddenly he noticed tears flowing down Legolas's cheeks.
Elrond sighed and took Legolas's hand in his and said softly,"Please, little one. You must tell me what's wrong. Only then I can help you."
Legolas slowly close his eyes and whispered," No one can help me. I am alone in this matter."
Elrond sighed. He knew the princeling must have truly believed that but he needed to persuade him otherwise.
"You are not alone, little one. You have your family. You have your friends. People who loved you," Elrond tried to assured the prince.
Legolas shook his head and jerked his hand away from Elrond's hold.
"Nay, I have no friends. My family... Nay, they do not understand. There's no one here for me," Legolas said slowly, tears again flowing freely down his cheeks.
"But you have me. I'm your friend, am I not? And I believe my sons were willing to be your friends as well," Elrond argued softly.
"Nay! I am unworthy of your friendship. I am now worthy of anything now. I am weak. A weakling who allowed such... such... disgrace to happen to himself," Legolas yelled in reply, trembling as he spoke.
Elrond quickly gathered Legolas in his arms. Legolas tried to struggled off the embrace but the Lord did not allow it. Knowing the lord will never harm him, he settled down, crying in the lord's arms.
"Never say of such things about yourself, little one. What they did was not your fault. There were three of them and they overpowered you. Twas not your fault, little greenleaf. You MUST believe that," Elrond soothed the crying prince.
Legolas looked up from the embrace and asked softly," Really? You won't love me less for being weak? You and everyone else won't?"
Elrond nodded and answered assuringly," Why would we love you less for something you are not?"
"You will never be unworthy of anything, little one, for just being yourself, you are worthy of everything good in Middle Earth and beyond," Elrond continued.
Although Legolas had buried his face in his tunic, Elrond felt a smile on his face. 'I must be getting through to him,' Elrond thought.
"Don't forget I've known you all your life, little one. No one, not even you, can tell me otherwise," Elrond continued again.
He heard Legolas murmured a 'Thank you' before he pulled away from the embrace.
Legolas wiped the tears off his face before throwing his arms around the elf-lord, engaging him in a bear hug.
"Thank you for believing in me, even when I myself don't," Legolas said with sincere gratitude to Elrond.
"You're welcome, little one. You'll always find a friend in me, mellon nin," Elrond said as they pulled away from the hug.
He cover the prince with the blanket and left the prince to rest in his chamber.
"May your dreams are sweet, young one," Elrond said softly as he closed the door behind him to return to Legolas's quaters to clean up the mess.
TBC...
hahaha... I've decided not to torture you and left the ending to this chapter, CLIFF FREE!!!! Well, you can breathe now...
Review, anyone? thanks again...
Oh! My new fic 'THE PASSING OF A LEAF' please check it out!!!! thanks......
