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A/N: Sorry this took so long to put up. I have been busy and kept forgetting. I'm glad everyone liked the last chapter. Hope you enjoy this one as well. Please review and tell me if you do. The more reviews I get, the sooner I'll update. (hint, hint)
Chapter 9
Recovery
"Perhaps I should take a look at your shoulder, Estel." Elrond said as they waited for the medicine to take effect. "Legolas said you hurt it when you fell from your horse."
"It's not that bad. You could do it later." Aragorn replied.
"I saw how much it has been hurting you, Aragorn." Legolas said.
Aragorn sighed in defeat.
Amras, who had been listening in on the conversation, looked up. "Did you just call him, Aragorn?" Amras asked surprised.
Legolas turned towards him as he realized his mistake. "Oops."
Elrond chuckled. "I guess you might as well know, Amras. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn."
Aragorn bowed his head slightly toward Amras.
"But, why the ranger? Why not become king of Gondor?" Amras asked confused.
Aragorn sighed. "I have never wanted to be the king of Gondor. The weakness of Isildur flows in my veins."
Amras decided it best not to ask any more questions.
Aragorn sat down silently in a chair, as Elrond came over to examine his shoulder. He gently placed his fingers on Aragorn's shoulder and began feeling around the bone. Aragorn winced as he did.
"How bad is it?" Amras asked.
"He's broken his collarbone. It isn't serious, but he has aggravated the break by riding his horse." Turning toward Aragorn, Elrond added, "How you were able to ride a horse with this shoulder, I will never know."
Aragorn smiled slightly. " I did what I had to. Besides, it doesn't hurt too bad."
Legolas rolled his eyes, knowing the ranger wished to hide the pain.
"Well, it will in a few moments. I have to adjust it and put the bone back in place." Elrond said.
Aragorn groaned inwardly at the thought. Elrond silently took him from the room and into another room.
Amras smiled as they left. "He really sacrificed a lot for Reallan."
Legolas nodded. "He told me that he would do anything for her."
"Reallan is fortunate to have him as her friend." Amras replied.
Reallan suddenly stirred. "Amras?" She called.
Amras looked down at her and smiled. "I am right here. How are you feeling?"
"A lot better. Thank you for helping me."
"It was not I. Strider and Legolas deserve most of the credit."
"Where is Strider?" Reallan asked.
"Aragorn is with Lord Elrond right now. He fell off his horse and hurt his shoulder." Legolas replied.
"Do you always call him that? Sooner or later everyone will know his identity." Amras laughed.
Legolas shrugged. "She knows, anyway."
Amras looked down at Reallan. "You knew?"
Reallan smiled and nodded. "I found out eight years ago."
"And you kept it a secret from me this whole time? Here I thought we didn't keep secrets from each other." Amras said, feigning disappointment.
She smiled, but then looked back at Legolas. "He will be okay, right?"
Legolas smiled. "Do not worry about him. I have seen him get hurt many times before. He will be fine."
Reallan nodded. "I don't believe that we have met. I am Reallan." She chuckled slightly. "But you already knew that."
Legolas nodded. "Yes, Aragorn talks a lot about you. I am Legolas."
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Legolas." Reallan replied.
Amras squeezed his sister's hand. "You had me so worried. If it were not for Strider, Legolas, and the skills of Lord Elrond, I would have surely lost you."
Reallan smiled. "Thank you, Amras."
"For what?" Amras asked.
"For staying by my side the whole time and not letting me give up." Reallan replied wearily.
Amras smiled. "That's what big brothers are for."
Reallan slowly closed her eyes. She was weary and needed to rest.
Legolas left soon after. Amras was so relieved that Reallan was okay that he finally drifted into a much-needed sleep. Only a few minutes later there was a small knock on the door.
Reallan opened her eyes. "Come in," she said wearily.
A beautiful elf stepped in the door. "I'm sorry. I thought my father was in here." She said as she looked around the room.
"It's okay. Who are you looking for?" Reallan asked.
"I'm looking for my father, Elrond."
"I didn't know Elrond had a daughter." Reallan said curiously.
Arwen smiled. "Yes, he has one daughter. I am Arwen. I only arrived here just a few minutes ago so I was looking for my father. You must be Reallan, the young girl my father has been trying to save."
Reallan nodded. "Elrond is with Aragorn. He hurt his shoulder earlier today."
Worry spread across Arwen's face. "Is he okay?"
"Legolas says he will be fine." Reallan replied with a yawn.
"I better let you rest. It was nice to meet you." Arwen replied as she left.
*~*~*
"You are going to have to be very careful with that shoulder now, Estel. I don't want you to reinjure it." Elrond was telling Aragorn.
Aragorn nodded as he left the room.
Elrond began picking up the supplies left on the ground. Suddenly the door opened.
"Ada!" Arwen said as she ran to Elrond.
Elrond turned around and embraced his daughter. "Arwen, I am so sorry." Elrond apologized. "I have been so busy that I forgot you were coming today."
Arwen smiled. "It's okay. I'm just happy to see you."
"And it is so good to see you." Elrond replied. "Why don't you unpack your bags and then meet me in the garden. We can talk for a while then."
Arwen agreed and left the room.
Elrond went to check on Reallan after she left. Reallan was asleep and he was pleased that Amras was as well. Elrond smiled as he left the room.
*~*~*
Aragorn was walking silently as he admired the beauty of Rivendell. Suddenly he heard a beautiful voice rising over the wind. The voice was so beautiful and he knew immediately who it belonged to. He smiled as he saw Arwen come into his view. She was beautiful. He silently walked to her.
As Arwen sensed his approach, she turned around. "Aragorn," She said smiling.
Aragorn smiled. "I did not know you were in Imladris."
Arwen walked to his side. "I just got here. Reallan told me you hurt your shoulder. I didn't know it was this bad." She said as she saw his arm in a sling.
Aragorn reached up with his right arm and touched her face. "It is not that bad. Elrond just told me to keep it in a sling for awhile so I don't hurt it more."
Arwen smiled at his touch.
"How long do you plan on staying?" Aragorn asked.
"I'm not sure. Probably for awhile. What about you? Will you go back into the woods after your arm heals?"
Aragorn nodded. "Yes. I hope to head out in a week."
Before Arwen could reply, she heard another voice behind her. "Arwen, there you are."
Arwen turned to see Elrohir and Elladan. She smiled as she embraced them.
"I have missed you." Elrohir said.
"As have I." Arwen replied. "It is good to see you both."
"Father said he would be along shortly." Elladan told her.
Arwen nodded.
"Are you bothering my sister?" Elrohir teased Aragorn as he saw him standing behind Arwen.
Aragorn smiled. "Of course not."
"From the looks of things, I'd say we were the ones bothering them." Elladan whispered to his twin.
Arwen smiled and hit Elladan playfully. "You are cruel. Aragorn and I were merely talking."
Elladan rolled his eyes. "Well then, we will let you get back to talking." He replied with a mock tone.
The two twins quickly went their own way, leaving Aragorn and Arwen smiling.
"My brothers haven't changed." Arwen said.
"No, they have not." Elrond replied from behind Aragorn.
Both turned to look at him. They had not heard him come up.
"It is so good to see you, Arwen." Elrond said as he placed a kiss on her cheek.
Aragorn smiled. "If you would excuse me, I must check on Reallan."
Both Arwen and Elrond nodded as they began walking through the garden. For a while they talked. Elrond didn't mention anything about Aragorn, though he knew his daughter was in love with him. They had met in Lothlorien many years ago. They had immediately fallen in love. Aragorn then saw her again, a short time ago and found out that she was his daughter. Elrond loved his daughter with all his heart. He missed her greatly while she was in Lothlorien, but at least he knew where she was.
He feared; however, that if Arwen were to marry Aragorn, that he would not be able to leave to go to Valinor without her. He knew the time would be soon. Elves were already beginning to depart. Within the next few years, the last of the ships would be leaving. Elrond wanted his daughter to be on one of those ships. He wanted her to leave this land and all the evil in it behind her. He feared; however, that Arwen would stay behind with Aragorn and he could not let that happen.
A/N: Sorry this took so long to put up. I have been busy and kept forgetting. I'm glad everyone liked the last chapter. Hope you enjoy this one as well. Please review and tell me if you do. The more reviews I get, the sooner I'll update. (hint, hint)
Chapter 9
Recovery
"Perhaps I should take a look at your shoulder, Estel." Elrond said as they waited for the medicine to take effect. "Legolas said you hurt it when you fell from your horse."
"It's not that bad. You could do it later." Aragorn replied.
"I saw how much it has been hurting you, Aragorn." Legolas said.
Aragorn sighed in defeat.
Amras, who had been listening in on the conversation, looked up. "Did you just call him, Aragorn?" Amras asked surprised.
Legolas turned towards him as he realized his mistake. "Oops."
Elrond chuckled. "I guess you might as well know, Amras. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn."
Aragorn bowed his head slightly toward Amras.
"But, why the ranger? Why not become king of Gondor?" Amras asked confused.
Aragorn sighed. "I have never wanted to be the king of Gondor. The weakness of Isildur flows in my veins."
Amras decided it best not to ask any more questions.
Aragorn sat down silently in a chair, as Elrond came over to examine his shoulder. He gently placed his fingers on Aragorn's shoulder and began feeling around the bone. Aragorn winced as he did.
"How bad is it?" Amras asked.
"He's broken his collarbone. It isn't serious, but he has aggravated the break by riding his horse." Turning toward Aragorn, Elrond added, "How you were able to ride a horse with this shoulder, I will never know."
Aragorn smiled slightly. " I did what I had to. Besides, it doesn't hurt too bad."
Legolas rolled his eyes, knowing the ranger wished to hide the pain.
"Well, it will in a few moments. I have to adjust it and put the bone back in place." Elrond said.
Aragorn groaned inwardly at the thought. Elrond silently took him from the room and into another room.
Amras smiled as they left. "He really sacrificed a lot for Reallan."
Legolas nodded. "He told me that he would do anything for her."
"Reallan is fortunate to have him as her friend." Amras replied.
Reallan suddenly stirred. "Amras?" She called.
Amras looked down at her and smiled. "I am right here. How are you feeling?"
"A lot better. Thank you for helping me."
"It was not I. Strider and Legolas deserve most of the credit."
"Where is Strider?" Reallan asked.
"Aragorn is with Lord Elrond right now. He fell off his horse and hurt his shoulder." Legolas replied.
"Do you always call him that? Sooner or later everyone will know his identity." Amras laughed.
Legolas shrugged. "She knows, anyway."
Amras looked down at Reallan. "You knew?"
Reallan smiled and nodded. "I found out eight years ago."
"And you kept it a secret from me this whole time? Here I thought we didn't keep secrets from each other." Amras said, feigning disappointment.
She smiled, but then looked back at Legolas. "He will be okay, right?"
Legolas smiled. "Do not worry about him. I have seen him get hurt many times before. He will be fine."
Reallan nodded. "I don't believe that we have met. I am Reallan." She chuckled slightly. "But you already knew that."
Legolas nodded. "Yes, Aragorn talks a lot about you. I am Legolas."
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Legolas." Reallan replied.
Amras squeezed his sister's hand. "You had me so worried. If it were not for Strider, Legolas, and the skills of Lord Elrond, I would have surely lost you."
Reallan smiled. "Thank you, Amras."
"For what?" Amras asked.
"For staying by my side the whole time and not letting me give up." Reallan replied wearily.
Amras smiled. "That's what big brothers are for."
Reallan slowly closed her eyes. She was weary and needed to rest.
Legolas left soon after. Amras was so relieved that Reallan was okay that he finally drifted into a much-needed sleep. Only a few minutes later there was a small knock on the door.
Reallan opened her eyes. "Come in," she said wearily.
A beautiful elf stepped in the door. "I'm sorry. I thought my father was in here." She said as she looked around the room.
"It's okay. Who are you looking for?" Reallan asked.
"I'm looking for my father, Elrond."
"I didn't know Elrond had a daughter." Reallan said curiously.
Arwen smiled. "Yes, he has one daughter. I am Arwen. I only arrived here just a few minutes ago so I was looking for my father. You must be Reallan, the young girl my father has been trying to save."
Reallan nodded. "Elrond is with Aragorn. He hurt his shoulder earlier today."
Worry spread across Arwen's face. "Is he okay?"
"Legolas says he will be fine." Reallan replied with a yawn.
"I better let you rest. It was nice to meet you." Arwen replied as she left.
*~*~*
"You are going to have to be very careful with that shoulder now, Estel. I don't want you to reinjure it." Elrond was telling Aragorn.
Aragorn nodded as he left the room.
Elrond began picking up the supplies left on the ground. Suddenly the door opened.
"Ada!" Arwen said as she ran to Elrond.
Elrond turned around and embraced his daughter. "Arwen, I am so sorry." Elrond apologized. "I have been so busy that I forgot you were coming today."
Arwen smiled. "It's okay. I'm just happy to see you."
"And it is so good to see you." Elrond replied. "Why don't you unpack your bags and then meet me in the garden. We can talk for a while then."
Arwen agreed and left the room.
Elrond went to check on Reallan after she left. Reallan was asleep and he was pleased that Amras was as well. Elrond smiled as he left the room.
*~*~*
Aragorn was walking silently as he admired the beauty of Rivendell. Suddenly he heard a beautiful voice rising over the wind. The voice was so beautiful and he knew immediately who it belonged to. He smiled as he saw Arwen come into his view. She was beautiful. He silently walked to her.
As Arwen sensed his approach, she turned around. "Aragorn," She said smiling.
Aragorn smiled. "I did not know you were in Imladris."
Arwen walked to his side. "I just got here. Reallan told me you hurt your shoulder. I didn't know it was this bad." She said as she saw his arm in a sling.
Aragorn reached up with his right arm and touched her face. "It is not that bad. Elrond just told me to keep it in a sling for awhile so I don't hurt it more."
Arwen smiled at his touch.
"How long do you plan on staying?" Aragorn asked.
"I'm not sure. Probably for awhile. What about you? Will you go back into the woods after your arm heals?"
Aragorn nodded. "Yes. I hope to head out in a week."
Before Arwen could reply, she heard another voice behind her. "Arwen, there you are."
Arwen turned to see Elrohir and Elladan. She smiled as she embraced them.
"I have missed you." Elrohir said.
"As have I." Arwen replied. "It is good to see you both."
"Father said he would be along shortly." Elladan told her.
Arwen nodded.
"Are you bothering my sister?" Elrohir teased Aragorn as he saw him standing behind Arwen.
Aragorn smiled. "Of course not."
"From the looks of things, I'd say we were the ones bothering them." Elladan whispered to his twin.
Arwen smiled and hit Elladan playfully. "You are cruel. Aragorn and I were merely talking."
Elladan rolled his eyes. "Well then, we will let you get back to talking." He replied with a mock tone.
The two twins quickly went their own way, leaving Aragorn and Arwen smiling.
"My brothers haven't changed." Arwen said.
"No, they have not." Elrond replied from behind Aragorn.
Both turned to look at him. They had not heard him come up.
"It is so good to see you, Arwen." Elrond said as he placed a kiss on her cheek.
Aragorn smiled. "If you would excuse me, I must check on Reallan."
Both Arwen and Elrond nodded as they began walking through the garden. For a while they talked. Elrond didn't mention anything about Aragorn, though he knew his daughter was in love with him. They had met in Lothlorien many years ago. They had immediately fallen in love. Aragorn then saw her again, a short time ago and found out that she was his daughter. Elrond loved his daughter with all his heart. He missed her greatly while she was in Lothlorien, but at least he knew where she was.
He feared; however, that if Arwen were to marry Aragorn, that he would not be able to leave to go to Valinor without her. He knew the time would be soon. Elves were already beginning to depart. Within the next few years, the last of the ships would be leaving. Elrond wanted his daughter to be on one of those ships. He wanted her to leave this land and all the evil in it behind her. He feared; however, that Arwen would stay behind with Aragorn and he could not let that happen.
