Ok, so here is the next chapter, the second to last chapter! YAY!!!!
Kathleen Lacornieille, hope I spelled that right, welcome! And Thank you so VERY much!!!! I am please you liked it!!! Hehe, well, that teacher is slightly incorrect. Reading is very important!!! I do it all the time!!!!! Oh man, reading is the best!!!!! Here is your update! Hope you like it!
Here's more Linwen!!!!!!
Ya, if you have ever watched "The Count of Monte Cristo", I got that Idea from there grumpy. Thanks!!! And I wanted to make his room a bit messy so Estel would trip, I know it's mean, but I thought it would be a bit funny. And he is taking it good on the outside, but on the inside he feels alone and useless, until of course he learned how good he was at archery, that helped his spirits rise a bit.
Yes Frisha, poor, poor Leggy! Here is more!!!
Yes, I did like that too BabeyRachey, how he was better at Archery when he was blind. And yes, it is sad that they are leaving. But it had to be done, it would be too awkward with them around and Legolas always seeing her. Here is more!!!!
Ok, so in here Legolas gets a bit of comforting and Estel gets the most exciting news he has ever heard.
Chapter 4
Sitting at the table and listening to the announcement being said was one of the hardest moments and Legolas's immortal life, he fidgeted, which was not very elf-like, and had to drink his wine every once in a while to keep from crying.
He knew crying was not the thing to do, and he knew what his father would say if he began again now.
Thranduil would tell him that he needed to grow up a bit, and the Lingwen was nothing but someone whom he had loved, he could forget her, and then he would explain to his son how he had forgotten about his wife. This, Legolas knew, would not help him.
"So I am sorry to say, my dear friends, that we are leaving Mirkwood." Taran choked, this place had more meaning to him than anywhere else in all of Arda, and to be saying goodbye to all his friends and family was heartbreaking in and of itself.
There was a gasp from the crowd and some did begin to cry, mostly his family and a few really close friends.
"We are leaving tomorrow morn and will not be returning. Both Taran and I will miss you all, we will be leaving to live with our distant kin, Caras Galadhon. We will miss you all!" At this moment in the speak, Legolas saw Lingwen chance a look his way, she smiled although tears ran down her face.
He tried to smile back, and he did. But he was even more surprised that he could smile, at a time like this, when all his world collapsing.
"That is quite distressing indeed."
He turned his silver-blue eyes on Estel, who was rolling his food in different places with his fork, as if he could not eat.
"No playing with your food, little brother." Elladan said from beside him.
"Ha!" the young man laughed softly. "I jolly-well will if I want to. Besides," he sighed and placed his fork down on the plate and looked across the table, even though he could not see what was across it, or even what was on it for that matter. "I don't feel like eating."
Elrohir chuckled. "Well I do!" he grabbed Estel's plate gently and replaced his own.
"You know what father's gonna say when he find's out that you just did that." Elladan shot back because Aragorn did not seem to care.
"Ah, let it go! I am not hungry."
Elladan sighed. "Because it is not good etiquette."
"Ai! Who cares Elladan! Eru only knows how we act at our own home?!"
"Him and your father." Elrond leaned down and rubbed Estel's head softly, careful not to cause him to hurt.
He then proceeded to Elladan, Elrohir he smiled at because he was across the table and was not about to prove how badly his son's manners had affected him by leaning across the table himself.
"Greetings young prince."
The words made the prince start, he had been so busy watching Lingwen that he had not noticed any one else.
"Hello Lord Elrond, how do you fare?"
The elf lord smiled and nodded, "Very well, and how do you fare elfling? Any headaches, abrasions, concussions, or scratches of any sort that I should be aware of?"
Legolas smiled though the grin did not reach his eyes. "No milord. Nothing of the sort. I feel well."
"Father Estel is not hungry?" Elladan taunted, Elrohir, who did not want to give up his extra meal, sighed at his twin in anger.
"Are you alright little one? Does the food not taste to your satisfaction?"
The boy smiled. "It tastes wonderful!" he exclaimed, then closed his eyes. "I just want to practice some more."
Elrond laughed. "That's is my boy underneath all those bandages and that thick skull." he leaned down and kissed Aragorn's head gently.
"Well, when one finally finds something he is good at, it is exciting to see how much better he can become."
"Ah! I see Galanion and Glorfindel have been proving their excellent teaching skills."
"We should starve him all the time." Elrohir put in, finishing a piece of bread.
"Haha, very funny Elrohir!" Estel glared best he could, although he was sure it was not a glare when his brothers began to chuckle.
"Careful, don't strain to hard there." Elladan quibbed lightly.
"Alright you two, that is quite enough! No more teasing your brother."
Legolas, seeing the annoyance in his friend stood up slowly. "Come Estel, let us go on a walk?" it was a bit more of a question.
He was about to nod and started to rise, but his father pressed him down.
"Sorry Prince Legolas. I need to check his wounds to make sure they are all well healed. He may join you later."
Nodding, the prince departed, his thoughts straying to happier times as he made his way to the courtyard, where the most beautiful flowers were.
~_~
Soon as you get the feeling ,
You can start to live again,
Soon as the worst is over,
You can make it all make sense,
I know I, can give you what you need,
Soon as you get that feeling, run to me!
-Clay Aiken
Walking along, Legolas watched as the silver moon slipped through the cracks in the cave ceiling and played upon the delicate flowers and trees.
His heart was racing, because now that he was alone and there was no one to see him, he felt his mind flee and his heart place angry thoughts inside.
He crumpled beneath a tree and began to sob, he knew it was not the right thing for a prince and warrior of Mirkwood to do, but right now, he did not care.
crystal tears fell down his pallid cheeks and collected in a small, barely noticeable pool before him as he hunched over and rocked back and forth.
He did not know why he felt so lost.
It felt as if part of his heart had just been ripped away and sent off to wherever Lingwen was going, he could not do it, he could not live without her.
His heart would just die.
The soft patter of deerskin boots on the path caught little of his attention, he did not care who saw him now.
"Sir? Are you alright?"
The voice sounded familiar and he let his head slip from his hands, his tear-damp blonde hair whisking in the breeze.
"Alede?" he asked when he saw the ranger, she smiled, obviously pleased, she leapt at him and squeezed his breath out.
"OH LEGOLAS! Thank Eru! I thought I'd lost you mellon nin, is Estel here as well?"
"Linwen, what are you doing here?"
She laughed and pulled a kerchief from one of her pockets, wiping the tears from his eyes in a friendly gesture.
"Well I heard you and Estel were missing and I came as fast as Runya would carry me, she is weary and so am I, but I am most glad to find you here. And why are you crying?" she stopped and lowered her eyes at the last question.
"OH NO! Estel, he is-?" she could not even utter the words,her own eyes filling with unwanted tears.
Legolas smiled, truly this time, and wiped her own eyes, shaking his head. "No Alede, he lives."
"Well then why do you shed precious tears?" the she-elf asked looking at him, obviously confused.
"Lingwen married when she thought I had died." the prince said numbly as he brushed the rocks beneath his fingers.
Gasping, Alede straightened. "Oh Legolas, I am so sorry, I know how much yout two loved one another."
"Me too." the prince sighed and closed his eyes, softly praying that they would not have to speak of this anymore.
"Well, you know, in Loth Lorien there is Lord Elrond's daughter, Arwen Undomiel. she is beautiful and fair. I have met with her many a time. And Lord Elrond would be pleased to have her marry somone as wise as you Legolas."
Standin swiftly, Legolas swept out his arms.
"I DO NOT WANT TO MARRY ANOTHER!!!" Legolas cried, angrilly. "I want to marry Lingwen, I do not understand why she did not wait for me?!"
Alede looked up and shook her head. "Legolas? I did not mean to hurt you, I was just trying to help. I know it hurts." she stood up and placed an arm around his trembling shoulders. "I have had so many guys act like i'm special and a beautiful creature, they play things just right till we are alone and they try to take advantage of me, but I show them what it mean to mess with me. Things are not always gonna' work out, and maybe some girls will just want to hurt you, some may do it by accident. But there is a girl out there that Eru has saved for you Legolas. You'll know when you see her."
The prince smiled and nodded, drying his tears.
Some excited shouts came from down the hall and Legolas chuckled. "Sounds like Estel wants to join us."
Legolas could hear the excited shouts, but they were too eratic and joyful to tell exactly what the young man was saying.
He was running blindly towards them, Legolas cringed and was about to yell for the young man to stop when he boot conncted with the uneven marble and he tumbled forward crumpling to the gorund in an instant with a surprised yelp.
Jumping from Alede, Legolas ran forward to his friend.
"ESTEL!" he shouted as he saw that the human made no move to rise, infact he made no move at all.
"Oh dear." Alede ran behind him grabbing up the pack she had dropped on the other side of the path.
With a moan Aragorn began to raise himself up on his hands and groaned.
"Oh my aching head."
Smiling, Legolas ran forward and crouched besde his friend checking for injuries.
The young man grabbed the elf's hand as it came forward to grab him by the arm.
Legolas looked at the eyes, and for the first time in weeks saw then looking straight back, he gasped and fell down in front of the man.
"Legolas." tears were coming from the young human's eyes now andhe sobbed out the next phrase. "I can see. I can see you!" he cried rubbing his eyes to make sure that he was not dreaming and pinched himself.
"It's true! I can really see you!!!"
"How?!"
Aragorn shrugged. "I was washing my face and looked up to see my reflection in the little hand mirror on the dresser, then I saw the water, and everything slowly began to come back!"
Legolas hugged his friend, truly happy that he could once again tell between Legolas and a pillar.
"I am so happy Estel. So very happy you can see." he hugged Estel till the boy gasped and tried to pull away to breath.
"Me too Legolas. Me too."
TBC~
Ok, so one more chapter, then a preview of me and Linwen's next story!!!!! That one will be called "Generations of Hatred" I think. Be sure that you have read "I'm free" first though, because it requires a bit of knowledge form that story, although, I suppose we will recap so you may not have to read it. I don't know. Anyway. Thanks a bunch all!!!!
OH! And I advise you to go and see "The Passion", it will change your life!!!!!!!
And also! Incase you did not know, ROTK WON EVERY ACADEMY AWARD IT WAS PUT UNDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INCLUDING BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST MOTION PICTURE!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!
PLEASE R&R! NO FLAMES!!!!!
P.S.- Linwen and Lingwen ARE NOT THE SAME!!! I repeat! THEY ARE NOT THE SAME!!!!!!!