Ungwale Quenta

By Nienna Elenstar

Chapter 4

Disclaimer: Lord of the Rings does not belong to me!!! Especially the handsome and pretty blond elf...

A/N: No worries! Legolas is not going to be a woman, though it is one of the possible effects of poison.

The effects of poison were disastrous. It would cause Legolas high fever (which he had), hyperventilation, semi-paralysing, chest pain, and worst come to worst, sex change.

He walked into Legolas' room, where he found Legolas on the bed sleeping peacefully, and Estel was on the side of the bed, staring into space.

He went beside Estel, and put a reassuring hand on him.

"Hopefully, he would pull through. None of the effects by themself is fatal, but if put together at the same time, it may prove to me fatal.

But hope remains, as you brought back some of the poison back, which makes it easier to make an antidote. Keep an eye on him, as his condition may make a turn for the worst tonight."

"But Ada, what are the symptoms? You did not tell me, how am I supposed to watch for any symptoms that may show?"

" Oh yes, of course. How could I forget? High fever, hyperventilation, semi- paralysing, chest pain, and worst come to worst, sex change."

Not wanting to see his child's reaction, he quickly walked out of the room to work on the antidote, leaving the two friends alone.

Aragorn was torn between shock and laughter.

A part of him was dumbstruck, how in the Arda was he going to tell his friend that he had the slightest possibility that he might turn into a woman?

He might also be paralysed, for how long he did not know.

He only had a vague knowledge of the poison, and Elrond had walked out as soon as he told the news to him, probably guessing what the facial expression would be.

Another part of him was already laughing out hard. Legolas? Turning into a woman? He tried hard to control himself from laughing.

But the sudden image of Legolas being a woman and talking in a high-pitched voice killed all his will to stop laughing.

He forgot all about the worries the other effects of poison. He laughed out hard; he roared with laughter, he laughed so hard that tears were streaming out of his eyes.

Finally, he felt exhausted enough to stop laughing. He was indeed surprised to find that no one had actually come in to find out what in the Arda was he laughing about.

He looked at Legolas, pleased to see him awake, smirking in his direction, with a slight tinge of confusion in his eyes.

" What were you laughing about, care to share with me?" asked Legolas, in a rather weak voice.

" When did you wake up, and oh, you look much better," he said, trying to change the subject. He really could not bear to tell him THAT yet.

" With such a loud alarm clock going off, even someone in the deepest sleeps would awake. So tell me, why are you laughing hard so?"

"Oh, nothing much, and you don't look that great, why don't you sleep a little while more?"

"Why won't you tell me the joke?" feigning hurt.

"Well, I ... um... am afraid you would be in pain if you laugh so hard, "Aragorn said, trying to change the subject.

" Aragorn, just tell me. It won't hurt, and anyway, elves laugh very discreetly."

" No, you won't like the sound of it," going over to check the elf's wounds, and trying desperately to avoid the subject.

" You shall tell me now, or I will not let you examine me," pulling the bed covers up the his neck.

" Oh alright," finally relenting, " but promise you won't be angry with me?"

"Promise." "It concerns you. And the effects of the poison on your shoulder. Ada told me that not all the poison have been retrieved, and the amount in your system could be pretty dangerous. The effects of the poison, where Ada said so earlier, are high fever, hyperventilation, semi-paralysing, chest pain, and worst come to worst, your change of sex," Aragorn quickly rushed through.

Legolas was as shocked as Aragorn was, just minus the laughter part.

He might become a woman, he might be paralysed!

He quickly looked under the bed covers, and found that luckily, his precious jewel was still there.

" Relax, Legolas. That is only the worst case."

Legolas overcame his shock and he felt his anger rising. "So is that why you were laughing at me? That I might become a woman? You are supposed to be my best friend!

Is this what my best friend is supposed to do? Laugh at me when I am becoming a woman?"

" Calm down, or the wound might such open again," Aragorn tried to calm him down.

"Look, I'm sorry Legolas, I did not mean to laugh at you. But it was just *too funny*."

Legolas found himself unable to control himself. He tried to pretend that he was tired and wanted to sleep, but tears were flowing down.

*I am turning into a woman, only girls cry. *

Aragorn saw that Legolas was crying silently, and felt really guilty. How could he laugh at his friend's predicament?

But it was not as if he was really going to be a woman, Legolas was just over-reacting.

When he saw that Legolas was finally asleep, he opened up Legolas nightgown to check on his wounds, and at the same time, check for any sign of feminism.

He was relatively pleased that the wounds had stopped bleeding and started to close up, and his chest did not show any sign of growing boobs. It was still muscular and flat.

A/N: Chapter 4 completed!!! Hope the few lines of supposedly humour worked, coz I tried to cheer myself up coz I only got a B for Lit. You can also cheer me up by sending me a review. So click that button now!!!(