Heya…just to clear things up. Um…u'll see, well actually u'll read, but anyway. So this chapter explains everything. I think. Well at least the last chapter. Sorry if I confused u squishy! And other people I confused.
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"Legolas," Aragorn called softly. "Come on Legolas you have to wake up."
The elf moaned and rolled over. Aragorn held the shaking elf in his arms tightly. He had been unconscious and shaking for at least and hour. Legolas had screamed for him not to go. Not to leave him alone. He had murmured about the dark. At times the he sobbed and other times he shook violently. He screamed his name jolting Aragorn from his daydreaming.
"Legolas I'm right here!" Aragorn screamed. His friends screams cut into his heart, but he would not wake. Legolas began to writhe and moan. His body quivered with fear. Tears leaked from his closed blue eyes.
Aragorn could do nothing for the elf accept make sure his body was warm. Aragorn covered Legolas in his cloak. The ranger shook away his tears and grabbed the elf tighter. Aragorn's eyes got heavy and his head dropped onto his chest. Aragorn jolted himself upright and miserably thought about sleep. Aragorn fell onto Legolas' should fast asleep.
"ADA!" Legolas screamed in his sleep. His body twisted violently. Aragorn's eyes slammed open. His breathing was quick and he grabbed Legolas tightly as soon as he felt him twisting. Wake up mellon-nin! Aragorn begged silently, tears trickling down his cheeks. You have too. "It's not real!" The elf screamed. "It's not real!"
"No it's not!" Aragorn said loudly. "It's a dream, you're asleep!"
Legolas murmured violently. The elf was sweating and his hands were clammy. His pulse was unsteady and slow. Legolas moaned.
"Shush," Aragorn whispered. "S'alright."
"Ada," Legolas moaned.
"Yes Legolas you'll see him again." Aragorn said comfortingly. I'll bet my life on it. Aragorn sighed and tucked the edges of the blanket around the elf's body. Aragorn lay his head down on Legolas shoulder and rested his eyes for a moment. Only a moment. He thought. Legolas moaned quietly and wiggled a little. Aragorn stayed fast asleep. For a little while both of them slept peacefully.
Legolas jolted awake with a violent cry of "ARAGORN!"
Aragorn woke up as well, "I'm here Legolas!"
Legolas breathed in and out violently. "You were dead." Legolas whispered. Tears bloomed in his blue eyes. "You were dead!" Legolas buried his face in his knees and wrapped himself in his arms.
"It was a dream." Aragorn insisted. He un balled the elf and gently placed him against the wall. "I'm not dead."
"Sure?" Legolas asked. He looked like a child who had a bad dream.
Aragorn smiled comfortingly. "Do I look dead?"
Legolas playfully sniffed the air And made a face. "Well you sure smell like a human."
Aragorn gave him a light swat on the head. Even in his weakened state Legolas dodged the blow. "And you smell like a prissy elf."
"Muscle mass," Legolas retorted.
"Dim elf,"
"Baby,"
"girly,"
"Ugly!"
"FAT!"
"Dirrrrrrrrrty." Legolas sneered. Aragorn scooted away.
"I don't want to know what goes through your mind you pervy elf!"
Legolas laughed and winced. "Don't make me laugh. Hurts."
Aragorn's shoulders slumped. It pained him to see Legolas like this, but he was truly helpless. All he could do was hope they reached Rivendale soon.
"Aragorn." Legolas said softly. "Forgive me mellon-nin."
"For what?" Aragorn asked puzzled.
"For leaving you."
Aragorn hugged the elf tightly. "It was a dream. I am not dead. I will never leave you behind."
Legolas sniffled a little. "Oh Estel."
"Do you want to talk about your dream?" Aragorn asked, pulling away.
Legolas shook his head, and then nodded. "Just one part." Aragorn nodded for him to continue. "Well I was sitting in the dark. I wasn't just in the dark, it was like a void. Kinda like being trapped. Anyway I heard this voice, but it wasn't the first time I'd heard it.
"When you had that fever, I thought you would never wake up form that dream. And then I heard this voice. She sounded like Galadriel, except her voice was younger, less powerful. She said don't die on me love."
Aragorn nodded thoughtfully. "Do you think she was a delusion?"
Legolas shook his head. "I'm positive she was real. She said also that Sigath was looking for her, I don't understand why though." Legolas sighed. "She spoke to me again in the dream. This time she spoke to me, she said that I was trapped in the dream form fear; she kept insisting that the Myandrail would get me out. I don't understand."
"Nor do I," Aragorn said. "Ada told me stories of a man, I think his name was Silglyn. But Ada told me that he, he had a gift." Aragorn shook his head. 'I can't remember it."
Leoglas sighed. "I suppose we should be on the move again."
Aragorn simply nodded. He put out their dwindling fire and made sure Legolas had as many layers on as he could. Legolas protested against the human mothering him, but He grudgingly was silent. Once the human was satisfied they crawled out of their snowy hole and onto the freezing mountain. The wind was suffocating and the snow was sharp as glass.
Slowly they began to walk through the snow. Legolas leaned on Aragorn, and the ranger used the elf's natural abilities to walk on snow to move faster himself. Legolas focused on moving forward and oddly was thinking about sitting in front of the fire drinking hot chocolate. Eru how I want chocolate. The elf thought wistfully.
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As they walked on it seemed to get colder and the grey sky blackened. Aragorn covered his face with his hand and looked over at Legolas. He looked like he was fairing well. "Legolas!" He shouted. "Do you want to stop for the night?"
The elf shook his head resolutely. "I'm fine." Aragorn looked unconvinced, but he was doing alright himself so they kept going. Aragorn shivered in spite of himself. It would get much colder before dawn. Legolas didn't look like he even felt the cold. Instead he began to move faster. The dark green cloak billowed around his slim figure and his hair assumed a shape of its own. Aragorn clung onto Legolas arm and worked to keep up with the elf's pace.
After at least three hours of it Aragorn fell into a snow bank to catch his breath. His arm was still locked with Legolas'. When he fell into the snow the elf was pulled down into the bank as well. Legolas emerged from the snow with snow all over his face. Aragorn laughed. Legolas fixed him with an embarrassed stare, "That's not funny!"
Legolas nestled into the snow smugly and then asked, "Have you got any food?"
Aragorn grimaced, he reached carefully into his pack and produced a cloth wrapped square. "Lembas?"
Legolas hungrily grabbed the square and unwrapped it. He broke it in half and crammed the half in his left hand into his mouth and handed the other to Aragorn.
"What about water?" Aragorn asked sadly. Legolas looked at him like he had gone insane. "What?"
Legolas dipped his hand into the snow and daintily shoved the snow in his mouth.
"Oh." Aragorn said quickly. "I knew that." Legolas gave him a look. "I was just making sure you knew it!" Legolas rolled his eyes. The human fell back into the snow bank weakly.
"Do you need to rest?" Legolas asked kindly. "We could stop for a while-"
"No!" Aragorn said quickly, "I don't think I'll be sleeping for a long time."
Legolas mellowed and nodded. "At least I'll be up with you."
Aragorn smiled, "You need to worry about yourself a bit more, Legolas. That dream thing really shook you"
Legolas looked shocked. Then his content mask slipped back into place. "I thought I was a better actor."
The elf's joking tone didn't fool Aragorn for a second, "You can't pretend with me elf."
Legolas put on a small smile. It almost masked the elf's inner turmoil. I can pretend with anyone, mellon-nin. "We should keep moving." Legolas swiftly got to his feet and wrapped cloak around his slim body. He stepped out of the bank of snow and into the wind tunnel of icy snow. He flinched, but quickly masked it and walked on.
Aragorn sighed and followed the elf.
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After hours of walking Aragorn finally noticed something very strange, he was walking on snow. Either the snow was so icy that it was freezing under him and becoming icy. Or Something else even odder was going on. "Legolas!" He called.
The elf turned around to face him. His face was pale and haggard. There were dark circles under his eyes. Aragorn had assumed that when the sky was gray it was day, when it turned black it was night. Since their last break the sky had lightened and now was dark again. "What?" He called back.
"Can we stop?"
Legolas looked uncertain, but promptly nodded. Aragorn quickly dug another little den in the snow and crawled in. Legolas followed.
Once they were both comfortable and inside Aragorn dug around in his pack for the flint and stone he had used to make a fire before and looked up at Legolas with a horrible expression on his face.
"What is it?!" Legolas asked urgently, his friends face worried him.
"I can't find the flint."
Both of them were silent. Finally Legolas spoke up, "Maybe I can use the Myandrail-"
"Not on your life, Legolas!" Aragorn yelled cutting him off. "I won't have you hurt yourself!"
"We don't have a choice." Legolas said harshly. Aragorn's face fell. Hurt reflected in his blue eyes. "We'll freeze if I don't." he said softly. Aragorn simply nodded. The lack of support from Aragorn put the elf on edge. He nervously closed his eyes and calmed himself. "Myandrail." He whispered in an accent Aragorn did not recognize. The air around the elf flamed red and the light flaired from inside him.
He cupped his hands and a small fire sprung forth. He carefully set it down onto the snow and crossed his fingers. The fire burned steadily, fed on the snow. Both of them sat there starring dully at the fire, both of them unable to sleep.
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well that's all folks! Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk.