Nobody Wins

Chapter 2 : I just want some peace

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"You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring:" said Elrond. He was glad the council ended without bloodshed and that he did not have to partake in the journey. *Four hobbits, two men, a wizard, a dwarf, and an elf… I wish them luck for they will need it.*

They had departed from the council when Tharamin came to Legolas, "Lord Elrond has insisted that we stay the night before heading back to Mirkwood. We are going to go shoot some arrows if you would like to join." Legolas practically jumped at the offer. He had been working for many days now and knew that the road ahead would not allow him much time for leisure. "That's great, Tharamin, I feel that is exactly what I need." Legolas said and patted his friend on the shoulder. "I will be there soon."

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Legolas threw his cloak down on the bed and retrieved his bow and arrows from the corner where he had thrown it earlier. As he was just about to open his door to leave he heard a loud knock. Oh well he was leaving anyway, he figured opening the door.

"Oh, Aragorn, is there something you needed, I was just stepping out." He said a bit frustrated.

Aragorn looked at the elf in wonder *He's so beautiful when he's in a rush*

"Aragorn?… hello?" Legolas finally said, smirking.

"right Legolas…uh…I wanted to ..um…talk to you," Aragorn said, finally snapping out of his daydream.

"Sure, come in, I could spare a few minutes," Though Legolas was anxious to get out, he hadn't seen his friend in a while.

Aragorn entered and began to speak, "I wanted to thank you for earlier. You know… with Boromir and all that."

Legolas just nodded and replied, "No need, my friend."

"So this trip sounds like it could be fun." Aragorn said, trying to start a conversation. *FUN? FUN? What was I thinking? This will be the journey from Hell! Surely, he knows that. He must think I'm insane!*

Legolas stared with confused eyes. *Is he serious?*

Aragorn just chuckled and tried to cover up by saying, "well.. I … I mean… it won't be fun but… you know…"

Legolas' confusion turned to worry. "My friend, are you feeling well?"

Aragorn blushed. "Of course. Yes, I'm fine. Why do you ask?"

When Aragorn looked at Legolas' face, he noticed the elf's eyebrow was raised and the confused look upon his face had returned.

"Anyway…" Aragorn suddenly said. "I was actually here for a reason, Legolas. I wanted to tell you that… well… we've been friends for quite some time now…. And… well… it's just…."

All of a sudden, they heard a knock on the door. "Come in" yelled Legolas, secretly hoping it was Tharamin coming to check what was taking so long.

"I was just passing by and I thought I would say Hi!" Boromir said, entering the room.

"BOROMIR!!!!" Aragorn shouted causing Legolas and the other man to jump.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Aragorn said, noticing how loud he had actually been. "It's nice to see you…WHAT are you doing here?"

"Like I said, I was just passing by, " Boromir replied, failing to notice the strain in Aragorn's voice. *and of course I though I might get a look at that beautiful creature standing to my left…looking so damn…NO DAMN IT…I WAS JUST SAYING HI…I AM NOT HERE FOR ANY OTHER REASON!* he thought.

"Hello Boromir" Legolas said after taking a few moments to get over the shock of how loud his friend had been. "It's very nice of you to stop by but really, I must go." Legolas took a step towards the door, but both men jumped in front of him. Legolas' eyes widened.

"I still need to talk to you…." Aragorn began, but Boromir quickly interrupted him.

"I'm sure Prince Legolas has better things to do than to sit in his room all day."

"Boromir, there's no need to call me …." Legolas began

"This has nothing to do with you!" Aragorn shouted at Boromir who was starting to look quite angry.

Before either could reply, yet two more people knocked on Legolas' door.

"Master Legolas…. We were wondering if we could speak with you." Merry shouted from behind the door. It was obvious that Pippin was next to him. They were never separated. Legolas sighed. "Come in."

"damn hobbits…" Boromir said, unaware that he was speaking aloud.

Legolas shot him a glance.

"I mean, nice, charming creatures.." he quickly added.

Merry and Pippin glanced around the room, noticing the presence of the two men with clear disappointment in their faces. "We were hoping to speak to you ALONE!"

Boromir and Aragorn stared at the hobbits with daggers in their eyes. *are they SERIOUS* Aragorn though.

Legolas couldn't take it anymore. He didn't know what had come over his companions and quite frankly he didn't care to. "I am sorry, Merry, Pippin, Boromir, Aragorn, I wish I could stay and talk but I really must be going. " he said moving toward the door. "We will discuss this another day."

Boromir lifted his arm in protest but Legolas had already left the room.

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On his way to the fields, Legolas was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. When he turned, he was it was Gandalf.

"Legolas, I was wondering if I could have a word…" he began, but Legolas cut him off. "NO…NO WORDS…I'M ON MY WAY OUT…CAN'T YOU PEOPLE SEE THAT…PLEASE I WILL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW." he shouted, not thinking. "I am sorry Gandalf truly. I am weary and just need some rest. If you'll forgive me, I must be on my way." Legolas said, calming down

"I am sorry my lad, I did not realize you were tired. You have fun today, we can talk tomorrow.," Gandalf replied with a smile.

"Thank you," Legolas whispered, placing a hand on the wizards shoulder.

* I just want to go shoot some arrows and relax. Hopefully there will be no more interruptions for my friends are acting unusually strange today.* Legolas thought as he finally left uninterrupted.