Dissolve into darkness
Elrond offered the cup to Legolas as Aragorn held up his friend's head. The Elf was still unaware of what was happening so he didn't take the medicine. "Mellon nin, you need to take the medicine. Please?" Aragorn tried. Legolas opened his eyes at the soothing voice of his friend. "Not again...I...can't..." The Elf was going to say more, but he couldn't. Elrond put the cup to Legolas' lips. "You need it." The elder Elf said. Legolas weakly put his lips together in a thin line, refusing any medicine. "Ada, hold his head up...let me try." Aragorn offered. Elrond nodded, and they switched jobs.
Aragorn held the cup to his friend's lips. "Legolas? Please? Take the medicine." Aragorn tried using words of comfort. Legolas sensed it was his friend and he loosened the tight line, but still refused. Aragorn saw his friend's fear. The medicine got rid of its task, but still Legolas had to experience pain for it to work. Aragorn felt as if he was a building and a bomb had hit him, causing him to break, at the sight of his friend.
"This medicine is supposed to help the convulsions go away, Legolas." Aragorn said, moving hair from his friend's face. Legolas opened his eyes. The once beautiful blue eyes that lit up the world were now dull and filled with pain. He moved his head in a weak nod and let Aragorn give him the medicine. Elrond gently lowered Legolas' head to the pillow. The brown- haired Elf watched for an hour, then left for his lab/study.
The medicine was having no effect. It wasn't helping, it wasn't causing Legolas any pain. Aragorn reluctantly called his father and told him that the medicine no longer had any effect. Elrond nodded and went back to his study. Legolas whispered something. Aragorn didn't hear it and leaned closer. "What is it you try to tell me, my brother?" Aragorn asked. The Elf repeated himself. "I'm......dying....Aragorn.....that's why.....the medicine....isn't working....I'm...fading..." Legolas said softly. Aragorn shook his head and leaned forward. He put his forehead to Legolas'. "You are strong, Legolas. The strongest person I know. You can hold on...I know you can." Aragorn said strongly.
Legolas opened his eyes again. "No...this is where.....I end....this is where....I die...." Legolas said. Aragorn moved his head back and sat down. "No." He whispered. "Legolas, if anyone knows you...it's me. You have NEVER given up so easily ever before. You fight this. Fight hard, my brother, for this world needs you. Without you here in this world...the sun wouldn't ever shine bright and the trees would be sad, the moon would never be so close to the earth, everyone would be heartbroken. No one deserves your love, care, or friendship. You are an amazing person, Legolas, you really are." Aragorn said, tears streaming down his face like a wild river.
Legolas' eyes filled. "That's....far....from...the......truth...Aragorn....very...far..." He said. His tears fell from his eyes and landed on the pillow. "No, it's not." Aragorn said, his voice wavering as he silently cried. Legolas couldn't say anything. He let himself dissolve into a peaceful darkness.
Elrond offered the cup to Legolas as Aragorn held up his friend's head. The Elf was still unaware of what was happening so he didn't take the medicine. "Mellon nin, you need to take the medicine. Please?" Aragorn tried. Legolas opened his eyes at the soothing voice of his friend. "Not again...I...can't..." The Elf was going to say more, but he couldn't. Elrond put the cup to Legolas' lips. "You need it." The elder Elf said. Legolas weakly put his lips together in a thin line, refusing any medicine. "Ada, hold his head up...let me try." Aragorn offered. Elrond nodded, and they switched jobs.
Aragorn held the cup to his friend's lips. "Legolas? Please? Take the medicine." Aragorn tried using words of comfort. Legolas sensed it was his friend and he loosened the tight line, but still refused. Aragorn saw his friend's fear. The medicine got rid of its task, but still Legolas had to experience pain for it to work. Aragorn felt as if he was a building and a bomb had hit him, causing him to break, at the sight of his friend.
"This medicine is supposed to help the convulsions go away, Legolas." Aragorn said, moving hair from his friend's face. Legolas opened his eyes. The once beautiful blue eyes that lit up the world were now dull and filled with pain. He moved his head in a weak nod and let Aragorn give him the medicine. Elrond gently lowered Legolas' head to the pillow. The brown- haired Elf watched for an hour, then left for his lab/study.
The medicine was having no effect. It wasn't helping, it wasn't causing Legolas any pain. Aragorn reluctantly called his father and told him that the medicine no longer had any effect. Elrond nodded and went back to his study. Legolas whispered something. Aragorn didn't hear it and leaned closer. "What is it you try to tell me, my brother?" Aragorn asked. The Elf repeated himself. "I'm......dying....Aragorn.....that's why.....the medicine....isn't working....I'm...fading..." Legolas said softly. Aragorn shook his head and leaned forward. He put his forehead to Legolas'. "You are strong, Legolas. The strongest person I know. You can hold on...I know you can." Aragorn said strongly.
Legolas opened his eyes again. "No...this is where.....I end....this is where....I die...." Legolas said. Aragorn moved his head back and sat down. "No." He whispered. "Legolas, if anyone knows you...it's me. You have NEVER given up so easily ever before. You fight this. Fight hard, my brother, for this world needs you. Without you here in this world...the sun wouldn't ever shine bright and the trees would be sad, the moon would never be so close to the earth, everyone would be heartbroken. No one deserves your love, care, or friendship. You are an amazing person, Legolas, you really are." Aragorn said, tears streaming down his face like a wild river.
Legolas' eyes filled. "That's....far....from...the......truth...Aragorn....very...far..." He said. His tears fell from his eyes and landed on the pillow. "No, it's not." Aragorn said, his voice wavering as he silently cried. Legolas couldn't say anything. He let himself dissolve into a peaceful darkness.