AN: Sorry this took so long, the net was down then the comp was all grrrr. The usual comp problems. Well here it is :-)
"Legolas? Oh please melamin wake up. Ada help him please."
Elrond came over and laid his hand upon the elf's forehead.
"Oh Vala." Elrond whispered, "He need urgent aid and we are to far from Rivendel."
"Ada what is wrong with him? What can I do to help?" Aragorn asked
"My guess is that what is wrong with him is the same thing that is wrong with you utinu."
Aragorn turned quite pale and tears began pouring down his face.
"Ada please don't let him die. I can't lose him."
Elrohir put a hand on his fathers shoulder,
"Can't we use the healing chambers here?"
"Of course we can but we have no supplies. Rivendel is a week's journey that we do not have time to make."
Gimli looked from Elrond to Legolas and back again.
"I may have a suggestion. What of Hobbition? It is closer and surely one of the hobbits would be able to help."
"An excellent idea Gimli. Yes, would you, Melancier take Aragorn to Hobbition and see what supplies you can pick up."
"NO!" Aragorn shouted, "I will not leave him. We shall not be parted again."
Aragorn pulled the elf closer and wrapped his cloak around the elf.
"Very well, Elrohir, you and your brother shall go."
"Yes sir."
The twins bowed and Elrohir gave Eldarion to a servant of the king and prepared to leave. As they mounted, Elrond approached them.
"My son, I need you to get for me some sleep inducing herbs. For that Master Samwise should be able to assist you."
With that the four messengers left. They travelled so fast that in under a minute, not even the sharp eyes of the elves could see them. Aragorn once again knelt beside Legolas and Aragorn. Aragorn was holding him closer and was rocking back and forth.
"Estel listen to me. We need to get Legolas into the healing chambers. Would you let me take him?"
"No, I am sorry Ada but I will not let him go. If you tell me where to go I will carry him."
Elrond nodded his consent and led the man inside and up the stairs. Once they reached the room, Aragorn laid Legolas on the bed and covered him in as many blankets as he could find.
"Ada why is he dying? Please give me some answers so I can kill the one who caused him so much grief."
Elrond nodded and left the room. When he returned he brought with him Legolas' nurse.
"Creoso Caladen." Aragorn managed.
"Your highness." She answered.
"Why is Legolas dying? Who is it that has caused him so much pain?"
Caladen sighed,
"Legolas grieves for one he can not have."
"Who is this elf-maiden that has rejected the jewel of the earth? WHO?!"
Caladen started slightly.
"I am afraid that I am not the one to tell you that. It is not my business to say. Legolas has suffered for nearly three years now. He watched the one he love marry another and he has deteriorated ever since."
"I don't understand. Surely something could have been done for him. Why is it that you did not seek attention for him when you could? Did you wish to see him suffer?"
Aragorn turned on the nurse in anger. Caladen shrunk away from the kings blazing eyes. Now she knew why anyone who dared to cross the king in battle rarely survived. But she took a breath, stood her ground and faced the king with equal fury.
"My Lord there is nothing that could be done. Only Legolas had the power to heal his heart. All he had to do was tell you how he felt and…"
Caladen covered her mouth in shock at what she had said. She could hear Elrond's sharp intake of breath and Aragorn's eyes widened.
"Tell me how he felt?" Aragorn asked slowly, "Legolas should have told *me* how he felt."
Aragorn looked down at the comatose elf and absently brushed some golden strands away from his face.
"I don't understand. I mean why…?" Aragorn's eyes clouded in confusion as he thought back over what Caladen had said.
"Three years." He murmured, "Married to another. He has never come to see me."
Aragorn let his tears hit the Elf's cheeks.
"I am so sorry." He kissed Legolas' forehead before letting him go and running from the room.
"ESTEL!" he heard Elrond call to him but he did not slow.
He raced past the many elves who had lined the stairway and courtyard for any news on the Elven king.
"ESTEL!"
Elrond's call faded as he passed out from the Grey Havens and into the wild. He ran for what seemed like hours until he came to the lakes edge. He ran into the water until he was knee deep. The water was warm yet he felt nothing. He stared out into the distance seeing nothing but realising everything.
It was he that killed Legolas. He that caused his loved one pain. He had married Arwen and in doing so, condemned his beloved to death. He reached absently to his belt and pulled out his knife, and kissed the hilt.
"Forgive me my love." He whispered to the wind as he placed the blade over his heart, "Namarie."
He closed his eyes and wet to push the knife but as he did it was snatched from his hands. So absorbed was he in his grief that he failed to notice Elrond ride up beside him.
"Estel what are you doing?" he asked softly while holding up the knife.
Aragorn looked up at his foster father with tear filled eyes.
"I killed him Ada." He whispered, "I killed Legolas."
"Oh Estel."
Elrond dismounted and placed a hand on the mans shoulder. Aragorn collapsed into his embrace as if he were a mere infant.
"Estel listen to me, Legolas is not dead. Not yet. And when your brothers return we shall revive him."
"But even then we shall not be together. It is the same all over again. I am mortal and he is Elven. Years from now I will die and leave him once again to his grief.
"Arwen had the choice of being human. She was equipped to deal with mortality if she chose. Legolas is pure Elven, a constant source of light and beauty the pain of mortality would kill him. Don't you see Ada, if I keep away from him I would kill him and eventually myself, if I stay true to my heart and love him the way I wish then he will die. It is a lost cause."
Aragorn broke down again and Elrond sighed. In the back of his mind he knew that what his son was saying was the truth but he also knew that to every problem there was a solution and in his mind he began calculating what could be done to save his son and the one he loved.
"Estel listen to me. I gave you the name Estel because it means hope. You gave hope to everyone you met, mean and elf alike. Now I want you to take some of that hope back. Have hope that there will be a resolution to this problem. Have hope that Legolas will live. Have hope that one day you will be able to look back and be glad of the choices you have made in the past."
Aragorn continued to cry into Elrond's robes but the suicidal urges left him.
"Come my son, I will take you back to him."
Aragorn nodded numbly and mounted Brego who had followed him when he left.
"Ada why does he love me?" Aragorn asked quietly
Elrond looked across at the man and smiled.
"Most likely the same reason I do."
"And why is that?"
"Because it is impossible not to."
Elvish Translations
Melamin: My love
Utinu: Son
Creoso: Welcome
Namarie: Farewell
What a wonderful response I've had. Thankyou guys :-)
Legoas19: Yeah I like diff POV's as well. I'll be doing another one soon :-)
Silvertoekee: Yeah, I didn't like Legolas' response 2 Aragorn either, and I wrote it. Go figure :P
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Michelle: I'm not cruel, I'm just evil :P Sorry I left u hanging, I hope this makes up for it :-)