Title: The Stars Will Shine Brighter
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the genius which is Tolkien.
Summary: The people of Mirkwood have secluded themselves from other elves for a long time. Legolas has not seen his former best friends, the children of Elrond, for almost 2 thousand years. But when he runs into an injured human that claims to be a child of the Lord of Imladris, will he return to Imladris? Will this human become a friend?
Chapter Five:
When Legolas woke it was once again night time. The sun had only recently gone down so he went down to check on Estel. When he reached the room from the morning before he knocked.
"Come in." came the voice from inside. Legolas opened the door to find Estel sitting up in bed with Elrond beside him along with a tall blond elf.
"Hello Les." Lord Elrond stood up, "Les this is Glorfindel, a good friend of mine." He gestured to the elf. Legolas already knew who he was, he had visited Mirkwood many times with the Lord's family, but Legolas said nothing and nodded.
"Do I know you from somewhere?" Glorfindel asked.
"That's what I said, he does look familiar doesn't he? But he's never been to Imladris before." Elrond explained. Estel eyed Legolas from his place on the bed but said nothing.
"Well, we'll let you two talk." With that Elrond and Glorfindel left, talking amongst themselves.
"How was your rest?" Aragorn asked. Legolas sat down on a near by chair.
"fine. How was yours?"
"What are you hiding?" Estel changed the subject so fast that Legolas was surprised.
"What do you mean?" Les tried to play dumb.
"My father said you had never been here, I assume that's what you told him. You certainly knew the way. And why does he and Glorfindel find you familiar."
"look, its my business." Legolas didn't want to tell anymore lies.
"Is it? Because it seems as if it has something to do with my family." Commented Aragorn, Legolas sighed, humans could be stubborn.
"It has nothing to do with your family. Its just me. Any way I think I should get going." Legolas stood up.
"Where?" Aragorn tried to get up aswell, but failed.
"Home." Legolas turned to leave.
"But you just got here."
"And now its time to leave. Sorry Estel." Les was about to open the door when it opened itself. Two people were on the other side, one was Elrond and the other was Mithrandir (gandalf), the grey wizard.
"Les, Mithrandir just arrived and when I told him your name he said he knew you." Elrond explained. Legolas looked to the wizard who was smileing.
"You and I need to talk." The wizard turned and left the room, Legolas followed while Elrond and Estel stayed in the room.
"Why do you not tell them who you are?" Gandalf asked. They had reached the wizard's guest room and were now discussing the situation.
"I don't know what you mean." Said Legolas in a lame attempt to squash the Istari's suspicions.
"Do not try to fool me young Greenleaf. I have known you since the day you were born, do you really think that because I haven't seen you in one thousand seven hundred years that I wouldn't recognise you when I saw you." Scolded the wizard. Les sighed.
"I'll ask again, why haven't you told them who you are?"
"I am not staying long. I'm not even supposed to be here and probibly won't ever be here again and I don't want to get reattached to something that won't last." Explained Legolas.
"You don't have to follow every order your father has for you." Gandalf said.
"Yes I do, I am the captain of the armies of Mirkwood, even if I did tell them who I am I still have to go back to my home to manage the armies. I can't stop doing that."
"But you can let others do it for you every once and a while." Said Gandalf.
"I don't think I can do that. My father needs me there with him in Mirkwood."
"What your father needs is to come out of his shell. To stop being so solitary. And to let you have some freedom." Gandalf coxed.
"I will think about it." Said Legolas.
"You won't think you'll do. These are your best friends or at least they used to be. You were all so close I miss that. I also know many people who have seen you recently that would like to see you smile again." Smiled Gandalf.
Legolas nodded and left the room.
TBC.
R&R ~Roper
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the genius which is Tolkien.
Summary: The people of Mirkwood have secluded themselves from other elves for a long time. Legolas has not seen his former best friends, the children of Elrond, for almost 2 thousand years. But when he runs into an injured human that claims to be a child of the Lord of Imladris, will he return to Imladris? Will this human become a friend?
Chapter Five:
When Legolas woke it was once again night time. The sun had only recently gone down so he went down to check on Estel. When he reached the room from the morning before he knocked.
"Come in." came the voice from inside. Legolas opened the door to find Estel sitting up in bed with Elrond beside him along with a tall blond elf.
"Hello Les." Lord Elrond stood up, "Les this is Glorfindel, a good friend of mine." He gestured to the elf. Legolas already knew who he was, he had visited Mirkwood many times with the Lord's family, but Legolas said nothing and nodded.
"Do I know you from somewhere?" Glorfindel asked.
"That's what I said, he does look familiar doesn't he? But he's never been to Imladris before." Elrond explained. Estel eyed Legolas from his place on the bed but said nothing.
"Well, we'll let you two talk." With that Elrond and Glorfindel left, talking amongst themselves.
"How was your rest?" Aragorn asked. Legolas sat down on a near by chair.
"fine. How was yours?"
"What are you hiding?" Estel changed the subject so fast that Legolas was surprised.
"What do you mean?" Les tried to play dumb.
"My father said you had never been here, I assume that's what you told him. You certainly knew the way. And why does he and Glorfindel find you familiar."
"look, its my business." Legolas didn't want to tell anymore lies.
"Is it? Because it seems as if it has something to do with my family." Commented Aragorn, Legolas sighed, humans could be stubborn.
"It has nothing to do with your family. Its just me. Any way I think I should get going." Legolas stood up.
"Where?" Aragorn tried to get up aswell, but failed.
"Home." Legolas turned to leave.
"But you just got here."
"And now its time to leave. Sorry Estel." Les was about to open the door when it opened itself. Two people were on the other side, one was Elrond and the other was Mithrandir (gandalf), the grey wizard.
"Les, Mithrandir just arrived and when I told him your name he said he knew you." Elrond explained. Legolas looked to the wizard who was smileing.
"You and I need to talk." The wizard turned and left the room, Legolas followed while Elrond and Estel stayed in the room.
"Why do you not tell them who you are?" Gandalf asked. They had reached the wizard's guest room and were now discussing the situation.
"I don't know what you mean." Said Legolas in a lame attempt to squash the Istari's suspicions.
"Do not try to fool me young Greenleaf. I have known you since the day you were born, do you really think that because I haven't seen you in one thousand seven hundred years that I wouldn't recognise you when I saw you." Scolded the wizard. Les sighed.
"I'll ask again, why haven't you told them who you are?"
"I am not staying long. I'm not even supposed to be here and probibly won't ever be here again and I don't want to get reattached to something that won't last." Explained Legolas.
"You don't have to follow every order your father has for you." Gandalf said.
"Yes I do, I am the captain of the armies of Mirkwood, even if I did tell them who I am I still have to go back to my home to manage the armies. I can't stop doing that."
"But you can let others do it for you every once and a while." Said Gandalf.
"I don't think I can do that. My father needs me there with him in Mirkwood."
"What your father needs is to come out of his shell. To stop being so solitary. And to let you have some freedom." Gandalf coxed.
"I will think about it." Said Legolas.
"You won't think you'll do. These are your best friends or at least they used to be. You were all so close I miss that. I also know many people who have seen you recently that would like to see you smile again." Smiled Gandalf.
Legolas nodded and left the room.
TBC.
R&R ~Roper