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?
Dark_angel2288: I was considering that Arwen should know Legolas when she saw him, but I'm still unsure. We'll just have to see.
Gozilla: glad to see you like my story.
SilverKnight7: here is the update.
SuperSailorStarburst: Thank you for the lengthy review. I really appreciate it. I agree, I'm trying to make it so that they don't recognise Legolas right away. I also like that whole protective of the Prince thing. I was also thinking the same thing as you, that a mirkwood elf should come and recognise Legolas. That is still under consideration, we'll see as the story goes on. Thanks a lot.
Chapter Seven:
It was three days before Legolas woke. When he did, he found a group of people waiting.
"Les, it is good to see you awake." Smiled Lord Elrond, "I would like to thank you for saving the lives of both my sons. I am eternally gratefully."
"I just did what was needed." Legolas said, looking down. It took a moment before he realised that there was someone in the room he didn't know. He looked to the she-elf then to Estel.
"Oh, I forgot. Les this is Arwen."
"The blue maiden of Imladris." Legolas whispered before he could stop himself.
Arwen's face went red and she glared at the twins, who had burst out laughing. Estel looked uterly confused.
"You told him?" Arwen yelled at the twins, who had now limited they're laughter to attempting a strait face but shaking with mirth.
"Honestly we didn't. He must have been told by someone in Mirkwood." Said Elladan, smileing.
"Yeah we would never tell. Don't you trust us?" Elrohir said, looking innocent or at least attempting to look innocent. Arwen didn't buy it.
"No I don't trust you." She fumed.
"Wait, whats going on? I don't get it." Aragorn said looking from angry Arwen, to amused Elrond, Gandalf and Glorfindel, to the twins who wore angelic expressions that didn't suit them.
"Nothing." Arwen said, a little too quickly.
"Well here is how the story goes.." Elrohir couldn't finish though, for Arwen had thrown a pillow at him.
"Alright, everyone out."said Elrond.
"Mithrandir, Glorfindel and Estel may stay but everyone else get out." Elrond ushered them to the door and closed it behind them before turning to the others.
"Firstly, we will tell Estel the Blue maiden story. Then Gandalf wishes to have a moment or two alone with Les, Glorfindel and I." Les's face fell from amusement to dread at that point, he knew what Gandalf wanted to say.
"Alright Estel here goes the story. Your brothers and their friend were sneaking around before a very important feast. They snuck into Arwen's bathroom and did something to her hairproducts." At this Elrond smiled and Glorfindel took over.
"Then 2 hours later at the feast Arwen came in with Blue hair and a look that could kill. For the rest of the night, and for many more after that, they called her the blue maiden of Imladris." Aragorn burst out laughing at this and didn't stop for quite awhile.
"I believe its time you take your leave, Estel. Us 'grown up's have things to discuss." Estel frowned, then stood up and headed towards the door. "Oh and Estel, tell your brothers to leave aswell." Elrond finished, Estel opened the door and the twins toppled to the ground.
"How do you always know, ada?" Elrohir asked.
"Because I am and Ada." He then shooed them out. Elrond and Glorfindel walked back to the bed that Legolas was in, where said elf and Gandalf were in the middle of a staring contest.
"So Mithrandir, what did you wish to discuss?" Elrond questioned. Gandalf smiled.
"Firstly, Les, Estel is truly Aragorn son of Arathorn and heir to the throne of Gondor." Legolas's eyes widened, so did Elrond's.
"Mithrandir!" Glorfindel yelled in surprise and dread.
"Its all right, Les can be trusted. Can't you Les?" Legolas nodded.
"That's not the point, Mithrandir. You can't just go around telling people we just met." Elrond said angrily.
"But we didn't just meet him. Isn't that right Les?" Gandalf spoke, emphasising the last word. Elrond and Glorfindel looked to Legolas in confusion. Then they again looked to Gandalf.
"What do you mean, Mithrandir?" Glorfindel asked.
"You both thought he looked familiar. That's because you've known him for almost 2, 900 years. You just didn't recognise him right away because you haven't seen him in almost two thousand of those years." Gandalf said, eyes never leaving Les. Elrond looked confused then recognition dawned on his features.
"Legolas?" Glorfindel looked from Elrond to Les then he too was enlightened.
They stood in complete shock for a few moments before Elrond rushed over and embraced Legolas, who returned the hug.
"Is it really you, Legolas?" Glorfindel asked. Les nodded.
"It has been so long." Elrond whispered as he gazed over Legolas's features, trying to see all the things he had missed in Legolas's long life. He greatly missed Thranduil, who was a close friend, but more than anything he had wanted to see Legolas again. The elf had been like a son, for Elrond had always been caring for him.
"Why did you not tell us it was you?" Glorfindel asked. Legolas looked to Gandalf, he did not wish to explain this again.
"He did not want any of you to get 'reattached' because he knew he would leave and not be able to come back. His father doesn't know he's here." Explained the Istari.
"We need to fix this. rift between our nations. I will not make my children say good bye to their friend again." Elrond was angry he had let this go on for so long.
"I agree, why don't I send a messanger to Mirkwood and invite Thranduil here to make amends." Glorfindel suggested, Elrond nodded. Before the blond warrior left the room Elrond stopped him.
"Glorfindel, do not tell anyone that it is Legolas. For now lets keep it secret, until Thranduil arrives." Elrond said.
Glorfindel nodded then left the room.
"I too shall go." Gandalf said, winking. Elrond turned back to Legolas, he had so much to ask about the elf's life and father. But when he looked towards the bed, Legolas was asleep. Though it worried him to see the elf with his eyes closed, Elrond let him sleep. He took a seat next to the bed and looked on the fair face of the younger elf, wondering many things and asking himself many questions.
'I have missed you grow. I don't know anything about you anymore. Though I have heard many things from messangers about you, none of those things were good. You have been through much, young one. I wish I could have been there to help.'
TBC. (MORE TO COME)
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?
Dark_angel2288: I was considering that Arwen should know Legolas when she saw him, but I'm still unsure. We'll just have to see.
Gozilla: glad to see you like my story.
SilverKnight7: here is the update.
SuperSailorStarburst: Thank you for the lengthy review. I really appreciate it. I agree, I'm trying to make it so that they don't recognise Legolas right away. I also like that whole protective of the Prince thing. I was also thinking the same thing as you, that a mirkwood elf should come and recognise Legolas. That is still under consideration, we'll see as the story goes on. Thanks a lot.
Chapter Seven:
It was three days before Legolas woke. When he did, he found a group of people waiting.
"Les, it is good to see you awake." Smiled Lord Elrond, "I would like to thank you for saving the lives of both my sons. I am eternally gratefully."
"I just did what was needed." Legolas said, looking down. It took a moment before he realised that there was someone in the room he didn't know. He looked to the she-elf then to Estel.
"Oh, I forgot. Les this is Arwen."
"The blue maiden of Imladris." Legolas whispered before he could stop himself.
Arwen's face went red and she glared at the twins, who had burst out laughing. Estel looked uterly confused.
"You told him?" Arwen yelled at the twins, who had now limited they're laughter to attempting a strait face but shaking with mirth.
"Honestly we didn't. He must have been told by someone in Mirkwood." Said Elladan, smileing.
"Yeah we would never tell. Don't you trust us?" Elrohir said, looking innocent or at least attempting to look innocent. Arwen didn't buy it.
"No I don't trust you." She fumed.
"Wait, whats going on? I don't get it." Aragorn said looking from angry Arwen, to amused Elrond, Gandalf and Glorfindel, to the twins who wore angelic expressions that didn't suit them.
"Nothing." Arwen said, a little too quickly.
"Well here is how the story goes.." Elrohir couldn't finish though, for Arwen had thrown a pillow at him.
"Alright, everyone out."said Elrond.
"Mithrandir, Glorfindel and Estel may stay but everyone else get out." Elrond ushered them to the door and closed it behind them before turning to the others.
"Firstly, we will tell Estel the Blue maiden story. Then Gandalf wishes to have a moment or two alone with Les, Glorfindel and I." Les's face fell from amusement to dread at that point, he knew what Gandalf wanted to say.
"Alright Estel here goes the story. Your brothers and their friend were sneaking around before a very important feast. They snuck into Arwen's bathroom and did something to her hairproducts." At this Elrond smiled and Glorfindel took over.
"Then 2 hours later at the feast Arwen came in with Blue hair and a look that could kill. For the rest of the night, and for many more after that, they called her the blue maiden of Imladris." Aragorn burst out laughing at this and didn't stop for quite awhile.
"I believe its time you take your leave, Estel. Us 'grown up's have things to discuss." Estel frowned, then stood up and headed towards the door. "Oh and Estel, tell your brothers to leave aswell." Elrond finished, Estel opened the door and the twins toppled to the ground.
"How do you always know, ada?" Elrohir asked.
"Because I am and Ada." He then shooed them out. Elrond and Glorfindel walked back to the bed that Legolas was in, where said elf and Gandalf were in the middle of a staring contest.
"So Mithrandir, what did you wish to discuss?" Elrond questioned. Gandalf smiled.
"Firstly, Les, Estel is truly Aragorn son of Arathorn and heir to the throne of Gondor." Legolas's eyes widened, so did Elrond's.
"Mithrandir!" Glorfindel yelled in surprise and dread.
"Its all right, Les can be trusted. Can't you Les?" Legolas nodded.
"That's not the point, Mithrandir. You can't just go around telling people we just met." Elrond said angrily.
"But we didn't just meet him. Isn't that right Les?" Gandalf spoke, emphasising the last word. Elrond and Glorfindel looked to Legolas in confusion. Then they again looked to Gandalf.
"What do you mean, Mithrandir?" Glorfindel asked.
"You both thought he looked familiar. That's because you've known him for almost 2, 900 years. You just didn't recognise him right away because you haven't seen him in almost two thousand of those years." Gandalf said, eyes never leaving Les. Elrond looked confused then recognition dawned on his features.
"Legolas?" Glorfindel looked from Elrond to Les then he too was enlightened.
They stood in complete shock for a few moments before Elrond rushed over and embraced Legolas, who returned the hug.
"Is it really you, Legolas?" Glorfindel asked. Les nodded.
"It has been so long." Elrond whispered as he gazed over Legolas's features, trying to see all the things he had missed in Legolas's long life. He greatly missed Thranduil, who was a close friend, but more than anything he had wanted to see Legolas again. The elf had been like a son, for Elrond had always been caring for him.
"Why did you not tell us it was you?" Glorfindel asked. Legolas looked to Gandalf, he did not wish to explain this again.
"He did not want any of you to get 'reattached' because he knew he would leave and not be able to come back. His father doesn't know he's here." Explained the Istari.
"We need to fix this. rift between our nations. I will not make my children say good bye to their friend again." Elrond was angry he had let this go on for so long.
"I agree, why don't I send a messanger to Mirkwood and invite Thranduil here to make amends." Glorfindel suggested, Elrond nodded. Before the blond warrior left the room Elrond stopped him.
"Glorfindel, do not tell anyone that it is Legolas. For now lets keep it secret, until Thranduil arrives." Elrond said.
Glorfindel nodded then left the room.
"I too shall go." Gandalf said, winking. Elrond turned back to Legolas, he had so much to ask about the elf's life and father. But when he looked towards the bed, Legolas was asleep. Though it worried him to see the elf with his eyes closed, Elrond let him sleep. He took a seat next to the bed and looked on the fair face of the younger elf, wondering many things and asking himself many questions.
'I have missed you grow. I don't know anything about you anymore. Though I have heard many things from messangers about you, none of those things were good. You have been through much, young one. I wish I could have been there to help.'
TBC. (MORE TO COME)