Disclaimer: see previous chapters.
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Chapter 9:
All throughout the welcomeing feast, Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen and Estel wanted to talk to Les, or Legolas as he was now callled. But it seemed as if there was some kind of conspiracy by their ada, who seemed to turn up and steer them away everytime they got close to Legolas.
It seemed, though, that Legolas was doing everything in his power to avoid the children of Elrond. He wanted to prolong the inevitable conversation which would most likely involve question after question. After he had decided he'd stayed as long as need be, he slipped out the door to the hall, completely unoticed to everyone but the ones he was avoiding. Though, they noticed, Arwen, Elladan, Elrohir, and Estel couldn't go after him for their Father was in the middle of a speech.
Finally after most of the night had ended, Elrond annonced it was time the feast should end and they should allow the weary travellers some rest and relaxation. The children of Elrond dashed through the halls of Imladris to Legolas's guest room and burst through the door. Legolas was sitting up on the edge of his bed, as if expecting their arrival.
"Why didn't you say anything?" Elrohir said angrily.
"Didn't want to bother you." Said Les calmly.
"WHAT?!!" all three yelled at once.
"Didn't want to bother us?" Arwen bellowed.
"Don't be a welp you should have told us."said Elladan, annoyed.
"all this time, we were talking about you and you said nothing." Estel said.
"I didn't want to get reattached." Stated Legolas.
"Reattached? What do you mean? Why is that bad?" The twins said in unison.
"Because I didn't want to make you say goodbye again." Said Legolas quietly.
"But you would still have to." Said Arwen.
"Why would we even have to say goodbye?" Estel asked.
Legolas said nothing.
"Les-Legolas why would we have to say goodbye?" Elladan repeated.
"I am sailing away." Stated Les. He was accompanied by silence until,
"sailing away? But we just got you back!" Elrohir yelled.
"When?" Arwen asked.
"In two days."
"TWO DAYS!!" they all yelled at once.
"WHY?" Estel asked desperately, Les had quickly become a best friend to him and he did not want to say goodbye so soon.
"I spoke to Lady Galadriel some weeks ago. She told me that it was time to sail and that if I didn't go by sundown on Midsummers Eve...then I would not get another chance." Legolas finished sadly.
"no." said Arwen as she sat down beside him on the bed, the others followed suit.
They stayed like that for some time in silence before saying goodnight.
~~ Two days later...(Midsummers Eve, dawn)
"I hate saying goodbye." Legolas said, as he looked at them all. First he stepped to his father.
"Ada, I will miss your wisdom, I love you." With that they embraced and as Les moved to Elrond, Thranduil wiped a tear from his eye.
"Lord Elrond, as a child you were a second father, and as an adult you remain." They too embraced. Legolas moved to Glorfindel.
"You always were a loyal advisor, even if you were advising me how to best dye Elladan's hair." Glorfindel smiled and hugged Les.
"I knew it." Whispered Elladan, glaring at Glorfindel as he smiled back. Les then moved to Mithrandir.
"You were always full of wisdom and still you are, you guided me through difficult times, Mithrandir. Thank you." Legolas embraced him strongly.
Legolas next walked to Arwen and smiled.
"You were always more attractive than your brothers." Arwen laughed and ignored the grumbled threats of her brothers.
"Take care of them Arwen, for they don't know how to care for themselves." She smiled and Legolas kissed her cheek and hugged her.
He then moved to the twins.
"You have been wonderful brothers, and you are valiant warriers despite what people say. I will miss you greatly." They all hugged and took a moment before they separated. Legolas moved to Estel.
"in the few weeks we have known eachother, you have become my best friend. You have become my brother and I know that even after I'm gone and can no longer influence your path you will become the man you were born to be, the man that I know you'll be. I may not be a seer but I can see what you will be. You will be a great man Estel, and you will use your greatness to forever change middle earth. I am honored to have met you." Legolas finnished and he hugged a very teary eyed Estel and whispered in his ear so only Estel could hear him.
"Goodbye Aragorn." He pulled away and smiled at the shock on Estel's face then turned and lead the four other Mirkwood elves out the gates of Imladris and out of sight.
"Estel what is it?" Elladan asked noticing the look on his younger brothers face.
"He called me Aragorn."
~~
Legolas and his group had been traveling by horseback at a walk for many hours and it was nearly sundown when they reached the dock. Just as they were boarding the boat that would lead them to the Undying lands, Legolas turned to have one last look at Middle Earth. He gazed sorrowfully at the land he would never see again. He then turned to board the ship when suddenly he saw fire.
Screaming and yelling filled his ears and he saw only death and destruction.
"Prince Legolas are you alright?" asked Jallinius, Legolas's Mirkwood friend.
Les realised he was on his knees on the dock and everyone was stareing at him.
Did he have a vision? He wasn't a seer. But could he take that chance?
Legolas stood and began to walk back down the dock.
"Prince Legolas? Where are you going?" yelled a Mirkwood warrier.
"Things go ill in Rivendell!"
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Chapter 9:
All throughout the welcomeing feast, Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen and Estel wanted to talk to Les, or Legolas as he was now callled. But it seemed as if there was some kind of conspiracy by their ada, who seemed to turn up and steer them away everytime they got close to Legolas.
It seemed, though, that Legolas was doing everything in his power to avoid the children of Elrond. He wanted to prolong the inevitable conversation which would most likely involve question after question. After he had decided he'd stayed as long as need be, he slipped out the door to the hall, completely unoticed to everyone but the ones he was avoiding. Though, they noticed, Arwen, Elladan, Elrohir, and Estel couldn't go after him for their Father was in the middle of a speech.
Finally after most of the night had ended, Elrond annonced it was time the feast should end and they should allow the weary travellers some rest and relaxation. The children of Elrond dashed through the halls of Imladris to Legolas's guest room and burst through the door. Legolas was sitting up on the edge of his bed, as if expecting their arrival.
"Why didn't you say anything?" Elrohir said angrily.
"Didn't want to bother you." Said Les calmly.
"WHAT?!!" all three yelled at once.
"Didn't want to bother us?" Arwen bellowed.
"Don't be a welp you should have told us."said Elladan, annoyed.
"all this time, we were talking about you and you said nothing." Estel said.
"I didn't want to get reattached." Stated Legolas.
"Reattached? What do you mean? Why is that bad?" The twins said in unison.
"Because I didn't want to make you say goodbye again." Said Legolas quietly.
"But you would still have to." Said Arwen.
"Why would we even have to say goodbye?" Estel asked.
Legolas said nothing.
"Les-Legolas why would we have to say goodbye?" Elladan repeated.
"I am sailing away." Stated Les. He was accompanied by silence until,
"sailing away? But we just got you back!" Elrohir yelled.
"When?" Arwen asked.
"In two days."
"TWO DAYS!!" they all yelled at once.
"WHY?" Estel asked desperately, Les had quickly become a best friend to him and he did not want to say goodbye so soon.
"I spoke to Lady Galadriel some weeks ago. She told me that it was time to sail and that if I didn't go by sundown on Midsummers Eve...then I would not get another chance." Legolas finished sadly.
"no." said Arwen as she sat down beside him on the bed, the others followed suit.
They stayed like that for some time in silence before saying goodnight.
~~ Two days later...(Midsummers Eve, dawn)
"I hate saying goodbye." Legolas said, as he looked at them all. First he stepped to his father.
"Ada, I will miss your wisdom, I love you." With that they embraced and as Les moved to Elrond, Thranduil wiped a tear from his eye.
"Lord Elrond, as a child you were a second father, and as an adult you remain." They too embraced. Legolas moved to Glorfindel.
"You always were a loyal advisor, even if you were advising me how to best dye Elladan's hair." Glorfindel smiled and hugged Les.
"I knew it." Whispered Elladan, glaring at Glorfindel as he smiled back. Les then moved to Mithrandir.
"You were always full of wisdom and still you are, you guided me through difficult times, Mithrandir. Thank you." Legolas embraced him strongly.
Legolas next walked to Arwen and smiled.
"You were always more attractive than your brothers." Arwen laughed and ignored the grumbled threats of her brothers.
"Take care of them Arwen, for they don't know how to care for themselves." She smiled and Legolas kissed her cheek and hugged her.
He then moved to the twins.
"You have been wonderful brothers, and you are valiant warriers despite what people say. I will miss you greatly." They all hugged and took a moment before they separated. Legolas moved to Estel.
"in the few weeks we have known eachother, you have become my best friend. You have become my brother and I know that even after I'm gone and can no longer influence your path you will become the man you were born to be, the man that I know you'll be. I may not be a seer but I can see what you will be. You will be a great man Estel, and you will use your greatness to forever change middle earth. I am honored to have met you." Legolas finnished and he hugged a very teary eyed Estel and whispered in his ear so only Estel could hear him.
"Goodbye Aragorn." He pulled away and smiled at the shock on Estel's face then turned and lead the four other Mirkwood elves out the gates of Imladris and out of sight.
"Estel what is it?" Elladan asked noticing the look on his younger brothers face.
"He called me Aragorn."
~~
Legolas and his group had been traveling by horseback at a walk for many hours and it was nearly sundown when they reached the dock. Just as they were boarding the boat that would lead them to the Undying lands, Legolas turned to have one last look at Middle Earth. He gazed sorrowfully at the land he would never see again. He then turned to board the ship when suddenly he saw fire.
Screaming and yelling filled his ears and he saw only death and destruction.
"Prince Legolas are you alright?" asked Jallinius, Legolas's Mirkwood friend.
Les realised he was on his knees on the dock and everyone was stareing at him.
Did he have a vision? He wasn't a seer. But could he take that chance?
Legolas stood and began to walk back down the dock.
"Prince Legolas? Where are you going?" yelled a Mirkwood warrier.
"Things go ill in Rivendell!"