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I went through and got all the mistakes that I could find. I think I got them all.. or at least most. And thank you Jadesaber for pointing that out. I knew I was going to do that... shrugs ...it's fixed now. It's not cool though, I can't do the faces anymore, with the underscore and whatever sighs ...oh well.

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If it's not one thing, it's another

Chapter Seven

Good to Laugh Again

Elrohir heard Legolas scream from down the hall. He started to run towards the room, even more worried for the elf's health. He didn't know that Legolas had been constantly screaming from agony before he arrived so he wasn't expecting it.

Elrohir quickly opened the door when he got to the room. He paused and didn't see anyone threatening Legolas' life so assumed it was a nightmare. He went to the side of Legolas' bed and touched his arm, thinking it might wake him up.

The blonde elf only screamed again. He quickly withdrew his hand. It scared him to think that his touch had hurt his friend so he didn't think of that being the cause.

The dark-haired elf looked up and saw that Legolas' eyes were open. His eyes were glazed over with a mixture of fever and pain.

"I'm sorry for waking you but you were having a nightmare." That was what Elrohir thought anyway.

"I--" He was cut off by a coughing fit. The coughs being harsh, racking his whole body.

Elrohir went to get some water, which was close to him and helped Legolas drink it when his coughs subsided.

"Hannon le." Legolas said gratefully, his voice hoarse and his exhaustion showing through.

"Of course." He paused, remembering that Legolas was about to say something before the coughing fit so he asked him what he was saying.

Legolas had to think for a while, trying to think through his fever induced mind. "Oh... I was not sleeping before." He finally said showing how tired he was with his voice, but trying to prevent it. Elrohir could also tell that he was in pain as well.

Elrohir frowned trying to remember what they had been talking about before or what he was doing. Then he remembered. 'Why did he scream when I touched him if he wasn't asleep, then?'

Legolas let out a shrill scream, this time the pain had been the worst by far. He had meant to surpress it but wasn't able to.

"Legolas! What's wrong?!" Elrohir was scared. He'd never heard anyone scream like that, much less Legolas.

The ailing elf was unable to answer. He was panting heavily and trying to control his breathing. He let out another gasp of pain.

It was then that Elrohir figured out why Legolas had been screaming when he was on his way to the healing rooms and why he'd screamed when he'd touched him. It was because he couldn't hold them back like he usually did, the pain being too great for his exhausted body.

The dark-haired elf sat on the chair and stared sadly at the elf before him. 'Hurry ada.' He didn't know how much longer Legolas would be able to last. He feared it wouldn't be that long, though it pained him to admit it.
Elladan felt Aragorn shift in his arms showing that he was regaining consciousness. He decided to stop for a short time so Aragorn wouldn't do anything he would regret, like somehow falling off the horse.

The elf found a clearing not to far away and got to it before the human in his arms awoke.

He somehow managed to get off his horse without further injury to Aragorn or to himself.

Elladan carefully layed Aragorn on the ground and started to make a fire. He thought that his brother would need something to ease his pain when he was fully awake.

He heard a moan from Aragorn showing that he was finally awake. He brought the tea over to him and waited for him to take in his surroundings.

Aragorn was finally able to open his eyes. He looked around and the first thing he noticed was that Elorhir wasn't with them. He quickly sat up remembering that they had last been in a battle.

His head swam and he would have fallen back on the ground if Elladan hadn't caught him.

Once the nauseous feeling left him he looked up at Elladan and asked him what had happened.

"During the battle you fell unconscious. Both Elorhir and I killed the rest of the enemies." At Elrohir's name Aragorn looked worried. "Elorhir is fine. He rode up ahead with the pouch to Legolas."

Aragorn visibly relaxed but then winced and brought his hand to his head.

"Is your head still bothering you?" The elf asked concerned.

Aragorn nodded and instantely regretted it. The movement having caused more pain.

"Here." Elladan said to get Aragorn's attention. He handed the tea to him.

Aragorn gratefully took it, knowing it would ease the throbbing in his head and arm. When he had brought his hand up to his head before and when he had just brought the tea to his lips he noticed that his arm seemed stiff. He looked down at it and saw that it was bandaged from his shoulder to his elbow.

"Wargs." He groaned remembering exactly how he had fallen unconscious.

Elladan chuckled slightly at Aragorn. Then he turned serious. "They are still waiting for us."

Aragorn nodded, knowing who he was talking about and slowly stood up, not wanting a repeat of what happened last time he sat up.

Elladan saw his brother sway when he stood up so he went to his side, ready to catch him if he should fall.

Aragorn leaned on Elladan when the dizziness became too much for him. He was grateful for his support and whispered a thank you once he was able to.

When the dizziness left him he straightened himself and started toward the horse. He jumped on first, knowing that Elladan wouldn't let him command the horse in his condition; he didn't feel like arguing either.

Elladan quickly cleaned up the camp, leaving to trace of them. Then he got on the horse behind Aragorn. He was really worried about him, normally Aragorn would help with picking up camp, not wanting to leave the work up to someone else, even if there wasn't much to clean. Aragorn also got on the horse first letting Elladan give the commands to the horse without a fight. He didn't insist that he was alright either.

Elladan sighed and started his horse at a slow pace again.
Elrond was frustrated. He couldn't find the antidote. No matter what he tried. He knew that time was running out for Legolas too. He quickly got back to work, not willing to give up.

Not too far from Elrond's study Elrohir was watching over Legolas. The elf in front of him rarely moved now and no longer made much noise. It frightened him to see the usually so energetic elf just lying there not doing anything.

Elrohir grabbed Legolas' hand, hoping to reassure not only Legolas but himself as well. He almost jumped in surprise when he felt the ailing elf weakly squeeze his hand. It gave Elorhir more hope, which almost everyone was lacking at the moment.

Elrohir had been so wrapped up in his thoughts that he didn't even notice that someone else was in the room with him until they put their hand on his shoulder.

This time the dark-haired elf couldn't help but jump in surprise. He looked up to see Aragorn smiling at him. He could tell that the human was exhausted, he was practically leaning on Elladan, who was next to him, so as not to fall.

Elrohir got up and hugged his brothers glad to see that they came back in one piece.

"He is not doing so well, is he?" Aragorn asked looking at Legolas' still form, after thier hug had broken apart.

"I am afraid not." Elrohir said regretfully. He wished he could say the opposite and it were true but alas it was not. "I got here as fast as I could but I know not if it was fast enough."

"You did your best." Elladan comforted his twin. Then he turned to Aragorn, who was now leaning on him heavily. "And you need to lie down." His voice leaving no room for arguement.

Aragorn knew that tone all too well but didn't have the strength to argue back even if the tone hadn't been there.

Elladan lead the exhausted human to another bed and gently helped him lay down.

Aragorn struggled to keep his eyes open, not wanting to sleep yet, knowing that his friend's life was in grave danger and wanting to help him as much as possible. However, he soon lost the battle and fell asleep.

Elrohir took the chair next to Legolas while Elladan treated Aragorn's wounds.

The older twin sighed. "Why must we always run into trouble?"

Elrohir snorted. "I doubt we will ever be able to answer that."

They laughed, knowing that to be all too true. It felt good to laugh, especially after going so long without it.
They changed the ish (...don't ask...) for uploading so I hope it actually looks alright.

Well, this chapt was more mellow than the rest have been, I still hope it was good. Let me know plz!! It took longer than I originally thought it would to post this chapt cuz.... yeah. It just took longer. Anywayz.... I'll get the next chapt out soon. I don't have any of it written quite yet but I will start it soon. I promise!

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