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

Chapter Thirteen

Did he...?

It had been a couple days later and Aragorn was forced to sleep in his own bed. He had put up quite a fight but he was too weary to have a convincing arguement. The twins also had been forced to their own room but they put up less of a fight.

Everyone had been restless and overwhelmed with worry. They had all hoped that Legolas would be awake by now but there was still no sign of him gaining consciousness. The only sleep that Elrond had received was his short nap on the chair in his study. His sons tried to get him to sleep but there was no way they could make him.

Aragorn had been resting for hours, his exhaustion finally taking over. The twins were up and trying to help their father by giving food and trying to convince him to get some rest.

"At least take a short rest." Elladan argued determinedly. His father would get rest eventually, even if he had to slip some herbs into his drink while he wasn't looking.

"If you do not get some much needed sleep you shall not be able to help Legolas when he does wake." Elladan said. Everyone still believed the blonde elf would wake, even if it had been days since they last saw movement from him.

"He could wake while I sleep." Elrond still protested.

"Then we shall wake you at the first sign of movement." Elrohir said.

Lord Elrond sighed. He knew he should listen to his sons and sleep but he couldn't. He thought that even if he did try he still wouldn't be able to. On the other hand he knew that his sons wouldn't give up until he promised to at least try to sleep. "Fine. I'll try to get some rest. But at the very first sign of even the slightest movement you must get me."

Both twins looked at him directly in the eye and told him that they would. They were shocked at first that he had given up so easily. They figured it was because he was more tired than he was willing to admit, even to himself. Even if Elrond hadn't made them says that, they would have gone for him since he would know what to do. Everyone did want the best possible results for the blonde elf and getting him would enable that.

"I shall be off then." Elrond really was tired and they had convinced him to get his much needed rest so he didn't want to waste time. The longer it took, the longer he would sleep and the less of a chance he would have of being awake when Legolas woke. "Remember." He added, walking out of his study to his own room.

The twins both shook their heads and walked back to the House of Healing. When they entered they found Aragorn once more sitting next to the elven archer.

"I thought you were resting?" Elrohir questioned the weary looking human.

Aragorn looked up at the younger twin and didn't say anything.

Both twins noticed that Aragorn's eyes had a considerable amount of sorrow. If they hadn't known better they would have thought that Legolas had died while they were gone. Thankfully, that was not the case.

"Do not dispair, Estel. He lives, and shall not die." Elladan said, sounding more confident than he felt.

"Iston." Was the human's only reply.

All he needed was for Legolas to at least twitch, that's all. But he still showed no signs of movement. He had been still for days and days.

Elladan went to his youngest brother and wrapped his arms around him, giving him a hug that everyone knew he needed.

"All will be well, you shall see." Elrohir added. He went next to Legolas and checked him over; seeing if one of the bandaged needed to be replaced. He was relieved to see that they didn't. Before the antidote Elrond had given the elf, the injury would start bleeding again, even if Legolas hadn't made any sudden moves that would reopen it. The poisoned wound didn't really close in the first place though. Since Elrohir hadn't seen any blood on the bandage he took it as a good sign. That must have been the antidote. He thought happily, but also sadly because it seemed that the drink, or Legolas' poor state before hand, had put him in the comatose state that he was now stuck in.

"His wound is not bleeding anymore." For the moment at least. He dared not say that aloud. That would only pull Aragorn farther into his dispair.

The human looked up at Elrohir; the elf noticed that it looked as though just those words had helped the hope within Aragorn rise. He was glad he could help, but just hoped that his words were true and that it wouldn't start bleeding again. That would only make things worse.

Aragorn once more took hold of Legolas' hand and sat there watching the elf as if his wishes could restore him.

The elves sighed, knowing there'd be no way they'd be able to get their brother to go to his own room and sleep. They had been lucky enough when they had convinced their father to rest.

Their thoughts were pushed aside when they saw Aragorn jump. "What is it?"

"I... I thought...." He trailed off looking as if he were waiting for something. His face, that had lit up with excitment for some reason turned to dismay. "I guess not." The ranger said, sounding crestfallen.

"What happened?" They both asked confused.

"I... I thought I felt him move, but I guess not." He said sadly. "Just my hope getting the better of me, I suppose."

Elladan and Elrohir exchanged a glance wondering if it really was his imagination or not. And thinking if they should get their father or not. They decided that since it was a minor, if at all, movement and there hadn't been another, they wouldn't get Elrond. He needed his rest after all.

Elladan sat down in the same chair that he had been using for days and Elrohir did the likewise. They sat with their younger brother wanting to give him their support.
It had been almost two weeks since Legolas had first fallen into his comatose state. The others barely had any hope left, if any. They were partially surprised that his body could even survive this long. They were only able to give him water; no food. Were he human he would have died already. They were grateful that he was surviving, it showed that Legolas was fighting still, even if you couldn't tell on the outside.

Since Aragorn felt, or thought he felt the slight twitch, there had been no other movements. The ranger had been carried to his own room when he collapsed due to exhaustion. He had worn himself out by staying awake for days and not eating right. Legolas being unconscious for so long was tearing him apart. Everyone knew that elves could die of grief and that human's usually didn't. However, they were afraid that Aragorn was going to die from it by not taking care of himself if the unconscious elf did not wake soon.

The human had been sleeping for almost a day when he woke with a start. He jumped out of his bed and ran to Legolas, ignoring the strange looks he was receiving from the elves passing him in the halls. He threw open the door and rushed to Legolas' side.

Elladan looked up in surprise when he saw Aragorn rush over to Legolas.

The ranger gave a huge sigh of relief when he felt the archer's pulse. He had dreamed that Legolas had died and had to make sure that it was only a dream.

"What is wrong?" Elladan asked when he saw the human had calmed down.

"Nothing. Absolutely nothing." Aragorn said, content about the fact that Legolas was still alive, even in his state. Thank the Valar he is alive.

Elladan shrugged it off, everything looked fine so he decided that it was unimportant. He looked at the door when he once more saw it open, but in a much less rushed manner.

"Did something happen? They are saying that Estel ran here in a hurry." Elrohir said concerned. However, he looked to Aragorn and saw that the human's face looked relieved, where the elf's was still the same.

"Tis nothing to worry about. Only a dream." Aragorn finally spoke.

They were still sitting in their usual spots about an hour later. Aragorn spoke up excitedly, surprising the two elves. "He... he moved! He ready did! I did not imagine it!" He had been staring at the elf waiting for a moment like this. This time though Legolas definitely moved, his whole hand just about moved. It was certainly something to get excited about, especially since there hadn't been anything in so long.

Elrohir wasted no time and ran to get his father, who was in his study doing some research or something.

"Ada! Ada! Come quick!" The dark-haired elf shouted.

Elrond quickly dropped everything, and followed his son withtout question; assuming the cause for the call. Everything had been relatively calm for the past week so there wasn't really any other reason why Elrohir would be so hasty.

Aragorn didn't look up when he heard the door open, knowing who it would be and not wanting to take his eyes off of Legolas in case he opened his eyes. The elf had moved a couple of times since Elrohir left, a very good sign.

Elrond rushed over to the bed and looked down at Legolas, frowning when he saw that he was still unconscious.

"I swear he moved at least several times." Aragorn said trying to contain his excitment.

Lord Elrond nodded in acknowledgment and checked the archer's pulse. He was relieved when he felt it. It had actually returned to it's normal pace, instead of being erratic like it had been for weeks.
Legolas could hear noises - it sounded like someone was talking but he couldn't understand what they were saying. He struggled to open his eyes, wanting to know who was with him. The archer still felt really tired and wanted to sleep but his curiousity was winning the battle.

Very slowly he gained control over his eyes and forced them open. Once open he couldn't make out anything in the room, for his eyesight was blurry.

"...olas." He finally understood what the voices were saying and caught the end of its word. "Legolas." The voice repeated excitedly.

The elven archer groaned and started to close his eyes but stopped once he realized what he was doing and opened them the rest of the way again. He knew he had been sleeping for a long time by the way his body felt so stiff. He wanted to find out what was going on; something obviously was since the voices sounded so happy.

"Can you hear me, Legolas?" The voice asked, showing concern. Said elf turned to the voice and seeing that his vision finally cleared up he noticed it was Elrond that was speaking. The elf-lord repeated his question.

Legolas nodded slightly, the only thing he could manage at the moment.

Excited voices next to Elrond were saying things that Legolas couldn't understand. They were all speaking at once and talking quickly. He looked over at the many voices and found that they belonged to Aragorn, Elladan and Elrohir. He gave a small smile to all the elves - and human.

The blonde elf closed his eyes; this time not reopening them. He felt too tired to ignore his bodies need to rest. He felt a lot more comfortable now, knowing that he had his friends surrounding him.

Elrond and the others were disappointed when they saw Legolas once again go to sleep, however, this time they knew that was all it was... sleep. They knew he would wake within hours and were relieved to know that. Elrond would be able to ask him if he suffered anymore pain, which it didn't seem like he had been during the short period he was awake, and he could ask if there were any mental affects. He could see the physical wounds himself so there was no need to ask anything about that. The elf-lord was pleased to see the once ailing elf's wounds healing and his healing abilities helping it. That was one of the best things about the whole thing, for it showed his sure recovery, unless he should somehow have a relapse.

Elrond looked over at his youngest son and couldn't help but smile at his look of absolute happiness. All of them were happy really. How could they not be? Their friend finally awoke after weeks!

"He... he finally woke up!" Aragorn said, almost disbelievingly. It felt like forever since the last time he had seen Legolas' piercing blue eyes.

"Aye, he did."

Aragorn sat on the same chair once again; with no dispair. He knew the elf would wake soon. Elorhir and Elladan also sat down in their chairs. Elrond joined them; not going back to his study.
It only took an hour for Legolas to wake up again. This time his mind was a lot more clear than it had been before.

"Ada." He heard Aragorn say. Elrond was over by the counter doing something to pass the time.

Elrond turned to face his son. The human pointed to Legolas and the elf-lord went over to the elf. Elrond looked at Legolas and smiled. "Glad to see you are awake again."

"You had all of us scared." Elladan added.

Legolas looked slightly confused. Why would they be scared that I was sleeping? He thought, having no idea how long he really had 'slept.'

As if reading the younger elf's thoughts Elrond said, "You were unconscious for almost two weeks."

Legolas' eyes widened. Two weeks! His mind exclaimed, surprised. No wonder they were scared.

Elrond frowned, noticing that Legolas hadn't said a word and wondered if he couldn't or was just too tired to do so, or just didn't feel like it. He had to find out. "Legolas, can you talk?"

The archer really didn't know. He hadn't even thought about it, since he was so tired. So he tried. At first nothing came out but he kept trying. "I-I... think.. s-so." He finally got out. His voice was hoarse and the words came out slowly from not using it in so long. He was glad to find that he could though. As was everyone else.

Elrond nodded in approvement. "Now, you need to eat." His tone left no room for arguement.

Legolas knew he would have to and he was kind of surprised to find that he actually was hungry. He hadn't been hungry in a long time. Around the morning of the first orc attack.

Elladan and Elrohir decided to get something light and easy to go down for the elf. While they got the food Elrond checked the leg wound. Aragorn occasionally helped if necessary, which wasn't often.

The elf-lord and human, were relieved to see that the injury was healing a lot. It already looked so much better than it had only a day ago. When Elrond was checking the wound Legolas only groaned once, maybe twice, and that was only because the area around the wound was still tender. That in itself was an excellent sign, that he hadn't groaned a lot, of course. Before he had screamed in pain because of it.

The twins returned, each carrying a tray full of food.

"Why did you bring so much? Legolas surely cannot eat all of it." Aragorn stated.

"Because, my brother, everyone needs to eat. Not only Legolas." Elladan replied with a smirk that matched Elrohir's.

Elrond smiled and finished wrapping the bandage around the once poisoned wound. They were pretty sure that they got rid of it, for good. When he looked up at Legolas he saw that he once again had his eyes closed but he knew the blonde elf wasn't asleep, for he was smiling. It warmed Elrond's heart to see it. The smile was neither forced nor fake, something he hadn't seen on anyone in a long time and something he truly missed.

Elrond helped his patient up so he could eat and make sure he wouldn't choke. That defnitely would not be good. Having him survive the poison; a strong one at that and then die by choking. That would be terrrible!

Legolas was embarassed about being fed to like an elfling but had no choice and he was hungry so let it go. He ate almost half of the broth and felt queasy aftwards. He hadn't had any food in a while so his stomache wasn't used to it. The feeling left soon enough though. However, he drank the water rather greedily, not realizing how thirsty he really was. His throat was really dry.

Once he was done with everything Elrond spoke to Legolas. "You must get some rest now. Though you were unconscious for a long time that was hardly rest." The elder elf smiled down at Legolas, who was obviously still tired, whether or not he admitted it.

The blonde archer nodded and closed his eyes, quickly falling asleep after whispering, "Hannon le," to all of them.

Lord Elrond looked at his sons and they all held a look of pure happiness. He was sure he had the same look. There was no way he'd be able to hide it nor would he really want to. What would be the point?

"Now, ion nin, we shall all eat." He said, remembering the food the twins had brought for all of them. They couldn't let it go to waste.

When they were done eating they set the trays aside. Elrond got up and said that he was going to his room to sleep, with his spirits lifted he finally felt like he could get well-deserved rest. And told the others to do the same.

A while after Elrond had left they started small conversations with each other. There was no longer any tension in the room that had been there previously. No more dispair, no more helplessness; no more sorrow. Just new hope and joy.
It was a couple days later and the prince was trying to convince Elrond to let him go outside, at least on the balcony.

"I need to get some fresh air." Legolas tried to reason.

"You are still not fully healed. I do not wish to risk it."

"Risk what? You are risking a lot more by keeping me locked up in here than you would be if I were allowed to go out."

Elrond sighed.

"Please. I need to feel the wind upon me once again. To smell the scent of the nature that I haven't been able to enjoy in so long." Legolas pleaded.

There was no way that the elf-lord would be able to turn down Legolas. His voice was filled with the desperate need to go outside. He echoed his sigh. "Very well. However, I shall accompany you, whether you wish it or not"

Legolas smiled. He really didn't mind Elrond coming along, especially if it meant that he'd be able to go outside. He wanted Aragorn to be able to come with them as well, however, the human was sleeping and he did not want to wake him. He got about the same amount of rest as Legolas had, probably less, if possible. Although he had been unconscious it was hardly restful. He'd have to just let the ranger sleep, he deserved it anyway. The twins were also off doing something that Elrond had asked of them.

"Shall we go?" Elrond asked. He had thought that the younger elf was in a rush to go but when Legolas stopped and thought about something it confused the elf-lord. He decided not to inquire about it though. Legolas would tell him if he wanted to.

Legolas snapped out of his thoughts and nodded. He swung his legs over the edge of the bed and slowly started to stand up. He collapsed right away but was caught by Elrond, who was fully prepared for it. He knew the elf would have to regain the control over his legs again.

"Take it slowly." Elrond helped.

Legolas took a deep breath and tried to walk again, holding onto the elder elf.

Against the pain in his leg, they slowly managed to get to the balcony. Legolas was breathing hard from the exertion since he hadn't done anything in a long time.

Elrond lead him to a chair and lowered him down onto it. Legolas smiled gratefully at the dark-haired elf. Then he looked out at the trees and sky and the flowers, relishing in the sight before him.

"It has been too long." Legolas whispered, taking a deep breath to smell the nature around him.

"Indeed it has." The elf-lord couldn't disagree the blonde elf's statement.

Elrond smiled warmly when he saw the look of absolute bliss on the younger elf's face. I guess it was a good idea for him to come out here. It does wonders on one's soul. Legolas' eyes were closed, just enjoying the breeze and feel of the sun's warmth on his body.
Okay, so ther's that. He's finally awake!! Woohoo! Hey, at least I didn't make you peoples wait another chapt. I could have done that so easily if I split this chapt up. ;-) Aren'tcha glad I didn't? -=sweatdrop=- Anywayz... so how did ya like it? Oh, and do you guys want it to end here or should I add another chapt or two? Either way is fine by me and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do so I decided to leave it up to you peoples. Lemme know. Btw, sry if some of this sounds kinda weird or whatever.. I think some parts did... but that's just me. -=shrugs=-

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