Since You've Been Gone
Disclaimer: I don't own the title, lyrics or characters they belong to Powderfinger and Tolkein respectively. Don't sue, it'd be a waste of time anyway cause I got nothing.
There's a truth begging to be told as the blues grab and take a hold
To continue like this only acts as a force for no good
I just want to say that I miss you and I've felt pitiful since you've been gone
I'm just trying to say I need something I can lean against
So I'm going to steady myself on a reliable friend
There's a weight dragging through my days that I spend trying to fill the space
That's been there since the day that we parted and made our goodbyes
There's a truth begging to be told as the blues grab and take a hold
And I just can't believe when I wake up that you could be gone
Introduction
From the moment Legolas set eyes on him when he first arrived at Rivendell he was mesmerized. He kept telling himself it was pathetic and no way for an elf prince to act. It was quite absurd that every time Legolas saw the man's unkept brown hair and unshaven face and beautifully toned body the elf's heart would beat faster and an odd feeling appeared in his stomach. Legolas had been in Rivendell only half a day and had managed to bump into the young man no less than five times and as yet had not summoned up enough courage to introduce himself. After the sixth time this happened (he had hidden himself behind a statue when he saw the man approaching) he decided he needed to talk to someone and went in search of Arwen.
~*~
"Am I going crazy?" Legolas was pacing the room while Arwen sat quietly watching him. "Never before have I avoided another being. It can't be fear, why would I fear him? I don't even know who he is!" He stopped and gave Arwen a pleading look. "It seems to me that it is not fear," at this Legolas looked relieved. "Tis love." Legolas stopped pacing to stare at her. "Perhaps you did not hear: I don't even know who he is." "Legolas it is not uncommon for males to fall in love with other males and perhaps it is not love but you are at least attracted to him. I could tell by the look in your eyes when you told me about this mysterious man." "It's not love," Legolas muttered, not even listening to her properly. "What do you know of love anyway? Lord Elrond has told me you are leaving the mortal you fell in love with to go over the sea. If you truly loved him you would not leave him" "My father believes he can make my decisions for me yet they are not his to make. I do not intend to leave these shores, though my father believes I should. I will not!" she added firmly. There was a knock at the door and the man Legolas had become enchanted with opened the door. "I apologise my lady. I did not realise you had a guest," he said. "No need. Aragorn this is Legolas Greenleaf, Thranduil's son. Legolas this is Aragorn son a Arathorn," Arwen pulled Aragorn inside and closed the door. "I have heard much about you Legolas," said Aragorn. "And I you. I believe we've met but you were much younger then. I didn't recognise you, indeed if I had I would have introduced myself much earlier," Legolas replied. Aragorn only looked mildly surprised. The two stared at each other, Legolas could not tear his eyes away and it appeared Aragorn was having the same problem. Eventually Arwen cleared her throat and asked politely " Aragorn was there a reason you cam to see me?" Aragorn looked away from the blonde elf and fixed his gaze on Arwen. "I did.however I cannot seemed to remember what it was. I will leave you two to go back to your talking," he left looking confused.
~*~
Over the next two days Legolas learned a lot about what had been happening prior to his arrival. Four hobbits had arrived, one of which was unconscious and apparently the cause for the delay in the meeting. Though he heard many rumours (both before and after he arrived at Rivendell) it was difficult to believe them. Indeed something undeniably evil had been growing for some time it did not mean the ring of power had been found. Legolas supposed he would find out fact from fiction soon as the hobbit had awaken and the meeting he had come for was to take place in less then an hour.
~*~
At last Legolas was sitting in the meeting. Elrond recounted the history of the ring and asked the hobbit, who was introduced as Frodo, to bring forth the ring. Boromir of Gondor stood and made a speech but the whole time Legolas was lost in his own thoughts and was only pulled out of them when Aragorn spoke. "And what would a mere ranger know of such matters?" Boromir sneered glaring at Aragorn. He didn't know why but Legolas became angry at Boromir's remark. He stood up swiftly and defended Aragorn. He corrected the arrogant Gondorian informing him, and the rest of the room, that he was no mere ranger. Aragorn told Legolas to sit down in elvish and Legolas became strangely happy. So happy in fact that he obeyed the command without a second thought (which did not often happen). This state of happiness did not last though. No one seemed to be listening to Lord Elrond, one of the only people Legolas deeply respected, and this made him angry. "Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The ring must be destroyed!" was Legolas the only one who realised that? "And I suppose you'll be the one to do it?" said the gruff voice of one of the dwarves, Gimli. That's when everyone lost it. Even Gandalf the Grey joined in the argument. Through all the voices Frodo could be heard. "I'll take the ring to Mordor, though I do not know the way." Legolas watched as Gandalf said he would help Frodo take the ring, then Aragorn approached the ring-bearer and offered to protect him. Legolas decided he definitely had to go on the quest now and much to his annoyance it appeared the dwarf had decided the same thing. Boromir and three other hobbits that had been hiding in various places around the hall also joined and they were named the fellowship of the ring.
~*~
The fellowship left Rivendell early the next day. After only half an hour Legolas regretted volunteering, no one could shut Gimli up, but he reminded himself that he joined before the dwarf. Now he suspected Gimli joined just to spite him. To get away from him Legolas went to the front of the group and walked with Aragorn. He was content to walk in silence, enjoying the ranger's company but when Aragorn spoke to him he was overjoyed. All day they talked, at first about the road they were to take but then moving onto more personal subjects. They stopped to camp for the night and while Legolas stared into the orange flames of the fire he realised he loved talking to Aragorn, that he enjoyed the man's company and would give anything to be alone with him, talking again. He was horrified to realise Arwen was right. He was attracted to Aragorn and he had to tell him. "What troubles you Legolas?" Aragorn came over to the fire and sat beside the elf. It appeared the rest of the fellowship was asleep. "Aragorn may I speak with you.honestly?" Legolas not look at the man next to him, afraid he would lose courage.
TBC
Author's Notes: I'm not really happy with a few bits of this fic but since I wrote it at midnight and writing's just an outlet I quite honestly couldn't care less about my poor writing. However I would appreciate it if you could tell me what you think. Thanks for reading.
Disclaimer: I don't own the title, lyrics or characters they belong to Powderfinger and Tolkein respectively. Don't sue, it'd be a waste of time anyway cause I got nothing.
There's a truth begging to be told as the blues grab and take a hold
To continue like this only acts as a force for no good
I just want to say that I miss you and I've felt pitiful since you've been gone
I'm just trying to say I need something I can lean against
So I'm going to steady myself on a reliable friend
There's a weight dragging through my days that I spend trying to fill the space
That's been there since the day that we parted and made our goodbyes
There's a truth begging to be told as the blues grab and take a hold
And I just can't believe when I wake up that you could be gone
Introduction
From the moment Legolas set eyes on him when he first arrived at Rivendell he was mesmerized. He kept telling himself it was pathetic and no way for an elf prince to act. It was quite absurd that every time Legolas saw the man's unkept brown hair and unshaven face and beautifully toned body the elf's heart would beat faster and an odd feeling appeared in his stomach. Legolas had been in Rivendell only half a day and had managed to bump into the young man no less than five times and as yet had not summoned up enough courage to introduce himself. After the sixth time this happened (he had hidden himself behind a statue when he saw the man approaching) he decided he needed to talk to someone and went in search of Arwen.
~*~
"Am I going crazy?" Legolas was pacing the room while Arwen sat quietly watching him. "Never before have I avoided another being. It can't be fear, why would I fear him? I don't even know who he is!" He stopped and gave Arwen a pleading look. "It seems to me that it is not fear," at this Legolas looked relieved. "Tis love." Legolas stopped pacing to stare at her. "Perhaps you did not hear: I don't even know who he is." "Legolas it is not uncommon for males to fall in love with other males and perhaps it is not love but you are at least attracted to him. I could tell by the look in your eyes when you told me about this mysterious man." "It's not love," Legolas muttered, not even listening to her properly. "What do you know of love anyway? Lord Elrond has told me you are leaving the mortal you fell in love with to go over the sea. If you truly loved him you would not leave him" "My father believes he can make my decisions for me yet they are not his to make. I do not intend to leave these shores, though my father believes I should. I will not!" she added firmly. There was a knock at the door and the man Legolas had become enchanted with opened the door. "I apologise my lady. I did not realise you had a guest," he said. "No need. Aragorn this is Legolas Greenleaf, Thranduil's son. Legolas this is Aragorn son a Arathorn," Arwen pulled Aragorn inside and closed the door. "I have heard much about you Legolas," said Aragorn. "And I you. I believe we've met but you were much younger then. I didn't recognise you, indeed if I had I would have introduced myself much earlier," Legolas replied. Aragorn only looked mildly surprised. The two stared at each other, Legolas could not tear his eyes away and it appeared Aragorn was having the same problem. Eventually Arwen cleared her throat and asked politely " Aragorn was there a reason you cam to see me?" Aragorn looked away from the blonde elf and fixed his gaze on Arwen. "I did.however I cannot seemed to remember what it was. I will leave you two to go back to your talking," he left looking confused.
~*~
Over the next two days Legolas learned a lot about what had been happening prior to his arrival. Four hobbits had arrived, one of which was unconscious and apparently the cause for the delay in the meeting. Though he heard many rumours (both before and after he arrived at Rivendell) it was difficult to believe them. Indeed something undeniably evil had been growing for some time it did not mean the ring of power had been found. Legolas supposed he would find out fact from fiction soon as the hobbit had awaken and the meeting he had come for was to take place in less then an hour.
~*~
At last Legolas was sitting in the meeting. Elrond recounted the history of the ring and asked the hobbit, who was introduced as Frodo, to bring forth the ring. Boromir of Gondor stood and made a speech but the whole time Legolas was lost in his own thoughts and was only pulled out of them when Aragorn spoke. "And what would a mere ranger know of such matters?" Boromir sneered glaring at Aragorn. He didn't know why but Legolas became angry at Boromir's remark. He stood up swiftly and defended Aragorn. He corrected the arrogant Gondorian informing him, and the rest of the room, that he was no mere ranger. Aragorn told Legolas to sit down in elvish and Legolas became strangely happy. So happy in fact that he obeyed the command without a second thought (which did not often happen). This state of happiness did not last though. No one seemed to be listening to Lord Elrond, one of the only people Legolas deeply respected, and this made him angry. "Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The ring must be destroyed!" was Legolas the only one who realised that? "And I suppose you'll be the one to do it?" said the gruff voice of one of the dwarves, Gimli. That's when everyone lost it. Even Gandalf the Grey joined in the argument. Through all the voices Frodo could be heard. "I'll take the ring to Mordor, though I do not know the way." Legolas watched as Gandalf said he would help Frodo take the ring, then Aragorn approached the ring-bearer and offered to protect him. Legolas decided he definitely had to go on the quest now and much to his annoyance it appeared the dwarf had decided the same thing. Boromir and three other hobbits that had been hiding in various places around the hall also joined and they were named the fellowship of the ring.
~*~
The fellowship left Rivendell early the next day. After only half an hour Legolas regretted volunteering, no one could shut Gimli up, but he reminded himself that he joined before the dwarf. Now he suspected Gimli joined just to spite him. To get away from him Legolas went to the front of the group and walked with Aragorn. He was content to walk in silence, enjoying the ranger's company but when Aragorn spoke to him he was overjoyed. All day they talked, at first about the road they were to take but then moving onto more personal subjects. They stopped to camp for the night and while Legolas stared into the orange flames of the fire he realised he loved talking to Aragorn, that he enjoyed the man's company and would give anything to be alone with him, talking again. He was horrified to realise Arwen was right. He was attracted to Aragorn and he had to tell him. "What troubles you Legolas?" Aragorn came over to the fire and sat beside the elf. It appeared the rest of the fellowship was asleep. "Aragorn may I speak with you.honestly?" Legolas not look at the man next to him, afraid he would lose courage.
TBC
Author's Notes: I'm not really happy with a few bits of this fic but since I wrote it at midnight and writing's just an outlet I quite honestly couldn't care less about my poor writing. However I would appreciate it if you could tell me what you think. Thanks for reading.