Legolas awoke three days later; to him it only seemed like hours. His stomach had been bandaged up and his clothes were clean and lying on a chair next to the bed. His bare chest was glistening from the beads of sweat. His hair stuck to his face, and his pillow was damp. Legolas sat up and looked around. He was in the fortress of Gondor and apparently the weather was getting pretty warm. His thoughts drifted to Leobelia, 'is she alright, is she back to the way she was before, does she remember me?' these questions flashed through his head as he stood up and got dressed.
As he ran out the door he slipped his shirt over his head, and realized that he was lost. Legolas looked around at the unfamiliar sights of the castle. He watched as people bustled busily about him working to heal others. He looked for any familiar faces when he saw Aragorn.
"Aragorn!" he yelled as he ran over to him.
"Legolas, you're awake! I am surprised." Aragorn placed his hand on Legolas's shoulder.
"Where is Leobelia?" Legolas seemed almost frantic to find her.
"She is asleep in her room; she is still recovering from her sudden change from light energy to dark." Aragorn explained.
"How long will she be asleep?" Legolas's muscles seemed to calm as he was reassured of her safety.
"No one can tell, she is breathing fine but she seems that she will not awaken. You both have been sleeping for three days! You can not expect too much out of her, she has been through a lot in the last few weeks." Aragorn said as he walked down the hall to show his friend where exactly Leobelia was sleeping.
When they walked in a few maids moved from Leobelia's body. Much to Legolas's surprise she was awake. Her eyes were a very pale green and her skin was white a snow, except her cheeks that were glowing red from fever. Leobelia was also covered in sweat as Legolas had been when he awoke.
"Legolas, you are awake!" Gimli smiled in surprise as he looked at his friend.
"Yes, how is she?" Legolas asked as he looked at Leobelia.
"Well other than a small fever and memory loss she seems fine." One of the maids answered as she walked over to the elf.
"What has she forgotten?" Legolas's eyes sharpened as he looked at the maid.
"Almost everything, she has no memory of the Fellowship, she has no memory of where she is from or even who she is." The maid answered.
"Thank you that will be all." Aragorn dismissed the maids and walked to Leobelia's side.
"She is weak, and her body is having trouble fighting off her fever." Gandalf looked up from where he sat. His eyes were more concerned then ever and his face was wrinkled with worry. "I am afraid she will no longer remember any of us." Gandalf said as he stood from his chair next to Leobelia's bed.
Legolas walked to the bed side also, his eyes met with Leobelia's wondering green orbs. She tilted her head in thought and looked down at his chest.
"I remember that," she said pointing to the necklace on Legolas's chest, the orb of light which she had given to him before the battle, "Yes, I remember. It was my mothers; she had long black hair and blue eyes. I remember her face, and then…a man, he had an evil in his eyes, and he wore mostly dark clothing. I remember my mother fighting him, and then…he killed her." Leobelia's voice faded as her hand rested on the necklace.
Legolas's eyes widened, he remembered now, Leobelia's mother was the only sorceress in any elfish kingdom, and she was the one who was killed. He remembered seeing a little girl with a crimson red rose in her hand, and her hair was pulled back that day. Legolas had known Leobelia before, but he had forgotten. After Leobelia's mother died he was no longer allowed to go to Lothlorien as much, and when he was there he never saw her.
"Leobelia, do you remember anyone that was at the funeral? Do you remember any prince of Mirkwood?" Legolas asked with hope.
"I think so, I remember a lot of people, but yes, the Prince of Mirkwood was around my age, I remember him very well." Leobelia looked at Legolas, "You look very much like him." Leobelia added.
"I am the Prince of Mirkwood, now, do you remember anything after your mother's death?" Legolas kneeled down by the bed and too Leobelia's hand into his own.
"No, after that everything is foggy, I remember a few things here and there. Something about a Ring of Power. But like I said, after my mother's death it is foggy, like a puzzle I can not find pieces too." Leobelia explained.
"Alright, well get some rest, your fever is getting worse and you need to recover before Sauron decides to attack again." Legolas stood to his full height and laid Leobelia's hand on the bed. He smiled and laid a new, cool cloth on her forehead and walked out.
Leobelia watched the men walk out and sighed to herself, she wanted to remember who they were, she wanted to remember everything, why she was here, what they were doing, who Sauron was, she wanted to know all of these things, but she could not figure it out.
Legolas sighed and looked at Aragorn when they walked out, "I must find things that were important to her, I must find a way to bring back her memory." his eyes were filled with distress and sorrow.
"We will find a way, my friend, but we must be patient, we may have to teach her everything she once knew." Aragorn smiled at his friend.
That night Leobelia was up out of bed, her skin was slightly tanner, back to her normal color, and her eyes were back to the bright green they had been before. She was dressed in a dark green gown that draped to the floor, the gown was silk and had sleaves that were cut into triangles at her wrist. She had a golden colored cloth belt around her waist and her hair was neatly curled and pulled back half way. The hair that was not pulled into the band lain gently on her shoulder. Her gaze was not on any particular object, but it darted around, taking in all the beauty the structure had to offer. As she walked through the halls she saw Aragorn.
"You are the ranger, Aragorn, correct?" Leobelia stopped and stood in front of the man.
"Yes, that is what most call me." Aragorn looked at the girls curious eyes. He could see all the beauty Legolas found in her.
"I was wondering, what is the elf's name, the one who was with me earlier. He is the Prince of Mirkwood right?" She asked smiling innocently.
"Yes, his name is Legolas, and he is the Prince of Mirkwood." Aragorn pointed toward a door, "That is his chamber if you wish to see him."
"Thank you very much." Leobelia smiled and walked toward the door Aragorn pointed out. The door was a dark oak color and was very large, almost eight feet high. Leobelia sighed quickly and knocked on the gigantic door. A loud thunder rumbled through the room inside. Leobelia jumped back and thought to herself, "Maybe I knocked to hard, I hope he was not sleeping."
Legolas walked over to his door and opened it, he expected Aragorn to have come and give him news about Sauron's forces, instead he found Leobelia. She was beautifully dressed in a dark green gown and her eyes and skin color were back to normal. The dress was fairly low cut, showing quite a bit of her skin.
"Leobelia…well I was not expecting you!" Legolas smiled in surprise.
"Oh, I'm sorry then I guess I should go." Leobelia looked down to the ground, she thought she would have intruded on something.
"No, no please come in!" Legolas gently grabbed her arm and pulled her into his room, shutting the door behind him.
Leobelia smiled and looked around his chambers. The bed was pretty large, chairs were set out in each corner, and he had a balcony too. Her eyes dazzled with delight as she looked around the room at all the beautiful paintings and decorations. The walls were white but they were covered in rugs and paintings to give the room some comfort.
"So I see your feeling better." Legolas walked behind her as she explored his room.
"Yes, much better. You were right, all I really needed was sleep." Leobelia smiled and looked at him quickly then twirled around to continue looking.
"Leobelia, I must ask, do you really want your memory back?" Legolas asked as he turned her to look at him, his hand laid on her shoulders.
"Well, yes, I want to know who you all are, what and who I am, and also what is going on right now with all the wars and things." Leobelia smiled and moved closer to Legolas.
"Well, I could tell you but I doubt you would believe me." Legolas sighed as he hands fell from her shoulders to her hips.
"Well, I would not be sure of what you say, but I am sure if you told me I would remember. Oh, and also, can I have my necklace back. How did you get it in the first place?" Leobelia smiled as she tilted her head in curiosity.
"Well you gave it too me before the battle of Helms Deep, we were there defending Rohan, city of the horsemen. And you gave it to me before the battle and told me to keep it incase anything happened. And like you thought, something did happen, you were captured and changed into a dark person, you were on Sauron's side instead of ours. But some how the necklace brought you back, it brought you back onto our side but took away your memories." Legolas explained as he unclasped the necklace and put it around Leobelia's neck.
"Wow, that is a pretty long story, I am guessing you did not even tell me half of what it really was." Leobelia smiled at Legolas.
"Yes well I did not feel like boring you. Now, I found this in your stuff and I thought it might help to bring back memories." Legolas held up the crimson red rose that Leobelia had stashed in her bags.
"That is the rose I gave my mother the day she was killed. It was naturally white but turned red when her blood was spilled on it. I kept it in memory of her. I miss her very much." Leobelia stared at the rose in his hand.
"Do your remember anything about it? Anything else that it brings to mind?" Legolas asked.
"Yes, someone told me that it was a gift of eternal love. I remember thinking about giving it to someone I met recently. An elf, that I had fallen in love with but never had the guts to say anything to him about it. Do you know who that might have been?" Leobelia asked him.
"Yes, I know exactly who it is." Legolas answered, his eyes turning serious.
Trouble-15: Ok, please review and tell me what you think. Hope you enjoy the chapter.