Disclamer: I don't own Legolas but I do own everyone else. Set before the
War of the Ring. Two girls, Leila and Shí disguise themselves as men and
join the army. It's an elvish sort of Mulan with two heroines. Shí/Ahora.
Legolas/Leila. (For once none of the characters are based on me!) The
original version of this story was a swap story between me and my mate Liz.
Ada means father and Nana mother.
The way I'm doing the elves ages is that 500 is the equivalent of a 5 year old so 1500 is a 15 year old. Basically minus the 2 0's and you got the age they look like. And I'm having it that they stop growing at 2000 or 20 so that's why they always look so young. Got it?
SLASH WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hidden Identity
Chapter 5; Discovery
"Leila!" Shí snapped.
"Sorry" Leila mumbled.
"It's alright. I'm not going to tell anyone" Legolas said. Shí and Leila looked up at him startled. "As long as you don't walk on that leg any more and ride with me" he said smiling.
"Blackmail" Leila gasped in pretend shock. Shí laughed.
"I'll take your horse if you want Leila, Nana's got mine" Shí offered.
"Two against one, not fair!" Leila complained. He leg suddenly gave way and she stumbled.
"Up" Shí ordered, pointing to Legolas. Shí helped Leila up infront of Legolas and then took the reins to Leila's horse and walked forewords.
"God friend you got there" Legolas said and he held her steady.
"Yeah" Leila whispered. Every inch of her was now throbbing with pain. "Why did I do that?" Leila asked.
"What?" Legolas asked.
"Fight him, I hurt all over" Leila complained.
"But you won." Legolas said quietly in her ear making Leila smile for more than one reason.
"Gaalin!" Ahora said happily as Shí walked up.
"Ahora" Shí said happily, kissing Ahora on the lips briefly. Some of the other warriors looked put down as they had obviously liked Ahora, but Shí and Ahora were already together even though they were both female. Ahora was walking as she said she could and now slipped her hand in Shí's.
"I've missed you" Ahora said sadly. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I couldn't tell you, you would have told my Ada" Shí said.
"Yes, I would have because this is not the life everyone expected of you" Ahora said. A few of the men listened in.
"I know, I know" Shí said angrily. "I can remember my father lecturing me when I was younger you know. 'You will take over the farm once you mother and I travel to the undying lands. It you destiny and your right.' Farming is not my thing, fighting is" Shí said to Ahora.
"I know it is, it always was" Ahora said holding Shí's arm with both hands and resting her head on Shí's shoulder. "And it suits you, and Sérle although that is not what I expected of him" Ahora said.
"I know, before he wouldn't even raise his voice unless he was angry, very angry" Shí said.
"But the way he fought that man."
"Impressive what training does to yah" Shí said laughing.
"It's strange. I can still see you, farming away and Sérle.well Sérle not really doing anything aggressive and then I see you two now and it's such a difference" Ahora said.
"Good difference or bad difference?" Shí asked.
"Good, definitely good" Ahora said smiling into Shí's shoulder. "This look is allot sexier than dirty farmer" Ahora said giggling.
"Is that all you think about?" Shí asked.
"Yes, but all you think about is sex" Ahora said.
"You got that right" Shí said laughing. "But only with you Ahora, only with you."
2 Hours Later,
"Make camp!" Legolas shouted.
"Ow, you didn't have to shout right my ear you know" Leila complained.
"Sorry" Legolas said. The tents were put up and the women and children put in them, the men would be sleeping outside or be on watch. Legolas got down and walked to Dalamar. "I want 5 men on guard duty during the night, 2 shifts, one till midnight and on till morning. You decide who but make sure that they aren't wounded or engaged in a happy reunion" Legolas said nodding to Shí and she and Ahora went into one of the tent, Ahora giggling.
"Yes my lord. What about the prisoner?" Dalamar asked.
"Tie him to a tree, tie his feet and hands and put a gag on him" Legolas said. The gag was a precaution because he knew that the man would not be happy when he woke up. He went back to his horse and found Leila trying to get down but not doing well as when she moved her right leg a sharp pain coursed through it. "Let's get you to the healer" Legolas said, lifting her down as carefully as possible.
"Good idea" Leila groaned. Slowly they made their way to the healer, Maruun.
"You again" Maruun said kindly, gesturing to a log. Legolas eased Leila down onto it. "Right now tell me where your hurt now."
"My stomach but that's just a scratch and its been bandaged. My ankle, also a scratch and bandaged. My stitches have come loose, not nice and my legs broken. Yep, that's about it" Leila said checking. "Oh and I have a few scratches from the tree I ran up" she said showing him the small scratches on her forearms.
"Do you like pain?" Maruun asked and he un-bandaged her ankle. "well that's fine, lets check your stomach quickly" Maruun said. Leila carefully lifted up her shirt keeping the fact that she was a girl hidden and let Maruun pull the bandages away and inspect the cut. "That's fine as well, although that's gonna hurt for a while" he told her as she lowered her shirt. "I'll set your knee before I do the stitches" he said after thinking.
"Great. Big pain then little pain" Leila muttered sarcastically. Maruun rolled up her leggings and looked at her swollen leg which also went at a slight angle. He reached into a pack behind him and brought out a flask.
"Drink some of this, it'll numb the pain" Maruun said.
"I don't do alcohol" Leila said.
"Now you do" Maruun said. Leila glared at him and took a small sip of the incredibly strong alcohol. "You need at least a gulp full to numb the pain" he informed her.
"But it's disgusting" Leila complained. It burned her throat and made her feel sick. Maruun and Legolas both glared at her. "Why does everyone always gang up on me?" Leila asked before taking a gulp of the drink. "Yuck! Yuck, yuck" she cursed once she had swallowed it. Maruun gently felt along the break.
"Well, the good news it's a closed fracture, your not bleeding on the inside, the bad news is that its become angled and is going to hurt allot to put into place and attach a splint" Maruun said.
"Just do it" Leila muttered, feeling the effects of the alcohol. Maruun placed one hand on Leila's knee and the other on her ankle. Then in one quick motion her pulled the leg in line, causing Leila to cry out, not as much as she would have done if it hadn't been for the alcohol.
"My Lord, in my pack it two pieces of wood and some string" Maruun said to Legolas. Legolas fetched the items and soon Maruun had put a piece of wood on wither side of the breaks and had tied it tightly with the string.
"That's going to annoy me so much" Leila said, pulling on the rolled up bit of her leggings. Maruun took the hint and cut the leggings short.
"Now for the cut" Maruun said.
"My lord, I'm worried about my sisters" Leila said.
"I'll go check on them" Legolas said.
"Thank you, make sure Pedi's arms alright would you?" Leila asked, hissing sharply as Maruun pulled the bandage off her cheek.
"I will Sérle" Legolas said leaving.
"This is not looking good" Maruun said as he noted the redness of the skin around the cut and the puss in the cut. "I believe it may be infected."
"Great, as if it wasn't bad enough" Leila muttered.
"I'm going to have to clean it out before I stitch it up and that is going to hurt so I want you to have some more of this" Maruun said handing Leila the flask.
"Do I have to?" Leila asked.
"Yes" Maruun said strictly as he searched through his pack. Leila took a deep breath and took another big gulp of the foul tasting alcohol. She started to feel light headed and her eyelids drooped. Soon she was asleep and Maruun managed to use a cloth and some water to clean the cut and then stitched it back up. He put his rolled up spare shirt under Leila's head and laid a blanket over her as she had yet to wake up. He gently bandaged the cut so she wouldn't aggravate it while she slept (although he still thinks she is a he).
"Maruun, can you see to this little girls arm?" Legolas asked as he walked up with Pedi in his arms.
"Course I can now sit her down" Maruun said smiling, remembering this was the little one that leapt from the horses back to save Sérle. Pedi watched closely as he took off the bandage and looked at the cuts and bruises. "He threw you pretty hard little one" Maruun commented. "You'll be black and blue for a while" Maruun said.
"They hurt" Pedi complained. "So does my leg" she said angrily.
"I can put some cream on them" Maruun said. "I always carry bruise cream around because bruises are very annoying for a warrior, just ask his majesty" Maruun said as he searched for the cream.
"Yes, they are one of the worst injuries you can get" Legolas said.
"Wow" Pedi said. Maruun found the cream and started spreading it gently over her arm. "Why are the blue?" Pedi asked. "My legs looks like it's been painted" Pedi said giggling.
"Does it now, well I must see this" Maruun said lifting up her dress. Pedi's leg was just one big bruise with little gaps here and there. Maruun and Legolas gasped. Maruun quickly rubbed some cream on the bruise. "Better?"
"Very" Pedi said. "Where Sérle?"
"Behind you" Maruun said.
"Sérle sleeping" Pedi said childishly.
"Yes he is, now I'll take you back to your sister now" Legolas said holding out his arms. Pedi allowed him to pick her up gently and carry her away. Leila groaned and moved in her sleep. Maruun gently put a hand on her forehead and felt the heat radiating off it.
"Great" he muttered, this was all the lad needed, a fever. He wetted a bit of cloth and lay it on Leila's forehead.
"Shhhhh" Shí whispered as she and Ahora made out in the tent. "They'll hear us" Shí nearly giggled.
"So" Ahora said, kissing Shí again.
"I'm supposed to be pretending to be a boy, I can't giggle" Shí said, nearly giggling.
"Oh yeah.but I can" Ahora said grinning.
A/N Wot do you think. Even I'm starting to feel sorry for Leila! Review if yah wanna.
The way I'm doing the elves ages is that 500 is the equivalent of a 5 year old so 1500 is a 15 year old. Basically minus the 2 0's and you got the age they look like. And I'm having it that they stop growing at 2000 or 20 so that's why they always look so young. Got it?
SLASH WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hidden Identity
Chapter 5; Discovery
"Leila!" Shí snapped.
"Sorry" Leila mumbled.
"It's alright. I'm not going to tell anyone" Legolas said. Shí and Leila looked up at him startled. "As long as you don't walk on that leg any more and ride with me" he said smiling.
"Blackmail" Leila gasped in pretend shock. Shí laughed.
"I'll take your horse if you want Leila, Nana's got mine" Shí offered.
"Two against one, not fair!" Leila complained. He leg suddenly gave way and she stumbled.
"Up" Shí ordered, pointing to Legolas. Shí helped Leila up infront of Legolas and then took the reins to Leila's horse and walked forewords.
"God friend you got there" Legolas said and he held her steady.
"Yeah" Leila whispered. Every inch of her was now throbbing with pain. "Why did I do that?" Leila asked.
"What?" Legolas asked.
"Fight him, I hurt all over" Leila complained.
"But you won." Legolas said quietly in her ear making Leila smile for more than one reason.
"Gaalin!" Ahora said happily as Shí walked up.
"Ahora" Shí said happily, kissing Ahora on the lips briefly. Some of the other warriors looked put down as they had obviously liked Ahora, but Shí and Ahora were already together even though they were both female. Ahora was walking as she said she could and now slipped her hand in Shí's.
"I've missed you" Ahora said sadly. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I couldn't tell you, you would have told my Ada" Shí said.
"Yes, I would have because this is not the life everyone expected of you" Ahora said. A few of the men listened in.
"I know, I know" Shí said angrily. "I can remember my father lecturing me when I was younger you know. 'You will take over the farm once you mother and I travel to the undying lands. It you destiny and your right.' Farming is not my thing, fighting is" Shí said to Ahora.
"I know it is, it always was" Ahora said holding Shí's arm with both hands and resting her head on Shí's shoulder. "And it suits you, and Sérle although that is not what I expected of him" Ahora said.
"I know, before he wouldn't even raise his voice unless he was angry, very angry" Shí said.
"But the way he fought that man."
"Impressive what training does to yah" Shí said laughing.
"It's strange. I can still see you, farming away and Sérle.well Sérle not really doing anything aggressive and then I see you two now and it's such a difference" Ahora said.
"Good difference or bad difference?" Shí asked.
"Good, definitely good" Ahora said smiling into Shí's shoulder. "This look is allot sexier than dirty farmer" Ahora said giggling.
"Is that all you think about?" Shí asked.
"Yes, but all you think about is sex" Ahora said.
"You got that right" Shí said laughing. "But only with you Ahora, only with you."
2 Hours Later,
"Make camp!" Legolas shouted.
"Ow, you didn't have to shout right my ear you know" Leila complained.
"Sorry" Legolas said. The tents were put up and the women and children put in them, the men would be sleeping outside or be on watch. Legolas got down and walked to Dalamar. "I want 5 men on guard duty during the night, 2 shifts, one till midnight and on till morning. You decide who but make sure that they aren't wounded or engaged in a happy reunion" Legolas said nodding to Shí and she and Ahora went into one of the tent, Ahora giggling.
"Yes my lord. What about the prisoner?" Dalamar asked.
"Tie him to a tree, tie his feet and hands and put a gag on him" Legolas said. The gag was a precaution because he knew that the man would not be happy when he woke up. He went back to his horse and found Leila trying to get down but not doing well as when she moved her right leg a sharp pain coursed through it. "Let's get you to the healer" Legolas said, lifting her down as carefully as possible.
"Good idea" Leila groaned. Slowly they made their way to the healer, Maruun.
"You again" Maruun said kindly, gesturing to a log. Legolas eased Leila down onto it. "Right now tell me where your hurt now."
"My stomach but that's just a scratch and its been bandaged. My ankle, also a scratch and bandaged. My stitches have come loose, not nice and my legs broken. Yep, that's about it" Leila said checking. "Oh and I have a few scratches from the tree I ran up" she said showing him the small scratches on her forearms.
"Do you like pain?" Maruun asked and he un-bandaged her ankle. "well that's fine, lets check your stomach quickly" Maruun said. Leila carefully lifted up her shirt keeping the fact that she was a girl hidden and let Maruun pull the bandages away and inspect the cut. "That's fine as well, although that's gonna hurt for a while" he told her as she lowered her shirt. "I'll set your knee before I do the stitches" he said after thinking.
"Great. Big pain then little pain" Leila muttered sarcastically. Maruun rolled up her leggings and looked at her swollen leg which also went at a slight angle. He reached into a pack behind him and brought out a flask.
"Drink some of this, it'll numb the pain" Maruun said.
"I don't do alcohol" Leila said.
"Now you do" Maruun said. Leila glared at him and took a small sip of the incredibly strong alcohol. "You need at least a gulp full to numb the pain" he informed her.
"But it's disgusting" Leila complained. It burned her throat and made her feel sick. Maruun and Legolas both glared at her. "Why does everyone always gang up on me?" Leila asked before taking a gulp of the drink. "Yuck! Yuck, yuck" she cursed once she had swallowed it. Maruun gently felt along the break.
"Well, the good news it's a closed fracture, your not bleeding on the inside, the bad news is that its become angled and is going to hurt allot to put into place and attach a splint" Maruun said.
"Just do it" Leila muttered, feeling the effects of the alcohol. Maruun placed one hand on Leila's knee and the other on her ankle. Then in one quick motion her pulled the leg in line, causing Leila to cry out, not as much as she would have done if it hadn't been for the alcohol.
"My Lord, in my pack it two pieces of wood and some string" Maruun said to Legolas. Legolas fetched the items and soon Maruun had put a piece of wood on wither side of the breaks and had tied it tightly with the string.
"That's going to annoy me so much" Leila said, pulling on the rolled up bit of her leggings. Maruun took the hint and cut the leggings short.
"Now for the cut" Maruun said.
"My lord, I'm worried about my sisters" Leila said.
"I'll go check on them" Legolas said.
"Thank you, make sure Pedi's arms alright would you?" Leila asked, hissing sharply as Maruun pulled the bandage off her cheek.
"I will Sérle" Legolas said leaving.
"This is not looking good" Maruun said as he noted the redness of the skin around the cut and the puss in the cut. "I believe it may be infected."
"Great, as if it wasn't bad enough" Leila muttered.
"I'm going to have to clean it out before I stitch it up and that is going to hurt so I want you to have some more of this" Maruun said handing Leila the flask.
"Do I have to?" Leila asked.
"Yes" Maruun said strictly as he searched through his pack. Leila took a deep breath and took another big gulp of the foul tasting alcohol. She started to feel light headed and her eyelids drooped. Soon she was asleep and Maruun managed to use a cloth and some water to clean the cut and then stitched it back up. He put his rolled up spare shirt under Leila's head and laid a blanket over her as she had yet to wake up. He gently bandaged the cut so she wouldn't aggravate it while she slept (although he still thinks she is a he).
"Maruun, can you see to this little girls arm?" Legolas asked as he walked up with Pedi in his arms.
"Course I can now sit her down" Maruun said smiling, remembering this was the little one that leapt from the horses back to save Sérle. Pedi watched closely as he took off the bandage and looked at the cuts and bruises. "He threw you pretty hard little one" Maruun commented. "You'll be black and blue for a while" Maruun said.
"They hurt" Pedi complained. "So does my leg" she said angrily.
"I can put some cream on them" Maruun said. "I always carry bruise cream around because bruises are very annoying for a warrior, just ask his majesty" Maruun said as he searched for the cream.
"Yes, they are one of the worst injuries you can get" Legolas said.
"Wow" Pedi said. Maruun found the cream and started spreading it gently over her arm. "Why are the blue?" Pedi asked. "My legs looks like it's been painted" Pedi said giggling.
"Does it now, well I must see this" Maruun said lifting up her dress. Pedi's leg was just one big bruise with little gaps here and there. Maruun and Legolas gasped. Maruun quickly rubbed some cream on the bruise. "Better?"
"Very" Pedi said. "Where Sérle?"
"Behind you" Maruun said.
"Sérle sleeping" Pedi said childishly.
"Yes he is, now I'll take you back to your sister now" Legolas said holding out his arms. Pedi allowed him to pick her up gently and carry her away. Leila groaned and moved in her sleep. Maruun gently put a hand on her forehead and felt the heat radiating off it.
"Great" he muttered, this was all the lad needed, a fever. He wetted a bit of cloth and lay it on Leila's forehead.
"Shhhhh" Shí whispered as she and Ahora made out in the tent. "They'll hear us" Shí nearly giggled.
"So" Ahora said, kissing Shí again.
"I'm supposed to be pretending to be a boy, I can't giggle" Shí said, nearly giggling.
"Oh yeah.but I can" Ahora said grinning.
A/N Wot do you think. Even I'm starting to feel sorry for Leila! Review if yah wanna.