Hey, Sorry for making you guys wait so long, but in exchange I offer you an extra long chappie and a cliffie ! (Maybe I shouldn't have said that yet) Anyway, enjoy it and please (feel free to) review ;-)

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Too much darkness in a day…

Chapter 8: Searching

((…)) Previous chapter:

((Elrond decided another week would do no harm and Legolas would get the proper time to recover. Legolas himself didn't really like the idea but didn't protest either. And neither did Eleiden, he sent a message home and took some time to relax a little. But the next night promised no good. Light footsteps could've told it was an elf entering Legolas' chamber… But that wasn't so important, what mattered the most was the object he was holding, a long shiny knife. He carefully and soundlessly lifted the knife before bringing it down very quickly aiming for Legolas' chest…))

or so Legolas thought

He wasn't asleep though, he just couldn't reach sleep. As soon as he heard the door open and the intruder enter he acted like he was asleep fortunately it worked and as soon the knife went down Legolas rolled off the bed. Legolas quickly reached for one of his twin blades on the bedside table, but before he managed to get up again the intruder had already fled through the window...

Legolas frowned at the mark that indicated where the knife had been... not in the middle where he had rested but on the side of the bed. 'Apparently he aimed for my shoulder' Still confused he noticed a small piece of paper lying on the bed

'Not again' he muttered silently

It's been awhile...How I've missed the confusion on your face, priceless.

And I wonder, did you really think you wouldn't receive one of my notes while you're in Rivendell? Well, mellon-nin I'm sorry to bring it to you, but you're terribly mistaken.

I hope you blame yourself for the massacre you've cost...

If you hadn't left Mirkwood it never would've happened. See it as a punishment for leaving.

If you're reading this you must've met my companion and you must've noticed you're still breathing, which means I'm not done yet.

You'll hear from me soon

remember our agreement

Eleiden chose that moment to knock on Legolas' door "Legolas? Are you alright?"

Legolas shoved the note under his pillow before getting in bed again "Come in, Eleiden" He tried to sound tired.

"You were sleeping? I thought I heard something and I came over he..." Eleiden eyed his brother suspiciously "and I came over here as soon as possible"

"Like?"

Eleiden shrugged "It sounded like a struggle, but I guess I was wrong"

"I guess you were" Legolas smiled.

"I'll let you sleep then." Eleiden eyed his brother once more before leaving, he was sure there was something amiss. 'Something is bothering you, you're hiding something from me and I plan on finding out today.' he decided.

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"They did tell the truth!" Estel commented when he saw one of Legolas' fired arrows land in the centre of the target. So fast he didn't even notice it. "Will you teach me please? I brought my own bow." Estel asked indicating his bow proudly.

"I'd love to teach you." Legolas stated while crouching down beside Estel.

"Really? My brothers already taught me a few things."

"That's even better, will you show me then?"

Little Estel notched an arrow and fired it a bit awkwardly. It almost hit the target, which was situated pretty far from where Legolas and Estel were standing.

"That's really good." Legolas complimented Estel.

"Good? I missed!"

"Yes, but look at the distance, it was a really nice shot, you can believe me." Legolas tried to convince young Estel.

Estel carefully took another arrow and aimed it.

"First of all I must say that Elladan and Elrohir did a great job, your grip is good, almost perfect, you only should place your right hand a little lower and make sure the arrow is steady and perfectly centred, which will be a little hard in the beginning." Legolas took his own bow and showed it, teaching Estel the best way to hold the wooden bow and place the arrows.

A little shaky, Estel copied Legolas' example.

Legolas smiled. Estel reminded him of himself when he was an elfling learning to shoot arrows. "That's good, now try to be the arrow and aim for the target."

Estel focused and pulled the string a little further. "Like this?"

"We will only know when you shoot." Legolas stated urging Estel to fire the arrow on his bow.

Estel finally released the string and the arrow flew swiftly to the target. It landed not too far from the centre much to Estel's surprise.

"I didn't miss, I hit the target and I almost hit the centre!" Estel cried out excitedly. "Can I try again?"

Legolas chuckled before replying "What a silly question, of course you can Estel."

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Eleiden meanwhile took the opportunity to find out what his brother was hiding? Without permission he entered Legolas' chamber and started searching for something, but he didn't know exactly what he was looking for.

'He will surely strangle me for this if he finds out. I better hurry.'

Eleiden didn't have time to spare so he acted quickly and started going through his brother's stuff. It didn't take long for him to find the last one of the notes. After reading it he was shocked but most of all he was worried. He had to ask Legolas about this. He quickly shoved the note under the pillow again wondering why Legolas had hidden it there while there were a lot of better places to hide things like that.

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"I swear Elrohir, I saw someone enter Legolas' room."

"But who would…"

Eleiden decided to exit his brother's room at that moment, earning questioning glances from the twins, so he quickly explained himself.

"I was looking for Legolas, I haven't seen him all day and he didn't tell me where I would find him."

Elrohir frowned "He's teaching Estel some archery, he didn't tell you?"

Eleiden shook his head "No he didn't, thanks, I will be able to find him now." He said before leaving quickly.

The big question mark on Elrohir's face didn't vanish "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Elladan shrugged "Why didn't he know where Legolas is?"

"Well that too, but why didn't he knock and wait outside? It's not like him to just enter Legolas' room without him knowing of it."

"Legolas is not going to be happy if he finds out."

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"That's really good Estel, you got it, you want to try again?" Legolas asked patting the boy's shoulder.

"Tomorrow maybe, I'm hungry" Estel told his newfound friend honestly.

"Are you?" Legolas chuckled "Then maybe we should go fetch something from the kitchen don't you agree?"

Estel grinned mischievously before following Legolas.

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No cliffie huh? Me being nice? Enjoy it…

I hope you liked it and I will try to update soon (if school lets me) don't forget to review and brush your teeth before you go to bed. (don't pay any attention to me, I'm just very tired I guess and then I say silly things)

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