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A knock on the door is what brough Legolas out of his sleep. The Elf blinked before he tossed the light blanket away he was sleeping with and walked to the door. Opening it, he found Aragorn standing in fron of the door. The human was silent. "I know it is early Estel, but is something the matter?" Legolas asked when the human had no intention of answering. Aragorn did not answer but dropped his gaze to the floor.
He was afraid if he kept it any longer on Legolas´s well defind chest, he would do something he would regret. Legolas noticed the blush that crept into Aragorn´s cheeks but did not say anything. "Mellon, I cannot help you unless you tell me what it the matter?" Again silence.
Legolas signed before he stepped aside and answered. "Come on in, Ellesar." Aragorn walked into the room before Legolas closed the door. The human did not look at Legolas but the Elf pretended he did not notice and said. "Why don´t you go and sit down and tell me what is wrong?"
Aragorn sat down before he looked up at Legolas. He had to tell himself to look past the Elf´s chest and up at his face before he whispered. "I could not sleep." It sounded childish to his own ears.
Legolas sat down on the bed before he looked at the human, a worried expession on his face and he asked. "Why not?"
"I do not know. Worried, I guess, for the child, for the future, the burial and the speech I am suposed to give then." The man signed and his face sank in his hands.
"Why are you worried about the speech that you have to give? All you have to say is the truth, that you loved her with all your heart." Legolas simply stated, not understanding why Aragorn was so worried about this.
Aragorn looked up and the intensity of his gaze suprised the Elf. "What if it is not the truth?" He asked.
"You do not love her?"
"Aye, I thought I did until I met somebody else who completly captured my heart. Do not get me wrong, I loved her but not as much as I love this other one." Aragorn fell silent, the tears were standing in his eyes.
"Does this other person know?" Legolas softly asked.
"Not that I am aware off." Aragorn answered before he stood up and said. "I am sorry, Legolas, I should not off told you, I will take my leave now, I should have figured this out on my own."
Yet before he reached the door, Legolas stopped him and answered. "I did not judge, Ellesar, nor will I ever. I am honoured you confided in me, now let me help you, mellon, like I used to do."
Aragorn turned around, angry before he stated. "How can you help me? Why would the Elves accept it when it has been this hard for me even to think about? Arwen is dead and I feel like I betrayed her by loving somebody else for all these years!" Tears were standing in his eyes once again and he wiped them away with an angry gesture.
Legolas was pale by the outburst off his friend before he smiled a sad smile. "I can help you. Why do you humans think that you are so special? What makes you think you are the only one going through this? I love somebody too, yet they are married. Do you not think I feel bad, lusting after another man that is, a married man? One who would never leave his wife for me, nor would I ever ask this of him."
Aragorn fell silent before he asked. "You love someone?"
"Aye, one of my best friends." Legolas answered.
"Does he know?"
"I do not think so, I learned to hide it, it is one of my best friends, one that I have known most of his life." Legolas said simply.
Aragorn walked back to the chair while his mind could not comprehence the thing Legolas had said. "He loves somebody, somebody else, Elves can only love once, he does not love me." He sat down and burried his face in his hands.
"Aragorn?" Legolas asked worried before he sat down next to the human and pulled him back to rest again the back of the chair.
"I love another man." Aragorn said but fell silent once more.
Legolas´s hand was stroking his hair and he asked. "Mortal or Elf?"
"Elf."
"Does he love you?"
"I do not think so, I found out he loves another."
"How do you know?"
"He told me."
"So you told him?"
"Not with that many words."
"What is his name?"
"I cannot say."
"Describe him."
"He has blond hair and blue eyes." Aragorn said, eyes shifting back to Legolas. The Elf´s hand had crept to his back, slowly tracing circles.
"Ellesar, that is most of the Elves population of Mirkwood and Lorien. Be a little more detailed. Do not tell me it is Lord Celeborn?"
Aragorn´s wipped around, he found Legolas´s face very close to him before he said. "Goodness, no."
"Then who is it?"
"It is..." Aragorn began, he was encouraged by Legolas´s warm breath on his cheek and he said. "It is you." He braced himself for the Elf´s responds.
"That is good." Legolas simply said.
Aragorn nearly fell out of his chair before he said. "And that is it? I am your best friend and I just tell you that I love you with all my heart and all you can say is, that is good?"
"Yes." Legolas agreed with a smile playing on his lips.
"Legolas, I know you cannot love me but honestly there has got to be something else to say besides, that is good?" Aragorn reasonded with the blond Elf. He could feel himself close to tears again.
"Yes, you are right." The Elf answered, his gaze a little bit sadder this time. Aragorn braced himself, sure that it was to come this time, yet he nearly slid off his chair when Legolas said the following. "I hate to tell you but you have to guess the one I love. If you guess wrong, you have to remove a piece of clothing, do you accept?"
Aragorn was shocked but quickly nodded and Legolas began. "Alright, like I told you, he is a good friend of mine, I have known him most of his life and he is mortal and was married until recently." The Elf´s smile turned more wicked.
Aragorn thoughts wirrled around his head. Who did he know that was mortal, a friend of Legolas, and married? "Gimli." He finally said.
"Wrong." Legolas answered like it was a game. "Remove your shirt." Softly grumbling Aragorn did what was asked.
"Sam." Was the next guess that Aragorn answered.
"Wrong again. Remove your boots." Aragorn did again as he was asked. The man sat deep in thought for nearly 10 minutes before he looked up and answered. "I give up, I do not know."
Legolas´s smile was a bit sadder this time before he knelt in front of the human and said. "I will give you one more hint. He has been king for 3 years now."
Aragorn dropped his head and answered. "I do not know any mortal who is king."
"Aye, you do, Ellesar Telcontar." Legolas answered, his head close to that of the man.
Aragorn´s head snapped up before he said. "It is not possible. You are in love with... me."
"No, not in love, I am past that point, mellon." Legolas gently reminded him.
"But why me?" Aragorn exclaimed. Hungry lips on his was the answer. When they broke apart, Legolas smiled and said. "Don´t ask stupid questions." Before he kissed the man again.
A happy chapter for now but there is drama on the way. Keep reading if you want to find out what happens when people find out.