Disclaimer: I own nothing of LotR. I just like to torture the characters… namely Legolas. n.n;;;

Warnings: No A/L. ;-; Just won't work on this fic. Rated R for rape! No flames please!

Man, finally! I can post this now. Sheesh… I've been tryin' to do it for days. Was goin' to on Thursday I believe, but then my bro's friend came over… --sighs-- It's almost impossible to get time to type this up. --shakes head-- It's sad really… Buuut… I finally got it up. n.n I only hope you guys enjoy it.


Unforgivable Pain

Chapter Four: Concern

Elrond walked down the hall, but stopped within seconds. He heard the twins talking in Elrohir's room. He wasn't too happy that they weren't sleeping, however, he wasn't surprised. They had to be worried about Legolas, after all. Elrohir was probably still shaken from the events of earlier; Elladan was more than likely helping him, too.

He walked to the door and paused. Then he knocked, deciding he'd get the information from the younger twin now about before.

There was silence in the room, and then someone came to the door and opened it.

"Ada…" Elladan, who had answered the door, said surprised. He hadn't expected his father to leave Legolas' side.

The elf-lord gave a small smile. "Estel is with Legolas now," he said, knowing the cause of shock. "I wish to speak with both of you," he said now completely serious.

"Of course," the elder twin said, stepping aside allowing his father to enter. He, as well as Elrohir, knew what this was about.

Elrohir looked down at his hands waiting for his father to ask the questions. He really hadn't been looking forward to this. He thought it wouldn't be as soon, though… not that it truly mattered.

"Elrohir," the elf-lord started, "whatever happened I'm sure it is not your fault. As you now know something very traumatic happened to Legolas. You could have known not before."

The younger twin nodded, though unconvinced. Both his father and Estel had told him to be careful around the blonde elf. He acted rashly instead.

"Is he doing alright now?" Elrohir asked hesitantly. He still felt bad for causing Legolas to act how he had, even if it wasn't on purpose.

"He's fine at the moment," Elrond answered. Then decided to get to business. He couldn't leave the prince alone with Estel for long, after all. "What happened to Legolas when we found you three?"

Elladan looked to his twin and saw sadness. He'd just let him tell what happened, though. He'd probably be able to describe it better since he was closer to the blonde at the time. He did see everything too, but still…

Elrohir sighed. "Legolas entered the room stumbling against the wall and seemed to be in a lot of pain," he started from the beginning, he knew his father would want to know everything, "so I tried to stop him and grabbed onto his hand. As soon as I did, he looked at me frightened. He begged for me not to hurt him and then sank to the floor in tears. Then you and Estel came in. That is all." There really wasn't that much to tell. Even so, it unnerved him.

Elrond frowned at this information. "You did nothing else?" he asked curiously.

"Of course not."

The elder elf swore under his breath. Those humans had to be found and punished for what they did to Legolas! Usually he wasn't one for revenge or anything, but this… this was just plain cruel and was definitely an exception.

The twins looked at their father wide-eyed. They rarely heard him swear. Maybe once or twice since birth, and that was saying something!

"What is it, Adar?" Elladan asked. Did something that his brother said help Elrond figure something out? "What is wrong with Legolas?" he queried.

Both twins looked at their father waiting for the answer. They were fairly sure he knew already.

The elf-lord gave them a sympathetic look. He knew how much they were worried about their friend. "I'm sorry, but I cannot tell," he answered.

"Why not?" both asked upset. He knew! Why would he not tell them!

"I cannot," he said shaking his head. "I told Legolas I would not and I shall not break that."

The two stared at him for a moment. Then Elrohir spoke up, looking directly into Elrond's eyes to see a reaction. "Was… was Legolas…" He took a deep breath unable to believe he was even asking this. "Was he… raped?"

Elladan looked at him as if he was insane. But Elrohir's gaze wasn't toward him. He looked to his father, which was where his twin was looking.

The younger twin had seen sadness and a kind of truth before Elrond was able to conceal any of his other emotions from them, he knew Elrohir was watching for just that. He was kind of surprised the elf had figured it out, but after his incident with Legolas it was understandable.

"The truth, Father," Elrohir said sternly. The way Legolas had been behaving… it all added up this one situation. Even if he wished he was wrong, he had little doubt he was.

Elrond sighed heavily and looked at his younger son. "I cannot say," was his answer again. Even if he had figured it out… Legolas had asked him not to.

Unfortunately, both twins could see the truth behind their father's eyes. It told them that what Elrohir had asked was in fact the truth. If he showed this on purpose, they knew not.

Both twins were shocked and horrified; Elladan even had to sit down, lest he fall. He just couldn't believe this. His cheerful and loving friend had been… raped? No, it wasn't possible.

"Does Estel know yet?" Elladan asked in a whisper from the chair he had taken.

Elrond shook his head. He might as well answer their questions now. They knew; that was obvious, and there was nothing he could do about it. He just hoped that Legolas wouldn't be angry with him. Then he remembered that he had to go back to the two. It had been long enough; possibly too long. If it had, though, someone would have come to get him. "I must go check on Legolas," he said, walking to the door.

The twins followed him, wishing to see how their friend was holding up, especially after the terrible news they had just received.

Elrond kept walking. He had expected his sons to follow him. There would be no point in them sleeping either, for they were usually up around this time.

The three walked in silence to Legolas' room.


Aragorn was at a lost for what to do. He could see the fear rising in Legolas' eyes, too. When he noticed the elf's breathing rate increasing he took a seat in the chair he had been in before in hopes of it calming his friend down. It wasn't close to him after all, and he was no longer moving.

Why did this have to happen to him? Aragorn thought sadly. We cannot allow this to continue. It shall tear him apart.

Legolas' head snapped up to the door.

The ranger followed his gaze and figured someone must be on their way; his human ears just weren't sharp enough to hear the steps yet. They were either going to pass by or it could be his father on his way back. He hoped it was his father. Even though he hadn't gotten a chance to speak with Legolas he feared he wouldn't get one. The elf was just too frightened of him.

He got up and went to the door, seeing Legolas flinch when he stood. He sighed sadly, but continued.

Aragorn opened the door and was relieved to see it was his father, but was somewhat surprised to see his brothers as well. Elrond would know how to calm the young elf down. He knew he wasn't able to. His friend flinched when he only stood!

He doubted his brothers would be able to help though; if anything they'd make it worse.

"Estel," the elf-lord said slightly surprised, he hadn't expected the human to open the door before he even got there. "Is something wrong?" he asked, he didn't likethe look of worry on his son's face. Maybe he had been on his way to get him. That would explain why he answered so quickly.

"I cannot get Legolas to calm down. It's not too bad right now, but I fear his panic is growing," the human replied walking back towards the blonde. He didn't get close this time, however, and didn't pass the chair he had been sitting in.

Elrohir stood back by the door, only taking a few steps into the room, while Elladan went next to Aragorn trying to give the human comfort. He knew how difficult this must be for him. As for the younger twin… well, he was afraid that a repeat of the time before would happen so stayed well away, to be on the safe side.

Elrond looked to Legolas, who was eyeing Aragorn warily; his eyelids only half open as if he were going to fall asleep at any given moment. He looked beyond exhausted.

"You should rest, penneth," he suggested, it was obviously needed. The nightmares must be affecting him still, he thought sadly.

Legolas quickly looked over to the elder elf. "No, I will not!" he shouted afraid.

The others were taken aback by this reaction. "But Legolas, you need to rest…" Aragorn tried.

The young elf shook his head frantically. "I cannot. No, no, I cannot," he repeated over and over again.

"Penneth—"

"No! You cannot make me and I shall not – cannot sleep!" His panic was getting worse. He wouldn't sleep. He couldn't. The memories that plagued him made it unbearable. He received no rest while sleeping so there was no point. The memories were all the more a reason to avoid it.

The three elves and human reluctantly let it go… for now. They knew he wasn't going to give in to their pleas.

"You need to at least eat something," the elf-lord said, no room for argument in his voice. This he wouldn't allow to slide. It was far too important. It was bad enough that he refused sleep. He'd have to do something about that later. The elf was already barely eating as it was – if anything at all. In fact, he didn't know if he had eaten since he had arrived and who knows when before he arrived.

Elrond turned to the door and found Elrohir still standing near it. "Could you get some food, Elrohir?" he asked. It didn't seem as though the younger twin was doing anything to help at the moment anyway.

Elrohir nodded and then left, glad he could be of some help.

"Is he still shaken from earlier, Elladan?" Aragorn couldn't help but ask. He was starting to worry about his brother as well now.

The elder twin nodded. "I know not how I can help either."

"W-what happened to him?" the prince asked confused and worried.

All eyes turned to him.

"You cannot remember?" Aragorn was the first to ask the question in everyone's mind.

"Nay. Should I?" the blonde answered, thinking about anything that could have happened.

There was silence for a while before Elrond spoke up, shaking his head. "It is probably for the best that you do not. Worry not about it."

Elrohir had nothing to worry about after all. Elladan would have to tell him that when he could. The two elves and one human thought along the same lines. That wasn't good, though. Had Legolas been so scared that he had forgotten what had really been going on around him? Had he even known that it had been Elrohir who had grabbed him? Elrond doubted it, as did everyone else.

"But… what happened?" the blonde asked again. He felt like he had done something, however, he couldn't recall.

"Nothing, Legolas. Nothing," Elladan said in a tone that showed that they weren't going to tell him. There was no need for him to know and they didn't know how he would react to it. He might not even do anything for all they knew.

The prince sighed and let it go. He was so tired. He just didn't want to argue. He only wanted to sleep, but that was out of the question.

The room lapsed into silence. None knew what to say. Legolas didn't mind it in the least. He didn't want anyone to ask him questions and he didn't really feel like talking. He was afraid he'd say the wrong thing. Elrond knew what happened to him, this he knew, but did the others? He had no idea. He supposed it was possible, though. After all, Elrond had figured it out. He desperately hoped the others hadn't.

The door opened; all but Legolas looked over. He wanted everyone to leave. He appreciated their concern, but he just wanted to be alone.

He heard the others conversing. Elrohir had returned with the food. He really wasn't hungry. He knew there was no way that he would be able to avoid eating, though.

He sighed heavily. All of them would make him eat.

All of a sudden a face with light brown hair and a malicious grin flashed before his eyes.

"Legolas…?" Aragorn asked concerned. The elf had closed his eyes, more than likely due to exhaustion and his body had then tensed up; that, he didn't know the cause of.

The prince snapped his eyes open. He hadn't even realized he'd closed them in the first place. He looked over at Aragorn and the face flashed through his mind again. He dropped his head into his hands.

"Are you alright, mellon-nin?" the human asked sadly. It was a stupid question, this he knew, but his friend was acting even more strange than before. Of course Legolas wasn't alright. After what he must have been through how could anyone be?

The blonde gave no response. Then lifted his head, opening his eyes. He nearly forgot. He could not even close his eyes now, for fear of their faces appearing again.

"Here, Legolas. Eat some food," Elrohir said, having the tray outstretched for the blonde to take. He had brought some food for everyone else as well, for he figured no one had had anything to eat before they came to Legolas' room, especially not Aragorn.

The young elf took the tray of food and set it on his lap. One look at the food made him feel nauseous but he tried to ignore it.

The others settled into chairs and ate their own food. Everyone was silent. Unfortunately, it was an uncomfortable silence. When the twins, Legolas and Aragorn were together usually there would be must laughter and talking. It was unnerving with how quiet it was; everyone had such sorrowful expressions as well.

Elrond hated seeing everyone like this. If only he could figure out some type of way to help the scarred elf…

The elf-lord looked over to said elf and noticed that he hadn't even touched the food before him.

"You need to eat, penneth," he said caringly. He knew he probably wasn't hungry, but it was important for his recovery.

Legolas didn't look up; he did, however, pick up a piece of bread and take a bite of it.

Elrond sighed. Well, at least it's something...


--sighs-- I dunno if I like how this is anymore. I liked my first two chapters… that's about it… ;-; Maybe I can get it goin' again… --shrugs-- We shall see… I hope you guys are at least enjoying this. I did lose some people, though, but that is to be expected. Is it goin' down hill or what? Give me some pointers (nicely) if you wish. n.n

Gah! I cannot type worth anything today so if there are even more typos than usual… that would be why.

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MoroTheWolfGod – Heh… well, I'm glad ya found out somehow. n.n

inulover28 – Lol… nice. Glad you're likin' it. n.n I know! Legolas is the best! n.n;;

Kiharu-sama – Eh… I don't think he is quite yet. Someone's goin' to kick some human ass… just dunno who yet…

Haldir's Heart and Soul – So do I!

HarryEstel – Lol… yeah, have to make him suffer more first… eesh… that's kinda scary-like…

empath89 – I hope it does, too. I have no idea if it actually will. I'm overdue for a sad ending… --ponders--

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