Disclaimer: I own nothing. Not Legolas, not Aragorn… not even the trees. O.o

Warnings: No A/L. Lots of Legolas angst. Which of my fics don't have that? XD Rated R for rape.

Sorry for all grammar and/or spelling mistakes.

Unfortunately, this chapter prob'ly isn't as good as it would have been. I didn't get to write for a whole day (gah! torture-.-) and then kinda… lost my train of thoughts I had. -sighs- It sucked, so I had to come up with something prob'ly totally different than what I had. Makes me sad… ;-; Actually I think it might be the same… since I remembered what it was… maybe… Well, I hope it's still alright, though… -sniff sniff-


Unforgivable Pain

Chapter Six: Recollections

Elrond sighed heavily, frustrated. He could find nothing about any humans being around. He didn't know if Legolas had been attacked close to Imladris or farther away. The only thing that he got from his scouts… no, one scout, was that he might have seen a human, but wasn't sure. He said he was going to check it out when his partner called him saying he saw something, though, in the end, it had really been nothing.

There was no option left. He despised doing this and definitely wouldn't if there was any other option. He couldn't let his son go without something to go off of. It would be impossible to find them. He didn't even know what they looked like!

With these thoughts in mind Elrond walked down the halls to the garden that Aragorn had said the blonde was. He doubted he had moved yet.

His son had gone back to Legolas soon after talking with him. He hadn't wished to disturb the elder elf and wanted to be with his friend.

The healer entered the garden and went to Legolas' favorite spot. He knew he would be no where else in the garden at the moment… or at least he hoped not.

Sure enough he found Legolas leaning against the grand tree with Aragorn and the twins by him, but not too close.

Elrond frowned. Legolas seemed to be getting weaker and even more weary. If the elf was walking right now he was sure he would collapse within minutes.

He walked up to the three. "May I speak with you, Legolas?" he asked. Not waiting for an answer, he had his sons leave them alone. He did not want to talk about this in front of the others and knew Legolas would be uncomfortable with it. He probably wouldn't even say anything.

The human and twins left reluctantly. They did not go far, but were still out of range to hear anything… much to their dislike. They knew their father would make them go farther if they were though.

"What do you think Ada is going to talk to him about?" Elrohir questioned, curious.

Elladan and Aragorn shook their heads, having no idea.

"I just hope it helps Legolas somehow," the human said sadly. Had Elrond found something about the humans that had violated the blonde? Is that what he wanted to talk about? he thought. Of course, there was no way to know for sure.


Legolas hadn't looked up at Elrond since he arrived and just continued to look at his hands as if they were the most interesting things.

"Legolas…" the healer started, unsure about how to proceed. He didn't even know if this was the right thing to do. There really was no other choice, however.

"I'm sorry to ask this of you, but… do you remember anything about the humans who… violated you?" he asked quietly, feeling guilty. He knew Legolas did not wish to think about them. That was, after all, the whole reason why he refused to sleep.

The blonde gave no response but by the way his body tensed he knew the elf had heard him.

"Legolas…"

The young elf pressed his hands against his ears tightly. "Please… don't," he begged. An image had already crept up in that short amount of time and he wished for no more. He had been content just resting against his tree. He hadn't been prepared for this, and he was sure he never would be. Talking about them was something he never wished to do.

Elrond knelt down in front of the traumatized elf slowly, trying not to frighten him, although it seemed a bit too late for that. He lightly placed his hand on Legolas' own trying to get him to remove them from his ears.

The blonde's resolve had broken and he had finally closed his eyes against better judgment, but he could not help it. He stiffened when he felt a hand touch his own and let out a whimper that he was unable to prevent.

He was tied in chains, agony lacing throughout his body and he knew only more pain was to come when a black-haired human strode towards him, weapon in hand. Terror was the only thing he could feel; the only thing he knew. He just couldn't take anymore.

Legolas felt a rough shake and whimpered again, knowing what was to come, just not to what extent.

Then someone yelled his name loudly causing his eyes to snap open. Eyes that he hadn't even realized were closed. He panted heavily against the memory.

"Legolas," Elrond sighed in relief. This only made him all the more determined to find the humans and give them what they deserved. The elder elf had felt his heart physically break when he heard the elf let out a hopeless whimper that he had never heard from the prideful elf; not only once, but twice.

Legolas swallowed hard and chanced a look up at the person who shook him. He jumped when he saw the unwanted face of a brown-haired human. He shook his head frantically trying to get rid of the lingering memory.

Elrond watched in concern but patience, letting the frightened elf do what he needed. He was sorry he ever brought up the topic; however, he still needed the information. He'd give Legolas all the time he surely needed.

The blonde finally looked back at the person in front of him. He let out a sigh of relief when, this time, he saw Elrond.

"Are you alright, penneth?" the elf-lord asked the elf.

The prince nodded, still breathing heavily.

Elrond didn't believe it, but there was no point in pushing it.

Minutes of silence passed before the elder elf thought to try again, hoping for a different result. "Legolas, you must tell me what they look like. If you do then we can hunt them down and give them what they deserve," he assured with an angry glint in his eyes. He just couldn't understand. How could anyone do this to such a fun-loving elf?

"No! You cannot!" the terrified elf shouted suddenly. "They will hurt you too!"

Elrond was taken aback by this response. He thought Legolas would agree upon this. The blonde did, however, know how the humans treated other people, especially elves. He didn't know if they did the same to humans, but he really did not care to find out.

"Please, you need to tell me. We need to stop them before they can hurt anyone else," Elrond said almost begging. This had been another concern of his. If they hurt someone as caring as Legolas who else might they hurt?

The healer could tell that the blonde was thinking hard about something. With how silent the elf was he thought he hadn't gotten through to him.

"I… They…" Legolas stuttered out and took a deep breath.

The elder elf had been slightly surprised when the elf decided to speak up. He was overjoyed, though, for this was a very good thing indeed. "It's alright, penneth. Take your time," he said soothingly.

He had to remember: he was doing this for the others. He swallowed hard and tried again. "There was more than one human. Lots of them," Legolas recalled, shivering against the fear that laced through his body.

Elrond nodded, frowning. That made sense, unfortunately. One human could not bring down an elf, unless catching them off guard, but that was rare, especially for Legolas. The question was: did all of them hurt the poor elf?

"They looked like outlaws, and had an unkempt look, a lot with scars on their faces and arms. Their hair was disheveled and dirty; most with black or brown hair," he took a deep breath, his voice becoming too shaky.

Light brown strands of hair fell in front of his face as he cried out in agony, his fingers digging into the earth beneath him.

"Legolas?" the concerned voice of Elrond snapped him out of his recollections of the event he most wished to be rid of.

The blonde took a deep breath and shakily let it out, trying to calm himself down.

The elf-lord gently laid his hand on the younger elf's shoulder, hoping to comfort him. He wondered if it was too soon to be asking this of the elf.

Legolas stiffened at the unexpected contact, but looked up at the brown-haired elf in front of him. What he saw was only sadness and a need to help, urging him on.

"Where did you run into them?" the elder elf asked quietly, deciding to keep questioning for the moment. If Legolas could remember this then the search would go a lot easier since they'd have an idea of where to start.

Legolas sighed heavily, wishing Elrond would stop asking questions, but he knew they needed to be answered. He thought for a while before finally saying, "T-they were chasing me for about a mile before they finally caught me." He lowered his head ashamed. He should have been able to outrun humans! The hand on his shoulder squeezed in reassurance. He took another deep breath and started again. "I was still miles from here… I know not how far. I had no time to think," the elf paused shuddering.

"It's alright, penneth," Elrond said comfortingly. He knew how difficult this had to be for the scarred elf.

"It was dark when they first caught me. I must have been unconscious because the next thing I remember is it being day and them carrying me with them," the young elf said his voice getting quieter as he retold the traumatizing event.

Elrond's eyes widened in surprise. He knew not that he had been in their clutches for more than one day! Oh Valar... what else did they do to him? He was afraid to think about it. He had, after all, seen a lot of the injuries the blonde had and he hadn't even been able to treat his legs yet, which were sure to be worse.

"H-how long were you with them until you escaped?" the elf-lord asked, fearful of the answer; not sure if he really wanted to hear it.

Legolas sighed. There were minutes of silence before he finally responded, "I know not." He had fallen in and out of consciousness so many times he had lost count of the days. Between the constant pain and the sneering humans he had no time to even try to keep count. Sometimes he couldn't even tell if it was light or dark out.

Elrond winced in sympathy. Had he really been captive for so long that he forgot the days? Fury welled up within him; he took a deep breath to calm himself down. He wished there had been some way to rescue the elf.

"And where were you when you escaped?" the elf-lord asked needing the rest of the information. If he was going to let Estel go then he wanted all that he could get to help the human in his search. He did feel guilty for pushing the matter, for it obviously hurt the blonde even more, having to go through it again. The first time had to have been hard enough. He was amazed the elf had been able to endure.

Legolas shook his head. "I do not know," he paused thinking harder. "Somewhere near a cave." Thank the Valar they did not force me in, he added in his thoughts. "It was close to a river." There was silence for a while was the elf tried to think of anything else. Unfortunately, he hadn't seen much of anything so could not say. "Forgive me, but I cannot remember anything else." He was so disappointed in himself.

Elrond gave the younger elf a small smile. "It's alright, Legolas. Worry not." He was just glad he had been able to give him that. Aragorn did travel a lot and knew the area almost better than anyone else. Perhaps he would know a place similar to the vague description.

"I shall ask you no more. I know how difficult this must have been for you and I am grateful for the information," the elf-lord said with a smile.

Legolas actually let out a sigh of relief at this news. He didn't know if he'd be able to handle anymore. He was just glad he was done questioning him. It had caused flashbacks of the thing he most dreaded and wished to see no more, although he knew they would never cease to show themselves.

The two elves lapsed into silence again. This time, however, neither expected the other to say anything nor did they need to. Elrond knew he got all the information he could from the young and would not press the matter any farther. Legolas just had nothing to say. He preferred the quietness, only hearing the nature around him, blocking out all other thoughts. The tree he leaned against provided him with the comfort it had always been able to give and he loved it all the more.

He soon realized that he was becoming too comfortable. He had almost fallen asleep a few times now. He still refused to give into his body's exhaustion.

Legolas stood up and tried to hide a wince. He had thought that by now some of his injuries would be less painful, for his elven healing ability usually took care of that. He noticed it was working a lot slower, though; most likely due to his utter exhaustion and all the injuries he had sustained.

Then he started to walk around again, hoping to keep himself awake.

Elrond had seen the wince the weakened prince had tried to hide, but decided not to comment. It was getting to the point where he would have to force the stubborn prince to rest.

He followed Legolas for about an hour when the elf just stopped in his tracks.

"Legolas?" he questioned worriedly.

The blonde said nothing; didn't even look move. Elrond looked over and saw a glazed look in his eyes and saw him sway.

The elf-lord was shocked when Legolas suddenly collapsed without a word.

"Legolas!" he shouted, catching the elf before he hit the ground. Truth be told, he had been expecting something like this to happen, for Legolas had barely been eating and had had next to no sleep.

Elrond sighed sadly and picked the blonde up, carrying him to his chambers. It looked like he'd get sleep regardless of his wishes tonight.


Well, there's the end of that chapter. Did ya like it or was it terrible? Sorry if some things that Legolas said or whatever were wrong. You can forgive me for that, right? n.n Umm… well, I kinda lost my train of thought on this ish so I guess I'm done.

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