Summary: Legolas thought that their love was everlasting, but then, after
the ring is destroyed, Aragorn tells him something he never held possible./
Is Aragorn telling the truth to Legolas? R and R pls!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters * starts crying* I mean, if I did,would I be sitting here ? I don't think so!
A/N: *jumping up and down* this is my chapter 7 , wohooo! I adore all my reviewers and of course the silent readers, for keeping this story alive! Well it's almost coming to an end , but I already have 55 reviewers, so it looks like, there's coming a sequel! Now reviews:
Danielle: Sorry, I can't promise a thing! So keep reading ^^ .
Elithraniel: thx for the compliment! And NO offence taken! You were right! It was full of mistakes chapter 6, thanks for pointing it out to me! Well enjoy chappie 7
Whee!!!!: I know, I'm cruel to poor Leggy, but he's just so fun to 'torture' mentally ! I can't help it! And Aragorn and Legolas are so cute together!
SilverNcold: You can give him a hug! I think he needs one! ^___^ .anyhow, here's chapter 7!
LegolasLover/LOTRchick: thx for the compliment! It's really cool to know that someone is addicted to my story, mission accomplished I might say *cheesy grin*
Me : you're lucky, I've updated after only 5 days!
VaniaHepskins: please don't kill me! Otherwise you will not know the ending! And crying in your office isn't that bad! I gave everyone here permission to cry so... I hope you like chapter 7
Hellen: You'll just have to wait and read!
Faite: thanks for the compliment *starts blushing* I hope you like this chapter!
Bradleigh: there's 99,9999% chance that I WILL write a sequel ,so..Enjoy!
Nikske: K, it's before thursday, so now I want my present :-p . and bribing is not a bad thing, when it involves our dear human and elf! Keep reading!
qcgal13: thanks for the tip, but it didn't quite fit here, don't you think ? ;-) maybe the next chapter, who'll know ? ^^
Rose: like I said, probably there's coming a sequel! I hope you like chapter 7!
Now, the story!
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Flashback
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Legolas laid the letter to his father on the table in his room with the note: 'This letter is very important, my father MUST receive this'. A messenger picked it up and started his journey towards Mirkwood.
Now
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A messenger galloped into Mirkwood and only halted for the gates of the palace. The palace of Mirkwood was immense and beautiful, and therefore heavenly guarded. Two guards were standing at the entrance of the gate.
"What brings you to King Thranduil, stranger? Speak quickly" One of them asked.
"I'm a messenger from Minas-Tirith, I bring word from Legolas Greenleaf, he has asked me to give this letter to his father."
"Alright, stay here, I'll go ask if our kings wants to meet you" the guard gave his companion a nod, to keep an eye on this stranger.
The messenger killed the time by studying the palace: it was completely built between the trees, it almost looked like the trees had replaced themselves, to make place for the building. The palace itself, consisted out a special sort of clay and there were wonderful drawings on the wall of ancient elves and the Valar. The man was so astonished by the sight, that he didn't notice, that the guard was back.
"You cannot enter, stranger! I'm sorry" he said.
The messenger didn't understand. . .
"Excuse me, did you tell him I bring word from his son!?"
"Yes, stranger, I have and he doesn't want to see you! He claims that he does not have a son."
"But, but. . . I mean, this is *very* important"
"I'm sorry! I'm afraid you have to leave our kingdom now." The guard spoke.
The messenger left angry, but he had a plan in mind, 'cause he would make sure that the king WOULD read this letter!
The man waited outside the kingdom, until night fell. He had observed the palace well! He knew where every guard stood and where the wall was low enough to climb.
Now it was time to act! Silently he ran towards the wall. He looked on his left and right. . . The coast was clear, so he started to climb.
After 10 minutes of pulling and crawling he finally reached the other side. The only thing he had to do now, was to find an open window, to get inside. He looked at the giant palace and 'thank the Valar' there it was! An open window on the first floor!
He climbed the tree that was nearest to the window and then he had to take the opportunity and without hesitating he jumped. He took hold of the window-sill and pulled himself up.
Once inside the palace he started to look for the thrown room, because the king would be there. The building was so big, that it literally took him half an hour before he reached it. He knocked firmly on the door.
"Enter" a voice said.
The messenger walked in and rushed to the seat of the king.
"My lord, you must read this, it is very important! Do not just ask me to leave, because I will not leave this room before you've read this! Please my lord, would you deny the existence of your only son ? the heir to the thrown? "
King Thranduil looked at the servant before him.
/Nobody has ever spoken in such tone to me and to hear it from a servant. . . But maybe the boy is right, maybe I've been too hard for my son! Oh, I miss him so, but I cannot just ignore what he did towards the king of Gondor, can I ?/ King thranduil's mind was racing over what his answer would be.
"All right, I will read this letter, but that doesn't mean, that I will answer it!"
"Of course not my Lord! Here is your letter"
King Thranduil grabbed the letter and looked at it, it was definitely his son's handwriting. Slowly he opened the envelope and pulled out the letter.
""Dear Ada,
I'm sorry for all the shame that I brought upon our family, it was never my intention. I know that I've hurt you deeply, especially when I told you of my love towards Estel, but you must know that, even you banned me out of Mirkwood and disowned me, I still love and respect you Ada.
you were right ; I do not deserve your love or your Kingdom, but do not worry, because by the time you read this, I will be death. I will have brought pleasure to whole Middle-Earth, 'cause I will be no longer here to spoil your lives!
I will always love you Ada.
Naamarie;
Legolas."
"D . . De . . Dead ? No, this isn't happening, He . . .He can't be dead, not my son! When did you last see him, messenger?"
"The noon before I left, my Lord. The last that I saw of him, was that he was running into the forest."
"I will send out search parties. I will not let *MY* son die! And you messenger of Minas-Tirith, shall accompany them, for you know the surroundings of Minas-Tirith well.
Ride hard and fast and do not enter my Kingdom, before you've found him! Go now!"he shouted
The messenger got up from his knees, bowed his head and quickly walked out the room. There were already a dozen riders waiting for him to leave.
So he rode of into the wilderness to find the fallen Prince of Mirkwood.
Inside the castle
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King Thranduil, reread and reread the letter over and over again.
/Have I really said that to Legolas ? That he does not deserve my love or my Kingdom? Have I really been so cruel towards him? Ai, what kind of father am I ? Please Valar, let him live! I cannot face this life without him! Please. . . /
The once so powerful and mighty king, was now crying like a newborn child for his son. The only thing he could do now, was hoping that it wouldn't be too late for Legolas.
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hiding for the tomatoes that are coming my way* I know, I know, I'm
cruel, but I can't help it! We just learned in our Dutch class, how to
build up tension. So I'm trying it out on my story! ^^ * very, very evil
grin* I PROMISE that in the next chapter you will know, what happened to
our dear elf! Is he dead? Is he alive? Is he a spirit? Is he with the
Valar ? only I know , ^_____________________^ . R&R please
-x- Lillybeth1
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters * starts crying* I mean, if I did,would I be sitting here ? I don't think so!
A/N: *jumping up and down* this is my chapter 7 , wohooo! I adore all my reviewers and of course the silent readers, for keeping this story alive! Well it's almost coming to an end , but I already have 55 reviewers, so it looks like, there's coming a sequel! Now reviews:
Danielle: Sorry, I can't promise a thing! So keep reading ^^ .
Elithraniel: thx for the compliment! And NO offence taken! You were right! It was full of mistakes chapter 6, thanks for pointing it out to me! Well enjoy chappie 7
Whee!!!!: I know, I'm cruel to poor Leggy, but he's just so fun to 'torture' mentally ! I can't help it! And Aragorn and Legolas are so cute together!
SilverNcold: You can give him a hug! I think he needs one! ^___^ .anyhow, here's chapter 7!
LegolasLover/LOTRchick: thx for the compliment! It's really cool to know that someone is addicted to my story, mission accomplished I might say *cheesy grin*
Me : you're lucky, I've updated after only 5 days!
VaniaHepskins: please don't kill me! Otherwise you will not know the ending! And crying in your office isn't that bad! I gave everyone here permission to cry so... I hope you like chapter 7
Hellen: You'll just have to wait and read!
Faite: thanks for the compliment *starts blushing* I hope you like this chapter!
Bradleigh: there's 99,9999% chance that I WILL write a sequel ,so..Enjoy!
Nikske: K, it's before thursday, so now I want my present :-p . and bribing is not a bad thing, when it involves our dear human and elf! Keep reading!
qcgal13: thanks for the tip, but it didn't quite fit here, don't you think ? ;-) maybe the next chapter, who'll know ? ^^
Rose: like I said, probably there's coming a sequel! I hope you like chapter 7!
Now, the story!
______________________________________________________________________
Flashback
______________
Legolas laid the letter to his father on the table in his room with the note: 'This letter is very important, my father MUST receive this'. A messenger picked it up and started his journey towards Mirkwood.
Now
_____
A messenger galloped into Mirkwood and only halted for the gates of the palace. The palace of Mirkwood was immense and beautiful, and therefore heavenly guarded. Two guards were standing at the entrance of the gate.
"What brings you to King Thranduil, stranger? Speak quickly" One of them asked.
"I'm a messenger from Minas-Tirith, I bring word from Legolas Greenleaf, he has asked me to give this letter to his father."
"Alright, stay here, I'll go ask if our kings wants to meet you" the guard gave his companion a nod, to keep an eye on this stranger.
The messenger killed the time by studying the palace: it was completely built between the trees, it almost looked like the trees had replaced themselves, to make place for the building. The palace itself, consisted out a special sort of clay and there were wonderful drawings on the wall of ancient elves and the Valar. The man was so astonished by the sight, that he didn't notice, that the guard was back.
"You cannot enter, stranger! I'm sorry" he said.
The messenger didn't understand. . .
"Excuse me, did you tell him I bring word from his son!?"
"Yes, stranger, I have and he doesn't want to see you! He claims that he does not have a son."
"But, but. . . I mean, this is *very* important"
"I'm sorry! I'm afraid you have to leave our kingdom now." The guard spoke.
The messenger left angry, but he had a plan in mind, 'cause he would make sure that the king WOULD read this letter!
The man waited outside the kingdom, until night fell. He had observed the palace well! He knew where every guard stood and where the wall was low enough to climb.
Now it was time to act! Silently he ran towards the wall. He looked on his left and right. . . The coast was clear, so he started to climb.
After 10 minutes of pulling and crawling he finally reached the other side. The only thing he had to do now, was to find an open window, to get inside. He looked at the giant palace and 'thank the Valar' there it was! An open window on the first floor!
He climbed the tree that was nearest to the window and then he had to take the opportunity and without hesitating he jumped. He took hold of the window-sill and pulled himself up.
Once inside the palace he started to look for the thrown room, because the king would be there. The building was so big, that it literally took him half an hour before he reached it. He knocked firmly on the door.
"Enter" a voice said.
The messenger walked in and rushed to the seat of the king.
"My lord, you must read this, it is very important! Do not just ask me to leave, because I will not leave this room before you've read this! Please my lord, would you deny the existence of your only son ? the heir to the thrown? "
King Thranduil looked at the servant before him.
/Nobody has ever spoken in such tone to me and to hear it from a servant. . . But maybe the boy is right, maybe I've been too hard for my son! Oh, I miss him so, but I cannot just ignore what he did towards the king of Gondor, can I ?/ King thranduil's mind was racing over what his answer would be.
"All right, I will read this letter, but that doesn't mean, that I will answer it!"
"Of course not my Lord! Here is your letter"
King Thranduil grabbed the letter and looked at it, it was definitely his son's handwriting. Slowly he opened the envelope and pulled out the letter.
""Dear Ada,
I'm sorry for all the shame that I brought upon our family, it was never my intention. I know that I've hurt you deeply, especially when I told you of my love towards Estel, but you must know that, even you banned me out of Mirkwood and disowned me, I still love and respect you Ada.
you were right ; I do not deserve your love or your Kingdom, but do not worry, because by the time you read this, I will be death. I will have brought pleasure to whole Middle-Earth, 'cause I will be no longer here to spoil your lives!
I will always love you Ada.
Naamarie;
Legolas."
"D . . De . . Dead ? No, this isn't happening, He . . .He can't be dead, not my son! When did you last see him, messenger?"
"The noon before I left, my Lord. The last that I saw of him, was that he was running into the forest."
"I will send out search parties. I will not let *MY* son die! And you messenger of Minas-Tirith, shall accompany them, for you know the surroundings of Minas-Tirith well.
Ride hard and fast and do not enter my Kingdom, before you've found him! Go now!"he shouted
The messenger got up from his knees, bowed his head and quickly walked out the room. There were already a dozen riders waiting for him to leave.
So he rode of into the wilderness to find the fallen Prince of Mirkwood.
Inside the castle
______________
King Thranduil, reread and reread the letter over and over again.
/Have I really said that to Legolas ? That he does not deserve my love or my Kingdom? Have I really been so cruel towards him? Ai, what kind of father am I ? Please Valar, let him live! I cannot face this life without him! Please. . . /
The once so powerful and mighty king, was now crying like a newborn child for his son. The only thing he could do now, was hoping that it wouldn't be too late for Legolas.
__________________________________________________________________________
hiding for the tomatoes that are coming my way* I know, I know, I'm
cruel, but I can't help it! We just learned in our Dutch class, how to
build up tension. So I'm trying it out on my story! ^^ * very, very evil
grin* I PROMISE that in the next chapter you will know, what happened to
our dear elf! Is he dead? Is he alive? Is he a spirit? Is he with the
Valar ? only I know , ^_____________________^ . R&R please
-x- Lillybeth1