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10. Found and Lost Again
A sound startled Legolas. He leapt up, rubbing his eyes sleepily and wondering what was going on. He looked up at the sky. The sun was setting. How long had he slept? He had meant only to doze off for a while.
The Elf looked around, searching for the source of the sound. He glanced towards the road. Nothing seemed to be there. Was he just hearing things?
"You have wasted too much time," he said to himself, standing up. The world was suddenly thrown out of balance, and he sunk back down to his knees. He put a hand to his waist. He could feel the dampness of blood. He cursed under his breath. He had forgotten about that wound.
It would have to wait. He needed to get going. Legolas stood back up, this time slower. Everything spun around him in a blur. He gripped the tree, searching for something to steady himself. Eventually, everything stilled, and he was able to let go. He walked towards the woods, looking for something that he knew he would not find.
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Elladan looked around. He had just seen Legolas a moment ago. He wondered where he had gone.
When Glorfindel had reached Elladan, he had told the Elf-lord what had happened. He had been given permission to go after his friend. The oldest twin had eagerly accepted. Now, when he had finally found him, he had lost him again. This seemed to be a recurring pattern, Elladan noted.
Elladan let the package of healing herbs that he had run back to get drop and sighed, walking over to the tree, hoping that Legolas would appear again at any moment. He noticed a small pool of blood that was near where his friend had been sleeping. Elladan's heart had immediately jumped into his throat. He ran back to get the healing herbs and searched for another spot of blood. There was one. And another.
Elrond's oldest son couldn't help but smile as he began to follow the trail his friend was leaving.
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Legolas looked down as Elladan lightly ran besides the tiny drops of blood that the prince had been leaving. Legolas silently cursed, wishing that he could stop the endless blood-flow.
Legolas was now sitting in a tree, watching as the oldest twin began to look for him. Soon, he would know where his friend was. Legolas regretted having to do it, but he knew that he did. He fitted a bow to his string and waited for Elladan to see him.
For quite a while, Elladan closely observed each tree, searching for his friend. Legolas knew that, not being a wood-Elf, he would have a harder time noticing him than Legolas would if he were searching for Elladan. Elladan finally rested his eyes on him, and his jaw dropped.
"Legolas, what are you doing?"
"Elladan, I didn't want to do this, but you wouldn't stop following me." Legolas frowned. "I told you to leave me alone."
"Legolas, come back down. This is insane!" He paused, thinking. "Varda is wounded. She needs you."
Legolas threw back his head and laughed, sending shivers down Elladan's spine. "I don't care about that horse. She is not my duty. I know what my duty is, Elladan, and I will not let anything get in the way of it. Not even you."
Elladan took a deep breath. "Please, Legolas, listen to reason!" He noticed that the elf had not lowered his bow. "You don't plan to shoot me, do you?"
Legolas sighed. "If you do not leave me, I will."
"You would kill your own friend in your quest to avenge another?"
Legolas considered these words. "Yes, I would. I would slay anyone who stepped between me and my duty."
"I cannot believe that." He began to step closer to the tree, his hands slightly up to show that he was not about to reach for his sword. "If that is true, you would have let loose your arrow by now."
Legolas swallowed. "I am warning you, Elladan, that if you do not step away, I shall."
Elladan didn't stop. He continued walking towards Legolas. Each second seemed agonizingly long.
"Legolas, come back to us. You can't keep going on like this."
Legolas felt his heart wrench. How he longed to go back, to be able to remember those fond memories, to see the soft sights, the feelings...
He quickly banished these thoughts. How could he break his oath like that? He looked down at Elladan, pulling his bowstring back.
"I warned you," he said softly, watching the twin's eyes grow wide.
He let go.
Deana: Hee hee I do have to admit I laughed (it was full of mirth, mind you) when that happened. I wasn't laughing when I wrote this chapter, though. I was frowning.
CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur: Ah, I promise, there will be a short intermission of all us thinking Legolas has gone back to normal. Of course, we'll all be wrong. But he will not murder the whole village. I remember that scene in Star Wars. Eagerly awaiting Episode 3
Freak Goddess of the Crypt: Good I'm glad you like it. I hope you liked this chapter too (it was kinda short).
IwishChan: Yes, I do not like Fila either. Don't worry; she won't show up in the story for quite some time (unfortunately, we are not rid of her yet, though). I hope you liked this chapter, even though it was kind of short.
viggomaniac: I don't know if you're here yet, but you're right about Estel. I could never kill Aragorn! He's one of the coolest characters and the future of Middle-Earth hangs in a balance over this man's decisions. Plus, I just don't have the heart (dabs at eyes with a kerchief).