Disclaimer: Not mine!! :(
Title: To New Mutiny
Rating: PG-13
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Sorry for not updating for so long folks! Have a heavy duty psychology exam tomorrow and every time I got a chance to update the last few days guess what? 'site is experiencing overload…' ARGH!! Anyway on with the tale! Enjoy!! .:Tithen Min:.
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Chapter 7
Strider rubbed Legolas' trembling back soothingly, "Ssh, Legolas… Gwiil mellon ní n. Do not strain yourself, it will only hurt more!" [Peace my friend]
Legolas took a few deep breaths and visibly calmed himself. "Forgive me, my friend. I did not mean to alarm you."
"It is alright, Legolas. You are well?"
Legolas nodded slowly. "Aye, I am well."
The door burst open and Narso and Betha came in, clearly having heard Legolas' cry of pain. Narso roughly shoved Strider back away from the bed and sat down at the Elf's side, taking over the Ranger's task of rubbing Legolas' back.
Strider stayed back, acknowledging Narso's place as leader of the household and not interfering.
"Are you alright?" Narso asked the archer, "Did he hurt you?" Legolas did not answer, instead curling into a ball as pain assaulted him once more.
"That's it!" Narso cried, starting towards Strider with a dangerous look in his eyes, "I do not know what you did to him, but— "
"Stop! Please!" Both men turned at the sound of Legolas' voice. "He did not, harm me. It was my own mind that hurt me." He shook his head as if trying to shake off the last of the pain.
The Elf raised pained grey eyes to the eyes of his foster parents, "Could you leave us for a while? I need to speak with him," the couple reluctantly agreed, casting one more guarded look at man and Elf before leaving them alone.
Strider immediately turned to his friend, "Are you alright? What— "
"Gwiil, Aragorn. I am fine." Legolas spoke softly. The man was about to ask him what he had remembered when it dawned on him that the Elf had called him by his true name.
"Legolas…you remember me? Our friendship?"
Legolas nodded, "Much of it. We have been friends for many years…I am truly sorry to have forgotten you."
Legolas looked so upset that Aragorn almost laughed, "Legolas, it was not your fault! I do not fault you for it."
Legolas nodded slowly. "I…Aragorn, what happened with my father? You told me we had resolved our differences, yet you were so quick to blame him for my attack…"
Aragorn sighed in resignation, "Legolas it is a very long story. He mistreated you for many years. You stayed a while with my family in Imladris, but your father convinced you he had changed and brought you home, only to have the same thing happen and the next time you came to my home you were almost dead by his hands. I feared he had turned on you again."
Legolas dropped his gaze and turned away from the Ranger as a tear slid down his face, "That is what I am most afraid of…Aragorn, please do not make me go back there."
Aragorn gently reached out and turned the Elf's face back towards him. "Legolas, you do not have to do anything you do not wish to. That may not be what happened at all." Aragorn did not believe it, but he hoped Legolas would.
"I hope you are right, my friend." Legolas said softly.
"Legolas, we can stay here until you remember everything if that is what you wish. I am here to help you do that and I will see you through this."
Legolas sighed and buried his face in his hands, "I do not know what I want, Aragorn. I am lost."
Aragorn had never seen his lifelong friend look so hopeless and defeated and he looked on sadly as the prince turned away from him once more, sitting on the bed and drawing his knees up to his chest and resting his head on his knees. "I do not feel like Legolas," Legolas spoke, his voice muffled by his current position, "but neither am I Tirier…I am nobody. And I am wasting your time."
Aragorn once more approached the Elf and spoke forcefully, causing his friend to look at him in surprise, "Legolas! Never say that! You are not a burden on anyone and you are not wasting my time, do you hear me? This will take as long as it may and I will be glad of every second I spend on it!" He thought for a moment before an idea came to him.
"I must leave for a few days, to find someone. I must travel to the Lonely Mountain. Will you accompany me?"
The prince thought for a moment before agreeing. "Alright, Aragorn. I trust you. I will follow you."
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Review replies::
Cheysuli: I can't decide either…hmm…Makes for more angst though so I'm guessing it's a good thing!! *snigger* :) I totally agree! Poor, poor little Elf prince! Oh BTW did I see your name on that fic 'Broken'?? It's really good!! ;)
MoroTheWolfGod: Don't kill me!! I have a day off between exams and I'm posting it during a half hour when I should be studying psychology!! I'm so sorry! Hope ya liked it though!! ;)
Shandrial: You finished it!!!!! I still can't believe it! That's not on now let's have the sequel!! ;) They told him in the last chapter…was it the last chapter?? I forget either the last or second last they told him that if the only time they saw him was when he was injured they didn't want to see him at all and they told him not to return… **Deep breath** I think I should've put some punctuation in there… =) *points finger* Don't forget the sequel now… I'll bring Grimnosh back to life and send him to you in an envelope cos I couldn't bring him back his original size and he ended up reincarnated as a gnat… All this psych studying is going to my head so please excuse the strangeness!!
Lefty: I get those momentstoo…especially while studying psychology for evil exam tomorrow! Reading on does tend to answer a few questions doesn't it? That's something I always forget to do…well I thought that the bad had to have some good in there too, hence this chapter!! I like it when they're all friendly again! Bet you'll never guess who they're going to see! ;)
Ivory Novelist: Mass flaff eh? That is a very promising idea!! Thanks! Stupid plot bunnies have gone into hibernation for the cold, wet summer so I'm having problems with the story! But then I read your story and it cheers me up!! Great work on it as usual BTW! ;)
DXPrincess: Ah now that…is for me to know…actually I haven't decided that little part yet…I'm having a bit of writer's block thanks to stressful finals and stubborn plot bunnies… Aw I'm really glad you're still enjoying this! :) I'm surprised you haven't got thrown off the bandwagon with my constant twists and turns!! Hehehe!! ;)
bant: You're back!! Yay! No more Mountain Dew huh? Bummer! These parents… *sigh* I'm glad you like it so far! Sorry I took so long for this chapter but hope you enjoyed it too! =)
wispykitty: Oh I'm sorry this took so long! I usually update quickly but things got on top of me! ;) Hope you weren't freaked out by the first story cos a lot of people were! Took me ages to write! Always fun though with lots of Elf angst and the like… Hope you're still enjoying this one at least!! =)
tamara: Ah well now he knows…*sigh* I hate doing that to him! Poor little Elf prince! You're still enjoying? Good I'm glad! Sorry this took so long I'm terrible!! Enjoy!! =)
Alklachion: Sorry they're so short I tend to do that a lot!! Have to try harder in future! Aw I'm glad you like them!! *blush* :) Hope you enjoyed!!
Kit Cloudkicker: Very true! My story isn't phone-bookish is it?? *gulp* There isn't much suspense in this one I admit, but I'm working on it! Hope you like!! ;)
Legolasluver: Hmm…maybe he did… it can be whatever kind of cookie you like!! I love cookies! Yum… anyway back to the story! Aw yeah poor Elf! I'm really mean to him aren't I? I should send him to deliver your cookies and you can make him better! =)