Disclaimer: Not mine!! :(
Title: To New Mutiny
Rating: R
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Note:: It seems that I am always apologising for getting my chapters up late, so I am going to apologise now in advance for every late chapter that I may put up for the rest of this fic!! :) I know, I'm crazy, but what can ya do? Enjoy!!
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Chapter 19
Once they were all clean, they sat around the now roaring fire in Narso and Betha's living room. Gimli looked to Legolas and Aragorn.
"So, where do we go from here then?"
Legolas took a deep breath and looked over at Elrohir, who met his eyes and nodded reassuringly. Legolas glanced uneasily at the others.
"We shall leave for Mirkwood tomorrow afternoon, after I have seen that Ran is alright." He said softly.
Gimli nodded, apparently satisfied, but Narso stared in amazement at the Elf, his jaw hanging open.
"You are not seriously considering going back there, Legolas!" He cried, "I cannot let you do that!"
Betha looked at her husband in open astonishment, "Well, whyever not, Nar? You cannot keep him away from his home!"
"I can and I intend to!" Narso snapped, "He is more at home here! His father is the king of Mirkwood, Betha. The same king who beats his son every chance he gets— "
"No!" Legolas cried, "It is not like that! My father and I have sorted out our differences. We have lived peacefully together without incident for almost two years. He is a good man!"
Narso's mind went back to the woods and his conversation with Strider. 'It went on for centuries…he got away a few times, but he always went back…Legolas believes far too much of the good in people.'
"How can you be so sure after only two years that he has stopped the abuse that he dealt for centuries?" He asked, trying to reason with Legolas.
Legolas stopped cold. He had already been doubting his decision, as Elrohir well knew, and Narso's abrupt question dredged up fears he had tried very hard to quell. He tried to shake off his doubts, but they stuck fast, Narso's accusations running through his mind.
Elrohir saw the turmoil that Narso's questions had thrown the younger Elf into and he glowered in the man's direction.
Betha sat at Narso's side, trying to take in all the sudden and unexpected information. "Well, Legolas," She said in a soft, but firm voice, "You must stay here then, where you will be safe. He will never know that you are here."
Legolas shook his head, his eyes pained. "No mother, you do not understand! I want to go back! He is not a threat to me any more. He loves me as any father would,"
Narso suddenly jumped in again, cutting him off, "How can you be sure that your father was not behind the attack that stole your memory?" He asked, and Legolas' eyes grew wide, "If you return, will he not be angry to see that you live, after he left you for dead?"
It had not even occurred to Legolas' troubled mind that his father might have been behind what happened to him.
"No…He would not do that to me…" He protested weakly, knowing his argument did not hold much weight.
"Legolas, you cannot go!" Betha cried, tears in her eyes at the thought of what Legolas' real father had inflicted upon him for so long, "Next time, we may not be there to help you— "
"There will be no next time!" Legolas protested, "This had nothing to do with my father! I am all that he has left; he would not try to— " He let out a soft cry of frustration as he jumped to his feet and began to pace, "If I could only remember, I would tell you it was not he!"
Betha held out a hand to him, "Just to be safe, maybe you should remain here until you do remember."
Legolas shook his head, "Eru knows how long that would take." He sighed, "Nay, I will not sit here and wait for a memory that might not come for months or years…I may never remember what happened that day."
Aragorn frowned. "Of course you will, Legolas. Do not be so negative, my friend."
Legolas sighed. "Well, I cannot just sit here and wait for the memory to come!" He paused, "The trees, Aragorn…they say the realm is falling into shadow. I must go back."
"If what you say is true, then you will be safer if you stay here." Narso protested. Legolas shook his head firmly.
"If Eryn Lasgalen falls to the shadow, then nowhere will be safe for long after." He said cryptically, turning towards the door, "If none of you will come with me, then I will go alone." He announced, "But I am going,"
Narso rose from his seat and used his considerable frame to block the front door. "You are not going anywhere, Legolas! He will harm you if you go back there, alone or otherwise. You must stay here where you will be safe!"
"Please, Legolas…" Betha said softly, "We only wish for your safety."
"I…I know that, but this is something I need to do. I cannot let you keep me here when my father's realm needs my help. I am sorry," Legolas said, regret at having to defy the people who had given him so much was evident in his softly spoken proclamation.
Narso did not move. "I cannot let you out this door, Legolas, not when it means letting you walk into danger. I am only doing this because I care for you!"
"Very well," Legolas said calmly, "It is getting late. I am going to bed." He glanced at his friends and his foster parents, "Goodnight everyone,"
Legolas turned and walked to his room, shutting the door firmly behind him. Legolas' friends exchanged confused looks, completely thrown off by Legolas' sudden change. Narso walked away from the door and looked down the hall towards Legolas' door, while Betha sat back down, her head in her hands.
Suddenly, Elladan uttered a soft oath and bolted from his seat, throwing open the front door and running out into the rain, Elrohir right behind him. The others were even more confused by the other Elves' behaviour, looking at each other in confusion.
Realisation dawned, and Aragorn's eyes grew wide. "The window!" He growled, "We will never catch them now!"
Gimli scowled. "Trust that crazy Elf to pull something like this!"
Aragorn sighed in resignation, "We must trust Elladan and Elrohir to bring him back again,"
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Elladan uttered a constant string of curses as he once again ran through the lashing rain in the pitch dark after Legolas. Elrohir chuckled to himself. He had never heard his brother mutter so many expletives at once before.
They caught sight of the fleeing form of the prince a few yards ahead and sped up their pace. Elladan put on a last burst of speed and tackled Legolas around the waist, bringing them both crashing to the ground.
Legolas immediately began to struggle against him, but the older Elf was bigger and stronger, and Legolas ended up firmly pinned to the ground on his back, looking up at two identically irate twins.
He smiled sheepishly at them. "Um…hello?" He tried innocently, but the twins' frowns only grew deeper.
"Legolas…what did you think you were doing?" Elrohir asked softly.
Legolas' face fell and he struggled weakly once more. "You do not understand! You cannot hear them…"
Elladan shook his head. "Tis true that we cannot hear the trees as strongly as you can, Legolas, but trying to run off without us? Venturing into the dark forest on your own? That is folly!"
Legolas grew very still. "Folly it may be, Elladan, but I cannot bear this any more. I know nothing of myself that others have not told me, I cannot even defend my own father, because I know not whether he is part of this or not! I just want it all to go away…"
"Running off on your own and getting yourself killed is not the way to make it so, Las." His eyes softened as he looked down at his friend, "Come back with us. Just for tonight. We can leave tomorrow as you planned, all of us together. But you need to rest and recover, little one, you are not back to full strength yet."
Legolas' weary body decided to let him know just how weary it was then, and he sighed, nodding reluctantly. "Alright,"
Elladan chuckled. "You do realise that Narso is going to tie you to your bed for running off again?"
Elrohir laughed as he helped Legolas up off the ground. "Or at least nail your window shut!"
Legolas couldn't stop himself smiling at the image. "Very funny, you two. I am amused, you have achieved your aim, now let us go home."
The twins smiled at the old jest that had run since they had first befriended Legolas in Imladris many centuries ago.
Talking and laughing amongst themselves, the three tired and soggy Elves made their way back to the house in the dark, dreading the reactions they would face when they arrived.
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Review replies::
MoroTheWolfGod: I finally saw it!! PotC that is. It's brilliant! I never expected it to be so funny. :) (Hehehe! You're not a eunuch are you?? *looks down*) Anyway hope this chappie was ok cos I'm seriously washed out right now!! More soon! ;)
Lefty: Awh I'm glad you liked it! It was written off really quickly and I wasn't sure if it sucked or not…excuse my language!! I love the twins too!! They're great aren't they? I don't think they get enough book time, hope PJ kept them in the next film though. If he didn't…Grr…heads will roll! Well maybe not that drastic, but you get my point! ;) Hope ya liked! =)
DXPrincess: **!!BANG!!** Oh that was the sound of my newly oversized ego making my head explode by the way! See what so much praise does to unworthy Irish nurses?? Motherly is a word? GOOD! I was beginning to think I was making up words and that wouldn't do would it? :) Work went great thanks! I'm all settled in now feels like I've been there forever! Hope this was ok and I'll have more up soon!!
Shandrial: You did? Awh I'm glad!! :) Yes the image of two wet Elves is rather distracting, isn't it… 0_0 I agree, Elrohir is cute! All the more reason to keep him alive!! ;) Hahahaha!! That image is actually pretty funny! I see where you're coming from! I nearly fell over laughing when I read that! *snigger* =)
Ivory Novelist: You liked it? It's all your doing, just so you know! ARGH my computer hasn't been letting me onto RadNet for like five days or something! It's really annoying! But your story is still brilliant even if I can't read it… Slightly more flaff in this chappie! Hope you liked it! :)
Sirith: Aw that's really nice of your friend. And really nice of you to take time to review me from Germany!! :) Thank you!! I'm glad you liked the last one and I hope this one was okay too! I'm loving your fic still, the last chapter was brilliant!! =) Thanks for the good luck by the way! I'm all settled in now! Anyway I'll have more up for you soon so hope you liked! ;)
wispykitty: ARGH!!!! The evilness of the smilie!!!! Okay, I deserved it, but still! You can have it back now; :} EVIL I TELL YOU!! Do you think I might have had too much coffee?? @_@ Hehehehe! Glad you liked anyway, cos I wasn't sure about that chapter! I've been super busy at work too, so no worries! ;) I'll have more up as soon as I have it written! =)
pirate-chicha: I love your Pirates fic! :) Legolas is cute? Hehehe! He is kinda isn't he? He's supposed to be a warrior though… *hits self over head* Oh well, cuteness is always good! I know this took me forever to update, I'm sorry!! But I hope it was okay! Glad you're enjoying it so far! I'll have more up soon!
tamara: Awh I'm glad you liked it! It's always fun to write ones like that. Kit Cloudkicker gave me that idea and I was laughing for hours trying to write it! Could have been the caffeine though…Did this chapter answer your questions? :) Hope so! I'll have more up soon!! =)
Lady Lenna: *blush* You always make me do that!! :) I'm sorry this took so long but work is taking up all my spare time!! Grr… ;) Anyway I hope you liked this chapter too and I'll have more up soon cos I have days off coming up! =)
Samwise the Strong: Thank you! Did you get reading some more? If you did, hope you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind compliments!! :) I'll have more up soon!! =)
Shaan Lien: Yeah I kinda whipped that one from the movie too didn't I? Ah well!! I just thought it'd work! Glad you're still liking and sorry for the delay! I am terrible… Have more up soon!! ;)
Kit Cloudkicker: You're very welcome and thanks again for the idea! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY for ten days ago!! :) Hope it was a good one and you got loads of nice pressies! Hope you liked this too and I'll have more up soon! =)