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Warnings: Slash, AL. Drama time! .:grins evilly:.
Sorry 'bout all grammar and/or spelling mistakes.
Well, here's your guys' next chapter. n.n Sorry that I couldn't get one out sooner. Didn't write this while at the ocean… wrote two other fics, though… XD One being a new Gundam Wing one… -.-
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Heart's Truth
Chapter Eleven: Words
It had been two days since Legolas' sudden change of behavior. Aragorn was confused as to why, but his lover had taken to avoiding him whenever possible; it was depressing really. Had Thranduil said something else to him? It couldn't be because Legolas no longer loved him. Elves didn't give their love thoughtlessly, and their love lasted for a long time; certainly longer than a month!
He didn't know what to do, though. There he was in Mirkwood, a place he had visited few times before, where the king disapproved of him being there in the first place; with the only person he knew ignoring him.
When he woke up the morning of the third day he decided that he'd talk with Legolas no matter what and get this matter resolved. He'd even barge into a room where Thranduil was to do so… well, no, he wouldn't, for it would only cause more harm, but… it was a nice thought.
After eating the morning meal, which Legolas had still been attending, though it was only the two of them. He felt guilty for what he was doing and didn't want to make Aragorn eat alone again. Most mornings had been awkward for the two with the silence, Aragorn trying to figure out what to say and Legolas deeply in thought as well.
"Legolas," the human started when they were finished eating. However, the blonde didn't even acknowledge him.
"Legolas please tell me what is wrong," he tried again, almost pleadingly. The silence was tearing him apart. He couldn't believe their relationship had come to this. What had happened? That was actually answered easily enough with one word, one name: Thranduil.
"My father requested my presence," the prince stated quietly, feeling horrible for doing this to his lover. He walked over to the door and opened it, starting to leave…
He gasped in surprise when he was abruptly pinned to the wall by Aragorn.
"Estel!" he hissed looking around frantically for anyone who might pass. "Not here!"
"I care not anymore! You do not let me do it anywhere anymore. I have tried to be understanding. I have held back. I have been kind to your father, though that is a lot less than I can say for him. I have been sitting in my room these past few days with no one to talk to, trying to think of something, some way to get you to come back to me; of why you have been treating me this way," the human said getting quieter as he continued. There was no way he could have stopped himself. He had been holding it in far too long. "I still love you, Legolas. I know you feel the same, so why do you hide from me?" he questioned sadly, trying to look into the elf's eyes but he kept turning away.
Aragorn bit his bottom lip, thinking. Then, throwing everything out the window, he kissed the archer, not caring if someone saw. He just prayed that Legolas would not be too mad.
At first Legolas tried to push away, the risk was too high. What if his father saw? However, he found that, no matter how much he wished, he could not even try to push his lover away. The feel of Aragorn's soft, moist lips on his own felt too wonderful to describe. It had been incredibly hard for him to resist all desires for the one he most wished to touch. He could no longer think now, no longer care if someone did indeed see them kissing heatedly in the hall; right outside Aragorn's chamber.
Only his lover. That was all his guilt-ridden mind could focus on, the sound of his breathing, the soft feel of his lips and hands, the taste of his mouth, the scent that was his alone. He doubted he'd notice if he his father came yelling at him at that very moment.
The lovers broke apart after what must have been an eternity.
They stared directly into the other's eyes, their bodies still close as their arms were wrapped around each other.
"I'm sorry, Estel," Legolas said quietly, resting his head on the human's shoulder.
Aragorn brought a hand up and placed it on the golden head comfortingly. He let his lover take his time.
"My father said that he would send you away if I spent so much time with you, saying you were 'a bad influence.' I did not wish for you to leave…" the archer explained.
Aragorn felt anger rise up in him at these words. How could Thranduil say such a thing and keep hiself away from him! King or not, he had no right! No one did!
Feeling the ranger tense in his arms, the elf raised his head to look at his lover. "He is not a bad person, love. He just thinks he's doing what is best for me…" he tried to calm Aragorn's anger.
"Then he obviously does not know you that well," the human said through clenched teeth, trying to calm himself.
"He's busy as king," the elf stated simply, lowering his gaze; not able to keep the sadness from his voice.
Aragorn lifted Legolas' chin up, feeling his anger ebb away. He kissed his elf lightly.
Legolas pulled him towards the bedchamber, wanting to move to a more comfortable place. He had completely forgotten that they were in the halls still.
The human knew what his elf wanted so moved into the room. Before Legolas couldn't since he was still trapped against the wall.
Legolas kicked the door shut behind them while they kissed again, this time a lot more hungrily. All thoughts about meeting his father had long since fled his mind.
The blonde was pushed back onto the bed, Aragorn straddling him as he kissed and licked his neck, collar bone, any skin that was exposed. He nibbled on the tip of his lover's sensitive ear, causing Legolas to arch his back and moan in pleasure.
Aragorn, and Legolas, knew that they would have to stop soon; before lust took over. As much as they wanted to they couldn't go all the way, not while they were in Mirkwood, not while in Imladris, only when in the forest by themselves… at least until others knew of their relationship and accepted it.
"Legolas," the human moaned as the elf's skilled fingers made their way over his smooth skin, leaving trails of fire wherever they touched.
Legolas swore under his breath moments later, wishing he hadn't somehow remembered.
"What?" the human asked absentmindedly, kissing his lover's now exposed chest.
"I… was supposed to meet… my father…" the blonde said through gasps of pleasure.
"…E-Estel…" the elf weakly tried to protest as his lover continued his ministrations. He couldn't bring himself to stop the human. He had to, though, if he didn't who knew what would happen or how his father would react.
"E-Estel… stop… I… I need to… go," he panted heavily, trying to push the human off, although he definitely didn't mean it.
Aragorn groaned in disappointment upon hearing Legolas' words for the third time telling him to stop. He didn't want his elf to get angry with him, however.
He kissed Legolas deeply before pulling back and finally allowing his lover to get up.
The archer couldn't prevent a groan of his own as Aragorn got up and moved, no longer on top of him.
He just laid there, catching his breath, wishing he didn't have to leave.
"I thought you had to leave…?" the human questioned, quirking an eyebrow in amusement.
"Just… give me a second," the blonde replied with a glare, still overcome by his emotions and lust. He didn't want to go to his father like this.
Aragorn laughed at his lover. Really, the elf shouldn't have ignored his desire for so long… not to mention Aragorn. He had to have learned his lesson from this.
The human's laughter was cut off as soft lips pressed onto his, a tongue slipping its way passed his parted lips.
This time it was the ranger who pushed his lover away. "I shall not be able to stop myself again, love," he answered Legolas' confused expression seriously.
The blonde swallowed thickly, extremely tempted to disobey his father entirely and have a little fun with his lover.
"Worry not. I shall be here when you are done," Aragorn grinned. He really had nothing to do in the first place.
Legolas slowly nodded and stood up. Giving the ranger another kiss, the human grabbed at him, but he just missed as the nimble elf dodged.
Legolas nearly forgot to put his tunic back on before he left. He picked it up and donned it; then opened the door and walked out. Turning around as he closed the door, he gave the ranger a wink and then left.
Aragorn laughed, flopping back onto his bed in happiness. Finally! He had gotten past his lover's barrier that had withheld for a good two days. A long time considering. He just prayed to the Valar that Legolas would not get into trouble for being late. It had been a good thirty or so minutes since they had started.
Legolas had these exact thoughts swarming his mind as he nervously made his way down the hall.
A couple of servants had stopped what they were doing and stared at the prince.
He smiled at the two, unsure of why they were staring. Did something happen? he questioned himself confused.
The servants quickly stopped and continued on with their task.
Odd… the archer shrugged it off. Not like he was going to get any answers by talking or even questioning himself.
The prince soon found himself in his father's chambers, whose stare could definitely be described as odd, angry, confused, he didn't quite know. Too many conflicting emotions were seen in the normally stoic eyes. One thing was for sure about the gaze, however: there were no emotions that could be described as good.
Legolas gulped, trying to hold his composure. What was going on? Why wouldn't his father speak already! He just continued to stare, and stare, and…
Finally Thranduil spoke up with a voice devoid of emotion. "Why were you late, ion-nin?" he asked. The title being spoken as if it were to give Legolas some type of guilt. Really not reassuring; if anything it made this worse.
"I ran into someone in the halls," the prince explained without hesitation, having known this question would be one of the first. He wasn't completely lying anyway. He had gotten caught up in the halls, and it just… went further from there. However, this was as far as he could think before his lover crept into his mind again.
Never going to ignore my feelings for him again no matter what anyone says! he promised himself resolutely. This really all began because of his father.
"Is that so?"
Legolas nodded, a bad feeling forming all too quickly. He knows! a voice screamed at him from the back of his mind.
"And this 'someone' you speak of wouldn't happen to be that human, would it?" the elf king asked coldly.
Legolas bit back a retort at his father once again calling his lover 'that human.' Now was definitely not the time!
"…If it was…?" the younger elf spoke up hesitantly, unsure of how to respond. Thranduil obviously knew something, but how much exactly? He dreaded finding the answer, which he knew would only come all too soon.
"How dare you!" the elf king finally exploded, rising from his chair. "Not only do you disobey me by seeing him again, but… but you are… kissing him, and Valar only knows what else!"
Well, that certainly explained the odd stares he was receiving… He would have much preferred to not know. However, since he did know and since his father knew…
"Yes, Father, I have taken Estel as my lover. I kept it a secret because I knew you would never approve," the prince finally brought it out into the open. Both he and Aragorn had been tired of hiding it in the first place.
"Of course I do not approve! Why would I? He's foolish, heartless, and ill-tempered, not to mention ill-mannered. He's a bad influence for you!" the elder elf yelled.
"You do not even know him! You have never given him a chance. How do you know how he acts, how he truly is, how caring he is? He has saved my life more times than I can even count; yet you call him 'heartless'? Really, Father, I thought you had a little more faith in me than that," Legolas said angrily, letting it all out finally. "Who is really the 'ill-tempered' one here? We were only having fun last time, a laugh, something you should have more often," he continued, referring to the first time Aragorn had visited so long ago.
"Do not lecture me! I am your father!" the elf king shouted furiously. Not like he had any chance to have that much fun with all of his responsibilities as king.
"Then act like it! Why can you not just be happy that I have found love?" the archer asked sadly in a whisper.
"'Love'?" the elf king said almost mockingly with a huff. "You know of no such thing."
"How can you say that?" Legolas questioned hurt.
Thranduil nearly stopped arguing his case when he realized just how much the comment had truly hurt his son, however, he would not relent. He couldn't allow his son to take the human for his lover. It wasn't that he was male, but because of whom he was, and how he was not for Legolas. "I forbid you from seeing that human!" he continued to yell, disregarding the question.
"You cannot tell me who I can and cannot see, or even love! Nor can you stop us! I love him; you will just have to accept that," the prince concluded, turning around and storming out of the room; slamming the door behind him.
Thranduil could only stare after his son in shock. Never had the younger elf truly defied him like that; he had never gotten that mad.
He slumped back into his chair with a heavy sigh. He hadn't meant for things to get so out of control. He just couldn't believe Legolas had fallen for the human and taken him for his lover. Obviously, his son would not change his mind any time soon; it would take some impressive persuasive skills.
Legolas had broken into a run back to Aragorn's chambers, angry tears now making their way down his face.
He ignored all the stares he received, continuing to his lover's room.
Once at the door he flung it open and himself into Aragorn's arms.
The ranger, who had been reading, was startled by his elf's behavior, causing him to drop his book. He wrapped his arms around the shaking form and rubbed his back comfortingly once over the shock.
"What is it? What happened, love?" he whispered in concern, though he had his suspicions. He knew it was something Thranduil had said, but he didn't know exactly what it was. Whatever it was, it had greatly affected his lover; to the point of tears. It hurt to see the tears run down the elf's face, and reminded him of the time he had been poisoned, and in terrible pain.
When the blonde didn't respond he just held his elf closer and waited patiently for him to speak.
When Legolas was able to calmed down, with Aragorn's help, he slowly raised his head showing his tear-stained face to the human.
Aragorn lightly kissed his lover and then gently wiped his tears away.
"Let's leave," Legolas suddenly stated firmly, looking directly into his lover's eyes.
"What?" the human sputtered out in surprise, not believing his ears.
"Grab your things; let's go," Legolas repeated. Quickly getting up from Aragorn's lap he started to gather the ranger's belongings for him.
"Legolas wait," the human said, grasping the elf's wrist. "You cannot be serious…?" What had happened to make the usually calm elf act like this? What had his father said? He never thought the prince would even consider running away from home, even under the stress his father caused.
Seeing the look in Legolas' eyes he knew there was no changing the archer's mind. He was leaving with or without Aragorn. He knew this definitely was not going to help his lover resolve his problems with the elf king, but he could do nothing to stop him.
Aragorn sighed heavily and took his bag from the blonde's hands, he packed his own things.
When he was finished they went down to Legolas' room, the elf looking around to make sure no servants, maids, or his father saw them. It was only late in the afternoon so there were still elves frequently going up and down the halls.
Making it to the prince's chambers with no one spotting them, Legolas quickly packed and they were off again, on the watch for anyone.
The two were able to enter the stables and take their horses with no one seeing. Legolas had known of a more secluded route that few knew of so they hadn't been seen.
He also knew of a trail they could take with their horses since it was more dangerous than the others.
Aragorn disapproved and tried to convince his lover otherwise, however, the blonde wasn't in his right mind; blinded by anger, sadness, disappointment, and would not be deterred. The human did not want his elf to go on the path alone – which Legolas had threatened – so he went along, following behind in a gallop, the elf wanting to leave as quickly as possible.
The lovers rode for hours. Legolas never looked back.
Aragorn had noticed that Legolas had become increasingly quiet, too quiet for his liking. He knew the blonde was upset, for he usually wouldn't take such extreme measures.
The human went to the left side of his lover (they had been riding in a line for most of the time since the path was narrow) and looked at him about to start asking questions, for he still hadn't explained what his father had told him.
His words fell short when he noticed silent tears were once again falling down his elf's cheeks.
Legolas hastily wiped his tears way when he noticed the ranger looking at him. "I'm sorry. I should not be crying," he whispered.
"Nay, my love, you have every reason. It is okay to cry," the human said caringly, trying to help his saddened lover.
Legolas smiled, glad that Aragorn was being so supportive, even if he didn't agree. He could always count on the human; no matter what.
Well, there ya go. They didn't split up. n.n Did kinda runaway, though… XD We shall see how it works out… n.n Hope you guys like this chapter and all its drama… sheesh… Enough don't ya think…? -.- Well…. how do you all like this, hmm? Let me know, 'kay? n.n
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