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I am really sorry but I can not reply to responses due to major computer problems which forces me to use a friends computer.
Big thanks to Shell as always for her continuing help and support.
Legolas felt the ground moving beneath him as he tried his best to wake up; he could feel the darkness that seemed to be all around him. Petrified and unsure as to what was happening, he tried to call out desperately for someone to come and save him, but no one came. No one, that is until a bright light seemed to burst forth and it broke through the darkness that surrounded him.
It seemed to glow brighter by the second and Legolas could feel the love that seemed to radiate from it. A love that he knew was for him and him alone.
Reaching out with in long, elegant hand he tried to touch the light. The light had taken the form of his soul mate. His one and only true love, Aragorn. Before he could touch the glowing celestial figure; the light vanished and with it the man. Legolas gave an anguished, soul breaking cry, but no one was there to hear it.
Aragorn awoke to the sound of his father's soothing voice. "Rest, Estel all will be well in time." Aragorn gave a small smile and opened his eyes to greet his father.
The Lord of Imladris was sitting in a chair next to his bed. He looked grave, but pleased to see that his foster son was once more awake.
"Ada." Aragorn looked around, realising as he did so that he was in a guest room rather than the chambers that he shared with Legolas. He frowned, puzzled. "Why am I here?"
"You ordered for your own chambers to be re-decorated, do you remember? I though it better that you remain here, than be in the way of the painters." As he spoke he saw the look of shame that passed across the King of Gondor's face, before he turned away.
"Hannon lle, Ada." Aragorn turned away from his father. Suddenly a surge of nausea so violently shook him that he had no chance to make it to the Bathing chamber. To his acute embarrassment he was violently sick all over the bed that he was lying in. Elrond jumped forward and held his son until he had finished retching.
Aragorn groaned as he was helped from the bed by his father, who proceeded to clear the soiled sheets for fresh ones. Once this was done he was helped back into the bed and with a sigh of relief he settled back down and with no help from his father or his herbs, he fell asleep.
Legolas rolled over and his head effectively fell off of the perch it had been comfortable on. He had been lying with his head resting comfortably on Elladan's lap, before him was a large, blazing fire that was sat in the centre of a clearing. He gave a soft yawn that alerted the softly dozing twin's that he was awake.
Elrohir gently stroked the blonds pale cheek, kissing it gently before he asked. "Good morning, Leafie, pleasant dreams I hope?" With a small sigh he began to de-tangle the raven locks that belonged to him from his brothers.
"Mmm, I dreamt I saw Estel. He was standing surrounded by a beautiful white light. At least I think it was Estel, I never saw his face, but I know that I was destined to spend my entire, immortal life with that being."
The twins smiled broadly at their brother in law as they helped him to stand and move closer to the fire and begin to eat the morning meal that they had prepared earlier. It was good to see Legolas genuinely smile; it had been weeks since that magical smile had been seen.
The twins could barely keep the identical smiles from their own faces as they repeatedly hugged the Prince.
Aragorn tried to get the two children to eat their morning meal, but they refused. Strangely after only fifteen minutes of nausea and vomiting, he had felt far better and had been able to get out of bed to look after the twins. Both had decided, rather unfortunately, that they wanted their Nana and had refused to even consider eating what he gave them.
Finally he gave up and he picked them both up out of their chairs and carried them towards his study. He was loath to ask for help with the children after dismissing the task of childcare as easy and had decided to work with them in his study as he took care of the essential paperwork that was bound to have piled up over the course of his absence.
Pushing the door to the chamber open with his foot, he was surprised at the lack of parchment over his desk. Setting the twins down on a rug with a few toys to keep them happy, he searched his desk and found that the paperwork that was present was that of the last two days. Sending a servant to find Faramir, he sat down to work through what there was.
The minute Faramir entered the chamber Aragorn began to question him. "Have you been seeing to my paperwork?"
The answer was short, sharp and to the point. It also bordered on being completely impolite. "Nay, My Lord. It was Prince Legolas who dealt with it."
Aragorn glared suspiciously at his Steward and friend. And then something akin to pride came to Aragorn's face, he gave a soft smile before replacing it with a harsh look. His voice was cold as he ordered. "I never wish for another to do my work for me again, is that understood, Steward?"
Faramir gave a small nod and left the chamber. He could not stop thinking of the time when he had walked in on Aragorn and Legolas kissing wildly in that very study. He would never forget the honest love he had always seen in their faces whenever anything happened or they simply looked at each other. Thinking aloud he commented. "If it can happen to them, it can happen to anyone."
Legolas was riding between the twins as they approached the boarders of Eryn Lasgalen. The sun was shining and the sky was a clear crystal blue. He could not help but start to hum under his breath. Before too long the tune had grown into a fully fledged song.
Love you must know I tried
All of this time
A long weary climb
But, oh my hands were tied
Nothing to hold,
I'm out in the cold
Strange to see our future fall
Into the past
Too good to last
But, oh the times we had
All things considered
I'm sad.
Who's fooling who?
Who'd believe what I've been through?
One thing's for sure
You'll be lonely too…
Love, I need some good advice
Think of a way
To beg me to stay
You needn't ask me twice
It won't be hard to do
All things considered
I'm blue
Who's fooling who?
Who'd believe what I've been through?
One thing's for sure
You'll be lonely too…
Love we lost our way somehow
Nothing is true
Least of all you
But, oh my hands were tied
How can I know?
Where will I go?
Strange to see our future
Fall into the past
Too good to last
But, oh the times we had
The good days and the bad
But I'll be 'till the end
All things considered
Your friend.
The twins could not help but clap when the Prince had finished singing, Legolas blushed and swung off if his horse to greet the familiar trees, who were singing a tune of their own. They were rejoicing at the fact that their Prince had returned to them.
"I am very glad to hear that your wonderful voice is the same as always," A new voice made itself known, followed quickly by the tall figure of a dark male Elf.
Legolas stared up into the eyes of the new Elf and gasped. He flung himself into the Elf's arms and he felt the dark Elf's lips press against his. They kissed earnestly for a few seconds until Legolas pulled away and gasped aloud.
"Estalado, is it truly you?"
To be continued
Dun dun dun. Some of you may reconise the character of Estalado from my joint story with Shell and I want to make sure you know that Legolas did not just kiss his son.
Loads of Love
Meisalliam