Disclaimer: Don't own any of the hotties in this story!!

A/N: I'll try to make the chapters longer, I swear!!! Don't kill me!!! Oh yes and I've decided to do the reviews at the beginning of the chapter this time. Hopefully this lil chappy will be a quick update; that is what is meant for it. Translations at the end.

Responses to Reviews:

Avril: Actually, I don't know it's true intention!!! I guess it could be funny! Lol read to find out with Aragorn.

EMerald QUeen: You know, to tell you the truth, I almost feel sorry for how much torture Leggy gets from people. Almost. I'll try to make the chapters longer, I promise!! Lol, I ain't gonna tell you nuthin' 'bout Aragorn. Well maybe ok he is a prisoner, but not physically mentally is more like it. He he!!! Looks like our little Ranger has gone to the dark side! ~gasps and covers mouth~ Did I say that?! Shame on me!!

Roseoftheworld: Don't worry!!!! I love flames!!!! WellI don't love 'em, but I don't mind getting them. In fact any flames that I do get, I usually laugh hysterically, thinking about the idiot that actually thinks I'm gonna stop writing becuz they have a problem with it. Finish reading and tell me what you think, k?

Smileychildpjz: *gasp* Ooohhh!!!! Girl, you did NOT just say that!! Lol, I also have to admit that Aragorn is fine, BUT (there is always a but) my Leggy is hotter!! He he he!! Your man has gone to the dark side, I'm afraid to say! Lol, some people only get sexier when they do that!!

A/N: Before you guys bite my head off, I just want to say that Leggy calls Aragorn Estel (most of the time) but I AM going to refer to him as Aragorn. K???

On with the story

Chapter 4

"Estel!" exclaimed Legolas. "What are you doing here?"

The Gondor King patted the Elf's shoulder. "I was summoned here by a very old friend toplay." Damean smiled wickedly; his plan was set. Soon, all Men will bow to him.

"Estel? Areare you feeling okay?" Legolas asked in a hushed tone, his face twisted with fear and concern. Aragorn smiled and nodded. "Fine, little prince, perfectly fine!" Legolas looked into Aragorn's eyes and uttered a moan. Instead of the usual warm, joyful, kindness that was in the gray depths, Legolas found malice, betrayal, coldness, and a thirst for blood— Elven blood. "Estel! What happened to you?! Youyour eyes! They're cold!"

The Human beamed at what he thought was stupidity. The Elf is so innocent, so young, so real, thought Aragorn. My, my! I'm really going to love breaking him. Damean never said that Legolas didn't know about this trade. Hmm nevertheless! I was called here to teach Legolas how to submit to a master, and teach I will! This is going to be so much fun!

Legolas stared at his friend. What's wrong with him? Why suddenly betray Legolas? They had been the best of friends ever since Legolas mother had died.

FLASHBACK

"Come here, my little Greenleaf," called Thranduil in a soothing voice. Legolas stepped out of the shadows with a tear stained face. "What's wrong, fion nin?"

Legolas looked up at Thranduil with wide, bright blue eyes and asked, "Naneth's firn?" Thranduil sighed; his youngest son wasn't supposed to know that his mother had passed away just moments before. The Golden King blamed his other to sons for informing their brother that he'd never get the chance to see his mother again. "Let's go back to your room; there I will explain."

"Va! Treneri nin! Saes" Legolas begged. His eyes began to fill with salty water and his chin trembled.

"Ai, little Greenleaf! She has left us, for now. But we will indeed join her sooner or later," answered the Elf-King. Me, definitely sooner. I will most likely die from a very broken heart.

"Come, get some rest. We are leaving for Rivendell tomorrow."

The King of Mirkwood slept in his son's room that night. Legolas fell in and out of nightmares from the scene that had plastered itself in his mind's eye: the last breath he ever saw his mother take.

*~*~*~* The sentries rushed in the palace carrying a limp form. Even though Elves are light-footed, the guards were in such a hurry to get to the healer's ward that they made quite a ruckus. Legolas leaped out of the way as his Father came tearing around the corner and down the hall, his two other sons following closely. "What happened?!" the King roared.

A breathless guard pounded on the wooden door to the healer's ward while answering, "Found her in the woods *pant* covered in *pant* spider webs! We killed most *pant, pant* of those bloody demons, but *pant* some got away. We came here immediately."

"Let me see her," whispered the King. The Elven beauty was gently lowered into her husband's open arms while he rushed into the tower and laid her on a healing bed. Thranduil ordered Legolas to be kept out so that he wouldn't have to see his dying mother.

After working on saving her mutilated body, the healers left their rulers alone in the room. The Queen fluttered her eyes open and offered a weak smile to her lover. He softly kissed her chapped lips and brushed a few strands of hair out of her face. "Thank you," she barely whispered. The King kissed her again and said, "I love you so much."

"I know. I love you too." Thranduil started to cry silently. She reached up and wiped a tear away before collapsing in exhaustion. Legolas slipped into the room in time to hear his mother's last words: "Tell Legolas I love him more than life itself." Then she died. Legolas turned and hid until his Father found him.*~*~*~*

The next day Legolas and his Father traveled - in disguise - from Mirkwood to Rivendell. Lord Elrond recognized his old friend immediately, but the wee Elf, he knew not of. Thranduil introduced them before pulling Elrond into a room and closed the door, leaving Legolas outside.

"Elrond, please, he needs to stay here and get over his grief before he comes home. Legolas is so much more fragile than the other two. Please. I just lost my wife. I can't bear to lose a son. He's so young! He's got his whole life ahead of him! Please!"

"Don't worry, don't worry! I will care for the child until he has overcome the death. Though, I must ask, why did you not tell me when Legolas was born? I have yet to see his face; he kept his hood up! Do you think he will fade in grief?" Elrond asked. Thranduil shrugged and rubbed his chin.

"I must go. The longer I stay, the more I hate the idea of leaving Legolas. We haven't been separated for more than a day in the thousand years that he has lived. Namaarie, maar ndil!"

Thranduil opened the door and nearly tripped on the creature sitting in front of it. Legolas leapt from the ground and bowed before shoving his way into his father's strong embrace. Thranduil hugged him fiercely before setting him down and walked quickly to the stables for a fresh horse. Legolas followed his father with Elrond tailing both of them. The Golden King chose a butterscotch stallion and mounted. Legolas stood by the horse confused. "Ada?"

Thranduil shook his head, knowing his son's unasked question, and galloped out of the gate and into the woods. Legolas raced after him, terrified of staying in this unknown place alone. Elrond grabbed Legolas around the waist and held him so that he could not pursue his father. Tears coursed down his face. "Ada! Seas!" Legolas screamed after the retreating figure. "Teli ad! Deri! Ada! Teli ad!"

Elrond carried the screaming, kicking Elfling past his three sons and his daughter and into a spare room. He put Legolas on the bed and stroked his back until he stopped crying. Arwen came and asked if she could help with anything. Legolas spoke suddenly. "Glin," he whispered. Arwen smiled and sang him to sleep.

The next day, Legolas washed his face but pulled the dark green hood on immediately. Apparently, he had forgotten to take it off the day before, but he was glad. People in Mirkwood and Laketown considered him the most beautiful creature to ever grace Middle Earth. He didn't want to draw attention to himself; looks of lust were the very last thing he needed.

The Human Elrond had adopted knocked softly on the door. "Prince Legolas? It's Estel. Lord Elrond's son. Ada wanted to know if you would join us for breakfast." No reply. Estel knocked again; still no sign of life inside the room. Estel opened the door and stepped inside. "Prince Legolas?"

A figure clad in green and brown sat in a corner in the large room. "Laa hanta."

"Excuse me, but, is it true that your mum is dead? I head rumors and I wanted to know," the Human asked bluntly. Legolas' head shot up and he stood shakily. Gray eyes could just make out a pair of piercing blue eyes in the darkness that masked Legolas' face.

"Ta uuye il-lyaa vanima an ista!" Legolas whispered coldly. Estel stepped back in slight surprise.

"I I'm sorry! I shouldn't have! Forgive me!" the Man stuttered.

"Ta uuye tereva." Estel bowed his head slightly before asking again, "Will you join us for breakfast?" Legolas shook his head. "Would you like food brought up here?" Legolas shook his head again. "Anything?"

A sudden idea presented itself to the Mirkwood Prince. "Quinga ar wainole quanta pilindi?" Legolas asked with hope dripping of the request. Estel smiled. He remembered his Father saying something about the Mirkwood Elves' love for archery.

"Coming right up, Prince Legolas," said Estel with laughter in voice.

Estel led Legolas to an open practice and handed him the requested items. Legolas stood in a sideways position and took aim. "Don't you want to take your hood off?" Estel asked. Legolas shot the arrow (which landed on the bulls-eye) and shook his head. "Inye kena I men tereva o an amba," Legolas replied simply.

They took turns shooting all after noon. Finally Lord Elrond called them in to dine. Estel turned to Legolas in expectance for the Elf to follow. "Inye uuve erin sinome." Estel sighed and trudged up to his home while Legolas laid there in the clearing, staring at the stars. I love you, Amil. Always have, always will. Even if you are gone. He cried himself to sleep.

"Ada!" Estel cried while bursting into his father's study. "Legolas' wanwa! Rinka!" Elrond leapt from his chair and raced down the hall to Legolas' room.

"Legolas! Where are you? Legolas!" he yelled. To Estel he said, "Where did you leave him last night, Estel? Where?" The Human child thought for a second before saying, "He wanted to stay in the open training field last night. I thought I heard him come back really early this morning but I was too tired to check and make sure."

"Come, let's look in the fields." Elrond jogged to the open-target practice area and shouted out Legolas' name. The Elfling, hearing his name being called, ran out of the nearby forest. "Man?" he asked his dark green hood was still pulled over his head. Elrond willed his racing heart to slow. "Ai! We thought you had run away. Don't disappear like that again! What were you doing out there alone?"

"Raime. Inye weere il-an nornoro vahaiya," said Legolas. Elrond nodded satisfied. "Let's play Legolas!" Estel suddenly burst out. Although they could not see it, Legolas smiled faintly. "Lyaa ta!" he said while tagging Estel. He ran off in a sudden spurt of speed and taunted the Human into playing with him.

Estel smiled and ran after the Elfling. They played tag the whole day until Legolas finally surrendered when Estel tackled him. The Human rolled off and gleefully announced, "I win! Hey! Can I see your face now? Or are you gonna stay hidden all the time?"

Legolas hesitated and then very cautiously lifted the hood from his head and ran a hand through his blonde hair. Estel gasped softly amazed at the beauty that lay beside him. Legolas stared at the Human with wide, blue eyes, afraid of what Estel was thinking.

After a while, when the mortal had said nothing, Legolas turned his body away from the mortal. Estel propped his upper body on his elbow and asked, "Friends?" The Elf looked at the Human and slowly nodded. "Friends," he said. Estel grinned broadly. "Good, good!" the Human said. "How 'bout another round of tag?" Legolas laughed and nodded before racing up to the palace with Estel right behind him grinning.

END FLASHBACK

What happened to that smile? thought Legolas. Why did he change?

Aragorn licked his lips and clapped his hands together. "Let's get started, shall we? I know exactly what I want to do." But before he could tell the Prince of Harad what he had planned, a guard walked in and told Damean that the King had ordered him to meet him in the throne room.

"All right!" he cried in frustration. "I'll be there in a moment! Aragorn, my friend, is there anything you'll be needing before you retire?"

The King answered, "Have our Elven guest delivered to my room after sunset."

Damean grinned evilly. "Of course! I'm sure you have something to say to him."

"More like show."

A/N: Oh my gosh!!! That was like THE longest flashback ever!! And Legolas was being a pain in da bootie by sayin' everything in Elvish! *glares at the blonde archer (who grins)* Oh well, can't stay mad at him too long, not with that smile!!

Fion nin= My son

Naneth's firn= Mother's dead

Va! Treneri nin! Saes= No! Tell me! Please

Namaarie, maar ndil= Farewell, good friend

Ada= Father

Ada! Seas! Teli ad! Deri! Ada! Teli ad!= Father! Please! Come back! Stop! Father! Come back!

Glin= sing

Laa hanta= No, thanks

Ta uuye il-lyaa vanima an ista= It is not your right to know

Ta uuye tereva= It is fine

Quinga ar wainole quanta pilindi= Bow and quiver full of arrows

Inye kena i men tereva o ta amba= I see the spot fine with it up

Inye uuve erin sinome= I will remain here

Legolas' wanwa! Rinka!= Legolas is gone! Quick!

Man?= What?

Raime. Inye weere il-an nornoro vahaiya= Hunting. I promise not to run far away

Lyaa ta= You're it