Chapter 22 reviews:
Legolas's fanatical fan girl: O.O' -nervous laughter- don't worry, there won't be any need for that. As for Legolas dying, your going to have to read to find that out.
Rebell: Four and a half hours of volleyball, everyday? Bring on the ice! That was your first day of school? Wow, you started late, in my opinion. Glad you thought the chapter was great. I didn't really have much of an inspiration for that chapter.
Elf of life: Should I tell you what happens? ...nah, your going to have to read to find out if Leggy dies or not.
Silverkonekotsukari: Hehe, well I don't if I should kill him off. It might make the story harder to write, but still...
Gilraen Aclamense: But I don't wanna burn! Anyways, that thing you wrote for a review was cool. I didn't get it until I saw the last word of each line.
Crecy: No! Evil puppy eyes! Must resist! Can not tell what is going to happen..
Elven Kitten: well, I've never been so insulted in all my life! Lol, jk!
BlackFlameUnicorn: Thank you for the review! My story's suspenseful, huh? Good to hear.
KerowynGreenleaf: Hey there, no more crying, I'm not good with people who cry, seeing as I don't know what to do. And don't worry about Leggy, he's on his way to a better place.
KyLaaa: Who knows? Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. I'm not telling. I know it has been a while since I updated, but government class gives us so much work. At least I have this weekend free of work. Sort of.
Avion Jade: Sorry about the cliffy. Its good for the story however. Good thing you didn't fall off the chair though!
Erenriel the Elven Canuck: Oh, forgive me for breaking your heart, but I have to in order to make the story go on. You wrote something like this? Hm, maybe I should go read your story, just so that I can compare them. Hah! I'm getting better with my grammar! I'm so proud of my self! You do that.
Galimeril: Thank you for the offer! Glad you're a fan of my story!
TheAmazingTecnocolorRingWraith: -whispering to self- Darn, how did she know? -out loud- of course not! I would never do such an evil thing!
Kel: Thanks for the info, and yes, I can kill him. Bwahahahahaha!
MaddyPaddy: -sniff- why do you tease me so! Woe is me, going to school while you have cake and get presents.
Silver Mirror: Glad you think this chapter was awesome. That just made my day.
Poke-the-penguin: Hey, what can I say? Besides, that cliffy will drive people crazy until they find out if he died or nor.
MoroTheWolfGod: You shall get what you desire, as soon as I finish writing.
Illeanah: -sheepish smile- Hope you didn't have to wait to long for this update.
Arialas: Yeah, well at least the school has air conditioning, so I'll be nice and cool. Playing an instrument in the sun, during July? Oh the torture! And just so you know, I did have fun on my first day of school, and I got to meet new people to! No, my great idea wasn't to kill Leggy off, that just happened to happen. I didn't read the contract, so I wouldn't know.
Animebishieluver: You don't hate me, you hate the cliffy! Bad cliffy, look what you made one of my reviews say. -cliffy pouts and goes away-
Foxhiei: Ok! Thanks for the info!
IwishChan: You just keep hoping until you read this chapter. Then you can stop hoping!
Chapter 23
Nobody move, nobody dared to move. It was almost as if someone had cased a spell over the group, making them unable to move. Of course that wasn't true, but that's beside the point.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, but was actually about two minutes, the silence was broken by Elladan.
"He's dead?" Elladan asked. He had tears building up in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall until he knew for sure that Legolas was dead, or alive, which ever it was.
The healer looked up in surprise. Her face was one of confusion. "Who?"
Now it was the groups turn to look confused.
"Isn't Legolas dead? Isn't that why you said you were sorry?" Elrohir asked. He felt a small flash of hope when the healers face only grew more confused. Maybe Legolas isn't really dead! But still, I shouldn't get my hopes up to high.
Suddenly the healers face turned from one of confusion, to one of understanding. "Oh! You mean the elf that had an arrow in his chest, right?" The group nodded. The healer smiled, a nice warm smile that made those that were still concern calm down some. "Your friend is fine. Unconscious, but fine. He's a fighter, I'll give him that."
Estel's eyes were beaming with joy. "Can we see him?"
At that the healer shook her head. "Sorry, no can do. That's why I told you all that I was sorry. You won't be able to visit him till tomorrow. Your friend still needs to be taken care of and we are going to need peace and quiet. Now, I'm going to have to ask you all to leave. You can come back tomorrow." With that, the healer turned around and went back inside the room where they were keeping Legolas.
"You heard the healer, time to go." Said a voice from behind the group.
They all turned around to find Haldir standing there with his arms crossed over his chest and a smile on his face. He motioned for the group to follow his away from the healing house and towards the heart of the Golden Woods.
Right before they actually got to the heart of the realm, Haldir and the group ran into both of Haldir's younger brothers, Orophin and Rumil.
"Haldir! There you are, we were searching for you!" Rumil said with a smile on his face. He walked over to his brother and looked behind him to see the group behind him. "So these are the guest that the Lord and Lady of the woods told us about."
Orophin came up behind Rumil and smiled at the twins. "Elladan, Elrohir, it has been a while since we have last met."
The twins smiled back. It had been a while, about one hundred years at the least since they had last seen each other.
Orophin then turned to look at Estel and Raindul. "And may I ask who these two are?"
Elladan turned and motioned to Raindul. "This is Captain Raindul, the captain of Mirkwood. He came on some business." Then he motioned to Estel. "And this is Estel. He is our adopted brother."
Haldir's, Orophin's, and Rumil's eyes widened a bit at this news. "So this is the human that Lord Elrond took under his wing." Haldir said.
"I heard a lot about you Estel." Rumil said still smiling.
Estel looked a bit surprised and confused. "How?"
Rumil laughed. "You don't think that Lord Elrond would keep out of touch with us, did you?"
"Haldir," Orophin said, turning his attention back to his brother, "Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel wish to talk to the brothers and the captain." Haldir nodded his head.
"You two wouldn't mind showing the rest of the elves to a place to rest, right?" Haldir said looking at his two brothers. They both shook there heads.
"Elladan, Elrohir, Estel, and Raindul, you four follow me." Haldir said and began to walk away. Said four quickly followed. They could hear Orophin tell the rest of the group what to do.
"The rest of you follow us to your rooms."
Haldir led the group of four into the heart of the realm, seeing as that was were the Lord's and Lady's living quarters was.
The twins, Estel, and Raindul couldn't help but gap at the sight that greeted them when they entered the area were most of the elves lived. The trees were glowing with an inner light, making the leaves appear different shades of green, silver, and gold. There were also the biggest trees that any of them have ever seen.
Because of the glowing that came from the tress, the ground was shining ever so slightly, making it seem as if they were walking in a dream of some kind.
The houses that the elves lived in were located in the trees, and if the house was a part of the tree, which could have been the case.
Some of the elves that lived in Lothlorien stopped to look at them as they made there was deeper into the city.
Haldir couldn't help but notice the reaction that his home had on the guest. He smiled to himself while keeping his back to the guest. The Golden Woods often had that effect on those that have never been into the realm.
"We're almost there. Not much longer now." Haldir announced while they continued to walk.
Estel nudged Elladan in the ribs, trying to get his attention. "You've been here before, right?" He asked both of the twins.
Elladan nodded his head.
"It has been so long, I forgot how beautiful it was here." Elrohir said, mostly to himself.
"I have dreamed of visiting the Golden Woods when I was a child. I never thought that I would actually be able to visit ever since I became a Captain." Raindul said and he continued to gaze around him in wonder.
"Looks likes your dream came true, captain." Elladan said with a playful wink.
They continued this conversation until they found themselves climbing stairs that took them around the trunk of a large tree and stopped at a platform that seemed to sprout from the tree itself. At this point Haldir excused himself and retreated back down the stairs, leaving the three brothers and Raindul alone.
"What do we do know?" Estel asked.
The other three shrugged, showing that they were just as clueless as the human.
So, they made themselves comfortable and sat on the ground, waiting for something to happen.
Elrond stood outside the conference room, where the king and his councils were having a meeting. He wanted to begin helping Thranduil get though the grieving that he was still going through since his wife and only child died.
But to do that, he had to speak to the king, who was, at the moment, in a meeting.
Letting out a sigh, Elrond turned around and headed down the hall, making his way to one of the gardens that surrounded the palace.
Sometimes it still surprised Elrond that gardens and tress still managed to grow in a land that was slowly being taken over by evil shadows.
Stop thinking about such gloomy things. Think about something else. His thoughts turned to his sons. It has been doing that lately. Every time he had nothing to think about, his thoughts would turn to his sons or to Rivendell.
Rivendell.
He couldn't help the shudder that ran through his body as he thought about all that could have happened in his absence.
Elrond was returning from his trip to Mirkwood. He had been able to help the king and had gotten a letter from his sons saying that they wanted to stay in Lothlorien for a bit longer, so that they could do some catching up with both of their grandparents. He was riding back home at a lazy pace. As he came closer to his home, his horses ears perked up and gave a snort. Suddenly his horse was dashing off at a gallop back to the Last Homely Home. When his home came into sight, Elrond almost died of a heart attack. His house, his home, was burning down to the ground. He stiffly got off his horse and slowly made his way as close to the building as he dared. The other residents of the building were all outside and slowly made a path for the Lord. When he got as close to the building as he could, he heard the voices of two elves that he knew. Turning his head in the direction that the voices were coming from, he found himself looking at Erestor and Glorfindel.
"Nice job Glorfindel! Now how do you expect to explain this to Elrond when he gets here!" Erestor almost shouted.
"Oh please! You know it was your fault as well!" Glorfindel shot back. He looked like he wanted to strangle the other elf.
Elrond slowly made his way towards the two bickering elves, without either one of them noticing. They didn't notice he was there until he was standing right next to them, literally. They still didn't notice he was there until he let out a growl, a very un-Lord like sound. When they turned to look at the elf who made the sound, all color drained from their faces as they came face to face with a very angry looking lord.
"Ah, Lord Elrond! Your home early." Erestor said with a nervous laugh.
"We didn't expect you back for another week." Glorfindel said holding Erestor in front of him like a shield.
Elrond was shaking with rage. "Who is responsible for this!"
Erestor and Glorfindel looked at each other for a moment, then took off running, with Elrond right behind.
Elrond quickly shook that scenario out of his head. Those two can take care of Rivendell without setting the place on fire... right?
Here is the next chapter for yall. And I would like to thank all the reviewers who answered my question. Thank you, thank you!
It appears that I will be able to update only on the weekends. I know, that sucks, but there is nothing I can do about that. I will try to update as soon as I can and as much as I can, but I can't make any promises about that.
Anyways, enjoy the chapter!And by the way, I know that this chapter is short.