Legolas crawled across the muddy forest floor.
" Ada… I'm coming," he whispered.
Legolas heard a voice. He strained his ears to find out what it was saying but all he could make out was
" Look. Small…up ahead.. You go…" the voice trailed off.
* Small, up a head? It means me! They are coming after me! I have got to hide. *
Legolas looked around quickly and saw bushes not to far from him. Summing up the rest of his strength Legolas crawled as quickly as he could to the bushes. Once behind them he tried to stop himself from shivering but it was no use. He was just too cold. Legolas heard footsteps and put his head down on the muddy ground and flattened himself out as best he could without moving the bush too much. Legolas held his breath as he watched two sets of feet come into view.
They stopped right in front of him.
" Do you see him?" one of the elves asked.
" No.. Wait maybe he is that way. I doubt he went this far on his sprained ankle." another elf said.
" Well he might have. We have to go check the ravine anyway. I hope someone finds him soon though. This is too much of a storm for little elflings to be out in.," the first voice said.
" We shouldn't be out here either. If he hadn't of ran off we could be inside and nice and dry." the second voice grumbled.
" Oh come on now, lets go make this quick. With all this rain the ravine is going to be hard to walk through. I hope the springs haven't overflowed. If they did than it will be a mess down there," the first voice said.
" Yeah lets go. Wait do you want to check the bushes first?" the second voice asked as a pair of feet took a step towards the bushes.
*No! Go with your friend. Don't come any closer. Please, I don't want to die! I don't! I have to help my ada! *
" Do you really think he would be hiding there if we are right here?" the first voice said.
" No." was all the other voice said the feet turned around and walked back other to where the other feet where. " Lets go". With that both feet walked forwards and left Legolas alone.
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Thranduil bent down lower. The rain was getting heavier and Legolas's small footprints were being washed away rapidly. Thranduil looked up at the sound of feet approaching.
" Did you see any sign of him?" Thranduil asked anxiously when he recognized the two elves as the ones that went to search the ravine.
" No milord." they both said at the same time.
" The ravine is flooding though. We have to double our search area. If Legolas gets near the ravine all he has to do is fall to the bottom and he will be up to his shoulders in water." one of the elves said. " And that isn't even near the springs."
Thranduil bit his lip and looked down and one of his sons fleeting footprints. Trying to stop his emotions from showing on his face. It was no use however. When he looked back up at the two waiting elves his eyes were teary and his voice horse " one of you go and get more elves and the other try to find Valandil. I want to know how they are doing." by the time he finished tears were rolling down his all ready wet face.
Without a word the two elves nodded and ran back towards the palace.
Thranduil stared to jog forward.
/ I have to find Legolas. He is probably scared and cold and hurt. I have got to find him/
" Legolas" Thranduil yelled into the dark forest. " Legolas"
Thranduil ran in front of all the other elves until he had the ravine in his sight.
Thranduil peered at a lump at the edge. With a jolt he realized that it was Legolas.
" Legolas do not move. Stay there." Thranduil yelled but it was to late. Legolas had moved his head to look at his father. That movement had cost him. It broke his concentration on getting away from the edge and instead of moving away he slipped down the steep side of the ravine.
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I will have the next chappie sometime tomorrow night. I have to go and look at a wedding chapel with my mom and watch my niece all day tomorrow so I'll wrote it in the car. I promise that it will be up soon.
" Ada… I'm coming," he whispered.
Legolas heard a voice. He strained his ears to find out what it was saying but all he could make out was
" Look. Small…up ahead.. You go…" the voice trailed off.
* Small, up a head? It means me! They are coming after me! I have got to hide. *
Legolas looked around quickly and saw bushes not to far from him. Summing up the rest of his strength Legolas crawled as quickly as he could to the bushes. Once behind them he tried to stop himself from shivering but it was no use. He was just too cold. Legolas heard footsteps and put his head down on the muddy ground and flattened himself out as best he could without moving the bush too much. Legolas held his breath as he watched two sets of feet come into view.
They stopped right in front of him.
" Do you see him?" one of the elves asked.
" No.. Wait maybe he is that way. I doubt he went this far on his sprained ankle." another elf said.
" Well he might have. We have to go check the ravine anyway. I hope someone finds him soon though. This is too much of a storm for little elflings to be out in.," the first voice said.
" We shouldn't be out here either. If he hadn't of ran off we could be inside and nice and dry." the second voice grumbled.
" Oh come on now, lets go make this quick. With all this rain the ravine is going to be hard to walk through. I hope the springs haven't overflowed. If they did than it will be a mess down there," the first voice said.
" Yeah lets go. Wait do you want to check the bushes first?" the second voice asked as a pair of feet took a step towards the bushes.
*No! Go with your friend. Don't come any closer. Please, I don't want to die! I don't! I have to help my ada! *
" Do you really think he would be hiding there if we are right here?" the first voice said.
" No." was all the other voice said the feet turned around and walked back other to where the other feet where. " Lets go". With that both feet walked forwards and left Legolas alone.
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Thranduil bent down lower. The rain was getting heavier and Legolas's small footprints were being washed away rapidly. Thranduil looked up at the sound of feet approaching.
" Did you see any sign of him?" Thranduil asked anxiously when he recognized the two elves as the ones that went to search the ravine.
" No milord." they both said at the same time.
" The ravine is flooding though. We have to double our search area. If Legolas gets near the ravine all he has to do is fall to the bottom and he will be up to his shoulders in water." one of the elves said. " And that isn't even near the springs."
Thranduil bit his lip and looked down and one of his sons fleeting footprints. Trying to stop his emotions from showing on his face. It was no use however. When he looked back up at the two waiting elves his eyes were teary and his voice horse " one of you go and get more elves and the other try to find Valandil. I want to know how they are doing." by the time he finished tears were rolling down his all ready wet face.
Without a word the two elves nodded and ran back towards the palace.
Thranduil stared to jog forward.
/ I have to find Legolas. He is probably scared and cold and hurt. I have got to find him/
" Legolas" Thranduil yelled into the dark forest. " Legolas"
Thranduil ran in front of all the other elves until he had the ravine in his sight.
Thranduil peered at a lump at the edge. With a jolt he realized that it was Legolas.
" Legolas do not move. Stay there." Thranduil yelled but it was to late. Legolas had moved his head to look at his father. That movement had cost him. It broke his concentration on getting away from the edge and instead of moving away he slipped down the steep side of the ravine.
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I will have the next chappie sometime tomorrow night. I have to go and look at a wedding chapel with my mom and watch my niece all day tomorrow so I'll wrote it in the car. I promise that it will be up soon.