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A/n- I appreciate all your reviews! I am glad to say that I can get this chapter up finally. LOL! I suppose that you guys are too huh? LOL! AmberChase has been nagging me about it until I type some more! LOL! Sorry it's took me so long, and for the last cliffe. Hope none of ya'll fell off! LOL! Here's the next chapter enjoy!
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The five beings ran as fast as they could through the hall ways. They all were wondering which 'thing' was happening again. Many elves sent solemn stares toward them as they ran, but they did not care. Someone they loved was in danger, or is. They skidded to a halt at the door of Herenya's room and hurried inside. Elrond looked up from where he was and sighed. "Glorfindel."
Glorfindel's gaze swept from Elrond to the unconcoius, bleeding being below him. "Herenya." He whispered.
"Ada, what happened to her?" Elladan asked.
"That is not important now Elladan, you and your brothers, and Legolas get out of the room."
"But ada---"
"Now." The four scurried from the room reluctantly. Glorfindel looked at Elrond. "It must be bad friend, if you are making your sons leave."
"She is in bad condition." Elrond said. He walked over to the cabinet to get some more herbs and cloths. "I have made Ariana bring up some cloths and a water basin."
"I don't see what's so wrong with her Elrond, unless the scratch on her head is it..."
"Glorfindel, I'll show you if you promise not to over-react." Over-react? That was a smart word! He had over-reacted when he assessed her wounds. They were bad... very bad...
"Elrond I have seen some things in my lifetime. Things that would give Elladan and Elrohir nightmares for the longest time, you have too. You've seen them on me." Glorfindel sighed. "Anyway, mellon, I think I can handle anything."
Elrond sighed. "I hope your right." He walked over to Herenya and slowly removed the blanket from the unconcious elf.
Glorfindel gasped at what he saw. His eyes clenched shut as memories flooded back to him. His heart began to race and sweat beaded from his forehead. "No, oh no... oh no."
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Another wave of fresh white hot pain raced through his body. He winced slightly as his torturors began to beat on him again. "Are you ready to speak elf? What's your name? Why was your army fighting against us orcs?"
Glorfindel sent a look toward Elrond and the other elves in the background. "No. You filth!"
Elrond sent a worried glance toward him. He was worried that Glorfindel would die in the prescence of these filthy orcs. His wounded body bled and was covered with blue, black, and purple bruises.
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"Glorfindel, Glorfindel mellon-nin, are you allright?"
Glorfindel opened his eyes to see Elrond sitting there and staring down worriedly at him. "How long have I been in the floor."
"Two minutes." Elrond replied. "Can you help me please?"
Glorfindel nodded. "Did the orcs---"
"No, it was a bear."
Glorfindel nodded. "A bear, that's a little better than the alternative."
Elrond nodded. "Well, let's get started."
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"Elladan, will you stop pacing for one minute?"
Elladan stopped and stared at Estel. His two brother's worried looks saddened him. "No, I can't." He had been pacing for nearly two hours, but still no word from his father or Glorfindel. Just every once and awhile the door would open and close and Ariana would come in or out.
Estel looked at Elrohir. "Are you okay?" he asked.
Elrohir nodded. "Elladan's in pain. Not physichal, but emotional. I'm worried about him."
Legolas sighed another time. He was worried about Herenya, very worried. He finally stood and began to walk toward the doors.
"Where are you going Legolas?" Estel asked.
"I'm just going to walk to my chambers. I'll return soon."
The two brother's nodded and continued to watch Elladan pace. They sighed and waited for Glorfindel or Elrond to come out of the room.
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Elrond looked at Glorfindel. He was a little shaky, and almost paler than Herenya. "Glorfindel sit down. There isn't anything else we can do now but wait."
Glorfindel sighed and sunk into a chair on the otherside of Herenya's bed. Elrond sat down beside him and stared as the elven advisor put his head in his hands. "Are you allright Glorfindel?"
"Aye."
"Are you sure?" Elrond looked at his friend's pale face once more.
"Yes, I'm sure Elrond." Glorfindel sighed. "I thought that, well, you know..."
"Yes I know what you were thinking." Elrond looked down at his daughter's pale face. "I will return shortly."
Glorfindel nodded. "Where are you going?"
"To tell the twins, Estel, and Legolas the news, and look for Erestor."
Glorfindel nodded once more. "Allright, take your time."
"Will you be allright here?"
"Yes, I'll be fine. Take your time."
Elrond reluctantly left to find his sons. When he walked out into the hallway, he watched his son's hopeful looks toward him.
"How is she?" Elladan asked while walking over to his ada.
Elrond shook his head sorrowfully. "Not good."
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Elladan looked at his father with fearful eyes. "I'm going in there, you can't stop me ada."
"Fine, but I'm sending your brother..."
"No, I want some time alone with my sister." Elladan's eyes turned pleadingly toward his father. "Please ada."
"Fine." Elrond nodded and watched as his eldest went inside. "You two go and get some rest. I'll awake you when you can go in." he watched as his two younger sons left, and Glorfindel came out of Herenya's room. "Let's go rest Glorfindel. Elladan will watch her."
With that said the two left for their rooms, leaving Elladan and Herenya behind.
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Legolas walked over to Herenya's door and knocked upon it. He entered when someone from inside yelled for him to come in. He walked in and saw Elladan sitting beside the frail body of Herenya.
"Hi." Elladan whispered.
"Hey." He walked over and knealt beside her. "How is she?"
"Fine, for now." Elladan sighed. "This happens, often."
"I don't know why she ran Elladan. We only went toward the waterfall." Legolas sighed. "It seemed like a nice spot to sit, at the time anyway."
"Legolas--- there's something special about Herenya."
"What?"
"Legolas, she's blind."
"What do you mean, 'blind'?" Legolas asked.
"Non-seeing, living in darkness not the light, missing a sense, make your choice, or find one of your own, she's been called them all lately." Elladan snapped.
"Dan, I am sorry." Legolas replied.
"I know Legolas, it's not your fault." Elladan sighed. "She didn't want anyone to know, and now her stubborness has paid a price. She's wounded, and I don't know what to do."
"Dan, she'll get better. I promise." Legolas smi
"That is not important right now. You know when you first arrived and the 'prank' that my son's pulled on Herenya?" Elrond, who just walked in, asked.
How could he forget? The day that Elladan and Elrohir gave her soup instead of salad, she was embarrassed, but... the lie! "Elrond, you told a lie?"
"No, she was filled with herbs." Elrond replied while arching an eyebrow. Daring Legolas to deny his words. "But, since she did not see that it was soup, she thought it was what her brother gave her."
"Oh." Legolas replied. "But why didn't she tell me?"
"She thinks of it as a burden, a weight she has to carry, a shameful one at that." Elrond sighed.
"Oh, but that does not explain why she ran away, we only sat down by the river's edge. No harm... I don't think." Legolas looked at Elrond for an answer.
"Her senses, since she lost her sight, have become more reliable. As you know, they do that, when there's a lack of a sense. Her hearing probably brought up the slack in this instance, and she heard the waves too loud. I should have warned you about this, and her headaches..."
"Headaches?" Legolas was confused. This was more information than he wanted. What was going on with Hernya? His Herenya.
"She's had headaches ever since she became blind." Elrond replied.
"Lord Elrond, if you don't mind me asking. How did she you know, become blind?" Legolas asked.
"That, my friend, is a question you will have to ask her yourself."
"Oh." Legolas sighed. He looked at the pale figure of Herenya. Who did this to you?
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A moan was heard from the bed over at the other side of the room. Legolas lifted his head and walked over to sit on the bed beside Herenya. He was the only one in the room, seeing as Elrond and Glorfindel had went to their rooms for rest, and he knew he should go and tell them immeadiately, but he couldn't.
"Herenya." he whispered.
"Ada?" she asked weakly and in a pain filled voice.
"No." Legolas pushed a lock of hair off of the girl's feverish forehead while she opened her non seeing eyes.
"Dan?" she was confused slightly by now.
"Not him either." Legolas replied.
"Ro?" Herenya asked.
"Nope."
"Estel?"
"Not him."
"Whoever you are I'm not in the mood to play games. I--- Legolas." Herenya's face turned ashen.
"Aye. The one and the only." Legolas smiled and leaned closer to Herenya. "When did you plan on telling me?"
"Telling you what?" Herenya asked nervously.
"No more cherades Herenya, I know your blind."
Legolas didn't think Herenya could appear more pale, but she was. She was now whiter than the sheets on her bed.
"I don't know what your talking about." Herenya whispered.
"Oh? What color am I wearing?" Legolas asked. He was tired of being lied too.
"I don't know. Go and get my family please." Herenya replied weakly, closing her eyes.
"Fine." Legolas stood and walked toward the door now in search of Lord Elrond.
"And Legolas?" Herenya asked.
"Yes?" Legolas once more turned to face Herenya.
"Who have you been talking to?" she asked weakly.
"Elladan." Legolas replied then left her alone in the room.
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Elladan was the first to run into the room with his twin, little brother, and ada right behind him. He noticed that Herenya was just standing there, staring blankly at their smiling faces.
"Herenya, what are you doing out of bed? You shouldn't be up." Elrond said shockingly.
"Hey Renny." Elladan whispered while walking over to his sister. He was in shock when he felt her smack his face. He raised his hand to his mouth where blood oozed out.
"Herenya, what is the meaning of this?" Elrond asked.
"How dare you! How dare you!" Herenya raged. She began to hit her brother harder and harder. She pushed her oldest brother onto the ground and began hitting him, harder and harder. Even though this did not hurt Elladan much physically, he wondered why his sister was doing this to him.
"Herenya stop it! Stop it!" Elrond yelled while moving behind his daughter to restrain her. Herenya pushed her father off of her and began to hit Elladan in the chest. Tears cascaded down her face. "Why did you do that? Why? You know I didn't want anyone to know! Why did you betray me? I thought you loved me!" she sobbed and soon felt two sets of restraining hands on her.
Elrohir and Estel guided their bleeding sister back down to her bed. Her wounds had opened up, and they now feared that she was loosing too much blood. She turned and sobbed into Estel's chest, clutching it as if it were her only life preserver. "Why?" she sobbed.
Elladan walked over to Herenya and scooped her up into his arms. "Oh Renny, I'm so sorry."
"Why Elladan?" she sobbed.
Elladan rocked her back and forth. "I'm naer Herenya, he had to know." Elladan kept whispering those words. "He had to know... he had to know..."
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"How is she ada?"
"Sleeping, Elladan. Her wounds are restitched and we'll have to re-awaken her within the hour. I want her to have more herbs and make sure that she awakens. I found a bump on the back of her head." Elrond went and sat down beside his eldest son.
"I shouldn't have told." Elladan whispered.
"Any of us could have told." Elrond replied. "I was going to if he began to ask questions again."
"Instead of sleeping, Estel and I was trying to think of a way to tell him."
Elrohir replied. "She should be mad at all of us."
"I just shouldn't have betrayed her trust like that." Elladan stated. "She will be mad at me for awhile."
"We only get what we all deserve. We all are part of that blame 'Dan. You did nothing wrong." Elrond replied. "Ion-nin, you did nothing wrong."
To be continued...
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DUN DUN DUN! I'm actually working on the next chapter. So it should be up sooner. Runs and hides in a corner PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!
A/n- Oh yeah, this is going to be a sequeal story. So this one is sorta gonna end on a cliffe, but the first chapter of the next story, will pick up where this one left off. I've already started on the second one, so be patient and they'll be up before you know it. Thanks for all my reviews! I'm trying to respond to my reviewers, but sometimes I really don't have the time, so if I don't respond to you, or miss you someway, it's nothing personal. So to ensure all my reviewers staying here, I give you all a big THANK-YOU!