Title: What days we see
Author: So Yun
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Chapter: 2/7
Rating: K+
Summary: Can one heart breaking tragic disaster tear the Thranduillion family apart? Will Legolas ever survive it and wake up? Will Thranduil learn a lesson in loving again?
"Brother I……I have never known you……but when you wake up I will learn you. And see what I already know, your mischievous streak, your kindly large heart and your consistent beautiful laughter….."
He kissed his brother's brow, and then Telpion left. He leaned against the wall outside, his blonde hair and brown eyes swayed. Water filled his well of soft eyes and he let it overflow, I miss him, even if I never knew him properly……
His tall lean body sank to the floor and his slender fingers failed to steady himself. The black ebb of grief overtook him; his grief had finally come, after two whole years, what kind of brother am I?
Galder found him, sobbing, trying to let the grief out of his system. Galder sat next to him and held his older brother tight, rocking him back and forth,
"He will come back Tel, his laughter shall echo the halls of Father again, I promise you my brother for my heart breaks every week that his voice is not heard….." Telpion turned quickly and grabbed his brother's hand He looked seriously into Galder's hazel eyes and said,
"You are not fading are you? For the hope of Eru you had better not be!" Galder shook his head quietly,
"No I still am yet not spent, I will be fine I promise but I fear for Melrue, his touch grows nearly cold……" Telpion nodded and stood, he also pulled Galder up with him,
"Let us go aid him, he is in need of our help" They rushed to the main hall where Dalen and Melrue sat filing their father's papers. The two looked up as their brothers approached. Telpion grabbed Melrue's hand almost violently then said in a slight whisper,
"I will not let you fade Mel, for his sake" Melrue in awe, looked up, his eyes sullen,
"Brother I am fine, I would not let myself fade ever, and I could never do that to him" He cried, but his fingers were still cold to Telpion's touch. He then pulled his three brothers into a tight embrace. Together the four cried for Legolas and for each other,
"Pray for him brothers" Murmured Dalen under his brother arms, looking up to the ceiling,
"Pray……" Thranduil stood at the doorway and looked at his remaining sons,
"Why do they have hope?" He whispered and held back the tears again for the millionth time. I lost him forever, he will never resurface and if he does what will I do?
Six months later
"By the valar all my little elfings are up in one tree!" Exclaimed Thranduil, a large smile on his face for the first time in years. But then it fell and his gaze lingered away from his sons sitting in the tree branches,
"All but one…………" He said, his sons faces, although did not fall, almost Legolas like they beamed and Dalen cried down from his branch,
"Legolas would love to see us up here for once again, since well years!" A hearty chorus came down from the beech tree and the king saw his four sons laughing raucously.
"Yes my son, once in years" He too laughed softly and he gripped Melrue's hand which had dropped down,
"I suppose father, you being old you will break bones!" Melrue cried as his father climbed to sit next to them,
"Thranduil king?! No not old, he is very young for elf standards Melrue, but aye! He is older then I!" Lord Elrond's voice projected up into the branches and the six laughed very hard at this.
"Your servants let me and my sons in, for we return to celebrate your year's birthday celebration" Elrond said, once he and Thranduil walked in the gardens, Thranduil down from the tree.
"Ah I see you got my son's invitation, they are merry these days and I am glad. I told them I did not want a big party but aye look what they have done!" Answered Thranduil then he turned to Elrond and said seriously,
"But where are your son's, friend?" Elrond looked at the bright grass then up to the sun,
"They are in Legolas's room; they wished to visit him……" Thranduil's face suddenly set in a stony appearance,
"Ah, come we have a lot to discuss on the elven board" He said completely diverting the topic,
"My friend, you have not forgotten Legolas have you?" Elrond said worriedly, knowing that Legolas did need him even if he was brain dead,
"I have not seen my boys so happy, they haven't forgotten Legolas but they know his current situation will not avail" Answered the king and stood looking at a patch of flowers,
"Thranduil I asked if you had forgotten him, not the boys" The elven king looked into his friend's eyes and finally answered,
"No I haven't but I try to……for all he will do is break my family hearts…" Elrond did not think it wise to answer this so they headed to the meeting room.
Elladan nervously approached the bed, and looked at Legolas's shut eyelids and cringed. His brother stood behind him surveying the young prince, almost hiding. Elladan breathed in deeply and felt his brother behind him; he reached forward carefully and held Legolas's hand softly. Oh the empathy I feel for this family, how I cannot bear to see a young prince like this, even if I do not even know him…..
Elrohir put his hand lightly on Dan's shoulder,
"Dan I feel what you feel, I know what they feel, what can we do?" He said softly and looked mourningly at Legolas's sharp, handsome features. He was absorbed in how this catastrophe has devastated one family.
"I do not know if we can do anything, but pray and think for them, for him, my brother….." Dan answered and turned to his brother, softly brushing his hand against Legolas's cold cheek, thinking him as his own brother for a moment. Empathy was a bitter thing; how it attacked a heart at an unexpected moment was far too painful. Bearing the weight of someone else's pain was terribly horrifying, for now they knew what that person was going through………
Movement in the corner of Elrohir's brown eyes startled him, his features set in surprise. He had seen a blue eye flicker, and his brother felt a hand twitch. The boys stepped back and Elladan turned to Elrohir, who has already bolted out of the room.
He burst into Thranduil's study and shouted,
"He moved! Ada, King Thranduil he is moving!" They both stood up abruptly and ran, following the Imraldis elf down the hall. Four startled brothers heard of the elf's shouting and looked at each in surprise beyond their belief. Soon the group came to his bedroom and Dan stood by the bed, his eyes widened. He only turned to look as they entered his mouth also agape.
Legolas was shifting slightly and his piercing blue eyes were swirling around the room, drinking in each detail surrounding him. Then in a gasp he said ever so slightly looking at them in a confused manner,
"What happened? I do not remember………"
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