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"Strider, come and look at this plant I found. Do you think it is eatable?" Pippin asked, bending over a small plant while looking back up at Aragorn. The Ranger rolled his eyes and walked over, much to the amusement of his companions. Every time they had gotten past a plant that seemed slightly healthy, Pippin had asked the same question, wondering if he could eat it.

Legolas turned his eyes away when he saw Aragorn bending over and telling the Hobbit.

"No, you cannot eat this plant or you will die." He had been having trouble with the Ranger standing like that; it stirred something in him that he knew could never be. Aragorn turned again and his gaze fell onto Legolas, he swallowed thickly, telling himself that he had no promises to anybody but that he had a future kingdom to think about.

He shook his head and walked on, bowing his head as he had done before, letting the others think that it was the way of the Rangers. Legolas felt his heart ache when he saw the human bow his head once more. He no longer bore himself with the noble set of the shoulders like he had done before but this time they were slouching in defeat, something that made him ache.

They continued until nightfall and then Legolas had set his mind. He could not longer keep this up, the friendship between him and Aragorn had been falling apart ever since they had left Rivendell little over two weeks ago and he could no longer stand it. He placed a hand on the man's shoulder, asking,

"Come, let us speak?"

Aragorn's grey eyes betrayed nothing while he looked up at the Elf but he followed him into the forest, telling everybody that they were going to scout around. Only Gandalf had a knowing look in his eyes. Aragorn followed Legolas into the forest, not saying anything to the elf, waiting for him to speak. Coming to a small stream, Legolas finally turned and said,

"I know something has changed between us, something I do not want to change, we do not speak anymore, you are not the same person that you were before and it pains me. You are but a shadow off your former self and it makes my heart ache."

He waited for Aragorn to comment on that and in the end the grey eyes shifted back to his own while the man signed, ran a hand through his hair and spoke.

"It is true, no point in denying it really. I do not know what to think anymore, there are so many things I want but I know I can never have them. I do not know what to think about anything. I have never had so many doubts before." He stopped, settling himself on the ground.

Legolas settled himself opposite of him and asked.

"Did you say goodbye to Arwen?" A pained expression crossed Aragorn face and he answered.

"Aye I did. I told her it was just a dream, that she should go with her people and not rely on something that can never be, on something that I might not want it to be like she does. Why is it that Gondor demands a wife? Why not a husband, why do they not see that it is more important for the King to be happy then for anything else?" He shouted, tossing a little rock he had clenched in his first away, causing it to bounce in the river.

Legolas flinched softly before he asked.

"So you are going to follow the path that your forefathers have put before you?" Aragorn fixed the elf with a stern gaze before he exploded.

"What the hell does it matter if I do or do not? It does not give me what I want." He sank down on his knees, cradling his head in his hands and softly saying. "It does not give me what I want…never does it give me what I want." His shoulders shook and Legolas asked.

"What do you want then, Estel?"

"To be happy with the one I love. To forget all of this leave it behind, and be happy." He shivered and Legolas made his way over to Aragorn, drawing his cloak around the Human. Aragorn leaned against the Elf the moment the cloak was around his shoulders, his cheeks were wet with tears and Aragorn leaned his head backwards, resting it on the Elven chest, sniffling softly while the heartbeat beneath his ear calmed him. Legolas stroked his hair and Aragorn closed his eyes, wanting this so bad.

Legolas felt himself relax when he was within the human's presence, and he did not notice Aragorn whimpering beside him.

"I am so cold." He whispered, feeling Legolas return beside him. Legolas looked at him in concern while asking.

"Is there something I can do?"

"I am so cold because of the fact that my emotional state has been ignored and my body has given up, for it has drained me off my strength. One would be getting back to the campsite and settling in front of the fireplace but it will not get me warm directly, there is another way…." This time he looked Legolas in the eye, the elf's heart ached when he saw the naked pain in them.

"Name it, Mellon and I shall do it."

"Sharing your body heat with me." Aragorn softly said, dropping his gaze. If he would have looked up, he could see a slow smile stealing across Legolas's face and the elf said,

"We are brothers and comrades in arms, why is that so strange for you to ask this question?" He gently drew Aragorn closer to him, feeling Aragorn tremble. Slowly he put his arms around the shaking human, feeling him stiffen every so slightly, his mouth found the Human's ear and he said. "Relax yourself, Aragorn, nobody is going to find us here."

Aragorn swallowed when the elf's hot breath blew in his ear. This was so hard to resist. Aragorn trembled again but this time it was not because he was cold, it was because of something else.

"I cannot do this." His voice was hoarse whisper and he tried to pull away but Legolas would not let him. The elf gazed deep in Aragorn's eyes and the man felt like Legolas could see right through him.

"Yes you can. You want this, and I know you do. If you really do not want this then I will let you go." The elf dropped his gaze and Aragorn felt lost without it.

"I made a promise to Arwen, yet I hope she can see that she is not the one I love. I don't know what to think… I just don't know it anymore." Aragorn muttered and Legolas asked.

"Then what do you want to do?"

Aragorn looked at the Elf and licked his lips, saying,

"What I want is something I cannot have." Legolas smiled and said,

"And you said Elves speak in riddles, while you have not done anything else since we sat down. What is wrong with you?"

"I just do not want to tell you because if I say it out loud, it will shatter the dream and the wish and I cannot do that to that person, it would bring such a pain to me." Aragorn whispered pain evident in his voice. Legolas's hand slid down to the man's lap and he squeezed the Human's hand that lay there and he said.

"Do not worry; I will not ask anymore, I am here for you." Aragorn smiled wearily while he said.

"You are always there for me, even when I am mad at you. I cannot even begin to say how grateful I am to you."

"Are you still cold?" Legolas changed the subject swiftly, feeling that he was going to say something that would alter their friendship forever and he could not do that. He would lose Aragorn. Aragorn noticed he felt numb and goose bumps marred his skin.

"Aye, I am very cold." The next thing he knew he had Legolas outer tunic draped over his arms. Aragorn stuttered and said, "I cannot accept this, Legolas."

Legolas shook his head, a small smile playing on his lips before he said,

"Do not worry so much, Estel, it is something that we share between friends. You would have done the same thing if I asked it of you."

Aragorn looked at the elf, still feeling the elf's hand in his lap, the touch send a fire through him that he had never known before. He relaxed and lay back, resting his head on the elf's shoulder. Legolas wrapped his left arm around the human's shoulder and the other one was rubbing the man's stomach, not knowing what he was doing he felt Aragorn relax further to the touch.

"That feels good, Mellon, you may continue this always." Aragorn growled, his hot breath brushing the Elf's neck. Legolas grinned and asked.

"So you like it?"

Aragorn grinned back and said, while removing the elf's hand and pulling up his shirt some so that an opening appeared and he guided the elven hand underneath, feeling his muscles tense underneath.

"I like it better without the restraint of the clothes." Legolas gently lapped at the man's ear, pausing to whisper huskily,

"Yes this is better, is it not?"

Aragorn began to nod when a shout nearby made them both jump up and quickly straighten themselves.

"Where is that bloody firewood?"

Aragorn exchanged a shocked look with Legolas and the both of them quickly grabbed some firewood before Gimli came busting through the bushes, he looked angry and huffed,

"Will you two get back, we are all hungry!"

Aragorn nodded and said,

"We will come shortly, we had some trouble finding the branches, go ahead and tell the others we are coming." With a huff and another grunt Gimli was off. Legolas made the move to follow when Aragorn stopped him by turning him around and pushing his lips onto that off the Elf with the words.

"I cannot make a promise I know I cannot keep." With that he left the Elf to his own heated thoughts.

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