Missing Elf and a Strange Spell
I hope you like this one, It's longer then the others
I still own nothing of Lord of the Rings...I wish I did
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Chapter Three GondorGimli paced back and forth in the dining hall. He and his friends had arrived in the White City Two days ago and there was still no sign of the Elf. Gimli stopped pacing and looked at the other Fellowship members. The four Hobbits were sitting in chairs and they looked very worried. Gandalf was standing off to the side and beside him were Aragorn and Boromir. They looked slightly worried but Gimli knew that they were more worried then they looked. Gimli himself looked just as worried as the Hobbits did. The Dwarf then resumed his pacing.
Aragorn watched Gimli for a moment then he turned to the Wizard "I cannot just sit here anymore, Gandalf"
Gandalf looked at the King and smiled "I don't think any of us can"
Just as soon as the Wizard stopped speaking Gimli stopped his pacing again and spoke "That's it, I'm not going to wait any longer." The dwarf then turned to Aragorn and Gandalf "We all know that Elf would have sent word if he wasn't coming"
Aragorn sighed "You are right, Gimli" he turned to the doors and as he walked towards them he said, "If Legolas cant get to the Fellowship," Aragorn stopped at the doors and turned to the others "Then the Fellowship will go to him," he finished.
Pippin smiled and jumped up "That's a great idea! When are we leaving?" he asked.
Merry got up smiling as well "I think we should leave now" he said and Pippin nodded, then looked at the two still sitting Hobbits.
"What do you two think? Should we leave now?" he asked.
Sam and Frodo stood and it was Frodo who spoke "I think it would be good to leave right away." He said slowly, then he added "But it is almost sundown so we should leave first thing tomorrow." Sam nodded his agreement.
The others all looked out one of the windows. Aragorn sighed again then looked at Gimli, Boromir and Gandalf "What do the Three of you think? Should we go to Mirkwood now? Or wait and leave at Dawn?" he asked as he walked back towards everyone.
Gandalf spoke "I think it would be wise to wait" then he looked at Gimli.
"Well I want to leave now. The sooner we leave the sooner we get there" he said.
"Well I would like to go now, but we need rest before a long journey, so I think we should leave tomorrow" said Boromir. Then everyone looked over at Aragorn.
"Gandalf and Boromir are right. It would be wise to wait, and we do need rest. It is a nine-day ride to Mirkwood, and as much as I want to leave now. I think we should wait."
Eowyn and Faramir came in and heard what Aragorn said.
"Are you going to Mirkwood?" asked Eowyn.
The Fellowship turned at her voice.
"Yes, we are going to Mirkwood tomorrow morning" said Merry with a hint of disappointment in his voice.
"Because Legolas still has not come," added Pippin, also with a hint of disappointment.
Faramir frowned slightly "well if you are going to Mirkwood then why are you upset?" he asked.
"Because we wanted to leave right away," answered Pippin.
"But the others said that we should wait because we need our rest for the trip," added Merry.
Eowyn smiled "You are right to wait though, if Legolas needs your help and you're exhausted when you get there, then you wouldn't be able to help him now would you"
"I never thought of it that way," said Pippin.
Faramir smiled then turned to Aragorn "You are probably wondering why we have come" he said and Aragorn nodded slightly and Faramir continued. "Eowyn sent word to Edoras about six days ago and asked if her Brother, King Eomer would like to come for a visit"
Aragorn nodded again "Well she is aloud to have her Brother come and visit. When should he arrive?"
"Right now" said a voice from the door everyone looked at the door and there stood Eomer.
"Eomer!" said Eowyn as she ran to her Brother and hugged him "It has been long," she whispered in his ear.
"Hello, Sister," said Eomer hugging Eowyn back. Eomer looked up and saw the others and smiled "Is the entire Fellowship here?" he asked.
Everyone looked down and Eomer was confused "What's wrong?" he looked around again and noticed one missing "Were is Legolas? Should he not be here?"
"He has not shown up," said Eowyn.
"We are going to Mirkwood tomorrow morning to get the Elf" said Gimli.
"So I guess the three of us have to stay behind?" asked Faramir.
Boromir looked at his little Brother "Well Aragorn does need someone to run things while he is away"
"What, you think I can't do it myself?" asked another voice.
Aragorn looked towards the speaker "Arwen, are you sure you can manage it, I mean we do not know how long this will take"
Arwen looked at her husband "Aragorn, I can do this. Do not worry about me"
"Besides, She has help from me," said Eowyn walking up and standing beside Arwen.
"I still don't like it but I have trust in you," said Aragorn.
Boromir turned to his Brother again "I guess you are coming with us after all." Faramir smiled.
Eowyn turned to her Brother "What about you Eomer? Are you staying or are you going to help the Fellowship become whole again?"
Eomer looked around.
"We could use your help. I don't mind if you come," said Frodo.
"Nether do I," said Sam. Merry and Pippin both smiled and nodded.
"Well it seems you are coming with us, Eomer, King of Edoras," said Gandalf with a smile. The Hobbits all smiled.
Then Aragorn spoke "Now that we know who is going I think it is time we all went to bed so we can get up tomorrow morning and leave bright and early"
Everyone nodded and went to their proper rooms.
(In Merry and Pippin's Room)
Pippin rolled over from what must have been the hundredth time. The young Hobbit couldn't sleep. He sat up and looked out the window. It was a clear night and he could see all the stars. Pippin got out of his bed and looked at Merry who slept in the other bed in the room. He quietly made his way to the window and looked out.
Looking at all the stars reminded Pippin of the quest, and his first time keeping watch…
(Flash Back)
It was three weeks since the Fellowship had set off from Rivendell and Pippin was taking his first watch. He was sitting by the fire and was looking up at all the stars.
Pippin sighed and stood up. Looking around and seeing no danger Pippin decided to get his pipe. As he walked by each member of the Fellowship, Being as quiet as he could, Pippin looked at each person to make sure they were still asleep.
Merry and Sam slept on either side of Frodo. Boromir slept a little off to the side, His Sword right there if he needed it. Gimli slept a short ways from him snoring and Gandalf slept leaning up against a tree. Lastly Aragorn and Legolas slept beside each other, Aragorn on his side facing the Elf and Legolas lay on his back, motionless.
As he walked by Pippin noticed that Legolas' eyes were wide open. Pippin stopped in his tracks and stared at the Elf with wide eyes, then, he turned and ran strait to Gandalf, screaming all the way there.
Gandalf and the rest of the Fellowship shot up and got their weapons at the ready. Gandalf was just standing when a screaming and crying Pippin ran into him. Everyone looked around and when they saw no danger they all looked at Pippin.
Gandalf pulled Pippin away from his robes and stared down at the terrified Hobbit "What is the matter, Young Took?" he asked.
Pippin sniffed and said, "He…He…He's Dead!"
The Fellowship looked confused and Aragorn asked, "Who is Dead, Pippin?"
Pippin looked behind him at Aragorn, "Legolas is…He's laying there…Motionless and his eyes are wide open," he cried, failing to see the Elf standing behind the ranger. Pippin turned and buried his head in the Wizards robes.
The Fellowship all frowned and seven pairs of eyes looked at Legolas. The Elf tilted his head "What? I didn't do anything, I was sleeping"
Gimli glared at him and huffed.
Pippin hearing the Elf's voice looked back and saw Legolas standing there. Pippin paled and blinked his eyes, then, "AHHH…IT'S A GHOST"
Legolas resisted the urge to smack himself in the head, The Elf walked towards Pippin, causing the Hobbit to scream louder. Now the Elf was resisting the urge to cover his ears. He knelt next to the Hobbit and spoke "Pippin" he got no answer except for more screaming.
Legolas sighed and raised his voice a little "Pippin!" still no answer apart from the screaming that got louder. Legolas finally covered his ears from the pain and yelled "PIPPIN!"
Pippin stopped screaming immediately and looked at the Elf in shock, along with everyone else. They had never heard the Elf yell before. Legolas uncovered his ears and shook his head slightly to stop the ringing. "Thank You, You were going to make me deaf," he said quietly "Now, What's all this about me being dead?" he asked.
"You were laying motionless…and…your eyes were wide open. You looked dead" Pippin replied and looked down. Legolas reached over, Put his hand under the Hobbits chin and lifted Pippin's head to look at him. Pippin looked up to see the Elf smiling "Pippin, Elves sleep with their eyes open"
Pippin cast his eyes down "I'm sorry"
"You have nothing to be sorry for, My friend. You didn't know. You should have been warned"
"Yes, He should have. If not by you, Legolas then by Aragorn or myself," said Gandalf softly.
"It seems we are so used to seeing Legolas sleeping with his eyes open that we didn't think of the other's reactions to seeing him as such," said Aragorn.
"No matter, They all know now so we do not have to worry about it any more," said Legolas, He looked up at the sky and noticed that it was still very dark out "There is still a few hours till Dawn, Why doesn't everyone go to bed and I will finish the watch for tonight" he said as he stood.
Everyone nodded and went back to bed, all except Pippin. The young Hobbit watched the Elf, as he stood on a hill, unmoving, gazing up into the starry sky.
The moon shone on the Elf and added to his natural glow, the wind picked up and lifted his hair. It made him look powerful yet look gentle. Pippin noticed that he also looked sad, he wondered why the Elf would look like that.
"You should sleep, Pippin," The Elf said suddenly, making Pippin jump.
"I can't sleep" The Hobbit replied as he came closer to Legolas and stood beside him.
Legolas looked down at the Halfling and smiled then he looked back to the stars.
"Can you tell me of the Stars?" Pippin asked as he looked up at the Elf. Legolas looked down and smiled again. Then he nodded and sat down with his legs crossed. Pippin joined him and Legolas told Pippin all he knew about the stars for the rest of the night.
(End Flash Back)
Pippin sighed and went back to his bed, laying down he turned onto his side, his back facing Merry and fell asleep. Hoping that Legolas was all right and not hurt.
(In Aragorn and Arwen's Room)
Aragorn couldn't sleep, his mind was on his friend and their past, before the making of the Fellowship. His mind kept going to a memory, when Aragorn was around the age of ten, before he knew who he really was…
(Flash Back)
Young Estel ran through the woods of Rivendell, laughing, he was running from his friend whom he met two years back. Estel looked back and could see no sign of his Elvin friend, so Estel started to worry, until he was lifted off his feet and was swinging around in the arms of…
"Legolas!" Estel said laughing, he could hear the musical sound of the Elf's laughter.
Legolas stopped spinning but still held the young boy on his hip as he started off towards the river.
"Do you know how to swim, Estel? The Elf asked, already knowing the answer.
Estel shook his head "No, Why?" he asked.
Legolas smiled "Would you like to learn?"
Estel smiled widely and nodded his head "Yes"
Legolas smiled and stopped walking, then he put the boy down and crouched down beside him. "Then how would you like me to teach you? Right now?" he asked.
Estel nodded still smiling. Legolas chuckled and sat down. Then he removed his weapons, A Bow, Quiver and his twin knives, and then he removed his jerkin and silk shirt, folding them up and putting them next to his weapons. He looked at Estel and found him doing the same. Finally Legolas removed his boots and stood waiting for Estel. Once Estel had his boots of he stood.
Legolas took Estel's hand and they both walked into the river. When the water was up to Estel's waist, they stopped. Legolas let the boys hand go and the Elf went further in so he was swimming. He smiled at Estel and the Boy smiled back.
"Are you going to teach me or just show me?" he asked crossing his arms.
Legolas laughed and went back to Estel. Then they both went out, Legolas holding the boy above the water. Legolas held Estel out so the boy was on his stomach and was able to swim around with the Elf still holding him. They did that for a few minutes until Estel go the hang of it.
"Are you ready to try it your self, Estel?" the Elf asked.
Estel nodded hesitantly "I…I think I am," he said.
Legolas smiled "I am right here with you, Estel," he said as he slowly removed his hands. Estel stayed were he was, swimming in place.
"I'm doing it"
"Yes you are, Estel. I'm very proud of you" Legolas said as he watched Estel swim around.
(End Flash Back)
Aragorn sighed and looked down at Arwen and smiled. Aragorn sighed again and rested his head against his pillow.
"Please be alright Mellon-nin," he whispered into the dark right before he fell into a sleep full of dreams of what could have befallen the Elvin Prince.
End Of Chapter Three
AN-I hope you Enjoied my third chapter, as you have likely guessed I have decided to have Eomer and Faramir amoe along.