Authors note: So I managed to come out with another chapter… yay! I hope you all enjoy and thank you to those who reviewed!

Disclaimer: I do not own lord of the rings

Through the wind and the rain
Through the laughter and pain
Count on me
And when life isn't fair and there's nobody there
I will be
In a world of pretenders
I am your defender
And when it all comes down
I'll be the last one standing

Chapter 7: A sign

Inwë watched Legolas as he talked to the king about his dreams, and the black winged man who had tried to take Inwë. Aragorn listened very intently, trying to hide the fear deep in his chest. It had been months since they had destroyed the one ring, and finished their quest, and already something was out there, something was threatening to unravel ALL they had fought for, all those had died for.

"So what is it that you propose we do Legolas?" Aragorn asked honestly to his elven friend.

"I do not know lord Aragorn, I can only tell you of what I know, but I do believe that… if it is the girl he wants then he will come back for her, I do not think we should wait around and leave her here so out in the open," Legolas said trying to think up a plan, "this guy was so sure of himself, I could see in his eyes he was mocking us, all of us."

"This does disturb me, I shall not lie," Aragorn said his hand upon his chin in thought. Legolas wondered what his old friend was thinking about, what he was planning to do with this piece of information. Aragorn could not think of it around all these people, he thought better when he was alone, "The night is drawing closer, and we should retire for the night."

"Yes my lord," voices buzzed around the room as they all departed for their chambers.

"Legolas, let us too talk," Aragorn said looking to the blonde elf. Legolas nodded his head.

"I will be back briefly Aragorn, I will take her to her room," Legolas said bowing to the king and queen as he stood up from the table and waited for Inwë to follow him. She sighed as she got up; she wanted to hear what they were going to talk about. They did not talk as they walked down the many hallways in the castle of Minas Tirith. She fidgeted with her hand slightly; she knew she hadn't thanked him yet for coming out with the truth. When he stopped she had been so deep in thought that she wasn't paying attention and ran straight into him. She stumbled backwards as her cheeks began to turn a shade of red from embarrassment.

"I am so sorry," she said hastily as she braced herself on the wall, Legolas just laughed. This was the first time he had ever seen her nervous, well that is without danger around at least.

"Do not worry lady Inwë," he said standing by her door, he didn't know what else to say.

"Look, I just… wanted… to… you know," she said biting her lip, how was she supposed to say thank you? A smile came to his face; he knew what she was trying to say.

"No… I don't know," he said making the red on her cheeks go from an embarrassment red, to an angry red, "I pray you… tell me."

"You are so…" she stopped herself and looked at his smile of amusement on his face, "thank you," she said quickly opening the door and closing it so he couldn't say anything.

"Your welcome," he said smiling as he walked down the hall. He quickly walked into the dinning hall where Aragorn still sat in confusion.

"Legolas, what do you think this threat is?" Aragorn asked nervously.

"I truly do not know, only that it is not good, not good at all Aragorn," Legolas said nervously.

"You look tired my friend, go and rest," Aragorn sighed bowing his head as Legolas left the room. He walked down towards where Inwë slept; his room was right besides hers. He slowly slipped into his room, and put on his sleeping gear before crawling into bed. Slowly his eye lids closed and he slipped… off… into… a sleep.

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"I have not found her my lord, she has disappeared," the black winged man said bowing his head to a creature Legolas couldn't see. Legolas shivered in the cave, another one of his scary dreams.

"She is in Gondor you empty headed baboon," the man sighed with his wispy voice.

"How do you know this my lord?" the man said down on one knee with his head bent low.

"I can sense her, her bloodline, her bloodline must end, starting with her," the man said before coughing.

"What do you want me to do, I can not just fly into Gondor master, they will take me down," the creature said sweat dripping down his forehead, down his eye to his nose.

"I would not send someone as weak as you Gunthur, you… will lead one of our armies to Gondor, wherever the girl is, find her…" he said before sitting back into his chair. Legolas watched as an army of orcs, uruk-hai, and other creatures he had never seen before marched through the cave. He started to shake, as he kept repeating no, no, I got to get to her.

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"Legolas?" he heard a soft voice pull him out of his sleep, he looked up at Inwë who had a drink in her hand, her voice seem so far away as she spun under the dim moonlight shining through the windows of his room, "lord Legolas, here drink this."

"Thank… thank you," he said shakily taking the drink from her and letting the warm flavored milk gently run down his throat.

"Are you alright my lord? You were thrashing around, saying 'no... no… you can't take her,' and 'no, this can't happen, I have to get her out…' that was all I could make out of your ramblings. Is something bothering you lord Legolas?" she asked fear written in her blue eyes.

"Yes but I will not burden you with it," he said sitting up feeling his body burn, ache, and sweat.

"Very well," she said getting up to leave before he grabbed her wrist. She stopped and turned to look at him, "is there something you want?"

"I… just, I…" he didn't want to say it and sound like a baby or something.

"Yes?" she asked obviously getting irritated with him not just saying what he wanted so she could go back to sleep. She stopped thinking to look at him a moment, he was so beautiful under the moonlight, she quickly pushed the thought out of her head.

"Don't… go," he said swallowing. She gave him a quizzical look, "don't leave to go somewhere else. Don't decide to leave."

"But my lord I…" she looked at him and wondered what importance to his mission she would be, "why?"

"Because it's harder to save you if I have to commute," he said finally getting his sense of humor back, she hadn't got hers back, she turned to leave but the grip on her wrist tightened. He looked at her trying to see what in her they thought he liked, "I was kidding."

"And I want to go, I asked a question, and you made fun of it," she said showing a little hurt in her eyes.

"I didn't mean to make fun…" he began before she interrupted.

"Look I am grateful… my lord, that you keep showing up to save the day. But I did not dream to leave the restraints of my home to go to a place where more restraints are placed on me. Why do you wish this upon me?" she asked him seriously, he watched her bright blue eyes stand out in the blue light, he saw that because of her past, she was forced to be cold and icy like her ice blue eyes.

"Because I need you," he lied trying to think up a reason to add to it, why did he want her to stay? She gave him another quizzical look and waited for him to respond to her look, "you have skills with plants, and healing… our journey will be rough and dangerous, I will tech you to fight before we leave, but please don't go."

"Fine," she said turning to leave again but his hand gripped her wrist, "what!" she said getting frustrated, "look it is late lord Legolas…"

"I mean right now... don't go… right now," he said swallowing loosening his grip on her wrist. She rolled her eyes before asking him a question.

"Why?" she asked letting her arm hang in Legolas large hand. He thought a moment before answering.

"I feel more comfortable when you're around, you know… incase I ah… have another bad dream," he said stammering trying to figure out what to say.

"Oh Valar, why me?" she laughed smiling, the first time since he had basically kidnapped her. He liked her smile as she sat on her knees by his bedside, "if you try anything my lord, I will hurt you."

"Fair enough," he smiled she tried to hold back a smile but there was something about his fire blue eyes that were warming her icy blue ones. He scooted over on the bed so she could sit there.

"How long do you want me to watch over you?" she asked looking down at him as she sat on the bed her knees up under her chin as she sat against the wooden frame.

"Well until morning," he said scratching her head, she sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Great I get to be the princes of Mirkwood's baby sitter," she joked making him frown before saying, "go to bed," she laughed before crossing her arms around her knees. He laid there smiling as he watched fall asleep, she tried not to… but she couldn't keep her eyes closed. He laid there watching her softly before closing his eyes and thinking to himself.

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He woke up from a dream and looked over to see her still sleeping, he sat up and laid her down more comfortably, she moved a little before falling back to sleep. He laid down and listened to her snoor softly. He kept thinking about her smile, and trying to read between the lines, it looked like he'd be up for a while, when he should be sleeping. He got up and paced a little bit watching her sleep. Even though he felt it was so right, he was so happy, he should be sleeping stead of thinking about her. He was retracing every step of every move, before climbing back in bed and thinking of the dream he had just had about her. After less then a week and saving her over and over, as well when she smiled he knew it was way to soon to be obsessing like this. He never knew he was funny until he made her laugh, he sighed, and it looked like he'd be up for a while.

Damn it! He said in his mind, I think I might like her. No, no, I say NO! I will not like her, I refuse to. She is so snotty, and her attitude, she is so cold. She isn't even elegant like the elf's back home. But when she smiles, and when she laughs… it makes me feel SO happy, just to know that… no, no, and no! That is end of the story… I do not… like her, I kind of like her… what am I saying! I have gone mad! She has poisoned me with her drinks! No, cause it is obvious she likes me not, oh sweet Valar help guard this heart. Either help me not want her, or help her want me… I am lost Valar; bring me home to what is right. I don't like her, I don't like her, I don't like her… I can't like her… can I? While he argued in his mind with his heart and his mind, he softly drifted off to sleep, not knowing that his dream of the orc's, Uruk-Hai, and other creatures traveling to Gondor, was more then a dream… he had actually seen the plans of the enemy.

Authors note: Sorry this one was short, not as short as the others… but hey what can I say. Tell me what you thing, have you got any ideas about the monsters I should use? Any situation I could use… because I am running out of ideas, this chapter might have been a little fluff sorry if it isn't your taste… I am still debating on whether she is going to like our prince or not… and whether they get together or not… or well I am just debating everything! So PLEASE REVIEW! It makes me want to write more and more! So if you like it and want to read more… then review thanks yalls!

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