A/N The long awaited consequence is here!
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Chapter Eleven: He's better…maybe?
The next day came quickly and Elrond relented, Legolas would be allowed out of bed. Legolas flashed one of his endearing smiles at the older elf as he sat up further.
"I believe you know most of the regulations by now." Elrond said, still not sure if his choice had been a wise one.
"He should!" Aragorn piped up as he grabbed the bed covers and flung them away.
"Estel, make sure he takes it slow." Elrond ordered form the door way.
"I will, ada." the human assured his father. The lord of Rivendell nodded with satisfaction before leaving the friends alone. Aragorn smiled at his friend before reaching over and helping the still weak elf scoot to the side of the bed.
"Are you ready?" Aragorn asked, knowing form experience that the worst part was getting out of bed.
"Of course! Legolas said cheerful, he was getting out of bed today nothing could damper his sprit. Aragorn rolled his eyes at his friend's words but pulled him to his feet anyway.
"Breath deep," Aragorn instructed, worry clouding his voice as he watched all the blood drain from Legolas face. The elf leaned against Aragorn for a moment doing as instructed. Dizziness clouded his senses and he shut his eyes.
Once he felt that he could support himself, Legolas pushed away from Aragorn, but not before giving him a heartfelt smile. The human couldn't quite convince himself to let go of the elf completely and grabbed hold of his arm.
"Really, Aragorn, I'll be fine." Legolas assured the worried human once they reached the wardrobe. "You can wait for me outside."
Minutes later Legolas remerged, except now he was dressed in his usually leggings and a light silver tunic.
"Where do you wish to go?" Aragorn asked, falling into step besides the elf.
"Outside ―Besides that in don't really matter." Legolas said with a shrug of his shoulders.
"Not the kitchens..." The human said, disbelief and disappoint clear in his voice.
"No!" Legolas said firmly "you feed me while I was in my room." Aragorn groaned but followed the prince.
By the time they reached the gardens, Legolas steps had slowed dramatically and one hand was pressed against his side, a sure sign that Legolas was not completely healed.
"Sit," Aragorn commanded, while guiding Legolas to a bench, motioning for him to take a seat. Legolas did not reply, not having any breath to do so with. No matter how much he hated to admit it, the price just had to accept the fact that he was weak at the moment. Sitting there, Legolas allowed himself to enjoy the sunshine, in a small smile playing across his lips.
"Are you ok?" Aragorn couldn't resist asking as he took a seat next to Legolas.
"I am perfectly fine."
"Are you sure, because we can always go back to your room?" the man offered. Maybe this really was too much for Legolas. The elf opened his eyes and stared at the human in disbelief.
"You just dragged me the whole way here...now you want to turn around and drag me back up." Aragorn blushed, finding the elf's meaning.
"You were the one that wanted to go here." he muttered pointedly. Legolas glared at the man but stayed silent.
CRIMSONSTAINS
Later that evening found the two friends still in the gardens. The night was still and peaceful, the starts glittering brightly above the trees. The elf and human were lying on their backs, gazing up at the peaceful scene.
"Ada is going to kill us, you do realize that right?" Aragorn wirily commented, a smile across his face.
"Why?" Legolas replied his voice almost having dreamy sound too it. The human threw the prince a weird look before answering
"I said I wouldn't let you exhausted yourself," Aragorn said, his tone indicating the fact that he thought this was obvious. Legolas shrugged at the man's words, not denying or confirming his words. "We really should go back for dinner." the ranger added as an afterthought, all of suddenly wanting to get Legolas back inside. He was more than a little worried about the way Legolas simply accepted his words, not denying them.
"Huh..." Legolas turned over on his side to face the human. "Oh! Yes that would probably be good." The prince said as realization dawned on his fair face.
"Are you sure your ok?"
"I'm fine, Estel." Aragorn, however, disagreed. Rolling over he sat up and stared hard and Legolas. What he saw did not please him. The prince was far paler than that morning and a fine sheen of sweat beaded his brow.
"Come now Legolas tell me what is wrong." Aragorn was determined to get to the bottom of this.
"Nothing is wrong." the elf said sounding slightly dazed. "We should be getting back." With that he pushed himself to his feet, brushing away Aragorn's hands when he tried to help. As soon as he gained his feet though, the prince staggered and fell to his knees. Aragorn's eyebrows shot up and he knelt next Legolas, fear gripping his heart. Legolas did not just stumble like that.
The human worriedly began to babble to Legolas, not really knowing what he was saying. Grasping Legolas by the shoulder, with one hand, he used the other to check Legolas temperature.
"You're burning up!" Aragorn cried, wondering how he could have missed the warning signs.
"I am not." Legolas said, his hazy mind misinterpreting the words. The said human next to him paid no attention to the words, struggling to stay calm. Why had Legolas fever returned? Why was Legolas so mentally slow? Why wasn't Legolas panicking like him?! Stay calm...take a deep breath. He told himself aware that he would not be able to help Legolas if he panicked.
"Come on, Legolas let's get you back." Reaching under Legolas arms he hefted the prince up, supporting his weight when he swayed.
"But Estel..." Legolas complained, not quite realizing how serious the situation was.
"Later Elf, right now work with me." the man said firmly. Slipping under Legolas arm Aragorn grasped the prince's waist and took a step forward.
"Ohh..." Legolas said softly, almost as if to himself. The elf prince abruptly realized just how heavy his body seemed to weigh. Dragging one foot in front of the other, he took an unsteady step.
Aragorn let out a frustrated breath, he needed to get Legolas back to his father immediately but he could not rush Legolas either. Even the slow pace in which they were moving appeared to be costing the elf a great deal of his strength.
The future king pulled Legolas arm slightly further over his shoulder, taking as much of Legolas weight as possible. Slowing his pace to match that of his companion's, he realized that this was not working and he would just have to find another solution.
"Lean on me." he encouraged the elf. Seeing a bench a little farther one, Aragorn decided that he would leave the elf there and run to fetch help.
Legolas raised his head from where his chin touched his chest to look at the man. He knew that he was slowing them down but he could not muster the strength to go any faster.
"Sorry…" Legolas said softly, before swallowing thickly as if this throat was dry. Aragorn did seem put off about something.
"Mellon-nin, you have nothing to be sorry for!" Aragorn said fervently. He would not allow Legolas to feel upset about their current situation.
"Your mad…about…something" Legolas began, his voice soft and halting.
"No, I'm not." Aragorn assured, "I'm just worried." Legolas nodded and let his head fall back down. Releasing Legolas's middle for a second the ranger touched his fingers against the elf's brow.
"Legolas, Aragorn!" Elladan's voice suddenly rang out through the night. Aragorn's head shot up as he recognized the voice. This was the break he needed, Elladan would be able to help them.
"Elladan! Over here!" Aragorn shouted, hooking his arm around Legolas again and leading him forward.
"Ada wants you to…" Elladan began as he walked around the bend, stopping abruptly as he took the sight in. "I'll get Ada."
"No―" Aragorn cried "Help me with him." the human pleaded.
"Estel, he needs to see ada." Elladan reasoned, though he rushed forward and slipped under Legolas other arm. He quickly wrapped his arm around Legolas just below Aragorn's. "What happened?"
"He seemed fine for most of the day. It was just a little while ago that he began to have a relapse." Aragorn began, pointing towards the bench he wanted to seat Legolas onto.
"Hey, Elladan, where did you come from…" Legolas said in surprise as his feet seemed to slow a fraction more. His breathing was erratically and his heart hammed against his rib cage.
"The house where else," Elladan replied with a smile. His voice had changed from worry to comforting with a blink of the eye. They needed Legolas to stay calm.
"His pulse is racing." Aragorn mouthed, two fingers resting against Legolas's wrist.
"Estel…" Legolas moaned breaking the twos silent conversation. For the first time both noticed just how hard and shallow Legolas breathing was.
"I'm sorry." Aragorn apologized. When they came to the bench, Elladan helped Aragorn lower the elf down before taking off at a run.
"Where's Elladan going?" Legolas asked puzzlement clear in his voice. Aragorn knelt down next to the bench and took a strong grip on Legolas arms, providing a little bit of support for the elf who was wavering.
"To get you some help." the man said, using his thumbs to rub a comforting pattern against Legolas skin. The garden was silent for a minute.
Legolas's was dimly area of what was going on around him. He could tell that Elladan and Aragorn were both worried about something, but he couldn't figure out what. The disoriented prince moaned slightly and his hands drifted down to his throbbing side. He had no idea when his side had began to hurt worse, but it had. And come to think of it, he really didn't feel that good.
Worry began to fill his mind, something was not right in his body. A blinding fear of the unknown began to capture his heart and mind. His feverish body reacted to his panic, jumping heart rate up even more. The blood rushing through his body caused Legolas to grit his teeth and close his eyes with pain.
"Hush, Legolas." Aragorn's calm voice drifted through his panic and he calmed somewhat. Estel was here. Estel would help him, there was nothing to be afraid of. All he needed to do was tell the man that something was wrong,
"I…don't feel…so good." Legolas mumbled, no longer having any power left in him to hold up his body. He fell forward, but was stopped when his head come into contact with Aragorn's shoulder.
"I'm sure you don't." Aragorn agreed, raising slowly and sitting next to the ill elf. Helping to shifting the elf's body so that his head still rested on his shoulder, the ranger frowned at the heat radiating off Legolas. Pulling the prince closer to his own body, the man began to rock him; stroking his hair in what Aragorn hoped was a soothing action.
TBC…
Just what did the boys do to Legolas? You guys are awesome! Your reviews make me so happy that I go kinda insane and plan lots more trouble for our guys!
Review Responses:
StarShadow Sword: Yep, those boys will be in for it when Elrond finds out! And this time they can't blame it on anyone else!
Black Hawk: Poor Legolas, we really do put him through a lot! Thanks!
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ElrondofImladris: I don't like tragedy much either…it's no fun if they die!
Eloshazzy: I actually have no idea what they put in the bottle, let's just say that is was not good!
robinsmum: Yes, I did see it and I freaked out! I am so much in love with that elf that it is ridicules! ;) Poor Elrond, he has such a hard life…
Firecracker27: I have a feeling you are not going to like this chapter…but you're my 80th review so YAY! :)
Kindered Spirit: He is hotter when he is sick…I like him best when he is covered in blood (preferable his own) and sweat. Or any time that he is ill. Though he is so handsome normally too!
csiwannabe99: Thanks! I am glad you liked the other two as well! Just a hint, I think you might be getting your "Legolas being sick on Estel" sooner than I thought!
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Epic Elven Warrior Princess: Nope, that was not good, not good at all. Elrond's sons are so going to get it!