Disclaimer is as stated in chap 2.
okay, this update came really quickly, after I finsihed watching a football match, I decided to type it out before I go to bed. Pardon me for typing errors. :)
After Lord Elrond managed to soothe him to sleep, Aragorn ran out of the house, hoping to find the Orc again.
" I hope Legolas would be fine soon. Once school starts, he probably won't have time to think about all these anymore. " said Elrohir as he looked at Legolas.
" Yea, hopefully. I am sure none of us here wants Legolas to remember what happened. The event back then was too cruel and tragic. " agreed Lord Elrond.
Aragorn searched every street nearby, but found no orc. The streets were busier that day and Aragorn couldn't shout out loud for the orc to appear. " Perhaps orcs will only appear in the dark. The orcs have always loved the dark! " exclaimed Aragorn. Just then, he bumped into someone wearing a huge black leather jacket. Aragorn tried to look at him, but the person avoided his gaze.
" Follow me! " said the unknown person. Aragorn not sensing any form of danger, followed the stranger into a dark alley. When there was no one else, the stranger removed his jacket and Aragorn realised it was the Orc he was searching for.
" It's you! " shouted Aragorn.
" Yes, how was the potion? It worked, didn't it? " asked the Orc.
" My friend managed to recover a tiny little part of his memory. Is there any way to let him remember all at once quickly? I don't want to wait anymore. " cried Aragorn in desperation. His eagerness was actually costing more harm to everyone.
" Slowly, step by step. Don't be hasty! I can give you more potions, but if you want to have a stronger effect, you have to meet my Lord and bring your friend along in the future. " explained the Orc.
" I have to meet your Lord? No matter what, you are an orc, I am a human and I support the elves. We are actually enemies, how can I believe what you say would be true? " questioned Aragorn as he showed signs of hesitation.
" You have to believe me. The potion I gave you worked and I have helped you. " the Orc simply replied, smiling at Aragorn.
" Alright I got it. How do find you and your Lord? " asked Aragorn as he scratched his head cluelessly. The Orc did not reply. He just put on his jacket again and vanished with a eerie laughter. Aragorn held the potion in his hands. It was two doses this time round, extra dosage.
Back at home, the twin brothers, Gimli and Lord Elrond sit together in the living room, discussing about Legolas's memory.
" Where is Aragorn? " grumbled Gimli. " That nasty human, he is nowhere to be seen now. " Everyone noticed the disappearance of Aragorn but ignored it.
" Do you guys feel that Legolas has been sleeping a little too much for the past few days? " asked Elladan who sensed something was fishy.
" Yea, everytime I walked past Legolas's room, I would hear Aragorn telling him to sleep, and Legolas listened to him. " recalled Gimli.
" Normally, elves don't need too much sleep. Legolas hasn't been attending shooting practices lately. He seldom left his room too. " re countered Elrohir. Lord Elrond listened to every single on of them as what all of them said make sense.
At that instant, Aragorn returned home. He kept the potion in his pocket, and smiled at everyone.
" What's the discussion about? " asked Aragorn.
" Where have you been? We were talking about Legolas sleeping too much. " explained Elrond. When Aragorn heard that, he froze. They had found out that Legolas was sleeping way more than usual. Aragorn was worried that the twin brothers might have found out something. However, when the twin brothers said in unison that they were clueless till now, Aragorn heaved a sigh of relief.
" Aragorn, why that sigh? " asked Gimli, not understanding what is there to be relieved about.
" Ah! It's just that I think Legolas has been really tired because of me. I felt guilty, but heading that he has been sleeping more, I think it is just his way of healing from pressure. " rebutted Aragorn. Aragorn thought he made lots of sense, but the two brothers didn't understand a single thing he said. They watched Aragorn closely, scrutinising him as he headed upstairs.
Dinner time approached. Lord Elrond insisted that Legolas come down to enjoy dinner with them. Legolas had no choice but to agree. Elladan watched Aragorn offer Legolas a drink again. Before the second main dish was brought out, Aragorn gave Legolas another drink. Aragorn seemed to keep forcing Legolas to drink, and Elladan felt that there was something suspicious.
" Aragorn, is the drink that nice? Why do you keep serving it to Legolas only? Can I drink some? " asked Elladan as he tried testing Aragorn. Aragorn panicked as he avoided Elladan's gaze.
" If you like, I can make you another drink. Legolas had drank it. " Aragorn tried to explain, wondering if it would be a futile attempt, but it seemed like everyone was convinced. It was a close shave for Aragorn. After dinner, Elladan told Elrohir about his suspicions in their own room. Elrohir agreed with Elladan, and both decided to monitor Aragorn. They wanted to ensure that Legolas was safe and well protected, even if it meant going against their brother.