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Chapter Four

When Legolas and Aragorn reached the front doors Elladan and Elrohir came rushing out to meet them.

"Aragorn, Legolas―"

"―We were just coming to find you." they said, skidding to a stop in front of the two friends. Running an apprising look over Legolas, Elladan was glad with what he saw.

"You look better," he commented.

"Then who, you, than yes he does." Elrohir said playfully,.

"You look just like me, so is that an insult to yourself!" Elladan asked, rounding on his twin, hands on hips.

"Whatever," Aragorn said exasperatedly. "Where's ada?" The man didn't care what the wood-elf said; Legolas could not be fine, elves did not get sick! Elladan's face fell at the words.

"We couldn't find him, we were, um, trying to avoid Glorfindel though." Elrohir replied, discouragement clear.

"Oh, well, that's ok." Legolas said chirpily, trying to turn the attention away from himself. Aragorn wheeled around, frustration clear in his eyes.

"You are going to see him, Valar help me if that is the last thing I do, Legolas Greenleaf!" He said forcefully. "Come on!" grabbing Legolas by the elbow, he began to drag him up the stairs.

"Estel, stop!" Elladan and Legolas said almost at the same time, but for different reasons.

"I can walk on my own!" Legolas persisted.

"You can't just drag Legolas through all of Imladris looking for ada!" the dark-haired elf said pointedly,

"I'm not, I am going to take this elf up to his study, he will show up there eventually." the man said calmly, still forcing the prince up the steps.

"Good thinking, little bro." Elrohir said, motioning to the steps. The group of four quickly made it to the study, where Aragorn pressed Legolas down into a large, comfy, armchair. The elf sighed reluctantly as he sank into it.

"I really am fine." he said, looking at all the occupants in the room, trying to sound convincing. None of them believed him, not for one second.

"We'll let ada deicide that." Elladan said firmly, as the brothers also took a seat. There was silence in the small room was for a few minutes, all three of Elrond's sons watching Legolas intently.

Legolas shifted uncomfortably in their gaze, and avoided eye contact with any of them. He hated being watched and fussed over like this. As the minutes grew longer, the prince become more and more agitated.

Aragorn and the twins could tell how annoyed Legolas was getting with them, but none of them could shake a sense of foreboding. No one in the room quite accepted what was too happened next.

Legolas tapped his foot impatiently against the ground, his temper growing. Suddenly he was unable to take it any longer and leapt gracefully to his feet,

"Will all of you―" that was as far as the elven prince got, before his world turned startling black.

The three brothers stared with shock as Legolas began to fall, before quickly springing into action. They were too late, however, and the prince's body connected harshly with the wooden floor, his head hitting the ground with a thud.

"Legolas, Legolas!" Aragorn called, dropping to his knees and carefully turning Legolas's crumpled body over. The elf's eyes were tightly closed and his face had lost all the color it had so recently regained. "Someone get ada now! I don't care how far you have to search!" he said frantically. Something was horribly wrong with his friend and it scared him.

Elrohir jumped up, taking off at a run.

"We should move him to the couch." Elladan suggested lightly, touching the man's arm. Aragorn nodded, gently lifting Legolas shoulder while making sure that the prince's head rested on his arms. The oldest twin grabbed his lower legs and they carefully eased the elf up onto the couch. Sliding a pillow under Legolas's head, Elladan carefully examined the bump forming there; wanting to make sure it was nothing serious.

Meanwhile, Aragorn swiftly loosened the archer's tunic, pulling it open before unbuckling Legolas's belt. Grabbing a cloth, the man dunked it in a nearby picture of water and folded the dripping piece of material into a rectangle before laying it against his friend's brow. He hoped that somehow the shock of cold water would awaken his friend.

"Is he showing any signs of waking?" Elladan asked, worriedly appearing over his brother's shoulder.

"No," the human said nervously, doing all he could to bring his friend back around. A few minutes later, Legolas stirred. The man instantly caught the small movement and began to coax his friend awake.

Legolas's eyelids fluttered weakly and he brought a hand up pressing it against his temples with a moan.

"Legolas, come back to us." Aragorn called, catching the elf's hand and pulling it gently away. The elf stirred again and this time, his eyes opened.

"What―what happened?" the prince asked, looking around in confusion.

"You passed out on us." Aragorn explained,

"Were you feeling dizzy or anything before hand?" Elladan asked, Legolas just shrugged, struggling to sit up, removing the cloth from his brow with one hand.

"No, not yet." Aragorn said gently, pressing against Legolas chest with one hand and forcing him to recline back. To everyone surprise, the prince submitted quietly.

"Legolas, are you sure you're feeling ok?" the man asked seriously, picking up the cloth from where it had fallen on the floor. Resoaking it, he pressed it against the elf's skin.

"Yes," the prince whispered tiredly, not really knowing why he was so exhausted. The brothers above him shared a worried glance. "No, really, I do…" Legolas protested, yawning. His eyes began to glaze over and he was asleep within minutes, his face remaining lined with pain.

The man next to the sleeping elf bit his lower lip, glancing up at Elladan hesitantly, his look saying 'do we wake him?' The oldest twin shook his head slightly, placing his hand gently on his younger brother's shoulder bidding him to be patient.

"We should let him rest." He whispered, thought his voice was tight with worry, which was very unusually for the carefree twins. Elladan suddenly looked up a few minutes later, hearing hurried footsteps before his human brother could.

"Here comes Ada and Elrohir." he said quietly so as not to disturb Legolas's slumber. The man nodded with relief, his friend was scaring him and Elrond would know what to do. The door opened on silent hinges and both dark haired elves entered.

Seeing Legolas on the couch, eyes glazed over, Elrond turned to his oldest and youngest,

"What happened? Elrohir told me about what happened in the garden, and that he has now passed out…and don't either of you twins think you can get away with what you did this afternoon. Did you really think it wise to put itching powder in his clothes, on a day that you knew he had an important council meeting to attend to? " The lord added as an afterthought, turning raised eyebrows to the twins.

Both flinched slightly.

"You weren't suppose to find out about that…" Elladan muttered sadly, Aragorn rolled his eyes, moving on past the subject of the twins.

"Legolas was out cold for a couple minutes." he explained. "He regained consciousness just a few minutes ago before falling back asleep." Elrond shook his head not please with what he heard, while kneeling down next to Legolas's head.

"Legolas?" he asked softly touching the elf face. Legolas stirred, blinking his eyes clear at the older elf's coxing. Turning his head to the side, he blinked again with surprise at seeing Elrond there,

"Hir Elrond," he whispered, coughing slightly./lord/

"Talk to me, tell me how you feel." The lord encouraged, taking Legolas pulse. "And don't say anything about being alright."

"I really do feel fine at the moment, just a head ache." Legolas assured them.

"That may be young one, but you are not," Legolas made no protest to this, leading ever one else in the room realize that the elf must be feeling a lot worse than he was admitting.

"I am putting you to bed for the moment. As soon as I finish with the twins I will be thoroughly examining you." Elrond commanded, as if daring the young elf to disobey him. To everyone surprise , Legolas let a tried grin spread across his face.

"It's always bed rest, didn't I tell you!" he said pointing at his friends.

"We never said you were wrong!" Aragorn exclaimed.

"You did Estel," Elrohir pointed out.

"No, I didn't!"

"Yes, you did."

"No ―"

"Enough! Aragorn help Legolas to his room." Elrond broke in raising his eyebrows at his son's foolishness.

"We'll come too!" Elladan volunteered jumping to his feet.

"No you won't. You and Elrohir will stay here. I just said that we have some things to discuss." Elrond said, raising his eyebrows even more in thought of what they were going to receive.

Chuckling, Aragorn offered his hand to his friend. Legolas grasped the man's fingers tightly, pulling himself up gingerly into a sitting position. The elf's head was pounding painfully and he felt slightly dizzy, but he pushed it all aside.

Swatting at Aragorn, he teased,

"I can't get off with you blocking my way." Aragorn just shook his head, getting to his feet. Legolas swung his legs off the couch, resting for just a second before pushing himself up.

The elf was instantly attacked by a wave of dizziness, and would have fallen back to the couch if not for Aragorn's quick reflexives.

"Whoa ―easy Legolas! Take it slow" Aragorn's hands flew out, one entwining itself in the front of Legolas's tunic, the other landing against the middle of the prince's back, keeping him up right. The archer meanwhile reached out blindly, finding Aragorn's arm to grip onto.

After a moment, Legolas's grip lessoned on his friend's arm and he stood rather clumsily to his feet ignoring the fact that four sets of hands were helping to keep him steady. The man took the prince by the arm and began to lead him towards the door, being sure to help the prince keep his balance.

"Legolas, try and sleep till I come." Elrond called after the pair, getting to his feet and facing the twins.

"I'll make sure he does." Aragorn said confidently, his hand tightening around the elf's arm.

"You won't need to." the prince muttered under his breath. Aragorn gave a surprised glance at the elf, his face creasing in concern. That was not normal at all.

"We'd better get you in bed," the man said, sliding an arm around his friend's waist, keeping him steady. Legolas submitted meekly, just walking forward towards his room.

Aragorn hurried pulled the elf's door open once they reached it, leading the archer in and pushing him down onto the bed.

"Do you want to change into sleeping clothes?" the human asked, pulling the curtains shut across the windows so that Legolas would be able to rest. He doubted that his ada would allow the prince back up till he knew was declared to be in perfect health.

"No, I'm good." Legolas whispered softly, already lying down on his side and watching his friend tiredly. Letting his eyes glaze over, the elf had almost drifted off when he felt the bed shift under Aragorn's weight. Reopening them, he found the human's staring at him worriedly.

"I thought you were asleep." Aragorn whispered, reaching up and beginning to unbraid the warrior's braids. Smoothing out the tangles with his hands, he once again thought Legolas had fallen asleep until the elf spoke.

"I was…almost. And stop fussing…" Legolas slurred. Aragorn chuckled lightly, transferring his hands to Legolas's tunic and maneuvering the elf so that he could pull off the outer layer.

"You'll sleep better once we get you more comfortable." he explained at his friend's puzzled expression as he began to unlace the boots. By the time he had removed the foot ware, Legolas's eyes were glazed over.

After covering his friend up with blankets, he bent low, whispering

"Rest well and regain your strength, you are scaring me" bending even lower, he pressed his lips momentarily against his friend's brow.

Standing, Aragorn cast one final glance back at the prince, before exiting. Legolas was not well, to matter how the elf tried to fake it.

TBC…

Well, it doesn't look like Legolas can fake through it much longer! Everyone knows something is wrong, but will they be able to help?

DragonElf: Don't worry; it will be in the next few chapters! :)

ShadowHawq35: Thanks! There is going to be a lot of angst to enjoy, so you are very right. Sit back and enjoy!

robinsmum: it was disgusting. Poor Glorfindel, he has a hard life living under the same roof with the twins! Thanks!

world-classgeek: lol. That is true, but I guess it would be no fun to write about someone who did, though! Thank you!

LILEVILONE96: That is so true! Where is the fun in that,? But for his sake they had better hurry up! Thank you, I did have a great vacation!

sarathestarkidranger: That really would be horrible! I swear that leggy torture is taking over my life, it is kind of ridicules, but I don't care! Hannon Le!