A/N: Ok! Now we are at the battle of Helmsdeep! Will I twist the fate of our favorite couple yet again? *all goes quite* Maybe…. Maybe not... You'll just have to read. Cruel isn't it? Any way! I will be changing my name soon. But it will still have Ryuu in it so yep! No confusion! Read and review please! *giggle* If you listen to "This is War" by 30 Seconds to Mars you'll get why I'm giggleing….
Chapter 7: Bombs and Blood.
"Stand ready. Archer's fire only when they come into rang! If they breech the wall get your sword as quickly as possible." Aragorn issued the order. All the battle able men of Rohan were ready for the troops of Saruman. Legolas stood bow in hand arrow at the ready. An orc stood on a bolder at the middle of the front lines giving orders to the army in orcish. Legolas sneered as he listened to the harsh speech.
"I just want to shoot him!" he hissed, these orcs were evil, vile, and were a major threat to Aragorn. Aragorn kissed his exposed neck softly. Legolas's breath hitched.
"You can, I would if I could fire an arrow straight." He chuckled to him self. "But we all know that is impossible." Legolas just smiled at that.
"I can shoot him then?" The giddy response made Aragorn chuckle.
"Shoot him." Aragorn moved to give the elf room. Openly surprised when Legolas jumped up on to the battlement and shouted several cruses in dwarvish and fired three arrows one hit the General shouting in black speech , right in the back of the throat, causing him to fall of the bolder mid sentence. The second and third hitting targets right by the bolder both were hit in the neck.
"Well that was… unexpected" Aragorn watched as Legolas hoped back down to stand with him "Where did you learn dwarvish, from Gimli?" He was amazed by how graceful Legolas could be, even when shouting profanity and killing orcs… or jumping down from such a feat. Aragorn shifted from one foot to the other, he was suddenly really hot… Despite the rain and the cold, harsh winds. Every thing was quite and still. Then all hell broke loose, the orcs let out screeches and charged at the wall. Aragorn waited the orcs were getting closer, closer, almost there…
"FIRE!" Aragorn and Eomer shouted at the exact time just as more arrows were fired by Legolas a rain went down from all the others. The orcs would get their blood bath. Aragorn watched as dozens of orcs fell to the archers to be trampled by the rest of the army. Then the rampage stopped. The orcs were stuffing a sewer drain with some thing then a charging Urk, a suicide Urk.
"Shoot him! Shoot him, Legolas!" Aragorn was scared of what might happen. Quickly he ran to the other archers getting them down, off the wall. Legolas shoot the Urk twice, once in the shoulder once in the neck. The Urk got there anyway the second arrow not in time to stop to explosion. He watched in stunned horror as the wall was ripped into by the burst of… fire. A gap in the wall… Several people were thrown from the wall; Legolas watched as on was thrown into the air landing in front of him. The man's smashed head was all over Legolas "Aragorn! Please, please, please, PLEASE!" Legolas ran to the stars running to the main area, shooting as many orcs as fast as he could, running out of arrows quickly he drew his short blade slicing down the orcs in his path. "Seventy seven, eighty…" he kept count because Gimli would be an ass about it later. The retreat was sounded. Every one ran to the tunnels, cut into the mountain on witch the fort was built. Legolas made it to the entrance to one just as it was shut, he was frantic "Where was Aragorn! He can't be dead." Legolas looked around the faces of weary men not finding Aragorn, he ran to Eomer.
"Have you seen Aragorn! Please say you know he is here!" Legolas clutched Eomer's arms his panic evident on his face and in his eyes.
"I know not where he is. Only that he was close behind me when I came here." Eomer seemed upset with this as well "You have not seen him, then?" Legolas let him go shaking his head.
"I have not." Legolas just seemed to drop then his panic his fear just replaced by a placid look. He turned from Eomer, walking into the deeper tunnels. Running into some one, and falling ungracefully on his butt. "I am sorry; I wasn't watching where I was going!" Legolas looked away blushing, a bright pink. When offered a hand to get you he took it looking down he was about to move away when his lips where pressed by another's. Legolas looked at the man that just kissed him, his eyes wide. "Aragorn!" He gasped, tears were in his eyes "You ass! Why are you 'dying' on me all the time?" Legolas asked playfully. Aragorn smiled kissing the elf's cheek.
"Because, I can?" Aragorn asked, receiving a small pout from the elf. "I do not know why fate plays us so. Legolas… I love you." Aragorn hugged the pouting elf to his chest, resting his chin on the golden tresses. Legolas rested his head on the rangers shoulder.
"I love you too, Aragorn." Legolas wanted to get closer to his lover, but Eomer came to them.
"It is nice to see a couple rejoice each others safety. Aragorn, Legolas dawn will come soon." Eomer gave them a smile then turned to leave "Oh, please do not lose each other. Love is one of the things this world is in great need of." With that said Eomer left the elf and ranger. Aragorn traveled in the tunnels to the top of the tower telling the orcs of their doom. As the horn sounded it rang and echoed of the walls of the mountain side, and in the pass. It sounded as if other horns answered, many horns calling back. It was time to test the fear.
Aragorn was on his horses they were all mounted the gates opened to see the first flashes of dawn, as the riders charged out the orc army retreating in fear. A white light was on the horizon. A cheer went up "White Rider! The White Rider has come with aid!" The men at the wizards back were by guessing, a hundred strong. What a joy was it too watch as the men charged the orc army reduced by the others to maybe half its original five thousand. The orcs that weren't cut down skirted the forest that had suddenly appeared. The orcs ran in and the trees seemed to come alive! Legolas watched in wonder as the trees creaked and moaned as they moved. The orcs screamed. The battle was won!
Legolas lurched forward off his horse, pain shooting up his back. He hit the ground with a dull thud. Aragorn stopped in mid-cry of joy, it turning into a choking gasp. "Legolas! Legolas, say something!" An arrow was lodged in his shoulder. "No, no, no, no! NO!" Every one gasped as Aragorn moved faster then any one thought possible cutting the head of the orc archer clean off his neck. What caught them off guard the most was the Great Eagle wings spread out behind him. He had wings. Aragorn dropped his sword moving back to Legolas, putting his hand on the elf's shoulder, a light blossoming under his palm. Aragorn collapsed next to the elf.
A/N: Well bet you never saw THAT coming! *evil laugh*Review! It's my life line! No reviews and I die! :O *beep, beep, beep*… review! Please!