The Healer’s Choice
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Chapter 13
Please read the warning... there is a major cliffy...
Title: The Healer’s Choice 13?
Author: Sivan Shemesh sivan325@walla.co.il
Beta: Manon
Summary: Legolas was hurt in battle, but when Aragorn tries to heal him, Legolas won’t let him. What then is the healer’s choice? Will he take control and heal his friend, or will he let Legolas have his way?
Feedback: Feed me…
Spoiler: AU. Book-verse.
Disclaimer: I wish but I don't.
Rate: PG-13 Friendship story...
Warning: Evil cliffy, violence/physical torture. The usual stuff…
13.
“Once Legolas starts feeling better, we have to sort things out!” Aragorn exclaimed.
Haldir looked at Aragorn, then at Gimli, and said, “I *do* hope that you are not blaming yourself for what happened to your friend…”
Aragorn swallowed; he did feel guilty, though he did not dare say it in front of the dwarf.
He blamed himself even more when he had heard the words Legolas – his friend – had said.
“Aragorn?” Gimli called to him as he noticed the wary look on the human’s face.
Aragorn looked at the dwarf, but kept his mouth shut.
“Aragorn, what is it?” Haldir turned towards Aragorn and noticed the wary look too. He felt that there was something amiss.
Aragorn’s eyes were drawn towards Legolas. Then he just let go of his pain and guilt that was in his heart and cried.
He felt responsible for him somehow, wishing that he was not mortal, as Legolas saved his life and Gimli’s because of their mortality.
“Cry my friend, release the pain from you,” Haldir said softly as he squeezed Aragorn’s shoulders.
Aragorn cried and murmured, “You should not have done it, my friend; it is not worth it to sacrifice yourself like this for your friends or for me…”
Gimli heard what Aragorn murmured and turned to Haldir. “He is right; Legolas took too many risks and believed too much in his immorality just to save our lives. It has to stop!”
Haldir sighed. On the one hand he felt they wrong, but on the other, there was some wisdom in what the dwarf said.
“You are right, dear friend, though it also means that Legolas is very loyal to you, as he is ready to sacrifice himself anytime to save your life, time and again…” Haldir was cut off by the dwarf, who seemed pleased with the elf’s words.
“I knew it, you agree. You will have to help us to let him know that…” Now it was Haldir’s turn to cut off Gimli.
“Wait, master dwarf, I did not finish what I was saying before,” Haldir said, his eyes on Legolas. Looking back at Gimli, as he sighed heavily and added, “I do believe that Aragorn is wrong in what he says – can you not hear yourself? Legolas saved you because of your friendship – because you were worth saving!”
Aragorn raised his head as he heard Haldir’s words and said, “I am a fool then. I did not think when I said those words; there was no reason to say them. I should be ashamed of myself.”
Haldir approached Aragorn and clasped his shoulders, his voice becoming more serious as he said, “King Elessar, you have to stop it right now. Remember you are a king, and no shame or guilt will change what happened.” Haldir looked deeply into Aragorn’s eyes and added in sharp voice, “Stop blaming yourself, there is no use. It will only hurt both you and Legolas. You are no fool, Aragorn, you are human, and you have feelings.”
Gimli moved towards Aragorn and put his hand on Aragorn’s arm and said, “He is right, you know; you are human.”
“Come, let us sit next to him and watch him,” Aragorn suggested and sat down to Legolas.
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Later that day…
Legolas’ eyes stirred and his body appeared to be trembling, making his companions worry that he might be losing control again.
Legolas mumbled in fear, “No… do not even think of touching them… Aragorn…”
“Legolas?” Aragorn called. The worried tone his voice alerted Gimli and Haldir.
“… Forgive me Aragorn…”
“What is wrong with him?” Gimli asked worriedly.
Aragorn turned his head towards Gimli and said, “I do not know yet…”
“Legolas?” Haldir called.
But there did not seem to be any further movement from the prince, and this made them more worried than they were before.
Legolas’ body seemed to be regaining strength, though the color of his skin grew paler, and his eyes remained shut.
“Something is wrong, and I am eager to know what it is, because I cannot stand to see my friend suffer like that,” Aragorn said determinedly.
Gimli looked at Haldir as if he wanted to ask the elf for advice. “What should we do, elf?”
“Elf?” Haldir asked him, as he hid his smile.
“Are you not an elf?” Gimli asked and grinned slightly.
“Aye, I am an elf, but do I not have a name, master dwarf?” Haldir grinned at him.
Aragorn had had enough. “Stop that!” he ordered to them.
“Forgive me, my friend, I was not thinking,” Haldir said, and Gimli added, “Me neither.”
“You seemed to have forgotten Legolas,” Aragorn remarked, and turned towards Haldir. “What should we do?”
“Forgive him, Aragorn,” Haldir said at once.
“What do you mean?” Gimli asked.
“Let Legolas know that you have forgiven him. Say that to him,” Haldir explained.
Aragorn looked at him, his eyes seemed frozen. He did not understand.
“Even in sleep, the elf would know; he can hear you.” Haldir spoke to him.
“I should give it a try,” Aragorn said, though in his mind he was not sure, not believing that it would help.
Gimli noticed the confused look that was upon Aragorn’s face, and grinned, “You better give it a shot…”
Aragorn looked at Gimli, then at Haldir, before looking down at Legolas. “Yes, I should, if I want you back…” he whispered.
Aragorn leant over Legolas, his hands moving the remaining hair from the elf’s face, and he whispered in his ears.
“Legolas, mellon-nin, I have already forgiven you. Please come back to us…” Aragorn whispered and his sentence trailed off as tears started to fall.
“… Our friendship, my friend, is the best thing that I have ever had.” Aragorn stopped and wiped away his tears, swallowed and added, “You are the only one that I trust; you know my secrets as I know yours…”
Haldir and Gimli looked at each other, a glimmer of tears in their eyes.
Suddenly, without any warning, a strong hand wrapped itself tightly around Aragorn’s throat.
Aragorn looked at his friend in shock and disbelief, “Legolas? Let me…”
Aragorn did not even finish his sentence as he lost consciousness, his last look filled with surprise and pain.
End of Chapter 13.
R/R
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Please don't kill me... *Pleading eyes*
Title: The Healer’s Choice 13?
Author: Sivan Shemesh sivan325@walla.co.il
Beta: Manon
Summary: Legolas was hurt in battle, but when Aragorn tries to heal him, Legolas won’t let him. What then is the healer’s choice? Will he take control and heal his friend, or will he let Legolas have his way?
Feedback: Feed me…
Spoiler: AU. Book-verse.
Disclaimer: I wish but I don't.
Rate: PG-13 Friendship story...
Warning: Evil cliffy, violence/physical torture. The usual stuff…
13.
“Once Legolas starts feeling better, we have to sort things out!” Aragorn exclaimed.
Haldir looked at Aragorn, then at Gimli, and said, “I *do* hope that you are not blaming yourself for what happened to your friend…”
Aragorn swallowed; he did feel guilty, though he did not dare say it in front of the dwarf.
He blamed himself even more when he had heard the words Legolas – his friend – had said.
“Aragorn?” Gimli called to him as he noticed the wary look on the human’s face.
Aragorn looked at the dwarf, but kept his mouth shut.
“Aragorn, what is it?” Haldir turned towards Aragorn and noticed the wary look too. He felt that there was something amiss.
Aragorn’s eyes were drawn towards Legolas. Then he just let go of his pain and guilt that was in his heart and cried.
He felt responsible for him somehow, wishing that he was not mortal, as Legolas saved his life and Gimli’s because of their mortality.
“Cry my friend, release the pain from you,” Haldir said softly as he squeezed Aragorn’s shoulders.
Aragorn cried and murmured, “You should not have done it, my friend; it is not worth it to sacrifice yourself like this for your friends or for me…”
Gimli heard what Aragorn murmured and turned to Haldir. “He is right; Legolas took too many risks and believed too much in his immorality just to save our lives. It has to stop!”
Haldir sighed. On the one hand he felt they wrong, but on the other, there was some wisdom in what the dwarf said.
“You are right, dear friend, though it also means that Legolas is very loyal to you, as he is ready to sacrifice himself anytime to save your life, time and again…” Haldir was cut off by the dwarf, who seemed pleased with the elf’s words.
“I knew it, you agree. You will have to help us to let him know that…” Now it was Haldir’s turn to cut off Gimli.
“Wait, master dwarf, I did not finish what I was saying before,” Haldir said, his eyes on Legolas. Looking back at Gimli, as he sighed heavily and added, “I do believe that Aragorn is wrong in what he says – can you not hear yourself? Legolas saved you because of your friendship – because you were worth saving!”
Aragorn raised his head as he heard Haldir’s words and said, “I am a fool then. I did not think when I said those words; there was no reason to say them. I should be ashamed of myself.”
Haldir approached Aragorn and clasped his shoulders, his voice becoming more serious as he said, “King Elessar, you have to stop it right now. Remember you are a king, and no shame or guilt will change what happened.” Haldir looked deeply into Aragorn’s eyes and added in sharp voice, “Stop blaming yourself, there is no use. It will only hurt both you and Legolas. You are no fool, Aragorn, you are human, and you have feelings.”
Gimli moved towards Aragorn and put his hand on Aragorn’s arm and said, “He is right, you know; you are human.”
“Come, let us sit next to him and watch him,” Aragorn suggested and sat down to Legolas.
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Later that day…
Legolas’ eyes stirred and his body appeared to be trembling, making his companions worry that he might be losing control again.
Legolas mumbled in fear, “No… do not even think of touching them… Aragorn…”
“Legolas?” Aragorn called. The worried tone his voice alerted Gimli and Haldir.
“… Forgive me Aragorn…”
“What is wrong with him?” Gimli asked worriedly.
Aragorn turned his head towards Gimli and said, “I do not know yet…”
“Legolas?” Haldir called.
But there did not seem to be any further movement from the prince, and this made them more worried than they were before.
Legolas’ body seemed to be regaining strength, though the color of his skin grew paler, and his eyes remained shut.
“Something is wrong, and I am eager to know what it is, because I cannot stand to see my friend suffer like that,” Aragorn said determinedly.
Gimli looked at Haldir as if he wanted to ask the elf for advice. “What should we do, elf?”
“Elf?” Haldir asked him, as he hid his smile.
“Are you not an elf?” Gimli asked and grinned slightly.
“Aye, I am an elf, but do I not have a name, master dwarf?” Haldir grinned at him.
Aragorn had had enough. “Stop that!” he ordered to them.
“Forgive me, my friend, I was not thinking,” Haldir said, and Gimli added, “Me neither.”
“You seemed to have forgotten Legolas,” Aragorn remarked, and turned towards Haldir. “What should we do?”
“Forgive him, Aragorn,” Haldir said at once.
“What do you mean?” Gimli asked.
“Let Legolas know that you have forgiven him. Say that to him,” Haldir explained.
Aragorn looked at him, his eyes seemed frozen. He did not understand.
“Even in sleep, the elf would know; he can hear you.” Haldir spoke to him.
“I should give it a try,” Aragorn said, though in his mind he was not sure, not believing that it would help.
Gimli noticed the confused look that was upon Aragorn’s face, and grinned, “You better give it a shot…”
Aragorn looked at Gimli, then at Haldir, before looking down at Legolas. “Yes, I should, if I want you back…” he whispered.
Aragorn leant over Legolas, his hands moving the remaining hair from the elf’s face, and he whispered in his ears.
“Legolas, mellon-nin, I have already forgiven you. Please come back to us…” Aragorn whispered and his sentence trailed off as tears started to fall.
“… Our friendship, my friend, is the best thing that I have ever had.” Aragorn stopped and wiped away his tears, swallowed and added, “You are the only one that I trust; you know my secrets as I know yours…”
Haldir and Gimli looked at each other, a glimmer of tears in their eyes.
Suddenly, without any warning, a strong hand wrapped itself tightly around Aragorn’s throat.
Aragorn looked at his friend in shock and disbelief, “Legolas? Let me…”
Aragorn did not even finish his sentence as he lost consciousness, his last look filled with surprise and pain.
End of Chapter 13.
R/R
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Please don't kill me... *Pleading eyes*