Fan Fiction ❯ Wild Blue Yonder ❯ And The Song Plays On ( Chapter 27 )

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Wild Blue Yonder

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Chapter 27 - And The Song Plays On

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Why is it when one thing goes wrong everything else tends to follow right along afterwards? Its like a chain effect, rolling steadily downhill picking up speed as it gained in momentum. Or as it is put in the military, all shit rolls downhill. If it hadn't been bad enough that Legolas was mad at her and she was mad at herself for losing her temper, she had plumb forgotten about her afternoon meeting with Galadriel. Well it hadn't helped that she had fallen asleep after her emotional outburst to Elrohir.

Bolting up the stairway, she ran almost smack dab into Legolas as he was coming down. She barely was able to miss him as she caught a glimpse of him from the corner of her eye when she rounded the corner. Teetering precariously on the edge of the step as she struggled not to fall over, she was aware that he was standing in front of her with his arms crossed over his chest.

"A little help here, Legolas." she cried as she flailed helplessly. He reached out and easily plucked her from the edge of the step and set her down on the platform that he was standing on.

She sighed in relief as she came to a rest next to him. Looking up, she was aware that his hands had not fallen from their position on her arms. He was looking down at her with a mildly angry expression on his face. She winced at the censure in his eyes before turning her head away, breaking their locked gazes.

"I know, I missed my meeting with Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn." she whispered softly.

"Yes, you did." he replied back, his voice emotionless. He dropped his hands from her arms and took a step back from her. She stifled the surge of emotions that threatened to overwhelm her at his actions.

~ God, he must hate me that much. ~ she thought. Steeling herself, she drew back her shoulders and looked him directly in the eye.

"I assume then that you got the information that we need to continue on." she said, her voice rough, but even.

"Yes, I can go over this information with you if you would like." he countered, his eyes traveling over her strained face. He was aggravated by her reaction to him, she appeared to have been crying, judging by her red swollen eyes, but she acted as if nothing was wrong.

"I thank you then, shall we adjourn to your room or mine to view the documents." she said quietly, her eyes holding his steadily. She could get through this, no matter what, she could. "But first, I would like to say something to you."

He didn't reply, just continued to study her closely.

She took a deep breath, closing her eyes briefly before looking pleadingly up into his cold blue gaze. "I wanted to apologize for this morning. It was wrong for me to yell and accuse you like I did. Sometimes I let my temper get the better of me and I react without thinking first. I hope that you will understand and forgive me."

He gazed down into her eyes, seeing the sincerity and regret that darkened them. Sighing lightly, he brought a hand up and pushed a stray lock of hair, that had fallen across her forehead, back.

"Let's go to my room. We should let Elrohir know of our plans for tomorrow's departure." he said lightly, as he dropped his hand and turned to walk down the stairs.

"But. . ." she stammered as she bounded after him.

"We'll talk about this some more later. For now let's think about the continuation of our journey." he said as he continued to walk down the stairs. She looked bewilderedly at his retreating back as she shook her head and followed him silently down the stairs.

When he pushed open the door to the room that he and Elrohir were staying, he was immediately assaulted by a large and furry creature, intent upon smothering him with his wet tongue. Laughing, he pushed Nanook down, running a hand across the top of the furry head. Striding across the room, with Nanook bouncing at his heels, Legolas dropped the small packet of maps on the table and pulled a chair out to sit down.

Rain sat down next to him, her eyes focused solely on the maps that he was spreading out on the table. Her mind was a mass of confusion. ~ Has he forgiven me or is he still angry with me? ~ she thought staring off into the space in front of her, not hearing Elrohir's voice trying to get her attention.

"Huh. . .Uhm, what did you say?" she blinked in confusion up at Elrohir, seeing the concern in his gray eyes.

Elrohir knelt down and took her cold hands into his warm one. "Are you all right? I have been trying to get your attention for five minutes." he asked, concern coloring his voice.

"I. . .I'm sorry, I was just woolgathering." she said as she tore her gaze away from his and focused on the maps spread out over the table, not seeing the gaze that passed between the two elves.

"As I was saying, it should not take us long to get to the Lonely Mountain. I was suggesting that we stop at the palace in Mirkwood, before continuing on to Laketown. I can contact Gimli and have him meet us at Laketown. He should be able to lead us through the passages within the mountain." Legolas said as his finger traced the route on the map.

"Gimli. Isn't he your dwarf friend from the fellowship?" Rain asked suddenly, peering up inquiringly at Legolas.

"Yes, he is. How do you know that, I don't remember mentioning him to you." he said, looking curiously at her.

She blushed suddenly and ducked her head. "I. . .uhm. . .must have read it somewhere." She stammered, not looking back up at him. Feeling a wet nose pressed against her hand, she saw Nanook bouncing agitatedly next to her. Standing up quickly, "I need to take Nanook out." she said, before bolting out of the room, Nanook hot on her heels. There was no way she was going to tell them that the Lord of the Rings was a popular story from their future.

Legolas watched as Rain dashed quickly out of the room, before turning back to the table. He gathered the maps and stuffed them back into their carrying case, a frown marring his forehead.

"Legolas."

He turned to see Elrohir leaning against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest. "Rain's very upset about the incident this morning."

"I know, she apologized to me, but I don't know what to do about her. One minute I want to do nothing but hold her close and never let her go and the next I want to wring her neck." Legolas moaned as he leaned forward over the table, his hand coming up to cover his face.

"Legolas, love is hard. You have to work through your feelings together. I know that Rain loves you, but I also think that she is scared of that love." Elrohir said as he crossed the room and stopped next to Legolas's chair. Placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, he continued. "Rain's under a great deal of stress with this journey and need your support."

"She's scared of loving me." Legolas said surprised. "Elrohir, why is she doing this? Why must she find this key to unlock the spirit sword."

"That my friend is for her to know and you to ask about. Even I don't know the entire story. Father asked that I accompany you both and keep Rain out of mischief." Elrohir grinned lightly down at his confused friend. "Why don't you go find her and ask her for your self."

"I just may do that, my friend. I just may."

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A/N: Sorry for such a long break between chapters. It is finally springtime and I have been busy puttering around my yard getting ready for my gardens. I have a four days off this weekend and hope to spend sometime working on the next chapter. Thanks for reading. ~DBZ Vegeta