And we continue, I am determined to be part way into ROTK by Christmas and have this story finished by the end of 2010! Thanks to those who gave feedback on the last part it really does brighten up my day.

"…." Human speech

'…..' Elvish

This chapter does contain slash so if you don't like that please don't read on!

And just in case anyone thought they were, these characters are not mine and if they were I would be a lot richer than I am at the moment.

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The Battle was over with the arrival of dawn and the return of Gandalf the Uruk-Hai had fled and after a brief council of war it had been time for the defenders to find a corner to sleep in. Those who had families had gone into the caverns to find their families the rest found an empty room. Without discussing it Aragorn and Legolas walked to find a chamber some distance from the rest.

'Aragorn' Legolas said as his lover leaned against the door of the room they had chosen too tired to move. It takes some minutes for the ranger to open his eyes when he does he moves away from the wall with a low groan and tired fingers start to undo the ties of the leather over coat and his sword belt. Having placed his own weapons near the bed Legolas moved to Aragorn's side and began to assist in removing unnecessary clothing.

Stripping down to trousers Legolas curled round the man as they traded gentle kisses, hands touched each other being careful of bruises, there was very little of Aragorn's chest that was not bruised or grazed, Legolas very aware that much of this would have occurred in the heart stopping moment when the wall had exploded sending the man flying to the ground below.

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Flashback

The wall had exploded with a deafening roar, for a moment there was a lull in the battle when Legolas had looked for Aragorn and Gimli, he saw Gimli still atop the wall like him. Aragorn was lying unmoving on the ground below. For a moment Legolas was reminded of the scene in Galadriel's mirror, he had seen this very moment. His heart began to beat once more when Aragorn slowly began to raise himself off the ground. The troop of elves who had been stationed behind the wall moved into position to hold off the advancing hoard.

The silent promise Aragorn had made to him before battle was joined that they would be together no matter what made him look for a way to join the battle in the most affective way. While sliding down the steps on an orc shield may not have been conventional it still worked.

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Now

Aragorn had fallen asleep while Legolas had been remembering; his hand was over Legolas' heart, the tanned skin contrasting with the pale luminescence of the elf's. Letting his eyes go unfocused he fell asleep, comfortable and totally content.

Aragorn woke before Legolas the next morning and spent some time just watching his lover.

'Aragorn.' Legolas said with a smile seeing his lover watching him as he woke up. Leaning down the man kissed his lover wanting this moment of peace before the reality of war intruded once more.

'I want you to have this.' Aragorn said removing his mother's necklace. Legolas held his breath he had heard what Elrond had said about this necklace and was not sure what the implications of this action were.

'I can't Estel. I almost caused you to loose it once, I would not like to run the risk of doing so again' Legolas replied

'My father told me to give it to someone who could claim my heart. Legolas you are the first person I have ever met who can do that. I was terrified that you would be killed last night and that I would be able to do nothing but stand there and watch while you died.' Aragorn said stealing another kiss his hand holding the necklace trapped between them.

"What are you saying Aragorn?" Legolas asked unwilling to believe that what he hoped for was to come true.

"I love you Legolas." Aragorn said admitting it to the elf prince for the first time. Legolas sat up looking at his lover, sitting up as well Aragorn fastened the necklace round the elf's throat while gently kissing the slender neck feeling minute shudders going through his body at the gentle touches.

Slowly drawing his beloved elf down onto the bed again Aragorn set about proving to the elf how much he was loved and all the while the necklace lay between them a promise and a statement of how much each was loved by the other.

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I think my LOTR bunny has woken up again so hopefully will get a few more chapters done in the next month or so. Do now need to watch ROTK and pick out scenes to rewrite and where I can add more in.

I would love to have feedback from anyone who has enjoyed my story and even if there is something you think I can improve.