painful

PainfulExperience

By:LadyGreenleaf

Rating:G

Feedback:Constructivecriticismswillbekeptclototheheartandflameswillbeudtopowerthe

balrogthatI‟!

Spoilers:None

Beta:Sparx

Archive:Whointheirsanemindwouldwanttoarchivethis?LOL!Butifyouinsist,feelfreetodoso.:D

Disclaimer:‟tsueme:P

Summary:Asthetitlesays…hee.

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"Holdstill..."Aragorngrittedhisteeth,gforthe

twenty-venthtimethatnight,therangershiftedhispositiontogetabetterviewofhispatient'sinjury.

Legolashisdinpainandletoutastringofcolorfulcursthatwouldmakethedwarvesproudastheman

ctively,herecoiledfromthehealer'stouchandifnotforAragorn'sstronggrip,

hewouldnodoubthadfallenbackwardsandprobablyhithisheadintheprocessandaddedanotherinjury

tothelist.

"Holdstill...I'malmostdone..."

Themoonandstarswerehiddenbythickcloudstonightandtheonlylightsourcewascomingfromthe

flickratherunfortunateand

unpredictableaccident,eremedtofollowthem

erhowhardtheytried.

Hunchingover,Ars

trethattherangerwas

eepsigh,Aragornstraightenedandlooked

apologeticallyathilvenfriend.

“I‟msorrymyfriend,butitismuchdeeperthanIhaveanticipated.I‟mafraidthatI‟llhavetocutitopen.”

“Doit,”Legolasgroundouttenly.“Justgetitout.”

Withacurtnod,gthebladeover

thefiretodisinfectit,

theelfanassuringsqueezeontheshoulder,Aragornpresdthetipoftheknifeontotheflesh,makinga

cutintothealreadypainfulwound.

Asmallcrybrokefromtheelf‟ngandhissingattherangerlikeanangry

rpenttrappedbyitstail,Legolashadasuddenurgetostranglehisfriendwhenhesawashadowofa

smileplayingacrossthehuman‟sface.

“DearValar!Ithurts!Areyoutryingtokillme?!”gersofhis

lefthandballedintoafistandslammeddownrepeatedlyontothebedrollthathewassittingon.

“Iknow,”saidtheman,ysaid

hewasadifficultpatient!Ifhewasdifficult,thenLegolaswasdownrightimpossible!“Justholdonfora

littlelonger…”ormalcircumstances,hewouldhave

knockedtheelfovertheheadforhislittledisplaybuttonight,theirsituationwasanythingbutnormal.

LegolaswincedagainashewatchedAragornworkednimblyandexpertlywiththeneedleinhishand.

“Youhavebeensayingthatforthepasthalfanhour,”grumbledtheelfbuthiscomplainwasunheeded.

Aragornwasconcentratinghardonhistaskandhopingtogetthisgrumpyelfoffhisbackassoonas

xhaustedafteralongday‟shuntandwaagertogetsomerestbeforetheydepartfor

eddeeplyforthetwenty-eighth…orwasit

ostcountandfrankly,hedidn‟antednowwasto

terhegotitdone,thesoonerhecouldgetsomesleep.

Withonefinalflickoftheneedle,therangerwouldhavejumpedupwithjoyhadhenotbeensotired.“I

gotit!”heexclaimedwithtriumph.“It‟sout!”

Withoutevena„thankyou‟,Legolaswrenchedhisrighthandfromtherangerandpromptlystuckhisindex

fingerintohismouthwhileglaringdarklyathishumanfriend.

“Now,itwasn‟tthatbad,wasit?”thehumangrinnedattheinfuriatedelvenprince,whowastryingtobore

aholeintotheyoungman‟sfaceandthatonlyrvedtoamutherangerevenfurther.

“Itwasonlyasplinter,Legolas!Youdon‟thavetokillmewiththatlook!”Nolongerabletocontain

himlf,therangerdoubledoverinlaughter.

Reluctantly,theelfpluckedhisinjuredfingeroutfromhismouth.“ItwasNOTasplinter!Itwasapieceof

wood!”heretortedhotly.

“Comparedtoanarrow?Itwasasplinter.”Wipingatearfromhiye,Aragorntookashudderingbreath

onlytoburstoutintoanotherhowloflaughter.“Youshouldethelookonyourface!Idon‟tthinkIwill

everbeabletoforgetthatlook!”anyunsuccessful

attempts,themanfinallyregainedhiscomposureashetookveraldeep,evenbreathstourgehisbodynot

tolocontrolagain.

“Let‟seYOURreactionifIsticksomethinglikethatintoYOURfinger.”Theelfgloweredattheman

whowasinteman

simplysmiledathimandignoredhiscomment,Legolasspranguptohisfeetand,inafewquicksteps,

tintotheair,grabbedabranchabovehisheadandswunghimlf

afewconds,theelfdisappearedamongtheleavestonurhisbleeding

fingerandbruidego.

Aragornsmiledasd

scouldsurvivethemostgrievousinjurywithoututteringasinglesound

sLegolaswasdoingit

justtoannoyhim,Aragornthought,nagain,theelfwouldratherkissanorcthantoopenly

illygrinstillplasteredonhisface,Aragornlaydownonhisbedrolland

wonderedifLegolaswouldeverforgivehimifhetoldElladanandElrohirwhathadhappenedtonight.

-TheEnd-