My Captain, My King

Chapter Seventeen

Im trying to get in as many chapters as possible... this wont be a particular scene... but I still hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! I dont... but oh well! Anyways... maybe prepare to fangirl... and throw objects at me?! Enjoy!BTW I love this song!Let her go by the Passengers

We decided to take a break from the traveling, and head towards a shelter. I am tiered. Well, I am not full Elf, so there is my reason to sleep. I almost fall off my horse, but two strong hands catch me by the waist.Aragorn lets go of me, and turns around, ready to leave, when I whisper something only I can hear. "Thank you." He turns around. 

"I heard that. You're welcome." He then walks back to Legolas and Gimli. I stand brush Hilya's mane. I watch the boys look for a comfortable place to sleep. I brush Hilya, and murmur to myself. 

"I wonder if I will ever go back to Rivendell?" Hilya nuzzles up against me. I laugh softly. She knows I will be coming home. All of a sudden, I hear a growl, and an Orc comes crashing through the trees. I stand petrified. The men are gone. They were looking for shelter. They must have thought I was following them. 

"Look what we have here! A she- Elf. Nice tasty horse too!" It licks its lips, and charges towards me. I scream, and try to run, but I can not. I am so scared. An arrow seems to be sprouting from the Orc's neck. I turn to see Legolas ushering me to run. I grab Hilya's reigns, and take off, sprinting towards the rest of the group. 

"He didn't hurt you, did he?" Legolas asks. I shake my head. 

"No. I was just very scared that I was going to-" Legolas interrupts me. 

"Then what happened there?" He points to the stab wound on my arm. 

"It is nothing!" I stutter. 

"I am taking you to Aragorn." I try and shake my head, but he grabs my un injured arm, and drags me to Aragorn. 

"LOOK!" Legolas yells at him. He points to the wound on my arm. "Look what she didn't tell us!" 

Aragorn looks closely at the wound, in disbelief. "Come with me, Alianna. Legolas, go help Gimli with the shelter." Aragorn turns to me, and whispers," Why didn't you ever tell me?" 

I am almost on the verge of tears. "I did not tell you, because I did not want to slow any of you down!" Aragorn sits down, his back against a rock. 

"Well, you would not slow us down. When did this happen?" 

"When Boromir died." My lip trembles. I  bite it, so that I don't classify as weak. He sighs. 

"Let me fix it." He grabs a handful of leaves, and places them in his mouth. "This is going to be gross, but it will fix you." He spat the mouthful of chewed up leaves, onto my shoulder. I grimace. Aragorn rummages through his sack, and pulls out a strip of cloth. He ties the cloth around my shoulder. I let out a sigh of relief, when a cool soothing feel, replaces the pain. 

"I am sorry that I did not tell you about the wound earlier." I exclaim, tears brimming to my eyes. He looks at me.

"What is troubling you? I can tell that you are sad." I bury my face into my hands. Aragorn tilts my chin up, so I am no longer looking at the ground. 

"Why does everyone I care about, have to die?" I choke. Then I burst into tears. Aragorn does not let go of me, and walk away; instead, he pulls me towards him, and holds me as I cry into his shoulder. I miss my Ada, and Nana. I miss my friends that died in the Orc attack. I miss Gandalf. I miss the Hobbit's warm, friendly face. But now, I am crying from  confusion. Why do I love Aragorn? What will Haldir think of me now? Should I confess my feelings? Or should I wait, and feel upset? 

I lift my head, and wipe my tears. "Are you better?" Aragorn asks, pulling away from me. He sits on his knees, his hand on top of mine. I shake my head, no. "What is troubling you?" 

I look Aragorn in the eye, and take a deep breath. "I do not know how to tell you this. I have no idea how you will respond. I do not know what you will do-" 

"What are you trying to tell me?" He looks concerned. 

"I have started to have feelings for you!" I cry, and turn away from him. I expect that he is horrified. I feel like I am cheating on Haldir. 

"You have feelings f-for me?" I nod my head, not daring to look back. "This is ridiculous Alianna. I expected better from you. " I get up, sobbing, and run back to the shelter. He does not like me. 

well.... that escalated quickly... hopefully... i can fit in a really small chapter??? is it ok with all of you? i want to leave you at this... but i need to write more... so I will do another chapter... but i still wont have any particular scene. bye guys!!!