Love Beneath The Surface by Sivan Shemesh (sivan325@walla.com) PAIRINGS: Elladan/Elrohir, Elrond/Legolas, Erestor/Thranduil. RATING: NC-17 SUMMARY: Sometimes, you only need one elf to know what love is, but sometimes the fear of losing leads you to love. DISCLAIMER: The characters belong to the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien and New Line Cinema. No profit is being made and no disrespect is intented. WARNINGS: Twincest, angst, OOC Erestor. BETA: Manon. Chapter 1 Imladris... Prince Legolas of Mirkwood arrived at Imladris, surrounded by his guards. Elladan and Elrohir watched as they arrived. They did not see the prince at first, but when the guards stepped aside, they saw him and were struck anew by beauty. 'You are still beautiful; my heart is calling for you,' Elladan thought. Legolas' hair shone as brightly as the sun. Wisps of hair were on his face, blown there by the wind. His blue eyes were calm like the sea. He was perfect. Elladan started to walk towards the prince with a large smile on his face. Elrohir noticed his twin's smile; to him it was not a regular smile, it was more like a smile full of passion and lust. He started to walk towards Legolas in order to greet him. Legolas dismounted from his horse and gave a slight bow. Then he asked, "Elladan, Elrohir. I need to speak with your father; where is he?" "He is in the garden, alone," Elladan said. Legolas' guards began to follow the prince as he made his way to the garden, but they all halted at Elladan's voice. "Stop!" "Brother, what are you doing?" Elrohir asked his brother, and came forward. Legolas turned around and asked him softly, "What is it Elladan?" "For a long time I want to tell you how I feel about you, but I did not have the courage to say it. But I think that I love... you," Elladan said. Legolas looked at him and thought that Elladan loved him as a friend, not a lover, and did not say anything. He just looked at him and smiled. Elrohir was stunned by his brother's words; he could not believe what he had just heard. He was certain that his brother loved him, and he moved his hands to his head as if he felt pain. Elladan noticed it and, frowning, asked, "Brother, what is wrong?" "Nothing is wrong," Elrohir said and left the two elves, making his way to his chamber. Meanwhile, Legolas dismissed his guards and was about to ask Elladan to join him. But before he could ask, he saw him leaving after his twin. Legolas was puzzled. 'What was that? There is something very odd thing going on,' he thought to himself. 'I shall not get involved and interrupt them. Remember why you came here Prince Legolas... ' With a shake of his head, Legolas cleared his head of his thoughts and stepped into the garden. Legolas saw Lord Elrond and went towards him. He knelt before Elrond, but rose when he was told the same thing he heard a month earlier. "You do not have to kneel and bow to me, Prince Legolas; you are most welcome here." Legolas smiled and said to Elrond, "And you do not have to call me Prince." The elf-lord smiled in return. "My lord, I have a message from my father," Legolas said, giving the parchment to Elrond. Then, because he was worried about them, he asked, "Is there something going on between the twins?" "What do you mean?" Elrond asked him, his eyes on the message. 'Wonderful... now how do I explain it to him?' Legolas thought. "Elladan stopped me before I came to see you and said that he thinks he loves me. After he said it Elrohir started to look very sick and walked away," Legolas explained. "Elladan said that he loved you?" Elrond was staring at the prince. "He told me that he *thinks* he loves me, my lord. But I love him as a friend, not a lover," Legolas replied softly, trying to stay calm. "Oh Valar... " Elrond sighed. "What is it, my lord?" Legolas asked worriedly. 'I hope that I have not ruined everything,' he thought. "As much as I know Elrohir - and I know him pretty well - I can swear to you that he would do anything for Elladan, even die for him. He loves him," Elrond said, and looked at the prince. He saw the frown on Legolas' face, and continued, "I do not wish to lose my sons." Elrond did not see his advisor at first, but then he saw him as Erestor stood in front of the prince, anger on his face. Erestor's eyes were fixed on Legolas, and accused him: "You were not supposed to come here. Because of you, we will lose them. Can you not see that you would destroy the lord's heart? Can you not see that?" ------------------- Chapter 2 "Erestor stop!" Elrond ordered. Legolas face fell at the words he had just heard, and said nothing. He fought against the tears to stop them from falling. 'How dare he insult me like this?' he thought angrily. "My lord?" Elrond heard his old friend Glorfindel as he approached them. "My lord? Elladan and Elrohir have gone," Glorfindel said. "What? How did this happen?" Elrond asked in fear. He did not wish to lose his sons. "Elladan walked after him, trying to speak with him, but Elrohir was already beyond listening, and he pushed Elladan away from him. He got his horse from the stable, mounted and rode away into the forest. But Elladan did not give up, and rode after him," Glorfindel explained. Erestor looked at the prince, blaming him for what happened, making Legolas feel ashamed of himself. "Then, because of me, my lord, you have lost your sons," Legolas said, and left them. "No... Legolas, come back here... " Elrond called to him, but the prince did not listen. 'He blames himself... ' Elrond thought, wanting the prince to come back. Elrond looked at his advisor and said with a rough voice, "Now look what you have done! Now he really believes that he is the main cause." "Forgive me my lord," Erestor apologized to him. "You have to apologize to the prince, not to me," Elrond said. -------------------- At the same time, within the forest... Elladan tried to reach his brother, but could not. It seemed that Elrohir would not even listen to him. "Elrohir!" calling for him to stop, but Elrohir's horse ran faster and faster within the forest. "Daro Ryhso," Elladan called to Elrohir's horse. The horse stopped, and Elrohir dismounted in anger. He mumbled, "Leave me alone... you love the prince, go to him." Elladan had dismounted from his horse, and called to his brother, hoping Elrohir would look at him. "No... although I thought I was... but... I found that I have more feelings for you... I love you." Elrohir turned towards his brother and looked at him. Elladan looked into his brother's gray eyes; the tears within them looked as if they were like the ships that sail to Valinor. "Did you say that you love me? Do you really love me?" Elrohir asked him, as the tears flowed down his cheeks. Elladan wiped the tears off his brother's face and took him in his arms. Then he kissed Elrohir passionately on his lips. --------------------- Later that day... Elrond searched for Legolas. He began the search at his guest's chamber, where he thought Legolas would be, but there was no sign of him. He found Legolas' guards talking between themselves, but the prince was not with them either. "Where is your prince?" Elrond asked them. "We do not know my lord," Córmaruil, the main guard said, and added, "We have not see him since this morning, when he dismissed us." Elrond sighed and opened his mouth to explain, but before he could do so, he heard Erestor's voice. "My lord, my lord... " Erestor called from afar, running towards Elrond. Elrond looked at Erestor as he heard the call, and waited for the advisor to come forward. When he did, Elrond asked, "What is it?" "My lord, your sons have come back, they are here... " Elrond found himself running towards the border to see his sons. He saw them; Elladan rode on Elrohir's horse, his brother behind him. Elrohir was stroking his brother's hair and kissing his neck. "Is everything alright between you two?" Elrond asked them. "Yes father," Elladan said and explained, "It seems that I was not sure about my feelings, and I had this thought that Elrohir did not love me... " Elrohir completed his brother's sentence. "And we should thank Legolas for that." Elladan turned his head to his brother and kissed him. Then they realised that something was wrong and they stopped kissing. "Adar, where is Legolas?" Elladan asked. To be continued...