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Beautiful emerald eyes he had only glimpsed before were so much more up close, they had a depth to them that made Legolas feel as if he were drowning in the glowing orbs, for they glowed with an inner fire which had only been slightly dulled by the pain and loss he had recently suffered.

Framed by thick, dark lashes which would cause many an elf maiden to faun, in contrast to the now unblemished milk white skin. In all his looks would mean he would be underestimated by many but Legolas could feel the wiry muscle beneath his hands and within a week of healthy eating and exercise there would be little physical evidence of his injuries than the scars.

Thinking of his injuries and the one who could have done such a barbaric thing to the precious one in his arms caused him to tighten his hold ever so slightly. The thought of what he would do to this person if he ever found them was horrific at best.

Feeling the beauty who was holding him tighten his hold made Harry look up at his face and frowned slightly at the look of pain he saw there. Bringing his hand up he gently brushed his finger tips over the taller elves' eyes causing them to flutter open and the chocolate gaze to meet his again.

Looking down again into jewel like eyes Legolas saw a look of confusion and worry on the elflings face which caused him to chuckle lightly at the irony of his little one worrying about him. Feeling the smaller elf shiver he knew he'd have to explain everything.

"What is your name little one?" Legolas questioned softly. Instead of the answer he was waiting for the elfling stepped away and grabbed his hand lead him over to the bed and pushed him down until he was sat on it. Then the biggest surprise of all the elfling then proceeded to crawl onto his lap and settle himself there comfortably.

Know what was about to happen would be hard on both of them Harry felt he trusted the elf with everything, and knew he was his mate from what he had read in DADA back at Hogwarts. So stealing himself for what was to come he grabbed the elf's hand tightly in his own and opened his mind to him.

Starting from his first memory of being surrounded by warmth and looking up at green and hazel eyes full of love and happiness, through his memories of Padfoot (Sirius) and Moony (Remus) visiting and meal times with family. Then came the night of his parents murder, the screams of James telling Lily to take Harry and run, his mother then begging for him to be spared, the flash of bright green light and the thud of his mothers body hitting the floor in front of his crib, looking through the bars of said crib to see the twisted serpentine face of his parents killer look on in triumph, a green light heading towards him then a look of shock on the snake man's face as the light shot back towards him. Pain in his head, something red dripping down his face, crying until someone very big picked him up, wrapped in a large blanket strapped onto someone, then the low rumbling of Padfoot's bike he loved and falling asleep. After that his memories are for a time fuzzy, then he wakes up wet and hungry in a strange place and crying waiting for someone to come help him, shouting loud and angry and left alone all the time.

These kinds of scenes continued for a while the words becoming clearer and the hatred more obvious. Chores of all kinds that no child should have to do and beatings for accidental magic he had no control over gradually increasing in number and severity on both accounts. Cooking and the pain of the burns from when he got it wrong, his magic learning to heal him. His cupboard, his sanctuary the only place he felt safe, the pressing darkness becoming a comforting blanket.

The next few years he only let brief flickers of events show but Legolas could feel the hurt and pain from them all. Next it came to his Hogwarts time the wonder and excitement of finding somewhere he belonged. Making friends and enemies, lessons, teachers, the Philosophers stone,discovering he was a Parslemouth, the Chamber of Secrets, discovering his godfather, the effect dementors had on him, the truth about Sirius and Remus and saving them both, the Tri-Wizard tournament, dragons, merpeople, the maze, Cedric, Tom Riddle AKA Lord Voldemort, the betrayal of fifth year, the D.A., Umbridge, detentions, visions, Fred and George, the Department of mysteries, Sirius dying, summer with the Dursley's and finally Yavana and all she had told him.

Blinking a few times to clear his vision Legolas found himself to be reclining back against the mountain of pillows on the bed. He could hardly believe all that he had seen but knew it to be the truth as he had felt it in every thought and emotion behind the memories. Glancing down at the small elf, for no-one with that experience in life could still e considered and elfling, his soft grey eyes met with emerald bright jewels filled with uncertainty and longing. To resolve that Legolas simply leaned down and brushed a light kiss against his forehead.

"Sleep little one, I will be here still when you wake and no-one here will harm you." he whispered with sincerity and truth ringing in every softy spoken word.

"Thank you." a light sounding voice like a breath of fresh spring air flowed through Legolas' mind with the brush of fingertips against his cheek. Slowly the emerald eyed beauty settled himself and drifted off to sleep feeling safe and loved for the first time since he was a baby.

Only when Legolas was sure his precious charge was asleep did he let go of the tenuous hold on his emotions he'd held onto for the sake of his mate, only now did he let the tears flow. Not moving a muscle or making a sound, for fear of waking the one resting against him, he cried for his mate and all the pain and suffering he'd gone through, it was then he vowed to himself and to his little mate he would never be alone or unloved ever again.

Listening to the deep even breathing of his mate lulled him into a light sleep in which they remained for the rest of the day and night. They were both disturbed by running foot steps outside the door and murmuring voices in the next room. Looking down at the elf in his arms he wondered if he would mind Legolas leaving to see what was going on.

"I will come with you for I feel I will be needed." that same light voice accompanied by the brush of fingertips against his cheek made him realise he had not been imagining it before. Smiling lightly they both moved off the bed with Legolas gently supporting his companion around the waist.

Exiting the room they could hear the voices from the next room more clearly it was Arwen and Lord Elrond.

"Please father he has been stabbed by a Nazgul blade, you are the only one with any hope of helping him." the distress evident in her voice.

"This may surpass even my skill. I fear he is already to far gone to make a difference." the usual calming quality of Lord Elronds voice was not present only the graveness of the situation could be heard in his tone.

Harry knew it was up to him to help the small Hobbit Frodo, so stepping out of Legolas's arms and slowly moving into the room and towards the figure on the bed he silently called on the Earth herself to aid him in his task. By the time he reached the bedside a warm glow surrounded him, so intent on his task he did not realise that an audience had gather, all moving to the far wall to watch the sight from afar, the only one staying close was Legolas and he only did so to support him. Reaching forward he placed one hand over Frodo's heart and the other over his eyes and asking for the help of the Elements to heal the small hobbit before him, his hands began to emit a brilliant golden light which seemed to flow from his very skin. As the light gradually spread to encompass Frodo and Harry entirely the watching elves could see a thick black substance leaking from the poisoned wound and healing it until there was nothing but a faint pink scar. That was not all, every injury right down to the minor scrapes and bruises were also healed. No-one watching had ever seen such an intense healing before, not even Lord Elrond could hope to reach that level in his long life and for them to see it from this small elfling was just breath taking.

A/N: Thank you so much to everyone that's read and reviewed this, it really does encourage me to write more, so please don't stop! ^_^