Disclaimer: I do not own Jekyll and Hyde or Lord of the Rings. This song-fic is based upon Chapter 11 of Child of Man, so if you plan to read that, read it first or this will give away some essential dramatic information. It can be interpreted without the storyChild of Man, though.
Elvish (1) Do you remember when we first met? Do you remember what I told you?
Once Upon A Dream:
Arwen knelt beside her beloved. His time had come to pass from the world of men. He had been in agony for days and she could scarcely bear to see him suffer.
"Melleth nin, renich i lu i erui govannem?" she asked. "Renich i beth i pennen?" (1) He didn't answer, but met her eyes. She spoke the words once more. "I chose a mortal life. I do not regret it."
"When this all began we knew there'd be a price."
Aragorn smiled faintly, but even the life in his lips was fading. Arwen took his hand and remembered the days when they had first met in Rivendell. They had frolicked among the trees and sung songs to each other near the rivers. She softly began to sing to Aragorn one last time.
"Once upon a dream,
we were lost in love's embrace.
There we found a perfect place
once upon a dream."
Arwen placed her arm around the back of Aragorn's neck. She had last held him like this when they were in Rivendell before all this had happened. Those had been the last innocent times of their lives.
"Once there was a time
like no other time before.
Hope was still an open door
once upon a dream."
She had been the one who encouraged him to go. He had told her many times that she had been the driving force keeping him going. Aragorn could feel her strength stronger than Middle Earth or death itself.
"And I was unafraid,
the dream was so exciting,
but now I see it fade
and I am here alone."
She had been left in Rivendell, not knowing for certain if her beloved was alive or dead. Months had passed then they had met again. Now she leaned in and kissed him, possibly for the last time. It made her remember the first kiss, so many, many years ago, yet it seemed like it had only been yesterday. At that moment, Arwen knew exactly what she wanted to tell her beloved before he passed into the halls of Mandos.
"Once upon a dream
you were heaven sent to me.
Was it never meant to be
or was it just a dream?
Could we begin again
once upon a dream?"
Aragorn lay still. His breath had escaped him. Arwen sang him a lullaby, tears pouring from her eyes.
"You are free now,
you're with me now,
where you'll always be."