Chapter 3: Losse's Birthday
Losse stood in the full-length mirror with a smile. She was wearing pale blue shoes, a blue dress, a blue mantle, around her neck was a necklace with a pendant that was shaped like a crescent moon, and her dark hair was put into a braid with a blue ribbon going around it. She heard a knock on the door and sighed. "Come in," she said. She turned and saw Lord Elrond standing there. "Grandfather, is there something you needed?" She asked.
"No, I wanted to give you something," he replied.
He sat on her bed and held out a white box. Losse walked over and sat down next to him. "This is my birthday gift to you," he said. Losse placed the box in her lap and opened it. She gasped at the object inside.
"Grandfather, this is beautiful," she said.
She held up a beautiful tiara full of sapphires. Elrond took the tiara and placed it upon her head. "It belonged to your grandmother, Celebrían, and she told me to give it to our first granddaughter," Elrond said. Losse hugged him with a smile.
"Thank you; Grandfather," she said.
Elrond hugged her back with a smile. "You are welcome, Losse," he whispered. She stood up from his embrace and looked into the mirror again. The tiara had beautiful sapphires all over it and upon her brow was a sapphire shaped like a crescent moon. Elrond smiled and stood up from the bed. "I shall see you down in the ballroom," he said.
"Yes, and thank you, Grandfather," she said with a gentle smile.
Elrond nodded to her before he left. Losse took a deep breath before she went down to the ballroom.
Aragorn and Arwen were talking to Elrohir and Elladen when Aragorn saw Legolas walk into the room. "Legolas, welcome to Rivendell," Aragorn said.
"Thank you, Aragorn," Legolas said.
Then everything stopped when Arwen saw Losse standing at the top of the stairs. Legolas' eyes widened when he saw a beautiful maiden standing there. He couldn't take his eyes off her as she came down the stairs. Everyone stared at Losse as she came down the stairs. Aragorn knew it was time to make the introduction. "Ladies and gentlemen, please greet my daughter, Lady Losse. Today, she is turning sixteen," Aragorn announced. The people in the room began to clap for the beautiful princess of Rivendell. Legolas knew he had to talk to her and walked over to her. Aragorn smiled when Legolas walked over to them.
"Losse, this is my friend, Legolas, son of Thranduil. Legolas, this is my daughter, Losse," Aragorn said.
Losse held her hand out to him with a gentle smile. Legolas took her hand in his and kissed the top of it. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Losse," he said.
"The pleasure is all mine, Master Legolas," she said.
Losse blushed slightly, but then she went to go speak to Arwen. Aragorn smiled when he saw that Legolas was watching her. "She's beautiful," Legolas sighed.
"Yes, she is beautiful, just like her mother. However, she wants to fight, but because she's a woman, I cannot let her. I'm afraid she'll get hurt if she does fight," Aragorn said.
"She's like her mother, remember, Arne always wanted to fight until she married Taratar," Legolas said.
Aragorn nodded and sighed as he looked over at Losse. He loved his foster daughter so much that he would keep her safe from anything that could harm her. Legolas placed a hand on his shoulder with a gentle smile. "She is precious, Aragorn, you should keep her close to you as long as you do have her. In two years you'll have to tell her about Taratar and Arne," Legolas said.
"I know, but I don't think I want that to happen. During the past sixteen years of raising her, she became like a daughter of my own. I can never let her go when the time comes. I hope when the time comes for Arwen and me to tell her about them, I hope she'll love me just the same as she does now," Aragorn sighed.
"Of course she will, Aragorn, you were the one that raised her from an infant. You took care of her, she'll love you even if you aren't her real father," Legolas said.
Aragorn nodded then he saw Legolas watching her again. He then pushed Legolas over to her. "Go ask her to dance," Aragorn said.
"No, I can't," Legolas said.
"Of course you can, just go and ask her. As her father I order you to ask her to dance," Aragorn said.
Legolas sighed and walked over to the table. He held his hand out to Losse with a smile. "May I have this dance, Lady Losse?" He asked. She slipped her hand in his with a gentle smile.
"I would be honored to dance with you, Lord Legolas," she replied.
Legolas led her out to the dance floor and they began to dance. As they danced, all eyes were on them, but they didn't notice. They were too much into the dance to notice. "Your father told me when he visited Mirkwood that it was going to be your birthday and he invited me to come. So happy birthday, Lady Losse, daughter of Aragorn. I brought you something," he said. Losse looked down to see a beautiful bracelet made of gold with sapphires all around it.
"It's beautiful," she said.
He snapped the bracelet around her wrist with a smile. "Happy birthday, Losse," he whispered. Losse smiled and hugged him.
"Thank you," she whispered.
Legolas smiled and hugged her back. Arwen and Aragorn smiled at this, they saw that Losse was having the best birthday ever. When she let him go, they continued to dance together. Legolas smiled, but he ignored what he was feeling as they danced. When the music was over, Legolas bowed to her as she curtsied. "Thank you for the dance," she said.
"It should be I who should be thanking you," he said.
Losse then walked back over to Aragorn and Aragorn smiled at her. "Is it all right if your father could dance with you?" He asked.
"It is all right, father," she replied.
Arwen smiled as her beloved danced with the child they raised together that was once a baby. Aragorn pressed his forehead against hers and kissed her cheek. Losse sighed as she danced with her father.
Then that night, Losse was lying in her bed with her head in Aragorn's lap. Aragorn stroked her hair with a smile. "Father, am I too old to listen to you sing that little song again?" She asked. Aragorn chuckled and kissed her temple.
"Of course not," he replied.
As he began to sing the song, she kept her head in his lap as he sang to her. "Et Eärello Endorenna utùlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!" He sang. Losse sighed as she fell asleep in his arms. "I love you, Losse, so much," he whispered. He kissed the top of her head and placed her head back on the pillow. He wrapped the blankets around her before leaving the room. Losse dreamed of her family the entire night and knew that it was the best birthday ever.
AN: I hope you enjoyed this chapter too. I just loved the birthday party part. I hope I put enough detail on what she wore at her birthday party. New chapter will be up soon.