New chapter! This story is coming to an end... Okay I'm just going to stop writing this note before I start crying. Enjoy the chapter (:
A/N: Extended version of the Return of the King. Again.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings. Just my character.
It had been 3 days since the final Battle. Three days since Middle-earth had found peace. Three days since Frodo destroyed the Ring. Three days, and Frodo was still sleeping. Everyone was worried, but none could be more worried than Samwise Gamgee.
He had awoken just a day after and never left Frodo's side since. Lessien was not worried, with Sam by his side, Frodo could do anything.
She was in the courtyard of the Great Hall, sitting under the white tree, enjoying the soft breeze.
'Finally. Peace.' She opened her grey eyes. The view was simply magnificent. 'This is something I could get used too. With no worries, no problems.' She knew she was lying to herself by thinking that way. There was a big problem, but it was a problem that only involved her person.
'Valinor. Sailing to the West.' Her father wanted her to go with him. She didn't know what to do. She couldn't count with Legolas help. He didn't had that choice. He wasn't Peredhel. But she had to make a choice and it gave her an headache just to think about it. An excited voice got her out of her dilemma.
"Lessien! He is awaken! He is awaken!" Pippin was running towards her with a grin on his face. When he reached her, he jumped to her arms, making her hit with her back on the floor.
"Pippin!" she laughed. The hobbit was so full of energy, of joy. He was up in a minute grabbing her hand and pulling her.
"Come! You have to be there!"
"Pip I-"
"Pippin! Come on!" they heard Merry scream from the door. Pippin looked at her, his eyes begging.
"Come on. I'm right behind you." He smiled and ran to his friend. Together they laughed and ran inside.
'Like children.' She stood and walked to the Great Hall. She met Sam halfway to Frodo's room.
"Sam." she greeted him softly. He looked up surprised.
"Lady Lessien." he bowed slightly. She smiled and put her hand in his shoulder. "Lessien is my name Sam. No lady please." He nodded, blushed.
They reached the room and Sam stopped. She gave him a small push and a bright smile. He entered followed close by the elleth.
Frodo was sitting in the bed, laughing with Pippin and Merry. The Fellowship was finally reunited. He smiled at Sam when the hobbit entered the room and his eyes showed surprised when he saw who was with him.
"Lessien! You are here too?" Legolas and Aragorn turned their heads at her and smiled. She laughed at his surprise.
"Of course I am here. Do you really think I would let this 3 idiots be alone?" She pointed at Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. Frodo laughed.
"Like I needed an Elf to ensure my safety." Gimli smile at her.
"It looks to me that you needed two of them." She answered him while going to stand next to Legolas. Gimli laughed.
Lessien watched with a soft smile as Merry and Pippin explained their adventures to Frodo. Suddenly a pillow fight had started and she was obligated to leave the room, before she was caught in it. Legolas and Aragorn were right behind her.
"Gandalf and Gimli?" she questioned as they sat in one of the tables in the Great Hall.
"Gimli was enjoying himself with the pillows and Gandalf wanted to supervised them." Legolas answered her with a grin.
"Lessien. Have you made your decision?" Aragorn asked as they started eating the meat and vegetables that a maid had put in front of them. She sighed, knowing what he was talking about.
"Nay. Amin uum n' sint mani nae uum (I do not know what to do.)" She notice that every time they talked about it, Legolas became quiet. Her eyes on him. He was looking at his food, not daring to look at her.
"You will make the right choice." he told her softly, still not looking at her.
"And what is the right choice Legolas? Leave? Stay? What is the right choice?" she asked exhausted. Her best friends, looked at her.
"Do not dare to pity me." she told them with a glare but they only laughed.
"Wouldn't dream of it." Aragorn mocked her. She stuck her tongue out at them and they laughed harder. She stood and start walking away. She reached the courtyard again, thinking that a walk through the city would be good.
She had just reached the third level when she saw someone she really wanted to talk too.
"Éowyn! Éowyn!" The woman in question turned around and gave her a smile.
"Are you busy?"
"Not at all." Lessien smiled.
"Walk with me?"
"It would be a pleasure." And so the two friends walked around the city, arms linked.
"How are you?" the elleth asked, facing her friend.
"I've been worse. Life is starting to be better." A pink blush appeared in her cheeks that didn't go unnoticed by Lessien.
"Is that so? Please, do tell."
"It's nothing. You wouldn't want to know."
"It has anything to do with the charming Gondor captain?"
Éowyn, blushed even more and looked distressed.
"How did you...? It's not..." Lessien laughed.
"I am not blind Éowyn. And I am certainly not the only who has noticed that you too have been spending more time together." Éowyn gave her a dreamy smile.
"I am happy for you. Truly."
"I am too. After Lord Aragorn I thought..." but she trailed off as they reached the main gate of the city.
"I am going to the stables. Do you want to come?" Lessien asked she but knew what the answer will be. Faramir was walking towards them.
"My lady Lessien." he bowed. She bowed too.
"Lord Faramir." He gave her a smile before reaching for Éowyn's hand.
"I will leave you two." She winked at Éowyn, who was red from embarrassment, before walking way to the stables.
"Fingolfin." her horse whinnied at her. She grinned. The elleth stayed with her him until the afternoon. Exiting the stables, she made her way to the Great Hall. When she reached her room, a group of maidens were there waiting for her but they weren't human maidens. They were Elf maidens. She stared at them surprised.
"May I ask, why are all of you in my room?" They just smiled at her.
"Llie findl naa an. (Your hair is long.)" a voice said from the corner of the room. Lessien almost tripped, turning around.
"Arwen?" In front of her, stood her big sister, her father, Legolas, Elladan and Elrohir. They were all smiling at her.
"Ada! Elladan, Elrohir!" she ran to them for a hug.
"Lessien. Ta naa thar nae darn llie seler (It is good to see you sister)" her brothers said at the same time.
She then turned to her father. "Ada." Lord Elrond smiled fondly at his youngest daughter.
"My daughter." In tears, she hugged him. She left Arwen for last.
"Now come. We need to get ready." Arwen said, wiping her tears. Legolas winked at her before leaving. She blushed.
"I see that you and Legolas are very friendly to each other." Arwen told her when the maidens were finishing their hair. Lessien wore a white, tight dress, with long sleeves that went to the floor. Her brown her was down just like her sister's, however Lessien did not wore a butterfly crown.
"You see well sister." They both laughed. Outside the room, stood the rest of the Elves. A maiden gave Arwen a banner with the design of the White Tree of Gondor.
She stood next to Legolas and he reached for her hand smiling. Elrond was watching them with a sad smile.
She was in the courtyard again, next to the doors and watched as Aragorn was crowned King.
"Now come the days of the King. May they be blessed." Gandalf said putting the crown in Aragorn's head.
Lessien clapped and cheered with everyone. She was so proud of him.
'I knew you could do it. I always knew.'
"This day does not belong to one man, but to all. Let us together rebuild this world, that we may share in the days of peace." Aragorn said and Lessien couldn't control herself when she saw the look on Gimli's face as petals started to fall. Legolas laughed with her. Then everyone was silent. Aragorn was singing.
"Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta! (Out if the great sea to Middle Earth I am come. In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the end of the world.)" The elleth felt tears coming to her eyes. She and Legolas walked ahead as the new King of Gondor was walking to them. He put his hand in Legolas shoulder.
"Hannon le. (Thank you.)" Aragorn turned to her. "Amin seler (My sister)" She smiled at him and indicated behind her with her eyes. The banner with the White Tree moved out of the way and Arwen appeared. She saw as Aragorn's eyes shined upon the vision. Arwen lowered her head at him, but the lift her chin and kissed her, lifting her from the ground.
'Yes! Yes! Oh... Stop crying Lessien, stop crying.' but she couldn't. She felt Legolas looking at her and turned to him.
"Are you crying?" he whispered to her with a smile when Arwen and Aragorn started walking. She sniffed and didn't answered him.
Arwen and Aragorn had stopped in front of the four hobbits who were bowing at them.
'Oh... You are not the ones to bow.'
"My friends" Aragorn said emotional. "You bow to no-one." And Aragorn knelled in front of them. Smiling, Lessien was the first among her group to do it too. Everyone knelled with the King. Glancing up, the elleth chuckled at the embarrassment of the four creatures that saved her beloved home.
OMG! It's been 3 months since I started writing and posting this! And we are coming to an end. I feel so sad to announce that the next chapter... IT'S GOING TO BE THE LAST! please please you would make me the happiest person alive if this reached 100 reviews, so please review! Until the next (and last) chapter (: