Hey guys! Well I hope you guys had a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year! Mine was great, I also managed to download DoS onto my computer haha! So yeah well without further delay, here's chapter 25 in "Holding a Heart" I hope you all enjoy it and don't forget to review;)

Note: All elvish, thoughts, and flashbacks are in italics.

Chapter 25

Heidi

Empty. There was nothing that could fill this hole in my heart; he was not supposed to die. Why him? We had everything in our new married life to look forward too, even a child on the way, only to be destroyed by the vile orcs. When Aragorn had told the rest of the Fellowship they had been shocked. Most of them didn't even know he had been injured. That sounded like something he would do; he was always stubborn when it came to wounds. Lady Galadriel had been informed and the others agreed that we would hold a funeral in memory of him here in Lothlorien. It almost seemed like I would wake up from this horrid dream and he would be right next to me; holding my hand and stroking my cheek, telling me that everything would be alright.

But that was not the case. I would never see him again and there was nothing I nor anybody else could do about it. Everyone had conveyed their apologies about his death. Though that was the thing I could not comprehend. Why do people say they are sorry when there is nothing they can do about the loss? It only made me remember the excruciating emotional pain I felt in my heart. I know that they are only trying to comfort me but sometimes it only makes it worse. It felt as if my heart was being ripped out of my chest over and over again. At first it was the shock of his passing but not long after came the realization that he would not return.

It had been a week since he died and I had not eaten anything since then. Though the others tried coaxed me into drinking water, I felt that there was no reason to. There would be a child but I could not imagine having it without Legolas. I was pretty much broken with no one to fix me. In a way Legolas had done that before; I had been captured and almost died yet Legolas helped me, he fixed me. Biting down on my lower lip hard and closing my eyes, the memories of our first kiss invaded my mind. It seemed so real as if I could really touch his face and feel his hands in mine.

That was when I perceived that nothing would be same. I raised up off of the small chair that had been my place for resting the past week. They had moved his body to an alter about a mile away from here. I did not dare go there, for I would succumb to tears once more. When I stood up I felt lightheaded once again; probably from the lack of food.

Aragorn had told me that I would need to eat not only for myself but the child as well. The baby. The only thing that was left of Legolas. My mind was swimming with realizations that I needed to take care of him or her. I would have to, it was the last of him. With new determination I tried to collect myself and be presentable.

I braided my hair onto the side of my face, loose strands hiding small parts of my blank emotionless eyes. Slowly walking over to my dresser, I picked out a dark velvet gown; simple yet elegant. I slid the dress on and walked over to the mirror once more. The garment hung over my shoulders and looked larger than usual. I decided that it would simply have to do. And with that I left my quarters and approached the dining hall.

Walking around through the serene forest made me feel at peace for a moment. This had been the worst week of my entire life and right now it was a small relief to feel the cool breeze on my bare arms and softly caressing my face. I could see my breath in front of me, the frigid icy weather caused goosebumps to appear instantly down my body and I shivered against the wind. In that moment I decided that I probably should have worn a dress with long sleeves instead of one that was cutoff at the elbows. Even though elves are not as affected by the cold as humans are; I was still half-elven which meant I had some elven qualities as well as some from the humans. As I pulled my arms into my chest I saw some of the small elflings in the forest playing around. They were giggling at each other mischievously; obviously up to no good. One of the little ellith had dark hair like mine and the ellon's hair was straight and platinum blonde. He had his hair down; hanging past his shoulders slightly and the girl had her's in light waves cascading to the small of her tiny back. The elflings' laughter subsided for a moment and they took each other's hand and stood there for a moment before running off again.

I didn't even realize that more tears had started to form in my eyes as the small children ran away. They reminded me so much of Legolas and I. My heart convulsed in my chest with its' familiar unbearable pain. Swallowing hard, I tried to make myself forget and went forward to the dining hall.

The dinner was relatively slow and tedious for me. There was no talk or conversations popping up; it seemed that eyes were burning into me the whole time. After about an hour or so of quiet talking and practically silence I left my place at the table and left to return back to the tent.

As I was walking back I heard footsteps behind me, quickly I whirled around to see who it was. To my surprise it was Haldir, what was he doing here? Confused, I furrowed my eyebrows at him.

"Haldir? Why are you following me?"

He walked up to me casually and spoke in a small whisper, "I have something for you, my Lady."

"What is it?" I asked as he reached for something in his pocket.

He pulled out a clear silver wedding band that I would recognize from anywhere. It was Legolas's, the marks in elvish confirmed those suspicions. The words meant so much to me now than ever before, they read : 'Even in death I will love you. We will always find our way back to each other meleth nin.'

I read the words numerous times and then Haldir started to speak again.

"I think that you will be together indeed once more in this life, Heidi."

I looked up at him with confused eyes and he walked away; leaving me with more questions than answers. Did he know something I didn't? Could Legolas be alive? No, it was not possible, I had seen the light leave his eyes and felt the warmth and joy get sucked from within me.

No, Legolas Thranduilion had been ripped from me by the malevolent hands of death.

Legolas

I woke up and instantly saw bright white around me. Everything was more pure and precious than all the gems of Middle Earth. My eyes widened and pulse raced when I remembered what had happened to me before this whole dilemma. When I stood up I realized that I felt as light as the air around me. As I took in my surroundings around me I saw someone standing right in front of me. Could it be? Gandalf?

Agh, sorry about the super duper late update. When we went back to school everything became crazier! I was literally drowning in homework, but now I have a little bit more time to write (thankfully, I was pretty much going crazy lol xD) Okay onto reviews! SparklingDolphin, thanks for the review sweetie and I hope you liked the chapter;) SleepyHollow5, thanks for the review bby, and so sorry for the late update:(. So. Much. Freaking. Homework. The Goddess of Elements, Thanks for the review :) Doctor Legolas, omg I think I started crying a bit when I wrote that chapter xD. But I'm glad you liked it!

Also! A huge thank you to my beta SleepyHollow5 go check out her stories they are literally amazingggg

Don't forget to review:)