Wind

Eldarion: 13

Eldarion whimpered, tugging his blanket up to his chin as the tree outside his window scraped its branches across the glass, rain continuing to pound on the roof and the wind howling outside.

He was terrified, to put it quite simply, which he thought was stupid, considering he was thirteen-years-old. But storms were just one thing he hadn't grown out of fearing.

A clap of thunder echoed throughout the house, and the boy jumped, sitting up straight in bed. He could see the shadow of the tree through the thin curtains, and they reminded him of a witch. An old, evil witch that wanted nothing more than to break the glass of the window, climb in, grab him with its gnarled fingers and eat him-

"Ion?"

"AH!" the boy screamed, toppling over the side of his bed as a hand rested on his shoulder.

"Valar, Eldarion," came a familiar voice, and his frightened eyes soon focussed on his father as he came to help him up.

"Ada!" he cried with relief, throwing his arms around Aragorn's neck as he lifted him up and sat on the edge of the bed, his son in his lap.

"I figured the storm would have scared you," he said softly.

"I'm not scared," came the indignant reply, and the King had to chuckle at that.

"Of course not," he said. "But even so, I am sure you wouldn't mind me staying here with you tonight."

Eldarion drew back, staring up at his father. "No, of course not! You can stay here!"

Aragorn nodded, leaning forward to kiss his son's forehead and stroke his dishevelled hair. He knew he was scared, which was the main reason he wanted to stay with him. But the fact that his wife had left to visit some friends two days ago and wouldn't be back for another week had also left him quite lonely and in need of company.

"Try and sleep now, ion," he said as he lay down next to the boy, watching as his eyes slowly started to close to the now suddenly soothing sound of the wind outside, the melodious patter of rain on the window, and the soft lullaby of his father's beating heart.

Elvish used:

Ion – Son

Ada – Dad/Daddy

I like the idea of Eldarion calling his parents 'Ada' and 'Nana' instead of 'Father' and 'Mother'. After all, that was what Aragorn and Arwen would have used when they were younger. Hope you're enjoying these! Thanks for the reviews, mellyn! ~ Gre3nleaf