Note: Sorry for the delay in this chapter! All unknown characters are mine! Elvish speech is in ''! Slash between Legolas/Aragorn. This is the final chapter. If I write another sequel to this, it will not be until after 'Matters of the Heart' is finished.

Epilogue:

Seiren was stunned when Aragorn half carried Legolas over, and the two stood in front of his horse.

'What are you doing?' he questioned softly, blinking his amethyst eyes. His red hair blew wild and free in the wind.

Legolas weakly took hold of the horse's reins. 'I made you a promise, Seiren, and I will see it through.'

'We both promised,' Aragorn corrected. 'If you need to heal, you should return with us to Mirkwood.'

'Tis too dangerous,' Seiren murmured. 'Two apparent 'chosen ones' in one place. And I am not known in Mirkwood.'

'Seiren…' Legolas said sternly. 'Stop trying to run away. We are here to help you, and we will not let you leave like this until you are ready.'

Aragorn said quietly, 'There are two of us and one of you, Seiren. Don't make us have to carry you back to Mirkwood kicking and screaming.'

Seiren closed his eyes for a few moments.

The red-haired elf did not want to be alone, not truly. And he knew that both Legolas and Aragorn were stubborn. They wouldn't hesitate to drag him to Mirkwood against his will. And Seiren wanted to see Aradia again. He had a special place for the young girl in his heart.

Legolas and Aragorn looked at each other, uncertain. Neither wanted Seiren to deal with his pain alone.

'I do not want any to know of my true identity,' Seiren told them. 'Nor do I want them to know about…'

'You can still change into your other form, can you not?' Aragorn questioned.

Seiren nodded. 'But 'he' is not the same anymore. 'He'… We shared the same memory.'

Legolas touched his best friend's arm. 'Let us help you.'

Seiren took a deep breath and nodded. A flicker of a blue aura was still around him.

'As you wish,' he murmured. His eyes shone with a strange light.

"Daddy! Legolas!" Aradia shouted, as she and Lord Elrond came running out.

Seiren grabbed his crystal and changed, for the first time in days, back to his other form.

The elf looked at Aradia with his brown eyes, instead of amethyst.

'I told you they'd be all right, princess,' he told her gently.

Aragorn scooped up his daughter and swung her around in the air.

'You promised, Ullin, and everything is just like you said it would be!' she cried. 'Everything's ok, now." Aradia slipped to the ground, and hugged Legolas.

Seiren dismounted, and held the reins of his horse. To his surprise, Aradia then ran over and embraced him.

Legolas was puzzled, but Aragorn understood.

'Thank you, Ullin. You saved my life. How is your wound?' Aradia questioned, for she was worried.

'Already healed, princess,' he responded, showing her his bare arm.

She smiled. 'Will I heal like that one day?'

A stricken look came into Seiren's eyes, and they flashed amethyst for a few moments.

Aragorn and Legolas flinched, but were surprised when Seiren answered Aradia, his eyes brown again.

'I hope so, little one. Healing is not easy and it takes time,' Seiren said quietly.

Legolas and Aragorn turned to each other, relief written on their faces.

The lovers embraced gently, holding each other close.

'I think he'll be all right,' Legolas whispered. 'He just needs time to heal, and support.'

'And we will be there to see him through,' Aragorn murmured, before he kissed Legolas gently, which made the elf to moan softly.

Legolas returned the kiss staggeringly, enjoying the sweet taste of his lover, as the kiss grew deeper. Hands crept up to cup faces, as the kiss lingered for long moments.

Seiren instinctively covered Aradia's eyes.

Lord Elrond coughed and turned his gaze.

Frodo grinned, as did the other Hobbits.

Gandalf chuckled a little.

Gimli shook his head and grumbled, "You shouldn't be doing that in front of your little daughter, Aragorn."

Aragorn turned red, and the two broke apart, scowling at the dwarf.

"Doing what?" Aradia asked curiously, as Seiren uncovered her eyes.

The adults looked at each other and started laughing.

Seiren, however, did not, until Legolas and Aragorn came over to him. Each placed a hand on a shoulder.

'You ok?' Legolas questioned. Aragorn looked at Seiren quietly.

Seiren sighed softly. 'I will be. Someday.' His gaze went back to Aradia, who was laughing at something that Frodo had said to her.

And just for a few seconds, a strange emotion flickered in his eyes, which had turned amethyst once more. Then his eyes returned to 'normal'.

The End