Tears On My Heart
tinuviel
NOTE: This is an AU fic with Aragorn as an Elf and him being born a year before Arwen, meaning the year 240, which makes him closer in relation to Isildur.
Prologue :"Fallen Into Shadow"
Dead. He fought bravely... He is dead. Gilraen hugged her arms about herself tightly, tears falling out of her eyes like rain from a storm cloud. The news had come to her over a month ago.
Shot by orcs, Arathorn, Chieftain of the Dunedain of Arnor, was dead. Gilraen found it so hard to believe. Just a month ago, his eyes had been vibrant, sparkling with life; but now his eyes lay quenched, grey and dead.
Her life now held little meaning. It was so soon after his father's death. No longer were they royal. The death of Isildur had changed that. Arathorn was only four generations after Isildur.
"Mama!" her son cried, tugging at her skirt. She smiled wearily at Aragorn. At the time of his father's death, Aragorn's ears had grown more pointed and his sight more keen. There was no doubt in Gilraen's eyes now. Her son was of the race of the Quendi.
That night, it began to rain. Heavily the rain fell, a sign of sorrow and mourning. Gilraen wrapped herself and her young son in cloaks. It was time. She would take Aragorn to Imladris, where he could have the life she couldn't give him.
Aragorn soon grew weary of the journey and so Gilraen carried him much of the way. After a few hours, she reached Imladris and the rain stopped. She flung off her hood and knocked at the gates of Imladris.
Lord Elrond himself met her there. "I have been expecting you, Lady Gilraen," he said gravely; his grey eyes piercing her own emeralds. She brushed her dark bangs out of her face. "Can you take care of Aragorn, my son, for me, Lord Elrond? I can help him no longer. He is of Elven-kind. Arathorn has fallen into shadow, and I have the life to deal with immortals no longer."
She held the sleeping Aragorn out to Elrond, who held the child in his arms. "I shall harbour him here."
Gilraen smiled and walked away. After a few minutes, his young daughter Arwen came to meet him at the gates. "Daddy, who's that?" She asked curiously, pointing at Aragorn. "Estel I shall call him, Undomiel," he whispered the next part more quietly, "for you are the hope of many."
Finite
So, what did you think of Tears On My Heart, or TOMH, Prologue? It gets more romantic, so don't worry. The names Estel and Undomiel are taken from LotR itself. I luv Aragorn. Legolas will be in the next chapter, for Legolas fans. I'm still gonna make Elrond an overprotective father, like Gohan is to Pan in DBZ.
Farewell,
tinuviel