Note: None of these are my original creations. Contains shounen ai and a love triangle between Arwen, Aragorn, and Legolas. Elvish speech is in ' '. Major angst warning! Takes place the day Arwen is leaving. This is a song fic, and the song 'Leaving The Harbor' is not mine! This chapter switches back and forth between Aragorn and Arwen. Sorry, I know the chapter is really short, but I will write another one after this, to conclude this story. I don't think this chapter is very good, in my opinion…

Leaving My Heart

Part 3

Arwen sat on the boat that was taking her to the West. She could no longer see the land that she had departed from, or her grief-stricken husband. It was better this way, she told herself, as the Sea beckoned to her. The cries of gulls and other sea-birds sounded around her, as the wind plucked at her dark hair.

The only daughter of Elrond knew that she was leaving something behind, which was no longer hers. The one she loved was staying behind.

And it hurt, no matter how much Arwen tried to hide it, as she took in a deep breath.

Her heart had stayed behind.

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When you are leaving the harbor
Do you cry out to the shore?
Do you bless the wave of the ocean
Do you call your vessel home?

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Aragorn was shattered, as he watched his wife go. He hurt terribly, and tears ran down his face. He may not have loved her, as much as she deserved, but he'd loved her as best as he could.

And now he stood alone.

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Do you wonder where you'll go?
When you feel your bough is breaking
Do you call that harbor home?

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The King of Gondor was blinded by tears, as he turned and left the sight. Aragorn could not watch any longer, for the tears would not stop. They flowed endlessly, as he returned to his castle, to the one he had left.

Legolas lay in a drugged sleep in his room, for he had tried to force his way to the harbor. But the Healers had told Aragorn that it was too soon for him to rise from his bed. When the blond Elf had actually snuck out of the castle, the King had ordered him drugged.

Aragorn sat next to Legolas, weeping for the loss of one of his loves. As if he knew the pain he was going through, the Elf blearily opened his eyes. They were reproachful, until he saw the sadness.

Legolas sat up carefully, and took Aragorn into his arms, as best as he could with his injuries. He whispered comforting Elvish words to the one he loved, who clung painfully tight to the blond Elf. The words were like a lullaby, easing the pain slightly in Aragorn's heart.

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When you sing the lullaby
do you sing it for the song?
Or do you love the way it slides
like velvet 'cross your tongue?

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Arwen listened to the birds, as the others around her did their work. She was the only Elf going, without her Immortality. Yet she did not regret her decision. She had had many precious years with Aragorn. It was as well that they had no child, though it was a sorrow to Arwen.

The daughter of Elrond lifted her voice in song, which blended with the cries of the gulls. They blended in harmony together, and eased her own pain. Tears ran down her face, as her beautiful, haunting song echoed around her.

The words were those in her mind and the heart she left behind.

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And as you sing the lullaby
do you savor every line?

Or do they flow as one with your heartbeat
With your voice and your mind?

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Aragorn took strength from Legolas, and cried until he slept. The Elf lay him down to rest on the bed, and painfully stood. He silently walked over, and blew out the candles.

Time would heal the pain in the two that stayed behind.

For Legolas himself was not unaffected by this. He felt that he'd betrayed a dear friend, and knew that he would miss her Arwen.

As the room plummeted into darkness, Legolas returned to the bed. The curtains were already drawn over the windows, which made the room look as black as night. It unnerved Legolas slightly, as he lay down next to Aragorn. It was too much for the Elf right now.

Aragorn's arms sought him, and held him close, as if he, too, were haunted by the shadows.

The shadows of the past, and the unspoken pain and love. The sacrifices of love, which had caused such grief. And the one they would never forget, and they would not wish to.

Gentle Arwen, who had proved her love.

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If you turn the light out in the hallway

Will your shadow lose its way?
Or do we share these shadows in the darkness

and they move from place to place?

We could share a shadow in the darkness

as shadows have no face
But should you sell our soul to the darkness
Can you face the light of day?

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Arwen's heart grew slightly lighter, as she finally glimpsed the land they were approaching. Her song grew happier, and her tears ceased for a while. Figures were gathered at the shore, waiting for her.

Her Elven sight told her that it was her grandmother and father who waited for her to come, welcoming her home. A smile of gladness crossed her face

The boat reached the land a few hours later, and a plank was readied. The daughter of Elrond gracefully walked down it, and over to her father.

Elrond hugged his daughter, joy in his eyes. He then spoke words that filled Arwen's heart with happiness and love.

'My daughter… welcome home.'

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When you are leaving the harbor
Do you cry out to the shore
Oh, do you bless the wave of the ocean?
Do you call your vessel home?
Oh, do you bless the wave of the ocean?
Do you call your vessel home?

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To be continued