A'mael (Beloved) Chapter 4
Title: And then came a child
Summary: Jade starts to tell Casey of Legolas and Arwen, along with the birth of her mother Aerandir.
Disclaimer: I own nothing here but the idea for this story, Iraliante (Jade), Casey Hawke, Aerandir and the lint in my pocket. Everything else belongs to JRR Tolkien.
Rating: PG
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Casey: Hey spandex-boy, can I take your picture for the school paper?
Legolas: Spandex-boy? Oh! You mean beautiful me? Sure you can! ^_^ Which side is my best side? Right or left?
Frodo: ::mumbles:: Your backside..
Moonstarr: o.O; Frodo..are you...gay?
Frodo: O.O! No! But Legolas sure does have buns of steel.
Casey: :: zooms in with his camera on Legolas' face, blinks, snickers :: Legolas.. heheh you have blackheads...
Legolas: What?! How dare you make up such lies about my beautiful flawless skin!
Frodo: ::goes right up to his face and point at various spots:: No...Dude seriously, you do, there's blackhead here...and a huge pimple here ::points right under his nose::
Legolas: ::runs into the bathroom screaming and whining:: Oxy! Mirror...someone...help me! Galadriel!!!!! Mommy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All: ::break down in laughter::
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Jade stared down at the table as she continued. " They had been secret lovers for about two summers. Of course Elrond suspected, after all Arwen was his child. The Lady Galadriel knew of it. It was hard to try and hide things from her. Yet she told no one. Left it up to Legolas and Arwen to tell when they were ready. More like it, Galadriel was hoping it would soon end, she knew the world held a different fate for them, then the path they were on. Arwen was not for the Prince of Mirkwood, but, for a Mortal Man. "
Casey, not being able to help himself, interrupted her. "Aragorn. You mean the Lady Galadriel knew about him before him and Arwen had met?"
Jade looked up at Casey, her sea blue eyes seeming to pierce into his soul. " Galadriel was a great lady of many powers. She could see things, sense them, have visions it was said. She had it in her power to end their love affair herself, yet choose not to. A shame it had to end really. It was a great love. As much as it may have seemed, her love for Aragorn was never as great. They say after she made her choice to wed him, it killed a part of her heart and soul. That is why she chose to lead a mortal life with him. To know her pain would end one day, and hope that it was not too great on Legolas' heart. She wouldn't be able to bear it."
Casey stared back into her eyes with his own pale ones. He felt as if he couldn't breathe as they kept their eyes locked on each other. Actually he felt more like he didn't even need to breathe. She captivated him, the way no other girl ever seemed to.
"She really loved him. Legolas, that is. That took a lot of courage to do that. Most would think her a coward for giving up her immortal life, rather then keep it and go back to face him after Aragorn had died."
Jade blinked, breaking the locked gaze they shared, stared down to his hands. Taking a pause to re-collect her thoughts. Her heart was rapidly beating, it felt as if she had stopped breathing.
"There were, many who thought that, afterwards. Yet that does not have to do with what was about to happen."
As Jade continued her tale of Arwen and Legolas, Casey felt as though he could see quite clearly the events taking place in his mind.
Rivendell, Third Age, August 22,2867
It was late summer in Middle-Earth. The green leaves were starting to lose their luster and the air was beginning to hold a chill, giving a promise that autumn was soon to come.
The Elves of Rivendell were feeling a great joy, seeing yet another summer pass. They were all about, changing the lines of their beds, their wardrobe to match that of the
Autumn leaves. There was but one Elf that did not seem to hold this joy.
The Lady Arwen wandered the gardens, her head filled with many thoughts. Thoughts of happiness, new love, confusion .Yet in the depths of her mind sorrow. She walked own a path till she came upon the gazebo. Her long black hair hung loosely around her shoulders and down her back near her hips. She wore a pale lavender dress made of silk that fit her perfectly. It clung to her bosom while the rest hung loose from the waist down to her feet. Taking a seat upon the white wooden bench, her dark blue eyes searched around the tree for any sign of her love. Sighing softly, she placed a hand gently to her stomach. She wished to see him so dearly for an important reason. She was with child, one that would be born the following year in spring.
"Legolas, my love, where are you? I much desire to see you. I am frightened. I know not what to do." She spoke softly to herself, shutting her eyes in hopes that he would soon appear.
But her call did not go unheard. The Prince of Mirkwood was on his way to the garden to see her, but had stopped behind a tree as she started to speak.
"I am here A'mael" He called out to her in his soft-spoken voice. A smile came to his lips at the sight of his beloved. " I have come as fast as my feet would allow me to fly to be at your side, bringing with me the Lady Sun to drown away your sorrows and fears."
He stepped out from hiding into the sunlight, it's rays making his long blonde hair shine. He was dressed clad in all shades of green, from his tunic to his boots.
"Legolas!" Arwen called out to him happily, opening her eyes as she stood to greet him. She extended her left hand out to him, beckoning him to come to her.
Legolas quickly made his way over to her, taking her hand into his as he turned it over, bending he placed a soft, tender kiss to her palm. Arwen smiled, she felt warmth spread through her as if her sorrows and fears were drowning as he proclaimed they would. The blonde Elf stood, concern showing now on his fair features, keeping her hand clasped firmly in his own.
"Arwen, A'mael, what is it that you wished to speak to me about?"
Arwen gave a small smile, taking his hand and laid it across her still slender stomach. Her dark blue eyes stared deeply into his sky blue ones and quietly spoke her secret to him.
"I am with child, my love."
A/N: Well that's it for chapter 4. I know, took me long enough to get it out. I'll have Legolas' reaction in chapter 5, plus maybe some more of Casey and Jade. Please R/R!!! Thanks! *~Snickers
Title: And then came a child
Summary: Jade starts to tell Casey of Legolas and Arwen, along with the birth of her mother Aerandir.
Disclaimer: I own nothing here but the idea for this story, Iraliante (Jade), Casey Hawke, Aerandir and the lint in my pocket. Everything else belongs to JRR Tolkien.
Rating: PG
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Casey: Hey spandex-boy, can I take your picture for the school paper?
Legolas: Spandex-boy? Oh! You mean beautiful me? Sure you can! ^_^ Which side is my best side? Right or left?
Frodo: ::mumbles:: Your backside..
Moonstarr: o.O; Frodo..are you...gay?
Frodo: O.O! No! But Legolas sure does have buns of steel.
Casey: :: zooms in with his camera on Legolas' face, blinks, snickers :: Legolas.. heheh you have blackheads...
Legolas: What?! How dare you make up such lies about my beautiful flawless skin!
Frodo: ::goes right up to his face and point at various spots:: No...Dude seriously, you do, there's blackhead here...and a huge pimple here ::points right under his nose::
Legolas: ::runs into the bathroom screaming and whining:: Oxy! Mirror...someone...help me! Galadriel!!!!! Mommy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All: ::break down in laughter::
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Jade stared down at the table as she continued. " They had been secret lovers for about two summers. Of course Elrond suspected, after all Arwen was his child. The Lady Galadriel knew of it. It was hard to try and hide things from her. Yet she told no one. Left it up to Legolas and Arwen to tell when they were ready. More like it, Galadriel was hoping it would soon end, she knew the world held a different fate for them, then the path they were on. Arwen was not for the Prince of Mirkwood, but, for a Mortal Man. "
Casey, not being able to help himself, interrupted her. "Aragorn. You mean the Lady Galadriel knew about him before him and Arwen had met?"
Jade looked up at Casey, her sea blue eyes seeming to pierce into his soul. " Galadriel was a great lady of many powers. She could see things, sense them, have visions it was said. She had it in her power to end their love affair herself, yet choose not to. A shame it had to end really. It was a great love. As much as it may have seemed, her love for Aragorn was never as great. They say after she made her choice to wed him, it killed a part of her heart and soul. That is why she chose to lead a mortal life with him. To know her pain would end one day, and hope that it was not too great on Legolas' heart. She wouldn't be able to bear it."
Casey stared back into her eyes with his own pale ones. He felt as if he couldn't breathe as they kept their eyes locked on each other. Actually he felt more like he didn't even need to breathe. She captivated him, the way no other girl ever seemed to.
"She really loved him. Legolas, that is. That took a lot of courage to do that. Most would think her a coward for giving up her immortal life, rather then keep it and go back to face him after Aragorn had died."
Jade blinked, breaking the locked gaze they shared, stared down to his hands. Taking a pause to re-collect her thoughts. Her heart was rapidly beating, it felt as if she had stopped breathing.
"There were, many who thought that, afterwards. Yet that does not have to do with what was about to happen."
As Jade continued her tale of Arwen and Legolas, Casey felt as though he could see quite clearly the events taking place in his mind.
Rivendell, Third Age, August 22,2867
It was late summer in Middle-Earth. The green leaves were starting to lose their luster and the air was beginning to hold a chill, giving a promise that autumn was soon to come.
The Elves of Rivendell were feeling a great joy, seeing yet another summer pass. They were all about, changing the lines of their beds, their wardrobe to match that of the
Autumn leaves. There was but one Elf that did not seem to hold this joy.
The Lady Arwen wandered the gardens, her head filled with many thoughts. Thoughts of happiness, new love, confusion .Yet in the depths of her mind sorrow. She walked own a path till she came upon the gazebo. Her long black hair hung loosely around her shoulders and down her back near her hips. She wore a pale lavender dress made of silk that fit her perfectly. It clung to her bosom while the rest hung loose from the waist down to her feet. Taking a seat upon the white wooden bench, her dark blue eyes searched around the tree for any sign of her love. Sighing softly, she placed a hand gently to her stomach. She wished to see him so dearly for an important reason. She was with child, one that would be born the following year in spring.
"Legolas, my love, where are you? I much desire to see you. I am frightened. I know not what to do." She spoke softly to herself, shutting her eyes in hopes that he would soon appear.
But her call did not go unheard. The Prince of Mirkwood was on his way to the garden to see her, but had stopped behind a tree as she started to speak.
"I am here A'mael" He called out to her in his soft-spoken voice. A smile came to his lips at the sight of his beloved. " I have come as fast as my feet would allow me to fly to be at your side, bringing with me the Lady Sun to drown away your sorrows and fears."
He stepped out from hiding into the sunlight, it's rays making his long blonde hair shine. He was dressed clad in all shades of green, from his tunic to his boots.
"Legolas!" Arwen called out to him happily, opening her eyes as she stood to greet him. She extended her left hand out to him, beckoning him to come to her.
Legolas quickly made his way over to her, taking her hand into his as he turned it over, bending he placed a soft, tender kiss to her palm. Arwen smiled, she felt warmth spread through her as if her sorrows and fears were drowning as he proclaimed they would. The blonde Elf stood, concern showing now on his fair features, keeping her hand clasped firmly in his own.
"Arwen, A'mael, what is it that you wished to speak to me about?"
Arwen gave a small smile, taking his hand and laid it across her still slender stomach. Her dark blue eyes stared deeply into his sky blue ones and quietly spoke her secret to him.
"I am with child, my love."
A/N: Well that's it for chapter 4. I know, took me long enough to get it out. I'll have Legolas' reaction in chapter 5, plus maybe some more of Casey and Jade. Please R/R!!! Thanks! *~Snickers