Epilogue
"Legolas?" A soft voice interrupted his thoughts as he held his daughter.
The Father turned to his wife who was standing in the door, an amused look upon her face.
He smiled up at his wife, "Melri, I thought you were sleeping." He said, laying their now sleeping daughter, Linara, in her crib and moving to embrace her.
Melriadora smiled, accepting his kiss. "I came to investigate my competition." She joked. "Something was important enough to lure you from our bed I feel I should know about it before you brush me aside." She teased.
Legolas laughed softly, taking her hand and kissing it. "Fear not dear Lady, for you never will have competition. My heart is in you lovely hands."
Melriadora smiled, "That is good, for you own mine as well." She put her hand to his lips to feel his expression. Legolas smiled, he loved the way she did that, and kissed her fingertips as they brushed over his lips.
"You are smiling." She commented. "But I sense something is on your mind, my husband."
He looked at his wife, studying her. Even without her vision she could also tell his expression. She seemed to always know what he was thinking, and he knew what she was thinking. Their bond was deep, even for elves, and it was only growing deeper. He ran his finger along the scar on her face, thinking.
"I was only pondering our child's future." He said, glancing at the sleeping babe. "Our people will not stay in Middle Earth forever, and they are departing this world, but our daughter was just born into it and will not lose delight in Middle Earth for many years. Who will be with her when we are gone?"
Melriadora's sightless eyes seemed to study her husband, her face was grave and full of wisdom. She took his hand in hers. "I have seen parts of our daughter's future. Linara will be happy here throughout her days. Fear not for her future, for she will be loved dearly by a man truly worthy of her affections and they will be very happy together for many years." She placed a hand on his cheek once more to read his expression. "And her path to love will not be as difficult as ours."
Legolas closed his eyes, "I pray her path will be easier." He then looked at his wife, "Though I feel that our trouble was well spent for the results. Do you not agree my wife?"
Melriadora smiled, "I would do everything again for your love Legolas, and it would not be difficult, for for you I could fly!"
Legolas returned her smile and kissed her sweetly on the lips. "Come, let us return to our bed." He whispered in her ear. Then, laughing, he lifted her off her feet to carry her.
Melriadora laughed as they went back to their own chamber, he kissed her as he laid her on the bed, he laid down on top of her as they kissed, once again explore her very soul. After they made love once more, he cradled her against him, her head on his chest and his arms wrapped around her, watching as she slept while he drifted into a peaceful sleep. Just before he fell asleep, Melriadora spoke.
"Legolas?"
"Yes love?" He responded sleepily.
"Did you ever imagine that we could be this happy?" She asked.
He smiled thoughtfully, stroking her bare back absent-mindedly. "When we were apart I dreamed of how our life together would have been many times." He kissed the top of her head. "But I never imagined that it would be this wonderful."
She smiled blissfully, snuggling closer to him, and fell into a deep, comfortable sleep.
Legolas watched as her breath grew deeper, stroking her golden hair. He smiled to himself, holding her tightly. No, never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined it was possible to love someone this much. He brushed her cheek with his hand and kissed her once more on the top of the head.
"I'm asleep, Legolas, not dead." She laughed, not fully awaking from her sleep.
He returned her laugh with his own and he too relaxed into sleep. Tomorrow was another day, and he could not wait to continue on his path with Melriadora by his side. They would be together for all eternity now, and looked forward to every second of it.
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The End! Or is it?
A/N- Such a Disney ending, I know! At least the baby isn't singing and there are no talking woodland creatures, haha although there could have been an ent just for the heck of it! I'd just like to say, "wow! I finished something!"
Also note that I would imagine the family to be living in Ithilien during the epilogue. I didn't write that because I didn't think it was important and I'm not sure why I wanted to tell you that now! Also note that during this entire story I should have called Mirkwood "Eryn Lasgalen" because Thranduil and Celeborn renamed it, but I didn't for some reason. Probably because I was worried that some people would have no idea what I was talking about because very few people I know have read the appendix of Return of the King!
** So, I have another ending for this story! I'm not entirely pleased with it, but there are some things about it that I like! The reason it wasn't the real ending is because there were some difficulties in writing it that I won't go into! But it is done and I'll post it if enough people ask for it (hint hint review hint hint)
I would really like to write something about Linara at some point! I think it'd be interesting to write about her since most elves are leaving Middle Earth and she'll be so young (in elf standards anyway) when her father leaves. However, I am distracted by fifty million other projects, mostly stuff I have to do to graduate! So I need encouragement! In other words, review!
If someone by any chance wants to steal my Melriadora, or my Linara, feel free! Just let me know! Mainly because I want to see what you're doing to them!
Thank you so much to all the wonderful people who reviewed! You're all so great! You made me smile :-) I hope you had as much fun reading this as I did writing it! You all get gold stars! Good job!
See Flyaway? You threaten my car and you get results! Hehe!
"Legolas?" A soft voice interrupted his thoughts as he held his daughter.
The Father turned to his wife who was standing in the door, an amused look upon her face.
He smiled up at his wife, "Melri, I thought you were sleeping." He said, laying their now sleeping daughter, Linara, in her crib and moving to embrace her.
Melriadora smiled, accepting his kiss. "I came to investigate my competition." She joked. "Something was important enough to lure you from our bed I feel I should know about it before you brush me aside." She teased.
Legolas laughed softly, taking her hand and kissing it. "Fear not dear Lady, for you never will have competition. My heart is in you lovely hands."
Melriadora smiled, "That is good, for you own mine as well." She put her hand to his lips to feel his expression. Legolas smiled, he loved the way she did that, and kissed her fingertips as they brushed over his lips.
"You are smiling." She commented. "But I sense something is on your mind, my husband."
He looked at his wife, studying her. Even without her vision she could also tell his expression. She seemed to always know what he was thinking, and he knew what she was thinking. Their bond was deep, even for elves, and it was only growing deeper. He ran his finger along the scar on her face, thinking.
"I was only pondering our child's future." He said, glancing at the sleeping babe. "Our people will not stay in Middle Earth forever, and they are departing this world, but our daughter was just born into it and will not lose delight in Middle Earth for many years. Who will be with her when we are gone?"
Melriadora's sightless eyes seemed to study her husband, her face was grave and full of wisdom. She took his hand in hers. "I have seen parts of our daughter's future. Linara will be happy here throughout her days. Fear not for her future, for she will be loved dearly by a man truly worthy of her affections and they will be very happy together for many years." She placed a hand on his cheek once more to read his expression. "And her path to love will not be as difficult as ours."
Legolas closed his eyes, "I pray her path will be easier." He then looked at his wife, "Though I feel that our trouble was well spent for the results. Do you not agree my wife?"
Melriadora smiled, "I would do everything again for your love Legolas, and it would not be difficult, for for you I could fly!"
Legolas returned her smile and kissed her sweetly on the lips. "Come, let us return to our bed." He whispered in her ear. Then, laughing, he lifted her off her feet to carry her.
Melriadora laughed as they went back to their own chamber, he kissed her as he laid her on the bed, he laid down on top of her as they kissed, once again explore her very soul. After they made love once more, he cradled her against him, her head on his chest and his arms wrapped around her, watching as she slept while he drifted into a peaceful sleep. Just before he fell asleep, Melriadora spoke.
"Legolas?"
"Yes love?" He responded sleepily.
"Did you ever imagine that we could be this happy?" She asked.
He smiled thoughtfully, stroking her bare back absent-mindedly. "When we were apart I dreamed of how our life together would have been many times." He kissed the top of her head. "But I never imagined that it would be this wonderful."
She smiled blissfully, snuggling closer to him, and fell into a deep, comfortable sleep.
Legolas watched as her breath grew deeper, stroking her golden hair. He smiled to himself, holding her tightly. No, never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined it was possible to love someone this much. He brushed her cheek with his hand and kissed her once more on the top of the head.
"I'm asleep, Legolas, not dead." She laughed, not fully awaking from her sleep.
He returned her laugh with his own and he too relaxed into sleep. Tomorrow was another day, and he could not wait to continue on his path with Melriadora by his side. They would be together for all eternity now, and looked forward to every second of it.
* * * * * * * * * * *
The End! Or is it?
A/N- Such a Disney ending, I know! At least the baby isn't singing and there are no talking woodland creatures, haha although there could have been an ent just for the heck of it! I'd just like to say, "wow! I finished something!"
Also note that I would imagine the family to be living in Ithilien during the epilogue. I didn't write that because I didn't think it was important and I'm not sure why I wanted to tell you that now! Also note that during this entire story I should have called Mirkwood "Eryn Lasgalen" because Thranduil and Celeborn renamed it, but I didn't for some reason. Probably because I was worried that some people would have no idea what I was talking about because very few people I know have read the appendix of Return of the King!
** So, I have another ending for this story! I'm not entirely pleased with it, but there are some things about it that I like! The reason it wasn't the real ending is because there were some difficulties in writing it that I won't go into! But it is done and I'll post it if enough people ask for it (hint hint review hint hint)
I would really like to write something about Linara at some point! I think it'd be interesting to write about her since most elves are leaving Middle Earth and she'll be so young (in elf standards anyway) when her father leaves. However, I am distracted by fifty million other projects, mostly stuff I have to do to graduate! So I need encouragement! In other words, review!
If someone by any chance wants to steal my Melriadora, or my Linara, feel free! Just let me know! Mainly because I want to see what you're doing to them!
Thank you so much to all the wonderful people who reviewed! You're all so great! You made me smile :-) I hope you had as much fun reading this as I did writing it! You all get gold stars! Good job!
See Flyaway? You threaten my car and you get results! Hehe!