"ARWEN!" Someone screamed. It took Diena a while to recognize it as her own voice.
She ran to Arwen's side and rolled over her adopted-sister. There was an arrow just below her collar bone.
Arwen's breath was ragged. "Diena!" she gasped out.
"I'm here, don't worry. You'll be alright. It's going to be alright. Don't worry Arwen, it'll be fine. I'll make sure you're fine."
Aragorn decapitated the last orc. Legolas looked up, a smile on his face until he saw Diena kneeling beside an injured Arwen.
Aragorn let out a strangled cry and ran to his love's side. He grasped her hands and laid his forehead onto her deathly pale one. Diena held her breath, praying that Arwen would be alright.
It's all my fault. Oh, my God, it's all my fault. If I hadn't moved she wouldn't have been hit. Diena crawled away and put her head in her hands. Look what I've done. I've killed the elven Princess. Why couldn't it have been me instead? No one would have missed me! TAKE ME!!!
She hadn't realized that she had yelled "TAKE ME!!!" out loud until Legolas tried to take her in his arms. She just pulled away from him, wanting to be alone. (A/N: WHY WOULD YOU PULL AWAY FROM HIM!? IT'S LEGOLAS!)
"Diena," rasped Arwen, "Come here."
Diena would have done anything for Arwen right then. Including dying for her.
"You are a wonderful sister. I love you so."
That's all she said before he let out a scream of ultimate pain. She shuddered and then went still. Aragorn rested his head on her chest, tears freely running down his face. When he lifted his head, one side was smeared with Arwen's blood.
"She is gone."
Legolas bowed his head and said a silent prayer.
Diena sat there, stunned. Finally, she stood up and ran.
"Diena!"
Not paying attention to anything, she kept running. Bushes and thorns tore at her dress. She ran until she finally collapsed, sobs wracking her frail body.
Legolas had followed her, letting Aragorn say a final farewell to Arwen. He heard her before he got to her. The sounds of her crying were horrible. He had never heard anyone cry so hard and like they had such little hope for life to go on.
She looked at him, her eyes empty. This strong girl, his strong Diena, was crying. The one who hadn't cried when orcs were torturing her. Who hadn't cried while telling the horrible story of her life.
She was crying now. He stepped forward, inviting her to come to him. Diena didn't move. She just sat there, eyes filled with tears, body shaking, crying like her heart was breaking. Like she wished she had died.
Her crying quieted. Sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth, tears still trailing down her beautiful face. Diena was a picture of grief.
Gently, Legolas scooped her up off the ground and carried her back to where Aragorn was. While she made no movement to leave his arms, Diena didn't wrap her arms around his neck or hold onto him.
Crying.
One of their horses had been shot down in the assault. Aragorn looked up, seemingly surprised to see Diena crying. As soon as Arwen's body was in view, Diena let out a shriek and buried her face in Legolas' shoulder.
"Shhh. Quiet melamin. It's alright," he cooed in her ear. It didn't calm her. She thrashed around in his arms.
He gently set her down and she ran over to Arwen, throwing herself on the ground beside her body, fresh tears on her face. When Aragorn tried to pat her back and sooth her, she jumped and moved away. Slowly she reached out and touched Arwen's face.
Realizing that she was alone, Diena put her head on Arwen's shoulder (A/N: Eeeeeeeeeeew!) and sobbed. She cried until she fell asleep, head still resting on Arwen.
When she awoke, it was mid-day. She was lying in her bed in Rivendell. Legolas was beside her. He reached for her hand. She pulled it away and held it to her chest.
A hurt look crossed Legolas' face.
"Melamin, I know you are heartbroken, but please, do not punish me for this!" Again he reached for her hand and this time she let him take it.
She looked at him until he looked away. They sat there a while, Diena not saying a word. Miserably, Legolas left.
"Did she say anything?"
Legolas turned to see Elrond, his face looking grim. He shook his head.
"This is going on the third day. If she does not eat soon, she will die. We are all sad about Arwen's passing but she is starting to go beyond sad into depressed. She needs to be helped, Legolas!" Elrond looked desperate.
"Yes, I will try to help her."
Legolas went back to see Diena three times that day. There was no change each time. Finally he gave up and decided to retire for the night. He was just lying down when he heard a cry.
"ARWEN!"
Sitting straight up, he looked out his window, into the pouring rain. Diena was standing out in the middle of the grass, screaming and sobbing.
"ARWEN, COME BACK!! I NEED YOU! DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE AGAIN!"
Without even putting on a shirt, (yum yum, Legolas with no shirt on!) Legolas ran out of his room.
"WHY COULDN'T IT BE ME?!"
Diena was screaming louder each time. Legolas walked out into the rain, calling Diena's name.
"IT'S ALL MY FAULT!!! I KILLED YOU, ARWEN! I AM SO SORRY!"
"Diena! What are you doing?" Legolas' voice cut through the storm. When she turned to look at him, Legolas could see her face was deathly pale and she was skinnier than ever.
"ARWEN!!"
By this time, all of Rivendell was up, watching this. Slowly, slowly, Legolas walked towards her. She kept crying and screaming. He reached out and wrapped his strong arms around him. For the first time in days, she let him hold her. She put her head onto his shoulder, crying and shaking.
"I killed her... I killed her."
A/N: Awww, sorry guys! I didn't wanna kill Arwen off but I thought that seeing Diena go crazy was worth it! Just kidding!! o.O HOPE YOU'RE LIKIN' IT! Read n' Review!
