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"Why do you blame yourself?
The choice was all mine.
How can you pain yourself,
Into thinking you're fine?"
-A Month Ago-
The following days were blur. Elrond kept mainly to himself, only coming out to get ready for the funeral. Elladan also kept to himself but preferred to take long rides away from Imladris. Aragorn had taken to keeping inside his room, only speaking to Legolas.
The next day, everyone was getting prepared for the funeral.
Glorfindel paused as he was about to knock on Elrond's chamber door. The elf lord had barely eaten, and hadn't had a wink of sleep since the finding out of his son's death. He hoped this wouldn't be the end of Elrond. Rivendell needed him...Glorfindel needed him. Elrond was Glorfindel's best friend.
He finally did knock on the door, and a haggard looking elf opened it. Elrond had bags under his eyes, and looked severely underweight. He was wearing dark color clothes, which only added to the depressed appearance.
"It's time." Glorfindel said softly.
Elrond nodded, and walked out towards where Elrohir was to be put to rest.
Glorfindel sighed, and walked towards Aragorn's room next. Before he could raise his fist to knock, Legolas opened the door.
"I will take him."
Glorfindel bowed slightly, and smiled, showing his gratitude. Aragorn was impossible as of late, and Legolas seemed to be the only one who could get through to him. It wasn't surprising as Aragorn and the younger twin were quite close. Losing him in this way...Glorfindel hoped that Aragorn would be able to get past this.
Only Elladan remained.
Walking towards the older twins room, he found the door ajar. Pushing it open further, he spotted Elladan swiftly getting dressed in front of a large mirror.
"I'll be out in a few minutes." Elladan snapped.
"Very well." Glorfindel knew it would not be a good idea to push the other further, and retreated from the room, heading out towards the ceremony.
It would be a gloomy day indeed.
Elladan stood rigid as the stone in front of him. He would not shed a tear, nor make a sound. He was going to be strong for his brother, as his brother was strong for him.
His hands trembled as he read the words marking the stone.
"Here lies the spirit of the wind,
The strength of the sun,
And the joy of our home.
May your soul brighten the skies,
As you have brightened our hearts,
Forever around Middle Earth shall you roam.
Elrohir Peredhil
Beloved Twin, Son, and Brother
May your soul rest in peace with the stars."
He bit his lip to keep from crying out, as he remembered the smile of his second half. A smile that would never again be shown in Middle Earth. Bowing his head, Elladan's body trembled with the pain, torture, and rage he held inside.
He heard a sniffle beside him. Turning, he saw Aragorn leaning on Legolas. The human's eyes were full of tears, and a barely held in wave of sobs. 'As it should be,' Elladan thought, 'He was the cause of all this.'
He turned to look at his Ada now. The Elf Lord had put up a wall around his heart. Elrond stood staring off into space, not focusing on anything. Glorfindel looked very worried at this. It could only be a matter of time before the elf lord erupted.
As the funeral finished, everyone turned to leave. Passing elves touched Elladan's shoulder in a gesture of sympathy. Elladan felt the rage grow inside of him again. He didn't need their sympathy, or their pity. He needed his brother. Aragorn and Legolas headed out, followed by Glorfindel and Elrond. Everyone left until only Elladan remained.
Elladan knelt down next to the grave, and rubbed a hand over his face.
"Well, brother. It seems we have been parted. Can you imagine that? The dynamic duo, tricky tricksters, have been separated. For good this time." He barked out what could have been a laugh.
"It just hurts so much. There is a void in my heart that will never be full again, an emptiness in the air that suffocates me. I need you 'Ro. I need you so much that it's a physical pain, and prevents me from breathing, from seeing, from feeling."
Elladan placed a hand on the stone, and sighed.
"Someone will pay for this, gwanur nin. By the beat of my heart and the core of my soul, someone will pay."
The Orc Captain growled. The assassination was foiled, the little brat human hadn't been killed. Curse those wretched elves!
He would have to try again. The Master would not be pleased with one unsucessful attempt. The human would have to be killed, no matter what.
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So alone - Broke your heart? awww..sowwie. It will get worse, don't worry. err...cough...okay that's not a good thing but anyway, ;)
goblz - Yes, I killed Elrohir. wacks hand Bad me. Heehee! Thanks for the review! Glad you like it:D
Greenleaf's Daughter - Thank you! Is this fast enough? The next chapter will be posted...er...12 PM Wednesday night. :)
Alida-Fruit - Yeah, I hate that overload message. It annoys me to no end. Family bonding? Na...not right now. cackle I tried to get this fic to be as emotional as possible, I hope I'm succeeding. LOL. (Also, note that I can't spell worth a crap at 1 AM in the morning, LOL)
Sue - I actually tried to picture what he would do. Or heck, what would anyone do in their last moment of life? For me, I'd tell my closest friends and family how much I love them, etc. But he obviously couldn't do that, hence the look. :) Glad you like it!
Well, that's the end of this chapter. The next is being read over, beta'd, etc. (Even though I'm almost done with the whole fic, LOL.) Hope you enjoyed it. Reviews are definitely welcome! Constructive criticism is also very welcome!