Oh Noooo. It is over! This is the last chapter, unless you want a sequel. I have to get more than 15 reviews to have a sequel, then I will write one. Thanks all you people who read and reviewed!!! ****Chapter 21****

"No! Please! Don't do this to me." I was still sitting on the bridge and holding my loves' limp form in my arms. Her hair was down, tangled and messy, but still she was beautiful. "Mela, come back to me. I love you too much to let this happen." I spoke to her, even though I knew that she would never answer again. I kissed her soft cold lips and picked her up.  Slowly I walked out of the cave and past the small piles of dust, which were once the dark elves that were allies with Sauron.

Once outside I took off my cloak and set her body in it, and wrapped her up. 

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**Ariel- told you she was alive!! Well not alive, but you will see what I mean. Hehe! **

I opened my eyes and looked around.  I was in a white room in an ivory bed with pure white sheets in it.  I groaned and sat up.  The first thing that caught my eye was the she elf dressed in white, with dark almost black hair. "You are awake." She commented. "Good. You are in the Halls Of Mandos, where the elves go when and if they die." She walked up to me and helped me stand.  "I… died? Where is Legolas?  Is he all right?" I brushed my hair behind my ears. 

"Your love is fine, but yes you did die.  That is why I am here. I represent the elvish high gods.  They have watched you and what you have accomplished. Destroying the ring, even when you knew that you would die because of it.  I am here to give you another chance.  You will be returned to your old body, healed and strong and your child will be safe as well. Or you can wait here for the prince. Your child will be fine either way."

"My CHILD?" I gasped. She nodded a small smile on her face. "I am pregnant?" she nodded again and I placed a hand on my stomach. I blushed when I realized when this must have happened.  "I can go back?"

"Yes you may.  If you wish." She smiled widely and she folded her hands behind her back. "Yes! I want to go back! I want to see Legolas!" my eyes misted up at the thought of not seeing him again.

"As you wish." She snapped her fingers and the world went dark.

When I awoke I was wrapped in something, a cloth or something. I cursed under my breath. I struggled out of the cloth and stood up. I realized it was Legolas's cloak and I folded it up and set it over my arm. Legolas was standing about fifteen feet off leaning against a large rock.  His shoulders shook in grief and I walked up.  Carefully I set a hand on his shoulder. He jumped and turned around. "No!" he whispered. "This is not funny.  You're dead."

I shook my head and handed back his cloak. "Legolas. The Valar or someone like that brought me back." He shook his head. "I held you as you died. I watched you die. It is impossible." 

It was then a light voice rung out. "Nay, young prince, it is not impossible." We turned and I saw the same woman who had informed me that I was pregnant. "Atra!" he gasped. I looked at him. 'Who?' I wondered.

He did not look at me only walked a step to her. "Nana, how is this possible? I saw her, you, die. How are both of you alive?" I walked up and placed a hand on his arm.  His mother smiled sadly. "I am dead, love.  But the gods let her live since she has done so much for all of Middle Earth. I have to go now, but remember that I will always love and be with you." She touched his face gently and then faded.

Legolas turned to me and I withdrew my hand. "Hi." I whispered. I looked down and waited for him to say something. A long finger tipped my face up. "Is it really you?" he whispered.  I nodded and then drew in a shaky breath. I was trying to withhold tears, but failing. "Oh sweet Valar." He whispered. I looked up at him and saw him bend down and kiss my lips gently. He pulled away and placed a hand on either side of my face. "It is you." He said. I nodded and rubbed my face in his hands. I wrapped arms around his waist and he jerked me to him.

Almost brutally he kissed me exploring and tasting my mouth. In between kisses he managed. "I… missed… you…and… I… love… you." Legolas moved away, and locked gazes with me. Suddenly he pulled me back as if he could not bear to let me go from him. "I held you as you died." He said in a soft voice.  I buried my face in his chest and breathed deeply. "I know. Kiss me again please."

He obliged in my request and dipped down to claim my lips again. His lips slanted over mine as he deepened it. "Legolas." I moaned.  His hands came up slipped under my shirt to stroke my back. Eventually he pulled away, but came back.  After a few moments it began to rain, big wet drops that splattered on the two of us, still locked in our embrace. I pulled away for air and rested my head on his chest and felt him press his lips to my hair. "Legolas, I have to tell you something." I quietly said.  I looked up at him. "I am pregnant."

His eyes widened in shock. "You are?" I nodded awaiting his response. "I am going to be a father!" he exclaimed. He picked me up and twirled me around in a circle, in the rain. I laughed with joy our tears of delight mixing with the rain. When he stopped, he looked around, "Come on! We have to get out of the rain.  I don't want you to get sick." He led me to a small cave and we walked in. (A/n. Oh my god you just died and came back, but I don't want you to get wet! So I will take you to a cave! How convenient. Lol)

"I still have my bags hidden. I will be right back." He said as he wrapped his arms around me. A tiny kiss and then he walked out in to the rain. A few minutes later, he returned with two large bags.  His hair was plastered to his fair face and his prominent ears stuck out. "Hey." I greeted. I grabbed one of the bags and set it down. I began to unpack and got out some blankets and food. I kneeled down and felt a pair of strong, muscular arms wrap around my waist. I leaned back and enjoyed the feeling of my love's arms around me. "Lets go to sleep. I brought blankets and we can keep our cloaks to use as covers as well."

I nodded sleepily. "Sounds good." I yawned. I stretched out a blanket and balled up a cloak for a pillow.  I sat down abruptly. "Ariel? Are you all right?" asked Legolas. I closed my eyes and buckled down to fall to the ground. Legolas caught me as I fell.   "Ariel!" he exclaimed. My eyes closed and- I fell sound asleep.

**Legolas**

When I realized that she was asleep and I breathed a sight of relief. "Gods Ariel, what are you doing to me?" I whispered. I picked her up and her arms wrapped around my neck.  I kissed her temple and lay her down on the temporary "bed". When I moved to stand her arms tightened. "Stay." She murmured. I laughed softly. "Faker. You are not asleep." I set her down and lay beside her. "Yes I am." I pulled the other blanket around us and covered us up.  Ariel opened her eyes and reached down and began to unbutton my shirt. I frowned in confusion. "A'maelamin, what are you doing?" I asked. She worked the last button loose and pushed back the material. Her cool hands rested on my chest. One of them slid around to rest at my back, her nails gently tracing light designs on it.

"I don't want to let you go." She whispered tenderly. "I thought that I had lost you, forever."  I slid off my shirt the rest of the way and tossed it away.

**Ariel**

I stared at his bare chest, perfectly muscled and toned.  It was not as if I had not seen it before, but…

"What happened after…?" he could not finish his sentence. I cuddled closer, pressing against him. "Well, all I remember is that when I awoke I was in a room with pure white light, with white sheets in the bed I was in, and a white room. Your mother was the one who was with me and she told me of our child and gave me the choice to either stay there or to return to you.  It is obvious what I chose. And I am sorry for earlier, at Lothlorien. What I said.  I did not mean it.  I just wanted to keep you safe, if I was going to die."

"Mela, I would have died with out you either way. You are my life, my love, and my whole world."

His face was unreadable as he looked down at me. "You could have stayed in Mandos, living in a place free from hurt, pain, death, and everything else here, but you chose to come back. Why?"  There was a note of amazement in his voice. I looked up in to his eyes and said in an undertone. "I could have, but you were not there.  If I did stay there, it meant that I would never get to see you again, and my- our child would never see his/her father."

"Mela." He breathed. His lips met mine in an innocent kiss. "You gave that up, just because of me?" I relaxed as his arm slid around my waist. "Yes."  The kiss turned less innocent as his leg slid over my own and he reached for the buttons on my shirt…

**Anonymous point of view**

The next morning

. Lying side by side, were the two elves fast asleep. Legolas held her protectively, both his arms around her slim body, her head and an arm resting on his semi- bare chest. (Mind you they are dressed right now with Legolas's shirt just unbuttoned.) Ariel stirred and awoke slowly.  It was just before noon and the sun was shining on the mouth of the cave. She looked up at Legolas and smiled. For the first time in a while she felt safe and happy.  She could not wait to get back to Rivendell and see everyone.  "Melamin. Wake up." She said in a soft voice.  He did not move. "Melamin! Come on it is time to get up."  She said playfully.

"Ariel, my love, I have gotten very little sleep, been fighting rouge orcs, goblins and everything else. Plus I have had you die in my arms. I am exhausted. I will just sleep a while longer, then I will be up." His voice was heavy with fatigue. Ariel smiled wryly. "Sorry. That kind of slipped my mind. Go ahead and sleep, I am going to get ready and eat something." She then pulled away from him.

For the rest of the day, they walked and stopped at nightfall to eat, but then continued.

*Four weeks later in Lothlorien*

Haldir stood up in the trees keeping watch when something caught his keen eyes.  Two elves walked toward the Golden Woods, with cloaks of the great forest on them.  He shook his head in disbelief.  As they came closer he noticed that it was indeed the Prince and Ariel.  He jumped down and stood before them. "Well, I did not expect to see you so soon." He commented dryly.  Ariel brushed back the hood of her cloak and set down her bag. Smiling she ran to him and hugged him fiercely. "You old fool, of course I was coming back as soon as I could."

He laughed and pulled away. Haldir bowed to Legolas and shook hands with the other elf. "Did it go well? I see that the ring is gone. Of course I expected no less from the two of you."  Legolas nodded and said. "Yes the ring is gone, but both of us are tired, and she wants to see the lady.  Are our friends here?" Haldir nodded. "Yes and very worried. Come this way."

He led them to the city of Cadras Gladirion and pointed to a large flet. "Legolas, that is your room, a bath should be in there, if not just ask one of the servants. Come this way Ariel." He led her to Galadriel's flet and took her bag. "I will take this to Legolas's room. Good luck."  He kissed her forehead and Ariel walked in.

"Ariel!" gasped Galadriel. She hurried to the smaller elf maid. "Oh Valar, you made it. I was so worried." Ariel explained what happened on the journey and then went to find her friends.  All of them were ecstatic to see her alive and well, but when they asked for what happened, she left out her death.  That night there was a feast on the spur of the moment.  Galadriel set the whole thing up with Lord Celeborn's help. 

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"Here, why don't you wear this?" asked Galadriel.  She held up a midnight blue dress with silver outline. Ariel shrugged. "This is the ten thousandth dress that you have picked. Fine!" she threw up her hands exasperated. The Lady laughed and helped her get ready. "This will be a special night, trust me." She said as she led her out to the large- (I do not know what it is called.) ballroom.  They entered and Ariel saw that all of the elves from Lothlorien were in there. She spotted Legolas talking to Haldir and an elf girl with chestnut hair, and bright golden eyes.

As she made her way over she saw Haldir point to her and Legolas whip around. Ariel frowned and kept walking. When she reached them she smiled nervously. "Hi." She said. Haldir kissed her fingertips in greeting and turned to the woman beside him. "Ariel, this is Sabina, my fiancé." Ariel smiled at Sabina who smiled back. "It is good to see you here, Haldir has told me much of you." Her voice was soft.

"Thank you Sabina, it is nice to meet you too." I turned to Legolas when he rested his hands on my shoulders.  It went quiet in the hall. My eyes flashed from him to everyone else.  Legolas kneeled on the floor and took my hand in his.

"Ariel, will you do me the honor, pleasure and joy, of becoming my wife?"  Legolas drew from his pocket a wine-red box and opened it. Inside was a silver necklace, with a large diamond in the middle.  I gaped stupidly for a moment and then found my voice. "Yes… yes I will." I whispered, dropping to my knees and throwing my hands around his neck. He laughed with relief. Carefully he pulled away and lifted up my hair to put the necklace on.  "Ariel, promise me if you ever find another ring, give it to someone else, anyone else!" he said seriously. Haldir laughed and I nodded.

"Do not worry, I have every intention of giving it away."  We stood up and the applause was deafening. But it melted away as he kissed me…

About 20 Years Later                                                                                   

Ariel's P.o.v

I stood on the balcony of my room, looking out at the city of Gondor.  Legolas and I were staying with Arwen and Aragorn for a while to catch up on things.  Their son was an immortal, because of Arwen's blood.  His name was Jonathan.  Our own daughter, Alanis was currently in her room sleeping.  I gazed out over the White City and sighed. It was finally peaceful in Middle Earth.  Legolas and I were married and happy, and Middle Earth was safe. 

"I thought you said that you were tired." Came the amused voice of Legolas.  He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and kissed my hair. "I was, I was just waiting for my favorite blond elf to join me." We stood like that for a while longer and then he drew me back in the room.  "I shall not disappoint you then."

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