Note: This chapter is a bit short but I needed a good transition from this chapter to the next. The next chapter will take place two years later than this. I can't keep going day by day if we are ever going to get to the end of this story. I think you'll like the next few chapters, they should be fun to write.

Well sorry it took so long. I started another fic and didn't even think about this one for a few days. But the other day I had a snow day (yay no school!) and sat here all day and wrote this chapter. It took a long time too. I had to rewrite and revise it three times. well enjoy and don't forget to review!!!

White Angel Chapter 3: Sunrise

Eowyn opened her eyes and looked around. She looked out the window and saw the sky growing pale. She slowly sat up and gently lifted Aragorn's arm off of her stomach. She stood and stretched then walked over to her wardrobe, grabbing a blue dress and flinging it over her head. The dress had a brown over-piece and was usually used for traveling but she was in a hurry. She walked over to the sleeping form of Aragorn and kissed his cheek.

She walked slowly over to the doors that led to their balcony and silently opened them, slipping through to watch the sunrise.

As she stood there the sun slowly rose over the horizon. There was no wind this morning though, Eowyn frowned.

"Why do you always watch the sunrise?" A voice sounded behind her as the door opened. Eowyn jumped slightly.

"I thought I told you that a long time ago." She answered after a moment.

"That wasn't the real reason. I can tell by the way you rush to see it every morning. You act as though you would die if you missed one bit of it."

Eowyn sighed as Aragorn slowly and hesitantly wrapped his arms around her waist.

"It is my mother." Eowyn said, not taking her eyes off of the sunrise. "She died when I was just twelve and I didn't understand why." As Eowyn continued her voice slowly lowered to a choked whisper. "Before she died, she promised me that she would always be there for me. She promised that she would speak to me in the wind off of the sunrise."

She closed her eyes and a tear slowly fell down her pale cheek.

"So every morning I went to my balcony in Edoras to watch the sunrise and listened to the wind. I could hear her voice in the wind. She has always helped me. I could always turn to her during the toughest times and I knew that no matter how hard it was I would just have to wait until morning and mother would be there to give me a hug and a kiss and hold me. I knew everything would be alright." Eowyn fingered the locket around her neck.

The sun fully rose above the horizon, and yet the trees and air remained still. Eowyn looked down and sighed again as another single silent tear ran down her cheek.

"And why do you need her this morning, Angel?"

Eowyn thought about it and wrinkled her brow. She didn't answer, Aragorn knew why.

He turned her around to face him and wiped the tears from her face. He smiled at her and gathered her into his arms, into a much-needed hug.

"You know I'll always be here until the day you die and beyond to hold you when you need someone to cry on. I will always be here to tell you how beautiful you look even when you feel like you've never been more ugly. When you are in pain I will hold your hand until you feel better. When you are sick I will nurse you back to health. I will hold you on the cold mornings when no wind comes from the sunrise." He smiled wider at the thought while he said it. "I promise to love you until the end of time itself, Eowyn."

She smiled into his chest. "Promise Aragorn?"

"Only if you promise the same."

There was only a moment's hesitation. "I promise, Aragorn. I'll hold to it until the end of time itself."

She looked up into his eyes and Aragorn saw another tear fall. He wiped it away and then rested his hand on her cheek. She looked up into his eyes.

"You need not carry the burden of your mother's death any longer. Too long has it plagued your very heart and soul." Her eyes darted to the ground for a moment and then she turned her face down. He took his hand from her cheeks and placed it under her chin, lifting her face back to his. He looked into her eyes again and leaned forward, kissing her brow. They stood there in silence and gazed into each other's eyes.

"I'm so glad I found you." Eowyn whispered at a long while.

"I think it is I who found you." Aragorn teased.

"Well then I'm so glad you found me." She smiled and touched his cheek, "I would be lost without you." She said very sadly and sincerely.

"If I never came you wouldn't know I existed. You wouldn't know what life is like with me. You would live your normal day and never give a thought to the man you never knew."

"If you hadn't come then Wormtongue would still be plaguing my Uncle's mind! Rohan would've fallen long ago had you not come."

Aragorn paused to think. "Then I think the person you really owe is Gandalf, he brought me to Edoras, and I found you. And as they say. the rest is history."

"History. since when is history less than a year ago?" Eowyn asked.

"Since a moment after it happened."

"You are so-"

"So what?" Aragorn interrupted, leaning into close to Eowyn's face.

"Literal." She laughed softly.

"And you are so beautiful."

Eowyn blushed and smiled. Aragorn kissed her on the lips briefly and she kissed back when he did it a second time.

They stood there for a moment. Aragorn leaned his forehead down to rest against hers and they stared into each other's eyes, each one slowly breaking into a smile.

"Don't you have some kingly things to do?" She asked after a few moments.

"Not until-"

"The sun rises?" She finished his excuse for him.

Aragorn looked out over the city and saw the sun above the horizon and sighed.

"Yes I have some.kingly things to do." Aragorn said, almost pouting. He turned from Eowyn but she grabbed his arm.

"Forgetting something?"

Aragorn thought for a moment then smiled.

"No" He stated simply.

"Hey!" She shouted.

He laughed and turned back to her. He grabbed her waist and picked her up, spun her around once, and put her down. She laughed and kissed Aragorn on the lips and he turned and walked through the doors back inside.

Eowyn watched her husband with a smile on her face. She turned back to the sun for a moment.

A single gust of wind blew from the East, and Eowyn laughed at the message brought in it.

"Thanks mom." She whispered, then turned and walked back inside to get ready for the long day. *****

I think I liked that chapter (I hope you do it took me 4 days to write!) Well review and tell me what you think!