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Summary: AU After the death of his friend Aragorn falls in to depression and there may only be one person who can draw him out of it.
Thanks to all my reviewers and don't worry I'm getting to the A/A romance!!
How Can I Survive
Chapter 5
Aragorn was the first one to pull out of the hug. He could see the tear stains on Arwen's shoulder, that came from him. She still had her hands resting on his forearms. They stood like this just gazing into each other's eyes neither straying their stare.
The young dunadain then leaned in to place a kiss on the Evenstar's lips. He held her in his arms as they embraced. The man nor the elf knew why but this just felt right. Neither one wanted to let go of the other that they were holding.
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"Glorfindel" Elrond called. The fair elf barely heard his friend over the conversations that were being had by the other guests that had arrived for the feast. "Yes mellon nin?" he asked curiously. The lord of Imladris started "could you please find Arwen for me. This dinner is in her honour and she is nowhere to be found." Glorfindel could tell that Elrond wasn't angry, just worried. He had a right to be after what occurred just over a month ago. "Of course I will go right now" he stated. "Hannon le." (thank- you)
Glorfindel looked down all the hallways in the palace but to no avail, he could not find the Evenstar. He looked in her quarters and was not there either. So the elf lord decided to go look outside. "It won't hurt" he thought to himself.
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Aragorn and Arwen finally released one another. They didn't know what to say to each other. But they wouldn't be in silence for much longer.
"There you are. Milady, I have been searching for you, your father wants you back in the dining hall." Glorfindel finished, glad that he finally found her. "Ah Estel you should probably go back in there as well" the elf said now noting that Aragorn was here too. "Of course" the two said in unison. They both made for the palace, the man a little bit behind Arwen.
Glorfindel followed them back, wondering why it was that they seemed embarrassed.
Back in the dining hall at the feast, Elrond was happy to see his daughter return. He was just a bit surprised to see Aragorn with her.
"Arwen, Aragorn where were you two?" he asked. "Um…well we decided to take a walk around the gardens." Estel said. "I see but have a seat dinner is about to be served." The two listened to the Peredhil and sat down parallel each other.
After dinner, everyone retired to their rooms. Aragorn was very exhausted, for he had had a long day.
He opened the doors to his balcony and stood there for a moment just thinking about the days events. Some things he hoped he would soon forget. Some he hoped he would remember. He was drawn out of his thoughts by a knock on his bedroom door.
He unlocked the door revealing Arwen on the other side. "Can I come in" she asked timidly, while fidgeting with her hands. "Oh…of course, yes please do" Aragorn said stunned that she was even here in the first place.
She entered as the young man closed the ajar door. Arwen began to pace the wooden floor, he long purple robe dragging the ground behind her.
Aragorn was a little confused by this. "I don't mean to sound rude or anything like that, but can I ask why you are here?" he asked hoping that he didn't. Arwen stopped pacing but she was looking down at her feet, as if she had never seen them before.
She looked up at him after about a minute. It seemed to Aragorn like she could see into the back of his mind and read his deepest thoughts.
"Okay Estel" the Evenstar began "about what happened in the garden." she paused for a second and took a deep breathe before continuing.
"I'm not sure if you did, but I felt something. Something strong. And I don't know about you, but that doesn't happen to me a lot. I mean its rare if it does. So if you did actually feel anything for me, I don't want to let it go that quickly." she finished and she felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
Aragorn didn't reply to her immediately so Arwen took this as meaning that she was the only one who had experienced this 'feeling'. She was about to leave, with the tears already falling from her pale face. But she was stopped when Aragorn grabbed her hand. He could tell she was embarrassed.
He had felt the same way, but he didn't know how too tell her, considering he was raised in her home with her family. He was tongue tied about where to start. So instead he just took her and pulled her body close to his and he kissed her.
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