A/N Ok who as expecting that? LOL OK so here we are another chapter. The
reviews have been coming in slowly but they've been coming. Thanks to
those of you who aren't falling asleep on me lol
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There was a formal search that continued on for months with no sign of the princess. Hope was slowly and surely dying out. Even Aragorn and Arwen were about ready to give up. There was a despair they settled among the members of the fellowship. Aragorn blamed himself for the loss of his daughter and it was a hard reality for all who knew him to see him in such low spirits.
Kayla too had lost hope and she felt despair rise inside her again. She vowed to not let darkness fall upon her again. She spent much time with Haldir to avoid any accidents. They were in good company. There were many meaningful talks, stolen kisses, and the occasionally routine fight. He was a life line, holding her firmly on the ground during those moments when she felt as thought she might slip away. She had even discovered that she no longer had any romantic interest in Legolas.
"What are we doing?' Haldir asked her as they sat in the hall.
"What do you mean?"
"How do you define this, what we have? You have not revealed any feeling towards me verbally but when we are together I can not help but think that you are afraid to admit your true feelings."
She looked at him. "I know I have not been fair. I care deeply for you and I love the time that we spend together."
"What are you saying?" He asked. "That you do not feel the same?"
"No, it's just that."
"That what?" He cut her off. "Our time together is spent as if we were lovers and yet I feel no need to continue with this if you can not commit to me the same as I have with you.' He replied his tone taking on arrogance as he flew into a tirade.
"Stop!" She yelled. "I have not expressed emotion towards you because I have been trying to suppress it! I know what we have can not survive for long and I refuse to be hurt again. Ours is a romance that will end tragically!"
He looked at her. The consequences of a Elf/Human romance hitting him for the first time. "You need not worry about our fate."
"Maybe not.' She replied not looking at him. "But I do and once I let go completely there will be no taking it back."
"I do not care, ours is the one thing that has made me truly happy in a long time and it has been the same with you, I can feel it."
"You are right."
"So then embrace it. You can not live in tomorrow."
She kissed him lightly. "Then, Haldir of Lorien, I do indeed love you with all of my heart."
"As I do to you." He replied with a small smile.
~*~
The people of Gondor mourned the loss of their beloved princess and as time passes the wounds of loosing Cebriviel were healing but not forgotten. Kayla and Haldir after admitting their love to each other decided to tell every one else, all of whom were shocked. Except for those who knew which were very few. She loved him with all she possessed and he often stayed with her in Gondor. They spent nights together and many days. They agreed to marry some time afterward and in front of their friends permanently bound themselves to each other. Of course it was nto long after that that Kayla gave birth to their daughter, Tariel. Aragorn and Arwen did have more children, another girl and a boy whom they named, Arien and Tauros The two grew strong. They were poised, brave, loved by all and very fair. They did indeed get into much trouble. Kayla watched over them but never forgot about her little princess. She taught them about archery and they were all too eager to learn. The three were about the same age and often played together. Not a day passed when the fellowship did not hope for her return.
~*~ 20 years later ~*~
The children who had all reached their 18 birthday sat in the court yard. The girls Tariel and Arien talking, and Tauros trying to hit dead center on a target a great distance away. All three were strong. Kayla looked at them and smiled. Aragorn came up behind her. "They have been raised well." He said.
"I know. It is almost time for Arien to accept her birth right as heir to the throne."
"Indeed it is, I can no help but think that Cebriviel was to be 21 this year." He replied with some sorrow in his voice.
Kayla replied some words of comfort to him in elvish and he smiled at her. "Where is Haldir?" "Who knows?" Kayla laughed. She looked at Tauros and smiled. "I'd better help him before we have an accident."
"Yes indeed I think you should." Aragorn replied following her to meet with his son.
"Would you like some help?" She asked.
The young boy looked like his father, Dark hair and light eyes. He was tall and strong. He smiled at Kayla and offered her his bow as a yes. Kayla refused his bow.
"I like my own." She replied taking her's off of her back. He smiled knowing that she never went anywhere without her bow. HE watched her gracefully pull a quiver out of her pouch and set up her shot, the girls had stopped to watch as well. Tariel derived some pride knowing that her mother was as good with a bow as any elf and it was exciting to watch her.
Kayla took a breath, it had been a while but the mind does not forget, she fired hitting the target center.
"I have been trying all day." Tauros exclaimed in amazement.
"I started when I was your age, you're mother's kin taught me well."
"Someday I will be a great warrior." He replied confidently.
"It will take much practice." Aragorn reminded him. Tauros looked at the two of them. His father was widely known is Middle Earth for his great deeds and Kayla was a warrior like no other. She was a lady of the court of Gondor and her adventures in Mordor were well known.
"Yes it will, I was a mess when I took up to the task of becoming a skilled warrior." Kayla replied.
"It is not like you had a choice." Aragorn joked.
"True." Kayla replied.
"But some things are not teachable." Haldir spoke form behind them.
"You don't say?' Kayla smiled.
"Yes, you still over pull when you shoot, you are lucky you have not injured yourself or broken your bow."
"I have survived this far in my life." She replied. Tariel looked at her parents. The young girl had much to live up to. Her father, March warden; her mother a well known female warrior. She trained with a sword and bow in secret to avoid back talk. She was determined to live up to her name. She practiced to her hearts content early in the morning and late at night.
She and Arien talked about someday exploring Middle Earth and seeing the lands that their parents so often talked about but now with this new danger out there it would be impossible to leave Gondor with out an escort.
"Yes you have." Haldir gave in kissing her lightly. Aragorn smiled. Indeed an unlikely pair they made.
"You Highness!" A guard rushed into the court yard. "There is a group of renegades on the out skirts of Gondor, they are plundering. They are led by a woman by the name of Amara.
A/N; Oooooo Cliffhanger! We'll see what happens. I know a really crappy chapter but I hope my creative juices start flowing again.
~*~
There was a formal search that continued on for months with no sign of the princess. Hope was slowly and surely dying out. Even Aragorn and Arwen were about ready to give up. There was a despair they settled among the members of the fellowship. Aragorn blamed himself for the loss of his daughter and it was a hard reality for all who knew him to see him in such low spirits.
Kayla too had lost hope and she felt despair rise inside her again. She vowed to not let darkness fall upon her again. She spent much time with Haldir to avoid any accidents. They were in good company. There were many meaningful talks, stolen kisses, and the occasionally routine fight. He was a life line, holding her firmly on the ground during those moments when she felt as thought she might slip away. She had even discovered that she no longer had any romantic interest in Legolas.
"What are we doing?' Haldir asked her as they sat in the hall.
"What do you mean?"
"How do you define this, what we have? You have not revealed any feeling towards me verbally but when we are together I can not help but think that you are afraid to admit your true feelings."
She looked at him. "I know I have not been fair. I care deeply for you and I love the time that we spend together."
"What are you saying?" He asked. "That you do not feel the same?"
"No, it's just that."
"That what?" He cut her off. "Our time together is spent as if we were lovers and yet I feel no need to continue with this if you can not commit to me the same as I have with you.' He replied his tone taking on arrogance as he flew into a tirade.
"Stop!" She yelled. "I have not expressed emotion towards you because I have been trying to suppress it! I know what we have can not survive for long and I refuse to be hurt again. Ours is a romance that will end tragically!"
He looked at her. The consequences of a Elf/Human romance hitting him for the first time. "You need not worry about our fate."
"Maybe not.' She replied not looking at him. "But I do and once I let go completely there will be no taking it back."
"I do not care, ours is the one thing that has made me truly happy in a long time and it has been the same with you, I can feel it."
"You are right."
"So then embrace it. You can not live in tomorrow."
She kissed him lightly. "Then, Haldir of Lorien, I do indeed love you with all of my heart."
"As I do to you." He replied with a small smile.
~*~
The people of Gondor mourned the loss of their beloved princess and as time passes the wounds of loosing Cebriviel were healing but not forgotten. Kayla and Haldir after admitting their love to each other decided to tell every one else, all of whom were shocked. Except for those who knew which were very few. She loved him with all she possessed and he often stayed with her in Gondor. They spent nights together and many days. They agreed to marry some time afterward and in front of their friends permanently bound themselves to each other. Of course it was nto long after that that Kayla gave birth to their daughter, Tariel. Aragorn and Arwen did have more children, another girl and a boy whom they named, Arien and Tauros The two grew strong. They were poised, brave, loved by all and very fair. They did indeed get into much trouble. Kayla watched over them but never forgot about her little princess. She taught them about archery and they were all too eager to learn. The three were about the same age and often played together. Not a day passed when the fellowship did not hope for her return.
~*~ 20 years later ~*~
The children who had all reached their 18 birthday sat in the court yard. The girls Tariel and Arien talking, and Tauros trying to hit dead center on a target a great distance away. All three were strong. Kayla looked at them and smiled. Aragorn came up behind her. "They have been raised well." He said.
"I know. It is almost time for Arien to accept her birth right as heir to the throne."
"Indeed it is, I can no help but think that Cebriviel was to be 21 this year." He replied with some sorrow in his voice.
Kayla replied some words of comfort to him in elvish and he smiled at her. "Where is Haldir?" "Who knows?" Kayla laughed. She looked at Tauros and smiled. "I'd better help him before we have an accident."
"Yes indeed I think you should." Aragorn replied following her to meet with his son.
"Would you like some help?" She asked.
The young boy looked like his father, Dark hair and light eyes. He was tall and strong. He smiled at Kayla and offered her his bow as a yes. Kayla refused his bow.
"I like my own." She replied taking her's off of her back. He smiled knowing that she never went anywhere without her bow. HE watched her gracefully pull a quiver out of her pouch and set up her shot, the girls had stopped to watch as well. Tariel derived some pride knowing that her mother was as good with a bow as any elf and it was exciting to watch her.
Kayla took a breath, it had been a while but the mind does not forget, she fired hitting the target center.
"I have been trying all day." Tauros exclaimed in amazement.
"I started when I was your age, you're mother's kin taught me well."
"Someday I will be a great warrior." He replied confidently.
"It will take much practice." Aragorn reminded him. Tauros looked at the two of them. His father was widely known is Middle Earth for his great deeds and Kayla was a warrior like no other. She was a lady of the court of Gondor and her adventures in Mordor were well known.
"Yes it will, I was a mess when I took up to the task of becoming a skilled warrior." Kayla replied.
"It is not like you had a choice." Aragorn joked.
"True." Kayla replied.
"But some things are not teachable." Haldir spoke form behind them.
"You don't say?' Kayla smiled.
"Yes, you still over pull when you shoot, you are lucky you have not injured yourself or broken your bow."
"I have survived this far in my life." She replied. Tariel looked at her parents. The young girl had much to live up to. Her father, March warden; her mother a well known female warrior. She trained with a sword and bow in secret to avoid back talk. She was determined to live up to her name. She practiced to her hearts content early in the morning and late at night.
She and Arien talked about someday exploring Middle Earth and seeing the lands that their parents so often talked about but now with this new danger out there it would be impossible to leave Gondor with out an escort.
"Yes you have." Haldir gave in kissing her lightly. Aragorn smiled. Indeed an unlikely pair they made.
"You Highness!" A guard rushed into the court yard. "There is a group of renegades on the out skirts of Gondor, they are plundering. They are led by a woman by the name of Amara.
A/N; Oooooo Cliffhanger! We'll see what happens. I know a really crappy chapter but I hope my creative juices start flowing again.