"Breathe, Celebrian!" Tindomiel shouted.

Celebrian inhaled as the worst of the pains hit, and the air in her lungs was quickly pushed out.

"Almost there, my friend." Lissiriel said. "I've nearly got it."

Celebrian forced herself to push one more time. Just as the midnight bell began to ring, she heard a baby's cry pierce through the air. Celebrian lay back against the pillow, panting. Lissiriel and Tindomiel cleaned the baby off and wrapped it in a blanket. Elrond took the baby from Lissiriel and handed it to Celebrian.

"It's a daughter." Tindomiel said. Celebrian's eyes filled with tears of joy. Elrond put his arms around her, kissing her gingerly. She looked down at the baby girl. Her brown eyes gazed up at Celebrian, full of wonder, but also full of dignity.

"Arwen." Celebrian whispered.

Arwen gurgled softly, as if she approved the name. Celebrian watched as Arwen suckled, her tiny fists entangled in her mother's gold-silver hair. Arwen looked up at her mother, her cheeks were slightly glowing, and her eyes were hazed in a drowsy mist. She emitted the slightest of yawns and burped. Celebrian patted her back and watched her daughter fall asleep.

Outside, on the window sill, a nightingale cooed and flew away.

"You are very special." Celebrian said quietly.

There was a small knock on the door. Elladan and Elrohir tiptoed in, creeping over to their mother's bedside. They were trying to supress their delight.

"I can't wait to teach him swordfighting." Elladan said.

"And I must teach him archery."

Celebrian laughed, because she knew they were quite mistaken.

"My sons, it is a girl."

Elladan and Elrohir exchanged brokenhearted glances. Celebrian laughed.

Elladan, however, smiled broadly. "All right then, I'll teach her swordfighting."

"And I shall teach my sister archery, and treat her with no less love then I would had she been a brother."

Arwen woke up, and for the first time, Elladan, Elrohir, and Arwen saw eachother face to face.

"Look at her eyes." Elladan murmured. "She looks so majestic."

Celebrian nodded. "Her name is Arwen."

"Only fitting, Mother." Elrohir said.