His eyes made no attempt to conceal what they felt. He looked at his
sister, and swore to himself that he would never abandon her, no matter
what. Arwen gave her brothers the smallest of smiles. Elrohir reached out
and touched Arwen's hand. He knew he would never forget that smile. She
cooed and wrapped her tiny fingers around his hands. Celebrian handed Arwen
to the boys. Elrohir placed his hand over her little chest feeling her
hearbeat. He then took her hand and placed it against his own chest,
allowing her to feel his heartbeat. Arwen chirped loudly and giggled.
Elladan gingerly tickled her cheek, grinning at Arwen's response of squeaks and giggles.
"Arwen," he whispered.
Elrond peeked into the room, checking to see if his wife was awake. She smiled warmly, beckoning him in. He walked in tenatively, stopping as he looked at his children. Elladan and Elrohir held Arwen in their arms. Arwen looked up at her brothers. Already her little brown eyes looked at her brothers with love and respect. Elrond looked at his wife. She lay on her bed; joy and weariness blended in her pale blue eyes. He reached over, gently taking Arwen from the boys, shooing them out. He turned to
Celebrian, smiling passionately.
"She is beautiful, my love. Just like you."
"Say hello to Arwen." She said.
Elrond traced her little cheekbone. "Arwen," he whispered. "my little princess."
Arwen wrapped her tiny fingers around his hand, cooing softly. She hiccupped and bubbled softly. Elrond sat on the bed next to Celebrian. She put her head against his side putting the palm of her hand on Arwen's forehead. Arwen dropped off to sleep. Celebrian snuggled closer to her husband, feeling him run his fingers through her hair. Soon she too drifted off to sleep.
Elladan gingerly tickled her cheek, grinning at Arwen's response of squeaks and giggles.
"Arwen," he whispered.
Elrond peeked into the room, checking to see if his wife was awake. She smiled warmly, beckoning him in. He walked in tenatively, stopping as he looked at his children. Elladan and Elrohir held Arwen in their arms. Arwen looked up at her brothers. Already her little brown eyes looked at her brothers with love and respect. Elrond looked at his wife. She lay on her bed; joy and weariness blended in her pale blue eyes. He reached over, gently taking Arwen from the boys, shooing them out. He turned to
Celebrian, smiling passionately.
"She is beautiful, my love. Just like you."
"Say hello to Arwen." She said.
Elrond traced her little cheekbone. "Arwen," he whispered. "my little princess."
Arwen wrapped her tiny fingers around his hand, cooing softly. She hiccupped and bubbled softly. Elrond sat on the bed next to Celebrian. She put her head against his side putting the palm of her hand on Arwen's forehead. Arwen dropped off to sleep. Celebrian snuggled closer to her husband, feeling him run his fingers through her hair. Soon she too drifted off to sleep.
