Title: Mists of Valinor - Prologue
Author: Genesis Grey (helfireclub@hotmail.com)
Rating: G/PG
Summary: The Life of Celebrian.
Disclaimer: Tolkien's estate owns everything. I own nothing. If I did it wouldn't be fanfiction.
Warning: Not for this chapter. Maybe later.
Authors Notes: This was originally meant to be a short piece about Celebrian's leaving (everyone else can do it, so can I :P ) but I decided it'd make a good prologue to a longer story. Hopefully get the next chapter up soon.

::Mists of Valinor - Prologue::

The mist was thick as the ship arrived. A lone passenger stood on deck, her eyes looking to the east from whence they came. She stared at the mists and listened to the sound of the sea lapping against the boat with quiet crashing as the elven sailors moved about, preparing to dock. She could see nothing though the mist, but when she closed her eyes she could clearly see her family on the shore as she had sailed away.

Her twin sons stood together, alike in dignity and appearance, but the light in their eyes had always been different. The elder twins eyes were kindled with an unholy anger as he watched her sail, and the promise of revenge was chiseled across his handsome features. While, the younger watched with a resigned sadness in his eyes and upon the identical face. Her daughter had stood not far away, tears streaking her cheeks and her chin trembling as she tried to show the poise she had gained at such a young age. But the beautiful Evenstar could not maintain such a face and turned to sob into her father's shoulder even as her mother raised a hand to wave goodbye.

Farther away from the shore she saw where her own father stood, not daring to come closer to the sea for fear it would call him to it. He watched his daughter with sadness etched into his young and ancient features, sadness that his child should leave and seek Valinor before him. He raised a hand in farewell, then slowly turned and disappeared into the forest. She watched where he had stood for a moment knowing he would be the last to leave the forests of Lorien.

At last she saw where her husband stood, so close to the sea that the waves nearly touched him, bidding him to follow her. He looked into her eyes and held them until the fog that surrounded the shore caused him to disappear from her sight. His face had been calm, but in his eyes there was a great shame and a horrible sense of failure.

Celebrian, daughter of Galadriel and Celeborn of Lorien, wife of Elrond Peredhil, mother of the twins Elladan and Elrohir and of Arwen Undomiel, opened her eyes and let out a soft cry.

She had made a mistake.

TBC...