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A/N: I thank all that reviewed the last chapter. I finally got four people to review one chapter. If you are someone who cries easily, grab a box of tissues for this chapter.

Chapter Seven: Bad Tidings and Preparations

One month passed as they stayed in the woods of Lothlorien. Finally, they decided to return to Rivendell. On the morning before they left, Kevaline's uncles Rumil and Orophin took her aside from the rest of the group. They said their goodbyes and gave her gifts. Rumil's gift was a beautiful quiver full of beautiful arrows. Orophin's gift was his Elvin blade.

Both told her that if she needed anyone to comfort her, to travel back to them. She then gave both hugs and turned to her father. He smiled at her and gave her a beautiful necklace that he said was from her mother. She took it graciously and wished her father a goodbye, giving him a hard hug before turning back to Clitus.

As they rode out, Kevaline could hear her father, "Send me letters to tell me of how you are doing!"

Out on the road, Kevaline looked at the necklace that her father had said was from her mother. It was a golden chain with a pendent the shape of a wolf running by the hooves of a stallion. The pendent was silver with golden trim. Kevaline smiled, the pendent reminded her of Kirin and Clitus.

Elladan rode up beside her, "Kevaline, this is going to be a long two weeks. . ."

Kevaline looked down at Kirin, "Well, then it will be, but at least I still have my friends to journey with." Kirin barked up at her in a playful tone.

Andrew chuckled from his spot on the back of his brown stallion, "I guess you are right."

Elrohir smiled, "The longer we ride during the days, the less the trip will be."

Kevaline went into her thoughts, thinking about Estel and Adam. She looked up into the sky, watching the clouds move by slowly. She then thought about her family that resided in the wood of Lothlorien. Finally her thoughts roamed to Elrohir and her future.

"Kevaline!"

Kevaline jumped at the sound of her name. She blinked, looking at what was in front of her. Clitus had stopped and was shifting nervously. "Kevaline, are you alright?"

Kevaline turned her head to see Elladan and Elrohir staring at her. She smiled, "Yes, I was just thinking."

The trip of two weeks went by and all four of them let out a sigh of relief as they entered Rivendell lands. Clitus picked up his pace and jumped to the lead. Kevaline laughed as he did this and smiled. Alaquis caught up with him quickly, and Elrohir winked at her. Both horses didn't slow down until they reached the stables. Elrond was waiting for them, smiling.

Kevaline dismounted Clitus, sparing no time as she ran over to him, laughing. She hugged him quickly and then spun on her heel to look at Elrohir, "I'm glad to be back!"

"I'm glad to have you back," Elrond nodded, "I have heard about what happened. I am glad at your choice."

"Have you had any news from Estel and Adam?" Kevaline asked, her mind whirling.

Elrond's smiling face disappeared to show one of sorrow, "Come inside, Kevaline, I have something to tell you, alone."

When up in Elrond's study, Kevaline questioned him, "What is wrong? What happened?"

Elrond turned his back to her, "Kevaline, you might want to sit down for this. . ."

Kevaline immediately obeyed, "Yes, please tell me!"

Elrond turned back to her, sighing as he saw her lean forward in her chair, "Kevaline, I just got news from King Thranduil. . ." He paused took a deep breath, "Kevaline, I am so sorry to tell you this. . ."

"Elrond!" Kevaline stated desperately. Her calm features gone, she was afraid as he could tell, "Tell me what happened!"

"On entering Mirkwood, Estel and Adam were attacked by orcs. They overwhelmed the two. The two fought bravely, but an orc caught Estel by surprise. Adam saw this and jumped in front of him to save Estel. The orc hurt Adam badly, and by the time the elves made it, the orcs had retreated. Adam had lost a lot of blood, and they rushed him to the palace in hopes of saving him. . ." Elrond stated.

Kevaline let tears run down her face unchecked, "How is he?"

Elrond put his hand on Kevaline's shoulder, "He passed on." Elrond sighed, "He told Estel before he died that he wanted you to know that he loved you deeply and that he will always be there to watch over you. He also told Estel to tell you that you shouldn't worry about him or shed tears for him. That you have to live on and keep Elrohir happy. . ."

Kevaline put her head in her hands, "I knew it! I knew I shouldn't have let him go!" She stood up, "Excuse me Elrond, if Elrohir asks where I am, tell him I don't wish to talk to anyone right at the moment!" She then ran out, crying.

Elrond looked at the door, hating himself for having to tell her what would make her sad. He was still standing there when Elrohir walked into the room, "Father, what did you tell Kevaline? She won't let me in her room."

Elrond sat down in one of his chairs, "Adam has died. I just got the news. I was supposed to tell Kevaline alone."

Elrohir lowered his head, "Kevaline was right, her bad feeling came true."

Andrew walked up to Kevaline's door, "Kevaline, are you there?" He heard her crying, "Kevaline, what is wrong?"

Kevaline answered the door, tears streaming down her face, "Andrew. . ."

Andrew grabbed her in a huge hug, "Shh, what is wrong?"

Kevaline cried into his chest, "Andrew, it's Adam!"

"What about him?" Andrew asked, rubbing Kevaline's back, trying to soothe her.

"El-Elrond told m-me that he h-has died!" Kevaline sobbed, "He got word from Mirkwood." Andrew stopped rubbing her back, and Kevaline looked up at him, "Andrew, I am sorry. I'm sorry your foster brother died. If I could have saved him I would have. I knew I shouldn't have let him go. I knew something was going to happen to him. . ."

Andrew pushed her away from him, "You knew something was going to happen and you didn't stop him from going?"

Kevaline sniffed, "I am sorry. I didn't think this would happen. . ."

Andrew turned from her, "I don't want to talk to you right now! Because of you my brother is dead! I never want to see your face again!" He then stormed away from her room and down the hall.

Kevaline continued to stare down the hall after him, still crying, "He is right, it is my fault! If I would have stopped him from going, he would be here yelling at me for crying over him!" She punched the wall, "It is all my fault that one of my best friends is dead!!"

She didn't notice someone pulling her into a hug. The person ran their fingers through her hair, "Shh, it wasn't your fault. You didn't know this was going to happen."

Kevaline cried into Elrohir's chest as he ushered her back into her room. He continued to run his fingers through her hair in hopes of getting her to fall asleep. Kevaline pulled away from him, her tears accenting her eyes, "Elrohir. . ."

"Kevaline, it wasn't your fault. . ." Elrohir started.

Kevaline shook her head, "No, it was! I am the one that let him go! I am the one that didn't stop him!"

Elrohir shook her lightly, "Kevaline, get a hold of yourself! Listen to what you are saying! He would have gone even if you had tried to stop him!"

"I will always think it was my fault, all because he was one of my best friends! He was like a brother to me!" Kevaline blinked, trying to clear her eyes of the tears.

Elrohir patted her back, "Kevaline, people die, it is a fact of life." He wiped away her tears and then kissed her where they used to be, "If he would have died from old age, would you still be like this? You will outlive your friends now that you are an elf."

Kevaline closed her eyes, thinking about what he had just said, "Elrohir, you are right." She opened her eyes again, "But now Andrew hates me!"

"Let him hate you, he will come to his senses soon," Elrohir sighed, grabbing Kevaline in a strong embrace. He kissed her forehead, "Lets go get some lunch. You might feel better after you eat something."

Kevaline didn't eat her lunch or look up from her plate. Glorfindel watched her, trying to figure out what could be wrong. He noticed that Andrew wasn't present, "Elrond, what is wrong with Kevaline?"

Elrond shook his head, "I had to tell her about Adam. She didn't take it very well."

Glorfindel turned to Kevaline, "Kevaline. . ."

Kevaline finally looked up and looked at him, "What?"

"Would you like to spar against me after lunch?" Glorfindel asked Kevaline.

Kevaline shot up in her seat, "What?" Glorfindel chuckled, and she couldn't help but smile, "Well, I would love to! It would get my mind off of Adam's. . ." She stopped.

Elrohir put a hand on her shoulder, leaned over, and kissed her. When he ended, he watched as she smiled, "Kevaline, try and forget about it. You must live on."

Elrond smiled, "When are you two going to announce that you are going to get married?"

Kevaline smirked, "Well, I guess now would be a good time, but I don't want to say it, I am going with Glorfindel. You can announce it for us."

Elrond nodded as Kevaline stood up, "As you wish. . ." He stood as well, holding his hands up to signal for everyone to get quiet, "I have an announcement to make!" Everyone stopped talking and turned their attention to Elrond. He smiled, "Today will start the preparations for a joyous event!" He turned to Elrohir and Kevaline, "I have been told that my son Elrohir and Kevaline wish to get married!"

Everyone started talking, whispering amongst themselves. Kevaline blushed and nodded to Glorfindel, "I am ready to go!" She then nodded to Elrohir, "Do you wish to come watch us. . ." She smiled, "My love?"

Elrohir smiled, "I wouldn't miss it for the world! You have improved since your battle with Elladan." He followed the two out of the room.

When they made it to the practice courts, they found Andrew standing there, glaring at Kevaline. He pointed at her, "Kevaline, you and me! One on one!"

Kevaline sighed, "Andrew, I will do what you wish. . ."

"I'm not talking about just a regular fight, I'm talking about a fight till the very end!" Andrew yelled.

Kevaline took a step back, "Andrew, what has gotten into you?"

"You killed my brother!" Andrew yelled, "You could have stopped him! You could have saved him!"

Kevaline lowered her head, "Andrew, it wasn't my fault. . ." Elrohir took a step forward to stop Andrew, but Kevaline grabbed his arm, "No, let him be, let him think what he wants." She looked into Andrew's eyes, "I will fight you. If I loose, you can kill me. I just hope your brother isn't watching us." She then turned to Glorfindel, "I'll fight you next. . ."

Glorfindel nodded, "Yes, that will be fine." He then turned to Elrohir, talking in elvish, 'Go get your father. I have a feeling we will need his skills after this battle is done.' He paused as he looked at Kevaline's saddened face, 'She doesn't look like she will fight back. Your father is the only one that will be able to stop Andrew from killing Kevaline.'

Elrohir ran off, yelling over his shoulder in elvish, 'Don't let him kill her or I will kill him as quickly as I find out!'

Kevaline lowered her head, "Lets get this started. . ." She looked up just as Andrew came rushing at her, his fist raised high. She didn't flinch as he punched her squarely in the face.

Andrew clenched his fist, noticing that Kevaline wasn't fighting back, "What is the matter Kev?" He punched her again, "Why won't you fight back?"

"I want to repent for what I have done, Andrew. . ." Kevaline stated, locking her hands behind her back, "Hit me with all you've got!"

Andrew growled and kicked her in the stomach, causing her to stumble backwards. He glared at Kevaline, "Kevaline, Adam loved you! He trusted you to tell him if anything was wrong! You betrayed him by not telling him anything!"

Kevaline started crying, knowing that what he was saying was true, "Andrew, if I could go back, I would!"

Elrohir ran through the hallways, trying to find his father. He ran into Elladan, and stopped. Elladan could see that his brother was breathing heavily, "Elrohir, what is wrong?"

Elrohir spared no time, "Andrew has started a fight against Kevaline to the death, and Kevaline isn't fighting back! We need to find father!"

Elladan gasped, "Father is in one of the council rooms. . ." He started running with his brother down the hall to the room, "We must hurry then!"

Elrohir slammed open the door to the council room, "Father!" Elrond and everyone else in there turned to him, "Father! Kevaline needs your help!"

"Calm down Elrohir, what is wrong?" Elrond asked, standing up.

"Andrew has started a fight to the death with Kevaline, and she isn't fighting back!" Elrohir stated. Elrond quickly ran to his son's side. Elrohir took a deep breath, "Follow me!"

Kevaline fell to her knees, crying, "Andrew, I admit it was my fault, I admit that I should have stopped him. . ."

"Then why didn't you?!" Andrew yelled, kicking her in her side.

Kevaline let her body fall to the ground, not trying to get up, "I thought that he would survive! I thought that he would defy what my heart was telling me!"

Glorfindel started to run to her side, "Kevaline. . ."

Kevaline shook her head, "No Glorfindel, let him do what he wishes. If it will get rid of his pain, then let him kill me. I have to repent for what I have done! I have caused the death of a close friend. . ."

Andrew kicked her head, causing her to cry out in pain. He smirked, "How does it feel? I bet this is what Adam felt like! I want you to know how Adam felt!"

Kevaline rolled onto her back so she could stare up at the sky before she died, "Trust me Andrew, I felt everyone of his pains. When Elrond told me, I felt every agonizing wound that he had, every little scratch, every little bruise. . . I felt what Adam had felt like before he died." She closed her eyes, "Just finish me off! Just kill me! I don't deserve to live after what I have done!"

Andrew shook his head, "No, I want you to die slowly, just like Adam! I want you to feel pain that you couldn't even imagine!" He stepped on her stomach and pressed his foot down.

Kevaline felt the air leave her lungs and saw black dots start to form in her vision. She grabbed Andrew's foot, trying to pull it off of her. He punched her face hard and pressed his foot down even harder.

Glorfindel watched as Kevaline coughed up blood. He had to stop this. He didn't care what Kevaline told him. He took a step forward, but stopped as Kevaline's eyes locked with his. He froze in his place, not able to move.

Just as Kevaline couldn't take any more, she heard the doors crash open and saw Elrond, Elladan, and Elrohir rush in. Elrond froze at the sight, and Elladan clenched his fists. "Kevaline!" Elrohir yelled, running forward.

"No, don't. . ." Kevaline coughed up more blood. She looked up into Andrew's green eyes, seeing the hate in them. She couldn't stop the tears that formed in her eyes. With the last of her breath that she had, she sobbed to him, "Andrew, I hope you can learn to forgive me for what I have done after I am gone. . ." With that she let herself fall unconscious.

Elladan ran over to Andrew and pulled him off of Kevaline. Elrond ran to Kevaline's body, checking to see if she was still alive. Elrohir ran to his father's side, "Is she. . ."

"She is still alive," Elrond sighed, "But she is in critical condition. We have to get he back to her room."

Elrohir picked her up and ran to her room, Elrond alongside him. Elladan glared at Andrew, "What were you thinking?"

Andrew pulled at his grip, "She killed my brother!"

Elladan let him go, "She didn't kill him, orcs are what killed him. From what my father has told me of the full story, Adam's horse tried to take the blow for Adam, but got there too slow." He looked into Andrew's eyes, "Kevaline is the only one who could tell the horse to do that. Never before has a horse tried that! She actually tried to save him! From a letter Estel sent me, I was told that wolves attacked the orcs to send them fleeing. You remember when Kevaline was looking up into the sky, she was calling the animals to keep the two safe!"

Andrew fell to his knees, "What have I done?" He put his head in his hands, "I've lost my brother, and I could loose my sister."

Glorfindel watched Andrew intently, "She knew of your sadness, feeling it herself. She wanted to die as well. She felt that that would make up for what she thought she had done."

Elrond looked at Kevaline on her bed, "She is in bad shape. . ." He looked at Elrohir, "Why wouldn't she fight back?"

Elrohir lowered his head, "She felt it was her fault for Adam's death." He wiped the hair out of Kevaline's face, "I don't see why she thinks it was her fault. . ."

"She was close to Adam. He was like a brother to her, just like Elladan to you. If Elladan got injured, I know you would blame it on yourself." Elrond stated, starting to heal Kevaline, "She then had to face Andrew about it."

Glorfindel walked to Kevaline's room three hours later. He knocked on the door, waiting for someone to answer it. Elrohir opened the door, his face looking tired. "How is she?" Glorfindel asked, walking into the room.

"She will be fine, she just needs rest," Elrond sighed, looking tired as well, "Andrew hurt her pretty bad."

"She has a strong will, I can tell you that." Glorfindel replied. He nodded to Elrohir, "Your brother wanted to know if she was going to be alright."

Elrohir let a sigh escape his lips, "Hopefully by tomorrow morning she should be well enough to walk around." He looked at the form of Kevaline sleeping in her bed, "She is not at ease, you can tell by her fair face. It does not show her beauty."

"It seems everything is being stripped from her now that she has come to us." Glorfindel stated, "Her mother died from orcs, her best friend has died, and her other friend has tried to kill her."

"Yes, yet hope still remains for her. She has found her father, and has learned she has more than that for family. I have been told by Elladan that she spent a lot of your time in Lorien with Rumil and Orophin." Elrond smiled at Kevaline.

"That is true. She actually went hunting with them two times during our stay. She surprised the elves that went along with them. She didn't like the fact that she was the one that got the most meat on the hunt, and when everyone tried to congratulate her she said it was all thanks to Rumil and Orophin." Elrohir smiled lightly at Kevaline's form laying on the bed. As she moaned and turned in her bed, Elrohir jumped to her side, "Is she alright?"

Elrond watched his son with interest, "She is alright, she is still sleeping, not feeling any pain. Do not worry about her." He then chuckled as he thought of something, "This is the third time I have had to heal her. . ." He looked at Elrohir, "Are we going to make this mandatory?"

Elrohir picked up on the fact, chuckling himself, "That is up to her. She is the one that decides to do this stuff."

Glorfindel smiled, "Well, when she is better, maybe she will still want to spar against me. . ."

"She will not let you go until you do." Elrohir stated, sitting down in the chair beside Kevaline's bed, "Tonight is going to be a long one." He turned to his father, "Could you please send a message to Haldir to tell him of what happened? He has the right to know what happened since he is her father."

Elrond nodded, turning to leave, "I will, Elrohir." Then both him and Glorfindel left the room, leaving Elrohir with Kevaline.

"Elrohir. . ." Elrohir turned to the bed, "Is it safe? Are they gone?"

Elrohir smiled, "They are gone Kevaline, but father has given me strict orders."

Kevaline sighed as she closed her eyes, "Thank you for telling your father to send a message to mine."

"No, no thank you is needed. I know Haldir would want to know of such a thing. And I think father will tell him that we have told everyone about the marriage. Your father will probably want to come to it, along with him will come his brothers." Elrohir smiled. He then nodded, "Now that that has been gone over, it is time for you to get some rest."

Kevaline shook her head, "No, I'm not getting rest, I have to go see Andrew. I need to apologize to him about earlier."

Elrohir glared at her, "Fine, you leave me no choice. . ." He ran his fingers through her hair, smiling to himself as Kevaline's arguments died down. She soon fell asleep, and Elrohir kissed her forehead, "I'll let you get out of bed in the morning." He then stood and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

In the morning, Andrew opened Kevaline's door to be hit with a pillow in the face. He yelled, "What hit me?"

Kevaline giggled from her spot in her bed, "There is my revenge! I have gotten you back!"

Andrew shook his head, clearing it of the blurriness, "Kevaline, I. . ." He saw her in her bed, her face bruised. He lowered his head. When he spoke, Kevaline could hear the sadness in his voice, "Kevaline, I am sorry for what I did yesterday. I don't know what overcame me. . ."

Kevaline smiled, throwing another pillow at him, causing him to look at her, "Andrew, you were in pain, you don't need to say your sorry. . ."

Andrew argued with her, "But Kevaline, I almost killed you!" He lowered his voice, feeling ashamed, "I would have also if Elladan hadn't have pulled me off you."

Kevaline brushed it aside, "The fact is that you didn't, and I am still alive." She struggled to sit up, her whole body screaming at her in pain, "You were angry about loosing Adam. Like I said yesterday, I am sorry."

Andrew took a step towards her bed, and he could tell by the way she froze that she was afraid of him. He stopped, "Kevaline, I am sorry. I wish I had stopped myself. I was stupid."

When Kevaline spoke, it was shaky, "It is alright, Andrew, you weren't in control." He nodded and then turned to walk out of her room. She sighed as he walked out, closing the door behind him.

She grabbed two more pillows as she heard two sets of footfalls coming to her door. As the door opened, she threw both of them at the unsuspecting two. Elrohir caught his, but Elrond didn't catch his. It hit him in the face, and he smiled as Kevaline giggled, "Well it seems you feel better. . ."

Kevaline stopped her giggling, "Well, I'm a little worse for ware, but I'll survive. I must thank you for once again saving my life."

Elrohir stared into Kevaline's eyes, "We saw Andrew come out of your room, are you alright?"

Kevaline froze at Andrew's name, "He scares me. He has never acted that way. He came to apologize, but I was afraid when he took a step towards the bed."

Elrond nodded, "That would be understandable, he tried to kill you. You have a right to be afraid of him."

Elrohir walked over to the bedside, "Are you well enough to get out of bed?"

Kevaline ignored her body's protest, "Of course!" She swung her feet over the side of the bed and closed her eyes as a wave of pain washed over her. She shook her head and placed her feet on the floor, grabbing Elrohir's arm for support as she stood.

Elrond watched her, noticing as she kept pushing her pain away, ignoring it, "Kevaline. . ." She turned to him, and he continued, "You are lying. Your body is in pain. . ."

Kevaline whined, "Please Elrond, don't put me back in bed. I'm sure if I walk around some that I'll be ok." She gave him a puppy-dog face, causing him to smile.

"Fine, I will allow you out of your bed." Elrond smiled, nodding to Elrohir, "Make sure she makes it to breakfast." He then turned, his face turning to one of sadness. As he walked out, he shot back over his shoulder in elvish, 'Elrohir, make sure the ladies do not make fun of her because of her bruised face.'

'Don't worry father, I will.' Elrohir yelled back as Elrond disappeared. He nodded to Kevaline, "Well now, I think it is time we took you to breakfast."

On entering the dinning room, Kevaline heard giggling from the ladies. She lowered her head, knowing what her face looked like. She sat down in her seat, picking up her fork and twirling it in her hands. Elladan's voice sang clearly through the talk, "Kevaline!"

She turned her head to him, smiling as she saw his caring face, "Yes?"

"I am glad to see you well. You scared us all yesterday!" Elladan smiled at her.

"Don't I always?" Kevaline asked, causing him to chuckle, "It is becoming a habit of mine to worry you." She stuck her tongue out, "You just wait!"

"Yes, I will. You seem to get stronger every time you go up against an opponent!" Elladan chuckled.

Kevaline waved her hand in front of her, "You're just imagining things!"

"Oh, are we?" Elrohir joined in on the conversation, "I think not!" He smiled at her, "Kevaline, you have become stronger."

"But I am weak now," Kevaline argued, "Look at me! No one wants to look me in the face!"

"Kevaline, that is not true!" Elrohir stated, slamming his fist down on the table. He stared at her face, "I can look at you! You are still beautiful!"

Kevaline felt Elrohir grab her hand, and she squeezed it in return, "I guess you are right." She sighed, "I am tired, my body aches. . . May I please go to my room to lie down?"

Elrond smiled, "What has changed that you ask to be dismissed?"

Kevaline giggled, "Not much, I just wanted to see what your reaction would be." Elrohir stood up, and helped her stand.

Elrond could tell by the way she winced at every step she took that she was in great pain. He turned to Andrew's chair to see him not looking up from his food. Elrond nodded to Elladan and stated in elvish, 'How is Andrew doing?'

'He feels horrible. He wishes he could take everything back. He now feels that Kevaline is afraid to be around him. . .' Elladan started.

'His feeling is correct, she is afraid to be anywhere near him. I don't blame her because of what happened.' Elrond sighed.

'But he didn't mean to do it father. . .' Elladan defended Andrew.

'How would you feel if Elrohir tried to kill you?' Elrond asked. When he saw Elladan's pale face, he continued, 'Just as I thought. Kevaline feels the same way. Andrew was like a brother to her, and her tried to kill her. She has every right to be afraid of him.'

Elladan bowed his head, "May I be excused father?" Elrond nodded and watched as his son took Andrew and dragged him out of the room.

Elladan pulled Andrew with him, "Andrew, what is wrong?"

"Kevaline is afraid of me. She will never trust me again." Andrew sighed, looking down at his feet.

"She trusts you, she is just not comfortable around you." Elladan reassured his new friend.

Andrew sighed, "I hope you are right."

Kevaline laid back in her bed, hissing as another wave of pain overtook her again. Elrohir ran to her side, "Kevaline!"

Kevaline shook a hand, "No, I am alright. . ." She looked at her love, "Elrohir, your father wouldn't happen to have anything to dull pain would he?"

Elrohir smiled, "Yes, he does." He turned to the door, "I'll be back soon with the medicine."

Kevaline watched as he ran out of the room, only to come back minutes later with a cup of steaming tea. When he handed it to her, she looked at it, not sure, "It's not poisonous, is it?"

Elrohir chuckled, "No, now drink it. It will dull your pain to a tolerable level." Kevaline took a sip of it and almost spit it out. Elrohir couldn't help but laugh, "Did I forget to mention that it tastes horrible?"

"It would have been nice to know!" Kevaline chocked on it.

"You get used to it after a while," Elrohir shrugged, "I've had to take that tons of times when I've been in pain."

Kevaline handed it back to Elrohir, "Thank you, I can already feel it helping me." She laid down in her bed, "I think I'm going to get some rest now. If you need me, you know where to find me."

Elrohir chuckled, "Yes, I know where to find you." He kissed her forehead, "Sleep well, my love." He then walked out of the room, smiling as he heard Kevaline's breathing even out. He closed the door, chuckling to himself.

Elrond found his son chuckling, "How is Kevaline?"

"Sleeping from your medicinal tea," Elrohir chuckled, "She asked for something to ease her pain and she wanted to sleep, I just helped on both."

Elrond nodded, "Very good Elrohir, I was just going to give her some of that." He started to walk to his study, "When do you propose to have the wedding?"

Elrohir walked beside his father, "After Estel gets back. Kevaline wants him to be here for it."

"Estel returns in two months' time," Elrond smiled as he walked into his study, "Supposedly Prince Legolas is returning with him. . ."

"Why?" Elrohir asked, trying to hide his excitement.

"In Thranduil's letter he said that Legolas wishes to give his apologies personally to Kevaline. I was also told that Adam told Legolas something that no one else heard. He is supposed to tell Kevaline it personally." Elrond sighed, sitting down at his desk.

"You know that as soon as Kevaline is well again, she will want to go on border patrols and guard duty. . ." Elrohir started.

Elrond sighed once again, opening a book on his desk, "Yes, I know. And I suppose she will want to take a full turn of border patrol."

Elrohir smirked, "Yes, she will." He then thought about something, "Father, I think we are going to have our hands full with trying to get her to wear a dress for the wedding. . ."

Elrond moaned, "Yes, that worries me as well!" He looked up at his son, "How long do you think she will be like this? In your opinion."

"Well, she will probably be back to her old self by tomorrow," Elrohir chuckled.

Elrond let out a moan, "I guess I'll have to put your troop on the next border patrol." He nodded, "Your full troop, not just your four that you trust with your lives. Orcs have been attacking more recently."

Elrohir nodded, "Yes father, I understand." He pulled a book from its resting place and opened it up, "Lets hope that Kevaline is up soon. . ."

"Which brings me to my next thought," Elrond smiled, "She is going to start learning elvish. She will have to learn the language if she is going to live with us. . ."

Elrohir smiled, "Let's hope she isn't hard on her tutors." His face brightened, "I will teach her the warrior ways of an elf."

Elrond nodded, "Very well, I don't think anyone would want to go up against her when she got angry when she can't creep up on someone." He sighed, "The next border patrol is over next week. . . That gives Kevaline a full week of lessons."

Kevaline awoke in the morning to the sun. She smiled to herself as she sat up, feeling no pain. Her hearing was getting better for she heard voices out in the hall coming towards her door. She grabbed two pillows, thought for a second, and then put the pillows back. She stood up, walked over to the door, and stood behind the door as the voices ceased at her door. She kept quiet as the door opened and the two elves walked into her room. They looked around for her, and finally heard her giggling behind the door. They closed the door, and one grabbed Kevaline and started tickling her while the other chuckled.

Kevaline noticed who the two were. It was the twins, they were the ones that were to escort her to the dinning room. She pulled at Elrohir's grip, laughing, "Please! Let me go!"

Elladan stopped his chuckling, "You look better this morning, Kevaline, you don't have your bruises."

Kevaline squirmed in Elrohir's grip, finally succeeding in freeing herself only to kiss Elrohir. She ended the kiss, "Elrohir, what is on the agenda for today?"

Elladan smirked wickedly at Kevaline, "You start lessons to learn elvish after breakfast."

Kevaline blinked, not knowing what to say. She finally found her voice, "Lessons?"

Elrohir nodded, "Yes, and after those lessons, you will come with me. I have to teach you about keeping quiet while you sneak up on someone. You are so loud when you walk that we could shoot you in the dark."

Kevaline smiled, "Great! Now you won't be able to talk in elvish about me!" She walked over to her drawers and pulled out a tunic and a pair of leggings. She turned her hard gaze on them, "Turn around so I can change!" They did as they were told and Kevaline quickly dressed. She smiled at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a dark green tunic and brown leggings. She laughed at Elrohir and Elladan's attempts to turn around and see her, "You can turn around now."

Elladan grabbed her left arm, and Elrohir grabbed her right arm. Both pulled her out of the room and down to the dinning room. She laughed as she entered the dinning room and saw the scene before her. Elrond was laughing in his chair, Andrew was smiling the biggest smile he has ever smiled, and Kirwine was crying on the floor, holding her nose.

Andrew smiled at Kevaline, "She was making fun of you, I couldn't have that! She is as bad as Laken is!"

Kevaline was ushered over to Elrond's right, and Elrohir sat down beside her. Elladan sat on the other side of him with Andrew sitting beside him. Elrond nodded his head to Kevaline, "Am I right when I ask that you have already been filled in on your new lessons?" Kevaline nodded, "Yes, and I would love to know who my tutor will be."

After breakfast, Kevaline was ushered to the library by Elrond. He smiled at her and left her with her new tutor. His name was Erecuoli. They started the learning, and after an hour, Kevaline got bored and watched out the window.

"Kevaline!"

Kevaline turned her attention back to Erecuoli, "What?"

He sighed, "Kevaline, you have to pay attention if you want to learn elvish." She sighed but nodded, and Erecuoli started again. He found that if he wanted to keep her attention, all he had to do was start to speak elvish, and Kevaline would turn her attention back to him.

By the time Elrohir came to take her from Erecuoli, Kevaline was starting to get the hang of the basics. Elrohir laughed as he ushered her out into the woods, "Well, now. . . This is where we put you to the test."

He laid against a tree, putting his hands behind his head. Kevaline put her hands on her hips, "What am I supposed to do?"

"Go off into the woods and try to sneak up on me." Elrohir shrugged. Kevaline rolled her eyes and did as she was told, walking into the woods.

She waited for about a half an hour before moving around, being as quiet as she could. She gently placed her foot down as she peeked through the bushes into the clearing. She smiled as she saw Elrohir had his eyes closed, either acting like he was asleep or he really was. She backtracked into the woods so she could surprise him from behind. As she came to a spot behind the tree Elrohir was laying at, Kevaline quieted her breathing even more. She quickly walked up behind the tree, getting ready to grab Elrohir and tickle him for what he did that morning to her.

She sidestepped to grab him, and almost gasped. Elrohir was staring right at her, smiling, "You were too loud when you came out of the woods to sneak up on my tree." He grabbed her and started tickling her, "Learn from your mistakes!" He let her go, "Now try again!" He laid back down again, closing his eyes once again.

Kevaline smiled at him, resisting the urge to pinch him right there. She shook her head and walked back into the woods. Figuring that she should try something new, she smiled to herself. She picked up a two rocks and quietly walked over to the clearing. She threw one of the rocks, hearing it bounce off another rock. Elrohir quickly opened his eyes, looking around. She quietly walked to the other end of the clearing by going around in the woods. She then threw the other rock and quickly ran behind Elrohir's tree. She then quietly but stealthily climbed the tree, not making a sound. Elrohir looked around the clearing yet again, trying to find the source of the sound.

He shook his head and laid back against the tree. He closed his eyes, listening once again for any sign of Kevaline in the woods. He opened his eyes as he heard a rustle of leaves. Kevaline swore to herself as Elrohir rolled out of the way just in time to have Kevaline slam to the ground.

Elrohir chuckled, "You almost had me there!" He heard Kevaline swear, "Kevaline, that isn't very appropriate!"

After two more hours of trying to catch Elrohir, Kevaline still couldn't sneak up on him. Elrohir stated that she was getting better and that with practice she would soon be able to sneak up on him.

Both walked up to the dinning room for lunch. Kevaline smiled and pushed Elrohir, causing him to stumble. He turned to push her back, but she had disappeared. He looked all around him, trying to find her, finally becoming frantic. As he ran under a tree, Kevaline grabbed his shoulders and pulled him up into the tree with her.

Kevaline giggled, "I got you!"

"But how did you. . ." Elrohir started, a smile spreading across his face.

"How did I get up in this tree so quickly?" Kevaline asked, smiling as he nodded, "Simple, when you stumbled I ran! I then jumped up into the tree!" She smiled wickedly at him, "You should have seen your face when you couldn't find me!" Kevaline froze as she heard the howl of wolves. She looked into Elrohir's eyes, "That was Cleo!"

Elrohir jumped out of the tree with Kevaline, "What is wrong?"

Kevaline grabbed his arm, "Go get Elladan and Andrew! Then tell your father that Orcs attack the southern border! Your father should then send yours and Elladan's troops to the border! We'll ride ahead!" She pushed him into motion, "I'll get the horses ready! GO!"

Elrohir spared no time in running to do what he was told. Kevaline stared at his retreating form for a moment before running to the stables. As she slammed open the doors, she yelled, "Get Clitus, Alaquis, Kirkelan, and Tulok ready for fast riding!" She then ran to the door and waited for Elrohir.

Two minutes later, Elrohir showed up with Elladan and Andrew. He ran to her and handed her her bow, quiver full of arrows that she got from Rumil, the Elvin knife that Orophin gave her, and her sword. She took them with a nod and ran back into the stables to take the reigns of Clitus, "You know, you will have to teach me how to ride without a bridle!"

Everyone else grabbed their own reigns, and they all quickly mounted. Elrohir glanced at her, "We only ride with nothing when we are just riding for joy."

Kevaline urged Clitus to gallop at his top speed to reach the southern border. Elladan looked at her as they started out, "Why such the urgency?"

"I'll have you know that Kirin's pack is helping the elves at the border! I want to hurry so that none of them are hurt!" Kevaline stated desperately. She paused for a moment, "Wait! It was Cleo's howl that I heard! Why wasn't it Kirin?" She looked up at the sky, trying to talk to the wolves.

Tears formed in her eyes as she got an answer from them. Andrew looked at Elladan who looked at Elrohir. Elrohir reached a hand out to Kevaline, "Well?"

Kevaline held her tears from falling down her face, "Kirin is. . ." She closed her eyes as the tears threatened to fall down her face, "He is dead!" Finally she couldn't stop the tears, "He took on a horde of orcs, saving three elves from death. . .He fought bravely, but they soon overcame the fact that a wolf would do that and all at once ganged up on him. He was wounded but still fought. Finally an orc. . ."

"What?" Elrohir asked, grabbing her shoulder, "What happened then?"

"Finally an orc took advantage of his wound and sliced off Kirin's head. . ." Kevaline stated numbly. She paused, listening intently for something. When Andrew opened his mouth to speak, she held her hand up, "Do you hear that?"

Elrohir and Elladan listened intently also, trying to hear. What they heard was whimpering from what sounded like a wolf cub and yelling of orcs. Elrohir glanced at Kevaline, "It's Yami!"

"We are close to the border, why does it not surprise me?" Kevaline asked, unsheathing her sword. "Get ready, here they come!"

Five minutes later Yami and the orcs broke through the brush. Kevaline counted ten orcs. She smiled, easy prey. She urged Clitus forward so that he charged into the orcs, causing them all to back away from the tiny wolf cub that was under Clitus. Kevaline swung her sword, chopping the head off an orc and causing another to drop its sword. Then Andrew urged Tulok towards Kevaline, slicing the head off of two orcs in a row. Elrohir and Elladan soon joined as well. With all of them fighting together, they killed all the orcs that had come into the clearing.

Kevaline quickly dismounted and squatted down so she could see Yami. She stroked his back, "It's alright Yami, I am here. . ." The wolf cub looked up to see Kevaline. He jumped on her, licking her face. Kevaline laughed, "Lets go help your pack and the elves!" She picked him up and mounted Clitus.

On reaching the border patrol, Kevaline gasped. Orc bodies were mingled with that of wolves and elves. Yami scrambled in Kevaline grip, trying to get free. She let him go and watched as he ran to a wolf's body. Kevaline shook her head, not wanting to believe any of it. Elrohir dismounted and walked over to the wolf's body. He recoiled from it as he recognized it. Yami whimpered and nudged the wolf's head, trying to get it to move. Elrohir picked up the wolf cub, holding it strong as it struggled to get back to the body, "Yami, she is dead. . ." He listened as Yami howled a howl of sorrow.

Kevaline dismounted, looking for any wolf survivors. She counted the bodies, "They are all dead except for Yami!" She cried, not believing this was happening, "No, it can't be!"

"My lady. . ." Kevaline turned as she heard the voice. She saw a group of elves, half of them injured. The front elf bowed his head, "I am sorry my lady. . . They fought bravely to save us. We owe our lives to them."

Kevaline sank to her knees, "This can't be happening!" She looked over at Cleo's dead body, seeing it was right beside Kirin's, "Two of the animals closest to my heart have died. . ." She grabbed at her chest, feeling a throb of pain, "I didn't ask them to help!"

Elrohir handed Yami to her, "They felt that they had to. They felt that if they didn't help, that you might be hurt." He watched as Kevaline took Yami and buried her face in his fur. Yami whimpered and licked her ear.

Andrew lowered his head, "Kevaline. . ."

Kevaline took her face out of Yami's fur to look into his emerald eyes. She wiped away her tears, "Yami is still alive. . ." She then looked at the elves, "You fought bravely as well!" She turned to Elrohir, "Your troop along with Elladan's should be here soon, am I right?" Elrohir nodded, and Kevaline sighed, "As soon as they get here, we'll take the elves that were on duty back to the palace. They can be healed while our troops guard the border. We will join them at the beginning of next week. I have to take care of Yami. He is in too much of shock to tell me what happened. Is that alright?"

Elladan nodded, "Yes Kevaline! That is perfect."

Elrohir put his hand on Kevaline's shoulder, "Are you alright?"

Kevaline looked at Cleo and Kirin for the last time, "No, but my heart will learn to heal." She then hugged Yami to her chest, "As long as there is something to live for my heart shall heal." She then stood, walking over to Clitus, "I am sorry that you lost some of your men. . ."

The elf shook his head, "No my lady! We only lost four of our men! We are sorry that you lost twenty of your wolves. . ."

Kevaline let a small laugh escape her lips, surprised that she had done it, "My wolves, it sounds weird when someone calls them that. . ." She then thought for a second, "I guess they were my wolves. They were as tame as a pet dog." She turned as she heard horses' hooves. She sighed as familiar faces of elves came through the trees.

Elrohir turned to his troop, "You are to guard the border. We will be back to join you at the beginning of next week." He answered the confused looks he got, "Kevaline needs to heal and I need to talk to father about something."

Elladan nodded, "When my troop gets here, send them to the south east border. Tell them I will meet them at the start of next week down there."

Kevaline hugged Yami to her chest as the group headed to Elrond's study. They were told that they could find him there. Kevaline let her tears fall as the realization of the whole incident fell into place in her heart. She didn't notice when Yami barked playfully as they reached Elrond's study, and were all ushered in by Elrond himself.

Elrond listened to the tale that Elladan, Andrew, and Elrohir told him of what had happened at the border. He waited for Kevaline to yell at the three or add something else, but it never came. He looked over to her to see that she was crying silently and was hugging a wolf cub to her chest. He said her name softly, "Kevaline. . ."

She didn't look up at him, her head just drooped down even more. She sobbed, "It was all my fault! Not a single one of the adults lived!" She hugged the wolf cub harder, "Only Yami survived! I was there for him, but not his mother or father!" She paid no heed as the wolf cub Yami wriggled out of her hold, thumping to the floor and starting to investigate the study, "Kirin, Cleo. . . And all the other wolves! All dead because they rushed to help the elves! All because I had softened their hearts into thinking that they should help me and the elves!" She then looked up at Elrond, her eyes full of tears, "I ache Elrond! My heart calls for them. They do not answer the calls! I saw them. . . Kirin's headless form, and Cleo's broken one lying beside her mate! She would not leave her mate's side! After he had died, she did not order the retreat! She fought on, they all did, until the very end!" She shook her head, "Never will Kirin's pack answer the calls of my heart again!"

Elrond looked at Yami, a smile spreading across his face as he saw the cub sit down beside him and whimper. Elrond sat down in his chair and couldn't help but smile larger as Yami came over to his chair and barked. He patted the cub on the head and turned his attention back to Kevaline who was still crying. He sighed, "They saved the lives of many elves, Kevaline, I think we owe a lot to them now. . ." He nodded down to Yami, "Since the cub has nowhere to go, he can stay here with you. I want you to raise him."

Yami barked and ran over to Kevaline. Kevaline couldn't help but smile down at the little cub. He bit her pant leg and pulled on it, trying to get her to pick him up. She stopped her crying, "I may not hear Kirin's pack again, but I will hear Yami for a long while." She turned to Elrond, "Yami is still young, maybe I can teach him to still be a wolf, but not to be dangerous around elves. . ."

"Kevaline, I don't know if that would be possible." Elrond sighed as he watched Yami growl at Andrew as Andrew tousled his hair. His doubts stopped as he watched Yami look up at Kevaline and then lower himself to the ground, whimpering, "Alright Kevaline, you may try." Kevaline smiled, making Elrond feel he did the right thing, ran to Elrond, and hugged him. In a move that surprised everyone, he hugged her back, "Kevaline, you are a special gift to us."

Kevaline smiled, "You all are a special gift to me." She then let Elrond go, "May I ask a favor of you?" Elrond nodded, and she sighed, "May my wolves be buried by the elves that died? I would like to mark their graves, every single one."

Elrond nodded, "Yes, I would like you to tell me all their names. They fought with honor to save us, they deserve to be buried with the dead."

Kevaline sat down in a chair beside Elrond, "I'm tired. . . My heart hurts. . ."

Elrohir put his hands on Kevaline's shoulders, standing behind the chair. He smiled as Yami jumped up into her lap, full of energy. She sighed, looking at the cub. "Kevaline. . ."

Kevaline closed her eyes, "Elrohir, I think that you should take Yami to my room while I talk to your father." She watched as Elladan steered his brother out of the room with Yami trailing after them, dragging Andrew out with him. She then turned to Elrond, "Elrond, will the pain ever lessen?"

"Kevaline, it will with time. It seems these two were close to you. Your gift will bring you more pain over time, but it will also bring you happiness." Elrond sighed. He shook his head, "It must be hard on you. . ."

"I feel everyone of their pains. I can see what the whole battle was like." Kevaline stated. She answered Elrond's questioning look, "I have access to animals' memories."

"Your power is stronger than what I thought it would be." Elrond smiled.

Elladan looked at his twin, "You are worrying too much, brother, she will be fine."

Elrohir looked at Yami, "I need to worry. No one should have to feel the pain of twenty wolves." He shook his head, "You know, I think I can feel some of that pain as well!"

Andrew put his hand on Elrohir's forehead, "Are you sure you are feeling ok?"

Elrohir pushed Andrew's hand away, "This is ridiculous! I am going to try and take her mind off of this!" He turned around and started to walk back to his father's study, "Take Yami to my room! Then go down to the kitchens and get him some food." He continued down the hall, knocking on the door.

Kevaline and Elrond turned to see him. Kevaline smiled, "Elrohir, have you come for me?"

He smiled right back at her, "Actually, yes I have." He walked over to her and kissed her cheek, "Kevaline, you shouldn't have to bear this alone. I want to bear this pain with you. . ."

"But you already feel some of the pain that I feel, I know that you know about it." Kevaline argued.

Elrohir nodded, "Yes, but I don't want you to have to bear so much. I want to help more with that burden."

"I've already given you some of that burden! So much that it would hurt your heart if I gave you any more!" Kevaline cried looking into his eyes. She saw determination in them, "But Elrohir. . ."

"I don't want your heart to hurt as it does! I want to feel that pain as well as you!" Elrohir stated, not backing down.

Kevaline gave up, knowing it was futile to try any more, he would just ignore her until she did what he wanted, "Fine! But if you start to feel as I did, I am taking the pain back!"

Elrohir nodded, "Yes, I understand!"

Kevaline grabbed his hand, squeezing it tight, "I'm now giving some of my pain to you."

Elrohir bit his lip as his heart started to ache. He smiled as Kevaline sighed. He could tell she felt better already. He pushed his pain to the back of his mind, "Do you feel better?" Kevaline looked at him, smiled, and then collapsed in his arms.

Elrond looked at Elrohir, "It pains you, doesn't it?"

Elrohir looked at Kevaline. She looked relieved in her sleep. He sadly shook his head, "I will deal with it father, just as long as she is not in so much pain. . ."

"You know that she will take the pain back from you later on. She will notice you are not up to your full strength. . ." Elrond stated.

"She will not notice," Elrohir stated. He sighed, sitting down in a chair with Kevaline in his arms, "I am going to have to work even harder to get back to my full strength. It will ultimately make me stronger." He then stood, carrying Kevaline, "I better go check on Elladan and Andrew. They were supposed to put Yami into my room, but I'll bet that they took him down to the kitchens."

Kevaline mumbled in his grip, "Yami. . ."

Elrohir laughed, "I better get Kevaline into bed also." He walked out of the room, smiling as he heard a ruckus going on in the main hall. He whispered into Kevaline's ear, "I hate to do this to you, but you need to wake up. Yami is in need of your help."

Kevaline's eyes whipped open, and she jumped out of Elrohir's grip, "Where is he?" She quieted down as she heard the ruckus going on. She growled and frowned, "Why is it I try to relax for a couple minutes and those two always have to cause trouble?"

"If you mean Elladan and Andrew, then that answer is simple." Elrohir chuckled as he followed Kevaline to the main hallway, "We love to play pranks, it is just how we are. . ."

"You haven't played a trick since. . ." Kevaline stopped her sentence short.

"Since I met you." Elrohir winked at her as Yami howled. They looked at the scene in front of them. Yami was howling as he sat in the middle of the room; Andrew was throwing food to him, laughing as Yami would stop his howling to catch the food in his mouth; Elladan was rolling on the floor, laughing so hard; and everyone there was staring at the three like they were crazy.

The pandemonium stopped as Glorfindel walked into the main hallway and frowned at Yami. Yami stopped his howling, just in time to be hit in the forehead by a chunk of meat that Andrew had thrown at him. At this, Elladan laughed even harder. Andrew fell to the floor, not able to get up. Glorfindel started to walk to the center of the room, but Kevaline ran and beat him there.

As she picked up Yami, Glorfindel's frown got bigger, "Kevaline. . ."

"I'm sorry Glorfindel, these two were supposed to take Yami to my room!" Kevaline stated desperately. Yami whimpered, wriggling in Kevaline's grip to get free.

Glorfindel smiled as Kevaline shielded Yami from him, "Well it seems that you hold the cub close to your heart."

"His parents were killed in the battle at the southern border." Kevaline stated. She set him down, "Elrond is letting me keep him."

Glorfindel smiled, "I guess I can let this one go then."

Yami thudded over to Glorfindel, sniffing at his feet. Andrew laughed, "I guess Yami is not sure about you Glory!"

Glorfindel turned to Andrew, "What have I told you about calling me that!" Yami barked playfully up to him, and Glorfindel picked him up, "So his name is Yami?"

Kevaline smiled, "Yes, he seems to like you. He doesn't really take to people. He must sense something in you." Se bowed to him, "Well, Glorfindel, I must take Yami to my room. He must get acquainted with it so he knows his way around."

Glorfindel handed Yami over to her, "After you put him in your room, would you care to spar against me? We haven't been able to yet?"

Kevaline smiled, "That would be nice, I could get my mind off of the death of the wolf pack. . ."

"You have to first beat me!" Elladan stated, standing from the ground, "I want you to see that you can beat me, that you have the potential to!" Kevaline started to shake her head, but Elladan held his hand up, "No, don't say anything! I know you can beat me! You have gotten stronger since our last match!"

Kevaline sighed, "You are not going to leave me alone until I beat you, are you?" Elladan shook his head, a smug look on his face. Kevaline held her head high, "Fine! I will! You will regret challenging me!" Yami growled as Kevaline set him down. Kevaline smiled, "Let's go!" She started to walk to the practice yards.

Elladan stretched, nodding to his father who stood watching the two. Elrond sighed, "It seems that you two will continue testing each other's strength."

Kevaline smiled at him, "Well, Elrond, I have to show people how strong I am before I marry Elrohir! I don't want them to think I am some 'lady'! I want to be known as someone who catches the eyes of others!"

Elrond shook his head at her, "Kevaline, I can already tell that this is going to be another time that I will have to heal you. . ."

"Actually, I think that you will have to heal Elladan. I am going to let all my anger go on this one!" Kevaline laughed. She finished her stretching and looked at Elladan, "Are you ready to be looking up at me from the flat of your back?"

Elladan smirked, "Only if you are ready to admit that you were not at fault for Adam's death!" Kevaline froze, and Elladan rolled his eyes, "Kevaline! It wasn't your fault! Orcs are what killed him, not you!"

Kevaline clenched her fist, "Shut up! Let's start this!" She ran at him, her fists clenched tightly.

Elladan jumped to his left, smiling as Kevaline's fist swung through the air. He then felt a hard force slam into his stomach. He stumbled backwards, trying to relax himself. Kevaline was staring at him from where she stood. When she smiled, Elladan could tell that she knew what she would do.

What came next was all in a rush. Elladan didn't have time to react as Kevaline got down on all fours like a wolf. She then lunged at him, screaming. She thudded onto Elladan's chest, causing him to slam into the ground. Her eyes held a fire in them, one that looked unnatural. He pushed her off his chest, rolling to the right. He watched as Kevaline took up her position on all fours again.

Kevaline yelled, "Kelanya tay! Havenia dal!" She lunged at Elladan again, growling.

Elladan's eyes went wide as Kevaline landed on him again, causing the air in his lungs to leave. He desperately tried to get her off him, scared beyond his wits as to what was happening to her. He pulled air into his lungs and then yelled to Kevaline on top of him, "Kev! I give up! You win!"

Kevaline continued to growl from her spot on Elladan's chest, not hearing his words. She whipped her head around as she felt someone pulling her off him. She saw Elrohir's face. She growled at him and pushed him away from her. She then turned her attention back to Elladan, the fire in her eyes not relenting one bit. She smirked as she saw the fear in his eyes.

"Kevaline!" Elrohir yelled, pushing himself off the ground, "Kevaline, get off him!"

Kevaline didn't heed any of his words, growling at Elladan. "So you are Elladan. . ."

"Kevaline! You know me, what is going on?" Elladan stated desperately.

"I have heard a lot about you." Kevaline smirked, licking her lips, "It seems that you fear me!"

"Kevaline what game are you playing?" Elladan asked, continuing to try and get free.

"I am not Kevaline!" Kevaline growled, "She has called upon me!"

"Who. . ." Elladan started, but stopped as Kevaline applied more pressure down on him.

"I am Kirin, warrior wolf! Kevaline called upon the power of the wolves to help in this fight!" Kevaline sneered.

"Kevaline! Please. . ." Elladan rushed.

"Kevaline is not here at the moment! She is not able to help you!" Kevaline stated. She took a deep breath, "It is good to smell the air once again!" She sighed, "It seems I must go. . ." She glared at Elladan, "You are lucky!"

Elladan watched as she closed her eyes and fell on him, unconscious. Elladan quickly sat up, pushing Kevaline to his left side. He scooted away from her, not sure of what just happened. He jumped as he felt a hand on his shoulder. When he looked to see who it was, he sighed in relief. Elrohir was looking at him with worry in his gaze.

"It seems Kevaline can do much more than talk and understand animals," Elrond stated, walking over to his sons.

Elrohir looked at Kevaline's limp body on the ground, "I don't know if I like this. . ."

Elladan didn't take his eyes off of Kevaline, "She was chanting something before she lunged on me the second time."

"Did you catch what it was?" Elrohir asked.

Elladan nodded, "Yes, it was 'Kelanya tay! Havenia dal!'"

Kevaline moaned and rolled. She then sat up, her eyes half open, "What?"

Elrohir looked at her, "Kevaline what did you chant?"

Kevaline thought back to the fight, everything blurry, "I. . ." She shook her head, "I'm sorry! What have I done?" She looked at Elladan, "I'm sorry Elladan, I didn't mean to! I didn't want to do that to you!"

Elladan watched as Kevaline started to stutter on, "Kevaline, it is alright, I just want to know what you chanted."

Kevaline stopped her babbling and lowered her head, "Spirit of the wolves! Aid me!"

Elladan chuckled dryly, "Well, it worked!" He shook his head, "We met your friend Kirin."

Kevaline froze, "Oh no, I could have killed you!"

"You almost did!" Elladan smiled, "No need to worry, it was not your fault. That wolf was the one that wanted to do it!"

"Kirin is a warrior wolf, one that takes the need for aid seriously. He probably thought that you were trying to kill me! I shouldn't have called for his aid!"

"It is all done with!" Elrohir stated, walking closer to Kevaline. He set his hand on her shoulder, "How long have you been able to ask for help?"

"Since the death of the pack," Kevaline numbly answered. She looked over to Yami, "I was actually trying to get Yami's spirit to help me, but I guess Kirin's spirit is watching over me." She frowned, "Please Elladan, don't be afraid of me!"

"Why would I do that sort of thing?" Elladan laughed, "You are as harmless as a kitten when you don't have the help of your wolves!" He stood and walked over to Kevaline, "You wouldn't kill me even if forced to!" He sat down beside her and gave her a strong hug, "You are too sweet to try anything like that! You are like a little sister to me, I know you wouldn't!"

Kevaline sighed, "Elladan, I am glad you believe me!" She then smiled to Elrohir, "He didn't hurt you, did he?"

"Nothing but my pride of being able to control you," Elrohir replied.

Kevaline looked at Glorfindel, "I don't think you want to spar against me. That might happen again!"

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There ya go, chapter seven. I just want you to know that I cried during this chapter. I didn't want to kill Adam or Kirin's pack, but my hands typed it.

Please review, you people are my inspiration.

Legolas: Yes, please review.

Elrohir:: nodding:: yes, yes, review. She actually is a good person, just terribly misunderstood.