A/N: Okies... I'm gonna ask one more time and if I don't get some reviews I'm
gonna write something completely irrelevant to LOTR. Like Code Lyoko. Ok.
Do you want a sequel (About Elenna's wedding and Maqueden's first child) A
prequel (About Elenna and Astoldominien) or a new series called water
(Maqueden discovers she's the first Hidden Istari... A female with Istari's
powers... That one'll be a mary-sue...) And in between I'm gonna write a one
shot about Ulrich and Yumi from Code Lyoko... I'm thinking a Christmas Party
at Yumi's house...
Just let me know so I can start planning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CH. 15
"What can I do to make you remember me?" Elenna asked.
Astoldominien sighed. "I don't know." He whispered. "I just don't know. I want to remember... I do! It's there, in my head... I just can't reach it. Gandalf tried everything he knew to get me to remember... And I just can't. I'm trying! I really, truly am, Elenna."
"I know you are. I just..." Elenna sighed. "What have they told you?"
"What little they knew. That I loved you. They told me you had a sister... And about Legolas."
"We... you had asked me to marry you. The wedding was a week after you left. I thought you would come back. I waited, for what seemed like ages. It may have been. Everything is a blur until this last year."
"I wanted to come back to you... I know I did." Astoldominien sighed. "I hate not being able to remember who I am... It causes other people so much pain." Astoldominien sighed. "I hate being who I am."
"Don't say that!" Elenna cried. "Listen to me. You are who you are. Nothing and nobody can change that but you. I loved... love... you for who you were and are. You haven't changed one bit from the Astoldominien I knew."
Astoldominien sighed again. "I wish it hadn't happened this way. It wasn't supposed to. I was supposed to go to battle and come back to you. Legolas was supposed to be my best man..."
"Who told you that?" Elenna asked.
"No one. I... I remembered something else!" Astoldominien cried joyfully, jumping up. "I can't believe it! This is working! I'm remembering!"
THREE WEEKS L.ATER...
Three weeks later, it was decided three to one that the Mirkwood party needed to return home. Astoldominien had improved significantly, though he was just barely scratching the surface of all the many memories he had lost. Elenna was the only one who had voted to stay, and that was only because she was the only one who could help him. He was in no condition to travel... or so the healer said. Gandalf was suddenly nowhere to be found, so his opinion could not be included.
So it became that Elenna trudged glumly to the garden where she and Astoldominien had taken up meeting every morning to give him the bad news.
"What's wrong?" Astoldominien asked, noticing the sadness in her eyes. "Why the long face?"
"I have to leave." She sank slowly onto the ground and let a tear fall from her eye. "The other three I came with need to leave... tomorrow. I have to go with them."
"You can't!" Astoldominien cried, finding a spot beside her and sitting down. "You're the only one in a thousand years who has been able to help me... You can't leave now! I need you!"
"Gods, do you think I WANT to leave?" Elenna asked. "I want to stay!" She sighed. "I was close. You were close to remembering. Maybe next time."
"What if there isn't a next time?!" Astoldominien asked, close to tears. "I need you to stay, Elenna. You're my only hope to recovery, no matter how long it takes."
"I know. I know! Gods, that's painfully obvious to everyone but THEM. I know." Elenna sniffled. "What do you want me to do?"
"I ask only because I know from watching you that you need me. I need you. I can't leave and you're safe here, for the time being. Stay here." He whispered. "Please."
"I... my sister, and Legolas... And Kyriana! I can't leave them! And I've tried to ask for one more week, but apparently, King Thranduil wants us back as soon as possible." She sniffled again. Then, unable to contain her pain, she burst into tears and flung herself at Astoldominien, who awkwardly patted her on the shoulder.
Neither noticed the shadows in the bushes. Neither knew that what would happen next would change their futures.
Behind the bushes stood Maqueden, Legolas, and Kyriana, who were listening to the conversation between the two elves. Astonished, the three backed away and made their way to the entrance of the garden, where they stopped and stood in stunned silence.
Maqueden spoke first. "He has a point, you know." She sighed, slipping her hand into Legolas's. "She needs him to keep her alive. He needs her to remember. They depend on each other,"
"We can't leave her here." Legolas sighed. "And I have to go back... We have half a year until the wedding. Which I still haven't figured out how to get out of, by the way. My father will go ballistic if we don't start planning."
"I don't think there is a way out." Kyriana giggled, laughing at Legolas's hopeless expression as the words left her mouth. "I've been thinking of ways to get out, too."
"Can we focus on the problem at hand, people?" Maqueden asked. "Elenna obviously needs to stay here. So let her."
"How will she get home again?"
"As long as she's here before the wedding, we can go meet her halfway."
Legolas sighed. "I don't like it... But fine."
Elenna sighed as she packed her suitcase. Astoldominien sat outside her door, reading a book he had gotten from Aragorn. She threw her things in her bag, not caring if it was folded or not. "Sweet Eru, why do I have to leave NOW?!" She thought to herself. "Of all the times to leave, they had to pick the worst one."
A cough from behind her made her look up. "What?" She asked, when she saw it was Legolas.
"I heard you in the garden." He admitted sheepishly. "And... you really do need to stay. He needs you more than we do. So if you really want to stay..."
"I LOVE YOU!" Elenna cried, throwing herself at him and giving him a bear hug. "Thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!"
Astoldominien came from down the hall to talk to Elenna. "What's going on?"
"I can stay!" Elenna cried. "They're going to let me stay!"
She ran to Astoldominien and gave him a bear hug, too. When she pulled away, a huge grin graced her features. Her smile caused Legolas to smile- Elenna had smiled only once in the 900 years since Astoldominien had disappeared. Legolas nodded and wished them a good night on his way out the door
The next morning, Kyriana, Legolas, and Maqueden were ready to go and had mounted their horses when Elenna and Astoldominien came running down the road. "Wait!" Elenna cried. Maqueden, who was riding with Kyriana. She quickly turned her horse around and rode back to meet her sister.
"Goodbye." Elenna whispered, reaching up to embrace Maqueden.
"The best of luck to you." Maqueden whispered back. "Namaarie... I'll miss you." (goodbye)
"Be safe. Write me every week." Elenna murmured.
"I will." Maqueden promised. Giving her sister one last hug, she mounted her horse and rode away, refusing to look back for the fear that her resolve would shatter and she would find herself unwilling to leave her sister alone in this unfamiliar place.
Elenna and Astoldominien walked slowly back inside. Astoldominien knew that Elenna's time was limited, and he worried. For himself, and for her. Elenna... well... she had other things on her mind.
A/N: Ok, if you didn't read the AN at the beginning of the chapter, I'll put it in this one. Do you want a sequel, a prequel, or another series?
And my cousin's coming for a week, so the next chapter won't be for a while... considering I'm going on Choir tour with my church for two weeks... so in about four weeks you can expect another chapter. I might surprise you and put one up this week... ya never know... And I hope you will forgive me if this chapter sorta stunk... Had VBS all week... thinks to self I WILL ATTACK THOSE 5-YEAR-OLDS!!!! Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! toddler with a brick bops author on head author falls over Oh... my head...
THANK YOU'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maveri (reachforthestars) est – no... The pairing stays Maqueden/Legolas Elenna/Astoldominien... (that name is murder!!!!!!!!!) But it would be a cool twist!
Merenwen/ Shili-Dwelf of Lorien- thanks!
Ceherryfaerie- yep. I was attacked by Marpessa... sigh why can't she just leave people alone?
Aliana Archer- He does get caught by Thranduil... But not until it's too late and he's already... Whoops! Almost gave the ending away!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed! : )
Just let me know so I can start planning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CH. 15
"What can I do to make you remember me?" Elenna asked.
Astoldominien sighed. "I don't know." He whispered. "I just don't know. I want to remember... I do! It's there, in my head... I just can't reach it. Gandalf tried everything he knew to get me to remember... And I just can't. I'm trying! I really, truly am, Elenna."
"I know you are. I just..." Elenna sighed. "What have they told you?"
"What little they knew. That I loved you. They told me you had a sister... And about Legolas."
"We... you had asked me to marry you. The wedding was a week after you left. I thought you would come back. I waited, for what seemed like ages. It may have been. Everything is a blur until this last year."
"I wanted to come back to you... I know I did." Astoldominien sighed. "I hate not being able to remember who I am... It causes other people so much pain." Astoldominien sighed. "I hate being who I am."
"Don't say that!" Elenna cried. "Listen to me. You are who you are. Nothing and nobody can change that but you. I loved... love... you for who you were and are. You haven't changed one bit from the Astoldominien I knew."
Astoldominien sighed again. "I wish it hadn't happened this way. It wasn't supposed to. I was supposed to go to battle and come back to you. Legolas was supposed to be my best man..."
"Who told you that?" Elenna asked.
"No one. I... I remembered something else!" Astoldominien cried joyfully, jumping up. "I can't believe it! This is working! I'm remembering!"
THREE WEEKS L.ATER...
Three weeks later, it was decided three to one that the Mirkwood party needed to return home. Astoldominien had improved significantly, though he was just barely scratching the surface of all the many memories he had lost. Elenna was the only one who had voted to stay, and that was only because she was the only one who could help him. He was in no condition to travel... or so the healer said. Gandalf was suddenly nowhere to be found, so his opinion could not be included.
So it became that Elenna trudged glumly to the garden where she and Astoldominien had taken up meeting every morning to give him the bad news.
"What's wrong?" Astoldominien asked, noticing the sadness in her eyes. "Why the long face?"
"I have to leave." She sank slowly onto the ground and let a tear fall from her eye. "The other three I came with need to leave... tomorrow. I have to go with them."
"You can't!" Astoldominien cried, finding a spot beside her and sitting down. "You're the only one in a thousand years who has been able to help me... You can't leave now! I need you!"
"Gods, do you think I WANT to leave?" Elenna asked. "I want to stay!" She sighed. "I was close. You were close to remembering. Maybe next time."
"What if there isn't a next time?!" Astoldominien asked, close to tears. "I need you to stay, Elenna. You're my only hope to recovery, no matter how long it takes."
"I know. I know! Gods, that's painfully obvious to everyone but THEM. I know." Elenna sniffled. "What do you want me to do?"
"I ask only because I know from watching you that you need me. I need you. I can't leave and you're safe here, for the time being. Stay here." He whispered. "Please."
"I... my sister, and Legolas... And Kyriana! I can't leave them! And I've tried to ask for one more week, but apparently, King Thranduil wants us back as soon as possible." She sniffled again. Then, unable to contain her pain, she burst into tears and flung herself at Astoldominien, who awkwardly patted her on the shoulder.
Neither noticed the shadows in the bushes. Neither knew that what would happen next would change their futures.
Behind the bushes stood Maqueden, Legolas, and Kyriana, who were listening to the conversation between the two elves. Astonished, the three backed away and made their way to the entrance of the garden, where they stopped and stood in stunned silence.
Maqueden spoke first. "He has a point, you know." She sighed, slipping her hand into Legolas's. "She needs him to keep her alive. He needs her to remember. They depend on each other,"
"We can't leave her here." Legolas sighed. "And I have to go back... We have half a year until the wedding. Which I still haven't figured out how to get out of, by the way. My father will go ballistic if we don't start planning."
"I don't think there is a way out." Kyriana giggled, laughing at Legolas's hopeless expression as the words left her mouth. "I've been thinking of ways to get out, too."
"Can we focus on the problem at hand, people?" Maqueden asked. "Elenna obviously needs to stay here. So let her."
"How will she get home again?"
"As long as she's here before the wedding, we can go meet her halfway."
Legolas sighed. "I don't like it... But fine."
Elenna sighed as she packed her suitcase. Astoldominien sat outside her door, reading a book he had gotten from Aragorn. She threw her things in her bag, not caring if it was folded or not. "Sweet Eru, why do I have to leave NOW?!" She thought to herself. "Of all the times to leave, they had to pick the worst one."
A cough from behind her made her look up. "What?" She asked, when she saw it was Legolas.
"I heard you in the garden." He admitted sheepishly. "And... you really do need to stay. He needs you more than we do. So if you really want to stay..."
"I LOVE YOU!" Elenna cried, throwing herself at him and giving him a bear hug. "Thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!"
Astoldominien came from down the hall to talk to Elenna. "What's going on?"
"I can stay!" Elenna cried. "They're going to let me stay!"
She ran to Astoldominien and gave him a bear hug, too. When she pulled away, a huge grin graced her features. Her smile caused Legolas to smile- Elenna had smiled only once in the 900 years since Astoldominien had disappeared. Legolas nodded and wished them a good night on his way out the door
The next morning, Kyriana, Legolas, and Maqueden were ready to go and had mounted their horses when Elenna and Astoldominien came running down the road. "Wait!" Elenna cried. Maqueden, who was riding with Kyriana. She quickly turned her horse around and rode back to meet her sister.
"Goodbye." Elenna whispered, reaching up to embrace Maqueden.
"The best of luck to you." Maqueden whispered back. "Namaarie... I'll miss you." (goodbye)
"Be safe. Write me every week." Elenna murmured.
"I will." Maqueden promised. Giving her sister one last hug, she mounted her horse and rode away, refusing to look back for the fear that her resolve would shatter and she would find herself unwilling to leave her sister alone in this unfamiliar place.
Elenna and Astoldominien walked slowly back inside. Astoldominien knew that Elenna's time was limited, and he worried. For himself, and for her. Elenna... well... she had other things on her mind.
A/N: Ok, if you didn't read the AN at the beginning of the chapter, I'll put it in this one. Do you want a sequel, a prequel, or another series?
And my cousin's coming for a week, so the next chapter won't be for a while... considering I'm going on Choir tour with my church for two weeks... so in about four weeks you can expect another chapter. I might surprise you and put one up this week... ya never know... And I hope you will forgive me if this chapter sorta stunk... Had VBS all week... thinks to self I WILL ATTACK THOSE 5-YEAR-OLDS!!!! Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! toddler with a brick bops author on head author falls over Oh... my head...
THANK YOU'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maveri (reachforthestars) est – no... The pairing stays Maqueden/Legolas Elenna/Astoldominien... (that name is murder!!!!!!!!!) But it would be a cool twist!
Merenwen/ Shili-Dwelf of Lorien- thanks!
Ceherryfaerie- yep. I was attacked by Marpessa... sigh why can't she just leave people alone?
Aliana Archer- He does get caught by Thranduil... But not until it's too late and he's already... Whoops! Almost gave the ending away!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed! : )