Brothers: A LOTR Fanfic

Chapter 3

"Aragorn....I....I....I'm pregnant," Arwen finally said.

Aragorn, who was at a loss for words, gasped and stared at Arwen.

"This is why I had to leave Rivendell," said Arwen. "If my father knew, he would hate me. But if he knew that you were the father, he would disown me, and probably send us both away. He doesn't know that you proposed, does he?"

"No, no," Aragorn said. "Only you, I, and Arador know. My mother doesn't even know. And Arador will not tell anyone. We can trust him."

"But what are we going to do? About the baby?" Arwen asked, tears forming in her eyes.

Aragorn wrapped his arms around Arwen and pulled her close to him. "Don't worry, melamin (my love)," he said. "We will figure something out." He kissed Arwen's head.

"But I cannot tell my father," Arwen said. "He will not understand."

"He has to know sooner or later," said Aragorn. "We can't keep this a secret."

"But you don't know how my father can be," Arwen told him. "He will be extremely angry for many reasons. For one, we've been seeing eachother secretly for a very long time. Now we're engaged, and having a baby, and he will hate us both."

"We have to tell him," Aragorn said. "There is no way to keep something like this a secret, Arwen."

"Then we will tell him," said Arwen. "We will go back to Rivendell and tell him, and your mother, and your brother." She paused. "But are you happy, about becoming a father?"

"Of course I am," Aragorn said, smiling. "I always wanted children. Maybe not until after I was married, but that doesn't matter now. Arwen, you have made me very happy."

Arwen smiled. "I'm glad that you're excited, Estel," she said before giving Aragorn a kiss.

"Aragorn, what's going on?" Gilraen asked her son. "You seem....different, from when you left."

"That is because I have wonderful news," Aragorn said, smiling. "Naneth (mother), Arwen and I are engaged."

"What?!" asked Gilraen, surprised. "You are marrying Elrond's daughter? What does he think of this?"

"We haven't told him yet," Aragorn said. "But he will know soon."

"Well, my son, if you are happy, then I give you my blessing," Gilraen said.

"Thank you, Naneth, but there is more," said Aragorn. "You see, umm....Arwen is....pregnant."

Gilraen stared at her son. "You must be joking," she said. "How could that be?"

"Naneth, it's true," Aragorn said. "And I hoped that you would be happy."

"Yes, I am happy that I will have a grandchild, but this is unheard of," said Gilraen. "And I never thought that either of my sons would have children before getting married. And with Lord Elrond's daughter."

"Naneth, please, you must understand," Aragorn pleaded. "We did not plan this, but there is nothing we can do. Please, Naneth, be happy for us."

Gilraen hugged her son and said, "Aragorn, you have given me quite the surprise, but if it is what you want, then I am happy for you. But you must tell your brother, and Lord Elrond."

"I will," Aragorn promised.

After sharing the news with Arador, who was very happy for them as well, Aragorn and Arwen went to tell Elrond.

"Ada (father), Aragorn and I need to tell you something," Arwen said.

Elrond saw what was coming, but he said, "Go ahead. Tell me."

"My lord, we're engaged," said Aragorn.

"And....we're having a baby," Arwen added.

Elrond stared at both of them. "If this is a joke, it's not funny," he said in an angry voice. "First, I tell you not to see eachother anymore, and then you come to me with this?"

"Ada, we're serious," Arwen said.

"And so am I!" Elrond exclaimed. "Both of you have gone against my word. I cannot believe you. How will I ever trust either of you again? I am ashamed of you both." He got up from the chair he was sitting in, and stormed out of the room.

"I knew it! I knew it!" Arwen said. "I knew he wouldn't understand!" She began to sob.

"Arwen, don't cry," said Aragorn, and he hugged Arwen. "We knew how he would react, but we had to tell him."

"We can't go through with this," Arwen said. "Not if that's how he's going to be."

"Yes, we can," said Aragorn reassuringly. "You want to be happy, right?"

Arwen nodded. "Yes, and to be happy, I want to be with you," she said, and Aragorn kissed her.