(A/N. This is a repost, enjoy. Disclaimer- I don't own any of Tolkien's works.

Chapter 2: Nienne's Elixir.

She could see them coming now, they were seconds away, three…two…one. She quickly pulled the jacket higher on her sister so her low cut dress wouldn't draw the attention it was meant to. Her sister openly gawked at the strangers, so she looked up at them to see what was so interesting and stood over her sister in away that showed protectiveness.

She quickly glanced at all of them, the two behind the first, sat atop brown horses, they looked very much the same, long golden hair pulled back, they both wore dark shades of green and brown, while the first rider was mounted upon a dazzling dapple-grey with black points and the riders hair was a little lighter than the others, and he was dressed superiorly to the others and in all black, she dared a look into his cobalt eyes.

They were so deep and looked as if they where yearning for something……but after a tenth of a second a look of knowing and recognition came across his stormy blue eyes. But it was what he said that caught like a mouth in a web.

"Elixir."
Legolas and Elixir both had their mouth slightly agape lost in their own little world of blue and green until Jess's voice brought them out of their revere.

"Ya', w'all know 'o she is, and m' names Jess-ica, wha's yours. OWW!" She said before she let out a yelp because as she began to lift up but rubbed her ankle on a upturned root that had grown out of the earth only to return again to its fertile haven in the ground.

Legolas glanced over at the blonde, confusion clearly written across his face as he dismounted the others fallowed suit, coming to stand behind him, all looking confused and concerned all at the same time.

"Excuse me milady, I'm afraid I don't quite understand you." Legolas let his eyes wonder back to the brunette, who still had her mouth slightly open in surprise.

"She's Elixir, tha' her name, I Jessica, tha' m' name, and you are….?" She pronounced over dramatically as if she was talking to a child.

Elixir watched the exchange wide-eyed as the man that said her name began to answer her twin.

"I am Prince Legolas; these are my comrades, Rowan and Darien." He said with a slight bow of his head, but he never broke his gaze with Elixir, he took a step forward and watched as she pulled back, obviously afraid of him so he added. "I will not harm you milady, please do not be frightened, I am here to help you."

Elixir watched as he chanced another step forward but she didn't pull back, she felt safe around him, but she couldn't understand it, she had never met anyone who soothed her the way he did.

And that was the last thought that crossed her mind as she felt her knees give way and she fell into unconsciousness.

Legolas quickly ran to her and caught her before she hit the ground. He gathered her in his arms and carried her to Rowan, where he handed her to him so he could mount. As soon as she left his arms the soothing feeling left him also, he hesitated, wanting it back, but then stepped away and mounted his horse. Once in the saddle he retrieved her from Rowan and felt the calmness seep back into and gently smiled at her form that he cradled against himself.

"Rowan bring the other woman to the castle, I will ride ahead and take this one back now, for she is the one we were searching for."

"Aye sire." They both responded and walked over to attend to the whimpering woman who still lay on the ground.

Legolas raced back to the castle with his precious burden tucked closely to him for safety, along the way he felt her cuddle closer to him for warmth and he smiled…..Elixir.

He reached the castle and dismounted with her in his arms and deftly climbed the stairs, meeting Nienne at the top and stopped for her to inspect the newly arrived visitor.

"This is her, she's just as beautiful as I remembered her." and she tucked a stray hair behind her daughters ear, "Come bring her to your room quickly, I'll need to reset those fingers before the mend the wrong way." With that she began to hurry through the dark stone halls with a blissful smile.

"Wait Nienne, another accompanied her when we found her."

"What? Where is she? I wish to see her, I only had….. saw one woman in my vision, is she like her?" She had stopped abruptly and turned to him questionably.

"No, she is just a regular maiden, she had no effect on me, but Elixir, she…" he gazed amazingly at the woman he carried in his arms.

"You call her elixir as if it were her name."

"That's because it is her name, it is what the other one called her by."

"How ironic. Come let us hasten, she might wake soon."

They reached his room and Nienne quickly opened the door for Legolas, once inside she silently watched him from the corner lie the lovely young women down upon the burgundy sheets that adorned his bed, gently as if she was made of glass and would break if she was not treasured and treated with the up most care, she smiled at his actions.

Legolas nimbly removed his arms from the maiden as so not to wake her, but she let out a small whimper as he pulled away from her, and in doing so, removing all contact between them. As soon as the sound barely escaped her lips he quickly answered her plea and caressed her face softly with his fingers, thus, silencing the young women for the moment, once she was peaceful once again he stepped away, once again desperately wanting to have the soothing completeness that she gave him.

Nienne stepped up to the bed, pushing Legolas back, and checked the young woman's forehead for fever, but received no evidence that she might have one to become alarmed over.

"We must wake her now, for I doubt it would be very pleasant to wake to the pain of having your fingers reset, now would it my Prince?"

Legolas smirked at the healer; "I for one would personally know of what you speak of, for you have awaken me from my slumber many a time that way."

Nienne lightly shook the brunette and called her name softly, "Elixir, awaken child."

Elixir slowly responded to the soft voice that beckoned her to awake, she felt empty, she longed for the one who had calmed her just by looking into her eyes. She looked over at the woman who smiled down upon her warmly, she looked awfully familiar somehow, her features were soft and kind, almost motherly to her. Mother. She couldn't be, it's absurd, and her ears….what's going on?

Elixir decided to voice her question to the lady.

"What are you? Who are you?" she spoke softly barely audible, for speaking was not a common thing, and in front of a stranger, it was none heard of, pun intended.

Nienne's smile grew wider as she looked down at the youthful beauty lying on the bed.

"I am an elf, and my name is Nienne and I am the head of the healers serving under King Thrundruil, also mother to the one named Elixir." At the confused look she received Nienne took Elixir's left hand and placed it on the girls own ear, and she laughed at how her daughter's eyes widened slightly in surprise for finding her ear also in the shape of a tear drop. "Yes, little one, you are my elfing, I welcome you home at last, but for now I must reset you fingers before they mend incorrectly." She smiled again and helped her bewildered daughter into a sitting position.

(A/N If you would like more information on the characters please check my bio, I will post their discriptions in there if you are having problems fully understanding them.)