Epilogue
Many centuries passed and Elrohir's grief for his brother lessened over time, although it never completely faded. He still missed his twin greatly as he did his sister and foster brother, just like the rest of his remaining family.
Currently he was sitting on the beach skipping stones across the water. His current record was 10, but his mind was distracted. He spent much of his time here, now. The sound of the waves somehow calmed him. He wasn't always alone though, sometimes he would come down here and an hour later he would be joined by his grandmother, Elwing.
Such was the case now.
Elrohir didn't hear her come up behind him, and so he was startled when she laid a hand on his shoulder.
"You are losing hope; you feel that he may not come." She said, her soft voice calming Elrohir's nerves even more.
"Yes." Elrohir admitted, "I am terrified by the fact that I may never see him again. I don't know how ada did it."
"According to some, it took a lot to get him to accept the fact that Elros was dead, and that they would never meet again save only in Mandos' halls.
Suddenly, Elwing saw a figure walking down the beach towards them. She gasped as she realized that the elf looked almost exactly like the elf she was talking to. 'So that must be him.' She thought to herself as she tapped Elrohir on the shoulder and pointed towards the approaching figure.
Elrohir's eyes widened in surprise as he recognized the elf. "'Dan?" He said in so small a whisper that it was a wonder that the other elf heard him.
Elrohir let out the breathe he hadn't known he'd been holding when the other elf smiled in reply.
"'DAN!" Elrohir cried as he lunged at his twin, knocking him over and wrapping his arms tightly around him as they both went tumbling to the ground.
"'Ro, I can't…breathe." He choked out due to his brother crushing his lungs.
"I missed you to 'Ro." Elladan said as Elrohir released him and rolled off him to lay on the sand beside Elladan.
Elladan looked at his brother to find tears rolling down his cheeks. "Why are you crying, 'Ro?" He asked.
"I've missed you so much, and I was beginning to think that you were never coming back." Elrohir said to his older brother.
"Oh, Elrohir. You know that I could never stay away from you forever tithen muindor." He said as he wrapped his arms around his twin.
Suddenly, Elladan noticed the elf-maiden watching their reunion. "Who is that 'Ro?" He asked.
Elrohir looked confused for a second before realizing what Elladan meant. He looked up at his grandmother and they shared a chuckle at Elladan's expense, which only caused the elder twin to become even more confused.
At Elladan's growing confusion, Elrohir laughed before standing up, pulling his brother off the ground with him, and walking over to where the elf-maiden stood. "'Dan, this is Elwing, our daernaneth." He said to his twin, and then turned to his grandmother, continuing. "And this is gwanur nîn, Elladan."
Like she did upon meeting Elrohir, she pulled Elladan into a warm embrace.
Elladan tensed as he felt Elwing hug him, but after a second he relaxed and returned the embrace.
As Anar began to set, Elwing took one of each of their hands and the three of them all walked back to where the rest of the family would be waiting for them.
THE END
Ada: father
Tithen muindor: little brother
Daernaneth: grandmother
Gwanur nîn: my twin
Anar: the sun
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