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Nienna woke up from her slumber when something inside of her told her something was wrong. She blinked a few times to let her eyes get used to the twilight in the room. Looking next to her, she smiled at Legolas sleeping next to her. She got up and got dressed, decided to leave Legolas to sleep for a few more minutes.
After she got dressed and looked outside, she knew that this was a good moment to talk about the baby. Walking over to the bed, she gently shook Legolas, when he did not stir; she shook him a little but harder. "Legolas, it is time to wake up." She softly said.
Legolas stirred slightly and the opened his eyes. Nienna took a gasp of breath when she noticed how dull they were. Sitting down on the bed, she asked. "Legolas, what is wrong?"
He looked at her and smiled of a second before his left hand went to his arm. Nienna helped him pull the sleeve up and then she saw the huge gash on his arm. She had seen enough wounds to know that the wound was poisoned. Legolas made a move to speak and she pushed him back down before she said. "Hush, don't speak. I will get you some water and then you get some more sleep."
He nodded and fell back into the pillows. When Nienna came back with some water, she helped him drink and soon Legolas fell into a deep sleep again. Nienna was worried and her hand went to his forehead, he was burning.
She walked out of the room and walked straight to Aragorn's room. It took a couple of minutes and a handful of knocks before he came to the door. His hair was tangled and he hastily pulled a shirt over his head before he said. "Nienna, it is 3.30 in the morning, what on earth can you be doing up so early? We are not all Elves you know."
"It is Legolas, he has a high fever." Nienna answered, nearly pulled Aragorn from behind the door.
"What do you mean? He cannot be sick."
"He is not sick, he is poisoned." Nienna answered, getting impatient. Aragorn nodded briefly before he stepped back into the room and came walking out of it with his pack in his hands. He gestured for her to lead the way and she nodded.
Legolas was still lying in the same place as she had left him, he had kicked the blankets off of him and his face was twisted in pain. Aragorn looked at him for a second before he asked. "Do you have any specialties a healer?"
"I know the basic." Nienna answered. Aragorn nodded and said. "Alright then. Stand by and do as I bid you. We might need Gandalf but that can wait."
Nienna nodded and the next hours were spent in working hard to safe Legolas's life.
Nienna was walking outside, the both of them had worked hard and Aragorn said there was a good change Legolas was going to make a full recovery. She was so tired of the room, that Aragorn had allowed her to go outside and get some rest. She looked up when one of the Halflings came walking towards her. He was one of the two, she did not know. She smiled and waited for him to catch up with her.
"Hello, my name is Samwise Gamgee. I have seen you with Legolas and Strider, have I not?" He asked, falling into step besides her.
"Yes, I think you did. My name is Nienna." She answered.
"How do you know Strider?" Sam asked.
"Strider?"
"I believe his real name is Aragorn, we used to call him Strider." Sam explained.
Nienna nodded and answered. 'I rescued Legolas when Saruman took him captive. That is how I met them. I am the daughter of Elrohir if Rivendell."
"I met Elrohir, he seems like a nice Elf. I am sure he is very proud of you."
Nienna smiled and answered. "I don't know if he is. I did some things he will not like." While she unconsciously rubber her belly.
"Oh, well. We cannot do everything our parents like, right? Tonight you will meet my friend Mister Frodo. He is sleeping right now and Gandalf is not letting anybody near him." Sam said while picking up some grass.
Nienna smiled and said. "I would like to meet him but for now I have to leave. I need to check on Legolas. It was a pleasure meeting you, Sam." And she walked back to her room.
When she walked in, Legolas looked up sleepy and a smile graced his fair face. Nienna smiled back and said. "I am glad to see you are faring better."
Legolas nodded and petted the bed next to him before he said. "A couple of days of rest and I will be fine. We are leaving for Aragorn's coronation in a few days and you will get to meet your family, Nienna, isn't it great?"
She nodded and said. "Do you think that they will like it, I mean we have to tell them?"
Legolas nodded, he shared the same fear as her. His father was going to murder him but there was nothing he could do about it. "I do not know, my dear. But we will be fine. I promise. I do not think Elrohir will be too pleased but I think Galadriel can handle him. Trust your own heart in this, Nienna and it will be fine. I am happy, in some way or another."
Nienna let herself fall backwards before she said. "We really did it this time, didn't we?"
Legolas laughed and said. "Yes, we did. But that is alright. I am sure they can see it our way. We are bonded and the Valar blessed us with a child. Maybe not the way we wanted it to turn out but well this might be our only change. It proves how much we love each other and that we are meant to be."
Nienna nodded, her heart warming at Legolas's words. She felt Legolas's arm going around her and the other one touched her stomach. He smiled again and Nienna felt a wave of happiness wash over her. He was happy with her and with their child. Nienna smiled back and kissed him gently. When she pulled back, Legolas yawned and while putting his head on her shoulder, he fell back into the dreamscape.
Nienna was standing close to Gandalf. The wizard sensed her uneasiness and grabbed her arm. "It will be fine. I know you did not plan this but Galadriel and Celeborn will accept you." He assured her. Nienna had no idea what he was talking about but she knew Legolas had told him about the pregnancy.
She found Legolas and gasped in surprise. He looked beautiful. When he saw her, he made the slightest wink to her before he looked back to Aragorn. He smiled when the king pulled back from Arwen. Nienna had no idea who she was but she knew she could trust her.
After the coronation was over, Nienna took a deep breath and waited right next to Gandalf. Soon Aragorn came looking for her and pulled Arwen with him. The Elven queen smiled at her and asked. "You must be Nienna."
Nienna nodded and Arwen continued. "My name is Arwen and I am your aunt. I am your father's sister. It is a pleasure to meet you."
Nienna smiled and said. "It is a pleasure to meet you, aunt." Arwen laughed, it was a clear laugh and Aragorn smiled at her, pleased to see that they liked each other.
"Elrohir will be here soon." He told Nienna and she took a deep breath, getting ready to face her father. She felt all her defenses fail when she saw him walking towards her together with Elrond, Galadriel and Celeborn. Gandalf left her side and walked away.
"Nienna. You are safe." He said when he stood in front of her. She smiled and hugged him back, feeling the love coming from him. He was not angry, well not yet. Elrond came and hugged her before stepping aside to let the Lady of the Light take a good look at her.
Nienna felt herself being reflected in the blue eyes of Galadriel. The Elf-Lady smiled and held out her hands while she said. "My little one, finally I can hold you close. I am so glad to finally see you. Will you come to me?"
Nienna nodded and threw herself into her great grandmother's arm. Galadriel pressed her close and Nienna heard her voice in her head. "It will be fine. Just relax. We can tell them later." Nienna nodded into Galadriel's shoulder and she was glad for the connection between her and the lady.
Celeborn also greeted her this way. Nienna somehow knew that it was going to be fine.
"You and Legolas are what?" Elrohir nearly shouted at the top of his lungs.
"We love each other, Ada." Nienna repeated in a calm and silent voice. She felt sick when she felt Elrohir's anger. The Elf's eyes flashed when he looked at her. He spun around and cried. "Get Legolas over here now!"
Nienna sat down on the couch and felt depress. If he reacted this way already how was she supposed to tell him about her pregnancy. There was a knock on the door and Elrond and Celeborn walked in. Celeborn cast a worried look at his great granddaughter but she did not look up. He knew about since his wife had told him, he also knew about Nienna's confusion and that it equaled the one coming from the Mirkwood Prince.
"Ada, there is another thing you have to know." Nienna quietly said.
"What is that? Are you going to tell me that you are pregnant?" Elrohir joked. When Nienna did not answer, Elrohir's jaw dropped before he roared. "Forget getting Legolas over here, I will kill him myself. How dare he? How dare you, Nienna? I thought you knew better. I just thought of a solution."
Nienna's head snapped up. Elrond and Celeborn looked at him too. They did not like the tone of his voice. Elrohir smirked and turned to his father. Elrond's heart turned to ice; he had a bad feeling about this. "Ada, can you give Nienna something to get ride of it?"
Nienna did not know who exploded first, Galadriel who had just entered Celeborn or Elrond. All she knew was the sinking feeling of despair she had just got. "How dare you even ask such a thing? Don't you think that your daughter does not have any trouble with this? This is her child and that of Legolas; you cannot make that decision. You have not been a good father so far, Elrohir, you will only make her hate you more and I cannot blame her. I know you are confused but so are she and Legolas. If you have any brain cells left I hope you for once use them!" Elrond roared.
"Ada, you must understand. I do not want her to be like Tarien. I do not want her to a get a child from the first Elf she meets and she thinks that she loves. She is far too young. I will not let her have the child." Elrohir answered.
Nienna got up and left the room quietly. Celeborn looked at his wife before he walked after her. "Nienna." He called and waited until she stopped. "He did not mean it, my little one. I know it has not been easy for you, you have not asked for this. Come, let us find Legolas and we work something out." Nienna nodded numbly and allowed herself to be led away.
When they walked into the hallway, they met Arwen. The queen looked at her grandfather and knew what was going on. She took Nienna's hand between her own and asked. "I do not know anybody here, Nienna. I have a request for you, will you be my maid of Honor?"
Nienna looked up and nodded while she smiled. Arwen smiled back and then kissed her on the forehead before she walked away.
When they got back into the room, Celeborn pushed Nienna on the couch and sat down next to her. A heated discussion was still going on between Elrond and Elrohir. "Alright you two, that is enough. Elrohir, I want you to think about what you have said. I know Legolas had to get back to Mirkwood and face his father. I do not wish to trouble Nienna for now, she has gone through enough. I know it has been hard on you finding out you are a father but this has not been easy on Nienna either. If she is willing, we will take her with us to Lorien and we can take it from there. Now Elrond, your daughter is getting married in a matter of hours and we still need to get ready. Elrohir, did you mean what you said to Nienna?"
Elrohir took a deep breath, he looked a lot older then before and then he said. "Of course not. I am sorry, Nienna, this is between you and Legolas. I will still need to speak about it with him."
"What do you need to speak about?" Legolas's voice sounding from the doorway. He looked from one Elf to another daring them to speak badly about his child.
"About what happened between you and my Elfling." Elrohir said, anger was rising again.
"I know what has happened between us, Elrohir. I speak for myself and for Nienna when I tell you that we did not mean to have a child but non-the less we are happy with it. I take full responsibility for the child and raise it in the best way that I can, I do not ask for your permission to do that or that of anybody else. I love her, as she knows and I am bewilling to go through heaven and hell for her." Legolas answered, this time looking straight at Nienna.
"I know my friend, I know. I will leave you alone with her. You have much to work out. I hope I still have your love, Nienna forgive my harsh words." Elrohir said while walking out of the room with everybody following him.
After they had left, Legolas sat down in front of Nienna; he took a deep breath and said. "I think the most logical step to do next is to ask this. Uir dorthathal na nin?" (Will you marry me?)" He took out a green necklace. The sign was a leaf with an arrow through it.
Nienna gasped before she said. "Yes." Legolas smiled and kissed her before he gave her the necklace and Nienna smiled to him. When she stoop up, Legolas looked up for a moment as if asking for permission and Nienna nodded, he lifted her shirt some and kissed her stomach before putting his ear against it and listening to his child's steady heartbeat. Nienna stroked his hair and thanked everybody for helping her.
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