Authors note: To my two last critics, and you know who you are, this story was put under the romance/fantasy section for a reason. If you got your feathers ruffled due to certain subject matter, too bad. I am trying a different genre with the LOTR fan fic and something that has not been done before. If you don't like it, don't read it! It's that simple! To my other reviewers, thank you for your kind words and yes, I will update as much as I can. As you can tell, I have added a new plot twist in the story!
Enjoy!
Chapter 13
The next few days were relaxing, even more relaxing now that Elrond was there. Molly figured it was time to teach him how to use the VCR, the TV, and the DVD player as well as the CD player. But most all she would teach him how to use the stove and the oven without burning the house down. One day he wanted to watch The Lord Of The Rings trilogy on DVD, so she popped the disks into the DVD player. He watched as the story unfolded. They sat there for nine hours watching the whole thing. But as he watched, Molly was watching his body language. In some parts where it mentioned Celebrian, he got a little sad and in other parts with the battles, he a ghost of a smile. Also there were times when they cuddled in front of the screen and ate popcorn. When the movies were over, he sort of had a blank look on his face, making her worried.
"Uh ... you seem a little overwhelmed. Do you want to talk?" She asked.
"Well these movies did make me homesick ... a little." He answered.
"I take it you miss home."
Elrond nodded.
"Yes."
"Do you miss Celebrian?"
There was a long silence between and Molly couldn't help but feel a little guilty knowing she had made love to a married man. And of course Elrond couldn't lie to her, of course he missed his wife, but he had not seen her in years. The last time he saw her was when she left never to return. But yet there was something about Molly that reminded him of Celebrian. She had the same passion and fire that Celebrian did a long time ago.
"Well yes." He answered.
A single tear started to fall down her cheek.
"So is it true that elves can only love once like this?" She asked.
"In middle earth, yes it is." He told her.
"So how do you really feel about me?"
Elrond looked into her eyes, tears started to form as he spoke.
"Since coming to your world, my emotions have changed and before I met you I didn't really think I could love again. You have so much fire and passion about you. These were the things that Celebrian once possessed before she was attacked by the Orcs. She was never the same after that. I healed her and she went to the west and I never saw her again. When the one ring was destroyed in the fires Mordor I headed to the west to be reunited and somehow I ended up here in your world. That was when I met you."
She wiped his tears and held both of his hands in hers.
"You have been through so much hell."
She started to cry because her heart broke for him for everything he had gone through.
"I was brought to you for a reason and I don't know why, but all I know I know now is that I have fallen in love with you."
"But I'm not her."
"I know but there is a part of her in you, don't ask me how I know, I just feel it. If there wasn't, I would not have the feelings that I do right now."
"Is that why you came to life in front of me the first time?"
"It's possible. A long time ago, Gandalf told me that I would be reunited with my one true love in a different place and time and that we would have a second chance."
And then he kissed her. Everytime Elrond kissed her, she got butterflies in her stomach.
"I love you Elrond." She said softly.
He kissed her again as they embraced, finally it was time to go to bed and they were getting sleepy. They went to bed and crawled under the covers. They kissed good night as they cuddled in each other's arms and drifted off the sleep.
"Sweet dreams." He whispered.
"You too." She whispered back.
And they were both sound asleep.
Later that night Molly started to dream.
The dream started out with herself and Elrond getting married in middle earth and then it flashed to three small children playing in the courtyard. Two twin boys and a little girl who was not much younger than them. All three children had dark hair, pointed ears, fair skin and blueish eyes just like their father. She was by Elrond's side and as called out to his children.
"Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen! Come inside, it's getting dark!" Their father called out to them.
The children pouted as they came inside because they wanted to play some more.
"Father, do we have too?" The little girl begged.
"Yes. It's getting close to your bedtime." Her father said as he scooped the little girl up in his arms.
"Please father!" Elladan begged.
"Yes! Please father! We don't have to go to school tomorrow." Elrohir said.
"Ask your mother." Elrond told the children.
The children looked at Molly with a pleading their eyes.
"Please mother!" The children begged.
And then Molly to her own surprise said, "Your father is right, it's time for bed."
The children looked disappointed, knowing that their father was right. They tucked them into bed and kissed each child on the cheek. Molly about to turn off the lamp until little Arwen spoke.
"Mother can you leave the lamp on? I'm afraid of the dark. I'm afraid an Orc might get me."
"Oh darling an Orc can't get you." She reassured her.
"Well I heard they hide under beds."
So Molly looked under the bed to make sure.
"No Orc here." She told Arwen.
And then she made her way to the wardrobe and opened the doors checking for Orcs.
"And no Orcs here." She told the little girl.
She made her way back to Arwen's bed and kissed the little girl good night.
"Good night darling."
"Good night mother, I love you."
"I love you too."
And just as she promised she left the lamp on for Arwen. Elrond stood in the doorway looking at her with love in his eyes. She closed the door behind her so that she did not disturb the sleeping children. He took her in his arms and kissed her passionately.
Molly's dream suddenly switched to her going through the woods with a groups of elves, she was going through the Misty Moutains on her way to Lothrien. She was taking the same journey as Celebrian and it was like looking through her eyes. Out of nowhere Orcs attacked her party and she was stabbed. Molly felt pain sear throughout her whole body.
"Elrond!" She screamed.
Elrond awoke next to Molly, she was tossing and turning violently in her sleep.
"Molly ... Molly! Wake up!" He shook her.
"Orcs! No!" Molly screamed in her sleep.
"Molly it's alright, you're having a bad dream, wake up!"
Molly jolted upright and in a cold sweat. She started to shake. She looked towards Elrond, he took her in his arms and held her tightly.
"It's alright Molly, I'm here." He reassured her.
She started to cry as he continued to hold her.
"Oh God Elrond, it was horrible. I dreamt I was going through the Misty mountains and that I was attacked like Celebrian was. Everytrhing felt so damned real!"
"It was just a bad dream, everything is alright ... shhhh ... you're safe now." He said as he rocked her in his arms.
"Was there anything else in this dream of yours?" He asked her.
"Well it started out with us getting married in middle earth, like you and Celebrian before, but it was like I was looking through her eyes at every moment of your lives together. Only it was me instead." She told him.
All of a sudden there was a loud knock at the door.
"Who in the hell could be knocking at my door at four o'clock in the morning?"
The knocking got louder until finally she got up out of bed, Elrond followed her. She opened the door finding her boss, Mr. Grey on her doorstep. She wondered what brought him to her house at this late of an hour.
"I hope I didn't disturb you dear Molly." He said.
"Uh, no sir. If you don't mind my asking, what are you doing here at this hour. I mean it is four o'clock in the morning."
"Well I just wanted to make sure that you were keeping a close eye Elrond for us during the closure. Do you mind if I come in?" Mr. Grey asked.
"Well sir I ..."
"No please let him in. It's alright." Elrond said.
"What?" Molly was shocked.
"Ah Elrond is that you?" Mr. Grey asked as he poked his head in.
"It's so good to see you again Gandalf." Elrond told him.
"Gandalf?" Molly looked confused.
Gandalf now walked inside of the apartment and greeted Elrond with a pat on the back.
"Okay what is going on here? Elrond, you're usually frozen when other people are around. I don't understand! Why are living and breathing around my boss?"
Elrond and Gandalf looked at each other and then at her.
"Can someone please tell what the fuck is going on here?"
"I believe you better sit down for this one Molly." Gandalf told her.
