Back Again
By Siren
Hey guys! Okay, I'm so sorry that it took me so long to post this chapter! But, here it is! I don't own 'You' by Evanescence. I only own Lily and Ayden! I hope you enjoy it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ayden looked up at the man with wide eyes. Lily pulled away from Legolas, unsure of what to say.
"Ayden, this is your father," she said gently.
Ayden's eyes widened more, if that were possible. He looked at the elf in awe, his mouth gaping slightly. Legolas was in the same state. The little boy in front of him was his son. The son he hadn't seen in years. There was so much he wanted to say, but he didn't know how to say it.
"His ears are like mine," little Ayden piped up.
Lily laughed and nodded. "Yes they are."
Taking Legolas's hand, she gave it a gentle tug and he sat down on the bed. Ayden sat up and crawled next to Legolas. Reaching up, he brushed the hair away from the elf's ears, wanting to get a better look.
"His are more pointy though."
Lily chuckled and smiled warmly. Legolas's eyes were wide, and he was tensed. He could feel the small puffs of Ayden's breath on his neck, and could hear him breathing. He often imagined what his son looked like and what he would act like. He had spent many nights awake, worrying about Ayden and Lily's welfare.
Now his son and the woman he loved were right in front of them. His eyes watering a bit, he pulled Ayden into a tight hug. Ayden let out a little yelp, surprised at the sudden movement.
"I've been so worried about you. For three years I've been so worried. I've always wondered how you were and what you were like," he babbled.
Ayden's surprised look faded and he returned the hug. "Mommy said you were away. She said you were a soldier, and that you were very brave."
Legolas looked over at Lily with a smile. "Did she?"
Ayden pulled back a bit and nodded vigorously. Legolas grinned. "What else has your mother told you?" Lily smiled softly as her son began to talk quickly, as though trying to get everything out at once.
"Why don't you two go into the living room while I finish up in here. I'll only be a minute, okay?"
Ayden nodded and hopped off the bed. He took Legolas's hand and pulled him toward the living room. The elf threw her a bewildered look as the three year old tugged at him impatiently. Once they were out of sight, Lily's smile faded.
She didn't know how Legolas came to her world, but he certainly couldn't stay. And she and Ayden couldn't leave or else the visions would be activated again. 'Things never get any easier.' Sitting on the edge of the bed, she sighed and buried her face in her hands. All of the emotions she thought she had buried were surfacing again.
Looking down, she noticed something glimmer on the carpet. Picking it up, she realized it was the ring. 'I must've dropped it in my sleep.' Standing up, she put the ring back into the drawer and left the room. Being met with silence, she started to get worried.
"Ayden? Legolas?"
She received no answer and her worry grew. "Ayden?"
"He's playing in the yard with a friend."
Lily looked out the window and saw her son playing with the neighbor's child. She sighed heavily, and walked into the living room.
"I'm sorry, I just get worried when he's not with me."
Legolas nodded from the couch. Suddenly nervous, Lily sat down on the one across from him. They looked at each other, both wanting to say something but unable to do so. 'After three years of being away from him, I finally get the chance to talk to him and I don't know what to say.'
"I've imagined this moment every day for the past three years," she said softly.
Legolas looked over at her, and smiled a bit. "Me too. Although in my fantasy, we're in Middle Earth."
Lily smiled and nodded. "I always imagined that the visions were nothing but a dream and that I could go back to Middle Earth to find you. But Ayden is showing signs of visions. He gets these feelings about something, and they usually come true. A few hours ago he said 'he's coming'. I guess he meant you."
They both lapsed into silence again. "How did you get here?"
Legolas shook his head. "I don't know. One moment I was in Mirkwood, the next I was in your house."
Wringing her hands nervously, Lily looked over at him. "I missed you," she said quietly.
Legolas looked up, eyes wide. "I missed you too. Every day I wondered what you were doing, if you had changed. When you left, it felt like a part of me left too. I love you Lily. Please tell me that your love for me hasn't faded," he pleaded.
Lily looked at him with wide eyes. "Of course it hasn't faded! I never stopped loving you for a second, you stupid elf!" Tears brimmed in her eyes and she stood up.
"Do you have any idea how much it hurt to leave you? Do you have any idea how many nights I spent crying? I came back to my world with no one to trust and a baby to raise on my own. You were the one person I ever loved, Legolas. The one person I ever trusted. I needed you so much," she cried.
Before she knew it, Legolas was in front of her, pulling her to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. "It hurt so much to be away from you. And Ayden...he needs a father. He doesn't understand some things. I can't explain his hearing or his keen eyesight. I can't explain why he's so different from the other kids. He needs someone who understands him. In this world, he's the only elf. The first and the last."
Lily buried her face in his neck. "And I don't know what to do. You're here now and I don't want to be away from you anymore. But I can't go back to Middle Earth and you can't stay here. And if I have to lose you again, than I don't think I'll survive it."
"We'll figure something out, mellon," he soothed.
Lily smiled at his old nickname for her. "I love you," she whispered.
Legolas kissed the top of her head gently.
The words have been drained from this pencil
Sweet words that I want to give you
And I can't sleep
I need to tell you
Goodnight
Lily breathed in his scent, inhaling deeply. He smelled like the forest. Of trees and roses with a hint of lavender.
"This is how I imagined it," she said.
Legolas smiled. "What happened next?"
Lily smiled. "You'd kiss me."
He kissed her softly. "And than?"
When we're together I feel perfect
When I'm pulled away from you I fall apart
All that you say is sacred to me
Your eyes are so blue
I can't look away as we lay in the stillness
Lily looked up at him tearfully. "And than I'd wake up crying."
Legolas's face softened, and he kissed her forehead. "You'll never wake up crying ever again, I promise."
You whisper to me
Lady marry me
Promise you'll stay with me
"I'll never lose you ever again."
Lily smiled and closed her eyes. This was the way it was supposed to be. She was safe in his arms again, and nothing was going to tear them apart. Everything was perfect.
Oh you don't have to ask me
You know you're all that I live for
You know I'd die just to hold you
Stay with you
Somehow I'll show you that you are my night sky
I've always been right behind you
Now I'll always be right beside you'
Legolas was content. Lily was in his arms and his son was playing in the front yard. Everything was perfect. He didn't care what the higher powers wanted; he would never lose her ever again. He couldn't bear to lose her again. His heart wouldn't survive it.
So many nights I've cried myself to sleep
Now that you love me I love myself
I never thought I would say that
I never thought there'd be you
Lily pulled away a bit and looked at the clock. '4:30? Ayden needs to eat dinner and than needs to go to bed.'
"I should go get Ayden."
She walked over to the door and opened it. She looked at the yard, but Ayden wasn't in it. 'He's probably over at the neighbor's house.' She walked to the apartment next door, and knocked on the door.
A woman answered it and smiled. "Hello Lily," she greeted warmly.
"Hello Grace. Is Ayden here?"
Grace frowned a bit. "No, I'm afraid not. Isn't he with you?"
Lily shook her head. "No. I'll check my house again."
"Alright dear. Let me know if you find him."
Lily ran back into the yard and looked around. There was still no sign of Ayden.
"Ayden?"
When she received no answer, she ran back into her apartment. "Ayden's gone."
Legolas looked at her in shock. "Gone? Where?" Lily shook her head and grabbed the phone. "I don't know." She dialed 911 and waited for someone to pick up.
"911, this is Cathy, what's your emergency?"
"My son is missing. He was playing in the yard and now he's gone. I've checked the neighbor's house but he's not there. He's only three, he couldn't have just disappeared."
"Calm down ma'am. We'll send a police officer over to the house right away."
Lily nodded. "Alright. I live at 22 Manchester. My son's name is Ayden. He has blue eyes and brown hair. Please, please find him."
"We'll send out an APB immediately."
Lily nodded and hung up. "The police are looking for him."
Legolas frowned a bit. "The police?"
"Yeah, that's what my mom was, a police officer."
Legolas was about to say something when the phone rang. Lily picked it up, ready to scream if it was a telemarketer.
"Hello?"
"Hello Lily."
"Who's this? I can't talk right now, I'm expecting a phone call."
"Mommy?"
Lily's heart froze. "Ayden? Ayden honey, where are you?"
She heard a click as the person hung up. "Ayden? Ayden!" Not receiving an answer, she screamed and threw the phone at the wall.
"Lily?"
She turned to see Legolas looking at her worriedly. "Someone took our son."
"Who? Where is he?"
Lily's face turned grim. "I don't know, but when I find out that person will pay," she growled.
Someone knocked at the door. "Ma'am? It's the police!"
2 Be Continued
Hey guys! Okay, I'm so sorry that it took me so long to post this chapter! But, here it is! I don't own 'You' by Evanescence. I only own Lily and Ayden! I hope you enjoy it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ayden looked up at the man with wide eyes. Lily pulled away from Legolas, unsure of what to say.
"Ayden, this is your father," she said gently.
Ayden's eyes widened more, if that were possible. He looked at the elf in awe, his mouth gaping slightly. Legolas was in the same state. The little boy in front of him was his son. The son he hadn't seen in years. There was so much he wanted to say, but he didn't know how to say it.
"His ears are like mine," little Ayden piped up.
Lily laughed and nodded. "Yes they are."
Taking Legolas's hand, she gave it a gentle tug and he sat down on the bed. Ayden sat up and crawled next to Legolas. Reaching up, he brushed the hair away from the elf's ears, wanting to get a better look.
"His are more pointy though."
Lily chuckled and smiled warmly. Legolas's eyes were wide, and he was tensed. He could feel the small puffs of Ayden's breath on his neck, and could hear him breathing. He often imagined what his son looked like and what he would act like. He had spent many nights awake, worrying about Ayden and Lily's welfare.
Now his son and the woman he loved were right in front of them. His eyes watering a bit, he pulled Ayden into a tight hug. Ayden let out a little yelp, surprised at the sudden movement.
"I've been so worried about you. For three years I've been so worried. I've always wondered how you were and what you were like," he babbled.
Ayden's surprised look faded and he returned the hug. "Mommy said you were away. She said you were a soldier, and that you were very brave."
Legolas looked over at Lily with a smile. "Did she?"
Ayden pulled back a bit and nodded vigorously. Legolas grinned. "What else has your mother told you?" Lily smiled softly as her son began to talk quickly, as though trying to get everything out at once.
"Why don't you two go into the living room while I finish up in here. I'll only be a minute, okay?"
Ayden nodded and hopped off the bed. He took Legolas's hand and pulled him toward the living room. The elf threw her a bewildered look as the three year old tugged at him impatiently. Once they were out of sight, Lily's smile faded.
She didn't know how Legolas came to her world, but he certainly couldn't stay. And she and Ayden couldn't leave or else the visions would be activated again. 'Things never get any easier.' Sitting on the edge of the bed, she sighed and buried her face in her hands. All of the emotions she thought she had buried were surfacing again.
Looking down, she noticed something glimmer on the carpet. Picking it up, she realized it was the ring. 'I must've dropped it in my sleep.' Standing up, she put the ring back into the drawer and left the room. Being met with silence, she started to get worried.
"Ayden? Legolas?"
She received no answer and her worry grew. "Ayden?"
"He's playing in the yard with a friend."
Lily looked out the window and saw her son playing with the neighbor's child. She sighed heavily, and walked into the living room.
"I'm sorry, I just get worried when he's not with me."
Legolas nodded from the couch. Suddenly nervous, Lily sat down on the one across from him. They looked at each other, both wanting to say something but unable to do so. 'After three years of being away from him, I finally get the chance to talk to him and I don't know what to say.'
"I've imagined this moment every day for the past three years," she said softly.
Legolas looked over at her, and smiled a bit. "Me too. Although in my fantasy, we're in Middle Earth."
Lily smiled and nodded. "I always imagined that the visions were nothing but a dream and that I could go back to Middle Earth to find you. But Ayden is showing signs of visions. He gets these feelings about something, and they usually come true. A few hours ago he said 'he's coming'. I guess he meant you."
They both lapsed into silence again. "How did you get here?"
Legolas shook his head. "I don't know. One moment I was in Mirkwood, the next I was in your house."
Wringing her hands nervously, Lily looked over at him. "I missed you," she said quietly.
Legolas looked up, eyes wide. "I missed you too. Every day I wondered what you were doing, if you had changed. When you left, it felt like a part of me left too. I love you Lily. Please tell me that your love for me hasn't faded," he pleaded.
Lily looked at him with wide eyes. "Of course it hasn't faded! I never stopped loving you for a second, you stupid elf!" Tears brimmed in her eyes and she stood up.
"Do you have any idea how much it hurt to leave you? Do you have any idea how many nights I spent crying? I came back to my world with no one to trust and a baby to raise on my own. You were the one person I ever loved, Legolas. The one person I ever trusted. I needed you so much," she cried.
Before she knew it, Legolas was in front of her, pulling her to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. "It hurt so much to be away from you. And Ayden...he needs a father. He doesn't understand some things. I can't explain his hearing or his keen eyesight. I can't explain why he's so different from the other kids. He needs someone who understands him. In this world, he's the only elf. The first and the last."
Lily buried her face in his neck. "And I don't know what to do. You're here now and I don't want to be away from you anymore. But I can't go back to Middle Earth and you can't stay here. And if I have to lose you again, than I don't think I'll survive it."
"We'll figure something out, mellon," he soothed.
Lily smiled at his old nickname for her. "I love you," she whispered.
Legolas kissed the top of her head gently.
The words have been drained from this pencil
Sweet words that I want to give you
And I can't sleep
I need to tell you
Goodnight
Lily breathed in his scent, inhaling deeply. He smelled like the forest. Of trees and roses with a hint of lavender.
"This is how I imagined it," she said.
Legolas smiled. "What happened next?"
Lily smiled. "You'd kiss me."
He kissed her softly. "And than?"
When we're together I feel perfect
When I'm pulled away from you I fall apart
All that you say is sacred to me
Your eyes are so blue
I can't look away as we lay in the stillness
Lily looked up at him tearfully. "And than I'd wake up crying."
Legolas's face softened, and he kissed her forehead. "You'll never wake up crying ever again, I promise."
You whisper to me
Lady marry me
Promise you'll stay with me
"I'll never lose you ever again."
Lily smiled and closed her eyes. This was the way it was supposed to be. She was safe in his arms again, and nothing was going to tear them apart. Everything was perfect.
Oh you don't have to ask me
You know you're all that I live for
You know I'd die just to hold you
Stay with you
Somehow I'll show you that you are my night sky
I've always been right behind you
Now I'll always be right beside you'
Legolas was content. Lily was in his arms and his son was playing in the front yard. Everything was perfect. He didn't care what the higher powers wanted; he would never lose her ever again. He couldn't bear to lose her again. His heart wouldn't survive it.
So many nights I've cried myself to sleep
Now that you love me I love myself
I never thought I would say that
I never thought there'd be you
Lily pulled away a bit and looked at the clock. '4:30? Ayden needs to eat dinner and than needs to go to bed.'
"I should go get Ayden."
She walked over to the door and opened it. She looked at the yard, but Ayden wasn't in it. 'He's probably over at the neighbor's house.' She walked to the apartment next door, and knocked on the door.
A woman answered it and smiled. "Hello Lily," she greeted warmly.
"Hello Grace. Is Ayden here?"
Grace frowned a bit. "No, I'm afraid not. Isn't he with you?"
Lily shook her head. "No. I'll check my house again."
"Alright dear. Let me know if you find him."
Lily ran back into the yard and looked around. There was still no sign of Ayden.
"Ayden?"
When she received no answer, she ran back into her apartment. "Ayden's gone."
Legolas looked at her in shock. "Gone? Where?" Lily shook her head and grabbed the phone. "I don't know." She dialed 911 and waited for someone to pick up.
"911, this is Cathy, what's your emergency?"
"My son is missing. He was playing in the yard and now he's gone. I've checked the neighbor's house but he's not there. He's only three, he couldn't have just disappeared."
"Calm down ma'am. We'll send a police officer over to the house right away."
Lily nodded. "Alright. I live at 22 Manchester. My son's name is Ayden. He has blue eyes and brown hair. Please, please find him."
"We'll send out an APB immediately."
Lily nodded and hung up. "The police are looking for him."
Legolas frowned a bit. "The police?"
"Yeah, that's what my mom was, a police officer."
Legolas was about to say something when the phone rang. Lily picked it up, ready to scream if it was a telemarketer.
"Hello?"
"Hello Lily."
"Who's this? I can't talk right now, I'm expecting a phone call."
"Mommy?"
Lily's heart froze. "Ayden? Ayden honey, where are you?"
She heard a click as the person hung up. "Ayden? Ayden!" Not receiving an answer, she screamed and threw the phone at the wall.
"Lily?"
She turned to see Legolas looking at her worriedly. "Someone took our son."
"Who? Where is he?"
Lily's face turned grim. "I don't know, but when I find out that person will pay," she growled.
Someone knocked at the door. "Ma'am? It's the police!"
2 Be Continued