Disclaimer: I don't own LOTR but I do own Tigerlily and her family.

A/N: I'm really glad you guys all enjoy this so much so please, please, please, please, review me with Legolas on top! Oh, by the way, BIG revelation coming regarding chapter 16! I'm prepared for jaws dropping. Thanks to everyone whos reviewed me!

Chapter 24

Being sneaky!

Tigerlily quickly put on her clothes and ran out to the wall but it was too late. Legolas, Aragorn, everyone was gone and out of sight. How could she have been so stupid? How could she have allowed Legolas to wear her out like that so she was sleeping when he left? She began to cry. She fell to her knees and cried into her hands. She prayed silently to the Valar to bring him home as safe as possible. "Tigerlily?" said a voice. Tigerlily turned her head and saw Ioreth was there. "Hello," said Tigerlily weakly.

"You miss him already?" said Ioreth, "You miss your elf?" Tigerlily nodded.

"I didn't get to say goodbye to him," she said, "He thinks we said our goodbyes last night. But I needed to say it to him, to hold him one last time and for him to hold me."

"You look tired," said Ioreth, "You should go lie down for a while." Tigerlily nodded. This woman reminded her of her mother. She got up and went back to her room. She lay down on the bed. But it felt too big, too empty and too cold without Legolas. She eventually fell into an uneasy sleep. Now to anyone who would witness this next event, it would seem very strange. As Tigerlily dreamed of finding a way to catch up with the Host of the West, of finding Legolas, a strange glow lit up along her injured hand. The bandage fell off and the hand was healed. This remarkable healing was caused by one thing: Legolas and Tigerlily's unborn son. (A/N: Bet ya didn't see that coming!) He, not even fully developed, lying in wait in Tigerlily's womb, had been conceived the first night his parents had made love. In their eagerness, they had both forgotten part of the solar-blessed prophecy. It said that should a solar-blessed woman lose her maidenhood beneath the stars, she would be given a child by the Valar. Now, neither Tigerlily nor Legolas knew of their son's existence yet but two people did. Gandalf and Aragorn. Aragorn knew the instant he saw the stars sparkling through the window. It had been hard for him to keep it secret. He had loved Tigerlily like a daughter and like a grandfather, he wanted to shout the news from the rooftops and if he had told Legolas, Legolas probably would have stood on the top of Golden Hall or the White Tower and yelled it for even Mordor to hear. He had accidentally let it slip to Gandalf. Gandalf had told him to keep it secret; Tigerlily and Legolas would learn when nature took its course.

Tigerlily was dreaming of a small boy. A boy with blond hair and hazel eyes. He smiled at her and said softly, "There you go, mama, you're all better now. Now go find Ada!"

Tigerlily awoke with a jump. She couldn't remember what she had been dreaming about. She looked down at her hand. The bandage was gone! She moved her hand. It was healed. She couldn't understand it, how was her hand healed so quickly? But Tigerlily wasn't the person to question a good thing. The only good thing she had ever questioned was Legolas. Three words resounded in her head, 'Go find Ada.' Tigerlily grabbed her daggers from where they were lying next to the bed and fastened the belt around her waist. She pulled on her cloak and headed out of the room. The city was empty except from a few boys. She found the stables. There was one horse left. A single gray mare stood, pawing at the ground, eager to join her friends. "Hello girl," said Tigerlily, "I bet you have a mate out there, off to war. Well, why can't women go, eh?" She saddled up the horse quickly and led her out of the stables. "Alright girl," she said, "I don't know your name but I'll call you Anna. It means gift amongst the elves and I believe the Valar left you here as a gift to help me. Now, ride swift!" Tigerlily mounted the horse and urged her to gallop. Anna galloped through the city and jumped over the ruins of the gate.

Unknown to Tigerlily, Ioreth was stood on the wall. She watched as Tigerlily sped across Pelenor towards Ithilien. "Good luck, my dear," she said softly, "Good luck to you and your elf…and your son."

Legolas stared into the small fire before him. He could hear Tigerlily's laughter resounding in his ears as he thought of her. What was she doing now? Was she thinking of him? It had been three days since they had left Minas Tirith. He sighed and stared at the ground. "Who was that woman?" asked a soldier from Gondor, "The one I saw you with on the wall a few days back?" Legolas looked up.

"Her name is Tigerlily," said Legolas, "She's my fiancée. What you were witnessing was me asking her to marry me."

"How would that work, she's mortal is she not?" said the soldier.

"No," said Legolas, "It's…it's complicated. But I love her more than anything."

"So you're going to marry her?" asked the soldier. Legolas nodded. The bushes rustled.

"There is something following us," said Gimli, "I can smell it. But it smells much fairer than any orc or Uruk-hai I have ever had the misfortune of smelling!" Legolas stood up.

"It's much lighter on it's feet than any minion of the Dark Lord," he said. He stood up and moved towards the darkness of the forest. He stayed out of the light from the fire. He could hear something breathing in the bushes. He lunged forward and pulled out…

"Tigerlily!" he said, surprised at seeing her. He let go of her and stepped backward.

"What are you doing here!" he said. Aragorn frowned at her and so did Gandalf.

"I couldn't stay in Minas Tirith," she said, "My place is here, with the fellowship, with you."

"How will you fight?" asked Legolas, "Your hand is hurt!" Tigerlily held up her hand. Legolas took hold of it and looked at it. "It's healed," he said in disbelief.

"I know," she said, "I can't explain it." Aragorn turned to Gandalf.

"That was the…" he started until Gandalf elbowed him. Gandalf nodded away from Tigerlily and Legolas who were talking to each other. Once they were far enough away, Aragorn blurted out, "That was the baby!" His voice was barely more than a hiss.

"I know!" hissed Gandalf, "This child has got some strange powers, must be the elf blood in him."

"Healing," said Aragorn, "The elves are quick healers."

"And it's because of that, that I'm worried," said Gandalf, "By healing Tigerlily the child has used a lot of energy. One bad hit to Tigerlily and she could have a miscarriage! We have to send her home."

"We can't," said Aragorn, "I can't separate them again. Look at them. They love each other. They've just made up after the Alya problem. I can't tear them apart again." Gandalf turned around. Legolas was stroking Tigerlily's hair as she spoke to him. Legolas suddenly bent down and kissed her. There were catcalls from the soldiers. "She can't stay with us," said Gandalf, "It would kill both of them if she lost the baby."

"Fine," said Aragorn, "Get her out of here." Eomer walked up.

"What's wrong?" asked Eomer.

"We need to get Tigerlily out of here," said Aragorn, "She can't stay here." Eomer nodded. He turned around and headed towards Tigerlily. "What's he doing?" asked Gandalf.

Tigerlily turned when she felt someone tap her shoulder. She turned and came face to face with Eomer. "Come with me," he said. He pulled her away. He gave a sharp whistle and Anna walked out of the trees. "What are you doing?" asked Tigerlily.

"Sending you back to Minas Tirith," said Eomer, "Get on." He pushed Tigerlily towards Anna. "No!" said Tigerlily, "I want to stay here."

"War is no place for a woman," said Eomer, "Go back to Minas Tirith where you'll be safe." Tigerlily looked over at Aragorn and Legolas for support. But both of them looked like they agreed with Eomer. She sighed and climbed onto Anna. She turned and left the clearing.

She rode not far away. She waited until the group moved off. They didn't know she was following them. She couldn't stay in Minas Tirith, not where she could only wait. She needed to be there, be by Legolas' side. She had seen herself at Legolas' side in her vision and that vision had to be fulfilled. For their future.