Title: Adar & Ion: Moments 2/4

Author: Sivan Shemesh

Beta:Erynlinia - Hannon-le sweetie.

Rating: K

Warning: Fluff. I believe that tissues is needed, let me know.

Disclaimer: Not mine never were.

Spoiler: Total AU.

Summary: King Thranduil and his elfling sharing some moments together.

Note: Legolas is Greenleaf

Note2: was written for Mellon Challenges 100

2.

Prompt # 46: Moon

Later that night…

Princeling Legolas awoke all of sudden and found himself staring at a bright white circle in the dark sky.

"Ada?" Legolas called out, but all he heard was the whisper of the wind as it caressed his face.

"ADA? ADA!" Legolas cried in fear as his hands grasped his father's clothes tightly.

Thranduil stared at his ion, not truly noticing the panic in Legolas' voice, as he was deep in thought.

"ADA!" Legolas called again. He was almost in hysterics as he could almost feel the moon staring at him.

"Ion?" Thranduil asked with concern, finally registering his son's fear.

"Ada? It is staring at me, tell him to go away!" Greenleaf begged his Ada, his voice trembling as he pointed at the white circle that glowed brighter in the sky.

"The moon?" Thranduil asked as he stroked his Little Leaf's golden hair.

"Huh?" Legolas asked in confusion.

"It is the moon, ion-nîn. He is in the sky to guard over you at night," Thranduil tried to explain to him gently, but continued as he noticed the confused stare that Greenleaf gave him. "The moon replaces the sun at night; the glow of the moon lights the darkness of the night, as the sun lights the day."

Legolas stared at his Adar as he tried to understand the words that were told to him.

Legolas looked back to the moon and then back to his Adar.

"Why is there a face in the moon? And why did it stare at me?" he asked, curious now.

Thranduil smiled as he heard the questions from his ion's sweet mouth. He so loved spending such time with him, sharing these moments that he would always remember.

"The face is only the moon reminding you that he is watching over you, protecting you," he explained in amusement.

"Like Nana who watched and kept me safe? Like you are doing now?" Greenleaf asked his Adar as he watched him.

"Yes, like Nana." Thranduil confirmed, taking Greenleaf in his arms again as they both stared at the moon.

"Do you miss Nana?" Thranduil asked him carefully.

Legolas nodded and swallowed hard.

"I do. And I know that you are here for me, and you will guard me too," he said, tears gently trickling from his eyes.

Thranduil could not speak so he hugged his ion lovingly.

"I love you Ada." Greenleaf said as his little arms wrapped around his Adar's neck.

"I love you too, ion-nin, and I will be there for you always," Thranduil vowed.

End of Part 2.