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Chapter 41: Reunited and Coronations

Ana laughed happily as she brushed out her hair and Éowyn chatted quietly with her. "I cannot believe it," the blonde woman whispered as she stood from her spot on Ana's bed. "You and Haldir are married and you never told me?" she asked and Ana shook her head.

"Well, in the Elvin way we are married. We have yet to have a formal ceremony, but we are bound to each other for all eternity," Ana said as she sat down her hair brush and turned to face the woman instead of looking at her through the looking glass. "However, we were not bound the very first time I met you." Éowyn laughed softly and shook her head before she stood and adjusted her skirts.

"Do you miss him?" Éowyn asked after a moment and Ana nodded her head as she walked over to the balcony. Haldir had rode with Legolas to Mirkwood and he would stop in Lothlorien to give the elves of their home the news, but something told her that they already knew. Ana sighed as she raised her hand to the star pendant that Haldir had given her and held it gently in her hand.

"Very much. Since I arrived in Lothlorien, we were rarely separated, only when he went to the boarder on patrol. I guess you could say I've become attached to him," she finished with a small smile as she lowered her hand and turned back to Éowyn who looked at her with a small smile. It was then that Ana remembered seeing her with a tall brown haired man when they had come back from the black gates two weeks earlier. "Tell me, my friend," Ana said with a sly smile choosing to forget her aching heart and focus on her friend, "who is the man I have seen you with?" Éowyn blushed but smiled and lowered her head. Ana laughed and walked back over to her friend and put her hand on her shoulders. "Come on! Do tell!" Éowyn laughed and the woman quickly began chatting with her about the son of the Steward who had captured her heart.

Haldir sighed as he rode atop his horse next to Legolas. They were leading several elves from Mirkwood and a few from Lothlorien, including Rumil and Orophin to Minas Tirith. He had been away from Ana for almost two months and his heart longed for her. "Have patience, my friend," Legolas said and Haldir looked at him. Legolas only smiled as he looked ahead. "We are only a day's ride from the city." Haldir chuckled quietly and shook his head as he looked ahead and in the far distance, he could see The White City and soon he would see the one elleth that rested within its walls.

Aragorn walked down the corridor with Ana, her arm linked with his and she smiled up at him. "So, when does your coronation take place?" she asked him. Aragorn sighed.

"In two days," he said. Ana smiled and nodded.

"I received a letter from Haldir three days ago. They should nearly be here with a party of elves from Mirkwood and a few from Lothlorien, although Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel aren't among them." Aragorn nodded his head. However, she failed to tell him what Haldir had asked her to keep secret, that a small party of elves also came from Imladris.

"Then it shall be an event to remember." Ana laughed softly and shook her head as she squeezed his forearm with her hand that rested there.

"It will be because the King of Men has returned to his throne." Aragorn stopped and looked down at her with a curious face and she smiled up at him.

"How does one not from this world know so much of it?" he asked with a smile.

"I had a lot of time on my hands during my time in Lothlorien, and reading was the only recreation I had. I learned all I could of Middle Earth and its people and I still don't know everything." Aragorn laughed and nodded his head and began to lead her down the corridor once more.

"You still act as though you know everything, my love," a deep voice said from behind them. Ana smiled and looked up at Aragorn who grinned down at her. She turned around and let go of Aragorn's arm. Haldir smiled at her and she rushed over to him her dark blue skirts ruffling slightly. Aragorn laughed when Ana launched herself into Haldir's arms and kissed him. He shook his head and turned from the Elvin lovers there was still much to do and now that more guests had arrived he had to ensure they were comfortable.

Ana sighed as she pulled her lips away, and Haldir smiled down at her as he pushed her hair from her face. "Aragorn has left us," he said gently and Ana nodded. She knew he had and she even heard him laugh as he walked away. He sighed deeply as he pulled her close to him. She wrapped her arms around him tighter and took in his scent. "I missed you," he whispered into her hair. She closed her eyes and sighed quietly.

"I missed you too," she said just as quietly. Haldir kissed the side of her head and she pulled her head back and looked up at him. He raised his hand to her face and his fingers danced across her face. Her eyes fluttered closed on their own accord and she sighed once again. It had been so long since he had just held her. When they had arrived back from the Black Gates they had spent limited time together before he went off to Mirkwood and Lothlorien.

"Ana," he said quietly and she felt his breath dance across her face before his lips claimed hers. Ana whimpered against the force of his lips but welcomed them all the same. After a few moments he pulled away from her lips and she opened her eyes. She looked up at him her breath labored and she licked her lips.

"Haldir . . ." she trailed off a slow grin spreading across her face right along with a light blush on her cheeks and necks. He smiled before he nodded and the pair made their way down the corridor.

The door closed firmly behind Haldir and he slid the bolt into place before he turned and his lips descended on hers heatedly. Ana laughed as she stumbled over her skirts and Haldir gripped her waist tightly and held her close to him to keep her from falling. He pulled his lips away again and in the afternoon light that danced through the balcony he smiled down at her.

"What happen to your Elvin grace?" he asked and Ana laughed before she shoved his shoulder.

"It leaves me when you are around," she said quietly and Haldir laughed loudly, his rich voice echoing off the stone walls. But soon

"That is because when you are alone with me, you are not meant to stand," he whispered heatedly into her ear and she shivered as he lifted her from the floor. He sat her down on the floor next to the bed and turned her around. He pushed her hair from her neck and around her right shoulder his hands began working the lacings of her dress while his lips traced loving pathways along her neck and nibbled on her left earlobe. Ana sighed as he finished untying the lacings of her dress and pushed the fabric apart and slid it off her shoulders. She shivered when his lips kissed her shoulder as the lose fabric fell to her feet in a blue pool. She turned around then and his hands moved up and held her face gently as he kissed her lips slowly and tenderly. Ana pulled back and looked up at him. She stood bare before him and she wasn't ashamed. She wasn't ashamed of the small scars and the longer one that rested on her stomach, no the one on her forearm from the battle at the Black Gates. She took his hand as she climbed up onto the bed. She stood on her knees and her eyes were even with his. She raised her free hand to his face and let her fingers rest under the blue eyes that she loved to look into.

"Make love to me," she whispered and he stepped closer to the bed and kissed her lips tenderly. As he pulled away she held onto his face and he smiled down at her.

"Always," he said before he kissed her more firmly. Ana sighed once again as his soft tunic pressed against her and she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him onto the bed with her. Soon, they were a tangled mass of arms and legs as they strengthened their bond that afternoon, all the while oblivious to the activities and buzz about the city.

The dawn of Aragorn's coronation came and went. The noon sun was high in the sky and Ana stood with Haldir in the crowd of people and next to Rumil and Orophin. Legolas and the party of elves that traveled with him from Mirkwood stood to their left and she smiled at the Elvin prince who smiled and bowed his head to her. She did the same and then looked to her right and spotted Lord Elrond. However, another elleth stood with him, but she was hidden from direct view by a large silver and pale green banner. The dark haired elleth was beautiful, nearly surpassing the beauty of Lady Galadriel and Ana knew who she was without even having to have to ask Haldir.

"Lady Arwen," she whispered to him and Haldir looked at her before he followed her gaze and smiled.

"Aye, and Aragorn knows not that she is here," Haldir whispered back, and she smiled as she looked at him. Haldir turned his eyes back down to her rich dark green ones and the love that rested deep within them.

"Then he will be very happy to see her as he marches through his people." Haldir chuckled quietly and kissed her temple before Gandalf's voice echoed throughout the courtyard.

"People of Gondor, of Middle Earth, we gather here today for a joyous occasion," Gandalf said and Ana saw Aragorn standing before the wizard and she smiled as she watched Gandalf turn to Gimli and take the crown from the pillow. She took Haldir's hand and laced her fingers with his as Gandalf raised the crown and lowered it onto Aragorn's head. "Now come the days of the king. May they be blessed." Gandalf stepped aside and Ana saw Aragorn's shoulders straighten and lower slowly. Aragorn walked up the steps and turned to face all those that stood before him.

"This day does not belong to one man, but to all. Let us together rebuild this world, that we may share in the days of peace," Aragorn said and cheers filled the courtyard. Ana clapped loudly as petals began to fall at the front of the courtyard where Aragorn stood. Soon, Aragorn's soft voice filtered through the air as the cheers quieted. "Et Earello Endorenna utulien. Sinome maruvan are Hildinyar tenn Ambar-metta (Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the word)," Aragorn sang before he walked down the stairs and began to make his way through the crowd.

Ana and Haldir led the elves from Lothlorien over to Aragorn and bowed their heads to him. He smiled and as Ana raised her head he raised his hand and cupped her face with a small smile on his face. She raised her left hand and held onto his.

"May your years be long and filled with peace," Haldir said and Aragorn lowered his hand but not before Ana squeezed it in reassurance. Aragorn bowed his head and smiled.

"And may yours be filled with the happiness you never expected to have my friend," Aragorn said. Haldir looked to Ana and once again took her hand into his.

"They will be," Ana said quietly and Aragorn looked at her and nodded his head before he moved on down the line to Legolas. The two friends just put their hands on each other's shoulders before Legolas nodded his head to his right. Aragorn looked over and Lady Arwen moved from behind the banner and she heard Aragorn's surprise intake of breath and she could just picture his face.

Much like Ana had done when she had seen Haldir after their long departure, Aragorn took Arwen's face into his hands and Arwen wiped his tears of joy from his face. He kissed her then and even more cheers erupted and Ana felt tears come to her eyes. Haldir looked down at Ana when he heard her sniff and saw her smiling with tears in her eyes.

"It is a happy time, not one for tears," he said and she looked up at him.

"I am happy," she whispered as she rested her head against his shoulder. Haldir smiled and kissed the top of her head. She sighed and closed her eyes as a small laugh escaped her lips before she looked back up at Haldir. He looked down at her and she squeezed his hand. "Very happy."