THE WHITE CITY OF GONDOR

Earlinde sat on her horse and smiled. They had finally come to Gondor; finally they had reached the end of this long journey.

Gandalf had arrived shortly thereafter to crown Aragon, Elessar, King of the land. The ceremony was to take place in about an hour so Earlinde let Haldir lead her to the stables. Smiles and warm praise reached her ears.

Haldir ushered her to their room and they got into their best clothes.

LATER

Aragorn was crowned King by Gandalf, with Gimli as the witness. Then the elves walked in and the wedding commenced, with Arwen beaming. Everyone then bowed to the brave hobbits that saved Arda and then Earlinde leaned over to Haldir and tugged on his sleeve. He looked down at her, and was alarmed by the distress in her face.

Haldir led Earlinde to the nearest hall and walked her to a chair. She avoided eye contact with him; he kneeled beside her on the stair and smiled.

"I know you are scared, but I love you. You have no reason to fear that I will do to you what those before have done…" She looked into his eyes and smiled.

"Haldir, we are going to be parents soon…" He touched her stomach and smiled, eyes focused on his hand on her stomach.

"It will be beautiful, like you, lothamin"

"When are we…?"

"Going to be bonded?" he completed for her with a hearty laugh. "Tonight".

She smiled as he pulled her up to him and pulled her down the corridor to their chamber.

EARLINDE'S WEDDING

Earlinde walked into the throne room and watched as Arwen stood at the alter in the middle of the room. Arwen smiled and waved Earlinde in.

"Arwen it's beautiful!" she gasped as she looked at the windows thrown open to allow the beautiful sight of the fields and rainbow over a distant waterfall. The room was decorated with white flowers all over the floor and the windows, and a beautiful array of flowers covering the alter. Arwen grabbed her by the shoulders and smiled.

"Linde! Go get dressed! The ceremony starts soon and you aren't even ready!" Earlinde gave her a bashful look and scurried away. Arwen looked around her once more clapped her hands and ran out of the room to begin ushering guests into their areas.

HALDIR'S ROOM

Aragorn was on the floor bent over laughing as a vexed Haldir looked at him.

"Aragorn I am serious, what if she changed her mind? What if I end up begin a bad father? What if… oh dear Eru! What is Sauron is still alive!"

Aragorn was laughing so hard at this point that the elf sank to his knees and started shaking.

"Haldir, my dear elf, Sauron is not going to ruin your binding, you will be a splendid father, after all you raised your brothers, and she loves you, you crazy elf. What are you talking about? Its just cold feet… don't worry."

"Elves don't get cold, human." Haldir was pacing around the room now scratching his head roughly.

"Haldir!" Aragorn grabbed him by his shoulders and spun him around. "This is going to hurt, but you will thank me, mellon." Aragorn slapped Haldir, and then watched the elf's face as it went from alarmed to calm.

"Aragorn, don't ever hit me again." Sighed Haldir, "The great Haldir, Marchwarden of Lorien, reduced to babbles and blunders." He scoffed.

Aragorn smiled, "Haldir, that's what they do to us. They find the soft spot in our hearts, and they come in and sit down and take over, and the worse part about it, is we want them to so much, and we love them so much, that it drives us crazy."

Haldir smiled, yes, he did love her, and she did drive him crazy, but it was a good crazy, one he looked forward to everyday for eternity.

GET READY!

Earlinde looked magnificent. Her white dress with silver lacing fell off her shoulders, it closed into her middle and then came out again. The delicate sash she tied in a bow to her middle completed it.

"Oh, I should enjoy this dress, I'll be heavy with child soon and I'll never fit into a dress like this for months!" She laughed merrily.

Arwen held strands of the black hair on Earlinde's head and placed some flower blossoms on it, and pinned them in. Earlinde looked at herself in the mirror and smiled.

"Arwen how does it feel?" She asked over her shoulder.

"How does what feel dear? Your hair? Ha-ha" Arwen laughed

"No, being bonded, to the man you love?"

"Oh its wonderful… but I have only been bonded for a few hours… our lives are going to be so complete Earlinde…"

Earlinde spun around for Arwen in and then they turned out the door to head to the Throne room.

WEDDING BELLS

Haldir stood at the alter and smiled at Aragon, the breeze cool in the room. He was nervous as he looked at Gandalf, who was to wed them.

Haldir turned around as the hall doors were thrown open and Earlinde, followed closely by Arwen walked in slowly. Earlinde paused at the door to look at everyone, the smiling hobbits, Galadriel and Celeborn, Elrond, Gimli, Faramir, Eowyn; their eyes guided her slowly to her love, and as Gandalf began speaking she was completely lost in the eyes of the one elf who saved her from so much pain, and caused her so much pain. Earlinde kissed Haldir deeply and let him sweep her off her feet. She smiled as he carried her into their chamber.

The night that Earlinde spent with her husband was amazing. She was bound to him and him alone. Although in the back of her mind she knew that in the morning she would have to get up and accompany Lord Elrond, Lady Galadriel, Bilbo, Frodo and Gandalf to the Havens to sail, she relished in the feel of her new husband, her love.

A/N: Revised chapter people, please review.