Thank you everyone for the reviews.
I saw Elizabethtown the other day...wonderful movie. Though watching Susan Sarandon in her role within this movie was like watching a car wreck with your eyes taped open. Drew and Claire (Orlando and Kirsten) had amazing chemistry and the movie was just really sweet. It was one of those things that you either love or hate, and I loved it. Made me want to take a road trip, but I loved it.
Recap: Arianell has decided to tell Legolas...in fact she just finished, starting with Lothien taking her from her realm and ending with her choice to remain with Legolas, despite the future pain it will bring her.
"I" Legolas face was bewildered and Arianell longed to feel his arms around her, assuring her it would be alright "I know not what to say Ar...Marie." the name, now that she had grown so used to her elven one, sounded harsh on her ears.
"Say you will stay." Arianell's eyes filled with tears. "Say you will accept the fact that I am elven now, that I am no longer Marie but Arianell. Say you will not leave me until the sea calls you home." The tears fell over Arianell's cheeks as she sobbed openly "Say you do not hate me for keeping this from you...say you still love me...say anything Legolas!" Still he just stood there, his face registering his shock. "Damn you!" Arianell's fists slammed into his chests and she threw herself at him "Just say something!" the sobs rocked her body as she slid to her knees, Legolas following and trying to support her. "Just fucking say something..."
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Legolas could feel his heart rend at the sight of her sobbing in his arms and yet he could not get his vocal chords to work, by the valar why would they not work?
Something warm and wet slid down his cheek, tentatively he brought a finger up to touch it. The first liquid orb was followed by another, and another, as he found himself weeping into Arianell's hair.
He didn't cry, only elleths cried. Legolas heard a sob escape his lips as more tears poured down his face. Why could he not say anything?
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Arianell lifted her head and looked at Legolas, dry sobs still racking her body. Softly, so softly she hardly noticed she had started she began to sing. As she sang she wiped his eyes and smoothed his hair. She smiled as he leaned into her touch and closed his eyes.
Arianell's song rose in crescendo, mixing in the atmosphere above them and bringing the moon's rays around them as a blanket.
Softly, ever so softly, she slid her fingers across his cheek and to his ear, lightly outlining the tip. Legolas shuddered and smiled as she continued her song.
"Meleth" he whispered as the rays of the moon enfolded them and reflected in his light eyes, unable to say anything else Legolas leaned forward and cupped Arianell's face in his hands.
"I will always love you meleth, I will stay with you...if you will have me."
Arianell's smile lit the night on fire with the radiance of all Arda's stars.
Legolas ran a finger down the side of her face "You have changed Meleth, I see Iluvatar's light so strongly in you now."
Arianell laughed, "Indeed, I am finally worthy of my prince."
"I do not deserve you Ari..." Legolas' statement was cut off by Arianell's lips.
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Arianell could feel the hunger in their embrace, to her it felt like an eternity had passed. Though she knew that she was in her old shell everything felt different, felt better. Her senses were keener than they had ever been. She could hear the voices of the wind as they whispered around the couple, and sighed as she listened to Varda's song in the stars -Lothien's spell had never let her feel this.
Lothien
The one word made Arianell shudder "Legolas." His eyes again filled with concern "Where is...what happened to Lothien?" Legolas stood and walked to the edge of the balcony and leaned over the railing.
"What happened in the garden Arianell?"
"What do you mean, I told you what happened. Lothien attacked me, he used illusion to try and confuse me."
"I mean what happened to Lothien?" "I stabbed him." "What else?"
Arianell looked at the flooring "Tulkas broke his neck."
"What?" Legolas voice contained a tinge of laughter and disbelief. "One of the war Valar broke that bastard's neck?"
"Yes."
He smiled at her "And here we though all this time it was you." He shook his head "Lothien is dead Arianell, I will not say what lengths had to be taken to get my dagger out of his corpse."
Arianell blanched, "I am sorry Legolas."
"I'm not and you should not be either." Legolas layed a hand gently on her shoulder "I only regret that again I was not there to protect you...I have failed again. Again you were placed into danger."
"But were it not for the love I posses for you I would not be here now Meleth-nin. I would have remained in Valinor...remember that always."
Legolas pulled Arianell into an embrace as the moonbeams continued to dance around them, Varda's song filling the night.
"I will."
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It had been three days since Arianell first awoke, though she was still weak she was steadily strengthining. Legolas had demanded she stay in his room and King Thraduil had consented. Arianell smiled, let the delegates think what they will. The hobbits would be arriving later today and, with the blessing of the Valar, so would Master Gimli. She fingered the pendant around her neck, that left only King Elessar and Lady Arwen to wait for.
"Good Morning Legolas." at his sigh she smiled more, still fingering the pendant. "I know, you are upset you can no longer sneak up on me."
"I did not say that."
Arianell turned and looked at him "You did not have to."
He leaned down to where she was sitting on the railing and kissed her lightly "Sleep well Meleth?"
"Yes."
"Sleep throught he night?"
"No"
Legolas feigned shock, it was a morning ritual "Why Meleth, what did you do last night?"
Arianell threw her hands out wide "Sang to the stars!"
Legolas cupped her face in his hands "Will you not sing for the day?"
Arianell shook her head and kissed him lightly on the lips "You must be in council before morning meal Meleth. Go on."
With one last, quick kiss Legolas left her. Arianell shook her head and returned her gaze to forest beyond the palace walls.
