Chapter 31
Telling Thorin
Legolas' POV
I heard her singing. Her voice was full of pain and sorrow. I knew she had to be singing of her grandmother. I heard her sniffle and I turned towards her. I put my arm around her.
"You have a beautiful voice."
"Did I wake you up?"
"In a good way. You were singing for your grandmother were you not?"
"Yeah. She taught me how to sing."
"She taught you well. And I know her passing still hurts you."
She nodded and held onto my hand. She fell asleep soon after that and I held her all through the night.
When I woke up she was already gone. I smirked and shook my head. I heard her in the bathroom and closed my eyes.
"I already know you're awake."
I smiled and she sat down on the edge of the bed.
"You need to get up. I'm not answering wedding questions by myself."
I laughed and nodded. She leaned down and gave me a kiss before getting dressed. I took a deep breath before getting out of bed. I saw her brushing her hair and when I was dressed I went over and ran my fingers through it. She smiled and I braided it for her before kissing her shoulder.
"We must go." I whispered.
She stood up and planted her lips on mine. I smiled as I wrapped my arms around her. When we separated we walked out of the room.
Jupiter's POV
Before we walked into the room Legolas stopped me.
"If it is too much too soon, you do not have to go in there."
I smiled and reached up. I ran my finger down his cheek, neck and rested at his chest.
"I would marry you right now if I could. I want nothing more than to go in there."
He smiled and squeezed my hand. We walked into the room and Thranduil smiled at us.
"Jupiter, are you feeling alright today?"
"Yeah, a lot better."
"Good, good. Now, we have things to discuss for this happy event."
I smiled and we all sat down.
A few days later I went to Dale with Vardamir, Atanaclar and Manwendil. The people of Dale smiled when they saw me and I smiled at them.
"Jupiter is back!"
As always, Tilda came running out. She hugged me tightly and I laughed.
"Oh Tilda! Once again, more beautiful than last I saw you. You've grown up so much."
"Da will want to see you!"
She took my hand and led us away. Sigrid was there when we arrived and she smiled.
"Jupe!"
I hugged her.
"Can I get you anything?"
"Oh not I'm alright. These are my brothers, my real brothers. Vardamir, Manwendil and Atanaclar."
She smiled and bowed.
"I am honored to meet you. Jupe has helped my family and the people of Dale many times over the years. We owe her our lives." she said.
"Oh Sigrid, you don't owe me anything."
She smiled.
"Da should be back soon and he will be excited to see you. Bain is…"
She smiled a bit and it only made my own smile grow.
"He's with a girl isn't he?"
She nodded happily.
"He said he wishes to marry her."
"That's great! I hope I get to meet her sometime."
"Meet who?"
I turned and saw Bard at the door.
"Jupiter! My old friend."
I hugged him tightly.
"I've missed you all. And I hear Bain has a romantic interest."
He laughed and nodded.
"Indeed he does. And a beautiful girl she is."
I stepped back and went to my brothers.
"Bard, I found my blood family. These are my older brothers: Vardamir, Manwendil and Atanaclar. My sister Tindomiel is in Lothlorien for now."
He stepped forward.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all. Jupiter is very special and she deserves happiness and a family who loves her."
Vardamir put his hands on my shoulders and I smiled at him.
"Yes she does. And I will always make sure she is happy. And speaking of happiness, Jupiter you must tell him."
Bard looked at me and I smiled.
"Legolas asked me to marry him. And I said yes. I want you and your family to be there, if you can."
"Well of course we will be! We would not miss it. Would we?"
Tilda and Sigrid nodded and I showed them my ring. They both smiled and Bard started to talk with my brothers. When Bain came home he smiled.
"Jupe! I heard you were here." he said.
I hugged him.
"Hey there Bain. I heard you have a lady friend. You'll have to introduce me to her sometime."
"Sigrid told you?"
"I would have found out either way. I'm very happy for you."
"Thank you."
Legolas' POV
About two hours after Jupiter left, Tindomiel and Gloradir arrived. I smiled when I saw Gloradir.
"Mellon nin!"
"I live!" he said.
We all laughed and I put my hand on his shoulder. I looked at Tindomiel gratefully.
"You saved him. Thank you, thank you so much."
She looked at Gloradir and smiled.
"It was my pleasure. Now, where is my baby sister?"
"She went to Dale with your brothers. She will also probably visit Erebor…visit Thorin's tomb."
Gloradir sighed sadly and I nodded.
Jupiter's POV
My brothers came with me to Erebor. The guards smiled and bowed.
"Lady Jupiter, welcome back." they said.
I smiled and bowed. They seemed a bit suspicious of my brothers but didn't say anything. I walked through the halls and talked with several of the dwarves.
"Jupe? Is that you?"
I smiled and looked at Tauriel. My eyes went wide and my jaw dropped.
"Tauriel! You're….you're….."
She smiled and laughed a bit. She was pregnant! And at least four or five months. The biggest smile came to my face and I hugged her.
"Congratulations!"
"I am nervous."
"Oh everyone is for the first baby. You and Kili will be fantastic parents. I know you will."
She smiled.
"Thank you."
"I heard Jupe was here!"
We both started laughing and Kili came running over.
"There's the dad-to-be. How's it feel?" I asked.
He looked at Tauriel and put his hand on her belly.
"Nervous, happy, excited and scared. But I am mostly happy. And it will be the most beautiful baby in the mountain."
I smiled and hugged him. When I pulled away I introduced my brothers. Kili looked at them.
"This woman is special and is very dear to myself, my wife and my people. Protect her when she needs it. I know she can protect herself extremely well."
I chuckled and he winked.
"We will always protect her. And we are deeply grateful that you have always been so kind to her. She has told us many stories about the war and everything after. You have the respect and gratitude of I and my family." Atanaclar said.
They bowed and I smiled. Tauriel took my hand and smiled at me.
"I am happy you finally found what you always wanted. If anyone deserves happiness it is you, Jupe."
"Merci Tauriel."
She nodded and I went to Thorin's tomb alone. It was quiet and cold as always. I smiled a bit as I put my hand on the tomb.
"Hello old friend. It's been too long. You probably already know that Kili's going to be a father. It's so exciting and I know he'll be an amazing dad. And I'll drop in from time to time to check in on them."
I sighed and sat down, leaning against the cold stone of the coffin.
"I miss you Thorin. And I still think I could've saved you. If I'd known about my powers back then….maybe things would be different. Maybe you would be here for my wedding. Legolas asked me to marry him, and I of course said yes. I hope you're there on my wedding day. Even if I can't see you, I hope you and my grandmother are there. I'm guessing you saw what happened in Lothlorien. You saw what I did. I'm scared Thorin. I'm scared of myself and what I can do. What if I hurt someone I love? Or worse, what if I kill someone I love? I don't know what to do. I swore I would never use those powers again but what if I have no other choice?"
I sighed and stayed silent for a while.
"Sometimes I wonder why I have this power. Why me of all people? You know what I mean? I think I've dealt with enough shit in my life, but the world just keeps throwing more my way. Does it ever end, Thorin?"
I knew he couldn't answer me, but I still asked. Maybe he'd give me a sign or something. Either way, there were things I'd rather talk about with Thorin. I knew he could hear me somewhere. I stood up and put my hand on the stone.
"Well, I just wanted to tell you that I'm getting married. I know you'll be there even if I can't see you. I miss you Thorin. Hopefully we'll meet again someday."
I kissed my fingers and then touched the stone.
"Namarie for now, Thorin."
I smiled a bit and pat the stone before walking away.