Somebody left 'Songfic' and so I wrote it to one of my current obsessions "If We Have Each Other." By Alec Benjamin and used the chorus for the story.

Also, if you want the full heartbreaking effect might I suggest re-reading chapter 6: Hide as this takes place later the same day.

Aka right after the Queen dies.

I hope you like it!

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The bed felt cold and empty without her in it, almost as empty as he himself felt. They both felt.

He and Legolas both felt it clinging to the deepest parts of them.

He clung to his father as if his heat could make up for her absence. As if his father's heartbeat could drown out the sound of everything his too young ears had heard.

Thranduil sat upright against the headboard, gently rocking the most precious thing the Eru had ever created back and forth. His arms were wrapped tightly around the elfling, with one hand holding his head solidly to his chest like it would erase the memory of the long, long hours he had spent alone.

Legolas still hadn't stopped crying since Thranduil had found him in the cave. Thranduil wasn't sure if he had either.

"Too quiet." His little leaf whispered. He did not like the silence anymore. Nobody would after spending an eternity in the dark alone, trapped. Hurting.

How were either of them ever going to stop crying?

Somehow it was easier to sing than to speak. Somehow his voice did not sound as cracked as he felt. "The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad,"

Legolas managed to snuggle closer, "If we got each other, and that's all we have,"

"I will be your father, and I'll hold your hand," He would not leave. He would not leave. He would not fade. He could not fade. He would not leave.

"You should know I'll be there for you," He kissed Legolas' head, and closed his eyes. Not able to look at the empty space beside him.

"When the world's not perfect," Legolas hiccuped another sob in his arms, "When the worlds not kind,"

A promise. "If we have each other then we'll both be fine,"

He would not leave. He would not fade. "I will be your father, and I'll hold your hand,"

Slowly his voice began to fail him, "You should know I'll be there for you."

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