Chapter thirteen: "Tell her I love her,"
Inwë sat in one of the beautiful white and silver chairs in the dining hall as she picked at her food hoping Legolas would look to her. She looked as Elrohir walked in and sat next her catching her and everyone off guard. They heard the sound of silver hitting the plate in a bit of anger, almost everyone assumed it was Legolas… and they were right.
"Good morning everyone, Aragorn a pleasure to see you, and Legolas as well… it has been awhile since I saw you two. How are you?" Elrohir said smiling at them as he began to eat. Everyone was silent as they looked to Legolas who usually sat beside Inwë. Inwë thought Elrohir was so nice and polite.
"It is good to see you Elrohir," Aragorn lied, usually it was good to see him but after what Arwen told him… it wasn't so great.
"Ya," was all Legolas could say before looking to Elrond, "may I please be allowed to leave?"
"You are excused," Elrond said happy that one of his sons had returned from the east. They had all gone on a little journey. After that the breakfast was a little livelier. Inwë was walking outside when Elrohir found her.
"I was wondering if you'd spend the day with me," Elrohir asked proudly, he was not surprised when she agreed.
"What will we do?" she asked looking down smiling; she was trying so hard to not think of Legolas.
"We can start by… taking a ride through the forest," he said smiling down at her she nodded yes before walking with him to the stables. She didn't saddle the unicorn for she knew he'd get angry, unicorns were wild, they were free…
"What is your name?" she asked the unicorn quietly as she put reins on his, she tried to not let Elrohir hear.
My name is Wintersmoon, he said before she led him out into the open and climbed up. Then for the rest of the day she and Elrohir rode to all of his favorite spots, places she had never been before. He was such a great guy, so sweet, sensitive, cute; polite everything a girl could ever want. He was a fine elf a good elf, but so was Legolas. She smiled at all his jokes, and felt something for him. But not the powerful love she felt for Legolas, but this would have to do. She sat down by a river as he stood knee deep tossing rocks into it thinking of a way to ask her to marry him.
"Inwë…" he said not sure how to start it, it took him a moment to get the courage up.
"Yes prince Elrohir," she said watching the waves ripple from the rocks.
"I was just wondering… if perhaps, just maybe you'd think about marrying me," he said turning to look at her. A look of shock was on her face, and she tried to speak but she couldn't.
"My… prince," she said not wanting to say what she called Legolas, "are you asking me to? Or asking if someday I will?"
"I am asking you to marry me, so… yeah I am asking you," he said a little nervous, he wasn't nervous of her answer, just of rejection… never before had he been rejected.
"Then my answer is yes," she said looking down at the rock. A smile came to his face and she quickly put on a fake smile. Why couldn't she feel for him when ever they spend their time together? For days they kept their engagement a secret, though he wanted to marry with in the week. One day during dinner Elrohir had decided to tell them, without informing Inwë. He had not known that Legolas and she were a couple before, that they were bound by love.
"I have an announcement," Elrohir said when everyone was onto the second course of the dinner roast beef. Everyone looked at him… even Inwë.
"Go on my son," Elrond said looking to his son. Elrohir took Inwë's hand and she then knew what he was going to say.
"Must we do it now?" Inwë asked before glancing over at Legolas who acted like nothing had been said.
"Yes melamin," he said making Legolas choke at the very words, everyone looked at him and Aragorn patted him on the back, "we are engaged."
"What?" everyone asked looking around; Arwen was the only one smiling. Even Elrond looked slightly angry.
"My son, but… why?" asked Elrond with a look of confusion, "she is not royalty… and isn't she," he looked to Legolas who glared at his food.
"I love her ada that should be enough. Since when does royalty count?" Elrohir said looking to his father.
"Since now," Elrond said looking to Inwë who seemed to slowly slide down in her chair.
"I think it is great," Arwen said smiling over at Inwë, someone had to defend them. It was her future…
"WHAT!" both Legolas and Aragorn said looking to her, even Éomer, Éowyn, Faramir, Celebriän, and Olwë looked at Arwen like she was crazy.
"Well they love each other…" Arwen began before she was interrupted.
"No they don't!" Legolas yelled throwing his napkin down before getting up and walking away. Inwë sat back into her chair letting her head rest on the back of the chair as a tear slipped onto her nose. Why couldn't she be cold like she use to? Why couldn't she argue like she use to? When dinner was done everyone went to sleep thinking about the awkwardness of the night.
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As a week came and went Inwë slowly got use to Elrohir, he was a great guy. They spent all their time together planning the wedding. Everyday she got sadder and sadder as well, and Elrohir could see she was heartbroken. He could see it in the way she looked at Legolas as they passed by. It was the day of the wedding and Inwë was terrified. Aragorn and Olwë looked at Inwë who sat crying in a corner of her room, he shut the door behind him.
"Inwë, you don't have to," Olwë said walking to her and feeling sad for her.
"Oh you guys… I didn't see you," she said wiping the tears away and standing up in her wedding dress. It was beautiful, made of elven silk and satin; she had her hair up, and silver glittery stuff sprinkled all over. Since she was marrying the prince, he had people make her look like a princess. She slowly sat down again feeling her legs give away.
"You know he still loves you," Aragorn said lowering himself down so he was crouching in front of her.
"I gave my word, don't you see I have to," she said feeling sick.
"Just because the way your future once was, you have no idea what it really was Inwë, you assume it was happy and full of love… but how do you know it was?" Olwë said surprising Aragorn and Inwë as he for the first time said something smart.
"I'm going to do it and get it done with," Inwë said hugging both of them.
"Well I thought you should know that Legolas is already getting into the wine…" Aragorn said laughing at his friend for a moment, "Don't you still love him?"
"Do you want to here what I told him? What I feel about him?" she asked looking at her beautiful beaded wedding dress.
"Sure," Aragorn said looking at her tear eyes.
"There's somethings I know to be true, snow is water and the ocean is blue. Rain is wet, and it falls from the sky. And the stars come out every night, just as sure as the sun will rise, this love for him will never die like when you plant a seed, and then it grows," she said wiping her hand across her sweaty neck, "there are things in life I need, water to drink, air to breathe. A place to rest when I need sleep, when I am hungry food to eat and as sure as I need the Valar, that's how much I need his love… there are something's in life I want… a house with trees, someone to talk to, someone to hold, and walk with as we grow old. I want all my dreams to come true, and I want them all with him, and I wish I could told him of some of the things I knew, but I never got to tell him… that he was one of my dreams, and the one I wanted to come true the most."
"Then why are you marrying Elrohir?" Aragorn said, "Think about it."
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People came and got Inwë the wedding had been starting. As she walked down the isle smiling at the people of Rivendell she didn't see Legolas anywhere. She wanted one more glimpse of him before she married. She finally reached Elrohir and felt her heart pounding in her chest so hard she thought her chest would burst open. As the wedding began she began to feel she couldn't breathe. Why WAS she marrying Elrohir? Because of her past future? She realized that that wasn't her future now, at least it didn't have to be. Did it?
"Does anyone here wish to stop these two from being bound in holly matrimony? If so speak now or forever hold your peace," the man who'd bind those two together forever said looking to everyone who was looking around. Almost everyone had a reason to stop them. It was a weird vibe around there, even Elrohir wanted to say something.
"Ok then," the man said before marrying them.
"WAIT!" a voice came from the crowd, "I do not think these two should marry," Aragorn said feeling bad.
"Thank god," Arwen said sighing…
"I to don't think we should marry," Inwë said feeling sweat drip down her face.
"Thank god," said Elrohir and everyone else. Everyone looked around.
"Well… was there anyone who thought they should marry?" the elf who was going to marry them said looking slightly amused. No one raised there hand, "well that settles it then. You two shouldn't marry."
"Thank you Beledil," Elrohir said looking at him before looking to Inwë, "I know you do not love me. I know you love Legolas and I could not bear to be married to someone who doesn't want to be married to me. But you look very beautiful."
"Thank you Elrohir you are a wonderful man. I do like you, but I loved him first. I realized that that future was in the past, it was destroyed even if we tried for it. If it is meant to be then it will be. You look handsome as well," she said smiling before kissing him gently on the lips.
"No if you kiss me like that again… I just might make you marry me anyways," he smiled down at her. She then ran over to the stables which wasn't to far away from the forest where they were getting married. Once she reached it Aragorn caught up with her.
"Are you going to look for Legolas?" Aragorn asked out of breath slightly.
"Yes of course, but first I am going to talk to Wintersmoon," Inwë said walking into the stables.
"Well he in the forest just so you know, he was at the ceremony before walking through the alter and heading straight," he said smiling at her.
"Thank you again Aragorn for stepping up like that," she said smiling at him. He nodded before running off to find his own wife. Once she spotted the white unicorn she confronted him, "you lied. You said you knew us and we were all happy."
"I am no liar, I said I knew you… but I never said you alone were happy. You never asked if you were happy, I told you that you got to know a little of Legolas before he sailed away… you were already married then. So he sailed away with nothing to hold him here, I tried to tell you it wasn't your future… you assume it was suppose to be. So do not blame me my lady, you should have consulted me, asked me what to do. You now have a chance to go for what you wish you could… in your… previous future," he said throwing his head up and down so that his long white hair slapped against his withers, "come we shall look for the prince of Mirkwood."
"Thank you," she said pulling him out of the stall and climbing up on the white unicorns back and rode off for where the wedding stuff was being taken down. She rode through the alter and followed Legolas' tracks. The moon started popping up as she searched for him. She heard a voice and stopped Wintersmoon before climbing off. Slowly she walked through the trees and looked at the blonde elf who sat propped against a tree. He began singing as he set the bottle of wine down.
"Did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world? And if you did was she crying? Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl, that walked out on me… tell her I'm sorry, tell her I need her… oh won't you tell her that I love her? I woke up this morning; I stood alone in the cold. And you were lost with the morning sun, I lost my head and I said some things. And now comes the heart ache this morning. I let my world slip away from me so hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world? And if you did was she crying? Crying? Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me, tell her I'm sorry. Tell her I need her love… won't you tell her I love her. If you happen to see the most beautiful girl, that walked out on me tell her I'm sorry… tell her I need her, oh tell her I love her… have you've seen the most beautiful girl… and did she cry at all…" he stopped when a women's voice interrupted his song.
"I saw her…" she said making him turn around, "she wasn't that beautiful. And… she cried a lot…" a tear fell down her eye as Legolas watched her, "so why don't you tell her yourself you love her."
"You're her…" Legolas said obviously a little buzzed, "Didn't you know that by now gosh. I see you're now Mrs. Elrohir."
"Legolas I didn't marry him," she said looking at him as she walked under the deep moonlight to him. She looked beautiful as the stars and moonlight reflected off her dress as it was tight against her skin.
"Why not?" asked Legolas taking another drink out of the bottle. Inwë grabbed the bottle from him and dumped it out.
"Hey why did you do that?" he asked crossing his arms.
"Legolas, is this why I left my own wedding? So you could act like this?" Inwë said throwing the bottle far away from them.
"You chose to leave your wedding, and you chose to marry him. So I am sorry if I don't feel sorry for you," he said with a confused look as he tried to say what he said.
"Yeah, well I choose to choose you in the end Legolas Greenleaf, I can always change my mind so forgive me if I don't feel all that sorry for you now," she said before standing up to walk away.
"Wait," he said before turning to her and standing up. He wasn't drunk, but had drunk enough to be rude and not feel sorry for it, "I'm not done making you feel bad yet."
"I shouldn't feel bad," she said looking at him.
"Yes you should, you hurt me… you left me for someone you didn't even know. You left the one you 'loved' for the one you liked… you left me to drink myself away in misery every night. AND you took my drink from me before I could even get drunk enough… to stop loving you for a minute," he said one hand on his hip and with other using it to express himself before punching the tree next to him in anger. She jumped scared.
"I'm sorry," she said feeling a tear fall down her cheek and rest on her lips.
"You took… everything from me. Made me promise to you, and made a promise to me… and I never want to be with or near you again…" he said walking past her stomping on the autumn leaves lying on the ground. Inwë sat on the ground crying at what he said.
"Legolas!" she yelled out to him making him stop for a moment, "I swore that I'd always be there… but I'd still give anything and everything. I will always care about you… through weakness and strength, happiness and sorrow… for better for worst, I will love you with every beat of my heart. From the moment I met you beside you was where I belonged. Right now I will give you my hand with all of my heart along with it."
Legolas tried to say something but felt his anger melt to sadness and he walked out of the forest leaving her there to cry. He walked to the castle putting as much distance from her as he could. Inwë waited a moment in the cold forest, watching as the moon seemed to shy away, and the stars no longer danced. She had messed everything up. The rain fell and her tears mixed it. When she returned to the castle dripping wet Aragorn could barely tell her face was streaked with tears, the only thing that gave it away was her red eyes.
"I thought you were going to look for Legolas," he said looking to her, "he just returned a little while ago."
"I found him," she cried softly her dress completely soaked. You could almost see through it. Aragorn made sure to not look down though he did once or twice… accidentally of course.
"And?" he said looking at her as she cried, "that wasn't the reaction I was expecting from you… what happened?"
"It seems that… I am no longer apart of his heart," she said nodding before walking off slowly. That night as Legolas slept off the alcohol Inwë was packing. She made some more potions so that her friends could protect themselves, and so she could take enough to safely get her back to her home town. When she was done she placed the potions along a special belt she had made for the men, but now she needed it. There were plenty more for others. She then put her stuff in a back pack; she looked at her wedding dress as it dried. She could use that again someday, maybe for when her dad came so that she could look nice. She slowly took the dress, folded it, and placed it in her backpack and grabbed her bow, arrows, and sword… though she could barely use it. She then snuck off to the stables and grabbed the unicorn.
Where are we going so late milady? He asked as she put a saddle on him, he tried avoiding it.
"Look either I leave you here, which I can't because I don't want them to know where I have gone to," she said for a second no longer trying to put the saddle on him, "I guess I could take you with me a little ways and then turn you loose, that way I can take my old horse…"
No… he neighed throwing his head around.
"What? Why?" she asked confused. It was a good plan, "why shouldn't I do that? You will be free again."
I am free, this is a choice I make. I promised to protect you; I can't protect you if you've run off without me. Saddle me danget; he said catching her off guard.
"Dang…et?" she said trying to figure it out.
Basically it means damn it, only your not damning anyone, but oh never mind… it's what people say in the future, he said as she put the saddle on him along with the reins. Then together they rode swiftly through the rode that lead towards Gondor. She didn't want to go through the forest and get lost cause they'd figure that was what she'd do. So she took the east rode and then would turn off towards her city which was near Mirkwood. Together they fled from Rivendell, the most beautiful place she had ever seen or heard of. Wintersmoon was the fasted horse she had ever been on, and he never got tired. For a day and a half until she got hungry they didn't stop. They stopped off at a tiny village where she bought some food with the gold she had saved. They were then off again. They camped out under the stars not realizing the danger of the open space. She woke up to Wintersmoon nudging her.
"What?" she said swatting around as the horses main and whiskers under his chin tickled her.
Trouble milady, we must go, he said standing tall still saddled. She slowly got up as she saw a couple of pebbles jumping on the floor, something was coming. She quickly grabbed her stuff before climbing onto his back. When she was on him she saw the warg riders, there were about five of them.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" she yelled bouncing, "please hurry! Not ready to die yet!"
Well if you'd be quiet then maybe I could concentrate… my lady! He yelled before galloping off towards the trees.
"They are gaining on us!" she screamed as the warg's and their riders leaped over the hill and were clearly behind them. The unicorn neighed in fear as he tried to gallop faster and faster, because he was so fast it took time for him to gain speed, and he started out slow. They were only a couple of feet behind as the unicorn finally started get speed. Inwë pulled her bow up and pulled an arrow out of her quiver aiming at one of the orc's and shooting in. She missed, so she pulled out another one and shot again. This time the orc screamed and shook a moment before falling off. The wolf creature kept running towards them. She then pulled out another one and shot one of the wargs, missing the orc and getting it's mount. The warg barked a squeal before tripping and crushing its rider and itself.
Nice shot my lady, shoot the other wargs if possible, the unicorn said cantering hastily. Just as he finished a large claw swiped at the unicorns rump making him stumble and fall with her. She rolled off as she watched a warg leap into the air at her. She screamed throwing one of her explosive potions at its open mouth making it explode as it bit down on it. The rider was shaken up but ran for her any ways. She then took her sword and stabbed him. He had not expected her to be armed. There were two riders and there wargs left, including one loner warg. She took another explosive and threw it at the wargs back so that it would kill both rider and mount. It worked, now all that was left was one warg still charging them, she could have used the explosive but didn't want to waste them, she only had fifteen and used four already. She pulled her sword out and stood up not expecting the warg to already be there, the warg caught her off guard landing on her. She screamed as it ripped at her flesh on her shoulder.
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Legolas rolled over rubbing his eyes feeling ready to puke. The way he had felt everyday for the past weak. Slowly he began to remember the past events. He knew he had to talk to Inwë as he thought of what she said. She hadn't married the prince of Rivendell; instead she went to be with him. But when he drank he didn't have any control over his anger. Legolas walked to her room and knocked on it. He then walked in expecting to see a crying girl that he could comfort and get back into her good graces. He looked around curiously, is she at breakfast? If she is then she must not be hurt, he thought as he walked to breakfast looking for her. Everyone BUT her was there. They all waved at him, except Aragorn as he turned to leave and run down to the stables. When he finally reached it he looked at the stable where the unicorn once was.
"No, no, no, no," he said spinning around trying to figure out where she could have gone. Aragorn walked into the stables wondering why Legolas looked so fearful.
"Legolas Greenleaf, how could you do that to her?" Aragorn said looking to Legolas.
"Yes, yes I know… I was trying to apologize to her. Now tell me where she traveled to," Legolas said assuming his friend had something to do with this.
"What?" Aragorn asked walking to the unicorns stables, "maybe she went for a ride?"
"Then why was all her stuff gone?" Legolas said sighing as he placed his arms on the stable and laid his head down on his arm.
"We need to talk with Elrond," Aragorn said turning to leave. Legolas followed behind feeling sicker then ever.
"Lord Elrond," Aragorn said looking to Elrond frantically.
"What is wrong?" Arwen asked looking up from her breakfast worriedly.
"Inwë is no longer here, she took off," Aragorn said hastily.
"That girl is going to get us killed; doesn't she know that by now every evil creature on Middle Earth is looking for her? Do any of you have a clue of where she'd be going?" Elrond said looking to Legolas and Aragorn, "does her running away have anything to do with you Legolas Greenleaf?"
"Yes my lord Elrond. After the wedding she came to tell me of her love, now she is gone. I have no idea where she'd be," Legolas said looking down sadly.
"Arwen you said that the unicorn had a note, note and that was how she found out about her and Elrohir being married. Did it say anything else?" Elrond asked sighing.
"Not that she had said," Arwen said thinking hard. Legolas thought a moment and then remembered.
"Oh actually it did. Her dad said to meet her during the wintercelest at her home town basically. The place her mother married her step father. I'm going to find her lord Elrond, and I'll bring her back," Legolas said turning to walk away, "Elrond, I might not return…"
"I am sure you'll survive prince Legolas, you are a strong young man," Elrond said encouraging.
"No, I mean… I might just take her to Mirkwood, I figured that I know that place the best… and we have the best archers there, so that your people wouldn't have the burden of them looking for her here. Like the man with the black wings, he knew she was here… it isn't safe even here anymore my lord," Legolas said respectfully. Elrond knew why Legolas really wouldn't bring her back… Elrohir he couldn't face it if those two somehow got together especially if Legolas and she got back together.
"I understand, and then I will pray for you. I will be watching, I shall inform Galadriel of this information and may the Valar be with you," Elrond said bowing his head.
"Thank you lord Elrond," Legolas said bowing to Elrond.
"Do not forget me," Olwë said jumping up hastily.
"Then me to," Celebriän sighed getting annoyed of her brothers attempt of being a hero, especially every time they had ever been caught in trouble she did the fighting and he did the watching.
"Count me in," Éomer said standing up and sipping his juice.
"Me too," Éowyn said smiling at her brother.
"Then me as well," Faramir said smiling at his wife.
"Don't even think of leaving with out me," Aragorn said looking over to Legolas.
"Well I guess I better go to make sure you all don't get yourselves kill," Arwen said smiling at her friend. Elrond smiled as they all left to prepare. Elrohir would have offered to go as well, but knew that Legolas would not have approved. Though he could have if he wanted to he was older then Legolas buy five thousand years. Legolas and Arwen were similar in age, they were both two thousand years (to us they'd be about twenty so Elrohir is twenty five) Inwë was eighteen thousand years old. They were all packed and ready to go, and were finally off mid-afternoon. They traveled long and hard barely taking any breaks. They were packed and ready to go, it would be a couple of days to meet their destination.
Authoresses note: lmao… thanks you all for reading this! I hope that this is still good, I've been working hard to get as much as I can done before I leave. I should be excited to go to Disney World but I am not ALL that excited lol!