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Disclaimer: I do not own LofR but I do own Celebriän, Olwë, Inwë, though I have been thinking about it and I know Elrond's wife's name was Celebriän or something like it lol Celebrian I think it was… so about the same thing. Though I got the name from a name generator and I used the name April and that was what came up for it so hmm I don't know lol! I don't own their names, buy I own the characters! I own plot, ideas, research I did lmao, etc.

Through the wind and the rain
through the laughter and pain
Count on me
and when life isn't fair and there's nobody there
I will be
in a world of pretenders
I am your defender
and when it all comes down
I'll be the last one standing

Chapter fourteen: Never Forgotten

Inwë sat struggling to get herself out from the vicious creatures. She heard a neigh and with the swing of its head ripped the creature off Inwë with a piece of Inwë's clothing stuck in its teeth. The unicorn jumped up bringing its powerful hooves down onto the warg crushing the warg's skull. Inwë stood up and walked to the injured unicorn. There was a large slash on his rump which was bleeding pretty badly. She walked towards the forest was a few feet away before slowly pulling off a piece of her dress, pulling out her container of water, and healing salve.

My lady we unicorns heal by ourselves, the unicorn said seriously. She ignored him and cleaned the blood off of his white coat before pouring the salve onto the wound. Slowly it began to heal all the way.

"Wow," she said watching the skin come together and look the way it did before the warg's claws ripped through the unicorns flesh.

It must be your magic and my magic mixed together, making it so it healed instantly, the unicorn said letting Inwë climb onto him. Every muscle hurt, she decided to ride, and never stop until she could get home…

"I have no magic, it was a simple potion," she said sighing, "Now we must ride and never stop… do you have any other injuries? Do you hurt anywhere else?"

No my lady. I am fine, he said before turning around so she could gather the scattered arrows on the floor. Then together they rode fast, faster, faster, and faster and within two days of going extremely fast and never stopping the made it to her home town.

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Legolas and the others had reached a plain going towards the place where Legolas first met Inwë. It had taken them two days to make it to where they did. He slowed his horse to look at the dead bodies of orc's and warg's. He wondered, either she was traveling with someone, or someone strong here fought these horrible creatures killing five of them by themselves which was pretty good. They traveled the remains seeing of any evidence of their being more, or something useful. Éowyn gasped as she pulled the tattered fabric of a dress out of one of the dead creatures' mouth. It was stained with obviously blood.

"Legolas!" yelled Éowyn nervously. Everyone walked to where the blonde women stood holding a piece of green cloth stained with blood.

"What?" Legolas asked pulling it from Éowyn's hand and observing.

"Look here, a sharp wooded object pierced it," Olwë said looking at the creature's body.

"Or a unicorn horn," Celebriän said examining it along side her brother, "I dare say it was Inwë that was here friends."

"You are right Celebriän, look here. This ones mouth as been blown apart and black marks around here," Éomer said touching the ground.

"Do you think perhaps… there were others? Perhaps they caught her?" Faramir said looking at them as they thought a moment about it, the possibility.

"Yes it could have been a possibility my friends, but see here horse tracks, or in her case if she escaped unicorn tracks. See they ride towards the city she comes from," Legolas said hopeful as he looked at the horse tracks, "Aragorn you are good at examining what happened. Tell us what happened."

"Well you see over there, the imprint of a body, and then you can see she jumped up startled, climbing onto her horse which stood beside her. That was when they ran off… over in this direction you see the five warg riders running, they chased after Inwë and her unicorn. You see there is the dead orc with the arrow in his chest, he fell off and that was when he died, the arrow over shows she missed one of her shots I assume her first… Right here, is what I don't get… there is only three tracks, one paw went up and then the unicorn stumbled and fell, so I think it scratched the back of the unicorn making him fall with her. Then one of the wargs leaped in the air… you can see how there are no tracks which means it jumped at her, then it's head got blown off, by the glass I assume the explosion potion, both warg and rider tumbled to a deadly death, then a orc jumped at her, was caught off guard and died… then the rest of the warg's and their riders got an explosive killing them. Then a warg, the one who had lost it's mount caught up and caught her off guard ripping at some part of her, by the embroidery there I'd say near the chest, arm, shoulder somewhere along that, then see that… the scattering of horse hooves… and the slice and hole in it… the unicorn killed it," Aragorn said walking around pointing to things helping them understand. "Then they got away, they stopped for a momet, she climbed off and see this bloody piece of clothing, either she wiped off her wound, or probably healed the unicorns wound… we should probably get a move on it, just incase she runs into more trouble."

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Slowly she walked into her city walking the unicorn behind her. Everyone looked at her curiously. They whispered to her, because her there city was having problems, they didn't have any travelers because there was no where to stay. She smiled bleakly and walked through the city until she saw her tavern. It looked the same way, still broken stuff on the inside. She took the unicorn to the stables; she then went and began to clean things up. It took her a day but she had it up and running again. Only she cleared all the alcohol out. When it was clean she put the open sign out, and let Wintersmoon come in as her guardian. When travelers of all shapes and sizes traveled through there, they'd stop by and stay the night. They always wondered why there was a unicorn there, and then they got curious about her unicorn. She started getting more and business as a couple of days passed by.

"This is a great place, very roomy… but why do you have a… unicorn? In the inn?" a man traveling with two other men asked.

"Because he is my protection, and friend," she said with a smile. She handed them each a key.

"You know you could catch a pretty COULD of pennies for its horn. People say that with a unicorn horn you can cure any illness, see into the future, and if you swallow it hole with out dieing… you can live for two thousand years," the man said smiling at her.

"I would never kill my friend for that much; I haven't like my first eighteen thousand years, what makes you think I'd want to live for two thousand extra more. Trust me immortality is no fun. But here are your keys, have a nice night, don't think about harming my unicorn, and come back again," she smiled a fake smile before handing the stunned man a key and showing the way to the stairs. She sighed as she put the money away.

Thank you my lady for defending me. You know what they say is true right? But not if you swallow it, just a chip of it and you will live for two thousand extra years. So now you can see why we hide, Wintersmoon said walking to the counter.

"It doesn't matter; no life is worth taking another's life for. When your breed dies, we will have no more magic in the world. Unicorns and Elves are the last hope of magic. I would fight and die to save it," Inwë said putting the gold pieces into the till before running her fingers through the unicorn's white mane, she then remembered running her fingers through Legolas' hair. She bit her lip as she pulled her fingers from the unicorn's soft mane before kissing his muzzle.

It will be alright milady, he said before neighing and pushing his nuzzle onto her cheek in a loving manner.

"Thank you," she said scratching his ear before watching a man walk in, he was tall and burly wearing a fur jacket on a hot day. She watched him walk towards her, "hello sir may I help you? Are you looking for a place to stay the night?"

"Yes miss I am," he said looking at here through amber eyes, "how much is it."

"Five gold pieces," she said smiling at him, she had worried for a moment. But if anything happened she had an explosive potion and her sword under the counter.

"Here you go, nice unicorn you got yourself there," he said grunting before looking back at the young she-elf, "You're an elf aren't you? Is your name Inwë?"

"May I ask who is asking?" she asked nervously. The unicorn's ears pricked up as he was listening to the conversation, his ears went back and his head bent low ready for trouble.

"What friend of mine are you friends with?" she asked her hand resting on her potion.

"I do not know, I was told to relay a message to you… since I am the only one who knew of the item, he paid me to come and tell you," the man said putting down a piece of paper with a drawing, "he said to tell you the word superman. What is that?"

"I don't know I think you got the wrong person," she said looking at him like he was crazy, "who is super… man?"

Did you say Superman? Wintersmoon asked the man; the man nodded yes, your father that was your father secret word, our secret word. A super hero… it was a fake comic, oh never mind. Tell us about the object.

"Well it is the nameless necklace, said to awaken a powerful beast. Hidden in a place where all the three elements water, fire, and earth coexist. When they fight, it is a might, and loud fight… felt by those in the world… sometimes. But no one knows what the beast is; some say it is the king of the dragons. Once awaken it could destroy the world with one deep breath of fire. But the wearer… the wearer can talk with the dragon, will be its master," the man said without a smile, "it is a necklace of power. But to find it is impossible, you see… no one has ever found it."

"Then how does anyone know about it? Where do the tales come from?" Inwë asked not believing a word of it.

"You should be so quick to disbelieve missy… it is real very real… my forefathers hid it in a place impossible to find, and even so more impossible to breach. A legend left through each generation. It is best it stays hidden, because once awaken, you cannot put it to sleep so easily… ever again. You must remember… it's spirit was trapped within a necklace, and preserved bound to the wearer of the necklace. Long ago there was a battle and my family captured it with a magic necklace. It had been stolen and nearly destroyed the world, until some how we came upon the necklace again and put it down to rest until awaken. Now, my key please," he said holding his hand out to the girl. She jumped realizing he was done with the story.

"Sorry I was getting interested," she said grabbing a key and handing it to him, "room15. Enjoy your stay and thanks for visiting."

"Yeah, what ever," he grunted before walking off. She sighed before sitting down in a chair. She remembered all her times with Legolas. They weren't always happy, but a few of them were amazing. She missed him a lot. Night finally came around she decided to go to sleep. Just as she stood up she saw two of the three traveling men from earlier walk down.

"Is there something I can help you with?" she asked nervously. They looked at each other and then to her.

"Give us the unicorn and there will be no trouble," the one man said pulling out his knife.

"Hmm let me think about, guess what… no," she said finally feeling her smart mouth remarks come back. This made her smile. The other one pulled out a knife as well, only he looked nervous like he didn't want to be there. She quickly pulled her sword out from under the counter making them look at her in shock, they quickly shook it off. She moved in front of the unicorn who snorted at them.

Kick their ass, Wintersmoon said shaking his head up and down. They all looked at him like he was crazy, that's right you guys don't say that yet. Um, you go and fight them… with… strength… or… something like that.

"Right," Inwë said looking back at Wintersmoon. She quickly walked towards them as they spread out around her. She fought with the first one knocking him out for a moment before the other charged her. She didn't know that the littler 'leader' she thought had been knocked out was only pretending. She was in shock when he had a rope around her neck choking her. She struggled to get away but the more she struggled the more he pulled on it. All of a sudden a knife was thrown into the man who was choking her. She fell to the floor gasping for air. She looked over to see the burly looking man standing by the wall. She panted robbing her red neck still breathing heavily. She coughed out a "thanks."

"Your welcome, well… you seem to be getting into trouble working her," the man chuckled harshly. She smiled and gave a 'whatever' look before speaking.

"Well I've had practice," she said no longer on her hands and knees and now just on her knees, as she was breathing deeply.

"You need better skills, let me guess you thought he was unconscious well let me tell you something… they never are. Don't act like such a girl in the face of danger, your emotions and compassion or whatever it is to not kill someone trying to kill you… will get you killed! Your just lucky I came down to get a drink of something," he said before walking past her and into where the bar once. There was nothing but juices, jugs of water, and some wine, "no alcohol, you are an amateur."

"No I have just had bad experiences with alcohol. That doesn't make me an amateur to not want to ever see alcohol ever. I forgot to throw that wine out," she said standing up and walking towards it. He grabbed it down and took it so she couldn't.

"Now what could be so bad that you hate alcohol princess?" he asked sarcastically.

"Well… my step dad was a drunk back when he was alive. He drank every day and this place was a bar so I saw lots of alcohol…" she began before he interrupted her.

"I didn't actually want you to answer that, but go ahead you'll throw a fit if you don't get to finish complaining," he grunted before taking a swig of the wine, "this stuff is too sweet."

"You are absolutely rude, I am not complaining. I just…" this time he got to interrupt her.

"Your just like the rest of the kids who got a 'bad life' cause there parents were always drunk," he said looking at her angrily.

"That's not it…" she began before he interrupted her again.

"I beg my pardon if I am wrong… please, enlighten me," he said taking another drink and making a funny face.

"Well, I had to live that way with no mother and a mean drunk stepfather… and then run this place with all the drunks and the disgusting men who have no honor," she said softly thinking on all her younger years of trying to run a horrid place.

"Oh I've seen worst, you could have worst. Your still here aren't you?" he said taking another drink and softly slammed it on one of the tables. She unbuttoned the back of her dress a little and opened it so he could see a long scar across her back. He walked up to it and softly spoke "where did that come from?"

"A guy one night when I was only ten thousand, about ten years old to the eyes… and a man got so drunk that he decided to try and mess with me. I wasn't going to let him do anything to me if I could stop it, so I did what anyone would do… and fought back. With a knife he did that, then my step father came out scared the man away and blamed it all on me. My punishment was not any better then that cut on my back. The other wound I cannot show you," she said with no emotion in her face as she began to button the back of her dress back up.

"Why is it on your chest or somewhere in appropriate?" he asked walking away from her and back to his wine. That was a pretty big scar, though it could have been worst, "you know it could have been worst. Instead of having a scar you could have had something worst happen, like he could have kidnapped you, raped you, and then killed you."

"The other wound is on my heart, and yes it could have been that bad… but instead of death I got the memory," she said softly looking at her shaky pale hands.

"Why is there are a scar on your heart?" he asked not wanting to get into the topic of that night anymore.

"Well you ask a lot of questions," she sneered at him slightly a little regretfully when she realized she did so.

"Fine then I was only trying to find out why you claim you have it so bad," he said lifting the wine up to walk out.

"I'm sorry," she said quickly feeling a little bad about it, "it's just that it's a long story."

"Well you'll live for a couple thousands longer, and I got maybe twenty years… so time has no real limit, I'd just preffered it did," he said nodding before turning back, "I've got the night… after that you'll have to end the story so speak elf."

"Well… I was in love with another elf, at first I despised him, always getting me into trouble. One night he came here, he had a bad dream woke the guests, so I told him to come down stairs where I created a drink to help him sleep a dreamless sleep," she said remembering it clearly, "We were… friends I guess. The next day he came down while a bar fight was in the process, the worst I had ever seen. He fought a guy threatening me…"

"Sounds like a real first class hero, all the elements, a big fight, a girl… someone threatening her… then the big old save the damsel in distress ploy," he said sitting in a bar stool and drinking the wine with a funny face.

"Oh here," she said grabbing a bottle of rum she kept locked away, "yes, he always played the hero in my life as well. He was one of the members of the Fellowship; I guess he just need something else to save since the world was safe. Well we fell in love, until I found out my future had been altered and I my original future I ended up with the son of Lord Elrond of Rivendell. So I told him I had to give it a try…"

"So it was your fault," he said taking a swig of the rum and sighing.

"I didn't finish, the guy I was 'suppose' to be with asked my hand in marriage and I said yes, Legolas found out and all hell broke loose. That was until the wedding day, and I knew my heart was his… I called off the wedding but Legolas was drunk. He told me he didn't care that I was the one to object to my own wedding because I still loved him. He walked away, drunk, as he tied my heart to his foot and wore it as a shoe until it was completely squashed," she said sighing before looking to the burly man, "will you help me find this Nameless necklace. I must find it so I can protect it."

"Let me think about it," he grunted before walking off to his room leaving her there to contemplate. Morning came and with it the group slowly made there way into the city. They walked through looking at the people stare at the intruders. Legolas led them to where the inn was, they looked through the window to see a familiar brown haired she-elf taking someone's key from them. Legolas slowly turned the handle before walking into the place and catching her off guard.

"Legolas?" she asked looking at him. He walked in stopping in the middle of the room to look at her.

"Inwë Nenaharma, don't you ever do that again. Why didn't you wait? Why did you run?" Legolas asked walking towards her.

"Because you said we were done, what is done is done. I have to go my own way now," she said wanting to run and leap into his arms.

"Don't say that, Inwë please come with me to Mirkwood, if not as a couple… then as the way we were before," he said feeling his heart break.

"But I've got my own path I've decided to take," she began as she watched the others walk in and smile.

"Inwë, please… let us at least talk with my father," Legolas said looking down. She sighed before walking behind the counter.

"Let me get my things," she said before entereing the room full of her stuff.

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They were now traveling to Mirkwood. They had an extra companion, though Inwë wouldn't tell any of them why the man was coming. They didn't argue they were just glad they were a group again. Smiles, jokes, and memories fluttered between them during little breaks, and slow trots. When they reached Mirkwood it seemed much brighter then it did in Legolas' memories. Together they all entered the city as… again… the elves came out to greet their prince. This time he was heart broken, not empty; he didn't feel like he didn't belong there… he felt he belonged wherever as long as Inwë was there.

"My son you've returned. The Valar has blessed us," the king said as he walked out to meet his son, "I see you've brought king Aragorn, and queen Arwen. This must be Éomer and Éowyn you talked about in your journeys. Who are these three?"

"This is Celebriän and this is her brother Olwë. And this… this is Inwë," he said looking to her, Legolas' fathers gazed over to his son and then to the girl, then back to his son… and the look in his eyes.

"Well welcome to Mirkwood friends of Legolas, come you must be tired," the king said looking to them all with a smile before leading them in. It was during lunch that Legolas brought up the matters.

"Father it is serious, this new threat is serious," Legolas said sighing in irritation of his father's refusal for war.

"Our people have suffered enough," the king began before Inwë interrupted.

"They will suffer worst if not prepared. Besides I have found new evidence of the enemy's plans. There is a necklace called the Nameless necklace…" Inwë began before she was interrupted.

"I have heard of that necklace, it is dangerous… so do you plan to do something about it? It is a fool's errand, no one can find it," the king said looking at the girl who was looking back at him.

"Father I could find it, you know I could," Legolas said looking at his father in irritation.

"You are my son, you are a mighty Greenleaf, but I will not leave the lives of the world in your hands. You will stay here and guard your people, as for the necklace… we'll let the world deal with that," the king said looking at his son. Inwë looked at Legolas with a smile, he was helping her, he was being there for her… maybe he didn't mean what he said after all! Legolas got up and threw his chair into the table before walking off leaving everyone else in an awkward silence. Inwë dropped her napkin before getting up to follow him.

"Legolas," she said running up to him as he speed walked out of the castle trying to cool off.

"Inwë what do you want? Right now I think I should be alone," he said expecting her to protest.

"Fine," she said weakly before turning to go.

"Wait," Legolas said quickly turning around, "Inwë it is nothing against you. I just need time to… heal."

"What is there to heal my lord? You have no regrets… do you?" she said trying to be sly.

"You no better Inwë, of course I do," he said softly kicking at a fallen leaf. She looked down and smiled.

"Then… about that night, by any chance… were you…" she couldn't find the words.

"Lying? Horribly yes, Inwë when I look in your eyes, everything is so clear… then you walked away and everything got hazy, and then add alcohol. Inwë I was being a fool, you know I loved and love you. I wouldn't have come after you if I hadn't loved you… and I wouldn't be talking to you right now if I meant what I said," Legolas said taking a step towards her awkwardly.

"Then you… still love me," she said taking a step towards him.

"Desperately, whole heartedly, body and soul, mind blowing, a everlasting forever, fire burning passionate, loving love," he said before stepping close enough for his hand to touch her face.

"Legolas then I give my heart to you, as it was always yours. I am so sorry…" she began as tears filled her soft eyes, around him she couldn't be that tough 'smart ass' she loved being.

"Inwë it's over and done with, just never stray. I am sorry that I am not even man enough… to be trusted by my own father. I hope that doesn't change your love about me," he said looking down to her, he actually looked scared as he said, "you know if your with me… only dark and scary times will be ahead.

"Legolas… why do you look so sad and scared? The morning will come to meet us. Let me see you through, because I have seen the dark side too. When the night time falls upon you, you don't know what to do… nothing could make me love you less. I stand by you, I'll stand by you… won't let anyone hurt you," she smiled a laugh, "so if your mad then don't hold it all in side. I get angry too… so I am a lot like you. When your standing at the cross roads and you don't know what path to choose, let me come along… cause even if your wrong I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you. Even til your darkest hour, because I love you I will stand by you."

"You're everything I'll ever need beside me. Because of you I will never feel alone. Just promise that you'll stay with me forever, so I can spend my whole life loving you. I want to wake up in your arms each morning… the same place I end up forever. I never dreamed you'd be with me. Please make this last, eternally. When we aren't together I miss, believe me when I say my love is true. Inwë I could never love anyone else. We will find your necklace, and when this is all over Inwë… I want you to be my wife," he said pulling her into a deep kiss.

Authors note: Hey everyone well today I am off, so I hope I left you with a okey dokey chappy lol!