Disclaimer: For all you people waiting out there with pen and paper waiting for me to tell you that I own LOTR well, you'll just have to keep waiting because I don't own it, and it belongs to JRR Tolkien. Oh, I also don't own the song Reflection from the Disney movie, Mulan, it belongs to Disney.

Together Forever

By: Lady Starlight 2

Ch. 4

Four days, a battle, a bruised Gimli, and a smug princess, friend, and guard later, our friends were found taking a break for the day. Gandalf, as usual, had disappeared somewhere. "Llianna, have you seen Ellena anywhere?" Legolas asked, approaching his sister from behind.

"I think she went down to that pond we saw a little ways in the forest. Could you go and get her, we are about to leave." She replied packing up the supplies. Legolas quickly agreed, kissed his sister on the cheek and strided into the forest.

At the pond, a pair of blue eyes stared into its clear, mirror-like waters; the owner of the eyes was deep in thought before she began to sing.

Look at me,

You may think you see who I really am

But you'll never know me.

Every day, it's as if I play a part.

Now I see, if I wear a mask I can fool the world,

But I cannot fool my heart.

Who is that girl I see

Staring straight back at me

When will my reflection show

Who I am inside?

(LS: yeah, the whole song fit this but I didn't want to type the whole thing, lazy me! )

"What are you hiding from, why are you wearing a mask?" a voice asked.

"I'm hiding from the truth. I'm not an elf, and this isn't my world, but it feels so…right. Like, like I should be here, that this is my real home and I truly am an elf. Hey, wait a minute!" Ellena turned around only to find Gandalf staring right at her. "Oh, shoot!"

"Don't worry, Ellena, I won't say a thing." The wizened wizard clapped his age gnarled hand on her back, before leaving without waiting for a thank you.

Through all of this the two had a watcher, he moved silently but distracted as he was he didn't notice until it was too late that he stepped on a twig. (LS: Hehe, I have destroyed the feather-light footsteps of the elves! FEAR ME!!!) Immediately Ellena had her bow and arrow out, ready to fire. The bush the watcher was hiding behind rustled and he popped his head over the bush's branches just in time to see an arrow in motion, almost a foot in front of his face. "Woah!" he shouted, ducking, his blond hair flying. "Ellena, stop! It's me, Legolas, don't shoot!" desperation bled through his voice, Legolas hadn't forgotten how good of a shot Ellena was with her bow. Ellena lowered her bow slowly as Legolas came out of the bushes. "We're about to leave. I was told to come get you."

"Oh…alright." Ellena started to follow the rather fetching elf but paused for a few seconds to get a last glimpse at the tranquil pond where she had laid her heart and soul bare before catching up to the blond elf. "Legolas, just how much did you hear?"

"All of it. Who are you really? What are you?"

Ellena didn't respond to his questions, instead she stopped walking causing her companion to stop as well and look upon her intently. "Every day is like a dream to me, one that I never want to wake up from. Over the past few days I've come to know you better than I could have ever hoped, but I can't keep lying to you. This isn't my world, Legolas, I don't belong in Middle Earth, I'm really a human, not an elf. My true name is Elizabeth, my two friends and I were transported here during a storm and changed to be those of make believe characters we created. In our world, you and this world are nothing more than the creation of a writer, to us you are fictional characters come to life." Legolas remained silent whether out of respect or shock she did not know. "I didn't mean to lie to you so much, but I got so caught up in the excitement of being a part of an adventure and being alongside you that I forgot for a moment who I really was. I never should have let this masquerade go on as it should, I never should have fallen in love with you." She mumbled the last part and if it wasn't for his acute hearing he probably would not have heard it.

"You…you love me?" Legolas questioned, disbelief etched upon his face. He knew that he was considered rather nice looking in the elvin realm, but there were others that were definitely more handsome than him like Haldir or Glorfindel, so why anyone would choose to love him was inconceivable.

"You must think I'm crazy."

"Actually, I can't help but wonder how someone like you can love someone like me."

"Maybe we're just meant to be." Ellena replied, a blush creeping across her face turning it a lovely rose color.

"Maybe so…maybe so. Come on, they will be waiting for us." Legolas said, taking her hand in his. After a few minutes of walking they reached the others who noticed the entwined hands but didn't say a word.

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