It was nearing midday when I recognized the city of Minas Tirith before us with a smile... Aragorn looked upon the city with a look that I had never seen on him before. I smiled.

Closing my eyes I could hear shouts of "Aragorn has returned! Open the gate!" and the soft sound of hooves on stone as the horses trotted up through Minas Tirith.

Sudden movement made me realize that I had dozed off and I opened my eyes abruptly. Legolas was getting off of the horse and Aragorn was pulling me down gently. I looked about at the courtyard of Gondor... we were in Minas Tirith...

I blinked in the sun as I was carried by the two males, Gimli tagging behind, through the courtyard... where I heard laughter coming from the room not far from where we stood. Gimli ran ahead and into the room, where I heard laughter and clapping of his hands.
Aragorn almost tripped and I fell to the side into Legolas painfully, who caught me in his arms. I smiled at him.

"I will carry her." He said to Aragorn. Who smiled and winked at me... he had done that on purpose.

Legolas put his arm under my legs and the other under my back, moving it quickly as I gritted my teeth at the pain from where I was hit by an orc... what seemed like years ago... Aragorn walked behind us, his smile illuminating his face.

We entered a room, the sunlight spilling in through a window and into the air. I blinked. Just as Gimli went to the side of a bed, Legolas came through the door, carrying me, the only woman of the Fellowship, blue ribbons decorating my hair, my arms, with billowing sleeves on them, wrapped around his neck.

"Rhasslairiel!" Frodo Baggins cried from a bed and Pippin, Merry, and Gandalf all turned, smiling at me and Legolas as we came in. Gandalf put one hand on my head, smiling widely and laughing.

"Aragorn!" Frodo called happily and I turned to see Aragorn walking in, a smile still lighting up his face. Everyone stood around Frodo happily laughing and smiling... but there was one Hobbit that I did not see... but looking over Legolas's shoulder I saw him... Samwise Gamgee, smiling at Frodo. I closed my eyes as I laid my head on Legolas's chest... and fell asleep.

Three days passed and we all stood outside of the King's Hall of Gondor, around the White Tree, Men and Elves alike stood. Men from Rohan and Gondor, and Elves from Rivendell and Mirkwood. I saw not my ada as we all gathered around the front of the courtyard... where Aragorn stood...

He was being crowned... It was the return of the King.

Aragorn stood in a black silk cloak on the stairs before the House of Gondor, Gimli standing by the door and Gandalf before him. Gandalf, very dramatically placed the crown upon Aragorn's head.

"Now come the days of the King! May they be blessed." Gandalf cried out and I, holding on to Legolas, leaning my weight on him as my chest constricted, yelled out the first cheer as Aragorn turned around to face the crowd. I smiled.

"This day does not belong to one man..." he said, "But to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace." I smiled again.

"Et Erello Endorenna utlien
Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta" (Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.) Aragorn sang as flower petals fell from the sky.

All bowed as Aragorn walked through the aisle given to him, leading to where the Elves of Mirkwood came to him, Legolas and I in the front, his arm around my waist, my face smiling, ignoring the pain.

Legolas and Aragorn put one hand on each other's shoulders in a most friendly way, smiling at each other widely.

"Hannon le." Aragorn said and turned to me, bringing his arms gently around my waist as I brought mine tightly around his neck.

"You shouldnt be out." He said and I smiled.

"She thinks not enough of herself." Legolas said quietly.

"I wouldnt miss this." I said. Aragorn let me go and held me there, looking into the eyes of his friend, and I into his. Long had we known each other... but I would never treasure any moment more than I did this one. Smiling, I signaled with my eyes to the right, making Aragorn frown and look.

Arwen stood there, the banner of the Elves in her hands. My ada stood behind her and I smiled at him. They approached each other slowly, looking into each other's eyes. Aragorn took the banner from my half-sister's hands before attacking her with his mouth it seemed. I smiled and looked at Legolas. He jerked his head toward them and I shook mine, not understanding what he was saying... but my question was answered as his lips came down on mine in much the same fashion as Aragorn. I laughed when he let me go and went to stand by the four Hobbits, my eyes lingering on my ada, who looked upon Legolas and I, Arwen and Aragorn with a sad, yet happy look on his face. Legolas holding me up.

Aragorn and Arwen approached us, King and Queen of Gondor... I took Legolas's hands from my waist and stood on my own, my feet a little unsteady but nonetheless able to hold me. I bowed with the Hobbits. Aragorn smiled and came forward, lifting my face up and looking down at the Hobbits.

"My friends..." he said. The five of us looked at him. "You bow to no one ." he said and smiled, lowering himself onto one knee, Arwen beside him. Suddenly, all around us, the people of Middle Earth lowered themselves onto one knee. I caught a glimpse of Elrond before he went down on one knee... my ada...

I smiled...