Disclaimer in chapter 1
"..."-Talking
"~...~"-Elvish
*...* - mind connection
Chapter 18: Waking Up
~Still Legolas' P.O.V~
I held my sister's limp hand, shaking my head sadly.
~It is hard to have hope when there is none left. No ce ammaer ab lû thent(1)~ I whisper to my sister, resting my hand on her forehead and over her eyes, saying an Elvish healing spell. I knew it wouldn't help as much as I wanted to, but it was better than the things these incompetent healers were doing. How did it come to this?
I thought about what Aragorn said. Will I not be able to speak with her again, like she foresaw? I dearly hopped not. My father would not care if he heard what happened to her. He never cared about her, much less than he cared for me, at least. I removed my hand from her eyes, done with the spell and held her hand between my own, waiting for Aragorn to return.
The door opened and I quickly dropped her hand, acting upon my aloof behavior from before.
"Prince Legolas, there is no need for that here," Gandalf said, coming in with a smirk.
"Mithrandir," I say, standing up surprised, not expecting him here.
"You are not doing as Aragorn said, talk to her, I mean," he said with a knowing look. I sighed and sat back down, burying my face in my palms.
"I do not know what to say to her," I told him quietly, removing my hands.
"Maybe you should start with apologizing. I'm sure that might help her." I looked at the White Wizard shocked then nodded my head. He smiled and left the room, closing the wooden door behind him to give me some peace.
~Goheno nin(2), sister. I was wrong to ignore you. You have sacrificed the most out of us all. Saving the Ring-bearer, giving up your immortality, and partaking in a war. I don't see how you did it.~ I told her, fondly running my fingers through her hair. I pulled away and laid back in my seat, eyes glazing over as I fell into an Elven sleep.
*~I forgive you~*
~Aranel's P.O.V~
Darkness swirled around me, extending as far as the eye can see. I was lost and confused. Where am I? What happened to me? ~Goheno nin,~ echoed through the darkness repeatedly. Stars then appeared above and below me, getting brighter until everything was white.
~I forgive you~ I answered the voice. A room started to materialize around me, but it was slightly blurry, as if looking through glass. I looked at the man in the room curiously. Is that Legolas? It was, my mind said shocked. I reached out to touch him but was stopped by an invisible object. It was glass that I had been looking through, but why?
I bit my lip nervously before looking at the bed next to him. Why was he in the House of Healing? Who is in that bed? Did someone get hurt? I peered into the face of the woman who laid there. She had fair skin, and bright blonde hair that was caked with blood and sweat. She looked to be in a deep sleep but the pained face and beads of sweat said otherwise.
I caught my own reflection in the glass and gasped, realizing the woman in the bed was me. I remembered what had happened to me just before the glass shattered around me and I plummeted back into the darkness.
~Aragorn's P.O.V~
I stood impatiently in the throne room where we were having a meeting. Legolas had finally come out of his sister's room, after Gimli had made him of course. I glanced at the doors, wishing I could leave and visit Aranel. She could be dying at this very moment without her brother or me there beside her. She could easily die without us knowing and-
I cut off my train of thought, knowing that I was probably just worrying myself for no reason. Aranel is a strong Elleth as well as Ranger. Aranel wouldn't have wanted my to be thinking about her like this.
But she's not part of the Eldar any more. She gave up that life to save Frodo and to be with me. Mortals aren't as strong as the Elven race. Once again, I shook myself out of my thoughts and put them in the back of my mind for a later time. We -meaning Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, Éomer, and I- started to speak about Sauron's and our own next move.
A/N: Sorry this was so short by the way. This was just a filler chapter for the most part for the Thanksgiving holidays (if you celebrate it). I have started writing a Sephiroth Love Story for anyone who's interested in Final Fantasy VII. (Yes, I AM underlining and bolding certain words for people WHO DON'T READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE!