Ullume, Ten Meles (Forever, For Love)
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Lord of the Rings Movies › Het - Male/Female
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
9
Views:
3,736
Reviews:
6
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own the Lord of the Rings book series and movie series, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
“What do you mean you do not know what happened to her?” Legolas glanced at his friend before turning his attention back to his horse.
“I mean I do not know if she is dead or alive.”
“Well, that’s an odd sort of thing.”
“You do not understand Gimli.”
“Then explain it to me.” He said with a huff. Legolas sighed deeply. This was one subject he hadn’t spoken of in a long time. All thoughts of Tari tore at his heart.
“You won’t let this go will you Gimli?”
“No laddie, I won’t. Tell me what troubles your heart.”
“The summertide before we left on our journey with the fellowship. My father and I went to Dorthonion. Tari and I had known each other almost our entire lives, but this was different. We fell in love.”
“And?” Gimli asked. He wanted to know more.
“We spent all of our time together. She was so beautiful. Next to Arwen, she was the most beautiful thing in all of Middle Earth. I think that our fathers were hoping we would fall in love. When we were children, she would chase me and attempt to bully me.” Legolas couldn’t help but smile. Remembering times past.
“But that summertide everything changed. It had been a few years since we had seen each other, and when I saw her, my heart was lost to her. As hers was to mine.”
“I gave her this pendant.” He said, pulling it out from under his tunic. It was a jeweled teardrop. “She promised never to take it off. When we came back to Mirkwood after Aragorn was crowned king, my father gave it to me.”
“How did he get it?”
“He told me that a ranger by the name of Theron’ found it when he was on patrol. It appeared to him that a band of renegade Orcs had destroyed the kingdom of Dorthonion, and all of its inhabitants. This Theron’ found the necklace lying on the ground. He brought it to my father, not knowing whose it was.”
“And Tari?”
“I do not know. I left for Dorthonion immediately after my father gave it to me. I had to find her. Even if she wasn’t alive, I had to find her body. I needed to see it with my own eyes. When I arrived, there was naught there. Buildings were burned, trees destroyed. And worst of all, there were rotting bodies of elves. No one had taken the care to respectfully take care of them.” He felt his heart tighten. “But I did not find Tari. I found the body of her sister Tiana. It broke my heart when I did. It appeared to me that she had been raped before she was killed. It still saddens my heart. Tari and I were soul mates. We were destined.”
“How do you know?”
“She was born with a mark on her hip.”
“And laddie, how do you know about this mark?” Legolas felt himself blush.
“After our fathers promised us to each other, we wanted to be joined together right away, but our fathers told us that the following summertide would be soon enough. That we would have to wait. Tari was so upset that she ran off and hid in the mountains of Dorthonion. I talked to my father and her father and it was agreed that Tari and her family would travel to Mirkwood the following summertide where we would be joined together. I went after her.”
He looked over at Gimli who was entranced by Legolas’ tale.
“She was hiding in a cave near a river. She was crying. When I told her what had transpired between our fathers, she begged me to run away with her. That she didn’t want to wait. That she wanted to be with me. I desperately wanted to be with her also, and as I tried to explain to her that her family would be traveling to Mirkwood, where she and I would be married.”
“She cried some more and I held her. As darkness fell, we turned to each other. Our emotions were running high. We could not stop touching each other.” He looked over at Gimli once again. He couldn’t believe he was telling Gimli this story. “She begged me to make love to her. To truly make her mine. She said that if we had to wait to be married, she did not want to wait to be together. As she removed her dress, I caught sight of the mark on her hip. When I asked her what it was, she smiled and told me that it was the mark of a leaf. That she was born with it. That she was born to be mine.”
“As much as I loved her, I could not bring myself to make love to her. She was upset at first, but then she relented. She told me that she would love me until her dying day and that she would wait if she must.”
“Oh laddie. I’m so sorry. I did not know you’re tale would be so sad. So you never found her?”
“No. I’ve never found her. Now I wear this as a reminder of our love and of our life that will never be.” Legolas retreated back to his silence.
Gimli shook his head in the sadness that now seemed to encase the both of them.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ireth rested comfortably in the palace. In a few short days, she and Arwen became great friends. The children adored her and begged her to play with them all of the time.
As she laughed with the children, it gladdened Arwen’s heart to hear it. There were times that she would watch Ireth and see the sadness in her face. It was very difficult for her to remember who she was and where she came from. At times it even angered her.
Aragorn spent time with her as well. Conversing in mostly elvish to see if it would trigger some sort of memory.
“She still does not remember does she my love?”
“No. I wish there was some way to help her more.”
“You’ve been a wonderful friend to her Arwen. I’m sure that is part of what she needs for the moment.”
“My lord, the Prince of Mirkwood and Gimli are approaching the city gates.” A page came forward to Aragorn.
“Thank you.” He turned back to Arwen. “Maybe Legolas can help.”
“What do you mean you do not know what happened to her?” Legolas glanced at his friend before turning his attention back to his horse.
“I mean I do not know if she is dead or alive.”
“Well, that’s an odd sort of thing.”
“You do not understand Gimli.”
“Then explain it to me.” He said with a huff. Legolas sighed deeply. This was one subject he hadn’t spoken of in a long time. All thoughts of Tari tore at his heart.
“You won’t let this go will you Gimli?”
“No laddie, I won’t. Tell me what troubles your heart.”
“The summertide before we left on our journey with the fellowship. My father and I went to Dorthonion. Tari and I had known each other almost our entire lives, but this was different. We fell in love.”
“And?” Gimli asked. He wanted to know more.
“We spent all of our time together. She was so beautiful. Next to Arwen, she was the most beautiful thing in all of Middle Earth. I think that our fathers were hoping we would fall in love. When we were children, she would chase me and attempt to bully me.” Legolas couldn’t help but smile. Remembering times past.
“But that summertide everything changed. It had been a few years since we had seen each other, and when I saw her, my heart was lost to her. As hers was to mine.”
“I gave her this pendant.” He said, pulling it out from under his tunic. It was a jeweled teardrop. “She promised never to take it off. When we came back to Mirkwood after Aragorn was crowned king, my father gave it to me.”
“How did he get it?”
“He told me that a ranger by the name of Theron’ found it when he was on patrol. It appeared to him that a band of renegade Orcs had destroyed the kingdom of Dorthonion, and all of its inhabitants. This Theron’ found the necklace lying on the ground. He brought it to my father, not knowing whose it was.”
“And Tari?”
“I do not know. I left for Dorthonion immediately after my father gave it to me. I had to find her. Even if she wasn’t alive, I had to find her body. I needed to see it with my own eyes. When I arrived, there was naught there. Buildings were burned, trees destroyed. And worst of all, there were rotting bodies of elves. No one had taken the care to respectfully take care of them.” He felt his heart tighten. “But I did not find Tari. I found the body of her sister Tiana. It broke my heart when I did. It appeared to me that she had been raped before she was killed. It still saddens my heart. Tari and I were soul mates. We were destined.”
“How do you know?”
“She was born with a mark on her hip.”
“And laddie, how do you know about this mark?” Legolas felt himself blush.
“After our fathers promised us to each other, we wanted to be joined together right away, but our fathers told us that the following summertide would be soon enough. That we would have to wait. Tari was so upset that she ran off and hid in the mountains of Dorthonion. I talked to my father and her father and it was agreed that Tari and her family would travel to Mirkwood the following summertide where we would be joined together. I went after her.”
He looked over at Gimli who was entranced by Legolas’ tale.
“She was hiding in a cave near a river. She was crying. When I told her what had transpired between our fathers, she begged me to run away with her. That she didn’t want to wait. That she wanted to be with me. I desperately wanted to be with her also, and as I tried to explain to her that her family would be traveling to Mirkwood, where she and I would be married.”
“She cried some more and I held her. As darkness fell, we turned to each other. Our emotions were running high. We could not stop touching each other.” He looked over at Gimli once again. He couldn’t believe he was telling Gimli this story. “She begged me to make love to her. To truly make her mine. She said that if we had to wait to be married, she did not want to wait to be together. As she removed her dress, I caught sight of the mark on her hip. When I asked her what it was, she smiled and told me that it was the mark of a leaf. That she was born with it. That she was born to be mine.”
“As much as I loved her, I could not bring myself to make love to her. She was upset at first, but then she relented. She told me that she would love me until her dying day and that she would wait if she must.”
“Oh laddie. I’m so sorry. I did not know you’re tale would be so sad. So you never found her?”
“No. I’ve never found her. Now I wear this as a reminder of our love and of our life that will never be.” Legolas retreated back to his silence.
Gimli shook his head in the sadness that now seemed to encase the both of them.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ireth rested comfortably in the palace. In a few short days, she and Arwen became great friends. The children adored her and begged her to play with them all of the time.
As she laughed with the children, it gladdened Arwen’s heart to hear it. There were times that she would watch Ireth and see the sadness in her face. It was very difficult for her to remember who she was and where she came from. At times it even angered her.
Aragorn spent time with her as well. Conversing in mostly elvish to see if it would trigger some sort of memory.
“She still does not remember does she my love?”
“No. I wish there was some way to help her more.”
“You’ve been a wonderful friend to her Arwen. I’m sure that is part of what she needs for the moment.”
“My lord, the Prince of Mirkwood and Gimli are approaching the city gates.” A page came forward to Aragorn.
“Thank you.” He turned back to Arwen. “Maybe Legolas can help.”