Embrace(Thranduil fanfic)

Chapter 3

After seeing that everyone wanted an update...well here it is! I'm sorry to keep you all in suspense but I hope you enjoy the story.

"Follow them," I said.

"I can't," He answered.

"You owe me this much," I said.

We followed behind them and I tried to grab Mara who was holding out her hand.

"Daddy stop!" She yelled hitting his back.

Thranduil kept walking, even picking up his pace.

"Keep up," I said to Legolas.

"This is going nowhere," Legolas said.

"She's not going anywhere," I whispered.

I was able to grab her hand and tried to pull her off of him, but he was holding onto her too tight.

"Daddy, you're hurting me," She said.

Thranduil seemed to loosen up when she said those words and I pulled her into Legolas' arms. He held onto her but let go of me so I ended up choking him slightly. Legolas put her down and Thranduil turned around. I gave him the death stare.

"If you touch her, you're dead to me," I said to him.

"I don't care if I'm dead as long as my family will be okay," He answered before picking her up.

"Legolas hold onto her!" I yelled.

"I can't Aranel," He said.

"What is going on! Stop this! Why are you all doing this to me?"

Then what I just said hit me. I said "to me." Those were the most selfish words any mother could say. For the first time in my life I gave in. I let him take her because I didn't deserve her.

Legolas took me back to the bed and I laid alone there for hours. It felt like I was drowning in my own tears. I would cry then cough when I ran out of breath, then the cycle would repeat. The door slowly opened and I could see Thranduil come in.

"I brought her to stay with Lord Elrond," He said.

I felt slightly comforted it was with Lord Elrond because he was like a second father to me.

"Don't come any closer," I said.

"Aranel," He said in an apologetic voice.

"Cut the crap Thranduil. I remember when you actually used to tell me everything especially important things like this! If I could walk on my own I'm sure this would be a different story," I said crossing my arms.

"Your legs have nothing to do with it."

"No, they have everything to do with it. What? Am I in such a bad condition that you just want to keep me happy? Keep me isolated in a fantasy land?" I asked.

He continued to walk closer.

"I do not want to sleep with you tonight," I said.

"Too bad," He answered, lying down next to me.

Suddenly, seeing him next to me I exploded. I started violently smacking him.

"Why? How could you do this?"

He let me continue to hit him.

"Let it all out," He said.

My arms starting hurting and then the tears started flowing again.

"I'm tired of crying," I said. "And sometimes I'm even tired of having you as my husband."

"Seems like seeing the same walls everyday places you in the same crazy state as before you married me."

"The same walls, the same damn colors, I have to see them because I can't freaking move! I'm trapped, my own body is against me!"'

"You're not my wife. She wouldn't give in like that," Thranduil said.

"And you're my jerk of a husband, who can't even be a proper father," I said.

Thranduil was shocked by my harsh words, but they just kept pouring out.

"Aranel..."

"No, I'm sorry," I said. "This is all my fault."

"It's not. Don't say that."

"If I had just died, if would be a burden off your shoulders. Why would you save me?"

"What kind of stupid question is that?" He asked.

"It's my stupid question," I said, looking him directly in the eyes.

I got chills when I could see all the pain in his eyes.

"Thranduil, I..."

He got up.

"Goodnight Aranel. Good luck sleeping with yourself."

"Thranduil! Please I'm sorry!"

He left the room. I titled my head back and hit the bed post.

"Karma?"

I couldn't sleep that night, so I just laid there with my eyes wide open. It seemed like the world was always against us, that we would never be truly happy. I wondered what I could do. I did not want Mara to think that I abandoned her. I would see Galadriel myself to find out exactly what was going on. I was too harsh on Thranduil. He was only doing what he thought was right even though it didn't make any sense. As his wife I was supposed to understand and support him.

It was times like these when I hated myself the most.

I opened my eyes and could see Mara sitting in the chair next to the bed.

"Mara?" I asked.

She kept looking out the window. I stared at her. She was so grown and more beautiful than ever. She continued to smile.

"Maratheil?"

She got up from the chair and began walking towards the door. She looked at me and smiled. My heart was racing wondering what exactly I was seeing. She looked like the queen I always imagined she would grow up to be. I watched as she walked away. Then I shook my head and she was gone. I was going crazy.

I wanted her to go out and see the world but I was afraid of what harm would come to her. When I was still going through my lessons I remembered hearing a legend of a light being born into the world. That this mysterious light would scatter all the darkness and destroy it for good, but I figured that was just a story.

There was a knock at the door.

"Come in."

Thranduil walked in.

"You're lucky I can't stay mad at you for long," He said with a smile.

I wanted to run into his arms but that was no longer possible.

"I was going to wait to give this to you, but I think it would be best to give it to you now."

"What is it?" I asked.

"I had some of the elvish craftsmen build this for you," He said bringing in a chair with wheels attached to it.

"It's amazing!" I said, sitting up.

"Now you can get out of bed and I can have a guard push you around," He said.

"A guard? No thank you. I can push myself."

"And how are you planning on doing that?" He asked.

I lifted up my arms and pointed to them.

"I don't have all this muscle for nothing," I said with a smile.

Thranduil laughed and brought the chair over to me. It was all wood and had a cushion for me to sit on.

"Do you like it?"

"Of course but there's only one problem."

"What is it?"

"I won't be able to get piggy back rides from my husband anymore."

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