Choosing Between Life and Death (Legolas Greenleaf Fanfiction)

The Sorrowful Goodbye

Standing deep into the Mirkwood Forest, I nock an arrow to my bow, getting ready to shoot at a target. I have been practicing how to use a bow for the past eight months with my best friend and love of my life, Prince Legolas. "Miss!" I hear, right as I release the arrow, making me jump and miss my target. I turn around, seeing Legolas. 

"Legolas! You know how much I hate when you do that! It makes me miss the target!" I whine at Legolas, upset that he frightened me. 

"That's the point, Dalia!" He says, laughing. All of a sudden, he stopped laughing and looked at me with a serious face. "Dalia. I have to tell you something" He said, pushing loose strands of my long, vibrant red hair out of my face.

"What is wrong, melethig?" I ask, concern written on my face. 

"I am riding to Rivendell tomorrow. It is urgent business. The One Ring has been found and Lord Elrond has called a meeting to see how we could destroy it" He says, gravely. 

"Oh" Was all I could say. I just looked down. My heart felt like it was going to fall right out of me. Why must he have to go? Who am I going to talk to while he's gone? I just kept panicking, tears beginning to fill my eyes. 

"Hey?" Legolas asked, lifting my chin. "It's gonna be alright, love. I'll be back as soon as I can" He wipes the tears falling from my eyes. That still didn't make me feel any better. "Soon" could be days, weeks, even months! I couldn't bear the thought! I licked my lips, trying to find the words to say.

"What happens if you don't come back?" Tears started filling up again. "What happens if you are killed in some horribly disgusting way and I have to live with that!? How in the world will I ever be able to live with that, Legolas!? How am I going to live with the fact that I'll never be able to hear your perfect voice or see your bright face ever again!? Who am I going to talk to? Who is ever going to understand me like you ever again!?" I was uncontrollably sobbing now, falling to my knees. "Please tell me, Legolas! Please tell me how I'm ever going to live without my one true love!?"

"Hey, love. Listen!" Legolas says, crouching down to see my face. "Don't think like that! Just know that I will be safe. Know that I will be out there, fighting for you! Don't you worry about me!" He says, trying his best to comfort me. I look up at him. He also has tears in his eyes. 

"I want to go with, Legolas" I state. "If you are going, I am going!" He looked at me, frowning. 

"No! No, I am not letting you go, my love! I cannot allow it! I will not allow it! You could get yourself killed! I am not watching the the love of my life get killed! You must stay here, where it is safe" He argued. I have had enough of this! 

"But Leg! I have the same chances of death that you do! I'd rather die with you than live the rest of eternity without you! Please! Let me go with! I love you too much to watch you leave me!" I started to cry even more. 

"No, my love. My final answer is no. I cannot watch you die" He said, leaning in to hug me. I hug back ever so tightly. 

"It isn't fair!" I cried out. "I want to fight! If you're going to be fighting for me, then I will fight for you! Please let me do this! You do everything for me! Just let me do this one thing for you! Please!" The tears couldn't stop coming. Legolas sighs, pulling away from me. He was crying, too. 

"No, my love. I must do this myself. Please let me do this myself! I will not allow myself to look over my shoulder during battle and watch your lifeless body fall to the ground! Can't you understand my heart will shatter into a billion pieces!? No one will ever be able to put them back together again! No one! You hear me!? The answer is no, Dalia!" Legolas has now fallen to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. It hurt me to see him this way. I bent down, looking at his face. 

"Fine, Legolas. I won't go. I can't stand to see you hurt this much for me. But please! Please, my love! Be safe out there! I don't need you dying! I love you!" Legolas looked up at me. Tears are slowing.

"Thank you, my love. I will miss you. If I do die, just know that I will be waiting for you. Just know that I will be right here" Legolas replied, pointing to my heart. I didn't wanna think about that. I couldn't think about it. At that point, our tears had stopped coming and we were hugging. "Let's go back home, my love" He said. We both got up and headed back to the Mirkwood Kingdom.

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A/N:

Hey everyone!! Celunibeniel and I are currently working on transferring this story onto this account which we now share!! Please bare with us!! And thank you so so much for reading!!

Have a lovely day/night!!

- Haley