Nothing is Forever

Chapter 21

I received word that Merewen had passed on, most likely, in her opinion, to a better place. I could not stop crying, losing her was like losing a sister, which I suppose we could consider ourselves, but now she was gone. We all left her chamber, all except Legolas. We all believed that he was grieving now; due to the loss of the love he had just found. I greatly wished that Legolas would not follow her into the land of where mortal souls wander, but only he could control that.

I was wandering around the garden for hours, not knowing exactly what to do next. I came across a very dazed looking Elladan sitting under a tree, mumbling to himself. I walked up to him and asked, “Are you well?”

His eyes shot directly up to me as though I had awakened him from a dream. “I am... well I’m not going to lie to you Inwe, for you are one of my closest friends. I feel heartbroken, yet I am not angry anymore. How could I possibly be mad at her; she didn’t know? When I first saw them at the gates, Merewen holding onto Legolas, I, at first, felt extreme jealousy towards Legolas, plus anger at the sight I saw. I now regret my actions earlier, for I was not myself, and now…this is all my fault. I should not have been so careless!” He now was smiling. “However, I saw Legolas holding Merewen after…the incident. I now know that I cannot come between that kind of love, though it would be hard for me to leave the woman I love in the arms of another. But it’s to late now!”

“It’s ok Elladan; don’t blame yourself for this; it is no ones fault.” I comforted Elladan until he told me of something of his past. “I wrote a song for her. I was when we first met. Would you like to hear it?”

“Of course I would.” And he sang to me:

Will this be the day?
That we start working on our memories!
And do you dream of me,
Like I do with you insensately.

And when you go to bed
Do you wish I was holding you to sleep?
This love surrounds my name.
That’s what dreams are suppose to be!

So I’ll dream of you,
And hope that you dream of me.
I’ll dream that you!

In the dreams I can see you.
You’re the figure next to me!
Oh, your face was built from the Valar above,
You show me everything I ever dreamed of!

Oh I must be a fool.
To believe that I’d ever had a chance with you!
This love surrounds my name.
That’s what dreams are suppose to be.

So I dream of you.
Hoping that you dream of me.
And I’ll dream that’ll you.

I let my mind wander on.
Imagine you saying yes,
About having feelings for me as I do for you!
And imagine holding your hand as we become more then friends,
And in a lifetime I will still love you!

Oh I’ll dream of you,
Imagine dreams of love!
I’ll dream that you.
So I’ll dream of you,
Imagine the dreams of love!
I’ll dream that you!

“That was wonderful Elladan!”

“I know it is, but now, all I dream of is having her back with us, not forever to wander the Halls of Mandos. I just wish that…” He was cut off by a servant running into the garden, looking for us. “My Lord and Lady please come quickly for there has been a miracle sent from the Valar.”

We ran down the halls following the servant, until she opened the doors to Merewen’s chamber, both Elladan and myself stepped into the room only to see Merewen talking quietly with Legolas. I flew over to the bed, not able to control my happiness. “How is this possible…by the Valar, a miracle has been given to us?” Elladan to walked up to the bed with a look of extreme happiness across his face, though I noticed that he never met Merewen’s eyes. I don’t think he was quite ready for that.

The healer came in after about twenty minutes saying, “Even those brought back by a miracle need their rest, so all of you leave now and allow my patient to rest.” Four pairs of eyes shot up at the healer, obviously no one wanted to go anywhere. “Out! All of you now! You can see her after she has rested.”

We were ushered out the door, which was firmly closed behind us. No one said anything but eyes said everything, we were glad to have our Merewen back!