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A/N: Just a
little something I thought up when I couldn�t sleep and felt a little sad. It
is slash, but has no scenes that might offend anyone since it is merely
mentioned not practiced, and I don�t expect any flames about it. If it offends
you, you have been warned and need not read it!

Elrond
looked towards the bed one last time, drinking in the sight of long silver hair
spread over the pillows and a strong, lean body outlined under the thin sheet
covering it. He did not wish to go and leave his love but unfortunately he had
little choice in the matter. He stopped before the door to ponder whether he
could turn back but realized quickly that he could not and with a deep sigh he
stepped through the door and closed it quietly behind him.

Upon entering
the sitting room of his suite he drew the attention of the two elves waiting
there and the both turned around to look at him whith sadness in their eyes.

�I do not
wish to talk about it�, he said with a weary voice, �I feel there has been
enough talking and there is nothing more to be said, or indeed done.�

The other
two elves excanged a glance and darkhaired Erestor said cautiously:

�If that is
your wish we will not say another word. Just know that if you indeed wish to
talk we will both be here for you.�

Elrond
merely nodded a reply to this before sitting down on a low stool and gesturing
for his blond friend to begin the process of braiding his hair. Glorfindel took
the brush from the table beside his lord and began brushing his hair with smooth,
long strokes.

Elrond
closed his eyes and let his mind wander. His thoughts drawn unbidden to the
first time he met his silverhaired love. It hade been when he was sent to aid
Eregion against the forces of evil. His love had been one of Celeborns lieutenants
and at first Elrond had not found him all that enticing. Yes there was no
denying he was beautiful but his demeanour had been cold and he had seemed not
at all interested in listening to any of Elronds suggestions on the retreat, or
anything else for that matter, and this in turn had led Elrond to believe he
was a bit to full of himself.

In
retrospect Elrond realised that a war where one has seen ones home being
destroyed is perhaps not the best place to show the best sides of ones
personality but at the time he had not thougt of that and for the most part
ended up avoiding his loves presence.

It had not
been until they had reached the valley of Imladris and begun it�s founding that
Elrond had realised that he might have jugded to quickly. Elrond had made
Glorfindel responsible for the armed forces there and as Celeborn and Galadriel
no longer had a realm of ther own and therefore no use for lieutenants his love
has asked permission to and and had on Glorfindels insistence become his
second in command.

At first
they hade been a bit wary of each other. Elrond still not sure of the other elf
no matter that Glorfindel said he was not at all what Elrond thought and his
love no doubt feeling that Elrond had some misgivings about him which in turn
made him wary of Elrond. Despite these initial problems they had in the end
made an effort to get to know each other and then realised that they did enjoy
the others company and had proceded to become close friends. It had then taken
them a few years of dancing around each other before they came to the
conclusion that they were indeed deeply in love and could not imagine life
without the other. Alhough at first none of them had been brave enough to admit
to their feelings and it had taken both Erestor�s and Glorfindel�s combined
efforts to make them se the truth. It had been quite a way they had done it in
as well. Elrond smiled to himself at the mere thought of it but the smile soon
died on his lips and his thoughts returned to the purpose of this day.
The tithatthat followed had been a happy one and they had both thought that nothing could
come between them. Indeed not even the Last Alliance had managed to break them
apart the way it had done to so many others. There had been a time when Elrond
had sat at his loves bedside and feared the worst but he had survived his
injury and they had both been happy for it. No. it would seem that what the
battlefield could not break apart other forces would soon sunder.

Glorfindel
had now finished Elronds hair and motioned for him to stand. This he did and
walked over to Erestor who was preparing the robes he was to wear today. He
spared them no glance as he did not care much what they looked like and instead
just let Erestor begin the process of dressing him.

He could
still remember Galadriel coming to him and telling him that he could not have a
male lover and would have to marry an elven maid. At first he had told her that
he did not think it any of her business who he loved or took to his bed but
upon hearing the reason for her meddling he became unsure of what to do.
Galadriel could atheather forceful at times and they did not always get along
but Elrond was well aware that the visions she had of the future was true ones
and could not just be ignored. Unfortunately for Elrond and his love it was
apparently vital for the future of Arda that he had heirs and they could not be
had with a male lover, it was just physically impossible.

In the end
they had both felt that they could not be responsible for what would happen if
Galadriels visions did not come to pass and had decided that the only thing to
do was give up their love and let Elrond marry. It had felt as though his life
had ended the day the decision was made but they both knew that they had to
continue and perhaps hope that someday there would be a way for them. It was
not easy to have hope since marriage was binding and Elrond knew that even if
he did not love his future wife he would not be unfaithful to her and would
never ask her to have their vows broken, most especially not if they had
children togheter. All this made the situation seem utterly hopeless however
you looked at it.

Galadriel
had then proceded to offer her and Celeborn�s daughter Celebr�an as his bride
and he had not protested the choice. It mattered little to him who he married
and besides, it was almost certain that the lady of light had some hidden
reason for choosing lady Celebr�an. He was however not so certain whether it
was right to keep Celebr�an in the dark about his true love but Galadriel had
again insisted saying that at least one of the parties in the marriage should
have the chance to be happy and Elrond had again relented to her will. How
Celebr�an was supposed to be happy with a husband who did not love her back was
not explained by Galadriel but Elroelt elt that he had not the energy to ask
and indeed not certain whether he would like to hear the answer. For now Elrond
was glad that he at least liked Celebr�an well enough, perhaps they could at
least be friends even if Elrond could not return any eventual love she may have
for him.

Elrond�s
musings was interrupted when Erestor asked him to turn around so he would have
better access to him and upon turning he found himself face to face with his
bedroom door.

His thoughts
turned to his love who was still inside the bedroom. He knew that when he left
the suite with Glorfindel and Erestor his loves brothers would come to take him
and his belongings with them to start their journey to Lothl�rien. It had been
decided by both of them that he could not stay here, it would be much to
painful to see each other but not be able to share the same intimacy anymore,
and Celeborn had upon realising this invited him to come to their realm and
once again become one of his lieutenants. His love had gratefully accepted the
offer as is was the best thing to do and that was the end of it.

�My lord?�,
came Glorfindel�s voice.

Elrond
raised his sad eyes to Glorfindel�s sparkling blue ones and Glorfindel
continued with: �We have finished. Are you ready to go?�

Elrond
turned toward the mirror and gave a brief glance to his wedding attire before
saying in a low voice: �I am as ready as I will ever be.�

He then
turned back in the direction if the bedroom door and whispered in a broken voice:
�Remember I
will love you always. Forgive me for what I am about to do.�

He then
turned swiftly, nearly knocking Erestor who was standing right behind him to
the floor in the process, and strode to the door leading out to the corridor
beyond his suite. Glorfindel�s own heart nearly shattered when he heard the
mumbled words from Elrond when he passed him by:

�Haldir my
love...�

I welcome
any comments and constructive critisism�..
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