A/N: I think by this point that you all know I don't own Lord of the Rings.

**Epilogue**

***Deirdre's POV***

My eyes came back into focus, finding myself upon a familiar stretch of beach. Looking around the area around me, I saw that there was no one around. With a shrug of my shoulder's I turned towards the water and headed into the icy waves.

It had been years since I had dreamed of the ocean, and specifically this stretch of sand. Not since I had been impaled by my swords after stabbing the Nazgul king had I been on this beach. I pushed those thoughts out of my mind as I embraced the sensation of the water. I dove under the water and felt the waves moving me through the waves. Rising above the water level, I breathed in a deep gulp of salty sea air. A longing stirred in my heart, as the sounds of waves crashing against the shore and gulls crying filled my ears.

"Deirdre!" A familiar voice that I hadn't heard in a long time filled my ears, pulling my attention back to the sandy stretch of land.

Standing there was the same elf that I had seen in my dreams since I first arrived in Middle Earth. Shaking my head, I dove under the water to ride the wave back to land. Water dripped from my hair as I trudged up onto the sand, before shaking my head like a dog to clear the water as best I could.

"Haven't seen you in a while." I commented, giving him a smile.

"There has not been a need to visit you. But I bring news to you, Deirdre." The elf stated solemnly and a pulse of anxiety speared through my body at his tone.

"What is it?" I questioned him, trying to calm my breathing.

"King Elessar has passed on to the Halls of Mandos." He informed me, the slightest hint of regret and sadness in his voice. "Your time in Middle Earth is ending."

I began to protest, but was interrupted by the sound of young voices calling out "Mama, Mama!"

My eyes came back into focus, shock filling me as I realized that I was back in my bedroom in our Elvish settlement near to Ithilien. Kneeling on the bed on either side of me were two girls with long blonde hair, one with striking blue eyes. The other had eyes which around the pupil were a blue but ebbed out to green at the edges, my eyes. I smiled looking at my daughters before me.

"Yes my darlings?" I questioned, sitting up in the bed while they sat back on their heels. A question filled my mind as I glanced out the window and spied that the sun had only just crossed the horizon. "What has roused you two before the sun has neared its peak?"

"Messengers have come from Minas Tirith, mama. And Ada won't let us know what is happening until you have been told." Solara began.

"So we came to wake you. Because we wanted to know what was going on." Selena finished.

I eyed my twin daughters as they took turns speaking. It was something that they had done since they first began speaking, finishing each other's thoughts. A laugh bubbled from my lips when I saw the look of impatience upon both their faces.

"Alright then, we shall go and see your father." I told them, earning cheers from my daughters.

They hopped off of the bed, the trains of their dresses trailing behind as they whipped through the air and out of the door to my chamber. Significantly slower, I climbed out of my bed and quickly dressed in a long green gown before brushing my hair and walking out the door. I found my way to the garden of our home, finding Legolas talking with a messenger from Gondor with Solara and Selena along with their younger brother Cunion.

When the time to name the children had Legolas and I had reached an agreement that I would let him choose the name for any boys if I got the right to choose the name of the girls. That is how I named the twins after the sun and moon, while our son Legolas named him roughly son of the bow.

"Deirdre, melethnin, I have bad news from Gondor." Legolas looked at me, water filling his eyes. The words from my dream came rushing back towards me and I felt the grief flood me.

"Aragorn is dead." The words ghosted out of my lips softly, filled with pain at the loss of our dear friend.

Legolas only nodded in response, moving towards me and wrapping his arms around me. Three smaller forms joined our hug, wrapping their arms around us. Our three children had joined in the grief, looking for reassurance from their parents. Slowly we broke away, and I looked into the eyes of first my husband before finding the blue and green eyes that belonged to my children.

Something snapped in my chest, a deep longing settling in my heart and I understood. My time in Middle Earth had come to an end. But so had my families. It was time that we left these shores and found our way to the land where there is no pain. I looked at Legolas, who still seemed to be so lost because of the news that we had just received.

"It's time for us to go home, love." I stated calmly.

He looked at me in confusion for a moment before he nodded his head. I could practically feel the curiosity radiating from my children. A smile crossed my face as I thought about finally introducing my children to Saffron. She had sailed across the seas about 45 years ago, while I was pregnant with the twins. I had hardly aged a day since I arrived in Middle Earth, but the same could not be said about my best friend. The day that she left for the west with Nimiwen, she was 24 years old.

Across the sea, the sight of land had finally come back to our eyes. I sat upon the prow looking towards the approaching shoreline, I couldn't help the feeling of déjà vu which came over me. I was interrupted from my thoughts however when I heard the voice of Solara and Selena calling my name, Cunion trailing behind them as they neared me.

"Mama, tell us a story. We are awfully bored, there's nothing to do on this ship." Solara complained plopping down onto the deck by my feet, swiftly followed by her siblings.

"Later tonight, my loves. We are almost there." I informed them, my eyes trailing from them back to the shore which was looking increasingly familiar the closer that we got to it.

"Are we finally going to meet Aunty Saffron and Aunty Nimiwen?" Selena enquired.

"And what about Frodo? The hobbit that you told us all about. The one who saved Middle Earth." Cunion added.

"Very soon, they are all awaiting us." I replied smiling at my three children.

On the top of the hill which overlooked the beach there stood several figures, as though they were waiting for us to land. As we sailed closer I thought it seemed that there were two women and a man standing atop the hill. Before I could see any of their features however, a flurry of activity erupted aboard our vessel as we prepared to land.

I stepped down off the plank which led ashore onto the sand and the feeling of déjà vu struck me once more. I glanced back up the hill to where the figures had been awaiting earlier to find that no one was there. Instead, the three figures were approaching our landing party.

"Deirdre!" The call came from one of the female figures, Saffron's voice.

"Saffy!" I cried out in return, running forward and embracing my best friend who hadn't aged a day since she left on the ships leaving for Valinor.

I looked over to the other female and saw that it was Nimiwen dressed in a gown like she had only been at my wedding. She moved forward and embraced me as I released Saffron. A gruff cry came from behind me, which was Gimli crying out Saffron's name as he saw her. The dwarf had come with us into the west, as there was little to nothing left of our fellowship remaining in the previous world. Finally my eyes alighted on the man. Or should I say male elf. It was the same one that I had spoken to in my dreams on this very beach.

"I am Lorien, Lord of Dreams." The elf announced his eyes meeting mine as Legolas came and grasped my hand in his. "And I welcome you all to Valinor."

***The End***

I am sad to say that this is the end of Mortal Elf. Though a very happy ending. I really hope that you all enjoyed it. I want you all to know that even though this story is done, I will continue writing on Fanfiction and hope that you will continue to read and give me your feedback. My next story is going to be titled Tainted Elf, which will be the alternative timeline to this story. So I hope you will all give it a chance.

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