"Return Home"
by Trunks's Gal
Chapter One: The Welcome Back
Gimli
cried with joy when he saw Legolas and Nimbus walking out of the mist.
Many times he had dreamed of that day arriving, and now, it was here. Tears
of joy ran down his face as he embranced first Nimbus, then Legolas.
"It's
been so long since I've seen either of you," Gimli cried.
Nimbus
smiled, and she was just as beautiful as ever, if not more so. Legolas
had grown, also. His muscle were bigger, and all around he seemed stronger.
"What
have you been up to for these long ten years?" Gimli asked.
"We've
been thinking," Nimbus said. "Thinking about how we want to get married."
Gimli
scanned over the two. They were holding hands, like they had ten years
before, and their relationship had seemed to have grown stronger.
"And
what did you decide?" Gimli asked.
"We
decided to let our friends plan it for us. We'll provide the money, and
they'll set it up," Legolas told his friend.
Gimli
nodded.
"Would
I be one to help?" he asked.
Both
Nimbus and Legolas nodded.
"Of
course. You were the first on both of our lists," Nimbus said.
Gimli
smiled, he was still crying. Nimbus hugged him close and smiled a big and
beautiful smile.
"Now,"
she said. "Where is my brother?"
Gimli
led Nimbus into a huge castle. It's towers rose into the clouds, it was
made of solid stone. He took the two down a long narrow hall, and threw
a dark, dank room. He had them cross over a tiny creek within the building,
and threw an animal stall before they arrived in front of Beokia.
When
Beokia laid his eyes upon his little sister, his heart lept with joy. He
felt as though twenty years had been taken from his body, and he ran to
hug her. She smiled and let herself be hugged, it had been a long time
since she had seen her brother.
As
soon as Nimbus broke the embrace, Beokia took his crown off and set it
on Nimbus' head.
"You
are the queen," he said.
She
smiled and touched the golden crown.
"Must
I wear this?" she asked.
Beokia
nodded.
"For
the time being. I will get someone to make you a simple tiarra for when
you want to travel."
Nimbus
smiled at her brother, a smile he hadn't seen in ten years. It made his
want to cry when he thought of the last time he saw it. Then Beokia spoke
up.
"When
Luniar died nine years ago, we thought you would come right away," he said,
taking his sister's hands.
"We
did not get the news until yesterday," she replied, "and I ran on winged
feet to try to reach you again."
"We
both did," Legolas added. "We were both homesick."
Beokia
smiled at the two.
"Then
let me be the first to welcome you to your new home."