So you're up the duff with Leggy's kid and it has been a couple of days since you've been locked up in the room away from Saruman and Sauron. You feel in denial and disbelief-Damn...! I'm a mother now!
Throughout the pregnancy, the evil you slowly subsides and the real you surfaces out inch by inch. You begin to feel like yourself again. You even notice the difference by the change of colour on your eyes and hair. The weird thing is, the baby inside you grows very fast. A week is equivalent to a month's pregnancy. Within 7 weeks, you look like a 7-month blownup balloon.
Whatever your feelings are now, there's no turning back. You try to relate this to Eowyn (who has been your 'nanny') and she says that it could be because of you being a Prophesied One and Leggy being the elf that triggered this baby's growth spurt. One day, on the 8th week, you are about to sleep when Leggy comes in and locks the door behind him.
Leggy: How are you feeling, Somere?
You: Other than fat and bloated and sleepy, I guess I'm pretty much a-OK.
Legolas smiles as he tucks you into bed. He looks at you for a long time before saying: Why do you love me?
You: (surprised and blush) Since when did I say anything about loving you?
Leggy: I can tell by your eyes. You may look evil inside, but the eyes are the window of a human soul.
You:(look away) Well...Why do YOU treat me so nice anyway, after you said that I lied to you and we've been pulverising each other and...
He lays a finger on your lips and kisses you softly. You struggle and try to pry him away, but Legolas has the upper hand. He crawls slowly up into bed and is obviously getting into 'the mood' again. You put up a struggle in vain. When he was about to 'get to it', you suddenly feel a sharp pain in your gut. You're thinking: Oww...Man, this is too soon! Ain't I supposed to be 8 weeks (or months)??
Soon, Eowyn and some other girls come in to help with the delivery. Legolas is told to wait outside. After 3 hours (hey, some people give birth longer than that, you know), you became a mother to a baby boy. The first thing in your mind was: Man, I am seriously a mom now...He's actually kinda cute
Soon, Legolas comes in to see you with all smiles. He kisses you on the cheek, congratulating you and took a look at your son (It's up to your imagination how you want your kid to look like) and asks: What name would you suggest, my fair lady?
You: Name? I never even SUGGEST having this kid, let alone have him! You name him.
Legolas smiles; he knows it's just the evil you speaking. He leans forward and whispers in your son's ear: From this day forward, you shall be called Illumai. You think it wasn't too shabby at all.
Later that night, as you lay on the bed with your son by your side, you begin to think about things. Whether it's the evil you or the real you thinking, you're not sure, but you sure know one thing: You're not human anymore and you'll never be able to go back to your world again. Yet you're not in a form worthy to be in Legolas' side, and definitely not a mother either...
So it isn't surprising when Legolas finds your room empty the next day with Illumai alone on the bed and the curtain blown by the wind through your open window...
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