Belowin's POV

Finally after what seemed to take centuries I was able to walk around without and escort or Legolas. That didn't stop my sister though and she seemed so distracted as well. Walking about the gardens just seemed to make her think harder and more often, I knew she was hiding something from me but I didn't know if she had a reason to keep it hidden from me.

"You seem to be pre occupied lately?" I ask her as she looks at me a bit shocked.

"Well I just have a lot on my mind sister, after all you could have the baby any day now and at least we don't have that horrible elleth to deal with now." Neema tells me as she starts to fidget with her fingers.

Just as she says that I feel a sharp pain go down my spine. I pause as I look around the garden. Really? This one time I could use a bloody guard and there is not one around. I grab Neema's arm and now he face looks pale. I try to keep calm, after all labor could take hours it wouldn't happen this quick would it? Neema looks around now also in panic mode. Great two panicking elleth's I feel sorry for whoever we run into. Just as another pain comes our Uncle comes out with the King by his side.

"There you two are, Haldir and Legolas have gone out on patrol and we were wondering where you two went." Uncle says as they I am guessing are oblivious to the grip I have on my sister.

"They have horrible timing!" Neema says trying to get me to release my death grip on her.

"What is the matter Belowin?" Thranduil asks me.

"She must be going into labor or now has more strength than I do." Neema answers for me.

I just nod my head in agreement as the pains start to come and go. Some are less intense that the others but the ones that are painful I don't envy anyone who has ever given birth. Neema start to lead me through the halls with our Uncle and the King behind us until we finally get into the healing halls. The healer does stop Uncle and The King, saying that they were not allowed to be here for the process of birth. Somehow my sister was still allowed since she warned two healers that she would kill them if they laid a hand on her.

Laying back on the bed I felt someone put a rag on my head which I thought really wasn't needed. I didn't know how long all this could take but I had to let Legolas know, that is what I could get Neema to do and make sure the healers survive through this. I look over to Neema and motion for her to come to my side.

"Go find Legolas please, I can't do this alone and I would prefer him to be here." I tell her and I can see that she is arguing with herself in her head but reluctantly nods. "Promise me, you will bring him back even if you have to pull him by his ears?''

"That I will gladly promise to." Neema replies with a smile as she nods at me and turns to walk out the doors.

"Your sister should have some time, not much I have never seen a progression of birth this fast." the healer inform me.

Great that is all I need to know, Neema has some time not a lot but some. I nod as she begins to explain to me what is going to happen and her theories on why my labor is progressing faster than others that she has seen in the healing halls.

Neema's POV

Now I have to hunt down two elves that are on patrol on the worst day they could have picked! I swear this is just my well and my sisters luck. Poor Bel she is there alone because well lets just not go there. I walk out of the doors ignoring my uncle and the kings questions as I start to the stables. I didn't have time to talk or tell anyone what I was doing so I grab the first available horse and take off as fast as the horse can go. Deeper and deeper into the forest the horse and I go. I wasn't sure where the boarder was but I was determined to find it.

"Halt!" someone yells out to me and the voice sounds female.

I bring the horse to a halt as an elleth with red hair, surprising how common we are here, has an arrow aimed right at me. Of course anything else to delay me right? She motions for me to get down off the horse and I comply just because I know the quicker I can knock her out the quicker I can find Legolas.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" she asks me.

"I don't have time to answer your annoying questions, I need to find the prince." I tell her as the arrow comes dangerously close to my throat.

I decide to take action and grab the arrow breaking it and pushing the woman back to the ground when I hear two others come up behind me and tell me to put my hands in the air. Oh for the love of the valar could this be any more complicated?!

"Neema?" I hear Haldir's voice call out to me as he comes to my side and I slowly put my hands down. "What in the world are you doing here attacking Tauriel?"

"She was going to shoot me! I just broke a arrow!" I yell at the top of my voice. "I need to find Legolas, his wife requests his presence at the birth of his child."

Legolas runs forward and looks me right in the eyes. Shock and panic are the two main emotions I see in his eyes. Not knowing what else to do he gets on my horse and takes off...leaving me here with these two. I roll my eyes as I start walking back.

"Neema? Where are you going?" Haldir asks me as I keep walking.

"I have duties to my sister that a greater than any other living person." I say and I am sure he can tell there is a hint of anger in my voice.

Of course he comes to my side and starts to walk with me. I stop right in my tracks and look back to Tauriel who picks herself up off the ground and dusts off her clothing. This must be the other elleth that wanted Legolas that Bel told me about.

"Neema?" Haldir asks me.

"What?" I answer as I look at him with a raised eye brow.

"Tauriel is head of the guard and-" he starts but I just ignore him not really giving a care about her at all.

"I don't care who she is, she's lucky my sister saved her cause I wouldn't have. Then again Bel is nicer than me isn't she Haldir?" I say as I start walking again completely ignoring him trying to catch up with me.