Red Stains

T.A.2490

Rivendell

Celebrían is now twelve months pregnant, and remembers why she did not have another one after Arwen, or try to. By the end of the twelfth month, you are practically begging for it to be over. Of course she looks what she should have looked like when she was six months.

It is the last week of December, the snow has lightly begun to fall. The sun was setting just over the trees.

Dinner had just finished and everyone returned to their normal routine; Arwen went to her room to read, Elladan and Elrohir went to their target practice. Celebrían was headed to her room and Elrond to his studies, as they have all done for the past month. But, for some reason tonight, Celebrían wanted Elrond to come with her and not to his study's.

'Melleth', "must you work tonight? Can you not just do it tomorrow?" Celebrían asked.

"I am sorry 'Melamin', I will only be there a few hours. Alright?"

"Alright."

With that Elrond kissed his wife and left.

~~~

Celebrían opened the door and walked into their room. Closing the it behind her, she let out a deep sigh. Celebrían walked towards the crib at the end of their bed. Placing her hand on the handle of the crib, slightly brushing it as she walked by.

(Just to finally see her.)

Celebrían sat on the bed feeling a strong kick, but she just pushed it aside, for she had been doing that since dinner.

(What does Elrond have to do that makes his work so important?)

Again there came a strong kick.

'Nîdh!' Celebrían said under her breath.

Placing her hand on her stomach, still pushing it off to the side. Walking out to the balcony, Celebrían looked up at the sky.

(There is going to be a full moon tonight.)

Then Celebrían turned to notice an elf watching the sunset. It was Lindir, Elronds' head advisor, who always watches the sunset. Though, Celebrían never knew why. But her thoughts were interrupted by another strong kick, this time bringing Celebrían to her senses.

"Aah!" She gasped. "Something's not right. Something is very wrong."

Again, there was a strong kick.

(No, I can't be!)

And again there was a kick, but with more force, and Celebrían clenched in pain.

~~~

Lindir, just happened to look and see Lady Celebrían, in some form of pain. Has he looked closer he noticed she clenched on the handrail. Celebrían did not see Lindir looking at her, but he watched her limped back into the room out of Lindir's view.

Lindir wasted no time as he ran for Lady Celebrían and Lord Elronds' chambers.

~~~

Once Celebrían reinterred the room she stopped dead in her tracks, when she stepped in something warm. Looking down at the floor, wondering how she did not notice or even feel it.

There were pools of crimson blood, all over the floor, and even some where she sat on the bed. The sight of the blood made Celebrían loose her balance, dropping to the floor covering her lower half and hands in blood.

Just then the door slug open, as Lindir appeared.

"Lady Cele-" Lindir stopped his words, for he found Lady Celebrían on the floor half covered in blood.

"Milady?!" Lindir managed to say.

"Get Elrond!" Celebrían cried.

"Do I not need to get the maids, first?"

Celebrían shook her head.

"No, get my husband, first."

Lindir nodded and ran out the room, luckily for him he just knew where to find Lord Elrond.

~~~

Lord Elrond sat at his desk working. Alright, truth be told, Elrond was not exactly working. He was still trying to understand the whole plan for his future daughter to marry the Prince of Greenwood. Elrond let out a deep sigh, and looked at the bookshelf.

"Was this really a good idea?" He asked himself.

Then looked back at his work. Just then there was a knock at the door. Elrond looked up at the door.

"Come in."

'Ada?' Arwen asked, poking her head into the room.

"What is it Arwen?"

"I was wondering, if it was alright with you. If I could read in here."

"Of course, it is."

~~~

Opening the doors to the library, he found Lord Elrond at his desk and Lady Arwen reading.

"My Lord Elrond!" Lindir said calmly yet sternly.

"What is it Lindir?" Elrond said not looking up from his work.

"Lady Celebrían,...asks for your presence, my Lord."

This got Arwen's attention, anything about Naneth got her attention. Putting her book down, she looked at Lindir to see what he was going to say.

"I told her that I would, l be there in a few hours." Elrond said, still not looking up from his work.

"My Lord,...it is urgent."

This time Elrond, stopped what he was doing and looked at Lindir. For he was getting a little annoyed, with this.

"What is so important, that it can not wait?" Elrond asked, almost shouting.

"My Lord," Lindir almost whispered. 'en serke.'

Elrond froze, staring at Lindir then at Arwen, who had the same expiration on her face, same has his...fear. Looking back at Lindir, Elrond spoke.

"Arwen, go find your brothers."

"Yes, 'Ada.'" She said and ran out of the room.

"Where is she?" Elrond asked.

"Where else."

"Show me."

Lindir lead Elrond to his room, where he last saw Celebrían.

~~~

Celebrían hardly moved from where she fell. Every move she made pain endured. Celebrían feared what was to come, she is two weeks early, elves are rarely early. In fact elves are never early, neither Arwen or the twins were early.

"This is not good."

Celebrían shifted her body to where she can get to the bed easier, though another contraction hit and she let out a gasp.

"Aah!"

Still breathing heavy, in the distance Celebrían heard Lindir and Elrond speaking.

"Lord Elrond, do you know what is going on?"

"Sadly, I do not."

~~~

Arwen knew exactly where to find Elladan and Elrohir, and ran straight into the woods. They have a secret archery range in the woods, just before you reach Rivendell's borders. That only a few elves know about.

Upon reaching a clearing with targets from every direction.

"ELLADAN, ELROHIR!" Arwen cried.

"What is it dear sister?" Elladan asked jumping down from a tree, landing on his feet. Followed by Elrohir.

"It is Naneth!" Arwen cried with tears coming down her face.

"Wh...What about 'Naneth?'" Elrohir asked.

"I do not know. All Lindir said was...he said...there...was blood."

This was the fear they wished never to repeat. No one moved no one said anything until Arwen spoke again.

"Come on. We must hurry!"

With that the three left, running back to Rivendell.

~~~

The door opened again, to reveal Elrond and Lindir. Elrond staring at his wife, on the floor covered in her own blood.

"Celebrían?!"

"Elrond!" She cried in pain.

Turning to Lindir Elrond spoke.

"Find the maids, quickly!"

Lindir nodded and left with haste. Elrond ran to his wife and picked her off the ground. Celebrían winched in pain, has Elrond lifted her off the ground. Slowly he moved her over to the bed, and placed her down. Now, his arms, and hands were covered in her blood.

Celebrían quickly grabbed his hand, squeezing it hard. Elrond knelt down beside his wife, seeing she was in true pain. For he hated to see her in so much pain. Almost as he hated to lose feeling in his hand.

"Hey, everything is going to be alright." Elrond assured her.

Celebrían shook her head no.

"l believe a certain someone,...will be joining us...very soon." Celebrían said though the pain.

Elrond's eyes widened, he knew elves were rarely born early. So, why was she?

"Please stay." Celebrían whispered.

Elrond opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off when two maids came into the room, closing the door behind them. Shocked to see that what Lindir said was true, but even more shocked to see Lord Elrond present.

"He stays." Celebrían said firmly.

Three pair of eyes were stunned in what she said.

"I'M WHAT!?"

"Lady Celebrían, are-" Erestor said.

"I SAID HE STAYS!"

"Alright,...let's get started."

~~~

' ' - Elvish

( ) - Thoughts

En Serke - There's blood

Naneth - Mother

Ada - Father

So if this was uncomfortable for some of you guys, I'm right there with you. It was weird writing this.

Most of you may not know, if you do then you REALLY know your charters. I did not know this until after I wrote this, but Erestor is a guy... Well, not in my story so.. He is going to be a she, for the sake of the story and plot.

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