Bilbo was frustrated. It had been almost a week since his friends had become imprisoned in the kingdom of the Wood-elves, and he still didn't seem to be any closer to finding a way to help them escape. Guard elves patrolled the passages every 15 minutes, and that was nowhere near enough time to free all thirteen of the prisoners. Not to mention the fact that the guard elves were heavily armed, and the dwarves had been stripped of all their weapons. Bilbo spent most of his time trying to follow the guards and eavesdrop in the vain hope of hearing a piece of useful information. However, the rest of the time he spent talking to his fellow companions and trying to keep them in good spirits while he formulated a plot.
The upside of this situation was that Bilbo was given frequent opportunities to speak to Bofur. He was becoming quite enamoured with the cheerful dwarf, and he couldn't help himself blushing and stuttering like a fool whenever he spoke to him. Bilbo felt that Bofur probably thought him quite an idiot by now, but that couldn't be helped. He discussed anything and everything with Bofur; old stories of the glory days in Erebor, tales of his own early life in the Shire, and anything else they could think about.
Today, the sixth day since they had become trapped in the elven kingdom, Bilbo was standing outside Bofur's cell as usual having a whispered conversation. Suddenly, he heard footsteps in the distance and slipped on the ring at once. Bofur wasn't at all surprised at this; Bilbo having told him about the ring only a couple of days after the imprisonment. Expecting the footsteps to pass by, Bilbo was surprised when they halted outside Bofur's cell. It became immediately apparent that the elves were making rounds with dinner, and they instructed Bofur to stand against the back of his cell with his hands visible while they opened the door and carefully placed the food on the floor. Bilbo saw an opportunity and without thinking twice, slipped through the small gap in the door just before the guard elf slammed it closed and locked it again.
Bilbo stood in the cell for a moment, shocked at what he had done on the spur of the moment. He wouldn't be able to leave the cell again until Bofur was next brought a meal, but he found he really didn't mind, overall. With a sly grin on his face, Bilbo slipped the ring off his finger and enjoyed the look of happy shock on Bofur's face.
"Bilbo, what do you think you're doing in here?" Bofur teased with a grin on his face.
"Oh, you know, just thought I'd drop by." Bilbo walked closer to Bofur shyly, feeling nervous and starting to wonder why on earth he had done this. Yes, he wanted to spend as much time as possible with his favourite dwarf but there was no way he could hide his interest in Bofur now. He was bound to guess exactly why Bilbo had been spending so much time talking to him alone, and why he had taken this risky opportunity to be even closer to him.
"Well, my little hobbit, I think we need to have a bit of a chat," Bofur smiled kindly. Bilbo immediately turned bright red and started panicking.
"What do you mean? What about?" He said a bit loudly, before suddenly remembering where he was.
"Oh, you know...important issues that need to be brought up..." Bofur was walking slowly towards Bilbo with an almost predatory smile on his face, and it was affecting Bilbo much more than he would have been willing to admit. He turned if possible an even darker shade of red, and felt his heart rate dramatically rising. Bofur edged even closer, looking Bilbo directly in the eyes with a gentle smile on his face and a fire blazing in his eyes. For once Bilbo had managed to control his nervous outbursts of nonsense, and he stood quite still as Bofur made his move.
Slowly and carefully, Bofur leaned closer to Bilbo's face, always keeping eye contact to judge whether he was crossing any lines. As Bofur came within millimeters of his face, Bilbo's eyes flickered shut and he edged slightly forwards to close the gap between them. Bofur's lips touched his, gently at first and then with unguarded passion when he sensed Bilbo's willingness. Before he knew what he was doing, Bilbo's hands were roaming through Bofur's hair, and he was revelling in the feeling of Bofur's warm body pressed against his. He kneaded their lips together with a soft moan, and felt the tickle of Bofur's moustache on his face and the scratch of his rough beard. It felt like nothing Bilbo could ever have imagined, and a thousand times better. Bilbo clung to Bofur like a lifeline, feeling himself heat up all over as the kiss deepened and he tasted the bittersweet taste of pipeweed on Bofur's tongue.
After what felt like a life time, and yet no time at all, the two pulled apart as they paused for breath. Bilbo pulled back slightly and looked into Bofur's face, feeling flushed and excited as he never had before. Bofur looked just as happy as he felt, with his irresistible smile on his face making the corners of his eyes crinkle.
"Well, Bilbo, wasn't that a revelation..." Bofur whispered gruffly into Bilbo's ear, making him let out a silly giggle as he took in the enormity of what had just happened.
"Yes, it was, rather." Bilbo agreed with a sheepish grin.
"Come here, you!" Bofur grinned and pulled Bilbo into a tight embrace. Bilbo smiled widely to himself as he pressed againt Bofur's warm chest, breathing in the smell of earth, smoke, and something he couldn't quite distinguish which he decided to simply label as 'Bofur'. Bilbo knew that he still had an extremely important task to do, namely freeing everyone from this odious place, but at the moment he had decided to put those thoughts on hold. He had much more important things to concentrate on, and concentrate on them was exactly what he intended to do, until Bofur was brought his morning meal tomorrow and he had the chance to slip back out into the darkness. The thought of being apart from Bofur again was not desirable in any way, but he would cross that bridge when he came to it. For now, everything felt perfect and exactly as it should be, for he was in Bofur's arms and that was all he needed.
So, I hope you enjoyed that! I am aware it ended up extremely fluffy, but that's just how I roll! Please review if you have read this story as it helps me improve my writing and gives me the motivation I need to write more often :)