Chapter Title- The Day of Challenge (Pt. 1)
Chapter Rating- M
When I wake up in the morning, I find myself with my head on Kili's chest, who has both arms wrapped tightly around me. I want to move and eat something from the kitchen, but Kili's strong arms are virtually impossible to move, plus the fact that I do not wish to wake him. He mutters in his sleep, nuzzling into my hair. I smile and lean back into him, feeling his arms tighten slightly. "She is far away from me, she walks in starlight in another world. Do you think she could have loved me?" These words reverberating in my mind, I think of how many times Kili has stubbornly passed off what he had said as a hallucination.
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I feel Kili move, one arm wrapping around my waist sleepily. I smile and decide what I'm going to do a second before I do it. I whip and arm up and push his body off of the bed. I hadn't thought that Kili's arms would remain ever faithful and pull me down with him. He groans as he hits the floor with me on top of him. I grumble and tell him "That.. did not go as I planned.". "Oh, really?" He asks sarcastically. He reaches an arm up and pushes my hair behind my ear, a shiver going through me when his finger touches the tip of my ear.
"I have to go to training." I say quietly, secretly not wanting to move anywhere from this spot. "Okay, try not to get shot in the thigh with an arrow." He warns playfully, and continuing. "But, I would have no objection to kissing it better if you did." He runs a hand over my thigh where he had been shot not a year ago. I punch his arm and climb off of him, smirking and replying; "Tease." "I can't be offended by the truth." Kili says, grinning as he stands up.
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I make my way to the bathroom to shower, only to run back into my main bedroom when I hear a commotion. I'm dressed in a towel, hair soaking wet with soap bubbles still lingering. I sigh when I see that it had just been Kili who had accidentally knocked over something off my nightstand. I do my best not to be seen. Not knowing if he had seen me or not, I sneak back into the bathroom and under the still-running hot water. "I saw that! Maybe I should come in and take a cold shower." I hear Kili's voice yell from the other room. I close my eyes and giggle a bit at his silliness. When I finally gather the strength to get out of the warm water, I turn off the handle and step onto the pastel pink carpeting beside the shower tub.
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I step into some gear once I've dried off. I decide to tease Kili back and walk into the main bedroom with the underarm sides of the gear unzipped and hanging open. I see Kili lounging on my bed, observing one of my trinkets from the bookcase. He openly gawks at me as he notices the clothing hanging away from my skin. I can tell he sees the sides of my bra, seeing as he almost faints in his place. "Zip me up?" I ask in a flirtatious tone. All he can do is nod as he stands up and walks towards me, his open-mouthed stare changing into a wicked smile. I raise my arms as he does the zippers up, kissing my bare shoulders as he goes along.
When he's done, he tells me; "Well, my friend… you better be off to training," As he says the word 'friend' I instantly melt, sadness covering me but I do not allow him to see it. That is the moment that I decide that today will be a day of challenge. Once again puzzling. He spends the night in my bed, tells me I'm beautiful, toys around with me, and then he calls me his 'friend'. I grumble. He had no issue telling me he loved me yesterday morning, had issues last night, but then slept… in my bed. I grumble again, feeling frustration course through me.
Author's Note- Uh oh! Friend-zoned! I have no idea why I've been writing these chapters so fast. I'm waiting for the chance to get bored and let my keyboard rest, but it doesn't seem to be coming anytime soon.