Jack the Giant Slayer

A/N: Okay, I'm an idiot and uploaded the unfinished version of the last chapter on here, so here's the finished version and the next chapter will be up within the next week. Sorry again!

Keeping my eyes shut, I rolled over in the bed I was sleeping on. I hit something, and it was warm so I snuggled into it. I was too tired to ask myself what could be warm in my bed, so I just let myself cuddle this thing in my bed for awhile. When I did decide to open my eyes, they widened immediately. Only a couple inches away, was the sleeping face of my knight in shining armor. He must have gotten cold or uncomfortable during the night and crawled in bed with me. I smiled at the thought.

Taking the chance that I had, I studied the features of his face. I traced my fingers lightly over the small, almost undetectable wrinkles that had developed along his forehead. He must worry too much, the poor man. Then I moved my hand to his facial hair, giggling quietly to myself. I always loved a man with facial hair, and Elmont had the perfect amount. My fingers then moved to trace his lips, feeling that they were chapped and worn from the harsh conditions of the late fall weather. I moved my hand to gently run through his hair, admiring it's style. It was amazing how he could keep such a gravity defying hair style in these conditions.

When I was through studying him, I curled up closer, as the morning air started to affect my nose. I buried my nose into his chest, savoring the warmth and his scent. He smelled unlike anything I had ever smelled before and I loved it. I closed my eyes again and let my mind drift back to sleep.

A poking in my side woke me up a couple hours later. I groaned quietly and opened my eyes, giving a nasty look to Elmont. He gave me a straight face in response.

"Get up, we have to go." he said, keeping it short and sweet. Well, keeping short at least. I nodded and sat up, stretching my arms in the process. The chill of the morning had nipped at my nose, and I rubbed it in hopes of warming it up. A little ray of sun had peeked through the tent, illuminating the pile of armor that was laying from the night before. I stood up and walked over to it, putting it on piece by piece until I was all dressed. I put my visors up, as all the other knights were not aware of me being who I was. Elmont and I walked through the camp, him talking to a couple soldiers to get us out of the gates. As soon as we were out of the camp I ripped my helmet off and fixed my hair.

"Those helmets are really bad for your hair, did you know that?" I asked, looking over at Elmont. He looked at me and chuckled, not saying anything.

Our walk was peaceful, the only sounds heard were of clanking armor, and birds chirping. Every once and awhile we would hear a more unique sound, such as a random growl, or the trickle of a nearby source of water. Elmont walked beside me this time, which was unusual for him. He usually walked either in front of or behind me when we walked together for long periods of time. I couldn't help but sneak glances over at him when I was sure he wasn't looking.

My feelings for Elmont had, in a way, evolved. When I first met him, I thought he was just a really attractive jerk. But know that I can see why he was how he was and the softer and gentler side of him, my feelings have grown. I'm not just attracted to his physical features now, although those are a plus. I'm attracted to his rough and tough outside personality, and his sweet inside one as well.

It took me a few seconds to realize that Elmont wasn't walking with me anymore. I turned around to see him looking around.

"What are you doing?" I asked, tilting my head in confusion. I stepped closer to him, watching him inspect all around the clearing we had stepped into. It was a pretty flat piece of land, and soft grass covered the ground. There were trees on all sides, casting moving shadows through the clearings. The wind had been pretty hard that day, and it was blowing dead leaves from the trees onto the ground. A few of them crunched under my shoes as I walked towards Elmont.

"I'm thinking that this is a good place to set up for the night." he said, a hand on his chin. I hadn't been paying attention, but now that I looked at the sky, I saw the sun start to fall behind the trees, making the sky a beautiful orange and pink mix.

"Alright. What have we got to do?" I asked, sitting beside him. He looked up at the sky, then scanned the perimeter once more. If Elmont was anything, he was alert.

"Just sleep on our mats for the night. No use setting up anything unnecessary." He rolled out a large mat, sitting down on it as he took off his armor.

I bit my lip looking at his body without armor on. The purple under-armor suit he wore fit him perfectly, hugging all of his muscles. You could tell he trained a lot, if you looked at the way he moved. His actions were sharp and precise, never out of place. He was just all around perfect.

"Any particular reason you're staring at me?" His deep voice broke me out of my trance and I jumped slightly.

"I wasn't staring at you." I looked away, frowning slightly. "I was simply thinking."

"About?" he asked, leaning closer. I took a deep breath, feeling my stomach flip at his closeness.

"Just things."

He was now right in front of me, sitting Indian style, looking into my eyes. I turned my head to look at him, drinking in all of his features. I would never get tired of looking at that man.

"Erika." A shiver ran down my spine when he said my name, making goosebumps form on my legs and arms.

"Yes?" I squeaked out, mentally hitting myself for acting stupid.

"What do you think of me?"

I stopped. The tree movement stopped. The wind stopped. Time stopped. What did I think of him? As a person? As a soldier? As a friend? What did he mean? Did he mean it romantically? Could he have feelings for me? Those and many other questions ran through my mind. I wanted to ask him all of those questions but all I could get out was a little "Huh?"

"What do you think of me? I don't understand you, though I've been trying for a very long time. I'm tired of guessing, Erika, so I'm asking you. What are your thoughts about me?"

I stuttered and spluttered: "I... Well... You're a good knight... And you train well..." I bit my lip and played with my hands, not sure what to say.

"No, not like that. You know how I mean." he said, and I did. I took a deep breath, preparing myself and gathering my thoughts.

"I honestly don't know. I used to think you were just this jerk who was put on the earth to make my life a living hell. But you've done little things here and there that have made me think differently. Like giving my dad money, or offering to walk me back to the castle. I don't think you're such a jerk anymore, you're just strict, and I respect that. And I know I can be a pain, but that's just because I was trying really hard to get you to notice me, and I know that wasn't the right way to do it, I just didn't know how. And you're really attractive, which I'm sure you know, and that just-" My rambling had been cut off by a pair of soft, chapped lips pressing themselves to mine.

My eyes widened slightly, staring into the closed eyes of Elmont. His body pushed against mine, causing me to fall backwards on the mat, landing with a thump. I closed my eyes, savoring the way that his lips moved against mine. His hands traveled to my sides, rubbing them softly through the fabric of my shirt. I moved my own hands up to tangle in his hair tightly, pulling his head further down against mine. One of my hands moved away from his hair to rub his shoulder gently. I felt his tongue slowly drag itself across my bottom lip and I let him explore my mouth. Our tongues tied and I had to pull back after awhile to catch my breath. His mouth traveled down my cheek, to my jawline, then to my neck, kissing and biting gently.

"Elmont.." I moaned out, not believing what was happening. But as soon as I said his name, he froze. I don't know what about it stopped him, but my saying his name triggered something inside him. But what was that?

-Elmont's P.O.V-

I don't know why I kissed her. But once I started, she pulled me in. Her looks, her scent, her everything just pulled me to her. That, and I wanted her to stop talking.

I pushed her down lightly so that we were laying more comfortably on the mat, not breaking the kiss. Our mouths moved together perfectly, and I couldn't tell if that was a good or a bad thing. My hands became bored and made their way up to her sides, massaging them softly and feeling her curves through her shirt. My mind was screaming at me to stop. It was telling my that this was wrong. She was just a kid, and I wasn't right for her. But my body was screaming otherwise. She moved her hands up to play with my hair, causing a low growl to build up in my chest. I didn't realize that something so simple could feel so great when she did them. I felt one of her hands move down to my shoulder, squeezing it gently. I decided to test my luck by tracing my tongue across her bottom lip, silently asking for entrance. She immediately responded, opening her mouth and letting me explore it with my tongue. She tastes incredibly sweet, like candy. I couldn't get enough of that taste. But eventually, the need for air became more important and we broke apart to catch our breath. While she was still panting, I started to kiss down from her mouth to her neck, kissing and biting here and there. As I was working towards her collar bone, she moaned out my name and I immediately stopped.

When she said my name, something in me snapped. It was all becoming reality, and that made me stop in my tracks. I pushed away from her, staring into her beautiful eyes. My mouth hung open, as did hers. We were both trying to understand what had just happened between us.

Not a word was spoken as we shuffled around and got ready for bed. When we had finally settled in, the silence was killing me.

"Elmont?" She broke the silence first, and I thanked the heavens.

"Yes?" I asked, expecting an hours worth of questions.

"Goodnight." And with that, she rolled towards me and fell asleep within seconds.

A/N: Thank you so much for all of you who keep following and favoriting this story, even though I don't update as much as I would like. And thank you to those of you who have been here since the beginning of this, and who've helped me transform my story into what it is today! Make sure to leave a review and tell me what you think :)