Chapter 10: The Dance
Glorfindel looked up at the dark sky. Stars were sparkling like diamonds, so beautiful. He remembered that he used to look at the sky, counting the stars with his parents, and sometimes his best friend, Ecthelion. He wondered what's the sky and the stars look like back there in Gondolin. What's they looked like on the day he died. Glorfindel closed his eyes tiredly.
Suddenly, in his mind-eyes, he found himself looking at the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen, the chocolate brown eyes that were sparkled with love only for him. They danced together under the starlit sky just like tonight. He tried to look at the face of his love but could not make out the clear face. He looked very familiar, like someone he knew, like someone he wanted to be close to so badly.
His memory, or imagination, he could not decide, was interrupted when he felt a presence of someone. Glorfindel spun around and grabbed a hand which was reaching for him.
Glorfindel found himself looking into the familiar chocolate brown eyes which swamp with love. The love that he'd never dreamt of would direct to him from this lovely elf.
"Erestor?"
The dark-hair elf startled and tried to recover from his initial shock.
"Glorfindel." Erestor called him back with shaky voice. "Uhm.. Elrond told me to look for you. He was worried about you."
"Nothing to worry about. I just came here to get some air." Glorfindel smiled lightly.
"Good to know that you are fine." Erestor said calmly, but Glorfindel still felt that the counselor's heart was beating so fast.
"Could you please release my hand?" Erestor tried to pull his hand from the warm hand of the golden-haired elf.
"Why counselor? Since you always denied my dance proposal, I find this the closest thing to dancing for both of us." Glorfindel laughed.
"Don't you dare.." Before Erestor could finish his sentence, he found himself pulled to the seneschal's body, Glorfindel's right hand still holding Erestor's hand, and Glorfindel's left hand holding him close. The vanya's head pressed to his temple.
"Please, Erestor, please let me stay like this for a moment." Glorfindel whispered. "Considering today is an anniversary of my.. death."
"Oh, Glorfindel.." Erestor said his name softly. He let Glorfindel hold him tight. His mind was full of emotions: love, fear, regret, sorrow, and other emotions that he could not describe.
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Looking back of the memory of the dance we shared beneath the stars above
For a moment, all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye
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"Erestor?"
Erestor looked at Glorfindel. The vanya looked back at him with hesitation in his eyes.
"Were we lovers back there in Gondolin?" Glorfindel finally had the courage to ask this question which he wanted to know since he'd seen the eyes of his love in his mind-eyes.
Erestor stepped back from the vanya. He detached himself from the vanya's hold smoothly.
"What gave you that idea?"
"Can you just simply answer me? Just say yes or no. I really need to know." The vanya begged.
"Then what? If you know, then what do you want to do?"
"I.. I.." Glorfindel stammered. What would he do if he knew that Erestor was his lover, and what if he was not?
"Erestor, please, answer me."
"You know the deal, Glorfindel. Defeat me, then I will answer."
"Erestorrrr" The vanya whined.
"Don't be such an elfling." Erestor tapped his finger to the vanya's chest.
"YOU are the one who acted like an elfling." Glorfindel crossed his arms and pouted.
"How so?" The dark-haired elf raised his eyebrows.
"You are stubborn!" Glorfindel cried.
"And you are not?" Erestor shot back.
"I'm less stubborn than you."
"But you are stubborn nevertheless." Erestor smirked.
"I was in such a good mood, but you ruined it" Glorfindel whined.
"Wake up, Glorfindel! We are not in your dream or your fantasy anymore. There was no mood whatsoever." Erestor crossed his arms.
"You are cruel, you know?" The golden warrior grumbled.
"Yes, I know." Erestor nodded in agreement.
"But I like you for that." Glorfindel smiled.
Erestor was stunned. He observed the vanya's face for a sign of teasing, but found none. He nodded to Glorfindel.
"Thank you. I like you too."
"Really? Do you really like me?" Glorfindel's eyes lit up.
"Don't make me repeat it." He warned. "Let's go find Elrond. He's worried about you."
"Alright." Glorfindel smiled widely. He put his arm around Erestor's shoulder, but removed his immediately when he saw Erestor's warning eyes.
"Can we play chess tonight?" Glorfindel asked eagerly.
"No." Erestor denied.
"Why not?"
"I have works to do."
"Come on, Erestor!"
"No."
"Erestor, please."
"No."
"Erestor!"
"No."
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[..tbc..]
A/N: I'm sorry for my incorrect grammars. Thank you for your comment. m(_ _)m Sometimes I had an author block, so when I could think of something, it flew out quickly (mostly when I was about to sleep.) If you find any mistakes, please let me know. It will certainly help to improve my English. Thanks in advance tho. d(^_^)b
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