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~Translation from Elven to English: Mela en' coiamin: "My love"

Lirimaerea: "Lovely one."

Amy took a deep breath as she pulled out of the garage with Haldir sitting in the front passenger seat. It was going to be the first for her being in public with someone like him and acknowledging him as her 'boyfriend' as introductory to her friends, should they bump into them while shopping on a sunny afternoon.

"You seem tense, Love." Haldir noted quietly while leaning his head to one side. "Is something wrong?" He added.

Amy shook her head as she looked behind her as she reversed out of the driveway. "Nothing is wrong. Its just it would seem rather strange to my friends that all of a sudden, I have a boyfriend practically overnight and they never knew of you until now." She replied looking up at him while putting the car into drive.

"Naturally of course that would be their first reaction to me." He agreed. Reaching out, he brushed her hair softly to one side as she blushed under his touch. "You don't have to worry about me saying anything of my own life. You have your mother to thank for couching me on what to say on my 'other' life story." Haldir grinned.

Amy let out a small laugh as her eyes caught the soft gleam of her marriage ring on her left hand. It was amazing in her own mind that she willingly accepted his bonding to her as her life-mate without even thinking for a second. Not that she regretted doing all of that. She quickly told herself in her mind with a redder blush at the memory of them making love through the night.

"Um, Mela en' coiamin?" Haldir spoke suddenly in an uncomfortable voice.

Amy spared a look his way and found him all tensed in his seat, back stiff and lip tightly pulled in a grimace as if he was in pain.

"What's wrong?" She asked in concern, trying to keep her eyes on the road while starting at him with worried eyes.

Haldir took a deep breath, slowly letting it out before repeating the process again. "If you are going to start thinking about lovemaking, I greatly appreciate it if you wait until we get home so we can do it in once piece." He told her before letting out another rough breath. "I don't think I can handle such thoughts in my mind for the time being since our bonding last night."

She felt her face blow total red as she slammed a mental door between her mind and his. This was going to be more harder then she thought if she kept this up. For all she knew, she'd rather spend nights forever with him in bed, but Haldir was right, they couldn't be in such a heated state if they were going to be in public as a couple.

More like married couple now. She reminded herself as they headed into the main city towards the shopping mall. With any luck on their side, she would be able to make some purchased of toiletries for them both and invest a little more in getting him some more clothes since the weather was starting to get a little more colder with the coming Autumn.

And its something that I am highly proud to be apart of,Mela en' coiamin. She heard his quite voice in the back of her mind. You will learn to get more use to this kind of closer bond between us in given time. But in the meantime, just live your life normally.

Well, its no longer normal with you here beside me. She smiled up at him. He responded back in kind as a twinkle appear in his grey eyes. I'm sure we will be happy for some time to come.

Haldir's smile faded slightly upon her words as he recalled asking her this morning if she had to chose between her family and returning with him to his own world back in Middle Earth, would she willingly do it. When she said she didn't know the answer for the time being, he couldn't help but wonder why he had allowed himself to be attracted to her the moment they had met with him almost close to death. If one called it destiny, he would have scoffed at the mere thought back home, but now as he looked upon his life mate as she drove the car with a concentrated look on her face, he prayed that she would chose him in the end for both of them.

He was well aware that if she chose to stay behind in the end, they would be forced to stay apart without any means of having a portal for them to travel though to see each other as the years passed. She would still be mortal and growing with the brief human lifespan gifted to her while he continued on with his born immortality.

Haldir stared out of his window at the new and strange scenes that met his gaze. It wouldn't be long until he was able to adapt to this life for the time being until Mary's mother and Mrs. Lock found out a way to send him back. His fingers slowly bunched themselves into a tight fist. He wouldn't be able to live with himself for long with the thought of her being here while he was lost to her in another world. There really had to be another way for him to be able to bring her with him so they can be together. As long as she was with him in his world, she would be blessed with the life of the Eldar and they could spend all of eternity together.

"Haldir, I forgot to tell you this morning that I am honored deeply that you chose me to be your wife." He heard Amy speak casually as they came to a red light. He turned his gazed upon her which made her blush a bright red. She had to lower her eyes from his and patted his hand nearest to her for a second. "Even though I am still very much young in your eyes, what mom practically called a baby a few nights ago when I admitted to her my feeling for you, I promise to be the best loving wife to you."

He let out a soft snort. "I know that you will be and I have no worries about that part." He replied with a shake of his head. "As for being young in my eyes, is such was a case, I am sure that Mary's mother would have an issue with that a long time ago."

"What do you mean with that?" She asked curiously while driving the car forward. "Is it a taboo in your culture?"

"For what do you mean exactly?"

Amy shrugged a shoulder while making a left turn into the parking lot of the mall they were going to be shopping for the day. "For a human to marry one of your kind." She answered. "I read the books and they said that there were only very few situations of where one of the Elven kin would marry a mortal."

Haldir thought of it for moment before answering evenly, "Its not a taboo, Mela en' coiamin. It's just not very common is all for us to intermarry because of the high stakes that it cost us, Eldar, in the end."

Amy parked the car and pulled out the car keys before turning to him. "And what is that?"

"Do you really want to know?" He replied gravely while cupping her face in his palm. Amy opened her mouth to speak but was silenced when he slowly kissed her deeply for several moments before pulling his face away. "Don't ever ask me what the answer is for it greatly brings nothing but pain to my heart." He said before straightening up and unbuckling his seat belt.

She could only sit there, silently watching him get out of the car and shutting the door behind him. What did he possibly mean by it bringing only pain to him?

Shaking her head at her scatter thoughts, she grabbed her purse from the back seat and got out, locking it and putting the car alarm on as he slowly walked around the car and gently laid his hand around her waist before planting a kiss on her forehead. "Let's get this over with so we can hurry home, Mela en' coiamin." He told her as they walked towards the main entrance. "I am getting impatient to be with you again." He gently brushed her cheek as she laughed and forgot what was said a moment ago for the time being.

"Ok!" She agreed eagerly. "Lets get our shopping faces on!"