Chapter 14

Intimacy

When we stopped to rest one night I sat alone. I missed my family and still felt incredibly guilty for leaving the way I had.

"You alright lass?"

I turned and looked at Dwalin.

"Not really no."

"You miss your family."

I just nodded and he sat down next to me.

"My brother Balin is all I have left. But before you came here you did not know who your real parents were."

I nodded again.

"Alejandro's parents did not know who they were either. They found me at a church and took me in. They treated me as though I were their own, and I will always love them. No matter who my parents are, they will always be my parents."

He nodded.

"You are a strange lass, but a good and honest one. Never let the world change you."

I smiled at him and nodded.

"Thank you Dwalin."

He winked and then went back to his bedroll. I laid back on the grass and looked at the stars.

"Mamá, papá ... espero haber hecho sentir orgulloso. No importa quiénes son mis padres, que siempre serán mis padres. Los que me criaron y me amaba. Nadie podría tomar su lugar." (Mom, dad….I hope I have made you proud. No matter who my parents are, you will always be my parents. The ones who raised me and loved me. No one could ever take your place.) I said.

The stars were silent as stone and I knew there would be no answer. I sighed and rolled onto my side, only to be met by Thorin. He smiled at me a bit and I sat up.

"I heard you talking to your parents. Do you need to talk about anything?" he asked.

I sat up and leaned into him. He put his arm around me and stroked my cheek.

"They were killed by a rival Assassin family. These were not like us. They killed for money and pleasure. My family, we did it to help people. We only killed the people who threatened freedom and peace. They killed whoever stood in their way, and my parents stood in their way."

"So they killed them. How did you survive?"

"I was not at home. I was out fulfilling a contract and when I came home my house was in ruins. My brother hid himself and survived, but our parents…..it was too late. My parents had long since retired….they were after me." I said.

He held me tighter and lifted my face.

"They would have wanted you to be safe. Had you not lived…..I would never have found you. I never would have found how happy I could be." he said.

I just had to kiss him.

"What a lovely image."

We separated and I looked at Alejandro. He pantomimed using a computer.

"Deleted!"

I rolled my eyes.

"You know what Alejandro….."

I grabbed Thorin's shirt and pulled his lips to mine. I kissed him hard and long. When we separated I smirked and stood up.

"Delete that one!"

He had a disgusted look on his face and I laughed.

Thorin's POV

That had been thoroughly enjoyable! Alejandro looked at me and smirked.

"That was for you vato. I knew she'd attack you if I said something. But I did mean it, that's disgusting. No matter how many times I see you kiss my sister, it'll always gross me out."

I chuckled and pat him on the back.

"Well played young man, well played."

He smirked and bowed.

"Just don't hurt her. Or one of my knives will find your face before you know I'm there."

I looked at him.

"I thought you were a peaceful boy." I said.

He smirked and pulled out a knife. He threw it into a tree inches from Dwalin's face. Dwalin looked over in surprise and a bit of anger.

"Have I told you about the Umbaka?"

"Alejandro if you start with that Umbaka story again I will tell them all about the time we went to Texas!" Elena said.

He shut his mouth and I smirked.

"Anything but that." He hissed.

"Ah, your sister is a force to be reckoned with. I would never want to cross her."

He nodded.

"If you do cross her, she's dangerous, but especially with a bow in her hand."

"A bow?"

He nodded.

"Unmatched archer and holds several trophies and even won a silver medal in the 2010 Olympics. She's deadly with a bow and arrow. Well, she's deadly with any weapon but especially with a bow and arrow."

I nodded and looked over at Elena. She was so beautiful, even if she was deadly. I smiled at her as she laughed at something Bofur told her.

I think I love you Elena Delevaga.

Elena's POV

I caught Thorin staring at me but I did not let him know I had. I liked it when he looked at me. I went to scout the area and make sure there was nothing following us. For the past few days I had the feeling we were being watched and or followed. And right now I knew that someone was following me. I smirked and concealed myself in the tall grass. It was Thorin of course. I jumped him from behind and laughed as I did so.

"I should have known I would be taken by surprise."

I chuckled and he turned over. I straddled him and smiled.

"Never try and sneak up on an Assassin." I said.

He out his hands on my hips and smiled at me.

"You are a true gem. A one of a kind." he said.

I smiled sweetly and kissed him. He put his hand on my back and kept me there. I would not be complaining, I loved kissing him. I pulled back suddenly and smirked.

"Really Thorin?"

He chuckled.

"Now you know what happens nearly every time I lay my eyes upon you." He sat up. "Every time I see you, I cannot help but think of how your skin feels against mine. How your lips feel when you kiss me, how your touch sends shivers of pleasure through my body. The way your eyes shine whenever you look at me." He said.

I smiled and touched his face. I traced down his cheek and across his lips.

"Close your eyes." I whispered.

He did as I asked and I lightly moved my fingers down his neck and to his chest. He sighed and I opened his shirt a bit. I followed the path of my fingers with my lips. I kissed down to his chest and then back up to his lips.

"Elena, do not start something you do not want to finish." He said against my lips.

I smiled.

"Oh but I do want to finish."

He smiled and grabbed my hips. I unbuckled his belt and untied his pants. I pushed mine down and immediately took him inside me. He gasped and I groaned. His size would never cease to amaze me.

"I am going to need some help here Thorin. I was not completely ready for you."

"Then why did you take me so quickly?"

I smiled a bit.

"I wanted you too much." I confessed.

He smiled and pulled my lips to his.

"Uh what are you guys doing?"

I froze and looked at Alejandro. I was grateful the grass was long enough to where he could not see my pants were down.

"What does it look like?" I asked.

"We were just…."

"Just go away Alejandro. You are ruining the mood and the moment."

He shrugged and walked away. He stopped for a second, then he shook his head and continued walking. Thorin grabbed my hips and started to move me. I bit back to moan and his fingers dug into my skin.

"I want to hear you." he growled.

He thrusted hard and I moaned his name. His thrusts were hard and long. Each one reaching deeper and deeper inside me.

"Oh gods Thorin! Ooh!"

He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me against his chest. He rubbed my breasts through my shirt and I threw my head back. I cried out his name and came around him. He brought my lips down to his before he spurted his own release. My heart was pounding but I was smiling.

"I love loving you." I breathed.

"I love you."

My eyes flew open and I looked into his eyes. There was a faint blush on his cheeks and I smiled. I kissed him hard before I said,

"Tu tambien te amo. I love you too."

He smiled and pulled my lips back to his.

"Maria! Thorin are you guys okay!?"

Alejandro, Dwalin, Fili and Kili came running towards us.

"We heard shouts and…..oh!"

I was embarrassed and angry.

"If you don't start running I'm going to kill all of you." I hissed.

They all ran back in the other direction. I sighed and Thorin put his arms around me.

"I should have restrained myself. I am sorry." he said.

I smiled a bit.

"The embarrassment has passed now. Yes I am still a little angry with them, but I shall get even. I always do."

He chuckled and kissed down my jaw.

"I look forward to seeing your revenge."

I laughed and we both made ourselves decent. I smirked when I saw grass in Thorin's hair.

"What?"

I started to laugh and he seemed to realize what I was laughing at.

"Oh I shall teach you not to laugh at the king, Lady Delevaga."

He picked my up and started to spin around.

Third Person POV

Alejandro watched his sister and Thorin. He smiled and shook his head.

"And she says I can be childish."

"Your sister always seems so serious lad. This is the first time I have ever seen her so free and relaxed." Dwalin said.

Alejandro smiled a bit.

"That's because she could never let her guard down. She gave up a normal life for my safety and well being. She made sure I graduated high school and had everything I needed. She never thought of herself, not even once. I always came first. And if anyone bullied me, she have a….'talk' with them and they'd never bother me again. She was always very….persuasive." he said.

The dwarves chuckled and he looked back to see Elena and Thorin had collapsed on the grass.

"I'll probably never admit it to him, but I'm glad my sister has him. Maybe she'll be able to have the normal life she deserves." he said.

Thorin's POV

I did not care what would come next. Now that I knew Elena loved me as I loved her, I would gladly face anything. She fell asleep in my arms and I looked down at her beautiful face. I stroked her cheek and smiled.

"You are so beautiful. So very beautiful. No man can touch you but me. I love you Elena daughter of Elrond. I love you." I whispered.

She turned and her hand rested over my heart. I smiled softly and kissed the top of her head. I stood up and carried her back. I laid her down and covered her so she was warm enough.

"Rest well, my shining elven jewel." I whispered.

I heard someone sniggering and I sighed.

"Should you not be asleep young man?"

He laughed a little louder.

"You're not my dad. Besides, while she's asleep, I keep watch. That's the way it's always been, and that's the way it'll stay."

I sighed but did not argue with him. He pulled out a knife and started to cut an apple. He looked up at me again, his face very serious.

"I'm only gonna tell you this once, so don't forget it. If you ever hurt her in any way, I will slowly and painfully torture and kill you. I don't care if you're a king or whatever. I'll kill you." he looked at his sister, who was asleep. "Have I told you about the Umbaka?"

He threw the knife right between my legs. My eyes went wide and I looked at him.

"Masters of the throwing knife, that's me. Now, do you love my sister?" he asked.

I looked at Elena and smiled.

"Aye. I love her, more than anything in the world."

"More than your gold and treasure?"

He looked at him curiously.

"I know what happened to your grandfather. I'm sorry you lost him, but I'm talking about that gold sickness. How it totally messed him up for a while. And that stone….what was it called? The Angelstone?"

"Arkenstone."

"Yeah that. Now I know about dwarves, a lot of them are greedy. Don't mistake me, there are good and bad in all kinds of races. You're a good man and I trust you to be around my sister. I don't trust you entirely, but enough to let you be with her. If when we get to the mountain, you lose your mind to that gold, I'll take my sister and you'll never see her again. Am I in any way unclear?" He asked.

I shook my head.

"No, I understand perfectly."

He nodded and I gave him back his knife.