Wow! Thank you again for the huge amount of reviews to the last chapter. You are the greatest readers someone could ask for and I hope you continue to enjoy the story with this chapter. It's very different to how the story has been before hand and at parts I like it and at parts I hate- typical of me! It might seem like a chapter that stops and starts as well but hopefully you enjoy it and review! It's my longest chapter, so I apologise if some of you think it's too long.
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"So why don't you?"
"What?" Tauriel asked quietly, staring at the dwarf who was stood in front of her as she shook her head. Was he really suggesting that they got married tomorrow? How could they possibly manage that? One day wasn't enough time to organise a wedding suitable for the Prince of Erebor. She knew that their wedding had to be a large occasion. The majority of the dwarves had to be in an attendance, people from various other cities had to be invited as well. They couldn't just get married because they wanted to do, she knew that. She knew that their wedding had to be a huge event. The Prince of Erebor, the heir to the throne, was marrying an elf after they had regained their kingdom. It was an important event. "We can't possibly get married tomorrow," she declared. Could they? Could they actually get married? She desperately wanted too. She desperately wanted to be able to call Kili her husband and be his wife. They had waited so long now to be with one another, why did they have to wait any longer? "How…" she began quietly, falling silent when Kili stepped towards her, lacing his fingers with hers while they watched one another.
"We have the big ceremony later on which everyone can attend," Kili began as she bit into her lip. "It will be the service everyone thinks appropriate for my title," he said quietly before moving his free hand to her cheek. "And tomorrow, you and I, and a few people that we trust, can go somewhere and we can get married," he suggested, her smile growing as he leant up and kissed her gently. "I would marry you in front of everyone if it didn't take so long to plan a wedding and we didn't have to wait for other people to turn up but I want to be your husband now," Kili explained against her lips as she nodded slowly. "Let's be selfish and do this for us Tauriel. I wasn't brought up to be the heir of the throne and I don't think you ever believed you would marry a Prince," the dwarf explained as she nodded in agreement, squeezing his hand as her smile continued to grow. "Let's have a quiet wedding like we probably would have had if this hadn't happened to us," he suggested, a small laugh leaving her lips before she leant down and kissed him quickly. "Please say yes, please say yes and say you'll be my wife by this time tomorrow," Kili begged; her head nodding as she felt the tears begin to appear in her eyes.
"Yes," Tauriel whispered before laughing gently, the dwarf beaming at the sound. "Yes, I'll marry you tomorrow. I don't want to wait any longer," the redhead smiled, kissing him quickly before they both laughed in amazement. "Are you sure it will be a good idea? It won't make people angrier with us will it?" Tauriel whispered, holding onto his hand as they began to walk through Dale again. They were already the main topic of gossip around Erebor; she didn't want to make it any worse for Kili. "I don't want to cause any more problems," the redhead admitted, the dwarf nodding as he squeezed her hand and smiled up at her.
"Tauriel, I want to be your husband and you want to be my wife," Kili stated, looking at Erebor as it loomed in the distance. "Let's do it the way we want. We can have the largest wedding that they could possibly organise for everyone soon but marry me tomorrow. Imagine, we can have a small wedding with the people we are close too there, perhaps under the stars and it would be our wedding," he suggested, smiling at the idea of marrying the redhead tomorrow under the stars they both cherished and missed from their time in the mountain. "I will tell Uncle when we get back to Erebor, I will explain that this is what we want and that we will still have the ceremony they all expect us to have later," the dark haired dwarf explained as Tauriel nodded slowly; her hand moving to rest on her abdomen as she sighed.
"Yes, yes I'll marry you tomorrow. Of course I'll marry you tomorrow. I would be a fool not to marry you tomorrow."
Smiling into the pillow as she began to wake up, Tauriel laughed to herself at the memory of the previous evening. They were getting married. They were actually going to get married that evening. Moving her hand across the bed, Tauriel slowly turned to see that Kili was missing from the bed; the bed cold under her fingers. Where was he? Sitting up slowly, the redhead looked across to see that the room was empty before sighing and falling back against the pillows. It was her wedding day and her fiancé had disappeared before she had even woken up.
"Kili," Tauriel called out, climbing out of the bed before she moved towards the bathroom; not surprised to find that he wasn't there either. "Where has your father gone then?" Tauriel whispered, looking down at her abdomen before laughing gently. Moving back into their bedroom, the redhead quickly grabbed her dressing gown that was resting on the back of a chair before wrapping it around her body and smiling to herself. She was going to be someone's wife that evening; Kili would actually be her husband. Hearing a knock at the door, Tauriel turned as she moved towards the door and slowly opened; surprised to find Bofur standing in the doorway with a large grin decorating his face. "Good morning Bofur," the redhead greeted as he nodded, holding out a small box towards her as confusion covered her face.
"Kili asked me to give you this, he sends his apologises that he's not here but he had to go and do something important and he said that he will see you this evening," Bofur explained as the redhead took the small box from him and nodded. Clearly Kili had been needed to go and be the Prince of Erebor and she wasn't going to see her future husband until their wedding. She didn't even know when they were getting married. "Also, Sigrid and Tilda have asked you to visit them in Dale this afternoon," the dwarf explained, confusion covering her face as she looked up at him. She had only been there the previous day, what possibly could have happened that needed her to visit so soon after her previous visit?
"I shall visit them then," Tauriel stated. "Thank you for bringing this to me Bofur," the redhead said quickly as the dwarf shrugged and stepped away.
"I'll see you later Tauriel," the dwarf declared before disappearing, a small laugh leaving her lips as she retreated back into her room and shut the door. Sitting down on the edge of the bed in silence, Tauriel slowly opened the box before smiling to herself as the note that fell into her hand. Slowly unfolding it, Tauriel bit into her lip at Kili's recognisable handwriting.
Tomorrow morning I will wake up beside you as your husband.
"Oh Kili," Tauriel whispered, holding the small note in her hands for a moment as she reread the words again. Looking back at the box, Tauriel stared at the material that remained in the box; reaching across to gently touch it before she felt something hard underneath it. Slowly lifting the deep blue fabric away, the redhead felt the shock cover her face as her fingers brushed against the runestone that now sat inside the box. "Kili," Tauriel whispered, running her fingers across the rune as she smiled to herself. The last time she had seen the stone she had been placing it in his hands, believing that he was dead and she would never see him again. "I love you, you wonderful dwarf," she whispered to herself, lifting the stone out of the box before holding it tightly in her hand and resting back against the pillows. "Your daddy has decided to be romantic today little one," Tauriel commented as she ran her fingers across her bump and laughed.
TAURIEL&KILI
"Uncle was really happy with the idea," Kili whispered, lying on his side as he stared at the redhead who was lying silently beside him, a content smile decorating her face. "When I was in your cells in Mirkwood, could you have ever imagined that this would have happened?" the dark haired dwarf asked, the elf laughing as she shook her head and moved closer to him; his arms wrapping around her body as she cuddled into his side. "I was your prisoner, now I am going to be your husband and the father of your child," Kili smirked, his fingers playing with her hair as she nodded slowly. "Malar knows what our baby will think when we tell the story of how we met," he smiled, Tauriel glancing up at him as she laughed.
"Yes, I saved your father's arse because he was going to be killed by spiders and then I imprisoned him," Tauriel responded while Kili pressed a kiss to her forehead.
"But your mother fell for my charms and my stories of fire moons," Kili continued, moving his hand down her side to rest against her abdomen.
"And then your father escaped and was nearly killed by an morgul wound so I had to go chasing after him to save his arse again," Tauriel smirked, the dwarf groaning before she leant up and kissed him. "I then saved his life and that's when he told me that he loved me," the redhead whispered against his lips, smiling when Kili kissed her quickly before nodding. "And I knew I never ever wanted to be apart from him again," she added, remaining close to him as he stared at her.
"You are truly incredible," Kili whispered, pressing another kiss into her hair before she shut her eyes and sighed. "From tomorrow, you will be stuck with me for the rest of my life," Kili declared, a small laugh leaving her lips as she nodded slowly; her fingers grasping the material tunic he was wearing.
"Take this off," Tauriel whispered, the dwarf sitting up to remove before he lay back down and felt her fingers brush against his scar. "I am not going to be stuck with you," Tauriel said quietly, running her fingers across the large scar that now decorated his torso. "I am honoured that you have chosen to spend your life with me, that you want to be my husband," Tauriel explained, leaning down to gently brush her lips against the scar while he watched in silence. "I never believed that I would be loved by someone and that I would love someone as much as I love you and our child," the redhead explained, his hand moving to her cheek as she leant up and kissed him again. "Thank you for talking to your uncle about tomorrow," she smiled against his lips as he nodded, stealing another kiss from her before she moved to lie down beside him again. "Tomorrow night I will be your wife."
"And I will be your very devoted husband," he responded.
Smiling to herself as she walked through the crowds in Dale, Tauriel slowly ran across her abdomen as she looked around her. She still hadn't seen Kili and she was missing his company. She hadn't gone this long without seeing him since her arrival in Mirkwood. Even when he was unwell, she had been sat with him and caring for him. It was odd, going this long without hearing his voice or feeling him squeeze her hand. Approaching Bard's house, the redhead sighed as she knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer. She still couldn't understand why Tilda and Sigrid needed to see her. Smiling when the door slowly opened, Tauriel watched as Sigrid moved towards her and quickly hugged her.
"I was told that you wanted to see me Sigrid," Tauriel smiled as the blonde stepped away from her and nodded, taking hold of Tauriel's hand before she led her inside. "What's going on?" the redhead questioned, laughing as Sigrid began to run up the stairs; almost dragging Tauriel behind her. She could see that Sigrid was excited about whatever she had to tell her but Tauriel couldn't understand why she was being led further up into Bard's house. "Sigrid, are you going to tell me what's going on?" she asked when they finally stopped running up the stairs and moved towards a door.
"Kili sent a messenger late last night," Sigrid stated as Tauriel's eyebrows rose. Why had he sent a messenger to them? Standing in silence as Sigrid quickly opened the door, Tauriel watched as the blonde stepped inside to reveal a mannequin that was dressed in the most exquisite dress Tauriel had seen. "He told us about the wedding," the blonde explained as the redhead slowly moved inside, not taking her eyes off the dress while Sigrid smiled. "It's for you," she stated, laughing when Tauriel immediately turned to face her.
"What? How?" Tauriel asked quietly, returning her focus to the dress as Sigrid nodded. "How is this for me?" the redhead questioned, looking back at the blonde as she moved towards her.
"I went into the market and bought a white dress and then did some adjustments," Sigrid shrugged, unable to stop herself from laugh when Tauriel turned to face the dress again; finally reaching out to run her fingers across the lace. "I didn't have much time so it's not perfect," she whispered.
"It's the most beautiful dress I've ever seen," the redhead admitted, her fingers grasping the lace as she laughed. "Sigrid never say that this isn't perfect because it's incredible, I can't believe that you only made this in one day. It's not even been a day Sigrid," she declared, moving towards the blonde before she wrapped her arms around her. "Thank you, thank you so much," she laughed, aware that tears were appearing in her eyes as she stepped away and turned to face it again. "I didn't think I was going to have a dress like this," Tauriel admitted, brushing tears away from her face before she laughed to herself. "I was planning on just wearing this," the redhead declared, glancing down at the dark green dress that she was wearing. She didn't really have that many dresses that were appropriate for formal occasions, none of which were really suitable for her own wedding. She had decided that she would just wear something comfortable for her wedding rather than something extravagant but the dress in front of her had taken her breath away. "You made me a wedding dress Sigrid," Tauriel laughed, running her fingers through her hair before taking hold of Sigrid's hand and squeezing it. "You are coming, you and your family, aren't you?" she asked as the blonde nodded.
"Of course we are, Tilda is so excited," Sigrid admitted, Tauriel laughing as she moved her free hand to rest on her abdomen. "You are getting ready here for the wedding and then we are going to take you there," Sigrid explained, Tauriel's eyebrows rising as the blonde nodded. "Everything has been planned," she stated, the redhead sighing as she moved to sit down. Of course that was where Kili was. He was organising their wedding. He had been preparing everything since the moment they had agreed by the sounds of it. "I think it's very romantic," Sigrid admitted, sitting down beside the elf while Tauriel laughed and nodded.
"Do you anything about what he has planned?" Tauriel asked quickly, desperate to know what Kili had planned for their wedding.
"Yes, but I have been ordered not to tell you anything," the blonde immediately replied, Tauriel groaning before she laughed and nodded. "And you won't get anything out of Tilda either because she doesn't know anything except for the fact that you're getting married today," she added, moving to stand up while Tauriel laughed. Every precaution had clearly been taken to make sure that she knew nothing about her own wedding. "Now Tauriel, what are we going to do about your hair for this wedding of yours?" Sigrid asked, moving the conversation away to something that Tauriel could have an impact on.
"Why don't I let you be in charge of my hair for this evening? You clearly have an eye for these things while I just throw whatever I can on in the morning. It's even worse at the moment because I can barely fit in my clothes anymore," Tauriel smiled as Sigrid nodded slowly, looking at the redhead before smiling and sitting down next to her again. "Thank you for this Sigrid," Tauriel said quietly, taking hold of the girl's hand before smiling across at her. "I just hope you didn't stress while making it," she admitted, the blonde shaking her head before smiling.
"It was nice to have something different to do," Sigrid shrugged. "And you saved our lives, if I had to make a dress for anyone it would be you."
KILI&TAURIEL
"What if she doesn't come?" Kili asked quietly, pacing up and down as he looked back at his uncle and Bofur. "What if she decides she doesn't want to marry me?" the dwarf asked, stopping when Thorin moved towards him and rested a hand on his shoulder. "She's immortal, I'm mortal. What if being married to me…" he began before falling silent. Why were all of these things worrying him now? He had never thought about them before. They had never bothered him before. Why, on his wedding day, were these thoughts bothering him now?
"You two are perfect for one another Kili," Thorin stated. "She makes you happy and you make her laugh, I'd never seen an elf laugh before her. I never thought I'd welcome an elf into my family but it feels like Tauriel belongs with us, like she is supposed to be your wife," he declared as Kili smiled weakly. "She agreed to marry you today only yesterday Kili; she's not going to have changed her mind already," the dwarf smiled, squeezing his nephews shoulder before stepping away. "She will be here soon," Thorin declared, laughing when Tilda suddenly appeared and ran towards Kili; wrapping her arms around him as the young dwarf laughed.
"She's coming Kili," Tilda almost squealed as Kili glanced across at the two dwarves who were stood on the beach while Bain walked towards them. "I can just see them in the distance," she explained, unable to remove the large smile from her face as the young dwarf nodded slowly. She was coming. She was actually coming. They were actually going to get married. He had dreamt about this for months. Dreamt about calling her his wife and the family they were creating together.
"How long Tilda?" Kili asked quickly, snapping out of his thoughts as he glanced down at her.
"Five minutes," she stated, the dwarf laughing as she let go of him and quickly moved towards her brother.
"I want everyone to help me then," the dwarf declared quickly, unable to stop himself from laughing as everyone ran around to finish the last part of his plan.
KILI&TAURIEL
"I never expected to be nervous about getting married," Tauriel said quietly as she followed Bard and Sigrid, her arm wrapped around the blonde's as she bit into her lip and looked briefly up at the stars. The sun had set only moments ago and the darkness had taken over, reuniting her with her beloved stars. It was truly beautiful. "Is it normal to be nervous?" she asked quietly, looking across at Bard as he laughed and nodded. "I don't like being nervous, I shouldn't be nervous, there's nothing to be nervous about. It's just my wedding," she muttered, laughing at her reaction before she breathed out and rested her hand on her abdomen.
"We're nearly there," Bard smiled as Sigrid moved away from Tauriel. "Why don't you go ahead?" he asked, the blonde nodding before she smiled across at the redhead and quickly moved away. "Are you ready?" Bard questioned, moving towards Tauriel as she breathed out again and nodded. She was getting married. She was actually getting married. "You look very beautiful, Kili is a very lucky dwarf," he smiled, laughing when the redhead blushed gently and smiled.
"Thank you Bard," Tauriel whispered before laughing and glancing in the direction that Sigrid had disappeared in. "I'd like to get married now," she admitted, the man nodding before he held his arm out for her; a small laugh leaving her lips as she slowly wrapped her arm around his and began to walk with him. She could feel herself getting more nervous with every step but she could also feel her excitement growing. Her excitement had been getting larger and larger as the day had gone along. She had been taking in the surprises Kili had organised and the dress Sigrid had made while trying to think of what Kili had organised for their wedding. "What's this?" Tauriel asked quietly, her smile growing as she stared at the small lights in the distance. "Is it…?" she questioned, glancing up at Bard as he laughed and nodded.
"This is your wedding," Bard whispered, her smile continuing to grow as they approached the beach. She had been surprised when they had left Dale and headed in the direction of the lake. Taking in the candles that covered the beach, Tauriel bit into her lip as she looked across to see the figures in the distance.
"It's beautiful," Tauriel smiled, taking in the aisle that had been created in the beach from two lines of candles. "I can't believe this," she whispered in shock, walking down the aisle beside Bard. Kili had organised all of this for her in one day? Approaching the crowd of people slowly, Tauriel smiled at the sight of Bard's children as well as Thorin and Bofur. They had wanted a quiet wedding and they had been successful in achieving it. Kili's back was currently to her and she desperately wanted to run up to him and wrap her arms around his body.
"This is where I leave you," Bard whispered, unlinking his arm from hers before pressing a kiss to her forehead. "Congratulations Tauriel," he said quietly before moving away to join his family, the redhead breathing out as she continued to move towards Kili. She was actually getting married. This was actually her wedding.
KILI&TAURIEL
He desperately wanted to turn around and look at her. His uncle had told him that he was expected to keep his back to her for as long as possible while she walked out the aisle but he desperately wanted to look at her now. Breathing out deeply, Kili finally turned and felt the amazement appear on his face. She looked incredible. He had no words to describe how beautiful she looked, walking down the beach towards him in the candle and star light. She was dressed in a white dress that was decorated with lace, the material clinging to every curve of her changing figure while the train of it running behind her. Tauriel's red hair was flowing naturally down her shoulders naturally, decorated simply with various flowers. He couldn't believe how beautiful she looked.
"Oh wow," he whispered to himself, smiling when the redhead finally reached him and bit into her lip nervously. "You look stunning Tauriel," Kili said quietly, lacing his fingers with hers as they watched one another while Thorin moved forward to stand in front of them. "I can't believe how beautiful you look," he admitted, unable to take his eyes off her as she laughed.
"I can't believe you did all of this in one day, it's incredible. The runestone too Kili and the dress, you are so wonderful. I hadn't imagined anything like this when we discussed it last night," Tauriel said quietly. "We're getting married Kili," Tauriel whispered, smiling when the dwarf laughed at her comment and nodded; keeping a tight hold of his hand as they both looked across at Thorin, who beamed at them.
"We are here today to join together Kili and Tauriel in marriage," Thorin declared, smiling proudly at his nephew while he glanced up at the redhead. "Would you two like to say your vows?" he asked, the couple looking at each other briefly before nodding slowly. "Kili," Thorin declared, indicating for the dwarf to begin.
"Tauriel," Kili whispered, turning to face her as she nodded slowly. "You have changed my life since we met. You have been my rescuer, my prison guard, my healer and the love of my life," he smiled, squeezing her hand again as she began to blush. "And you're going to keep changing my life. You're going to be my wife from tonight onwards and in four months you're going to be the mother to my child," he beamed, falling silent when the smile disappeared off her face.
"Four months?" Tauriel asked quietly. "I think you mean six months. I'm six months pregnant," she declared as he shook his head.
"I know you're six months pregnant," Kili declared before shaking his head. "Dwarfs are pregnant for ten months," Kili admitted, the redhead pressing her free hand to her abdomen as she glanced down at the bump.
"Elves are pregnant for twelve months," Tauriel said quietly before laughing and shaking her head; aware that everyone else was smiling around them. "I guess we don't know when this little one is going to come and join us," the redhead whispered, Kili nodding as he stepped forward and moved his hand to rest against her abdomen with hers.
"Just like a child of ours, not making life easy," the dwarf muttered, her smile continuing to grow before she looked back at Thorin. "We've gone off topic," Kili admitted, Thorin nodding slowly as the young dwarf beamed and stared up at the redhead. "I can't wait for our future together. I can't wait to watch our family grow and to grow old beside you. I can't wait to see what every day brings us," he admitted, bringing her hand to his lips before gently pressing a kiss to her knuckles.
"And Tauriel," Thorin smiled, the elf nodding as she looked at her soon to be husband. She hadn't had time to think of any vows. She hadn't even thought about it.
"You saved me Kili," Tauriel admitted, unable to remove the smile from her face as Kili watched her. "I was living the same life every day; I was doing the same thing and I never left Mirkwood and then you stumbled into my life, nearly getting yourself killed and everything changed. You made me want to see things, to explore the world and to get to meet new people. You have already shown me so much," she declared, remembering the day she had realised that she was bored of her tedious life in Mirkwood. She had realised that she wanted to see fire moons and explore the various places that were outside of her woodland home. "You have given me the greatest gift by making me a mother and I can't wait to hold our child in my arms," she explained, shaking her head when tears began to fill her eyes again. "I also can't wait for these tears to stop," she whispered, smiling at the laughter that came as response from their guests. "I can't wait to finally be your wife, to finally be able to call you my husband," Tauriel declared, wiping her tears away before they both turned to face Thorin.
"As King of Erebor, I am happy to declare that Kili and Tauriel are now husband and wife," Thorin said quickly, the redhead beaming as she looked across at Kili. This was the wedding that she had wanted; quick and intimate with only their friends and Kili's family there. "Congratulations, you may now kiss the bride," the dwarf added, Kili laughing as he leant up and quickly kissed her; cheers erupting from their guests.
"Hello wife," Kili whispered against her lips, a small laugh leaving her lips as she nodded.
"Hello husband."
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