I've decided to just include the scene between Kili and Tauriel in here. If anyone really wants the scene between Fili and Helena, message me.

Chapter 21 Private Moments

Tauriel's breath caught as they entered the part of Erebor where gold and treasures covered the carved stone kingdom like glittering hills. True, Elves didn't value precious metals and stones like the dwarves but it didn't mean there wasn't an appreciation at its value. Her head spun as she tried to take in the mass fortunes that belong to the people of Erebor. "You wanted to show me how large your coffers are?"

Kili smile at Tauriel, more at her overwhelmed expression. "Not exactly." Kili wander off to the right and left the Elf standing where she was still looking around in slight awe. When he reappeared behind a pile of gold, she looked down at him as he approached with his hands behind his back; each step causing the gold to shift and clink together. "Close your eyes and lean forward."

Looking at him skeptically, Tauriel did as he requested. She felt his warm hands move her hair to the side and touch her neck, settling something cool around her neck. She went to open her eyes and was stopped by Kili's whisper "wait". His hands went to the top of her head and a light weight settled on the top of her head, wrapping around her forehead and down the back of her hair. He readjusted whatever it was before removing his hands. Tauriel waited somewhat impatiently for his sayso to open her eyes. She could hear the coins moving again and assumed Kili had moved away from her again.

"Okay, open your eyes."

Immediately upon opening her eyes, Tauriel saw her reflection in a medium ornament mirror with a crack running through the middle. Those details only registered to her from her training as a soldier, her main focus was on the jewelry he had adorned her with. The necklace was hammered silver, braided together intricately with an amber stone set within a silver holder ando had Khuzdul carved into the surface. Her eyes moved up to the silver set upon her head, whether it was a crown or headdress she was unsure. It almost appeared elven in its delicacy. In the middle of her forehead, at her hairline, lay a metal plate with a flower design. Six chains connected to it an draped around her head to connect at the back where she couldn't see. With her eyes still on the mirror, Tauriel brought a hand the the tail of the ornament to lift it up. When she did, she saw more of the same metal plates, but these were bent into cylinders to laced hair through. Her green eyes moved reluctantly to Kili's.

"What are these for?"

"Gifts, for now, I found them when Thorin demanded we look for the Arkenstone. I figured, if anything, I could have sent them to you to..." Kili trailed off looking somewhat embarrassed.

Tauriel straightened and her head listed to the side in thought as she considered the dwarf before her. He had lowered the mirror to one hand at his left and was watching her in wait. "You wanted to court me then, even though we had only met twice?"

"It may have been on two separate occasions, but they were lengthy and memorable."

"How did you know?"

Kili's eyebrow knitted together in confusion. "It was just there, from the moment my eyes met yours. There was a spark set off like nothing I had ever felt. It was as though I had been walking in the world only seeing black and white and then suddenly, everything was in color."

She pondered at his words. Another difference between them, how they chose their spouse. With Elves, they did love only once but it wasn't an instantaneous realization like dwarves. When elves fell in love, it was after some time and getting to know one another. But once in love and married, they were soul bonded until one died and the other would fade away. Tauriel sat on the pile of treasure next to her and lifted the stone in her fingertips, admiring the piece in the torch light that was in the large hall. "What does this say?"

"Forever."

"But, you won't live forever."

"My body may not but that doesn't mean my love will not."

The insistence in his tone captured her. "But we won't be together even after death."

Kili frowned, wondering why her thoughts were falling into the negative range of their bond. "Why do you only focus on the bad when there is so much good to look forward to? Like being with each other for however much amount of time."

Tauriel's brows furrowed and she frowned, still with her eyes on the luminescent stone. "Force of habit I suppose. Know what could go wrong before looking towards what would go right, training of a soldier."

Dropping the mirror to the gold below, Kili took the few steps to his Elf and pushed her legs apart gently to kneel between them. His eyes captured her wide ones that were set on her stoic face. "I don't care what it will take, you and I will not be parted; even in death. Even if I have to give up my right as a dwarf to live in the halls of Mahal, we will remain together. I swear." It must be a gift, her to be his, and see the little signs of emotion that leaked through her elvish personality. Kili could see the happiness and lessened fear in the little lines at her eyes. "I don't plan on ever letting you go."

Sitting as they were, their height was evened out and Tauriel let go of the necklace to play with his hair, admiring the softness. "Did those women mean anything to you?"

"No. I appreciated their teaching even more so now than when I was younger, since you are untouched." It was the truth and Kili felt no reason to tell her differently. His eyes swept over her face, down her torso and back up. "I felt nothing towards them unlike whenever I think of or see you. My heart yearns for you, ever since that day in the forest when you killed that spider." She didn't say anything in return, and she didn't have to as he could see the darkening of her eyes and blush to her cheeks. In response to her physical response, Kili pressed in closer and brushed his mouth over hers. When he felt her fingers grip his hair tighter, he pushed them down and braced his forearms next to her head. This time it was Tauriel who instigated the kiss by pulling his head down by his hair and tentatively kissing him. Kili smiled at her innocence before taking control of the kiss and pressing his full weight onto her, relishing in the moaned she let out.

JUST KIDDING

Râlia didn't know when Fili had backed her up, but her legs bumped into the bed and she broke her mouth away from his to suck in much needed air. Fili didn't stop however and only relocated his attention to her neck, kissing and nibbling his way down to the top of her gown. His hands found the ties at her lower back that held the bodice together and keeping her distracted, Fili loosened the ties as he sucked particularly hard at the plump of her breast that was pushed up from the dress. Her body jerked at the sensation and her hands scrambled to hold onto something as her legs weakened from his ministrations. Kissing his way back up to her neck, Fili nuzzle his bite mark that had been hidden through the day by her hair. He smirked against her skin in triumph when he felt the laces give away completely. Removing her hands that had clenched onto his clothes, he lowered her arms to her side and grabbed onto the sleeves. Taking another look at her confused, lust filled expression, he yanked her dress down in one swift move that pooled gently at her feet.

Sucking in a breath at the sensation of her bare skin meeting the cool air, Râlia's brain became less clouded as it realized she was dressed only in her underpants. Her darkened eyes found Fili's and saw the stark desire swirling in them. Judging by the grip he now had on her waist, his control was wearing thin and she couldn't help but feel proud of him for his restraint. She decided, as a reward and to tease him, to remove his clothes as he did her. Taking hold of his broad shoulders, she turned them around and pushed Fili down to sit on the bed while he still held a firm grasp on her waist. She was thankful that they had already taken their shoes off, kicking them away right after Fili had starting kissing her. With her hands still at his shoulders, she pushed off the mantle he had donned at one point during the evening. Her hands wandered down his chest, Râlia watched his face as she did and enjoying his silent responses. Fili's eyes were now such a dark blue they almost appeared black and she tugged at the hem of his shirts, forcing Fili to remove his hands in order for her to lift the clothes off.

Tossing the shirts aside, Râlia raked her nails down his hair covered chest and heard his sharp inhale. Once again, his hands shot out to her waist and this time dragged her closer, his hands sliding down to her bare thighs and yanked Râlia to sit on his lap with her legs of either side of his hips. Before she could say anything, Fili's tongue dragged itself across her nipple and Râlia hitched her hips against his and tangled her fingers in his hair to hold him to her breast as he suckled her like a babe. While the thought was only given a spare second, she couldn't help but be in awe of her response to Fili given her history. No male had been able to get close to her other than a hug from her brother and the guys who had jumped her in the alley. But with him, she couldn't seem to be close enough to him. One hand came up to her hair, grasping it together before pulling harshly, and the other slipped around her thigh to the smalls she wore and tore the stitching away leaving the cloth to flutter to the ground. The next second the same hand was cupping her womanhood and Fili switched to the other breast as Râlia whimpered when he dragged a finger across her opening.

Wrapping her hair firmly in his hand, he pulled again making her chest thrust forward and exposing her throat as her head was pulled back. Rising his eyes to his One's face, Fili saw her mouth hanging open in pleasure and felt her him jerk against his hand. He was harder than he could ever remember, and neither of them had gone very far yet. Flicking her nipple with his tongue, earning another jerking movement, he bit down lightly and then sucked the nipple into his mouth, pulling back lightly and had Râlia emitting a low whine. While her body was racked with sensations, Fili took advance of the distraction and slipped a finger into her. Immediately her nails dragged across the back of his head and a breathy shudder escaped her. Fili couldn't help but moan against her breast as her inner muscles squeezed his finger. A coherent thought made its way to the front of his mind. If she was this tight with only a finger, she wouldn't be able to take him without being stretched. Something that definitely wasn't going to happen tonight now as there was no need to cause her extra pain.

Her body moving up and down slowly on his hand grabbed his attention swiftly and Fili removed his mouth to pull back and watch her fully. Her eyes were closed as she rode the finger inside her, her mouth still opened slightly and moans were escaping her with hinderance. His grip on her hair had loosened and had allowed her head to droop forward again. Fili readied another finger as she lifted herself up again, and on the descent Fili slid in his middle finger as well and Râlia jerked as her body was stretched more. Her breathing became uneven and her lashes fluttered as her muscles adjusted to the invasion. He waited for her to begin moving again before pulling her hair again and making her body shudder. Leaning in, Fili sucked at her neck as she started moving again at a steady pace. It was when he felt her start to quicken did he add a third finger and had her crying out and whimpering.

"This is how big I am, my love." Fili whispered harshly in her ear, his hand wrapped up tightly in her hair so her chest was flush to his. "You ride my fingers as though it were, get use to the feeling of being stretched to your limits because when the time comes you are ready, I will be in you as often as possible to the point you won't be able to do anything without thinking of having me inside of you."

"Oh my god." Her hips snapped down spasticly at his words and her hair was yanked once again with Fili's teeth were scraping at her nipples. Her hands landed on his shoulders as she rose herself up and down on his hand as his fingers curled inside of her. The hand holding her hair prisoner unwound itself and the arm attached wrapped around her waist. When said arm raised her up further and slammed her down, a cry gurgled in her throat and Râlia curled herself around his head, arms wrapping around his neck holding his head to her chest and her forehead resting on the top of his head as she slammed up and down on his hand continuously. Her breath was running short as she felt her body tightening, pressure building up in her lower body. The pace quickened and Râlia could feel herself about to come when Fili bit down on her breast and his thumb rub against her nub of nerves causing her to explode and scream as pleasure rolled over her and her hips rapidly slammed up and down to ride out the waves. When she collapsed against him, Fili didn't give her more than a second to rest before rolling them onto the bed. He climbed off of her shaking body and his fingers fumbled at the laces to his pants.

Râlia was to far into her lust to see his member spring forward from its confines or wonder at its size. Fili leaned over her again and flipped her plaint body over, folding her arms at her head and pushing her onto her knees, keeping her legs together. Looking at him over her shoulder, she saw him grab her hips and rub his thumbs over her cheeks. She could feel the edge of the bed below her knees and the rest of her legs hanging over the edge. However, no more thought was given on her position as he positioned himself with a leg on either side of hers and she felt him brushing at her wet thighs near her opening.

Fili grabbed himself to steady the organ and pushed the tip between her thighs, just under her opening. Grabbing her hips, Fili snapped his own forward and his member rubbed against her already stimulated nerves. Râlia whimpered as he drew back again, his fingers carving bruises into her skin as he held her in place while he slowed, his hot shaft dragging along her apex and exciting her already excited body. Her head dropped to the bed as her hands gripped the sheets, trying to hold onto something as Fili drove her mad with his slow thrusting. Her moans were muffled as her face was pressed into the mattress by her own volition. Fili never picked up his pace, keeping a steady movement and bring her back to the brink of an orgasm.

The noises his One was making was more than driving Fili insane, but he was determined to make this night memorable and last even if the never completely joined. He could feel her breathing harshly beneath his hands as she crept closer to her finish for a second time. Releasing her hip, he slid one of his hands to her junction and pinched her little bundle of nerves causing her to jolt and scream, her thighs squeezing together as she tried to slam back to him only stopped by his hand holding her prisoner. He didn't allow her time to come back down from her high and replaced his hand back to its previous spot, now thrusting against her center making Râlia whimper against the sheets. The only sounds in the room were there harsh breath and the slaps of their skin meeting each other quicker and quicker. Suddenly, Fili stopped all movement.

Râlia felt his hands drift up her back, to her shoulders, caressing her upper arms before tugging roughly on them until she allowed her arms to be drawn behind her. Fili's hands tightened around her wrist like shackles and her upper body was lifted as her wrists were pinned under Fili's large hands near her butt. In the pause after he readjusted her, Râlia dared to look over Rhee shoulder her heavy breathing caught in her throat at the feral aura surrounding him. Without warning, Fili withdrew and slammed back against her; making her body jerked in the air and her breasts bounce brutally. She let her head drop as he thrust between her thighs with vigorous intent and there was nothing she could do but ride the painful pleasure he was giving her. For the third time, she the same tightening of her abdomen and Fili's name came pouring from her lips, making him move them faster then before. Wetness was dripping down her legs and the two of them become lost in the movements and sensations of the other.

Fili's hips broke rhythm as his body threatened to exploded, but he gritted his teeth and hitched himself to a slightly different angle which rubbed against her even more and focus on having his One come the same time he did. When her thighs clenched around him and her head was thrown back, spreading her hair across her back, Fili held onto her body tightening and rapidly thrusting her. With a scream, Râliacame for the last time and Fili jerked himself between her thighs a few more times before pulling away and releasing himself on her butt and dripping hole that was tantalizing him. She had slumped forward, unable to go very far since he was still clenching her hips with her wrists pinned beneath her hands.

Gently, Fili laid her down and kicked off his pants. He laid down behind Râlia and scoot them up a little so their feet weren't hanging off the bed and flung the blanket over their sweaty bodies. Gathering her up in his arms, Fili curled himself around her trembling body with his still hard cock pressed between her cheeks. Pressing a kiss to the back of her neck, he whispered his love for her before falling to sleep not long after Râlia.

Gavin jerked awake, confused as to where he was briefly as he was still in the great hall. Rubbing his eyes Gavin stood and looked around. Dwarves and men were passed out in various positions on tables, chairs and the floor, having drank far into the wee hours of the morning. He carefully maneuvered himself over and around those sleeping to the entrance where the door was slightly opened. Once outside the door, he let loose a jaw cracking yawn and stretched his arm over his his neck to the left, then right, he stopped in surprise at seeing Balin sitting peacefully in a chair watching him. "Um, hi?"

"Good morning Master Gavin."

"How long have you been there?"

Balin set the book he had been perusing on his lap. "A few hours. I positioned myself here in case anyone needed directions somewhere."

"Huh." He peered back into the hall. "Did Bard stay all night?"

"I believe he did, although his daughters did leave earlier with the Queen's bird."

Queen? Oh right, his sister had gotten married last night. He frowned wondering where she was but decided better of it since he didn't want to know what they were up to last night. "Which way should I take to the entrance? I want to breath some fresh air."

"Follow this hall down and it will lead out to the main hall and you should be able to here the birds, just follow them."

Gavin raised an eyebrow at the instructions and the dwarf's faith in his abilities. He saluted Balin and headed in the direction he was told, his footsteps echoing around him. After minutes of walking, Gavin did indeed come to where the dwarf had said and could hear chirps in the distance. There were few things he was grateful for his father for and knowing how to track was one of them, coming in hand right now. The fixed gateway to Erebor came into view and the sun was streaming in through the ramparts. Already he felt better. The sun always did and being underground for so long wasn't good for him. Coming to a set of stairs, Gavin ran up them two at a time and took a deep breath of cold air once reaching the top, sighing in bliss. A giggle came from his left and he turned to see Sigrid there with Tilda who was smiling up at him.

"Good morning ladies." He bowed from the waist and earned another giggle from the younger girl.

"Good morning." Sigrid ran her eyes over him curiously. "The drinks don't seemed to have bothered you."

He wasn't sure if that was a question or statement, but replied anyhow. "I'm blessed with a decent tolerance. What are you two doing?" From behind a pillar, Bain made an appearance. "Three."

"I was showing Tilda where we were going to live once it was cleaned up and fixed."

Gavin looked back down at the little girl and frowned. "Perhaps you should get her back inside, her lips are turning blue."

Sigrid frowned as well and turned Tilda's face up to see for herself. She looked back at the man watching them, unable to tell what he was thinking. Biting her lip, Sigrid was torn in half. She should get Tilda back to where the warmth was but she also wanted to spend more time in his presence. She had noticed his eyes following her last night and was intriqued about why and the tingling sensations she got from his stares. Bain came up and took Tilda's hand from her, pulling her eyes away from Gavin's.

"I'll take her back if you want to stay here longer." He didn't wait for an answer and the two siblings left, leaving Sigrid and Gavin alone.

Moments passed in silence with him watching her still and Sigrid ignoring him, not knowing what to do and settled on looking at the landscape with her cheeks slowly turning rosy.

"You aren't cold?"

Of course she was, only a little, but she didn't want to leave. "I'm fine. Thank you." A snort of disbelief came from him and his coat landed on her shoulders. "But you'll get cold." She argued even as she pulled it closer around her.

Gavin didn't speak what he was thinking, seeing her dwarfed in the coat. "I'm trained to withstand the cold. Don't worry." He looked her over in silence as she snuck sneak peeks at him. "Your father talked with me last night."

Surprise and curiousity filled her. "What about?"

"Mostly his future in Dale and his children, but his main concern was about how you would find happiness with the expectations of being daughter of the King."

"Is that all?"

"He gave me right of courtship for you." He watched as red flushed her neck and stained her cheeks in response. "He thinks I am a suitable match for you. But I want to hear your thoughts. Do you want me to court you?"

Sigrid was speechless, none of the boys or men had ever approached her, or her dad, for anything more serious than trying to steal a kiss. Sure, her mother had told her some steps and traditions before dying, but that was a long time ago. "I do find you attractive."

"Well that's a start." Gavin grinned down at her and stepped closer. Her height was similar to that of his sisters before she had shrunk, barely to his shoulder. "I think you are beautiful." He watched amused as her cheeks flamed even further.

"Do you want to court me?"

He could hear the uncertainty in her voice. "I wouldn't have asked if I didn't. I will admit however, that I know next to nothing of how your people court each other."

She played with the hem of the sleeve as she answered. "You have to state your intentions to the father, then daughter, and present a gift to the girl that symbolizes what you want from her and the marriage. That's the first steps."

"Hmmm..." Gavin looked down at his hand that bore the only ring he had ever worn. It was a gift from his father, one of the only ones that had meaning. Kneeling on one knee, he took off the ting and. lifted one of her delicate hands with his and looked up at her. "This is a family ring, carved on it is the symbols for love, family, health, prosperity, and eternity. The stone is bloodstone, it represents healing, power, and protection. All of these things is what I promise to you went I give you this ring." He placed the large ring on her palm and curled her fingers around it. "I will find you a chain for you to carry it as it is too large for you."

Once again, she was speechless. He was promising ideals that she hadn't heard from others aside from her parents. Her eyes dropped to her closed hand he was still holding captive. "I accept your courtship. " His smile filled her with warmth and he turned her hand over to place a kiss on her knuckles, his facial hair tickling her skin.

Standing up, Gavin offered his arm to her and together they descended the stairs, walking off to the hall where they assumed her father was still sleeping to announce his intentions to him as well.

Wow, so I did not mean for Fili and Râlia's section be that long...or that dirty. It just happened I swear! But on that note, we are into the M section of fanfiction. Let me know what you all thought of my little interludes.