Chapter 25 – The Talk

Elle dragged Kili behind her as she headed towards her chambers. She ignored the grunts and hisses coming from the dwarf prince, not caring that moment if she was hurting him or not. It may have sounded cruel but right now she was beyond angry with him. Hell, she was pissed. Finally, they reached the room and she finally let go of his ear before pushing him in the room and closing the door behind her. He rubbed at his ear and gave her a pained look but she was having none of it.

"You are not to say a bloody word until I'm finished, understood?" He opened his mouth to answer but quickly shut it and nodded his head.

She huffed and crossed her arms over her front, "I'm very disappointed in you."

She let the words fall, "Beyond that, I'm furious. The way you acted was uncalled for!"

Silence fell to let the words sink in and before continuing.

"I'm not just some property of yours. I'm allowed to be friends with whomever and I don't need your approval. This will stop or you and I are going to keep on repeating this until it gets through your thick skull!"

Kili couldn't look her in the eye as she lectured him, listening to every word sink in and agreeing with everything she said.

Her voice toned down as she sighed, stepping forward a little, "You're a dwarf, I get the behavior but that doesn't mean I like it. Bilbo is a good friend, who I care about, the same goes for everyone else, especially you. I will not choose favorites nor will I allow myself to be used as a trophy for the winner. You need to clean your act up, is that understood?"

Kili continued to stare at the ground and gave a short nod letting her know he did.

"And one other thing." Elle turned back to him, tears in her eyes.

"You need to promise me you will never, ever, do something like that to me again." Kili looked up at her, guilt and pain clear in his face and eyes.

"Right," Elle kept a little distance from him but her anger slowly faded, her arms wrapping around her body, shaking slightly, "You may speak now."

He nodded.

"I swear, Elle. I will never do that again. I didn't even mean to do it in the first place."

Elle dryly chuckled.

"That's what my mother said when she first hit me too. Saying you didn't mean it, doesn't cut it. I don't give a rat's ass if you meant to shove me or not. You do it again, and we're done." Elle said with finality in her tone.

Kili was surprised by her words, though didn't press, his guilt squelching any other emotion he had at that moment. She felt a slight bit of guilt herself from seeing his cut lip, but tried to ignore it.

"I'm sorry..."

She only shook her head.

"It's not me you need to say sorry to."

"I'll apologize to Bilbo..."

"Damn right you will," She wasn't going to leave it until he did so.

"H-how long will you hate me?" She shrugged her shoulders.

"For as long as I want."

But she knew it wouldn't last long. She couldn't hate him if she tried.

Kili inhaled a shaky breath, "I can't take back what happened but I promise it won't ever happen again, I swear it."

He nervously played with his fingers as he whispered his last words.

"But please, don't hate me."

She stared as her eyes grew soft, knowing he deeply regretted his mistake. She knew she couldn't stay mad at him but she wasn't going to deal with this every time he got jealous. She just wouldn't.

"I don't hate you, I'm just disappointed."

Slowly she closed the distance between them and moved her arms around his hips, holding him close as she rested the side of her head on his shoulder.

Kili let out an exhale and returned the embrace wrapping his own arms around her and holding her against him with his head pressed into her hair.

"Gajut men?"

"Estas perdonado." She responded gently.

Without breaking the hold, she shifted her head up and her eyes laid on the small cut on the corner of his mouth. Gently, she leaned up and pressed her lips against it tenderly. Kili leaned into the quick kiss that ended too quickly but felt a load of weight lifted off him.

"It'll heal up in a few days," Elle cupped the side his face running her fingers along his stubble cheek.

"I deserved it," The corners of his lips tugged up into a small smile, which earned a smile in return from her.

She moved both her hands down his side and into his own. She lightly rocked their joined hands side by side for a moment making Kili smirk. Licking her lips, she knew her next words were going to change everything.

"I…. I want to be with you, be a part of your life."

Kili stilled, staring into her deep eyes in wonder, and waited for her to say something else, anything else. Her voice was broken as she tried to speak, but soon inhaled and relaxed looking up at him.

"Te Amo, Kili."

Kili let out a shaky breath, and couldn't stop himself from running both hands on either side of her face gently.

"Ava, Mênu id-Lukhuduh turkh athûhuruh ra gimuluh."

Both their eyes met, each staring into each other's souls and feeling every emotion together. She gave a shaky smile, and pressed her lips to his wrist gently, rubbing her own hand over his, against her rosy cheek.

"Does this mean I'm your sanâzyung?" Kili asked, a gentle smile on his face.

Elle giggled, her eyes burning lightly with tears that had yet to spill down her cheeks.

"Yes, you are my sanâzyung."

Kili closed the distance locking his lips with her own once more. He pressed his lips to hers, and it started out as a soft kiss that lingered. He ignored the stinging from the new cut on his bottom lip and continued the deep kiss. It was perfect. This is how it's supposed to be. The two of them together that neither wanted to end. Her hands came up nervously, curling her fingers of one hand into the hair behind his neck. The other she pressed against the back of his shoulder. The kiss grew more intense. Kili moaned lowly as he deepened it, savoring her moist lips and soon had his tongue run along her bottom lip, coaxing her lips apart and let his tongue explore within.

She tensed unsure what to do but found herself parting her lips and soon her tongue found his and gasped into the kiss with surprise. It was like a spark had been set off within, the hairs along her arms stood tall and shivered at the new experience. He pulled her against him, his tongue swirling around hers.

Her mouth was sweet, and her smooth tongue touched his, tasting, testing and exploring the new feel. His stubble chin tickled around her lips that sent strange jolts through her, almost craving for more of it as their kiss continued.

Finally, she needed to catch her breath and pulled away from his lips with an exhale that turned into breathy pants. Kili leaned his forehead against hers when the kiss ended; he himself gave heated pants and held her close against his body.

"You have no idea how much I've wanted to do that," He curled his lips into a smile gazing into her eyes.

"It was different," She gently bumped her nose with his, "but it was nice."

The two remained together with their foreheads touching for a while, enjoying every second of their time together never wanting the day to end.

Khuzdul

1. Gajut men? - forgive me?

2. Mênu id-Lukhuduh turkh athûhuruh ra gimuluh - You are the light of my life, my sun and stars

Spanish

1. Estas perdonado - your forgiven

2. Te Amo - I love you