Two hours later, Aunorey sat between Legolas's legs as he leaned shirtless against a small rock in the shade. She was tugging at the shirt she was wearing, which belonged to Legolas, trying to get a breeze into the huge, white peasant shirt. "It's humid."
"Mmm..." Legolas said, and Aunorey leaned back against his chest and watched him open his eyes. His right arm was behind him and his hand drifted in the cool water of the creek. "Let's go for a quick swim, then?"
"Yay!" Aunorey exclaimed, not even bothering taking her skirt and shirt off, and walked into the shallow creek and sat down. "Ahhh..."
Legolas laughed as he took of his boots and walked in after her. "You are so odd." He sat down next to her, cupping his hands and spilling the water over her head. As she sputtered when the water ran down her face, Legolas caught her and kissed her. "Maybe things will be better when we get home?" he said quietly.
Aunorey didn't answer, but pulled away and pulled her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "Something's going to happen... I can just feel it." She said after a couple of moments.
Legolas stared at her for a moment, and he felt the hurt in his chest at the way Aunorey drew herself away from him, but he ignored it. He scooted closer, but not touching her, and felt the soft sand with his toes. Looking down, he watched the white sand shift as the clear water ran over their bodies.
"I'm sorry." Aunorey finally said, and leaned forward on her knees and wrapped her arms around Legolas's shoulders, pressing her cheek to his. "I'm just scared. And I have no reason to be."
Legolas rubbed her back, supporting their weight with his right hand. "You just don't want to see everybody yet and face everything."
"People are going to talk... I bet they already are."
"I'm going to tell them we got lost. And had problems... like Mariu... on the way." He kissed her cheek, and Aunorey felt his warm breath against her now cool skin. "It'll be fine. Just... promise me something."
"Yes?"
His breath was flowing against her cheek, down her neck, against her ear softly. "You won't fall in love with anyone else." Legolas pulled back to look at her. "I'm the only one. You'll always want me."
Aunorey searched his eyes. She never, ever thought she'd hear those words from Legolas, let alone any man. Legolas was so... defensive, strong, sometimes unemotional but he was tender. But this was just... "Of course." She kissed him. "Should I ask you the same thing?" She teased.
Legolas laughed then nuzzled her neck. "I think it's pretty obvious how I'll feel. It won't change." He said the last words so seriously, Aunorey felt chills run along her back. "Come on." He helped her stand up. "Let's go home."
Aunorey looked down, her hands resting on his chest. Legolas kissed her forehead and she looked up at him, kissing his lips. "Okay... let's go."
"Mmm..." Legolas said, and Aunorey leaned back against his chest and watched him open his eyes. His right arm was behind him and his hand drifted in the cool water of the creek. "Let's go for a quick swim, then?"
"Yay!" Aunorey exclaimed, not even bothering taking her skirt and shirt off, and walked into the shallow creek and sat down. "Ahhh..."
Legolas laughed as he took of his boots and walked in after her. "You are so odd." He sat down next to her, cupping his hands and spilling the water over her head. As she sputtered when the water ran down her face, Legolas caught her and kissed her. "Maybe things will be better when we get home?" he said quietly.
Aunorey didn't answer, but pulled away and pulled her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "Something's going to happen... I can just feel it." She said after a couple of moments.
Legolas stared at her for a moment, and he felt the hurt in his chest at the way Aunorey drew herself away from him, but he ignored it. He scooted closer, but not touching her, and felt the soft sand with his toes. Looking down, he watched the white sand shift as the clear water ran over their bodies.
"I'm sorry." Aunorey finally said, and leaned forward on her knees and wrapped her arms around Legolas's shoulders, pressing her cheek to his. "I'm just scared. And I have no reason to be."
Legolas rubbed her back, supporting their weight with his right hand. "You just don't want to see everybody yet and face everything."
"People are going to talk... I bet they already are."
"I'm going to tell them we got lost. And had problems... like Mariu... on the way." He kissed her cheek, and Aunorey felt his warm breath against her now cool skin. "It'll be fine. Just... promise me something."
"Yes?"
His breath was flowing against her cheek, down her neck, against her ear softly. "You won't fall in love with anyone else." Legolas pulled back to look at her. "I'm the only one. You'll always want me."
Aunorey searched his eyes. She never, ever thought she'd hear those words from Legolas, let alone any man. Legolas was so... defensive, strong, sometimes unemotional but he was tender. But this was just... "Of course." She kissed him. "Should I ask you the same thing?" She teased.
Legolas laughed then nuzzled her neck. "I think it's pretty obvious how I'll feel. It won't change." He said the last words so seriously, Aunorey felt chills run along her back. "Come on." He helped her stand up. "Let's go home."
Aunorey looked down, her hands resting on his chest. Legolas kissed her forehead and she looked up at him, kissing his lips. "Okay... let's go."