~*~*~* A/N: Okay... here's the next chapter.. this should be ending kinna soon. And in response to all you people begging for Haldir to "get some"... um... jus' read. *~*~*~
Nicole slipped out of the House of Healing, descending a few steps, then sitting. She looked out across the forest with a sigh, in thought.
"Nicole?" came Haldir's voice from behind her, and she turned slightly, glancing up at him.
"Yes?"
"What is wrong?" he asked, sitting by her side. "Something troubles you."
Nicole blinked, looking away. Almost whimsically, a song poured from her lips. "I've got a confession to make, that my heart would break, to hear you say goodbye. You're my every dream, you're the threadwork to my seams, you know I can't lie.. when I say. I can't stop thinkin' about you, I can't stop thinkin' about how, my heart's empty without you."
Haldir placed a hand upon her shoulder, softly comforting her.
"Lady Nicole," he whispered, bringing his lips close to her ear. "I would give every star in Lothlorien to kiss you."
She glanced down, an ironic smile upon her face.
"Such a high price," she murmured, as she turned her head to face him, lips just inches from his. What could a kiss hurt? She certainly wouldn't get pregnant from a kiss.. unless elves were *much* different from humans.
"For a kiss from your lips?" asked Haldir, gently running a soft thumb over her lower lip. "It would be a bargain."
Nicole looked down, then spoke, her voice slightly teasing.
"You know, where I come from, one does not ask for a kiss; merely takes it."
A grin spread across Haldir's lips, then he leaned forward, cupping Nicole's face in his hands, and placing his lips against hers.
Nicole sighed softly as they kissed, entangling her hands in his long, golden hair. The kiss deepened as Haldir ran his tongue against her lips, urging them open. Then, their mouths danced as Nicole leaned forward, against him. Gently, Haldir lay backward against the steps, pulling Nicole down atop of him.
Galadriel turned away from her mirror as Nicole and Haldir made love, shaking her head.
"What troubles you, my love?" asked Celeborn as he approached, taking her hand in his. He glanced at the mirror, then away, shaking his head.
"This I do not understand," he said softly. "Why would Iluvatar and the Valar give us warning if we could not prevent the events?"
"Perhaps we were not meant to," said Galadriel, looking down upon the mirror once more.
"Then why were we shown at all?"
"I know not, my love," she said softly, turning her gaze toward her husband. He placed a gentle kiss upon her forehead, and they continued to talk and walk through Galadriel's garden.
Luinëlotwen glanced out a window, seeing Haldir and Nicole.
"Do you remember the first time we made love?" she asked, turning with a smile to her husband.
"How could I forget," he responded, crossing the room and taking his wife in his arms. "We were both far younger then." A sad smile crossed his lips; for, although not as much as Galadriel or Celeborn, they were rather old.
"It was like every star in the sky shone only for us," she whispered back, gazing up at her love.
"Do you think that is what it is like for Haldir and Nicole?" he asked, after glancing out the window.
"Nicole loves Haldir; so it must be."
Nicole gasped for breath as Haldir collapsed by her side.
"That was incredible," she whispered, as he wrapped his arms around her. He smiled, holding her close. And, in each other's arms, they drifted to sleep.
~*~*~* A/N: All together now: Awww! But.. um.. whatever will happen?! *blink* By the way, anyone else find it funny that EVERYONE saw them do it? lol.. the world knows. *~*~*~*~
Nicole slipped out of the House of Healing, descending a few steps, then sitting. She looked out across the forest with a sigh, in thought.
"Nicole?" came Haldir's voice from behind her, and she turned slightly, glancing up at him.
"Yes?"
"What is wrong?" he asked, sitting by her side. "Something troubles you."
Nicole blinked, looking away. Almost whimsically, a song poured from her lips. "I've got a confession to make, that my heart would break, to hear you say goodbye. You're my every dream, you're the threadwork to my seams, you know I can't lie.. when I say. I can't stop thinkin' about you, I can't stop thinkin' about how, my heart's empty without you."
Haldir placed a hand upon her shoulder, softly comforting her.
"Lady Nicole," he whispered, bringing his lips close to her ear. "I would give every star in Lothlorien to kiss you."
She glanced down, an ironic smile upon her face.
"Such a high price," she murmured, as she turned her head to face him, lips just inches from his. What could a kiss hurt? She certainly wouldn't get pregnant from a kiss.. unless elves were *much* different from humans.
"For a kiss from your lips?" asked Haldir, gently running a soft thumb over her lower lip. "It would be a bargain."
Nicole looked down, then spoke, her voice slightly teasing.
"You know, where I come from, one does not ask for a kiss; merely takes it."
A grin spread across Haldir's lips, then he leaned forward, cupping Nicole's face in his hands, and placing his lips against hers.
Nicole sighed softly as they kissed, entangling her hands in his long, golden hair. The kiss deepened as Haldir ran his tongue against her lips, urging them open. Then, their mouths danced as Nicole leaned forward, against him. Gently, Haldir lay backward against the steps, pulling Nicole down atop of him.
Galadriel turned away from her mirror as Nicole and Haldir made love, shaking her head.
"What troubles you, my love?" asked Celeborn as he approached, taking her hand in his. He glanced at the mirror, then away, shaking his head.
"This I do not understand," he said softly. "Why would Iluvatar and the Valar give us warning if we could not prevent the events?"
"Perhaps we were not meant to," said Galadriel, looking down upon the mirror once more.
"Then why were we shown at all?"
"I know not, my love," she said softly, turning her gaze toward her husband. He placed a gentle kiss upon her forehead, and they continued to talk and walk through Galadriel's garden.
Luinëlotwen glanced out a window, seeing Haldir and Nicole.
"Do you remember the first time we made love?" she asked, turning with a smile to her husband.
"How could I forget," he responded, crossing the room and taking his wife in his arms. "We were both far younger then." A sad smile crossed his lips; for, although not as much as Galadriel or Celeborn, they were rather old.
"It was like every star in the sky shone only for us," she whispered back, gazing up at her love.
"Do you think that is what it is like for Haldir and Nicole?" he asked, after glancing out the window.
"Nicole loves Haldir; so it must be."
Nicole gasped for breath as Haldir collapsed by her side.
"That was incredible," she whispered, as he wrapped his arms around her. He smiled, holding her close. And, in each other's arms, they drifted to sleep.
~*~*~* A/N: All together now: Awww! But.. um.. whatever will happen?! *blink* By the way, anyone else find it funny that EVERYONE saw them do it? lol.. the world knows. *~*~*~*~