A very romantic chapter... hope you like it...*no slash*
Chapter 7: Kissing in the Moonlight
Caro's heart was pounding with happiness. Her entire body was filled with joy. She couldn't believe, that the day was over already. Talking with Legolas had stolen her feeling of time. And now the sun was setting and the world was bathed in a deep, pure red.
Legolas' hair seemed to shimmer golden, and his green eyes showed his emotions openly. He was happy. He had asked her so many questions, yet some other questions still burned in his heart. He decided to ask her later, for he thought then he would have more courage. Often he had tried that day, but every time he had looked into her green, innocent eyes all his will had been gone.
// Later...// Legolas decided again, as he stood up and reached out a hand to help Caro up. After she was already standing, he remained holding her hand and just looked at her, smiling.
Caro answered his look and smiled back at him. She wanted to thank him for the beautiful day. Impulsively she kissed him on his cheek and said in a sweet voice, "Thank you, Legolas. You offered me the most beautiful day of my life. I hope it was as wonderful for you as it was for me."
After she had finished the sentence a blush crept up to her face and she wondered, if she had really done that.
// Oh God... what must he think of me now?... But he kissed me that morning... maybe a kiss on the cheek doesn't mean the same for an Elf as for a Human... maybe he does that all the time...//
But Legolas also had been surprised by Caro's kiss and the one question again occupied his thoughts. But again he decided that later he would have more courage.
"No I have to thank you." Legolas finally answered after a few seconds.
Gently he brought her hand up to his mouth and brushed it slightly with his lips. And with another deep look into her eyes he led her out of the bed of athelas onto the small path. Hand in hand they made their way back into the palace. Again and again they stopped at the sight of another beautiful flower and let its magic work on them. They also passed the beautiful pavilion and Caro admired the wonderful, handmade decorations. On the back side of it a bush of red roses wound up the pavilion and created a natural wall in green and red. She liked this place, but it slowly got really dark and she knew, they had to go into the palace. A little sad she followed Legolas, who led her carefully down the path towards the gate.
Legolas exchanged a few words with the guards and finally they stepped into the palace. The log corridors were now illuminated by millions of candles and torches. The walls that had looked like silver in the sunlight had now changed the colour in the warm and soft light of the fire. Like bronze they glimmered and Caro wondered if they only were made out of ordinary rocks.
// Like magic... not only the palace... the whole day... //
Caro was too happy to notice the stares and whispers of the servants and other Elves, when she and Legolas went hand in hand through the corridors. Many rumours were already told about them and everybody wanted to know the truth. But to see the prince hand in hand with a Human was more than they had expected.
" Look, what she's wearing..." one maiden whispered to her friend.
" Impossible..." was the given answer and the other maiden's look beard envy and jealousy. They all had wanted to be noticed by Legolas. And now the prince had chosen a mortal girl? A girl, not very tall, with dark brown hair should have stolen his heart? They couldn't believe it.
Though Caro didn't, Legolas noticed the looks and the faint whispers. He knew, that the other Elves, especially the female ones, weren't very pleased by the sight of him and Caro. He thought for a second to let her hand go, but then he decided to remain holding it.
// Why do I have to deny my feelings? Only to make others happy? To please them? I like her... more than I had expected... more than I should to... but I want it that way...//
When they reached their room, Legolas opened the door for Caro and let her enter it. It was totally dark inside it, only the balcony was bathed into a silver light. She carefully made her way through the room, not wanting to bump into something. Legolas followed her after he had closed the door behind him.
The big, full moon shone above them, as they stood together on the balcony. Surrounded by millions of stars he sent his silver light over the world. No cloud could be seen on the sky and Caro was hypnotised. She had seen the stars only once in their entire beauty, but that had been long ago.
// Wonderful... // she thought, speechless.
" Isil." Legolas, who stood behind her, whispered into her ear and hugged her around her waist.
" Moon. " he translated after a few seconds and hugged her a little tighter.
// Never... I will never let her go... when she has to leave I'll go with her... no matter what.// he promised and joined her looking at the sky.
Caro melted in Legolas' arms. She felt like Juliet in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". She loved him, though she wasn't allowed to. But that moment she didn't want to be a good girl. She wanted to do something forbidden. Gently she placed her head onto his chest and closed her eyes. Legolas' heart pounded quickly and every second he held her in his arms the speed increased.
"What does 'star' mean in Elvish?" Caro asked finally and broke the silence. She turned around to Legolas, his arms still around her waist.
" Elen. " he answered and smiled at her. "It's a wonderful night. Isn't it?" he added and looked back at the stars.
Caro looked at him but the she followed his look up to the sky. Suddenly she noticed one constellation she had always loved. When she had gone home from school, in winter, it had already been dark. Then she had always searched for this constellation. And now, in the most wonderful moment she could remember, she found it on the endless sky of Middle - Earth.
"Orion..." she whispered, not to break the magic of the moment.
Legolas looked at her with a quesioning look.
"Orion?" he repeated slowly.
"Yes, it's my favourite costellation... " she answered, looking back into his eyes.
"Which one do you mean? I don't know any constellation named 'Orion'..." he asked her slightly confused.
Caro then realised, that in Middle - Earth Orion had a different name. She had read it before in the books, but she couldn't remember it. So she started to describe 'her' Orion.
" It's the constellation with the three stars in the middle, looking like a belt, and four stars aroud them, forming a square... "
" You mean Menelmacar, the one right beneath the moon?" He pointed up to the sky.
Caro nodded. "Yes, what does that name mean? At home we call it Orion, like a man from a myth..."
"Translated it means 'Swordsman of the Sky'. Sky is 'Menel' and 'macil' is sword... can you tell me the story about Orion?" he pleaded.
She thought for a minute, responding his look, before she started to tell the history of Orion, "At home we have a few myths about him. It's said, that he was a mighty hunter with a cudgel out of pure, unbreakable ore... he is also named 'the one, born from the earth'... he must have been a very handsome man, the most beautiful ever. So a goddess fell in love with him, but love between Gods and Humans wasn't allowed, so he had to die."
Legolas said nothing. Gently he brushed a strand of hair out of Caro's face and let his hand stay on her cheek. In a soft voice he asked her, looking at her intensely, "Do you know, how wonderful and pretty you are?" He started to caress her cheek and Caro closed her eyes. She couldn't believe, that he had said this to her.
// To me? Why?... his hand feels so terribly good... he has to do this forever... never stop...//
Legolas looked at Caro and adored her slightly parted lips. He remembered, when he had wanted to kiss her. The longing to taste her had been that big he nearly hadn't resisted it. But now it was too mighty. He bent down to her face and whispered, "May I kiss you?", the one question he had wanted to ask the whole day. But he didn't wait for the answer. He couldn't wait any longer. His mouth claimed Caro's gently.
Caro opened surprised her eyes, before she lay her entire feeling into the kiss. Every second it grew even more passionate. She felt like sitting on a cloud and floating through the sky. A heat arose in her body, that let her passion grow even more. She hadn't known until this moment, that she loved him that much.
A moan escaped Caro's mouth as they slowly broke apart. She wanted to kiss him the whole night, forever.
// I really fell in love with a character from a book... // she sighed and kissed Legolas again.
Legolas was overwhelmed by his feelings. He wanted to be with her forever. He wanted to make her his.
// But that would mean to give up my immortality... and, moreover she has to leave Mirkwood in a few days. I can't ignore the will of my father. But what if I won't see her again?... I could run away with her... but that doesn't matter right now. She's here with me, at least for tonight... //
When they parted again after the second kiss, they lay in each other's arms for, it seemed, an eternity. Finally Legolas whispered to Caro, "Caro, melethril, it's late already. Let's go inside. I don't want you to get ill a second time. And you need to sleep, though this day wasn't as exciting as yesterday..."
" You can't even imagine how exciting this day had been for me." Caro answered, looking up into his beautiful face. She smiled at him sweetly and her eyes shone with happiness.
// I want to never let him go... never... and go to bed sounds good...// she grinned and let Legolas take her into the room.
Slowly she went to her extra - bed and took off her coat. Carefully she lay it onto one of the chairs, that stood beside the big table. Somehow her body ached to sleep with Legolas together in one bed, but she didn't dare to just go and lay herself into it. Sighing Caro placed herself onto her bed and looked at him.
The prince had already taken off his coat and his daggers. Slowly he started to get rid of his shirt. He liked the feeling of the silk bed-linen on the skin of his bare chest. When he finally stood bare - chested in the middle of the room he heard a soft moan from Caro's direction. He turned around and met her stare, smiling. He had forgotten, that his appearance often caused such reactions.
Caro stared with her mouth opened at Legolas' absolutely wonderful appearence.
// Gorgeous... // was the only thing she managed to think. His shoulders moved seducingly when he went over to her and took her blanket away from her. With a strong, but gentle grag he took her onto his arms and pressed her body to his chest. With a grin he stated, "I have already carried you like this... when you broke down in the woods... I know you can't remember, but I took you to the healer. I laid you onto his bed. And that's what I want to do now... Do you think I'd let you sleep alone in such a big bed?"
Gently he lay her onto his bed and crawled beside her.
" I suppose your father wouldn't be very pleased if he finds out, that I don't use my own bed..." Caro giggled and hugged Legolas.
" No, he wouldn't..." he answered and returned her hug. Then he kissed her softly and added, "You don't have to fear anything. I'm right beside you..."
Caro felt save and protected in Legolas' arms. Slowly she noticed how tired she was and that she soon would be asleep.
Legolas watched her features in the twilight. She looked as innocent and beautiful as she had looked when she had been ill. He noticed, that her breathing was deep and relaxed already and assumed, that she was asleep. He whispered a last, "Inyë tyë- méla." before his thoughts drifted away and he also fell asleep.
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I'm very pleased by this chapter... please R&R * I need reviews*
Inyë tyë- méla: I love you
melethril: lover (f.)
The rest I explained in the story...
Chapter 7: Kissing in the Moonlight
Caro's heart was pounding with happiness. Her entire body was filled with joy. She couldn't believe, that the day was over already. Talking with Legolas had stolen her feeling of time. And now the sun was setting and the world was bathed in a deep, pure red.
Legolas' hair seemed to shimmer golden, and his green eyes showed his emotions openly. He was happy. He had asked her so many questions, yet some other questions still burned in his heart. He decided to ask her later, for he thought then he would have more courage. Often he had tried that day, but every time he had looked into her green, innocent eyes all his will had been gone.
// Later...// Legolas decided again, as he stood up and reached out a hand to help Caro up. After she was already standing, he remained holding her hand and just looked at her, smiling.
Caro answered his look and smiled back at him. She wanted to thank him for the beautiful day. Impulsively she kissed him on his cheek and said in a sweet voice, "Thank you, Legolas. You offered me the most beautiful day of my life. I hope it was as wonderful for you as it was for me."
After she had finished the sentence a blush crept up to her face and she wondered, if she had really done that.
// Oh God... what must he think of me now?... But he kissed me that morning... maybe a kiss on the cheek doesn't mean the same for an Elf as for a Human... maybe he does that all the time...//
But Legolas also had been surprised by Caro's kiss and the one question again occupied his thoughts. But again he decided that later he would have more courage.
"No I have to thank you." Legolas finally answered after a few seconds.
Gently he brought her hand up to his mouth and brushed it slightly with his lips. And with another deep look into her eyes he led her out of the bed of athelas onto the small path. Hand in hand they made their way back into the palace. Again and again they stopped at the sight of another beautiful flower and let its magic work on them. They also passed the beautiful pavilion and Caro admired the wonderful, handmade decorations. On the back side of it a bush of red roses wound up the pavilion and created a natural wall in green and red. She liked this place, but it slowly got really dark and she knew, they had to go into the palace. A little sad she followed Legolas, who led her carefully down the path towards the gate.
Legolas exchanged a few words with the guards and finally they stepped into the palace. The log corridors were now illuminated by millions of candles and torches. The walls that had looked like silver in the sunlight had now changed the colour in the warm and soft light of the fire. Like bronze they glimmered and Caro wondered if they only were made out of ordinary rocks.
// Like magic... not only the palace... the whole day... //
Caro was too happy to notice the stares and whispers of the servants and other Elves, when she and Legolas went hand in hand through the corridors. Many rumours were already told about them and everybody wanted to know the truth. But to see the prince hand in hand with a Human was more than they had expected.
" Look, what she's wearing..." one maiden whispered to her friend.
" Impossible..." was the given answer and the other maiden's look beard envy and jealousy. They all had wanted to be noticed by Legolas. And now the prince had chosen a mortal girl? A girl, not very tall, with dark brown hair should have stolen his heart? They couldn't believe it.
Though Caro didn't, Legolas noticed the looks and the faint whispers. He knew, that the other Elves, especially the female ones, weren't very pleased by the sight of him and Caro. He thought for a second to let her hand go, but then he decided to remain holding it.
// Why do I have to deny my feelings? Only to make others happy? To please them? I like her... more than I had expected... more than I should to... but I want it that way...//
When they reached their room, Legolas opened the door for Caro and let her enter it. It was totally dark inside it, only the balcony was bathed into a silver light. She carefully made her way through the room, not wanting to bump into something. Legolas followed her after he had closed the door behind him.
The big, full moon shone above them, as they stood together on the balcony. Surrounded by millions of stars he sent his silver light over the world. No cloud could be seen on the sky and Caro was hypnotised. She had seen the stars only once in their entire beauty, but that had been long ago.
// Wonderful... // she thought, speechless.
" Isil." Legolas, who stood behind her, whispered into her ear and hugged her around her waist.
" Moon. " he translated after a few seconds and hugged her a little tighter.
// Never... I will never let her go... when she has to leave I'll go with her... no matter what.// he promised and joined her looking at the sky.
Caro melted in Legolas' arms. She felt like Juliet in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". She loved him, though she wasn't allowed to. But that moment she didn't want to be a good girl. She wanted to do something forbidden. Gently she placed her head onto his chest and closed her eyes. Legolas' heart pounded quickly and every second he held her in his arms the speed increased.
"What does 'star' mean in Elvish?" Caro asked finally and broke the silence. She turned around to Legolas, his arms still around her waist.
" Elen. " he answered and smiled at her. "It's a wonderful night. Isn't it?" he added and looked back at the stars.
Caro looked at him but the she followed his look up to the sky. Suddenly she noticed one constellation she had always loved. When she had gone home from school, in winter, it had already been dark. Then she had always searched for this constellation. And now, in the most wonderful moment she could remember, she found it on the endless sky of Middle - Earth.
"Orion..." she whispered, not to break the magic of the moment.
Legolas looked at her with a quesioning look.
"Orion?" he repeated slowly.
"Yes, it's my favourite costellation... " she answered, looking back into his eyes.
"Which one do you mean? I don't know any constellation named 'Orion'..." he asked her slightly confused.
Caro then realised, that in Middle - Earth Orion had a different name. She had read it before in the books, but she couldn't remember it. So she started to describe 'her' Orion.
" It's the constellation with the three stars in the middle, looking like a belt, and four stars aroud them, forming a square... "
" You mean Menelmacar, the one right beneath the moon?" He pointed up to the sky.
Caro nodded. "Yes, what does that name mean? At home we call it Orion, like a man from a myth..."
"Translated it means 'Swordsman of the Sky'. Sky is 'Menel' and 'macil' is sword... can you tell me the story about Orion?" he pleaded.
She thought for a minute, responding his look, before she started to tell the history of Orion, "At home we have a few myths about him. It's said, that he was a mighty hunter with a cudgel out of pure, unbreakable ore... he is also named 'the one, born from the earth'... he must have been a very handsome man, the most beautiful ever. So a goddess fell in love with him, but love between Gods and Humans wasn't allowed, so he had to die."
Legolas said nothing. Gently he brushed a strand of hair out of Caro's face and let his hand stay on her cheek. In a soft voice he asked her, looking at her intensely, "Do you know, how wonderful and pretty you are?" He started to caress her cheek and Caro closed her eyes. She couldn't believe, that he had said this to her.
// To me? Why?... his hand feels so terribly good... he has to do this forever... never stop...//
Legolas looked at Caro and adored her slightly parted lips. He remembered, when he had wanted to kiss her. The longing to taste her had been that big he nearly hadn't resisted it. But now it was too mighty. He bent down to her face and whispered, "May I kiss you?", the one question he had wanted to ask the whole day. But he didn't wait for the answer. He couldn't wait any longer. His mouth claimed Caro's gently.
Caro opened surprised her eyes, before she lay her entire feeling into the kiss. Every second it grew even more passionate. She felt like sitting on a cloud and floating through the sky. A heat arose in her body, that let her passion grow even more. She hadn't known until this moment, that she loved him that much.
A moan escaped Caro's mouth as they slowly broke apart. She wanted to kiss him the whole night, forever.
// I really fell in love with a character from a book... // she sighed and kissed Legolas again.
Legolas was overwhelmed by his feelings. He wanted to be with her forever. He wanted to make her his.
// But that would mean to give up my immortality... and, moreover she has to leave Mirkwood in a few days. I can't ignore the will of my father. But what if I won't see her again?... I could run away with her... but that doesn't matter right now. She's here with me, at least for tonight... //
When they parted again after the second kiss, they lay in each other's arms for, it seemed, an eternity. Finally Legolas whispered to Caro, "Caro, melethril, it's late already. Let's go inside. I don't want you to get ill a second time. And you need to sleep, though this day wasn't as exciting as yesterday..."
" You can't even imagine how exciting this day had been for me." Caro answered, looking up into his beautiful face. She smiled at him sweetly and her eyes shone with happiness.
// I want to never let him go... never... and go to bed sounds good...// she grinned and let Legolas take her into the room.
Slowly she went to her extra - bed and took off her coat. Carefully she lay it onto one of the chairs, that stood beside the big table. Somehow her body ached to sleep with Legolas together in one bed, but she didn't dare to just go and lay herself into it. Sighing Caro placed herself onto her bed and looked at him.
The prince had already taken off his coat and his daggers. Slowly he started to get rid of his shirt. He liked the feeling of the silk bed-linen on the skin of his bare chest. When he finally stood bare - chested in the middle of the room he heard a soft moan from Caro's direction. He turned around and met her stare, smiling. He had forgotten, that his appearance often caused such reactions.
Caro stared with her mouth opened at Legolas' absolutely wonderful appearence.
// Gorgeous... // was the only thing she managed to think. His shoulders moved seducingly when he went over to her and took her blanket away from her. With a strong, but gentle grag he took her onto his arms and pressed her body to his chest. With a grin he stated, "I have already carried you like this... when you broke down in the woods... I know you can't remember, but I took you to the healer. I laid you onto his bed. And that's what I want to do now... Do you think I'd let you sleep alone in such a big bed?"
Gently he lay her onto his bed and crawled beside her.
" I suppose your father wouldn't be very pleased if he finds out, that I don't use my own bed..." Caro giggled and hugged Legolas.
" No, he wouldn't..." he answered and returned her hug. Then he kissed her softly and added, "You don't have to fear anything. I'm right beside you..."
Caro felt save and protected in Legolas' arms. Slowly she noticed how tired she was and that she soon would be asleep.
Legolas watched her features in the twilight. She looked as innocent and beautiful as she had looked when she had been ill. He noticed, that her breathing was deep and relaxed already and assumed, that she was asleep. He whispered a last, "Inyë tyë- méla." before his thoughts drifted away and he also fell asleep.
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I'm very pleased by this chapter... please R&R * I need reviews*
Inyë tyë- méla: I love you
melethril: lover (f.)
The rest I explained in the story...
