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The Ring of Stars by Shelly
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The next morning she awoke inside Boromir's embrace, her back against his chest which rose and fell evenly with his deep breathing. She turned slowly in his arms so she faced him and let her gaze roam over his handsome face which was free from worry in the land of his dreams, leading her to wonder what a warrior like him dreamed of. Did he dream of great battles in which he was the victor or were his dreams peaceful?
She suddenly found herself staring into a set of blue eyes that were still a bit sleepy. "I see that I managed to wake before you this time."
He said nothing in reply but pulled her closer so she rested her head underneath his chin, her lips brushing against his chest as she wrapped her arm around his waist and gently rubbed his back. She pulled away just enough to kiss him and whisper, "I love you."
He smiled and replied the same as he became more alert and released her long enough to stretch his limbs and groan. "I can't believe that we're leaving tomorrow."
She sat up, surprised. "We are?" she asked.
"I didn't tell you?" She shook her head. "Oh. Well, we're leaving Minas Tirith tomorrow for Imladris."
She punched him lightly on his shoulder. "Now you tell me. Lucky for you I've already packed my things."
"When?"
"After your behavior yesterday afternoon, I was determined to leave without you," she smirked.
He wasn't amused though. "You would've done that knowing the dangers you'll encounter out there?"
"Don't worry," she assured him. "I figured you would catch up with me soon enough."
"Wench," he laughed, pulling her down on top of him and punishing her in his own way. Needless to say, it was some time before they emerged from her room to find Aldarion and Tarcil packing their own things in readiness for tomorrow. Boromir left to pack himself, leaving her there to finish helping them. Faramir stopped by to visit with them for a while until Boromir arrived to escort her to the last feast they would have in the Hall before their departure, one which she enjoyed as she and Boromir were rarely apart from one another for long. Not even his father's constant self-satisfied smirk bothered her tonight as she knew that tomorrow she would have to look at him no longer.
Boromir spent that night with her, and their lovemaking was all the more sweeter as they knew that after tonight they would rarely find the time or privacy to do so again. They rose with the dawn and quickly packed their horses for the journey with the items they would need, and were soon prepared to leave. Faramir stopped by to say his farewells to them, embracing his brother and clasping hands with Aldarion and Tarcil before seeing Lillisandra. He seemed unsure of what to say with the others around, and Boromir suggested to the other elves that they leave and give them some time alone.
He stood there for a moment in silence, bringing a smile to her face. "My friend, I believe that this is the first time I have ever known you to be without words," she pointed out as she adjusted the saddle on Lanthir's back. Normally she didn't use a saddle on him, but after their trip here she figured a saddle might be more comfortable, especially since this trip would be much longer.
He laughed and stroked Lanthir's velvety nose. "I am not very good at saying farewell, especially to someone who I care about."
She looked into his eyes and it was as if she was seeing him for the first time again. The strange thought ran through her head that if she had seen both of the brothers at the same time, it would be impossible to determine who she would've fallen in love with first as she loved both of them, but in different ways. They were two sides of the same coin, yet different in their personalities. She loved the gentler side of Faramir and in his brother she loved the fire that burned within him and answered a similar flame that smoldered inside of her.
She stepped up to him and laid her hand on his arm. "All you have to do is say farewell," she said.
He laughed again, and she noticed that he held something in his hands, which he offered to her. "I want to give you this to make sure you do not forget about me."
"You know I cannot," she answered, taking the box from him and carefully opening it, her mouth opening as she pulled out a golden bracelet with a leaf motif running along the length of it. She looked back up at him. "I cannot accept this," she whispered. "Something as precious as this will surely be damaged on a journey such as ours."
He smiled. "Then I will keep it here until your return," he said, accepting the box back from her.
She wasn't sure how she felt at this moment, but rotten was the only word she could think of to adequately sum it up. "Faramir, I am very touched that you gave me this. I just do not wish for it to be ruined or stolen. It is best that you keep it, yes."
He reached out to take a strand of her hair in his fingers. "I only wish that you could stay here with it," he whispered.
She swallowed deeply, wondering what was happening here. "I regret that I have nothing to give you in return."
He stepped closer to her, his hand releasing her hair and touching her cheek. "I can think of one thing if you would offer it."
"I cannot offer you my love, if that is what you ask," she breathed. "For that belongs to another."
"That I realize. I only ask this for myself," he answered, lowering his head and capturing her lips with his before she realized what he intended.
She was surprised to say the least and was unprepared for the emotions his soft kiss evoked within her. Her fingers wound up into his hair as his arms wrapped around her and held her up against him, his kiss deepening as his pent up desire for her raged forth and took hold of him. Her arms wrapped around his neck as his tongue slipped into her mouth, teasing hers with a sweet longing that would always be unrealized between them. Her back came against Lanthir's side, making him snort as he moved away, and they yelped as they fell to the floor, the moment broken between them.
They both laughed as they assured one another that they were unharmed, Faramir taking advantage of the situation and reclaiming her lips in another passionate kiss, her hands gripping his shoulders tightly as his hand on her waist slowly traveled up and his palm brushed against her breast. Suddenly jerked to her senses, she pushed him off and jumped to her feet, her breathing hard as she leaned against the side of the stall and tried to regain control of her emotions. Why she had let this happen, she didn't know, but she passed it off as the need to say goodbye to one another in a way that the other would remember.
He seemed in the same condition as he struggled to rein his own desires in and keep them on a tight leash. He had wanted to kiss her since he had first seen her, and now that he had he would never forget the feel of her body against his or her soft lips on his. He reached up to rub his face with his hands and try to get her out of his mind. "Lilli, I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen when I came here."
"It's okay, Faramir. Perhaps we both needed this in a way." She was shocked at her words, but found she couldn't take them back once she had said them.
He was just as surprised to see the same longing in her eyes, and he cursed fate that had brought her to his brother first. "Perhaps," he agreed. "But I believe that I got the better of the two gifts."
She smiled and stepped up to him to embrace him, both of them able to restrain themselves this time as they merely held each other.
"I will miss you," he whispered. "Very much."
"As will I," she replied, pulling away and walking back out of the stall to lead Lanthir outside. Faramir walked with her in silence until they reached the gate to the stable yard where the others waited for them. They mounted their horses and started off at a slow walk as they began the long road through the gates that still lie before them, Lillisandra glancing back at Faramir and waving goodbye, her fingers lightly touching her lips that were still tingling from his kiss. She saw him do the same before he passed out of sight from the sloping trail they took to the next gate. Many people crowded the streets as they continued on to the Great Gate, wishing their captain farewell on his journey as he was very popular amongst them.
Once they cleared the Great Gate, they rode through the Pelennor Fields until they reached the Rammas Echor, the wall that was Minas Tirith's first line of defense. From there on their journey lay before them as they headed north for a short way, keeping the White Mountains on their left as they headed west towards Rohan.
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Road trip! Next chapter: The travelers get attacked and Lilli is wounded! Thanks for reading and please review!
The Ring of Stars by Shelly
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The next morning she awoke inside Boromir's embrace, her back against his chest which rose and fell evenly with his deep breathing. She turned slowly in his arms so she faced him and let her gaze roam over his handsome face which was free from worry in the land of his dreams, leading her to wonder what a warrior like him dreamed of. Did he dream of great battles in which he was the victor or were his dreams peaceful?
She suddenly found herself staring into a set of blue eyes that were still a bit sleepy. "I see that I managed to wake before you this time."
He said nothing in reply but pulled her closer so she rested her head underneath his chin, her lips brushing against his chest as she wrapped her arm around his waist and gently rubbed his back. She pulled away just enough to kiss him and whisper, "I love you."
He smiled and replied the same as he became more alert and released her long enough to stretch his limbs and groan. "I can't believe that we're leaving tomorrow."
She sat up, surprised. "We are?" she asked.
"I didn't tell you?" She shook her head. "Oh. Well, we're leaving Minas Tirith tomorrow for Imladris."
She punched him lightly on his shoulder. "Now you tell me. Lucky for you I've already packed my things."
"When?"
"After your behavior yesterday afternoon, I was determined to leave without you," she smirked.
He wasn't amused though. "You would've done that knowing the dangers you'll encounter out there?"
"Don't worry," she assured him. "I figured you would catch up with me soon enough."
"Wench," he laughed, pulling her down on top of him and punishing her in his own way. Needless to say, it was some time before they emerged from her room to find Aldarion and Tarcil packing their own things in readiness for tomorrow. Boromir left to pack himself, leaving her there to finish helping them. Faramir stopped by to visit with them for a while until Boromir arrived to escort her to the last feast they would have in the Hall before their departure, one which she enjoyed as she and Boromir were rarely apart from one another for long. Not even his father's constant self-satisfied smirk bothered her tonight as she knew that tomorrow she would have to look at him no longer.
Boromir spent that night with her, and their lovemaking was all the more sweeter as they knew that after tonight they would rarely find the time or privacy to do so again. They rose with the dawn and quickly packed their horses for the journey with the items they would need, and were soon prepared to leave. Faramir stopped by to say his farewells to them, embracing his brother and clasping hands with Aldarion and Tarcil before seeing Lillisandra. He seemed unsure of what to say with the others around, and Boromir suggested to the other elves that they leave and give them some time alone.
He stood there for a moment in silence, bringing a smile to her face. "My friend, I believe that this is the first time I have ever known you to be without words," she pointed out as she adjusted the saddle on Lanthir's back. Normally she didn't use a saddle on him, but after their trip here she figured a saddle might be more comfortable, especially since this trip would be much longer.
He laughed and stroked Lanthir's velvety nose. "I am not very good at saying farewell, especially to someone who I care about."
She looked into his eyes and it was as if she was seeing him for the first time again. The strange thought ran through her head that if she had seen both of the brothers at the same time, it would be impossible to determine who she would've fallen in love with first as she loved both of them, but in different ways. They were two sides of the same coin, yet different in their personalities. She loved the gentler side of Faramir and in his brother she loved the fire that burned within him and answered a similar flame that smoldered inside of her.
She stepped up to him and laid her hand on his arm. "All you have to do is say farewell," she said.
He laughed again, and she noticed that he held something in his hands, which he offered to her. "I want to give you this to make sure you do not forget about me."
"You know I cannot," she answered, taking the box from him and carefully opening it, her mouth opening as she pulled out a golden bracelet with a leaf motif running along the length of it. She looked back up at him. "I cannot accept this," she whispered. "Something as precious as this will surely be damaged on a journey such as ours."
He smiled. "Then I will keep it here until your return," he said, accepting the box back from her.
She wasn't sure how she felt at this moment, but rotten was the only word she could think of to adequately sum it up. "Faramir, I am very touched that you gave me this. I just do not wish for it to be ruined or stolen. It is best that you keep it, yes."
He reached out to take a strand of her hair in his fingers. "I only wish that you could stay here with it," he whispered.
She swallowed deeply, wondering what was happening here. "I regret that I have nothing to give you in return."
He stepped closer to her, his hand releasing her hair and touching her cheek. "I can think of one thing if you would offer it."
"I cannot offer you my love, if that is what you ask," she breathed. "For that belongs to another."
"That I realize. I only ask this for myself," he answered, lowering his head and capturing her lips with his before she realized what he intended.
She was surprised to say the least and was unprepared for the emotions his soft kiss evoked within her. Her fingers wound up into his hair as his arms wrapped around her and held her up against him, his kiss deepening as his pent up desire for her raged forth and took hold of him. Her arms wrapped around his neck as his tongue slipped into her mouth, teasing hers with a sweet longing that would always be unrealized between them. Her back came against Lanthir's side, making him snort as he moved away, and they yelped as they fell to the floor, the moment broken between them.
They both laughed as they assured one another that they were unharmed, Faramir taking advantage of the situation and reclaiming her lips in another passionate kiss, her hands gripping his shoulders tightly as his hand on her waist slowly traveled up and his palm brushed against her breast. Suddenly jerked to her senses, she pushed him off and jumped to her feet, her breathing hard as she leaned against the side of the stall and tried to regain control of her emotions. Why she had let this happen, she didn't know, but she passed it off as the need to say goodbye to one another in a way that the other would remember.
He seemed in the same condition as he struggled to rein his own desires in and keep them on a tight leash. He had wanted to kiss her since he had first seen her, and now that he had he would never forget the feel of her body against his or her soft lips on his. He reached up to rub his face with his hands and try to get her out of his mind. "Lilli, I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen when I came here."
"It's okay, Faramir. Perhaps we both needed this in a way." She was shocked at her words, but found she couldn't take them back once she had said them.
He was just as surprised to see the same longing in her eyes, and he cursed fate that had brought her to his brother first. "Perhaps," he agreed. "But I believe that I got the better of the two gifts."
She smiled and stepped up to him to embrace him, both of them able to restrain themselves this time as they merely held each other.
"I will miss you," he whispered. "Very much."
"As will I," she replied, pulling away and walking back out of the stall to lead Lanthir outside. Faramir walked with her in silence until they reached the gate to the stable yard where the others waited for them. They mounted their horses and started off at a slow walk as they began the long road through the gates that still lie before them, Lillisandra glancing back at Faramir and waving goodbye, her fingers lightly touching her lips that were still tingling from his kiss. She saw him do the same before he passed out of sight from the sloping trail they took to the next gate. Many people crowded the streets as they continued on to the Great Gate, wishing their captain farewell on his journey as he was very popular amongst them.
Once they cleared the Great Gate, they rode through the Pelennor Fields until they reached the Rammas Echor, the wall that was Minas Tirith's first line of defense. From there on their journey lay before them as they headed north for a short way, keeping the White Mountains on their left as they headed west towards Rohan.
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Road trip! Next chapter: The travelers get attacked and Lilli is wounded! Thanks for reading and please review!
