Celeborn rounded a corner, one of many he had in his run from the sight,
and collapsed against the wall, heaving and shaking. So many questions
roared through his mind that it began to throb with ache. He didn't know
what to do but Celeborn finally remembered who he always went to when he
was uncertain and fearful, his wife, his lover, Galadriel.
Galadriel sat up at the sight of her husband in the door way, breathing heavily and shivering. She got up, crossed to him quickly and took him in her arms. "What's wrong, meleth nin?"
Celeborn put a hand on her arm, chilling her skin, ere he looked back to her eyes. "Elrond is unfaithful…unfaithful to our daughter." He said as he collapsed to her arms, stricken by that which he thought incapable in this world.
Galadriel held him tightly and whispered soothing words to him, her love that did not understand. "Take comfort in the fact that he does not love the King…"
Celeborn's eyes grew wide even as his head rested upon her shoulder. He drew up, away from her embrace and looked into her eyes. "You…you knew?" His whisper was as much an accusation as a question. Galadriel arose from the floor and went slowly back to the window beside their bed. "I knew so many years ago…"
Celeborn stood staring in disbelief. He tried to get out words but found that he didn't know what he wanted to say. Galadriel looked back to him, her face half white in the moonlight and the shadow. "If I told you, what would you do?"
"I would tell her…how can you claim yourself her mother?!" Celeborn hollered in anger. Galadriel looked hurt by his words and turned back to the window.
"She loves him and he loves her. High King Gil-galad loves him, much as he has for so long, longer than even the love of Elrond and Celebrian has existed…he stepped aside and it nearly killed him to see them together, bound as one, something he's never had and thinks he never will after so many breaking his heart…"
Celeborn's anger turned back to disbelief as he realized what she had just told him. Shaking his head slowly, Celeborn ran from the room, his stride long despite his heavy breaths. Galadriel ran to the doorway and called after him but he was too far gone to hear her.
"No, please, Ilúvatar…please!" His cries reached no one and Celeborn was certain that Ilúvatar wasn't listening to his please to unmake what had occurred thousands of years earlier and what was occurring as he stood there. "She is mine…I gave my world to her…Rhach le!" An angered fist fueled by a crumbling world crashed into the wall's stone. "My Celebrian…if I had known…I'm so sorry…" He felt the stinging of tears in the corner of his eyes when the sound of a door opening caused them to disappear with the opening of his lids.
"Good night Elrond."
"Good night Ereinion."
Celeborn's blood boiled at the formality in their tone, as if nothing had happened, nothing was wrong. As Elrond came into the hallway intersect, Celeborn saw his face and could not stop his fist from colliding with it. Elrond hit the floor but was quickly on his feet.
"Celeb-." Once more, he was on the ground. Elrond didn't have the chance to defend himself as Celeborn bore his fist into his chest again and again. Luckily for Elrond, the little noise that had been heard in the hallway was enough to summon Gil-galad from his chambers. Celeborn had Elrond by the collar and was about to lay a heavy blow upon his cheek when Gil-galad deflected it and pushed him from Elrond.
"Lord Celeborn, what are you doing?" Gil-galad was not prepared for an assault from him and fell to the floor much as Elrond had.
"Dartha a an Morgoth…pân le arad!" Gil-galad tried to block the fists but they came to quickly from the sindarin elf. "I gave her everything, tell me what you gave her? Tell me what you gave him!" Gil-galad managed to place his leg around Celeborn's stomach and fling him off of chest.
"You've lost your wits to the drink!" He yelled at Celeborn who arose from the floor quickly as Gil-galad helped Elrond from the floor.
The commotion attracted not only Gil-galad but Celebrian and Galadriel as well. They came upon the scene and halted immediately. Galadriel looked upon them all but her eyes strayed longest upon her husband who did not meet hers with his own.
"What is happening…father?!" She called angrily to him as she went to Elrond's side and cradled his head. Celeborn looked to Gil-galad and a truce was drawn between them from that gaze.
"I struck Elrond…he made a remark that I found…distasteful…" Celebrian stared up at the High King with a raised eyebrow. She said nothing but looked to her father who did not meet her eyes either. Celebrian helped Elrond to his feet and walked with him back to their quarters.
Galadriel took a step towards her husband, eyes full of sorrow and regret.
"I have no intention of returning to our bed this night." Celeborn said coldly. Gil-galad looked from the silver haired Lord to Galadriel and looked at her questioningly. Galadriel met his eyes and the high King thought he would die from the anguish in the blue pools.
Tears forming in her eyes, Galadriel left the two elves who remained in the hallway and jogged back to her room. Gil-galad turned from that sight to make Celeborn see what he was doing but Celeborn took a step closer.
Low and deadly, he said, "Keep from her and Elrond…or I will have your head, King or no…"
Gil-galad watched Celeborn walk down the hallway ere he turned to go to his own room. He was uncertain as to what he should do next and afraid of the choice he would make, no matter what it was.
Celeborn sat upon a tree limb, staring up at the clouded over sky. His hand slipped to the Golden band that he had worn for centuries and he sighed, then took in a deep shaky breath.
'Did I not follow when you called to me? Did I not give up my heart to you when you asked for it? Does he still hold claim on yours?…Are you not mine alone?'
Celebrian lifted her head from Elrond's shoulder when the sunlight spilled from the window in their bedroom to kiss her eye lids. Elrond stirred slightly and his hand's slipped from about her waist, causing Celebrian to smile at the ticklish sensation.
Laying a kiss upon Elrond's forehead, she rose from their bed, intending to take an early morning ride upon her favored steed.
The stables were chilly but Celebrian's dress kept it from her skin as her breath left her lips in short puffs of white vapor. She came to her dark brown horses stall quietly so as not to wake the other horses and cause a racket so early. The horse nickered softly at the sight of Celebrian but quickly began to toss it's head and stamp it's feet. Celebrian looked at him curiously, her horse was not one to do such odd things. She shook her head and readied him for the pasture, allowing him a warm up ere she changed to more appropriate clothing.
As her horses eyes flared in fear and warning, Celebrian spun on her heel only to be caught by strong hands and forced to the ground, her arms pinned beneath her own body weight and that of her attacker's. Celebrian became completely terrified when she stared up into Glorfindel's eyes and began to move any way she could to free herself from him. But Glorfindel knew that he had her, she was not strong enough to lift him off of her.
"Get off of me, hû ion ned inu î!" Celebrian screamed at him but Glorfindel merely smiled down at her and let his hand caress the skin of her face.
"I pictured you strong and unbending…but never unwilling…." His breathing increased and his hand went down her thy to her leg and found the soft skin. His hand trailed up slowly beneath her dress and Glorfindel leaned down to whisper to her. "Never mind him…I can be so much better for you…"
Celebrian screamed despite knowing that no one was awake, that her husband was in their bed where she had left him…
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Dartha a an Morgoth pân le arad-Stay with Morgoth for all your days
Rhach le-Damn him(well, what it's supposed to be)
Hû ion ned inu î-Son of a female dog
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For those wondering why I've been very keen on updating this ficcy, it's because it's depressing and that's all I seem to be lately, so I'll try to get the others updated soon, thankies for patience.
I leave you hanging….hit the button, though, and I might be inclined to pull you up…:)
Galadriel sat up at the sight of her husband in the door way, breathing heavily and shivering. She got up, crossed to him quickly and took him in her arms. "What's wrong, meleth nin?"
Celeborn put a hand on her arm, chilling her skin, ere he looked back to her eyes. "Elrond is unfaithful…unfaithful to our daughter." He said as he collapsed to her arms, stricken by that which he thought incapable in this world.
Galadriel held him tightly and whispered soothing words to him, her love that did not understand. "Take comfort in the fact that he does not love the King…"
Celeborn's eyes grew wide even as his head rested upon her shoulder. He drew up, away from her embrace and looked into her eyes. "You…you knew?" His whisper was as much an accusation as a question. Galadriel arose from the floor and went slowly back to the window beside their bed. "I knew so many years ago…"
Celeborn stood staring in disbelief. He tried to get out words but found that he didn't know what he wanted to say. Galadriel looked back to him, her face half white in the moonlight and the shadow. "If I told you, what would you do?"
"I would tell her…how can you claim yourself her mother?!" Celeborn hollered in anger. Galadriel looked hurt by his words and turned back to the window.
"She loves him and he loves her. High King Gil-galad loves him, much as he has for so long, longer than even the love of Elrond and Celebrian has existed…he stepped aside and it nearly killed him to see them together, bound as one, something he's never had and thinks he never will after so many breaking his heart…"
Celeborn's anger turned back to disbelief as he realized what she had just told him. Shaking his head slowly, Celeborn ran from the room, his stride long despite his heavy breaths. Galadriel ran to the doorway and called after him but he was too far gone to hear her.
"No, please, Ilúvatar…please!" His cries reached no one and Celeborn was certain that Ilúvatar wasn't listening to his please to unmake what had occurred thousands of years earlier and what was occurring as he stood there. "She is mine…I gave my world to her…Rhach le!" An angered fist fueled by a crumbling world crashed into the wall's stone. "My Celebrian…if I had known…I'm so sorry…" He felt the stinging of tears in the corner of his eyes when the sound of a door opening caused them to disappear with the opening of his lids.
"Good night Elrond."
"Good night Ereinion."
Celeborn's blood boiled at the formality in their tone, as if nothing had happened, nothing was wrong. As Elrond came into the hallway intersect, Celeborn saw his face and could not stop his fist from colliding with it. Elrond hit the floor but was quickly on his feet.
"Celeb-." Once more, he was on the ground. Elrond didn't have the chance to defend himself as Celeborn bore his fist into his chest again and again. Luckily for Elrond, the little noise that had been heard in the hallway was enough to summon Gil-galad from his chambers. Celeborn had Elrond by the collar and was about to lay a heavy blow upon his cheek when Gil-galad deflected it and pushed him from Elrond.
"Lord Celeborn, what are you doing?" Gil-galad was not prepared for an assault from him and fell to the floor much as Elrond had.
"Dartha a an Morgoth…pân le arad!" Gil-galad tried to block the fists but they came to quickly from the sindarin elf. "I gave her everything, tell me what you gave her? Tell me what you gave him!" Gil-galad managed to place his leg around Celeborn's stomach and fling him off of chest.
"You've lost your wits to the drink!" He yelled at Celeborn who arose from the floor quickly as Gil-galad helped Elrond from the floor.
The commotion attracted not only Gil-galad but Celebrian and Galadriel as well. They came upon the scene and halted immediately. Galadriel looked upon them all but her eyes strayed longest upon her husband who did not meet hers with his own.
"What is happening…father?!" She called angrily to him as she went to Elrond's side and cradled his head. Celeborn looked to Gil-galad and a truce was drawn between them from that gaze.
"I struck Elrond…he made a remark that I found…distasteful…" Celebrian stared up at the High King with a raised eyebrow. She said nothing but looked to her father who did not meet her eyes either. Celebrian helped Elrond to his feet and walked with him back to their quarters.
Galadriel took a step towards her husband, eyes full of sorrow and regret.
"I have no intention of returning to our bed this night." Celeborn said coldly. Gil-galad looked from the silver haired Lord to Galadriel and looked at her questioningly. Galadriel met his eyes and the high King thought he would die from the anguish in the blue pools.
Tears forming in her eyes, Galadriel left the two elves who remained in the hallway and jogged back to her room. Gil-galad turned from that sight to make Celeborn see what he was doing but Celeborn took a step closer.
Low and deadly, he said, "Keep from her and Elrond…or I will have your head, King or no…"
Gil-galad watched Celeborn walk down the hallway ere he turned to go to his own room. He was uncertain as to what he should do next and afraid of the choice he would make, no matter what it was.
Celeborn sat upon a tree limb, staring up at the clouded over sky. His hand slipped to the Golden band that he had worn for centuries and he sighed, then took in a deep shaky breath.
'Did I not follow when you called to me? Did I not give up my heart to you when you asked for it? Does he still hold claim on yours?…Are you not mine alone?'
Celebrian lifted her head from Elrond's shoulder when the sunlight spilled from the window in their bedroom to kiss her eye lids. Elrond stirred slightly and his hand's slipped from about her waist, causing Celebrian to smile at the ticklish sensation.
Laying a kiss upon Elrond's forehead, she rose from their bed, intending to take an early morning ride upon her favored steed.
The stables were chilly but Celebrian's dress kept it from her skin as her breath left her lips in short puffs of white vapor. She came to her dark brown horses stall quietly so as not to wake the other horses and cause a racket so early. The horse nickered softly at the sight of Celebrian but quickly began to toss it's head and stamp it's feet. Celebrian looked at him curiously, her horse was not one to do such odd things. She shook her head and readied him for the pasture, allowing him a warm up ere she changed to more appropriate clothing.
As her horses eyes flared in fear and warning, Celebrian spun on her heel only to be caught by strong hands and forced to the ground, her arms pinned beneath her own body weight and that of her attacker's. Celebrian became completely terrified when she stared up into Glorfindel's eyes and began to move any way she could to free herself from him. But Glorfindel knew that he had her, she was not strong enough to lift him off of her.
"Get off of me, hû ion ned inu î!" Celebrian screamed at him but Glorfindel merely smiled down at her and let his hand caress the skin of her face.
"I pictured you strong and unbending…but never unwilling…." His breathing increased and his hand went down her thy to her leg and found the soft skin. His hand trailed up slowly beneath her dress and Glorfindel leaned down to whisper to her. "Never mind him…I can be so much better for you…"
Celebrian screamed despite knowing that no one was awake, that her husband was in their bed where she had left him…
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Dartha a an Morgoth pân le arad-Stay with Morgoth for all your days
Rhach le-Damn him(well, what it's supposed to be)
Hû ion ned inu î-Son of a female dog
'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~ '~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'
For those wondering why I've been very keen on updating this ficcy, it's because it's depressing and that's all I seem to be lately, so I'll try to get the others updated soon, thankies for patience.
I leave you hanging….hit the button, though, and I might be inclined to pull you up…:)