Love Re-pledged - Part One
Arwen slightly pulled away though, so they could get some breath. Arwen placed her head underneath Aragorn's chin, where it fit so comfortably, so perfect. They held each other, not saying a word, and remained like this for quite some time.
Aragorn then took his head away and looked down at Arwen, her head still upon his breast. He could hear her deep breathing of satisfaction to be with him. Still they said not a word, but then Arwen spoke.
"I was so alone, so afraid." she whispered. Aragorn looked at her with hurt and questioning eyes.
"Why?" he asked in an also whispered tone.
"Because I thought I would never even find you. I searched for you everywhere and for so long a time in the ballroom. Why did you not come? I thought that maybe.you hadn't wanted." She stopped in her words, then lifted her head and looked into his eyes.
"I did not know you would actually be there, let alone wait for me there. But I wished not to be in the large groups and crowds. I like it better here, walking in the forests in peace.with you. I did check in the room briefly from just outside the door, but I did not find you and so I quickly left for I thought you might have been at the bridge where we were last." He said, and after pausing he continued. "But you were not there. I thought I was late, again."
Again there was a long silence, and finally Aragorn spoke again.
"Why would you think that? Why?" he said, knowing what she had thought before, "I love you." He said ever so softly. "And I you, my love." She responded, and then their gaze met each other, and they kissed one more long and loving kiss. Their tongues danced and their lips pressed, until the beauty of that long moment was interrupted.
"Aragorn? Aragorn!" called out a voice. Then coming into their view was Legolas.
He saw Aragorn and Arwen together and just as he did he stopped. Both were turned and looking at him, with a smile, but o! So small a smile that could almost not be seen was on each of their faces.
"I am sorry, Lord Aragorn and Lady Undómiel. Aragorn, you are wanted at the festivity." Legolas said, knowing they wished to stay together, and so did he. Arwen suddenly again had the same face of disappointment that Legolas saw earlier as she stared down to the ground in front of her, and Aragorn turned to look at her. He then gave a glance back at Legolas, which then gave him his answer.
"I will tell them that you are tired and you wish to stay alone for a while." Said Legolas, and he started off.
"Mayhap I shall be there later, Legolas." Called out Aragorn to him. "Thank you." Legolas gave a nod with a grin and leapt off back to the celebration. Arwen then smiled to herself and looked up at him and smiled, and he smiled back.
They started walking slowly, hand in hand down in the gardens of the House of Elrond. They were now together and would not be disturbed hopefully for quite some few more hours of the night.
Aragorn, with out warning lifted Arwen into his arms, and turned around and started to walk for his bedchamber. Hearts beating faster, though Aragorn's walking pace did not quicken except by a bit and more passionate excitement and love aroused in them, and they would be together that night, alone and happy.
Arwen slightly pulled away though, so they could get some breath. Arwen placed her head underneath Aragorn's chin, where it fit so comfortably, so perfect. They held each other, not saying a word, and remained like this for quite some time.
Aragorn then took his head away and looked down at Arwen, her head still upon his breast. He could hear her deep breathing of satisfaction to be with him. Still they said not a word, but then Arwen spoke.
"I was so alone, so afraid." she whispered. Aragorn looked at her with hurt and questioning eyes.
"Why?" he asked in an also whispered tone.
"Because I thought I would never even find you. I searched for you everywhere and for so long a time in the ballroom. Why did you not come? I thought that maybe.you hadn't wanted." She stopped in her words, then lifted her head and looked into his eyes.
"I did not know you would actually be there, let alone wait for me there. But I wished not to be in the large groups and crowds. I like it better here, walking in the forests in peace.with you. I did check in the room briefly from just outside the door, but I did not find you and so I quickly left for I thought you might have been at the bridge where we were last." He said, and after pausing he continued. "But you were not there. I thought I was late, again."
Again there was a long silence, and finally Aragorn spoke again.
"Why would you think that? Why?" he said, knowing what she had thought before, "I love you." He said ever so softly. "And I you, my love." She responded, and then their gaze met each other, and they kissed one more long and loving kiss. Their tongues danced and their lips pressed, until the beauty of that long moment was interrupted.
"Aragorn? Aragorn!" called out a voice. Then coming into their view was Legolas.
He saw Aragorn and Arwen together and just as he did he stopped. Both were turned and looking at him, with a smile, but o! So small a smile that could almost not be seen was on each of their faces.
"I am sorry, Lord Aragorn and Lady Undómiel. Aragorn, you are wanted at the festivity." Legolas said, knowing they wished to stay together, and so did he. Arwen suddenly again had the same face of disappointment that Legolas saw earlier as she stared down to the ground in front of her, and Aragorn turned to look at her. He then gave a glance back at Legolas, which then gave him his answer.
"I will tell them that you are tired and you wish to stay alone for a while." Said Legolas, and he started off.
"Mayhap I shall be there later, Legolas." Called out Aragorn to him. "Thank you." Legolas gave a nod with a grin and leapt off back to the celebration. Arwen then smiled to herself and looked up at him and smiled, and he smiled back.
They started walking slowly, hand in hand down in the gardens of the House of Elrond. They were now together and would not be disturbed hopefully for quite some few more hours of the night.
Aragorn, with out warning lifted Arwen into his arms, and turned around and started to walk for his bedchamber. Hearts beating faster, though Aragorn's walking pace did not quicken except by a bit and more passionate excitement and love aroused in them, and they would be together that night, alone and happy.