standard disclaimers apply.
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Dwendilwen: if i had written more about them after the wedding, the chapters would never end! not that you people would mind, but it sure would be taxing on me. :)
Crimson Moon: Glad you like it! everything you want to know and more will be addressed within the next few chaps. then again, the fic will be done in three or so chaps....
erika palad: as long as you're enjoying yourself.
Emme: you're on the right track, there. i think you've figured out more about this fic than anyone else. i hope these next few chaps don't dissappoint you!
nuola2000: a cigar, eh? i don't condone smoking, but maybe a tea party... was that you who suggested it?
thanks for all the reviews, and i hope this fluff doesn't let you down! i wnated to make it longer, but i had to stop while i was ahead. and right now i'm taking ideas for my next lengthy fic, so if you have anything you want to see made into a story, don't hesitate to ask.
and i've been asked to beta this WONDERFUL galadrield/celeborn fic that i STRONGLY suggest you check out.
Anything But Ordinary by Nevdoiel:
At the request of Rosethorn, I added some stuff about Sesile and Amiens in here becaue she was curious about why Sesile married him. And to be honest, the more I thought about the request, the more it intrigued me too....
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The house was quiet. Too quiet for Adele's liking. It was only during these times that she wondered what Tevelan, was up to. She had last seen her son playing in the main room with the small wooden soldiers that his father had carved for him, but now she did not hear the sounds of a fierce battle going on by the hearth.
Walking into the main room, she saw the soldiers on the floor, but their owner was nowhere to be found.
"Tevelan?" Adele called, getting no reply. "Tevelan? Where did you go?"
The sound of a child's giggling was heard from just outside of the open door, and Adele followed the laughter, catching only a mere glimpse of blond hair as her son ran to the garden on the other side of the house.
Tevelan enjoyed the garden, and often took his afternoon naps outside, basking in the sunlight. He also had a liking for climbing trees, much to his mother's dismay. It often took all afternoon to get the child out if his father were not around.
Adele watched as her son scurried up into his favorite tree, situating himself on a branch higher than she was tall. If it would have been possible, she would have gone up the tree after him, but the branches that her son had used to hoist himself up would not hold her weight, and she had never been good at climbing trees anyway.
"Get down from there," Adele yelled.
"No," came the short reply.
"Now."
"No!"
A soft chuckle came from behind her, and Adele turned to see her husband standing there, amusement clearly written on his face.
"What seems to be the problem?" Talen asked as he closed the gap between he and his wife.
"Your son is up that tree, and I'm not about to go up there and retrieve him."
Talen walked over to the base of the tree and looked up at a face so very like his own. The same light hair color, the same stern look.
The same amused smile.
"You are giving your mother grief."
"Am not."
"Get out of that tree," Talen said sternly.
Several silent moments passed as Adele guessed that her son was looking for the best way down. Then, without any warning, a boy fell into his father's waiting arms. Talen whispered something into his son's ear and set him on the ground to run to Adele.
"Pick me up!" he said as he jumped up and down.
Adele reached down and lifted the boy into her arms, curious as to why he wanted to be lifted.
"I love you!" the boy said while wrapping his arms about her neck, giving her a very messy kiss on the cheek.
Kissing him back, Adele looked at her husband who was beaming with pride.
"Good going," Talen said to his son as Tevelan scrambled out of his mother's arms and onto the ground to run off and play.
"You are going to get him in trouble one of these days," Adele said.
"Me? I had nothing to do with anything."
"Liar."
Talen smiled and offered his arm to Adele as they walked back to the house.
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Things always calmed down in the evenings when the chores were done and nothing was left to do but sit by the fire with your favorite pipe, or read a book in the corner. These things were fine for everyone else, but Talen and Adele spent their evenings together with their son.
Talen had decided at the nagging of the twins that his son was old enough to be aquainted with the saddle. Horses were a part of life in the Rohan, and Tevelan was Rohirric. That had been their argument, and Talen could not deny them.
Tevelan had only been allowed on a horse (and the smallest one they had, Adele had made sure) for the better part of a week. Although only three years old, the child had showed remarkable skill with the small amount of freedom that Talen had given him on the animal.
Adele watched her son nervously as he rode the animal back and forth in the small area of land just in front of the house. Although she knew that Talen would never put their child in danger, she still couldn't help her maternal instinct.
Inside the house, Sesile watched the child as he rode the horse in a circle around a tree. Her sons had told her about their persuasive ways, and she couldn't help but agree with them. Airsyn and Aidan had started riding around the same age as Tevelan.
A pair of arms wrapped around Sesile and she leaned into Amiens' embrace, closing her eyes.
"Were we ever that young?" she asked.
"Younger."
"I remember when you began teaching the twins to ride," Sesile said with a chuckle. "They were so careless with the horses, and you became so frustrated with them."
"They turned out all right, I think."
"Yes, they did."
Silence followed their words, and together they stood at the window, looking out at Talen as he supervised Tevelan on the horse. The boy smiled and laughed as his father began chasing after him on foot.
Sesile chuckled, letting out a happy sigh. "Were we ever that happy and carefree?"
Amiens looked down at his wife, a look of concern on his face. "Are you unhappy here with me?"
"Oh, no, I did not mean it like that."
"How did you mean it?"
"It has been so long since our sons were children. The years have faded from my memory."
"I was always that happy. I still am."
Sesile turned in her husband's arms, looking up at him.
"I promised to love you until my last dying breath, and I have not failed you on that promise yet."
"Nor I you."
The door to the house opened just as Sesile and Amiens's lips met for a soft kiss. Aidan stopped and his brother came crashing into his back. He saw his parents kissing and his face contorted into a grimace.
"Can you not take that someplace private?" Aidan asked.
"That's disgusting!" Airsyn added.
Sesile laughed and pressed her lips more forcefully to her husband's lips, wrapping her arms around his neck. The twins quickly backed out of the house, slamming the door as they went.
"Can you believe them?"
"The nerve!"
The twins walked around to the side of the house to watch Tevelan as he rode his horse.
"Not you two as well!!"
Adele and Talen jumped apart at the yell of Aidan's voice. A smile was tugging at the corner of Adele's lips, and Talen turned around to see his son leading the horse around a small patch of wildflowers not far away.
"What is it with all of you people?" Airsyn asked.
"We weren't doing anything!" Adele protested.
"And in front of your son!" Aidan said, gasping.
"Tevelan!" Airsyn called. "Come here!"
The boy came running up to his cousin, jumping in the man's arms. He smiled and laughed as Airsyn put the boy on his shoulders, making sure he was secure before walking away, his head shaking in a disapproving manner. Aidan followed suit.
"What do you suppose that was about?" Talen asked as he and Adele began walking toward the horse.
"I do not know. They did not enter the house, so maybe Sesile and Amiens are occupied?"
"I do not care to think about that."
"You never minded it."
"Well I would rather not like to think of your cousins in that way."
Talen and Adele lead the horse to the stable, locking him in after taking off the saddle and other equipment. As they were walking out, the sunlight began to fade behind the mountains. Adele was admiring the beautiful sunset when she found herself pressed against the stable wall.
"Can't wait to get back to the house?" Adele asked with amusement clear in her voice.
"Just think, this is where we first shared a kiss. Would it not be romantic to make love right here, right now?" Talen asked as he began kissing his way down her neck.
"As much as the feel of a wooden beam in my back appeals to me, I would much rather enjoy a softer, more horizontal place."
"Hard to please, aren't you?" Talen asked as he lifted Adele off of the ground. Her legs found their way around his hips, and her mouth to his as he tried miserably to find his way out of the stable through half closed eyes.
"Oh!" Adele cried as she found herself underneath her husband in a large pile of hay that had been thrown into the corner.
"Does this work well enough, my Lady?" Talen asked.
"Well enough. Now shut up and kiss me."
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a/n: well, what say you? amusing? no? give me your best, give me your worst, but give me something! you know you want to. i might have to sing if you don't....
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Dwendilwen: if i had written more about them after the wedding, the chapters would never end! not that you people would mind, but it sure would be taxing on me. :)
Crimson Moon: Glad you like it! everything you want to know and more will be addressed within the next few chaps. then again, the fic will be done in three or so chaps....
erika palad: as long as you're enjoying yourself.
Emme: you're on the right track, there. i think you've figured out more about this fic than anyone else. i hope these next few chaps don't dissappoint you!
nuola2000: a cigar, eh? i don't condone smoking, but maybe a tea party... was that you who suggested it?
thanks for all the reviews, and i hope this fluff doesn't let you down! i wnated to make it longer, but i had to stop while i was ahead. and right now i'm taking ideas for my next lengthy fic, so if you have anything you want to see made into a story, don't hesitate to ask.
and i've been asked to beta this WONDERFUL galadrield/celeborn fic that i STRONGLY suggest you check out.
Anything But Ordinary by Nevdoiel:
At the request of Rosethorn, I added some stuff about Sesile and Amiens in here becaue she was curious about why Sesile married him. And to be honest, the more I thought about the request, the more it intrigued me too....
~~--~~*~~--~~ Chapter Seven: Indecency ~~--~~*~~--~~
The house was quiet. Too quiet for Adele's liking. It was only during these times that she wondered what Tevelan, was up to. She had last seen her son playing in the main room with the small wooden soldiers that his father had carved for him, but now she did not hear the sounds of a fierce battle going on by the hearth.
Walking into the main room, she saw the soldiers on the floor, but their owner was nowhere to be found.
"Tevelan?" Adele called, getting no reply. "Tevelan? Where did you go?"
The sound of a child's giggling was heard from just outside of the open door, and Adele followed the laughter, catching only a mere glimpse of blond hair as her son ran to the garden on the other side of the house.
Tevelan enjoyed the garden, and often took his afternoon naps outside, basking in the sunlight. He also had a liking for climbing trees, much to his mother's dismay. It often took all afternoon to get the child out if his father were not around.
Adele watched as her son scurried up into his favorite tree, situating himself on a branch higher than she was tall. If it would have been possible, she would have gone up the tree after him, but the branches that her son had used to hoist himself up would not hold her weight, and she had never been good at climbing trees anyway.
"Get down from there," Adele yelled.
"No," came the short reply.
"Now."
"No!"
A soft chuckle came from behind her, and Adele turned to see her husband standing there, amusement clearly written on his face.
"What seems to be the problem?" Talen asked as he closed the gap between he and his wife.
"Your son is up that tree, and I'm not about to go up there and retrieve him."
Talen walked over to the base of the tree and looked up at a face so very like his own. The same light hair color, the same stern look.
The same amused smile.
"You are giving your mother grief."
"Am not."
"Get out of that tree," Talen said sternly.
Several silent moments passed as Adele guessed that her son was looking for the best way down. Then, without any warning, a boy fell into his father's waiting arms. Talen whispered something into his son's ear and set him on the ground to run to Adele.
"Pick me up!" he said as he jumped up and down.
Adele reached down and lifted the boy into her arms, curious as to why he wanted to be lifted.
"I love you!" the boy said while wrapping his arms about her neck, giving her a very messy kiss on the cheek.
Kissing him back, Adele looked at her husband who was beaming with pride.
"Good going," Talen said to his son as Tevelan scrambled out of his mother's arms and onto the ground to run off and play.
"You are going to get him in trouble one of these days," Adele said.
"Me? I had nothing to do with anything."
"Liar."
Talen smiled and offered his arm to Adele as they walked back to the house.
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Things always calmed down in the evenings when the chores were done and nothing was left to do but sit by the fire with your favorite pipe, or read a book in the corner. These things were fine for everyone else, but Talen and Adele spent their evenings together with their son.
Talen had decided at the nagging of the twins that his son was old enough to be aquainted with the saddle. Horses were a part of life in the Rohan, and Tevelan was Rohirric. That had been their argument, and Talen could not deny them.
Tevelan had only been allowed on a horse (and the smallest one they had, Adele had made sure) for the better part of a week. Although only three years old, the child had showed remarkable skill with the small amount of freedom that Talen had given him on the animal.
Adele watched her son nervously as he rode the animal back and forth in the small area of land just in front of the house. Although she knew that Talen would never put their child in danger, she still couldn't help her maternal instinct.
Inside the house, Sesile watched the child as he rode the horse in a circle around a tree. Her sons had told her about their persuasive ways, and she couldn't help but agree with them. Airsyn and Aidan had started riding around the same age as Tevelan.
A pair of arms wrapped around Sesile and she leaned into Amiens' embrace, closing her eyes.
"Were we ever that young?" she asked.
"Younger."
"I remember when you began teaching the twins to ride," Sesile said with a chuckle. "They were so careless with the horses, and you became so frustrated with them."
"They turned out all right, I think."
"Yes, they did."
Silence followed their words, and together they stood at the window, looking out at Talen as he supervised Tevelan on the horse. The boy smiled and laughed as his father began chasing after him on foot.
Sesile chuckled, letting out a happy sigh. "Were we ever that happy and carefree?"
Amiens looked down at his wife, a look of concern on his face. "Are you unhappy here with me?"
"Oh, no, I did not mean it like that."
"How did you mean it?"
"It has been so long since our sons were children. The years have faded from my memory."
"I was always that happy. I still am."
Sesile turned in her husband's arms, looking up at him.
"I promised to love you until my last dying breath, and I have not failed you on that promise yet."
"Nor I you."
The door to the house opened just as Sesile and Amiens's lips met for a soft kiss. Aidan stopped and his brother came crashing into his back. He saw his parents kissing and his face contorted into a grimace.
"Can you not take that someplace private?" Aidan asked.
"That's disgusting!" Airsyn added.
Sesile laughed and pressed her lips more forcefully to her husband's lips, wrapping her arms around his neck. The twins quickly backed out of the house, slamming the door as they went.
"Can you believe them?"
"The nerve!"
The twins walked around to the side of the house to watch Tevelan as he rode his horse.
"Not you two as well!!"
Adele and Talen jumped apart at the yell of Aidan's voice. A smile was tugging at the corner of Adele's lips, and Talen turned around to see his son leading the horse around a small patch of wildflowers not far away.
"What is it with all of you people?" Airsyn asked.
"We weren't doing anything!" Adele protested.
"And in front of your son!" Aidan said, gasping.
"Tevelan!" Airsyn called. "Come here!"
The boy came running up to his cousin, jumping in the man's arms. He smiled and laughed as Airsyn put the boy on his shoulders, making sure he was secure before walking away, his head shaking in a disapproving manner. Aidan followed suit.
"What do you suppose that was about?" Talen asked as he and Adele began walking toward the horse.
"I do not know. They did not enter the house, so maybe Sesile and Amiens are occupied?"
"I do not care to think about that."
"You never minded it."
"Well I would rather not like to think of your cousins in that way."
Talen and Adele lead the horse to the stable, locking him in after taking off the saddle and other equipment. As they were walking out, the sunlight began to fade behind the mountains. Adele was admiring the beautiful sunset when she found herself pressed against the stable wall.
"Can't wait to get back to the house?" Adele asked with amusement clear in her voice.
"Just think, this is where we first shared a kiss. Would it not be romantic to make love right here, right now?" Talen asked as he began kissing his way down her neck.
"As much as the feel of a wooden beam in my back appeals to me, I would much rather enjoy a softer, more horizontal place."
"Hard to please, aren't you?" Talen asked as he lifted Adele off of the ground. Her legs found their way around his hips, and her mouth to his as he tried miserably to find his way out of the stable through half closed eyes.
"Oh!" Adele cried as she found herself underneath her husband in a large pile of hay that had been thrown into the corner.
"Does this work well enough, my Lady?" Talen asked.
"Well enough. Now shut up and kiss me."
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a/n: well, what say you? amusing? no? give me your best, give me your worst, but give me something! you know you want to. i might have to sing if you don't....