I' Rusve Ondo (The broken stone)

Rated: PG (for now) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lummenquenta Nerte {Chronicle Nine}

Rutha {Anger}

~~~POV-HALDIR OF LORIEN~~~

I ran after the fleeting girl. "Lirawen!" She was running faster than she had before and I had to sprint to catch up with her, "Tampa!" {Stop!}

She turned, her ebon hair flying over her shoulders in the wind. "Mani?" {What?}

I stopped, "A storm is coming, you best come in." She laughed.

"I live for storms March Warden. They hold no threat to me. My life is a storm."

Rain started to fall on us. "Saese." {Please.} She shook her head. "Fine, but I will penalize you for disobeying orders."

She stood tall, "I am a princess March Warden."

I sighed, defeated. "Yes, of course you are. Enjoy your run."

As I turned to leave, a look of mischief crossed her face. She grinned, "Care to join me?"

I paused a moment, "I suppose I will." I stripped off my armor, down to my tunic and leggings. "I will race you." All that excess weight was not good for a long, calming run.

She tore of her tunic revealing her silky beige skin and a camisole. "Go!" We took off running, each matching the other's footfalls. I sped up quickly, and she mimicked my speed. Lirawen grinned, "Give up yet?"

"Never!" I scoffed. I sprinted harder but to no avail, for my pace was matched and surpassed. I kept up with her, even though my legs began to throb after the first ten miles. She seemed exhausted too but something was fueling her, and I was sure it was definitely not the storm.

We ran twelve miles and I stopped, "I cannot run another step!" She looked back at me and raised an eyebrow.

Lirawen's silky laughter flitted around me, "Maybe you should have gotten some rest last night." Her voice was an icy dagger to the heart.

I did not quite understand her comment but her tone stung. I backed away, "Amin hiraetha nan' amin uuma sinta mani lle naa quenien en'." {I am sorry but I do not know what you are speaking of.}

Lirawen sighed, "Lle mela re?" {Do you love her?} The elven maiden before me shifted uneasily.

My brow furrowed, "Mela ya?" {Love who?} I was getting terribly confused, but that was not unusual when I spoke with she-elves.

"Reyna! Who else!?" She watched me, as if her answer was obvious.

"Amin uuma mela Reyna. Re naa mellonamin." {I do not love Reyna. She is my friend.}

A jealous smile crossed Lirawen's face, "That isn't how she sees it!"

I sighed, "Whatever you say Lady. Let's get back before the sun gets too high and our shift draws too near for a decent sleep. If Reyna truly thinks otherwise, I would know and deter that belief."

Lirawen nodded reluctantly, "Fine. Let's go." We both took off running fairly quickly.

~

When I returned I went straight to me flet to grab my towel and wash. I threw down my armor, stripped off my sweaty tunic and leggings and ran down to the bathing pool in nothing but a towel. Before I could turn around, I noticed someone bathing. After further investigation, I realize it was Reyna bathing. Her back was to me and her long brown tresses cascaded down past her shoulder blades.

Her skin was flawless except for her back. A few scars, one larger one on her right shoulder blade, were visible from where I was. I wanted to leave, to turn away, but I could not take my eyes off her. 'Re naa vanima...' {She is beautiful...} I thought to myself in the silence of my own mind. I tried to take my eyes off her, I knew it wasn't right, but I could not.

"Come on in Haldir. Do not be afraid." She turned around and her hair barely covered her breasts. Her skin was caramel colored and her eyes lit with impishness. "I don't bite, usually."

I stared at her long, muscular legs and well developed stomach. She was gorgeous. When I finally blinked I smiled. "I would love to join you, but I cannot. You and I are only friends."

Reyna nodded, "I know. I thought you wanted to bathe though..." Only innocence stared at me through those beaming brown eyes. I had seen those eyes before; in all the doe I had seen when I was hunting. The frightened, hunted look that made your heart bleed with pity. The big brown eyes, which were never filled with joy, but always haunting. Haunting, her eyes were just that.

She looked confused. I blushed when I realized that only I had been thinking of other things. "I would rather not Lady. It is not right for you to see me, or I to see you without clothing." I hoped she had not seen me examining her body earlier.

The entrancing Fae motioned to her body, "You have seen me already March Warden, not to mention the fact that I am sure you have been with many women and know exactly what we look like."

My cheeks became heated, "To be truthful, I have never been with a woman."

Reyna raised her eyebrow, "Truly? How adorable! A handsome 'and' chaste elven warrior!" A grin spread across her lips.

I turned to leave and she came up behind me. She turned me around and smiled, "Miqula amin." {Kiss me.}

My body buzzed with desire. "Lle merna tanya?" {You want that?} She nodded and I wrapped my arms around her dripping waist. "Amin vithel..." {Me also...}

I cupped her face in my hands, gently rubbing the water droplets away. She looked up at me hopefully, "Saese!" {Please!}

She wrapped her soft arms around my neck and brought me closer. Our lips were so close that I was surprised they hadn't met yet. Her eyes glistened with excitement. "Lle uuma merna a'?" {You do not want to?}

My gaze fell from her eyes to her lips, "Ta naa iltanya." {It is not that.} I paused before I said anymore, "Amin anta aut." {I need to go.}

I started to turn away and she pressed her lips firmly against mine. I fell into the kiss, enjoying her soft warm lips against mine. I felt lightheaded and dizzy when she pulled away. "Sii lle auta." {Now you can go.} My cheeks were flaming.

"N'uma. Amin merna miqul lle au'." {No. I want to kiss you again.}

~~~To Be Continued~~~

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