Author's Notes: Oh goodness....please don't beat me for not updating in like, oh, a good three or four months....I've been so busy and when I had the free time, I just was way too tired to write. I have even thought about leaving the story where it was but there is so much more to this story that needs be told. Thank you to all the loyal readers and the readers that have recently started to read this tale. I'll try to get back on a regular schedule now....I won't keep you waiting any longer....
Those You Love
First Night
By Celebrian
The walk back to the flet was a silent one, the only noise was the rustle of fallen leaves beneath the couple's feet. Lutheriel looked up at her husband as he walked looking straight ahead. She took a hold of his hand and squeezed it gently. "...Haldir, are you alright, my love?" She spoke softly.
"Of course." He replied back with a short nod of his head. He looked down at her and gave her the best smile he could. "Why would I not be alright?"
Lutheriel shrugged her shoulders slightly and smiled back at him. "Oh, I don't know...we just got married and now we're heading back to your...I mean our flet...to spend our first night together...I'm nervous."
Haldir cleared his throat. "Well, I am certainly not nervous at all." He lied. He knew that she knew that he was lying too, but at least this way it looked like he was still as strong and confident as he ever was. The flet was nearing and he still was trying to think of what to do when they got in there...He knew what he was supposed to do...but he didn't know how to initiate it. "Why is this so hard? This is nothing like planning for a battle...which I would rather be doing at the moment...It's so much easier..."
"The wedding was lovely, wasn't it?" Lutheriel spoke out loud as she recalled the events from earlier on. "You looked so handsome when I came down the stairs...You reminded me of a prince."
"Too bad I am not a prince...Instead I am just a lowly march warden." He thought bitterly to himself. He needed to stop thinking like that. He had her love, what more did he need? Absolutely nothing. Haldir turned the knob to his door and allowed his bride to walk in first. "After you." He said bluntly.
Lutheriel smirked at her husband's mannerisms. "We will have to work on those." She made a mental note to herself as she walked into the dimly lit flet. She headed over to the oil lamp and turned the wick up to brighten the room. Haldir had shut the door behind him and was resting against it looking back at Lutheriel. Lutheriel turned to her husband and motioned her finger in a come hither fashion.
He stood there frozen unable to move, like he was attached to the door. He swallowed the hard lump in his throat and pried himself away from the door, walking slowly over to Lutheriel. When he came near her, he could feel all his worries and doubts washing away. A smile crept onto his face as she put her arms around him and hugged him close. He gently wrapped his arms around her and rested his cheek against the top of her head. Her hair smelled so sweet, like apple blossoms with a hint of mint mixed in for good measure. "...I love you..." He whispered to her, as he rocked her gently back and forth.
Lutheriel grinned. "I love you too, darling." How lucky was she to have such a wonderful husband to take care of her. "I would not trade this moment for anything..." She thought to herself as she glanced down at the desk they were standing near. A parchment envelope with the seal of Thranduil was placed next to a stack of books. Scrawled across the front was her name in a hand writing that was all too familiar to her. "I wonder what this is?" She asked herself as she reached over and picked the envelope up while she was still in her husband's embrace.
"What's that?" Haldir asked, noticing that his wife was a little preoccupied with something other than him at the moment. He let go of her and watched her walk over closer to the lamp.
"It's from Legolas...I'm not sure what it is." She said as she moved her fingers across the parchment envelope to feel it's contents. "There is something other than a letter in here." She said turning her back to Haldir to face the lamp. She picked up the brass letter opener off the desk and slid it across the top of the envelope, pulling out the paper inside.
Dearest Sister,
I came across this necklace of mother's while I was going through an old trunk in the palace. I remembered how you always admired it when you were younger. I also remembered mother saying that one day it would be yours. I think she would have liked to have given it to you on your wedding day.
Love,
Brother
Lutheriel placed the letter on the desk and pulled out the necklace, holding it up to the light. She gasped slightly as she pulled the necklace out. "I remember this..." She thought as she slid her fingers over the silver circular pendant. The green stone in the center was sparkling as the light from the room hit it. Though it was a beautiful necklace it was also a powerful necklace. It had once saved her mother's life.
Haldir crossed his arms and sighed heavily. "What does your brother have to say? Is he insulting me?"
Lutheriel raised her eyebrow. "Not everything has to do with you, darling." She said trying not to smirk. Lutheriel could be just as cocky as he could, of course she was only teasing him.
"It's a beautiful necklace." Haldir said as he noticed the item in his wife's hand.
Lutheriel nodded. "It was my mother's. Legolas found it in a trunk of old junk back home. When my mother held me on her lap when I was little, I would always hold it in my hands admiring the beauty." Lutheriel stepped closer to her husband. "It's a very special necklace. This stone is a rare gem from the Misty Mountains. The green stone glows blue when orcs are near...It saved my mother's life once.......I just wished she wore it all the time, if she had, she might still be with us today."
Haldir studied the necklace but before he could say anything else about it, he felt Lutheriel's arms wrap around his neck, fastening the necklace to him. "Wh-what are you doing?"
Lutheriel stepped back and smiled after she fastened it on him. "I want you to have it. Your job is dangerous and it will give you a little bit of an advantage when the enemy is near but, let us hope that it never turns blue." She leaned forward and met her husband's lips.
Haldir welcomed the kiss, wrapping his arms around her waist. The gift she gave him was more than he could ask for, in fact he wished that she didn't offer it to him but keep it for herself. "You should keep it..." He whispered in between kisses.
"It's my wedding gift to you." She whispered back, sliding her hands beneath his tunic feeling his bare flesh for the first time. His muscles tensed up as her warm fingers caressed his chest.
Haldir forgot all about the necklace as he felt his wife touching him in ways he never felt before. He couldn't even imagine anything feeling this good. "Will this keep getting better?" He asked himself as he kissed her neck and throat.
A soft moan escaped Lutheriel's mouth as she indulged in Haldir's perfect kisses across her neck. "And he thinks he's a bad lover..." She thought as she unbuttoned his tunic letting it slide off his shoulders and onto the floor. Lutheriel broke away from his embrace and looked at his chest, seeing for the first time those muscles that she only had felt beneath his clothes. She smiled at him. "You're gorgeous."
Haldir felt a little uncomfortable standing half naked in front of a female (even if she was his wife). "Ummm...Thank you..." was all he could think of to reply. He could feel the warmth rushing to his cheeks, wishing that it would just stop, why must he feel so embarrassed about this? He seriously doubted that Orophin or RĂºmil ever had felt this way while they were with their lovers.
Lutheriel grinned at Haldir's awkwardness. She felt bad for him, but at the same time she found it rather cute. "Would it help maybe if I lost my top too?" She asked without getting too embarrassed herself. Lutheriel slid her fingers over her laced top and began to pluck the lacing out gently. Haldir's first instinct was to turn around but he knew that she wanted him to watch her. Lutheriel's top fell to the floor and she stood there looking at her husband with loving eyes.
Haldir stood there frozen in his place, looking at her. Slowly and carefully he took a step closer to her. At this very moment he wanted to be with her in ways that he never really had given much thought to in his entire life. He put his arms around her pulling her close, feeling her warm chest against his own. Her big blue eyes sparkled as they gazed back into his. Everything felt so perfect at this very second. Lutheriel began to lead her husband towards the bed, her heart racing a mile a second, anticipating what was to come next. Haldir laid Lutheriel back onto the their bed gently, leaning over her, kissing her lips.
Her hands tangled themselves into Haldir's golden hair and then slowly stroked down his muscular back. She let out a gasp as she felt his lips glide over her throat, down her collarbone, and then across her breasts. Every nerve in her body was now woken up tingling with a most wonderful sensation. Lutheriel brought her hands around to the front of Haldir and undid his pants, letting them slide off his hips. While she was doing that she didn't even notice that Haldir was removing her skirt, until she felt his hands caress her inner thigh. Both of them looked at each other for a moment, silently asking one another if it was okay to proceed. They told each other it was by kissing each other. Haldir moved over his wife, hoping that everything that he was about to do was going to please her in everyway possible.
"Lutheriel," He said looking down at her. "I know I said this before...but thank you for showing me what it is to love."
Lutheriel smiled back, placing her hands on his strong shoulders. "I thank you for giving me the chance to let me show you what love is." She whispered back letting her hands slide over his back.
The wick in the oil lamp burned out and all the room went dark, giving them the perfect atmosphere for the mood. No sounds filled the night air except those of a husband and wife who truly loved each other more than they ever felt possible. This was the beginning of their lives together, but little did they know that....
...this was also the beginning of the end.....
To be continued.
A/N: I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to read this fic. I hope that I found some of my older readers as well as some new ones. I can't believe how much I missed writing this fic. Look for updates more frequently as well. This story is far from over....so much to tell......
