Late Night Love: Heart's Desire
Author: Stephie P. a.k.a thesilentsenshi/kirameki
Contact: thesilentsenshihotmail.com; http:thesilentsenshi.livejournal.com
Pairings: Legolas/Erestor
Rating: R/NC-17
Summary: Erestor is haunted by his night with Legolas. The prince wants to continue their affair. When insomnia hits once again, will Erestor be able to fight his desires. Does he even want to? Sequel to Late Night Library Tryst.
Disclaimer: The lovely elves don't belong to me, though I wish they did.
Warnings: None really. Unless you consider slash bad...
Notes: Part two. Introducing the twins. I just love using the twins as a proverbial cog in the wheel of my relationships. XD They're so much fun to use. We will have more of them in the next part. Oh and as for ages, well, Erestor is(as established last chapter) much older than Legolas. Legolas, though well past his majority would still be viewed as young to other, older elves… Hence Erestor's reluctance to get more involved with him… --; Well, that and his position as royalty…
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Part II. Suspicions

Legolas toyed with the shiny black stone in his hand, it's smooth surface cool against his skin. He lent half an ear to the discussions going on around him. Another boring meeting full of counselors and officials wanting to talk about trade with Mirkwood. Legolas let his father's advisors handle it. He much preferred meetings that actually held some significance other than trade goods and travel routes. It's important, of course, but he didn't see why he had to attend, when all he did was sit there barely paying attention in any case.

He had hoped this trip to Rivendell would be relaxing, but no, his father couldn't let him have a break. As soon as he heard of Legolas' trip he maneuvered to have several counselors and advisors go with him to talk some things over with Elrond. So, Legolas found himself the unwilling representative for his father. He sighed.

Elrond was there as well, but seemed about as interested as Legolas was. Erestor, being Elrond's chief advisor had also been summoned to the meeting. Legolas looked at him appraisingly. Erestor was once again maintaining his mask of cold aloofness. Legolas found himself remembering, vividly how beautiful he had looked with his shields down. And, of course, his robes off. Legolas' pulse quickened and he steered himself away from such thoughts. There was no way he would be caught getting aroused during a meeting about trade goods. It would just be... wrong. He groaned as he shifted.

Even though he told himself not to, he found himself thinking of the dark haired advisor. Though the collected advisor had never known it, Legolas had always been enthralled by him. He couldn't explain why he was drawn to Elrond's chief advisor. Even as an elfling visiting with his father, he had always taken note of the cool and silent advisor. It was almost an obsession. When he was little, the only reason he actually behaved during the tediously long meetings between Elrond and his father was Erestor's presence. No matter how much his friends, Elrond's twins, would try and convince him to, he would not play pranks on their tutor.

Legolas' fist tightened around the stone. As a child he had always been jealous of the twins. They had such an excellent teacher and didn't even seem to realize it. If Erestor had taken note of him at all in his younger years, it was because of his friendship with the twins. Even now, he wasn't an individual to most elves. He was either the twins friend, or Thranduil's son. Even his excellent warrior's skills hadn't gained him much notoriety yet. He wondered how many in this kingdom actually knew his name. He hated that part of his being a prince. Not only was he not the king, he wasn't the heir either. He was just the youngest son. Even in his own Realm few took the time to really get to know him. Outside of his kin, the only two to know everything about him was the twins. He glanced over at them. He saw them looking at each other with decidedly suspicious looks on their faces. Legolas smiled, looks like they've concocted another scheme of theirs. One of them, Elrohir, noticed his gaze and elbowed the other. They turned brilliant smiles on him and both winked simultaneously. Legolas had to stifle a giggle. Even after all these years he didn't know how they did that.

Legolas turned his thoughts back to Elrond's advisor. His brow furrowed and he bit his lip anxiously. Erestor had been avoiding him since that night. It was painfully obvious, even now. This hurt more than Legolas liked to admit. Had the Eldar found him lacking? If so it would be the first complaint he'd ever gotten from a partner. That it happened to be the only partner he truly cared for made the blow twice as painful. Maybe Erestor was regretting that night. Legolas was after all very young compared to him. Though far from inexperienced, the prince was not nearly as versed in the ways of the world as Erestor was. Perhaps he preferred his partners older and more refined. Legolas couldn't help being direct and confident during all things he did. Mayhap Erestor did not go for that. Legolas blinked back his pain. No, he would not cry during this boring meeting in front of his friends, host, and one time lover.

He glanced at all three. Elrond was paying attention to the meeting, Erestor was pointedly ignoring his gaze, and the twins were looking at him curiously and with worry. He shook his head, telling them he was fine.

He glanced down at the stone in his hands. A twin to the blue one he'd gifted Erestor with. He wondered what Erestor thought of his gift. Mayhap he found it childish. Legolas had been too afraid to give it to him in person, and so, had left it with a note that night. Did Erestor even keep it? He shook his head. Best not to dwell on these things. 'Besides, father will be wanting a report of the meetings proceedings.'

With reluctance, the prince focused his attention back on the droll meeting taking place before him.

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Erestor was trying hard not to let his gaze wander to the anxious countenance of his love. He was rather unsuccessful. He caught sight of the blonde prince from the corner of his eye. 'What is he playing with?' the advisor found himself wondering, his own hand surreptitiously fingering the blue stone he now had in his pocket.

He had been avoiding the prince as much as was elvenly possible. Luckily whenever they crossed paths, one or the other was with someone and so didn't have to converse. Erestor hadn't realized just looking at the prince could affect him this way. He tried to forget that night, but it seemed impossible. He had accepted this fact. The talk with Elrond last night hadn't really helped much. There was no way Erestor could possibly confess his true feelings to the prince of the Woodland realm.

Truth be told, despite appearances, Erestor was paying even less attention to the meeting than Legolas was, a thing unheard of. He had agreed to this meeting not realizing the prince himself would be there.

He suddenly caught sight of Legolas' exchange with the twins, and Erestor's heart stopped. He knew the three were close, they were similar in age and had been friends most of their lives. His eyes narrowed at the twins rakish grins and lewd winks. 'Could there be more to their relationship than mere friendship?' Erestor thought, with more than a little jealousy. He gave them a stern warning glare.

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The twins simply smiled back at him. His glare was almost scorching. They conversed through mindspeak, as was their wont during such boring meetings.

'Oi, Roh.'

'Aye?'

'Something is bothering Legolas, do you sense it?'

'Aye.'

'I think it's time for a little chat with our Mirkwood friend, don't you think?'

'Most definitely.'

'And what was that glare from Erestor? It was more scathing than usual. If looks could kill...'

'Aye, I noticed that as well. Mayhap we should try asking him after our chat with Las.'

'When he's in this kind of mood? Are you mad? He is definitely not to be trifled with at the moment.'

'Hmmm... I agree. Perhaps our chat with Las will prove most enlightening.'

'I have a feeling it will be.'

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Elrond was divided. He was most confused. He was used to his twins odd behavior during tedious meetings, but now Legolas and Erestor as well.

Elrond watched them closely. Suddenly his eyes widened. 'It couldn't be...' But after a few minutes he was convinced. 'It's the prince of Mirkwood. Ai, Erestor, what have you gotten yourself into now.' He looked at his friend sadly.

Legolas was almost as notorious as the twins in all three of the Elven realms when it came to the carnal delights. Twas said any elf chosen by them found the utmost pleasure, and both his sons and their friend had broken a great many hearts. 'And to think, Erestor might be one of them. I never would have thought...'

He looked at his friend once more. Erestor was doing an amazing job at hiding his true feelings, he had to give the advisor that much. And something was bothering the prince as well... 'I hope it works out without a lot of pain. Perhaps the prince does care for Erestor. I hope he does... Only time will tell, I suppose.'

With that he was directed back into the discussion by one of his other counselors.

tbc...
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Additional notes: At the moment I only have the first 4 chapters written, though I expect it to last at least 6 or 7 chapters, roughly. Maybe more, maybe less. It depends on where my muse takes me. ;)

Review Responses:

Thank you everyone for responding. I hope this was fast enough for you. XD I thrive one reviews. Without them this fic wouldn't have even existed since it was totally unexpected. It's amazing what a few kind words can do to an authors muse.

Brin: Don't worry, there will be plenty of romance and smut, and I even have a sort of epilogue pwp planned for when this is complete. . There's angst for the first 4 chapters though it gets better after that. I can't help myself, I love making my characters go through emotional torture before I reward them for their efforts. XD And as for the bribery, I know I'm a hopeless case, I can't help but be shameful. At least it helps when writing fanfics, because I have very few compunctions about what I'll put my characters through. X3

Minuial: Sorry I haven't reviewed your story lately, I've been kind of busy and haven't even had a chance to read it. I did catch a peek at the end of Legolas' conversation with Thranduil though. Positively brilliant. XD I can just imagine the look on his face when he finally realizes what Legolas is implying. X3 I kinda like my Erestor as well. I can picture him in my mind as being the cute shy type that is easy prey for the confident prince. XD

Sian: I'm glad you like the sequel. Part of why I wrote this pairing was because there are so few and I wanted to try something new. I figured it would be a bit of a challenge. It wasn't even one of my favorite pairings, though I find myself growing rather attached to them as the story progresses.

Dark Angel: Now you know what Legolas is thinking. I like my Legolas confident and strong, but I figure even the most self-assured person can be a bit intimidated by the emotion called Love. XD

Eresse: glomp Your review made me so happy! I adore your stories. I just went back and reread them from the beginning to end this past week. XD I love Elrohir/Legolas. =9 I haven't had a chance to read all the Twilight Tales, but I'm looking forward to them nonetheless. The reason I wasn't going to turn this into a full blown fic was because I already have so many open-ended fics… =3 I'm so bad. Even so, I don't plan to make this an epic, since I've already established their feelings. Now all it will take is for them to admit them to each other. As I said somewhere above I plan to do a little pwp finale which will be what the sequel was originally going to be. XD It will involve a late night encounter in the kitchen. yum