One Last Kiss
Part 6
Disclaimer: I don't own it...it owns me.
Blackstardust: I know I really should have kept them in order, but I had
no idea I would be writing this story when I wrote either EltÃnuviel or
The Song of Love. Thanks for Reviewing!
Author's Note: I've been on vacation for a month, that's why I haven't
updating for so long.
~*~
Elboron stared off into the darkness. Had it been real? Was he really
married? Was this all a dream? Was he really wed? He supposed so. The
next Prince of Ithilien then turned his mind to the evening's events,
over which he had thought long weeks until finally coming to a decision.
~*~FLASHBACK~*~
Elboron slammed the book down so hard that the table shook. The suspense
was killing him. Why had he not been allowed to go with the armies? Had
he not proved himself a Man and a warrior through many years of toil?
Ariwen.... Blast it! He had to stop thinking about Ariwen! For weeks
now, ever since the army had left, he had been thinking of proposing
marriage to the girl. He wanted to propose marriage to her, he wanted to
marry her that very second, without any finery or festivities, he just
wanted to marry her! However, with the blasted King gone, the Dark Lord
had more of a chance of coming back than he had of marrying Ariwen for
at least one month! To the Void with it all! He would propose to wed on
the morrow, with or without the King's approval!
As Elboron marched confidently from the library, he thought nothing of
the proposition of eloping, as long as they would be married. His mind
seemed to be in a sort of limbo at the moment.
By the time he had reached Ariwen's chambers, he had regained at least
enough sense to knock before entering.
"Come in!" Ariwen called.
Striding impatiently into the room, Elboron did what he had longed to do
for what had seemed like eternity. "Melamin (my love), I know this may
seem sudden, but I can stand it no longer. Will thee have me now?" He
pleaded desperately.
"But Elboron, that would mean eloping! My heart longs for you as well,
but should we really disregard our father's wishes in of this?"
Suddenly a thought struck Elboron. "Ed' i'ear ar' elenea (By the sea and
stars)! Why did I not think of it before? Ariwen, your brother is the
King's Heir! The local priest would undoubtedly be too cowardly to wed
us without the King's consent, but Eldarion has the power and I am sure
that he could be bribed with something."
Ariwen laughed out loud. "Lle Nadorhuan (You cowardly dog)! I suppose we
could get my brother to wed us. At least it would still be legal. But
what to bribe him with?"
Elboron grinned mischievously. "Oh, you will see, darling. You see, I
know many secrets about our dear Prince that he would not want another
to know. I also know what he enjoys so much that he would never pass it
up. This we can use to our advantage in many ways."
~*~
"Eldarion of the House of Telcontar! Open this door now or I swear on
pain of death I will tell Thorwen what you did the other day at the
Angry Bull!"
After ten minutes of pleading, threats and attempts to break the door
down, Eldarion finally answered the calls of his sister and best friend.
"Amin delotha lle (I hate you)! Why did you have to use the Angry Bull?
If Thorwen hears about that, she will bind and gag me, and them take me
out to a deserted alley in the dead of night and disembowel me! You are
lucky she sleeps like a troll, otherwise I would be disemboweling you
first!" A very cross Eldarion appeared in the doorway.
Elboron smirked and bowed low. "I do but serve my future King and my
people. Besides, who said that you do not sleep like a troll yourself?"
Ariwen, who had wisely stayed out of the two friend's bickering, now
stepped forward to break it off before they got completely off subject.
"Eldarion, I know that this may seem very sudden, but could you wed us?
If you do it, no one would dare consider it eloping!"
Eldarion blinked. "Wed you? Here? Now? At this time of night? Without
father's permission? My dear sister, have you completely lost your mind?
Besides, if I could do it, I would have wed myself and Thorwen without
all of those tedious festivities."
Ariwen then promptly slapped her brother upside the head. "You
insufferable dolt! You are the King's Heir! Of course you can legally
perform marriages!"
Eldarion narrowed his eyes. "Alright. You have me there. But why
should I do it? Father would skin me alive!"
"Because I know many things about you that would easily send you to an
early grave if ANYONE knew." Elboron put in.
"Such as?" The Prince asked cautiously.
"Such as every sin you have ever committed. You revealed them all to
me."
As Eldarion started to protest, Elboron continued, "Do you not
remember all of those drunken nights in the taverns?"
With that statement Eldarion immediately closed his mouth, scowled and
said, "I will wake Thorwen. Ariwen, you go and wake Celewen. I want
more than one witness for this. Meet us in father's private library in
ten minutes."
With a triumphant smile, Elboron walked off to the library with an
oddly happy bounce in his step.
~*~
"I do" Ariwen and Elboron said at the same time. It had taken Eldarion a
while to wake his sleepy wife, but he had finally managed it. When
Elboron had reached the King's library, he had found it locked, but
the Prince had come soon with the key and his wife. Both Thorwen and
Celewen had proved a bit disapproving when they learned of the plan, but
agreed to hold witness anyway.
When marrying them, Eldarion had blinked sleepily and rushed the whole
ceremony so he could get back to bed. "Now, how will you explain all of
this to mother?" he questioned skeptically.
Ariwen grinned. "Oh, I am sure we will find a way."
~*~END FLASHBACK~*~
How WAS Ariwen going to try to explain this to the Queen? Shaking his
head, he went back to sleep and left his thoughts to be mused upon
another day.
~*~
Please Review!
Part 6
Disclaimer: I don't own it...it owns me.
Blackstardust: I know I really should have kept them in order, but I had
no idea I would be writing this story when I wrote either EltÃnuviel or
The Song of Love. Thanks for Reviewing!
Author's Note: I've been on vacation for a month, that's why I haven't
updating for so long.
~*~
Elboron stared off into the darkness. Had it been real? Was he really
married? Was this all a dream? Was he really wed? He supposed so. The
next Prince of Ithilien then turned his mind to the evening's events,
over which he had thought long weeks until finally coming to a decision.
~*~FLASHBACK~*~
Elboron slammed the book down so hard that the table shook. The suspense
was killing him. Why had he not been allowed to go with the armies? Had
he not proved himself a Man and a warrior through many years of toil?
Ariwen.... Blast it! He had to stop thinking about Ariwen! For weeks
now, ever since the army had left, he had been thinking of proposing
marriage to the girl. He wanted to propose marriage to her, he wanted to
marry her that very second, without any finery or festivities, he just
wanted to marry her! However, with the blasted King gone, the Dark Lord
had more of a chance of coming back than he had of marrying Ariwen for
at least one month! To the Void with it all! He would propose to wed on
the morrow, with or without the King's approval!
As Elboron marched confidently from the library, he thought nothing of
the proposition of eloping, as long as they would be married. His mind
seemed to be in a sort of limbo at the moment.
By the time he had reached Ariwen's chambers, he had regained at least
enough sense to knock before entering.
"Come in!" Ariwen called.
Striding impatiently into the room, Elboron did what he had longed to do
for what had seemed like eternity. "Melamin (my love), I know this may
seem sudden, but I can stand it no longer. Will thee have me now?" He
pleaded desperately.
"But Elboron, that would mean eloping! My heart longs for you as well,
but should we really disregard our father's wishes in of this?"
Suddenly a thought struck Elboron. "Ed' i'ear ar' elenea (By the sea and
stars)! Why did I not think of it before? Ariwen, your brother is the
King's Heir! The local priest would undoubtedly be too cowardly to wed
us without the King's consent, but Eldarion has the power and I am sure
that he could be bribed with something."
Ariwen laughed out loud. "Lle Nadorhuan (You cowardly dog)! I suppose we
could get my brother to wed us. At least it would still be legal. But
what to bribe him with?"
Elboron grinned mischievously. "Oh, you will see, darling. You see, I
know many secrets about our dear Prince that he would not want another
to know. I also know what he enjoys so much that he would never pass it
up. This we can use to our advantage in many ways."
~*~
"Eldarion of the House of Telcontar! Open this door now or I swear on
pain of death I will tell Thorwen what you did the other day at the
Angry Bull!"
After ten minutes of pleading, threats and attempts to break the door
down, Eldarion finally answered the calls of his sister and best friend.
"Amin delotha lle (I hate you)! Why did you have to use the Angry Bull?
If Thorwen hears about that, she will bind and gag me, and them take me
out to a deserted alley in the dead of night and disembowel me! You are
lucky she sleeps like a troll, otherwise I would be disemboweling you
first!" A very cross Eldarion appeared in the doorway.
Elboron smirked and bowed low. "I do but serve my future King and my
people. Besides, who said that you do not sleep like a troll yourself?"
Ariwen, who had wisely stayed out of the two friend's bickering, now
stepped forward to break it off before they got completely off subject.
"Eldarion, I know that this may seem very sudden, but could you wed us?
If you do it, no one would dare consider it eloping!"
Eldarion blinked. "Wed you? Here? Now? At this time of night? Without
father's permission? My dear sister, have you completely lost your mind?
Besides, if I could do it, I would have wed myself and Thorwen without
all of those tedious festivities."
Ariwen then promptly slapped her brother upside the head. "You
insufferable dolt! You are the King's Heir! Of course you can legally
perform marriages!"
Eldarion narrowed his eyes. "Alright. You have me there. But why
should I do it? Father would skin me alive!"
"Because I know many things about you that would easily send you to an
early grave if ANYONE knew." Elboron put in.
"Such as?" The Prince asked cautiously.
"Such as every sin you have ever committed. You revealed them all to
me."
As Eldarion started to protest, Elboron continued, "Do you not
remember all of those drunken nights in the taverns?"
With that statement Eldarion immediately closed his mouth, scowled and
said, "I will wake Thorwen. Ariwen, you go and wake Celewen. I want
more than one witness for this. Meet us in father's private library in
ten minutes."
With a triumphant smile, Elboron walked off to the library with an
oddly happy bounce in his step.
~*~
"I do" Ariwen and Elboron said at the same time. It had taken Eldarion a
while to wake his sleepy wife, but he had finally managed it. When
Elboron had reached the King's library, he had found it locked, but
the Prince had come soon with the key and his wife. Both Thorwen and
Celewen had proved a bit disapproving when they learned of the plan, but
agreed to hold witness anyway.
When marrying them, Eldarion had blinked sleepily and rushed the whole
ceremony so he could get back to bed. "Now, how will you explain all of
this to mother?" he questioned skeptically.
Ariwen grinned. "Oh, I am sure we will find a way."
~*~END FLASHBACK~*~
How WAS Ariwen going to try to explain this to the Queen? Shaking his
head, he went back to sleep and left his thoughts to be mused upon
another day.
~*~
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