Chapter Twenty Two

Daralis sat at the vanity in her room, rubbing balm on her lips while Reidwen brushed her hair for her. She was dressed in a midnight blue silk nightgown with cream-colored lace trimming the edges and the swell of her breasts.

Reidwen brushed her hair until it curled at the ends, and pinned it high on her head, giving her face a delicate, graceful look.

"Princess," Reidwen began, " If I may ask, what do you plan to do to Lord Elladan?"

"Ah, Reidwen," Daralis replied with a sly smile, "I'm not sure it's very proper for me to tell you that."

Reidwen blushed.

In the next room, Elladan pulled on a blue tunic. He went to his balcony to see if he could see Daralis, but her balcony doors were closed and the curtains drawn. He came back into his room, unsure of what to do now that he was dressed and ready. He left his room, passed Daralis' door and went to Elrohir's.

He knocked softly.

"Elrohir?" He received no answer. "Elrohir, let me in. I want to speak to you." Still no answer. "Elrohir, please. I want to apologize. I did not mean what I said." The door opened, and Elrohir stared back at his mirror image with a stony look.

"I will allow you to apologize to me, Elladan, but before I can fully forgive I ask that you apologize to Reidwen as well. She does not deserve the treatment you gave her."

"Fine, brother. Where can I find her?"

"She is next door helping Daralis prepare for dinner."

Elladan said nothing and turned to Daralis' door.

Daralis and Reidwen heard a resounding knock on the door, and Reidwen went to answer. She was shocked to see Elladan standing there.

"Lady Reidwen," he began, "please allow me to apologize for the horrid way in which I treated and spoke to you."

Elladan's voice drew Daralis to the door, and she got there in time to watch him kneel on one knee to Reidwen.

"Lady Reidwen, I have wronged you. I did not mean to embarrass or tease, and it is only my fault that the situation became so cruel. I realize my flaw and I can only hope to correct it now. Can you accept my apology?"

Reidwen blushed furiously, believing that he was jesting until she saw Elrohir's visage behind him.

"I accept your apology, Elladan. Diola lle." She smiled, and he stood up.

"Fantastic. Now go to my brother," Elladan suggested, moving his gaze to Daralis. "Daralis is already the most beautiful creature I have ever seen, and she needs nothing else." He received a smile from both females, and Reidwen slid past him.

Elladan entered the room, and Daralis backed away from his with a playful smile.

"Get out of here, you, I'm not ready yet."

"I will not. But you can continue getting ready. Do you need to change clothes?" He looked her up and down suggestively and raised his eyebrows. She laughed.

"You insufferable flirt! I most certainly do not. But you need to leave, before they send out dinner up, and they see us in here together with me in my nightgown."

"They can handle it," he replied moving towards her slowly.

"Elladan!" she replied, giggling. "I'm not sure if they can!"

He reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her in. She laid her arms over his shoulders and kissed him lightly.

"That was a very sweet thing you did for Reidwen just now." She gave another kiss. "I'm very proud of you." Another kiss. "Very proud."

"Oh really?" Elladan replied, a wide smile on his face. "How proud?"

"Oh, extremely proud." He touched his lips to hers again, reveling in her moan when the kiss went deeper. He pulled his fingers through her hair, his mind buzzing with pleasure. A knock resounded on the door.

"Go into the bathing chamber, Elladan." She went to the door and opened it, allowing the kitchen staff to enter first with a small table, which they placed next to the rosewood table holding a flower vase they placed down the food, poured wine, and left. When the door closed, Elladan entered the bedchamber and crossed again to Daralis, who was sipping from her goblet of wine. He picked up a berry from the dessert platter, and placed it at her lips. While she was eating it, she put down her goblet and pulled the pins from her hair. It fell around her shoulders in a cloud of mahogany strands.

Elladan ran his hands up her back, and she winced and hissed out air.

"What is it, Melamin?"

"Just my back." At his inquisitive look, she explained. "She kicked me, once." Elladan pulled her to the bed.

"Take off your gown," he whispered huskily. When she complied, he ran his eyes over her quickly, then exhaling a breath, he lay her down on her stomach.

Daralis' skin tingled with anticipation before she felt light kisses going up her spine. She fought the urge to arch her back into Elladan's touch.

His fingers went lightly over her skin, touching the fading bruise in the middle of her back near her spine.

"I cannot believe I allowed this to happen to you."

"It isn't your fault, Elladan. I don't blame you at all."

"I blame myself." He turned her over onto her back and knelt on the bed. "Of course, if I had been in bed with you, it could have been prevented." She smiled up at him.

"Then how about you make sure that I'm never taken again?"

"I may have to do that, Melamin." He lowered himself over her and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders, their lips touching with an igniting spark. Elladan's tunic hit the floor, followed closely by his breeches.

Daralis wriggled as she felt his mouth on her chest.
"Elladan" she hissed out. He moved lower. "Ah! Sweet Eru, Elladan!" Elladan's mouth placed kissed around her navel. "Elladan, I'm sick of your teasing."

"I have yet to begin teasing you, Melamin." He pushed her legs opened and kissed the inside of her thigh.

"Elladan, I " She felt another kiss on her thigh; he was moving closer. She moved her hips, but Elladan's hands soon held them down. "Elladan, don't tease me!" she exclaimed in frustration.

He flicked his tongue over a tiny spot centimeters away from the apex between her leg and her core, then raised his head.

"I think you'll enjoy my type of teasing." He pressed a kiss onto her bud, and her back arched despite his restricting hands.

"Elbereth, Elladan," she moaned breathily, "Stop that." Her hands contradicted her command, however, and she released the sheets that were clenched in her hands. She threaded her fingers through his hair and held him there, squirming as he continued his ministrations.

Elladan hummed, sending vibrations up her body, and she couldn't stop the following climax. Her fingers clenched, and she moved her hands to rub over the tip of his right ear, reveling in the following moan.

"Elladan You're driving me crazy" He trailed kisses back up her stomach. When he was lying completely over her, she could taste herself in his kiss. She felt his arousal between her legs as they kissed and she recovered from her first orgasm. After a few minutes, she broke the kiss and looked into his gray eyes.

"I'm ready, Elladan." The look he gave her back made her skin buzz.

"Are you sure?"

"I know it." Her every sense was heightened as she waited for the moment, and then finally it was there.

She moaned as he slid into her, feeling herself open and stretch for him.

His face was taut with concentration and his eyes were closed. Daralis reached up and took his face in her hands, her fingers trembling when he slid out of her and pushed back in. Heat went through her veins as he hit the spot inside of her and her arousal flared.

"Elladan," she gasped, as he picked up a quicker pace, "Don't ever stop."

"I shan't," he whispered into her ear, before pulling his torso up higher so that he could thrust into her more fiercely.

Daralis ran her hands over her own body, quickly reaching a second pinnacle. At the sensations that brought, Elladan released himself, rolling over so that she was resting on top of him.

"I love you, Daralis." She heard his words through a hazy fog rolling into her mind.

"I love you too, Elladan," she whispered back to him as she fell asleep.

Was it good for you? Hehe, just kidding. Alright, going back to writing!

Rudhiriel out!