The Mystery of Love
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A/n: You will notice that the rating has gone up to R. You will find out why here.
Chapter Forty-seven
An Engagement
~~~POV-REYNA LINDELE~~~
"Wake up." The words were no more then a whisper. I could feel long soft tresses brushing across my cheek. A golden blond angel was hovering over me.
I sat up, "Legolas, it is still early." My eyes fought against opening to the harsh dawning light.
He didn't relent. "I have good news!" I rolled over to the other side of the bed.
The sun was barely peaking over the horizon and I had fallen asleep only a few hours ago. Legolas walked around the bed and blocked the sun. Thankful, I finally opened my eyes all the way.
For a moment, the reminiscence of those rays of light caused my vision to blur. When I my brown eyes finally focused again, I saw my lover smiling down at me like a little boy who has just woken on his birthday. Then I remembered Elves did not celebrate birthdays. 'Oh well, their loss I suppose.'
Legolas started to pick me up and I finally sat up. "Mani?" {What?}
A broad smile crossed his lips; "Well, while you were sleeping I had a healer come see you..." Immediately my walls went up. Someone had been touching me while I was sleeping. Yet another weakness of mine...
I glared at him, "That was so considerate of you." My sarcasm was laid on like a thick coat of gooey syrup. Only, it was not the sweetest.
He ignored my comment and continued, "Well, the healer spent about two hours examining you and determined you are not pregnant." My eyes went wide with joy, but there was more. "She found the powder you used on Loraine." A bit of my joy turned to a pang of guilt.
A blush came to my cheeks; "Well, I had to prove to her that there was no curse. She was so downtrodden. It was there work though, you still have to make love, the powder doesn't create the baby. All it does is enhance the chances." After reassuring myself more than telling Legolas, I felt better.
Legolas grinned; "Well for a while that powder had your own body thinking it was pregnant. That is why you were nauseated." Once again, I felt foolish. How could I have not seen that? Oh well, what is done is done and that is that.
I smiled back at him, "I told you everything would be fine!" Quickly, I pulled him to me and embraced him. For a moment we sat there in silence, just reveling in our luck. 'Was it luck? Was it Mother? How come I have narrowly escaped such imminent doom so many times? My father, Rauko, my own inner battle, my low magic...and now this.'
After a few moments, he broke the silence. "Also, there is a ball tomorrow evening and you need to be fitted for a dress."
'A ball tomorrow? And I hadn't heard a word? Someone must have been hiding it from me.' Then another question hit me. "But I have several dresses already. Why do I need yet another?"
"I know. They have to match the color scheme."
"Why now? What is this ball for?"
"Nothing." He was a bad liar.
I shook my head with a smirk, "If you say so. What are the colors?"
This was when I knew he was hiding something. "Ice blue and silver."
Last time I checked, those were definitely not Elven colors. "And where are we supposed to get fabric like that in Mirkwood?" My suspicions were growing by the minute, and Legolas's facial expressions were certainly only a catalyst.
He smiled again, "I had some imported. Trust me, let's go get you fitted." Reluctantly, I took his hand and allowed him to lead me from the chambers. Down the hall, there was a massive room filled with a dozen different hues of pale blue and silver.
~~~POV-LEGOLAS THRANDUILLION~~~
Exhaustion had long overwhelmed me as I walked into my bed chambers with a sigh. Well, at least the ball was finally planned. Sleep may have lowered many of my senses, and that may partially explain the events that ensued.
As I began to undress I noticed someone lying on top of the blankets on the bed. As I opened the sheer curtain I saw Reyna stretched out naked. Her gorgeous body lay on the new black sheets and soft sheep skin.
She smiled, "Legolas, my prince, come to bed with me." Her voice was deep. The seductive throb was unmistakable.
My cheeks heated up, I had never actually bed a woman. "Reyna, are you sure?" This did not sound like Reyna at all. I examined her closely. She had the same brown hair and her eyes were only a little more grey than I remembered. Of course this was Reyna, what was I thinking? No other woman could have this effect on me.
This was my love before me, why wouldn't it be? Maybe she had just finally let go of her worries. "I want to be sure you are certain of this choice...am I in the dark? Have the possible consequences changed?"
Reyna smiled, "Just come here, my love." I paused for a moment, considering yet again. Then I shook my head, 'Why am I so hesitant? Of course this is Reyna!'
Slowly, I slid into bed with her. She kissed me several times, passionately. I met her kisses eagerly. Never had it occurred to me that I had so much pent-up passion. I loved this woman, yes, but I also desired her. And finally, that desire was being let out. I ran my hands over her breasts, causing her to moan into my mouth.
Reyna laid down and waited for me to climb on top of her. I did so. By now, I was very hard. I was aching to enter her, but for some reason I hesitated. Looking for an answer in her eyes, I saw only desire.
For a moment, I was suspended in time. Staring into those brow-grey eyes was mesmerizing, but the desire in her eyes made my blood run cold. "Cathelle..."
She kissed me again, pushing her tongue through my lips and exploring my mouth. "Love, come here." Cathelle pulled me onto her and kissed me passionately again.
~~~POV-REYNA LINDELE~~~
I sighed, "Dress fitting is so dull." At least two hours had passed. Choosing fabric, choosing a style, cutting the bolts, and so on and so on.
Loraine smiled, "Yes. The final product is worth it though." For a moment I pondered exactly what she meant by that.
A grin crossed my face in turn. "Yes, it is fun to see them always gaping."
My friend laughed, "How did you know that is what I meant?" She raised one of her fair colored eyebrows.
I glanced at her stomach, "It was that, or that." I motioned towards her belly.
She laughed again, "You are terrible." Her laughter was very harmonious to hear. It was blatant why Ariane loved her so.
A laugh came from me that I barely recognized, "In a positive way." Ever since I heard of this 'ball' I was very giddy and giggly. "So, what is the reason for this ball and it's very odd colors?"
Loraine smiled as she finished hemming the icy blue skirt of my dress. "I am not at liberty to say, that is for Legolas to tell you."
"Ah hah! So Legolas has been hiding this from me! I knew it was odd for me to hear of a ball so late!" Loraine said nothing in reply, but her smile widened.
Finally she let the silver lace, which was sewn over the blue slip, down from it's pins and smiled. "You look beautiful."
I blushed brightly, "Thank you." I looked at Loraine's green eyes and golden hair. She was very pretty too. I had never really considered her looks but she had the appearance of a wise mother even though she was my junior. "You are gorgeous too."
Now, she blushed lightly. "Thank you Reyna." For some reason it made me feel much better, just letting her know that. I felt like I had finally done something good for someone instead of making people's lives miserable.
A smile came to my face and I hugged her tightly, "It's so nice to have a sister."
She smiled back, "I am not your sister yet. You have to marry Legolas first." Marry Legolas? Does Loraine not know?
My eyes went wide, "What? Oh, Loraine, I really love your brother. Don't get me wrong, but I cannot marry him and I cannot have his children."
Loraine looked puzzled, "And why not?"
I laughed faintly at her 'big sister' tone. It was music to my ears, just to hear that defensive tone. I wish I could have been loved as much as Legolas must have been by the woman before me. "If I have a daughter, an heir to the Wicca Fae throne, my days will be officially numbered. I will die two years after my daughter is born."
My friend did not speak. She went deathly pale and stared at me, bringing a hand to her mouth. Loraine stood exactly like that for a moment, like a stone statue. "Reyna...I had no idea..."
Hiding my pain and regret of being the deliverer of poor news, I embraced her. "It is okay my friend. You had no way of knowing." I smiled at her. "It is okay." She nodded weakly.
~~~POV-LEGOLAS THRANDUILLION~~~
I loved lying next to Reyna in bed, running my fingers through her hair and feeling her breathing as she lays on my chest. It was the most soothing feeling in the world. Her breathing, which had been quick and heavy moments ago, was calm and relaxed now as she lay sleeping.
Reyna had fallen asleep only a short while ago, after telling me how much she loved me. 'I love her so much too!' I ran my hand over her back, her perfect skin was somewhat paler than I remembered.
Still, paler or not, her skin was beautiful. Every inch of her being was gorgeous and I loved every inch of her with every inch of my own being. It was hard not to. I found it surprising that not one of the men from Gondor's Army had so much as looked at her wrong. Normally human males were crude, and vulgar, so it was quite a shock.
My thoughts drifted back to reality as I continued to caress her back. Accidentally, my hand brushed the sheet down to her waist.
Her flawless skin awed me for a moment before a bolt of shock charged down my back. 'Flawless' skin. Images of the time, where Reyna woke from a nightmare one time and I asked her about the scar on her back, flashed before me.
The scar was not there. In fact, not even one small cut. One thing I remembered about Reyna's back was that the skin had several small impurities, that was what made Reyna, Reyna.
Suddenly, I tensed up. "You are not Reyna." I could not tell if I was expecting a response or not, but it did not matter, I was in shock. This woman before me, who I had just made love to, was not my love. "Who are you?" A sudden anger built up in my chest and a furious roar bellowed from my throat.
The figure next to me rose sleepily, "Mani?" {What?}
Before I could yell at this impostor, the real Reyna opened the door and gasped. As her eyes darted from the woman to me and back again, the room got cold. "How dare you!"
Suddenly a massive pool of water began to form over the bed, steaming in the air. "Reyna!" The girl next to me began to scream. "Reyna stop!" She was furious, her temper was far over the top and I was unsure if she could even control what she was doing.
~~~To Be Continued~~~
Sorry to leave you hanging, but I had to ^_^. Love you all for your reviews! Thanks! Hope you liked this! R&R!
PS: THE NEW HARRY POTTER BOOK IS OUT TODAY!!! YES!!!!
350 Reviews!! YOU GUYS KICK ASS! Do I have to up the rating for that? LOL.
Aramis: Thanks for Beta reading!
A/n: You will notice that the rating has gone up to R. You will find out why here.
Chapter Forty-seven
An Engagement
~~~POV-REYNA LINDELE~~~
"Wake up." The words were no more then a whisper. I could feel long soft tresses brushing across my cheek. A golden blond angel was hovering over me.
I sat up, "Legolas, it is still early." My eyes fought against opening to the harsh dawning light.
He didn't relent. "I have good news!" I rolled over to the other side of the bed.
The sun was barely peaking over the horizon and I had fallen asleep only a few hours ago. Legolas walked around the bed and blocked the sun. Thankful, I finally opened my eyes all the way.
For a moment, the reminiscence of those rays of light caused my vision to blur. When I my brown eyes finally focused again, I saw my lover smiling down at me like a little boy who has just woken on his birthday. Then I remembered Elves did not celebrate birthdays. 'Oh well, their loss I suppose.'
Legolas started to pick me up and I finally sat up. "Mani?" {What?}
A broad smile crossed his lips; "Well, while you were sleeping I had a healer come see you..." Immediately my walls went up. Someone had been touching me while I was sleeping. Yet another weakness of mine...
I glared at him, "That was so considerate of you." My sarcasm was laid on like a thick coat of gooey syrup. Only, it was not the sweetest.
He ignored my comment and continued, "Well, the healer spent about two hours examining you and determined you are not pregnant." My eyes went wide with joy, but there was more. "She found the powder you used on Loraine." A bit of my joy turned to a pang of guilt.
A blush came to my cheeks; "Well, I had to prove to her that there was no curse. She was so downtrodden. It was there work though, you still have to make love, the powder doesn't create the baby. All it does is enhance the chances." After reassuring myself more than telling Legolas, I felt better.
Legolas grinned; "Well for a while that powder had your own body thinking it was pregnant. That is why you were nauseated." Once again, I felt foolish. How could I have not seen that? Oh well, what is done is done and that is that.
I smiled back at him, "I told you everything would be fine!" Quickly, I pulled him to me and embraced him. For a moment we sat there in silence, just reveling in our luck. 'Was it luck? Was it Mother? How come I have narrowly escaped such imminent doom so many times? My father, Rauko, my own inner battle, my low magic...and now this.'
After a few moments, he broke the silence. "Also, there is a ball tomorrow evening and you need to be fitted for a dress."
'A ball tomorrow? And I hadn't heard a word? Someone must have been hiding it from me.' Then another question hit me. "But I have several dresses already. Why do I need yet another?"
"I know. They have to match the color scheme."
"Why now? What is this ball for?"
"Nothing." He was a bad liar.
I shook my head with a smirk, "If you say so. What are the colors?"
This was when I knew he was hiding something. "Ice blue and silver."
Last time I checked, those were definitely not Elven colors. "And where are we supposed to get fabric like that in Mirkwood?" My suspicions were growing by the minute, and Legolas's facial expressions were certainly only a catalyst.
He smiled again, "I had some imported. Trust me, let's go get you fitted." Reluctantly, I took his hand and allowed him to lead me from the chambers. Down the hall, there was a massive room filled with a dozen different hues of pale blue and silver.
~~~POV-LEGOLAS THRANDUILLION~~~
Exhaustion had long overwhelmed me as I walked into my bed chambers with a sigh. Well, at least the ball was finally planned. Sleep may have lowered many of my senses, and that may partially explain the events that ensued.
As I began to undress I noticed someone lying on top of the blankets on the bed. As I opened the sheer curtain I saw Reyna stretched out naked. Her gorgeous body lay on the new black sheets and soft sheep skin.
She smiled, "Legolas, my prince, come to bed with me." Her voice was deep. The seductive throb was unmistakable.
My cheeks heated up, I had never actually bed a woman. "Reyna, are you sure?" This did not sound like Reyna at all. I examined her closely. She had the same brown hair and her eyes were only a little more grey than I remembered. Of course this was Reyna, what was I thinking? No other woman could have this effect on me.
This was my love before me, why wouldn't it be? Maybe she had just finally let go of her worries. "I want to be sure you are certain of this choice...am I in the dark? Have the possible consequences changed?"
Reyna smiled, "Just come here, my love." I paused for a moment, considering yet again. Then I shook my head, 'Why am I so hesitant? Of course this is Reyna!'
Slowly, I slid into bed with her. She kissed me several times, passionately. I met her kisses eagerly. Never had it occurred to me that I had so much pent-up passion. I loved this woman, yes, but I also desired her. And finally, that desire was being let out. I ran my hands over her breasts, causing her to moan into my mouth.
Reyna laid down and waited for me to climb on top of her. I did so. By now, I was very hard. I was aching to enter her, but for some reason I hesitated. Looking for an answer in her eyes, I saw only desire.
For a moment, I was suspended in time. Staring into those brow-grey eyes was mesmerizing, but the desire in her eyes made my blood run cold. "Cathelle..."
She kissed me again, pushing her tongue through my lips and exploring my mouth. "Love, come here." Cathelle pulled me onto her and kissed me passionately again.
~~~POV-REYNA LINDELE~~~
I sighed, "Dress fitting is so dull." At least two hours had passed. Choosing fabric, choosing a style, cutting the bolts, and so on and so on.
Loraine smiled, "Yes. The final product is worth it though." For a moment I pondered exactly what she meant by that.
A grin crossed my face in turn. "Yes, it is fun to see them always gaping."
My friend laughed, "How did you know that is what I meant?" She raised one of her fair colored eyebrows.
I glanced at her stomach, "It was that, or that." I motioned towards her belly.
She laughed again, "You are terrible." Her laughter was very harmonious to hear. It was blatant why Ariane loved her so.
A laugh came from me that I barely recognized, "In a positive way." Ever since I heard of this 'ball' I was very giddy and giggly. "So, what is the reason for this ball and it's very odd colors?"
Loraine smiled as she finished hemming the icy blue skirt of my dress. "I am not at liberty to say, that is for Legolas to tell you."
"Ah hah! So Legolas has been hiding this from me! I knew it was odd for me to hear of a ball so late!" Loraine said nothing in reply, but her smile widened.
Finally she let the silver lace, which was sewn over the blue slip, down from it's pins and smiled. "You look beautiful."
I blushed brightly, "Thank you." I looked at Loraine's green eyes and golden hair. She was very pretty too. I had never really considered her looks but she had the appearance of a wise mother even though she was my junior. "You are gorgeous too."
Now, she blushed lightly. "Thank you Reyna." For some reason it made me feel much better, just letting her know that. I felt like I had finally done something good for someone instead of making people's lives miserable.
A smile came to my face and I hugged her tightly, "It's so nice to have a sister."
She smiled back, "I am not your sister yet. You have to marry Legolas first." Marry Legolas? Does Loraine not know?
My eyes went wide, "What? Oh, Loraine, I really love your brother. Don't get me wrong, but I cannot marry him and I cannot have his children."
Loraine looked puzzled, "And why not?"
I laughed faintly at her 'big sister' tone. It was music to my ears, just to hear that defensive tone. I wish I could have been loved as much as Legolas must have been by the woman before me. "If I have a daughter, an heir to the Wicca Fae throne, my days will be officially numbered. I will die two years after my daughter is born."
My friend did not speak. She went deathly pale and stared at me, bringing a hand to her mouth. Loraine stood exactly like that for a moment, like a stone statue. "Reyna...I had no idea..."
Hiding my pain and regret of being the deliverer of poor news, I embraced her. "It is okay my friend. You had no way of knowing." I smiled at her. "It is okay." She nodded weakly.
~~~POV-LEGOLAS THRANDUILLION~~~
I loved lying next to Reyna in bed, running my fingers through her hair and feeling her breathing as she lays on my chest. It was the most soothing feeling in the world. Her breathing, which had been quick and heavy moments ago, was calm and relaxed now as she lay sleeping.
Reyna had fallen asleep only a short while ago, after telling me how much she loved me. 'I love her so much too!' I ran my hand over her back, her perfect skin was somewhat paler than I remembered.
Still, paler or not, her skin was beautiful. Every inch of her being was gorgeous and I loved every inch of her with every inch of my own being. It was hard not to. I found it surprising that not one of the men from Gondor's Army had so much as looked at her wrong. Normally human males were crude, and vulgar, so it was quite a shock.
My thoughts drifted back to reality as I continued to caress her back. Accidentally, my hand brushed the sheet down to her waist.
Her flawless skin awed me for a moment before a bolt of shock charged down my back. 'Flawless' skin. Images of the time, where Reyna woke from a nightmare one time and I asked her about the scar on her back, flashed before me.
The scar was not there. In fact, not even one small cut. One thing I remembered about Reyna's back was that the skin had several small impurities, that was what made Reyna, Reyna.
Suddenly, I tensed up. "You are not Reyna." I could not tell if I was expecting a response or not, but it did not matter, I was in shock. This woman before me, who I had just made love to, was not my love. "Who are you?" A sudden anger built up in my chest and a furious roar bellowed from my throat.
The figure next to me rose sleepily, "Mani?" {What?}
Before I could yell at this impostor, the real Reyna opened the door and gasped. As her eyes darted from the woman to me and back again, the room got cold. "How dare you!"
Suddenly a massive pool of water began to form over the bed, steaming in the air. "Reyna!" The girl next to me began to scream. "Reyna stop!" She was furious, her temper was far over the top and I was unsure if she could even control what she was doing.
~~~To Be Continued~~~
Sorry to leave you hanging, but I had to ^_^. Love you all for your reviews! Thanks! Hope you liked this! R&R!
PS: THE NEW HARRY POTTER BOOK IS OUT TODAY!!! YES!!!!