Title: The Reunion
Pairing: Fingon / OFC
Summary: Modern AU. Engaged and soon to be married, Elanor decides to go with her fiance to Europe to attend the family reunion and meet the rest of his family members, but it wasn't a typical jolly reunion as she thought it would be. It was a reunion she will never forget. (Fingon x OFC).
Disclaimer: I don't own the Silmarillion and it's characters, they belong to J.R.R Tolkien. This is only a work of fiction.
Guide
Key names: (Sindarin/Father Name/Mother Name/ Espesse/ Pet Name)
Feanorians:
Feanor / Curufinwe / Feanaro/none/unknown
Maedhros/ Nelyafinwe / Maitimo/Russandol/Nelyo
Maglor/ Kanafinwe / Makalaure /None/Kano
Celegorm/ Turcafinwe / Tyelkormo /None/Tyelko
Caranthir/ Morifinwe/ Carnistir /None/Moryo
Curufin/Curufinwe / Atarinke /None/Curvo
Amras/ Pityafinwe / Ambarussa /Minyarussa/Pityo
Amrod/ Telufinwe /Ambarussa/Atyarussa/Telvo
House of Fingolfin:
Fingolfin/ Nolofinwe / Aracano /None/ Nolo
Fingon/ Findekano /Unknown/ None/Finno
Turgon/Turukano /Unknown/None/Turvo
Aredhel/ Irisse /Unknown/Ar-Feiniel/ Iri
Argon/Arakano /Unknown/None/Ara
House of Finarfin:
Finarfin/ Arafinwe / Ingoldo /None/Aro
Finrod/Findarato/Ingoldo/Felagund/Findo
Angrod/ Angarato / Angamaite /None/Ango
Aegnor/ Ambarato / Aikanaro /None/Aico
Galadriel/ Artanis /Nerwen/ Alatariel /Nis
"So when do you plan on getting married?"
"After we graduate"
"Have you decided where to hold the wedding though?"
Elanor couldn't count the number of times she has been asked this question. It had been a month since she got engaged to her fiance, Fingon Idhren. When she told her mom about their engagement, she wouldn't stop asking questions and would always be the topic whenever she comes home for the weekends. What dress she would wear, what date would the wedding take place, where she will get married, it's almost as if her mother wants to plan it on her own. Honestly, she was quite happy that she was going to be married to the love of her life but she wasn't ready for marriage yet. Heck, at first she wasn't even sure whether to accept her fiance's proposal (don't tell him that though) she hadn't plan to marry suddenly, they only dated for a year. But since many people get engage during college and according to what her fiance said before, that in his family it was normal to be engaged at a young age, she became all "Oh what the heck?" and said 'Yes' faster than he could even ask her the big question.
Ah yes, the moment where she literally couldn't wait for the answer like any girl would, it was a bit embarassing. Fingon laughed at her, pretending that she didn't say anything, he asked her the question again and this time she waited until he was finished and then said yes. She couldn't contain her happiness as Fingon slipped the ring on her finger that day, she was on a cloud nine and speaking of the ring. Lifting her left hand up she looked at her ring finger, there was her ring. It was a beautiful ring, the ring had an emerald center with a band studded with diamonds. She loved the ring but she loved it more because of it's significance.
"Hello? Earth to Elanor?"
The ring originally belonged to Fingon's grandmother, she didn't know why he had given her the ring as the ring was an heirloom passed down to the women of his family but he rather give it to her as she was to be a part of the family either way. When he told her that she couldn't help but feel giddy all over again, she felt herself giggling like a highschool girl.
"Elanor!"
Snapping out from her dazed state, she looks up at her best friend, Clarisse who, thankfully had prevented her from bumping over to another student. "O-Oh, sorry I kinda was lost there for a moment, what are we talking about again?"
"I asked you if you had decided on where the wedding will take place"
Elanor thought for a moment. "Not yet, actually I don't have a clue. We haven't talked about it yet" She says.
"Seriously?" Clarisse shakes her head. "Graduation is like a few more months away, you said you'll get married the week after graduation and you still haven't planned anything?"
"We said we would get married after graduation but we didn't exactly set a date of our actual wedding so we weren't sure of that yet and besides we aren't in a rush. Finno says that he would wait for me to settle in a stable job after college so the wedding isn't set yet"
"I swear to God that your fiance is so pious, the guy is definitely a definition of some guy you would meet at your nearby church, fall for you and would wait for you to have sex after marriage"
"He's not pious, he's just a patient person. He isn't like the other guys that I formerly date and besides that isn't true, we might have-" Elanor stops, her cheeks turning red.
"You what?"
Elanor breathes. "We might have, well, done the deed already" she says the last word very quietly but Clarisse already heard her.
"Hah! I knew it!" Clarisse stood up.
Elanor grabbed her friend's wrist, trying to stop her. "Clarisse!"
"I knew it! I knew you two fucked!"
Elanor thought her face couldn't get any more redder but then a few students in the in hallway looked over to their direction. Before her friend could even ask her more questions and draw more attention to both of them, she dragged Clarisse out of the dining hall and outside to the campus grounds where she luckily found themselves a bench.
"When and where did you do it?" Clarisse asks immediately after having just sat down.
"W-what? Clarisse, you just can't ask someone that!" Elanor stutters.
"Oh come on, I'm your friend! Spill the beans already!"
"Two months ago, before we got engaged. In his parent's house"
"Wait, was that the time I invited you over but you said you couldn't come because Finno asked you out on a date?"
"Yeah"
"Let me guess, you did two times"
"Clarisse!"
"What? Just tell me already!"
"Four
"What?"
"We did it four times"
"Woah, looks like you enjoyed yourselves too much and you waited to tell me this now?"
"Clarisse, stop it!"Elanor could feel her ears getting hot. "A-and it's not like I don't want to tell you, it just slipped my mind! I just remembered now!"
"Mhm, this is just gold, seeing you all flustered like this. I'll let you slide if you answer this question" Clarisse them came closer to her to whisper something into her ear. "Was he good?""
Elanor didn't want to answer her, she was getting dizzy from embarassment already. After hesitating a bit, she nodded her head a little causing Clarisse to grin like an idiot.
"Elanor you sly gal, you! I thought you would go sex after marriage on me but you two went for the honeymoon first instead of the wedding vows, Finno sure couldn't wait either"
Elanor was about to retort when Clarisse looks at past her. "Speaking of Finno, hot fiance incoming alert"
"What?" Elanor looks at where Clarisse was looking and saw that Fingon was there, walking towards them. "This is the signal for when I have to go, call me when you need me"
"W-wait, Clarisse!"
"See you after Winter Break!"
Elanor sighs. Her friend was such a loud mouth, thankfully she could trust Clarisse not to blabber anything about her sex life, unlike her mom who constantly asks her about it.
"So this is where you are?" She looks up and sees her fiance, Fingon, towering over her and smiling.
"Hey" She greets and smiles at him.
"I've been looking all over for you" Fingon says as he sat down next to her. "So, what were you and Clarisse talking about?"
Elanor coughed. "Oh well you know, just the usual stuff. Our engagement and Wedding, stuff like that" She gave him a forced smile. She couldn't tell her own fiance she was talking about them having sex four times, it would be end up with him teasing her.
Fingon raised a brow, she hoped he would take the bait. "Oh really?" He says staring at her, didn't sound convinced. Her fiance didn't say a word, knowing her all too well, Elanor sighs.
"Fine" She says causing Fingon to smirk, having been able to make her give in.
"We talked about us doing that"
"Doing what?"
"You know, THAT" She emphasizes and Fingon mouthed an "Oh" then he smirks. She so wanted to hit him now.
"Jerk" She says causing him to laugh. "You're lucky you have a handsome face or else I would have punched you by now"
Fingon laughs even more. "Thank God and my parents that I was born handsome then"
"Conceited much?"
"You love me though" He grins.
Elanor huffs, not able to deny it. "So why are you still here? I thought you have class right now" She asks as she leans her head on his shoulder.
"The Professors were excited for winter break too and decided to end classes a little earlier than usual"
"Oh" She says. "Well, why are you still here? I thought you told me earlier on that you had to go home early today to pick up your sister"
"Well, technically yeah, I should be home by now but I wanted to tell you something before I go" He says.
"Won't she be angry though for making her wait?"
"Irisse can wait a little while, it's not like I'll make her wait for an hour. There is thirty more minutes before her classes are finished and even if I am late, she has no choice but to wait, I'm the only one that can pick her up from school"
"What a thoughtful older brother then"
He chuckles. "It's only an hour before your final class, walk with me?" He reaches his hand out for her, which she took and together they walked around the campus.
"So what were you going to tell me?" Elanor asks as they walked.
"You know that winter break starts next week right?" He asks and she simply nods. "Yeah, why?" She asks.
"I plan to spend the holidays with my family"
Elanor raises a brow. "I don't see why you have to tell me this, what is the problem then?"
Fingon sighs. "I haven't finished yet"
"Oh, go on then"
Fingon continues."My family decided to hold a Christmas party and a family reunion during that week. I figured that I tell you this because you're my fiancee and you're going to be a part of the family soon"
"And you want me to attend?" She asks.
"Yes"
Elanor smiles at him. So that was it. Ever since they started dating a little over a year ago, she had spend christmas with his family before and it was one of the enjoyable moments she had. She had gotten to know Fingon's family better because of it she liked his parents. She particularly adored his mother, Anaire, whom often invited her for dinner at their house.
"Ofcourse I will! I assume Findo will attend?"
"He will"
"Great! What time and when is the date?" Elanor asks and suddenly her fiance had went silent, staring at her.
"What?" She asks.
"Well, it's not exactly taking place at my parents' house"
"What do you mean?"
"That's what I wanted to tell you. The reunion and the christmas party wasn't the one that planned it, it was my grandfather. It's a gathering for all of our relatives, remember when I told you all about my half cousins?"
Elanor couldn't really remember what her fiance has told her about the rest of his family members as she only met his parents and siblings but she does remember him telling her of how there was a bitter strife in their family. All she knew from what her fiance told her is that his grandfather, Finwe had once been married to his half cousins' grandmother, Miriel but after she died their grandfather remarried and the woman he married was their grandmother, Indis. Because of the remarriage, Feanor, Fingon's half uncle had started hating them and he influenced his children, Fingon's half cousins into hating them too. That was all she knew about them, Fingon never really told her more about them as it was a touchy subject.
Before she could tell her fiance that she remembers, realization suddenly dawned on her. No way, he can't mean—
"When I said family reunion, it's not only the siblings and the parents of Findo and I. The reunion is taking place in England, in Europe. Elle, you're going to meet the whole family, all of them"
She didn't even meet them yet and somehow she felt that this family reunion wouldn't end well.
A/N: Hello! So this is my first Silmarillion fanfic. This AU just randomly popped up in my head so I decided to write it down. This fanfic is a practice fic and just a short story so hopefully I succeed in completing it with no distractions.