"Innocents don't kiss like that"
Hello again! Thank you for reading :) I hope you enjoy this one! Ps- Ignis means fire in latin :)
"This will be a difficult task" Elrond whispered surveying the injuries sustained by the dwarves in front of him. Galadriel did not move her eyes from the dwarven king. His strength was the strongest of the three.
"The sooner we commence, the better"
Elrond gave her a simple nod but his eyes remained hesitant. "I do not believe we will be successful with all of them"
Galadriel's eyes matched his own as he looked over the youngest prince.
"We must try. We cannot wait"
She walked out of the chamber and approached the group waiting outside. Dain was now among them, waiting for hopeful news.
"Well?" Dain asked as Galadriel looked at Gandalf.
"You must go get Tauriel. We will begin shortly" she announced. Everyone looked at each other with nerves as the tension roamed the hall.
"We will allow you all to go in there and see them one last time before we begin" she added as Gandalf had started to walk off to get Tauriel.
Tauriel's room was warm as the fire roared in the hearth of the fireplace. Her back was to her bed as she stared at the dancing flames.
She was currently eating as she bit into a piece of buttery bread. She had also had some warm soup that had been delicious although foreign to her taste. Eating had made her dizziness go away but as she rose from her chair her head started to spin once more.
"This will take some getting use to" she whispered to herself as her palm caressed her stomach. Nausea left quickly but a weird burn in her throat commenced after. She quickly reached for a cup of water and tried to take the discomfort away.
"Valar" she hissed out loud as she felt the water ease the burn. She sat down on her chair and took a deep breath. A small smiled spread at her lips as she felt a small spark of energy run over her body.
"It's alright my love" she then said as if her babe had been aware of her discomfort.
A soft knock took her out of her trance of enjoying the little roaming energy.
Out of instinct, her eyes shifted to where her daggers laid on the table beside her bed. She opened the door and friendly face appeared. Any trace of instinctual hesitation disappeared.
"Hello" Gandalf greeted with a small tilt of his head. "I hope you slept well and enjoyed the food"
She smiled. "I did yes. Thank you so much"
"You are one of us now. And we all have a responsibility to take care of you and the little one"
"I appreciate the warm hospitality. I do have to admit that sleeping in a bed once again has been a delight"
Gandalf chuckled. "You are most welcome dear one. I see that you are wearing the clean clothes we have fetched for you"
"Indeed" she said looking down at the new set of clothes she was given. "Thank you for retrieving them from my kin"
"As I said. We will take care of you"
Tauriel smiled but the spread of her lips was cut short by the sudden serious shade that roamed the wizard's eyes.
"What's wrong?" she asked as her hand grasped the door and her breathing accelerated.
"Nothing out of the usual. But they are about to begin"
Tauriel closed her eyes as her hand grasped her tunic covering her stomach. This was it. The time had arrived.
"The sooner we start, the better"
Tauriel nodded understanding the situation though her head seemed to start spinning once more.
"Tauriel"
It was the wizard's kind voice that helped her return to herself. It always felt like a dark cloud wanted to swallow her every time she closed her eyes.
"You need to see him one more time before they start" Gandalf announced with a soft, careful voice.
"Of course" she urged as she went back inside her chamber and slipped on her boots. It was almost seconds after that she was ready and out her door.
"Do not say goodbye Tauriel. We all have to give the three of them strength. But Kili needs it most alright?"
Tauriel swallowed. She did not want to ask why it was that Kili needed it the most. She just nodded and followed the wizard.
"He needs to meet his child" she whispered. "He cannot leave me once again"
Gandalf looked at her as they walked. Pain and fear swam around her but he knew she was trying to remain strong.
"He cannot break his promise again" she murmured. She forced determination in every breath she breathed, in every step that her feet took and in every thought that roamed her mind.
*Flashback*
He laid there motionless as if life did not flow through his veins. His hair was messy as it framed his handsome face. His pale skin had yet to regain its color but she felt the will to live that roamed in him.
She had saved him. That fact alone was roaming around in her mind every five seconds. She could not believe it.
His kin had left the room and the closed door allowed her the privacy she needed to run her hand across his forehead. He was still warm and a thin sheet of sweat covered his skin.
She quickly moved to bind his injury. Her expert fingers tied the piece of cloth carefully.
"Tauriel" he said in a faint whisper which took her by surprise. His voice caressed her skin and he way he said her name made her heart skip some beats.
"Lie still" she answered with a small smile. His eyes looked confused but they gazed into hers as sharp as ever.
She swallowed heavily and looked away.
"You cannot be her" he began. Her eyes looked away from his injury and looked ahead.
"She is far away" he whispered looking at her. " She... she is far, far away from me"
Tauriel closed her eyes and opened them again to look at him. He looked confused as if he thought he was dreaming.
"She walks in starlight in another world" he continued with a sad and defeated gaze.
"It was just a dream"
She could not take his words. They shot arrows into her. Her eyes began to water over as his fingers grazed hers. And at that moment she could not take her eyes off of him. Something about the way he talked to her was too intimate and his voice was too soft.
"Do you think she could have loved me?"
Her chest heaved. She allowed his fingers to thread between hers. His touch electrocuted her in the sweetest of ways.
"Shh Kili" she murmured moving closer to him. "You have to sleep and allow the effect of the athelas drift away"
He shook his head as his hand climbed her arm and even in his weak and confused state he had the strength to grab her and pull her closer. Her presence made him feel as if he was floating through the air.
"Why are you here?" he asked shaking his head. "Are you really her?"
Tauriel took a deep breath as his hand caressed her cheek. His other hand grabbed her shoulder and pulled her even closer. She found herself unable to stop him.
"I came to save you. You keep on proving yourself to be a damsel in distress" she teased with a small smile. But Kili did not laugh nor smile as his confused mind did not catch the teasing tone of her voice.
"Are you really her?" he repeated with awe in his eyes.
"Who?" she asked.
"Her name is Tauriel. You look like her but she is not supposed to be here"
"I am here" she announced and at her words a smile spread at his lips. His eyes closed as he smiled and her breath left her. Valar… his smile warmed her up and took every doubt and fear away.
"Truly here?" he asked with wide eyes and at that, she nodded. Their faces were inches away from each other and she only noticed this as his gaze fell down to her lips.
"If you are really here why can't you answer my question?" he asked a bit impatient.
Tauriel chuckled at his angry expression that turned soft as he heard her laugh.
"You ask too many questions Prince Kili" she informed.
"I do not" he answered with a pointed look. His eyes returned to gazing at her lips. It was as if his eyes pulled her closer to that desired distance.
"Love has to be shown not told" she murmured. She rested her weight on her hands that were at each side of his head. The walnuts made it difficult to touch the table but she managed.
"Show me" he said and his words seemed to echo around the room even though it was just a faint whisper.
She gave him a mischievous look and shook her head. "You are reckless even in a delirious state"
"I may be delirious but I know you are dying to come closer"
She bit her lip as she stared at his. His hand went around her neck and she took a deep breath as she knew where that would lead.
Perhaps that last touch of his hand gave her the courage to softly press her mouth to his. Her senses fired up and her heart roared. Her hair fell in waves around him and her scent made his mind even more blurry and hazy.
Their eyes fluttered closed as his lips worked against hers. She could not believe what was happening. They were kissing! Quick and soft at first… and then… passion took control. Fire spread and it heated up their rapid breaths.
His tongue slid across her bottom lip begging her mouth to open. She obliged with a gasp as his hands grasped her hips. The kiss deepened and tongues tasted. A small moan left her as the scrub of his face against her skin left her speechless. She wanted him. Her cheeks heated up as she realized she wanted him in more ways than one.
"You are injured" she repeated as he kept grasping her and moving his body to allow hers to half climb onto the wooden bed. He did not answer and kept on kissing her with a need that matched hers.
"You taste like the most beautiful of memories" he whispered. She smiled against his mouth as his words did not make sense to her.
Before she could answer he kissed her again and this time their movements synchronized which left her half moaning and gasping. And then she did something which was daring and absolutely crazy… she straddled him. A small voice in her mind told her to stop what she was doing.. another told her that he was supposed to be in bed rest.. and another told all the voices to be quiet.
His own mind began to function once again. Her kisses and touches grounded him back to reality.
"Tauriel" he whispered with a surprised look.
"Hey there damsel in distress" she teased as she kissed him again. The taste of his lips reminding her of something spicy but sweet.
This time he answered with more control and he moved to sit. The pain of his leg was erased as the sensation of her lips against his made him forget everything. His hands moved to caress her thighs that were around him.
With her tongue in his mouth, he felt like the sky itself would come crashing down. His hands took a life of their own and began to go underneath her tunic as she moved on top of him, both hands roamed his cheeks and her mouth was against his. Her skin was so soft and smooth. However, he noticed that she kept her hands away from exploring his body and he knew that she was holding herself back.
But suddenly, in a breathtaking moment, she began to slowly move her hips against his. The friction was absolutely delicious. She chuckled as his hands caressed her skin underneath her breasts. She moved against him once more, her eyes closing and her head tilting back.
His need was growing and she could feel it. Her face colored to a rosy color and he could not keep himself from pressing soft kisses to her cheeks.
"We are insane" he stated as they pressed their foreheads together.
Up close she could count each eyelash that surrounded his brown eyes. Those eyes that were soft and yet calculating at the same time. She was close enough to see tiny streaks of gold that colored the irises of his eyes.
"Are you not delirious anymore?" she asked which made him chuckle.
"What did I say? Did I embarrass myself?"
She hid her disappointment at her inability to remember the sweet things he had said.
"I think I have embarrassed myself more by straddling you"
"But it feels so good" he then whispered at her ear. After kissing her ear, which caused her to gasp, his lips moved down her neck.
"You are not an innocent dwarf I see. You have experience" she noted, closing her eyes as his lips kissed her neck and his tongue caressed her skin.
"I am innocent" he teased biting her skin which made her jump in surprise.
She lifted an elegant brow and carefully pushed him down to the table. Walnuts fell down to the floor as his head settled on the wooden surface.
"Innocents don't kiss like that"
He gave her a side grin and her throat dried as his eyes turned dark and mysterious. Chills ran down her back.
"I can show you" he whispered at the side of her face. Her skin heated up as his hand grabbed one of her breasts.
She was about to give him a silent nod but footsteps coming to the door from the outside made her alert. In one second she was off Kili with her feet on the ground. She quickly arranged her clothes and hair and stood against the wall trying to take a deep breath. He smiled knowingly and took in her flustered wide-eyed expression.
He himself felt as if he was far away in the other side as what had happened could not be believed.
And that's when regret started to attack Tauriel's mind. She took another deep breath and stared at the ground. Kili frowned at the complete change of her demeanor. The door opened and it was as if nothing had happened because Tauriel looked at him as if she had not kissed him with passion seconds before.
Oh hell no. He was not going to let her forget. Even if his mind was still blurred, he would not let her forget the time she had allowed him through. And that he promised to himself. He told her this with a pointed and sharp look of his own that she ignored.
She walked beside Gandalf until she arrived at the door which she stopped in front of.
"Give him strength Tauriel" he said. Her hands shook and her eyes filled with tears but she then felt the little energy roam her body once again. Her shaking hand caressed her stomach as her eyes closed.
"I can't" she whispered as tears fell down her cheeks and she took a step back. "I'm scared"
Gandalf heard her faint whisper and placed a hand at her shoulder. Tauriel closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around herself.
"It is alright to be scared" he said in a soothing voice. "Courage cannot blossom in the absence of fear"
Tauriel's eyes opened and she turned to look at the wizard but he was suddenly gone. Her eyes blinked in surprise. She wiped away the tears from her cheeks and she made herself take a deep breath.
She reached for the door's handle and with renewed determination and courage, she opened the door.
Notes- Thanks for reading! That little flashback scene was fun to write. Yes, their time at the tower was not their first time together, but certainly, it was there where the baby was... made.. xD
Stay tuned to find out what happens behind that door.