Sorry to take so long.. Have had muse trouble:
Slowly and reluctantly, Kalvor pulled himself out of Leanadas' arms and smiled down at her."I know I said that it was mistake to follow me," He murmured, brushing a strand of hair away from her eyes with a careless finger. "But I take it all back." He was staring down at her face, watching her mobile features with pleasure as he spoke. "I am grateful that you did,"
Leanadas suppressed the tremor that his careless finger provoked and smiled back up at him. "I promised," Her hands still rested on his waist and she was loath to remove them. "I can't let you hunt for your sister alone,"
"Sure you can," Kalvor returned finally releasing her shoulders and stepping back, away from her. "It'll be safer for you,"
"And?" Leanadas followed him, staring him down. "You're not in any shape to trudge through the wilderness alone," She waved at the bodies of the two orcs. "As just proven, you are severely handicapped by not having any weapons." Kalvor moved to speak, but she overrode him, her voice soft yet determined. "I got you into trouble with the Alliance; you helped me at great cost to yourself." She took a deep breath, trying to keep her emotions tightly locked under control. "And I am not going to let you hunt for your sister alone."
Kalvor stared down at her determined face and lightly shrugged his shoulders. "Alright," He muttered as he reached down to relieve a dead orc of a sword. "But aren't you now a deserter to the Horde?"
"No," Leanadas pulled the hood about her head and moved off towards the path. "I'm currently still missing presumed dead."
"How did you manage that?" Kalvor removed a chain shirt from the orc and shrugged it on. "You went straight for the Horde outpost."
"They thought I was a civilian," She pulled open the cloak and indicated the clothes she had borrowed from the Night Elves. "I decided not to disabuse them of that."
"Clever," Kalvor belted on the sword and turned back to face her. The chain mail was too big on his frame and he had secured it with a belt that was too long. Still, Leanadas decided, it was better than nothing. Kalvor finished his preparations and walked up to her. "Are you certain you want to go through with this?" He asked, searching her face for signs that she might change her mind.
"Positive," Leanadas reached up beneath the hood and dragged her earlobes to the top of her head. Carefully she replaced the hood, settling it so that it completely concealed her tell tale ears. She glanced up at him and snorted. "I'm not going to change my mind Kalvor, I will be there with you."
"Why though?" He muttered looking at her with curiosity. Leanadas looked at him and glanced down at the ground, clearly unwilling to answer. "Why Lea?"
"Because I do care about you Kalvor." She answered softly, reluctantly; the words dropping from her lips quiet as snow. "and if you find that your sister is dead, I can't leave you alone to face that," She lowered her eyes to the ground and turned back, nervous as the silence between them lengthened. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said.." She stopped speaking as his hands settled onto her shoulders. He reached out his right hand and caught her chin, drawing her eyes back to his.
"You care?" He whispered, his pale eyes searching hers for any deception.
"Yes," Her voice was just as low, "I do," She took a breath and continued, her voice growing stronger with each word. "I do care about you and I know I shouldn't. I know we are supposed to be enemies, but I can't not care. You saved my life, you're the most charming man I have met and despite our initial meeting, you've treated me with kindness and respect, so yes Kalvor, I care about you."
She stopped speaking and took a deep shuddering breath. "Does that answer your question?" She finally said, breaking into the silence between them.
"It does," Kalvor had not released her chin and his fingers slowly drew her forward. "Would it surprise you to know that I feel the same." His lips hovered close to her mouth and she closed her eyes. "I must be crazy," He muttered as he closed that final gap and pressed his lips to hers in a hesitant, tender kiss. She slowly parted her lips as his mouth moved against hers, tasting him for the first time. After a long silent moment, they pulled apart and stared at each other.
"Well didn't that complicate things," Leanadas spoke, her voice husky.
"Possibly," Kalvor replied, moving back from her, shaken by what had just happened. "Do you want to forget it happened?"
"No," Lea caught his arm and turned him back to face her, "Just let's not deal with it now,"
Kalvor nodded once and reached down to pick up a dagger. "Well shall we?" He nodded at the path and they set off in silence, both thinking about a kiss that should never have happened