The master of Laketown had offered the company rooms to stay in for the night. Everyone would get to sleep in an actual bed for once, even if they had to share those beds with another dwarf or hobbit. They had full access to whatever weapons they needed and a feast was being prepared for them in a dining room. Thessa had of course gone back to Bard's home with him, to apologize for the crowd's treatment of him and to say goodbye to his children.
She was on her way back to the company from the other side of the town when that rat, Alfrid stopped her. She was about to walk through a doorway, but the man stuck his arm out in front of her.
"Oi! I don't remember there being any whores allowed in here," he sneered. Thessa looked up at the man, shocked that he had thought she was some loose woman. Alfrid's sneer increased as he looked her up and down. "You would of course be welcome to stay with me, my lady." He got closer to her and she took a few steps back. Her back hit a wall and Alfrid leaned in toward her, his hands placed on the wall on either side of her head, effectively caging her in.
"I would suggest you back away now," Thessa gave him a cold look, refusing to look like a scared maiden.
"And why should I do that?" he sneered. Thessa could hear the sound of the company rustling around and a few of them had peeked their heads out of the window to watch her and Alfrid.
"To save yourself from the embarrassment," Thessa said with a smirk. Alfrid looked taken aback for a second, but recovered quickly. He reached a hand down to graze her breasts, but before he could, Thessa grabbed his hand, stepping easily to the side and twisting his arm behind his back, forcing him to his knees.
"Ay, ay, stop!" Alfrid squealed. Thessa pressed harder on his bent arm, causing Aflrid to squeal out again.
"Apologize," she said darkly. Alfrid only grunted in response. "Apologize, you greasy snake!" Thessa demanded, pressing hard on his arm.
"Agh! Okay, alright then! I'm sorry, I apologize," he begrudgingly conceded. Thessa released him and she heard cheers front the windows above. The dwarves and Bilbo had all been watching their little interaction, and Thessa saw Thorin give her an approving nod and a smile. She stepped past the still kneeling Alfrid and up into the rooms where the company had gathered. Alfrid looked at her retreating back with disdain. The master would be hearing about this.
"What a show, lass!" Balin chuckled and greeted her with a hug. Thessa gave a hearty laugh, hugging the old dwarf.
"Thank you, master Balin. I felt like he needed to be taken down a few pegs, to be honest," she smiled. She watched the company move to take their seats at a large table that was overflowing with food and ale. Kili looked very pale and walked with a slight limp. Thessa looked at him questioningly and he gave her a reassuring smile, although it didn't reach his eyes. She would talk with him later about that, she concluded.
She felt a hand take hers and she looked up to see Thorin smiling at her. He lead her toward the head of the table, placing her in the seat beside him. The dwarves all seemed to want to take this chance to celebrate their almost victory over the quest for the mountain, for tomorrow was Durin's day. Thessa saw that most of the food constituted pork and fish, so she gathered up what few leafy greens were available; not like the dwarves would miss them.
"Hey Kili," Fili said to his brother, clapping him on the shoulder with one hand and raising his tankard of ale in the other. "Remind me never to pick a fight with Auntie Thessa." The company burst into laughter at that, Ori softly elbowing her in her arm. Thessa however, didn't think it was very funny. The idea of marriage was still an extremely sensitive subject between her and Thorin. Thessa all of a sudden didn't feel like celebrating. She and Thorin hadn't spoken about marriage since their argument at the Carrock and she didn't feel like rehashing it now. She pushed her chair back and headed for the room the she was to share with Thorin.
The company all fell silent as Thessa got up. All eyes turned to Thorin for an explanation. Thorin sighed, not wanting to get into this at the moment. As she walked around the table, Dwalin caught her arm.
"Lass, we meant no harm," the battle-worn dwarf mustered a smile smile. "You haven't had much to eat recently, and if you stay, we promise there'll be no more talk of such things." Thessa considered his offer. She gave a slight nod and moved back around the table to her seat by Thorin. The dwarf king gave her a small grin when she returned, taking her hand in his under the table.
"We do not have to worry about certain things for a while, zaglamrâl. When the time comes we will discuss those matters, but for tonight, eat as much as you can, for we depart in the morning." he said softly so only she could hear. She offered a relieved smile and imperceptible nod of her head, diverting her attention back to the plate of greens in front of her. Land plants tasted nothing like the sea plants back home, they almost tasted like metal sometimes and had a strange leathery texture to her. Regardless, she ate as much as her stomach would allow and enjoyed watching the dwarves drink and sing old war songs.
She had a glass of the wine that was provided, enjoying the fruity flavor and slight burn from the alcohol. They didn't have wine in her kingdom, so she didn't anticipate the effects this little drink would have. After her third goblet, she was laughing and clapping along with the merriment, truly enjoying herself. Thorin only leaned back in his chair, watching the action with a bemused smirk. He glanced over at the mermaid beside him, seeing her flushed face smiling brightly. Her head turned and her sea blue gaze connected with his. He felt his heart skip a beat for a moment, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. He watched a devious smirk start to form on her face and then felt an small hand on his knee. His eyes widened just a bit as he looked at her, seeing her eyes twinkle slightly with mirth.
Thessa lightly traced her fingertips slowly up Thorin's thigh. She watched him grow tense and clench his jaw, diverting his attention back to the company. Maybe it was all the wine, but damn if she didn't feel invincible right now. She liked the feelings that Thorin stirred in her each time they kissed, but it was high time she showed him who exactly he was dealing with.
Thorin felt the small hand graze the inside of his thigh, extremely close to where his desire for her was manifesting itself. He never had cause to dwell on it, but he knew that the line of Durin had a history of being well-endowed, but not in the monetary sense. He also knew Thessa had no way to gauge just how well endowed he was, having never been with a man, but he felt a sort of pride in knowing that small fact for himself. He felt her fingertips lightly graze his length, drawing in a sharp breath. He eyed her beside him, a sultry smile now on her face. She was looking at him as if she were a predator and he her prey.
Thessa was racking her mind for ideas on how to get him alone. She decided the best way was to rile him up, leave the table herself, and wait for him to follow. Granted, she had never tested her skills against a real man, but how different could he be from the sponge coral she had practiced on? She had been taught everything she could possibly want to know about pleasing a man, as had every other mermaid, so that she would be ready when her Call came. The Call was something each mermaid felt only once in their life. It was a strong pull that lured them out of the water in seek of a mate. They only occurred on each mermaid's birth moon and only in the spring. But she was still young by her people's standards, so Thessa really hadn't worried about her Call coming anytime soon. She pondered for a moment on whether she should share that bit of information with Thorin. A blush crept up her cheeks when she imagined trying to explain it to him. No, she would wait a while before she told him.
She resumed her task of teasing the dwarf beside her, running her index finger up and down his length. Hi jaw was clenched tight and his hands were in fists under the table. Thessa smirked again, knowing it was working, and gripped him fully in her hand. Thorin gave a slight jump at the contact, trying to remain composed in front of twelve dwarves and one hobbit. He glanced over to her and felt her hand tighten slightly around him. His eyes slipped closed for a moment at the feeling. What was she doing to him? he thought. He opened his eyes when her hand suddenly released him.
Thessa smiled at him before she pushed her chair back, wobbling slightly on her feet. "Well boys, I think I will retire for the night!" she called out over the laughter and shouts of the company. They all turned to her, wishing her a good night and went back to their singing and feasting. She turned back to give Thorin one last sinful look, biting her lip as his attention was only on her now. She walked around his chair, running her hand across his shoulders as she went. Thorin's lust-filled eyes followed her to the stairs, watching as she ascended them and heard her feet pad down the hall to their room. He sat there at the table for a few moments to regain his composure.
Thessa entered their room, smiling at how her plan was falling into place. She listened for footsteps in the hall, and a few minutes later she heard them. She smiled, knowing he was walking quite quickly. She busied herself with turning down the bedsheets when the door was flung open. She glanced up at the dwarf in the doorway. His eyes were hooded and dark, eying her bent form hungrily. He strode over to where she was, coming up directly behind her. He gripped her hips roughly, yanking them back against his, and his right hand moved to wrap around her waist as he pulled her up and her back was flush against his chest.
"You are going to pay for that, love" he whispered harshly in her ear, his lips grazing the skin there. Thessa shivered at the feeling, loving when Thorin tried to show dominance over her. Poor fool, she thought with a grin. His right hand snaked up her torso, gripping her breast through the dress. Thessa moaned softly, letting her eyes slip closed. Thorin massaged the ample mound for a moment before Thessa remember why she brought him up here. She opened her eyes again, pulling out of his embrace to face him. Thorin gave her a confused look when she pulled away, only to be roughly shoved by the woman onto the small bed.
Thessa grinned devilishly as she opened her mouth to sing. Thorin heard a small tune escape her lips, gazing at her in slight shock. The melody was a short one, but sweet and sultry nonetheless. He moved to sit up, but found that his limbs would not obey him. He tried moving his arms and legs, but he had no control over them. He panicked for a moment before glancing back up at his One. She was smirking, watching him panic on the bed. She reached behind her back and started to undo the laces that held the dress closed.
His paralyzed limbs forgotten, Thorin watched as the dress slowly slipped from Thessa's frame, pooling at her feet. She hadn't been wearing anything underneath and he ran his eyes over all her naked glory. As it would seem, mermaids didn't have any hair except for that on their heads, which was quite different from dwarf women, but Thorin found it extremely sexy. She had a few small scars, most likely from fighting or training, and freckles dotted along her light skin. She wasn't pale by any means, but she wasn't overly tan like he was. He watched her slink over to him, throwing a leg over his hips to straddle him.
"Thessa," he breathed, loving the way her ample chest bounced slightly. She didn't say a word and he watched her untie his trousers. He wondered for a moment if she was really doing what he thought she was doing. His mind was racing now with reservations. He was supposed to show her the time of her life, show her all the things he could do to that little body, but not in Laketown! No, he would take her in the king's chambers in Erebor, covered in silk sheets and hearing her cries of his name echo off the cavernous walls and lofted ceiling. He tried to wriggle away, but it was pointless. Her song had rendered him paralyzed for the time being. The most he could do was wait now.
While Thorin's mind was racing, Thessa had pulled his boots off along with his trousers and socks. His tunic remained in place, but his lower half was as naked as the day he was born. His hard length stood at attention, aching to be touched, and he felt the hardened peaks of her nipples drag along his thighs. Thessa saw a few drops of liquid dribble down from his tip and wrapped her lips around the head of the shaft to taste them. Thorin groaned loudly at the feeling of her lips on him. Few women had done this to him, but he loved it when they did. Thessa ran her tongue all around the soft skin at the tip of his member, deciding the taste of him wasn't terrible. She took all of him into her mouth and watched Thorin growl as he hit the back of her throat. It seemed that even though he touched the back of her throat, there was still more of him outside her lip's reach. She took a breath and relaxed her throat, letting him slide even further down as her lips encompassed all of him. Thorin moaned loudly at the feeling. No one had ever been able to take him that deep. He wanted to tangle his hands in her hair, but he still couldn't command his limbs.
Thessa bobbed her head up and down over his shaft, only taking in his whole length every so often. She swirled her tongue around the tip and saw his eyes clench shut. She knew he was probably getting close and so she kicked it up a notch. She hollowed her cheeks ever time she pulled back from his hard length, creating suction as she went. Thorin's head thrashed from sided to side as she quickened her pace, bobbing her head rapidly.
"Love, stop," he panted, eyes still shut tightly. "I can't hold on much longer," he groaned through clenched teeth. Thessa smiled wickedly and added a hand to the base of his hard cock, pumping him in sync with her mouth as it moved up and down. Thorin took in a sharp breath and roared loudly as she felt hot liquid shoot from the tip of his length. She took him deep, swallowing every bit of him as he bellowed his release. When he finally relaxed, Thessa slowly drew him out of her mouth, using her tongue to make sure there was none of his seed left behind. She looked up to the dwarf king, seeing his chest rising and falling rapidly. Thorin panted for breath, reveling in the aftermath of one of the best orgasms he had ever had.
After a few moments he opened his eyes, gazing down at his smiling mermaid. She looked very pleased with herself and moved up to lay next to him. She sang a sweet melody into his ear and he began to regain the feeling in his arms and legs. Once he regained control of his arms, he leaned up to remove his tunic and then wrapped them around Thessa and drug her up over him to rest against his chest. He was still breathing heavily, but had calmed down a bit. "Where did you learn that?" he panted slightly, running his hands over her bare back. She had never been with a man, and yet she was able to make Thorin feel like a randy dwarfling. She only chuckled at his question, nestling her head under his chin. Her long, soft hair draped over his arm and he moved it to lay against his side. He ran his fingers over his braid in her hair, smiling to himself. How did he get so lucky? he thought. He had resigned to thinking that he would never find a wife and would let Fili take over as heir to the throne when he finally passed. But now, now he had a gorgeous mermaid wrapped in his arms and he couldn't help the wide grin that appeared on his face. He loved this moment and he loved this woman more than he could say. He only wished that they could discuss marriage sooner, that way he could rest assured that she would become his queen and stay by his side for the remainder of his days.
"Thorin?" Thessa sighed against his chest. He ran his fingers gently through her long locks.
"Yes, princess?"
"How are you supposed to fit inside me later?" she asked honestly. He was very long and very thick as well, and Thessa was worried about the pain that come with something that size being shoved inside her. Thorin, however, gave a soft chuckle.
"Do not worry about that, my love," he whispered. "When the time comes, I promise to be gentle and I assure you that you will enjoy every moment." He let his rough hands travel down the soft skin of her back to firmly grip her behind. Thessa jumped slightly at the contact and felt a small tingle from the way his hands held her. "By the time I'm done with you, you'll be screaming my name and begging for more," he whispered into her ear. She leaned her head up from his chest and captured his lips in a searing kiss. Thorin groaned into her mouth, tightening his grip on her rear and pulling her tighter against him. She deepened the kiss, letting her tongue trail along his bottom lip and then wrap around his tongue. They kissed with a fiery passion for a few minutes until there was a knock at the door. The broke apart suddenly and Thorin threw a blanket over them to cover her modesty.
"Come in," he called, seeing Balin creak open the door. The old dwarf blushed slightly, seeing their leader and his One obviously nude but wrapped around each other under a blanket. He averted his gaze to the far wall as he spoke to his king.
"The lads are all in bed now and we packed everything up for the journey tomorrow. Just thought I would inform you," Balin reported, still not meeting Thorin's gaze.
"Good. We will leave after first light," Thorin concluded. Balin gave him a nod and quickly turned to leave the room. Normally, Thorin never would have let any member of the company see him like this, but some devious part of him wanted to show off, to show everyone that Thessa was his and that only he would be enjoying her attention. The possessive part of him grinned, knowing that Balin would tell the company what he saw.
Balin stepped out into the hallway to see the company's heads all stuck out of their doors down the hall. Balin grinned at them and nodded his head. They all gave small cheers and throaty laughs before returning to bed, eager to resume their journey to the mountain once more.