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Note: Thanks for the reviews. I don't know anything about chess so please bear with me here. Let's begin.
"Knight to E6." Erestor softly said as he pushed his knight two spaces forward and one to the side, trying to checkmate Glorfindel's king. The golden elf leaned over the board, trying to figure out the best possible escape.
Most of the white pieces were set aside yet black pieces remained. Glorfindel leaned back in his seat, taking his wine glass and draining it. Erestor filled it once more. The dark haired elf was smiling at Glorfindel who scowled and said, "You are winning, yes, I know that. Stop gloating please…"
"Shall we discuss the prize which the winner shall receive?" Erestor leaned forward, gesturing with his hand for Glorfindel to continue their game. Glorfindel flashed a smile Erestor's way as he moved his king forward. He knew it had been a bad move the moment Erestor looked positively giddy.
Perhaps it had been the consuming of wine but the dark haired councillor seemed more at ease. They had been exchanging jests all evening and had been trying to play chessIt was sufficient to say that Glorfindel was losing. The golden elf was usually a fair chess player but tonight it seemed like his thoughts were not there.
He could only think about Erestor sitting in his room. "Glorfindel?" He found that Erestor was softly calling his name, looking at him with the same worried expression on his face that he had worn earlier this evening.
Glorfindel smiled and softly said. "Well either way I could get crushed now or shall we forfeit this game and you can have your way with me for the rest of the evening? We could go down to the hall of Fire since the night has barely begun?"
"Oh what a dilemma, on one hand I have your right where I want you or you offer me to have your way with me when we go down to the hall of Fire? Well how tempting." Erestor smiled shyly at Glorfindel and the golden elf found himself blushing as he admired his friend.
The way the candle light flickered across the pale face. The dark eyes that locked onto his with sudden warmth and the well formed lips that curved into the smile he loved. He only wanted to kiss those lips but he knew it would be unwelcome.
Erestor cocked his head to the side before he said. "Very well then. Shall we go?" The councillor rose elegantly and Glorfindel hurried to follow him. The golden haired elf fell into step beside the smaller elf and Erestor sent a smile Glorfindel's way.
"You must promise me a dance. I have heard from all the maidens how well you dance, Glorfindel, and I wish to see if it is true. Unless, of course, you do not wish to dance with me?"
Glorfindel could only smile and answered, "Of course I will dance with you, mellon-nîn. Gladly even." Glorfindel found himself suddenly exited. Perhaps this was the thing he had been praying for. He had loved Erestor the first moment he had laid eyes upon the dark haired elf and slowly over time they had begun a friendship. Glorfindel had been surprised by the warm hearted elf he found beneath the cold outer shell. But when Erestor had once taken care of him when he had come home wounded, that had changed his point of view about the elf. He had begun to realize he was falling in love with Erestor.
The councillor had accepted his friendship and liked him. He could be himself with Erestor and that counted for so much. He did not have to pretend that he liked all the females he was dancing with for the truth was he had long since known that he was a lover of males.
They walked into the hall of Fire. Voices called out to him, people who were too intoxicated for their own good yet Glorfindel ignored them. He would give them hell in the morning when they would show up for training. He grinned to himself, offering Erestor his arm which the councillor took easily.
Together they walked to the dance floor, Erestor practically pulling Glorfindel along. "Relax yourself, mellon-nîn. You are so tense tonight. What do you fear so?" Erestor waited just before entering the dance floor. Couples were swaying and Glorfindel hesitated. Everybody would see them, see them together. He was not sure if he was ready for that.
"Please come and walk with me in the gardens. I am not in the mood for dancing tonight, Erestor." The councillor raised an eyebrow, wariness glancing in his features as he raised a hand to brush Glorfindel's smooth cheek, softly saying. "What is the matter with you? You are not yourself. Are you feeling alright, Glorfindel?"
The golden warrior sighed. He had never felt so insecure in his life. Erestor appeared so confident and he was not feeling like himself. He was behaving like a mere shadow of who he normally was. Finally he placed a hand over Erestor's and softly answered. "I do not really know why I am feeling this way. Perhaps I am merely weary." He tried to smile but the look on Erestor's face was one he knew well.
It was a look that the councillor often wore in the councillor room when somebody said something he did not like or believe. It was a look that was soon followed by cold reasoning and arguments. The next moment he was pulled onto the dance floor.
"You told me that I could have my way with you and I shall. We will dance." Glorfindel was stunned but he complied by placing his hand on the lower back of the advisor. They began swaying and Glorfindel found himself relaxing, flashing smiles to Elrond as the elven lord looked at him with a calculating look.
Finally he gazed down into the dark eyes and swallowed thickly. He wondered what it would mean to court this beautiful elf. To one day call him his own and to bed him. Glorfindel was careful to keep the blush out of his face. He did not put it beyond Erestor, especially with how he had been acting this evening, to send him to Elrond to be examined.
"Thank you for taking the lead, Erestor. I know not what has come over me." He whispered softly and the stern face softened into a smile.
"You are quite welcome. You do not seem yourself, Glorfindel. Are you sure that you do not need some fresh air? I would still like to take that walk with you in the gardens." Erestor smiled a coy smile that sent shivers down Glorfindel's spine.
"Then let us go and take that walk." He could only whisper huskily. He had been alone with Erestor before but tonight seemed special. It seemed like something between them had changed but he was not entirely sure what it was or how to name it.
He waited patiently until the song ended and then extended his arm for Erestor to take. The councillor did so happily and together they walked outside as Erestor softly whispered. "They are whispering about us…" Erestor's eyes were sparkling with mischief and Glorfindel found himself smiling all the same.
"Shall we give them something to talk about then?" He whispered in the pointy ear close to his shoulder. Erestor looked at him calculating before raising his eyebrows. The arm that held Erestor's own at the next moment was draped across the smaller elf's back and Glorfindel's hand was travelling down. Glorfindel's hand then came down to rest upon Erestor's arse. The smaller elf appeared to startle but Glorfindel could see the smug look on the younger elf's face.
He could hear the loud whispers behind his back as they walked out into the starlit garden. When they were out of earshot Glorfindel quickly removed his hand. He fidgeted with them for a few moments, remembering the feel of firm muscles underneath his hand.
He sent a smile Erestor's way, seeing the way the younger elf biting his lip as he asked. "Are you alright, Erestor?"
The dark head snapped up and finally a ghost of a smile was sent Glorfindel's way. "Yes, Glorfindel, I was merely thinking about the feel of your hand on that particular place. You really have never done that before in public." The tone turned to cheek.
Yet Glorfindel remained serious and answered. "I have never done it in private before either…"
"Yet I cannot deny I did not like it." This time Erestor's face was tilted towards Glorfindel and the golden elf was stunned. The warrior stepped closer and softly asked. "Are you saying that you liked the fact that I touched your arse?"
"I suppose I am, Glorfindel." Erestor did not flinch as the warrior's hands came to rest upon his shoulders. The warrior gazed down at the dark eyes. They looked beautiful in the moonlight; no Erestor looked beautiful in the moonlight. They were so close together and Erestor gazed up at him with such trust shining in his eyes it left Glorfindel breathless.
He lowered his lips to Erestor, knowing that it would be now or never. He was not sure what it meant if he would kiss Erestor but all he wanted to do was find out. The moment his lips touched the soft ones of Erestor he knew that it was right. He could have wept with the knowledge as he felt the councillor surrender to him.
That is it for now. So yeah they finally kissed. There will be drama ahead so please review and tell me what you want to see.