Coming Of Age – Chapter 16
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Thorin was standing by the fire place, he was holding a mug of beer waiting for his love nervously, tugging at the collar of his tunic again. He wondered once again why he had chosen to wear this confounded uncomfortable outfit.
And where was she? He glanced at the door again hoping for it to open and for her to walk through.
The servants had done a wonderful job in preparing their evening meal; meats, fruits, and breads.
Taking another drink from the mug he breathed hard as he stared at the fire crackling in the fireplace.
The image of Lee came unbidden to him again; the one of her standing resplendent and gloriously bared of any clothing in the center of the bathing basin as if she had rose from it. She was so very beautiful and he found he could not shake the image of her from his mind. He wanted her, he wanted to hold her within his arms. He clenched his hand as he recalled the feel her soft silky skin…
His attention was broken when he heard soft cloth rustling; Thorin turned around and almost dropped his mug.
ThoraLee was standing before him.
She was wearing the sapphire dress, a match to his tunic. Its sleeves were long and fitted, just like his, and embroidered in gold thread. The waistline of the dress was narrow and emphasis the slimness and slender form of her body, Thorin felt his raw emotions running through him. Her hair was left loose behind her back, dark rich brown. He saw that she was wearing a silver chain with the Durin ring he gave looped through it, it was resting just on the tip of the valley of her twin mounds. Her green diamond ring twinkling on her finger.
He cleared his throat and smiled at her softly. Placing the mug on the dining table, he walked to her and gathered her hands and held them.
"You are by far the most beautiful and prettiest maiden I have ever met in my life, ThoraLee. I am the luckiest man in this kingdom and the whole land. I can search the entire world and I will never find another you."
Lee's face was reddened as she ducked her head down, her eyes were on the floor, she was speechless; it was the most romantic thing anyone had ever said to her!
She felt his finger lifted her chin up to face him and he leaned and kissed her softly. She felt her heart singed as it beat wildly.
Thorin kissed her gently; he felt that she needed to be handled a fragile flower, can she would break; he could not believe she was before him. Her beauty was intoxicating and he could not stop looking at her. She was his.
He wanted to shout to the world and beyond! He wanted to tell the great Aulё that she was his, and to thank them for their gift of her! He was truly blessed.
Of course they knew about it! He felt idiotic but he didn't care. He loved ThoraLee.
"I love you, Lee." He said, grinning like a fool.
Lee, in return laughed as she responded, "And I love you, Thorin."
With a surprise shout, he spontaneously picked her up and spun her around the room. Lee was laughing like a child. They were laughing as though they were children again.
As their laugher died down, Thorin slid her down to him but he held her close and kissed her. Lee closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck and gave herself to him, returning his kiss in kind.
It was a while when he released her but he held her hand as he led her to her seat on the table and served her.
At first they sat across from each other. Thorin found that he had to crane his neck to look at her. Shaking his head, he pushed his chair away from him, causing Lee to look up at him in surprise. Standing up, he grabbed his plate and walked over to where she was sitting and placing his plate down and sat diagonally from her. Lee nodded and laughed as she offered a piece of meat to him where he ate from her hand.
While they dined, they talked about themselves and at some point, Thorin pointed to her hand, "Did the jewelry not please you?" She had taken off the bracelet Jor had given her, in place was a very plain silver piece that was intricately entwined to resemble like a vine. This bracelet and the plain chain was the only thing she wore, aside from her green diamond ring.
"Thorin, I…I like them all very much and I thank you for the gifts but I could not decide and so…" she was fingering the bracelet and suddenly she looked at him. "You made this, didn't you?"
Thorin smiled and nodded. He picked her arm up, the one where the bracelet was on, "Aye, I made this when I first learned how to smith a long time ago."
"It is very pretty."
He grinned, "Pretty trinket for a very pretty lady," he turned her hand to kiss her palm.
Then he continued, "But how did you know I made it?"
She shrugged, "I just did. I don't know how…it's you. And it's something I would do."
He nodded, "When I selected them, I thought it would be something you would do as well."
"Isn't strange how our ideas are so similar?" she asked with a grin, her cheeks blushing red.
He reached out and stroke her heated cheek, "I like that very much, that we are so alike."
It was a very long, long dinner. In between feeding each other, there were tender moments of kissing and much hand caressing.
It was very late when Thorin reluctantly pushed her into her room and released her, "I will see you in the morn, my lovely Lee." He continued to gaze into her eyes, her intriguing green and amber ones.
"Good night my beloved Prince, may you dream of me tonight and every night." She waved to him shyly as she closed the door to her bedroom.
Lee laughed as she ran to the big bed and jumped on it and flopped with her hands out. "Oh, Thorin! You are so handsome! I am the luckiest one!" she gasped to herself.
Then she got out of bed and prepared herself for bed; Nifir had retired for the night in the servants' quarters and won't be back till the morn.
Lee frowned as she glanced down along the length of the dress and the row of buttons, she muttered to herself, "For the love of …how am I going to get these confounded buttons off without tearing this dress?" she began to fumbled with them but the ones behind her on her back…who designed the dress, anyways? She was feeling hot around her face and getting frustrated and angry. Lee began to look around for a dagger or knife when she remembered the knife in the dining room!
Opening the door she saw that the dinner things were cleared out! When did that happened? She certainly did not hear any sounds! They moved fast.
Now, what was she to do?
She looked at the connecting door to Thorin's private chambers…
No, it would not do! Her cheeks flaming red, she simply couldn't go in there; she was not wedded to him yet. If the servants saw her in his chambers…tongues would wag so fast…
But she could not possibly sleep in this dress; it was too uncomfortable to do so.
Well, she just hoped the servants had retired in their quarters already.
Taking a deep breath, and letting it out, she moved to the door and knocked tentatively and hoped.
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Thorin sat on the edge of his bed and stared at the far end of his room where the connecting door was. He had just returned from leaving his beautiful ThoraLee to her room.
One year. One long, long year till he wed her. It was to be a very hard wait for him.
He wished tonight had not ended so soon, he had never loved anyone like he loved her and he felt all his emotions rushed forth and it took so much effort within him to contain himself, to control his urges.
And she loved him too. He saw her desires for him as well. She was so innocent; she did not know she was showing and he wanted to show her how much he loved her. But she was still an innocent. They were unwed and he would not take an advantage of her thus.
It was bold of him to dine with her alone tonight but he told himself that he was able to contain his urges. What he did not expect was her beauty that robbed him of his breath and his heart. Yes, she had his heart.
Thorin smiled as he remembered her smiles she gave him, her shy looks and her innocent wanton gaze she cast at him, not knowing what she was doing.
With a satisfying sigh, he stood up and began to undress, removing his tunic, as he set the shirt down on the bed, he heard a low knock on the door.
Frowning, he went to the door and opened it slightly and was startled to see Lee standing near the door.
"Lee? Is something wrong?" He opened the door wider and looked beyond her but there was no one about. He glance back at her, his expression was concerned.
Lee was looking down at her feet as she said, "I…I'm sorry to disturb you…but Nifir has retired for the evening and I required assistance with…with…" she had looked up and saw his state of partial undress and stuttered, "this er, dress. The buttons…buttons… are in the back and I can't seem to concentrate…you are not clothed and um…okay…my buttons behind needs your shirt off…I mean…oh dear…" she was pointing over her shoulders as her cheeks was turning as red as a red apple.
Thorin breathed a sigh of relieved as he started to chuckle at her incoherent speech but somehow he understood her request and smiling he took her hand and pulled her into his room and shut the door as he led her into his room.
Lee looked about his bedchambers and saw his bed which was equally as big as hers and decorated in dark blue sheets with gold frames and gold posts on all four corners.
There was a dresser on the far end of the wall, surprisingly furnished in wood. There was a table and chair for writing for she saw some papers on it with an ink pot and quills.
The fire place at the other side of the room lent a soft glow to the room.
"Turn around Lee," she heard him said softly as he touched her shoulder and turned her around.
As he began to unbutton her dress slowly, she could feel his closeness and saw how intimate they were and alone in his room.
She was breathing hard, her chest heaving hard and wild as she felt his warm breath behind her neck and it was sending tingling feelings down the back of her spine! It was a delicious feeling she did not want it to end.
Thorin couldn't believe Lee was here!
Granted, she was here because she had required his help; thank you whoever designed this dress!
As he began from the top, he moved her soft brown hair aside, a waft of soft scent blew sweetly under his nose as he breathed deeply; her hair smelled so good! He leaned in to breathe in more of her scent.
He felt as if he could get drunk from her!
Shaking his head, he tried to remember what she was here for; the buttons, Thorin, she needed help with unbuttoning those long length of buttons…there were many buttons…it could take a long time to undo them. A long time.
He grinned to himself as he took another button and slowly removed it from its loop.
Lee felt the top of the dress slowly opening, the buttons being undone. How long he was taking? She arched a brow to no one in particular as she thought to herself; Nifir did not take that long to button them up.
Lee smiled as she began to think that Thorin was deliberately being slow in his work, she found it quite endearing as she stood patiently.
Then her playful mood changed when she heard Thorin whispered, "Lee…my sweet love, so soft, so smooth…" then she felt his soft lips on the back of her shoulder as he began to remove her dress. Sliding the sleeve, she swallowed hard as she felt his warm hands on her bare skin all the along her arms as he reveled in the smoothness of the silkiness of her skin.
"So…soft…smooth." He kissed the top of the curve of her shoulder, first the left than he moved to the right. My Lee…"
She felt him pulled her against him so that she was leaning on his bare chest!
Lee closed her eyes as she reveled in the feel of bare skin on bare skin. It was as if she was drowning.
He wrapped his hands around her, her head was turned to the side as he kissed her neck and ear. Then she gasped when he held her breasts in his hands. The full globs in each hand as he kneaded them gently.
"So beautiful…my sweet Lee…" he uttered softly as he kissed her more.
Then he picked her up and placed her on his bed. Her hair splayed on his pillow as she looked back at him, her green eyes were dark as well as her amber ones now colored with dark caramel and hazel.
Thorin climbed in and lie beside her, his arms stroking her bare shoulders down to her breasts.
Lee was breathing hard as she looked at him, his beautiful eyes were as dark as sapphire, as dark with desire, and it pleased her that his desire was for her; he desired her. As innocent as she was, she knew what he wanted. And she wanted what he wanted.
Lee put her hand on his bare chest and ran her hand daringly, feeling his skin along her palm.
Thorin hissed softly but he didn't stop her not until she reached to his hips, playing dangerously along his trousers.
"Lee…" he growled at her.
"Yes, my love?"
"You are playing with fire, my dear," he said raggedly, his control on the brink.
"I'm not afraid to get burn, Thorin…Khazad-zukȉn" she called him.
Thorin smiled as he repeated, "Khazad-zukȉn, heart of the mighty warrior, Lee…I am not worthy of the name…" he argued but she put her finger on his lips and shook her head.
"You are, in my heart, Thorin," she pulled him to her and kissed him passionately.
"Lee, you do realize what we're about to do…"
Lee nodded, "I claimed you, Thorin. You are mine. We wait one year, it doesn't matter…I...I know I'm not making a lot of sense now but yes, I am sure but if you're not…I'll go…"Lee made to get up from his bed but Thorin held her.
"No!" He shook his head. "I am glad you claimed me. I want to…you belong to me, Lee. You're right, I know my father and mother wanted us to wait one year but I know in my heart that you are the one for me. I want you to be mine now. I don't know how long I can wait for you to be…" he stopped himself as he began to blush. Lee's eyes were wide opened as she took in his intent.
She murmured silently and shyly, "I feel the same, Thorin, I can't wait to be your wife."
Suddenly, Thorin sat up, startling Lee, as he looked at her and grinned as if he was a boy, "Why not?"
"Thorin?"
"Why not?" He repeated.
"Why not, what, Khazad-zukȉn"
He gathered her in his arms, "Why can't we wed now?"
Lee giggled, "Because your father will have your head if you do."
Thorin looked out the tall window from his bed near the main door, "There's the full moon still, the same moon when we declared our love for each other."
Lee nodded.
"Stay here a moment, my dear." He kissed her and left the bed.
Lee sat up and watched him as he went to the dresser and picked something from it and came back.
He then came around the edge of the bed and sitting by her, held out a shirt for her.
"Here, put this on for the moment," he said, still grinning.
Lee, intrigued, followed his instructions and as he hastily buttoned them, led her from the bed, her dress, now pooling around her ankles, she stepped out of it.
Luckily, his shirt was large on her that the hem was long enough that it reached near her knees.
As he tugged at her hand, she followed him to the tall window where he opened it and stepped out leading to the balcony.
Pulling her down, they knelt in front of each other under the moon as they looked at each other; she was wearing his shirt, he was wearing bare-chested only in his trousers but that didn't matter at the moment.
He held her hand and spoke in a clear voice; "By the great Blue Moon of our wonderful Aulё, and the mighty Eru Ilúvatar, I Thorin son of Thrain of the mighty Durin who is First of Seven Fathers, I pledge to take you as my wedded wife, that I will uphold you and care for you till the eternal flames of the great sun is extinguished."
Lee blinked a few times before she was able to speak, "By the great Blue Moon of our wonderful Aulё and our mighty Eru Ilúvatar, I ThoraLee daughter of Erimm, and Emmerlina who is Elf-friend of the deep wood Elves, I pledge to take you Thorin whom I claim as my husband that I will love you for all eternal and that you are my true heart."
She took off the Durin's ring, slid it off the chain and hand it to him. Thorin then taking her left hand put it on her middle finger and even though it was still too big on her, he held her hands, he leaned in and kissed her on her lips tenderly. "My wife."
She returned his smile and said, "My husband."
He pulled them up and holding her, kissed her again, "I love you, my rúzín."
She tightened his hold on her, "Yes, truly you are also my one true love." She leaned into his chest and breathed into his skin.
He closed his eyes as he held her tight to him, his love for her rushing in as his chest began to heave heavily.
He then picked her up and carried her into the room and laid her gently on his bed.
He climbed in beside her and gently leaned in and kissed her slowly as he began to unbutton the shirt, her hands on his chest, feeling his strength.
For the rest of the night, he slowly showed her the way to womanhood as they joined their bodies as one, as husband and wife.
Lee could not believe that he was such a gentle lover as he showed her how tender and loving he could be.
They spent all night exploring each other's bodies, everything was new to her, she had many questions, he tried to help but most times, they ended up in giggles and teary laughter.
As their special moon began to wane and wave its fare well to the couple, the morn sun was soon rising, Thorin reluctantly urged his newly wedded wife back to her room, Nifir would soon be in her quarters.
And they had work to do…the translation of the script text awaiting her still.
As Thorin gave in to sleep, he didn't realize Lee's sapphire dress was still lying by the floor of his bed…she had worn his shirt to her bed.
…End of Chapter 16
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