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An Unexpected Visit - Part 14

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The Cave

Quick footsteps followed by slower ones echoed beneath the stony roof, as the sound bounced and returned off the rugged underground walls. Tauriel laughed sweetly as she danced across the floor of the tunnel. Kíli came jogging after her, not quite able to keep up with her pace, but laughed as he called after her.

«One wouldn't guess it has only been two months since you gave birth, my love. Don't you think you should take it slowly? You are still not fully healed, Tauriel,» Kíli said and came to a stop, as he had to catch his breath. He leaned his hands on his knees and breathed heavily. Dwarves were clearly not meant to run long distances, however fun it might be.

Tauriel turned back as she saw him halting, and jogged effortlessly back to him, the dwarf she loved. «I am taking is slowly, and beside I am not the one out of breath, melethron,» she smiled and took his face to make him stand up straight as she proceeded to kiss him. Kíli was still trying to breathe normally, though it failed him, and he had to catch awkward gasps of air between their kisses. He laughed and laid a hand on her neck, as he held her away from himself.

«You enjoy this, don't you?» Kíli huffed smilingly, and stole another kiss before he let go of her and exhaled fully three times. His breath came easier finally.

Tauriel crossed her arms over her chest, and smiled teasingly. «Do not blame me. You should get in better shape.»

Kíli scoffed and grabbed her hips, pulling her close to him again. «Dwarves don't need to be in shape for running. We have raw power for close combat. That is all we need.» He kissed her powerfully, and put his arms around her waist so she could not get loose. He bit her lip playfully, and grinned. «Do you see?»

Tauriel laughed, and put a hand on each side of his neck, feeling his trembling muscles as she kissed him passionately. She stopped to look at him for a moment, for in that moment she felt completely happy. Her daughter was safe in the care of Dís and she was in the arms of the man she loved. Everything seemed right with the world.

«How much further now?» Tauriel then asked, excitedly patting his shoulders lightly with her hands. Her curiosity was getting to her. Kíli had promised her a special surprise, yet revealed nothing of where they were going. To her it was unbearable that he stalled like this.

Kíli laughed and released her only to take her hand. «Not far at all. Let's go.»

They continued to walk side by side down the hall.

When they had walked for a while, Tauriel thought she could hear the soft sound of an echoing waterfall. She stopped and listened more carefully. «It cannot be…?» She breathed in awe, as she kept listening. Tauriel suddenly broke into a sprint and disappeared down the hall. Kíli smirked, and continued to walk slowly after her.

The sight that met him was difficult to describe. His breath got caught in his throat.

Tauriel stood in the middle of a great cave, in the midst of a clearing surrounded by flowers and green grass. Behind her was a small stream of waterfall, coming from a hole in the roof and falling into a pool on the left side of the cave. The water was so light the drops danced in the air and made Tauriel's long, fiery locks glisten in the sun that erupted through an opening on the other side of the cave. Right on the docks of the pool stood a grand oak which stretched its branches almost to the ceiling. All around them grew different types of vegetation; even the walls were covered with soft moss.

«What is this place?» Tauriel stood transfixed as she bathed in the ray of the sun which spilled between the falling water and created a rainbow. Her eyes were gleaming with tears when she turned to Kíli.

He walked to her, and took her hand again. «This was Thorin's secret cave. He found it when he was but a young lad, and he always used to tell us stories of its magnificence. He called it the rainbow-clearing.»

«It is beautiful,» Tauriel whispered breathlessly. A tear rolled from her eye and caught the gleam of the sun, making it a glittering star rolling down her cheek.

«Not as beautiful as you,» Kíli said softly and touched his hand to her face. He brushed away a lock that had loosened from her braids, feeling the soft skin of her cheek beneath his fingers.

Tauriel inhaled sharply and looked at him with disbelieving eyes. She fell to her knees in front of him, still holding his gaze. It was different and yet nice to look up at him. She took his hands to her face, and smelled their husky scent, the scent only Kíli had. She loved that smell. She exhaled and started kissing the inside of his hands deeply.

«I love you so much,» Tauriel breathed into his palm. «I don't know how to show you. I am no good with words, not like you.»

Kíli laid a hand underneath her chin and raised her face to his. «You don't need to tell me, Tauriel. I can see it in the way you look at me; your eyes speak of thousand beautiful words.»

He brushed the tear away from her cheek and held her there for a moment, with each hand on either side of her face, his fingers carefully caressing her soft and warm cheeks.

«Will you marry me here?» He asked silently, still with his hands on her face.

She should not have been surprised, as he had asked her several times before, but it never ceased to make her heart skip a beat. His eyes were so warm, so full of love, and his thumbs carefully caressed her cheekbones.

«Yes,» she mouthed, afraid to utter the words out loud, like they could be stolen away from her. Tears started to fill her eyes, and she smiled, then laughed blissfully. Her body was so full of love for the dwarf in front of her, she didn't know what to do or say. Then she said: «Yes, yes of course, how many times must I say?» She hit his stomach playfully, and Kíli grinned. He leaned down to kiss her.

«What I meant was will you marry me here, in this cave?» He mumbled against her lips and she laughed softly.

«I will marry you anywhere, Kíli, my love.» She said and kissed him again. Then she stopped with a wondering look in her eyes. «Does that mean your uncle has managed to convince the council members? I thought they were still discussion the matter of changing the laws.»

«They finished last night. He managed eventually to persuade them, and it was Thorin's idea for me to show you this place. He thought that a wedding like ours required a more… majestic place for the ceremony to take place. He said that our love is one of a kind and that it should be remembered as a beautiful thing.»

Tauriel was in awe. Thorin had fought for them for many weeks now, trying to convince the dwarves that their laws were old and outdated, and as their kingdom and people had been given another chance, another life, they deserved new laws to go along with it.

After all the problems Tauriel had caused by her surprise arrival and pregnancy she had never thought Thorin would ever help her with anything ever again, but she was glad he had forgiven his nephew for everything. He also had a very strong bond with her daughter, which brought Tauriel so much happiness. Whereas she had scarcely a family growing up, Kíliel had so many giving her love and safety, Tauriel couldn't ask for anything else.

The law Thorin had tried to change in particular was the one forbidding dwarves to marry anyone non-dwarvish, and it had proved quite the task, for the council was made out of old, stubborn dwarves. They were the ones who dealt with all aspects of the realm, from coin and trade to the general welfare of the people, such as health-care and schooling. They were all dwarves who had helped Thorin manage his people in the years of exile, yet they were set in their ways and would not easily move, not even for their rightful King.

«I can't believe how good he is. I've done nothing but cause trouble for you and your family, and yet he gives us this grand gift.» Tauriel looked away for the shame in her heart. She wished she had done something differently. She hadn't spoken much with Thorin since the event of the birth, she was still unsure of him and how he would treat her, yet he had spent all this time fighting for her and Kíli's happiness. He was indeed a great King.

«You might not know it, Tauriel, but he has opened his heart in a way I never thought possible. All of this is of his doing; our home here, our daughter and our happiness. None of it would have been if not for Thorin.» Kíli raised her head with a hand under her chin, and stroke a lock of her hair away from her face. «You must know that there are many who do not support our relationship, nor our daughter's right to the throne, and we will have to fight much in the years to come, but I have faith in us. Thorin has showed me that anything is possible as long as our family is united.»

Tauriel looked at him with sad eyes. «It is no use to hope that our lives will ever be easy, then,» she exhaled and then kissed his lips softly. She smiled faintly. «But I care not, because I have bound myself to you, and our love can withstand any hardship. I feel it in my heart.»

Kíli leaned his forehead to hers as he closed his eyes, hearing her grand words. His heart beat of the strong emotions in him. He held her there for a moment, smelling her sweet scent and caressing her warm cheeks. As he opened his eyes, he smiled widely, his face had no worry or sadness, only happiness. He knew that life would never be easy for them, but at least they had each other.

«Azbadu men kurdu,» he whispered softly and looked at her with eyes full of love. «As long as we are together nothing bad can happen.»

«Then let us marry, and meet all the obstacles that may come, for none can break us as long as we stand united.» Tauriel said with confident and kissed her future husband passionately. They laughed and kissed interchangeably, but then Kíli stopped her. He caressed her face with his hand before bowing down and plucking two flowers from the meadow in which they stood. He plucked one yellow and one red. He then proceeded to braid the flower stems into a small ring, and taking her left hand, he placed it carefully on her index finger.

Tauriel looked at it and then at him, her mouth hanging open. She found no words. All she could do was place both hands on either side of his face, look at him with eyes so full of love she thought she would burst, and then kiss him like it was her last and first kiss.

She could feel the world shift beneath their feet, the time move about them as they stood, she on her knees in the grass and he before her, and she knew her life would never be the same again, because she would have him.
Translator:
Melethron - lover
Azbadu men kurdu - Lady of my heart (roughly)


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First: Part 1

Last: Part 13

Next: Part 15

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I've had this chapter saved for a while now. I wrote it before part 13 because I thought this could be a part of it, but then that chapter got out of hand and I had to push this back a little, so most of this was finished in early December. Im sorry for keeping you waiting for some KílixTauriel love, because I really felt I needed it myself!^^

This is still not the last chapter, well it is, but I will also write a epilogue, so dont panic on me just yet ;) there are more love and uncle Thorin feels to come, I can promise you! ^^ As I am in the middle of my exam, i wont start the epilogue until the beginning of February, so i do hope you'll forgive me the wait, but I promise to have it done as soon as i can!

You have no idea how much I am honored by all the love and support I have recieved after working on this fic, and it has been one of the reasons finishing this has been so hard on me, and I am really sad to let it go. I have barely ever finished a written project before, so this will be a first! I hope you've enjoyed the ride with me, I know I have evolved immensely with my writing and its all thanks to you, my faithful readers! You have brigthened my life by all the support you have given. I know I could never have finished it without it, so this is my gift to all of you! :hug:


If you are interested in reading an explicit part which comes after this, please note me and I'll give you the link! ;)
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