The Fire Dance

Authors Note:
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TopazKat - Yes, that is a Big responsibility for someone who has not even reached his majority yet!...:)
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Lena Hart - Awww thank you very much! Yeah I like it when there is alot of interaction, dont get me wrong, a good ol bangin slashy is niiiiice, but I like there to be a blend of "Life" with the "Slash"...if that makes sence...:)
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The Fire Dance


Ch175


Late that night..................

Torfindel laid still on his back "This is just so odd"

Taurath smiled as he pulled him close "What is wrong my love"

Gwee arched his brow as he looked over, then held up his hand "This!
This is just odd...and wrong...and I should not be wearing her!"

"She seems to think differently, otherwise she would not be on your
finger"

Torfindel dropped his head back down on the pillow "Did you know I can
feel Everything? I mean I was always able to feel the trees and such,
but now I can feel...there is this...pulse...like a, like a heartbeat.
Do not get me wrong, I am honored that she likes me but...but I also
feel...t'is just odd and..."

"BA! Bababa! Ahhh! Ada!"

Torfindel and Taurath quickly got up and ran into the other room "Ada
and Adar are not here Glorion"

"Gweeeeeeeee!"

Torfindel smiled as he nodded "Aye, I am happy to see you to" then
picked him up and frowned "Eww!"

Glorion giggled in his big brothers arms "Loen!"

"Aye you are! And more then wet...Taur, would you go and get a fresh
cloth?"

Once Glorion was clean, he was placed on the floor and immediately
began to crawl his way over to Glorfindel's sword rack. Taurath
chuckled as he swiftly scooped him up "Oh nay, not again...what is
with you and wanting to touch everything sharp!"

"Ba! Ta! Eeeeee Ta!"

"Aye that is me, Ta...can you say Taur? Tul now, say Taur"

"Ta!"

Taurath chuckled as he jumbled Glorion in his arms "Close enough for now"

Glorfindel smiled as he stepped into the room "You are still just "Ta"
ay?"

"Aye, he is not ready for more of my name just yet I guess"

The golden warrior nodded as he put out his hands "In time he will,
now hand him over"

Glorion squealed as he was placed in his fathers arms "Ahhhh! Ada!"

"You are up to late, off to bed with you now, your brother should not
keep you up so late"

Torfindel shook his head "He was soiled Ada"


Glorfindel looked at his firstborn and snorted "Oh I did not mean
for that comment to be taken now...I was just practicing"

Gwee tilted his head confused "Practicing for what"

"For when Glorion is older, I get the feeling that he will be just
like you. Sneaking out to be with you and such"

Torfindel rolled his eyes "I am going to bed, are you coming Taur?"

"In a minute, I would like to speak with your Adar"

When Glorfindel returned to the main chamber, he sat down and sighed
"Erestor should be back in a little bit, what did you wish to speak
with me about"

Taurath took a deep breath, then sat down next to the great warrior
"Gwee took me to the library not to long ago. He showed me the book
that tells about The Fire Dance & Bonding Circle...then told me that
was how you and Erestor became bound"

Glorfindel smiled as he sighed "Ahh, the year 2956...the happiest year
of my returned life"

"Well, I was wondering something though, the information made no mention
of challenges. Every bonding ritual I have ever heard of, and mind you
that is not many, there had always been a rule about...well, what
would have happened if someone had challenged Erestor"

Glorfindel arched his brow "Ooo...the book did not say?"

"Nay"

The golden warrior sat up straight and chuckled "Erestor would have
had to fight for me"

Taurath nodded "In what way. Would it have been with weapons? Hand to
hand? Is it to the death or..."

Glorfindel snorted "To the death? Aiyah nay! No weapons...there would
have been another circle built and they would have had to fight within
it. The first "tossed" from within the circle would be the one who
lost, then I would have bonded with the one within"

"Ahh, I see"

Glorfindel narrowed his eyes "Why the sudden interest Taur?"

Taurath shrugged "Oh, I was just curious. We Avari do have rituals,
but our ways are very different"

"And what do the Avari do. How do your kin find a mate"

Taurath arched his brow "Do you truly want to know this information?"

Glorfindel smirked "Well with that comment, aye!"

"We claim. We approach the one we like and just claim them"

"And if that elf does not wish to be claimed?"

"Then a fight ensues and an eldar steps in to take control"

Glorfindel tilted his head "Had anyone ever tried to "claim" you?"

"Aye"

"What happened"

Taurath snorted as he shook his head "I broke his arm. No eldar was
needed, my actions spoke for themselves"

"What about your brother Taurcalad. Anyone ever try and claim him?"

"Are you mad? Nay, he snapped the neck of a warg with his bare hands
once...he would not be claimed, he would do the claiming"

Glorfindel laughed loudly, then paused "He uh...he would not do that to
Thoniel...would he? He would not force..."

Taurath shook his head as he held up his hand "Nay Glorfindel!
Nay...there is a Big difference between claiming and forcing my lord!
Claimings are not done without an eldar present and...claimings are
done a certain way with certain advances as cues. Thus why the fight
takes place and the eldar becomes involved. In all the time that we
Avari have been doing this, not one forcing has occurred"

The golden warrior sighed with relief "Well, that is good to know"

~*~*~

Maica-anna quickly ran to the end of the bed as Thoniel rolled over
and thought 'Ooo...almost poke elf', then made his way over to the
side of the bed when he noticed Taurcalad standing there 'When did
Wood-elf come back in'

Taurcalad smiled down at him as he whispered "You best be careful my
little friend, he could have crushed you", then lightly chuckled "though
I think your quills would have woken him before that truly would have
happened"


Hearing the light chuckle and slightly raised whisper, Thoniel blinked
into awareness "T...Taurcalad?"

"Aye my love?"

"Wh...what are you doing here"

"I said I would come back and check on you...you Did say that it was
alright"

The young healer sat up and lit the candle next to his bed "I see you
have put on another loincloth"

Taurcalad smiled "Well, I can not just run around naked, I live in a
public garden. Now here in your chamber though, I could easily..."

Thoniel swallowed hard when the warrior began to hook his thumbs into
the top of the fabric...

"Wait! I...I only meant uh..."

*Snort* "Relax my love, I was only jesting...now move over"

"What?"

"You heard me, scoot over some so that I may sit down"

"But I am not clothed!"

Taurcalad arched his brow "Like this information would deter me? I
think not...move over"

The young healer pulled the sheet up to his chest, slowly moved over,
then gasped as he was pulled into the warriors arms "Wh...what are you
doing!"

"I was going to hold you"

Thoniel lightly trembled when he found himself between Taurcalad's
legs, leaning back against his chest with strong arms wrapped around
him "Hisssss"

"Mmm...you Do have a lovely hiss my love...now cease your squirming"

"This...this is how you held me when...when you had me captive I...."

Taurcalad smiled as he nuzzled the back of his ear "Nay, this time it
is different...you are not bound by rope, and you are naked"

"I am frightened"

"You have no need to be. I love you, why would I hurt you"

Thoniel took a deep breath, then relaxed his body some "And you are
just going to...to hold me?"

Taurcalad lightly squeezed him and sighed "Oh I would Love to lay
claim to you right here and now my love...but you are frightened
enough. For now, I would just like to hold you close"

The young healer blinked "Lay claim? What do you mean"

"We will speak of that another time, you need not hear about such
things right now, besides, I would need to speak with Lord Elrond
first, he is the eldar here. Trust my embrace Thoniel, return to your
reverie"

"You are going to hold me? All night?"

"If you would allow it, aye"

Thoniel was silent for a moment, then settled against the strong body
behind him "Alright Taurcalad, you...you may hold me"

TBC......................................


Translations:

Ada/Adar ----------------------------- Dad/Father
Loen ---------------------------------- Wet (Literally - soaking wet)
Tul ------------------------------------ Come