Somewhere Over the Rainbow

The Time Dragon

Aisling hummed to herself as she relaxed in the tub a few days later, a soft smile coming over her face as the candles filling the room cast a warm glow. She stretched out slightly, happy that Haldir had gotten a rather large tub so that she wasn't cramped up.

And speaking of the devil.

"Do you intend to spend the entire night in here?" Haldir asked as he leaned against the doorway, his grey eyes fixed on her as the corners of his mouth tugged up slightly and his silver blonde hair hung loose around his shoulders.

"Maybe," she replied playfully, leaning on the edge of the tub and resting her chin on her arms. An impish smile came across her lips. "Why? You want to join me?"

"I do believe that you are the fiend, Aisling. Not I," he replied with a chuckle, though Aisling sat up with a satisfied smile as he stepped into the room, pulling his tunic off and dropping it onto the floor.

He then quickly pulled off the rest of his clothes, and climbed into the tub, causing a fair amount of the water to splash out in the process as he situated himself behind her. But finally Aisling was reclining against his chest as Haldir wrapped his arms around her.

"I've been thinking," Aisling said, turning to glance at him over her shoulder. He raised his eyebrows in question. "I think it's time."

"Time for what?" he asked, a momentary confusion coming over his expression.

"I think we need to start rejoining the world," Aisling said with a dramatic sigh. Haldir rolled his eyes and pulled her closer.

"It has been but a week," he murmured in her ear before starting to softly kiss her neck.

"Yea, but people are going to start to think we've died in here," she said with a content sigh.

"I highly doubt that, Aisling. They all know that we are newly wed," he replied. "Do you tire of me already?"

"Uh, nope. Far from it," Aisling said with a soft snort. "But we do need to moderate, I think. Just because we're married doesn't mean we should forget that we do have other friends."

"You have grown tired of me," Haldir said, straightening up and frowning slightly.

"Dear god, Hal. No," Aisling said with a laugh. "I'm pretty sure I could never get tired of you, though you do on occasion tire me out. But we should start being a bit more social, don't you think?"

Haldir sighed as he leaned back, pulling Aisling with him. He began to stroke her arms under the warm water.

"We have plenty of time to be social," he murmured, back to nuzzling her neck. "I wish to be greedy and keep you to myself for just a bit longer."

Aisling chuckled as she glanced at him.

"And you called me the fiend," she replied dryly.

"We shall not have another time like this, Aisling," Haldir said. "Soon enough we shall return to our normal lives and I will be taken from you for weeks at a time."

"Oh my god, you drama queen, I just want to go check in with Daella tomorrow and maybe have her and your brothers over for dinner. You'll still have me to yourself for a vast majority of the day," she retorted with a laugh. "Surely you can live with that."

Haldir was silent a few moments, though his ministrations continued. He now ran his fingers lightly up and down her arms, then across her abdomen. Aisling was starting to twitch slightly, fighting off the urge to jerk with every pass he made over her stomach.

"I suppose I could comply," he finally said. "I do need to share a few words with Orophin for his stunt the other day."

Aisling rolled her eyes, though she was still laughing.