Title: Confession Author: Medea (medea22@earthlink.net) Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas Rating: *NC-17* Disclaimer: The characters and settings used in this story belong to J.R.R. Tolkien. Summary: Aragorn finally admits his desire when confronted by a frustrated Legolas. Author's Note: comments welcome, but please be gentle – it’s my first time… Setting: Set in the days after the fellowship had completed their quest, before Aragorn and Arwen were married. King. They had crowned him King. How strange it was now, for Aragorn, son of Arathorn, as he gazed down from the ledge to look upon the realm of his people. Tonight, there had been a feast, a great celebration in honor of the Fellowship and the completion of their quest. It was a gathering the likes of which Middle Earth had never seen - men and elves, dwarves and hobbits, the men and women of Rohan and the noble Dunedain, Rangers of the North. And of course, the people of Gondor, who would look to Aragorn now and in the days ahead, the days following the darkness of Mordor. So many faces, mingled with the resonance of endless voices. And yet, Aragorn could focus on one, one only. Hour upon hour, the evening lingered, and he could not take his eyes from the elf. Legolas, Prince of Mirkwood, son of Thranduil, had woven Aragorn into his spell from the moment the Ranger first laid eyes upon him in Rivendell. There, at the Council of Elrond, Legolas had spoken against Boromir, revealing Aragorn’s heritage as the heir of Isildur. So quick was he to come to Aragorn’s defense, his outcry had sent a wild surge through Aragorn’s body. He had stared for just a moment into the elf’s dark, shocking eyes before asking Legolas to sit back down, but a moment was all it took to shake Aragorn to the core. Those eyes, at once sensuous and inviting, seemed to reach in and grasp Aragorn’s very soul. The elf’s skin, smooth and alabaster white against his fair, flowing hair. In the days that followed, Aragorn would catch his breath whenever he watched him move with the soft grace of his Elvin kin. He would imagine what it would be like to run his fingertips across those subtle, unrevealing lips, to feel the warmth of his body next to his. Long nights by the fire were spent in feverish longing, imagining what it would be like to let his tongue dance upon an earlobe, a supple cheekbone, only to dive into the warmth of his mouth. At times, though later he would tell himself it was only his desire seeking to deceive him, he swore his gaze was returned with one equally desirous and filled with yearning. But no – he had to let it go. Tonight, there had been a feast, but tomorrow – tomorrow, there would be a wedding. Aragorn, son of Arathorn and King of Gondor, would marry Arwen Evenstar, daughter of Elrond of Rivendell. Hopeless now were the Ranger’s longings. The path of his future had been set, and there was no going back. In truth, he loved Arwen, and his heart grieved at its betrayal, but the past days and months with the Fellowship – with Legolas – had changed everything. The elf had awoken in him such feelings as he had never known, and his love for Legolas had surpassed the bonds of brotherhood and companionship. To look into the Elvin prince’s eyes was to look into the mirror of Aragorn’s own soul. And so it was with these thoughts weighing heavily upon him that Aragorn now looked down from the ledge of his chamber. Unable to bear the evening’s revelry any longer, he had fled the great hall and with a few brief and hurried wishes of good night, he excused himself, saying only that he needed some much-desired rest. He had not said good night to Legolas, but leaving the hall, he caught a glimpse of him with one very inebriated Gimli, son of Gloin. They were recounting their journey through the Mines of Moria to a group of young and adoring fans. As he left the room, however, Legolas instinctively looked up and caught his gaze for an instant. Aragorn could not bear the weight of his stare, and retreated to his chamber. That had been hours ago, and now he sat, watching the pale moon climb her way across the night sky, thinking how its beauty reminded him of Legolas’ milky white skin. He groaned, and there was a knock at the door. Wishing only to be alone, Aragorn growled at the thought of more visitors. He opened the door, but barely stifled a gasp at the sight of the elf. There he stood, looking radiant in his emerald green tunic, his hair glowing in the moon’s light. “You did not say good night – are you not well, my king?” The simple words cut like the blade of a sword through Aragorn’s heart. He felt his body shudder, knowing he had not the strength to hide his feelings any longer. Shame and anger welled up in him, and he growled at Legolas. “I am tired, Legolas – and weary of celebrations.” The words stung the elf, but he hid it well. “Forgive my intrusion then – I only wanted to be sure that you were not ill.” Legolas turned to leave. Aragorn’s body felt as though it were being torn in two. So desperately he wanted to reach out and touch the elf, bury his face in his golden hair and find solace there. But he let him go. The latch echoed like thunder as the door closed behind him, leaving Aragorn alone in the midst of his own battle. A minute passed, and then another, until the king lost all sense of time. Aragorn’s heart was heavy indeed when he returned to his perch at the window ledge. There, by only the moonlight, he let his feelings overtake him. Drowning in his lustful thoughts, he imagined his fingers working slowly to unlace Legolas’ green tunic. He could almost feel the silken flesh beneath, rising to meet his touch as he teased a nipple here, caressed a shoulder blade there. And as his longing grew, he moved his hands lower to satisfy his own aching need, something he’d become all too accustomed to doing these days. It was then that Legolas returned, not with the subtle quiet steps of his kin, but with a fire raging in his eyes as he burst through the door of Aragorn’s chamber. “Will you marry her then?” he demanded. “Legolas, wha-…” Aragorn stuttered, jumping down from the ledge and praying that Legolas had not witnessed his recent indiscretion. “Answer me!” the elf raged, and Aragorn, sensing that something was wrong, managed weakly, “Legolas, I have no choice – it is what my people want,” and slowly, after a long breath, “…and yours.” ”Will you be content, then? Is it your wish to spend your days and nights in the arms of one who knows nothing of the man you are??” Aragorn gasped, where was this coming from? “My prince,” he swallowed hard upon saying the words, desire still burning in his heart, “have I angered you?” “Tell me that you love her.” Legolas spat the words like venom, and indeed they burned Aragorn. “Wh- What?” Aragorn was quickly losing his composure. “TELL ME that you love her.” Legolas said again, through gritted teeth. “I – do love Arwen…” At that, Legolas seemed to crumble. The raging fire left his eyes and only sadness filled its place. He turned to go once again, ashamed at his outburst, humiliated at having let his king see him so unguarded, so vulnerable. He was almost to the door. “…but not as I love you.” There, Aragorn had said it. And it was as if the weight of the one ring itself had been lifted from his shoulders. He swallowed, breathing hard, and waited for the elf’s response. Legolas turned slowly, forcing his gaze to meet that of Aragorn. When it did, he suddenly recognized that in those eyes, his desire was reflected. “Say it again,” whispered the elf, barely audible. “I love you,” breathed Aragorn, “Oh Gods, and I need you.” With that, the king rushed toward Legolas and with a single fluid movement pressed his body up against the closed door. Their eyes met, locked upon one another. A moment passed, and nothing was said. Then, with the longing of countless days driving his passion, Aragorn’s mouth found the sweet flesh of the elf’s, and with his kiss he devoured him. Legolas, realizing that months of seemingly hopeless yearning had not been in vain, grabbed Aragorn fiercely, returning the kiss with an eager tongue. He could barely stand. The world swirled around him, but he could feel nothing but the wet warmth of Aragorn’s consuming kiss. Suddenly, he was a King no longer, but the wild Ranger that Legolas had fallen in love with. Their tongues and their hands explored one another with maddening need. Legolas grasped Aragorn’s hair, pulling hard and eliciting a cry of pleasure mingled with pain. Desire was raging within Aragorn’s loins at this realization of his fantasies, and he deftly worked the laces of Legolas’ tunic, all but ripping the fabric from his body. Legolas too, had found Aragorn’s bare chest, though the Ranger had only been half aware of his clothing being torn away. His ecstasy escalated as Legolas broke free from Aragorn’s mouth and his tongue traveled deftly down the length of his neck and across his chest, closing in on his nipples, sucking, rubbing, until Aragorn groaned with unimaginable pleasure. He shuddered as the elf’s delicate hands found his cock, burning with need. With one last ounce of restraint, he stopped Legolas only long enough to lift him and carry him to the bed. There, he lay him down, reveling for a moment in the sheer beauty of his Elvin prince, watching his chest rise and fall, his breath coming in gasps. At last, Aragorn could wait no longer. He made quick work of his own leggings, his cock growing huge as he watched Legolas writhe in anticipation below him, the elf’s tongue sliding over those lips that Aragorn had only tasted for the first time just moments ago, and now he wanted more. His pulse was racing, but his limbs felt as if they moved in slow motion as he removed Legolas’ remaining clothing. His fingers deftly went to work on the elf’s leggings, and with a few clever movements, he had freed the laces to reveal his lover’s throbbing cock – flushed, erect and pulsing against his ivory skin. Wanting to devour all of him at once, it was all the Ranger could do not to take Legolas into his mouth right then, to run his tongue over the smooth flesh, take it fully into his mouth and consume him inch by inch until the elf screamed in pleasure as his seed exploded into his captor’s waiting swallow. In an instant he had straddled Legolas, pinning his slender arms against the bed, his tongue diving once again into the elf’s mouth, their kiss deep and filled with aching need. “Gods, I wanted to tell you – I wanted so badly to take you,” Aragorn said between breaths, their bodies rocking against one another as they explored each other hungrily. His tongue found the smooth skin beneath his lover’s chin, followed the delicate line of his neck and greedily bit at the elf’s ear. “I… I didn’t know – why did you not tell me? Why?” panted the elf, his hands now locked behind Aragorn’s neck, his back arched and pulling the Ranger close to him. With a grin he pinched Aragorn’s nipples hard and whispered in his ear, “So many nights did I long to make you scream my name in pleasure. I would die inside, wanting nothing else but to feel you deep inside of me …” Aragorn groaned. Hearing his own desires echoed in the elf’s words, he could only moan softly, “I’m sorry… but I can only hope to make up for all those nights you spent in agony…” Aragorn pushed deeper into the elf’s embrace, their tongues finding one another again. For a moment, their cocks touched, sending a shock of electricity through their bodies that made Legolas arch his back, pushing his eager shaft against Aragorn’s huge erection. It was almost too much for the Ranger, and he began to grind his body against the elf’s with furious speed, reeling in the sensation of Legolas panting beneath him, greedily kissing, biting and sucking every inch of flesh on the Ranger’s body. They began to move in maddening rhythm, thrusting against one another as Aragorn’s hand reached down and grabbed the elf’s shaft, squeezing hard in one final motion that had Legolas screaming in his ear, “Oh, my king… oh gods, I have wanted you for so long!” Legolas reeled in the sensation of Aragorn sliding above him, his hand pumping the elf’s eager cock. It was with an explosion of pleasure and sweetest pain that Legolas came, crying out in ecstasy as he spilled his cum into Aragorn’s waiting hand. Aragorn fell forward onto the elf, his face buried in the now damp hair that fell across his lover’s face. Legolas was still breathing heavily when he turned once again to find the Ranger’s lips. Still reeling from his delicious release, he poured his every emotion into the kiss, finding once again the hot, wet embrace of Aragorn’s mouth. Tender at first, then with growing need, he slipped his tongue in and out, brushed against the rough stubble of Aragorn’s cheekbones, then playfully bit at his lips, his ears, and the irresistible curve of his jaw, all the while moaning with pleasure. Sensing his lover’s yet unfulfilled need, he slipped from beneath the king and straddled him in one swift movement. Now, with Aragorn below him, Legolas could greedily enjoy the sight of his new lover’s exposed form. Broad shoulders, deep chest and lean, muscled arms all heaved beneath him, revealing the fierce hunger that pulsed behind the Ranger’s eyes. Letting his gaze trail downward, Legolas discovered Aragorn’s massive erection. “My king, it seems I have unleashed a monster.” Legolas teased, and Aragorn writhed with pleasure beneath him. “Surely you can tame it, my prince.” Aragorn purred back, his arms reaching up and grabbing a ribbon of flaxen hair before pulling Legolas to him once again for deep, penetrating kiss. Not to be distracted from the task at hand, Legolas freed his lips from Aragorn’s hungry embrace with a mischievous smirk before diving toward the Ranger’s still swollen member. The archer gasped as his eyes took in the nearly overwhelming length of Aragorn’s large shaft, the tender head flushed red and glistening wet with pre-cum. Wasting no time, Legolas took the throbbing erection into his mouth, eliciting a cry of pure pleasure from his lover. Flicking his tongue across the tip, Legolas began to slowly encircle the head, working his way down until Aragorn’s entire shaft was in his mouth. Skilled in the art of pleasure, the elf knew instinctively how to find his lover’s weak points, his fingers teasing the soft fuzz of his lover’s balls as they swelled beneath his touch. Grabbing Legolas roughly by the back of his head, Aragorn began to pump furiously against the elf, his hips rocking in fierce rhythm with the elf’s every movement. Slipping his hands beneath the ranger and digging deeply into the flesh of Aragorn’s backside, Legolas pumped wildly, sucking harder and harder, taking his lover deeper and deeper into him as the Ranger fucked the elf’s mouth hard and fast with a desperate, aching need. The sensation sent Legolas reeling. With his long-desired lover thrusting beneath him, he sucked, licked, stroked and teased every inch of Aragorn’s hard shaft as against the rough wool cover of the bed, the elf’s own cock swelled once again to its enormously full length. Finally, Aragorn could hold back no longer, and with one final thrust that sent his cock slamming against the back of his lover’s throat, the Ranger shot a stream of hot cum into Legolas’ eager mouth. The archer took it all in, sucking and swallowing until Aragorn was finally spent, and could give no more. Legolas fell forward onto the Ranger, their bodies breathing heavily in unison. “Legolas,” whispered Aragorn, his voice consumed with lust and the deep, fulfilling pleasure of release, “My Gods, I never allowed myself to hope, never dared to think that one so beautiful could love…” and with that, his voice trailed off. “Love a king?” the elf inquired, “Love the man who has occupied my every waking thought since first I laid eyes upon him? Love the wild Ranger who ignites my very skin with uncontrollable lust? Believe it, my love, I have wanted this for so long.” But still Aragorn could not comprehend, could not believe that everything for which he had so long desired was here before him. Rolling over onto his side while Legolas lounged contentedly on his stomach, the Ranger let his fingers once more caress the milk-white skin, become tangled in the elf’s golden hair. Trailing downward, his touch traced the curve of each delicate shoulder, fondled the soft recess at the small of his back and traveled toward the curve of his lover’s soft buttocks. Circling each smooth mound with growing need, he ventured ever closer to the sweet crevasse between. Legolas groaned, his erection having grown full once again beneath his lover’s hungry touch. In response, Aragorn slid down to explore with his tongue where his fingers had left off. Leaving soft, wet kisses over every inch, he spread his lover open with his tongue and found his desire once again raging. Probing the flesh apart and revealing the sweet hole at the center, Aragorn plunged in deeper with his tongue, eliciting yet another moan of anticipation from the elf. “Unhhhhh… oh, yes… oh Gods yes,” Legolas half-moaned, half-spoke the words. But it was all the Ranger needed to hear. Aragorn licked one finger before gently plunging the tip into his lover’s waiting hole. Slowly at first, he began to push as Legolas writhed beneath his touch, his body expanding to accommodate this new pleasure. Deeper and deeper Aragorn plunged, adding another finger, and then another, until the archer cried out with need. “Ohhh… GODS! Oh yes, oh gods I want you inside of me! Take me, my king, make me yours… make me yours NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!” Aragorn’s rock-hard cock needed no further invitation. Its head already dripping wet with his growing desire, he pressed his erection against the elf’s tight hole, hesitating briefly before he plunged the tender head inside. “AAAHHHHHH… oh, YES! Unnhhhh… DEEPER!” Legolas cried out. Aragorn worked his shaft slowly, wanting to savor every moment. Spreading Legolas open with every thrust, his rhythm became faster, his thrusts harder, until he was pumping furiously at the elf’s backside, his balls slapping against his lover with every maddening push. With one arm bracing him on the bed, he moved his other beneath Legolas’ stomach, searching for and finding the archer’s rigid cock. And as Aragorn fucked him from behind, he began to pump furiously at the elf’s erection, causing him to cry out in ecstasy at the double dose of pleasure. “MY GODS… oh… YES… OH… GODS, HARDER, I’M COMMMINNNNNGGG.” Pumping wildly in his double assault, Aragorn felt his own climax approaching as Legolas expanded to take in his full length, and soon the two men had created a savage rhythm that had them both bucking fiercely against one another. “Ohhhhh…” groaned Aragorn, “Unnhhh… yes… oh… YES… oh, Legolas!” “mmmmMMMMM… YES, TAKE ME ARAGORN! FILL MEEEEEE!!!!” And with that, the two men came furiously, Aragorn pumping his seed into Legolas as the elf spilled his own into the Ranger’s waiting hand. Thrusting, rocking, and growling with the pleasure of release, each poured every last drop of cum from his cock before falling heavily atop the bed, panting and groaning in ecstasy. Minutes later, watching his bare chest heave deeply up and down, Aragorn turned to Legolas and once again answered his lover’s question, only this time the response was quite different. “No, Legolas. No, I will not marry Arwen.” Returning his gaze, Legolas only smiled, drunk with happiness and fulfilled, finally, within his lover’s gaze.