Title: A Fair Price Author(s): Oakenshield (Oakenshield@lonelymountain.zzn.com) and Galahad (galahad.warhorse@ntlworld.com) Pairing(s): Legolas / Haldir. Aragorn / Haldir. Legolas / Haldir / Aragorn Rating: NC-17 Summary: What if Aragorn had to barter something to get into Lothlorien? Something, say, along the lines of the Prince of Mirkwood? And what if Haldir got a little more than he bargained for? AN: FOTR movie-verse. Originally taken on by Oakenshield for a fic challenge on the tolkien_slash group, then Galahad joined the fun and it all got very out of control ;) Big thanks and kisses to Adrian for the beta. Warnings: BDSM. Non con. ~PART ONE~ "How could you do that?!" Legolas hissed angrily at Aragorn, as he stalked beside him. Nearly seventy years of their friendship was hanging by a thread, cut cruelly by a few thoughtless words. Seven decades of trust squandered in one fast assumption of a Man's tongue. "What right do *you* have to offer *my* body to him?!" His eyes wandered the path ahead of them and found their way, against his will, to the front of the column where stood the one who had caused such menace upon his friendship with Aragorn. Haldir, standing as tall and straight and strong as a young tree, and far too handsome for his own good. Haldir, engaged in polite conversation with his brothers while standing with his head turned slightly towards Legolas, gazing at him with eyes that seemed to strip his clothes, and a smug smile playing on his lips. Never had he met Haldir before this day but he had known his name, and the reputation that followed noisily in its wake. Elrohir had warned of him in Rivendell and he had to admit he had been rather intrigued by the rumours. But now, after meeting the Elf face to face, he detested him. He detested his arrogance, his self-confidence, the way he had toyed with such a serious situation to turn it around to earn his own rewards. But most of all he detested Haldir's beauty, for one so hateful should never be allowed to be so fair. "You would not believe how close I am to hating you as much as I hate him," he uttered through clenched teeth to the Man at his side. Just ahead of them Merry and Pippin slowed their pace, nudging each other and cocking their heads in their direction. Trust them to be listening. But he didn't care. Let them know that their dear protector Strider was not so honourable in moments of panic. "Legolas, hush," Aragorn whispered, catching his arm. "The hobbits are listening." "I could not care less!" Legolas snarled aloud. He yanked his arm free. "You ought to be thankful they are so close to us, or I would have my knife at your throat. Please answer my question! What right did you think you had? Am I your whore now, to pass around as you please?!" He swallowed thickly at the thought of Haldir's greedy hands undressing him and touching him in selfish caresses, striving to pull moans from his lips that would only serve to satisfy himself. He could almost see how Haldir's eyes would explore his naked flesh, like a hungry beast pawing at it's prey with a perverse delight in the torment it caused. No, he would not be taken like that. Not by him. And certainly not at Aragorn's say so. "Legolas please believe me, I had no choice," Aragorn sighed. "I asked what he would take as an offer to give us entry to Lórien- " "And he replied my company for the night, and you gave it freely!" Legolas cried. "I cannot believe my dearest friend of so many years could do that!" He knew his voice revealed his feeling of betrayal through his anger and had it been to anyone but Aragorn he would have been horrified. But he knew Aragorn would be guilt-ridden by the tone. "I would gladly sleep with anyone to keep the hobbits from danger, but my body is mine to give as I choose, not to be offered by you as a toll." Aragorn caught his arm again, clamping his grip firmly as he moved them to the side of the line. "I did not think you would react like this, I thought you would understand. I promised him your company for the night, no more. I said nothing about him bedding you." Legolas looked ahead again as Haldir spoke something at Rúmil's ear and a smile passed between the two. "He will not see it that way. Look at him, he's leering at me." He held Haldir's gaze as the march warden's eyes lustfully explored his frame. Yes, like a hungry beast he was. A beast that needed to be tamed before it did any more harm. Aragorn gave his arm a comforting squeeze. "You do not have to do anything, my friend." "You of all people should know we Elves do not go back on our word. And I certainly shall not go back on it. I can take care of myself. Friend." He pulled free from Aragorn's hand and strode to the front of the line to stand defiantly beside Haldir. Haldir turned to regard him with the sweetest of smiles. So innocent it was almost saccharine, like honey dripping sticky over hot toast. Sweet but sickening in too large an amount. "You are weary," he commented, sliding a hand over Legolas's arm. "You must rest this evening." Legolas felt his skin crawl again and tried to move his arm but Haldir had formed a firm grip on the limb. Leaning in close enough for his lips to brush Legolas's ear, he whispered so quietly that no one near could overhear: "I will come for you tomorrow night." **** It was with a sigh and a heavy heart that Aragorn approached the pavilion that had been erected for the Fellowship the following night. Legolas had hardly breathed a word to him since they had entered the wood and he needed the Elf's comfort. Gandalf's death weighed on his mind and he needed the ear and the arms of his oldest friend. But neither were open to him, and he knew he only had himself to blame. It had been a stupid thing to do, but he had panicked. With orcs on their trail and weary hobbits at his feet, he had been prepared to do anything. He would have even offered himself had Haldir desired him. But he had the right to offer himself; he did not have the right to offer Legolas. He had seen little of Legolas that day and even less of Haldir. The guardian had left Legolas well alone in the presence of Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn, and had not bothered him for the remainder of the evening. His duties had prevented him from being near the Mirkwood prince for the next day. But now the second night had come and Aragorn knew Haldir would be waiting. And he knew that Legolas, in a proud gesture of defiance, would go to him. He drew back the canvas at the opening of the pavilion and peered inside to find Legolas crouched before a mirror, combing his hair. He appeared to have donned the best robes their hosts had been able to find. Dark velvet with a silver-buckled belt at his waist. His hair hung loose down his back, shimmering in the pale moonlight that filtered through the canvas. It looked slightly damp; he must have washed it. Taking a breath, Aragorn pushed the door flap aside and stepped heavily to announce his presence. He saw the Elf's back stiffen but Legolas did not turn, rather choosing to ignore him. "You look lovely," he said softly. Legolas glanced into the mirror to meet the eyes of Aragorn's reflection. "What do you want?" he asked frostily, tossing his head to let his hair settle over his shoulders. "I wanted to make sure you were all right," Aragorn walked towards him. "It is my fault you are doing this. I was wrong to tell him he could have you." "That's for certain." The Elf rose to his feet, turning swiftly to stride past Aragorn. "Is that all? I have an appointment to keep." "I was just so desperate to get into the safety of the Wood," Aragorn stepped in front of him to stop him. "We cannot leave things between us like this, Legolas. Please. At least let me try to make it up to you. I shall even come with you if you wish." He knew the words were mistimed as soon as he said them and he cringed. "What as? My chaperone? That would make me feel like a proper whore." Legolas shoved him out of the way and stepped outside into the cool evening air. "I told you, I can take care of myself." "Why all the effort?" Aragorn indicated to his hair and robes. "Why make yourself so appetising for an Elf you know would eat you alive?" He was loath to admit that he felt a slight pang of jealousy at the thought of Haldir receiving such a finely dressed morsel. But he had no right to feel so resentful, for he alone had handed it to him on a plate. Unable to compose a polite answer, Legolas merely scowled at him then looked pensively ahead into the trees. "Well. I suppose I shall see you in the morning, *Estel*," he spat, before walking to meet the approaching forms of Orophin and Rúmil. "Legolas," Aragorn called softly after his friend, who only raised a dismissive hand in response. "I know you are no easy touch, and I know you are not as innocent as you look. Make sure he knows it." Aragorn watched as the three Elves exchanged some words before turning to walk into the trees. He waited some moments, as his pride argued with his conscience, before slipping into the shadows of the trees to the left side of the path. Something nagging at the corners of his mind told him that he should not let Legolas go alone. Something ordered him to follow and he did. He stole silently after the trio, far enough back to keep from their sight, but near enough to hear their conversation. And near enough to see Legolas's discomfort at the situation. Haldir seemed to have mentored his brothers in his likeness. He watched as Orophin moved closer to Legolas and his hand meandered slyly around the small of his back. "Haldir has been greatly looking forward to this," he heard him say. "He is waiting for you in his chambers as we speak." Rúmil's hand moved next to attempt a caress to Legolas's cheek, but it was caught before it reached its summit. "I did not believe you and Orophin were part of the deal, Rúmil," he heard Legolas speak coldly. He could not see Rúmil's smile in the shadows but he could hear it in his voice as he asked. "Do you have brothers, Legolas?" He heard the frown in Legolas's voice. "Yes, I have two older brothers." "Just like me," Rúmil caught his elbow and directed him left. "Do your brothers not share with you? Do you not share with them?" "We share things like delicacies, and money," Legolas replied tersely. "As Haldir shares sweet and rich things with us." Orophin halted their path at the base of a mallorn and Aragorn ducked behind a shielding trunk. As a shudder gripped him, Aragorn began to wonder how many unwitting travellers this had happened to in the past. It had been the deal for only Haldir to have Legolas's company, not his brothers. He knew Legolas could take care of Haldir well enough but he was no match for three of them. "But we are only here to escort you," he heard Orophin continue, "as Haldir was in no state of dress to come and fetch you himself. We have been ordered to leave you alone tonight." He pulled a ladder down from the lower branches. "We are here." Aragorn allowed himself to relax a little but he was in no mind to move until Legolas came safely back from the talan in the morning. He was near enough now to hear Rúmil whisper to Legolas. "Perhaps we may enjoy you some other time." He also was near enough to see the shiver than ran down Legolas's spine and the incredulous glare that crossed his face as he stared at the ladder. "I can climb," the Mirkwood Elf told the brothers. "Yes, we know that, but you don't want to ruin those lovely robes that are so becoming on you," Orophin stroked the dark velvet on his shoulder. "Up you go. Mind to pull the ladder up after you. We shall leave you now. Come, Rúmil." Aragorn crouched deeper into the roots of the tree and wrapped his cloak tighter round himself. He was certainly in no mind to move. ~TBC~ ~PART TWO~ As hard as he tried to fight the feeling, Legolas found that he was secretly rather looking forward to his appointment with the march warden, and his chance to put the proud Elf in his place. Or he would have been if it had been his choice to do it, if he wasn't so downright furious with Aragorn, if he wasn't so annoyed with Haldir's conceited complacency, and so troubled at the suspicion that Rúmil and Orophin may be sharing their brother's earnings. Actually, he told himself sternly, he wasn't looking forward to it at all. Not one little bit. Not even a tiny little bit. In fact, he would have rather gone through Moria again. The brothers' shadows melted into the trees like ghosts and Legolas grasped the sides of the ladder with clammy hands. /For goodness sake, why are you so nervous? / he asked himself. /Perhaps you are nervous that you will not be reluctant when you see him? / the darker part of his conscience replied. /Or perhaps you have a notion in your heart of what will come to pass. He will not use you; you know what you will do to him if he tries. / Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he slowly made his way up the ladder until he reached a wide branch that served as a platform, part-curtained to shield it from prying eyes. Outside on the limb, he pulled the ladder up and coiled it over the branch. "Ah, Legolas." Haldir's voice seemed to hang in the darkness. "I have been waiting for you. Come in." Pushing a gauzy curtain aside, Legolas stepped onto the polished wooden flooring of the talan. His delicate footfall made no sound, yet he felt as though his every intention was already known. He felt small. Despite the sharpness of his Elven hearing, it seemed the only sound in the room was the pounding of his traitorous heart, until his host for the evening finally spoke again. "I wanted to see just how desperate Aragorn was to reach Caras Galadhon." Haldir's voice was soft. "I wanted to see if it was important enough that he would give you." A soft chuckle followed. "Though I wanted you anyway. I wanted you from the moment I first saw you. Take off your shoes." Legolas obediently slipped off his boots and stepped further into the room, into the shimmering cage of curtains hanging between the branches. Candles illuminated the space in a dim gold glow and he blinked as his eyes adjusted themselves to the light. After taking in the simple beauty of the bedchamber, his gaze came to rest on the bed, where Haldir lay propped against plush pillows in a flimsy robe of pale green silk, a glass of wine in his hand. The powerfully built Elf regarded him with a faint smile on his lips. "Do you sleep with him? Are you his comfort away from Lady Arwen? Are you his tart? Is that why he offered you so freely to me?" Legolas remained silent. "You do not wish to answer my question?" Haldir raised an eyebrow at Legolas and patted the space beside him invitingly. "I do not wish to rise to your provocation," the prince answered judiciously, crossing the floor. "What a pity. But perhaps I can persuade you to rise to something else." Haldir raised himself on one elbow to pour a glass of wine for his guest. "Have a drink." Legolas cast his gaze to the floor as Haldir's robe lost contact with the left side of his body, exposing a strong shoulder and the firm muscle of his chest. "Please, sit." He caught Legolas's hand and pulled him gently on to the bed beside him. "Drink, or I must find other ways to persuade you to relax." He put the wine glass into his hand. Legolas took the wine from him and took a cautious sip of it as Haldir reclined lazily against the pillows, his robe slipping back again, this time to reveal a dark nipple. "Sweet Elbereth," Legolas whispered, against himself. "Why say that?" Haldir reached to a bowl of cut fruit on the table beside him and plucked out a slice of apple. "Surely you are not seeing stars already?" He offered the fruit to Legolas, but the prince declined with a shake of his head, still afraid to let Haldir touch him lest the touches never stop. The Lórien Elf smiled knowingly at him, locking his gaze as he slipped the thin piece of fruit slowly and deliberately between his dark, full lips. Legolas felt a sudden throb deep in his groin, and swallowed hard as Haldir closed his eyes to savour the flesh of the fruit. Juice dribbled from the corner of his mouth, and Haldir tipped his head back, showing Legolas the trail as it dripped from his chin onto his chest, dangerously close to that firm nipple. Legolas swallowed hard and forced himself not to reach out for the shimmering bead of juice. Instead, he had to watch as Haldir used a long finger to sweep up the fluid, licking it swiftly from his fingertip. Inwardly, he cursed himself for getting pulled into the trap of Haldir's seduction so easily. He wasn't sure why, but he had imagined he would simply be pounced on, rather than enticed, almost wooed, by the Galadhrim fighter. "Come and lie beside me, Legolas." Legolas moved to lie tamely beside him, Aragorn's words suddenly ringing in his mind: /I know you are no easy touch. / But was he? After all this time, was Aragorn wrong? Legolas settled back on the pillows beside Haldir, taking a generous mouthful of the sweet tasting wine and trying to swallow it without choking. "Is the wine to your taste?" Haldir asked, reaching across him to put down his wine glass and lift the bowl of fruit from the table, deliberately pressing their bodies close. "It's fine. Pleasant enough," Legolas said softly, leaning his weight on his elbow. "Tell me, Legolas," Haldir pressed a piece of fruit against the prince's lips. "How old are you?" Legolas bit into the fruit. Pear. "2931 years old," he replied. "Only three years older than Rúmil," Haldir grinned. "How sweet." For some reason, the comment made Legolas shiver. "You are nervous," Haldir stated, raising a hand to run his fingers through Legolas's hair. "I imagined you to be more feisty than this. Though this is good too." /I'll give you feisty, / Legolas thought angrily. /Patronize me once more and you'll see more than feisty. / "You will be such a joy to teach," Haldir mused, pulling a slice of peach from the centre of the bowl with supple fingers. "Tell me, do you like peaches?" He put the fruit into Legolas's hand. "They are all right," Legolas replied, tensing as he felt Haldir's hand reach for the belt of his robes. "Why don't we lose these robes of yours, my dear?" whispered the march warden as he unclasped the belt. "As lovely as you look in them, they only serve as a cover to your natural beauty. Just like the soft velvet outer skin of that peach in your fair hand hides the even sweeter treasures underneath it." His fingers made quick work of the pin at the collar. "Therefore, we peel it back to enjoy the flavour properly." He opened his mouth as he pushed the heavy velvet back from Legolas's shoulders. Legolas put the fruit into Haldir's mouth, remembering, and now understanding, Aragorn's last words to him. Slowly and thoughtfully he began to lick the juices from his own fingers. "Why do you look at me in such a way?" he asked meekly, as Haldir divested him of his robes, leaving him in naught but his leggings. Tipping his head to one side like a young Elfling, Legolas turned his hips away from Haldir as though shy of his body, crossing his thighs a little in a manner he knew made the soft bulge in his leggings even more prominent. Haldir's eyes dropped immediately to the generous curve of his quarry's sex, and he leaned toward Legolas, catching his hand and raising it to his lips. "You're not very experienced in the ways of love are you?" Haldir said, pulling Legolas' middle finger into his mouth. "Does this gesture not remind you of anything?" Fighting hard against the wave of lust that washed over him, Legolas shook his head. "Do not fret," Haldir smiled smugly. "We're going to have fun, my dear Greenleaf." /Yes, I am. / Placing his wine on the table beside Haldir's, Legolas reached for another piece of pear and licked the dripping juice from it with feigned innocence. "You do that so beautifully," Haldir whispered. "Do it again." Putting on a confused frown, Legolas ran his tongue along the length of the sliver of fruit once more before pulling it into his mouth. "Come here," Haldir raised a hand to the back of his neck to pull him down. "Let me taste that." He kissed Legolas roughly, forcing his tongue into his mouth. Legolas sank down beside him, leaning his weight across the march warden's chest, lying tensely as his mouth was plundered by his would-be lover. "Surely you have done *this* before?" Haldir asked. "Kiss me back, Legolas. Come, don't be shy." Legolas opened his mouth to twine his tongue with Haldir's, shifting to lie flat on top of him. He could feel the burn of Haldir's arousal pressing into his groin and forced himself not to be stirred by it. Not yet. He just had to make the Elf lose himself a little, just a little. He reached back with one hand, groping until his fingertips recognised the leather of his belt. "Mmm, that's good," Haldir murmured against his lips. Legolas rolled his hips against Haldir's, making it seem like he was only adjusting his position. He grinned as Haldir shot a hand up to clutch the headboard. Making a loop with the belt, he followed that hand up, slipping a strip of the leather under the flexing wrist. "Your innocence will undo me," Haldir gasped. "Will it?" Led only by touch and estimation, Legolas slipped the other end of the belt behind the rungs of the headboard. "How many lovers have you had?" Haldir asked with a smirk. With one quick twist of the hand, Legolas had bound his left wrist to the headboard. "Quite enough to know what folk like you are like," he snarled, pouncing to tie Haldir's other wrist in place before the startled march warden could react. "I have news for you, Haldir of Lórien - no one takes advantage of me and no one forces me to do anything against my will." He tugged the belt to make sure Haldir was held firmly. The proud Galadhrim's face twisted into a grimace. "Why, you sneaky little…" "I'm afraid that's what comes from being so arrogant," Legolas smiled sweetly at him, moving to sit astride his hips, sharply pinching his nipples, feeling them harden through the fine silk of the robe. "You were so busy concentrating on your own agenda that you missed mine." He leaned forward and kissed him chastely upon the lips. "But fret not, I will still give you a good time." Haldir pulled in his restraints for a good few seconds, his strong muscles knotting in his arms, before he gave in to defeat and lay back panting and trembling with fury. "Ah, but you quiver so beautifully," Legolas mocked as Haldir fixed him with an angry glare. "Now, I believe you wanted me. Do you still? Now you know I'm not as vulnerable as you first thought." He sat back and reached for another mouthful of wine, scrutinizing Haldir in his gaze. "And you asked me if this reminded me of something?" He dipped his finger into the glass and sucked the wine languidly from the digit, hearing Haldir whimper softly beneath him. "Perhaps it does." His other hand made deft work of undoing the ties on Haldir's robes, eyeing the tense erection that rose before him. "My, aren't we eager?" "Legolas," Haldir squirmed beneath him. "Release me now, and there won't be any trouble…" Legolas ran his finger lightly up the underside of Haldir's shaft, feeling it twitch in the wake of his touch. "You thought me sweet, did you? Perhaps you are thinking now that you have bitten off a little more than you can chew." He plucked another piece of peach from the bowl. "Peaches seem so soft," he mused, "yet in the middle of it all, you find a hard stone. So, if you bite too greedily, you may get hurt. Funny that, isn't it? How something that looks so sweet and tender is able to cause you so much … discomfort." He smirked as Haldir's eyes grew wide. "Now, what does this gesture remind me of?" he taunted, pulling the fruit into his mouth with his tongue. "Oh, yes, I know." And with that, he sunk down the bed and swallowed Haldir's length into his throat, hearing a howl of desire emit from the march warden's mouth. "Ai! Legolas!" Legolas licked slowly back up his length then swallowed him again as Haldir's flesh pulsed demandingly against the roof of his mouth. Strange an Elf who seemed to be so experienced should be so impatient, he thought to himself, amused. He raised his head and drew his tongue in lazy circles around the shaft, only halting to tickle the sensitive skin at the crown. He lifted his eyes to meet Haldir's gaze and allowed the confined Elf watch every slow movement of his tongue against his flesh. Triumph washed over him as the defiance melted from Haldir's eyes and the haughty march warden began to relax beneath his warm caresses. He waited until he could taste the warning of Haldir's climax before he pulled back suddenly and drew up his body to kiss him. "Taste yourself," he commanded. "You taste good." Haldir hungrily pulled his lower lip between his teeth, biting hard enough to hurt. "I'd rather taste you," he whispered breathlessly, twisting in his restraints and arching his body up against Legolas's. Pulling back, lest he became further aroused by the bucking motion, Legolas moved to straddle Haldir's chest, tugging the ties of his leggings loose to release his erection. "Then you can taste me." Haldir opened his mouth expectantly, his face dropping as Legolas shook his head. "Greedy, aren't we?" he teased, taking himself in his hand and stroking himself slowly, watching Haldir's eyes turn dark with lust. He gathered a bead of his own fluid on his fingertips and placed it against Haldir's lips. "Sample first. You do not know if you will like it." Haldir licked his fingers greedily. "I like it," he said huskily. "I want more, my beautiful prince." Legolas withdrew his finger, running the wet tip across Haldir's lower lip. "You don't take that much taming do you, my lovely?" he whispered, watching the anger of the insult return to Haldir's eyes. "But what can you do my fair cousin? You are at my mercy now." He stroked his finger down Haldir's cheek, smiling as the other Elf tried to move from his touch. "You have been very bad, Haldir," he told him softly. "Now, do you know what happens to naughty little Elflings?" He ran his fingertips lightly down Haldir's ribs feeling his muscles tense as he tried not to squirm beneath the torment. "No? Well, they get spanked, so they don't do it again." Disbelief tightened Haldir's features. "You would not dare," he spat, composing himself in a second, determined not to let the Mirkwood prince see his discomfort. "Oh, wouldn't I?" Slipping one strong arm behind Haldir's knees, Legolas lifted his legs and held them firmly against his chest, sitting back to admire the exposed rear of his prisoner. "Lets play things my way, the Mirkwood way. You see, living constantly surrounded by evil, you come to pick up some of their ways. Some are not all bad." Haldir's cheeks flushed in shame of his vulnerable position. "You are insane! Possessed!" He tried to struggle free but Legolas held him firmly. "I do not know what madness has taken you while you have been in the presence of that Ring - " He aimed the first stinging slap against the tender flesh at the back of Haldir's thighs. "Do not try to insult me Haldir, you are not in the position to." Haldir yelped in shock and pain. "You will pay dearly for this, my dear Greenleaf," he promised, clenching his teeth to suppress a cry as another slap landed against his backside. "You are not in the position to threaten me either," Legolas told him, slapping him hard enough to leave the red mark of his hand. "You have insulted me, Haldir." He landed two short and sharp blows to each cheek of his rear, feeling his own hand smart at the impact. "You have offended my honour." He stroked his hand gently across the burning skin, glancing up to see Haldir swallow hard in anticipation of the next blow. He waited some moments, delighting in his torment while the steely eyes of the Galadhrim grew wide. Without warning, he drew his hand back from the soothing motion and struck hard. Haldir cried out, his cheeks flushing scarlet instantly. His eyes filled with tears of shame. "Legolas…" he whispered. "Yes, my lover?" Legolas enquired sweetly, not ceasing his brutal punishment one bit. A reluctant tear streaked Haldir's cheek and he turned his face into the pillow to try to brush it away. "Are you going to ask me to stop?" he asked, aiming a hard smack against a reddened patch of skin. "You will have to ask nicely." "I will never beg of you!" Haldir growled. "Are you sure?" Legolas halted his spanking and gently cupped Haldir's testicles in his heated palm. "Are you really sure you wouldn't beg me?" He squeezed the soft sac firmly before slowly pulling back his hand to aim another blow to the most sensitive part of the body. He held Haldir's eyes as his hand hovered in mid air. "Are you sure?" He brought his hand down. "NO!" Haldir cried, finding strength in his panic to wriggle free and avoid the blow. "Legolas no! PLEASE!" He gasped and closed his eyes to hide his humiliation as his begging words left his lips. Legolas shifted up his body to sit astride his hips. "I think you enjoyed that a little more than you would like me to think." He pressed his weight down onto the hard heat of Haldir's arousal. "I certainly enjoyed it," he continued. "Can't you see how worked up it's got me?" He felt himself throb impossibly harder as Haldir's eyes fluttered open and his lustful stare settled between his legs to eye the full erection that rose from his untied leggings. Indeed, he had been *very* aroused by it, he realised with no small amount of astonishment. He reached for his wine again, soothing his heated hand on the cool glass as he took a sip. The wine was a little overly sweet, he decided as he held the liquid in his mouth while he watched the restless state of the Galadhrim beneath him. Haldir smiled up at him with a sweet smile of triumph as he swallowed the wine slowly. "Oh, you are mine now Legolas," he whispered. "You won't be able to hold back now." As he tried to comprehend the march warden's words, a bittersweet texture of fine powder hit the back of his throat in the mouthful as the wine slid down. Then he realised. Haldir had drugged him. He nearly dropped the glass with shaking hands but collected himself before Haldir could see his fear. With his free hand, he tugged Haldir's hair to raise his head. "Why not have a drink, Haldir?" He pressed the glass to his lips and tipped it, forcing as much as he could down Haldir's throat. Haldir had no choice but to swallow it, and to Legolas's horror, he only smiled as the last drop of wine dribbled from the corner of his mouth. "That will make things a lot worse for you if you are intending to dampen me," he said with a chuckle. "What is in it?" Legolas whispered. "What have you given me?" "It's just something to make us both feel a little more friendly," Haldir explained smugly to him. "It won't do you any harm, I often enjoy the stuff. I have already had half a glass of it so forcing that down my throat will do nothing to discourage me." He bucked his hips beneath Legolas. "Can't you feel it working through you?" Looking long at Haldir, and trying to force back the warm flutters of lust that were caressing him, Legolas let his glass drop to the mattress, ruby wine spilling across the pale sheets like blood. "No…" he whispered, the role of master suddenly reversed. "I will not allow this…" he cursed his body for reacting to Haldir's movement but was powerless to stop it. "But you have no choice," Haldir smiled. "As you said, dear Greenleaf, that is what comes of concentrating on your own actions rather than mine." He bucked forcefully off the bed, throwing Legolas off his body and onto the floor, knocking the table over with a clatter and a crash. "I was going to play nicely, thinking you were nervous and shy, but now I know otherwise I don't think I will." Dazed by the sudden fall, Legolas shook his head to clear his wits and raised his head to look up at Haldir. The Galadhrim had worked a hand free from his bindings... ~TBC~ ~PART THREE~ Aragorn paced nervously at the base of the tree, fear making his breath come in gasps. A crash from above his head had caused him to jump to his feet just seconds before and he was truly beginning to worry about the fate of his dearest friend. He had heard Legolas's triumphant torture of the march warden and had revelled in it with silent laughter, but something now made him wonder if Haldir was seeking to find his revenge. A cry, that he instantly recognised as Legolas, decided for him and he turned swiftly to head up to Haldir's lair. Even without the ladder, the deeply textured bark of the tree made it a fairly easy climb for someone who had lived so long in the wild, and Aragorn scaled it in a moment. In stark contrast to the noises of the scuffle he had heard from the ground, there did not seem to be much in the way of sound coming from Haldir's richly screened chamber, and the Man had expected at the very least Elven cries of lust. But there was too little of either for his liking, and despite his promise to Haldir that Legolas was his for the night, the Ranger had to investigate, and could wait no longer. Legolas was in trouble; he knew it in his heart. Gingerly pushing aside the curtain, Aragorn was horrified at the scene before him. Legolas was draped face down over the edge of the bed, his knees on the talan rug and his arms stretched out across the covers. Haldir was kneeling behind him, stroking his back gently with one hand while working two fingers of the other deep into the Elf's rear. Oil glistened on the prince's cheeks and on Haldir's hand, and Legolas seemed to be enjoying the stimulation, rubbing a healthy erection against the bed. But something seemed wrong to Aragorn; something jarred beneath the jealousy he felt. The heady scent of wine filled the air, but under it was - something else? Aragorn racked his memorry for the source of the sweet, light scent, and when it came to him his blood ran cold. Sibelia, a tiny white field-flower whose petals, when dried and ground into a powder.... No. Haldir had poisoned his beloved Legolas, and was taking advantage of the Prince's weakened state for his own pleasure. Charging into the bedroom, Aragorn was surprised when Haldir did not react, for he had expected the march warden to leap away from Legolas as soon as he saw how furious the Man was. But Haldir was now too full of the lustful effects of the Sibelia herb, and he simply smiled at Aragorn with half-lidded eyes, unable to think with his usual clarity despite his honeyed comments to Legolas about who might be in control. Rage overtook Aragorn, and he stepped up to Haldir's kneeling form and viciously backhanded him around the face, sending him falling backwards onto the rug with a dull thud. Haldir's muscles were so relaxed by the wine he had drunk it caused him no hurt, but the Man was on top of him and winding his fists into the Elf's hair before he could even think about composing himself. Aragorn leaned close to the aristocratic Galadhrim face and stared into the glittering eyes. "And what made you think you could use Prince Legolas in such a way, my good Haldir?" The use of the Mirkwood Elf's title was a thinly veiled threat. "Why you did, of course." Haldir's tone was sweet and innocent, and he stared directly back into Aragorn's eyes. "You gave me the use of your beautiful friend for the night, did you not? I trust the hospitality of the Golden Wood is worth the body of your golden lover..." his eyes roamed back to Legolas, as the prince staggered onto the bed, frowning and blinking as though he were trying to figure out what was going on. "A--Aragorn?" Legolas murmured in a confused tone as though his eyes had only just recognised his friend. "Why are you here? I told you not to come … I… what…?" Aragorn had meant to break Haldir down, to make him pay for his arrogance, but all structured thought had gone from his head and he merely struck Haldir another vicious blow. The Elf was almost flipped over onto his face, still too drugged and weak to resist, and as he groaned softly, lying on the rug before Aragorn's predatory gaze, an idea began to form in the Man's mind. He knew how he would treat Haldir to make him understand. He would use him as the arrogant Elf had planned to use his beloved Legolas. Rolling Haldir the rest of the way over onto his front, Aragorn's tone became soothing, almost conciliatory, as he began to stroke the Lórien Elf's muscled back. "Perhaps you are right, Haldir, my friend. I did indeed allow you the use of Legolas, and now I would have a little fun for myself. Is that not fair recompense for my generosity?" The abrupt change in Aragorn was lost on Haldir in his dreamy state, and he appeared to be considering the Man's words. Shifting a little to relieve the pressure on his still-flourishing erection, he turned his head a little to look Aragorn in the eye. "What fun would you have?" "This," replied Aragorn, slipping his hands under the Elf's arms and hauling him up onto his knees until his back pressed against Aragorn's chest. The hard ridge of the Man's shaft pressed against Haldir's buttocks, and a puzzled expression passed across the Elf's face as it slowly dawned upon him that he was to be the focus of Aragorn's fun, and that Legolas, forgotten somewhat in the Ranger's attack, had utterly escaped his clutches. He searched about for the Mirkwood Elf, only to see him reclining on the bed, eating another slice of peach and revelling in his former suitor's loss of control. Haldir made a half-hearted attempt to struggle, but most of his writhing merely pressed him against Aragorn more firmly. The Man's anger had faded now his dear Legolas was safe, but the sight and feeling of the strong, muscular body flexing naked against him was beginning to inflame him far more. He pulled Haldir's hair with one hand, arching the Elf against him, and drew the flat of his other hand down the rippling belly as Legolas materialised beside him, a small crystal bowl in the palm of his hand. "Oil," whispered the royal Elf, holding it out to Aragorn. Haldir's eyes widened as he looked at Legolas, kneeling like a statue holding the bowl. Sliding his hand up Haldir's chest to cup his chin, Aragorn tilted Haldir's head back as he slipped his other hand to the bindings of his worn trousers, pulling at the ties until he had freed his shaft. Legolas' soft hand went immediately to his sex, seeking the hard warmth it was so familiar with. Aragorn hissed as his beloved slicked him with the oil, but Legolas leaned in and swallowed the exclamation in a deep kiss. A delightfully helpless whimper rose from their powerful captive, now afraid at last of what he might have brought on himself. But Aragorn freed himself from his companion's kiss, and he whispered into Haldir's hair "Fear not, my friend, I shall give you only what you deserve." The march warden felt slender Elven fingers gently anointing his entrance. But the tender touch lasted only a moment, and Haldir gave a choked sob as they withdrew, pressing himself back against Aragorn even as Legolas resumed his leisurely sprawl on the soft mattress to watch them. Bringing one hand around to Haldir's aching sex, Aragorn away wiped the trail of silvery milt slipping from the tip, and brought it to his lips. Then, wrapping both arms around the kneeling Elf's waist as his own shaft unerringly found its target, Aragorn slowly pushed himself home. Haldir was tight - by Elbereth, he was tight, clasping Aragorn's heavy sex like a maiden as he slowly yielded. The Man had expected easy entry into a well- used body, but the muscled Elf was as strong in his most intimate part as he was in all else, and would give up his honour slowly and by degrees. Clasping the Elf to him and leaning back a little, Aragorn began to bounce Haldir back onto him, revelling in the moans slipping from the march warden's lips as he gradually gave himself up to his own need for relief. Reaching down, the Elf tried to grasp his bobbing shaft to ease his desperation, but Aragorn batted his hand away, taking the thick flesh in a firm grip that made Haldir groan. Deep inside, deeper even than the rigid sex plundering him, the Elf knew he was about to pay for his behaviour. Aragorn took a moment to glance up at Legolas, seeing the pale beauty sighing blissfully on the mattress, pleasuring himself with legs spread wide. For a brief time the two caught each other's gaze and smiled, sharing their passion, before Legolas laid his head back upon the pillows and lost himself to sensation. "You feel left out, my love?" Aragorn whispered to him, gripping Haldir tightly against his chest. The Galadhrim whimpered desperately at the sudden loss of movement and tried to push back further but Aragorn held him firmly. "I would like a little fun for myself, yes," Legolas whispered back, smiling slowly at the Ranger over Haldir's head, as though the other Elf was merely an insignificant presence. "Bring him over here." With as much reluctance as anticipation of things to come, Aragorn withdrew from Haldir's body, letting the Elf fall forward onto his hands and knees with a shuddering cry of incompletion. "Up," Aragorn demanded, grasping him by the hair and hauling him to his feet. Legolas made room on the bed as Haldir was thrown face down next to him. Smiling somewhat drunkenly at Aragorn again, he held the march warden down in his prone position until the Man joined them on the bed. Heavily under the influence of the drug he had planned to use to his aid, Haldir writhed helplessly against the soft quilt, trying to gain some semblance of gratification. With something that looked like a leer, Aragorn realised Legolas's plan and positioned himself against the pillows at the head of the bed, spreading his legs either side of Haldir's body. "You cannot…" Haldir gasped, raising himself on his elbows to stare at the Man's glistening member in a strange mixture of awe and revulsion. "Not after..." "Hush!" Aragorn scolded. "You do as we tell you now, and if I say you will take me into your mouth then you shall." He smirked at Legolas. "Really, the oil does not taste that bad." "Come, come, you did this as a babe," Legolas said in a low voice, and fisting his hand in Haldir's hair, he hauled his head up. "Open your mouth." "Legolas…" Aragorn whispered, as he forced his way between Haldir's reluctant lips. He felt the mouth take him grudgingly, but it took him none the less. "Ah, Legolas… now for you…" He knotted his hands into the Galadhrim's hair to force his head down further as Legolas released him. "Look at me," he demanded of Haldir as Legolas shifted down the bed to poise himself between Haldir's legs. With a muffled growl, Haldir raised his eyes to hold the Man's gaze defiantly. But still, Aragorn could see the shame and humiliation warring within the depths of his soul. He began to make tiny thrusts into Haldir's helpless mouth and Haldir had no choice but to take him fully and, in his arrogance, give as much as he could. Legolas pushed Haldir's legs apart, and positioned himself at the march warden's soft entrance. Aragorn's brutal treatment had left Haldir's opening moist and loose, and Legolas eased himself inside in one graceful thrust. A helpless groan came from somewhere deep inside Haldir, and Aragorn felt it reverberate through his entire body. As Legolas began long, deep strokes into the Lorien Elf's slick heat, Haldir lost all hope of self-control. Abandoning himself to the dual assault on his body, he wrapped his arms around Aragorn's hips and suckled desperately at the heated flesh in his mouth, as the Man's hands wound tighter in his shimmering hair. Aragorn gasped as his eyes met those of his friend and lover. He knew Legolas could see his imminent climax and watched as the Elf gripped Haldir's muscled waist and leaned back, thrusting into him without pity, seeking his own pleasure in the body of the one who had tried to seduce him. He knew Legolas would not last long and neither would he, their passions dizzying them as they watched the strong and beautiful march warden writhing between them as though still struggling to escape. Confident his Prince would soon be sated, Aragorn turned his attentions back to Haldir, thrusting deep into his throat and finally releasing all he had held back since their first meeting two nights before, forcing Haldir not to lose a drop. Between them, Aragorn and Legolas found the Lórien Elf's limit, and tore through it. Filling him from both ends with the urgency of their lust, they carried Haldir with them into his own used and desperate climax. It was swift, in the end; Legolas rode Haldir brutally hard, in long, rapid strokes that made the Elf sob and thrust himself back onto the cruel flesh within him. With his mouth freed at last, Haldir managed a choked sob, and a silvery tear slipped down his pale cheek even as his seed pulsed from his shaking body. The sudden flood within him burned like molten mithril, his master's roar of triumph finally breaking him. Clear honey poured in streams from the Elf's swollen sex, matching the tears slipping from his sparkling eyes as he desperately struggled for release. Legolas cast Haldir aside even as the Elf's climax racked his perfect body, and crawled breathlessly up the bed to capture Aragorn's mouth in a kiss. As his tongue twined with Legolas's, Aragorn could not resist a glance down at the noble Galadhrim in his most vulnerable moment, and the Man saw an image of complete submission. His head still resting on Aragorn's thigh, Haldir cried visibly, tears streaking his cheeks as shame racked his body with sobs. Legolas followed his gaze down and smiled smugly. The same thought crossed through both their minds. Revenge was sweet indeed. ~END~