Chapter 5

Roisin pov

I was smiling in my sleep with the thoughts of Torin in my mind. I liked the uppity ass. I chuckled and opened my eyes. Confusion flooded my thoughts on how I ended up in his bed. I lifted the covers and looked down at my naked body. What the fuck, I curse to myself. I don't remember going to bed. Did Torin bring me here? Torin had seen me naked, oh my God. I turn a deep shade of red. A knock at the door startled me.

"Are you awake Roisin, we need to head for practice," Torin's voice yelled through the door.

"Oh yes, I'm awake, give me a moment," I reply. I glance around the room for something I can wear. Torin's clothes were the only items in here. I sigh, grabbing one of his shirts. It's long enough to be similar to a dress, so I slip it over myself and head to the hall for clothes. I open the door and Torin is standing there awkwardly. His eyes scan down me and he grins seeing I'm in one of his shirts.

"Nice," he chuckles, staring at my bare legs. I roll my eyes and slap his arm playfully.

"Stop, I need some clothes," I grin. He nods and leaves the hall.

"Hurry, we're already late," he said over his shoulder. I hurry and change into a pair of black leather pants and a green shirt, tying it at the bottom once again due to its length. My hair is a mess, drying oddly at the night. I go back to Torin's room and brush and french braid it down my back. Once done I rush out to the living room to see all three of them waiting for me. "Sorry," I sigh. They all grin at me and I grab my quiver and new bow, following them across the branches. We end up in another different area of the woods. This place was a large open field, the grass was bright green and short, and wildflowers were scattered throughout. I could see billowing clouds in the sky. It was beautiful. I could see targets set up in the distance, they were far away. I frown knowing my muscles would be sore once again from practice.

"Roisin you go first," Torin smiles at me. I eye him curiously and ready my aim. I hit all the targets, but I wasn't sure if they were bullseye or not. Adrit shot his next, he missed two and I grinned at his loss. Cadac went next, hitting everyone, his arrows close to mine. I nodded my head and watched Torin next. He winked at me and shot his arrows, splitting every one of mine.

"Oh, so now you're fucking robin hood," I frown, rolling my eyes at him chuckling at me. He places his hand on my back and smirks at me.

"There's a deeper meaning to the splitting of arrows for us elves, my little female," he grins and winks at me. I get a warm fuzzy feeling and turn pink at my thoughts. The others eyed Torin with shocked gazes. "Shall we go again?" Torin asks. The others nodded and so we once again spent the afternoon practicing. I caught movement out of the corner of my eye and turned to see a small wild boar. I grin and take aim. I held my breath and released my arrow hitting it cleanly. I run to my kill and pull out my arrow. Grinning at my luck, I drag it over to the others' surprised gazes.

"Let's have a family dinner tonight," I grin. Torin looks at me proudly and nods his blonde head.

"We can prepare it tonight and have a morning feast," Cadac chuckles, looking at the lowered sun.

"Sounds good to me," I grin. We gathered our things and headed back to our separate homes. Cadac insisted that he would prepare and cook the boar. It was fine with me and I actually appreciated the offer. We entered Torin's house and he pulled me towards him. I stood in front of him gazing up into his face. He bent down and pressed his lips to mine and my eyes widened. He didn't pull away so I returned it, caressing his tongue with mine. He pulled back with a grin on his face.

"Sorry for being so intrusive," he sighs and turns slowly away from me. My brow scrunched in confusion. What sort of game was he playing? Maybe elves act differently than humans, I frown at the thought. I watch him go to the kitchen and rub his face with his hand, looking lost in thought. I shake my head and walk toward him. I moved to his back and wrapped my arms around his waist, laying my face against his back.

"Thank you for caring about me," I mumble. I release him and head to the bedroom to sleep.

"I'm going to bed, see you tomorrow Torin," I sighed over my shoulder. I didn't get to see the bright smile that lit up his face. Later that evening I felt the bed dip and the covers slightly pulled away from me, I smiled Torin was laying down next to me. I rolled over and could barely see the outline of his face. His eyes were closed and his breathing slowed. I grin and snuggle closer to him. I feel his arms wrap around me pulling me closer and I smile, letting the warm feeling lull me to sleep.

I opened my eyes from the sunlight and noticed Torin gazing down at me. His lips grin and I smile back. He looked into my eyes and pressed his lips to mine. I returned the kiss and sighed as his tongue moved slowly with mine. I felt his hands pressing the back of my head to deepen the kiss. I smiled as his kisses moved to my cheek, across my jaw, and down my neck. His hair tickled my nose and I rubbed at it. He looks up at me unsure if he should continue. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed my mouth to his. He situated himself between my legs and I realized he was nude. Oh my God, I sigh in my mind. He unbuttoned the shirt I was wearing, placing a kiss after opening each button. When they were all undone he opened it to expose my breasts. His eyes brightened and his tongue lapped at my nipples causing them to harden. He continued licking and sucking on my breasts while he pulled my pants off. I was nude and so wanting, that I squirmed underneath him. He ran his tongue back up my neck and started kissing me again. He pushed into my wetness and I sighed into his mouth. He moved slowly, burying himself deeply and then moving out. The rhythmic movement was causing me to moan breathlessly. He looked pleased by my reaction. He rocked his hips quicker and stared deeply into my eyes. I was so close. I moaned his name as my orgasm came and my arms wrapped tightly around his neck. I could feel my walls clenching against him and felt when he reached his climax with a loud groan. He pressed his lips to mine.

"I love you Roisin," he sighs into my lips. My eyes look into his strange purple ones and I smile.

"I love you too Torin," I sigh and kiss him again. We stayed joined while the high of our lovemaking subsided. When he rolled to his side I turned to look at him. He looked pleased and relaxed.

"So does this mean we're an official couple now?"I ask with a chuckle. He glances at me with a grin and nods.

"Yes Roisin, I claim you as mine, as a matter of fact," he shimmied off the bed and walked his naked butt over to a dresser and rummaged through a drawer. I was admiring the view, when he turned with a necklace dangling from his fingers. "Wear this as proof of our union," he grins, lifting my hair and clasping it around my neck. I lifted the Celtic triquetra pendant and smiled, my parents had something very similar.

"Doesn't this mean we're wed?" I glance up at Torin with a grin on my face.

"Close enough," he chuckles and kisses me again. We both washed ourselves together, taking time to explore each other's bodies thoroughly. When we arrived at Cadac's holding hands neither of them was surprised.

"Aren't you concerned about a wee one Torin," Adrit mumbles. Torin shakes his head.

"You know I cannot have children," he scolded. I sigh in relief.

"I cannot bear children either," I whispered to Torin and he squeezed my hand. He smiles at me, completely fine with me being barren. I relaxed, that was the main issue I had with my past relationships, them wanting children, I was glad Torin and I both knew it wasn't a reality for us.

"The archery competition is going to be held in a few more days, we should continue to practice, also we need to register Roisin so she's included in our team," Cadac chuckles, pulling the boar off the large spit. It smelled delicious and my stomach rumbled loudly. They all turned and laughed at me.

"I'm going to pack the dried deer meat for our journey to the capital," Adrit mumbles. "Roisin is going to need boots, do either of you have any of your sisters on hand?" Torin questions the two men.

"Is she wearing the royal outfit, the one she wore the other day, or do you have another one?" Cadac chuckles to Torin. My eyes glanced between them. I'd worn royal clothing, I chuckle at the thought. "I've got another outfit that will be perfect for her introduction, but she'll need black boots, so please have some on hand," Torin smirks at us all. Now I'm intrigued by this.

"I have a pair of Gwendolyn's she can use," Adrit mumbles.

"Fantastic," Torin smiles, eyeing me approvingly.

"You're going to dress her as the black countess, her namesake," Cadac chuckles, shaking his head.

"You know me too well Cadac, and besides, you did want to cause a stir," Torin chuckles heartedly. I frowned at them all, confused by what they were planning. "I won't be harmed by your mischief, will I?" I ask them with a scowl.

"No love, no harm whatsoever will come to you," Torin smiles at me reassuringly. I grin and watch as everyone pulls pieces of meat off the roasted boar. We all ate our fill and then decided to practice our archery more. I did very well, easily hitting the bullseye repeatedly. When the sun started to set, Torin wrapped his arms around me and told the others we were leaving. We went to bed together and snuggled for warmth, falling asleep with large smiles on our faces.

The next few days consisted of the same, practice, food, sex, and sleep. The following day we would be traveling to the elf Capital for the archery championships on horseback. I didn't even know they had horses.