Hobbit-imagines/one shots

Bard's Last Kiss (PG)

modern AU- (Song & Lyrics: Last Kiss- J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers)

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It was a dark and stormy night along the outskirts of the town of Dale in Rhovanion county, where the roads were being coated by the rain falling down...mixing with the oil that laid upon the surface from vehicles that passed over it on a daily basis. Along one such road could be seen a broken guardrail that kept cars from going over a steep cliff and plummeting to the drivers doom upon jagged rocks 100 feet below. Down past the rail sat a dark red 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS with black stripes upon the hood ,that had struck this rail and fallen 10 feet down the cliff side only to be stopped from falling the rest of the way by a gnarled tree growing out of the side of the steep cliff side. Inside this car that was perched precariously was a man and a woman who prayed for a miracle to save them...both knowing that wasn't going to happen on this dreary night.

Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

We were out on a date in my daddy's car
We hadn't driven very far
There in the road, up straight ahead
A car was stalled, the engine was dead
I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right
I'll never forget the sound that night
The screamin' tires, the bustin' glass
The painful scream that I heard last.

It was Bard and Elain Bowman's 10 year wedding anniversary today and they both decided they wanted to have a date night out to celebrate it. Earlier , before leaving home, they kissed their 6 year old son, Bain, and their 8 year old daughter, Sigrid, goodbye..telling them to behave for the babysitter , Miss Arwen Rivers. Both children agreed as their parents left with a bounce of excitement in their steps...or at least Bard had a bounce. Elain couldn't very much because of her condition, she was 8 months pregnant with their third child..her and Bard both knew this was the last time they would be able to go out for a while once the baby came. Neither of them knew if it was a boy or a girl since it was decided to be a surprise for the whole family...both settling on a name for either...if a boy Hunter..if girl, Matilda or Tilda for short. They couldn't wait to greet the new addition to the family soon...but tonight...this night was all about them and the celebration of the last 10 years of their lives.

It was very late at night and they were on their way home from their date that consisted of dinner at the famous French restaurant Chez Mirkwood owned by the well renowned Chef Thranduil Oropher. Afterwards it was onto see the premier of a long awaited movie ~ Dracula Untold~ which was a tragic love story about the beginnings of the infamous demon called Dracula, where his people were being threatened and the only way to protect them was to turn to darkness. Elain especially enjoyed the movie..saying something about how the lead actor, Luke Evans, bore a striking resemblance to her husband, Bard...making her feel daring in the inky darkness of the theater as she periodically ran her hand along his thigh...softly giggling as he kept shifting in his seat..giving her heated looks that made her blush at the message of  ~ When we get home...your so going to be punished ~ ...she just smiled big as the film rolled on. That had been several hours ago ....in that time there was even a heated make out session in the back of their Chevelle car up on the bluff that overlooked the city of Dale in the distance, as if they were teenagers once again. Now they both were on their way home to relieve the babysitter...cheeks flushed and knowing smirks on their faces as Bard navigated the muscle car along the rain slicked roads...that was when their heavenly night turned into a nightmare. 

The car rambled along the road as Bard was navigating the vast curves that led home, when rounding a corner he saw a car stalled ahead coming into view suddenly. Bard tried to pump the brakes to stop the car but at that moment it hydroplaned upon the slippery road...he jerked the wheel to the right to avoid colliding with the other car, which made things worse. The car began to careen towards the edge of the road where guardrails were set up at to stop vehicles from going over the brink and down the steep cliff side. The sounds from that night would forever haunt Bards dreams...the tires screeching as they clawed for a grip upon the slick road...the fearful screams from his wife as they fell over the edge... the sounds of glass shattering..the blast of pain in his head as it slammed into the window of his door...then nothing as he past out.