Trouble again

Chapter 1

It was a nice day. Elladan lay on the bed looking out of the window. The sun shone on him and lost in his thoughts he tuned around. Suddenly Elrohir jumped through the window into the room making a somersault to the bed of Elladan. Elladan woke with a start and fall out of the bed.

"Hey Dan, all right? "

"What do you mean? Do you think I was scared! "

"You look like."

"Sorry that I must disappoint you. I just wanted to save me. Where should I know from that you wouldn't jump on me! - Behind you were a little bit too loud!"

"Oh, I'll pay more attention to it next time."

"And the jump could be better, too."

"Don't be so narrow-minded! Not everyone can hear as great as you."

"But Estel becomes better and better."

"He would be an idiot if he wouldn't. You try to play pranks on him whenever you get the chance to do it."

"Perhaps you're right but you aren't better. It is a wonder that he hadn't a cardiac infarction up to now or ran away and left a letter here on which is written: 'Elladan and Elrohir pushed me into insanity!'."

"Don't exaggerate. When someone would listen to you he would thinks that the decision to take Estel here was wrong."

I didn't mean it like that."

After a short time of silence Elrohir noticed that they have an instruction by Elrond. It followed a scared look at each other and at the same time they started to run out of the room, downstairs and across the yard. At the door they stopped and listened. - Silence - They took a deep breath and opened the door.

Elrond - standing in front of the window with the back to them - noticed that his sons came at last. Slowly and looking innocently they came nearer.

"You decided to come after all!"

"We had forgotten the time, ada. Sorry… Perhaps you could ring a bell next time?" Elladan tried to push some humour in the serious atmosphere.

Elrohir smiled but Elrond turned around and gave them his glare. They stopped to smile and were silent. Concentrated looking innocently again they waited that Elrond would say anything because his glare was much worse than his words.

"I don't see any reason why you can't come punctual. I want to teach you important things but it seems that my assumption that you want to learn is wrong. Behind it is no rarity that you come late."

After a short time of silence Elrond spoke again.

"I see you need a lesson to realize that you can't come and go whenever you like."

"Please be merciful, ada. We'll be punctual the next times."

"I remember that I heard something like that the last times, too."

"Shit!" Elrohir whispered in Ellandan's ear.

"You forgot that I have the same ears like you. I think you'll manage your lesson alone this time. Either of you will get a different task!"

"What did you say? You can't separate us!" Elladan and Elrohir spoke together.

Don't tell me what I'm able to do. Perhaps one of you takes the instructions seriously after you done your task. I tell you at dinner what you have to do. You can go now."

Elladan and Elrohir left the room. They went across the yard and there they met Estel.

"I heard you are in trouble again."

"Yeah, but it doesn't matter. The worse fact is that ada will separate us this time.

It's our nature to come late. I don't know how he is able to want us the opposite."

They smiled and went together to the room of Elladan. They discussed about the lesson Elrond wants to give them and Estel thought that it was quite good that

the twins get a little lecture. It was like a satisfaction for the pranks they played on him. His thoughts went back to his first meeting with the twins.

Flashback

He came to Rivendell and felt very nervous and curious. He didn't know any person here but he heard something about some persons. Also he heard that Rivendell is a place of peace and beauty. Estel was already interrested in elves and he was eager to learn more.

Elrond welcomed him and his fellows. Two boys stood beside Elrond and looked at him curiously. They looked as young as him but they had to be much older than him. Their clothes were crumple. That was what they made them looks different from the others. Elrond gave them a strong glance and they started to arrange the clothes inconspicuous. Estel watched at them and the twins gave him a smile. He thought that they would be nice friends and he wouldn't be lonely for a long time.

End flashback

Now he sat here with the twins who are more than good friends for him. As long as he stayed here in Rivendell they became brothers for him.

"Hey Estel, What do you think?" Estel woke up out of his thoughts.

"Well… What did you ask?"

"Do you sleep with open eyes? I ever thought men can't do that! "He grinned.

Estel gave him a that-do-you-know-best look. Then he looked out of the window and said:" We must go for dinner now."

Elrond sat at the long table. Elladan and Elrohir sat at his side and tried to be especially quiet in the hope Elrond would forgot the lectures. But when they wanted to stand up and leave the hall, Elrond called them back.

"Shit!" they whispered together.

"Elladan, you and Megildar make a journey to Lorien. You have to bring a message to Galadriel."

"You can't do that! Megildar is an idiot. When you want to die a fast death you take him with you and I won't!"

"Then you must be good enough for you both. I wanted to train him but I noticed that I haven't the time. I must spend more time for your education."

'No- you noticed that it makes no sense to train him.' Elladan thought, but Elronds way of speaking tolerates no contradiction and so he didn't risk getting more troubles for saying his thoughts loudly.

"And you, Elrohir, don't leave Rivendell. Some dwarves will stay here for some time and I want that you look after them. Now you can go."

They left the room and the door just closed and they started to find worse expressions about the lectures Elrond gave them.

The days before they started their lecture it was very busy in Rivendell. Many guests came and the twins hadn't much time to prepare themselves for their lecture. Elladan caught Megildar every time when they mustn't be at Elrond. He tried to teach him some useful things in case orcs want to attack them. But every evening he came from this lesson and whispered "This is the end. It's hopeless." Estel watched Elladan sometimes when he wanted to show Megildar how to react in some situations. Elladan needed two hours to explain that he just played an orc for this exercise but every time when he said

"I'm the orc and attack you. How would you react?"

Megildar always answered "But you aren't an orc. Orcs looks dirty and they are very nasty."

At last Elladan took a hand of mud and rubbed in his face.

Then he asked "Is it better like that?"

But Megildar just said "Now you look dirty but I know that you aren't an orc."

"Then use your imagination! - oh I've forgotten: you haven't something like that." the last he said more to himself than to Megildar but loudly enough that Estel could heard it. In those situations Estel had pity on Elladan and he tried to help him. So he acted the orc while Elladan said Megildar what he had to do. But one day before leaving Rivendell Megildar didn't really have more abilities than before. The result was that Elladan and Estel were very peskier and did the only thing they could think of it now. They said to Megildar that he should do just one thing if he sees an orc: run as fast as he could away. It seemed to be the easiest way to be on the safe side that he would do anything to safe his life and not fall into orc's hands. But to be really sure that he got it they showed him twice. Some elves stopped and looked at them amused. Elladan knew that Elrohir would tease him for that as long as he lives.

Depressed Elladan said his brother goodbye and left Rivendell. Elrohir thought his lecture was quite better than his brother's. He felt sorry for his brother because he must travel with such an idiot.

He planned to leave Rivendell too and help Elladan but he didn't want to know how Elrond would react when he heard that he opposed. So he went across the yard and stopped in front of Estel who came from Elrond.

"You look worried. Let me guess: Elladan is gone, isn't he?"

"Yes, he is. Did ada tell you when the dwarves will come?"

"He said that they come tomorrow."

"Ok. See you later."

Elrohir wanted to go but Estel held him back.

"I know you are worried about Elladan but he has the strength to defend himself and Megildar."

"I know but… It's just the feeling that one part of myself is missing."

"I'll be there for you when you need someone."

"Thanks … I must go and check if all is ready for the dwarves. I'm lucky that they'll stay here just for a short time. Bye"

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After three days of walking Elladan and Megildar came to the pass of Caradras. Elladan took a piece of paper with him with the intention to write all things down that happened because Megildar messed it up. After these three days he gave it up because he didn't have any place to write something down any more.

"I hope to arrive in Lorien in the next two days. Can you manage it?" Elladan asked Megildar.

"Yes, I think so."

"If you start to think I'll start to fly" Elladan whispered to himself.

"Then let's start." he said to Megildar.

As they came to the forest of Lorien Elladan suddenly stopped. They stood on a wide grass area and in front of them were the forest.

"What's happened!" Megildar said when he ran against Elladan because he didn't look forward.

"Shhhh"

"Do you hear something?"

"Shhhh!"

"Why should I be quiet? I know you don't like me and by the way I don't like you either but that's not why you have the right to…" Elladan cut Megildar short.

"I can't concentrate if you…"

An arrow seemed to be shoot out of nowhere hit the shoulder of Elladan. He felt down on his knees and looked with a scared view up to Megildar who turned pale as he would be already dead.

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