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Of Sam & Elves: Mischief in Imladris~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary: The twins come across an admiring hobbit and decide to have some fun. (Elrohir & Elladan)
Rated: G
Posted: February 13, 2004
Author: Stephie P. a.k.a. TheSilentSenshi
Contact: thesilentsenshi@Hotmail.com
Archive: Sure, just tell me first so I know where it is.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I can't claim any of the lovely elves as mine, no matter how much I wish I could. Alas, a genius by the name of Tolkien found them first. So, I'm just borrowing them for a little while. I'll return them when I'm through, in relatively worn, but good condition.
The 'Of Sam & Elves' Series:
The First Encounter
Mischief in Imladris
Notes: Here we are, story 2. I've never done a series like this, so I hope it works out. If you haven't read the first one, I urge you to do so, seeing how it is an introduction of sorts to the series. As always, no slash, just an innocent hobbits curiosity with Elves. Thanks. And now on to Rivendell. This is going to be fun, but poor Sam. Well, you'll see…
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Part 1: Seeing DoubleIt had been nearly two months since the 'Council'. November had passed, and December was passing. Winter had settled upon the valley like a blanketing cloak.
Elrond's twin sons had only just returned from scouting for their father. They were the last of the scouts to return, in fact. They left their father's study looking tired and weary. Their clothes were travel-stained and their faces grim. They had just delivered their reports to their father, none of which were good. The times were grave and a shadow over the land was ever present. The darkness was spreading with each passing day.
Even in their less-than-presentable appearances, one couldn't help but notice the confident and self-assured beauty underlying the two Elven warrior's tired, travel wearied faces. Their graceful strides belied their exhausted frame of mind. So intent in their journey to their rooms and warm inviting beds were they, that they failed to notice the figure squatting in the middle of their path. After all, even standing, the figure was several heads shorter than they.
The figure, likewise was so intent on his study of the carvings on the lower portion of the wall, that he was unaware of the Elves approaching. The Elves moved silently across the tiled floor without the barest whisper of sound, as was in their nature.
A few moments later, the twins were upon the stooped figure, both still unaware of it's existence. Thus, when their feet came into contact with the kneeling hobbit, all three were unpleasantly surprised. The twins tripped over the form beneath them causing all three to tumble in heaps on the floor.
With a few rather un-elf-like grunts, the twins sat up rubbing their aching limbs.
"What on…" Elrohir began.
"…Arda happened?" Elladan finished.
They became aware of their surroundings. Twin sets of silver-gray eyes landed on the still prone figure that they'd tripped over.
"Oh dear, brother. It seems we have gone and injured one of Ada's guests." Elrohir observed.
"No, wait, look he's coming around, so at least we know he's not dead. That's good, right?" Elladan said taking a closer look at the twitching hobbit.
Sam blinked his eyes. They were blurry and unfocused. He could hear voices above him, but knew not the words meanings. Suddenly Sam sat up. 'It's Elvish!' he thought with glee. His glee was quickly replaced by pain as his aching bones groaned with protest at the abrupt movement. The feeling passed quickly and he studied the two faces hovering above him.
"Eh?" he blinked a few more times. "Am I seeing double?" he said aloud as he rubbed his eyes, hoping to clear his vision. He looked up once more, confused when he heard the sound of merry laughter. 'My eyes must still be playing tricks on me', he thought, for he could still see two of what should obviously have been only one elf. But another thing to add to his already befuddled mind was that not only was he seeing double, but he was hearing it as well. He shook his head in another futile attempt to clear his mind. He opened his eyes once more. Nope, it hadn't worked. There were still two identical Elves before him, both laughing hysterically.
"Ai, brother, the poor thing is confused. Don't you think we should set him straight?" Elrohir asked in Elvish, between chuckles.
"Aye, we probably should." Elladan answered, "But the look on his face is too priceless to interrupt."
"Gweniaur, you are heartless," Elrohir giggled.
"No more so than you, gwenneth," Elladan replied.
This exchange mystified Sam even more, for now his visions were actually conversing with each other. And in Elvish, no less. He frowned slightly. 'Something very odd is going on here', his addled mind told him.
The twins decided to take pity on the poor creature. After all, they had had their fun.
"Mae Govannen, my friend. So sorry 'bout that." Elrohir entreatied. Elladan was still reluctant to give up his game.
Taking Elrohir's proffered hand, Sam looked at him, then glanced warily to Elladan standing beside him. He took in their appearances for the first time. Their resemblance was truly uncanny. And there was something about these two Elves that was uniquely different compared to the other Elves he'd met thus far. It wasn't only their similar appearance, but their attitude and something about the way they moved and looked that wasn't quite Elvish. Their shoulders were broader and their forms seemed to be generally more muscled in appearance. Or at least, the muscles were more apparent than one usually saw in the lithe forms of most Elves. They were more grounded. They were far from ungraceful, but they didn't have that floating grace Elves were known for. It was a much more earthy grace, for lack of a better term. It confused Sam. These Elves were definitely different in more ways than one. Of course, he had no clue that this was due to their Peredhil background. These Elves had the blood of Men coursing through their veins.
"Excuse our manners," said Elrohir, "This is my brother. We are twins." He purposely didn't give their names. "And who might you be?," he asked changing the subject, hoping the hobbit wouldn't notice. He didn't.
"I'm Sam. Samwise Gamgee."
"Oh yes, now we remember you!" Elladan piped in, "You were the one who attended the counsel uninvited!"
"We were there as well," Elrohir said by way of explanation.
Sam's face turned bright red in shame. "I didn't mean anything by it, honest," he said, feeling the need to explain himself. "I was just worried about Mister Frodo, I was!"
Elrohir smiled understandingly at him. "We understand, and so does Ada, so no need to worry." Sam looked like he was about to ask who 'Ada' was, but Elladan tried to cover his brother's slip. After all, Sam didn't know that Ada meant father in Elvish.
"Lord Elrond certainly didn't take offense, nor did the rest of the counsel. In fact, we were all quite impressed. You are very brave Master Gamgee."
Sam's face flushed again, though this time for an entirely different reason. He gave the twins a rather sheepish smile. "Thank you."
~End Part 1~
TBC…
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Translations:
Ada = Father
Gweniaur = older twin
Gwenneth = younger twin
Muindor = brother
Peredhil = Half-Elven
Please, I'm not fluent, if I have used any of the translations in a wrong way be sure to tell me so I can fix it.
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Background Notes: During the hobbits lengthy stay in Rivendell, Elrond had sent scouts out and his sons were among these. They also were in fact one of the last ones to return. I believe several of the other scouts were Rangers.
There is no mention in books nor movie that Elrond's sons were at the council, but I am assuming that they were. Just because they did not vocally take part in it doesn't mean they weren't there as observers. After all, they are Elrond's sons, and if he trusts them enough to send them to aid Aragorn during the Quest, I'm assuming they were trusted enough to attend the meeting about said Quest. Also, if you're more familiar with the movie, in the book only Sam snuck into the counsel. Actually, he didn't sneak precisely, he just walked in with Frodo and I guess everyone was too pre-occupied at the time to notice. Merry and Pippin weren't determined to go on the quest with them until later on. Elrond (and therefore his children) were half Elven. They had a choice to become elves or mortal. Hense the reason Arwen is able to choose. It's not like any elf can just say 'I choose a mortal life.' Elrond had a twin Elros who chose the path of a mortal. (Aragorns great great great –etc ancestor) The first(?) Numenorian King. Not sure on that fact so if I'm wrong tell me. I just thought it interesting that a twin has twin sons. Yeah and Aragorn is related to Arwen, even if it is several millennia removed. ^_^ Okay I totally strayed from anything that has to do with this story so I'll just go to class and be quiet now…
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Well, theres the first part. Really short, I know. Actually the first chapter was quite a bit longer, but I decided to break it up in order to post this sooner. I haven't had the time to type the rest of it up, and I promised it up by the end of the week, which it already is. Sooo… You'll have to wait a few days (more or less) for the next part. I know this chapter wasn't very eventful, but you can't have everything. Hope you'll visit again when the next part comes out. And if you're wondering what Sam was doing on the floor, all is revealed next chapter. ^_^
~*~Stephie P.
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