Title: Out of a clear blue sky

Summary: Aragorn finds a surprise in the clear blue sky. This was written for the Middle-earth Express prompt #57: Sky.

Disclaimer: I have no claim to the characters and make no money off of any of this.

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"There it is," Aragorn said, pointing toward the target.

"Where?" Elrohir asked. "I do not see a dragon, Estel."

Aragorn patiently pointed again, tracing the outlines of the massive beast. "There are his wings, tail and head. How can you not see him?"

Tilting his head and squinting his eyes, Elrohir studied the fluffy white cloud. "I still do not see a dragon. Perhaps a sparrow." He glanced sidelong at his human brother.

"A sparrow?" Aragorn asked, in mock outrage. "That much more resembles a fierce dragon than a little sparrow."

Elrohir laughed and gave a small shrug. "So you say."

Laughing softly, Aragorn turned his attention back to the sky above them. He had returned home several days ago for a brief respite from his duties, and today there were no duties to which he had to attend. He and Elrohir had taken a basket of food and gone to a favorite meadow to eat a peaceful meal in the beauty of the spring day. After consuming nearly everything in the basket, they had stretched out on the soft grass of the meadow to relax. Aragorn had begun pointing out shapes in the clouds above, a game he had played with his brothers in his youth. Elrohir had joined in readily.

For several minutes, they pointed out various shapes to each other, some more easily seen than others. Elrohir glanced around the meadow briefly before looking back up at the sky. "There is a frog," he said suddenly, pointing to a rather ambiguously shaped cloud.

Looking at the cloud in confusion, Aragorn glanced back at his brother. "Have you taken leave of your senses? That cloud in no way resembles a frog."

Giving him a small smirk, Elrohir raised an eyebrow. "I still contend I see a frog."

Shaking his head at his brother's obstinate nature, Aragorn turned his head back upwards. His eyes widened in stunned amazement as a frog came flying over his head to land squarely on his chest. Aragorn stared at the creature as it croaked and looked him in the eye before hopping off and across the meadow.

Hearing laughter beside him, Aragorn sat up and looked at Elrohir, who was rolling on the ground in his hilarity. Aragorn turned his head as he heard an echo of that laughter to find Elladan approaching them, wiping his hands on his tunic. Aragorn narrowed his eyes at his brothers as they both laughed at his reaction.

"You should have seen your face, Estel," Elrohir gasped out between bursts of laughter.

"It was quite amusing, you must admit," Elladan said, dropping to sit near them.

Their amusement was catching, and Aragorn finally allowed a smile to cross his face. "Perhaps you are correct," he said, grinning. "For a moment, I actually thought frogs were falling out of a clear blue sky."

His comment set both of his brothers laughing again, and Aragorn joined them. Taking revenge on them could wait for another day.