A/N If you recognize anything from the works of Tolkien, it's probably not mine :( A/N 2 Mina is about 5 compared to humans. Spiders are scary!

Chapter One: Bedtime storys

"Can't you tell me a story ´las?" Prince Legolas of Mirkwood looked down on the person that had asked the question, his little sister, Minaswen. She looked up at him with a pleading look in her great blue eyes, that held just that gaze that no-one could stand against pretty long. And Legolas was no exception. "Of course, I will tell you a story penneth nin." He smiled and bent down to her level. "What kind of story do you wish to hear?" "One about the scary spiders!" she said, excitement shining in her little features. "Ok, one about spiders then!" He said and lifted the little elfling in his arms and carried her towards her rooms.

Five minutes later, the golden haired princess lay comfortable tucked down in her large bed and looked up with bright eyes at her brother, who sat at the side of the bed. "A story then." He said and smiled at her once again.

"Well… Once upon a time, there was a little elfling who lived in a great forest. He lived happily with his adar, and was allowed to do all sorts of things, expect one… He was not under any circumstances allowed to go in to the forest alone. But the little elfling was weary foolish then, and decided to go into the forest anyway. So, one day he sneaked out from his home and went out in the big forest. He went in a few hours, enjoying himself, and the forest around him, and he thought it to be weary strange that he was not allowed to go into the woods, there were nothing dangerous there! But suddenly, all the birds went quiet and the trees whispered of danger. The little elfling decided that it was time to run home, but when he turned around…" Legolas stopped in a dramatic whisper. "What was it?" Minaswen whispered eyes huge in fascination. "The biggest spider he had ever seen! It was big and hairy, and had at least hundred eyes and two big jaws that dripped with poison!"

Mina gasped in fear when her brother showed how big the spiders' mouth had been. "And it looked right at him, and then it talked! It said: 'Oh, is the little one lost, Hm? Run away perhaps? He looks tasssty!' And the little elf was so afraid that he couldn't speak! He just stumbled away from the big thing and ran into the forest as fast as his little legs could carry him, but the spider was faster! It ran up behind the child and tripped him from behind!" Minaswen gasped in fear and looked as if she was about to hide under her blanket, but she didn't move. "The little elfling sobbed from fear when the spider bent over him, ready to bite him and eat him up!" Legolas forced himself not to smile at his sisters face of horror and fascination. "But then, the big spider screamed and fell of the little one, an arrow pointing out from his head!" "Who was it?" Mina whispered. "It was the little elflings Ada." Said Legolas and smiled. "The elflings adar had come to save his little one, and took him home. Then they lived happily ever after!"

He smiled to his sister who smiled back. "Good night sister" He said and kissed her forehead. "Night las." She said and crawled under her blanket. Then she looked worried. "Las..." she said slowly. "There are no spiders here… Right?" "No." Said Legolas reassuringly. "But if there were any, I would never let them get you, remember that!" Mina smiled at him and nodded, and the crown prince of Mirkwood watched as her eyes glazed over in the sleep of the elves.

Elvish:

Ada: Dad/daddy

Adar: Father

Penneth nin: Little one