This is the first ten drabbles of my 100 challenge. All credit must go to NirCele for the wonderful prompts list, thank you for giving me something I can finally sink my teeth into! Please read and review! Cookies for those of you who can spot the Harry Potter reference!
91 – Hunting
He was a hunter. On the lookout for his prey. The music from the minstrels was loud and couples danced on the floor, underneath the stars. He moved through the crowd until he spotted his target. He marched confidently towards the dark haired figure. He bowed low and held out his hand.
"Care to dance?" A pair of dark eyes studied him suspiciously so he met them with his own and gave his best smile. With a nod, the elf matched his bow and stepped out onto the floor with him. Dark and light clashed in a dance beneath starlight.
(Extra cookies for those who can guess who these two are!)
1 – Fire
He fell, like a great ragdoll over the edge of the cliff and out of sight. Flames licked at him, singeing his robes and hair and scorching his skin. Ash filled his lungs and the smell of sulphur hit his nose. The beast below him let out a roar as the pair of them fell to their deaths.
He fell by the whip…
He fell by a hair…
They fell by fire.
81 – Far-Fetched
"What happened?"
"Well ada…"
"Legolas please." The lord cut off his eldest son, turning his gaze to the wood elf.
"Well my Lord we were playing hide and seek when a stray orc came and ambushed us, but we escaped by jumping into the river, and then a dragon came and carried Elrohir off to his dungeon." Elrond stood there speechless at the elfling's tale before Glorfindel and Erestor burst into the office.
"Elrond I was the Orc your son speaks of! Erestor was the Dragon, and he took Elrohir for a bath!" The blond panted, much to Elrond's bewilderment.
11 – Breaking the Habit
He glared at the platter… Really glared. It was not going to defeat him. Without warning he snatched up the tray and flung it across the room. Anymore of those and he would be too heavy for that blasted Elk of his.
"Ada?" Legolas asked, looking up from his sketching to glance worriedly at the scattered pastries on the floor of his father's study.
"I'm trying to give them up." Thranduil muttered, burying his head in his arms, on his desk. Legolas smirked and turned back to his work.
71 – Arrow
That was when he truly realised… Realised that she wasn't his. It was all over once that shaft had hit the dwarf's thigh. It brought home the point that she yearned not for him, but a dwarf. That's when he realised…
(Short I know, but I didn't think this one needed much more.)
21 – Stealing
The twins were screaming, the cooks wouldn't begrudge him a few sweets would they? He didn't mind going without at dinner. Just anything to soothe them. Were he and Elros this bad? Why did Celebrían have to leave him with these two terrors? Please Valar let them stop soon!
That was it. He had made his mind up. He marched to the kitchen, a twin in each arm and pushed the door open with his shoulder. It was empty… There was a platter of sweets out on the side.
Was it stealing if they were for his dinner anyway?
61 – Falling
It was falling into shadow. A star, bright and pure… It was falling. It disappeared below the black gates and he felt his world shatter...
"Elrond!" Blue, gold, black, red… The colours rushed past his eyes. "Elrond!" Darkness… peace.
"Gil-Galad." He choked.
"It was a dream star-dome." A blond haired elf replied calmly, from above him. "Just a dream."
"Glorfindel." He sighed. "Sorry I woke you."
"No matter… Sleep Elrond. I will just be next door."
"No stay… please?" Glorfindel nodded without hesitation, drawing a large chair up to the side of Elrond's bed.
"I'm here." He reassured. "I'm here."
31 – Leaf
"Ada who is it?" One of the twins asked, as the pair of them hid behind his robes.
"That is King Thranduil's son, Legolas."
"Las?" Elrohir asked, peeking out from Elrond's leg.
"Yes pen-neth." Elrond replied. Without warning, the younger of his two sons ran out from behind him and snatched a leaf from a bush at the side of the courtyard.
"Las!" He shouted triumphantly standing in front of the Greenwood convey with the leaf outstretched to the young prince. "Las! You are Las!" The elfling smiled… Elrond and Thranduil groaned in unison. Valar keep them apart!
51 – On the Brink
His nostrils flared as he tried to remain calm. Glaring at the short, stumpy figure before him, he could feel himself losing control. The words, shouted through his halls enraged him further and he felt old magic pull at his faë.
His features morphed as the spells that had taken decades to perfect started to fail. He quickly shut away his emotions and the few scars that had been revealed disappeared once more.
That had been too close.
They must never know…
41 – Fell Creatures
"Legolas what is it?" The human asked, stopping at the side of his elven friend.
"There are fell creatures about this night." The blond replied, staring into the tree canopy. "We shouldn't have come here."
"Legolas you have to tell him." Aragorn replied. "You can't run from him forever."
"I never said I was." The elf snapped indignantly. "Besides, the decision to ride to Imladris was my own. If I choose to travel out with the ring then I do so by my own accord. He has no choice in the matter."
"He is still your father." The human whispered.
So did you get it? Cookies if you did! Hope you enjoyed the first series of drabbles. Stay tuned for more and please review!