Summary -- Elladan and Elrohir pout a five year old Estel to bed.
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A/N –Vedui' il'er (Greetings Everyone) I thought that I'd just write a cute little one shot just because! I do hope that you like!
Dedicated to my Mum for all of her hard work ofraising five children!
Just to be Together….
Evening over Rivendell fell with the dawning of the moon and the bright Northern star. A soft breeze cooled the valley down from the warm summer wind of the day. And many Elves decided to take a walk in the cool air. The garden's were much too hot to walk in during the day, so many of the Elven people took this time to enjoy the nature of night.
However, the childish laughing and the pounding of small feet could be heard, while two other beings of the house called to the little one to stop. Not that the Little One had that in mind.
"Estel! Come here!"
"Be care full of that Vase!"
The laughter of Estel came, and then a tremendous crash echoed throughout the house, garden's, valley and up into the high country. Birds flew from their tree's and a band of Orc's looked up and around their camp sight. But since they could not find any danger near them, they went back to their food.
"Oh, there goes Ada's favorite Vase," Elrohir sighed.
"Forget that, get him!" the elder twin huffed and pointed to their little brother who had escaped into the gardens. Both Twin's rolled their eyes and went after their little brother. For a little tyke, the boy was fast!
"Have you lost something?" Karn'seth an Elvish maiden laughed lightly.
"Well, yes milady, Estel," Elrohir said.
"Oh, yes!" Karn'seth smiled at the two Eleven Lords; it was widely known that she had a crush on both Elrohir and Elladan.
"He just passed, go down there," she pointed to a path. Elrohir and Elladan gave her a little peck on the cheek before disappearing down the path she had indicated.
Karn'seth smiled happily before running into the house to find her sister. Jaraval would never believe it! Karn'seth skipped on her way. One day, she would marry one of those Elven Lords!
Meanwhile….Little Estel was hiding from his brother's. He thought this was a marvelous game seeing as how he got such an reaction from his older brother's. Estel swiped his long hair away from his eyes, and stifled his giggles as he saw Elrohir and Elladan coming down the path.
They both had semi-scowls on their faces but all in all did not look too angry. Though, Estel wasn't at all sure if they were or not, it was just something he really picked up if he had done something really, really bad! Like pour apple juice all over Elrohir when he was trying to make out with Mahtril! Or the time he had accidentally dyed Elladan's hair green!
But this time was different; Elladan and Elrohir both loved to play hide and seek with the Orc's, so what was the difference with him?
"Estel? Please come out! This game is getting old!" Elladan said.
"This game was old long before we were born," Elrohir rolled his eyes. Estel giggled slightly. Both Lords heard the sound and pin pointed their brother hiding in the rose bushes.
They smiled at each other and then began to whistle as they made to another row of bushes that were not far from Estel's. They rustled and cried for their brother to come out. And when they heard Estel giggle again, they both pounced on the five year old.
"Got you Little One!" Elrohir laughed as he tickled Estel.
"Finally," Elladan said. The three of them sat on the grass sharing a moment of time that the two older Elves knew they would never be able to recapture once the moment was done. Human's grew up in a blink of an eye, but just as long as Estel was young, they knew that they would always protect him.
"So, Estel, why don't we go inside and have some tea before bed?" Elrohir asked.
"Don't wanna go to bed!" Estel said with wide grey eyes.
"You said the B-word!" Elladan whacked his brother up-side the head.
"All right, all right! Not bed…Er—how about a story instead?" Elrohir tried to recover.
"Which one?" Estel asked.
"Ummm…."
"How about we keep it a surprise till after our snack?' Elladan asked as he ruffled Estel's brown hair.
"All right!" Estel beamed, the subject of going to bed forgotten in his mind. He took Elladan's and Elrohir's hands and pulled them toward the house.
"Come on!" Estel cried. He couldn't budge the two, but Elladan and Elrohir took a firm grip on their brother's hands and the three of them walked into the house and towards the kitchens.
Elrohir made the three of them some chamomile tea, he put a bit of honey into Estel's since the human child didn't like anything that tasted bland. Then the three sat at the long wooden kitchen table and enjoyed just being with each other.
"You should have seen Ada today!" Estel said with a grin.
"What did you do?" Elrohir asked.
"Me! Nothin'! but Ada got this letter and then he began to get red!"
"What was in the letter?" Elladan asked.
"How am I s'pposed to know? I'm only this many!' Estel said holding up his hand to show that he was five years old. Both Elladan and Elrohir laughed at this.
"And then Ada left the room, and I thought that the letter hurt him, and I set it afire!" Estel explained.
"What did Ada do?" Elladan asked.
"He put the fire out and put me outside the study, and said not to come back till later!" Estel beamed.
"Well, that solves the mystery," Elrohir sighed.
"All right? Done with your tea?" Elladan asked Estel. Estel nodded his head and jumped down from his place at the table.
The three then made their way to Estel's room. His room had a big huge bed, a desk and dressers. Toy's were strewn about the floor, along with dirty clothes. Elladan and Elrohir went about getting the room ready for the night. Elrohir drew a bath for Estel while Elladan picked up the dirty clothes and put them in the hamper before warming the bed sheets. Estel always got cold at night, no matter if it was the middle of summer!
"Why do birds sing?" Estel asked, as he watched his brothers.
"I don't know, the Valar just made them that I way I guess," Elrohir said. He picked his brother up and brought him to the wash room.
"Why?" Estel asked as Elrohir took his shirt off.
"Because," Elrohir shrugged.
"Why?"
"Because,"
"Why?"
"Because,"
"Why?"
"Because,"
"Why?"
"Because,"
"Will you two stop that!" Elladan asked, he stood at the entrance to the bath room. By this time, Elrohir had his brother in the bath tub and had been rubbing the boy's skin clean. Elladan poured some water over the boy's head and took up some hair soap.
"Why do I have to take a bath every night?" Estel asked.
"Because your dirty," Elladan said.
"I am not dirty? I wasn't even in the mud today!" Estel glared at his brother.
"Well, you may not think you are, but we have a stronger sense of smell and we can smell you from a mile away!" Elrohir explained.
"BUT I AM NOT AN ORC!' Estel screamed.
"No, no, Estel, that is not what we mean at all!" Elladan said, trying to placate the Little One.
"Then what do you mean?" Estel asked raising an eye brow.
"Well, what we meant was – Er – Ummm – Er--- you have your own unique sent that we smell that tells its you," Elrohir said.
"Really?"
"Yes," Elladan agreed.
"Like how dog's can sniff a bad guy out? You can do the same?" Estel looked as if he had just learned something he had never thought of before.
"Er—well---I guess so," Elladan said. He heard Elrohir mutter something about Dog's being a nuisance but ignored his Twin.
"That is so neat! Do you think that is why Ada is always there whenever I do something I'm not supposed too?" Estel asked.
"Right, exactly!" Elrohir said. The two got Estel out of the tub and dried the boy off before pulling a night shirt over his head. Then they brushed his long wet hair and braided it so that it wouldn't get knotted during the night.
"Time for story!" Estel yelled. He ran to his bed and used the stepstool in order to get on it. For a five year old, Estel was quite small but he would grow! At least, Estel was sure that he wasn't a Dwarf.
"Er—right, a story," Elrohir looked at Elladan.
"What sort of story do you want to hear?" Elladan asked.
"The one aboutthe brave Knight thatwent to savethe Lady Arwen!' Estel laughed.
"Right…" Elladan and Elrohir laughed as well. They bounced onto their bed and regaled their brother of the two brave Knight Strider, who saved Lady Arwen from Orc's and other sorts of evil! Estel fell asleep to the softly spoken Elvish.
Soon, Elladan and Elrohir fell asleep as well, and that was how Lord Elrond found all of his son's the next morning.
The End
A/N – Okay, there it is. I know it's short but I rather enjoyed writing it! I don't think that there are enough of these cute fics out there! If I get enough review's, I may add another chapter. But technically, this is supposed to be a one-shot. However, tell me what you think I should do!
Aa' menle nauva calen ar' ta hwesta e' ale'quenle
(May thy paths be green and the breeze on thy back…)