Title: Never Tell
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters Tolkien does. Please do not sue me for I have nothing and then you will have nothing.
Summary: Estel stays at a long ago friends house. Will all be well there no one knows.
A/N: I would like to thank my beta for this.I hope you all enjoy this fic for I actually enjoyed writing it.
Now on with the fic!!!
It was a glorious day in Imladris. Estel had risen early to have breakfast with his father; they were enjoying their meal alone together. Elladan and Elrohir had gone to escort Arwen back to Lothlorien. Estel had been heartbroken that he could not go, but he had enjoyed the last few days with his father. He giggled now as he watched the egg sail from his fork and land in Elrond's hair.
Elrond looked at him with arched eyebrows. Estel gulped, for he thought he was in trouble. "Sorry Ada," he said as he tried to stifle another giggle.
Elrond approached his son and said, "I believe this warrants the tickle monster to appear!" Estel squealed as his father grabbed him and began to tickle him. A knock was heard at the door, and Elrond stood trying to straighten his rumpled robes.
"Milord," Erestor said as he entered the room. "A messenger from Mirkwood wishes your council."
"Very well, send him in then," the elf lord said. "Perhaps you could remove the egg from your hair first, my lord." Erestor said with a chuckle. Elrond's face reddened slightly as he removed the egg from his hair.
"Lord Elrond," The messenger said as he entered the dining room and bowed. "I bring a letter from King Thranduil."
Elrond took the letter and began to read it. At this moment, Estel popped up from underneath the table and startled the elf. "My apologies. This is my son Estel."
The messenger smiled, "Yes, Lord Elrond, Prince Legolas speaks highly of the boy since his return from here."
As Elrond finished the letter he looked to the messenger,
"Forgive me, you must be weary from your travels, please go and rest."
The elf bowed, "Thank you, Lord Elrond." With that he parted from the room.
Elrond then turned to his son Estel, "Estel, come here I have something to discuss with you." Estel ran over and crawled into his father's lap.
"What troubles you, Ada?" The child asked.
"I fear I must leave for Mirkwood in the morning."
"Why, Ada?"
"King Thranduil is having some problems with the spiders and he needs my help."
"But what about me?" Estel whined.
Elrond looked at his son and pondered for a moment. "Estel how would you like to go to my friend Baran's house?"
"Who is he Ada, and why?"
"Well, to answer the first question, he has been my friend for many years, but I have not seen him for a long time. Second, I fear that you will become bored here and drive Erestor to insanity. If I am not mistaken Baran has a son around your age to play with."
"Is Baran edain like me, Ada?"
Elrond chuckled, "Yes, my son, he is."
Estel looked as if he were fighting a battle in his head, from the scrunched up face he was making.
"Ada, I will miss you far too much, but I will go to Baran's if you promise to hurry back."
Elrond hugged his son tightly, "You know I will miss you also, tithen pen. Come, let us get you packed while I ride to Baran's to ask of your stay."
Elrond returned later that day with news from Baran. "Well Ada, can I stay?" Estel asked eagerly.
"Yes, little one you can, but go now and get washed up for dinner. I have to speak to Glorfindel for a moment."
His advisor stared at him but got the hint as Elrond motioned towards his study. Once inside, Elrond turned to Glorfindel as if to say something but no words came out.
"What is it, mellon nin?"
"Estel leaves in the morning."
"Yes, I already know that. What else troubles you?" Glorfindel looked to his friend and asked.
"Well, Baran seems so different from the man I remembered."
"How so?" Glrofindel asked.
"I do not know exactly, but promise me one thing my friend. That you will check on Estel and make sure he is fine. I know you have other duties away from Imladris though."
Glorfindel smiled widely, "Already you miss him and he has not yet left your sight."
The elf lord sighed, "Yes I do, and I pray he stays safe."
"You will only be gone for a month; fear not, Estel is an Elrondion is he not?"
Elrond chuckled and clasped his hand on his friend's shoulder,
"That he is. Now, let us get to dinner before he eats all of it."
As day turned into night in Imladris, Elrond was found sitting on Estel's bed tucking him in. "Where is Elhare?" Estel said.
Elrond smiled and handed his son the stuffed bunny. Estel never slept without it since the night Elrond had given it to him. "Estel, promise me you will behave and cause no trouble."
"I promise Ada," The boy said as his eyes started to flutter closed with sleep.
Elrond leaned over and placed a kiss upon his brow, "Sleep well, little one. I love you." As he got to the door he heard a muffled, "I love you too, Ada." Elrond smiled as he closed the door and turned in for the night.
There will be mucho happening in later chapters!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters Tolkien does. Please do not sue me for I have nothing and then you will have nothing.
Summary: Estel stays at a long ago friends house. Will all be well there no one knows.
A/N: I would like to thank my beta for this.I hope you all enjoy this fic for I actually enjoyed writing it.
Now on with the fic!!!
It was a glorious day in Imladris. Estel had risen early to have breakfast with his father; they were enjoying their meal alone together. Elladan and Elrohir had gone to escort Arwen back to Lothlorien. Estel had been heartbroken that he could not go, but he had enjoyed the last few days with his father. He giggled now as he watched the egg sail from his fork and land in Elrond's hair.
Elrond looked at him with arched eyebrows. Estel gulped, for he thought he was in trouble. "Sorry Ada," he said as he tried to stifle another giggle.
Elrond approached his son and said, "I believe this warrants the tickle monster to appear!" Estel squealed as his father grabbed him and began to tickle him. A knock was heard at the door, and Elrond stood trying to straighten his rumpled robes.
"Milord," Erestor said as he entered the room. "A messenger from Mirkwood wishes your council."
"Very well, send him in then," the elf lord said. "Perhaps you could remove the egg from your hair first, my lord." Erestor said with a chuckle. Elrond's face reddened slightly as he removed the egg from his hair.
"Lord Elrond," The messenger said as he entered the dining room and bowed. "I bring a letter from King Thranduil."
Elrond took the letter and began to read it. At this moment, Estel popped up from underneath the table and startled the elf. "My apologies. This is my son Estel."
The messenger smiled, "Yes, Lord Elrond, Prince Legolas speaks highly of the boy since his return from here."
As Elrond finished the letter he looked to the messenger,
"Forgive me, you must be weary from your travels, please go and rest."
The elf bowed, "Thank you, Lord Elrond." With that he parted from the room.
Elrond then turned to his son Estel, "Estel, come here I have something to discuss with you." Estel ran over and crawled into his father's lap.
"What troubles you, Ada?" The child asked.
"I fear I must leave for Mirkwood in the morning."
"Why, Ada?"
"King Thranduil is having some problems with the spiders and he needs my help."
"But what about me?" Estel whined.
Elrond looked at his son and pondered for a moment. "Estel how would you like to go to my friend Baran's house?"
"Who is he Ada, and why?"
"Well, to answer the first question, he has been my friend for many years, but I have not seen him for a long time. Second, I fear that you will become bored here and drive Erestor to insanity. If I am not mistaken Baran has a son around your age to play with."
"Is Baran edain like me, Ada?"
Elrond chuckled, "Yes, my son, he is."
Estel looked as if he were fighting a battle in his head, from the scrunched up face he was making.
"Ada, I will miss you far too much, but I will go to Baran's if you promise to hurry back."
Elrond hugged his son tightly, "You know I will miss you also, tithen pen. Come, let us get you packed while I ride to Baran's to ask of your stay."
Elrond returned later that day with news from Baran. "Well Ada, can I stay?" Estel asked eagerly.
"Yes, little one you can, but go now and get washed up for dinner. I have to speak to Glorfindel for a moment."
His advisor stared at him but got the hint as Elrond motioned towards his study. Once inside, Elrond turned to Glorfindel as if to say something but no words came out.
"What is it, mellon nin?"
"Estel leaves in the morning."
"Yes, I already know that. What else troubles you?" Glorfindel looked to his friend and asked.
"Well, Baran seems so different from the man I remembered."
"How so?" Glrofindel asked.
"I do not know exactly, but promise me one thing my friend. That you will check on Estel and make sure he is fine. I know you have other duties away from Imladris though."
Glorfindel smiled widely, "Already you miss him and he has not yet left your sight."
The elf lord sighed, "Yes I do, and I pray he stays safe."
"You will only be gone for a month; fear not, Estel is an Elrondion is he not?"
Elrond chuckled and clasped his hand on his friend's shoulder,
"That he is. Now, let us get to dinner before he eats all of it."
As day turned into night in Imladris, Elrond was found sitting on Estel's bed tucking him in. "Where is Elhare?" Estel said.
Elrond smiled and handed his son the stuffed bunny. Estel never slept without it since the night Elrond had given it to him. "Estel, promise me you will behave and cause no trouble."
"I promise Ada," The boy said as his eyes started to flutter closed with sleep.
Elrond leaned over and placed a kiss upon his brow, "Sleep well, little one. I love you." As he got to the door he heard a muffled, "I love you too, Ada." Elrond smiled as he closed the door and turned in for the night.
There will be mucho happening in later chapters!