Disclaimer: I do not own the Lord of the Rings, or any of the characters except Aerin, Taelas, Kelion, Sorontinwe, Elen and any others not recognized from the Lord of the Rings. I am merely borrowing the characters and locations of the great works of Tolkein. I make no money off of this fan fiction and that is all it is. Please don't sue, you won't get much, that I can promise you.
Don't Cry
"If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, stop harassing your sister!" Shouted Cirdan, as he walked into the entranceway of the palace. "You know how sensitive she is! The poor thing's sitting in her room crying now."
"But Adar! It's not our fault she can't take even the smallest of jests!" Protested Sorontinwe.
"Yeah! Why do we have to stop just for her? It's not fair!" Eden chimed.
"She's so much younger than you. She doesn't get it. Please, just cooperate with me on this. Go apologize to Aerin, and when she's stopped crying bring her down for dinner. She'll be dining with us tonight." Cirdan ordered.
"We have guests don't we Adar?" Asked Sorontinwe.
"Yes. She'll be dining with us. So go and make amends quickly, or you'll be late!" Advised Cirdan.
"Yes Adar." Elen replied, as he and Sorontinwe hurried off to their sister's room.
Aerin sat in her room, on her bed, crying until her brothers walked in. She sniffled and wiped at her eyes, trying to conceal the tears.
"Go way! I no tah you!" She said angrily.
"No little one. We've come to apologize." Elen said, sitting down next to her on the bed. "We're really sorry about what we said."
"We didn't mean to hurt you. We would never do that. We love you, and hope you'll forgive us." Sorontinwe said.
Aerin sniffled and began to cry again. "I sowy..." she sobbed climbing into Elen's lap.
"Whatever for?" Elen asked, hugging the crying elfling.
"I-I...gotted you in twoble." She sobbed into his arms.
"Oh sweetie..." Elen said, looking up at his brother with sorrowful eyes.
"You didn't get us in trouble, love. You don't have to apologize." Sorontinwe said sitting down.
Aerin looked up, her face tear-stained. "I didn't?"
"No you didn't." Sorontinwe replied hugging the now happy elfling.
"Aerin, you need to get ready." Elen said, standing up.
"For wha?" She asked.
"Dinner. You're eating with our guests tonight." Elen replied smiling at her reaction.
A half-hour later, Sorontinwe and Elen walked down to the dining hall carrying an overly excited Aerin.
"Ah, here they come now." Cirdan said as they walked into the hall. "You remember Lord Elrond." He said gesturing to the Elf sitting on his left.
"Yes." Answered Elen, as he sat Aerin in the chair next to his own. "Where are your sons, my lord?"
"They're at home. But I did bring my newest son, Estel. I thought Aerin might want a new playmate." Elrond explained.
"That is most kind." Elen said. "I'm sure she will love having him to play with. Eru knows how bored she gets with all of us old people." He chuckled.
"Yes. We don't know how to do anything right." Elrond chuckled.
After dinner, Cirdan carried Aerin to bed. As he was tucking her in, she asked the most unexpected question.
"Ada, when's Naneth come home?" Aerin asked.
Cirdan looked away, trying to hide his tears. "She's not coming home, Aerin. She can't." He explained.
"Why can't she come home?" She asked, tears falling down her face.
"She's not allowed. But one day, love, you can go to her."
"I miss Naneth, Ada." She cried.
"I know, love, I know." Cirdan said, pulling her into his lap. "I miss her too. We all miss her." He said, the tears spilling over his cheeks.
Don't Cry
"If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, stop harassing your sister!" Shouted Cirdan, as he walked into the entranceway of the palace. "You know how sensitive she is! The poor thing's sitting in her room crying now."
"But Adar! It's not our fault she can't take even the smallest of jests!" Protested Sorontinwe.
"Yeah! Why do we have to stop just for her? It's not fair!" Eden chimed.
"She's so much younger than you. She doesn't get it. Please, just cooperate with me on this. Go apologize to Aerin, and when she's stopped crying bring her down for dinner. She'll be dining with us tonight." Cirdan ordered.
"We have guests don't we Adar?" Asked Sorontinwe.
"Yes. She'll be dining with us. So go and make amends quickly, or you'll be late!" Advised Cirdan.
"Yes Adar." Elen replied, as he and Sorontinwe hurried off to their sister's room.
Aerin sat in her room, on her bed, crying until her brothers walked in. She sniffled and wiped at her eyes, trying to conceal the tears.
"Go way! I no tah you!" She said angrily.
"No little one. We've come to apologize." Elen said, sitting down next to her on the bed. "We're really sorry about what we said."
"We didn't mean to hurt you. We would never do that. We love you, and hope you'll forgive us." Sorontinwe said.
Aerin sniffled and began to cry again. "I sowy..." she sobbed climbing into Elen's lap.
"Whatever for?" Elen asked, hugging the crying elfling.
"I-I...gotted you in twoble." She sobbed into his arms.
"Oh sweetie..." Elen said, looking up at his brother with sorrowful eyes.
"You didn't get us in trouble, love. You don't have to apologize." Sorontinwe said sitting down.
Aerin looked up, her face tear-stained. "I didn't?"
"No you didn't." Sorontinwe replied hugging the now happy elfling.
"Aerin, you need to get ready." Elen said, standing up.
"For wha?" She asked.
"Dinner. You're eating with our guests tonight." Elen replied smiling at her reaction.
A half-hour later, Sorontinwe and Elen walked down to the dining hall carrying an overly excited Aerin.
"Ah, here they come now." Cirdan said as they walked into the hall. "You remember Lord Elrond." He said gesturing to the Elf sitting on his left.
"Yes." Answered Elen, as he sat Aerin in the chair next to his own. "Where are your sons, my lord?"
"They're at home. But I did bring my newest son, Estel. I thought Aerin might want a new playmate." Elrond explained.
"That is most kind." Elen said. "I'm sure she will love having him to play with. Eru knows how bored she gets with all of us old people." He chuckled.
"Yes. We don't know how to do anything right." Elrond chuckled.
After dinner, Cirdan carried Aerin to bed. As he was tucking her in, she asked the most unexpected question.
"Ada, when's Naneth come home?" Aerin asked.
Cirdan looked away, trying to hide his tears. "She's not coming home, Aerin. She can't." He explained.
"Why can't she come home?" She asked, tears falling down her face.
"She's not allowed. But one day, love, you can go to her."
"I miss Naneth, Ada." She cried.
"I know, love, I know." Cirdan said, pulling her into his lap. "I miss her too. We all miss her." He said, the tears spilling over his cheeks.
