Yes, I realize it has been done a million times, I just wanted my own version of it!

Disclaimer: None of it belongs to me, none of it ever will, it is all the property of the genius and famed writer, J. R. R. Tolkien.

Now, on with the story.

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Elladan and Elrohir watched Legolas and Aragorn intently as they sat together on a bench reading books, from their hidden viewpoint up in a tree they could observe every move their brother and his friend made.

Suddenly, a voice behind them remarked "It is not every day that we get the twins of Imlandris spying on their friends, or anyone for that matter, I hope you are not planning anything TOO unfortunate for the youngsters, it is quite troublesome always having to patch them up you know."

The twins turned around, startled, as they greeted Glorfindel, Balrog Slayer and friend to Elrond. "Shh!!! Me and El were making a bet!" one of them replied, though it was hard to tell which, "Yeah! El here bets that these two can't do ANYTHING for more than 20 minutes without getting into trouble." The other replied.

So far Elladan and I have been sitting here watching them do practically nothing for...oh about 17 minutes now..." \ah, so this one was Elrohir...\ Glorfindel noted.

"If they manage to get into trouble in the next three minutes, Elrohir has to do my chores for the next three days, so hush up and let us observe!" Elladan added.

Glorfindel was not used to having people tell him to hush up, but seeing as he was also curious to the outcome of the bet, he complied and watched. \Don't these twins have anything better to do?\ He wondered as they continued their watching.

Just when the 20th minute was about to strike, Estel suddenly jumped up, complaining about that morning's breakfast, he had been poisoned! Then he doubled over, clutching his stomach as his hand bled from a poisonous bug bite that he had gotten from a bug in the book he was reading, while he was fainting, he tripped over a root and fell headfirst into a freezing cold lake.

Legolas watched in shock as all this happened in less than 5 seconds, and as he stood to get help, a snake came and bit him on the arm, then as he stumbled away, a horde of orcs and men came and took him captive and sold him into slavery, in approximately 15 seconds...

Elladan cheered in victory as his twin sighed in defeat, as if it were the most normal thing in the world. Which it apparently was.

Glorfindel was speechless, and pinched himself a couple times to make sure he wasn't dreaming before rushing off to save Estel and Legolas. The twin sons of Elrond watched him race off, before jumping off the tree and casually help each other pull Estel out of the lake. "What do supposed got into Glorfy?" Elrohir asked, puzzled at his behavior. "I don't know, but you'd better get to work on my chores..." Elladan and Elrohir walked off, dragging their human brother towards Imlandris into the care of their father. "So, want to bet on when Legolas is coming back?"

Fin.

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