I finally managed to finish another chapter. I'm sorry for the long wait, but school is keeping me busy. And I found Doctor Who and have been watching all the episodes from the new series... anyway I have holidays rigth now, so I guess I will be able to update sooner. I hope this chapter satisfies your needs ;) I don't want to keep you from reading much longer, so enjoy. And I'm sorry for the mistakes you may find - I'm not a native speaker and as German I tend to make more ',' than are needed. Forgive me.

Oh and I don't own anything. But I guess you already knew that...


The moon was still high in the sky when Elrohir was woken by a sound his brain could not identify right away. Regaining full consciousness he was finally able to make out what awoke him.

"Dan, you should get some rest. You won't be any help when you fall of your horse because you fell asleep riding." Elrohir chided his twin brother for not resting as he promised after they had dinner with their father the previous evening.

Elladan turned from his perch in front of the window and walked towards his brother's bed. Elrohir moved to make room for Elladan and indicated for him to sit down. The twins looked into each other's eyes before Elladan broke the silence.

"I tried to rest but my mind supplies me with possibilities of what could have happened to our dear friend. I decided to do something useful and readied our bags and weapons. We will be able to leave before the sun has fully risen."

"And we will, brother. But for now we both need to rest. Even Estel managed to fall asleep. You know he doesn't rest easily knowing Legolas is out there and a storm is approaching."

The only answer Elrohir got was a sigh from his brother who looked towards his own bed with disdain. Weapons and three bags were laid out on top the dark blue covers. Without thinking about it Elrohir scooted over in his own bed to make room for his other half. Elladan understood what his twin was doing and looked at him gratefully before he slipped under the covers and curled into his brother's warm embrace.

"I wonder why father bothered to make sure we had separate beds a few years ago. We manage to sleep with the other most nights anyway." Elrohir commented because he felt Elladan's need to hear his voice just a little bit longer.

"Indeed. Thank you, 'Ro." Elladan mumbled into his twin's chest before closing his eyes and evening his breaths out.

"You are welcome." The younger twin answered before closing his eyes, too. Soon both twins wandered in the land of elven sleep, seeing possible outcomes of the next few days, but the presence of each other calmed them enough to find some rest.


Dawn came too soon for the tired human resting in the elvish halls, but his eyes opened anyway when the dark began to lighten outside. Aragorn stretched and sat up, rubbing his eyes a few times. With a sigh the stood up, leaving the warm comfort his bed offered but he had an important task set for the next days. He would ride out with his brothers and find his missing best friend. Briefly he wondered why they didn't come to wake him yet.

Having these thoughts in mind he began searching for the twins. His first stop was the kitchen. Maybe they decided to finish packing before waking the human. They often told him he could be a tiny bit grumpy when awoken by them. Fondly he remembered one or two occasions when he threw one of his knives at them when they disturbed his sleep. Maybe he could be grumpy when woken too early.

He arrived at the kitchen but his brothers weren't to be seen. The kitchen was surprisingly empty. Only two elves bustled around, doing one thing or the other. Shaking his head the future king turned around and made his way towards the bedroom the twins shared.

As he always did, Aragorn opened the door to their shared room without knocking first. He didn't know it any other way. When he was just a little boy he came running into their chamber without thought and when he grew older he simply ignored the manners taught to him by Elrond. Sure, it annoyed the twins but this made it so much more fun.

The first thing Estel saw when he entered the room was Elladan's empty bed, three bags sitting on top the covers. It appeared the elder twin didn't sleep much that night, but turning his head slightly he saw Elrohir's bed opposite Elladan's. Two identical heads poked out from under the covers. One set of eyes looked at him, while the others were still glazed over in elvish sleep.

"How long has he slept this night?" Aragorn asked, looking at his older brother with slight concern.

"He woke me a few hours ago, when he was readying our travel gear. He wanted to be ready to go as soon as possible." Elrohir supplied. The minimal movement Elrohir made while talking was enough to bring Elladan out of his slumber.

"You are talking too loud. Both of you. Be quiet." The tired elf grumbled.

"Morning, Sleeping Beauty. Get up, we have plans. You will be able to sleep when we come back with our princeling." Aragorn joked. When Elladan realized about whom his brother was talking he shot up from the bed, earning a few protest from Elrohir.

"We need to ready the horses and tell Adar we are leaving, then we will be on our w-." Elladan stopped when he looked through the tall windows. Elrohir and Estel followed his line of sight and opened their eyes in surprise. A thick cover of snow covered the world outside.

Aragorn was the first to recover from seeing the freshly fallen snow. "Well, that makes finding Legolas more difficult… better we start looking for him right away. The snow will cover most of the tracks, so I guess we should start looking for him close to the Mountain pass. He would have taken his usual route, instead of riding around it. Legolas wouldn't have suspected snow this early in winter. Snow shouldn't have fallen for a few weeks, maybe months."

Elladan turned from the window to face his brothers. "You are right, Estel. We should depart soon. Go get dressed and eat something, Estel. I will find Adar and tell him we will be leaving. Elrohir, could you make sure the horses are ready when we are?"

"Of course. I will see to it right away." With that the younger twin left the chamber. Estel followed Elrohir out of the door after his stomach rumbled, which made the older twin smile. "Go and eat, human!" Elladan called after him.

Standing alone in the chamber, Elladan walked towards the window, leaning his hand against it. His eyes were drifting over the white scenery in front of him. Would the circumstances be better he would love the beautiful landscape, but his worry for their blonde elven friend overshadowed his appreciation of the moment. Whispered words were carried away by the slight breeze coming from the open door. "We will find you, mellon-nîn."


Adar – Farther

Mellon-nîn – my friend


Sooo I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. I guess it's time we get to know what happened to Legolas, don't you think so too?

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