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"This is so BORING!" Pippin muttered.

After drawing on Gimli's face, the three hobbits went to Elrond's study, only to find him reading something historical to Legolas. Unfortunately, before they could escape, Elrond told them to stay and listen to this book. He said there might be something in it that will interest them. So for the last half an hour, Frodo, Merry and Pippin listened to Elrond drone on and on about something they (and, apparently, Legolas) did not care about.

"Legolas Thranduilion, are you listening?" Elrond asked, looking up from his book. "Legolas!"

Legolas, who was dozing, suddenly sat up in his chair and looked around.

"Huh, sorry," said Legolas, stretching his arms. "What were you saying about swords?"

Elrond sighed in annoyance.

"Legolas, you need to listen," sighed Elrond. "This is very important to know."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Legolas waved him off.

Elrond sighed again and began to read. Then, Gimli entered the room.

"Hey," said Gimli, sitting down in a nearby chair.

From when Gimli entered the room, Legolas and the hobbits stared at him with their mouthes wide open in shock.

"Why are you four staring at me?" Gimli asked, annoyed. "It's annoying."

They stared at the dwarf for a minute or two before Legolas starts to laugh real hard with the hobbits laughing as well.

"What's so darn funny?" Gimli asked angrily.

They didn't answer for a couple of minutes. They were too busy laughing.

"Look in the mirror," said Legolas, taking a mirror that Elrond was handing him to Gimli. "You'll see why."

Gimli snatched the mirror and looked into it. He gasped when he saw the drawings all over his face.

"What the devil is this?!" Gimli cried. "Who dared to write on my face while I slept?!"

Legolas and the hobbits laughed even harder at his reaction. Gimli turned to Legolas.

"It was you wasn't it?!" Gimli yelled, pointing at Legolas. "You're the one who drew on my face!"

Legolas, suddenly, stopped laughing and looked at Gimli seriously.

"I didn't draw on your face, Gimli," said Legolas, "I wish I did though because this is hilarious. Besides I was here the whole time. Ask Lord Elrond."

"I bet you snuck out while Elrond was talking," said Gimli. "You've done it before."

"You sneak out during lessons?" Elrond asked sternly, crossing his arms.

"No, Gimli is just making up stuff," said Legolas hastily, turning to Elrond.

"No, it's true," said Frodo, nodding.

"Sometimes you play games with us for a couple of hours before you say that you have to get back before Lord Elrond notices that you're gone," Pippin added.

Elrond raised an eyebrow.

"And how many times have you done this?"

Legolas looked away from Elrond.

"678," he answered quietly.

"I'll be speaking to your father about that," Elrond said to Legolas before turning to Gimli. "Go wash your face and calm yourself down. It was just a harmless prank someone pulled on you."

Gimli nodded and left, muttering to himself.

"Your lesson is done for today," said Elrond as he walked out the door.

Legolas was going to leave but he stopped at the door when he continued to hear laughter.

"Man, we should do that again one day," Merry whispered.

"I know," Frodo whispered.

"Yeah," whispered Pippin.

Legolas walked over to them.

"So you three were the ones who drew on Gimli's face," said Legolas, crossing his arms.

The hobbits turned to him and nodded with smiles on their faces.

"Yep," said Pippin.

"It was us," said Merry.

"We did a good job didn't we," Frodo asked with a smile.

At first, Legolas looked like he was going to scold them but he smiled and gave them a pat on the back.

"Yes, you three did a great job," laughed Legolas. "I do have one question though."

"What is it?" Frodo asked.

"Can you help me with a prank? "