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"Thank you so much," said Legolas as he left the kitchen with a plate filled with the latest prank.
Cookies.
Aragorn and Legolas had asked the hobbits if they could help them make cookies since neither one of them was great at baking. The only thing different about these cookies is that instead of sugar, salt was used.
"Yes, thank you," said Aragorn, leaving the four hobbits.
Frodo looked over at his friends with a worried look as the man and elf left.
"I don't think is going to end well," he said.
"I don't think so either Mister Frodo," said Sam, also with a worried look.
Frodo looked at Merry and Pippin.
"Nope," said Merry, same worried expression.
Pippin's expression completely identical.
"I don't believe so."
Legolas placed the cookies on the table.
"Ok, now we just need to get Elladan and Elrohir to eat them," he said.
"Already taken care of," replied Aragorn. "I told them to meet us here in 30 minutes."
"Great!" said Legolas with a smile.
Then, they heard footsteps. It must be Elladan and Elrohir! The two friends rushed behind a nearby wall to watch.
But who they see walk into the room is not who they expect.
It was their fathers; Elrond and Thranduil!
The two friends share a look of horror. They both will be in big trouble if their fathers fall victim to their prank.
"...and that's why he won't ride horses," Thranduil said, finishing telling Elrond a story.
Then, the elven lord and king spot the cookies.
"Oh, cookies," said Thranduil, going over to the plate of freshly baked cookies.
The human and elf hiding behind the wall began to panic when they saw him reach for one of the cookies. They relaxed a little when Elrond stopped him.
"Thranduil, leave them alone," he said. "Those are probably for someone else."
Aragorn started to mouth 'please leave, please leave' when his adopted father said that. Legolas was pleading the same thing in his head. They began to panic even more when the elven king chuckled and picked up two cookies, handing one to the lord.
"Relax mellon nin," he told him. "They won't notice two cookies missing."
Lord Elrond sighed.
"I don't like it," he said. "But I guess eating one couldn't hurt."
Both elves were about to take a bite of their cookies when Aragorn and Legolas sprang out.
"Don't eat those!" both of them yelled.
Elrond jumped back a bit in fright while Thranduil blinked.
"Why?" the king asked.
Legolas and Aragorn looked at each other, trying to come up with an reason why their Adars couldn't eat the cookies.
"They're too hot!" Legolas blurted out to Thranduil.
Aragorn gave him a confused look but he quickly recovered.
"Yeah, way too hot!" Aragorn continued. "You wouldn't want to burn your mouth, would you Ada?"
The two older elves both raised their eyebrows at their own sons.
"I'm sure they're fine, ion nin," said Elrond. "If not, then it's our own fault."
Then, they were about to eat the cookies again.
"Wait!" Legolas blurted out again.
Their fathers looked annoyed.
"Now what?" Elrond asked.
"They have pecans in them!" Aragorn blurted out this time. "You don't like pecans Ada!"
Elrond gave his youngest son a confused look.
"So they have pecans in them," said Elrond, shrugging his shoulders. "I at least want to try them before saying I don't like them."
They, again, go to eat the cookies.
"Wait!" Aragorn cried this time.
The two older elves gave them very annoyed looks.
"What is it this time?" Thranduil asked in a really annoyed tone.
"They...um..." Aragorn started.
"Uh...They..." Legolas stammered.
The lord and king sighed and, once again, raised their arms to put their cookies into their mouths.
Suddenly, the cookies were snatched from their hands.
By Legolas.
Thranduil looked livid. Aragorn inwardly winced. You never EVER take anything from King Thranduil.
"Legolas Thranduilion!" he snapped. "What is the matter with you?!"
"You can't eat these cookies!" Legolas exclaimed.
Aragorn could tell that his friend was now freaking out.
"And why on Middle Earth not?!" Thranduil snapped. "Are they poisoned?!"
"No...b-but..." stammered Legolas.
"But what?" Elrond asked, his own impatience wearing thin as well.
Legolas and Aragorn stayed quiet. Neither of them knew what to say.
"Hand them over Legolas," said his father, holding out his hand.
Legolas sighed and reluctantly handed the cookies back to the two older elves. He and Aragorn shared a look.
'We are so in trouble,' they both thought.
They began to slowly back out of the room. Once the elf lord and king took a bite of their cookies, Aragorn and Legolas sprinted off while the two older elves spat out the cookies.
"Legolas!" Thranduil roared angrily. "Estel!"
"Oh Valar these are salty!" Elrond exclaimed.
The two friends continued to run.
"We're so grounded," Legolas commented.
"Yes we are," agreed Aragorn.