A Hundred Random Drabbles

by LadyLindariel

COMPLETE (NOW COMPLETELY REVISED)This is my attempt to tackle the 100 Drabble Challenge given by NirCele. I will place warnings only if needed and they will contain most of the LotR characters and characters from the Silmarillion. Enjoy Rated K-T. If any of you are interested please PM me as NirCele has passed the torch to me while she is on hiatus.

10. The Lion and the Mouse

Special thanks goes to Mirkwood warrior for letting me borrow her cat Sooty :)

Here the twins would be about six (I love them at this age)

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#19 The Lion and the Mouse

It was a quiet summers day in the House of Elrond. Celebrían was busy reading a book in the gardens while her husband was busy in a meeting. As she finished the last paragraph of the chapter, she heard her twin sons Elladan and Elrohir laughing.

Hearing them laugh she knew they were up to something. Usually when kids laugh there is nothing to worry about, but when these two laughed it meant they were up to something and it often was not good.

She knew they could not be with Glorfindel or Erestor since they were in the meeting with Elrond, so she quickly put her book down and quietly made her way toward the laughter.

As she got closer, she could hear the twins laughing and what appeared to be the sound of struggling. Celebrían slowly opened the door and saw the twins attempting to put a golden mane made from material on the family cat.

"What are you two doing to poor Sooty," Celebrían asked almost afraid to find out.

"We are putting a mane on him so he can be a lion," Elrohir responded grinning at his mother proudly.

"A lion? Why a lion," Celebrían asked now curious.

"Ada read us the story about the lion and the mouse, and we are reenacting the story," Elladan answered finishing putting on the mane.

"Oh really, and where is the mouse," Celebrían asked fear growing in her as she finished her sentence.

Elrohir reached into his pocket and pulled out a tiny brown field mouse and held it up to his mother. "Right here Nana!" Elrohir exclaimed proudly.

All color drained from her face, and she let out a scream. "Elrohir Elrondion, put that thing down this instance!"

Hearing his mother scream, Elrohir dropped the mouse which took off running past Celebrían. The cat seeing the mouse running leaped out of Elladan's hands and bolted after it. Celebrían screamed one last time before turning to her two sons' giving them a death glare.

Elladan knew that look all too well and gave his brother a warning look. "Ro, RUN!" And the two sons of Elrond went racing down the halls with their mother right on their tails.