MOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
:::BAM!!!!!!!!!:::
Cow falls to the ground dead.
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The four siblings sat laughing together on the bench across from me. I fought the urge to jump up and flee. I sighed and looked upwards. They were still talking in there own language, and seemed to have completely forgotten my existence. I guess it was to be expected; their brother did just come back from a trip. But damn, I was bored.
Arwen was raving on an on. Elladan was listening quietly as Elrohir made fun of her behind her back. I glanced at Estel. I didn't know what to make of him. I thought perhaps he and I could talk or something, both being human, but he's more of an elf then a man.
Estel looked up, his stormy eyes locking with mine. Elladan and Elrohir rose, lifting Arwen with them. The three left, nearly carrying a confused Arwen out of the glen. I looked at Estel and raised an eyebrow. He just shrugged. I stood and stretched, feeling my muscles rippling.
"May I ask you something?" Estel asked, shifting on his bench.
"Sure, why not?" I answered wandering over to him.
"I am only 18, young in my peoples eyes-"
"What do ya mean? 18's the age of adult hood for humans...isn't it? Oh wait, you mean the elves. How old do they get to be?"
"They live until they are killed or die of heartbreak." I nearly choked.
"What?!"
"You did not know?" Estel asked surprised.
"Those lucky bastards!" I whispered, my mouth falling open. That's not fair! I want to live forever too!
"I wanted to ask you about Humans. Their culture."
"Can't really help you on that, I don't know how you folks around here act."
"Are you not a human?"
"Yes."
"Then could you tell me what's that like?" I stared at him in confusion. How can he not know how to be human?
"Estel, babe, you've been hanging around elves way to long. Have you ever even had contact with humans?"
"Yes!" Estel said angrily.
"I can't tell you how to be human, Estel. It's not something you learn, it's just something you are." Estel sighed and looked down, his face falling.
"I fear I shall never know it then." I cursed under my breath.
"Come on, man, it's okay." I said hastily patting his shoulder. He looked up surprised slightly and let a small grin out.
"How old are you, Jack?"
"18 this October." Estel looked at me startled.
"October?"
"Yeah, as in the month? Never mind." Maybe they had different months here. Crazy people.
"Jack, why are you named after a man?" Anger flared up in me instantly. I beat it down, I will not give into my emotions like a weakling mother. "Jack?" Estel asked as I walked over to the garden wall. It was really the wall of one of the many towering buildings.
"You know, for some reason Estel just doesn't fit you, buddy." I said running my hands over the wall.
"What?"
"It's too-elvish. If you're a human, you need a human name." I said glancing back at him. He was still facing away from me on the bench.
"Why?"
"Hey, if you want me to tell you about humans, I'd change it. Like in Spanish when you have to pick gay names." I felt around for grips in the stone.
"But I already know the language of men."
"Oh, Estel!" I rolled my eyes, the whole mean of that just flew right by him. I pulled myself up and searched with my feet for ledges in the stone.
"I like Estel. Why do you want me to have a human name?"
"To remind you that you are a one." Estel nearly fell from the bench. He turned around, an argument on his lips when he froze.
"What in the name of Elberth are you doing?" I glanced down at him.
"Scaling the walls of Rivendell."
"But why?"
"I'm bored."
"Get down from there! Ladies shouldn't do such things!" I twitched. "You could get hurt!"
"I tell you what, you egotistical bastard. I bet you that I will get to that balcony before you."
"What do I get when I beat you?" Estel asked a grin on his face.
"If you beat me, you get a human name." Estel raised an eyebrow, a crooked grin on his face.
"That's my incentive?"
"Alright, alright, how about this. If you make it to the top before me, you'll get to enjoy my company."
"No. How about this, if I make it to the top, I get to ask you whatever question I want." Fine. He didn't say I had to answer his questions. Ah, loopholes are great.
"Sure." I answered at the same time as Estel added something.
"And you have to answer it."
"No, no, no. That's not fair."
"Yes! You agreed!"
"No, that is not fair!"
"Is too." He said grinning as he climbed up next to me. His face grew serious. "Don't hurt yourself La-hey! That's cheating!" Estel took off after me. I glanced down and watched as he climbed up flexibility after me, a sharkish grin on his face. Holy shit! Must climb faster! Must climb faster!
:::BAM!!!!!!!!!:::
Cow falls to the ground dead.
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The four siblings sat laughing together on the bench across from me. I fought the urge to jump up and flee. I sighed and looked upwards. They were still talking in there own language, and seemed to have completely forgotten my existence. I guess it was to be expected; their brother did just come back from a trip. But damn, I was bored.
Arwen was raving on an on. Elladan was listening quietly as Elrohir made fun of her behind her back. I glanced at Estel. I didn't know what to make of him. I thought perhaps he and I could talk or something, both being human, but he's more of an elf then a man.
Estel looked up, his stormy eyes locking with mine. Elladan and Elrohir rose, lifting Arwen with them. The three left, nearly carrying a confused Arwen out of the glen. I looked at Estel and raised an eyebrow. He just shrugged. I stood and stretched, feeling my muscles rippling.
"May I ask you something?" Estel asked, shifting on his bench.
"Sure, why not?" I answered wandering over to him.
"I am only 18, young in my peoples eyes-"
"What do ya mean? 18's the age of adult hood for humans...isn't it? Oh wait, you mean the elves. How old do they get to be?"
"They live until they are killed or die of heartbreak." I nearly choked.
"What?!"
"You did not know?" Estel asked surprised.
"Those lucky bastards!" I whispered, my mouth falling open. That's not fair! I want to live forever too!
"I wanted to ask you about Humans. Their culture."
"Can't really help you on that, I don't know how you folks around here act."
"Are you not a human?"
"Yes."
"Then could you tell me what's that like?" I stared at him in confusion. How can he not know how to be human?
"Estel, babe, you've been hanging around elves way to long. Have you ever even had contact with humans?"
"Yes!" Estel said angrily.
"I can't tell you how to be human, Estel. It's not something you learn, it's just something you are." Estel sighed and looked down, his face falling.
"I fear I shall never know it then." I cursed under my breath.
"Come on, man, it's okay." I said hastily patting his shoulder. He looked up surprised slightly and let a small grin out.
"How old are you, Jack?"
"18 this October." Estel looked at me startled.
"October?"
"Yeah, as in the month? Never mind." Maybe they had different months here. Crazy people.
"Jack, why are you named after a man?" Anger flared up in me instantly. I beat it down, I will not give into my emotions like a weakling mother. "Jack?" Estel asked as I walked over to the garden wall. It was really the wall of one of the many towering buildings.
"You know, for some reason Estel just doesn't fit you, buddy." I said running my hands over the wall.
"What?"
"It's too-elvish. If you're a human, you need a human name." I said glancing back at him. He was still facing away from me on the bench.
"Why?"
"Hey, if you want me to tell you about humans, I'd change it. Like in Spanish when you have to pick gay names." I felt around for grips in the stone.
"But I already know the language of men."
"Oh, Estel!" I rolled my eyes, the whole mean of that just flew right by him. I pulled myself up and searched with my feet for ledges in the stone.
"I like Estel. Why do you want me to have a human name?"
"To remind you that you are a one." Estel nearly fell from the bench. He turned around, an argument on his lips when he froze.
"What in the name of Elberth are you doing?" I glanced down at him.
"Scaling the walls of Rivendell."
"But why?"
"I'm bored."
"Get down from there! Ladies shouldn't do such things!" I twitched. "You could get hurt!"
"I tell you what, you egotistical bastard. I bet you that I will get to that balcony before you."
"What do I get when I beat you?" Estel asked a grin on his face.
"If you beat me, you get a human name." Estel raised an eyebrow, a crooked grin on his face.
"That's my incentive?"
"Alright, alright, how about this. If you make it to the top before me, you'll get to enjoy my company."
"No. How about this, if I make it to the top, I get to ask you whatever question I want." Fine. He didn't say I had to answer his questions. Ah, loopholes are great.
"Sure." I answered at the same time as Estel added something.
"And you have to answer it."
"No, no, no. That's not fair."
"Yes! You agreed!"
"No, that is not fair!"
"Is too." He said grinning as he climbed up next to me. His face grew serious. "Don't hurt yourself La-hey! That's cheating!" Estel took off after me. I glanced down and watched as he climbed up flexibility after me, a sharkish grin on his face. Holy shit! Must climb faster! Must climb faster!