A/N: Another continuation! Read the previous two drabbles before this. :D

Valinor

Eleniel was having way too much fun. Making her father stay in bed while he was injured, with the support of Landion and Erestor, was almost like a dream come true.

Elrond, on the other hand, was having none of it. He understood the need to stay in bed – if it had been anyone else in his place, he would be doing the exact same thing and ensuring his patient stayed in for at least three days – but it was only the second day and he was already bored out of his mind.

"Eleniel, I-"

"Shush, Ada. If you speak, you might jar your ribs."

"But-"

"No, don't move. If you do, your wrist will not properly heal."

"I really don't-"

"I think your shoulder may dislocate again if you continue speaking."

Elrond stared at his smirking daughter. Though he wasn't exactly glaring, the look currently aimed at the mischievous elleth was much worse than a glare, and Eleniel almost crumbled. Almost.

"How fairs the patient?" came a cheery voice, and Elrond turned cold eyes on the chief healer.

"Save me."

"Goheno nin, Elrond, but I fear I cannot."

The elf lord sighed and stared up at the ceiling, wishing time to pass faster. He did not mind staying in bed for three days as such, it was just the incessant teasing that drove him mad.

Landion winked at Eleniel before moving closer to Elrond. "Just one and a half more days to go," he said happily.

Elrond didn't reply, instead choosing to continue staring piteously at the ceiling, which reminded Eleniel of herself whenever she was made to stay in bed after being injured.

"Ada, it is rude not to reply."

Elrond snapped his head around, raising an eyebrow at his daughter, whose grin only widened. "When I am out of this bed, Eleniel…"

Eleniel flinched, turning to Landion. "Maybe we should extend it to two and a half more days, just to be sure," she whispered, and the healer laughed, patting the elleth's shoulder before turning to walk away.

Standing tall, Eleniel looked back at her father. "Now you know how practically everyone feels whenever they are injured and have you watching over them!"

Elrond sighed. "El, I make people stay in bed for as long as they will let me because I need to ensure that they are well and properly healed before I allow them to go back to their daily routines. I worry for all my patients, even those who are not my family, and you must understand that I am merely trying to heal them as best I can and make sure they will not collapse as soon as they are allowed out!"

Eleniel frowned, moving closer to her father. "I know that, Ada…" she said. "I am just having some fun."

"Mhm. I would prefer you to have fun with someone else besides your poor, injured adar."

"But it's entertaining when you're unable to fight back!"

Elrond rose both eyebrows at that and looked at his daughter, standing there with a wide grin on her face. "That is it, then? You are taking advantage of your vulnerable father because you know he cannot move to pick you up and tickle you mercilessly to teach you a lesson?"

"You wouldn't do that!" Eleniel insisted warily, eyeing her father while taking a step back, almost as if she was expecting him to jump out at any moment and grab her.

"I can't," Elrond said, before narrowing his eyes, "but I would."

"It is a good thing you are injured, then."

"It does not seem very good to me," he huffed.

"It's fun."

"Yes, you have told me that many times today… and yesterday."

Eleniel stuck her tongue out at her father, before squealing as two strong arms wrapped around her and trapped her against a muscled chest. "I hear you are tormenting your adar," came a familiar voice, and the she grinned widely as she tilted her head up to look at Glorfindel's cheery face. He was still dressed in his armour, and there were faint splodges of dirt across his face and in his hair, indicating that he had probably just arrived home from his patrol. His blue eyes lifted to look at Elrond, and he rose an eyebrow. "And I hear you have been kicked by a horse."

"Glorfindel, mellon nin, you must help me. Eleniel is being unremittingly annoying, and I cannot exactly escape it."

The blond warrior smirked and looked back down at the elleth in his arms. "Is this true?"

"Yes," Eleniel said. "Erestor, Landion and I think two and a half more days in bed will do him just fine."

Elrond turned to look at Glorfindel, expecting him to voice his absolute disagreement on the matter and tell him he could come out of bed whenever he wishes, like a good friend… but no. Apparently, the balrog-slayer also remembered times he had been ordered to stay in bed for a lot longer than needed by a certain Peredhel.

"I completely agree, little warrior. Though perhaps three and a half more days would be better."

Elrond silently sent a prayer up to the Valar, half-wishing the ground would open up and swallow him to save him from the duo.

Yes, he was definitely making plans to sail to Valinor immediately after this.

Elvish used:

Ada – Dad/Daddy

Goheno nin – Forgive me

Adar – Father

Mellon nin – My friend

Hope you enjoyed! ~ Gre3nleaf