Friends
A youthful Haldir raced quietly through the trees. His Nana had shooed him from the house when their friends and neighbors had visited them for conversation. He did not mind so much, he was growing weary of his book lessons for the time, and had been trying to figure a way to get from under the eye of his Nana. It was such a beautiful day to, not one to be spent inside reading history lessons!
"Eveslyn is outside in the garden Master Haldir. She did not want to be stuck inside on such a lovely day either." Eveslyn's mother had informed him. "She would probably enjoy your company."
It had not taken much else to propel the youthful scholar out the door and through the gardens. The parental elves had smiled at each other thinking about what a great idea it would be to join the children, but holding back to discuss instead, times of being so young.
Haldir slowed coming to his neighbor's garden and noticing the elfling with her back to him singing to herself. Haldir almost giggled aloud, but caught himself before scampering up the tree next to him. He climbed up slowly and surly until he found the branch which hung graciously over the garden. He settled onto the branch stepping sure-footedly around extending smaller branches. When he looked towards his unsuspecting target, Haldir saw her exit the other side of the garden.
'Darn it, where is she going?' Haldir thought grumpily to him self, 'She ruined my surprise.'
Haldir began to climb down the tree complaining to him self. She had left just when it was about to get interesting. He did owe her for the surprise firecracker in his candleholder. Boy, that had taken some explaining! When he had finally told his side of the story Haldir did not think his father would ever stop laughing, not about the damage done to his room of course, but the whole reason behind the surprise. Haldir was so busy smirking about Eveslyn explanation to her parents he did not feel the jerk on his ankle until he was already falling. Haldir fell unceremoniously to the ground with a loud yelp and bruised ego, more than before anyway.
"Eveslyn! That wasn't fair!" Haldir glared at the girl.
"Next time, do not giggle so loudly, and then start daydreaming when you are planning a surprise attack," came the sweet reply. "Honestly how are you ever planning on leading a great army if you can not even out fox a girl?" Eveslyn began to giggle looking down at her friend.
"Like this!" Haldir jumped up and began to tickle her unmercifully.
"No fair! Warriors do not tickle!" Eveslyn collapsed into Haldir's arms trying to reach his sides, but failing.
After their tickling battle the two children sat side by side listening to the music of their woodland home. Several long minutes floated by before either child spoke.
"Let's find something to do." Haldir mentioned breaking their silence.
"We will just get into some kind of trouble... again." Eveslyn glanced at her friend with a sly look on her face.
"So? How is that different from any time when we are left to our own... imaginations?" Haldir raised his right eyebrow and smiled sideways at Eveslyn.
A youthful Haldir raced quietly through the trees. His Nana had shooed him from the house when their friends and neighbors had visited them for conversation. He did not mind so much, he was growing weary of his book lessons for the time, and had been trying to figure a way to get from under the eye of his Nana. It was such a beautiful day to, not one to be spent inside reading history lessons!
"Eveslyn is outside in the garden Master Haldir. She did not want to be stuck inside on such a lovely day either." Eveslyn's mother had informed him. "She would probably enjoy your company."
It had not taken much else to propel the youthful scholar out the door and through the gardens. The parental elves had smiled at each other thinking about what a great idea it would be to join the children, but holding back to discuss instead, times of being so young.
Haldir slowed coming to his neighbor's garden and noticing the elfling with her back to him singing to herself. Haldir almost giggled aloud, but caught himself before scampering up the tree next to him. He climbed up slowly and surly until he found the branch which hung graciously over the garden. He settled onto the branch stepping sure-footedly around extending smaller branches. When he looked towards his unsuspecting target, Haldir saw her exit the other side of the garden.
'Darn it, where is she going?' Haldir thought grumpily to him self, 'She ruined my surprise.'
Haldir began to climb down the tree complaining to him self. She had left just when it was about to get interesting. He did owe her for the surprise firecracker in his candleholder. Boy, that had taken some explaining! When he had finally told his side of the story Haldir did not think his father would ever stop laughing, not about the damage done to his room of course, but the whole reason behind the surprise. Haldir was so busy smirking about Eveslyn explanation to her parents he did not feel the jerk on his ankle until he was already falling. Haldir fell unceremoniously to the ground with a loud yelp and bruised ego, more than before anyway.
"Eveslyn! That wasn't fair!" Haldir glared at the girl.
"Next time, do not giggle so loudly, and then start daydreaming when you are planning a surprise attack," came the sweet reply. "Honestly how are you ever planning on leading a great army if you can not even out fox a girl?" Eveslyn began to giggle looking down at her friend.
"Like this!" Haldir jumped up and began to tickle her unmercifully.
"No fair! Warriors do not tickle!" Eveslyn collapsed into Haldir's arms trying to reach his sides, but failing.
After their tickling battle the two children sat side by side listening to the music of their woodland home. Several long minutes floated by before either child spoke.
"Let's find something to do." Haldir mentioned breaking their silence.
"We will just get into some kind of trouble... again." Eveslyn glanced at her friend with a sly look on her face.
"So? How is that different from any time when we are left to our own... imaginations?" Haldir raised his right eyebrow and smiled sideways at Eveslyn.