A/N: This is really very past Christmas, but oh well.
Arwen and Legolas' children, downstairs were busy helping their aunt decorate the 8-½ tree that had come from Fangorn Forest.
"Aragorn?" Legolas called to his mate.
Aragorn poked his head out of his office, "Yes, I'm in my office".
Legolas effortlessly bounded up to where his best mate was hiding out.
"So. What are you doing up here?" Legolas asked him.
"Waiting for everyone to go to bed. I taped a game this morning, before I came to pick you up", he said.
"Which game? I heard the Rohan-Lorien one was really tough", he said.
"Well, it's the Gondor-Minas Tirith one", he said.
"Ooh! That's an excellent game", Legolas cried.
"Now, if I could get Ardonelle and the kids to go to bed about fifteen minutes earlier than they usually do…everything would be just fine", he whispered.
"I'll create a diversion. Ardonelle is bound to be tired", Legolas said.
Legolas crept out from the office, and down the stairs. He got to the kitchen where she was loading the dishwasher and talking to her sister.
"So, Legolas goes off for a few days and comes home and tells me that we have to fly out to Fangorn for six months", Arwen said.
"When? I'm sure we could take them on", Ardonelle suggested.
"Right after Christmas. I have to go too, I have a photo shoot and few other things to take care of when I was there." Arwen sighed and sat down.
"It's Christmas, go take a nice long, hot bath and go to bed early", her sister recommended.
Arwen smiled and headed up stairs.
"'Night Legolas", Arwen called to her debonair husband as she headed upstairs and he headed downstairs.
"Is there any food left, Ardon?" Legolas asked his sister-in-law who had set down with every Gondor paper.
"Yeah, check the refrigerator", she said without even looking up.
"Why don't you take the papers upstairs and concentrate in a more quieter area, like your office", Legolas said alluringly.
"Sounds good", she said, and took her papers up to her office.
Legolas had completed ½ of his mission. He set out on the kids next.
The kids were all in the den, watching the lights of the Christmas tree flicker on and off.
"Don't you want to do something more exciting? Like see what's outside?" Legolas asked the eight kids who sat on the couch and floor.
"Hold on, Dad. You're the one who always wants us to calm down and read a book and stay inside", Earelle said.
"Yeah, but a change of pace is nice. Don't you have horses, Meleme?" Legolas posed to his eldest niece.
"Yeah. I'm not allowed to take them out unless Dad says I can", she said.
"I'll go ask him", Legolas said and headed up to Aragorn's office.
"Is it game time yet?" Aragorn asked him when he walked in the office.
"No, can the kids go ride the horses?" he asked him.
"If it'll get us to watch the game, of course", he said.
"Thanks", Legolas said and made another world record.
"He said, yes didn't he?" Meleme asked him.
"Yes." Legolas proudly said.
Meleme and the kids turned off the Christmas tree, and got on their clothing.
Aragorn had headed downstairs.
"Game time?" he asked him.
Legolas nodded.
A/N This story is based on Kyle and Will's attempt to watch Pirates of the Caribbean one frightful afternoon.