(A/N: Sorry it took so long for us to update … but we hit a slight writers block and got a little busy. Our Whose Line story has also been updated if any of you are interested.)
Legolas really should have been able to determine Boromir's reaction to the news of having 'twins' correctly.
After all, the human did have the tendency to cry at the drop of a hat.
However, Legolas did need to break the news about his pregnancy to someone and Boromir seemed as good a choice as any.
After all it was his kid too.
So the elf gathered up all hi s courage and went in search of the human.
Fortunately everyone who was pregnant had decided to remain in Lothlorien for awhile. Probably because they were all to embarrassed to return to their homes.
Legolas had thought the idea of two kings, a steward, and a prince returning to their kingdoms to announce that they were pregnant was amusing, but now that he found himself in the same predicament it suddenly wasn't funny anymore.
After all, Thranduil wasn't going to react to well to his son being pregnant.
Legolas suppressed a groan as the thought entered his head.
How was he going to explain this to his father?!
It was a good thing that Boromir was pregnant and his constant crying made him prone to sympathy. Otherwise Thranduil would probably kill him for getting his son, the Prince of Mirkwood, pregnant.
Before Legolas could ponder the thought any further he suddenly came upon the human he was looking for.
The day must have been a trying one for Boromir, for he was fast asleep under one of the Lorien trees. He looked so peaceful that Legolas almost didn't want to disturb him.
Almost.
Legolas walked silently up to the sleeping human (easy since he was an elf) and gently started to shake him.
Boromir started to grumble in his sleep.
"Whatever it is I didn't do it."
Legolas couldn't help the smile that came to his face as he remembered how groggy the human was when he was only half asleep.
Of course, that information had come at a price.
A price that was resting in both Legolas' and Boromir's stomachs at the moment.
"Boromir. Wake up, I have something to tell you."
With a little fluttering of his eyes, Boromir groggily came awake.
"Legolas …is something amiss?"
Legolas grinned as Boromir sat up against the tree.
"No, Boromir I simply have some news for you."
Boromir looked concerned.
"It's not bad news is it?"
"No Boromir …we are … well the thing is we… Boromir we're having twins."
Boromir's eyes widened in both fear and surprise.
"WHAT!!! Legolas how did you find out? I can barely handle the thought of giving birth to one kid, let alone two!"
Legolas smirked. He wished that was the problem.
"No Boromir that's not what I meant. You're still having one kid, but …" Legolas lifted his tunic to reveal his already rounded stomach. Since the elf was really slim, the change was obvious. "So am I."
Boromir stared at Legolas' stomach completely dumbfounded.
And then he promptly burst into tears just as a voice spoke up from behind Legolas.
"SERVES YOU RIGHT PRINCESS!"
Legolas groaned as he recognized the arrogant, bitchy voice of Haldir.
"Ai Elbereth Haldir! Can't you take a pill or something! Cause I don't think I could stand this temper of yours for the next 9 months!" (Elves carry their children for a year right? Shrug. I'm figuring everyone is in their third month.)
Haldir snorted.
"Talk to Galadriel if you're so curious. I'm never gonna trust a wizard again."
Legolas nodded in agreement just as Aragorn, Eomer and Faramir walked up.
"What's with all the raised voices?" Eomer asked as he chewed on his latest strange craving. Onions rolled in lembas.
Legolas opened his mouth to reply, but Haldir beat him to it.
"Goldilocks here also has a bun in the oven."
Eomer and Faramir stared at Legolas in shock while Boromir continued to cry softly.
But Aragorn had the most drastic reaction of all.
He all of a sudden clutched his stomach and fell to the ground roaring with laughter.
The sight of King of Gondor rolling around the woods of Lorien, laughing his head off with a slightly protruded belly was so unorthodox that pretty soon the others were laughing as well.
Even Haldir and Boromir (who was actually half laughing, half still crying).
The laughing even attracted the two pregnant hobbits.
Frodo came up to them looking bored out of his mind while Pippin was walking up with a bucket close by and a slightly green look on his face.
"Does this mean the jam fest is over Frodo?" Faramir asked inbetween bouts of laughter.
"Only until the elves of Lorien need more jam," Frodo grumbled. "Now I have nothing to do."
"Why don't you eat some the jam yourself?" Eomer asked.
Frodo screwed up his face in a look of disgust. "I hate jam."
That comment started all the humans laughing again.
"Hey, what were all of you guys laughing at earlier?" Pippin asked.
"You'll never guess what's up with Blondie," Haldir said smirking.
"Haldir …" Legolas started.
"Turns out Legolas had no call to be all joking with us these past few days at all. Because he's also pregnant."
"Well why doesn't he have anything wrong with him?!"
"Give it some time. He probably will."
"You mean he gets to be normal and look pretty the whole time!"
"Maybe his pretty hair will be messed up during the pregnancy."
As everyone else debated and complained, Legolas turned his attention back to Boromir, who's sobs had quieted down.
"Boromir, are you really upset or is it just a shock?" Legolas asked worriedly.
(Kind of a stupid question considering the man's face was still tear streaked).
Boromir shook his head and pulled Legolas into a hug.
"Nay, I'm happy."
Legolas hugged Boromir back and smirked.
"You're happy and yet you're crying? You humans are a strange race."
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Legolas really should have been able to determine Boromir's reaction to the news of having 'twins' correctly.
After all, the human did have the tendency to cry at the drop of a hat.
However, Legolas did need to break the news about his pregnancy to someone and Boromir seemed as good a choice as any.
After all it was his kid too.
So the elf gathered up all hi s courage and went in search of the human.
Fortunately everyone who was pregnant had decided to remain in Lothlorien for awhile. Probably because they were all to embarrassed to return to their homes.
Legolas had thought the idea of two kings, a steward, and a prince returning to their kingdoms to announce that they were pregnant was amusing, but now that he found himself in the same predicament it suddenly wasn't funny anymore.
After all, Thranduil wasn't going to react to well to his son being pregnant.
Legolas suppressed a groan as the thought entered his head.
How was he going to explain this to his father?!
It was a good thing that Boromir was pregnant and his constant crying made him prone to sympathy. Otherwise Thranduil would probably kill him for getting his son, the Prince of Mirkwood, pregnant.
Before Legolas could ponder the thought any further he suddenly came upon the human he was looking for.
The day must have been a trying one for Boromir, for he was fast asleep under one of the Lorien trees. He looked so peaceful that Legolas almost didn't want to disturb him.
Almost.
Legolas walked silently up to the sleeping human (easy since he was an elf) and gently started to shake him.
Boromir started to grumble in his sleep.
"Whatever it is I didn't do it."
Legolas couldn't help the smile that came to his face as he remembered how groggy the human was when he was only half asleep.
Of course, that information had come at a price.
A price that was resting in both Legolas' and Boromir's stomachs at the moment.
"Boromir. Wake up, I have something to tell you."
With a little fluttering of his eyes, Boromir groggily came awake.
"Legolas …is something amiss?"
Legolas grinned as Boromir sat up against the tree.
"No, Boromir I simply have some news for you."
Boromir looked concerned.
"It's not bad news is it?"
"No Boromir …we are … well the thing is we… Boromir we're having twins."
Boromir's eyes widened in both fear and surprise.
"WHAT!!! Legolas how did you find out? I can barely handle the thought of giving birth to one kid, let alone two!"
Legolas smirked. He wished that was the problem.
"No Boromir that's not what I meant. You're still having one kid, but …" Legolas lifted his tunic to reveal his already rounded stomach. Since the elf was really slim, the change was obvious. "So am I."
Boromir stared at Legolas' stomach completely dumbfounded.
And then he promptly burst into tears just as a voice spoke up from behind Legolas.
"SERVES YOU RIGHT PRINCESS!"
Legolas groaned as he recognized the arrogant, bitchy voice of Haldir.
"Ai Elbereth Haldir! Can't you take a pill or something! Cause I don't think I could stand this temper of yours for the next 9 months!" (Elves carry their children for a year right? Shrug. I'm figuring everyone is in their third month.)
Haldir snorted.
"Talk to Galadriel if you're so curious. I'm never gonna trust a wizard again."
Legolas nodded in agreement just as Aragorn, Eomer and Faramir walked up.
"What's with all the raised voices?" Eomer asked as he chewed on his latest strange craving. Onions rolled in lembas.
Legolas opened his mouth to reply, but Haldir beat him to it.
"Goldilocks here also has a bun in the oven."
Eomer and Faramir stared at Legolas in shock while Boromir continued to cry softly.
But Aragorn had the most drastic reaction of all.
He all of a sudden clutched his stomach and fell to the ground roaring with laughter.
The sight of King of Gondor rolling around the woods of Lorien, laughing his head off with a slightly protruded belly was so unorthodox that pretty soon the others were laughing as well.
Even Haldir and Boromir (who was actually half laughing, half still crying).
The laughing even attracted the two pregnant hobbits.
Frodo came up to them looking bored out of his mind while Pippin was walking up with a bucket close by and a slightly green look on his face.
"Does this mean the jam fest is over Frodo?" Faramir asked inbetween bouts of laughter.
"Only until the elves of Lorien need more jam," Frodo grumbled. "Now I have nothing to do."
"Why don't you eat some the jam yourself?" Eomer asked.
Frodo screwed up his face in a look of disgust. "I hate jam."
That comment started all the humans laughing again.
"Hey, what were all of you guys laughing at earlier?" Pippin asked.
"You'll never guess what's up with Blondie," Haldir said smirking.
"Haldir …" Legolas started.
"Turns out Legolas had no call to be all joking with us these past few days at all. Because he's also pregnant."
"Well why doesn't he have anything wrong with him?!"
"Give it some time. He probably will."
"You mean he gets to be normal and look pretty the whole time!"
"Maybe his pretty hair will be messed up during the pregnancy."
As everyone else debated and complained, Legolas turned his attention back to Boromir, who's sobs had quieted down.
"Boromir, are you really upset or is it just a shock?" Legolas asked worriedly.
(Kind of a stupid question considering the man's face was still tear streaked).
Boromir shook his head and pulled Legolas into a hug.
"Nay, I'm happy."
Legolas hugged Boromir back and smirked.
"You're happy and yet you're crying? You humans are a strange race."
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