Title: Falling into Temptation:
Chapter/ Part: 9.Author: Celebrian.
E-mail: Celebrian@datafull.com
Web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Celebrianlotrsfanfiction
Pairing: Elrohir/ Glorfindel & Elrond / Erestor. Elladan also mentioned.
Rating: PG13.
Summary: Upset twins are comforted… (Mnnn… No, Not that way ;o)
Disclaimer: I don't own them :o( But they all live in my mind.
Warnings: Angst?
Author's notes: According to elvish majority standards. An elf reaches adulthood at the age of 50 our 21 equivalent. So in this story Elrohir and Elladan are between 40 and 41 elvish years. This would make them 17 in human standards.
Elvish Translations: Amin mela lle: I love you. // Amin mela lle, beika Erestor: I love you too Erestor. // Mela en´ coiamin: Love of my life // Lirimaer: Lovely one.// Ammin merna lle, A´maelarain: I want you, My beloved. // Quel amrun: Good morning. Menelya: Friday. // Ada: Father/ Papa.
Feedback: Please, Please! I beg of you. I will be eternally grateful :o)
Special Thanks to Emerald and Elaine for the wonderful beta work. :o).
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Glorfindel stepped out of his room and Erestor, who was heading to the dinning room, stopped to great his friend.
"Quel amrun Glorfindel" The dark haired elf smirked at the blond one "You slept well?…"
"Quel amrun Erestor…" The blond eldar looked at his friend smiling as they made their way downstairs…
"Did the elixir reach you last night?…" Erestor asked, chuckling softly.
"Indeed it did…" Glorfindel affirmed, looking ahead. "Although I must admit the carrier was not one of the ones I expected… I must thank you for that…" He turned to face at his dark haired friend.
"You are welcome…" Erestor smiled. "Did he behave? Or did he give you a hard time?…"
"Ah… he always gives me a hard time… You know him… He can not stop been adorable…" The blond eldar sighed ,defeated, as Elrohir´s door opened.
"Quel amrun, Erestor… Glorfindel…" Elrohir sang happily as he stepped out of his private chambers.
"Quel amrun Elrohir…" Erestor smirked as Elrohir blushed at the sight of the blond elf. "How strange for you to be up this early in the morning…"
"I have not been able to sleep…" Elrohir stated after a flashed look to his beloved.
"Bad dreams Pen-Neth?" Erestor smirked.
"No… I just couldn't…"
The three elves walked quietly to the dinning room and there they waited for the missing ones to arrive.
Elrohir sat in his usual place in front of Glorfindel, Erestor at his father's side and Elladan facing him. Finally, when the five of them gathered around the table, the servants started to serve the food.
Elrohir was famished, last night he had finished the contents of the fruit tray in his room, and later he had been too lazy to walked downstairs and prepare something to snack on.
"You seem rested Glorfindel… I must assume the elixir worked fine…"Elrond spoke to the blond eldar.
"It did…"
"I will prepare you some more in the afternoon then… I assume you will be needing it…" The Lord of the house gazed at his younger son. "Shall I prepare some for you too Elrohir?…"
"Ah?… You spoke to me Ada?…" Elrohir lifted his gaze from the table´s spot he was staring at.
"You look tired… Have you not slept?…"
"Ah… No… I could not… I needed to read a book…"
"Which book?…" Asked Elrond as he peeled a peach.
"The one Glorfindel asked us to read"
"Have you finished it?…"Elladan asked after drinking his tea.
"No…" Elrohir did not really want to talk about this… He had tried all night to concentrate on the dammed book but it had been impossible, all he had in mind was Glorfindel´s lips against his own. And the regret of been so drowsy and overwhelmed not to ask for another kiss…He had only been able to read twelve pages…
"You read all night… You must be close to finishing it…" Elladan realised something was wrong and gave up his little interrogatory as his younger twin looked at him pleading to shut up.
"How many pages have you read?…" Glorfindel asked quietly, studying carefully the younger prince's expressions.
"Some…" Elrohir looked at his plate blushing before facing his elder love. "I will finish it for tomorrow." * Somehow…*
"Elrohir has had some rough days…" Elladan stated, defending his brother. "Maybe we can move the day of the test?…"
Elrond´s head snapped from their sons to his blond friend and so did his lover's; this was indeed a tough decision for Glorfindel.
Elrond was sure Elrohir had not read the book and would not be able to finish it for the next day, not to mention to answer questions about it… If the blond eldar gave the test Elrohir would not pass it… Yet he could not cancel and moved the time limit just because…
"I will consider if Elrohir tells me how many pages he has read, or if he really thinks he will be able to end the appointed task for tomorrow…" The blond eldar stared at his beloved, firmly yet lovingly as he always did with both his students.
"Well… I am not sure I WILL finish it for tomorrow… but I can try…" Elrohir played with the corner of his napkin.
"There is no point in you taking the test and failing…Pen-Neth" Glorfindel had to bite his tongue as he almost called Elrond´s littlest son Lirimaer in front of everybody… "I want you to learn… if you think you will not be able to learn what you need to pass tomorrow's test we can change the date… you have had some rough days as Elladan said…" he managed to continue… "But this will not become a routine… You two know I only change deadlines in special occasions. Only."
"We know…" Elrohir whispered looking at him adoringly…
"Menelya, next week…" He looked at both the twins. " And it will not be moved from that day…"
"It can not… Or it will be too close with the one I am going to give them…" Erestor stated.
" Another test?!…Of what?…"Elladan complained. "I have finished one book already… Can we not take a rest?… We are studying all the time!…"
"Well we can always leave some books for summer time…" Erestor stated severely. "Although that would cut off several of the outdoors activities…"
Elrond´s head was now snapping from his lover to his oldest son… they were always quarrelling…not odd at all if you considered both their tempers… it was quite amusing to watch from the outside…
"That is not what I meant… I said that we deserve a rest. Now… We have worked hard all winter… Ada?!" Elladan asked for his father's help.
"I will not meddle in this matter…" Elrond stated, raising a hand and slightly denying with his head both his son and lover, who stared at him waiting for him to speak.
"Ada!". Elladan pouted. "This is not fair!…"
"You can rest while Elrohir finishes reading his book…" Glorfindel stated quietly trying to dissipate the oldest twin's distress.
"I am tired of reading…" Elladan still pouted, now staring at his plate, while picking up his food.
"Summer is close Elladan… Sooner than you can imagine you will be able to ride and walk through the woods as you much like…"Elrond said soothingly to his son… He was the one suffering the most from been secluded in the house all winter. The weather was not usually like this… but this winter had been a very cruel one…the blizzards had closed all the paths and the forest was a treacherous place…
Although the ring protected the entire valley it was not enough to stop the continuous snow storms… and Elrond was not going to use Vilya unless it was extremely necessary… It had been hard, but the worst had passed… Spring will come and with it, guests will start filling the house…
"Can I go upstairs?…"
"You have not finished your food yet…" Erestor remarked firmly.
"I am not hungry any more…"
"Alright…But do not go out!"
Elladan sighed and left the table without looking at any of the ones he left behind.
The three elder and the youngest prince finished their breakfast quietly, Elrohir asked his father's permition to leave the table as soon as he finished his food, Glorfindel also left in a hurry leaving the two lovers alone…
"Will you talk to him or would you prefer that I do it?" Elrond asked quietly to his beloved who was playing absentminded with his tea's spoon.
"No… I will" Erestor pulled his gaze from the repetitive movements of his fingers moving the spoon and looked at Elrond, who was smiling with affectionate reassurance at him.
The younger dark haired elf stood to leave and as he passed Elrond´s chair he felt a strong hold grabbing his arm. Erestor looked down at the seated half-elf and bent to kiss him softly on the lips. The Lord of Imladris´ fingers petted his check tenderly and then he let him go… to go find the upset elfling…
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Elrohir found his brother sitting next to the bubbly pool of water, under the house. The same place he had found Glorfindel some days ago…
"I do not want to talk Elrohir…" Elladan warned without taking his eyes from the water at his feet. "Go chase Glorfindel or something…"
"Elladan… Why are you speaking to me like that?".
"Is that not your new favourite pastime?… Follow our blond tutor around?…" The oldest twin looked angrily at his mirror image and smiled arrogantly. "Is that not?"
"Why are you been cruel to me?…" Elrohir sat next to his older brother and looked at him, avoiding his gaze. Elladan had managed to hurt him with his cruel statement but he always behaved like this when he was upset; the youngest prince was learning how to control his own temper when it came to these situations. Elladan always blurted out the first cruel thing he had in his mind and Elrohir needed to learn how to remain calm and reasonable. There was no use in the two of them killing each other with every misunderstanding they had.
"I am sorry Elrohir, I did not mean what I said… I am just … nervous…"
"You should probably avoid speaking with Erestor when you are nervous… you two always end up fighting about trivial things…"
"You consider trivial the fact that we have been reading, I do not know how many books for months without being able to leave the house?".
"You did leave the house when you escaped to be with…"
"Why did you come to speak to me?, to tell me you are on their side?!" The older brother interrupted.
"No!. I am on no one's side… Is just that… well I do not understand why you are feeling so trapped… You go with Erestor to the stables every day, and help to pick up wood, and… you spend lots of time outdoors Elladan… I think there might be something more that you do not want to tell me…"
"There is not."
"Elladan…" Elrohir pleaded.
"Can I speak to Elladan alone, Elrohir?, Please?" Both twins instantly saw the intruder Erestor was looking at them. He had entered the room a few moments ago, his presence had been unnoticed under the constant sound of the falling water.
"Yes…" Elrohir nodded and stood, leaving the other elves behind and he heard as Erestor thanked him…
The elven Lord approached his student and silently sat next to him.
"I am sorry I raised my voice at you Erestor…" Elladan mumbled almost incoherently.
"I am sorry I upset you …" Erestor stated, making Elladan face him. "Why are you looking so surprised?!" The elven Lord laughed softly " I have certainly admitted my mistakes before…"
"You were not wrong… I had raised my voice at you… and I know it does not take much to make you angry." Elladan smiled bashfully. "Well you are not …"
"I know I am not Glorfindel…" Erestor smiled at the uncertainty of his charge as he spoke what he had in mind.
"Ah… Things would be boring if you were … I would only have father to quarrel with…" The younger elf giggled, amused, forgetting momentarily his worries.
"This is good. The first time I have seen you smiling in a long time…" The elder elf was pleased to see his charge calmed.
"I smile…" Elladan assured sounding childlike.
"I see … so you just never smile when I am around…" Erestor teased.
"No…"The prince of Imladris stifled a small nervous laugh. " Is just that I do not have to many reasons to smile lately…" He looked at his dark haired tutor studying him.
"Why is that Pen-Neth?."
"I…" The younger elf's face abruptly saddened as he started to play nervously with the sash of his robe, twitching it between his long fingers. "Well… I… I miss Elrohir… he is busy with his things and … I feel lonely when I do not have him around…." Elladan sighed heavily.
"You two are growing up, Elladan. You have to become accustomed to the changes, it will not be easy, but you will manage. Elrohir will find a partner and so will you… Each of you will want to spend time with them but that does not mean either of you will ever stop feeling what you feel for each other…" He smiled reassuringly at his young pupil. "You will not lose him…"
"I know I will not lose him, but he will stop spending time with me to spend it with his significant other…He already does… and I will have no one …" He looked at Erestor who was looking fondly at him "I am not jealous of him… I …"
"Elladan…" Erestor whispered pulling the hair away from the oldest twin's face. "You will NEVER be alone… Elrohir might find a lover, but you will ALWAYS have him to listen to you or be there for you. As well as you will ALWAYS have your father, Glorfindel and me… There is no need for you to feel the way you do… Because we will never let you be alone… we all love you Pen-Neth., and you will always be able to count on us for anything…" the older elf sighed. "If you do feel lonely, and Elrohir is busy… you can always distract your mind with…"
"No books!…"
"I was not going to say books!…" The dark haired eldar laugh heartily at his student's abrupt interruption. "I was going to tell you that whenever you fell lonely you can always spend some time with any of us…"
"Mnnn… But, Ada is always working in the study, Glorfindel… well, he is busy…and you…" Elladan looked at Erestor as he frowned, waiting for his description. "Well… why can you not be always like this?!…"
"You said it yourself Pen-Neth, you would get bored with two sympathetic tutors…"
"Yes… But I like you like this, too…" Elladan smiled timidly.
"Well … Thankyou…" Erestor smiled in amusement, making his young charge blush. "…You can spend time with me, Elladan, I might be harsh sometimes but …It is who I am…Everybody can tell you I have a strong temper…"
"I know… and I know you love us…" He smiled shyly at the elder elf. "Thankyou Erestor…"
"You are welcome…" The dark haired eldar smiled at his charge and patted Elladan´s back reassuringly before standing. "Now I better take you to the library… We do not want to upset Glorfindel do we?"
* I doubt he would be if I do not appear * Elladan thought to himself.
After helping the other elf to stand they started their way to the library.
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At the same time in the library…
Glorfindel was staring through he window. His eyes lost somewhere in the distance. His hearing concentrated on the singing of the birds outside the house. He crossed his arms on his chest and sighed.
"Something worries you?."
"I was listening to the birds" The blond eldar turned to face his beloved who was standing near his desk, staring at the papers he had written the day before. "There were not many mistakes, in your writing… Only the first four pages had a couple of misspellings…"
Elrohir only smiled and sat quietly in his place.
The blond elf silently approached his pupil and sat next to him. "You look troubled." Glorfindel said as he pulled Elrohir´s hair away from his face and tucked it carefully behind the alluring pointy ear.
"I am well." The young prince tried unsuccessfully to reassure Glorfindel, as he fought not to cuddle into his beloved's tender touch. Elladan had insinuated that he chased their blond tutor around as if he were a dog… And here he was… not craving the tender, loving touch a dog would crave but the one a cat would certainly purr with … and so would Elrohir if it were a little bit more intimate…
" Then why the gloom in your eyes?."
The eldar´s body was close to Elrohir´s, his lips whispering concerned words to the youngster's ears… Elrohir wanted to close the distance and kiss his beloved, but Elladan´s words still echoed in his mind. "Elladan said something to hurt me…" He mumbled a little dizzy from the other's proximity.
"You know your brother does not think about what he says when he is upset… Lirimaer." The prince of Imladris raised his gaze to look at the elder elf. "I am sure he did not meant whatever he said to you…" This was not the usual consolation Elrohir would have received from Glorfindel. It sounded similar, yet different to the dark haired elf's heart. Maybe it was the proximity of their bodies that mystified it. Or maybe the soft musical whisper soothing his despair instead of the usual tone of voice… It did not really matter… Elrohir liked the change of the eldar´s improved soothing technique.
Elrohir leaned on Glorfindel´s shoulder, and closing his eyes, he let the eldar´s perfume invade his senses, making him even dizzier. The prince of Imladris loved this scent. It reminded him of all the nights he had slithered into his beloved's bedroom and snuggled in the security of his blond protector's arms. How many times had Elrohir fallen asleep holding tightly the blond elf's hand to wake in the morning and find himself still cradling it selfishly. Now that same hand was petting his cheek softly as the honeyed whisper asked him if he wanted to go talk to his twin brother… The prince declined the offer with a slight movement of his head still resting on the eldar´s shoulder.
* I love you * Elrohir wanted to whisper but found himself so entranced, he could not find the words. Glorfindel´s breathing was somehow erratic and his body was faintly trembling.
Despite his trance Elrohir was aware that they were still in the library and that in any moment anybody could find them. But he did not care, he did not want to move away. He wanted more…
Elrohir pulled his head up from the safety of it's recent nest and with a shaky hand cupped the blond eldar´s cheek. Inducing the other to face him, the dark haired elf faintly kissed his beloved; his eyes remained closed and the kiss was only a sparkle in time but their lips had brushed and Glorfindel had not pulled away… nor resisted as he always did…
When the prince of Imladris opened his eyes, he found a loving smile welcoming him to reality… as a tender hand petted his dark mane… Glorfindel was there… with him … and he had not needed to chase him this time… he had approached by his own means…
"You feel better now?" The blond eldar whispered as his hand pulled the dark stray braids upon Elrohir´s shoulder.
"Yes." Elrohir smiled at his beloved tenderly. Looking at Glorfindel he realized he would chase the golden haired eldar as long as he needed to be chase because he loved him and he knew Glorfindel loved him too. Elrohir decided not to pay attention to Elladan´s, or anybody else's mean words.
The young prince was strong-minded enough to work hard and win the eldar´s heart.
TBC…