DISCLAIMER: They are not mine, you know it.
Author Notes: Another story! In this Estel is five years all! Elrond, Glorfindel and Erestor have gone to Mirkwood and left Rivendel and Estel in charge to the three princes for two months. Could Rivendell survive? Is Estel being influence by the crazy elves? Go on and read it !(then review, please ^_^) English is not my mother language, sorry for the mistakes. By the way, I've got a review telling me that Legolas and the twins are not gay, well I haven't said anything about it, maybe they are just friends (a very strange friendship though) or maybe not. You can think that they are heterosexual, there are people who thinks that they are homosexual, I think they are bisexual, so…I have always warned in all my stories that they are slash (because of Elrond and others and MAYBE the princes) so if you don't like it DON'T READ IT.
By the way, I don't have anything against reviews who criticizes my work, in fact I appreciate suggestions and comments, so if you don't like my story , fine DON'T READ IT , if you thing that something can be improve I will be delight to read your critics BUT remember that the way you ask is who you are. If your review is offensive it just mean that you have no manners, so I will definitely not paying attention to it and I will delete it, for it isn't worth enough.
This is for those cowards reviewers who write awful things without e-mail.
Two Months Alone
A five year old Estel looked suspiciously at the three elves in front of him. Elrond, Glorfindel and Erestor had just left and the young ones were still waving their hands with innocent smiles.
"You know something" Erestor said "Those innocent smiles..."
"I know. I really hope that Rivendell is still on foot when we return" Glorfindel said
"I think that this time they will behave, with such a responsibility maybe they finally are going to mature" Elrond said philosophically. His two friends turned to looked at him
"Hope is the last thing to die" The Lord said at last
*****
"Well, first of all we are going camping by the waterfalls" Elladan said
"Why that first?" Elrohir looked at him
"Because if we are delay we have time to return, if Elrond discovers that we were not in Rivendell he will punish us again" Leolas said "And I really don't want to spend another day tie in the gardens"
"oh, right"
" Brothers and brother's best friend..." the little human pulled down Elladan's sleeve
"Estel we have names" Elrohir said taking him up in his arms
"I know, but I always get confused with you two, and I think it's not fair to call only Legolas for his name" the three princes sweatdroped
"Legolas why don't you tell him your secret?"
"My secret?" the blond prince looked at the older twin puzzled
"You always recognizes us. Even father has troubles with that sometimes" the younger twin said putting down a very focus Estel
"Well, I don't have a secret, since we met I had no difficult in knowing who is who" the twins approached to the prince and grabbing him by the shoulders they pressed their cheeks together
"Are you three lovers?" the human's question took all of them by surprise and they facefaulted
"Estel, where did you hear that?" Legolas said grinning
"Glorfindel asked father one day when they thought I was asleep"
"Take note. Never speak in front of a sleeping Estel" Elladan whispered and Elrohir and Legolas nodded
"And what exactly did you heard?" Elrohir asked
"I won't tell you" Estel said singing and ran away, of course he didn't went too far, Elladan caught him and threw him to his brother who threw him to Legolas who threw him to Elladan again. Estel giggled
"Again! Again!"
"No if you don't tell us" Elladan said firmly. Estel remained silent.
"You don't know how to make a child talk. Here give him to me" Elrohir said laughing at the frustrated face his twin was making and taking Estel in his arms he started tenderly
"Now little brother, father is not here so... Are you telling us or we are dropping you into the waterfalls" The child opened his eyes very big but remain silent. Legolas and Elladan laughed
"You are scaring him. You two are going to kill you little brother." Legolas said taking Estel from the younger twin that was shaking him lightly. He made him step on a rock and knelt in front of him
"Now young one, if you tell us, we will allow you to go to sleep late"
"Really?"
"Sure, it's a promise"
"Well then." Legolas smiled proudly and the twins rolling his eyes knelt next to him
"We were already decide the sleeping our, since we didn't want to discussed with him" Elladan whispered
"Yes, but he didn't know that, Did he?" Legolas grinned, Elladan was going to saw something but Estel started talking
"Glorfindel asked father if you three were lovers and father said he still was investigating it, but no matter how hard he tried he couldn't discover it yet" The three princes stood up chuckling
"Go and play now Estel" Elrohir told his little brother
"So he didn't know yet" Legolas said after Estel had gone
"I really doubt anyone will ever know" Elladan nodded "All they can do is speculate"
"Do you think Estel really knows what a lover means?"
"Come on Elrohir! He is only five years old, even for humans is a very short age"
"Can you tell me then, dearest prince, why he asked us that?"
"Maybe father sent him. We will never suspect of him"
"Elladan you know something? You are paranoiac"
"Very well, Legolas this is war..." and lifting the blond prince Elladan ran to the lake where he threw him. Of course Legolas defended himself, but the elder twin was stronger, so he grabbed from the closest thing that was near him: Elrohir, who was laughing so hard that he didn't noticed that he was been pulled too. So when Elladan threw him onto the lake, Elrohir realize
his position and he grabbed from Elladan and the three ended in the lake almost drowning because of their laugher.
It was dusk when they had enough water for a day, so they went out and laid on the grass looking at the sky. Legolas resting his head on Elrohir's lap and Elrohir resting his head on his brother's shoulder while Elladan rested in the trunk of a tree.
" You know something? I really like you two" Legolas said closing his eyes "I feel that we shared more than our friendship"
"Like the sick and crazy humor that is the terror of our fathers?" Elladan said caressing Legolas neck, Elrohir laughed
"No. Well, that too. But I was referring like a bond, like a... I think there are no words for it"
"Tell you something" Elrohir said straining, Legolas had to do the same, the younger twin took out a dagger and grabbed Legolas and Elladan's hands
"What are you doing?" the prince said curious, but without fear as well as Elldan.
"Just watch" and he cut the palm of their hands, blood dropped to the grass
"Elrohir, I am not a person who likes the masochist relations, you know" Elladan said, Legolas grinned
"Well, I think I will have to change the plans for tonight then" the twins laughed, but at this time they all knew what Elrohir meant to do
"My blood..." the three said lifting their palms to the sky
"Our blood" they finished pressing together their blood covered hands. And they smiled. After a while of just staring at each other, Elladan stood up and stretched
"We better go back, we need to watch Estel"
"Putting that in few words, brother dear, you are hungry" Elladan smiled
"Are you not?"
"Yes, and I think Legolas is too" said prince nodded, so they went to the main house
*****
Uraith, the main servant of Elrond's house took a deep breath when he looked at the three soaking princes, he though that all Rivendell was going to be alone with those crazy elflings and he grabbed his head with both hands
"What is it Uraith? Are you alright?" Elrohir asked
"Yes my lord, suddenly my head ached, but it's nothing. My lords, I have told Estel to go to bed, but he refuses. Could you convince him?"
"Oh no. It's alright. We allowed him to stay awake as long as he wants" Elladan said walking upstairs
"And if he doesn't go to sleep?"
"Tomorrow he won't cause trouble!" Elrohir said behind his brother. A thud got their attention, it had came from the corridors of the rooms' floor.
"Estel?" Elladan asked
"Ranger Estel! and I have a prisoner" The twins rose an eyebrow puzzled but went out laughing when they saw their friend on the floor massaging his back
"It's not funny" Legolas said pouting
"How does a five year old human was able to..."
"Elladan, please stop talking and help me up"
"No, he is my prisoner!"
"Rangers don't take prisoners" Elrohir pointed
"No?"
"No"
"Are you sure?"
"Pretty sure"
"Then what I'm going to do with him?" Legolas sweatdroped
"Maybe you can free him" Estel look at Elrohir suspiciously
"Are you totally sure about the prisoner thing?
"Yes"
" I can't believe that he is actually discussing with a five year old boy" Legolas said, Elladan grinned "Anyway, I'm going to change. Coming?"
"Sure. Come on Elrohir"
"Positively sure?" Estel kept asking
"YES!" Legolas and Elladan pulled Elrohir by each sleeve
"Absolutely sure?"
"Don't answer" Elladan said
"But..."
"Just don't" Legolas finished, and they entered their respective rooms.
*****
"My lords, where are you going?" Uraith said when he saw the three princes and the little human exiting the house with packs
"We are going to make an exhaustive inspection in the borders of Rivendell" Elrhoir said
"We need to be sure that everything is in order" Legolas finished. Estel looked at them puzzled
"I thought we're going camping" the princes facefaulted and Uraith sighed.
"If an emergency presents, go and look for us in the western borders" Elladan said throwing an annoying glance at the little human. Utaith just nodded, after all what could he do?
When they were far from the house, Elladan snapped Estel.
"Hey!"
"Little brother, you need to learn the fine arts of not smash our plots."
"But you said..."
"Estel, in those circumstances just smile and nod. Understand?" Elrohir smiled when the human nodded still puzzled. Legolas laughed and started to sing, the twins joined him and Estel smiled, he have always enjoyed being with the trio, and now he will be with them for two months.
*****
The night was warm, and the four were enjoying it deeply. They laid in the grass next to a fire, the three elves as always very close, almost touching. Estel couldn't take his eyes from them, they were so beautiful, than even a five year old could get captured by them, and the three looked so good together, like if they were one.
"Can I ask you a question?" the human suddenly said
"Well Estel, you have already done" Legolas pointed. The twins chuckled looking a very confuse Estel
"Never mind young one, go ahead" Elladan said
"What a lover means?" Legolas turned to look at Elrohir like saying "see, I've told you", the younger twin rolled his eyes and pulled his tongue out at the blond prince who only grinned
"We can't answer you, little brother" Elladan said when he stopped chuckling because of Legolas and Elrohir's actions
"Why not?"
"Because Erestor will be delight to answer that" Elladan continue
"And we can't deny him that happiness" Elrohir finished, standing up. "Well Estel, if you are planning to stay up all night, fine, but we are going to sleep now."
"But better you go to sleep, because if you are sleepy tomorrow you wouldn't be able to play with us" Legolas rested a hand on his head. Estel nodded and went to his tent. The elves of course were sharing a tent.
"Why have you said that?" Legolas asked puzzled heading where the tent was
"Did you want to answer him?" Elladan said raising an eyebrow, Legolas chuckled
"Of course not! But why Erestor? Why not Elrond?"
"Oh, we haven't told you?" Elrohir laughed entering their tent "When we were younger, we heard the word from a servant"
"And we asked its meaning to the first familiar and trustful person we saw" Elladan continue
"Erestor" Legolas said grinning. The twins nodded laughing
"He was so red that we though that he will die or something, when father and Glorfindel saw him in front of two little elves trying to breath they went out laughing, and since then we always teased him about the matter"
"We just couldn't let pass this opportunity"
"And who explain to you?"
"Father. But we really didn't understand the meaning, not until..." and Elladan looked impishly and tenderly at his companions, the glance was returned "...we grew up"
The next days the four spend it playing in the lake, teaching little Estel how to climb to trees, telling him stories, riding horses... All Rivendel smiled when they saw one of the three princes and the little brother running from each other, as well as they only sighed when the four did something crazy (like jumping from the lowest risks to the waterfalls past midnight, shouting) and before anyone could noticed, the two months ended.
Elrond, Glorfindel and Erestor, who where the tutor of the three princes and Estel, of course left work to do: some maps to copy, many books to read, stories to learn... But the princes did nothing until the last day.
"Estel has already felt asleep" Elrohir said looking at his little brother, it was (can you guess?) the last day and they were working
"Well, better now than in front of your father"
"Has he finished?" Elladan asked looking up from his map. Legolas stood up and went to look the work of Estel.
"No, I think he is not even in the middle"
"Elbereth! They are returning today and they are going to discover us"
"We must had think of Estel. Although we always finish our work in one day we didn't realize
that Estel couldn't do it. Next time he is finishing it first" Elladan said knowing that Elrohir's words were right. If Elrond discovered them, they would be in big troubles
"We don't have other choice but to do Estel's work" Legolas said sighing "Anyway it's easier than ours so we're supposed to finish it fast and we almost have finished ours"
"But it need to look as if a five year old human did it" Elladan said approaching Legolas
"And how are we supposed to do it?" Elrohir said standing too
"Well, he have to copy some medicinal plants, and your drawing is quite similar as his" Elladan said grinning
"What?!" Elrohir said indignant
"Shhh, we are going to be heard" Legolas said chuckling." What he meant was that you drawing is...."
"Scary?" Elladan offered
"Well, I was going to said that it goes against the world's esthetics"
"Alright you too. You had hurt my feelings" Elrohir said grabbing a bottle of ink, pretending to be very hurt " Now suffer!" he shouted suddenly throwing the ink to the two elves, who avoided gracefully, but because they were standing next to Estel all the ink ended on him. The little human only changed position and continued sleeping. Legolas grabbed the glass of water and threw it to the younger twin, who hid under the desk.
When Uraith came in to see what was going on now, he was knocked by a flying book, he stepped out of the room and immediately closed the door.
The first thing Elrond, Erestor and Glorfindel heard when they arrived was the laugher of the three princes and noises of things hit the floor
"Forget about my question Uraith" Elrond said sighing "I already know where those three are"
"My lord, please don't go in there " Uraith said when they reached "the room" Elrond raised an eyebrow questioning the servant "It can be dangerous"
Erestor opened the door and stepped first, for the safety of his Lord. Elrond, Erestor and Glorfindel sweatdroped when they saw what's going on: the three princes laid covered by ink on the floor almost without breath because of the laughing surrounded by fallen books and water. In a table, Estel was still asleep all covered by ink.
"What are you doing NOW?" Elrond said. The younger elves stood up with a jump
"Welcome father" Elladan said
"How was your trip?" Elrohir continued
"Have you found Mirkwood pleasant?" Legolas finished. They were princes after all, and no matter in what circumstances they were, they always acted with elegance and grace. That welcoming could be a very serious one, but at the current the situation it was very bizarre.
"You are around four millennia!!! The fact that you act like if you are barely one hundred really is beyond me. Now go and change, then we will talk"
"Are we in troubles?" asked Elrohir innocent, the elder elves facefaulted
"What do you think?!" Glorfindel almost shouted
"But why? We finished all the work you gave us, Rivendel is in one piece and we babysitted Estel" Elladan complain. All looked at Estel
"You call that "babysitte"?" Glorfindel pointed to a sleeping Estel (who even with the shout hadn't waken up) covered in blue and blank ink, the princes sweatdrped
"Well... He is alive right?" Legolas said. The sweatdrop was double
"To your rooms. Now" Elrond said and the three went out
"All their work is ruined by water and ink" Erestor said
"They did all the work the last day again, right?" Elrond asked to Uraith, he nodded, the lord sighed
"It's amazing what they can do if they became serious" Glorfindel said looking at Elrond
"I will take Estel to his room, after he wakes up he will take a bath. Meanwhile, Uraith please inform me"
"Well, they didn't show up in three weeks and a half; they jumped from the lower risks to the waterfalls past midnight, their laughing could be heard in almost all Rivendel; they almost drown each other..." Uraith continued listing all the "adventures" of the princes while he followed his lord out of the room. Erestor and Glorfindel looked at each other, then smiled
"Hope is the last thing to die..." Erestor said chuckling
"With those three, is a negation of reality" Glorfindel said looking through the window sweatdropping. Out of the window above where he was (that by the way was Elrohir's room) he could see three figures going out and climbing down.
THE END
A/N: It will be a sequel
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