A/N: For all of you who thought the last chapter was the end, it wasn't.
Sorry, I should've said something, I know. Anyway, this is the last
chapter. Yay! I hope everyone enjoys the ending. Oh, and if you don't find
the mush part satisfying, I'm sorry! I really, really, really, really,
really CANNOT write mush! I can write angst, drama, and torture, but mush
and fluff are like another language to me.
Also, my next fic might not be LotR, it might be something else, just to tell you. But I will not quit this fandom, I'm having too much fun with Estel! *Estel runs away* Estel!! Come back!!! *runs after him*
Puck - No, he doesn't know it was Arathorn, in fact, in this chappy he doesn't remember the entire encounter! Darn, I just gave away something! Oh well.
JKB - I know I'm mean to poor Estel, but I can't help it! Honest! You're probably right about the ghost issue, but I wouldn't know seeing as I'm always wrong. Don't worry, those elf boys are going to receive a lesson or two soon enough, courtesy of our favorite human boy!
Thanxes to: Dragon, Lina Skye, ThE iNsAnE oNe, and killslay for also reviewing. You guys are the best!!!
And now, the conclusion of:
Forgive and Forget
By: Kawaii BlueBear
Please see Ch. 1 for Disclaimer and Summary
*blah,blah* equals italics
[Chapter 6]
He was running.
He was trying to get away from something, but from what?
He heard teasing from.no, not again!
He was at the cliff, towering over the edge.
"Wandering Hope has lost his way and can't get back home!"
"My, my, isn't that a surprise!"
"I can't believe Lord Elrond calls you his son. He must really pity you."
Stop it! It was happening again.
An arrow flew by his foot, making him jump, and another arrow that flew past his torso made him jump, causing him to plummet down to the bottom. Except this time, no one caught him as the darkness engulfed him whole. ~*~
Estel shot awake as he flew into Lord Elrond, who was sitting in a chair by the bed, and held onto him a tightly as he could. As much as he didn't want to show weakness in front of Ada, Estel started sobbing.
"Shh, Estel, 'twas only a dream, and nothing more." Lord Elrond said while rubbing circles on Estel's back in a comforting motion. A while ago Estel had started tossing and turning in his sleep, leading the elf to suspect with confidence it was a nightmare of the fall from the cliff.
The twins had told their father about everything, including the surprise meeting with Arathorn II, but what neither of them could figure out was why Estel was there. Had he just ventured out too far? Or did someone bring him there? Only one person knew.
When Estel calmed down a bit, Elrond asked, "Elladan and Elrohir told me what happened."
Estel gasped and was silent. "What did they say?" he asked in a hushed voice.
"They told me they saw you falling off the cliff." Elrond replied, leaving the other part for later. "What were you doing up there, Estel? You knew you weren't supposed to be up there, plus it was late which made it even worse."
Estel sniffled a bit. "I-I was trying to p-prove myself."
"Prove yourself? To who?"
"Celondir, Elvynd, and Horfil. They said I was so clumsy I couldn't climb a tree. I told them it wasn't so, but they kept teasing me. Then they called me filthy, a-and a coward, so I ran away, but then Elvynd found me and made me a deal to prove I wasn't clumsy, filthy, or a coward. So to start, he took me to this tree to climb. When I paused to take a break, Horfil and Celondir scared me and I fell; it was all a plot to prove I was clumsy! But to make it all worse they, they." Estel wasn't able to finish his sentence as he burst into tears at the bitter memory of falling down that cliff.
Elrond hugged him tightly but gently. "There, there estel. Shh. Tell me, what happened." He soothed in Elvish, knowing the words would give the frantic boy a calming effect.
He wasn't disappointed; and Estel calmed down enough to finish what he was saying. "Well, after a fell, Celondir said he wanted to see my reflexes, so all of them started to fire arrows at me. I managed to dodge all of them, but I guess I jumped the wrong way w-when I was d-dodging, because I-I tripped and f-fell! I remember feeling so horrible while I-I was falling, like I-I, Ada!!!" He started sobbing even more this time. "Ada, it was s-so scary!!! I-If only I-I hadn't been s-such a cl-clumsy human!"
"What are you talking about? None of that was your fault; it's not as if you *jumped* off that cliff."
"But-"
"Estel, look at me." Estel turned his head. "You are one of the most graceful, handsome, courageous human I know, and that is the truth."
Puppy dog eyes suddenly looked hopeful. "Really?"
"Ada never lies." A new voice floated in from the doorway.
"That's right, he's as truthful as a.uhh, well he just is."
"Great description, Ro."
"What can I say? I try."
Giggles managed to escape the youngest occupant of the bedroom from the brothers' frolics. Everyone smiled, glad that Estel was somewhat cheered up.
As the elf-twins sat down, Estel timidly asked, "So, I'm not really filthy, clumsy, and a coward?"
"Exactly!" exclaimed Elrohir.
"But then why did Horfil, Celondir, and Elvynd make me fall?" asked Estel.
No one had an answer, but Elrond spoke. "I do not know why they performed the acts they did." he said. "But, it was nevertheless, wrong."
The boy cast his eyes downward. "I wish they were still my friends. I wish some evil would befall them so they can pay for this."
Elrohir grinned. "We can help you with that!"
"Really?"
"Of course!" exclaimed Elladan. "Well make those elves wish they had never been born, right Ro?"
"That's right Dan!"
Estel's face lit up like the sun. "Yay!"
Elrond chuckled. "Now, now save all this revenge planning for tomorrow. There are young boys who need their sleep."
"But Ada! We've stayed up later than this!"
"He was talking about Estel, Ro."
"Oops." This just caused Estel to giggle even more at Elrohir's 'thick headedness'.
"Alright, now under the covers little one." Elrond ordered. After Estel complied, he gave him a kiss on his forehead. "I love you little one, always know that."
"I do Ada; I love you too." Then Estel shut his eyes and almost immediately fell asleep.
The remaining awake occupants left the room, and three door-closing noises could be heard. But then, fifteen minutes later, two doors opened, and then Estel's door was opened.
"Estel." Came Elladan's whisper. When no reply came, both elves walked to edge of the bed and gently shook the boy awake. "Estel?" Unfocused eyes opened.
"What is it Dan?" A slightly-slurred answer came.
"We've come to plan revenge; this cannot wait till tomorrow." So all night, the three brothers planned for tomorrow's event.
~*~ "I hope Estel is okay." said a lounging-in-the-tree Celondir.
"Oh it's not like he didn't have it coming." replied a standing-in-the-tree Horfil.
"Don't say things like that, Horfil!" exclaimed a sitting-in-the-tree Elvynd. "He didn't deserve to fall off that cliff and you know it!"
"Whatever." A silence fell around then until, *Splat!*. They all looked at the source of the noise: a thrown fruit. Suddenly, all three boys were hit with loads of fruit, covering their skin with a sticky goo. When they started to dodge the fruit, they slipped on the slick not-so-high branches, and crashed flat on their backs.
A proud voice called out: "Greeting from me, 'friends'! I've heard a saying that goes 'Forgive and forget.' At first I really couldn't. But guess what? Now I can!" Three fruit-slime-covered boys looked at the voice to see Estel munching on an apple. "What? Don't you like fruit?"
Not far off from the incident, Elrond, Elladan, and Elrohir watched the entire thing.
"Boys, surprisingly I'm not mad at you for plotting this with him; I agree those other boys needed what they deserve. But in the future, please do NOT do this again!" said Elrond.
Both twins were happy. "You got it Ada!"
"We won't let this happen again."
The Lord of Imladris sighed. "Somehow I deeply doubt that."
"One thing I'm curious about, Ada." declared Elrohir.
"Yes?"
"Right now, does Estel know he was saved by Arathorn?"
"No, he does not; Arathorn erased the entire incident from his son's mind."
"Can he do that?" asked Elladan.
"Apparently yes."
"Why?"
"I don't know, Arathorn does."
"Then who does he think caught him?"
"Me." Was the hesitant reply from the elf lord.
Elsewhere, Arathorn watched Estel with great fondness in his eyes. "I'm glad you don't remember, it will make our next meeting even better. Till then." Then, he vanished forever, waiting for the day he and his son would meet again.
[Owari]
Also, my next fic might not be LotR, it might be something else, just to tell you. But I will not quit this fandom, I'm having too much fun with Estel! *Estel runs away* Estel!! Come back!!! *runs after him*
Puck - No, he doesn't know it was Arathorn, in fact, in this chappy he doesn't remember the entire encounter! Darn, I just gave away something! Oh well.
JKB - I know I'm mean to poor Estel, but I can't help it! Honest! You're probably right about the ghost issue, but I wouldn't know seeing as I'm always wrong. Don't worry, those elf boys are going to receive a lesson or two soon enough, courtesy of our favorite human boy!
Thanxes to: Dragon, Lina Skye, ThE iNsAnE oNe, and killslay for also reviewing. You guys are the best!!!
And now, the conclusion of:
Forgive and Forget
By: Kawaii BlueBear
Please see Ch. 1 for Disclaimer and Summary
*blah,blah* equals italics
[Chapter 6]
He was running.
He was trying to get away from something, but from what?
He heard teasing from.no, not again!
He was at the cliff, towering over the edge.
"Wandering Hope has lost his way and can't get back home!"
"My, my, isn't that a surprise!"
"I can't believe Lord Elrond calls you his son. He must really pity you."
Stop it! It was happening again.
An arrow flew by his foot, making him jump, and another arrow that flew past his torso made him jump, causing him to plummet down to the bottom. Except this time, no one caught him as the darkness engulfed him whole. ~*~
Estel shot awake as he flew into Lord Elrond, who was sitting in a chair by the bed, and held onto him a tightly as he could. As much as he didn't want to show weakness in front of Ada, Estel started sobbing.
"Shh, Estel, 'twas only a dream, and nothing more." Lord Elrond said while rubbing circles on Estel's back in a comforting motion. A while ago Estel had started tossing and turning in his sleep, leading the elf to suspect with confidence it was a nightmare of the fall from the cliff.
The twins had told their father about everything, including the surprise meeting with Arathorn II, but what neither of them could figure out was why Estel was there. Had he just ventured out too far? Or did someone bring him there? Only one person knew.
When Estel calmed down a bit, Elrond asked, "Elladan and Elrohir told me what happened."
Estel gasped and was silent. "What did they say?" he asked in a hushed voice.
"They told me they saw you falling off the cliff." Elrond replied, leaving the other part for later. "What were you doing up there, Estel? You knew you weren't supposed to be up there, plus it was late which made it even worse."
Estel sniffled a bit. "I-I was trying to p-prove myself."
"Prove yourself? To who?"
"Celondir, Elvynd, and Horfil. They said I was so clumsy I couldn't climb a tree. I told them it wasn't so, but they kept teasing me. Then they called me filthy, a-and a coward, so I ran away, but then Elvynd found me and made me a deal to prove I wasn't clumsy, filthy, or a coward. So to start, he took me to this tree to climb. When I paused to take a break, Horfil and Celondir scared me and I fell; it was all a plot to prove I was clumsy! But to make it all worse they, they." Estel wasn't able to finish his sentence as he burst into tears at the bitter memory of falling down that cliff.
Elrond hugged him tightly but gently. "There, there estel. Shh. Tell me, what happened." He soothed in Elvish, knowing the words would give the frantic boy a calming effect.
He wasn't disappointed; and Estel calmed down enough to finish what he was saying. "Well, after a fell, Celondir said he wanted to see my reflexes, so all of them started to fire arrows at me. I managed to dodge all of them, but I guess I jumped the wrong way w-when I was d-dodging, because I-I tripped and f-fell! I remember feeling so horrible while I-I was falling, like I-I, Ada!!!" He started sobbing even more this time. "Ada, it was s-so scary!!! I-If only I-I hadn't been s-such a cl-clumsy human!"
"What are you talking about? None of that was your fault; it's not as if you *jumped* off that cliff."
"But-"
"Estel, look at me." Estel turned his head. "You are one of the most graceful, handsome, courageous human I know, and that is the truth."
Puppy dog eyes suddenly looked hopeful. "Really?"
"Ada never lies." A new voice floated in from the doorway.
"That's right, he's as truthful as a.uhh, well he just is."
"Great description, Ro."
"What can I say? I try."
Giggles managed to escape the youngest occupant of the bedroom from the brothers' frolics. Everyone smiled, glad that Estel was somewhat cheered up.
As the elf-twins sat down, Estel timidly asked, "So, I'm not really filthy, clumsy, and a coward?"
"Exactly!" exclaimed Elrohir.
"But then why did Horfil, Celondir, and Elvynd make me fall?" asked Estel.
No one had an answer, but Elrond spoke. "I do not know why they performed the acts they did." he said. "But, it was nevertheless, wrong."
The boy cast his eyes downward. "I wish they were still my friends. I wish some evil would befall them so they can pay for this."
Elrohir grinned. "We can help you with that!"
"Really?"
"Of course!" exclaimed Elladan. "Well make those elves wish they had never been born, right Ro?"
"That's right Dan!"
Estel's face lit up like the sun. "Yay!"
Elrond chuckled. "Now, now save all this revenge planning for tomorrow. There are young boys who need their sleep."
"But Ada! We've stayed up later than this!"
"He was talking about Estel, Ro."
"Oops." This just caused Estel to giggle even more at Elrohir's 'thick headedness'.
"Alright, now under the covers little one." Elrond ordered. After Estel complied, he gave him a kiss on his forehead. "I love you little one, always know that."
"I do Ada; I love you too." Then Estel shut his eyes and almost immediately fell asleep.
The remaining awake occupants left the room, and three door-closing noises could be heard. But then, fifteen minutes later, two doors opened, and then Estel's door was opened.
"Estel." Came Elladan's whisper. When no reply came, both elves walked to edge of the bed and gently shook the boy awake. "Estel?" Unfocused eyes opened.
"What is it Dan?" A slightly-slurred answer came.
"We've come to plan revenge; this cannot wait till tomorrow." So all night, the three brothers planned for tomorrow's event.
~*~ "I hope Estel is okay." said a lounging-in-the-tree Celondir.
"Oh it's not like he didn't have it coming." replied a standing-in-the-tree Horfil.
"Don't say things like that, Horfil!" exclaimed a sitting-in-the-tree Elvynd. "He didn't deserve to fall off that cliff and you know it!"
"Whatever." A silence fell around then until, *Splat!*. They all looked at the source of the noise: a thrown fruit. Suddenly, all three boys were hit with loads of fruit, covering their skin with a sticky goo. When they started to dodge the fruit, they slipped on the slick not-so-high branches, and crashed flat on their backs.
A proud voice called out: "Greeting from me, 'friends'! I've heard a saying that goes 'Forgive and forget.' At first I really couldn't. But guess what? Now I can!" Three fruit-slime-covered boys looked at the voice to see Estel munching on an apple. "What? Don't you like fruit?"
Not far off from the incident, Elrond, Elladan, and Elrohir watched the entire thing.
"Boys, surprisingly I'm not mad at you for plotting this with him; I agree those other boys needed what they deserve. But in the future, please do NOT do this again!" said Elrond.
Both twins were happy. "You got it Ada!"
"We won't let this happen again."
The Lord of Imladris sighed. "Somehow I deeply doubt that."
"One thing I'm curious about, Ada." declared Elrohir.
"Yes?"
"Right now, does Estel know he was saved by Arathorn?"
"No, he does not; Arathorn erased the entire incident from his son's mind."
"Can he do that?" asked Elladan.
"Apparently yes."
"Why?"
"I don't know, Arathorn does."
"Then who does he think caught him?"
"Me." Was the hesitant reply from the elf lord.
Elsewhere, Arathorn watched Estel with great fondness in his eyes. "I'm glad you don't remember, it will make our next meeting even better. Till then." Then, he vanished forever, waiting for the day he and his son would meet again.
[Owari]