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Chapter 2: Tears
That night after dinner Elrond, Celebrian, and Thranduil sat before the fire while the children played around the expansive house. They joked and chatted before Elrond's face grew serious. "Thranduil, how is Mirkwood fairing? Any better?" he asked. Thranduil sighed, his eyes sad. " Sadly, no. In fact, my kingdom grows darker everyday. We now have to-" The doors slammed open and Arwen topped in laughing so hard her face was the color of ripe cherries and she was squirming under Legolas's tickling fingers. She made a break for her mother, Legolas tearing after her. Celebrian picked Arwen up. Arwen was still giggling uncontrollably, her face now pink and flushed. She began to catch her breath. " 'Golas is tickling me!" she squealed. Celebrian smiled. " I can see." She looked at Legolas who was crouching beisde her chair waiting for his chance to spring upon Arwen again. Celebrian reached down and tickled his stomach until he was in a state similar to Arwen's. Arwen leapt off of her mother's lap and tackled Leoglas taking over the job of tickling him. Legolas poked her in the stomach and she jumped, letting out a shriek. He leapt up and ran with Arwen on his heels. The hree adults were chuckling. " Ah, those two!" Thranduil mused. " What will become of them?" " Maybe your mother can tell us,dear." Elrond joked at Celebrian. " Even if she could, she probably wouldn't!" she rplied laughing. "Thranduil, would you like rooms set up for you and your son?" asked Elrond, glancing at the darkening sky. " That would be wonderful!" Two Elves came in and Elrond bade them to do so. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*
Arwen and Legolas chased each other around until they fell, exhausted, in a heap on the floor of a hallway lit by a single torch. After a few moments silence, Arwen looked over at Legolas. "Let's be best friends forever, okay 'Golas?" Legolas turned to face her and grinned. "Okay...if you can catch me!" The Elven children were up and playing again. Legolas turned and ran backwards watching Arwen chasing after him. A moment later he stumbled over his own two feet and crashed into something. That something spoke. " Hey! Watch where you're going, shorty!" Legolas turned. " Sorry." he mumbled very much embarassed. A candle was lit and Elladan's face was revealed. " It's okay, but you have to be quiet. I'm playing Hide and Seek and I have to find Elrohir. Do you want to play, too?" he asked. Legolas nodded eagerly. This was his chance to be one of the guys! He trotted after Elladan. All thoughts of Arwen and their game disappeared as soon as Elladan snuffed out the candle.
A minute later Arwen arrived in that same dark hallway that Elladan and Legolas had occupied. She couldn't see Legolas anywhere! How was she supposed to chase him if she couldn't see him? " 'Golas!" she called. After waiting a few seconds she called again. " 'Golas Greenleaf where are you?" She stamped her foot impatiently. There was a noise at the end of the hallway. "Maybe that's him?" she thought and hurried off to investigate. Arriving at the end she heard the noise again, this time to her left. She turned and saw a cupboard. Arwen pened it and Elrohir came tumbling out. Elladan and Legolas ame skidding around the corner. Legolas tapped Elrohir on the shoulder. " You're It!" he pronounced proudly and then turned to Arwen. "Thanks! Me and Elladan were looking all over for him!" Arwen just stared. " Aren't you playing Chase with me anymore?" she asked Legolas worriedly. " Do you want to play Hide and Seek with us instead?" Legolas offered. "No!" said Elrohir. " She can't! She's a girl!" "Oh, come on!" said Legolas. "If you want to keep playing, Tiny, then be quiet!" Legolas fell silent and suddenly found the floor very interesting. He didn't like where this was going. Elladan glared at his twin brother. " That was low!" he hissed. " Why won't you play with me 'Golas?" asked Arwen sadly. "I'm a man now. I can't play with girls." he responded equally sadly. Arwen glared daggers at the boys. " You guys stole my best friend! You're dirty Orcs, you know that?" she screamed at her brothers. She then turned on her heel and looked over her shoulder. " You're not my friend anymore! I hate you Legolas Greenleaf!" she yelled and then stormed off. Legolas looked crestfallen and Elladan glared at Elrohir. " Why couldn't you just let her play?" he asked angrily. " Hey you're the one who brought him to play!" Elrohir jabbed a finger at Legolas and Elladan walked off angrily. Elrohir patted Legolas on the shoulder. " Well, it's just you and me now!" Legolas shrugged his hand away and ran. Playing with the twins wasn't worth losing his best friend! And she'd even used his real first name! "She must be really mad!" he thought. " Why was I sucj an Orc?" he wondered miserably, his eyes filling with tears. He wanted to go find Arwen but knew that she wouldn't want to talk to him. Legolas didn't even know where he was in the huge house. He slumped to the ground of a well lit passage and began to sob his little heart out.
~ ;:sniff sniff:: isn't that sad? Don't worry. Things will get better! Please review!~
Chapter 2: Tears
That night after dinner Elrond, Celebrian, and Thranduil sat before the fire while the children played around the expansive house. They joked and chatted before Elrond's face grew serious. "Thranduil, how is Mirkwood fairing? Any better?" he asked. Thranduil sighed, his eyes sad. " Sadly, no. In fact, my kingdom grows darker everyday. We now have to-" The doors slammed open and Arwen topped in laughing so hard her face was the color of ripe cherries and she was squirming under Legolas's tickling fingers. She made a break for her mother, Legolas tearing after her. Celebrian picked Arwen up. Arwen was still giggling uncontrollably, her face now pink and flushed. She began to catch her breath. " 'Golas is tickling me!" she squealed. Celebrian smiled. " I can see." She looked at Legolas who was crouching beisde her chair waiting for his chance to spring upon Arwen again. Celebrian reached down and tickled his stomach until he was in a state similar to Arwen's. Arwen leapt off of her mother's lap and tackled Leoglas taking over the job of tickling him. Legolas poked her in the stomach and she jumped, letting out a shriek. He leapt up and ran with Arwen on his heels. The hree adults were chuckling. " Ah, those two!" Thranduil mused. " What will become of them?" " Maybe your mother can tell us,dear." Elrond joked at Celebrian. " Even if she could, she probably wouldn't!" she rplied laughing. "Thranduil, would you like rooms set up for you and your son?" asked Elrond, glancing at the darkening sky. " That would be wonderful!" Two Elves came in and Elrond bade them to do so. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*
Arwen and Legolas chased each other around until they fell, exhausted, in a heap on the floor of a hallway lit by a single torch. After a few moments silence, Arwen looked over at Legolas. "Let's be best friends forever, okay 'Golas?" Legolas turned to face her and grinned. "Okay...if you can catch me!" The Elven children were up and playing again. Legolas turned and ran backwards watching Arwen chasing after him. A moment later he stumbled over his own two feet and crashed into something. That something spoke. " Hey! Watch where you're going, shorty!" Legolas turned. " Sorry." he mumbled very much embarassed. A candle was lit and Elladan's face was revealed. " It's okay, but you have to be quiet. I'm playing Hide and Seek and I have to find Elrohir. Do you want to play, too?" he asked. Legolas nodded eagerly. This was his chance to be one of the guys! He trotted after Elladan. All thoughts of Arwen and their game disappeared as soon as Elladan snuffed out the candle.
A minute later Arwen arrived in that same dark hallway that Elladan and Legolas had occupied. She couldn't see Legolas anywhere! How was she supposed to chase him if she couldn't see him? " 'Golas!" she called. After waiting a few seconds she called again. " 'Golas Greenleaf where are you?" She stamped her foot impatiently. There was a noise at the end of the hallway. "Maybe that's him?" she thought and hurried off to investigate. Arriving at the end she heard the noise again, this time to her left. She turned and saw a cupboard. Arwen pened it and Elrohir came tumbling out. Elladan and Legolas ame skidding around the corner. Legolas tapped Elrohir on the shoulder. " You're It!" he pronounced proudly and then turned to Arwen. "Thanks! Me and Elladan were looking all over for him!" Arwen just stared. " Aren't you playing Chase with me anymore?" she asked Legolas worriedly. " Do you want to play Hide and Seek with us instead?" Legolas offered. "No!" said Elrohir. " She can't! She's a girl!" "Oh, come on!" said Legolas. "If you want to keep playing, Tiny, then be quiet!" Legolas fell silent and suddenly found the floor very interesting. He didn't like where this was going. Elladan glared at his twin brother. " That was low!" he hissed. " Why won't you play with me 'Golas?" asked Arwen sadly. "I'm a man now. I can't play with girls." he responded equally sadly. Arwen glared daggers at the boys. " You guys stole my best friend! You're dirty Orcs, you know that?" she screamed at her brothers. She then turned on her heel and looked over her shoulder. " You're not my friend anymore! I hate you Legolas Greenleaf!" she yelled and then stormed off. Legolas looked crestfallen and Elladan glared at Elrohir. " Why couldn't you just let her play?" he asked angrily. " Hey you're the one who brought him to play!" Elrohir jabbed a finger at Legolas and Elladan walked off angrily. Elrohir patted Legolas on the shoulder. " Well, it's just you and me now!" Legolas shrugged his hand away and ran. Playing with the twins wasn't worth losing his best friend! And she'd even used his real first name! "She must be really mad!" he thought. " Why was I sucj an Orc?" he wondered miserably, his eyes filling with tears. He wanted to go find Arwen but knew that she wouldn't want to talk to him. Legolas didn't even know where he was in the huge house. He slumped to the ground of a well lit passage and began to sob his little heart out.
~ ;:sniff sniff:: isn't that sad? Don't worry. Things will get better! Please review!~