Author's Note: Babmidnight and I like to plot funny fics to get away from the drama! I have chained my plot bunnies to a stake in the backyard to keep them from running away every now and then. Ha! Take that plot bunnies!

Chapter 3: Follow my Nose

By: Elvensong

The night passed all too slowly for Legolas.  Of course, as a result from being stuck in the bottom of a cave, he had no idea if the night had passed or not.  There was no way to tell what time it was, if it was morning or night.  He even bored of his game of finding out how many small stones he could hit Gimli with before he shifted in his sleep.  

            All Legolas knew is this was all his companion's fault.  Nothing about their situation was his fault and he was going to make sure the Dwarf beside him knew that every step of the way.  If he even knew the way back.

            For now, the Dwarf was still asleep and the Elf wondered how he could possibly sleep for long.  He had been awake for quite some time waiting for the Dwarf to finally wake up so they could move on.

            At least he was dry and a little bitter warmer than before.

            Of course, there would be revenge to be waged for the little move earlier.  How dare he pull him into those cold, dark waters?

Was it his fault that Gimli couldn't find the stairs? No!

            Suddenly, Legolas was struck with a moment of genius.  Remembering he had his knives with him Legolas eyed one of the braids in the Dwarf's beard.  It was so dark, Gimli probably wouldn't notice that he had done anything until they were out of their situation, and by then he would have ample room to run away.  He could easily outrun his companion without barely breaking into a sprint.

            Elven evildoing completed, Legolas decided it was time to get a move on.

            "Wake up!" Legolas yelled and Gimli jumped, confused and disorientated.  Obviously in his first waking moments he had forgotten their situation.

            "Fool Elf, why did you do that?"

            "Because I don't know about you, but I'm tired of being stuck down here. You forget one little fact."

            "What's that?"

            "If we never find our way out of here that's fine for you, you're a mortal Dwarf, but I'm an Elf! I'm immortal and if we don't find a way out of here, I'll be wondering down here for all eternity!"

            Gimli just snorted at the Elf's remarks.

            "Fine, let's find the way out. I thought Elves were the very definition of patience."

            "Not when they're lead into dire situations by Dwarves who can't see where they're going. This is all your fault, you know."

            Gimli stopped on the path they were walking, "All my fault, I see. And whose fault was it when we were attacked by the man eating vines in the forest?"

            "They looked friendly enough."

            "Maybe to a fool of an Elf they might!" Gimli took off his pack to retrieve a piece of dried meat.

            Legolas sighed, "I got you out, didn't I?"

            "No, another Elf got you out, then you got me out.  You never would have escaped by yourself and you know that!" Gimli puffed out his chest, this place must really have the Elf on his nerves, because very rarely would he allow Gimli to provoke him that much. It was fun to see this "immortal creature" yell and scream like any man.

            After a while of walking, Legolas' legendary patience again took a downfall, "We've been walking this way ever since we started how knows how long ago. Do you even know that this way is the way out?"

            "Well, I figure if we go in one direction for a while, we'll find something of help."

            "Wonderful logic of a Dwarf, let's sniff around and chase our tails! This whole thing is your fault, you had to go and show me down the one way that was uninhabited!" Legolas stood firm.

            "Well, we came all this way, we're bound to run into something!" Just then Gimli turned around and walked at full speed into the wall he didn't see in the dark light.

            "Ow, my nose."

            Legolas burst out laughing! "Oh, I was waiting! I thought you didn't see it, but I didn't think you would! That was classic, I'll be retelling that one for the next millennia!"

            "Fine, let's go back."

            "Oh, right into it, pow! That was worth the walk, that was worth falling down here! One second, let me catch my breath! I can daydream that one over and over again enough to last me many nights!" Legolas was almost doubled over and having trouble keeping pace since Gimli was walking very quickly to try to take his mind off of his aching name and ego.

            This was going to be a long walk.

            "Couldn't see a wall, I knew Dwarves were dimly sighted," he words were broken the Elf's laughs "but I never would have guessed…...right into it……."