RACES AGAINST TIME
CHAPTER TWO
Preparation
The feast that had been held in honour Estel's last lesson had been a success and the morning after had seen a lot of elves suffering from the excess of wine. The sun had been up for at least two hours when Estel had decided that it was time to wake his brothers and his friend. The three of them had stayed to the Hall of Fire long after Estel had left and consumed more then their share of wine.
After Estel had woken Legolas, the two of them went to wake the twins, pondering all the way if they should put an armour on. If you value your life, you should never wake Elladan and Elrohir after a feast because they became quite violent toward the one who have the misfortune of waking them, Many of the servants in Rivendell had learned that lesson the hard way after receiving anything that came on the twins hand, , from a pillow up to a vase.
Fortunately for them, they had success in waking Elrohir at the first attempt, which had been pouring a glass of water on him. The three of them were now thinking about a way to wake him without thing ending in bloodshed. They were about to let him sleep when Estel finally had an idea.
Estel made his way to his brother's bed and suddenly yell.
"ELLLADAN THERE ARE ORCS IN RIVENDELL, COME QUICK."
Startled by the panic's yell of his brother, Elladan fell out of his bed. When he looks up, the anguish in his eyes was quickly changed into rage. Elrohir and Legolas were on the floor laughing like there was no tomorrow and Estel was grinning from ear to ear.
Elladan lunged at his younger brother, murder in his eyes. Estel, having predicted this type of reaction, broke into a run and headed for the safest place he knew; his father's study.
Lord Elrond was sitting in his study, enjoying the morning peace when the door burst open and Estel came in grinning followed by an enraged Elladan.
"What is the meaning of this Elladan?" Elrond asked while Estel was hiding behind him.
Elladan practically yelled his answer to his father.
"He woke me up by yelling that there were orcs and" He added in a whisper. "I fell out of the bed."
"Now, surely you would not hurt your brother the day you're going hunting." Elrond said barely able to contain his laugher. "Beside, if I hear only one argument before you all depart, you will not be going. Now go dress yourself before dinner son."
"Yes Ada." Said Elladan.
"Estel stay here there are some things I would like to talk to you about."
With one last glare at his brother, Elladan left the study to get to his room.
The rest one the day went smoothly a rare thing in Rivendell when Elrond's sons and Legolas were there.
The four of them were in Estel's room, where the twins and Legolas were inspecting Estel's pack and their own for the tenth time today. After that, they quickly became bored and Elrohir came up with an idea. In his opinion, Rivendell was pretty dull when they were not there, so he thought that they should do a prank before leaving. Everybody agreed and they were soon all racking their brains to find the perfect idea.
"Got it!" Elladan exclaimed grinning mischievously.
"What is it?" Asked Estel curiously.
Elladan then proceed to explain his idea and waited until the laughter has subdued to give his orders.
Estel and Legolas had to put snakes in the kitchen, Elrohir had to glue one of the doors of the library while Elladan was putting bucket of water in the other. After this, they quickly took their pack and went to the stable to get their horses.
All four were soon mounted before Elrond and were about to leave when they heard a lot of "AHHHHHHHHHH" followed by some *thunk* and a couple of *Splash*. Before Elrond could say a word, Elladan said.
"We'd better go now Ada. Namaarie."
"Namaarie." Said Elrohir, Estel and Legolas in unison.
With that said, the four of them turned there horse onward and urged them forward before Elrond had even realized that they were leaving. Soon they were out of view and only their laughter could be heard. "This hunting trip would do Rivendell a lot of good." Lord Elrond thought while going inside to see what they had done this time.
TBC
A/N: Next chapter, the hunt begins.
CHAPTER TWO
Preparation
The feast that had been held in honour Estel's last lesson had been a success and the morning after had seen a lot of elves suffering from the excess of wine. The sun had been up for at least two hours when Estel had decided that it was time to wake his brothers and his friend. The three of them had stayed to the Hall of Fire long after Estel had left and consumed more then their share of wine.
After Estel had woken Legolas, the two of them went to wake the twins, pondering all the way if they should put an armour on. If you value your life, you should never wake Elladan and Elrohir after a feast because they became quite violent toward the one who have the misfortune of waking them, Many of the servants in Rivendell had learned that lesson the hard way after receiving anything that came on the twins hand, , from a pillow up to a vase.
Fortunately for them, they had success in waking Elrohir at the first attempt, which had been pouring a glass of water on him. The three of them were now thinking about a way to wake him without thing ending in bloodshed. They were about to let him sleep when Estel finally had an idea.
Estel made his way to his brother's bed and suddenly yell.
"ELLLADAN THERE ARE ORCS IN RIVENDELL, COME QUICK."
Startled by the panic's yell of his brother, Elladan fell out of his bed. When he looks up, the anguish in his eyes was quickly changed into rage. Elrohir and Legolas were on the floor laughing like there was no tomorrow and Estel was grinning from ear to ear.
Elladan lunged at his younger brother, murder in his eyes. Estel, having predicted this type of reaction, broke into a run and headed for the safest place he knew; his father's study.
Lord Elrond was sitting in his study, enjoying the morning peace when the door burst open and Estel came in grinning followed by an enraged Elladan.
"What is the meaning of this Elladan?" Elrond asked while Estel was hiding behind him.
Elladan practically yelled his answer to his father.
"He woke me up by yelling that there were orcs and" He added in a whisper. "I fell out of the bed."
"Now, surely you would not hurt your brother the day you're going hunting." Elrond said barely able to contain his laugher. "Beside, if I hear only one argument before you all depart, you will not be going. Now go dress yourself before dinner son."
"Yes Ada." Said Elladan.
"Estel stay here there are some things I would like to talk to you about."
With one last glare at his brother, Elladan left the study to get to his room.
The rest one the day went smoothly a rare thing in Rivendell when Elrond's sons and Legolas were there.
The four of them were in Estel's room, where the twins and Legolas were inspecting Estel's pack and their own for the tenth time today. After that, they quickly became bored and Elrohir came up with an idea. In his opinion, Rivendell was pretty dull when they were not there, so he thought that they should do a prank before leaving. Everybody agreed and they were soon all racking their brains to find the perfect idea.
"Got it!" Elladan exclaimed grinning mischievously.
"What is it?" Asked Estel curiously.
Elladan then proceed to explain his idea and waited until the laughter has subdued to give his orders.
Estel and Legolas had to put snakes in the kitchen, Elrohir had to glue one of the doors of the library while Elladan was putting bucket of water in the other. After this, they quickly took their pack and went to the stable to get their horses.
All four were soon mounted before Elrond and were about to leave when they heard a lot of "AHHHHHHHHHH" followed by some *thunk* and a couple of *Splash*. Before Elrond could say a word, Elladan said.
"We'd better go now Ada. Namaarie."
"Namaarie." Said Elrohir, Estel and Legolas in unison.
With that said, the four of them turned there horse onward and urged them forward before Elrond had even realized that they were leaving. Soon they were out of view and only their laughter could be heard. "This hunting trip would do Rivendell a lot of good." Lord Elrond thought while going inside to see what they had done this time.
TBC
A/N: Next chapter, the hunt begins.