Relaen opened her eyes and looked around her, her sight still slightly
fuzzy from sleep. She could see Legolas and Liera asleep across from her.
She looked up and saw Ereht sleeping peacefully. She smiled and sat up. A
sharp pain shot up her side, going straight to her head. She slowly got up
and stretched her legs. She walked a little way until she found a creak.
She leaned down and unwrapped her side. Using the cool water, she cleaned
her wound before wrapping it again. When she finished, she began walking
around the area of the camp.
Legolas was the first to awake in the morning. His eyes first fell on Liera, who was sleeping soundly beside him. He then looked around to find his sister, but she was nowhere in the area. He stood quickly, forgetting that Liera was leaning on him. She fell to the ground. Legolas stormed over to Ereht, who was still asleep.
Ereht felt his eyes on him and woke up. "What do you want Legolas?" he asked, exasperated. He then looked down to check on Relaen, but found she was no long sleeping in his lap. He stood quickly. "Where is Relaen?" he demanded, searching the area.
"I was just about to ask you the same thing. What did you do with her?" Legolas demanded.
Liera got up, rubbing her head where it hit the ground. She walked over to Legolas and hit him in the back of the head. "Now you know how my head feels." She said. "If Relaen is missing, I would suggest we split up and look for her." She said, annoyance in her tone.
Legolas rubbed his head and looked at her, hurt. "I'm sorry, ok? Let's look for her."
Ereht nodded his agreement. "I'll head east. You two can split up however you want." He said before running to the east. He kept his eyes on the ground. She had come this way, he could tell from the tracks on the ground. In a matter of minutes he came across a creek. He cursed under his breath. She had stepped in the creek and her track was lost.
"I'm going to go south. We'll meet back here in a few hours if not sooner." Liera said with a yawn. She headed in the direction she mentioned at a normal pace. She looked around casually, not really worried because she knew that Relaen could take care of herself. She saw someone walking towards her and waved. It was Relaen.
"I guess that leaves me with the north." Legolas said to himself as he headed northbound. He used his keen eyesight to survey the horizon, looking for any sign of his sister. For two hours he searched and called before giving up and returning to the campsite.
Legolas and Ereht both reached the campsite at the same time and found Liera and Relaen playing with some cups. "What are you two doing?" Legolas demanded.
"Playin the cup game." Relaen said without skipping a beat.
"Where were you this morning?" Ereht demanded.
"I went for a walk. I didn't expect you guys to be awake when I came back." She replied.
"Actually, if we had slept or stayed here for a few more minutes, she would have been here." Liera said, keeping the rhythm of the game.
"Relaen, you know well enough that you are suppose to tell someone if you want to walk off." Legolas reprimanded, becoming annoyed that his sister was paying more attention to the game than to him.
Relaen shrugged. "You all were asleep and I didn't want to wake you." She said. "I didn't think it was that big of a deal. You guys walk off all of the time."
"It is different then." Ereht said. "We were not injured near death and we have never gone far or for extended periods of time."
"I don't see a difference. You saved me, so my wounds wouldn't mean anything, and I knew you would be asleep for a few hours so I figured I had time." She said. She missed the cup that Liera had given to her and the two girls began laughing.
"What is so funny?" Ereht demanded.
"I can't believe I messed up!" Relaen said through her laughter.
"Neither can I! We've played this game for years and you messed up?" Liera exclaimed.
"Relaen, will you pay attention?" Legolas demanded, grabbing the two cups that the girls were using.
"Hey!" Relaen and Liera said in unison, making them laugh harder.
"Since you are apparently feeling well, we need to go." Ereht said, exasperated with the two girls.
Relaen stood and grabbed her weapons. Liera attempted to get up but fell back down. At this time the girls were laughing so hard that they were crying and their sides hurt. Relaen stuck her hand out to Liera to help her up, but instead was pulled down by Liera. She landed on her sore side, but was to busy laughing to feel the pain.
Legolas and Ereht walked over to the girls and picked them up before they began walking up the path of the mountains. Legolas and Ereht walked at a quick pace and the girls walked slower behind them, talking and laughing amongst themselves.
"They are going to get all of the orcs in these mountains to come after us with that noise." Legolas said.
"Are they that loud and annoying in Mirkwood?" Ereht asked, becoming annoyed.
"Not all of the time, but they get their moments, like this." Legolas answered. "After a little while you learn to tune them out. Like now, I don't even hear them."
"I don't know how you can't. They get louder with every step."
"We should be in Rivendell by midnight today, once we get there they should calm down."
"We will not!" Liera yelled to the boys.
"We are rebels, rebels with out a cause! Just like that kid in that one movie!" (from an episode of the Simpsons') Relaen yelled before the two began laughing again.
Ereht leaned in closer to Legolas. "This may sound idiotic to you, but, what is a 'movie'?" he asked, blushing slightly.
Legolas laughed. "Don't worry, I don't know either. It's kind of a long story, but a few years back Relaen disappeared to another world and brought Liera and some others back with her. They picked up some odd behaviors and sayings. Try to ask them about it some time, they'll confuse the heck out of you."
Liera snuck up on Legolas and jumped on his back. "I think your brother is talkin' about us, Relaen!" she said.
Relaen came up behind Ereht and put her arm around his shoulders. "Whatever he told you, it's so not true." She said with a wink.
Liera got off of Legolas and went to his side. "What did you say, by the way?"
Legolas smirked. "If I tell ya, I'd have to kill ya."
Liera rolled her eyes. "If you're gonna take the quotes that Relaen and I say, well, let's put it this way, you just really shouldn't."
Relaen snickered and leaned closer to Ereht. "What did he say?"
Ereht smiled. "It's our little secret." He said. He ducked from underneath Relaen's arm. Relaen frowned and gave him a 'puppy dog look'. "Do not look at me like that, White Elf." He said with a smirk.
Liera leaned close to Legolas and whispered something in his ear. Legolas looked behind him and smirked. The two of them laughed. Relaen and Ereht gave them confused looks, which only made them laugh harder. Relaen put her arm around Legolas's neck and gave him a noogy. "What are you laughin' at big brother?"
Ereht shook his head as he watched the three White Elves. 'They are all insane.' He said to himself as he walked ahead of them. He looked over his shoulder and smiled slightly. 'But they are hilarious.'
Legolas was the first to awake in the morning. His eyes first fell on Liera, who was sleeping soundly beside him. He then looked around to find his sister, but she was nowhere in the area. He stood quickly, forgetting that Liera was leaning on him. She fell to the ground. Legolas stormed over to Ereht, who was still asleep.
Ereht felt his eyes on him and woke up. "What do you want Legolas?" he asked, exasperated. He then looked down to check on Relaen, but found she was no long sleeping in his lap. He stood quickly. "Where is Relaen?" he demanded, searching the area.
"I was just about to ask you the same thing. What did you do with her?" Legolas demanded.
Liera got up, rubbing her head where it hit the ground. She walked over to Legolas and hit him in the back of the head. "Now you know how my head feels." She said. "If Relaen is missing, I would suggest we split up and look for her." She said, annoyance in her tone.
Legolas rubbed his head and looked at her, hurt. "I'm sorry, ok? Let's look for her."
Ereht nodded his agreement. "I'll head east. You two can split up however you want." He said before running to the east. He kept his eyes on the ground. She had come this way, he could tell from the tracks on the ground. In a matter of minutes he came across a creek. He cursed under his breath. She had stepped in the creek and her track was lost.
"I'm going to go south. We'll meet back here in a few hours if not sooner." Liera said with a yawn. She headed in the direction she mentioned at a normal pace. She looked around casually, not really worried because she knew that Relaen could take care of herself. She saw someone walking towards her and waved. It was Relaen.
"I guess that leaves me with the north." Legolas said to himself as he headed northbound. He used his keen eyesight to survey the horizon, looking for any sign of his sister. For two hours he searched and called before giving up and returning to the campsite.
Legolas and Ereht both reached the campsite at the same time and found Liera and Relaen playing with some cups. "What are you two doing?" Legolas demanded.
"Playin the cup game." Relaen said without skipping a beat.
"Where were you this morning?" Ereht demanded.
"I went for a walk. I didn't expect you guys to be awake when I came back." She replied.
"Actually, if we had slept or stayed here for a few more minutes, she would have been here." Liera said, keeping the rhythm of the game.
"Relaen, you know well enough that you are suppose to tell someone if you want to walk off." Legolas reprimanded, becoming annoyed that his sister was paying more attention to the game than to him.
Relaen shrugged. "You all were asleep and I didn't want to wake you." She said. "I didn't think it was that big of a deal. You guys walk off all of the time."
"It is different then." Ereht said. "We were not injured near death and we have never gone far or for extended periods of time."
"I don't see a difference. You saved me, so my wounds wouldn't mean anything, and I knew you would be asleep for a few hours so I figured I had time." She said. She missed the cup that Liera had given to her and the two girls began laughing.
"What is so funny?" Ereht demanded.
"I can't believe I messed up!" Relaen said through her laughter.
"Neither can I! We've played this game for years and you messed up?" Liera exclaimed.
"Relaen, will you pay attention?" Legolas demanded, grabbing the two cups that the girls were using.
"Hey!" Relaen and Liera said in unison, making them laugh harder.
"Since you are apparently feeling well, we need to go." Ereht said, exasperated with the two girls.
Relaen stood and grabbed her weapons. Liera attempted to get up but fell back down. At this time the girls were laughing so hard that they were crying and their sides hurt. Relaen stuck her hand out to Liera to help her up, but instead was pulled down by Liera. She landed on her sore side, but was to busy laughing to feel the pain.
Legolas and Ereht walked over to the girls and picked them up before they began walking up the path of the mountains. Legolas and Ereht walked at a quick pace and the girls walked slower behind them, talking and laughing amongst themselves.
"They are going to get all of the orcs in these mountains to come after us with that noise." Legolas said.
"Are they that loud and annoying in Mirkwood?" Ereht asked, becoming annoyed.
"Not all of the time, but they get their moments, like this." Legolas answered. "After a little while you learn to tune them out. Like now, I don't even hear them."
"I don't know how you can't. They get louder with every step."
"We should be in Rivendell by midnight today, once we get there they should calm down."
"We will not!" Liera yelled to the boys.
"We are rebels, rebels with out a cause! Just like that kid in that one movie!" (from an episode of the Simpsons') Relaen yelled before the two began laughing again.
Ereht leaned in closer to Legolas. "This may sound idiotic to you, but, what is a 'movie'?" he asked, blushing slightly.
Legolas laughed. "Don't worry, I don't know either. It's kind of a long story, but a few years back Relaen disappeared to another world and brought Liera and some others back with her. They picked up some odd behaviors and sayings. Try to ask them about it some time, they'll confuse the heck out of you."
Liera snuck up on Legolas and jumped on his back. "I think your brother is talkin' about us, Relaen!" she said.
Relaen came up behind Ereht and put her arm around his shoulders. "Whatever he told you, it's so not true." She said with a wink.
Liera got off of Legolas and went to his side. "What did you say, by the way?"
Legolas smirked. "If I tell ya, I'd have to kill ya."
Liera rolled her eyes. "If you're gonna take the quotes that Relaen and I say, well, let's put it this way, you just really shouldn't."
Relaen snickered and leaned closer to Ereht. "What did he say?"
Ereht smiled. "It's our little secret." He said. He ducked from underneath Relaen's arm. Relaen frowned and gave him a 'puppy dog look'. "Do not look at me like that, White Elf." He said with a smirk.
Liera leaned close to Legolas and whispered something in his ear. Legolas looked behind him and smirked. The two of them laughed. Relaen and Ereht gave them confused looks, which only made them laugh harder. Relaen put her arm around Legolas's neck and gave him a noogy. "What are you laughin' at big brother?"
Ereht shook his head as he watched the three White Elves. 'They are all insane.' He said to himself as he walked ahead of them. He looked over his shoulder and smiled slightly. 'But they are hilarious.'