~ Thank you to everyone who reviewed! :D
~This chapter didn't exactly turn out how I planned and I've been messing different drafts. Please let me know what you think.
~ I also revised the beginning of chapter two.
Chapter 6: Elrond's dream
After dinner, Gil Galad brought the twins up to their room for the night. Once they were dressed in their night clothes, they came bursting out of the bathroom door and jumped onto their beds, looking very much awake.
Gil Galad came into their rooms a few minutes later. "Are you two tired yet?" He asked.
Even after their short time together, Gil Galad could tell them apart. They looked every bit identical with their long dark hair and twinkling gray eyes, but to those who knew them, they could easily be distinguished. It was Elrond who was jumping straight up and down as high as he could on his bed. Elros always tried different jumps. Once, he tried flipping and ended up falling and breaking his arm.
**Flashback**
Gil Galad turned over in his bed to see a six year old boy pulling on his blanket to get his attention. What was the child doing up? It was well pas his bed time.
"Ch'im" the boy cleared his throat.
Gil Galad picked him up to sit on the bed next to him. "What is it Elros? You should be in bed."
"I'm Elrond."
"I'm sorry, Elrond, now what is it?"
Elrond put his thumb in his mouth and looked around a moment before taking it out again. "Are you my Adar?" He asked looking up at Gil Galad with his big gray eyes.
"What do you mean child?"
"My first Adar left to save Middle Earth. Then Maglor was my Adar, but he dis'peered. And you rescued me and 'Ros and you're gonna take care of us forever. So that makes you our Adar," Elrond explained.
"But why me?"
"Dreamt it."
"You dreamt it?"
Elrond shook his head. "Uh huh. My dreams come true," he whispered with teary eyes.
Gil Galad pulled him into his lap. "Of course I'll be your Adar." That seemed to make the child feel better. "Now, tell me about your other dreams."
Silent tears started rolling down Elrond's face and after a few moments said, "Nana turned into a bird and flew 'way."
**End Flashback**
Gil Galad shook his head to bring himself back to reality. The twins jumped off their beds and ran up excitedly to him.
"Tell us a story Ada!" Elrond started pulling his father over to the little sitting area where Elrond's book (the one he tried reading earlier) was.
"No!" Elros exclaimed pulling his father in the opposite direction to where the toys were kept. "Play."
Gil Galad held them still. "Not now iynn-nín. It's time for bed."
Two identical faces fell, showing their father what they thought of his idea. Gil Galad picked them up and gently placed each of them in their own bed.
"Good night boys," he kissed each twin on the forehead.
"'Night Ada," the twins said together.
*****
The twins' room was dark, except for the beam of moonlight shinning through the window. Elros was curled up on his side with a smile on his face. Elrond, though, was tossing and turning with his face scrunched up. Finally, he sat up and screamed. Gil Galad heard him from his room next to the twins. He rushed over to Elrond's bed where Elros was trying to calm his twin.
"Elrond, ionn-nín, what's wrong?" he picked up the crying child.
"'Ros," Elrond sniffled.
"What about him?"
Elrond rubbed his eyes. "He died," he paused, "in his great big island palace and I wasn't there!" Elrond burst out crying again.
"I don't wanna die Ada!" Elros cried climbing onto his father's lap.
"You are not going to die ionn-nín," Gil Galad tried soothing him.
"But 'Rond's dreams come true!"
"Well this one won't." Gil Galad settled the still sniffling twins back into their beds. "Now get some sleep and try not thinking of that dream." He closed the door with a soft click and returned to his own room.
*****
TBC
~ All the Elvish I know I learned at www.councilofelrond.com
~Translations iynn-nín: my sons
~ And I know it sounds like the twins didn't get dinner, but they did.
~This chapter didn't exactly turn out how I planned and I've been messing different drafts. Please let me know what you think.
~ I also revised the beginning of chapter two.
Chapter 6: Elrond's dream
After dinner, Gil Galad brought the twins up to their room for the night. Once they were dressed in their night clothes, they came bursting out of the bathroom door and jumped onto their beds, looking very much awake.
Gil Galad came into their rooms a few minutes later. "Are you two tired yet?" He asked.
Even after their short time together, Gil Galad could tell them apart. They looked every bit identical with their long dark hair and twinkling gray eyes, but to those who knew them, they could easily be distinguished. It was Elrond who was jumping straight up and down as high as he could on his bed. Elros always tried different jumps. Once, he tried flipping and ended up falling and breaking his arm.
**Flashback**
Gil Galad turned over in his bed to see a six year old boy pulling on his blanket to get his attention. What was the child doing up? It was well pas his bed time.
"Ch'im" the boy cleared his throat.
Gil Galad picked him up to sit on the bed next to him. "What is it Elros? You should be in bed."
"I'm Elrond."
"I'm sorry, Elrond, now what is it?"
Elrond put his thumb in his mouth and looked around a moment before taking it out again. "Are you my Adar?" He asked looking up at Gil Galad with his big gray eyes.
"What do you mean child?"
"My first Adar left to save Middle Earth. Then Maglor was my Adar, but he dis'peered. And you rescued me and 'Ros and you're gonna take care of us forever. So that makes you our Adar," Elrond explained.
"But why me?"
"Dreamt it."
"You dreamt it?"
Elrond shook his head. "Uh huh. My dreams come true," he whispered with teary eyes.
Gil Galad pulled him into his lap. "Of course I'll be your Adar." That seemed to make the child feel better. "Now, tell me about your other dreams."
Silent tears started rolling down Elrond's face and after a few moments said, "Nana turned into a bird and flew 'way."
**End Flashback**
Gil Galad shook his head to bring himself back to reality. The twins jumped off their beds and ran up excitedly to him.
"Tell us a story Ada!" Elrond started pulling his father over to the little sitting area where Elrond's book (the one he tried reading earlier) was.
"No!" Elros exclaimed pulling his father in the opposite direction to where the toys were kept. "Play."
Gil Galad held them still. "Not now iynn-nín. It's time for bed."
Two identical faces fell, showing their father what they thought of his idea. Gil Galad picked them up and gently placed each of them in their own bed.
"Good night boys," he kissed each twin on the forehead.
"'Night Ada," the twins said together.
*****
The twins' room was dark, except for the beam of moonlight shinning through the window. Elros was curled up on his side with a smile on his face. Elrond, though, was tossing and turning with his face scrunched up. Finally, he sat up and screamed. Gil Galad heard him from his room next to the twins. He rushed over to Elrond's bed where Elros was trying to calm his twin.
"Elrond, ionn-nín, what's wrong?" he picked up the crying child.
"'Ros," Elrond sniffled.
"What about him?"
Elrond rubbed his eyes. "He died," he paused, "in his great big island palace and I wasn't there!" Elrond burst out crying again.
"I don't wanna die Ada!" Elros cried climbing onto his father's lap.
"You are not going to die ionn-nín," Gil Galad tried soothing him.
"But 'Rond's dreams come true!"
"Well this one won't." Gil Galad settled the still sniffling twins back into their beds. "Now get some sleep and try not thinking of that dream." He closed the door with a soft click and returned to his own room.
*****
TBC
~ All the Elvish I know I learned at www.councilofelrond.com
~Translations iynn-nín: my sons
~ And I know it sounds like the twins didn't get dinner, but they did.