Ok everyone!! Sorry this is so late!!!! I (Arwen) Have been out of town
for about a week and my co-author Rhonda didn't want to post without me, so
that is why this is so late!!! Hope you all enjoy and as always please
r/r!
Title: Hope and Despair
Rating: ummm about PG-13 for violence and angst.
Disclaimer: Do we really have to say this? Ok, these characters do not belong to us, we just borrow them to torture for pleasure, not money and them give them back in (basically) the same condition we got them! *G*
A/N: Well this a first. Rhonda's first fic and my first co-authored fic. Hope everyone enjoys, feedback is always welcome!
Please Note: Much like Cassia and Sio, we feel that when Tolkien said that Aragorn was "raised in the house of Lord Elrond" he meant that Estel grew up in Rivendell with Elrond as his father and the twins as his brothers. Also in this fic (again like Cassia and Sio) we feel that Aragorn's mother died along with Arathorn, and she has no place in this fic.
Ok enough with the head's up!! On with the fic!
Chapter 3
The twins watched their father pace back and forth across his study. Elrohir swore that the floor actually had a groove in it from where his father did that every time he was worried, and with 3 sons, two of them twins, that was a lot!
"Ada, maybe you should rest for awhile" Elladan suggested hesitantly.
"Yes Ada, you should take some rest, we will find Estel on the morrow, but there is no sense exhausting yourself, Estel will need you in full health." Elrohir added his thoughts to the argument.
"Do you think I do not know this? Do you think me incapable of taking care of myself? You know nothing!" Elrond snapped at his sons.
Both Elladan and Elrohir took a step back from their father. He had never snapped at them like that before. True they had annoyed him on occasion with their endless pranks and troubled hunts and expeditions, but they had never seen his anger directed at them this way before.
"W w we're sorry Ada" Elrohir said softly, his eyes glued to his feet. "We only meant to help"
Elladan said nothing only looked at his father as if he had never seen him before.
Elrond sighed "I am sorry ionnath nin, I know that you only wish to help. Perhaps I will take rest, but you should do the same, I will see you both at first light." he finished in a soft tone, his emotions once again under control.
Both Elladan and Elrohir sighed in relief, this was their Ada, the one that they knew and loved so much.
"Very well" Elladan said just as softly
"Good night Ada" Elrohir added
"Yes good night Ada" Elladan echoed his brother
"Idh mae ionnath nin" Elrond replied.
The twins exited Elrond's study noiselessly. As they did so Elrond sighed and went through the door that led to his private chambers. The elf lord sank into a chair by the last embers of the fire, and stared into them blankly.
'I should have known that Estel would try and follow his brothers! How could I not have known? He was so disappointed about being left behind, and this is just the kind of thing he would pull.' Elrond berated himself silently.
Elrond continued to brood silently whilst staring intently into the dying embers of the fire. 'I have this impending sense of doom, something horrible is happening to Estel at this very moment! I have been feeling this for days, yet I ignored it! Why??' Elrond sighed, he knew the answer to his own question. 'Because I thought everything was fine, all of my sons were home, not getting into too much trouble, it was plain cockiness on my part.' he thought mournfully.
'Some wise elf lord, I've been having premonitions for millennia, and I ignore all the signs when it concerns my family. It was simply fooling myself thinking that I knew everything and ignoring all the warnings, and now little Estel is paying the price.' with that disturbing thought in mind the elf lord finally drifted into an uneasy sleep still staring blankly at the dying fire.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
The first sensation that Estel felt upon awakening was the rough floor scratching against his bare back. Then the pain hit. Though he tried not to make a sound he could not bite back the moan of pure agony that fought to escape.
"So I see little Estel has decided to wakey poo, awww isn't that sweet" Thaynes taunted in a honey sweet tone. "It doesn't hurt does it?" He sneered at the small boy.
"No?" he asked after he saw the look of defiance on Estel's face and in his eyes. "Well, I'll just have to fix that!"
Thaynes took out a long piece of leather that had a handle and little pieces of glass and metal worked through the braids. It was a homemade whip.
"What do you think of my new toy? I made it myself. I have heard many reports on how much whips hurt, and so I thought I would make one just to see if I could and I thought you would be perfect to test it out on" He grinned evilly at the small boy.
Thaynes rolled the still weak human over on his stomach so his back was exposed.
'This can't be good' Estel thought. He heard a slight whistling sound and then......
*CRACK*
Estel couldn't help it, he screamed in pain as he felt the glass and metal shards rip through the bare exposed skin on his back. Tears pooled in his eyes and streamed down his cheeks as the whip was cruelly brought down again and again....
"Ada" Estel sobbed "help me please"
"Your Ada is not here!" laughed Thaynes "he is not even really your Ada! He would be disgusted by your weakness! Any elfling could have easily handled this much pain! You are just a weak echil!" he hissed.
Pain was Estel's whole world. Not just the physical pain from the beating that he was receiving, but the nagging thought that maybe Thaynes was right was tearing him apart inside. The pain of that thought, that his family really didn't love him or care for him, hurt worse than ANY physical wounds ever could.
Suddenly, as quickly as the beating had started it was over. Estel could no longer feel anything but agony. He saw his own blood creating a puddle around him as it drained from his ruined back.
Thaynes swiftly kicked Estel over onto his back, and Estel sobbed in pain as he felt his abused flesh rub against the hard floor.
"You must be thirsty! All that screaming! I think I will take pity on a poor pathetic creature and give you something to drink" Thaynes sneered at Estel.
He then forced a waterskin into Estel's mouth and began pouring it's vile tasting contents down Estel's throat.
Estel sputtered and tried to spit out the horrid liquid, but Thaynes' hand on his throat kept Estel from spitting the nasty stuff out.
After Thaynes was satisfied that Estel had drank enough of the foul liquid the removed the waterskin from Estel's mouth and his hand from Estel's throat and watched gleefully as Estel tried to heave the liquid back out of his stomach. "What was that awful stuff" Estel whispered brokenly.
Thaynes was pleased to notice that the defiant gleam had left Estel's eyes. Estel truly felt as if their was no longer a reason to keep fighting. He was convinced that his elven family didn't love him, if they did why were they not here? Why did they not help him now?
"What you don't like my drink? Don't worry Mellon nin, it is merely something to ensure that you have a pleasant rest" Thaynes coldly mocked the young boy.
Estel's stomach began to churn, 'ugg, as if I wasn't feeling bad enough' Estel thought pitifully. He began to feel hot, then he was freezing, his whole body ached and his mind was begging for the bliss of unconsciousness.
But Estel felt sure that if he gave into the darkness pulling at him that he would never again wake to see the light. 'But why not give in?' a voice in Estel's mind whispered 'You have no family, no one loves you, no one cares, why go through all this pain for nothing? You could be free of it all, all you have to do is given in to the darkness' it whispered seductively in his mind.
Finally with one final pain filled sob Estel sank into the darkness, where there was no more pain or despair.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Elrond bolted up out of his light doze and literally jumped to his feet. He shuddered as he recalled what awoke him. He had heard Estel cry out for him!!! He knew that his youngest was in incredible danger and pain. But the worst was the feelings he got from Estel, his youngest was filled with despair, and was giving up the fight.
'Do not lose estel ion nin, we are coming for you' Elrond sent that thought out, hoping that it would somehow reach his youngest before it was too late.
TBC....
Ion nin- My son
Mellon nin- my friend
Ada-Father or Daddy
Idh mae ionnath nin-rest well my sons
Additional AN:
Iawen Londea: Thanks for the great reviews!! Hope this chapter meets with your approval as well!!
Ice Cube: Yes we are fond of a lot of Estel torture. It's getting closer to where they find Estel! Hope you enjoy this chapter as well.
Cannon Police: Ummm sorry? Sorry you have so many problems with this fic, maybe we can clear up a few? Let's keep in mind this is a very young elf, and yes he is a special case, also Thaynes has no knowledge of who Estel really is, he believes that he is just a human Elrond has taken in. We realize he is at odds with usual elf behavior, but I suppose we did not make that clear enough, we shall try to be a little more clear in the future. Ummm so let's just label this fic an AU and hopefully that will make it an easier read for all. Thank you for reading and reviewing! Constructive criticism is always welcome, thanks for pointing those things out.
Aemilia Rose: Next chapter's up!!! Hope you like it!!! Thanks for taking the time out to review!
Songbird: Thanks! Yes that is always so annoying!!! Elrond and co are going to be kicking themselves when they discover Estel!! Hope you enjoy this chapter too!
Firniswin: hehe, yeah we are mean to little Estel, but it's SO fun!!! Lol!! Next chapter's here!! Let us know what you think!
Hehe!! Well there it is!!! Ch 3! Lol See that little button down there???? It says Submit Review???? Push it and let us know what ya think!!!! Well, till next time!
Namaarie everyone!
Title: Hope and Despair
Rating: ummm about PG-13 for violence and angst.
Disclaimer: Do we really have to say this? Ok, these characters do not belong to us, we just borrow them to torture for pleasure, not money and them give them back in (basically) the same condition we got them! *G*
A/N: Well this a first. Rhonda's first fic and my first co-authored fic. Hope everyone enjoys, feedback is always welcome!
Please Note: Much like Cassia and Sio, we feel that when Tolkien said that Aragorn was "raised in the house of Lord Elrond" he meant that Estel grew up in Rivendell with Elrond as his father and the twins as his brothers. Also in this fic (again like Cassia and Sio) we feel that Aragorn's mother died along with Arathorn, and she has no place in this fic.
Ok enough with the head's up!! On with the fic!
Chapter 3
The twins watched their father pace back and forth across his study. Elrohir swore that the floor actually had a groove in it from where his father did that every time he was worried, and with 3 sons, two of them twins, that was a lot!
"Ada, maybe you should rest for awhile" Elladan suggested hesitantly.
"Yes Ada, you should take some rest, we will find Estel on the morrow, but there is no sense exhausting yourself, Estel will need you in full health." Elrohir added his thoughts to the argument.
"Do you think I do not know this? Do you think me incapable of taking care of myself? You know nothing!" Elrond snapped at his sons.
Both Elladan and Elrohir took a step back from their father. He had never snapped at them like that before. True they had annoyed him on occasion with their endless pranks and troubled hunts and expeditions, but they had never seen his anger directed at them this way before.
"W w we're sorry Ada" Elrohir said softly, his eyes glued to his feet. "We only meant to help"
Elladan said nothing only looked at his father as if he had never seen him before.
Elrond sighed "I am sorry ionnath nin, I know that you only wish to help. Perhaps I will take rest, but you should do the same, I will see you both at first light." he finished in a soft tone, his emotions once again under control.
Both Elladan and Elrohir sighed in relief, this was their Ada, the one that they knew and loved so much.
"Very well" Elladan said just as softly
"Good night Ada" Elrohir added
"Yes good night Ada" Elladan echoed his brother
"Idh mae ionnath nin" Elrond replied.
The twins exited Elrond's study noiselessly. As they did so Elrond sighed and went through the door that led to his private chambers. The elf lord sank into a chair by the last embers of the fire, and stared into them blankly.
'I should have known that Estel would try and follow his brothers! How could I not have known? He was so disappointed about being left behind, and this is just the kind of thing he would pull.' Elrond berated himself silently.
Elrond continued to brood silently whilst staring intently into the dying embers of the fire. 'I have this impending sense of doom, something horrible is happening to Estel at this very moment! I have been feeling this for days, yet I ignored it! Why??' Elrond sighed, he knew the answer to his own question. 'Because I thought everything was fine, all of my sons were home, not getting into too much trouble, it was plain cockiness on my part.' he thought mournfully.
'Some wise elf lord, I've been having premonitions for millennia, and I ignore all the signs when it concerns my family. It was simply fooling myself thinking that I knew everything and ignoring all the warnings, and now little Estel is paying the price.' with that disturbing thought in mind the elf lord finally drifted into an uneasy sleep still staring blankly at the dying fire.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
The first sensation that Estel felt upon awakening was the rough floor scratching against his bare back. Then the pain hit. Though he tried not to make a sound he could not bite back the moan of pure agony that fought to escape.
"So I see little Estel has decided to wakey poo, awww isn't that sweet" Thaynes taunted in a honey sweet tone. "It doesn't hurt does it?" He sneered at the small boy.
"No?" he asked after he saw the look of defiance on Estel's face and in his eyes. "Well, I'll just have to fix that!"
Thaynes took out a long piece of leather that had a handle and little pieces of glass and metal worked through the braids. It was a homemade whip.
"What do you think of my new toy? I made it myself. I have heard many reports on how much whips hurt, and so I thought I would make one just to see if I could and I thought you would be perfect to test it out on" He grinned evilly at the small boy.
Thaynes rolled the still weak human over on his stomach so his back was exposed.
'This can't be good' Estel thought. He heard a slight whistling sound and then......
*CRACK*
Estel couldn't help it, he screamed in pain as he felt the glass and metal shards rip through the bare exposed skin on his back. Tears pooled in his eyes and streamed down his cheeks as the whip was cruelly brought down again and again....
"Ada" Estel sobbed "help me please"
"Your Ada is not here!" laughed Thaynes "he is not even really your Ada! He would be disgusted by your weakness! Any elfling could have easily handled this much pain! You are just a weak echil!" he hissed.
Pain was Estel's whole world. Not just the physical pain from the beating that he was receiving, but the nagging thought that maybe Thaynes was right was tearing him apart inside. The pain of that thought, that his family really didn't love him or care for him, hurt worse than ANY physical wounds ever could.
Suddenly, as quickly as the beating had started it was over. Estel could no longer feel anything but agony. He saw his own blood creating a puddle around him as it drained from his ruined back.
Thaynes swiftly kicked Estel over onto his back, and Estel sobbed in pain as he felt his abused flesh rub against the hard floor.
"You must be thirsty! All that screaming! I think I will take pity on a poor pathetic creature and give you something to drink" Thaynes sneered at Estel.
He then forced a waterskin into Estel's mouth and began pouring it's vile tasting contents down Estel's throat.
Estel sputtered and tried to spit out the horrid liquid, but Thaynes' hand on his throat kept Estel from spitting the nasty stuff out.
After Thaynes was satisfied that Estel had drank enough of the foul liquid the removed the waterskin from Estel's mouth and his hand from Estel's throat and watched gleefully as Estel tried to heave the liquid back out of his stomach. "What was that awful stuff" Estel whispered brokenly.
Thaynes was pleased to notice that the defiant gleam had left Estel's eyes. Estel truly felt as if their was no longer a reason to keep fighting. He was convinced that his elven family didn't love him, if they did why were they not here? Why did they not help him now?
"What you don't like my drink? Don't worry Mellon nin, it is merely something to ensure that you have a pleasant rest" Thaynes coldly mocked the young boy.
Estel's stomach began to churn, 'ugg, as if I wasn't feeling bad enough' Estel thought pitifully. He began to feel hot, then he was freezing, his whole body ached and his mind was begging for the bliss of unconsciousness.
But Estel felt sure that if he gave into the darkness pulling at him that he would never again wake to see the light. 'But why not give in?' a voice in Estel's mind whispered 'You have no family, no one loves you, no one cares, why go through all this pain for nothing? You could be free of it all, all you have to do is given in to the darkness' it whispered seductively in his mind.
Finally with one final pain filled sob Estel sank into the darkness, where there was no more pain or despair.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Elrond bolted up out of his light doze and literally jumped to his feet. He shuddered as he recalled what awoke him. He had heard Estel cry out for him!!! He knew that his youngest was in incredible danger and pain. But the worst was the feelings he got from Estel, his youngest was filled with despair, and was giving up the fight.
'Do not lose estel ion nin, we are coming for you' Elrond sent that thought out, hoping that it would somehow reach his youngest before it was too late.
TBC....
Ion nin- My son
Mellon nin- my friend
Ada-Father or Daddy
Idh mae ionnath nin-rest well my sons
Additional AN:
Iawen Londea: Thanks for the great reviews!! Hope this chapter meets with your approval as well!!
Ice Cube: Yes we are fond of a lot of Estel torture. It's getting closer to where they find Estel! Hope you enjoy this chapter as well.
Cannon Police: Ummm sorry? Sorry you have so many problems with this fic, maybe we can clear up a few? Let's keep in mind this is a very young elf, and yes he is a special case, also Thaynes has no knowledge of who Estel really is, he believes that he is just a human Elrond has taken in. We realize he is at odds with usual elf behavior, but I suppose we did not make that clear enough, we shall try to be a little more clear in the future. Ummm so let's just label this fic an AU and hopefully that will make it an easier read for all. Thank you for reading and reviewing! Constructive criticism is always welcome, thanks for pointing those things out.
Aemilia Rose: Next chapter's up!!! Hope you like it!!! Thanks for taking the time out to review!
Songbird: Thanks! Yes that is always so annoying!!! Elrond and co are going to be kicking themselves when they discover Estel!! Hope you enjoy this chapter too!
Firniswin: hehe, yeah we are mean to little Estel, but it's SO fun!!! Lol!! Next chapter's here!! Let us know what you think!
Hehe!! Well there it is!!! Ch 3! Lol See that little button down there???? It says Submit Review???? Push it and let us know what ya think!!!! Well, till next time!
Namaarie everyone!
