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Title: Be Careful What You Wish For
Rating: PG Slight angst, nothing bad or even bloody though
Summary: Estel, feeling very unloved and ignored, decides that the only way to get Elrond's attention is to become one of the sick the mighty healer tends.
AN: This is just a fic from my late night demented thoughts. I would love to thank my beta Sina who without nothing would be possible.
Please Note: Much like Cassia and Sio, I 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) I feel that Aragorn's mother died along with Arathorn, and she has no place in this fic.
Yammas Sirron: lol! More is here! Hope you enjoy this chapter as well!
Bill the Pony: Thanks! I hope you continue to enjoy this story! Thank you for the compliment!
Jack Sparrow: Thank you! Your question on how should be answered in this chapter! Thanks for reviewing.
Leggy-stinks: Thanks for the kind words, Estel's plan coming up!
Iawen Londea: Yes, our favorite ranger does managed to get himself into the worst situations doesn't he? Lol!
NaughtyNat: *grins* glad you liked it! Thank you for reviewing!
Thanks everyone!! Now on with ch 2!!!!!
Chapter 2
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The next morning Estel jumped from his bed eager to put his plan in action. As he entered the diningroom he saw his brothers and Ada. 'Maybe I won't have to go through with my plan, perhaps today they will have time for me, or at least maybe 'Dan and 'Ro will have time for me.' Estel thought hopefully.
"Good morning Ada, 'Ro, 'Dan. What have you planned for today?" Estel greeted his family.
Elrond smiled at his youngest son, he knew he had not seen him all day yesterday, but he must check on his patients now and after that he had much work to do in his study. "I am sorry Estel, but I fear today I will be busy also. Perhaps this weekend we will have a picnic by the river." Elrond answered his son's hidden question.
"Okay" Estel said, trying to fight the disappointment in his voice. 'I suppose I will have to go through with my plan after all.' Estel thought ruefully. He had planned it all night for he had not been able to sleep He could pull this off as long as he didn't slip up. As everyone was finishing up their meal Estel looked up to see that no one was watching and made himself sick all over the floor.
"ESTEL!" Elrond cried worriedly as he came over to see what was the matter with his youngest son.
"Ada, I feel bad" Estel cried, and he really did feel bad now. Elrond gathered the boy in his arms and carried him up to his bed. There he sat with him until Elladan ran in.
"Father one of the men's fever has spiked." Elladan said frantically. Elrond smiled at Estel. "Estel I must leave you for awhile, but you seem much better now, so it should be well. I shall return soon to check on you." he finished rushing out of the room.
Estel was now infuriated. 'Even when I'm sick Ada does not have time for me' he thought a little hurt by the thought. 'So when Ada returns I will make him spend some time with me.' he thought and began once again to make plans on how he could get his ada to spend time with him.
His mind thought long and hard until sleep finally took him. He awoke later as he heard Elrond speaking to Glorfindel just outside his door.
"I am going to check on Estel and then retire for the night." Elrond stated quietly, exhaustion colored his voice.
As Elrond approached what appeared to be a sleeping child Estel began to gasp for air.
"ESTEL? ESTEL? are you alright?" Elrond asked frantically. Elrond was now shaking the boy. Glorfindel, hearing the yells ran in to see what was wrong, as he approached he saw Estel turning blue.
Estel did not know how much longer he could keep this up for he was becoming light headed. "BREATHE ESTEL BREATHE!! please Estel" Elrond pleaded as tears formed in the corners of his eyes and worry creased his brow.
'I will play this for a moment longer just to make sure.' Estel thought. 'Surely father will not leave me for the others now.'
With one last gasp he fell onto the pillow as if he had passed out. Elrond was frantic.
"What could be wrong Glorfindel?" Elrond asked, completely confused. "He was fine when I left him a few hours ago. I will stay with him tonight and make sure he is okay." With that the elf lord layed down on the other half of Estel's bed, careful not to wake him. Glorfindel bid him a goodnight and departed.
Estel seemed so lifeless as Elrond watched him sleep. Estel turned over a smile now upon his face. His Ada was here with him, his plan had worked. With that happy thought the young human let the darkness of sleep steal over him.
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Estel waited all afternoon for Elrond's return. It was just at dusk by the time he finally entered the small child's room.
"Estel how do you fare now?"Elrond asked gently.
"I still feel bad Ada" the boy said. Elrond moved to the bedside to check his son over.
"Well you have no fever so I think you will be fine before too long. Try to get some sleep and if you need me in the night I will rush right here." Elrond's fatigue was catching up with him and he needed a full nights rest.
"Ok Ada," Estel said trying once again to hide his disappointment. As the door slowly closed Estel was already hard at work thinking. Hours passed and, suddenly an idea came to him in the middle of the night. All of those books with illnesses his father kept in his study. He would go there and find something. But Elrond had told him not to leave his bed. Estel struggled with this for a few minutes.
"Oh well, I will risk it." he thought, it is for a good cause, it is so I will have more time with him. He carefully eased the door open and peeked out. Seeing no one he tiptoed past the twins' rooms and almost holding his breath passed Elrond's. Finally, he came to the study and let out a sigh of relief as he closed the door behind him. He started pulling books off the shelves and putting them back careful as not to alert anyone that he had been there. This was going to be harder than he thought.
Finally, he came across a book with pictures in it. All the people in the pictures looked very sick. 'Well that is good' Estel thought. He found one picture of a plant and thought, 'I have seen this one in father's herbs.' No longer thinking about getting caught, he ripped the page from the book and placed the book back on the shelf. 'I will find this. Surely it will keep Ada by my side for at least a couple of days.' he thought happily.
As dawn was but a few hours away he crept back to his bed. He finally drifted off with a smile on his face thinking of the time he and his ada would spend together.
A couple hours later Elrond entered to check on his son. Elrond was feeling much better after some sleep, and was prepared to face the day. Estel stirred with the opening of the door.
"Good morning Adar."
"Good morning to you tithen pen"
"Ada can we play today?"Estel asked hopefully.
Elrond chuckled, "No Estel you need to stay in bed. You have troubled me deeply and you are not to leave this bed today."
"But Ada" Estel whined.
"Is that understood Estel?!"
"Yes Ada", Estel relented mournfully.
"I will return after breakfast with something for you to eat." Elrond stated and then left his youngest to rest.
Estel pulled the picture from his tunic pocket. "I hate to disobey father but I must find this." He carefully got dressed and peeked outside the bedroom door. No one in sight, and he sighed with relief. Breakfast would soon be starting and he knew Elrond or one of the twins would be in his room to check on him soon. Just as he was sneaking to Elrond's herb room, Elrond himself was coming back to Estel's room. "Estel are you awake?" not hearing a reply he entered. All he saw was a mass of blankets. Thinking the child had fallen asleep he closed the door quietly. 'I will check on him after breakfast' Elrond thought.
As Estel entered his father's herb room his stomach did flips. Should he be caught here he was certain there would be punishment. He carefully looked through all the herbs placing each one back neatly. At last he came across what he thought was the plant in the picture. Estel pulled the picture out of his tunic and compared them.
"Yes," he said "a perfect match."
He took two flowers out wondering if that would be enough. After a few moments of debating with himself he decided more was better and took half of the bag. He placed the jar back on the shelf and slowly made his way back to his room. 'Good' he thought 'no one had noticed his absence.'
Moments later the twins burst in the room. "Maer aur Estel." they said together. Estel smiled at the sight and antics of his brothers.
"Come we are going to breakfast join us." said Elrohir.
"Okay" Estel said happily jumping on Elladan's back for a ride downstairs. As they entered the diningroom Elrond looked up and a smile graced his face at the sight of the siblings.
"Estel are you sure you feel well enough to be out of bed?" Elrond asked.
"Yes Ada, and I am hungry!" This provoked a chuckle from the elf lord which he fought to hide. "Father we must go to Lorien and deliver those messages to grandfather and grandmother at once." Elladan stated once they were all seated.
"Oooo can I come?" Estel almost yelled the question in his excitement.
"I am afraid not Estel" Elrond stated as his eyebrows arched so to end any arguement before it started. Estel slumped down in his chair, hunger had now eluded him for some reason.
Elrond noticed the change in Estel and asked what was wrong. "Nothing Ada may I go back to bed now?" "As you wish Estel. I will join you after breakfast."Elrond stated softly, shoeing his youngest up to bed.
Upon returning to his room Estel moped. 'All I wanted was to get someone to play or spend time with me and no on will.' he whined to himself tears now rolling non stop down his face. It then that the thought of the plant dawned on him and he pulled it from his pocket. Smiling once more, Estel quickly ate them all. 'Ada will spend LOTS of time with me now' he thought.
Suddenly, the room began to spin and his vision blurred. As if that were not enough his stomach began to cramp and his throat constricted. Estel's final thought before he hit the floor and lapsed into unconsciousness were 'What have I done?'
TBC.........
Title: Be Careful What You Wish For
Rating: PG Slight angst, nothing bad or even bloody though
Summary: Estel, feeling very unloved and ignored, decides that the only way to get Elrond's attention is to become one of the sick the mighty healer tends.
AN: This is just a fic from my late night demented thoughts. I would love to thank my beta Sina who without nothing would be possible.
Please Note: Much like Cassia and Sio, I 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) I feel that Aragorn's mother died along with Arathorn, and she has no place in this fic.
Yammas Sirron: lol! More is here! Hope you enjoy this chapter as well!
Bill the Pony: Thanks! I hope you continue to enjoy this story! Thank you for the compliment!
Jack Sparrow: Thank you! Your question on how should be answered in this chapter! Thanks for reviewing.
Leggy-stinks: Thanks for the kind words, Estel's plan coming up!
Iawen Londea: Yes, our favorite ranger does managed to get himself into the worst situations doesn't he? Lol!
NaughtyNat: *grins* glad you liked it! Thank you for reviewing!
Thanks everyone!! Now on with ch 2!!!!!
Chapter 2
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The next morning Estel jumped from his bed eager to put his plan in action. As he entered the diningroom he saw his brothers and Ada. 'Maybe I won't have to go through with my plan, perhaps today they will have time for me, or at least maybe 'Dan and 'Ro will have time for me.' Estel thought hopefully.
"Good morning Ada, 'Ro, 'Dan. What have you planned for today?" Estel greeted his family.
Elrond smiled at his youngest son, he knew he had not seen him all day yesterday, but he must check on his patients now and after that he had much work to do in his study. "I am sorry Estel, but I fear today I will be busy also. Perhaps this weekend we will have a picnic by the river." Elrond answered his son's hidden question.
"Okay" Estel said, trying to fight the disappointment in his voice. 'I suppose I will have to go through with my plan after all.' Estel thought ruefully. He had planned it all night for he had not been able to sleep He could pull this off as long as he didn't slip up. As everyone was finishing up their meal Estel looked up to see that no one was watching and made himself sick all over the floor.
"ESTEL!" Elrond cried worriedly as he came over to see what was the matter with his youngest son.
"Ada, I feel bad" Estel cried, and he really did feel bad now. Elrond gathered the boy in his arms and carried him up to his bed. There he sat with him until Elladan ran in.
"Father one of the men's fever has spiked." Elladan said frantically. Elrond smiled at Estel. "Estel I must leave you for awhile, but you seem much better now, so it should be well. I shall return soon to check on you." he finished rushing out of the room.
Estel was now infuriated. 'Even when I'm sick Ada does not have time for me' he thought a little hurt by the thought. 'So when Ada returns I will make him spend some time with me.' he thought and began once again to make plans on how he could get his ada to spend time with him.
His mind thought long and hard until sleep finally took him. He awoke later as he heard Elrond speaking to Glorfindel just outside his door.
"I am going to check on Estel and then retire for the night." Elrond stated quietly, exhaustion colored his voice.
As Elrond approached what appeared to be a sleeping child Estel began to gasp for air.
"ESTEL? ESTEL? are you alright?" Elrond asked frantically. Elrond was now shaking the boy. Glorfindel, hearing the yells ran in to see what was wrong, as he approached he saw Estel turning blue.
Estel did not know how much longer he could keep this up for he was becoming light headed. "BREATHE ESTEL BREATHE!! please Estel" Elrond pleaded as tears formed in the corners of his eyes and worry creased his brow.
'I will play this for a moment longer just to make sure.' Estel thought. 'Surely father will not leave me for the others now.'
With one last gasp he fell onto the pillow as if he had passed out. Elrond was frantic.
"What could be wrong Glorfindel?" Elrond asked, completely confused. "He was fine when I left him a few hours ago. I will stay with him tonight and make sure he is okay." With that the elf lord layed down on the other half of Estel's bed, careful not to wake him. Glorfindel bid him a goodnight and departed.
Estel seemed so lifeless as Elrond watched him sleep. Estel turned over a smile now upon his face. His Ada was here with him, his plan had worked. With that happy thought the young human let the darkness of sleep steal over him.
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Estel waited all afternoon for Elrond's return. It was just at dusk by the time he finally entered the small child's room.
"Estel how do you fare now?"Elrond asked gently.
"I still feel bad Ada" the boy said. Elrond moved to the bedside to check his son over.
"Well you have no fever so I think you will be fine before too long. Try to get some sleep and if you need me in the night I will rush right here." Elrond's fatigue was catching up with him and he needed a full nights rest.
"Ok Ada," Estel said trying once again to hide his disappointment. As the door slowly closed Estel was already hard at work thinking. Hours passed and, suddenly an idea came to him in the middle of the night. All of those books with illnesses his father kept in his study. He would go there and find something. But Elrond had told him not to leave his bed. Estel struggled with this for a few minutes.
"Oh well, I will risk it." he thought, it is for a good cause, it is so I will have more time with him. He carefully eased the door open and peeked out. Seeing no one he tiptoed past the twins' rooms and almost holding his breath passed Elrond's. Finally, he came to the study and let out a sigh of relief as he closed the door behind him. He started pulling books off the shelves and putting them back careful as not to alert anyone that he had been there. This was going to be harder than he thought.
Finally, he came across a book with pictures in it. All the people in the pictures looked very sick. 'Well that is good' Estel thought. He found one picture of a plant and thought, 'I have seen this one in father's herbs.' No longer thinking about getting caught, he ripped the page from the book and placed the book back on the shelf. 'I will find this. Surely it will keep Ada by my side for at least a couple of days.' he thought happily.
As dawn was but a few hours away he crept back to his bed. He finally drifted off with a smile on his face thinking of the time he and his ada would spend together.
A couple hours later Elrond entered to check on his son. Elrond was feeling much better after some sleep, and was prepared to face the day. Estel stirred with the opening of the door.
"Good morning Adar."
"Good morning to you tithen pen"
"Ada can we play today?"Estel asked hopefully.
Elrond chuckled, "No Estel you need to stay in bed. You have troubled me deeply and you are not to leave this bed today."
"But Ada" Estel whined.
"Is that understood Estel?!"
"Yes Ada", Estel relented mournfully.
"I will return after breakfast with something for you to eat." Elrond stated and then left his youngest to rest.
Estel pulled the picture from his tunic pocket. "I hate to disobey father but I must find this." He carefully got dressed and peeked outside the bedroom door. No one in sight, and he sighed with relief. Breakfast would soon be starting and he knew Elrond or one of the twins would be in his room to check on him soon. Just as he was sneaking to Elrond's herb room, Elrond himself was coming back to Estel's room. "Estel are you awake?" not hearing a reply he entered. All he saw was a mass of blankets. Thinking the child had fallen asleep he closed the door quietly. 'I will check on him after breakfast' Elrond thought.
As Estel entered his father's herb room his stomach did flips. Should he be caught here he was certain there would be punishment. He carefully looked through all the herbs placing each one back neatly. At last he came across what he thought was the plant in the picture. Estel pulled the picture out of his tunic and compared them.
"Yes," he said "a perfect match."
He took two flowers out wondering if that would be enough. After a few moments of debating with himself he decided more was better and took half of the bag. He placed the jar back on the shelf and slowly made his way back to his room. 'Good' he thought 'no one had noticed his absence.'
Moments later the twins burst in the room. "Maer aur Estel." they said together. Estel smiled at the sight and antics of his brothers.
"Come we are going to breakfast join us." said Elrohir.
"Okay" Estel said happily jumping on Elladan's back for a ride downstairs. As they entered the diningroom Elrond looked up and a smile graced his face at the sight of the siblings.
"Estel are you sure you feel well enough to be out of bed?" Elrond asked.
"Yes Ada, and I am hungry!" This provoked a chuckle from the elf lord which he fought to hide. "Father we must go to Lorien and deliver those messages to grandfather and grandmother at once." Elladan stated once they were all seated.
"Oooo can I come?" Estel almost yelled the question in his excitement.
"I am afraid not Estel" Elrond stated as his eyebrows arched so to end any arguement before it started. Estel slumped down in his chair, hunger had now eluded him for some reason.
Elrond noticed the change in Estel and asked what was wrong. "Nothing Ada may I go back to bed now?" "As you wish Estel. I will join you after breakfast."Elrond stated softly, shoeing his youngest up to bed.
Upon returning to his room Estel moped. 'All I wanted was to get someone to play or spend time with me and no on will.' he whined to himself tears now rolling non stop down his face. It then that the thought of the plant dawned on him and he pulled it from his pocket. Smiling once more, Estel quickly ate them all. 'Ada will spend LOTS of time with me now' he thought.
Suddenly, the room began to spin and his vision blurred. As if that were not enough his stomach began to cramp and his throat constricted. Estel's final thought before he hit the floor and lapsed into unconsciousness were 'What have I done?'
TBC.........
