Title: A nightly adventure
A raven haired elf slipped quietly through the dark and empty corridors. He glanced over his shoulders before he continued to half run to his destination. He did not want to be caught sneaking in the corridors in the middle of the night again.
He turned around a corner to the left. He knew this way very well, he had walked it a millions of time, and this was not the first time he had walked it during night time. He drew his dressing gown closer to his slim body and shivered slightly. The way seemed longer in the night time than in the day time. Perhaps the reason for that was his condition. He needed to get to his destination and that quickly.
He quietly ran down for a staircase, without even breathe too loud. Finally he started to get close and he rubbed his hand in anticipation. Suddenly he froze. He pricked his pointy ears. It had sounded like someone else was in the corridor. Or was he just imagining? Now his sensitive ears could not pick up any sound, so he continued his journey rapidly. / Finally! / he thought when he saw the two large wooden doors in the end of the corridor. He went closer, glanced over his shoulder again and grasped the door knob with a determined hand. He had longed for this moment the whole night.
The kitchen.
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He sighed of relief when he finally was in safety. He had been hungry the whole night and evening. He and his brother Elladan had missed the dinner that evening, for they had been out entertaining themselves by practising archery in the woods. Their father, Lord Elrond, had been furious for they had long distant friends visiting and it had been important that the twins had attended. And when they did not..Elrond had sent them to their chambers, and get no food as punishment. The twins had been very crossed, and now Elrohir could not resist his hunger anymore. He needed food.
He lit a candle to give light to the room. He went through the room, avoiding benches and tables. He directed his steps to the main larder and opened it. The look almost made him drool; lots of fruit, bread and vegetables. He put the candle on a table next to him, rolled up his sleeves methodically and started to gather his arms full of delicious food. When he was finished he directed his steps to the main doors, so he quickly could get back to his chambers. When he passed the wine larder he stopped and bit his lip. Could he manage to take a wine bottle to? He slowly turned around, facing the wine larder and somehow he managed to open the door without drop the food in his arms. He smiled mischievously at his success when his slender fingers grasped a cold bottle. But before he had time to hide or even react, the doors to the kitchen opened and a voice hissed:
"Elrohir?!"
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Elrohir turned around rapidly and was not too surprised when he saw his identical twin, Elladan; standing in the door with a candle in his hand.
"Elladan! Do not scare me like that again!"
"I apologise. It is just that I had not expected to find anyone in here now. Though.." Elladan said, glancing at the food in Elrohir's arms. "I am not too surprised either, brother."
He closed the doors quietly and walked towards Elrohir.
"Have you found anything worth getting out of bed?"
"Yes, a lot, dear brother!" Elrohir answered triumphal, while he put everything down on a wooden bench.
"Very good, this will make us more than satisfied!" Elladan said and picked up an apple.
Immediately Elrohir snatched the apple from Elladan's unprepared hands.
"Do not start to eat here!" he hissed. "I know you. When you have started to eat, nothing can stop you! We cannot reveal ourselves, for if someone finds us here, he or she will definitely tell Ada. And if Ada knows we have been here..he will ground us for centuries, like if we were little elflings!"
"But you are a little elfling, dear brother.." Elladan said and ducked when Elrohir threw the apple in his direction. "At least always in my eyes. And by the way, who is it that always leaves the dining table last of all? For sure, it is not me."
This not Elladan did not manage to duck in time before a second apple flew through the air, and hit him at his forehead. It left a quite visible, red mark.
"Ouch! It hurts." Elladan exclaimed, rubbing his forehead gently.
"You deserve it, for your constant babbling. " Elrohir said, laughing at the facial expression of his brother.
While Elrohir was trying to choke his laughter, Elladan quickly grabbed a soaking wet towel and ran towards his brother with the intensions to smack him in the face with the towel. Elrohir reacted quickly, and ran to the other side of the big room.
"Catch me if you can!"
"I will, just watch me!"
They ran in circles, one fleeing and the other one chasing. Suddenly they heard footsteps outside in the corridor. Quick as the eye Elrohir put out the candles, and both of them stood absolutely still. They heard the footsteps walk by the door and eventually become weaker. Elrohir dared to whisper:
"Is he gone?"
"I think so..Why do you think it was a 'he'?"
"Because the steps were heavy. No maiden would make such a noise, they are always very quiet." Elrohir answered seriously.
Elladan chuckled and said sarcastically:
"And that you know, for you are such an expert at maidens!"
"Be quiet, you should not say anything!" Elrohir hissed, and added with a smooth voice: "Do you not remember what happened that time with..what was her name? Miltheniel? I am sure she has not forgotten."
"Shh! I think we should drop this subject now. Let us instead take the food and go to our chambers."
Elrohir could hear the annoyance in Elladan's voice, so he did not protest. Anyway, he would rather eat now, than keep teasing his brother. Tease his brother could he always do on the day, if he prepared to run when Elladan lost his temperament.
"Where is the food?" Elladan asked after a while when nobody had moved or talked, just standing there in the complete darkness.
"I do not know. I put it somewhere in here..Where are the candles? We need light." Elrohir said.
"Do you think I know where the candles are? It was YOU that put them out! You should know where they are."
"I put them here I think..Ouch!!"
"What happened?" Elladan asked with a string of concern in his voice.
"I hit my foot in a bench!" Elrohir winced.
"Shh. I found another candle here. Wait.." Elladan said, while he was trying to light the candle.
When Elladan finally managed to light the candle, they could see that the food was in the other side of the room, lying on a bench. They picked it up with great trouble, nearly dropping it.
"Is it everything?" Elrohir asked and looked around.
"I think so. We cannot leave anything here." Elladan said, trying to hold the candle up straight.
"Are you afraid of not getting satisfied?" Elrohir said with an amused voice.
"You are hopeless. Are we really brothers?" Elladan asked with a sigh.
Elrohir pretended to think a while.
"I do not think so. I mean, how could we be? Hm..Oh! I got it, we have the same parents, and we look just like each other, which are why we are brothers! Even twins, I can assure you."
"How about stop being a fool, and get out of here?" Elladan said, now a bit tired of his so-called brother. The night time was definitely not the right time for a fight, brothers between.
"Good idea. Actually, the best you have had today!"
The brothers snuck out of the room, closed the doors and began the long, dark way back to their chambers with only a candle as guidance.
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A/N I'm very unsure where this is going..Honestly. Review, and tell me if you want more. Please? :)
A raven haired elf slipped quietly through the dark and empty corridors. He glanced over his shoulders before he continued to half run to his destination. He did not want to be caught sneaking in the corridors in the middle of the night again.
He turned around a corner to the left. He knew this way very well, he had walked it a millions of time, and this was not the first time he had walked it during night time. He drew his dressing gown closer to his slim body and shivered slightly. The way seemed longer in the night time than in the day time. Perhaps the reason for that was his condition. He needed to get to his destination and that quickly.
He quietly ran down for a staircase, without even breathe too loud. Finally he started to get close and he rubbed his hand in anticipation. Suddenly he froze. He pricked his pointy ears. It had sounded like someone else was in the corridor. Or was he just imagining? Now his sensitive ears could not pick up any sound, so he continued his journey rapidly. / Finally! / he thought when he saw the two large wooden doors in the end of the corridor. He went closer, glanced over his shoulder again and grasped the door knob with a determined hand. He had longed for this moment the whole night.
The kitchen.
~*~*~*~*~*~
He sighed of relief when he finally was in safety. He had been hungry the whole night and evening. He and his brother Elladan had missed the dinner that evening, for they had been out entertaining themselves by practising archery in the woods. Their father, Lord Elrond, had been furious for they had long distant friends visiting and it had been important that the twins had attended. And when they did not..Elrond had sent them to their chambers, and get no food as punishment. The twins had been very crossed, and now Elrohir could not resist his hunger anymore. He needed food.
He lit a candle to give light to the room. He went through the room, avoiding benches and tables. He directed his steps to the main larder and opened it. The look almost made him drool; lots of fruit, bread and vegetables. He put the candle on a table next to him, rolled up his sleeves methodically and started to gather his arms full of delicious food. When he was finished he directed his steps to the main doors, so he quickly could get back to his chambers. When he passed the wine larder he stopped and bit his lip. Could he manage to take a wine bottle to? He slowly turned around, facing the wine larder and somehow he managed to open the door without drop the food in his arms. He smiled mischievously at his success when his slender fingers grasped a cold bottle. But before he had time to hide or even react, the doors to the kitchen opened and a voice hissed:
"Elrohir?!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Elrohir turned around rapidly and was not too surprised when he saw his identical twin, Elladan; standing in the door with a candle in his hand.
"Elladan! Do not scare me like that again!"
"I apologise. It is just that I had not expected to find anyone in here now. Though.." Elladan said, glancing at the food in Elrohir's arms. "I am not too surprised either, brother."
He closed the doors quietly and walked towards Elrohir.
"Have you found anything worth getting out of bed?"
"Yes, a lot, dear brother!" Elrohir answered triumphal, while he put everything down on a wooden bench.
"Very good, this will make us more than satisfied!" Elladan said and picked up an apple.
Immediately Elrohir snatched the apple from Elladan's unprepared hands.
"Do not start to eat here!" he hissed. "I know you. When you have started to eat, nothing can stop you! We cannot reveal ourselves, for if someone finds us here, he or she will definitely tell Ada. And if Ada knows we have been here..he will ground us for centuries, like if we were little elflings!"
"But you are a little elfling, dear brother.." Elladan said and ducked when Elrohir threw the apple in his direction. "At least always in my eyes. And by the way, who is it that always leaves the dining table last of all? For sure, it is not me."
This not Elladan did not manage to duck in time before a second apple flew through the air, and hit him at his forehead. It left a quite visible, red mark.
"Ouch! It hurts." Elladan exclaimed, rubbing his forehead gently.
"You deserve it, for your constant babbling. " Elrohir said, laughing at the facial expression of his brother.
While Elrohir was trying to choke his laughter, Elladan quickly grabbed a soaking wet towel and ran towards his brother with the intensions to smack him in the face with the towel. Elrohir reacted quickly, and ran to the other side of the big room.
"Catch me if you can!"
"I will, just watch me!"
They ran in circles, one fleeing and the other one chasing. Suddenly they heard footsteps outside in the corridor. Quick as the eye Elrohir put out the candles, and both of them stood absolutely still. They heard the footsteps walk by the door and eventually become weaker. Elrohir dared to whisper:
"Is he gone?"
"I think so..Why do you think it was a 'he'?"
"Because the steps were heavy. No maiden would make such a noise, they are always very quiet." Elrohir answered seriously.
Elladan chuckled and said sarcastically:
"And that you know, for you are such an expert at maidens!"
"Be quiet, you should not say anything!" Elrohir hissed, and added with a smooth voice: "Do you not remember what happened that time with..what was her name? Miltheniel? I am sure she has not forgotten."
"Shh! I think we should drop this subject now. Let us instead take the food and go to our chambers."
Elrohir could hear the annoyance in Elladan's voice, so he did not protest. Anyway, he would rather eat now, than keep teasing his brother. Tease his brother could he always do on the day, if he prepared to run when Elladan lost his temperament.
"Where is the food?" Elladan asked after a while when nobody had moved or talked, just standing there in the complete darkness.
"I do not know. I put it somewhere in here..Where are the candles? We need light." Elrohir said.
"Do you think I know where the candles are? It was YOU that put them out! You should know where they are."
"I put them here I think..Ouch!!"
"What happened?" Elladan asked with a string of concern in his voice.
"I hit my foot in a bench!" Elrohir winced.
"Shh. I found another candle here. Wait.." Elladan said, while he was trying to light the candle.
When Elladan finally managed to light the candle, they could see that the food was in the other side of the room, lying on a bench. They picked it up with great trouble, nearly dropping it.
"Is it everything?" Elrohir asked and looked around.
"I think so. We cannot leave anything here." Elladan said, trying to hold the candle up straight.
"Are you afraid of not getting satisfied?" Elrohir said with an amused voice.
"You are hopeless. Are we really brothers?" Elladan asked with a sigh.
Elrohir pretended to think a while.
"I do not think so. I mean, how could we be? Hm..Oh! I got it, we have the same parents, and we look just like each other, which are why we are brothers! Even twins, I can assure you."
"How about stop being a fool, and get out of here?" Elladan said, now a bit tired of his so-called brother. The night time was definitely not the right time for a fight, brothers between.
"Good idea. Actually, the best you have had today!"
The brothers snuck out of the room, closed the doors and began the long, dark way back to their chambers with only a candle as guidance.
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A/N I'm very unsure where this is going..Honestly. Review, and tell me if you want more. Please? :)