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"Swim more, Sil!" Legolas begged, as Sildulin informed him that it was time to go home, as a light autumn drizzle began to fall, but looking up at the sky, Sildulin could only assume a heavy rain was soon to follow. Though Legolas may have not minded the rain, Sildulin had gotten dry and wished not to get soaked through again; she being the only sensible one to get out of the water.
"No, Legolas, we must go. Ada will be worried for us if it is raining and we are still out." Legolas sighed; the thought of his ada being worried struck a cord in him, as he remembered his promise to him. No, he would not allow his father to be scared ever again, even if it meant going home when he wanted to swim a bit more.
"Sildulin, come now, he will not worry. He has the four off us, who are all aptly trained in the art of archery and swordsmanship." Elladan boasted, much to Sildulin's displeasure. She had refrained from laughing as he was being pelted with acorns, the least he could do was support her in the difficult task of getting Legolas to leave in a peaceable manner. Making her angrier was the fact she had saw in Legolas' eyes that he understood he had to leave for his father, but now that Elladan had said it was okay, his eye's lit up once again playfully, for now he thought he would not have to leave.
"Think of what the King has been through 'Dan." Sildulin spoke. Kaimelar watched curiously, he remembered that tone of voice before, but never was it spoken through his sister's mouth, but his mother's, when she and his father had gotten into fights; in was frightfully uncanny. He loved his mother to this day, but he never thought about his sister becoming a mother, taking on the qualities of one; worse yet, he being a father, the thought sent shivers down his spine.
Elladan remained in the water, trying to splash Sildulin with some water, who looked as though she would jump from skin and attack him with her bare hands. "Lighten up Sil, come back in the water, it is probably the last time you will be able to truly enjoy it before it freezes over."
"I would really rather not. It is fine if you want to stay in there, but Legolas, we must be getting back. Anyone else is free to join us." Legolas looked from his sister to Elladan, and decided that Sildulin was acting scary enough for him to get out of the water; he had had enough of mean Sil for one day.
Kaimelar also got out of the water, even though Sildulin had not requested he, individually, should get out, he was certain it was implied she wanted them all to go home. Besides, he did not feel safe just having Sildulin and Legolas walk home alone, even if there were more scouts about in these parts of the woods, merely because the King requested the stay near his children. Though the King had not told them of this extra measure of security, Kaimelar has spotted one or two in the trees. He liked to believe his father did it more for the sake of his sister and brother than for himself, since he was practically an Elvin warrior now, with but a season more of training to complete.
"Kai, what are you doing?" Elladan asked. At first he thought it was funny, he thought Sildulin would enjoy his teasing, but things had taken a turn for the worse, and he was not one to back down when challenged. He would show her than he couldn't tell him what to do, Sildulin was out to prove that she could, it's a female's entitlement.
Now the only two that were left in the water was Elrohir, who was seriously contemplating getting out, it would be no fun if it were just the two of them lazing around in foreign water. Besides, he wanted to play more of this "question game" with Legolas, he never found something so interesting and though provoking, Legolas asked the questions no one else was willing to ask, like, 'If you could turn you ada's hair into any color, what color would you choose.' He had chosen blue, but more importantly the question sparked an idea which he was plotting in his head right now. The challenge was, how to get the dye in his father's hair without him knowing, wait, Arwen. He began to think it through further, but yes, Arwen would be a great tool in executing this plan, and Legolas, he was coming next summer, perhaps he should hold off till he had the two young ones together. He got out of the water, intending to speak with Legolas about his thoughts on it all.
" 'Ro, not you too? How could you desert me so?"
Elrohir glanced back at his brother distractedly, not thinking about what his actions implicated to the others: it meant Sildulin had won. "I have to speak to my pal here." He said beckoning Legolas to his side, who eagerly came, wanted to go atop his friend's shoulders once again.
"Come now, 'Dan, we are all leaving, please come it is beginning to rain." Sildulin said, her voice softening, for she saw the hurt in his eyes as he was left alone, but still he refused to get out. He was the prouder of the two twins, maybe it was because he felt he was looked at as the oldest, so he had to uphold something, but whatever his reason's his pride bruised easier than Elrohir, who seemed content to roll with the punches. Perhaps, it was the older brother syndrome, as Kaimelar also seemed driven by pride on occasion, but in a different way, in a quieter way, if that was the right way of saying it.
"I like the rain, it enjoy to swim in the rain. So you guys go ahead I will be back later." The rain began to pour harder, it was as if the sky, so full of water, was slowly ripping at the seams until soon it would come down in one huge wave; not only was it foolish to remain in the water, it was unsafe. The others began to see it as well, and if Elladan were outside the situation he too would see how unreasonable and reckless he was behaving.
"Ell'dan, come out, the storm is bad!" Legolas called, beginning to get frightened as he heard a clasp of thunder, still at an age when storms were threatening forces of nature, he did not want to be stuck in the middle of it.
"Yes brother, it is time we go, we understand the point you were trying to make, it is not safe for any of us to be here now." Elrohir agreed, trying to unclasp Legolas' trembling hands from his hair, as he was now jerking it back nervously whenever thunder clasped.
"Soon the guards will be upon us, and they will drag you out, mellon nin." Kaimelar added, knowing that to be the truth.
"Please, 'Dan, please do it for me." Sildulin called, with nothing but tenderness in her voice. He looked at her through the sheets of rain, catching her deep brown eyes, she looked fearful. Maybe it would be the best for him to get out of the water, think about the other's who stood in the pouring rain waiting for him to rise above his vanity and join them.
"I am coming." He complied, beginning to swim than wade over to the river bank, but as he went, amidst the strong winds, violent rain and powerfully growing current, he lost his balance, he foot slipping on a stone on the bottom of the river; not being able to catch his balance quick enough he was soon carried along with the sweeping current of the water.
" 'Dan!" Elrohir yelled, watching helplessly as his brother was swept away. It happened so quickly none of them knew quite of to register it.
"Down!" Legolas yelled, Elrohir easily complied, being able to move more freely without the worry of dropping Legolas.
"Legolas get down you will get hurt!" Sildulin yet, not wanting to have to worry about another elf, especially when she thought she had lost him just days ago.
"No hurt. I find Elladan. I go fast in trees." He argued, insistent upon helping the elder twin.
"You will slip and fall and hurt yourself." Sildulin yelled, clearly trying to impress the young one with the danger of the situation, but there was no speaking to him now, his mind was set; if he could help he would.
"I help El'dan," he called, before beginning to swing and jump off in the direction that Elladan had floated off in. Sildulin was near tears, if only she had seen the change in the weather sooner, if she only had handed things differently, none of this would have happened. But now, now her baby brother, and her love were out beyond her sight in the rain, and quite possibly anything could happen.
"We must no stand around here" Elrohir cried, no longer being able to stand merely standing idly, not willing to act, that was his brother out there, the only option he saw now was to follow Legolas' lead and go after him. " We must find him."
"There are my adar's royal guards just yonder, let us get them, they are better trained to handle this." Sildulin instructed, they could not risk them all getting hurt or worse, the guards would be able to have better luck finding and saving Elladan than they would.
"Yes, 'Ro, we must get the guards, I am just as worried as you are, for now my brother is also out there." Kaimelar soothed, seeing the distress in his friend's eyes, he knew full well, that the twin's had rarely been separated, and neither could imagine a life without the other.
"It will take too long. You go and find them; I will go after our family. But I promise you I will not put my life in unnecessary peril, you have my word." Kaimelar searched his friend's eyes, there was no talking him out of it, and from the desperation he saw, he couldn't possibly imagine even trying.
"Go, we will get the guards, but please take care of yourself, and Legolas, when you find him, and I trust that you will retrieve your brother and he will be alright. Good luck, mellon nin."
"And good luck to you." Elrohir called, before turning off in chase of the two elves. Sildulin looked at her brother, eyes wide with disbelief and distress.
"I hope they will all be okay." Sildulin whispered. Kaimelar took her face in his hands, making her look into his eyes.
"I promise you they will be." She nodded, believing him, finding comfort in his strength; something in his eyes and his grip made her truly believe him, and she quickly followed as he ran off in search of some of his father's elven guards.
***Okay, it's not as long as normal, but I wanted to post as soon as I could, and I thought it was a good place to end. I hope you continue to enjoy the story. I promise there is more to come and I will get it up as soon as possible! Thanks again all, really your reviews are beyond appreciated.***
"Swim more, Sil!" Legolas begged, as Sildulin informed him that it was time to go home, as a light autumn drizzle began to fall, but looking up at the sky, Sildulin could only assume a heavy rain was soon to follow. Though Legolas may have not minded the rain, Sildulin had gotten dry and wished not to get soaked through again; she being the only sensible one to get out of the water.
"No, Legolas, we must go. Ada will be worried for us if it is raining and we are still out." Legolas sighed; the thought of his ada being worried struck a cord in him, as he remembered his promise to him. No, he would not allow his father to be scared ever again, even if it meant going home when he wanted to swim a bit more.
"Sildulin, come now, he will not worry. He has the four off us, who are all aptly trained in the art of archery and swordsmanship." Elladan boasted, much to Sildulin's displeasure. She had refrained from laughing as he was being pelted with acorns, the least he could do was support her in the difficult task of getting Legolas to leave in a peaceable manner. Making her angrier was the fact she had saw in Legolas' eyes that he understood he had to leave for his father, but now that Elladan had said it was okay, his eye's lit up once again playfully, for now he thought he would not have to leave.
"Think of what the King has been through 'Dan." Sildulin spoke. Kaimelar watched curiously, he remembered that tone of voice before, but never was it spoken through his sister's mouth, but his mother's, when she and his father had gotten into fights; in was frightfully uncanny. He loved his mother to this day, but he never thought about his sister becoming a mother, taking on the qualities of one; worse yet, he being a father, the thought sent shivers down his spine.
Elladan remained in the water, trying to splash Sildulin with some water, who looked as though she would jump from skin and attack him with her bare hands. "Lighten up Sil, come back in the water, it is probably the last time you will be able to truly enjoy it before it freezes over."
"I would really rather not. It is fine if you want to stay in there, but Legolas, we must be getting back. Anyone else is free to join us." Legolas looked from his sister to Elladan, and decided that Sildulin was acting scary enough for him to get out of the water; he had had enough of mean Sil for one day.
Kaimelar also got out of the water, even though Sildulin had not requested he, individually, should get out, he was certain it was implied she wanted them all to go home. Besides, he did not feel safe just having Sildulin and Legolas walk home alone, even if there were more scouts about in these parts of the woods, merely because the King requested the stay near his children. Though the King had not told them of this extra measure of security, Kaimelar has spotted one or two in the trees. He liked to believe his father did it more for the sake of his sister and brother than for himself, since he was practically an Elvin warrior now, with but a season more of training to complete.
"Kai, what are you doing?" Elladan asked. At first he thought it was funny, he thought Sildulin would enjoy his teasing, but things had taken a turn for the worse, and he was not one to back down when challenged. He would show her than he couldn't tell him what to do, Sildulin was out to prove that she could, it's a female's entitlement.
Now the only two that were left in the water was Elrohir, who was seriously contemplating getting out, it would be no fun if it were just the two of them lazing around in foreign water. Besides, he wanted to play more of this "question game" with Legolas, he never found something so interesting and though provoking, Legolas asked the questions no one else was willing to ask, like, 'If you could turn you ada's hair into any color, what color would you choose.' He had chosen blue, but more importantly the question sparked an idea which he was plotting in his head right now. The challenge was, how to get the dye in his father's hair without him knowing, wait, Arwen. He began to think it through further, but yes, Arwen would be a great tool in executing this plan, and Legolas, he was coming next summer, perhaps he should hold off till he had the two young ones together. He got out of the water, intending to speak with Legolas about his thoughts on it all.
" 'Ro, not you too? How could you desert me so?"
Elrohir glanced back at his brother distractedly, not thinking about what his actions implicated to the others: it meant Sildulin had won. "I have to speak to my pal here." He said beckoning Legolas to his side, who eagerly came, wanted to go atop his friend's shoulders once again.
"Come now, 'Dan, we are all leaving, please come it is beginning to rain." Sildulin said, her voice softening, for she saw the hurt in his eyes as he was left alone, but still he refused to get out. He was the prouder of the two twins, maybe it was because he felt he was looked at as the oldest, so he had to uphold something, but whatever his reason's his pride bruised easier than Elrohir, who seemed content to roll with the punches. Perhaps, it was the older brother syndrome, as Kaimelar also seemed driven by pride on occasion, but in a different way, in a quieter way, if that was the right way of saying it.
"I like the rain, it enjoy to swim in the rain. So you guys go ahead I will be back later." The rain began to pour harder, it was as if the sky, so full of water, was slowly ripping at the seams until soon it would come down in one huge wave; not only was it foolish to remain in the water, it was unsafe. The others began to see it as well, and if Elladan were outside the situation he too would see how unreasonable and reckless he was behaving.
"Ell'dan, come out, the storm is bad!" Legolas called, beginning to get frightened as he heard a clasp of thunder, still at an age when storms were threatening forces of nature, he did not want to be stuck in the middle of it.
"Yes brother, it is time we go, we understand the point you were trying to make, it is not safe for any of us to be here now." Elrohir agreed, trying to unclasp Legolas' trembling hands from his hair, as he was now jerking it back nervously whenever thunder clasped.
"Soon the guards will be upon us, and they will drag you out, mellon nin." Kaimelar added, knowing that to be the truth.
"Please, 'Dan, please do it for me." Sildulin called, with nothing but tenderness in her voice. He looked at her through the sheets of rain, catching her deep brown eyes, she looked fearful. Maybe it would be the best for him to get out of the water, think about the other's who stood in the pouring rain waiting for him to rise above his vanity and join them.
"I am coming." He complied, beginning to swim than wade over to the river bank, but as he went, amidst the strong winds, violent rain and powerfully growing current, he lost his balance, he foot slipping on a stone on the bottom of the river; not being able to catch his balance quick enough he was soon carried along with the sweeping current of the water.
" 'Dan!" Elrohir yelled, watching helplessly as his brother was swept away. It happened so quickly none of them knew quite of to register it.
"Down!" Legolas yelled, Elrohir easily complied, being able to move more freely without the worry of dropping Legolas.
"Legolas get down you will get hurt!" Sildulin yet, not wanting to have to worry about another elf, especially when she thought she had lost him just days ago.
"No hurt. I find Elladan. I go fast in trees." He argued, insistent upon helping the elder twin.
"You will slip and fall and hurt yourself." Sildulin yelled, clearly trying to impress the young one with the danger of the situation, but there was no speaking to him now, his mind was set; if he could help he would.
"I help El'dan," he called, before beginning to swing and jump off in the direction that Elladan had floated off in. Sildulin was near tears, if only she had seen the change in the weather sooner, if she only had handed things differently, none of this would have happened. But now, now her baby brother, and her love were out beyond her sight in the rain, and quite possibly anything could happen.
"We must no stand around here" Elrohir cried, no longer being able to stand merely standing idly, not willing to act, that was his brother out there, the only option he saw now was to follow Legolas' lead and go after him. " We must find him."
"There are my adar's royal guards just yonder, let us get them, they are better trained to handle this." Sildulin instructed, they could not risk them all getting hurt or worse, the guards would be able to have better luck finding and saving Elladan than they would.
"Yes, 'Ro, we must get the guards, I am just as worried as you are, for now my brother is also out there." Kaimelar soothed, seeing the distress in his friend's eyes, he knew full well, that the twin's had rarely been separated, and neither could imagine a life without the other.
"It will take too long. You go and find them; I will go after our family. But I promise you I will not put my life in unnecessary peril, you have my word." Kaimelar searched his friend's eyes, there was no talking him out of it, and from the desperation he saw, he couldn't possibly imagine even trying.
"Go, we will get the guards, but please take care of yourself, and Legolas, when you find him, and I trust that you will retrieve your brother and he will be alright. Good luck, mellon nin."
"And good luck to you." Elrohir called, before turning off in chase of the two elves. Sildulin looked at her brother, eyes wide with disbelief and distress.
"I hope they will all be okay." Sildulin whispered. Kaimelar took her face in his hands, making her look into his eyes.
"I promise you they will be." She nodded, believing him, finding comfort in his strength; something in his eyes and his grip made her truly believe him, and she quickly followed as he ran off in search of some of his father's elven guards.
***Okay, it's not as long as normal, but I wanted to post as soon as I could, and I thought it was a good place to end. I hope you continue to enjoy the story. I promise there is more to come and I will get it up as soon as possible! Thanks again all, really your reviews are beyond appreciated.***
