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Chapter sixteen

Elladan wandered around in Lord Elrond's house looking for his twin brother. They were playing the game "hide and seek" and Elladan had trouble finding Elrohir. He had already searched through Elrohir's usual hiding places: under the beds, behind the curtains and even over the baths. He was getting frustrated. Elrohir couldn't have gone outside, he knew it was off limits...

He turned around in the corridor he was in. On his right was a door that led to the kitchens. He doubted that his brother was hiding there but he was getting a little thirsty so he decided to go and have something to drink. As he opened the door slightly he was surprised to find Elrohir there. He was standing over a cupboard, his back to Elladan, and reaching something from the top shelf. Elladan noticed that he wasn't wearing a shirt. He grinned and started walking quietly towards his bare-chested brother. When he was standing right behind him, he put his arms around his torso and yelled:

"Got you!"

Elrohir startled and dropped what he was trying to reach. It turned out to be jam jar, and as it hit the table, it broke and its contents splashed all over the twins. They stood dumbfounded for a second, Elladan still holding Elrohir. Then Elrohir turned around and Elladan could see that his brother's face - the small part that was not covered with jam - was growing red with anger. Elladan smartly let go of Elrohir and stepped back.

"Elladan!" Elrohir said angrily "What on Middle Earth were you thinking?"

"It is just a bit of jam," Elladan said calmly "Why are you so angry?" He didn't understand why Elrohir got so upset. Usually they would've laughed at this kind of accident.

"It is not just a bit of jam!" Elrohir shouted "Look at me! I'm covered with it." Elladan looked at Elrohir from head to toe. Elrohir was right; He was almost completely covered with jam, end Elladan realized that it looked very sexy.

"You look...," Elladan said quietly "...eatable." He grinned viciously.

Elrohir looked taken aback for a moment, but when Elladan took a step towards him, he seemed to remember he was supposed to be angry. He held up his hand between them.

"Do not think that you can just-" He fell silent. Elladan had grabbed his outstretched hand, forced it high above his head and pinned the other arm against the cupboard door behind them. Elrohir stared at his brother in shock.

"Oh but I *do* think I can," Elladan said just before attacking his neck with his tongue, licking away the jam. Elrohir tried to protest but it was useless; Elladan held him hard.

"I love it when you are angry," Elladan said huskily against his brother's neck. "I cannot resist you when you struggle like that against me." He pressed his groin hard against Elrohir's . Elrohir took a shaky breath.

"No... Elladan... stop this..." he said breathlessly. His knees were getting weak as Elladan grinded their hips together.

"What?" Elladan said in a mock curious voice. He lifted his face from his twin's neck and brought it very close to Elrohir's. "What did you say?" he breathed into Elrohir's mouth.

Elrohir tried to gather his thoughts, but it was hard when Elladan's erection (which was moving against his body) kept distracting him. His voice shook uncontrollably as he tried to speak:

"You... don't always... cannot... I mean... always get... what you want by..."

"All I want..." Elladan interrupted "... is you, my brother," he murmured and moved faster against Elrohir "I want you badly!" Elrohir could hear desperation in his voice. They were both shaking now. Apparently that was enough for Elrohir. He groaned and crashed their lips together fiercely.

"Elladan please," Elrohir gasped as Elladan broke the kiss and moved down to lick the jam off Elrohir's chest "I would touch you." Elladan obeyed and released his hold of Elrohir. The moment Elrohir got his hand free he put it between them and touched Elladan through his pants.

"Ah! Elrohir..." Elladan moaned and leaned into the touch. Elrohir was just about to slip his hand inside Elladan's pants when the door opened. They let go of each other immediately and turned to look at the door. There stood Lord Elrond.

"Father!" Elladan gasped. He was out of breath and tried (without success) to hide his erection "I - we were..." But to his surprise Elrond smiled.

"You two..." he sighed and shook his head. The twins didn't move. Then Elrond left the room only to return with a wet towel which he handed to Elrohir. Then he walked to the table and sat down.

Elrohir was first to recover from the shock. He started hastily wiping the jam off. Elladan on the other hand had his eyes fixed on his father. He looked somehow... sad. Elladan went to the table and sat opposite his father. Elrohir sat next to his brother.

"Father," Elladan said gently. Elrond looked up and smiled again to his boys.

"You look really happy," he said. Elrohir took Elladan's hand.

"We are," he said and they both smiled up to their father.

"That is wonderful," Elrond said. Then his face turned darker "I only wish that Aragorn and Legolas were too."

Elladan frowned. "What do you mean father? They love each other greatly and - "

"You don't think," Elrohir interrupted "that Legolas' father would stop them from being together?"

Elrond was silent.

"Look," Elladan reassured "Aragorn and Legolas are on their way to Mirkwood and I'm sure they'll talk some sense into Thranduil's mind."

"Actually," Elrond said and stood up "they are on their way to Lothlorien and should be there within these days."

"What?!" Elladan and Elrohir said at the same time. "Why meet there?" Elrohir frowned.

"That is what I've been wondering too." Elrond sighed.

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At the same time in the woods of Lothlorien

"Hurry, Aragorn hurry!" Legolas exclaimed and urged his horse towards the forest. "We are there! Oh, look! It is so beautiful. Aragorn come on!"

Aragorn laughed and rode after Legolas. When he reached him he had already jumped off his horse and entered the forest. "Oh, Aragorn," Legolas sighed as Aragorn too jumped of his horse "the forest is much more beautiful than I remembered." His eyes gleamed with excitement as he tried to look at every direction at once. Aragorn kept his eyes on Legolas. In his opinion, all the wonders of the forest were nothing compared to Legolas beauty, and he would much rather look at him.

Suddenly Legolas stopped moving. "Did you hear that?" he whispered. Aragorn moved next to Legolas and looked around. Soon he saw a beautiful blond headed elf walking towards them. He was dressed in a lighter shade of green that Legolas, and his bow and quiver were paler.

"Welcome to Lorien," the elf said "I am Haldir. May I inquire your purpose in here?"

"I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn," Aragorn said "and this is Legolas of Mirkwood."

"I am familiar of who you are," Haldir said. He turned his gaze on Legolas ."I have been told about your beauty," he smiled as his eyes wandered down his body "but words will not do you justice."

Legolas looked away from Haldir's piercingly blue eyes. He felt uneasy under his gaze. "Thank you. No one has ever said the to me."

"But Legolas," Aragorn said and wrapped his arms around Legolas' waist "I say that to you every day." Legolas looked quickly at Aragorn and smiled "Yes, of course you do." He still wouldn't meet Haldir's gaze. Unlike Legolas, Aragorn did not seem uneasy at all. He was smiling at Haldir.

"You know, we are a bit tired from our long journey. Could you take us to Legolas' father?

Haldir frowned. "King Thranduil? I do not understand. I believe he is in the realm of Mirkwood. Did you think he was here?"

Now Legolas looked at Haldir. "I received a letter from him," he said anxiously "He said that he would be here and that he needed to talk to me." Haldir looked really confused.

"He is not here. He could not have sent that letter."

Aragorn and Legolas looked at each other. Neither one had no idea what was going on.

"Listen," Haldir said after a while "I know you are weary from your trip so I'll take you somewhere you can rest. In the morning I will send a messenger to Mirkwood to find out what this is all about."

"You speak wisely Haldir," Aragorn said "We have to wait till morning. There has to be some explanation to this."

So Aragorn and Legolas let Haldir take them deeper into the forest where he presented them an accommodation for the night. There was a cosy room built on top of a tree. It had a large bed and a table, and a lovely view from the window. But Aragorn was so tired when he climbed up the tree that he went straight to bed without giving the view any thought. Legolas however said to Aragorn that he couldn't go to bed yet. The forest was so amazing at night that he stayed up for hours to stare out of the window. Aragorn just laughed wearily and fall asleep.

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Something awoke Aragorn in the middle of the night. He raised his head and found the room empty. Legolas was gone. Aragorn dressed up quickly and hurried down to find him. He could see clearly in the moonlight as he ran over the cool forest floor. He pulled his sword out as he begun to get desperate. He was never going to find Legolas like this. He couldn't even imagine what could've have happened to him.

After almost an hour of running he stopped and sat down. He leaned against a tree trunk and closed his eyes. "Legolas" he said to himself, breathing hard "Where are you?" Then he heard it. A muffled cry came from not far ahead. Aragorn jumped to his feet and ran towards the sound, making as little noise as he could. He heard another cry and he realised he was close. He bent down hid behind a bush. He peered carefully around it and saw the cause of the noise. His eyes widened in shock and he felt like all the air in his lungs had gone out as he watched two blond, naked elves tangling together on the ground. Aragorn let his sword drop to the ground with a clatter as he choked:

"Legolas!"

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