~*~Chapter 5~*~

Legolas, Glorfindel and Raenan woke up at the same time. Legolas and Raenan got up right away but Glorfindel still lay in his bedroll, staring up into the tree. Aragorn was suddenly glad he'd taken the care to hide the 'trap'. Legolas looked at the older elf for a minute, then shrugged and started rolling up his bedroll.

Glorfindel shook his head slightly and hid a smile, "Estel, come here for a second please."

Aragorn jumped slightly and walked over hiding a smile, "Yes?"

When Aragorn got close enough, Glorfindel's slight smile turned to a wicked grin and he rolled under the human, tripping him and throwing him to where he was laying before. Aragorn landed with a thump right where Glorfindel was before, he was about to stand up when… well… SPLAT! He was covered from head to toe in mud. Glorfindel snickered and looked over to where Legolas and Raenan were sitting, the two of them were glancing back and forth between Aragorn and Glorfindel, not understanding what just happened. The three snickered as Aragorn stumbled to his feet.

"Come on Estel, you should know better than to try that with me," Glorfindel said.

"Whatever… but… then again… I think this has already happened to you," Aragorn answered.

Glorfindel rolled his eyes and, glancing at Legolas, shook his head and rolled up his bedroll quickly, - Estel needs more training in sneaking up on people, he didn't even know I was awake! –

- I don't get it; I know it was hidden well enough not to be able to see, even for an elf. The only way he could have known was if… - Aragorn paused and spun around to face Glorfindel, "You were awake weren't you!?"

Glorfindel snickered, "Took you long enough to figure that one out. Besides, do you know how hard it is to wash mud out of blond hair? At least with you, you can't tell the difference."

Aragorn snorted, "Maybe, but, sometimes that's a good thing… 'tis harder to get in trouble with ada."

"I don't mean the color hides it… I mean it's always so messy, a little mud wouldn't make a difference," with that, Glorfindel turned with a look on his face that screamed success… well… that is until a huge handful of mud hit the older elf in the back. He stopped and spun around… only to be met with a face-full of mud and a sneering Aragorn. Glorfindel looked as if he was about to pounce on the man, and almost did, but Legolas quickly stepped in between the two.

"Come on you two, we need to get to Imladris… hopefully in one piece this time," he grinned. Glorfindel raised an eyebrow, then, giving Aragorn a look that clearly meant 'I'll deal with you later' walked over to his pack and finished stuffing all his stuff into it. Legolas nodded once then went back to closing his pack. Aragorn grinned wickedly when Legolas went to lift his pack and couldn't. He didn't grip the handle tight enough and his grip slipped and… well… he ended up on his butt. He blinked in surprise and glared at the pack. The elf stood up and brushed him-self off, trying to hold onto his last shred of dignity. He braced himself and pulled up on the pack. When it finally popped out of the ground, he was back on the ground, only this time the pack was on top of him. He grunted under the weight and lifted it off of him and onto his back.

- Why is this thing so much heavier?! – He thought, - I've already lost most of my dignity, I'm not complaining, I'm not losing the rest of it. -

Glorfindel cocked an eyebrow at Aragorn and moved beside him.

"If we make it half way to Imladris without him noticing, then you can't kill me… deal?" Aragorn asked, so quietly that if the older elf weren't right next to him, he wouldn't have heard him.

"If he notices?" the elf asked, slightly louder so the man could hear him.

"If he notices, then I'll stable and wash down your horse when we get back… just once though… no more after that."

Glorfindel paused a moment then grinned, "Okay, that sounds about how much your life is worth."

That earned him a punch in the shoulder. Asfaloth nickered and trotted up in between the two, which made them both laugh.

Glorfindel and Aragorn were walking near the back of the group. Aragorn watched Legolas the whole time, snickering to himself when he watched the elf stumble under the weight. He did so as quietly as possible so as not to draw attention to himself. Though he still helped the poor elf to his feet when he fell backwards. After that he quickly went back to the back of the group, he couldn't risk anyone seeing the mischievous glint in his eyes.

Aragorn gave Glorfindel an evil look as they made it half way to Rivendell, "Glor, guess what… I win."

Glorfindel just made a face at the man and smiled, "Oh well."

"I think I'm beginning to feel sorry for Legolas though… do you think I should help him? Or should I let him suffer?"

"That's up to you," Glorfindel replied, trying not to laugh.

Aragorn thought for a moment and grinned, "I think I've got him good enough, I'll go help the poor little elf."

Glorfindel just shook his head and grinned as the human jogged forward and slowed next to the stumbling elf, who happened to be opening his water flask at that moment.

"Hey Legolas, looks like you're having some trouble with your pack," the man started.

Hearing this Legolas straightened, "No trouble what-so-ever."

"Really?" he tried to sound disappointed, "I would have thought you would have some."

The elf's eyes widened as he realized what the man had said, "What did you do to my pack!?"

Aragorn feigned surprise, "Me?" then grinned wickedly, "I only filled the bottom of your pack with rocks," he ducked as the Prince attempted to smack him in the head.

Legolas rolled his eyes slightly and brought the flask up to his mouth… and froze mid-step for a moment before swallowing and continuing on, a disgusted look on his face. He narrowed his eyes at the man who grinned, the look in his eyes telling the elf all he needed to know.

"YOU WILL PAY HUMAN!" Legolas yelled, of course that caused everyone to look over at him but he'd already dropped his pack and was running in the direction Aragorn had taken off in. Glorfindel just smiled and shook his head, then he went up next to Raenan with Asfaloth to continue leading the 'group'.

Aragorn continued running until he saw a branch over-hanging the path. Grinning, he made sure Legolas was following and pulled himself into the tree. Legolas easily leaped up into the tree after him, he opened his mouth to say something, but the man covered his mouth and motioned for him to be quiet. Legolas cocked an eyebrow in question but the human was already making his way towards a nearby stream. In a little while he came back with a small pot-full of water. He passed it up to Legolas and quickly took up a position on the branch where no one could see him from below. He took the pot from Legolas and waited.

"What are you doing?" Legolas asked, still quite annoyed with the rock and salt-water thing.

Aragorn sighed, "I'm getting back at Glorfindel for dumping mud on me."

Legolas snickered, "You know, technically, it was your fault."

Aragorn grinned and rolled his eyes, "Possibly, but *he* pushed me into it."

Legolas rolled his eyes and was about to say something when Aragorn made him quiet down and pointed down the path, "Here he comes."

Aragorn was quite uneasy, it wasn't the tree he minded, it was the fact that he'd never tried any pranks on an elf that was awake, he wasn't sure if he could possibly be quiet enough. As the two elves and the horse approached, he froze in place and didn't dare move, not until they were right underneath, at that point a huge grin was on his face and he dumped the pot of water right on the unsuspecting elf below.

Glorfindel froze and blinked a couple times and looked up into the tree. Legolas grinned, this was his chance to get the human back. He quietly slipped in behind him and pushed him out of the tree. Glorfindel let out a yelp of surprise, as did Aragorn, as the human landed on top of him. The man groaned, rolled off the elf and stood up.

"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" He yelled out towards the tree. Glorfindel stood and brushed himself off… well… as well as possible when you're soaked.

Glorfindel quickly grabbed the human before he could get back into the tree. He grinned and shook his head, "Legolas get down here."

Legolas reluctantly dropped out of the tree and grinned at the man trying desperately to pull away from the older elf. At that moment Legolas noticed the evil grin on Glorfindel's face and immediately knew it was a mistake to come out of the tree. Glorfindel let Aragorn go and the man immediately took chase after the fleeing elf.

"That's what you get for not warning me!" Glorfindel called as they took off ahead, "come on Raenan, we'd better hurry if we want to keep up with those two."

With that the elf leaped onto Asfaloth's back, dragging the younger elf with him and with a word the white horse jumped forward to follow the two runaways.

"Legolas! Glorfindel said nothing that could slow us down… that could have if I got hurt," Aragorn rolled his eyes at how dumb he sounded.

Legolas looked back at him and cocked an eyebrow, "So is the Ranger finally admitting he's not as good as me?"

Aragorn scowled playfully, "Never!"

"Hey, I was just getting you back for the rocks," Legolas yelled back at him.

"How? By trying to get me to admit you're better, which you're not, or by pushing me out of the tree?"

Legolas paused a minute, pretending to think, "Both."

The look on the man's face at that made the elf laugh, enough so that when the other two elves came up behind him, he didn't hear them. Glorfindel gracefully slid from his horse without a sound and Asfaloth, seeming to understand that the elf was trying to do something, made not a sound. The older elf moved with one swift movement, forward and well, lets just say that Legolas ended up… a little sore.

The Prince of Mirkwood quickly pulled himself out of the thorn bush and immediately began plucking off the thorns that had decided to stick into him, growling as he did so.

"That doesn't sound like the way a prince of Mirkwook should sound," Glorfindel laughed.

"Oh, really? Well, most elves would think it quite irresponsible for an elf lord to push younger ones into evil bushes," Legolas bit back, a hint of mirth in his eyes.

Glorfindel feigned hurt for a moment before shrugging and mounting Asfaloth, "Come on, we must get to Imladris now, we are but a few moments away.

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Elrond sighed when he saw the four of them come up the path. He went out to greet them, his twin sons right on his heals, Elrohir now sporting a bandage around his arm where he'd been shot. Both of the twins were giggling at Glorfindel's soaked appearance and Legolas' torn clothing and scratched hands. The other two were dirty, but those two looked hilarious.

"Come inside, you should get cleaned up," Elrond told them, struggling to keep a straight face.

They all nodded and headed inside.

"You haven't won yet tithen er," Legolas hissed at the man who smirked. // little one, //

"Maybe, but, Legolas," the Ranger started, "in a week, I'm heading out with the Ranger's for a few years."

Legolas glanced sadly at the man, "Yes, Elrond told me on the way in, I have training to attend to in Mirkwook as well."

"Well, let us have fun before that time comes," Aragorn grinned wickedly, "I'm thinking of two words… brothers… torture."

The End

A/N

LalaithoftheBruinen- I finally found out what your name means! I never thought to look it up 'till now but, anyway, I'm glad you liked that chapter and you are NOT an idiot! You've probably got a ton of reviews and I know it can be hard to remember who sent what… and YAY! Rabbit food! Now they'll stop eating my pants!

mascara freak- *sighs* No socks for me… *sobs* Well, keep reviewin'! AND THANK YOU 4 NOT WANTING TO KILL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even it it's only so I can write! ^_-

lix-ten-las- Hey! Welcome to MY insane asylum! And yes, too many people hold his lineage too high. But hey, the angst scenes are, like, the best! Right up there with the pranks!

marbienl- He MIGHT plan revenge… but you know… it's always best to strike when they least expect it *evil grin* I liked the salt thing… even though I thought it up on the spot. ^_-

leggylover03- *rolls eyes* There WILL be more, I promise… *wicked grin*

Lomiothiel- *sighs* fine, you CAN'T hurt air… but you CAN hurt the bugs in the air!!!!!!!!!!!! But nooooooooooo… I 'don't' think I'll kill him JUST yet… LOL! Actually, I don't intend to kill him… EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! J

feanen- Lol, I loved the mud thing! It was the only thing in my stories I really liked. So I'm really glad someone mentioned it!!!!!!!!!!!!

d- I'm sorry, I'm NOT sure if I spelt that right… lol! I'm glad you love it! And I'm sorry if you tried to review before, I didn't realize I had the settings on signed reviews only… well, keep reviewin' and welcome to my insane asylum! Lol! ^_-

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Yes! There will be a sequel! It is longer than these 2 as well so… ^_^ YAY! It will be called 'Time and Memory' so, yeah!

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