Chapter Two
Story Title: Duty Of The Heart
Chapter Title: Deadly Games 2/?
Authors: (The Evil) TrinityTheSheDevil and (Cliffie Queen) Karine
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Disclaimer: We don't own them! We like to pet them, and love them, and torture them though! :) Summary: When Aragorn and Legolas find a young orphan in the woods, they decide to bring him with them to Rivendell. This may be the beginning of a new life for the child. But, for his new life to begin, he must survive the trip first...
Both Aragorn and Legolas had been awake by dawn and were now wondering if they should wake the little boy. He looked so peaceful now that he was finally asleep. Terrible nightmares had kept him awake for most of the night and they had both taken turns to comfort him. A couple of hours before dawn, Thomas had finally drift off to sleep. The boy ended their internal struggling when he woke up by himself.
Aragorn smiled as the boy awoke and rubbed at his eyes. He glanced around before looking at the ranger, and said, "When are we going to see the Elf Lord?"
Laughing, Aragorn gently pulled the boy to his feet. "After you wash up, and we eat breakfast."
Thomas nodded, and walked off towards a small stream that flowed nearby. Aragorn caught Legolas giving him a small smile.
"What are you smiling for, Elf?"
"Nothing human. You have.....a way with children." Legolas tilted his head to the side. "Though, I suppose it's because you're not that far removed."
Aragorn growled and chucked a pebble at the Elf's head. Legolas ducked, and stuck his tongue out at his friend.
"Yes, by that you mean I'm not over the hill and full of grey hair. Like a certain Mirkwood elf I know."
Legolas put a hand to his hair before stopping and glaring at Aragorn. Muttering a dwarvish curse under his breath, he promised himself to get revenge on the silly human.
Thomas entered the camp and watched Aragorn snickering silently at a glowering elf. Shrugging to himself, he sat down and helped himself to a breakfast.
After breakfast, Aragorn set off on his horse with Thomas in front of him. The boy asked the Ranger and Elf all kinds of questions. Where they had been, what they had done, how many Orcs they had killed, and the like. They answered them, yet left out the more gory parts.
Around lunch time, they had decided to eat on the road. Nibbling on some dried meat, the boy sighed to himself.
"Are we there yet?"
"Not yet." Aragorn answered, drinking some water.
A few minutes passed and they finished off lunch. Looking towards the sky, it seemed the boy had ran out of questions.
"Are we there yet?"
"No, not yet."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. We still have a while yet to go." Aragorn glared at Legolas, who was now snickering.
Ten minutes passed, and Aragorn thought that the boy was dozing.
"Are we there yet?"
Aragorn smacked Legolas who had a sudden coughing fit.
"No, it will be a long time. I will let you know when we get there, okay?"
The boy nodded. A few more minutes passed, and he sat up. Aragorn groaned.
"I have to go to the bathroom."
Legolas almost fell off the horse laughing.
Since the boy had not slept much during the night, they decided to take a small break to let the child take a nap on the ground. Thomas had not appreciated the idea, but he was asleep in minutes.
"This child has so much energy in him, he's nearly annoying." Aragorn exclaimed.
"Yes, he's like a small boy I know." Legolas said grinning while Aragorn glared at him.
An hour passed and the boy finally awoke. They decided to take a little snack before continuing their trip so they wouldn't have to stop before sundown.
Aragorn laughed at the tale that Legolas was telling Thomas. It was about one of their previous adventures when the ranger was but a small child. A very embarrising story for Aragorn, that involved a pin cushion, bottle of wine, and some scissors.
Thomas laughed out loud as Legolas got to the end.
"Did you really do that Strider?" The boy turned around and looked at him.
"Yes, but I was very very young. And it was Legolas' fault!"
"Was not! You're the one who jumped on Elladan."
"It was YOUR idea."
Thomas laughed again as the two bantered with each other. They were highly amusing to watch, especially when they acted like 8 year olds.
They rode for the day, and only stopped when the sun had almost finished setting.
Aragorn lifted Thomas off the horse.
"Now, I want you to sit right here until Legolas and I set up camp. Okay?"
The boy nodded, and Aragorn walked over the help Legolas.
Thomas was bored; the setting up of a camp was very boring to watch for him. And besides the story, he had had no fun at all today! He already knew that his new friends liked to have fun, so he decided that they should play hide-and-seek. Being a 5 years old child, asking permission before doing something was an unknown principle. So, he got up and yelled,
"Can't catch me!" With that said, he took off in the woods, leaving a dumbfounded elf and ranger behind.
They had no other choice but to go after him, all the way cursing in all known languages and swearing to tie him on the horse next time. The boy was hiding very well from them and after at least ten minutes, they still didn't have him. What they heard in the following minutes froze the blood in their veins, for they heard the little boy yelling for help, followed by the howling of a pack of wargs.
Trin Says : Blame Karine for the cliffie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ALL HER FAULT! *hides behind Karine* Please don't kill us!!!!! ;)
TBC.........sometime sooner or later ;)
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Wilwarin: We're glad that you liked the beginning :D.
Pheonix-Dragon: Thanks :D We're both hard on ourselves and we truly appreciate when we get review like your :D. Well, I guess that two days wasn't a long wait, but you'll wish for chapter 3 sooner now I guess *grin*.
Lady of Legolas: We're glad to have spiked your curiosity :D. I can tell you that you'll be much more intrigue after our cliffie.....uh...I meant CHAPTER. *grin*
Story Title: Duty Of The Heart
Chapter Title: Deadly Games 2/?
Authors: (The Evil) TrinityTheSheDevil and (Cliffie Queen) Karine
Archive: Just ask!
Feedback: Yes please!
Disclaimer: We don't own them! We like to pet them, and love them, and torture them though! :) Summary: When Aragorn and Legolas find a young orphan in the woods, they decide to bring him with them to Rivendell. This may be the beginning of a new life for the child. But, for his new life to begin, he must survive the trip first...
Both Aragorn and Legolas had been awake by dawn and were now wondering if they should wake the little boy. He looked so peaceful now that he was finally asleep. Terrible nightmares had kept him awake for most of the night and they had both taken turns to comfort him. A couple of hours before dawn, Thomas had finally drift off to sleep. The boy ended their internal struggling when he woke up by himself.
Aragorn smiled as the boy awoke and rubbed at his eyes. He glanced around before looking at the ranger, and said, "When are we going to see the Elf Lord?"
Laughing, Aragorn gently pulled the boy to his feet. "After you wash up, and we eat breakfast."
Thomas nodded, and walked off towards a small stream that flowed nearby. Aragorn caught Legolas giving him a small smile.
"What are you smiling for, Elf?"
"Nothing human. You have.....a way with children." Legolas tilted his head to the side. "Though, I suppose it's because you're not that far removed."
Aragorn growled and chucked a pebble at the Elf's head. Legolas ducked, and stuck his tongue out at his friend.
"Yes, by that you mean I'm not over the hill and full of grey hair. Like a certain Mirkwood elf I know."
Legolas put a hand to his hair before stopping and glaring at Aragorn. Muttering a dwarvish curse under his breath, he promised himself to get revenge on the silly human.
Thomas entered the camp and watched Aragorn snickering silently at a glowering elf. Shrugging to himself, he sat down and helped himself to a breakfast.
After breakfast, Aragorn set off on his horse with Thomas in front of him. The boy asked the Ranger and Elf all kinds of questions. Where they had been, what they had done, how many Orcs they had killed, and the like. They answered them, yet left out the more gory parts.
Around lunch time, they had decided to eat on the road. Nibbling on some dried meat, the boy sighed to himself.
"Are we there yet?"
"Not yet." Aragorn answered, drinking some water.
A few minutes passed and they finished off lunch. Looking towards the sky, it seemed the boy had ran out of questions.
"Are we there yet?"
"No, not yet."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. We still have a while yet to go." Aragorn glared at Legolas, who was now snickering.
Ten minutes passed, and Aragorn thought that the boy was dozing.
"Are we there yet?"
Aragorn smacked Legolas who had a sudden coughing fit.
"No, it will be a long time. I will let you know when we get there, okay?"
The boy nodded. A few more minutes passed, and he sat up. Aragorn groaned.
"I have to go to the bathroom."
Legolas almost fell off the horse laughing.
Since the boy had not slept much during the night, they decided to take a small break to let the child take a nap on the ground. Thomas had not appreciated the idea, but he was asleep in minutes.
"This child has so much energy in him, he's nearly annoying." Aragorn exclaimed.
"Yes, he's like a small boy I know." Legolas said grinning while Aragorn glared at him.
An hour passed and the boy finally awoke. They decided to take a little snack before continuing their trip so they wouldn't have to stop before sundown.
Aragorn laughed at the tale that Legolas was telling Thomas. It was about one of their previous adventures when the ranger was but a small child. A very embarrising story for Aragorn, that involved a pin cushion, bottle of wine, and some scissors.
Thomas laughed out loud as Legolas got to the end.
"Did you really do that Strider?" The boy turned around and looked at him.
"Yes, but I was very very young. And it was Legolas' fault!"
"Was not! You're the one who jumped on Elladan."
"It was YOUR idea."
Thomas laughed again as the two bantered with each other. They were highly amusing to watch, especially when they acted like 8 year olds.
They rode for the day, and only stopped when the sun had almost finished setting.
Aragorn lifted Thomas off the horse.
"Now, I want you to sit right here until Legolas and I set up camp. Okay?"
The boy nodded, and Aragorn walked over the help Legolas.
Thomas was bored; the setting up of a camp was very boring to watch for him. And besides the story, he had had no fun at all today! He already knew that his new friends liked to have fun, so he decided that they should play hide-and-seek. Being a 5 years old child, asking permission before doing something was an unknown principle. So, he got up and yelled,
"Can't catch me!" With that said, he took off in the woods, leaving a dumbfounded elf and ranger behind.
They had no other choice but to go after him, all the way cursing in all known languages and swearing to tie him on the horse next time. The boy was hiding very well from them and after at least ten minutes, they still didn't have him. What they heard in the following minutes froze the blood in their veins, for they heard the little boy yelling for help, followed by the howling of a pack of wargs.
Trin Says : Blame Karine for the cliffie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ALL HER FAULT! *hides behind Karine* Please don't kill us!!!!! ;)
TBC.........sometime sooner or later ;)
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Goblz: The clone is not a whimp, you are mean that is why =P. Thanks, we're glad that you like it :D All I can tell you is that it will get much worse before its better.
Wilwarin: We're glad that you liked the beginning :D.
Pheonix-Dragon: Thanks :D We're both hard on ourselves and we truly appreciate when we get review like your :D. Well, I guess that two days wasn't a long wait, but you'll wish for chapter 3 sooner now I guess *grin*.
Lady of Legolas: We're glad to have spiked your curiosity :D. I can tell you that you'll be much more intrigue after our cliffie.....uh...I meant CHAPTER. *grin*