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Ianna, Legolas and Elrohir made their way back to the palace. They'd laughed quite a bit at Glorfindel's confused face, and had made jokes about it the whole way home.
In fact, they were laughing so hard, that they didn't notice the two elves that were trailing them. It seemed that Jaren and Elladan had made up, so that they could prank Ianna and Elrohir. They watched in silence as the trio made their way to the first batch of tripwires.
Ianna, having been raised in Mirkwood, noticed the wires almost right away. She signed to Elrohir to be careful and he understood. They had expected something like this, and had been prepared for it. As nonchalantly as possible, they placed Legolas between them and took hold of his hands. Each time they neared a tripwire they pulled Legolas up in the air.
However, Jaren and Elladan had foreseen this, and had placed a cunning maze of wires, and ropes, all along the path. Soon, as Elrohir and Ianna lifted Legolas over a wire, they stepped indeed of a looped rope. The rope tightened around their feet, and they were slung up into the air. Both still had hold of Legolas. He dangled there, underneath them, swaying in the wind.
Finally, they were able to pull Legolas in between them, so as to keep him from plummeting to the ground. They placed their arms, in a tight embrace around each other, and Legolas was safely cocooned. Except for the fact that they were hanging upside down.
Suddenly another rope tightened around their middles, so that if they lost their grip, they would still be stuck in that position. Many more ropes came to join the first one, and soon, they were able to relax their muscles completely, without fear of dropping Legolas. Soon they were entirely covered by ropes, without an inch of skin showing.
They heard hoots of laughter underneath them, and understood what had transpired.
"Jaren when I get my hands on you, you're gonna wish that you'd never been born."
"I'm sure that's true, however you've got your hands on someone else now, so I don't have to worry yet."
The boy's laughed again, then left, figuring that the others could get out easily enough. Which would have been the case, if Legolas hadn't been with them.
Ianna though for a moment before saying, "Legolas can you reach your stones?"
"Uh huh." Came the muffled reply.
"Take out your light stone then. I can't see."
He did as she asked, and soon there was enough light to see fairly well with. It wasn't super bright, and that was a good thing.
Ianna didn't even notice when the wind picked up, swaying the ropes back and forth, the ensuing sign of a strong storm approaching.
Ianna looked at Elrohir, then down -or was it up- at Legolas. He was quickly falling asleep. So she sang him the lullaby that her mother used to sing to her, and soon he was fast asleep.
Then she looked back at Elrohir. He had a silly little grin on his face. He scootched his face closer to hers, and kissed her softly on the lips. She didn't break the contact, and they held on for a few moments.
"If I wasn't hanging upside down, in a tree, in the middle of Mirkwood, with a storm starting up, then I would enjoy this much, much more." Elrohir stated.
Ianna grinned at him. "You mean you're not enjoying this? Do you not like Mirkwood?" She asked.
"Th.that's not what I meant. I just meant that I would prefer being upright, without the storm, much more."
"Uh huh." She said, pretending not to believe him.
"It's true, I.hey." Elrohir realized that she was kidding him, and he pretended to pout.
He looked so sorry, that Ianna had to kiss him again, to make him stop. They held for a while, until they heard voices underneath the tree.
"Bloody trees. Couldn't the bloody elves, chose somewhere else to live. How's we gonna kill them, when they all hide in the trees."
Ianna and Elrohir paled. "Yrch." They said as one.
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"Where are Ianna, Elrohir, and Legolas?" Thranduil asked Jaren and Elladan.
"Elladan answered hesitantly. "They're .uh. tied up at the moment."
Elrond exploded. "Where are they." He asked threateningly.
Jaren gulped. "Hanging upside down, covered in ropes." He said at last.
Elladan groaned.
A blood vessel was threatening to pop in Thranduil's forehead.
"They are hanging upside down from a tree in the middle of Mirkwood, during a storm. He asked incredously.
Before either boy could answer, a servant ran into the room.
"My lord, orcs have been spotted near the heart of Mirkwood."
Thranduil and Elrond looked at each other before turning to the cowering crown princes.
"You had better hope that they remain safe!" Thranduil threatened.
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Well what do you people think?
Do you like?
Thanks to my reviewers:
anglebird12241: Thank You
farflung: Well it looks like Legolas got in the 'middle' of things again. If you pardon the pun ^_^
Please review.
EF
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Ianna, Legolas and Elrohir made their way back to the palace. They'd laughed quite a bit at Glorfindel's confused face, and had made jokes about it the whole way home.
In fact, they were laughing so hard, that they didn't notice the two elves that were trailing them. It seemed that Jaren and Elladan had made up, so that they could prank Ianna and Elrohir. They watched in silence as the trio made their way to the first batch of tripwires.
Ianna, having been raised in Mirkwood, noticed the wires almost right away. She signed to Elrohir to be careful and he understood. They had expected something like this, and had been prepared for it. As nonchalantly as possible, they placed Legolas between them and took hold of his hands. Each time they neared a tripwire they pulled Legolas up in the air.
However, Jaren and Elladan had foreseen this, and had placed a cunning maze of wires, and ropes, all along the path. Soon, as Elrohir and Ianna lifted Legolas over a wire, they stepped indeed of a looped rope. The rope tightened around their feet, and they were slung up into the air. Both still had hold of Legolas. He dangled there, underneath them, swaying in the wind.
Finally, they were able to pull Legolas in between them, so as to keep him from plummeting to the ground. They placed their arms, in a tight embrace around each other, and Legolas was safely cocooned. Except for the fact that they were hanging upside down.
Suddenly another rope tightened around their middles, so that if they lost their grip, they would still be stuck in that position. Many more ropes came to join the first one, and soon, they were able to relax their muscles completely, without fear of dropping Legolas. Soon they were entirely covered by ropes, without an inch of skin showing.
They heard hoots of laughter underneath them, and understood what had transpired.
"Jaren when I get my hands on you, you're gonna wish that you'd never been born."
"I'm sure that's true, however you've got your hands on someone else now, so I don't have to worry yet."
The boy's laughed again, then left, figuring that the others could get out easily enough. Which would have been the case, if Legolas hadn't been with them.
Ianna though for a moment before saying, "Legolas can you reach your stones?"
"Uh huh." Came the muffled reply.
"Take out your light stone then. I can't see."
He did as she asked, and soon there was enough light to see fairly well with. It wasn't super bright, and that was a good thing.
Ianna didn't even notice when the wind picked up, swaying the ropes back and forth, the ensuing sign of a strong storm approaching.
Ianna looked at Elrohir, then down -or was it up- at Legolas. He was quickly falling asleep. So she sang him the lullaby that her mother used to sing to her, and soon he was fast asleep.
Then she looked back at Elrohir. He had a silly little grin on his face. He scootched his face closer to hers, and kissed her softly on the lips. She didn't break the contact, and they held on for a few moments.
"If I wasn't hanging upside down, in a tree, in the middle of Mirkwood, with a storm starting up, then I would enjoy this much, much more." Elrohir stated.
Ianna grinned at him. "You mean you're not enjoying this? Do you not like Mirkwood?" She asked.
"Th.that's not what I meant. I just meant that I would prefer being upright, without the storm, much more."
"Uh huh." She said, pretending not to believe him.
"It's true, I.hey." Elrohir realized that she was kidding him, and he pretended to pout.
He looked so sorry, that Ianna had to kiss him again, to make him stop. They held for a while, until they heard voices underneath the tree.
"Bloody trees. Couldn't the bloody elves, chose somewhere else to live. How's we gonna kill them, when they all hide in the trees."
Ianna and Elrohir paled. "Yrch." They said as one.
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"Where are Ianna, Elrohir, and Legolas?" Thranduil asked Jaren and Elladan.
"Elladan answered hesitantly. "They're .uh. tied up at the moment."
Elrond exploded. "Where are they." He asked threateningly.
Jaren gulped. "Hanging upside down, covered in ropes." He said at last.
Elladan groaned.
A blood vessel was threatening to pop in Thranduil's forehead.
"They are hanging upside down from a tree in the middle of Mirkwood, during a storm. He asked incredously.
Before either boy could answer, a servant ran into the room.
"My lord, orcs have been spotted near the heart of Mirkwood."
Thranduil and Elrond looked at each other before turning to the cowering crown princes.
"You had better hope that they remain safe!" Thranduil threatened.
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Well what do you people think?
Do you like?
Thanks to my reviewers:
anglebird12241: Thank You
farflung: Well it looks like Legolas got in the 'middle' of things again. If you pardon the pun ^_^
Please review.
EF