Chapter 5. Mood Changes.
Rumil and his brother Orophin walked side by side, searching for their now known as 'sneaky' brother, seeing as how every single guard now knew about Haldir's little midnight visit. Feeling very accomplished, the brothers both walked to Haldir's talon, figuring he would be there resting from last night's arrival back home during the early hours of the morning.
Climbing up the ladder to their brothers talon, they prepared themselves for the wakeup call they were about to give their brother. Rumil looked to his older brother and smiled a great big smile, bearing his perfect white teeth. Orophin winked back at him, and carefully opened the door. Stepping in silently, they both looked around till their eyes fell upon Haldir, sleeping, somewhat ungracefully, in his bed. Rumil had to turn around and hold back a laugh that threatened to escape. All he could think of was how Haldir was splayed across his bed, twisted in his sheets, his hair all over the place and an arm and a leg dangling from the side of the bed. Never before had he ever seen his brother this disgruntled. As he regained control of himself, he turned around and Orophin signaled him to go to the opposite end of the bed, and slide in carefully next to Haldir. As Rumil finally got into the bed next to his brother, he laid down and put his arm carefully across his brother's stomach.
He gave Orophin a signal that he was ready. Orophin nodded once, took a deep breath and screamed. "WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!!" He was pleased with Haldir's reaction. He shot up in bed and realized Rumil was lying, comfortably beside him..... a little too comfortable for his liking. He reached over and shook Rumil, trying to wake him up. When Rumil's eyes opened, Orophin had to turn around because he wouldn't be able to resist laughing, as he saw Haldir's face, as Rumil said something Haldir did not expect. Rumil looked up at Haldir and smiled softly and finally said what Orophin had instructed him to. "That was good," he said softly to Haldir. Haldir looked confused and looked at Rumil skeptically. ".... What was good.....?" he asked Rumil. "You, mean, you don't remember?...last night, me and you, here..... by the way....... you were VERY good." Rumil said while trying as hard as possible to be serious. Orophin was still turned around, his eyes closed tight, his hands clenching at his mouth. He was going to explode from holding in laughter. Haldir just blinked, still taking in what his brother had told him. Finally, it hit him. "No....no, Oh...My...God." He said dumbstruck. "W-What are you talking about?!" He edged away from his brother. "Oh, I can't wait to see what you have in store tonight.... oh and might I ask, about later on.... Your bed or mine?" Rumil asked with a well-played seductive grin. Orophin could have sworn that he heard Haldir's jaw hit the floor. He had to see what was going on, so he turned bad to the scene. Haldir, who had obviously fallen off the bed, was backing away from Rumil, trying to get as far away from him as possible. His eyes were as wide as an owl's. He was trying to speak but was definitely too afraid to.
Finally Orophin broke into hysterical laughter, and Rumil joined him. Haldir snapped out of his current frightened state. "Oh Haldir you should have seen your face!!" Rumil cried hysterically. "Y-Your eyes! You looked like you had just seen a ghost!" Orophin added, while doubling over. As Orophin and Rumil were practically rolling on the floor laughing, Haldir stepped over the two and walked swiftly to his talon door. He ran from inside and jumped from the balcony, crouching down as he landed. He got up, and looked back up to his talon. He could still hear the laughter of his brothers. He glared at the doorway for one more second before stalking off. He needed to get away from here.
He went to the training grounds, and went to sit on one of the benches. He sat down and watched all the elves practicing, whether it be with a sword or a bow. He looked over to the archery field and saw a little blonde- haired girl. She was trying to shoot an arrow from her specially sized bow. Many times she would try to fire. She would either drop the arrow, or let go of the string too soon. Haldir watched the young girl with a small smile. He watched as she looked directly to him then slowly looked back down at her bow. He got up and walked over to the girl. He knelt down in front of her and smiled. "What is your name, Milady?" He asked the girl. She smiled a cute little smile and replied. "I am Elenar, daughter of Lamarion. How are you doing today Haldir?" she asked. She knew who he was because her father had worked with him before. He smiled and nodded. "I am good. I see you are having some trouble here, would you like me to help you?" he asked her. "I would like that very much... No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to do this right," the young girl told him honestly. "Well, show me how you do it, and I'll teach you how to improve upon what you already know," Haldir told her. The girl nodded and gathered herself up. Haldir stepped back and watched. She grabbed and arrow and slipped it onto the bowstring. She pulled pack, as far as she could and let go. The arrow fell straight to the ground as she let go. Haldir stepped back to the girl and showed her how to stand. He brought the bow up a little higher from where she had it and showed her where to pull it back to. "Pull the string hard, until your fingers are aligned with your jaw bone," he told her, "then keep your arms as straight as possible and let go of the string." She did as she was told, and watched happily as the arrow notched itself into the nearby tree. "Wow, you are a very fast learner. Very good, Elenar," he told her as he smiled. The little girl ran up to Haldir and gave him a little peck on the cheek. "Thank you, Haldir," she said before running off with her bow and matching quiver.
Haldir just smiled after the little girl and waved his hand.
He went back to his place on the bench and laid down upon it. He was startled when he saw a head of golden hair fall on his face. He sat up and turned around. "Eleniel, you startled me!" He told her with a grin. "Forgive me Milord, I had no idea you would choose a bench in the middle of the training area to rest on," she replied with a smile. "How was your night, Haldir? I suppose you made it home all right, or did you just camp out here... on this bench?" Eleniel asked as she sat down next to him. She started to pull leaves from his hair that she figured had gotten there from him lying down. "I made it home alright; my night was fine. My morning was horrible. Orophin and Rumil were playing tricks on me again," he said. Eleniel could have sworn she heard a bit of a pout, so she laughed. "Oh it is funny now, is it?" Haldir asked her with a mischievous grin. She looked at him curiously. "Well, how's this for funny," he told her before lightly tackling her to the ground. He pinned her down to the ground; he was smiling at her. She looked up to him and raised an eyebrow. "What kind of behavior is this, Sir March Warden?" She asked him, looking into his eyes. Neither of them realized that all the guards were watching, along with Rumil and Orophin, who had probably lead them all there. Orophin cleared his throat purposely. He laughed as Haldir's head snapped up and turned to him. When Haldir looked around and saw that everyone was watching him, he quickly released the girl and helped her to her feet.
He looked to all of the faces watching and blushed. "Well, well, well.... Haldir, who is this?" Rumil asked, smiling a great big smile. Finally, Haldir found his voice and spoke; he said the famous line we've all heard one time or another.
"Its not what it looks like!"
Rumil and his brother Orophin walked side by side, searching for their now known as 'sneaky' brother, seeing as how every single guard now knew about Haldir's little midnight visit. Feeling very accomplished, the brothers both walked to Haldir's talon, figuring he would be there resting from last night's arrival back home during the early hours of the morning.
Climbing up the ladder to their brothers talon, they prepared themselves for the wakeup call they were about to give their brother. Rumil looked to his older brother and smiled a great big smile, bearing his perfect white teeth. Orophin winked back at him, and carefully opened the door. Stepping in silently, they both looked around till their eyes fell upon Haldir, sleeping, somewhat ungracefully, in his bed. Rumil had to turn around and hold back a laugh that threatened to escape. All he could think of was how Haldir was splayed across his bed, twisted in his sheets, his hair all over the place and an arm and a leg dangling from the side of the bed. Never before had he ever seen his brother this disgruntled. As he regained control of himself, he turned around and Orophin signaled him to go to the opposite end of the bed, and slide in carefully next to Haldir. As Rumil finally got into the bed next to his brother, he laid down and put his arm carefully across his brother's stomach.
He gave Orophin a signal that he was ready. Orophin nodded once, took a deep breath and screamed. "WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!!" He was pleased with Haldir's reaction. He shot up in bed and realized Rumil was lying, comfortably beside him..... a little too comfortable for his liking. He reached over and shook Rumil, trying to wake him up. When Rumil's eyes opened, Orophin had to turn around because he wouldn't be able to resist laughing, as he saw Haldir's face, as Rumil said something Haldir did not expect. Rumil looked up at Haldir and smiled softly and finally said what Orophin had instructed him to. "That was good," he said softly to Haldir. Haldir looked confused and looked at Rumil skeptically. ".... What was good.....?" he asked Rumil. "You, mean, you don't remember?...last night, me and you, here..... by the way....... you were VERY good." Rumil said while trying as hard as possible to be serious. Orophin was still turned around, his eyes closed tight, his hands clenching at his mouth. He was going to explode from holding in laughter. Haldir just blinked, still taking in what his brother had told him. Finally, it hit him. "No....no, Oh...My...God." He said dumbstruck. "W-What are you talking about?!" He edged away from his brother. "Oh, I can't wait to see what you have in store tonight.... oh and might I ask, about later on.... Your bed or mine?" Rumil asked with a well-played seductive grin. Orophin could have sworn that he heard Haldir's jaw hit the floor. He had to see what was going on, so he turned bad to the scene. Haldir, who had obviously fallen off the bed, was backing away from Rumil, trying to get as far away from him as possible. His eyes were as wide as an owl's. He was trying to speak but was definitely too afraid to.
Finally Orophin broke into hysterical laughter, and Rumil joined him. Haldir snapped out of his current frightened state. "Oh Haldir you should have seen your face!!" Rumil cried hysterically. "Y-Your eyes! You looked like you had just seen a ghost!" Orophin added, while doubling over. As Orophin and Rumil were practically rolling on the floor laughing, Haldir stepped over the two and walked swiftly to his talon door. He ran from inside and jumped from the balcony, crouching down as he landed. He got up, and looked back up to his talon. He could still hear the laughter of his brothers. He glared at the doorway for one more second before stalking off. He needed to get away from here.
He went to the training grounds, and went to sit on one of the benches. He sat down and watched all the elves practicing, whether it be with a sword or a bow. He looked over to the archery field and saw a little blonde- haired girl. She was trying to shoot an arrow from her specially sized bow. Many times she would try to fire. She would either drop the arrow, or let go of the string too soon. Haldir watched the young girl with a small smile. He watched as she looked directly to him then slowly looked back down at her bow. He got up and walked over to the girl. He knelt down in front of her and smiled. "What is your name, Milady?" He asked the girl. She smiled a cute little smile and replied. "I am Elenar, daughter of Lamarion. How are you doing today Haldir?" she asked. She knew who he was because her father had worked with him before. He smiled and nodded. "I am good. I see you are having some trouble here, would you like me to help you?" he asked her. "I would like that very much... No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to do this right," the young girl told him honestly. "Well, show me how you do it, and I'll teach you how to improve upon what you already know," Haldir told her. The girl nodded and gathered herself up. Haldir stepped back and watched. She grabbed and arrow and slipped it onto the bowstring. She pulled pack, as far as she could and let go. The arrow fell straight to the ground as she let go. Haldir stepped back to the girl and showed her how to stand. He brought the bow up a little higher from where she had it and showed her where to pull it back to. "Pull the string hard, until your fingers are aligned with your jaw bone," he told her, "then keep your arms as straight as possible and let go of the string." She did as she was told, and watched happily as the arrow notched itself into the nearby tree. "Wow, you are a very fast learner. Very good, Elenar," he told her as he smiled. The little girl ran up to Haldir and gave him a little peck on the cheek. "Thank you, Haldir," she said before running off with her bow and matching quiver.
Haldir just smiled after the little girl and waved his hand.
He went back to his place on the bench and laid down upon it. He was startled when he saw a head of golden hair fall on his face. He sat up and turned around. "Eleniel, you startled me!" He told her with a grin. "Forgive me Milord, I had no idea you would choose a bench in the middle of the training area to rest on," she replied with a smile. "How was your night, Haldir? I suppose you made it home all right, or did you just camp out here... on this bench?" Eleniel asked as she sat down next to him. She started to pull leaves from his hair that she figured had gotten there from him lying down. "I made it home alright; my night was fine. My morning was horrible. Orophin and Rumil were playing tricks on me again," he said. Eleniel could have sworn she heard a bit of a pout, so she laughed. "Oh it is funny now, is it?" Haldir asked her with a mischievous grin. She looked at him curiously. "Well, how's this for funny," he told her before lightly tackling her to the ground. He pinned her down to the ground; he was smiling at her. She looked up to him and raised an eyebrow. "What kind of behavior is this, Sir March Warden?" She asked him, looking into his eyes. Neither of them realized that all the guards were watching, along with Rumil and Orophin, who had probably lead them all there. Orophin cleared his throat purposely. He laughed as Haldir's head snapped up and turned to him. When Haldir looked around and saw that everyone was watching him, he quickly released the girl and helped her to her feet.
He looked to all of the faces watching and blushed. "Well, well, well.... Haldir, who is this?" Rumil asked, smiling a great big smile. Finally, Haldir found his voice and spoke; he said the famous line we've all heard one time or another.
"Its not what it looks like!"
