~Missing~
Elladan and Elrohir smiled as they jumped off their horses, Glorfindel chuckled as he continued his conversation with another guard.
"Here boys, I shall take care of the horses, I'm sure Estel will be thrilled to see the puppy you brought him," Glorfindel said looking at the small golden puppy in Elrohir's arms. As he had promised shortly before they headed back home, they dropped by a nearby neighbor whose dog had given birth and picked up a puppy for Estel.
"Thanks Glorfindel, I can't wait to see his face," Elladan said chuckling. They headed into the house where they found no one.
"That's strange," whispered Elladan curiously as he ran a hand through his long dark hair.
"I shall put the puppy in my room, then we will go try and figure out where our little brother and Ada is," Elrohir said, Elladan nodded and watched him go. Elladan, meanwhile, began to look around, something wasn't right. He noticed his brother's drawers slightly open, two pictures were missing, his bed was made, and his satchel was missing.
"Oh Valar," whispered Elladan he hurried to the balcony, "Glorfindel!" he called out to his dear friend. The Elder blond elf came out of the barn and looked up at the elf.
"Is Tindómë in her stall?"
"No, however, neither is Elrond's."
"Dammit," hissed Elladan, he rarely used such human words, but this was a good time for one.
"What's wrong?"
"Our brother seems to have gone missing. Tindómë isn't in her stall, and our brother has taken some things with him," Elladan pointed to such obvious clues.
"Oh boy," came Elrohir's voice as he spotted their father riding back into the yard, without a trace of their brother following behind.
~*~
It was nearing night fall, Estel knew the temperature was dropping, and the sky looked like it was prepared to storm. The sky had grown gray and dismal, so with no other choice but to get out of harms way, Estel pulled his pony, Tindómë over towards a nearby cave.
"Come girl, only for a little while, then we shall begin on our way again," Estel said as he led the pony into the cave. The pony whined a little, not liking the situation.
"I'd prefer you were not out in the ran Tindómë, you are safer in here," I will gather some sticks quickly and make a fire, so we can be warm," he explained gently.
Estel and the pony stood in just inside the entrance of the cave, watching the rain begin to pour.
"Come on girl, let's get warm," he whispered as he wrapped a blanket around her, as well as himself. Sitting down on the ground he leaned against the rock behind him and closed his eyes.
Awareness began to leave him, when suddenly he heard a loud pitted growl coming from deeper in the cave.........turning his head he saw the yellow eyes glowing, and drool coming off the creature's snout.
~*~
"Ada, we will head out first thing tomorrow morning," explained Elladan as his father stood in Estel's room by the balcony.
"It's raining," Elrond whispered. Elladan just watched his father for a moment, "it's raining and my little boy is out there. He could be hurt, in trouble, or........." Elrond didn't have the heart to say it, he couldn't say it. The words hurt far to much to admit the possibility that his youngest child was dead.
"He's probably just fine Ada, you know Estel, he's resourceful, he can take care of himself enough to survive until we find him."
"And if we don't find him," Elladan didn't respond to his father's words.
"We'll find him," with that Elladan left the Elven Lord alone.
"Valar, Estel where are you child, and what is going through your mind that you would run away. What happened that was so horrible child?" whispered Elrond as he continued to stare out the window.
Elrond knew he hadn't been the only one to hear the sound, there it was again. The sound of screaming, however it was getting further away.
"Ada!?" Elrohir yelled as he came to the room, standing beside his father.
"I heard it too, it was Estel," murmured Elrond.
~*~
Estel had learned about creatures such as this, he knew enough to know they were very dangerous, and often times were followed by even more dangerous owners. He knew enough about the Wargs and Orcs to know he had to run.
With a high pitched scream Estel jumped on the back of Tindómë and raced out of the cave screaming loudly. However when he looked back he saw the Warg was on his tail.
"Come on Tindómë, we need to go faster!" yelled Estel to his pony, the beautiful pony urged herself to run faster through the wet and slippery rain. She however never saw the mud puddle they were coming up on, nor did her owner. She rain right through it, although slide might have been a better word. For the pony lost her footing, sending her owner as well as herself crashing to the ground.
One minute Estel was raiding as fast as he could on his horse, and the next moment he was sailing through the air landing in the mud. The landing, while on something soft, shot stabs of pain through his ankle and left arm. Another scream erupted from his lips as he looked up to see the Warg standing over his pony.
Realizing he had no chance, and neither did his beautiful pony, Estel took off running as fast as he could. Soaked to the bone from the pouring rain and caked in mud Estel was starting to regret ever leaving Rivendell in the first place.
A/N: Please forgive the three day wait for this, as I said earlier in my last chapter I had become some what ill. I am feeling much better now, so I decided to drop this off as a Valentines (or single's awareness) Day present. Here you are and please enjoy.
Elladan and Elrohir smiled as they jumped off their horses, Glorfindel chuckled as he continued his conversation with another guard.
"Here boys, I shall take care of the horses, I'm sure Estel will be thrilled to see the puppy you brought him," Glorfindel said looking at the small golden puppy in Elrohir's arms. As he had promised shortly before they headed back home, they dropped by a nearby neighbor whose dog had given birth and picked up a puppy for Estel.
"Thanks Glorfindel, I can't wait to see his face," Elladan said chuckling. They headed into the house where they found no one.
"That's strange," whispered Elladan curiously as he ran a hand through his long dark hair.
"I shall put the puppy in my room, then we will go try and figure out where our little brother and Ada is," Elrohir said, Elladan nodded and watched him go. Elladan, meanwhile, began to look around, something wasn't right. He noticed his brother's drawers slightly open, two pictures were missing, his bed was made, and his satchel was missing.
"Oh Valar," whispered Elladan he hurried to the balcony, "Glorfindel!" he called out to his dear friend. The Elder blond elf came out of the barn and looked up at the elf.
"Is Tindómë in her stall?"
"No, however, neither is Elrond's."
"Dammit," hissed Elladan, he rarely used such human words, but this was a good time for one.
"What's wrong?"
"Our brother seems to have gone missing. Tindómë isn't in her stall, and our brother has taken some things with him," Elladan pointed to such obvious clues.
"Oh boy," came Elrohir's voice as he spotted their father riding back into the yard, without a trace of their brother following behind.
~*~
It was nearing night fall, Estel knew the temperature was dropping, and the sky looked like it was prepared to storm. The sky had grown gray and dismal, so with no other choice but to get out of harms way, Estel pulled his pony, Tindómë over towards a nearby cave.
"Come girl, only for a little while, then we shall begin on our way again," Estel said as he led the pony into the cave. The pony whined a little, not liking the situation.
"I'd prefer you were not out in the ran Tindómë, you are safer in here," I will gather some sticks quickly and make a fire, so we can be warm," he explained gently.
Estel and the pony stood in just inside the entrance of the cave, watching the rain begin to pour.
"Come on girl, let's get warm," he whispered as he wrapped a blanket around her, as well as himself. Sitting down on the ground he leaned against the rock behind him and closed his eyes.
Awareness began to leave him, when suddenly he heard a loud pitted growl coming from deeper in the cave.........turning his head he saw the yellow eyes glowing, and drool coming off the creature's snout.
~*~
"Ada, we will head out first thing tomorrow morning," explained Elladan as his father stood in Estel's room by the balcony.
"It's raining," Elrond whispered. Elladan just watched his father for a moment, "it's raining and my little boy is out there. He could be hurt, in trouble, or........." Elrond didn't have the heart to say it, he couldn't say it. The words hurt far to much to admit the possibility that his youngest child was dead.
"He's probably just fine Ada, you know Estel, he's resourceful, he can take care of himself enough to survive until we find him."
"And if we don't find him," Elladan didn't respond to his father's words.
"We'll find him," with that Elladan left the Elven Lord alone.
"Valar, Estel where are you child, and what is going through your mind that you would run away. What happened that was so horrible child?" whispered Elrond as he continued to stare out the window.
Elrond knew he hadn't been the only one to hear the sound, there it was again. The sound of screaming, however it was getting further away.
"Ada!?" Elrohir yelled as he came to the room, standing beside his father.
"I heard it too, it was Estel," murmured Elrond.
~*~
Estel had learned about creatures such as this, he knew enough to know they were very dangerous, and often times were followed by even more dangerous owners. He knew enough about the Wargs and Orcs to know he had to run.
With a high pitched scream Estel jumped on the back of Tindómë and raced out of the cave screaming loudly. However when he looked back he saw the Warg was on his tail.
"Come on Tindómë, we need to go faster!" yelled Estel to his pony, the beautiful pony urged herself to run faster through the wet and slippery rain. She however never saw the mud puddle they were coming up on, nor did her owner. She rain right through it, although slide might have been a better word. For the pony lost her footing, sending her owner as well as herself crashing to the ground.
One minute Estel was raiding as fast as he could on his horse, and the next moment he was sailing through the air landing in the mud. The landing, while on something soft, shot stabs of pain through his ankle and left arm. Another scream erupted from his lips as he looked up to see the Warg standing over his pony.
Realizing he had no chance, and neither did his beautiful pony, Estel took off running as fast as he could. Soaked to the bone from the pouring rain and caked in mud Estel was starting to regret ever leaving Rivendell in the first place.
A/N: Please forgive the three day wait for this, as I said earlier in my last chapter I had become some what ill. I am feeling much better now, so I decided to drop this off as a Valentines (or single's awareness) Day present. Here you are and please enjoy.
