~Falling~
Snow, or no snow, Estel was sure he had hit every rock, branch, ditch and bump as he fell down the slick steep hill. Pain and awareness slowly returned to him, looking around he took a deep shuddering breath and tried to cry out in pain, the sound only coming out as a small squeak. Fire burned through his ribs, left shoulder, head, through his entire body.
"Hello child," came the gentle voice, looking up slightly his neck protesting he saw her again, Celebrain.
"Amme, am I going to die?"
"No small one, your family is coming for you."
"I'm so cold," he murmured.
"I know young one, but I need you to do your best, there is a cave a little ways north, if you can make it there you will be found."
"No Wargs?" She chuckled softly, touching his soaked curls.
"No Wargs small one."
"I'm hurt," he whimpered.
"Yes little one, but if you remain here you will not survive, getting there is going to hurt, but if you don't get there you will die."
"I want to die," he sobbed. She took the child into her arms, trying to comfort him.
"Why do you want to die?"
"Because I'm killing my family, I'm a hassle for them."
"Seldo, you are no burden or hassle for them, they adore you. Now you get up and out of this snow and get to that cave, 'tis not far I promise," she whispered smiling at him. He nodded slowly, pain stabbing through his head and slowly stood up, pain shooting through every part of his body, including some parts he didn't know he had.
"I love you Amme," he whimpered.
"Oh seldo, I cannot wait until the day I meet you, but until that day you must keep fighting. Yes there will be days worse than others, but you must fight."
"I will," he murmured. With that she was gone.
~*~
"Ada, look more tracks, they lead right off the cliff," whispered Elladan as he looked around. Below there was nothing much, a small cave, an iced over lake, which lead to a larger stream up north, and empty ground.
"Is there another way to get down there?" Inquired Elrond, as he looked around.
"Yeah, there is a less steep drop over here," stated Elrohir.
"We're going down there," Elrond jumped off his horse and hurried down the hill, his two sons following him.
"Estel!" yelled Elrond.
"HELP!" Came the weak scream, three heads swiveled over to the lake. Estel, probably not knowing where he was had tried making his way to the cave, moving across the lake that he could not see. A few steps did it in for him. Within moments the ice had cracked.
"ESTEL!" Yelled Elladan as he ran forward in sheer panic, Elrohir grabbed him by his tunic.
"The ice is cracked, elf or not, we could still fall through the ice," Elrohir stated. Estel was gripping onto the slippery ice the best he could, but they could tell he would lose his grip any minute.
"Glorfindel we need a rope and a dry cloak!" yelled Elrond as he looked at his youngest child.
"Ada please!" Estel cried out, Elrond looked back to see Glorfindel and Gandalf coming down the supplies in hand.
"Hold on Estel, we're coming," Elrond stated. He took the rope and began to tie it around his waist.
"What are you doing?" Elladan asked.
"I'm going to tie this rope around my waist, then go out there and get him, he can't hold on much longer."
"No, no, you need to be strong enough to heal him, I'll go," Elladan stated. Elrond looked at his son and shook his head.
"No, no, I will not put any more of my sons in danger."
"Ada, there's no time to argue, you and Gandalf are the best healers around, you need all your strength. That water is below freezing, please Ada," Elrond looked at him again and nodded.
"Fine, just be careful," Elladan nodded as he tied the rope around his waist and headed out on the ice. He heard it crack a couple times as he moved forward.
"Estel, hold on please tithen pen hold on," Elladan whispered as he came closer, Estel lips were blue now, and he was shivering.
"I..........I can't.......hold.........on," muttered Estel as his hands began to slip again. They were too numb to grip any longer, and the boy plunged into the water. Elladan hissed in elfish and dived through the cracked hole. The freezing water took his breath away. It was like an ice cube. Breaking the surface again, Elladan took a deep breath and then dove down deeper, trying to find his little brother.
The water was murky, but clear, making it a little easier for Elladan to find his young brother.
Elrond, Glorfindel, Gandalf and Elrohir stood, holding the rope impatiently. Watching for some sign of the two they loved. Elrohir reached out gently to grip his father's hand.
Elrond was staring at the ice, as if willing his sons to appear, but as moments passed and there was still no sign, Elrond began to lose hope of getting either of his sons back.
"Come on El," whispered Elrohir softly.
Elladan had finally managed to spot his younger brother. The child was unconscious, Elladan wrapped an arm around Estel's waist and began to pull his younger brother towards the surface where he could see the light coming.
However, the chill was deeply affecting his body, he was finding it hard to move his muscles, and he was running out of air. Not knowing what else to do he gave a might yank on the rope, hoping his brother and father would do the rest.
Elrohir felt the rope yanked first, and instantly began to pull it, afraid for the worst.
"Help me!" Elrohir yelled as the four grabbed the rope and began to pull, Elrohir rushed forward, not caring about the ice, finally, Elladan's head popped up, followed by Estel's.
"Thank Ilvutar," whispered Elrond.
"Come on brother," stated Elrohir as he dragged his young brother out of the ice first, then Elladan. Elrohir, unsure of what to do with his brother held Estel tightly and wrapped the warm cloak around him.
"He's not breathing," murmured Elladan as they made it to the shore.
"Come here little one," spoke Elrond painfully as he gripped the child in his arms and listened to his heart for a moment. Placing his hand over Estel's chest he closed his eyes.
"Please little one," whispered Elrond as tears trailed down his cheeks.
A/N: Okay, there is one more chapter after this one, then that will lead to a more light hearted story. I am currently a little behind on my writing, and I'm busy with another series of stories, and a story from another genre of fan fiction. I'm also trying to keep my English grades up and my Physics grades. So next week please do not be too surprised if I update ones throughout the week, I am finishing up a project for English. Thank you all of your for your kind words while I was feeling so ill, as well as your patience for my later updates every other couple days. I'm trying to keep ahead of the stories I'm writing, so you don't have to wait weeks for chapters. Okay I'll stop rambling take care!
Snow, or no snow, Estel was sure he had hit every rock, branch, ditch and bump as he fell down the slick steep hill. Pain and awareness slowly returned to him, looking around he took a deep shuddering breath and tried to cry out in pain, the sound only coming out as a small squeak. Fire burned through his ribs, left shoulder, head, through his entire body.
"Hello child," came the gentle voice, looking up slightly his neck protesting he saw her again, Celebrain.
"Amme, am I going to die?"
"No small one, your family is coming for you."
"I'm so cold," he murmured.
"I know young one, but I need you to do your best, there is a cave a little ways north, if you can make it there you will be found."
"No Wargs?" She chuckled softly, touching his soaked curls.
"No Wargs small one."
"I'm hurt," he whimpered.
"Yes little one, but if you remain here you will not survive, getting there is going to hurt, but if you don't get there you will die."
"I want to die," he sobbed. She took the child into her arms, trying to comfort him.
"Why do you want to die?"
"Because I'm killing my family, I'm a hassle for them."
"Seldo, you are no burden or hassle for them, they adore you. Now you get up and out of this snow and get to that cave, 'tis not far I promise," she whispered smiling at him. He nodded slowly, pain stabbing through his head and slowly stood up, pain shooting through every part of his body, including some parts he didn't know he had.
"I love you Amme," he whimpered.
"Oh seldo, I cannot wait until the day I meet you, but until that day you must keep fighting. Yes there will be days worse than others, but you must fight."
"I will," he murmured. With that she was gone.
~*~
"Ada, look more tracks, they lead right off the cliff," whispered Elladan as he looked around. Below there was nothing much, a small cave, an iced over lake, which lead to a larger stream up north, and empty ground.
"Is there another way to get down there?" Inquired Elrond, as he looked around.
"Yeah, there is a less steep drop over here," stated Elrohir.
"We're going down there," Elrond jumped off his horse and hurried down the hill, his two sons following him.
"Estel!" yelled Elrond.
"HELP!" Came the weak scream, three heads swiveled over to the lake. Estel, probably not knowing where he was had tried making his way to the cave, moving across the lake that he could not see. A few steps did it in for him. Within moments the ice had cracked.
"ESTEL!" Yelled Elladan as he ran forward in sheer panic, Elrohir grabbed him by his tunic.
"The ice is cracked, elf or not, we could still fall through the ice," Elrohir stated. Estel was gripping onto the slippery ice the best he could, but they could tell he would lose his grip any minute.
"Glorfindel we need a rope and a dry cloak!" yelled Elrond as he looked at his youngest child.
"Ada please!" Estel cried out, Elrond looked back to see Glorfindel and Gandalf coming down the supplies in hand.
"Hold on Estel, we're coming," Elrond stated. He took the rope and began to tie it around his waist.
"What are you doing?" Elladan asked.
"I'm going to tie this rope around my waist, then go out there and get him, he can't hold on much longer."
"No, no, you need to be strong enough to heal him, I'll go," Elladan stated. Elrond looked at his son and shook his head.
"No, no, I will not put any more of my sons in danger."
"Ada, there's no time to argue, you and Gandalf are the best healers around, you need all your strength. That water is below freezing, please Ada," Elrond looked at him again and nodded.
"Fine, just be careful," Elladan nodded as he tied the rope around his waist and headed out on the ice. He heard it crack a couple times as he moved forward.
"Estel, hold on please tithen pen hold on," Elladan whispered as he came closer, Estel lips were blue now, and he was shivering.
"I..........I can't.......hold.........on," muttered Estel as his hands began to slip again. They were too numb to grip any longer, and the boy plunged into the water. Elladan hissed in elfish and dived through the cracked hole. The freezing water took his breath away. It was like an ice cube. Breaking the surface again, Elladan took a deep breath and then dove down deeper, trying to find his little brother.
The water was murky, but clear, making it a little easier for Elladan to find his young brother.
Elrond, Glorfindel, Gandalf and Elrohir stood, holding the rope impatiently. Watching for some sign of the two they loved. Elrohir reached out gently to grip his father's hand.
Elrond was staring at the ice, as if willing his sons to appear, but as moments passed and there was still no sign, Elrond began to lose hope of getting either of his sons back.
"Come on El," whispered Elrohir softly.
Elladan had finally managed to spot his younger brother. The child was unconscious, Elladan wrapped an arm around Estel's waist and began to pull his younger brother towards the surface where he could see the light coming.
However, the chill was deeply affecting his body, he was finding it hard to move his muscles, and he was running out of air. Not knowing what else to do he gave a might yank on the rope, hoping his brother and father would do the rest.
Elrohir felt the rope yanked first, and instantly began to pull it, afraid for the worst.
"Help me!" Elrohir yelled as the four grabbed the rope and began to pull, Elrohir rushed forward, not caring about the ice, finally, Elladan's head popped up, followed by Estel's.
"Thank Ilvutar," whispered Elrond.
"Come on brother," stated Elrohir as he dragged his young brother out of the ice first, then Elladan. Elrohir, unsure of what to do with his brother held Estel tightly and wrapped the warm cloak around him.
"He's not breathing," murmured Elladan as they made it to the shore.
"Come here little one," spoke Elrond painfully as he gripped the child in his arms and listened to his heart for a moment. Placing his hand over Estel's chest he closed his eyes.
"Please little one," whispered Elrond as tears trailed down his cheeks.
A/N: Okay, there is one more chapter after this one, then that will lead to a more light hearted story. I am currently a little behind on my writing, and I'm busy with another series of stories, and a story from another genre of fan fiction. I'm also trying to keep my English grades up and my Physics grades. So next week please do not be too surprised if I update ones throughout the week, I am finishing up a project for English. Thank you all of your for your kind words while I was feeling so ill, as well as your patience for my later updates every other couple days. I'm trying to keep ahead of the stories I'm writing, so you don't have to wait weeks for chapters. Okay I'll stop rambling take care!
