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Promising a Lie
" – and get the Llethian for me." Elrond was saying. "The four of you should go as soon as possible.
Estel nodded and shifted his gaze onto Elladan and Elrohir, who were listening interestedly.
"Ada, if it's just a small plant why must we all go?" Elrohir asked.
Elrond sighed. "Size is no guarantee of power. The Llethian is a drug, which powder is deadly. And another group of people want it. So, the plan is simple: Get to it before they do.
They nodded and turned to leave the room.
But just before Estel left, Elrond called out. "Oh, and Estel, see if you can find Legolas and tell him of our plan."
Estel was surprised. "Why?"
Elrond returned the surprised glance.
"Didn't I mention it before? He's coming too."
Oh, no……
* * * * * * *
"I don't believe he's coming." Said Estel for the two hundred and thirtieth time that hour, as he and the twins were getting ready to leave.
Legolas was no where to be seen.
"I don't believe – " he began once more, only to be cut short by his brother.
"- he's coming." Interrupted Elrohir sounding annoyed. "We heard you the first time."
Estel just glared at him.
"So, you think those people are dangerous? Those who are trying to get the Llethian." Asked Elladan.
Estel shrugged. "I hope not."
Elrohir grinned and plucked at his bowstring. " But nothings better than a good opponent, huh?"
"Never underestimate the enemy." Said a voice from somewhere behind them. "Okay, are you guys ready?"
It was Legolas. He held his bow in one hand and was juggling an arrow in the other.
"Never underestimate the arrow." Elrohir snapped, plucking the arrow from Legolas's hand.
"I don't believe you're coming."
Legolas didn't say anything.
Half an hour later they departed, (on foot, as they should not be seen) and Legolas casted a longing glance towards Estel.
"I wonder……" he murmured to himself.
But he didn't continue and no one knew what he wondered. To be truthful, Legolas wasn't sure what he wondered either. So he just sighed and the moment passed.
But for a long time after that, he continued to wonder……
* * * * * *
So it was that the party stopped to camp halfway on their journey. Elladan sent Elrohir to gather firewood while he set up camp.
Estel and Legolas had wandered off, not together, though.
Elladan sighed. He had hoped the two would be best friends again and patch up their broken friendship.
He looked up at the sky.
"I'm going to get supper and if they're not back before I am, I'm gonna kill them." He decided.
The sky seemed to agree.
Elladan walked back to the direction that they had came from; he had seen a river somewhere among the trees.
"Catch a fish, catch a fish." He sang. But as he neared the river, he heard a voice.
"Come on fishy, come here."
Estel?
Elladan bit back his lips to keep himself from laughing at the thought of how childish his brother's voice sounded.
All those years of knowing Estel, he had never guessed his brother caught fish by cooing at them. Every time little Estel would go off alone, taking but a bucket with him.
Every time he would come back, with a bucket full of fish.
He crouched behind a tree and spied on Estel. He watched as he drew closer, and closer, and –
Splash!
He fell in.
"What-?" Elrohir emerged from the bushes and stared at Estel in amazement. Elladan put a finger to his lips and his brother crouched behind another tree.
They almost burst out laughing at the look on Estel's face, nor were they the only one, a giggle floated down from a tree above them.
Estel scowled and looked above him.
"Whoever you are, you better get down here or else I'd make you regret it for the rest
of your life!" he threatened.
"I don't wa- aaahhh!!"
Crack!
The branch snapped and Legolas fell, down into the water.
The twins burst out laughing, not caring a thought about what punishment they would receive later, all they knew was that they wanted to laugh.
The other two turned to look at them bewildered.
"You two look so funny!" Elrohir said laughing.
Elladan, who fell to the floor in laughter, also added " I've never seen anyone catch fish that way!"
At this they turned embarrassed to look at each other, and their eyes met for a brief moment. Then they burst into laughter.
They were friends again.
Dusk settled and stars dotted the sky, shinning brighter than ever.
An hour later they were all back at camp.
Elladan, lying on a tree to sleep smiled to himself then gave a small laugh as he recalled the incident.
He needn't have had worried.
Okay people, only one thing to say : thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you for your reviews. Well, I guess that wasn't just one thing.
And I'm sorry to say that I'm grounded and can't use the computer at all. And even if I wasn't grounded I wouldn't be allowed to use it on weekdays anyway.
So please bear with me until next Friday, when I will be ungrounded. By the way, I can't seem to know whether to use which of Estel's names, so please tell me if you like one better than the other.