-THE GAMES OF THE GODS-
-Disclaimer:-
CS: Zzzzz...*mumble*...zzzzzz...
Glorfindel: *prods Crimson Starlight* Wake up.
CS: *mumble* no, mommy, its Saturday...zzzz...
Elrond: *whacks Crimson Starlight with a sword* WAKE UP!
CS: *sitting bolt upright* AAAAH! DON'T BURN THE ELF RANCH!
Elrond and Glorfindel: ...
CS: Uh, what's going on...*looks around* Oh, disclaimer, right...I own nothing. Except Rachel and Kari and that Elf Ranch...
Glorfindel: I think that Elf Ranch was a dream.
CS: Oh. Damn.
Elrond: I sincerely HOPE that Elf Ranch was a dream...
-7: Setup-
After rescuing Elladan from the ravine - which happened to have had a crazy squirrel that liked shiny Elf hair in it - we all came back to Rivendell, only to find that we had just missed supper. Lord Elrond had wanted to see his sons (yet again), so they went off to have a late dinner with him. Kari and I were left to find someone to show us to our new rooms - mine had been moved since I was no longer sick and didn't need a sick room, and Kari's had also been moved, since she had been staying in a hastily prepared guest room while another room was prepared for her. Our rooms, to our delight, were basically two bedrooms off of a joint sitting room. Which meant that it was basically a two-bedroom apartment, only sans a kitchen unit.
Also to our delight, we discovered that we had our own private bathing room, and our wardrobes were filled with dresses supplied by Lord Elrond. I still wished I had some trousers and a tunic, though. Dresses were nice, but I preferred pants. After voicing that comment to Kari, I asked her where our clothes from home were, and she explained to me that she'd woken up in a dress, and had no clue if we'd even arrived in Middle-Earth in 'normal' clothes.
Once we were done snooping around our rooms, we had our supper brought to us there, and ate in silence for the most part, looking around with wide eyes, taking everything in.
"So what are we going to do to Elrohir?" Kari asked, finally tearing her eyes away from the room as we finished eating.
"Hm?" I asked, looking up at her.
"He led me on forever about which twin he was, remember? We need to do something to him." Kari reminded me.
"I'm surprised you want to do anything to him." I replied with a teasing grin.
"Oh, I want to do something to him, alright. I also want to play a prank on him, though." Kari deadpanned. I shook my head and chuckled.
"I honestly don't think we'll be able to do much to him unless we get the help of Elladan." I said.
"I think he'll be up for getting his brother back after having been trapped in a ravine for around an hour with a crazy squirrel." Kari said dryly. "But what should we do?"
"Well, we could steal all his clothes while he slept and leave him only dresses to wear." I said brightly.
"Hee, amusing thought and mental image, but no, wouldn't work. Need to do that to both twins, otherwise the one would just steal the others clothes." Kari replied.
"Damn identical twins, ruining everything." I muttered, and then said, louder, "If we could find some paper, a quill or something and something sticky, we could make some sort of sign and stick it to his back."
"Eh, too childish." Kari said dismissively.
"We could strip him naked and tie him to a tree then!" I said, rolling my eyes.
"Ooo, that WOULD be fun, but he just did it, so it's not really creative." Kari replied.
"Y'know, it's too bad Elrohir is brown haired. It would be so easy if he was blonde...just slip some dye in his shampoo and warn Elladan not to use it. Voila!" I said.
"Well, this way we have to be creative!" Kari said cheerfully.
"Agh, I used up all my creativity talking to Elrond at lunch." I complained.
"Well then maybe you can ask Elladan for ideas." Kari replied.
"Why me? Why not you? You're the one that wants to pull the prank on Elrohir." I said.
"Yeah, but you know him better, since you were hanging out with him all day." Kari said. "And I still can't tell them apart."
"Neither can I!" I protested. "And it wasn't all day, it was only the morning."
"You still know him better than me! Why are you refusing to talk to him? Do you liiiiiike him?" Kari asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I think your projecting your own feelings onto me and confusing the twins." I retorted. "But fine, I'll ask him for ideas. Tomorrow."
"Aw, why not tonight?" Kari asked with a pout.
"Because I have no frigging clue where he is and don't particularly want to get lost." I replied.
"Oh, you won't get lost. It's easy to get around in Rivendell." Kari said dismissively.
"For you!" I replied with a pout.
"You just need to pay attention while you're walking." Kari said. "Now go find Elladan!"
"Blerg, some friend you are." I said, sticking my tongue out at Kari as I got up and walked to the door. I opened it, and found myself staring at someone's neck. Squinting, I looked up and found one of the twins staring down at me in mild surprise, hand poised to knock on the door. Getting over his surprise, he arched an eyebrow at me, and I arched an eyebrow back.
"Which one are you and how long have you been standing here?" I asked.
"Elladan, and I just arrived." he answered.
"Hey Kari, I found Elladan! He was behind door number one!" I called over my shoulder, then grabbed Elladan by the arm and pulled him into the room before shutting the door behind him. "C'mon, we wanna talk to you." Elladan just blinked in surprise and followed me back to where Kari was sitting.
"That was convenient." Kari commented.
"Indeed." I replied, then turned to Elladan and asked, "How's the scalp? Feeling less sore?"
"Much less." Elladan said with a light grimace. "Though I am still going to get my dear brother back for leaving me in that ravine."
"Ooo, wonderful. Can we help?" Kari asked. "Or better yet, can we get him back together?"
"What do you want to get him back for?" Elladan asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
"He kept me guessing for several hours as to which one of you he was." Kari replied with a pout, and Elladan chuckled.
"Well, I was coming here to get your help, anyways." Elladan said. "So work together we shall!"
"Get our help?" I asked with curiosity.
"Yes, I had a rather good idea for a prank, but my brother knows me too well -"
"In other words, he doesn't trust you." Kari interrupted dryly, and Elladan grinned at her before continuing.
"As I said, my brother knows me too well, so I was going to see if I could talk one of you two into luring him into the appropriate spot." Elladan said.
"Appropriate spot?" I asked. "To do what?"
"You shall see if you help me." Elladan said, getting an evil glint in his eyes. Kari and I eyed him for a moment, then looked at each other and shrugged.
"As long as it's not something deadly or incredibly disgusting, fine." I said.
"Right, shall we go get ready?" Elladan asked.
"What, you're going to do it tonight?" I asked incredulously, and Elladan looked at me with a 'well, duh!' expression. I sighed. "Why do I even bother? Lead the way!" Elladan grinned, then set off out of our room and down corridors, us following behind him. Finally, we stopped in front of a door. Elladan motioned for us to stay still, and then slipped inside. A few moments later, he returned and motioned for us to follow again. Once we were a good distance away from the room, Elladan spoke.
"That was Elrohir's room. I needed to check and make sure he was there and asleep still." Elladan said.
"And was he?" I asked, arching an eyebrow, and Elladan nodded.
"He was, fast asleep." he said. "I hope you are memorizing where we are going. We are going to where I wish Elladan to be brought now."
"I've got it." Kari said without hesitation.
"I don't." I said needlessly. Elladan looked at me strangely, and I shrugged. "Just making sure you knew."
"Indeed." Elladan replied. After a short walk, we left the house and came into a garden.
"Ah, gardens. Always a fun place to play pranks." Kari said appreciatively.
"Yes, and hardly anyone ever uses this one, though it is surrounded by bedrooms." Elladan said.
"So there's little chance of being interrupted before and during the prank, but Elrohir's girly screams of rage will bring a bunch of Elves roused from sleep running?" I asked. Elladan nodded, grinning slightly at how I put it, and I grinned maniacally. "Ooo, I like this."
"I thought you might." Elladan said, his slight grin growing into a full-fledged mischievous one. "Anyways. Kari, you need to lead Elrohir in here and underneath the branches on this side of that big tree. Then you need to get out of the way."
"Oh? What's going to come falling down?" Kari asked.
"You will see." Elladan said with the evil glint in his eyes again.
"What about me?" I asked.
"You shall help me in the tree!" Elladan replied cheerfully. I paused, and then glanced down at my dress.
"Only if you lend me some trousers and a tunic." I said, looking back up at Elladan. "I don't want to risk climbing a tree in a dress."
"Very well." Elladan said with a shrug. "It will give Kari time to wake up Elrohir and convince him to go for a walk with her!"
"I have to wake him up?!" Kari exclaimed, and Elladan nodded. "But...but..."
"Oh come on, I'm sure you'll enjoy it." I said with a snort, and Kari glared at me.
"Fine." she said after a moment, pretending to sulk.
"Shall we go, then?" Elladan asked, and Kari and I nodded. Elladan set off back the way we had come, with Kari and me following. This time, when we reached Elrohir's door, Elladan motioned for Kari to stay put, then went into the door across the hall, beckoning for me to follow. I did, and upon entering found a room that was actually rather messy, considering that this was Rivendell. It was a heck of a lot cleaner then my room back home, though.
"Let me guess - your room?" I asked Elladan, arching an eyebrow. He flashed me a wry smile, and then resumed his digging through what looked like a pile of cloth. Eventually, he pulled out two pieces of cloth that, upon further inspection, turned out to be trousers and a tunic.
"Do you want to go back to your room to change?" Elladan asked, adding a belt that was hanging off of one of the chairs to the tunic and trousers draped across his arm.
"That's your bedroom?" I asked, pointing to the only door in the room other than the one we'd entered from. Elladan nodded. "I'll change in there." I said. Elladan looked slightly surprised, but then handed me the clothes and sat down while I disappeared into his bedroom. The bedroom, to my amusement, was even messier than the main room. I shook my head, holding back laughter, knowing Elladan would hear it, and quickly changed into the borrowed tunic and trousers. The belt, having no buckle, was slightly confusing to me at first, until I remembered the way I'd seen Elladan's belt tied, and then, with a minimum number of guesses, I got it tied on right. Then, grabbing my dress, I went back into the main room.
"What should I do with this?" I asked, holding up my dress.
"Put it somewhere. You can pick it up and change when we're done. Or, if father catches us, you can pick it up tomorrow...or whenever we're let out of our rooms." Elladan replied, standing. I looked at him suspiciously as he said the last part.
"What exactly are we going to DO to Elrohir?" I asked, suddenly concerned.
"Just dump a few things on him." Elladan replied with a shrug.
"What things?" I asked.
"You'll see." Elladan replied, moving towards the door.
"What things, Elladan?" I asked, this time putting weight on the question so that he knew I would not accept anything but a full answer.
"Um, some dye." Elladan replied.
"And?" I asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Some dye fixant." Elladan replied, trying to sound innocent.
"So we're going to dye his clothes?" I asked, raising both my eyebrow this time.
"His skin, actually." Elladan said.
"What colour?"
"Purple."
"Eeeeexcellent!" I said, grinning.
"Now shall we go?" Elladan said, motioning towards the door. I nodded, and followed him out.
"Took you long enough." Kari said quietly when we emerged.
"Sorry, was getting details out of him." I replied just as quietly.
"And?" she asked.
"All I'm going to say is...purple." I replied with a grin.
"Ooo, anything with purple involved is bound to be good." Kari said, also grinning, and I nodded.
"Now let's get going." I said. Kari nodded, and slipped into Elrohir's room. The instant the door shut, Elladan and I took off for the garden. Upon reaching it, I was given a quick lesson on how to climb a tree. Up in the tree, I found two full pails - both smelling rather funny - waiting, perched on thick branches and supported against the trunk. Elladan motioned for me to go to stay with the one closest, and then he went to the other one.
"I will dump first, then you dump immediately after." Elladan whispered, and I nodded. Then we waited.
----To be continued...with 25% more half-naked male elves!----
(What, you don't think they sleep in their clothes, do you? That would wrinkle them and ruin the 'perfect elf' image...)
-Authors Note:-
Sorry the tap dancing elves couldn't make it, but Haldir decided to see how well sharp pointy metallic objects work on authors...(very well) So, no tap dancing elves. I'll have to see if I can get them to do the macarena, instead...
Thank you to everyone who has read this chapter, now upgrade your status and review! Because then you can become a reviewer! Which is better then a reader! It's raining outside!
...
Sorry, I'm tired and easily dis - ooo, shiny object...
~Crimson Starlight
-Revision's Author's Note:-
Took out some stuff that was un-Tolkien-canon. Nothing important...
~CS
-Disclaimer:-
CS: Zzzzz...*mumble*...zzzzzz...
Glorfindel: *prods Crimson Starlight* Wake up.
CS: *mumble* no, mommy, its Saturday...zzzz...
Elrond: *whacks Crimson Starlight with a sword* WAKE UP!
CS: *sitting bolt upright* AAAAH! DON'T BURN THE ELF RANCH!
Elrond and Glorfindel: ...
CS: Uh, what's going on...*looks around* Oh, disclaimer, right...I own nothing. Except Rachel and Kari and that Elf Ranch...
Glorfindel: I think that Elf Ranch was a dream.
CS: Oh. Damn.
Elrond: I sincerely HOPE that Elf Ranch was a dream...
-7: Setup-
After rescuing Elladan from the ravine - which happened to have had a crazy squirrel that liked shiny Elf hair in it - we all came back to Rivendell, only to find that we had just missed supper. Lord Elrond had wanted to see his sons (yet again), so they went off to have a late dinner with him. Kari and I were left to find someone to show us to our new rooms - mine had been moved since I was no longer sick and didn't need a sick room, and Kari's had also been moved, since she had been staying in a hastily prepared guest room while another room was prepared for her. Our rooms, to our delight, were basically two bedrooms off of a joint sitting room. Which meant that it was basically a two-bedroom apartment, only sans a kitchen unit.
Also to our delight, we discovered that we had our own private bathing room, and our wardrobes were filled with dresses supplied by Lord Elrond. I still wished I had some trousers and a tunic, though. Dresses were nice, but I preferred pants. After voicing that comment to Kari, I asked her where our clothes from home were, and she explained to me that she'd woken up in a dress, and had no clue if we'd even arrived in Middle-Earth in 'normal' clothes.
Once we were done snooping around our rooms, we had our supper brought to us there, and ate in silence for the most part, looking around with wide eyes, taking everything in.
"So what are we going to do to Elrohir?" Kari asked, finally tearing her eyes away from the room as we finished eating.
"Hm?" I asked, looking up at her.
"He led me on forever about which twin he was, remember? We need to do something to him." Kari reminded me.
"I'm surprised you want to do anything to him." I replied with a teasing grin.
"Oh, I want to do something to him, alright. I also want to play a prank on him, though." Kari deadpanned. I shook my head and chuckled.
"I honestly don't think we'll be able to do much to him unless we get the help of Elladan." I said.
"I think he'll be up for getting his brother back after having been trapped in a ravine for around an hour with a crazy squirrel." Kari said dryly. "But what should we do?"
"Well, we could steal all his clothes while he slept and leave him only dresses to wear." I said brightly.
"Hee, amusing thought and mental image, but no, wouldn't work. Need to do that to both twins, otherwise the one would just steal the others clothes." Kari replied.
"Damn identical twins, ruining everything." I muttered, and then said, louder, "If we could find some paper, a quill or something and something sticky, we could make some sort of sign and stick it to his back."
"Eh, too childish." Kari said dismissively.
"We could strip him naked and tie him to a tree then!" I said, rolling my eyes.
"Ooo, that WOULD be fun, but he just did it, so it's not really creative." Kari replied.
"Y'know, it's too bad Elrohir is brown haired. It would be so easy if he was blonde...just slip some dye in his shampoo and warn Elladan not to use it. Voila!" I said.
"Well, this way we have to be creative!" Kari said cheerfully.
"Agh, I used up all my creativity talking to Elrond at lunch." I complained.
"Well then maybe you can ask Elladan for ideas." Kari replied.
"Why me? Why not you? You're the one that wants to pull the prank on Elrohir." I said.
"Yeah, but you know him better, since you were hanging out with him all day." Kari said. "And I still can't tell them apart."
"Neither can I!" I protested. "And it wasn't all day, it was only the morning."
"You still know him better than me! Why are you refusing to talk to him? Do you liiiiiike him?" Kari asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I think your projecting your own feelings onto me and confusing the twins." I retorted. "But fine, I'll ask him for ideas. Tomorrow."
"Aw, why not tonight?" Kari asked with a pout.
"Because I have no frigging clue where he is and don't particularly want to get lost." I replied.
"Oh, you won't get lost. It's easy to get around in Rivendell." Kari said dismissively.
"For you!" I replied with a pout.
"You just need to pay attention while you're walking." Kari said. "Now go find Elladan!"
"Blerg, some friend you are." I said, sticking my tongue out at Kari as I got up and walked to the door. I opened it, and found myself staring at someone's neck. Squinting, I looked up and found one of the twins staring down at me in mild surprise, hand poised to knock on the door. Getting over his surprise, he arched an eyebrow at me, and I arched an eyebrow back.
"Which one are you and how long have you been standing here?" I asked.
"Elladan, and I just arrived." he answered.
"Hey Kari, I found Elladan! He was behind door number one!" I called over my shoulder, then grabbed Elladan by the arm and pulled him into the room before shutting the door behind him. "C'mon, we wanna talk to you." Elladan just blinked in surprise and followed me back to where Kari was sitting.
"That was convenient." Kari commented.
"Indeed." I replied, then turned to Elladan and asked, "How's the scalp? Feeling less sore?"
"Much less." Elladan said with a light grimace. "Though I am still going to get my dear brother back for leaving me in that ravine."
"Ooo, wonderful. Can we help?" Kari asked. "Or better yet, can we get him back together?"
"What do you want to get him back for?" Elladan asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
"He kept me guessing for several hours as to which one of you he was." Kari replied with a pout, and Elladan chuckled.
"Well, I was coming here to get your help, anyways." Elladan said. "So work together we shall!"
"Get our help?" I asked with curiosity.
"Yes, I had a rather good idea for a prank, but my brother knows me too well -"
"In other words, he doesn't trust you." Kari interrupted dryly, and Elladan grinned at her before continuing.
"As I said, my brother knows me too well, so I was going to see if I could talk one of you two into luring him into the appropriate spot." Elladan said.
"Appropriate spot?" I asked. "To do what?"
"You shall see if you help me." Elladan said, getting an evil glint in his eyes. Kari and I eyed him for a moment, then looked at each other and shrugged.
"As long as it's not something deadly or incredibly disgusting, fine." I said.
"Right, shall we go get ready?" Elladan asked.
"What, you're going to do it tonight?" I asked incredulously, and Elladan looked at me with a 'well, duh!' expression. I sighed. "Why do I even bother? Lead the way!" Elladan grinned, then set off out of our room and down corridors, us following behind him. Finally, we stopped in front of a door. Elladan motioned for us to stay still, and then slipped inside. A few moments later, he returned and motioned for us to follow again. Once we were a good distance away from the room, Elladan spoke.
"That was Elrohir's room. I needed to check and make sure he was there and asleep still." Elladan said.
"And was he?" I asked, arching an eyebrow, and Elladan nodded.
"He was, fast asleep." he said. "I hope you are memorizing where we are going. We are going to where I wish Elladan to be brought now."
"I've got it." Kari said without hesitation.
"I don't." I said needlessly. Elladan looked at me strangely, and I shrugged. "Just making sure you knew."
"Indeed." Elladan replied. After a short walk, we left the house and came into a garden.
"Ah, gardens. Always a fun place to play pranks." Kari said appreciatively.
"Yes, and hardly anyone ever uses this one, though it is surrounded by bedrooms." Elladan said.
"So there's little chance of being interrupted before and during the prank, but Elrohir's girly screams of rage will bring a bunch of Elves roused from sleep running?" I asked. Elladan nodded, grinning slightly at how I put it, and I grinned maniacally. "Ooo, I like this."
"I thought you might." Elladan said, his slight grin growing into a full-fledged mischievous one. "Anyways. Kari, you need to lead Elrohir in here and underneath the branches on this side of that big tree. Then you need to get out of the way."
"Oh? What's going to come falling down?" Kari asked.
"You will see." Elladan said with the evil glint in his eyes again.
"What about me?" I asked.
"You shall help me in the tree!" Elladan replied cheerfully. I paused, and then glanced down at my dress.
"Only if you lend me some trousers and a tunic." I said, looking back up at Elladan. "I don't want to risk climbing a tree in a dress."
"Very well." Elladan said with a shrug. "It will give Kari time to wake up Elrohir and convince him to go for a walk with her!"
"I have to wake him up?!" Kari exclaimed, and Elladan nodded. "But...but..."
"Oh come on, I'm sure you'll enjoy it." I said with a snort, and Kari glared at me.
"Fine." she said after a moment, pretending to sulk.
"Shall we go, then?" Elladan asked, and Kari and I nodded. Elladan set off back the way we had come, with Kari and me following. This time, when we reached Elrohir's door, Elladan motioned for Kari to stay put, then went into the door across the hall, beckoning for me to follow. I did, and upon entering found a room that was actually rather messy, considering that this was Rivendell. It was a heck of a lot cleaner then my room back home, though.
"Let me guess - your room?" I asked Elladan, arching an eyebrow. He flashed me a wry smile, and then resumed his digging through what looked like a pile of cloth. Eventually, he pulled out two pieces of cloth that, upon further inspection, turned out to be trousers and a tunic.
"Do you want to go back to your room to change?" Elladan asked, adding a belt that was hanging off of one of the chairs to the tunic and trousers draped across his arm.
"That's your bedroom?" I asked, pointing to the only door in the room other than the one we'd entered from. Elladan nodded. "I'll change in there." I said. Elladan looked slightly surprised, but then handed me the clothes and sat down while I disappeared into his bedroom. The bedroom, to my amusement, was even messier than the main room. I shook my head, holding back laughter, knowing Elladan would hear it, and quickly changed into the borrowed tunic and trousers. The belt, having no buckle, was slightly confusing to me at first, until I remembered the way I'd seen Elladan's belt tied, and then, with a minimum number of guesses, I got it tied on right. Then, grabbing my dress, I went back into the main room.
"What should I do with this?" I asked, holding up my dress.
"Put it somewhere. You can pick it up and change when we're done. Or, if father catches us, you can pick it up tomorrow...or whenever we're let out of our rooms." Elladan replied, standing. I looked at him suspiciously as he said the last part.
"What exactly are we going to DO to Elrohir?" I asked, suddenly concerned.
"Just dump a few things on him." Elladan replied with a shrug.
"What things?" I asked.
"You'll see." Elladan replied, moving towards the door.
"What things, Elladan?" I asked, this time putting weight on the question so that he knew I would not accept anything but a full answer.
"Um, some dye." Elladan replied.
"And?" I asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Some dye fixant." Elladan replied, trying to sound innocent.
"So we're going to dye his clothes?" I asked, raising both my eyebrow this time.
"His skin, actually." Elladan said.
"What colour?"
"Purple."
"Eeeeexcellent!" I said, grinning.
"Now shall we go?" Elladan said, motioning towards the door. I nodded, and followed him out.
"Took you long enough." Kari said quietly when we emerged.
"Sorry, was getting details out of him." I replied just as quietly.
"And?" she asked.
"All I'm going to say is...purple." I replied with a grin.
"Ooo, anything with purple involved is bound to be good." Kari said, also grinning, and I nodded.
"Now let's get going." I said. Kari nodded, and slipped into Elrohir's room. The instant the door shut, Elladan and I took off for the garden. Upon reaching it, I was given a quick lesson on how to climb a tree. Up in the tree, I found two full pails - both smelling rather funny - waiting, perched on thick branches and supported against the trunk. Elladan motioned for me to go to stay with the one closest, and then he went to the other one.
"I will dump first, then you dump immediately after." Elladan whispered, and I nodded. Then we waited.
----To be continued...with 25% more half-naked male elves!----
(What, you don't think they sleep in their clothes, do you? That would wrinkle them and ruin the 'perfect elf' image...)
-Authors Note:-
Sorry the tap dancing elves couldn't make it, but Haldir decided to see how well sharp pointy metallic objects work on authors...(very well) So, no tap dancing elves. I'll have to see if I can get them to do the macarena, instead...
Thank you to everyone who has read this chapter, now upgrade your status and review! Because then you can become a reviewer! Which is better then a reader! It's raining outside!
...
Sorry, I'm tired and easily dis - ooo, shiny object...
~Crimson Starlight
-Revision's Author's Note:-
Took out some stuff that was un-Tolkien-canon. Nothing important...
~CS