This chapter is a result of being bored in Maths.

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Legolas tugged the collar of his tunic uncomfortably, dinner always meant dressing like a dwarf, in his opinion, and sitting still for two hours. All of which filled him with an incredible urge to run, very far away. It never took long to eat if you didn't talk and avoided you vegetables but the adults spent so much time gossiping that the meals went on for much longer than was really necessary.

The young prince squirmed around in the cushioned seat trying to find his friends. The royal family always sat so far away from the other nobles, which left him sitting next to a cousin. A really BORING cousin. Legolas and his companions had spent the majority of one summer trying to avoid said cousin, who was about their age, until the boy had finally gotten the message. It had been cruel but they had tried hard to help him fit in at first but the boy liked poetry! Sometimes you just have to draw the line.

A raised eyebrow from his elder brother, Dalyan, left the sulking prince sinking back into his chair, defeated, but not before he'd caught a brief glance of were his friends were sitting.

Ranna, catching his eye, pointed to her arm and mouthed 'sorry', knowing that she had left a colorful bruise on his arm from there earlier tumble. He just smiled and shrugged his shoulders – they always fought and never held grudges. There silent communication was halted as his cousin suddenly decided to engage the blonde haired prince in a conversation regarding the stonework of the floor. Ranna grinned as Legolas rolled his eyes. It was only after Legolas 'accidentally' spilt some fruit juice on him that the boring youth left.

Desperately he tried to catch Ranna's eye again but the brown haired elfling was gone! Legolas looked around frantically, she couldn't have possibly gotten out of dinner that quickly! And if she had then it t'wasn't fair! A hand on his leg made him jump and, making sure noone was looking, he quickly checked underneath the table to try and find the owner of the wandering hand.

"Ranna! What are you doing under there!" the cheekily grinning girl was nearly in hysterics at the look of shock on the princling's fair face.

"You looked bored, so I came to cheer you up!"

"If you're caught, you'll get in trouble!" he hissed angrily.

"Are you a man or an elf? Besides I won't get caught and" she snickered cruelly, "I'm not the one who appears to be talking to myself!" The prince turned a delightful shade of rosy red as he jerked his eyes up in embarrassment. The elfling's blue eyes meet the inquisitive glance of his father who, luckily, just shook his head and went back to talking to Legolas's elder brother.

Ranna was rolling on the floor laughing then, grinning at the fuming prince; deliberately hit the top of the table with her hand.

"Legolas! Stop kicking the table!"

"But it wasn't…"

"If you can't behave, you'll have to sit by yourself!" Legolas glared at his brother, he couldn't tell on Ranna, as he would be called a dobber. Everyone knew that being called a dobber was worse than being called an orc.

Once he was sure that all eyes were off him, the angry youth went back to glaring at the hysterically laughing girl.

"Stop doing that!"

"Shan't if I don't wanna!"

"Meanie!"

"Stop being a sissy and come under here with me!"

Quick as lightening he ducked under the table to meet the slightly shocked grin of Ranna.

"Well, what now?"

"I don't know, I didn't expect you to actually come down here!" she admitted truthfully, which only earned her a punch on the arm.

"Now we are going to get in trouble!" Blonde locks half covered the pouting lips as the prince turned his accusing blue eyes at the impish Ranna.

"What's your problem? You're acting like your cousin!"

"Am not! It's just that Ada punished me for what happened at the river. I can't play tomorrow and have to take lessons instead."

Ranna cocked her head to the side, thinking.

"He is upset about the jewels?"

"Is Dalyan boring?"

"Okay, that's a massive yes then. Well, if he is so sad about the jewels, we will just have to get them back then."

Legolas's eyes sparkled mischievously

"You have a plan?"

If anyone had looked up, they would have seen a flash of gold and one of brown move from the bottom of the end table to the door of the dining room. However noone looked up and noone noticed disappearance of the two imps until a long time later.

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