How They Met
Chapter 3: Twins, breakfast, Twins prepare for class, 'Dear Galadriel', Imladris express.
AN: YAY! I got reviews! I really didn't think I'd get any. Wow. Thank you all who have reviewed.
It was a peaceful first of spring day in Imladris, great weather for playing outside. Elladan sighed and leaned on the window ceil. Grounded. Ada had found out about their prank the other day and they had spent the entire evening after dinner until bedtime getting 'a talk' from him and their punishment
Not only was he grounded ground to his room, his brother's room, and their sitting room. All three places not very interesting when he thought of playing in the gardens or archery practice. But the only places they could be in besides their rooms for a while where the dinning hall, and the library.
' Still would rather be outside.' He thought.
Yes He, Elladan, an elf would was going to be come the greatest warrior in all of Imladris (His dream) was grounded. Oh the cruelty of it all.
'And none of it would have happened had Erestor said anything. Why couldn't he ever keep his mouth shut?'
Letting out another big sigh Elladan rested his head on the ceil. "Stupid Erestor." He mumbled, the sound muffled by the ceil, which made it sound like," Mufid Esfor."
"Oh quit your whining." Elrohir said whapping his twin upside the head with a pillow. "It's all YOUR fault!"
"No it's not!" Elladan said, taking the pillow from his brother and smacking him with it. "I wasn't the one who thought of and ridged up the wasps."
"Oh yea! Well I wasn't the one who shaved him bald. For Valarsake whoever heard of a bald elf?"
"Nárlhach, nin gwanunig (My twin)." Elladan said with a smile. Elrohir just rolled his eyes and whacked his twin once more with the pillow. Elladan growled and picked up the nearest two pillows ready to beat his twin's head in when a knock came at the door. Both boys paused in mid-air and the door opened. In came the one of the kitchen staff, Mîrelena.
"Masters! Breakfast is ready." Mîrelena smiled at both boys, laughing at the odd position they where both in. Elladan had two pillows in his hands, and Elrohir's head was smooshed between them. She laughed at Elrohir and walked out of the room.
"Coming." Both yelled back at the same time
Elrohir blushed, and then shoved Elladan to the floor. He looked in the mirror, checking his hair. Something both he and Elladan had been doing a lot lately.
Elladan frowned in thought as he brushed his hair back into a braid, in his own mirror. ' Elrohir seems to check his hair a lot when ever he's going to the kitchen.....and when's he's around Mîrelena.'
He was pulled out of his thought as another pillow contacted with the back of his head. He turned to face his fuming twin. Elladan quickly picked up a pillow for his own defense he swung it back and forth.
"If you ever- she saw- I must look like a- ugh!" Elrohir threw his arms up in aspiration and left the room.
Elladan shrugged, dropped the pillow and headed towards the dinning hall.
"Good morning Ada." Both boys said as their father entered the dinning hall. Elrond eyed them warily.
Each twin wore matching tunics, with crème sleeves and khaki colored leggings. Their hair put in a half braid, the top of it being braided and the bottom half of their long black hair reaching the middle of their backs. They even wore their silver bands across their foreheads (like the thing Elrond had in the movie but silver. Can't think of a manly word for tiara).
Elrond knew what game they where playing. ' Be extra nice and sweet then maybe Ada will reconsider our punishment.' One of their usual games to get themselves out of trouble.
Elrond smiled as he sat down." Good morning nin ions." But he thought merrily as he took a bite of toast. 'You two will not get off that easily.'
"So what will you be doing today Ada?" Elrohir asked, passing some orange juice to Erestor.
"I will be working on the usual. Documents, new laws, meeting with travelers to the valley- what I normally do everyday."
Erestor spoke up." Do not forget hîr nin, the Edain representative for the trade fair will be here at the end of the week to set up plans for the when the Edain come in summer."
"Thank you Erestor." Then Elrond turned his eyes to his sons. Elladan quickly eating all his food but Elrohir.Elrohir seemed to be staring at something. Following his sons gazed he found it rested on Mîrelena.
'Ah.' Elrond thought with a chuckled. ' Seems like Elrohir and I need to have a talk.or maybe I can make his new teacher,' his eyes fell on Erestor with mischievous glint.
Erestor looked at Elrond, he didn't like the look he was receiving. He just raised an eyebrow in confusion and sipped his juice.
"Another thing my sons." Elrond said pulling Elrohir out of his daze. "You will be having class today."
"You got a new teacher-" Elladan said in shock.
"-So soon!!?" Elrohir finished, just as shocked.
Elrond nodded to them both." Yes." Then he had a somewhat evil smile and glanced at Erestor." Erestor will be your teacher until a new one is found."
"You are too kind hîr nin." Erestor muttered agitatedly under his breath.
He looked up and was met by two pairs of grey eyes, force across the table. He smiled weakly at them and they just looked at one another. They stared at each other for a brief moment, nodded, and looked back at Erestor; their expressions blank.
'Their more like their father then they think.' Erestor thought buttering his toast. ' I'm a doomed elf.' But to them he said." Class start in one hour."
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"Finished?" Elladan asked as he paced the length of the library.
"Yes." Elrohir responded getting up from the chair." All my stuff's in place. How about yours?"
"Everything's all set." Elladan smiled.
"You know."Elrohir said looking honesty ashamed of what was to come." We really shouldn't be doing this to Erestor."
" We have to El." Elladan replied. " Erestor may be our father's, and our, friend but do we really want him as a teacher? He's so strict about rules and stuff."
"No. I really don't want him as a teacher."
"Well then the faster we get rid of him the faster he'll have to find a new one." Elladan smiled at his logic.
" I still don't know."
"Don't worry. Everything will be all right. We make Erestor no longer want to be our teacher, and we get a new one."
"But when we get a new one what do we do if they're like Nárlhach?"
"We get rid of that one and get a new one."
"And just when, nin gwanunig, will we know we have the right teacher?"
Elladan paused, then spoke." One who won't treat us like baby Elflings. We're teenagers like Naneth (mother) said. One who will like not only maps like you, but archery like me, and swords like both of us. Its too bad Ada can't teach us."
"Well Ada is very busy." Elrohir decided to change the subject." So do you know when Naneth will be home with Arwen?"
" I think in a month or two after she's had a good long visit with Grandmother and Grandfather. I think we should get out of her, it would look a little suspicious if Erestor found us in here before him." Both twins gathered together their things and left the library heading back to their chambers undetected.
Elrond sat at his desk, all the preparations for the Edain representative where in place, and he finally had a moment to himself. Pulling out his pen and parchment Elrond began to write.
'Dear Lady Galadriel,'
' Mother -in-law I write not only ask how my beautiful wife and child are but to employ you help. Your grandsons have done it again. They chased of Nárlhach, your boarder guards might be seeing him around Lorien some time next week. Now I am in a great bind. I have placed my advisor Erestor as their teach for the few hours they have school, but I fear he will not survive the first day. Erestor says it is impossible to find a new teacher in Imladris. I humbly seek your council; any helpful suggestions or help that you could send would be most appreciated.'
He dipped his pen back into the ink.
' Both the boys and I look forward to joining you, my wife and child in Lorien for the winter festival. Tell my love I say hi and tell Arwen I can't wait to see all her drawings when she returns.'
Namarie, Elrond.'
With that he had the letter sent to the House messenger, to be sent out with the rest of the mail to Lorien at the end of the week, three days.
Dinner was mostly quiet. Elrond kept noticing the glares Erestor was giving the twins, and became curious of how the first day of teaching went.
"So Erestor.I take it that the class was eventful."
Erestor then turned his glare on Elrond." Just how long is it till the Lady Galadriel will receive your letter?"
"It is going out with the rest of the mail, in three days-"
"Does the House messenger have it?"
"Correct I-"
"Mîrelena!"
"Yes hîr nin?" The she-elf asked as she ran out of the kitchens.
"Take a message to the House messenger. He is to take the letter given to him by Lord Elrond for the Lady Galadriel and he is to have it sent out tonight."
"I will tell him now hîr nin." And she ran out of the room in the direction of the mail house.
"And just what was that about nin mellon?" Elrond asked, surprised by the elf's grouchy behavior.
" Ask your sons how class went. I think now I understand what Nárlhach meant by ' I've been humiliated for the final time.'"
Elrond's eyes widened. "Nin ions what did you do?"
"Not much."Elladan began.
"It was only a chair full of tacks, pointy side up." Elrohir said, nervously fidgeting with his napkin.
Elrond then looked at Erestor, understanding why the elf was upset. Then he noticed a white piece of fluff in his black hair. Also that the hair was slightly damp. "Erestor there's something in your hair."
Erestor pulled it out and glared at the piece of fluff in his palm, then looked up at the twins. "Oh..and ...um there was the bucket of feathers, mud, cold water that got dumped on him when he opened the window." Elrohir said, eye pleading with Erestor for forgiveness.
Elrond moaned and put one hand over his eyes, rubbing his temples; trying in vain to fight off the oncoming headache.
Erestor sighed and handed a piece of his roll to Elrohir, and unspoken sign of forgiveness. Elrond gave a small smile at that, no matter how mad Erestor got he would forgive the twins eventually.
"This teaching arrangement will not work hîr nin. I can't get them to behave long enough to be taught."
"I know. I know." Then he looked at his sons. They looked like foxes caught in the hen house. " You do realize we're going to have to have 'a talk' again don't you boys?"
Both gulped and nodded.
Mîrelena then came out of the kitchens carrying plates, each with a slice of chocolate cake on it. " I spoke with him hîr nin. He said it would be no trouble." She said about to place a plate of cake in front of Elrohir.
"Mîrelena. I'm afraid my sons are being punished. There will be no desert for them."
She nodded and only gave cake to Erestor and Elrond.
Elladan wanted to cry,' NO CAKE!?! That's cruel and unusual punishment.'
Elrohir on the other hand wanted to crawl into a little ball and die of embarrassment. Not only did he not get any cake, he was going to get 'a talk' AGAIN, and now Mîrelena knew that he'd gotten in trouble. ' Elladan is going to pay for this.' He thought.
End of Chapter3
Response to Reviews:
Erin Finnlaith- Thank you Erin for answering my question. That will help me out A LOT in the next couple chapters. Glorfindel's coming soon. I just love Elladan and Elrohir, finally glad to find another fan of the twins.
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Chapter 3: Twins, breakfast, Twins prepare for class, 'Dear Galadriel', Imladris express.
AN: YAY! I got reviews! I really didn't think I'd get any. Wow. Thank you all who have reviewed.
It was a peaceful first of spring day in Imladris, great weather for playing outside. Elladan sighed and leaned on the window ceil. Grounded. Ada had found out about their prank the other day and they had spent the entire evening after dinner until bedtime getting 'a talk' from him and their punishment
Not only was he grounded ground to his room, his brother's room, and their sitting room. All three places not very interesting when he thought of playing in the gardens or archery practice. But the only places they could be in besides their rooms for a while where the dinning hall, and the library.
' Still would rather be outside.' He thought.
Yes He, Elladan, an elf would was going to be come the greatest warrior in all of Imladris (His dream) was grounded. Oh the cruelty of it all.
'And none of it would have happened had Erestor said anything. Why couldn't he ever keep his mouth shut?'
Letting out another big sigh Elladan rested his head on the ceil. "Stupid Erestor." He mumbled, the sound muffled by the ceil, which made it sound like," Mufid Esfor."
"Oh quit your whining." Elrohir said whapping his twin upside the head with a pillow. "It's all YOUR fault!"
"No it's not!" Elladan said, taking the pillow from his brother and smacking him with it. "I wasn't the one who thought of and ridged up the wasps."
"Oh yea! Well I wasn't the one who shaved him bald. For Valarsake whoever heard of a bald elf?"
"Nárlhach, nin gwanunig (My twin)." Elladan said with a smile. Elrohir just rolled his eyes and whacked his twin once more with the pillow. Elladan growled and picked up the nearest two pillows ready to beat his twin's head in when a knock came at the door. Both boys paused in mid-air and the door opened. In came the one of the kitchen staff, Mîrelena.
"Masters! Breakfast is ready." Mîrelena smiled at both boys, laughing at the odd position they where both in. Elladan had two pillows in his hands, and Elrohir's head was smooshed between them. She laughed at Elrohir and walked out of the room.
"Coming." Both yelled back at the same time
Elrohir blushed, and then shoved Elladan to the floor. He looked in the mirror, checking his hair. Something both he and Elladan had been doing a lot lately.
Elladan frowned in thought as he brushed his hair back into a braid, in his own mirror. ' Elrohir seems to check his hair a lot when ever he's going to the kitchen.....and when's he's around Mîrelena.'
He was pulled out of his thought as another pillow contacted with the back of his head. He turned to face his fuming twin. Elladan quickly picked up a pillow for his own defense he swung it back and forth.
"If you ever- she saw- I must look like a- ugh!" Elrohir threw his arms up in aspiration and left the room.
Elladan shrugged, dropped the pillow and headed towards the dinning hall.
"Good morning Ada." Both boys said as their father entered the dinning hall. Elrond eyed them warily.
Each twin wore matching tunics, with crème sleeves and khaki colored leggings. Their hair put in a half braid, the top of it being braided and the bottom half of their long black hair reaching the middle of their backs. They even wore their silver bands across their foreheads (like the thing Elrond had in the movie but silver. Can't think of a manly word for tiara).
Elrond knew what game they where playing. ' Be extra nice and sweet then maybe Ada will reconsider our punishment.' One of their usual games to get themselves out of trouble.
Elrond smiled as he sat down." Good morning nin ions." But he thought merrily as he took a bite of toast. 'You two will not get off that easily.'
"So what will you be doing today Ada?" Elrohir asked, passing some orange juice to Erestor.
"I will be working on the usual. Documents, new laws, meeting with travelers to the valley- what I normally do everyday."
Erestor spoke up." Do not forget hîr nin, the Edain representative for the trade fair will be here at the end of the week to set up plans for the when the Edain come in summer."
"Thank you Erestor." Then Elrond turned his eyes to his sons. Elladan quickly eating all his food but Elrohir.Elrohir seemed to be staring at something. Following his sons gazed he found it rested on Mîrelena.
'Ah.' Elrond thought with a chuckled. ' Seems like Elrohir and I need to have a talk.or maybe I can make his new teacher,' his eyes fell on Erestor with mischievous glint.
Erestor looked at Elrond, he didn't like the look he was receiving. He just raised an eyebrow in confusion and sipped his juice.
"Another thing my sons." Elrond said pulling Elrohir out of his daze. "You will be having class today."
"You got a new teacher-" Elladan said in shock.
"-So soon!!?" Elrohir finished, just as shocked.
Elrond nodded to them both." Yes." Then he had a somewhat evil smile and glanced at Erestor." Erestor will be your teacher until a new one is found."
"You are too kind hîr nin." Erestor muttered agitatedly under his breath.
He looked up and was met by two pairs of grey eyes, force across the table. He smiled weakly at them and they just looked at one another. They stared at each other for a brief moment, nodded, and looked back at Erestor; their expressions blank.
'Their more like their father then they think.' Erestor thought buttering his toast. ' I'm a doomed elf.' But to them he said." Class start in one hour."
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"Finished?" Elladan asked as he paced the length of the library.
"Yes." Elrohir responded getting up from the chair." All my stuff's in place. How about yours?"
"Everything's all set." Elladan smiled.
"You know."Elrohir said looking honesty ashamed of what was to come." We really shouldn't be doing this to Erestor."
" We have to El." Elladan replied. " Erestor may be our father's, and our, friend but do we really want him as a teacher? He's so strict about rules and stuff."
"No. I really don't want him as a teacher."
"Well then the faster we get rid of him the faster he'll have to find a new one." Elladan smiled at his logic.
" I still don't know."
"Don't worry. Everything will be all right. We make Erestor no longer want to be our teacher, and we get a new one."
"But when we get a new one what do we do if they're like Nárlhach?"
"We get rid of that one and get a new one."
"And just when, nin gwanunig, will we know we have the right teacher?"
Elladan paused, then spoke." One who won't treat us like baby Elflings. We're teenagers like Naneth (mother) said. One who will like not only maps like you, but archery like me, and swords like both of us. Its too bad Ada can't teach us."
"Well Ada is very busy." Elrohir decided to change the subject." So do you know when Naneth will be home with Arwen?"
" I think in a month or two after she's had a good long visit with Grandmother and Grandfather. I think we should get out of her, it would look a little suspicious if Erestor found us in here before him." Both twins gathered together their things and left the library heading back to their chambers undetected.
Elrond sat at his desk, all the preparations for the Edain representative where in place, and he finally had a moment to himself. Pulling out his pen and parchment Elrond began to write.
'Dear Lady Galadriel,'
' Mother -in-law I write not only ask how my beautiful wife and child are but to employ you help. Your grandsons have done it again. They chased of Nárlhach, your boarder guards might be seeing him around Lorien some time next week. Now I am in a great bind. I have placed my advisor Erestor as their teach for the few hours they have school, but I fear he will not survive the first day. Erestor says it is impossible to find a new teacher in Imladris. I humbly seek your council; any helpful suggestions or help that you could send would be most appreciated.'
He dipped his pen back into the ink.
' Both the boys and I look forward to joining you, my wife and child in Lorien for the winter festival. Tell my love I say hi and tell Arwen I can't wait to see all her drawings when she returns.'
Namarie, Elrond.'
With that he had the letter sent to the House messenger, to be sent out with the rest of the mail to Lorien at the end of the week, three days.
Dinner was mostly quiet. Elrond kept noticing the glares Erestor was giving the twins, and became curious of how the first day of teaching went.
"So Erestor.I take it that the class was eventful."
Erestor then turned his glare on Elrond." Just how long is it till the Lady Galadriel will receive your letter?"
"It is going out with the rest of the mail, in three days-"
"Does the House messenger have it?"
"Correct I-"
"Mîrelena!"
"Yes hîr nin?" The she-elf asked as she ran out of the kitchens.
"Take a message to the House messenger. He is to take the letter given to him by Lord Elrond for the Lady Galadriel and he is to have it sent out tonight."
"I will tell him now hîr nin." And she ran out of the room in the direction of the mail house.
"And just what was that about nin mellon?" Elrond asked, surprised by the elf's grouchy behavior.
" Ask your sons how class went. I think now I understand what Nárlhach meant by ' I've been humiliated for the final time.'"
Elrond's eyes widened. "Nin ions what did you do?"
"Not much."Elladan began.
"It was only a chair full of tacks, pointy side up." Elrohir said, nervously fidgeting with his napkin.
Elrond then looked at Erestor, understanding why the elf was upset. Then he noticed a white piece of fluff in his black hair. Also that the hair was slightly damp. "Erestor there's something in your hair."
Erestor pulled it out and glared at the piece of fluff in his palm, then looked up at the twins. "Oh..and ...um there was the bucket of feathers, mud, cold water that got dumped on him when he opened the window." Elrohir said, eye pleading with Erestor for forgiveness.
Elrond moaned and put one hand over his eyes, rubbing his temples; trying in vain to fight off the oncoming headache.
Erestor sighed and handed a piece of his roll to Elrohir, and unspoken sign of forgiveness. Elrond gave a small smile at that, no matter how mad Erestor got he would forgive the twins eventually.
"This teaching arrangement will not work hîr nin. I can't get them to behave long enough to be taught."
"I know. I know." Then he looked at his sons. They looked like foxes caught in the hen house. " You do realize we're going to have to have 'a talk' again don't you boys?"
Both gulped and nodded.
Mîrelena then came out of the kitchens carrying plates, each with a slice of chocolate cake on it. " I spoke with him hîr nin. He said it would be no trouble." She said about to place a plate of cake in front of Elrohir.
"Mîrelena. I'm afraid my sons are being punished. There will be no desert for them."
She nodded and only gave cake to Erestor and Elrond.
Elladan wanted to cry,' NO CAKE!?! That's cruel and unusual punishment.'
Elrohir on the other hand wanted to crawl into a little ball and die of embarrassment. Not only did he not get any cake, he was going to get 'a talk' AGAIN, and now Mîrelena knew that he'd gotten in trouble. ' Elladan is going to pay for this.' He thought.
End of Chapter3
Response to Reviews:
Erin Finnlaith- Thank you Erin for answering my question. That will help me out A LOT in the next couple chapters. Glorfindel's coming soon. I just love Elladan and Elrohir, finally glad to find another fan of the twins.
Reginabean- I hope you computer, or FFNet, or whatever it is stops acting up. Thank you for reviewing. Chapter three is up now and more is too come. ^.^