Disclaimer: See Chapter One.
A/N: Hi there and thanks for all your wonderful reviews. I was like totally amazed. I'm glad that you are enjoying and as promised, here is the next chapter. I know I said the next post would be in four days, but your reviews encouraged me to post this early. So from now on, I promise to update no later than four days after the last post, promise. Many thanks to enb2004 for being my beta, so go read her stories if you like Harry Potter (I know I do!). Well, I hope you enjoy chapter two and enjoy!
Estel left his Ada in the study and went in search of Glorfindel. Finally, Estel found Glorfindel in his Ada's huge library, which was full of books on various subjects. "Glorfy?" Estel said, seeing the blond elf reading a book.
Glorfindel looked up and smiled when he saw Estel standing in the doorway. "Come on in Estel. What do you have there tithen pen," he asked seeing the papers Estel was carrying.
Estel looked down and blushed. "It's a list of things I could give Ada for the Winter Solstice," Estel said quietly. "That's very thoughtful Estel, may I see the list?" Glorfindel asked. Estel nodded and handed Glorfindel the piece of paper with the list on it.
Glorfindel looked at the list thoughtfully. The list had five possible gifts on it, and all of them would be perfect for Elrond. "What do you think Estel?" Glorfindel asked the little boy.
"I don't know Glorfy. That's why I came to see you. Will you help me choose which one to give Ada?" Estel asked, hope shining in his eyes.
How could I say no to that hopeful look, Glorfindel thought fondly. "Of course I'll help you choose tithen pen. Now, out of the five things you have listed, which do you like the best? The picture book, the painted paperweight, the family portrait, the new robes, or the healing herbs?"Glorfindel asked.
Estel frowned in thought and blushed a little. "Actually, there's another gift but....,"Estel started to say but didn't finish. "Go on tithen pen. What's this idea for a gift?" Glorfindel asked gently, not wanting to push the child to much. "Well I heard the twins talking about their Amme and how there aren't many pictures of her. I was wondering if you would help me to draw her?" Estel said looking down to avoid the blond elf's gaze.
Glorfindel was beyond amazed at what Estel had suggested. What the twins had said was true. There weren't many pictures of Celebrian. That Estel wanted to draw her and not his own mother, though he had never known her, was truly amazing and showed the young boy's incredible love for his adopted family. "Of course I'll help you draw her Estel. I do believe that your Ada will be very happy with your present this year.
Estel looked up relieved. "Do you really think so?" Estel questioned curiously. "Oh, I know so tithen pen. Your Ada will adore it," Glorfindel said confidently. "Oh good. I have started, but I don't know what she looks like, so all I was able to draw was her ears", Estel said.
Glorfindel took the rough draft from Estel and couldn't help but laugh. There on the paper was a set of elven ears. For a four year old, Estel had done pretty well in drawing them. "I will help you Estel. Come, let us go to my office where we will have more privacy. After all, we can't let your Ada see what we are doing can we?" Glorfindel said teasingly.
"Nope!" Estel said brightly. "Glorfy, I have a question," Estel said as they were walking down the hallway. "What is it little one?" Glorfindel asked.
Estel bit his lip but answered. "If the twins Amme is Lady Cel.. Cele..," Estel started to say. "Celebrian Estel," Glorfindel corrected, his eyes dancing with mirth. It seemed that the departed Lady of Imladris would soon have a nickname as well.
"If Lady Celebrian is the twins Amme, then wouldn't she be my Amme as well?" Estel asked curiously. After all, Elladan and Elrohir were his brothers, so their mother would be his mother in Estel's mind.
Glorfindel was startled by the question at first. He had never thought of that. Had Lady Celebrian stayed in Imladris, she would have indeed been Estel's mother and would have loved every moment of it too, Glorfindel reflected sadly.
"You are quite right tithen pen. Lady Celebrian would have been your Amme and she would have loved you dearly", Glorfindel said with a slight hint of sadness in his voice. Even after all these years, the Lady's departure for Valinor hurt Glorfindel, but especially hurt Elrond, the twins, and Arwen.
"Where is she now?" Estel asked softly, somehow picking up on Glorfindel's sadness, despite his tender age. "In Valinor, the Undying Lands," Glorfindel said simply.
"Oh," Estel said, not truly comprehending though he knew enough to realize that he would never see his Amme in this world. "Enough of this sadness Estel. Come, we have a drawing to draw," Glorfindel said walking into his office, Estel on his heels, and shut the door once they had both entered.
Lord Elrond could not help but sigh in annoyance when Estel did not show up at the table for lunch. Estel had said he wouldn't forget yet he had. Elrond knew he wouldn't be able to enjoy his lunch if he didn't know the where abouts of his youngest, so he got up from the table, intending to search for his youngest. Earlier, Estel had mentioned going to look for Glorfindel. Hopefully, if Elrond found Glorfindel he would find his youngest as well.
Unaware of Lord Elrond's search, Glorfindel sat with Estel on his lap in his office. They had just finished the drawing and Glorfindel had to say that it was marvelous for a four year old and a Balrog slayer who knew nothing of the art of drawing. Once Estel had been satisfied that the picture was done in his opinion, he had fallen asleep on Glorfindel's lap. Glorfindel smiled fondly at Estel, watching him sleep contentedly. He gently picked Estel up and placed him gently onto the chair, making sure not to disturb Estel's sleep. The little one looked so peaceful fast asleep. So different from when Estel was awake. When awake, Estel was usually a little ball of energy until he became worn out when he would become as peaceful as a lamb.
Glorfindel smiled and then went about picking up the stray pieces of unused parchment and colored pencils and placed them in a neat stack on his desk, which looked almost as bad as Elrond's, though now quite. Next he gently retrieved the drawing of Celebrian and carefully placed it in his desk's drawer, where it would certainly not be found, and would also keep the parchment from wrinkling and tearing.
Glorfindel looked at the pile of paperwork and frowned at it, hoping that if he frowned enough at it that it would disappear. No such luck however. Glorfindel sighed and bent toward the inevitable. Once again he picked Estel up and placed him on his lap, where Estel remained sleeping and snuggled closer to the Elf Lord. Being mindful of the child sleeping on his lap, Glorfindel started the tedious paperwork, which, like Elrond, he swore never ended.
Elrond reached the library, fully expecting Glorfindel to be there, hopefully with Estel, but was sorely disappointed. Neither the elf lord nor his youngest was in the library. Though it was no surprise that Estel was not in the library, it was surprising that Glorfindel wasn't. Normally the Balrog slayer loved to read the lore books that the library kept well in stock when he wasn't doing duties as Elrond's advisor/warrior. Frowning, Elrond thought that the only other place Glorfindel could be was his office. A place Glorfindel tried to avoid no matter what the circumstances due to the tedious amounts of paper work that lined his desk as well. However unlikely it was, Elrond decided to check anyway.
Upon reaching Glorfindel's office, Elrond knocked, seeing that the door was closed, which usually meant that Glorfindel was (for once) inside doing paperwork. Upon receiving no answer, Elrond became concerned and opened the door slowly.
The sight that greeted Elrond's eyes made him smile and nearly laugh out loud. There was Glorfindel at his desk all right, but he had his head leaning back on the chair with Estel fast asleep on his lap.
Glorfindel had apparently joined Estel in sleep for his eyes were glazed over in sleep and he had not stirred when Elrond had opened the door. Elrond quietly closed the door and walked down the hallway before allowing his laughter to escape. It was good to see his normally uptight friend so relaxed, but then, Estel seemed to have that effect on everyone. Oh he hoped that his twin sons would return soon. Elrond so wanted Elladan and Elrohir to see this unusual sight with their own eyes, for Elrond knew they would not believe him based on word of mouth alone.
Elrond smiled and went to find Erestor to show him the sight. Maybe Erestor could take a lesson from Glorfindel and learn that relaxing once in a while would do him no harm.
Translations:
Ada: Dad/Daddy
Amme: Mom/Mommy
Tithen pen: Little one
Ion nin: My son
Estel: Hope
A/N: Hi there and thanks for all your wonderful reviews. I was like totally amazed. I'm glad that you are enjoying and as promised, here is the next chapter. I know I said the next post would be in four days, but your reviews encouraged me to post this early. So from now on, I promise to update no later than four days after the last post, promise. Many thanks to enb2004 for being my beta, so go read her stories if you like Harry Potter (I know I do!). Well, I hope you enjoy chapter two and enjoy!
Estel left his Ada in the study and went in search of Glorfindel. Finally, Estel found Glorfindel in his Ada's huge library, which was full of books on various subjects. "Glorfy?" Estel said, seeing the blond elf reading a book.
Glorfindel looked up and smiled when he saw Estel standing in the doorway. "Come on in Estel. What do you have there tithen pen," he asked seeing the papers Estel was carrying.
Estel looked down and blushed. "It's a list of things I could give Ada for the Winter Solstice," Estel said quietly. "That's very thoughtful Estel, may I see the list?" Glorfindel asked. Estel nodded and handed Glorfindel the piece of paper with the list on it.
Glorfindel looked at the list thoughtfully. The list had five possible gifts on it, and all of them would be perfect for Elrond. "What do you think Estel?" Glorfindel asked the little boy.
"I don't know Glorfy. That's why I came to see you. Will you help me choose which one to give Ada?" Estel asked, hope shining in his eyes.
How could I say no to that hopeful look, Glorfindel thought fondly. "Of course I'll help you choose tithen pen. Now, out of the five things you have listed, which do you like the best? The picture book, the painted paperweight, the family portrait, the new robes, or the healing herbs?"Glorfindel asked.
Estel frowned in thought and blushed a little. "Actually, there's another gift but....,"Estel started to say but didn't finish. "Go on tithen pen. What's this idea for a gift?" Glorfindel asked gently, not wanting to push the child to much. "Well I heard the twins talking about their Amme and how there aren't many pictures of her. I was wondering if you would help me to draw her?" Estel said looking down to avoid the blond elf's gaze.
Glorfindel was beyond amazed at what Estel had suggested. What the twins had said was true. There weren't many pictures of Celebrian. That Estel wanted to draw her and not his own mother, though he had never known her, was truly amazing and showed the young boy's incredible love for his adopted family. "Of course I'll help you draw her Estel. I do believe that your Ada will be very happy with your present this year.
Estel looked up relieved. "Do you really think so?" Estel questioned curiously. "Oh, I know so tithen pen. Your Ada will adore it," Glorfindel said confidently. "Oh good. I have started, but I don't know what she looks like, so all I was able to draw was her ears", Estel said.
Glorfindel took the rough draft from Estel and couldn't help but laugh. There on the paper was a set of elven ears. For a four year old, Estel had done pretty well in drawing them. "I will help you Estel. Come, let us go to my office where we will have more privacy. After all, we can't let your Ada see what we are doing can we?" Glorfindel said teasingly.
"Nope!" Estel said brightly. "Glorfy, I have a question," Estel said as they were walking down the hallway. "What is it little one?" Glorfindel asked.
Estel bit his lip but answered. "If the twins Amme is Lady Cel.. Cele..," Estel started to say. "Celebrian Estel," Glorfindel corrected, his eyes dancing with mirth. It seemed that the departed Lady of Imladris would soon have a nickname as well.
"If Lady Celebrian is the twins Amme, then wouldn't she be my Amme as well?" Estel asked curiously. After all, Elladan and Elrohir were his brothers, so their mother would be his mother in Estel's mind.
Glorfindel was startled by the question at first. He had never thought of that. Had Lady Celebrian stayed in Imladris, she would have indeed been Estel's mother and would have loved every moment of it too, Glorfindel reflected sadly.
"You are quite right tithen pen. Lady Celebrian would have been your Amme and she would have loved you dearly", Glorfindel said with a slight hint of sadness in his voice. Even after all these years, the Lady's departure for Valinor hurt Glorfindel, but especially hurt Elrond, the twins, and Arwen.
"Where is she now?" Estel asked softly, somehow picking up on Glorfindel's sadness, despite his tender age. "In Valinor, the Undying Lands," Glorfindel said simply.
"Oh," Estel said, not truly comprehending though he knew enough to realize that he would never see his Amme in this world. "Enough of this sadness Estel. Come, we have a drawing to draw," Glorfindel said walking into his office, Estel on his heels, and shut the door once they had both entered.
Lord Elrond could not help but sigh in annoyance when Estel did not show up at the table for lunch. Estel had said he wouldn't forget yet he had. Elrond knew he wouldn't be able to enjoy his lunch if he didn't know the where abouts of his youngest, so he got up from the table, intending to search for his youngest. Earlier, Estel had mentioned going to look for Glorfindel. Hopefully, if Elrond found Glorfindel he would find his youngest as well.
Unaware of Lord Elrond's search, Glorfindel sat with Estel on his lap in his office. They had just finished the drawing and Glorfindel had to say that it was marvelous for a four year old and a Balrog slayer who knew nothing of the art of drawing. Once Estel had been satisfied that the picture was done in his opinion, he had fallen asleep on Glorfindel's lap. Glorfindel smiled fondly at Estel, watching him sleep contentedly. He gently picked Estel up and placed him gently onto the chair, making sure not to disturb Estel's sleep. The little one looked so peaceful fast asleep. So different from when Estel was awake. When awake, Estel was usually a little ball of energy until he became worn out when he would become as peaceful as a lamb.
Glorfindel smiled and then went about picking up the stray pieces of unused parchment and colored pencils and placed them in a neat stack on his desk, which looked almost as bad as Elrond's, though now quite. Next he gently retrieved the drawing of Celebrian and carefully placed it in his desk's drawer, where it would certainly not be found, and would also keep the parchment from wrinkling and tearing.
Glorfindel looked at the pile of paperwork and frowned at it, hoping that if he frowned enough at it that it would disappear. No such luck however. Glorfindel sighed and bent toward the inevitable. Once again he picked Estel up and placed him on his lap, where Estel remained sleeping and snuggled closer to the Elf Lord. Being mindful of the child sleeping on his lap, Glorfindel started the tedious paperwork, which, like Elrond, he swore never ended.
Elrond reached the library, fully expecting Glorfindel to be there, hopefully with Estel, but was sorely disappointed. Neither the elf lord nor his youngest was in the library. Though it was no surprise that Estel was not in the library, it was surprising that Glorfindel wasn't. Normally the Balrog slayer loved to read the lore books that the library kept well in stock when he wasn't doing duties as Elrond's advisor/warrior. Frowning, Elrond thought that the only other place Glorfindel could be was his office. A place Glorfindel tried to avoid no matter what the circumstances due to the tedious amounts of paper work that lined his desk as well. However unlikely it was, Elrond decided to check anyway.
Upon reaching Glorfindel's office, Elrond knocked, seeing that the door was closed, which usually meant that Glorfindel was (for once) inside doing paperwork. Upon receiving no answer, Elrond became concerned and opened the door slowly.
The sight that greeted Elrond's eyes made him smile and nearly laugh out loud. There was Glorfindel at his desk all right, but he had his head leaning back on the chair with Estel fast asleep on his lap.
Glorfindel had apparently joined Estel in sleep for his eyes were glazed over in sleep and he had not stirred when Elrond had opened the door. Elrond quietly closed the door and walked down the hallway before allowing his laughter to escape. It was good to see his normally uptight friend so relaxed, but then, Estel seemed to have that effect on everyone. Oh he hoped that his twin sons would return soon. Elrond so wanted Elladan and Elrohir to see this unusual sight with their own eyes, for Elrond knew they would not believe him based on word of mouth alone.
Elrond smiled and went to find Erestor to show him the sight. Maybe Erestor could take a lesson from Glorfindel and learn that relaxing once in a while would do him no harm.
Translations:
Ada: Dad/Daddy
Amme: Mom/Mommy
Tithen pen: Little one
Ion nin: My son
Estel: Hope