Disclaimer: See Chapter One.
A/N: Hi there people and thank you so much for your lovely reviews, they make my day, seriously. Well, here is the Chapter that some of you have been waiting for. Yes, this is the Elrond bashing Chapter. I hope that is was worth the wait and here it Chapter Ten. Enjoy!
After leaving her father to face the wrath of her grandparents, Arwen went in search of her brothers.
Arwen smiled happily. " I have a little brother!" Arwen thought excitedly. "Now I am no longer the youngest, thank the Valar. Hmm, how the tables have turned. Now there are two young ones to gang up on the two older ones," she thought gleefully.
As though Estel had heard her thoughts, he came out into the hall running, with his brother's close behind.
"I'm going to get you Estel!" Elladan exclaimed, chasing after the little boy.
"That's right, the tickle monsters are coming," Elrohir added, coming dangerously close to Estel.
"No! Arwen, help me!" Estel pleaded with his newly found big sister.
"Why of course Estel, that's what big sister are for," Arwen said swooping the little boy into her arms with ease.
"Arwen," Elladan groaned playfully.
"What did you have to go and do that for? Now we'll have to tickle you as well as Estel," Elrohir added, a devious smirk on his face.
Arwen stuck her tongue out at her twin brothers before returning her attention to the little boy she held in her arms. "Estel, did you happen to know that your twin brothers are ticklish as well?" Arwen asked, grinning at the identical looks of horror on Elladan's and Elrohir's faces.
"No. No fair Dan! You didn't tell me you were ticklish to!" Estel pouted.
Arwen couldn't help but to laugh. Estel looked so adorable with that pout on his sweet little face.
"You know what Estel? I do believe that it is time for us younger siblings to gang up on our two older siblings," Arwen said grinning deviously. "Oh yes, the twins will pay for all the pranks that they have pulled on me, and for not telling me about Estel," Arwen thought to herself.
Putting Estel down, Arwen stood in front of him, just in case one of the twins decided to attack him.
"Estel, how would you like to chase Elladan and Elrohir for a change?" Arwen asked, grinning at the twins as they started to back away nervously.
"Yah!" Estel said gleefully.
Seeing that their little sister and brother were intended to carry out their threat, Elladan and Elrohir glanced at each other, and quickly ran off in the opposite direction. Arwen and Estel laughed, and quickly followed the retreating figures of Elladan and Elrohir, the supposedly fearless twin sons of Lord Elrond.
While the sibling rivalry was played out, Glorfindel was pacing the halls of Imladris. He did not want to admit it, but he was slightly worried. Erestor had yet to return with Mithrandir, and Elrond was still in his study with the Lord and Lady of Lothlorien.
In order to cease his worrying, Glorfindel looked out a window, hoping to find some peace in the nature that surrounded Imladris. When he looked out the window though, he saw Gandalf and a glaring Erestor coming into the courtyard.
"Oh thank the Valar. Any longer, and I might have gone insane. Now, Erestor can join me," Glorfindel muttered under his breathe.
Heading toward the courtyard, Glorfindel greeted and welcomed Erestor and Gandalf back to Imladris.
"Tell me Glorfindel, where is Elrond? I desire to speak with him about his letter," Mithrandir said, concern lacing his tone.
"He is still in his study with the Lord and Lady of Lothlorien. I believe that they to are discussing the letter that was sent to them," Glorfindel said.
"Hmm, very well. Will you take me to them?" Gandalf asked.
"Of course Mithrandir. Erestor, you may as well come to. I suspect that we will be wanted as well," Glorfindel said, extremely relieved that everyone was present and accounted for.
As Glorfindel let Gandalf and Erestor to Elrond's study, they began to make out loud voices. Erestor turned to Glorfindel in surprise.
"They must be shouting if we can hear them out here," Erestor said worriedly. It was rare for the Lord of Imladris to lose his temper, and even more rare for the Lord and Lady of Lothlorien to lose theirs as well.
As they got closer they began to make out some of the conversation.
"OF ALL THE IDIOTIC THINGS I HAVE SEEN IN THE MANY MILLENNIUM I HAVE WALKED THIS EARTH, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IDIOTIC," they heard Galadriel screech.
Glorfindel winced, while Erestor covered his ears. While it was rare for the Lady to lose her temper, it did happen on occasion. And on those few occasions, you did not want to be anywhere near her when it happened.
"GALADRIEL! I was only trying to surprise you and before it was to early..." Elrond tried to defend himself, but didn't get far.
"ELROND! I MUST AGREE WITH MY WIFE. OF ALL THE THINGS TO DO, YOU DID THIS! YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN THAT WE WOULD BE ANGRY," Celeborn said or shouted actually, adding his piece.
Erestor and Glorfindel winced sympathetically. They know knew exactly what Elrond was being lectured about.
Gandalf however, remained confused over the unusual displays of temper.
"Glorfindel, Erestor, what is this all about?" he shouted over the shouts of the angry elves in the next room.
Glorfindel and Erestor shared glances. They wondered briefly if they should be the ones to tell Gandalf or to let Elrond handle it.
When another shout from Galadriel was heard, they decided to spare Elrond from Gandalf's wrath as well. He would have a headache as it was, no need to give him more of a headache than the one he would already have.
"You see Gandalf, Elrond somehow, uh, "forgot" to tell Estel's grandparents about Estel. They just learned today that they had a fourth grandchild that they had never see nor heard word of," Glorfindel said all in one breathe in order to just get it over with.
"Ahhh, I see. I must say, this will be a lecture Elrond will never forget," Gandalf said with understanding. "I hate to do this, but I most interrupt their little shouting session. There are bigger fish to fry than this," Gandalf said.
"If you wish Mithrandir," Erestor said, looking at Gandalf as though he were crazy for wanting to enter Elrond's study while the shouting match was still on.
Gandalf nodded that he did, and without even knocking on the door, he walked right into the study just in time to hears Galadriel's latest shout.
" ELROND, YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD US THAT WE HAVE A FOURTH GRANDCHILD. DID YOU NOT THINK THAT WE WOULD WANT TO SEE HIM? HMMM!" Galadriel shouted at the top of her lungs.
Elrond cringed visibly at Galadriel's words, and once again tried to explain himself but to no avail.
"YOU," Celeborn began to say but was interrupted by Gandalf.
"ENOUGH OF THIS, ALL OF YOU! Yes, Elrond should have told you about your fourth grandchild, but he wanted to keep Estel safe and a surprise for when you visited. You must admit, that he was very much a surprise," Gandalf said laughing in spite of himself.
Elrond was very relieved that Mithrandir had come at last and had interrupted the shouting/lecture session he had been receiving.
Galadriel turned her glare on Gandalf. "You knew of Estel as well, and didn't see fit to inform his own grandparents!" Galadriel shouted, a bit more softly this time, at Gandalf.
"In a word, yes," Gandalf said.
Galadriel glared at Gandalf and would have said more but Gandalf interrupted her.
"That is not what is important right now Galadriel. Elrond, would you care to explain the cryptic note that you sent me? I take it that it has to do with Estel, but what, I do not know," Gandalf said.
Elrond nodded, once again relieved. "Yes of course, mellon nin. First, close the doors and Erestor, Glorfindel, please come in," Elrond said.
"At last, we'll find out what this is all about," Glorfindel muttered to Erestor as they entered.
"Indeed, though I fear this shall not be good," Erestor muttered.
Once all of the elves and the one wizard were inside the office, the doors were closed, and they were not heard from for a long while.
Translations:
Tithen pen: Little one
Mellon nin: My friend