Me: I'M BACK! *Watches everyone run away* Oh come on I'm not that bad!
Anyway, I'm updating!
Haili: Finally.
Me: Stop it! You don't even have one story up!
Haili: So?
Me: *Groans* Sorry for the delay. Been busy as usual. I know it's hard to imagine I have a life outside fanfiction.net but you've gotta believe me!
Haili: No they don't.
Me: *Glares* Anyway, here's the next chapter.
Haili: April! The disclaimer!
Me: What about it?
Haili: GR! April does not own LOTR.
Me: Sucker.
Chapter 3: The hunting trip begins
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The sun was just rising when the four were setting out for their hunt. The sun made the small droplets of dew glimmer on the ground. The three elves and human sit ready on their horses.
"Goodbye. Have a good time," Elrond said to the four.
"And don't get yourselves killed," Thranduil put in.
"Or eaten."
"Or hurt."
"Or captured."
"Or lost."
"Or -."
"We get it!" Elladan said. "Goodbye. We will, we won't, doubt it, can't count on it, not sure about that, look at who you're talking to!"
The two elves looked very confused.
"Enjoy the next day or two without us." Elrohir smiled and the group took off.
"Think they'll come back unscathed?" Thranduil asked.
"Not a chance." Elrond shook his head and walked through the array or flowers to the palace not know what his sons and Legolas would face, but knowing it would not be good.
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The four rode silently for a while, not breaking the silence, just enjoying the beautiful sounds of nature.
The birds sang happily, glad for the dawn of a new day, glad that the terrible night was over.
Nobody said much that day. The tension in the air was terrible. It felt like all four of them were being suffocated, like the air was really heavy and no matter where they went the tension wouldn't leave the air. It wouldn't leave them free to breathe.
The day was stiffiling hot. Even without tension in the air it still would find difficult to breath. No animals were about, as they had all run off to find someplace to stay cool. The only thing providing shade was the trees, and as they walked through clearings they had nothing to protect them from the sun.
They came to a small stream in a clearing and new the animals had to take a break. The sun shone merciously down on the four.
They soon moved on. The tension was getting worse. Everyone new soon it would snap. Snap like a stick you had bent to far.
Elladan and Elrohir would occasionally glance at Estel or Legolas. They new the two fought very often. On a hunt in the middle of a hot day they were sure to start fighting again. But they didn't.
Both remained silent all through the day. When night fell, they stopped to make camp. Both went around camp ignoring the other. The tension, instead of lowering, began to grow; as if Estel and Legolas had something they were burning to say to the other.
The night went fine. The next day though, was the same as before. They were out on a hunt for two days to a week. None had caught anything.
"We should have picked a better week to go hunting," Elrohir muttered.
"I agree," Elladan said, hoping to get some kind of response out of his brother and friend.
Estel nodded mutely. Legolas actually decided to speak. "I agree also."
'Three words out of Legolas, and still none out of Estel,' Elladan thought to himself. 'What else can we do? They have to say more. This is supposed to be a fun hunt.'
"Hey you guys want to know what we did to Glorfindel the other day?" Elladan asked.
The tension eased down. Everyone enjoyed listening to the twins when they talked about a prank, unless of course the prank was on them.
Elladan grinned and began telling his tale.
~Flashback~
It was a beautiful afternoon. The temperatures were mild and the sun was shining. Big cotton candy puffs of clouds were spread across the sky. It was just a perfect day for Glorfindel.
He sat on a tree. He finally had a break from all his duties and was sitting in a nice tall tree where no one would bother him. He was reading Elvin poetry, which was strangely written in English. He loved the poems though.
The breezes whisper in my ear,
Whispers so know one else can hear,
The water mutters calmly,
Keeping calmness inside of me,
The clouds blow silently through the sky,
And people may wonder why,
I treasure such a time like this,
Because these times are so hard to miss,
When the world is full of peace.
The world is never full of peace,
But it seems that way now.
What could possibly go wrong you ask,
When everything is so calm.
Somewhere far far away,
Where even the Elven ear cannot hear,
A voice cries out in misery,
In pain, in despair.
In pain of being physically hurt,
In sorrow for their loss,
In anger at another's words,
Their peace is their cost.
Precious is times of peace,
Of times no feelings overtake,
Of times when you consider nothing,
Of times evil is not in your wake.
Savor those times and keep them dear
Hold them close in your heart,
For we know misery, pain, sorrow,
And death is very near.
Glorfindel considered the meaning of those words. "Savor peace that is here, for misery, pain, sorrow, and death is very near. I guess that could mean something different to everyone."
But the peace, as the poem said, could not last. The twins were supposed to be on a hunting trip, so Glorfindel hadn't found the need to worry.
Suddenly an apple hit him squarely in the head. Glorfindel was so surprised he fell out of the tree and into the pond behind him.
He stood up, dripping wet, with a lily pad sticking on the top of his head.
~End Flashback~
The four laughed, and suddenly noticed it was already dark. Tension sprang up again as a sound was heard to the north.
"Orcs," Elladan whispered. "You two," he directed to Legolas and Estel, "stay here."
"But-," Both Legolas and Estel said at the same time.
"No buts! Elrohir, come with me. You two, stay silent.
The twins rode off quickly and were soon out of site.
Suddenly there was a loud Orc cry, not half a mile from Estel and Legolas.
It had been a trap. A trap to get to Mirkwoods prince and the young human who lived with the elves.
And it had worked.
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*Smiles* Yay! We finally get to angst and pain and suffering! This chapter was longer then usual. Yay!
Review responses:
Silvertoekee: Lol. I agree with you there. You never know do you. I know! Not sure what chapter but have a general idea of when. Exactly. You are so smart.
Star-Stallion: Their arguments are funny and stupid. Hope you liked this chapter!
Astievia: Funny little thingys. The squirrels are after you? NO! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! HELP! *Throws a nut at squirrels head and squirrel stops and eats it* ........cool! No it isn't annoying, it's so funny! I'll post sometime. Remember I have 3 stories going.
CJ*-Cj: Thanks. Sorry if I got your username wrong. When it's underlined like that it's hard to see. I couldn't tell if it was I or j.
Sparkzi: Well, they're friends in the fellowship and in my story Red Sun. Yeah, eventually.
Legilmalith: Thanks. Glad I could think up a way that makes sense. They will be friends later. Not sure when exactly, but I have a general idea. Lol. I chicken with its head cut off, that's a new one. Major role, minor role, medium role, or stage crew? I have a role with two solo singing lines, and in a lot of the group singing parts. The first play I've been in since 2nd grade! And in that play I didn't have any lines! Go me! I have a role!
Angel With No Wings: I thought that was funny too. Thank you, I think it's working out nicely. No, not a whole lot of torture. Not like the Orcs will take them prisoner and torture them with strange items or something like that. The REAL torture will be later on, in another story. Read more about it at the bottom. Sorry, I'd fix it but I hate re-loading. Let me make the statement, LORD ELROND IS A GREAT LORD NOT A KING! I'll update soon! I'll give you a hint though. I mentioned something in my fic Red Sun, about the caves...I'm hinting here...they felt like they had been there before...
Lani Lalaith: Thanks. So do I. You thinks right.
Jeff's favorite skittle: Yay! Why I'm saying yay I don't know. Well, there is humor, there will be friendship, there will be angst, and I better stop talking before I give away the entire story. I will.
Inu lover: Thanks. Here's the update.
AUTHORS NOTE: After much consideration I've decided. I'm going to make this into a series. A series on their friendship. I WILL write other stories, just so you know.
Please review!
Haili: Finally.
Me: Stop it! You don't even have one story up!
Haili: So?
Me: *Groans* Sorry for the delay. Been busy as usual. I know it's hard to imagine I have a life outside fanfiction.net but you've gotta believe me!
Haili: No they don't.
Me: *Glares* Anyway, here's the next chapter.
Haili: April! The disclaimer!
Me: What about it?
Haili: GR! April does not own LOTR.
Me: Sucker.
Chapter 3: The hunting trip begins
_______________________________
The sun was just rising when the four were setting out for their hunt. The sun made the small droplets of dew glimmer on the ground. The three elves and human sit ready on their horses.
"Goodbye. Have a good time," Elrond said to the four.
"And don't get yourselves killed," Thranduil put in.
"Or eaten."
"Or hurt."
"Or captured."
"Or lost."
"Or -."
"We get it!" Elladan said. "Goodbye. We will, we won't, doubt it, can't count on it, not sure about that, look at who you're talking to!"
The two elves looked very confused.
"Enjoy the next day or two without us." Elrohir smiled and the group took off.
"Think they'll come back unscathed?" Thranduil asked.
"Not a chance." Elrond shook his head and walked through the array or flowers to the palace not know what his sons and Legolas would face, but knowing it would not be good.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The four rode silently for a while, not breaking the silence, just enjoying the beautiful sounds of nature.
The birds sang happily, glad for the dawn of a new day, glad that the terrible night was over.
Nobody said much that day. The tension in the air was terrible. It felt like all four of them were being suffocated, like the air was really heavy and no matter where they went the tension wouldn't leave the air. It wouldn't leave them free to breathe.
The day was stiffiling hot. Even without tension in the air it still would find difficult to breath. No animals were about, as they had all run off to find someplace to stay cool. The only thing providing shade was the trees, and as they walked through clearings they had nothing to protect them from the sun.
They came to a small stream in a clearing and new the animals had to take a break. The sun shone merciously down on the four.
They soon moved on. The tension was getting worse. Everyone new soon it would snap. Snap like a stick you had bent to far.
Elladan and Elrohir would occasionally glance at Estel or Legolas. They new the two fought very often. On a hunt in the middle of a hot day they were sure to start fighting again. But they didn't.
Both remained silent all through the day. When night fell, they stopped to make camp. Both went around camp ignoring the other. The tension, instead of lowering, began to grow; as if Estel and Legolas had something they were burning to say to the other.
The night went fine. The next day though, was the same as before. They were out on a hunt for two days to a week. None had caught anything.
"We should have picked a better week to go hunting," Elrohir muttered.
"I agree," Elladan said, hoping to get some kind of response out of his brother and friend.
Estel nodded mutely. Legolas actually decided to speak. "I agree also."
'Three words out of Legolas, and still none out of Estel,' Elladan thought to himself. 'What else can we do? They have to say more. This is supposed to be a fun hunt.'
"Hey you guys want to know what we did to Glorfindel the other day?" Elladan asked.
The tension eased down. Everyone enjoyed listening to the twins when they talked about a prank, unless of course the prank was on them.
Elladan grinned and began telling his tale.
~Flashback~
It was a beautiful afternoon. The temperatures were mild and the sun was shining. Big cotton candy puffs of clouds were spread across the sky. It was just a perfect day for Glorfindel.
He sat on a tree. He finally had a break from all his duties and was sitting in a nice tall tree where no one would bother him. He was reading Elvin poetry, which was strangely written in English. He loved the poems though.
The breezes whisper in my ear,
Whispers so know one else can hear,
The water mutters calmly,
Keeping calmness inside of me,
The clouds blow silently through the sky,
And people may wonder why,
I treasure such a time like this,
Because these times are so hard to miss,
When the world is full of peace.
The world is never full of peace,
But it seems that way now.
What could possibly go wrong you ask,
When everything is so calm.
Somewhere far far away,
Where even the Elven ear cannot hear,
A voice cries out in misery,
In pain, in despair.
In pain of being physically hurt,
In sorrow for their loss,
In anger at another's words,
Their peace is their cost.
Precious is times of peace,
Of times no feelings overtake,
Of times when you consider nothing,
Of times evil is not in your wake.
Savor those times and keep them dear
Hold them close in your heart,
For we know misery, pain, sorrow,
And death is very near.
Glorfindel considered the meaning of those words. "Savor peace that is here, for misery, pain, sorrow, and death is very near. I guess that could mean something different to everyone."
But the peace, as the poem said, could not last. The twins were supposed to be on a hunting trip, so Glorfindel hadn't found the need to worry.
Suddenly an apple hit him squarely in the head. Glorfindel was so surprised he fell out of the tree and into the pond behind him.
He stood up, dripping wet, with a lily pad sticking on the top of his head.
~End Flashback~
The four laughed, and suddenly noticed it was already dark. Tension sprang up again as a sound was heard to the north.
"Orcs," Elladan whispered. "You two," he directed to Legolas and Estel, "stay here."
"But-," Both Legolas and Estel said at the same time.
"No buts! Elrohir, come with me. You two, stay silent.
The twins rode off quickly and were soon out of site.
Suddenly there was a loud Orc cry, not half a mile from Estel and Legolas.
It had been a trap. A trap to get to Mirkwoods prince and the young human who lived with the elves.
And it had worked.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Smiles* Yay! We finally get to angst and pain and suffering! This chapter was longer then usual. Yay!
Review responses:
Silvertoekee: Lol. I agree with you there. You never know do you. I know! Not sure what chapter but have a general idea of when. Exactly. You are so smart.
Star-Stallion: Their arguments are funny and stupid. Hope you liked this chapter!
Astievia: Funny little thingys. The squirrels are after you? NO! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! HELP! *Throws a nut at squirrels head and squirrel stops and eats it* ........cool! No it isn't annoying, it's so funny! I'll post sometime. Remember I have 3 stories going.
CJ*-Cj: Thanks. Sorry if I got your username wrong. When it's underlined like that it's hard to see. I couldn't tell if it was I or j.
Sparkzi: Well, they're friends in the fellowship and in my story Red Sun. Yeah, eventually.
Legilmalith: Thanks. Glad I could think up a way that makes sense. They will be friends later. Not sure when exactly, but I have a general idea. Lol. I chicken with its head cut off, that's a new one. Major role, minor role, medium role, or stage crew? I have a role with two solo singing lines, and in a lot of the group singing parts. The first play I've been in since 2nd grade! And in that play I didn't have any lines! Go me! I have a role!
Angel With No Wings: I thought that was funny too. Thank you, I think it's working out nicely. No, not a whole lot of torture. Not like the Orcs will take them prisoner and torture them with strange items or something like that. The REAL torture will be later on, in another story. Read more about it at the bottom. Sorry, I'd fix it but I hate re-loading. Let me make the statement, LORD ELROND IS A GREAT LORD NOT A KING! I'll update soon! I'll give you a hint though. I mentioned something in my fic Red Sun, about the caves...I'm hinting here...they felt like they had been there before...
Lani Lalaith: Thanks. So do I. You thinks right.
Jeff's favorite skittle: Yay! Why I'm saying yay I don't know. Well, there is humor, there will be friendship, there will be angst, and I better stop talking before I give away the entire story. I will.
Inu lover: Thanks. Here's the update.
AUTHORS NOTE: After much consideration I've decided. I'm going to make this into a series. A series on their friendship. I WILL write other stories, just so you know.
Please review!
