Chapter 2
Lex looked over at the man before turning back, "Who is it that you are looking for?"
Aragorn smacked himself on the forehead, he hadn't told them!
The two looked at each other and shifted.
"The one we look for… goes by many names…"
Lex sighed, "Then maybe you can tell us some of them and we can help you."
"He goes by Strider, or Telcontar."
Aragorn laughed and shook his head slightly, "Oh? I may know someone by that name."
After half a seconds pause the two first riders and the rest all made their way towards him at a fair pace.
Aragorn blinked and, realizing exactly what he had in store for him when two broke off and took off ahead, a third following quickly, he backed up slightly.
"Oh no…" he mumbled.
"What?" Lex gripped his sword tightly.
"Nay! Stand down!" he waved them down and smiled reassuringly, "I know them."
Lex raised one eyebrow and sheathed his sword, everyone else following slowly.
After they had gotten close enough, the three jumped off their horses and ran the rest of the way, the first two literally jumping on the human.
Aragorn ended up on the ground wrapped in a hug from the twins.
"Ai Estel! Has been much to long muindor!" Elladan cried, not letting go of the human. [brother]
Aragorn laughed, "Lle tural nasta yana no nin!" [You cannot stick that on me]
"Lau, ei tural," Elrohir said. [No, we cannot]
Aragorn just shook his head and glanced up to see Legolas standing there, looking down on them with a smile.
The human wormed his way out from under his brothers and stood up, laughing slightly before turned to Legolas.
"Hana mane an kena lle ata Legolas," he smiled at his friend. [It (is) good to see you again]
"Lle ostomae," Legolas smiled back at the man. [You as well]
Aragorn stepped forward and pulled the elf into a hug, "You'll have to fill me in on everything that has happened since I left."
Legolas laughed, "That I shall."
Aragorn glanced over at the ones who had just arrived.
As soon as he had turned he had ended up being pulled into the middle of a circle they formed.
He held back a surprised squeak and blinked as they all hugged him.
Raenan grinned, "It has been quite a while."
"That it has Raenan, 'tis good to see you," he laughed slightly, the original look of shock and even excitement still etched on his face.
The elf smiled and nodded then went to stand by Legolas, giving the other men an uncomfortable look.
The man just smiled at the look and shook his head, then turned and found himself being hugged by Erestor and Glorfindel.
He grinned, "Ai! So much for getting any possible work done while you're here…"
The twins glanced over and gave the man a pathetic upset look, "Would you rather us simply leave you be?"
"Wouldn't that be nice!" Aragorn laughed.
Lex cleared his throat.
Aragorn looked over at him and shook his head with a smile, "Lex… why don't you and everyone else go back home… I'll be back in a moment… I'd like it if you could bring your family to my home so I can introduce you all properly."
Glorfindel immediately realized that the other man was a friend of Aragorn and he nodded with a smile in his direction.
As soon as Glorfindel and Erestor mounted again Aragorn turned and smiled at his father.
Elrond stepped forward and after a moment dropped his calm stance and smiled at his son, pulling him into a tight embrace.
Aragorn smiled and hugged him back, "What took you so long?" he asked laughingly.
The elf just shook his head, "We could never seem to find the right time to come together."
The ranger nodded, "I understand…" he paused for a moment, "shall we go then?"
The elf smiled and nodded, quickly mounting his horse and following his human son.
Aragorn quickly cooled off his horse and placed him in the barn sitting near the halls. He then walked over and pushed open the door… though not before he accidentally stepped in the large puddle he had created that morning.
He stood there, seemingly frozen in the position as the elves all either covered their mouths, turned to look in a different direction or bit their lips.
The man glanced up at the sky, sighed and pushed the door the rest of the way open and, leaning against the doorpost pulled off the soaked boot and set it outside to dry, kicking the other one into a corner.
Elrond watched this in amusement and raised an eyebrow at his son.
The man shrugged with a slight smirk, knowing that after a while that would drive the elf lord mad.
Aragorn motioned them all in and started searching for something in his small kitchen, mumbling under his breath as he did.
He finally gave up when he heard a knock at the door and walked over and opened it slightly, then opened it the rest of the way and looked down in amusement.
"Didn't see the puddle huh?" he asked, trying and failing to hide a smile.
Lex nodded slowly, a blank look on his face.
Aragorn laughed, "Come in," he paused and smiled, then added with a smirk, "you can put the wet one next to mine…"
Lex glanced over and laughed and did as was asked as the other man helped his wife and child over it.
Aragorn closed the door with a slight sigh and turned, leading them into his rather packed living room.
Lex paused in the doorway and gaped, "They're… are… they…"
Aragorn raised one eyebrow, "they are? Elves, aye."
Nathil immediately pushed past his father and stared at the elves in obvious awe, "Ewfs?"
Elrond smiled down at the child and shot a look at his sons who were trying not to laugh.
Glrofindel shook his head in amusement, "Aye little one, that we are."
The child stared at each of the elves in turn, then looked up at Aragorn, "Who dey?"
"Nathil, manners," Renala said quietly.
The child looked up at his mother and nodded, then turned back to Aragorn, "Who dey pease?"
The twins started laughing simultaneously, though immediately shut up when Aragorn threw the remains of two old candles at them.
Lex bit back a laugh, "So?"
Aragorn shook his head, "Sorry…" he turned to the elves, "These, are Lexandol, his wife Renala, and his son Nathil."
The child, upon hearing his name, smiled at them all and waved.
Aragorn smiled and continued, "These," he motioned to the elves and paused for a moment and started naming them from left to right, "are; Raenan, a royal guard of Mirkwood; Legolas, the Prince of Mirkwood; Erestor, an advisor of Rivendell; Glorfindel of Gondolin; Elladan and Elrohir, the younger lords of Rivendell," he smirked slightly at that and dodged the candles that were thrown back at him, "and my brothers…" he added, smiling at the shock on the other human's faces, "and Lord Elrond of Rivendell… my father."
Lex stared for a moment then shook his head, "Well… that would explain why you took up elvish…"
Aragorn laughed.
Elrond smiled slightly then sighed as the twins took the chance to attack the human.
Glorfindel only just managed to jump out of the way as the two leaped on their brother. The golden haired elf sighed and shook his head, glancing at Elrond.
"Úva hein vor istu?" he asked. [Will they ever learn]
Elrond raised an eyebrow in slight amusement, "Hain? Lau." [Them…No]
Glorfindel shook his head and hid a smile when the twins turned and mock glared at him.
The three other humans looked extremely confused.
The twins glanced at each other and shrugged, then turned to look at Glorfindel and Elrond, "Ei úva garo bodruith." [We will have revenge]
Aragorn shook his head, "Not here you wont. I don't want you destroying anything…"
Elrohir gave him a hurt look and Elladan simply smirked.
The ranger sighed and shook his head good naturedly, then went and sat down on the arm of the couch, he did so purposely, knowing it was just another thing that would bother his father.
Elrond glanced at him with a slight look on his face that caused Aragorn to smirk.
Nathil immediately started wandering around and had ended up being caught by Raenan just before he was about to attempt to climb out one of the open windows. The elf glanced around, not really knowing what to do with the child so he simply put him back on his feet and quickly turned to stand by Legolas again.
Nathil looked up and stared at the elf, and after a moment's hesitation followed him.
Aragorn paused and moved over to the door and pushed it open when he noticed Théoden running towards his house.
The prince stopped short of the puddle and got straight to the point, "We need help near the borders! A large group of men are approaching. We don't know how many, but it will mean trouble. Your contingent has been called down already and I came to get you," he paused, "I'm coming with you."
Aragorn took this information in quickly and nodded, "One moment," he said quickly and rushed in. It took him a very short time to get everyone ready. No one had put their weapons away so they were ready in a couple moments.
Aragorn turned to Erestor and paused only for a split second, "I know you're not a warrior Erestor… you need not come… none of you do."
Elrond shook his head and spoke up for the first real time since arriving, "I think I speak for us all when I say we go with you."
A/NElven Kitten: HELLO!!!!!!!! Bounds in carrying her kitten I don't have an incredible amount of time to do this cuz I'm goin' out in a moment so I'll go straight to replies… as usual XP
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grumpy- Glad you liked seeing Théoden! I wanna try to put him in more since I'm not gonna get many chances to do that…
mistopurr- Oooookay… I'm not sure if you're here yet… but oh well! Lol, anywho, I'm glad you thought my view of Legolas was good! And I'm glad I made it believable… lol, the one line you mentioned was one of the few I actually remembered after I wrote the chapter O.o… yeah… I rarely remember what I write after it's written… lol, note why I always have to re-read my own chapters half the time to realize what some of my reviews are talking about… XP… but yes, Thranduil would be annoyed… I really should have put that in there… lol, would have been funny! And I'm glad you liked the ending! Lol
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Elf Side: Aye, but, we're busy right now… and we only just managed to get this done… so… Namarie!
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