Chapter 10
Midnight Call
Sam jerked awake, startling his wife, feeling someone shake his shoulder gently. Sam and Rosie both looked up into Legolas' light countenance. Checking out the window he could still see the stars glimmering overhead. The hobbit looked around them a moment before turning back to the elf. "Legolas is something wrong? Are the children all right? It's not Mister Frodo is it?"
Legolas shook his head. "No Sam, everything is fine. There is no reason to fear or fret. I need you and Lady Rose to get dressed. Aragorn and Arwen are already getting the children prepared. Gimli has gone to round up Merry and Pippin. Everyone will be here shortly. I will leave you to get dressed."
Legolas left without another word.
"What do you suppose is going on?" Rose asked her husband hurriedly climbing out of bed to dress.
Sam shrugged equally confused. "I don't know."
Sam and Rose made there way to the main room finding fourteen rather sleepy children being fussed over by Aragorn, Arwen, and Frodo. Well not all were entirely tired Sam noted. Eldarion and the older of the Gamgee children were fairly bouncing with excitement at the thought of a midnight adventure.
"What is happening Mister Frodo?" Sam asked stepping over to pick Ruby up as she held out her hands.
"Legolas said it is a surprise." Aragorn answered as Frodo shrugged.
Rose moved to cradle little Tolman, who was beginning to protest being up so late. Rose cooed to the three year old trying to settle him down. "I think maybe I should stay with him. He is not happy being woken up so late."
"No Rose you go and I'll stay with him there is no reason for you to miss this." Arwen replied.
"No one is going to miss this." Legolas replied entering the room. "The others have arrived."
"Pointy eared elvish-" Gimli coughed stilling the insult upon seeing all the young faces. "More elvish nonsense I presume."
Legolas reached out for the baby. "Please may I carry him?"
Rose nodded handing him the little boy. Everyone was surprised when the youngster became quiet. The child stared at the elf a moment before giggling and wrapping his hands in the prince's blonde tresses. A soft smile lit the elf's face as he cuddled Tolman close.
"Legolas!" Pippin's voice shrilled from outside. "You better have a good excuse for waking me in the middle of the night especially by a grumpy dwarf!"
Legolas led everyone outside. "I think it best if the little ones are carried until we get there."
The adults nodded in consent. They grouped the children in the center leaving themselves to form a ring around them so they would not wander off. Legolas took the lead still carrying the little boy.
Robin turned in Sam's arms as the group slowly made their way to the secret destination. "Da, the elf's lit up."
Midnight Call
Sam jerked awake, startling his wife, feeling someone shake his shoulder gently. Sam and Rosie both looked up into Legolas' light countenance. Checking out the window he could still see the stars glimmering overhead. The hobbit looked around them a moment before turning back to the elf. "Legolas is something wrong? Are the children all right? It's not Mister Frodo is it?"
Legolas shook his head. "No Sam, everything is fine. There is no reason to fear or fret. I need you and Lady Rose to get dressed. Aragorn and Arwen are already getting the children prepared. Gimli has gone to round up Merry and Pippin. Everyone will be here shortly. I will leave you to get dressed."
Legolas left without another word.
"What do you suppose is going on?" Rose asked her husband hurriedly climbing out of bed to dress.
Sam shrugged equally confused. "I don't know."
Sam and Rose made there way to the main room finding fourteen rather sleepy children being fussed over by Aragorn, Arwen, and Frodo. Well not all were entirely tired Sam noted. Eldarion and the older of the Gamgee children were fairly bouncing with excitement at the thought of a midnight adventure.
"What is happening Mister Frodo?" Sam asked stepping over to pick Ruby up as she held out her hands.
"Legolas said it is a surprise." Aragorn answered as Frodo shrugged.
Rose moved to cradle little Tolman, who was beginning to protest being up so late. Rose cooed to the three year old trying to settle him down. "I think maybe I should stay with him. He is not happy being woken up so late."
"No Rose you go and I'll stay with him there is no reason for you to miss this." Arwen replied.
"No one is going to miss this." Legolas replied entering the room. "The others have arrived."
"Pointy eared elvish-" Gimli coughed stilling the insult upon seeing all the young faces. "More elvish nonsense I presume."
Legolas reached out for the baby. "Please may I carry him?"
Rose nodded handing him the little boy. Everyone was surprised when the youngster became quiet. The child stared at the elf a moment before giggling and wrapping his hands in the prince's blonde tresses. A soft smile lit the elf's face as he cuddled Tolman close.
"Legolas!" Pippin's voice shrilled from outside. "You better have a good excuse for waking me in the middle of the night especially by a grumpy dwarf!"
Legolas led everyone outside. "I think it best if the little ones are carried until we get there."
The adults nodded in consent. They grouped the children in the center leaving themselves to form a ring around them so they would not wander off. Legolas took the lead still carrying the little boy.
Robin turned in Sam's arms as the group slowly made their way to the secret destination. "Da, the elf's lit up."