Title: Unsupervised

Author: Anáwiel

Rating: U

Summery: The "boys" have been messing around for a while now and Elrond's had enough. What happens when he takes a short break to Mirkwood and more important can it be undone? (humor)

Disclaimer: Oh How I WISH it was mine (well one elf in particular anyway), unfortunately all I own is a copy of the books and the DVD's and a few posters, that's it, anything recognisable is not mine and never will be (but I can still dream can't I ?)

Authors note: I'm not sure if Thranduil is really the way I wrote him to be but I don't care this is the way I like him to be, sorry if I'm wrong but oh well it's written now…

Chapter four

The friends had managed to get to their own rooms without bumping into any more unsuspecting females or temporary Elf Lords, or pushing each down any flights of stairs

Next time they both thought, and as was suggested by Glorfindel they both changed out of their wet clothes and into some dry ones. The twins had come and dropped off their things for them and made a comment about some very red maidens and one harassed looking Balrog slayer and then fled leaving their brother and their friend wondering how they could get the back for it.

ACHOO

"Do you still feel unwell" Legolas asked as they walked towards the Hall of Fire.

"I'd feel a lot better if you hadn't dunked me in the water"

"You said you were fine "

"Yea but…"

"Okay" Elrohir interrupted "I for one have had enough of this argument, now come on, Anáwiel said that if we got there fast enough they might feed us!" with that the twins took off at a run leaving Aragorn and Legolas behind.

"Come on then you old slow poke" Aragorn jibed as he ruffled Legolas' hair and then ran after his brothers"

"Oi. Do you mind" the elven prince called after the retreating figures as he fixed his hair and ran after them.

They reached the Hall of Fire and found that they had been left a bowl of fruit, some meat and a piece of Lembas each, there was also a glass of wine for later which had been left on the side. Beside which the was a decanter left for them to refill their glasses if they wished.

Someone had accidentally left a bag of herbs on the same table, most likely one of the place staff while they were cleaning up. Unfortunately one of these herbs, while being excellent for healing and in fact cleared up burns quite nicely, also increased the potency of alcohol if added to , lets say, a glass of wine. Rather more unfortunately would most likely be the fact that all four of the friends present knew the double use for this herb, and all of them wanted to get back at the other three. And perhaps even more unfortunately, the bag had been left open.

The first to go over for their glasses of wine was Aragorn. He spotted the bag, glanced in it, saw the herb, and made a plan. He poured four glasses of wine and added a pinch of the herb to the three of them, leaving his own fine. Then he left them, knowing that the longer the herb is left in the wine, the stronger it becomes.

"Where is the wine Estel?" Elladan asked as Aragorn returned empty handed.

"I don't know, it wasn't there when I looked" he sad as he sat down at the low table and began to help himself.

"I'll go get it" Elrohir offered as he got up from his cushion on the floor next to his twin. He disappeared behind the alcove that partially separated one half of the room from the other where the wine had been left and found the same scene as Aragorn had, and came up with the same plan. He took a small pinch of the same herb and dropped a bit into three of the glasses and left his own untainted. Then he left to allow the herb the time it needed to activate. After Elrohir came back empty handed his twin sought out the wine and, like his brothers before him, put a little into three of the glasses and left his own free from cotangents. Finally Legolas got fed up and went to find the wine. He also added a pinch of the herb to the glasses and returned to the group empty handed saying

"I found nothing but Anáwiel was there and she said she would bring it up and leave it on the table" He settled himself back down on his cushion and continued with his meal. 10 minutes later, when the herb had had plenty of time to activate, Legolas rose, collected the glasses and brought them over to the table. They took their glasses and toasted to good health, each suspecting nothing and each taking in the normally mild and pleasant wine at three times it's usual potency, it only took one glass to get them all drunk.