Chapter 5: No Sleeping
Many of Thranduil's servants and advisors were surprised to see Thranduil with so many elflings. Galion offered to carry an elfling, but Thranduil refused, and dropped each elfling in a chair at the table, then he taking his seat at the head of the table, Elrond taking a seat at the other end of the table.
"Where's da food?" Elladan asked, looking at his empty plate. Elrohir kicked him.
"Hey! Ow! Ada! Ro kicked me!" Elladan whined. "Elrohir, daro." Elrond sighed. "Your food is coming, Elladan." Elrond said.
The twins and Legolas where served stew, as were their fathers and Legolas' two elder brothers.
Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas all were slurping their stew. Tonus, Legolas' eldest brother, was smiling, holding in his laughter, Cield, Legolas' elder brother, seemed disturbed (but, Cield was usually in a bad mood so it was no surprise to see him this way). Elrond and Thranduil were both equally surprised.
"Legolas do not slurp." Thranduil said. Legolas looked sadly at his father. "The same goes for you two, Elladan, Elrohir." Elrond said. The three elflings continued to eat in silence.
"May we be excused, Thainduel, sir?" Elladan asked as the three elflings had finished eating.
"Elladan, it is Thranduil, not Thrainduel." Tonus corrected.
"Sorry sir. May we be excused, Thranduil, sir?" Elladan said again. "Yes you may... but... I thought you elflings would like to have dessert?" Thranduil asked. All the elflings had huge smiles on their face. "Yes! Please! Dessert!" all the elflings sang. Thranduil smiled and called for dessert. Each elfling was given a piece of apple pie. Elrond was offered, but declined, and Thranduil only had a thin slice. The elflings each had one fourth of the pie.
"That was so yummy!" Elladan smiled, licking his lips.
"Legolas helped make it." Thranduil said. Legolas nodded his head joyfully.
"It was really yummy Greenie!" Elrohir said, apple all over his chin.
"Sweetie, you have apple all over your chin." Thranduil smiled, taking a cloth and wiping the elfling's chin.
"Can we go play now?" Legolas asked.
"You are all excused." Thranduil said. "Just go brush your teeth and I will let you play for a bit before bed." Thranduil finished.
The three all got their toothbrushes and ran to the basin in the bathroom. They all brushed their teeth at the same time and went to Legolas' bedroom.
"Dan, how are gonna get to Ada's woom to color hair?" Legolas asked.
"Easy. We go when he's asleep."
"But ada and Lo'd Elwond gonna put to bed soon. Than we will fall asleep!" Legolas said.
"Ro here has twouble falling asleep. He'll stay awake and when it's time he'll wake us up." Elladan said. Legolas bit his lip. "Are you scared?" Elrohir asked, smiling. "No." Legolas said. "Good." Both twins smiled.
"Elladan, Elrohir, Legolas, time for bed- Well... first I advise you to clean your toy soldiers off your beds." Thranduil said, Elrond entering the room and gasping at all the soldiers that covered the room.
The twins and Legolas quickly cleaned up the mess. Thranduil dropped each elfling on Legolas' bed and they all crawled to their rightful bed (having all their beds squashed together in the corner of the room).
"Goodnight Ada!" The twins both said as Elrond kissed each of their cheeks. "Goodnight Ada!" Legolas smiled as Thranduil kissed him on his brow. "Goodnight elflings." Both lords said to their young elflings.
"Now, go to sleep and don't stay up talking." Elrond smiled as he shut the door.
As soon as their fathers left, Elrohir and Legolas sat up to talk. Elladan was a quick and heavy sleeper, and lay on his back, arms and legs spread out, asleep.
"How does he sleep like that?" Legolas asked Elrohir, poking Elladan in his belly.
"I don't know. Ada is able to carry him around Imladris and he does not even wake."
Legolas smiled.
"Ro, how we gonna know when to go in my ada's woom?"
Elrohir thought for a moment.
"Well, at night can you tell when your ada goes to bed?"
"Ya. To get to his woom has to pass my woom, he always comes in. Sometimes he just sits on edge of bed and watches me sleep, some times he kisses me and leaves right away. But he always comes before he goes to sleep. And then can here him snoring when he's asleep." Legolas said.
"Good. So we'll wait for him to come and watch us sleep, then when we hear him snoring we'll wake up Dan and go do our prank!" Elrohir was beaming.
"Okay..."
An hour passed. Legolas wanted to sleep, hoping that if the twins found him asleep they would leave him be, so then they would go do the prank, get in trouble, and he would not. But Legolas was too nervous and could not sleep. Then, Elrohir quickly lay down, pretending to sleep, for Thranduil was entering the room.
Thranduil sat down on the edge of Legolas' bed and smiled at his 'sleeping' son. Thranduil watched Legolas, unaware that the little prince was pretending to sleep. His small chest rose and fell, and Thranduil just watched. Thranduil leaned forwards and kissed Legolas' cheek.
"Sleep well, Legolas Thranduilion." Thranduil whispered, running his fingers down Legolas' fair hair. Thranduil stood up, and looked over at Elrohir. "May you have fine dreams, little sons of Elrond." Thranduil pat each son of Elrond on their heads before leaving.
When Thranduil left, Elrohir sat up.
"Legolas, you have a nice Ada." Elrohir smiled. "I know. You have a nice ada too." Legolas grinned. They heard snoring, and knew it was time.
To be continued
Prank number one is up next!
Many of Thranduil's servants and advisors were surprised to see Thranduil with so many elflings. Galion offered to carry an elfling, but Thranduil refused, and dropped each elfling in a chair at the table, then he taking his seat at the head of the table, Elrond taking a seat at the other end of the table.
"Where's da food?" Elladan asked, looking at his empty plate. Elrohir kicked him.
"Hey! Ow! Ada! Ro kicked me!" Elladan whined. "Elrohir, daro." Elrond sighed. "Your food is coming, Elladan." Elrond said.
The twins and Legolas where served stew, as were their fathers and Legolas' two elder brothers.
Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas all were slurping their stew. Tonus, Legolas' eldest brother, was smiling, holding in his laughter, Cield, Legolas' elder brother, seemed disturbed (but, Cield was usually in a bad mood so it was no surprise to see him this way). Elrond and Thranduil were both equally surprised.
"Legolas do not slurp." Thranduil said. Legolas looked sadly at his father. "The same goes for you two, Elladan, Elrohir." Elrond said. The three elflings continued to eat in silence.
"May we be excused, Thainduel, sir?" Elladan asked as the three elflings had finished eating.
"Elladan, it is Thranduil, not Thrainduel." Tonus corrected.
"Sorry sir. May we be excused, Thranduil, sir?" Elladan said again. "Yes you may... but... I thought you elflings would like to have dessert?" Thranduil asked. All the elflings had huge smiles on their face. "Yes! Please! Dessert!" all the elflings sang. Thranduil smiled and called for dessert. Each elfling was given a piece of apple pie. Elrond was offered, but declined, and Thranduil only had a thin slice. The elflings each had one fourth of the pie.
"That was so yummy!" Elladan smiled, licking his lips.
"Legolas helped make it." Thranduil said. Legolas nodded his head joyfully.
"It was really yummy Greenie!" Elrohir said, apple all over his chin.
"Sweetie, you have apple all over your chin." Thranduil smiled, taking a cloth and wiping the elfling's chin.
"Can we go play now?" Legolas asked.
"You are all excused." Thranduil said. "Just go brush your teeth and I will let you play for a bit before bed." Thranduil finished.
The three all got their toothbrushes and ran to the basin in the bathroom. They all brushed their teeth at the same time and went to Legolas' bedroom.
"Dan, how are gonna get to Ada's woom to color hair?" Legolas asked.
"Easy. We go when he's asleep."
"But ada and Lo'd Elwond gonna put to bed soon. Than we will fall asleep!" Legolas said.
"Ro here has twouble falling asleep. He'll stay awake and when it's time he'll wake us up." Elladan said. Legolas bit his lip. "Are you scared?" Elrohir asked, smiling. "No." Legolas said. "Good." Both twins smiled.
"Elladan, Elrohir, Legolas, time for bed- Well... first I advise you to clean your toy soldiers off your beds." Thranduil said, Elrond entering the room and gasping at all the soldiers that covered the room.
The twins and Legolas quickly cleaned up the mess. Thranduil dropped each elfling on Legolas' bed and they all crawled to their rightful bed (having all their beds squashed together in the corner of the room).
"Goodnight Ada!" The twins both said as Elrond kissed each of their cheeks. "Goodnight Ada!" Legolas smiled as Thranduil kissed him on his brow. "Goodnight elflings." Both lords said to their young elflings.
"Now, go to sleep and don't stay up talking." Elrond smiled as he shut the door.
As soon as their fathers left, Elrohir and Legolas sat up to talk. Elladan was a quick and heavy sleeper, and lay on his back, arms and legs spread out, asleep.
"How does he sleep like that?" Legolas asked Elrohir, poking Elladan in his belly.
"I don't know. Ada is able to carry him around Imladris and he does not even wake."
Legolas smiled.
"Ro, how we gonna know when to go in my ada's woom?"
Elrohir thought for a moment.
"Well, at night can you tell when your ada goes to bed?"
"Ya. To get to his woom has to pass my woom, he always comes in. Sometimes he just sits on edge of bed and watches me sleep, some times he kisses me and leaves right away. But he always comes before he goes to sleep. And then can here him snoring when he's asleep." Legolas said.
"Good. So we'll wait for him to come and watch us sleep, then when we hear him snoring we'll wake up Dan and go do our prank!" Elrohir was beaming.
"Okay..."
An hour passed. Legolas wanted to sleep, hoping that if the twins found him asleep they would leave him be, so then they would go do the prank, get in trouble, and he would not. But Legolas was too nervous and could not sleep. Then, Elrohir quickly lay down, pretending to sleep, for Thranduil was entering the room.
Thranduil sat down on the edge of Legolas' bed and smiled at his 'sleeping' son. Thranduil watched Legolas, unaware that the little prince was pretending to sleep. His small chest rose and fell, and Thranduil just watched. Thranduil leaned forwards and kissed Legolas' cheek.
"Sleep well, Legolas Thranduilion." Thranduil whispered, running his fingers down Legolas' fair hair. Thranduil stood up, and looked over at Elrohir. "May you have fine dreams, little sons of Elrond." Thranduil pat each son of Elrond on their heads before leaving.
When Thranduil left, Elrohir sat up.
"Legolas, you have a nice Ada." Elrohir smiled. "I know. You have a nice ada too." Legolas grinned. They heard snoring, and knew it was time.
To be continued
Prank number one is up next!