Chapter Fourteen: Near Drowning

Legolas noticed Haldir followed slowly, but he was having far too much fun to care. He kicked his boots off, letting his small toes be tickled gentle grass. His boots had also landed in the mote that flowed around the palace, the mote that had rapids for no apparent reason.

Legolas sat at the edge of the mote, sinking his feet into the water happily. But soon the rapids where too much and pulled him in. Legolas reached out, trying to grab the side of the ground, but instead caught a branch. He pulled himself up out of the water with much difficulty and climbed up the branches and rocks that stuck out of the palace.

As he climbed, he got caught on a branch. His tunic held him captive on the branch. He tried to wriggle free but all hope was lost.

Haldir came outside and immediately saw Legolas' boot flow by in the rapid water.

Legolas' tunic began to rip down the back, and soon his tunic was in two, floating along with his boots in the water. The elfling was quite fortunate and was held by the edge of his leggings, though they too slowly ripped.

Haldir saw the elfling's tunic in the water and gasped. He knew Legolas could not swim yet, and with those rapids he would die before he even got to land.

Haldir ran to the water and jumped in. He swam round the palace at least four times until he had all the prince's wet clothing. Haldir was panicking and feared the worse, while Legolas sat on a tree branch laughing. He had unhooked his leggings from the branch and had climbed into a tree and found Haldir's panicking the funniest thing ever.

"He's... gone. It's impossible to believe. And it's my fault."

Haldir was sobbing uncontrollably while Legolas laughed his little head off.

Haldir looked up and saw the prince's little feet carelessly dangling from the tree.

"LEGOLAS THRANDUILION!"

Legolas smiled and looked down.

"Who is Thranduil?"

"Your Ada's name is Thranduil."

"NO! His name is Ada."

Haldir sighed and climbed up the tree then brought the elfling back down.

"You knew I was worried? You knew I just swam through your father's mote to save you yet you where merely laughing? You had just threw your clothing into the mote?"

Legolas nodded his head an clapped his hands, pleased, thinking this was an honor.

"That's very bad of you Legolas."

Legolas' smiled faded and he embraced the soaking wet Haldir.

"Sorry Haldiw, I did not know twas bad!"

"Yes well you know now, don't you?"

"Yef and I promise to behave."

Haldir smiled and embraced the elfling.

"Come now. We both need to change into dry clothes and you are barely wearing anything to begin with."

Legolas followed Haldir who, as soon as he got changed, changed Legolas.

"Now what Greenleaf?"

"Call me Yellow Leaf."

"Why?"

"Because everyone calls me Greenleaf. Yellow is nicer."

"Okay then. What do you feel like doing Yellow Leaf?"

"Bake MUFFINS!!!"

To Be Continued

I love muffins so how could I reject the suggestion of MUFFINS!!! If you have seen LegendaryFrog's movies... "Muffins are Kerrigan's favorite food in the whole entire universe!" That's why for breakfast Haldir got beside fruitcake and raw egg, a muffin and a glass of orange juice, just like Kerri! And I've been e-mailing Joey (LegendaryFrog)... He's a friendly frog... Yay Muffins.