Chapter Twenty-One: Dress up

Haldir woke up, refreshed. He smiled as he saw small Legolas sleeping silently beside him, Thranduil's old teddy in his hands, making small snoring sounds.

Haldir knew the elfling needed a good rest, so slowly got up. He pulled the blankets up the elfling's neck and left the room silently, going to see Cield and Tonus.

"You know Cield, you are very fortunate. If your brother was not so sweet and loving, you would still be in the dungeon."

Cield nodded his head sadly, nibbling on the first piece of good meat he had eaten in days: he only trusted food he got from the kitchen himself and not those from the dungeons, though the food they tried to feed him was perfectly safe.

"I am still so sorry of what I did to Legolas... I cant get it out of my head... it haunts me... as if someone is going to get me for it!" Cield muttered... Yes I know all of you who read this wanted to kill him... Don't you know I keep all of these characters locked up in my basement and feed them muffins and read them the reviews? They know too!

Tonus got up to the sound of quiet giggling, though only he heard it as Haldir and Cield where in deep conversation about how sorry Cield was.

When Tonus got back, his face pale, all white. Though he laughed slightly. Haldir looked up.

"What in middle earth is the matter Tonus?"

"Go see what the young elfling is up to in his father's room."

Haldir ran to the king's room and gasped.

Legolas had pilled pillows up about two feet from the edge of his father's bed, using all the good, soft pillows. The king's fine, silk blankets were pulled to the edge of the bed and tucked under the pillows with the remaining pillows supporting the blanket from falling off the edge of the bed, thus forming a small tent at the end of Thranduil's bed big enough for the elfling, his teddy bear and Haldir. But that was not the worst part of it.

The little elfling, who was just about to go inside his tent when Haldir came, had been playing dress up with his Ada's clothes. He wore all the sparkly robes his father had kept hidden and he wore plenty of necklaces and rings.

Haldir could not help but smile, then he put a straight face on, in the mood to play a small joke on the even smaller prince.

"LEGOLAS THRANDUILION!"

Legolas looked up nervously at the elf.

"WHAT IN THE NAME OF VALAR ARE YOU DOING IN YOUR FATHER'S ROOM?"

"P-playing... Haldiw...sir..."

"LOOK AT THIS MESS!"

"I-I will clean it up Haldiw! I promise! Can't I just play fow a bit longer?"

Haldir laughed and sat down beside the elfling, following him into his small tent.

"You little rascal, Legolas. I was not mad."

"I knew that! I did I did I DID!"

Haldir ruffled the elfling's hair and smiled.

"Now I cannot let you continue to play. You are wearing your father's good clothes as well as playing in his good sheets."

"But... Haldiw!"

"How about you take off your Ada's clothes and make his bed again. I will put away his clothes and..."

Haldir sighed.

"You can play dress up in my clothes... and you can make a new tent in your room with your blankets and pillows. Your sister had a bed in your room as well, so you can make an even bigger tent using both cribs!"

"Yay! But- I cant reach the top of our beds so I cant put the blankets up!"

"I will help you with that cherub."

Legolas pulled off his father's clothing and gave it to Haldir who put it away neatly. Legolas was taught to be a good boy, though he did not always feel like showing it, and neatly made his father's bed just as it was before the little blonde tornado had hit it.

Haldir took the elfling by his wrist and brought him to his room. He opened a chest full of his own clothing and let the little elfling fool around with it. He made the elfling a tent far better than any Legolas could have strung up at his age, and soon the elfling was having the time of his life playing with Haldir in his tent.

"Now you be a good boy as I go see your brothers."

Legolas nodded as Haldir left the room... How I wish he'd stop leaving the elfling alone, for his sake!

To Be Continued...

I am so sorry for the lack of updates. The Document Manager was giving me a hard time for the past three days and would not let me upload! Go read my new story, if it will interest you all!