Chapter 49: Punishing the elfling

Legolas looked up at Haldir. The elfling could see all of Haldir's rage now clearer than before, and he felt bad. He bit his lip as Haldir burst out in anger.

"That was bad of you Legolas! I am ashamed."

"It was an accident!"

"One does not 'accidentally' grab some one, then 'accidentally' pull them in to their bath then 'accidentally' pour soap all over them! LEGOLAS, THAT WAS MY LAST DRY OR NOT DESTROYED TUNIC!" Haldir boomed, scaring young Legolas who immediately hi behind his pillows, a tear running down his face.

"Sorry Haldiw..."

"Now, I want you to stay in here and think about what you have done. In other words Thranduilion,"

Legolas despised being called Thranduilion. Again he wondered, who was Thranduil, and he wished Haldir would stop lying to him and saying that Thranduil was his father's name, as he knew that was silly of Haldir to say since his Ada's name was Ada, and that he should have been called Adaion.

"...You are forbidden to leave your bedroom until further notice, I suspect until lunch in an hour. Now, I want you to make no racket and stay calm, no tantrums. I will comer when you can leave, as I said, in an hour."

"But, Haldiw! An HOUR! That's like... FOREVER!"

"Quiet! Now, no more talking. NOT.A.PEEP."

Legolas watched as Haldir left, only, he did not want him to leave. He wanted Haldir to give him hugs and kisses just like he used to. So, Legolas knew there was only one thing that would get Haldir to return. The only problem was Legolas never thought of how angry he would make the already furious and grumpy Haldir.

"Peep." Legolas whispered, just loud enough to be heard in Haldir's ears. Haldir was furious at this.

Haldir was not really the babysitting type. He guarded things, and yelled at elves to follow his orders and attack, and they always listened. Legolas never did, and he had dealt with misbehaving warriors before: simply yell at them or force them to leave his army, but, he had never dealt with misbehaving elflings. He could only remember how he was punished in his days, how he'd be turned to the side and slapped on his backside when he angered his father to the limit. And Haldir was certain he reached his limit, never realizing that the limit of a parent would have been higher than his own.

Haldir glared at the elfling and stormed over to Legolas. He looked at Legolas with his blazing eyes, and the elfling nearly burst into tears just having them set upon him. Then, even to Haldir's amazement, he grabbed the elfling by his shoulders and pulled him forward, turning the elfling over and giving him a slap to his backside. "That is what my father would have done to you LONG before." Haldir snapped, storming out of the room.

Legolas looked at the floor in shock that he had angered Haldir so much. He slowly walked over to his night table and took a cloth off the table and also a stuffed dragon toy. The elfling placed the corner of the cloth in his mouth and chewed on it, holding it with one hand. The other hand held his stuffed dragon tightly around its neck. He crawled onto his bed and buried himself beneath his pillows, leaving just enough room for his head to stick out. Again he held his chewing clothe in one hand and the dragon in the other. Two small tears ran down his face as he looked at his dragon.

"Tikse... I did not wanna anger Haldiw. I wish I could make him happy..." (a/n: Tikse means dot in elvish).

Legolas brought his blue and silver dragon toy to his chest and sobbed quietly.

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Haldir grumpily sat down at the head of the kitchen table and thought of what he did, for a good half hour. Then, it finally struck him. He had just yelled at such an innocent elfling. And worse, he just slapped that innocent elfling. That time he had gone too far. Haldir nearly burst into tears thinking of what a nasty elf he had been, and he got up and ran to the elfling's bedroom, wanting to cheer Legolas up and put his grumpiness behind him.

To be Continued...