Chapter 60: A Friend will come

Legolas woke up. He was no longer in the soft blankets that belonged to Cield. He blinked and could feel he was against someone's chest, a strong, muscular arm around his small body. At first he hoped it was his Ada, but the length of the blond hair in his face told him otherwise, for his father did not have hair as long as this.

Looking up, he could see Cield's chin. Legolas' arms where held with the rest of his body in Cield's arms so his could not move his arms to tap Cield, showing he was awake. Instead, Legolas tilted his head up wards and blew on his brother's neck.

Cield was alone, first up, and had carried Legolas down with him because he could not separate Legolas from him without waking the elfling. He laughed as he looked down to see the blowing elfling.

"Hello Legolas."

"Hi."

"Hungry?"

"Yes."

"What would you like to eat?"

"Haldiw."

"What do you mean by that? Surely March Wardens in bathrobes would not be the tastiest breakfast?"

"No! I want to know where Hal is."

"Sleeping. Now, I will be making your breakfast because you have a big surprise today that you can only learn about once your dressed, fed and washed up."

"Okay then... toast with jam. Strawberry jam."

"Strawberry?"

"Yup."

"Okay then... have mine."

Cield gave the elfling his nibbled on toast- Cield was not that hungry that morning so did not mind giving up his food that much.

Galil came into the room and ate his food in silence. Cield gently tickled Legolas' tummy and under his chin. Legolas laughed and giggled but Galil ran over and began to bark, growl and snap at Legolas.

Legolas' giggles turned to tears and he buried his head in Cield's chest to hide from Galil. Tears streamed down his face. He then removed his head from Cield and tried to stop crying. Failing in trying to stop his tears, he managed to squeak through sobs "I-m n-not scared!"

"GALIL!" Cield yelled, hitting the hound until he whimpered and stopped scaring the baby.

Legolas' cries woke Haldir from Thranduil's throne. He got up and ran to the kitchen.

"CIELD! WHAT DID YOU DO TO LEGOLAS? WHY IS HE CRYING, YOU FILTH OF A PRINCE?"

Haldir took Legolas from Haldir and sat Legolas aside on the table. Cield could see anger in Haldir's eyes. As soon as Haldir's hand darted forward Cield shut his eyes, just in time as Haldir punched him in his face.

Legolas cried as loud as he could as soon as Cield was backhanded. Haldir stopped attacking Cield and looked up at Legolas. Haldir walked over to Legolas and rocked him in his arms. Cield stayed on the ground, tears of surrender in his eyes.

"You're a mean elf Hal. Meanie! I HATE YOU HALDIR!"

Legolas kicked Haldir and jumped from his arms, running down to Cield. He embraced Cield who made no sign that he noticed the elfling. Haldir had tears in his own eyes because of himself, being so foolish to have been so cruel in front of the elfling.

"Greenie I'm-

"Don't apologize to me, apologize to Cield! You hurt him!"

"Sorry Cield..." Haldir muttered, feeling as if his mother had just forced him to apologize.

Legolas kissed Cield on his nose, which was bruised badly from being punched.

"You Okay Cield? You still like me?"

"I still love you Legolas."

"Yay!"

Legolas kissed Cield again and Cield stood up.

"Legolas was crying because Galil gave him a scare. I did not lay a harmful finger on him."

Haldir bit his lip and bent down to see Legolas. The elfling seemed not to care, but was raised to be a good boy so stayed to listen, being polite like his father wanted.

"What have I done? Legolas, please forgive me, I immediately blamed Cield because I would have suspected him to harm you. But now you are friends! And, Tonus has just given me this letter your father left me... if you let me help you get dressed and washed up I will tell you what it says."

"Well... Okay!"

Legolas released Cield's hand that he held and took Haldir's. Haldir walked Legolas to his bedroom where he changed Legolas into his older clothes; the clothes Legolas wore when he might play something that could ruin his newer and expensive leathers and silks.

Haldir then sat Legolas on his bed, where he took the braid out of the elfling's hair and then brushed it. Every time he passed through a knot, the elfling bit Haldir's arm, causing Haldir to flinch.

Finally, Legolas hair done, they moved on to brushing teeth. Legolas drooled a lot.

Then washing up Legolas face got water all over the floor, which Galion chose to clean up. Legolas was relieved to learn that he was finally finished washing up and that he could find out what his father had written in the letter.

"Legolas, your father says that..."

Haldir opened the letter, quickly read it to himself and then out loud.

"Dear little Greenleaf & company,

When your reading this I will be all the way in Lorien, so I hope you do not miss me my little Greenleaf. Now, just to give Haldir a break from being forced to play with you all these days I have invited your little friend over. His name has escaped my memory... but you will know who it is Legolas. Now, he should be there by ten in the morning and he will be staying over night, until ten the next morning.

Love you lots my little baby, Ada

(Thranduil Oropherion)"

Legolas smiled when Haldir said his friend would be sleeping over. Haldir knew Thranduil did this to help him, but to have TWO little rascals around the palace... he was not sure if Thranduil meant well by this or if he was just a bitter old king. Haldir was pretty certain the king meant well, or at least he hoped.

"YAY!" Legolas sang, as a knock on the door was heard.

To be Continued...

Cield is nice again! Soon Firelien should be in the story!