Chapter 75: No clothes
Haldir sighed and sat forward. He reached forward to get his towel, but learnt that it was missing. Haldir could not go out of the bathroom in nothing but his skin, so reached down for his clothing, when learnt it as well was missing. Haldir looked around nervously, trying and trying to discover the missing clothes. Haldir failed in discovering his clothes, but saw signs of Legolas. He sighed and got up, going to the door and opening it just wide enough so he could peek his head out, to see Cield walking by, singing merrily.
"Cield!" Haldir hissed quietly.
"CIELD!"
"Hu- What?"
"Get me a towel!"
"Eh... why?"
"Do you really want to know?"
"Yes."
"Really? Because if I where to show you, you would scream."
"Why would I scream?"
"Look, I have no clothes because Legolas snuck away with it. Get me a towel or I'll scare the elflings to death cloth-less!"
Cield quickly through Haldir a towel, and the March Warden smiled and wrapped it around his waist before emerging from the bathroom and went hunting for elflings.
When he found them he could not help but awe at them: snuggled up by each other on his clothes and sleeping. Haldir took them into his arms carefully (then snatched his towel as it slipped), and carried them into the guest room Haldir slept in.
Haldir lay the children onto his bed and smiled. Then, Legolas began to stir and toss and turn. Haldir approached the elfling who began to whimper and flap his hands. Haldir carefully put a hand on Legolas' shoulder, then lifted the elfling into his arms.
"Legolas, sweetie, wake up!" Haldir whispered, gently shaking the elfling. Legolas had sweat running down his young face as he blinked and buried his face into Haldir's chest, sobbing.
"What's wrong Legolas?"
"Ada! Ada... he was... he was... dead! Ada no move! He just lay there, and no breathe! Hal it's terrible, Ada's dead!" Legolas sobbed, tears rolling down his face as Haldir rocked him in his arms.
"Don't worry Legolas, it was just a dream. Your ada is safe in Rivendell, and will be home in two days. Just a nightmare."
"Hal... can me and Tavvy sleep with you?"
"Why?"
"Cause when you are there, you can keep all the bad things away, and I'm safe!" Legolas managed to smile, wiping away his tears with Haldir's hair.
"Then you two may. Tavel is still asleep. Now, if you want to sleep with me, you're going to have to go on the bed and turn around so I can change."
"Okay. I don't want to see naked Haldiw anyways." Legolas shrugged, turning around as commanded, whilst Haldir changed into his nightclothes.
"You wont be too comfortable in those clothes. As for Tavel, he is already asleep. But you should change into your nightclothes.
"Can I wear Haldiw's nightclothes?"
"Its too big for you."
"Pleafe?"
"Oh... fine, I have a second pair of nightclothes anyways." Haldir smiled, removing the small elflings clothing and putting the extremely large nightclothes on him.
"Thanks Hal. You weally nice and I love you. Not like ada loves nana, but I just love you like I love my ada and my sisiter and my nana and my gwadors and..." Legolas continued his list as Haldir lay onto his bed with Legolas laying on his chest. Haldir smiled as Legolas fell asleep while saying 'Gwim', Gwim being the dwarf Legolas had met when exploring and brought home asking Thranduil if he could keep 'it'. Thranduil was not that pleased with Gwim, but that day Legolas met a new friend (though Legolas scared the dwarf).
Haldir looked at Tavel and felt sorry for him. His family seemed poor, selling at the market to have enough to make him clothing. Haldir planned to give his mother a tunic when she came to the palace tomorrow, and perhaps some other objects he could spare. Haldir kissed each elfling and put his hands on Legolas' fair blonde hair, before drowsing off, happy.
During the night both elflings awoke, but so tired all they did was snuggle closer to Haldir and sleep once again.
To be Continued...
Remember, bigger is better!