Chapter 101: Elflings and flues

Legolas blinked as he awoke. It felt good to have been put to sleep by his Ada, and also to see Thranduil and Haldir standing beside his bed.

"How did you sleep?" Thranduil gently said as he put a delicate hand on Legolas' forehead.

"Good."

"Legolas, you are burning up!" Thranduil suddenly said, scaring Legolas.

"Ada! Don't let me burn! Save me!"

"No little Greenleaf, it does not mean that, you just seem to have a fever."

"No fun." Legolas stuck out his tongue at the fever.

"Haldir, get the healers please." Thranduil said, and Haldir did as he was told. Don't worry we have found Haldir and Haldir is back from Iraq.

Thranduil brought Legolas into his own bedroom and Thranduil sat on the bed as he lay his son down.

"Ada am I going to die?"

"No, no! You just seem to have an illness, nothing worse than that. It will go away."

"Goodie. Because it makes me feel tired." Legolas yawned as the healer and Haldir came into the room. After some quick examinations Legolas seemed to have the stomach flu.

"Legolas, does your stomach hurt at all?"

"Well... no..."

"Legolas." Thranduil could see Legolas' pained expression and knew the elfling had lied.

"Yes. Really, really, really badly."

The healer left to go prepare lunch and medicine for the elven prince. Thranduil and Haldir stayed to comfort Legolas.

"Ada, will you have to leave me alone to go be king?"

"I will not leave you when you are sick unless I must desperately leave. But Haldir will be here if ever I must leave." Thranduil whispered as he brushed golden hair from his son's eyes.

The healer returned with pasty medicine and toast with honey. Thranduil let Legolas put extra honey on his toast since he was sick, but first Legolas had to take his medicine, and he was reluctant of that.

Thranduil lifted Legolas' little head and Haldir was left to opening Legolas' mouth. When Haldir stuck his finger in Legolas' mouth to try and open it, the elfling bit Haldir's finger with his small little teeth, causing Haldir to bleed.

"Legolas!" Thranduil hissed at his son. Legolas looked shamefully away and opened his mouth. Haldir poured medicine in the elfling's mouth, and when Legolas swallowed he gasped at the terrible taste.

"YUCKY!" Legolas spat.

"It is the only way to heal you sweetie." Thranduil whispered gently and he handed Legolas his toast.

-------Some time later

Legolas lay on his father's bed. Legolas wore no blankets and his tunic buttons where all undone. The elfling twitched, tossed and turned in pain, and Thranduil could only watch. Haldir had tried to sooth the elfling's fever with a cold, wet cloth but it could not stop Legolas' stomach pains, and Legolas refused more medicine.

"Ada... can you tell me a story please?"

"Which story?"

"A new story. About you!"

"Ummm... alright..."

----------FLASHBACK

Little Thranduil Oropherion was enjoying his time with his friends, Elrond and Celeborn. Elrond was youngest of the three, but still enjoyed playing with them. Celeborn was eldest though, almost the same age as Haldir at the time. Celeborn was babysitting Elrond and Thranduil.

"Come on Elrond! Lets go trick Celeborn!"

"No... Celeb would get mad and tell your Ada."

"You're never any fun." Thranduil muttered, crossing his arms on his chests. "I dare you to go pour a bucket of water on Celeb's head."

"Then he will get mad at ME! Why don't you go trick him Duil, by yourself?"

"Because I dared YOU."

"Well I dare you."

"I dared you first."

Elrond miserably took the bucket of water and poured it on Celeborn's head. But Elrond was slower in running than Thranduil was, and Elrond was caught by Celeborn, and in much trouble. Of course, Elrond being such a goodie-two-shoe elfling tattled on Thranduil, and Oropher had a strict talk with Thranduil, and Thranduil was afraid he would be struck by his father, but Oropher loving his son more than anything and wanting to cause little harm to him, did not struck his son.

-----------------End Flashback

"That was a short story."

"I know it was ion-nin, but I am afraid I am getting old and my stories are getting shorter."

"Okay."

Legolas moaned as his stomach caused him pain.

"Ada my tummy hurts."

"Try to sleep."

Legolas shut his eyes and tried as best a he could to sleep, and did.

Haldir left the room, and decided to go explore Mirkwood on his own.

To be continued...