Chapter 26: Haldir goes home
Cield's son and daughter were on his lap, and Nenmir had begun to stir.
"Good morning ada."
"Nenmir, it's night. You fell asleep, remember?" Cield smiled.
"I did? Oh!" Nenmir climbed onto his father' shoulders.
Thranduil had fallen asleep on the settee, wine glass in his hand. Haldir and Legolas had run outside to play in the pool, even though it was dark outside.
"The water is cold Legolas. We should stop, we could freeze!" Haldir whimpered.
"Nah. Why don't we see who can last the longest in the water?" Legolas smirked, pulling off his tunic and leggings and jumping in. Haldir laughed when he saw Legolas shaking uncontrollably when he hit the water.
"It's freezing!" Legolas yelled. "Come on in!"
Haldir sighed and stripped himself before jumping in and letting out a shriek when he hit the cold water.
"Who will last the longest? I bet I will. I do this all the time with my brothers!" Legolas said proudly. But after ten minutes Legolas' lips where turning blue, as where Haldir's.
"We should get out Legolas. It's cold, your ada will get mad." Haldir said, rubbing his arms.
"YOU can get out, but I'm not! I plan to win!" Legolas sneered, so Haldir sighed and stayed in the water.
"LEGOLAS!" Legolas gulped when he heard his father's voice yelling. They had been found!
"HALDIR!" Haldir's father was there, too!
"Y-yes ada?" Both elflings looked up to see angry fathers.
"Get out right now, both of you." Thranduil said angrily. The two little naked elflings left the water and were wrapped in towels.
"How long were you two in there?" Arhael, the father of Haldir asked angrily.
"More than ten minutes." Legolas said, shivering. Thranduil wrapped more blankets around the elflings.
"Haldir, you are in a lot of trouble." Arhael said to his son. Haldir looked at the ground sadly.
"You two need a warm bath." Thranduil said.
"I will go make one, my lord." Galion said, carrying a bucket of water.
"Who's idea was this?"
Legolas raised his hand shamefully. Cield sniggered and muttered 'Idiot' under his breathe.
"CIELD! I will push you into that pool if you do not keep your mouth shut!" Thranduil shot a glare at Cield, who just ruffled his brother's hair playfully.
"I did not mean it ada." Cield shrugged.
"The bath is ready, my lord." Galion said as Thranduil took his elfling and Arhael took his, then the two made their way to the bathroom.
Haldir and Legolas were placed beside each other in the tub.
"Hot!" Legolas whined.
"Serves you right for jumping into a frozen pool." Thranduil grumbled, taking a cloth and washing his son's ears.
"CIELD! Have you used all the shampoo again?" Thranduil yelled. Cield entered the room.
"Yes Ada."
"Then go out and buy some more!" Thranduil sighed. Cield turned to leave when his brother stopped him.
"Is that new, Cield?" Legolas asked, pointing to Cield's back. Cield smiled. Cield's shirt had been raised so slightly that Legolas could catch a glimpse of his tunic.
"Yes it is." Cield raised his shirt to reveal the full tattoo: A large dragon covering his back.
"Valar Cield, why do you do this to your body?" Thranduil sighed, although the tattoo was beautiful.
"I like it ada." Cield shrugged, pulling off his shirt to show off his other tattoos.
"When I'm bigger I want tattoos like yours!" Legolas giggled in joy.
"Well keep dreaming ion-nin, for as long as you are my son and under age you are not destroying your body!" Thranduil said, shooing Cield and his tattoos away.
Arhael sighed and took a cloth to wash his son with. Haldir growled as his father scrubbed his especially hard.
Legolas was pulled out of the tub first, followed by Haldir.
"I had a good time." Haldir said as his father dressed him.
"I am glad you did, little elfling, but next time do not go out into the pool when it is so cold." Thranduil said, pulling leggings up Legolas' thin little legs.
"Bye Haldir. See you tomorrow!" An excited Legolas waved as Haldir's father left with Haldir.
"Now Legolas, I have to have a talk with you." Thranduil said, taking Legolas by his wrist and bringing him to the study.
"Do you think it was smart, what you did?"
"No."
"Do you think what you did was good?"
"No."
"Do you think what you did was something a prince should do?"
"No."
"Do you think you deserve a punishment?"
"No."
"Well you are going to be punished… No dessert for the rest of the week, alright boy?"
"Yes ada." Legolas climbed up onto his father's lap and kissed his cheek.
"Good boy. Now go bother Cield until I come and tuck you in bed, alright?"
"Okay!"
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"Haldir." Arhael sighed, pulling his son onto his lap.
"Yes ada?"
"How did you behave before you jumped into the cold pool?"
"Good. Lord Legolas' ada said I was a good young man." Haldir said proudly.
"At least you behaved well most of the day. Haldir, I will let you go this time, but next time you will be in trouble. You are to stay in your room for the night though, and go to sleep.
"Alright. Goodnight ada." Haldir hugged his father and was tucked into bed.
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The next morning, Legolas was the first awake in his home and decided everyone else should be awake.
"Illiendal! Wake up! Illien! Hey, you're talking!" Legolas sat and listened to his sister mutter things such as 'Sernaer' and 'Kiss me'. Legolas found this very funny, until he yanked at her braid and she began to chase him around the palace.
"Legolas!" Illiendal grabbed her brother and tickled him.
"STOP!" Legolas giggled, grabbed his sister's hands and rolling around.
"That's for waking me!" Illiendal pulled Legolas into her arms and carried him into the kitchen.
"You where talking in your sleep."
"You do too, you know."
"Really? What was I saying?"
"You babble, mostly. Once you cried." Illiendal said, getting some eggs to make Legolas his breakfast.
"I cried?"
"Yes. You know, your little friends are so cute!"
"Who?"
"You know… Elladan, Elrohir and Haldir! They are adorable! And you are too!"
"Hey! I'm not CUTE. I'm dangerous!"
"Sure you are!" Illiendal placed Legolas on a chair in the kitchen and served him eggs.
"Thanks." Legolas shoved an egg in his mouth.
"Morning Illiendal." Cield said, clearly just waking up: Cield's hair was a mess he was topless and barefoot.
"You want some eggs, Cield?"
"Sure." Cield sat himself down on a chair beside Legolas as he was served breakfast.
"You woke up on your own, elfling?" Thranduil smiled at Legolas as he came down.
"Galion is not even here yet." Illiendal sighed, serving his father some breakfast, then taking a plate for herself. Poor Tonus was left to serving himself.
To be continued…Manwathiel: Billy Bob may not be qualified but he knows cures that are too obvious for doctors who are qualified to figure out!
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