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The royal family sat around a small table in the kitchens. All three of them were covered- head to foot- in flour, chocolate and all types of other sweet things.

On the table in front of them sat an overly large cake that was only half cooked and rather messily decorated. The thought of eating this was more appealing than eating a mud pie, but none of them looked particularly thrilled at the thought of having to eat their creation. Legolas sat on a high stool with his elbows on the table and his head in his hands, looking fairly disappointed.

"I think that we should leave the cooks to baking the cakes next time don't you Little Leaf?" Eloria asked.

Legolas nodded.

"I shall give our recipe to the cook and we shall see what she can come up with. How's that? Hmm?"

A door opened and in walked a messenger,

"Your majesties, the Lord and Lady of Lorien have arrived".

"Thranduil and Eloria looked at each other and grimaced.

Legolas shot off his chair and disappeared through the door and down the hall.

"Oh no, you know where he's gone don't you?" Eloria said, her voice small.

"Well, at least they know what it's like to have a hyper active elfling running around. I don't think they'll mind…much…I hope". Thranduil said. Secretly though he suspected that the Lord and Lady would not be too pleased to be greeted by a flour covered elfling.

With a sense of impending doom, the King and Queen set off to greet their guests, there was no time to clean up so they had no choice but to greet their guests looking like a demented cake.

Legolas ran down the hall as fast as he could. He remembered the Lord and Lady from the last time that Ceryin had taken him to Lorien. They had played with him and told him stories and he really like them both, especially Celeborn. He had taken him fishing with another elf called Haldir.

Finally he came to the reception hall and saw them.

"Galdiel, Cel'bon!" Legolas shouted and ran over to them.

Celeborn opened up his arms and picked the elfling up.

"What have you been doing Leaf? You look like you've been attacked by a flour monster!"

Legolas laughed at this, "Me and Adar and Atara, but not Ceryin. Were making a cake but silly Adar couldn't make it right so now there's nothing left and Atara says that she will give the cook our recipe and I think that the cook will make it better than Atara because she makes them all the time and she knows what to do and Atara doesn't".

Galadriel and Celeborn laughed at the elflings enthusiasm of his description of his day.

"Hello Legolas. How have you been?" Galadriel asked.

Legolas sighed heavily and rolled his eyes, "Well…Atara made me have a bath, and then Adar made her have a bath and then I had to clean my room and then I played outside…Oh! Do you want to see my cake in the garden?"

"I for one would love to see your cake, did you make it on your own" Celeborn humoured him.

"Yes, yes Las made it all by himself". He proudly announced.

Thranduil and Eloria were greeted by a very funny sight, the proud and regal Lord and Lady of Lothlorien were now well and truly covered in flour. Celeborn stood holding a smiling and very talkative Legolas while Galadriel stood next to Celeborn immersed in a conversation that was no doubt about mud pies.

"My Lord and lady, welcome to Greenwood the Great"

This formal speech would have been better received had the King been clean.

Instead everybody laughed at the absurdity of the King giving a royal welcome looking like a something that had risen up off of the kitchen floor.

"Thranduil, Eloria. It is good to see you again, it has been so long".

"Indeed it has. I hope that all is well and I apologise for Legolas'…unruly appearance". Eloria said.

"All is well thank you. And I assure you that Legolas has caused us nothing but joy, it is wonderful to see him again". Galadriel assured her.

"Have you met Legolas before?"

"Yes we have, a few years ago when Ceryin brought him to see the twins".

"Oh yes, I had forgotten that he had been to Lorien, how are the twins?"

At the mention of the twins Legolas perked up. "Where's the twins, where Ro and Dan and El'ond?"

"Actually Leaf, the twins are in Rivendell…however Lord Elrond will be arriving with them in a few days and they have a surprise with them". Celeborn told him.

"Yay, Las gets to play. What's the surprise?"

"They have a baby sister"

Legolas eyes went wide, "What's she called?"

"She is called Arwen, and she is only very small so you and the twins will have to be very big and protect her".

Legolas wriggled out of Celeborn's arms and went to run out of the room.

"Leaf, stop. Turn around…where are you going".

"Las has to go find Awn's room. She can have the one nears Ro and Dan's and mine. I have to find Ceryin and tell her and then I have to clean my room and then I have to find the cook and then I have to find some toys for Awn and then I have to go the El'ond's room and find a story book and then…"

His sentence trailed of as he ran from the room, leaving four laughing adults.

"Oh no. I knew we shouldn't have told him about the twins, we'll never hear the end of it". Said Celeborn between breaths.

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That wasn't my best chapter. Next time…what happens when the twins arrive.