Disclaimer- I own nothing!!!
I have to apologise for the delay with this chapter- I've given my other fic my full attention and have neglected this one- sorry- but hopefully I'm back!!!!!
Starry- thanks for you review- and I'm sorry for making you wait so long
Gayahithwen- thanks for that- Legolas' new sister will be making her appearance within the next few chapters
I apologise for the misspelling of Celebrian's name- I don't know how I managed that
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All was quiet in the royal chambers. The dawn had yet to approach and not even the staff had risen. Everybody was in bed, asleep.
All except a certain young elfling.
Legolas had hardly slept, despite the activities of the day. He had lain awake thinking. He had waited for what seemed like hours to him, but in reality had only been half an hour. He rose to go and wake Elrohir, he would not mind.
The elfling carefully walked to the end of the corridor where he knew Ro's room would be. All of a sudden, the cry of a small elfling penetrated the silent air and Legolas hurried to hide behind a large statue.
He waited and was relieved to find that it was only Arwen waking up.
He shook his head and with a new found resolve, continued his journey. Carefully, he ran behind each statue, making sure that there was no one about and then ran to the next one.
He stopped, facing Ro's room. Biting his lip he ran to the door and as slowly and as quietly as he could, he opened the door.
To his shock Elrohir was already awake. He was sat up in bed reading a book. His grey eyes looked across the room at the intruder. He patted the space beside him and the energetic elfling ran over and launched himself onto the bed. The elfling sat patiently while the older elf finished his chapter, he was relieved when Ro put down the book and picked him up.
"And what are you doing up at this early hour little leaf?"
"Las couldn't sleep" Legolas sat from his seat on Elrohir knee.
"And why is that?"
"Las was scared" he said, burying his head into the crook of Elrohir's neck.
"Of what. There are no dragons in your room are there leaf?"
"No, no dragons, people in the closet, they come and get me if I fall asleep"
Elrohir lifted Legolas from his perch, he had heard this story before. Glorfindel used to tell it to them when he was left babysitting. Sometimes, it would make them go to sleep but it could backfire. He could remember lying awake for nights on end, scared that the people in the closet would take him away from his Atara and Adar.
"Who told you that story leaf?"
"Dan, Dan told me afore I went to bed"
Elrohir sighed in defeat and cuddled the elfling close to his chest.
"Well, we should get up. Do you want a bath?"
Legolas pulled a disgusted face and shook his head.
"No, no, Las no need a bath. Atara gave Las one yesterday"
Elrohir looked sceptical but accepted the elflings words.
Leaving Legolas on the bed he rose and dressed in a clean tunic and leggings.
Once done, the pair made their way down to the kitchens to make breakfast.
Upon their arrival they were greeted with the smell of freshly baked bread. The cook had already gone and the kitchen was empty of people.
"What do you want for breakfast leaf?"
Legolas dragged a stool from under the counter and climbed up, he now stood precariously on tip toes looking though the cupboards. Elrohir quickly strode across the room and put his hand on Legolas' waist to stop him from falling.
The elflings eyes scanned the contents of the cupboard eagerly. He found what he was looking for. Everything sweet, chocolate and sweets of every kind came tumbling down onto the worktop below him. Much to Elrohir's surprise and dismay.
When he was done, Legolas turned around and jumped off of the stool. He stood, looking at Elrohir with a very proud look on his face.
Elrohir just rolled his eyes. He knew that of Eloria found out that Legolas had eaten sweets for his breakfast, Legolas would be in trouble. But Glorfindel had let him and Elladan eat sweets for breakfast on occasion and that had been fine, as long as it wasn't a regular thing.
"Alright, what are we doing first?"
Legolas let out a cheer with a grin on his face as he pulled the stool over to the table.
"Ok Ro, you melt chocolate cos Atara says that Las is never to use a stove as it too hot for him"
Ro couldn't help but smile as he watched him separate the sweets into piles according to colour and size.
He stood, carefully keeping an eye on Legolas, as he knew what mischief an elfling could cause. He grinned as he remembered some of his own escapades. He and Elladan had snuck down to the kitchen and tried to make toast. The cook had come down to find that twelve loaves were now blackened and scattered around the two elfling who were at that moment sat eating chocolate. Once again it had been Glorfindel who had come to the rescue of the twins, clearing up and bathing them before their parent found out.
The chocolate was done and was slightly cooled. He handed the bowl to the ecstatic elfling who took it and began pouring sweets into it. Elrohir turned around to fetch a glass of milk and was surprised when he was hit by a chocolate covered sweet, right in the middle of his forehead.
Legolas gave into hysterical giggles at the sight of it and went back to his stirring.
"Ro it's going hard, what do we do now?"
"Put all the sweets into it"
Legolas eyes lit up and forsaking the careful piles that he had made earlier, poured all of them in. The mixture was thick with various sweets all covered in chocolate, in different states of setting.
"Now we take it and put it in into separate small trays"
Legolas hopped down off of the stool and with much noise and mess, eventually found one that he deemed suitable.
"Alright, now pour the sweets into the trays and then put them on ice"
"Where da ice Ro?"
"In the pantry"
While the elfling was busy doing that he was busy trying to clean up some of the mess that had been made. The worktops and table tops had all been splattered with chocolate and there were various sweets now stuck to the walls where the cold stone had melted the chocolate.
The elfling came running back into the room. He was covered in everything. His hair was matted with chocolate and his hands were covered in it. There were smudges on his face where he'd tied to wipe his hair away.
"Come on Las. Let's go and have a bath before anyone sees us. We don't want to get into trouble do we?"
Legolas shook his head and allowed Elrohir to pick him. The only thing that was stopping him from struggling was the promise of chocolate when he'd finished.
It took the two of then only twenty minutes to bathe and dress. The lull of chocolate filled the elflings normally lazy routine.
The dawn had just broken, it was about five thirty in the morning and they had an hour before breakfast would be called and people begin rising. They had heard Arwen crying in Celebrian and Elrond's room as they had passed, so they knew that somebody was awake. There was no way that either of the adults could sleep through that noise.
Legolas skipped down the corridor, occasionally turning to make sure that Elrohir was behind him.
The two of them hid behind the door as the cook made her way past them, quickly they snuck into the pantry and retrieved their prize. The once disgusting mixture now looked very appealing. Legolas giggled as his stomach rumbled.
Holding the trays in one hand and a squirming Legolas in the other, Elrohir, set off back up the stairs and along the corridor, past the statues and past a still screaming Arwen, until they reached the safety of Elrohir's room.
Legolas jumped over to the bed and sat impatiently waiting for Ro to join him.
Drawing back the curtains to let in the sun, and locking the door, Ro joined the excited elfling ad immediately discovered that elflings, and chocolate do not mix.
Legolas bit into a piece but then withdrew it from his mouth, looked disgusted at it.
"Ro, it cold and hard and my teeth hurt" he complained while showing Elrohir the offending piece.
"Here, take it, and roll it between your hands for a moment and it will get warmer and easier to bite"
Legolas did what he was told but only succeeded in melting it and getting it all over his hands and tunic.
Elrohir smiled at the sight, but his happiness was short lived. He would have to bath Legolas, again, and without the promise of chocolate there was no telling how Legolas would react.
The chocolate was gone and in its place was a very full elfling.
The elfling slowly began making his was off of the bed and was planning to run for the door. Luckily Elrohir knew what he was doing and had caught the elfling before he'd gone anywhere.
"No, No Las no get wet, lease Ro, don't make Las wet"
Elrohir tried to ignore the pleading coming from the form under his arm.
He only just made his way into the bathroom as he was forced to put him down.
This was not going to be fun, he thought as he watched Legolas try and undo the lock.
I have to apologise for the delay with this chapter- I've given my other fic my full attention and have neglected this one- sorry- but hopefully I'm back!!!!!
Starry- thanks for you review- and I'm sorry for making you wait so long
Gayahithwen- thanks for that- Legolas' new sister will be making her appearance within the next few chapters
I apologise for the misspelling of Celebrian's name- I don't know how I managed that
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All was quiet in the royal chambers. The dawn had yet to approach and not even the staff had risen. Everybody was in bed, asleep.
All except a certain young elfling.
Legolas had hardly slept, despite the activities of the day. He had lain awake thinking. He had waited for what seemed like hours to him, but in reality had only been half an hour. He rose to go and wake Elrohir, he would not mind.
The elfling carefully walked to the end of the corridor where he knew Ro's room would be. All of a sudden, the cry of a small elfling penetrated the silent air and Legolas hurried to hide behind a large statue.
He waited and was relieved to find that it was only Arwen waking up.
He shook his head and with a new found resolve, continued his journey. Carefully, he ran behind each statue, making sure that there was no one about and then ran to the next one.
He stopped, facing Ro's room. Biting his lip he ran to the door and as slowly and as quietly as he could, he opened the door.
To his shock Elrohir was already awake. He was sat up in bed reading a book. His grey eyes looked across the room at the intruder. He patted the space beside him and the energetic elfling ran over and launched himself onto the bed. The elfling sat patiently while the older elf finished his chapter, he was relieved when Ro put down the book and picked him up.
"And what are you doing up at this early hour little leaf?"
"Las couldn't sleep" Legolas sat from his seat on Elrohir knee.
"And why is that?"
"Las was scared" he said, burying his head into the crook of Elrohir's neck.
"Of what. There are no dragons in your room are there leaf?"
"No, no dragons, people in the closet, they come and get me if I fall asleep"
Elrohir lifted Legolas from his perch, he had heard this story before. Glorfindel used to tell it to them when he was left babysitting. Sometimes, it would make them go to sleep but it could backfire. He could remember lying awake for nights on end, scared that the people in the closet would take him away from his Atara and Adar.
"Who told you that story leaf?"
"Dan, Dan told me afore I went to bed"
Elrohir sighed in defeat and cuddled the elfling close to his chest.
"Well, we should get up. Do you want a bath?"
Legolas pulled a disgusted face and shook his head.
"No, no, Las no need a bath. Atara gave Las one yesterday"
Elrohir looked sceptical but accepted the elflings words.
Leaving Legolas on the bed he rose and dressed in a clean tunic and leggings.
Once done, the pair made their way down to the kitchens to make breakfast.
Upon their arrival they were greeted with the smell of freshly baked bread. The cook had already gone and the kitchen was empty of people.
"What do you want for breakfast leaf?"
Legolas dragged a stool from under the counter and climbed up, he now stood precariously on tip toes looking though the cupboards. Elrohir quickly strode across the room and put his hand on Legolas' waist to stop him from falling.
The elflings eyes scanned the contents of the cupboard eagerly. He found what he was looking for. Everything sweet, chocolate and sweets of every kind came tumbling down onto the worktop below him. Much to Elrohir's surprise and dismay.
When he was done, Legolas turned around and jumped off of the stool. He stood, looking at Elrohir with a very proud look on his face.
Elrohir just rolled his eyes. He knew that of Eloria found out that Legolas had eaten sweets for his breakfast, Legolas would be in trouble. But Glorfindel had let him and Elladan eat sweets for breakfast on occasion and that had been fine, as long as it wasn't a regular thing.
"Alright, what are we doing first?"
Legolas let out a cheer with a grin on his face as he pulled the stool over to the table.
"Ok Ro, you melt chocolate cos Atara says that Las is never to use a stove as it too hot for him"
Ro couldn't help but smile as he watched him separate the sweets into piles according to colour and size.
He stood, carefully keeping an eye on Legolas, as he knew what mischief an elfling could cause. He grinned as he remembered some of his own escapades. He and Elladan had snuck down to the kitchen and tried to make toast. The cook had come down to find that twelve loaves were now blackened and scattered around the two elfling who were at that moment sat eating chocolate. Once again it had been Glorfindel who had come to the rescue of the twins, clearing up and bathing them before their parent found out.
The chocolate was done and was slightly cooled. He handed the bowl to the ecstatic elfling who took it and began pouring sweets into it. Elrohir turned around to fetch a glass of milk and was surprised when he was hit by a chocolate covered sweet, right in the middle of his forehead.
Legolas gave into hysterical giggles at the sight of it and went back to his stirring.
"Ro it's going hard, what do we do now?"
"Put all the sweets into it"
Legolas eyes lit up and forsaking the careful piles that he had made earlier, poured all of them in. The mixture was thick with various sweets all covered in chocolate, in different states of setting.
"Now we take it and put it in into separate small trays"
Legolas hopped down off of the stool and with much noise and mess, eventually found one that he deemed suitable.
"Alright, now pour the sweets into the trays and then put them on ice"
"Where da ice Ro?"
"In the pantry"
While the elfling was busy doing that he was busy trying to clean up some of the mess that had been made. The worktops and table tops had all been splattered with chocolate and there were various sweets now stuck to the walls where the cold stone had melted the chocolate.
The elfling came running back into the room. He was covered in everything. His hair was matted with chocolate and his hands were covered in it. There were smudges on his face where he'd tied to wipe his hair away.
"Come on Las. Let's go and have a bath before anyone sees us. We don't want to get into trouble do we?"
Legolas shook his head and allowed Elrohir to pick him. The only thing that was stopping him from struggling was the promise of chocolate when he'd finished.
It took the two of then only twenty minutes to bathe and dress. The lull of chocolate filled the elflings normally lazy routine.
The dawn had just broken, it was about five thirty in the morning and they had an hour before breakfast would be called and people begin rising. They had heard Arwen crying in Celebrian and Elrond's room as they had passed, so they knew that somebody was awake. There was no way that either of the adults could sleep through that noise.
Legolas skipped down the corridor, occasionally turning to make sure that Elrohir was behind him.
The two of them hid behind the door as the cook made her way past them, quickly they snuck into the pantry and retrieved their prize. The once disgusting mixture now looked very appealing. Legolas giggled as his stomach rumbled.
Holding the trays in one hand and a squirming Legolas in the other, Elrohir, set off back up the stairs and along the corridor, past the statues and past a still screaming Arwen, until they reached the safety of Elrohir's room.
Legolas jumped over to the bed and sat impatiently waiting for Ro to join him.
Drawing back the curtains to let in the sun, and locking the door, Ro joined the excited elfling ad immediately discovered that elflings, and chocolate do not mix.
Legolas bit into a piece but then withdrew it from his mouth, looked disgusted at it.
"Ro, it cold and hard and my teeth hurt" he complained while showing Elrohir the offending piece.
"Here, take it, and roll it between your hands for a moment and it will get warmer and easier to bite"
Legolas did what he was told but only succeeded in melting it and getting it all over his hands and tunic.
Elrohir smiled at the sight, but his happiness was short lived. He would have to bath Legolas, again, and without the promise of chocolate there was no telling how Legolas would react.
The chocolate was gone and in its place was a very full elfling.
The elfling slowly began making his was off of the bed and was planning to run for the door. Luckily Elrohir knew what he was doing and had caught the elfling before he'd gone anywhere.
"No, No Las no get wet, lease Ro, don't make Las wet"
Elrohir tried to ignore the pleading coming from the form under his arm.
He only just made his way into the bathroom as he was forced to put him down.
This was not going to be fun, he thought as he watched Legolas try and undo the lock.
