Chapter 6: Sunrises and Snow again

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"'Ro, I think that we got lost" Elladan said his fear of loosing his little brother and friend evident in his voice.

"Do not worry, 'Dan, they must be ahead of us" Elrohir said, trying to calm his preoccupied brother, although his emotions were the same.

Earlier, Legolas and Estel were walking in front of the twins. Then the blizzard became too much, making them have no visibility of what lay ahead.

Legolas could easily walk in the snow, being an Elf, he could walk above the snow, that was falling in great amounts. But, Estel being human kept sinking in, so Legolas had to walk slowly so he could keep at Estel's pace.

Then he heard his human friend talk to him, or rather, bellowing to him "Legolas, I can no longer see my brothers".

It was true, the twins, which could walk easily over the snow, were also having problems, as Elladan could not keep up with his thigh. The cold was not helping the injury, and the strain Elladan put onto make it no better. They were far less behind them.

"Come on Estel, we need to find shelter before you get sick. Maybe the twins already found shelter" Legolas urged his friend on.

Estel noticing his friend was right, decided to go on instead of getting trapped in the middle of the blizzard.

"'Dan, we need to find shelter, or else we will get trap in the middle of this blizzard. And you must rest your leg. I think Legolas and Estel already thought of that" Elrohir yelled, trying to be heard above all the noise of the howling wind.

"You are right 'Ro, we must find shelter before we get trapped" he said, knowing his brother was right, they had no chance of finding Legolas and Estel in this weather, with hopelessness evident in his voice.

Estel and Legolas kept walking. Estel knew this part of the forest far better than Legolas, and remembered that Elladan and Elrohir had showed him some caves not long ago. He pondered his options, they may be free, or they could have orcs, wargs or any other type of beast. But against this weather, he decided to tell Legolas of the location of this caves.

"Legolas, my brothers some time ago showed me some caves I think that are a little away from here. Maybe we can and reach them. We need to find shelter quickly" Estel announced his Elven friend, with his teeth chattering from the cold.

"I think you are right Estel, let us hurry" He said this after seeing the cold was affecting Estel too much.

So they hurry up, and after walking with some difficulties, they finally found the caves. But how long will they wait until the storm ended?

Elladan and Elrohir were really far behind. But, nonetheless they recognized the part of the forest they were in.

'Dan, let us try to hurry. That way we may be able to find the caves near the mountains." Elrohir said.

"You are right 'Ro, let us hurry"

Estel and Legolas already arrived where the caves were. There were several caves alongside the mountain, so they decided to enter the nearest one. There, inside the cave was pitch-dark, but they didn't care, as long as it kept them safe from the blizzard.

"I think this cave is great. Apparently, it hasn't been used recently" Legolas said, scanning the floor with the little light that enter through the entrance.

"Yes, you are right. Let us rest a little" Estel said, then entered into another coughing fit.

"Why don't you rest first, and I will keep watch?" Legolas said.

"Okay, but then you will wake me, right? Estel said as he lowered himself on the dry cave floor.

"Yes, I will wake you" Legolas said.

"Ro, look, we are nearly there" Elladan said excitedly.

"Yes I know 'Dan, just hold on a little longer" Elrohir said.

The twins arrived at a different cave than Legolas and Estel's. Elroir lay Elladan down on the floor, and then he went to scan the other side of the cave. This too hadn't been used in a long time.

"'Dan, there is nothing there, and I don't think orcs are here either. Rest, and I will keep watch first." Elrohir said.

"Okay, that is fine with me" Elladan said.

Elrohir could do nothing more about Elladan's leg, as it was cold, and both their clothes were soaked from the melted snow. "I'll wake you when the blizzard passes on and we can move". Then Elladan fell asleep.

The rest of the night passed uneventfully for the four friends, although they were in different caves. The sun now was coming up from the East side, the sky now was almost clear. Finally the blizzard had stop. Legolas and Estel were still inside their cave, Legolas still keeping watch. He was watching Estel closely, as the human had been coughing all night.

Lord Elrond again would have their hides for coming home injured. But right now there was also Thranduil, Legolas's father. "Ai! Two angry Elven Lords would do us no good. They will lecture us unmercifully" He thought.

Then Estel began another coughing fit, before turning around and waking up. He was gazing at the cave entrance, and found something was amiss. "Ai! The blizzard has finally stopped!" He thought.

Then he turned around to face his friend. "The blizzard has already stopped sleepy human!" He jested.

"Oh, alright. Then lets make our way, Elf" Estel replied. Apparently the two friends were in good humors after the blizzard had passed. The sun only worked to lift up their spirits. But they would not remain like that for long.

"Estel, are you sure that you are fine? During the night you cough up quite a little" Legolas now asked his friend with concern.

Estel just rolled his eyes "You worry too much like my brothers, really, I am fine. Come let's get moving!" He added in a cheery tone. Just before they were going to exit the cave, the heard a loud crack, like something breaking.

Then they heard it "ELLADAN", they were sure they were the twins, who else might get in problems this early in the morning? This made their spirits fell. Something bad had happened to the twins.

Elrohir noticed the blizzard had stopped, and morning was coming on an almost clear horizon, except for a cloud or two. It would be a clear morning, so he let Elladan rest a little more before waking him up so they could reach their home.

They set off the cave when the sun had fully risen. Everything around them was white. There was no other creature visible in all the whiteness that now covered the land. It was a sight to behold.

The twins made their way towards Rivendell through the paths on the mountain, climbing on the mountain path a little, so that way they could rise above and watch out for any signs of Legolas or Estel. Still Elladan was clinging onto Elrohir for support.

Suddenly, there was a tremendous crack. The twins froze in horror. That could mean one thing. An avalanche! "Oh no, just what we needed! An avalanche!" was Elrohir's last thought.

The following passed so suddenly, and the twins were not prepared for it. The snow came down, and the twins lost hold on themselves, before the snow swept them away. "ELLADAN!" was all Elrohir could say before the snow completely covered him and separated him from his brother.

To Be Continued

Author's notes:Yes I know you will kill me with this little cliffhanger. Poor twins, now buried with snow. More is coming!

Sorry I couldn't put response to my reviewers, but I did this while styudying for an exam. But you can know that I like them very much and keep this story going.

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